Patents by Inventor Chiu-Kung Chen

Chiu-Kung 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).

  • Patent number: 11892243
    Abstract: A heat pipe comprises a first pipe and at least a second pipe. The first pipe includes an evaporator, a heat insulator and a condenser communicating with each other to define a hollow chamber. The second pipe disposed in the hollow chamber includes an accommodating space and a first capillary structure disposed in one end of the accommodating space closer to the evaporator. At least one side of an outer pipe wall of the second pipe directly abuts an inner pipe wall of the first pipe. The first pipe further includes a second capillary structure disposed in the hollow chamber closer to the evaporator and extended to an outside of the second pipe and occupies at least 2/3 volume of the evaporator. A first part of the first capillary structure and the second capillary structure are connected to each other by winding so as to enhance transportation therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Lin Huang, Chiu-Kung Chen
  • Fan
    Patent number: 11879475
    Abstract: A fan includes a motor base, a bearing, an impeller, a stator and a magnetic element. The motor base has a bearing stand in a center portion thereof. The impeller includes a metallic case, plural blades and a rotating shaft. A top surface of a top wall of the metallic case continuous with curved surface that defines part of a central opening, and a depth of the central opening is equal to a thickness of the top wall. The blades are disposed around an outer periphery of said metallic case. The rotating shaft is inserted into the central opening and penetrated through the bearing stand, wherein no raised ring structure is formed in the top wall, and the rotating shaft and the metallic case are jointed together by a laser welding process. The magnetic element is disposed on an inner wall of the metallic case and aligned with the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chiu-Kung Chen, Chao-Wen Lu
  • Publication number: 20240011719
    Abstract: A heat pipe comprises a flat tube and a wick structure. The flat tube includes a hollow chamber and has a front and a rear sealed ends along an axial direction. The wick structure is disposed in the hollow chamber and extended along the axial direction of the flat tube. The wick structure is divided into a front, a middle and a rear sections sequentially along the axial direction. The front section is near the front sealed end, the rear section is near the rear sealed end. The front, middle and rear sections have a maximum length parallel to the width direction, respectively. The maximum length of the front section is greater than that of the middle section, and the maximum length of the middle section is greater than that of the rear section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Shih-Lin HUANG, Chiu-Kung CHEN, Sheng-Hua LUO, Ti-Jun WANG
  • Patent number: 11796259
    Abstract: A heat pipe comprises a flat tube and a wick structure. The flat tube includes a hollow chamber and has a front and a rear sealed ends along an axial direction. The wick structure is disposed in the hollow chamber and extended along the axial direction of the flat tube. The wick structure is divided into a front, a middle and a rear sections sequentially along the axial direction. The front section is near the front sealed end, the rear section is near the rear sealed end. The front, middle and rear sections have a maximum length parallel to the width direction, respectively, the maximum length of the middle section is greater than that of the front section and that of the rear section so as to be used as the evaporator of the heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Lin Huang, Chiu-Kung Chen, Sheng-Hua Luo, Ti-Jun Wang
  • Publication number: 20230168046
    Abstract: A heat pipe comprises a flat tube and a wick structure. The flat tube includes a hollow chamber and has a front and a rear sealed ends along an axial direction. The wick structure is disposed in the hollow chamber and extended along the axial direction of the flat tube. The wick structure is divided into a front, a middle and a rear sections sequentially along the axial direction. The front section is near the front sealed end, the rear section is near the rear sealed end. The front, middle and rear sections have a maximum length parallel to the width direction, respectively, the maximum length of the middle section is greater than that of the front section and that of the rear section so as to be used as the evaporator of the heat pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Shih-Lin HUANG, Chiu-Kung CHEN, Sheng-Hua LUO, Ti-Jun WANG
  • Patent number: 11598585
    Abstract: A heat pipe comprises a tube and a wick structure. The tube includes a hollow chamber and has two sealed ends along an axial direction. The wick structure is disposed in the hollow chamber and extended along the axial direction of the tube. The wick structure has a first section near one of the sealed ends, a third section near the other of the sealed ends, and a second section between the first and third sections. The wick structure is composed of the first, the second and the third sections, and cross-sections of the first section, the second section and the third section in the axial direction are rectangles, respectively. A cross-sectional area of the first section is greater than that of the second and that of third section. The edge of each of the sections of the wick structure has a smooth form without the sectional difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Lin Huang, Chiu-Kung Chen, Sheng-Hua Luo, Ti-Jun Wang
