Patents by Inventor Ching-Kun Chen
Ching-Kun Chen 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: 20250244222Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a light source, a diffractive optical element, a light sensor, a reflective tilted surface, and a light trap region. The light source projects a shaped light beam on the reflective tilted surface via the diffractive optical element. The reflective tilted surface is arranged right above the light trap region, and used to reflect the shaped light beam to the light trap region. A first light blocking wall is arranged between the light source and the light sensor. A second light blocking wall, higher than the first light blocking wall, is arranged between the light sensor and the light trap region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2024Publication date: July 31, 2025Inventors: Guo-Zhen WANG, Ching-Kun CHEN
-
Publication number: 20250022357Abstract: A smoke detector comprises a light source, an optical sensor, a first, and a second processing circuit. The optical sensor senses optical data and comprises; a first oscillator, generating a first oscillating signal; and a second oscillator, generating a second oscillating signal. The first processing circuit generates a first command to instruct the first oscillator to oscillate for a first expected oscillating time, and acquires a first real oscillating time, wherein the first processing circuit further computes a time relation between the first expected oscillating time and the first real oscillating time. The first processing circuit generates a second command to instruct the second oscillator to oscillate for a second expected oscillating time according to the time relation. The second processing circuit controls the smoke detector to generate a first alarm according to the time relation. The optical sensor can also be applied to other electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: January 16, 2025Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Ching-Kun Chen, Guo-Zhen Wang
-
Publication number: 20240404384Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a first light source, a second light source surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the first light source and the second light source emit light, and generates a first detection signal corresponding to light emission of the first light source and a second detection signal corresponding to light emission of the second light source. The processor distinguishes smoke and floating particles according to a similarity between the first detection signal and the second detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: CHENG-NAN TSAI, GUO-ZHEN WANG, CHING-KUN CHEN, YEN-CHANG CHU, CHIH-MING SUN
-
Patent number: 12106649Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a first light source, a second light source surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the first light source and the second light source emit light, and generates a first detection signal corresponding to light emission of the first light source and a second detection signal corresponding to light emission of the second light source. The processor distinguishes smoke and floating particles according to a similarity between the first detection signal and the second detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Guo-Zhen Wang, Ching-Kun Chen, Yen-Chang Chu, Chih-Ming Sun
-
Publication number: 20240257632Abstract: There is provided a fire alarm device including multiple light sources, a light sensor, a first processor and a second processor. In a standby mode, the first processor identifies whether to wake up the second processor according to a detection result of the light sensor obtained by detecting emission light of one of the multiple light sources. The second processor identifies whether to generate an alarm according to a detection result of the light sensor obtained by detecting emission light of the multiple light sources. The fire alarm device further includes a thermal sensor for providing detected temperature values to the first processor and/or the second processor to perform the identifying procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: CHING-KUN CHEN, GUO-ZHEN WANG
-
Patent number: 12046114Abstract: A smoke detection device includes a housing, a smoke collector, an optical detector and a cover plate. The housing has a piercing hole. The smoker collector has a smoke hole, and position of the smoke hole is close to position of the piercing hole. The optical detector is disposed inside the smoke collector and adapted to detect gaseous concentration inside the smoke collector. The cover plate is disposed between the housing and the smoke collector, and used to set a channel from the piercing hole to the smoke hole, so that gaseous matter flows from outside the smoke detection device into the smoke collector through the piercing hole and the smoke hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Yen-Chang Chu, Yen-Po Chen, Chih-Ming Sun, Cheng-Nan Tsai, Ching-Kun Chen
-
Patent number: 12036179Abstract: A handheld system of automatic acupoint stimulation has a case, a camera unit, a storage unit, a human-machine-interface (HMI) unit, a processing unit, an acupoint recognizing unit, and an acupoint stimulating unit. The case has an accommodating space and a handle portion. The camera unit is to capture an image from a body part of a user. The storage unit is to store multiple predetermined acupoint data. The HMI unit is to receive an input signal. The processing unit searches for at least one predetermined acupoint datum that is corresponding to the input signal. The acupoint recognizing unit is to receive the at least one predetermined acupoint datum and obtain a reference length and a beginning basis to locate the acupoint. The acupoint stimulating unit is to stimulate the acupoint of the user located by the acupoint recognizing unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: FENG CHIA UNIVERSITYInventors: Yu-Chen Lin, Jui-Yu Chen, Shuan-You Lin, Ching-Kun Chen
-
Patent number: 11990024Abstract: There is provided a fire alarm device including multiple light sources, a light sensor, a first processor and a second processor. In a standby mode, the first processor identifies whether to wake up the second processor according to a detection result of the light sensor obtained by detecting emission light of one of the multiple light sources. The second processor identifies whether to generate an alarm according to a detection result of the light sensor obtained by detecting emission light of the multiple light sources. The fire alarm device further includes a thermal sensor for providing detected temperature values to the first processor and/or the second processor to perform the identifying procedure.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Ching-Kun Chen, Guo-Zhen Wang
