Patents by Inventor Ching Ko

Ching Ko 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).

  • Publication number: 20160242237
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heating device and a biochemical reactor having the heating device. The heating device includes an upper plate, a lower plate, a middle plate, and an electric heating element. The upper plate has an upper heating hole, an upper receiving hole, and an upper conductive layer. The lower plate has a lower heating hole, a lower receiving hole, and a first lower conductive layer. The middle plate is disposed between the upper and lower plates and has a middle heating hole and a middle receiving hole. The upper, middle and lower receiving holes are connected together to form a receiving through hole. The electric heating element is disposed in the receiving through hole and has two terminals connected to the upper conductive layer and the lower conductive layer, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: CHEN SU, HSIAO-FEN CHANG, PEI-YU LI, YUN-LUNG TSAI, CHING-KO LIN, WEN-HAO CHENG, Pin-Hsing CHOU
  • Publication number: 20160175843
    Abstract: A biochemical reactor includes a temperature control device containing a substrate, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a receiving hole, and a heating element. The substrate has a through hole for accommodating the vessel; the receiving hole is adjacent to the through hole for receiving the heating element; the first conductive layer has a connecting region formed on the wall of the through hole; and two terminals of the heating element are respectively connected electrically to the first and the second conductive layers. As such, the heat generated from the heating element can be transferred to the through hole via the first conductive layer to heat the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: CHEN SU, HSIAO-FEN CHANG, PEI-YU LI, YUN-LUNG TSAI, CHING-KO LIN, WEN-HAO CHENG
  • Publication number: 20160097689
    Abstract: A pressure array sensor module including an array electrode board, a plurality of pressure sensing elements, at least one first conductive structure and at least one second conductive structure is provided. The array electrode board includes a substrate and an array electrode. The array electrode, disposed on the substrate, has a first electrode pattern and a second electrode pattern. Each pressure sensing element, disposed on a sensing position of the array electrode board, includes a top electrode layer, a bottom electrode layer and at least one pressure sensing layer disposed between the top and bottom electrode layers. The top electrode layer has a first lead. The bottom electrode layer has a second lead. The first conductive structure is electrically connected between each first lead and a corresponding first electrode pattern. The second conductive structure is electrically connected between each second lead and a corresponding second electrode pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Jui-Yiao SU, Yan-Chen LIU, Chang-Yi CHEN, Ching-Shun CHEN, Wen-Ching KO
  • Patent number: 9226725
    Abstract: A physiological signal sensing structure, a stethoscope therewith, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The sensing structure for physiological signals includes a flexible substrate, a piezoelectric sensing structure and a damping structure. The piezoelectric sensing structure is disposed over the flexible substrate, and includes a first surface and a second surface. The second surface of the piezoelectric sensing structure faces the flexible substrate. The piezoelectric sensing structure is an arc with a curvature, and the first surface thereof may face outward. The damping structure may be disposed between the flexible substrate and the piezoelectric sensing structure. In an embodiment, a further amplifying structure is disposed over the first surface of the piezoelectric sensing structure and contacts or does not contact a top region of the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wen-Ching Ko, Kuo-Hua Tseng, Chang-Ho Liou, Chang-Yi Chen
  • Publication number: 20150354835
    Abstract: A portable DC air-conditioner has a cooler circulation system inside a housing, including a DC compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator. The evaporator is disposed inside an air duct which has an end thereof connected to a fan and another end thereof forming a discharging exit. The condenser is arranged below the evaporator and the air duct has a guiding tube at the bottom thereof so that the water drops made by the evaporator would be guided to flow into the condenser. A distributing portion is disposed on the housing, including a base connected to the discharging exit and at least one hollow frame having a circular slit on the inner edge for cooled air to be discharged. The evaporator in the air duct would produce cooled air and transport the cooled air to the discharging exit to flow out from the circular slit, forming a cooler circulation system with small volume and great efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: CHING-KO CHANG
  • Patent number: 9132263
    Abstract: A flexible ultrasound actuator is provided. The flexible ultrasound actuator includes a fixing element and a piezoelectric film structure. At least two ends of the piezoelectric film structure are fixed on the fixing element. The piezoelectric film structure comprises at least two curvatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wen-Ching Ko, Che-Yuan Sun, Chang-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 9120471
