Patents by Inventor Chih-Wei Chien

Chih-Wei Chien has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11960085
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a waveguide and a head mounted display device having the waveguide are provided. The head mounted display device includes a display unit, a first waveguide and a second waveguide. The display unit is configured to provide an image beam. The first waveguide is located between the display unit and the second waveguide. The first waveguide is configured to transmit the image beam to the second waveguide and adjust a light shape of the image beam to maintain a field angle and expand a pupil in a single dimension. The second waveguide is configured to transmit the image beam to outside of the head mounted display device, and the second waveguide can extend a light transmission path and provide a uniform image beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Shih, Hung-Ta Chien
  • Publication number: 20240107986
    Abstract: A fish identification method is provided. The fish identification method includes capturing an image through a processor, wherein the image includes a fish image. The fish identification method includes identifying a plurality of feature points of the fish image through a coordinate detection model and obtaining a plurality of sets of feature-point coordinates. Each of the plurality of sets of feature-point coordinates corresponds to each of the plurality of feature points. The fish identification method further includes calculating a body length or an overall length of the fish image according to the plurality of sets of feature-point coordinates of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Zhe-Yu LIN, Chih-Yi CHIEN, Chen Wei YANG, Tsun-Hsien KUO
  • Publication number: 20230395761
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a circuit substrate, a plurality of light-emitting units, an optical film, a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer is provided. The light-emitting units are electrically bonded to the circuit substrate. The optical film overlaps the light-emitting units that are disposed between the optical film and the circuit substrate. The optical film includes a light reduction film overlapping a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting units away from the circuit substrate. The first adhesive layer is disposed between the light reduction film and the light-emitting units, and extends into interspaces between the light-emitting units. The second adhesive layer is disposed between the first adhesive layer and the light reduction film. The second adhesive layer has a first portion overlapping the light-emitting units and a second portion overlapping the interspaces. A thickness of the first portion is different from a thickness of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: AUO Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Wei Chien
  • Patent number: 11791444
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a circuit substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements, an optical film, and an adhesive layer is provided. These light-emitting elements are electrically bonded to the circuit substrate. The optical film overlaps the light-emitting elements. The light-emitting elements are disposed between the optical film and the circuit substrate. The adhesive layer is disposed between the optical film and the circuit substrate, and connects the light-emitting elements and the optical film. A cavity is provided between the light-emitting elements, the circuit substrate, and the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chien, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Shau-Yu Tsai, Cheng-Chuan Chen, Chih-Ling Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20230201076
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an ultrasonic wave acupuncture device, including an ultrasonic source, a liquid lens, an ultrasonic-source controller, a liquid-lens controller, and a power supply. The ultrasonic source is adapted to generate ultrasonic waves. The liquid lens is adapted to focus the ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic-source controller is electrically connected to the ultrasonic source and generates ultrasonic-source voltage pulses to control the frequency, amplitude, and pulse length of the ultrasonic waves generated by the ultrasonic source. The liquid-lens controller is electrically connected to the liquid lens and generates liquid-lens voltage pulses to control the focal length of the liquid lens to focus the ultrasonic waves on a specific location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chun-Jung Chen, Kuo-Chun Lee, Chih-Wei Chien
  • Patent number: 11660706
    Abstract: A welding quality detection system and a welding quality detection method are provided. A detection device applies a force to at least one weld point of a first welded object or a second welded object that are welded together. A displacement detector detects a displacement signal that varies with the force or time between the first welded object and the second welded object based on the force. A detection module receives or records the displacement signal and determines whether a gap exists between the first welded object and the second welded object based on a slope of the displacement signal, so as to detect the welding quality of the weld point quickly and precisely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tsung-Ying Tsai, Kun-Tso Chen, Chih-Wei Chien, Chung-Hsin Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20220238768