  • Patent number: 11561050
    Abstract: A slim vapor chamber includes a first plate, a second plate and a capillary structure. The periphery of the second plate is connected with that of the first plate to form a chamber. The capillary structure is disposed on an inner wall of the chamber. Both of a side of the first plate facing the second plate and a side of the second plate facing the first plate are formed with a plurality of supporting structures, which include a plurality of supporting pillars and a plurality of supporting plates, by an etching process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Lin Huang, Ting-Yuan Wu, Chiu-Kung Chen, Chun-Lung Chiu
  • Publication number: 20220390185
    Abstract: A heat pipe comprises a first pipe and at least a second pipe. The first pipe includes an evaporator, a heat insulator and a condenser communicating with each other to define a hollow chamber. The second pipe disposed in the hollow chamber includes an accommodating space and a first capillary structure disposed in one end of the accommodating space closer to the evaporator. At least one side of an outer pipe wall of the second pipe directly abuts an inner pipe wall of the first pipe. The first pipe further includes a second capillary structure disposed in the hollow chamber closer to the evaporator and extended to an outside of the second pipe and occupies at least 2/3 volume of the evaporator. A first part of the first capillary structure and the second capillary structure are connected to each other by winding so as to enhance transportation therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Shih-Lin HUANG, Chiu-Kung CHEN
  • Patent number: 11454456
    Abstract: A heat pipe comprises a first pipe and at least a second pipe. The first pipe includes an evaporator, a heat insulator and a condenser communicating with each other to define a hollow chamber. The second pipe disposed in the hollow chamber includes an accommodating space and a first capillary structure disposed in one end of the accommodating space closer to the evaporator. Two opposite sides of an outer pipe wall of the second pipe directly abut an inner pipe wall of the first pipe. The first pipe further includes a second capillary structure which is disposed in the hollow chamber closer to the evaporator and extended to an outside of the second pipe and occupies at least ? volume of the evaporator. A first part of the first capillary structure and the second capillary structure are connected to each other by winding so as to enhance transportation therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Lin Huang, Chiu-Kung Chen
  • FAN
    Publication number: 20210231127
    Abstract: A fan includes a motor base, a bearing, an impeller, a stator and a magnetic element. The motor base has a bearing stand in a center portion thereof. The impeller includes a metallic case, plural blades and a rotating shaft. A top surface of a top wall of the metallic case continuous with curved surface that defines part of a central opening, and a depth of the central opening is equal to a thickness of the top wall. The blades are disposed around an outer periphery of said metallic case. The rotating shaft is inserted into the central opening and penetrated through the bearing stand, wherein no raised ring structure is formed in the top wall, and the rotating shaft and the metallic case are jointed together by a laser welding process. The magnetic element is disposed on an inner wall of the metallic case and aligned with the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Chiu-Kung Chen, Chao-Wen Lu
  • Publication number: 20210222958
    Abstract: A heat pipe comprises a tube and a wick structure. The tube includes a hollow chamber and has two sealed ends along an axial direction. The wick structure is disposed in the hollow chamber and extended along the axial direction of the tube. The wick structure has a first section near one of the sealed ends, a third section near the other of the sealed ends, and a second section between the first and third sections. The wick structure is composed of the first, the second and the third sections, and cross-sections of the first section, the second section and the third section in the axial direction are rectangles, respectively. A cross-sectional area of the first section is greater than that of the second and that of third section. The edge of each of the sections of the wick structure has a smooth form without the sectional difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Shih-Lin HUANG, Chiu-Kung CHEN, Sheng-Hua LUO, Ti-Jun WANG
  • Patent number: 11022136
    Abstract: A fan includes a motor base, a bearing, an impeller, a stator and a magnetic element. The motor base has a bearing stand in a center portion thereof. The bearing is accommodated within the bearing stand. The impeller includes a metallic case, a hub, plural blades and a rotating shaft. The metallic case has a top wall and a sidewall. The hub is sheathed around the metallic case. The blades are disposed around an outer periphery of the hub. The rotating shaft is inserted into a central opening of the top wall and penetrated through the bearing stand, wherein no raised ring structure is formed in the top wall of the metallic case, and the rotating shaft and the metallic case are jointed together by a laser welding process. The magnetic element is disposed on an inner wall of the metallic case and aligned with the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chiu-Kung Chen, Chao-Wen Lu