    Abstract: An oil pipe connection device has a base, an oil pipe, a pipe connector and a securing nut. The base has a connection hole and an abutting shoulder. The pipe connector is mounted in the connection hole and has a tapered head, an insertion segment, a pressing collar and an engaging recess. The tapered head abuts with the abutting shoulder. The insertion segment is inserted tightly into an end of the oil pipe. The pressing collar is around the insertion segment and has an inclined guiding surface. The engaging recess is formed between the pressing collar and the insertion segment and holds the end of the oil pipe inside. The securing nut is mounted around the oil pipe, is connected with the connection hole in a threaded manner and has an inclined guiding surface abutting with the inclined guiding surface on the pressing collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: LEE CHI ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Ching Ko
  • Patent number: 9074954
    Abstract: A readout apparatus and a driving method for sensor are provided. The readout apparatus includes an adjustable bias unit, a sensor unit, a signal converting unit, a checking unit and a control unit. The sensor unit senses physical energy and outputs a sensing result by using a bias voltage outputted from the adjustable bias unit. The control unit controls the adjustable bias unit according to the sensing result, so as to adjust the bias voltage. Therefore, the readout apparatus can reduce continuous power loss caused by long-term detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Kuo-Hua Tseng, Chang-Ho Liou, Wen-Ching Ko, Yan-Rung Lin, Kuan-Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20150144152
    Abstract: An improved flossing device structure has a main body, and two ends of the main body respectively have an end portion. Each end portion has two correspondingly side edges, wherein at least one end portion is disposed with a row of teeth portion. The row of teeth portion is formed by recessing several concave cavities along the side edge of the end portion, wherein each concave cavity is recessed toward a top end direction of the end portion to allow the side edge of the end portion to form several hook portions reversely extended toward the top end direction of the end portion, and the top edge of the hook portion is leveled with the side edge to prevent gingiva from being slashed by the hook portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Jung-Ching KO
  • Publication number: 20150088021
    Abstract: A vital signs sensing apparatus includes a sound sensing unit and a pressure unit. The sound sensing unit senses a sound inside a body of a user and produces an audio signal. The pressure unit produced a pressure signal. The pressure signal indicates a degree of closeness between the vital signs sensing apparatus and the user. The audio signal is transformed into a processed audio signal according to the pressure signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kuo-Hua Tseng, Chang-Ho Liou, Wen-Ching Ko
  • Patent number: 8776367
    Abstract: A method of making a nonfluoropolymer electret film is provided. The method may include: providing a polymer-containing solution, the polymer-containing solution comprising at least one polymer material, at least one solvent, and at least one surfactant, spreading the polymer-containing solution to provide a wetting polymer film, removing at least a portion of the solvent in the wetting polymer film to provide a polymer film, and conducting a Corona charging to the polymer film to form the electret film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Shih-Yuan Lee, Chih-Kung Lee, Wen-Ching Ko, Jia-Lun Chen, Ing Yih Leu, Wen-Hsin Hsiao, Wen-Jong Wu
  • Publication number: 20140152004
    Abstract: An oil pipe connection device has a base, an oil pipe, a pipe connector and a securing nut. The base has a connection hole and an abutting shoulder. The pipe connector is mounted in the connection hole and has a tapered head, an insertion segment, a pressing collar and an engaging recess. The tapered head abuts with the abutting shoulder. The insertion segment is inserted tightly into an end of the oil pipe. The pressing collar is around the insertion segment and has an inclined guiding surface. The engaging recess is formed between the pressing collar and the insertion segment and holds the end of the oil pipe inside. The securing nut is mounted around the oil pipe, is connected with the connection hole in a threaded manner and has an inclined guiding surface abutting with the inclined guiding surface on the pressing collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: LEE CHI ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Ching Ko
  • Publication number: 20140109696
    Abstract: A pressure sensing device and a clipping apparatus using the same are provided. The pressure sensing device includes a pressure sensing layer and a bump structure. The bump structure is disposed at one side of the pressure sensing layer. A parallel cross-sectional plane of the bump structure gradually becomes small along a direction. The parallel cross-sectional plane is substantially parallel to the pressure sensing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chang-Yi CHEN, Wen-Ching KO, Kuo-Hua TSENG
  • Publication number: 20140021969