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a circuit substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements, an optical film, and an adhesive layer is provided. These light-emitting elements are electrically bonded to the circuit substrate. The optical film overlaps the light-emitting elements. The light-emitting elements are disposed between the optical film and the circuit substrate. The adhesive layer is disposed between the optical film and the circuit substrate, and connects the light-emitting elements and the optical film. A cavity is provided between the light-emitting elements, the circuit substrate, and the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chien, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Shau-Yu Tsai, Cheng-Chuan Chen, Chih-Ling Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20220202442
    Abstract: A computer-assisted needle insertion system and a computer-assisted needle insertion method are provided. The computer-assisted needle insertion method includes: obtaining a first machine learning (ML) model and a second ML model; obtaining a computed tomography (CT) image and a needle insertion path, generating a suggested needle insertion path according to the first ML model, the CT image, and the needle insertion path, and instructing a needle to approach a needle insertion point on a skin of a target, wherein the needle insertion point is located on the suggested needle insertion path; obtaining a breath signal of the target, and estimating whether a future breath state of the target is normal according to the second ML model and the breath signal; and outputting a suggested needle insertion period according to the breath signal in response to determining that the future breath state is normal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Po-An Hsu, Chih-Chi Chang, Chih-Wei Chien, Chia-Pin Li, Kun-Ta Wu, Wei-Zheng Lu
  • Patent number: 11287929
    Abstract: A method for locating a touched position on a touch panel acquires a sensing signal from a sensing area on the touch panel when the touch panel is touched. A determination is made as to whether the sensing signal of the sensing area on the touch panel is a touch signal and if so, sorting all the touch signals to obtain a decreasing sequence of strength of touch signals. Selection of groups of all the touch signals in the decreasing sequence is carried out according to a direction of decrease of strength, to divide all the touch areas into at least one group. Calculating a physical center of each of the at least one group, wherein the touch position of each of the groups is taken as the physical center and point of origin of the coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: JADARD TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chien, Feng-Liang Huang, Chien-Hung Chen, Da-Ming Dai
  • Patent number: 11280473
    Abstract: An optical lens, a light-emitting device and a backlight module are provided. The optical lens is used for adjusting light emitted from a light-emitting unit. The optical lens includes a light-incident surface and a light-emitting surface. The light-incident surface encloses a space for accommodating the light-emitting unit. The light-emitting surface is used for receiving and emitting light entering the optical lens via the light-incident surface. The optical lens has an optical axis, with respect to which the light-incident surface is asymmetric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chien, Li-Wei Tseng, Shau-Yu Tsai
  • Publication number: 20210146483
    Abstract: A welding quality detection system and a welding quality detection method are provided. A detection device applies a force to at least one weld point of a first welded object or a second welded object that are welded together. A displacement detector detects a displacement signal that varies with the force or time between the first welded object and the second welded object based on the force. A detection module receives or records the displacement signal and determines whether a gap exists between the first welded object and the second welded object based on a slope of the displacement signal, so as to detect the welding quality of the weld point quickly and precisely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Tsung-Ying Tsai, Kun-Tso Chen, Chih-Wei Chien, Chung-Hsin Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10962846
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel, a film, a flexible connecting unit, a first glue, and a second glue. The film is stacked on an outer surface of the display panel and has an extension portion extending out of the outer surface. The flexible connecting unit connects to the display panel and extends out from a first end of the display panel. A gap exists between the flexible connecting unit and the extension portion while the first glue is at least partially distributed within the gap. The second glue at least partially distributed between the flexible connecting unit and the edge of the first end, and the second glue is different from the first glue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chien, Li-Wei Tseng, Shau-Yu Tsai
  • Publication number: 20210041082
    Abstract: An optical lens, a light-emitting device and a backlight module are provided. The optical lens is used for adjusting light emitted from a light-emitting unit. The optical lens includes a light-incident surface and a light-emitting surface. The light-incident surface encloses a space for accommodating the light-emitting unit. The light-emitting surface is used for receiving and emitting light entering the optical lens via the light-incident surface. The optical lens has an optical axis, with respect to which the light-incident surface is asymmetric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Chih-Wei CHIEN, Li-Wei TSENG, Shau-Yu TSAI