  • Publication number: 20210088289
    Abstract: A vapor chamber is provided. The vapor chamber is adapted to be thermally connected to an electronic element. The vapor chamber includes a first member and a second member. The first member has a first heat transfer coefficient. The first member is connected to the electronic element. The second member has a second heat transfer coefficient. The second member is combined with the first member. The first member is located between the second member and the electronic element. The first heat transfer coefficient is greater than the second heat transfer coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Shih-Lin HUANG, Chiu-Kung CHEN, Ting-Yuan WU
  • Patent number: 10724803
    Abstract: A heat pipe is provided, including a capillary body. The capillary body has a condensation portion, an evaporation portion, and a connecting portion connecting the condensation portion with the evaporation portion. The capillary body is formed by metal weaving. A cross-section of the evaporation portion is larger than that of the condensation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Lin Huang, Chiu-Kung Chen, Ti-Jun Wang, Quan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200064080
    Abstract: A slim vapor chamber includes a first plate, a second plate and a capillary structure. The periphery of the second plate is connected with that of the first plate to form a chamber. The capillary structure is disposed on an inner wall of the chamber. Both of a side of the first plate facing the second plate and a side of the second plate facing the first plate are formed with a plurality of supporting structures, which include a plurality of supporting pillars and a plurality of supporting plates, by an etching process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Shih-Lin HUANG, Ting-Yuan WU, Chiu-Kung CHEN, Chun-Lung CHIU
  • Patent number: 10520260
    Abstract: A heat pipe is divided into an evaporation section, an insulation section and a condensation section. The insulation section includes a pipe section and a liquid delivery structure. The pipe section has a top wall and a bottom wall. The liquid delivery structure is a solid structure and in contact with the top and bottom walls of the pipe section. The liquid delivery structure and the top and bottom walls of the pipe section form a vapor channel. The liquid delivery structure is divided into a center portion and an outer layer, and the center portion has a porosity greater than the porosity of the outer layer. The outer layer is coupled to the center portion, and the center portion and the vapor channel are spaced from one another, so as to achieve the liquid and vapor isolation and improve the heat conducting effect of the heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Lin Huang, Chiu-Kung Chen, Ti-Jun Wang
  • Publication number: 20190376748
    Abstract: A heat pipe comprises a tube and a wick structure. The tube includes a hollow chamber and has two sealed ends along an axial direction. The wick structure is disposed in the hollow chamber and extended along the axial direction of the tube. The wick structure has a first section near one of the sealed ends, a third section near the other of the sealed ends, and a second section between the first and third sections. The second section is greater than the first and third sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Shih-Lin HUANG, Chiu-Kung CHEN, Sheng-Hua LUO, Ti-Jun WANG
  • Patent number: 10502498
    Abstract: A slim vapor chamber includes a first plate, a second plate and a capillary structure. The periphery of the second plate is connected with that of the first plate to form a chamber. The capillary structure is disposed in the chamber. At least one of a side of the first plate facing the second plate and a side of the second plate facing the first plate is formed with a plurality of supporting structures, which include a plurality of supporting pillars and a plurality of supporting plates, by an etching process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Lin Huang, Ting-Yuan Wu, Chiu-Kung Chen, Chun-Lung Chiu
  • Publication number: 20190323781
    Abstract: A heat pipe comprises a first pipe and at least a second pipe. The first pipe includes an evaporator, a heat insulator and a condenser communicating with each other to define a hollow chamber. The second pipe disposed in the hollow chamber includes an accommodating space and a first capillary structure disposed in one end of the accommodating space closer to the evaporator. Two opposite sides of an outer pipe wall of the second pipe directly abut an inner pipe wall of the first pipe. The first pipe further includes a second capillary structure which is disposed in the hollow chamber closer to the evaporator and extended to an outside of the second pipe and occupies at least 2/3 volume of the evaporator. A first part of the first capillary structure and the second capillary structure are connected to each other by winding so as to enhance transportation therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Shih-Lin HUANG, Chiu-Kung CHEN
  • Patent number: 10145619
    Abstract: A heat pipe is disclosed in the present invention. The heat pipe includes a first pipe and at least a second pipe. The first pipe is formed with an enclosed space. The second pipe is disposed in the enclosed space. There is no wick structure disposed between the first pipe and the second pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Lin Huang, Chiu-Kung Chen, Sien Wu, Ti-Jun Wang