    Abstract: A readout apparatus and a driving method for sensor are provided. The readout apparatus includes an adjustable bias unit, a sensor unit, a signal converting unit, a checking unit and a control unit. The sensor unit senses physical energy and outputs a sensing result by using a bias voltage outputted from the adjustable bias unit. The control unit controls the adjustable bias unit according to the sensing result, so as to adjust the bias voltage. Therefore, the readout apparatus can reduce continuous power loss caused by long-term detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kuo-Hua Tseng, Chang-Ho Liou, Wen-Ching Ko, Yan-Rung Lin, Kuan-Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20130330830
    Abstract: A method for fluorescence detection is provided and includes mixing a fluorescence detecting reagent into a sample, placing the sample into a sample tray, where the sample tray includes at least a row of blank slots and at least a row of sampling slots. Then, exposing the sample tray to a background light, and obtaining a grayscale background image of the sample tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Ping-Hua TENG, Ching-Ko LIN, Hung-Ming CHEN
  • Patent number: 8600082
    Abstract: A sound-generating device comprises at least two first enclosures and a thin film. The at least two first enclosures with at least one first bendable element coupled between two neighboring first enclosures. The thin film comprising at least one electrode and at least one piezoelectric layer, the at least one electrode being coupled with a terminal of an audio signal output, wherein the at least one piezoelectric layer is configured to respond to a signal supplied by the audio signal output and to generate sound waves. The thin film and the at least two first enclosures are coupled together forming at least two first cavities between the thin film and the first enclosure, and the first bendable element is attached to the thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Chih-Kung Lee, Wen-Ching Ko, Jia-Lun Chen, Wen-Hsin Hsiao, Wen-Jong Wu
  • Publication number: 20130310709
    Abstract: A physiological signal sensing structure, a stethoscope therewith, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The sensing structure for physiological signals includes a flexible substrate, a piezoelectric sensing structure and a damping structure. The piezoelectric sensing structure is disposed over the flexible substrate, and includes a first surface and a second surface. The second surface of the piezoelectric sensing structure faces the flexible substrate. The piezoelectric sensing structure is an arc with a curvature, and the first surface thereof may face outward. The damping structure may be disposed between the flexible substrate and the piezoelectric sensing structure. In an embodiment, a further amplifying structure is disposed over the first surface of the piezoelectric sensing structure and contacts or does not contact a top region of the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Wen-Ching Ko, Kuo-Hua Tseng, Chang-Ho Liou, Chang-Yi Chen
  • Patent number: 8503702
    Abstract: An electret diaphragm and a speaker using the same are provided. The electret diaphragm includes an electret layer, a bonding layer adhered to a surface of the electret layer, and an aluminum (Al) electrode layer adhered on the bonding layer. The electret layer at least includes ethylene group polymer. A material of the bonding layer is ethylene-ethyl-acrylate (EEA) or ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Che-I Kao, Chih-Kung Lee, Wen-Ching Ko, Chang-Ho Liou, Ing-Yih Leu, Ming-Daw Chen, Yi-Jen Chan, Chien-Kai Tseng
  • Patent number: 8379888
    Abstract: A sound-generating device comprises a first enclosure having at least one first electrode and a first piezoelectric layer, a first terminal of an audio signal output being coupled to the at least one first electrode of the first enclosure, a second enclosure having at least one first electrode and a first piezoelectric layer, and a first bendable element coupled between the first and second enclosures. The at least one first electrode is coupled with the first terminal of the audio signal output. The first piezoelectric layer of the first enclosure and the first piezoelectric layer of the second enclosure are configured to respond to the signal supplied by the audio signal output and to generate sound waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Chih-Kung Lee, Wen-Ching Ko, Jia-Lun Chen, Wen-Hsin Hsiao, Wen-Jong Wu
  • Publication number: 20120304507
    Abstract: An improved structure of bucket tooth for construction tools includes an adapter and a bucket tooth mounted on the adapter. The adapter has an accommodating room and a fixing section. Both side of the bucket tooth have a hole, respectively. An engaging unit is disposed at the accommodating room and the fixing section of the adapter and between the holes of the bucket tooth. The engaging unit includes a lock, an elastic element, and a fixing element. The end of the lock protruding from the accommodating room has an outer angle facing the fixing part to urge against the inner angle in the corresponding hole of the bucket tooth. The lock can thus position the bucket tooth on the adapter and maintains no impact gap between them. When the engaging unit loses its effect, the fixing element prevents the bucket tooth from falling off the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: Jung-Ching Ko