  • Publication number: 20200292860
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel, a film, a flexible connecting unit, a first glue, and a second glue. The film is stacked on an outer surface of the display panel and has an extension portion extending out of the outer surface. The flexible connecting unit connects to the display panel and extends out from a first end of the display panel. A gap exists between the flexible connecting unit and the extension portion while the first glue is at least partially distributed within the gap. The second glue at least partially distributed between the flexible connecting unit and the edge of the first end, and the second glue is different from the first glue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: CHIH-WEI CHIEN, LI-WEI TSENG, SHAU-YU TSAI
  • Patent number: 10637391
    Abstract: There is disclosed Kirigami-inspired structures for use in solar tracking applications. When coupled with thin-film active materials, the disclosed microstructures can track solar position and maximize solar power generation. In one embodiment, there is disclosed a photovoltaic system comprising a single-axis, or multi-axis solar tracking structure comprising a support structure made of a flexible material having a defined unit cell structure, and a flexible photovoltaic cell disposed on the support structure. There is also disclosed methods of making such structures in which the photovoltaic cell is mounted to the support structure by a direct-attachment bonding processes such as cold-welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Stephen R. Forrest, Kyusang Lee, Matthew Shlian, Chih-Wei Chien, Peicheng Ku, Aaron Lamoreux, Max Shtein
  • Patent number: 10613366
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a first polarizer, and a cover. The first polarizer is located on the first substrate, such that light passing through the first substrate irradiates out from the first polarizer. At least a portion of the cover is located on the first substrate, and the cover extends away from the first polarizer and protrudes from the first substrate. A side of the cover and a side of the first polarizer facing away from the first substrate are coplanar or not coplanar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chien, Chih-Kang Wu, Chun-Yuan Chen, Shau-Yu Tsai, Chih-Ling Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20190285933
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a first polarizer, and a cover. The first polarizer is located on the first substrate, such that light passing through the first substrate irradiates out from the first polarizer. At least a portion of the cover is located on the first substrate, and the cover extends away from the first polarizer and protrudes from the first substrate. A side of the cover and a side of the first polarizer facing away from the first substrate are coplanar or not coplanar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Chih-Wei CHIEN, Chih-Kang WU, Chun-Yuan CHEN, Shau-Yu TSAI, Chih-Ling HSUEH
  • Patent number: 10326151
    Abstract: A modular structure of a fuel cell is provided, which includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), at least one first electrode plate, at least one second electrode plate, at least one first fixing element and at least one second fixing element. The first electrode plate is disposed at one side of the MEA and has at least one first through hole. The second electrode plate is disposed at the other side of the MEA and has at least one second through hole corresponding to the first through hole. The first fixing element and the second fixing element correspond to each other, and are joined to each other through the first through hole and the second through hole to fix the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate for the first electrode plate, the MEA and the second electrode plate to form a single cell module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chun-Han Li, Chih-Wei Chien, Chien-Jung Huang
  • Publication number: 20180123147
    Abstract: A modular structure of a fuel cell is provided, which includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), at least one first electrode plate, at least one second electrode plate, at least one first fixing element and at least one second fixing element. The first electrode plate is disposed at one side of the MEA and has at least one first through hole. The second electrode plate is disposed at the other side of the MEA and has at least one second through hole corresponding to the first through hole. The first fixing element and the second fixing element correspond to each other, and are joined to each other through the first through hole and the second through hole to fix the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate for the first electrode plate, the MEA and the second electrode plate to form a single cell module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Chun-Han Li, Chih-Wei Chien, Chien-Jung Huang
  • Publication number: 20170205659
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a first polarizer, and a cover. The first polarizer is located on the first substrate, such that light passing through the first substrate irradiates out from the first polarizer. At least a portion of the cover is located on the first substrate, and the cover extends away from the first polarizer and protrudes from the first substrate. A side of the cover and a side of the first polarizer facing away from the first substrate are coplanar or not coplanar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Chih-Wei CHIEN, Chih-Kang WU, Chun-Yuan CHEN, Shau-Yu TSAI, Chih-Ling HSUEH