-
Publication number: 20240078887Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a first light source, a second light source surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the first light source and the second light source emit light, and generates a first detection signal corresponding to light emission of the first light source and a second detection signal corresponding to light emission of the second light source. The processor distinguishes smoke and floating particles according to a similarity between the first detection signal and the second detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: CHENG-NAN TSAI, GUO-ZHEN WANG, CHING-KUN CHEN, YEN-CHANG CHU, CHIH-MING SUN
-
Publication number: 20240038055Abstract: There is provided a fire alarm device including multiple light sources, a light sensor, a first processor and a second processor. In a standby mode, the first processor identifies whether to wake up the second processor according to a detection result of the light sensor obtained by detecting emission light of one of the multiple light sources. The second processor identifies whether to generate an alarm according to a detection result of the light sensor obtained by detecting emission light of the multiple light sources. The fire alarm device further includes a thermal sensor for providing detected temperature values to the first processor and/or the second processor to perform the identifying procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Ching-Kun CHEN, Guo-Zhen WANG
-
Patent number: 11854361Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a light source, a reflective surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the light source emits light toward the reflective surface, and generates a reference detection signal when there is no smoke. The processor receives the detection signal from the light sensor, and automatically selects a set of predetermined condition thresholds according to a profile of the detection signal to be compared with the detection signal thereby determining whether to generate an alarm according to the comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Guo-Zhen Wang, Ching-Kun Chen, Yen-Chang Chu, Chih-Ming Sun
-
Publication number: 20230252871Abstract: A smoke detection device includes a housing, a smoke collector, an optical detector and a cover plate. The housing has a piercing hole. The smoker collector has a smoke hole, and position of the smoke hole is close to position of the piercing hole. The optical detector is disposed inside the smoke collector and adapted to detect gaseous concentration inside the smoke collector. The cover plate is disposed between the housing and the smoke collector, and used to set a channel from the piercing hole to the smoke hole, so that gaseous matter flows from outside the smoke detection device into the smoke collector through the piercing hole and the smoke hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.Inventors: Yen-Chang Chu, Yen-Po Chen, Chih-Ming Sun, Cheng-Nan Tsai, Ching-Kun Chen
-
Publication number: 20230206743Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a light source, a reflective surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the light source emits light toward the reflective surface, and generates a reference detection signal when there is no smoke. The processor receives the detection signal from the light sensor, and automatically selects a set of predetermined condition thresholds according to a profile of the detection signal to be compared with the detection signal thereby determining whether to generate an alarm according to the comparison result.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Cheng-Nan TSAI, Guo-Zhen WANG, Ching-Kun CHEN, Yen-Chang CHU, Chih-Ming SUN
-
Patent number: 11615684Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a light source, a reflective surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the light source emits light toward the reflective surface, and generates a reference detection signal when there is no smoke. The processor receives the detection signal from the light sensor, and automatically selects a set of predetermined condition thresholds according to a profile of the detection signal to be compared with the detection signal thereby determining whether to generate an alarm according to the comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventors: Cheng-Nan Tsai, Guo-Zhen Wang, Ching-Kun Chen, Yen-Chang Chu, Chih-Ming Sun
-
Publication number: 20220175615Abstract: A handheld system of automatic acupoint stimulation has a case, a camera unit, a storage unit, a human-machine-interface (HMI) unit, a processing unit, an acupoint recognizing unit, and an acupoint stimulating unit. The case has an accommodating space and a handle portion. The camera unit is to capture an image from a body part of a user. The storage unit is to store multiple predetermined acupoint data. The HMI unit is to receive an input signal. The processing unit searches for at least one predetermined acupoint datum that is corresponding to the input signal. The acupoint recognizing unit is to receive the at least one predetermined acupoint datum and obtain a reference length and a beginning basis to locate the acupoint. The acupoint stimulating unit is to stimulate the acupoint of the user located by the acupoint recognizing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: FENG CHIA UNIVERSITYInventors: Yu-Chen LIN, Jui-Yu CHEN, Shuan-You LIN, Ching-Kun CHEN
-
Publication number: 20220165141Abstract: There is provided a smoke detector including a light source, a reflective surface, a light sensor and a processor. The light sensor receives reflected light when the light source emits light toward the reflective surface, and generates a reference detection signal when there is no smoke. The processor receives the detection signal from the light sensor, and automatically selects a set of predetermined condition thresholds according to a profile of the detection signal to be compared with the detection signal thereby determining whether to generate an alarm according to the comparison result.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Cheng-Nan TSAI, Guo-Zhen WANG, Ching-Kun CHEN, Yen-Chang CHU, Chih-Ming SUN
-
Publication number: 20140015107Abstract: Closed loop control may be used to improve uniformity of within wafer uniformity using chemical mechanical planarization. For example, closed loop control may be used to determine a control profile for a chemical mechanical planarization process to more uniformly and consistently achieve the desired extent of variation of within wafer uniformity of a semiconductor wafer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Ching-Kun Chen, Chun-Fu Chen, Chin-Ta Su