Patents by Inventor Chuan Chou

Chuan Chou 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).

  • BIOMARKERS FOR BREAST CANCER
    Publication number: 20110251082
    Abstract: The present invention uses 2-dimensional differential gel electrophoresisgel (2D-DIGE) and mass spetrum techniques to identify breast cancer biomarkers in transformed breast cells. In summary, the present invention identifies numerous putative breast cancer markers from various stages of breast cancer. The results of the invention aids in developing proteins identified as useful diagnostic and therapeutic candidates on breast cancer research.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hong-Lin Chan, Hsiu-Chuan Chou, Tzu-Chia Lai, Yi-Wen Chen, Ping-Chiang Lyu, Tian -Ren Lee, Hsin-Tsu Chan, Hsin-Hsin Shen, Wei-Ta Lee, Szu-Ting Lin, Ying-Chieh Lu, Chieh-Lin Wu
  • Pedal-driven scooter
    Publication number: 20110193311
    Abstract: A pedal-driven scooter includes a frame, a head tube, a driving mechanism and two pedals. The pedals can move alternatingly to power the driving mechanism and making the rear wheels to roll. Therefore, a user can standing on the pedals to operate the scooter without kicking the floor as the conventional scooter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Shui-Chuan Chou
  • Method for sodium ion selective electrode, sodium ion selective electrode therefrom and sodium ion sensing device
    Patent number: 7994546
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming a sodium ion selective electrode, including: (a) providing a conductive substrate; (b) forming a conductive wire which extends from the conductive substrate for external contact; and (c) forming a sodium ion sensing film on the conductive substrate, wherein the method for forming the conductive substrate includes: providing a substrate; and forming a conductive layer on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jung-Chuan Chou, Ya-Ping Huang, Chien-Cheng Chen
  • Drift calibration method and device for the potentiometric sensor
    Patent number: 7981264
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus of the drift calibration of sensors. The method includes shifting the sensing signal and differential technology to remove the drift signal by time during a long measuring. The apparatus includes two voltage sensors and readout circuits, a signal-shifting circuit and a differential circuit, and the apparatus is used for outputting the response signal without time drifting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shen-Kan Hsung, Jung-Chuan Chou, Tai-Ping Sun, Chung-We Pan, Chu-Neng Tsai
  • Object Tracking Method And Apparatus For A Non-Overlapping-Sensor Network
    Publication number: 20110141288
    Abstract: An object tracking method for a non-overlapping-sensor network works in a sensor network. The method may comprise a training phase and a detection phase. In the training phase, a plurality of sensor information measured by the sensors in the sensor network is used as training samples. At least an entrance/exit is marked out within the measurement range of each sensor. At least three characteristic functions including sensor spatial relation among the sensors in the sensor network, difference of movement time and similarity in appearance, are estimated by an automatically learning method. The at least three characteristic functions are used as the principles for object tracking and relationship linking in the detection phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien Huang, Cheng-Chuan Chou, Ruei-Cheng Wu
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOVING OBJECT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20110142283
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for moving object detection computes a corresponding frame difference for every two successive image frames of a moving object, and segments a current image frame of the two successive image frames into a plurality of homogeneous regions. At least a candidate region is further detected from the plurality of homogeneous regions. The system gradually merges the computed frame differences via a morphing-based technology and interests with the at least a candidate region, thereby obtains the location and a complete outline of the moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Chung-Hsien Huang, Cheng-Chuan Chou, Yi-Ta Wu, Chao-Hung Kao, Ming-Yu Shih
  • MULTI-ELECTRODE MEASURING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110115473
    Abstract: The invention provides a multi-electrode measuring system including a front end device which is a sensing device including a multi-electrode sensing device having a plurality of electrodes; a multi-channel fixture coupled to the multi-electrode sensing device; and a reference electrode. A back-end device as a virtual instrumentation is an electronic device including a read out circuit device coupled to the multi-channel fixture and the reference electrode for receiving each original signal from each electrode of the multi-electrode sensing device and the reference electrode determining a sample solution; a data acquisition device coupled to the read out circuit device for digitizing each original signal to form a digital signal and for array sampling; and a signal processing device coupled to the data acquisition device for processing each signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung-Chuan Chou, Wei-Chuan Chen, Cheng-Wei Chen, Chien-Cheng Chen
  • ION CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110056847
    Abstract: An ion concentration measurement system is provided. The ion concentration measurement system has: at least an end system having a sensing unit for measuring the ion concentration of a test solution to generate at least a sensing signal; a control unit for controlling the acquisition of the sensing signal; a display unit for displaying the sensing signal in real time; and an end wireless transmission interface for transmitting the sensing signal wirelessly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung-Chuan Chou, Chang-Chi Lee
  • Optical blood gas sensor for real time measurement
    Patent number: 7883668
    Abstract: An optical gas concentration sensor and method for measuring blood gas based on the light adsorption sensing technique are disclosed. The optical gas concentration sensor comprises a light source, a photo detector, and a gas filtering membrane for separating the indicator and a liquid. A gas in the liquid diffuses to the indicator through the gas filtering membrane so as to change the color of the indicator due to the chemical reaction occurred between the indicator and the gas. Then, the photo detector receives the light passing though the reacted indicator from the light source. The gas concentration is determined based on pH-sensitive absorbance spectrum of the indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shen-Kan Hsiung, Jung-Chuan Chou, Tai-Ping Sun, Nien-Hsuan Chou, Chih-Wei Lai
  • METHOD FOR MEASURING PH VALUE OF SAMPLE SOLUTION AND SYSTEM THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100270179
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for measuring a pH value of a sample solution, which is performed by a pH sensing device, including: providing a pH sensing device and a sample solution, wherein the pH sensing device includes a pH sensor array, and the pH sensor array comprises m pH sensors, and m is an integer greater than 1; measuring the sample solution with the pH sensor array for n times, wherein n is an integer greater than 1, n measurement values are generated, each pH sensor generates a measurement value for each measurement, and the total amount of measurement values generated is n×m; and generating a pH value of the sample solution by all of the measurement values generated by the pH sensor array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung-Chuan CHOU, Yi-Hung LIAO
  • pH measurement system and method for reducing time-drift effects thereof
    Patent number: 7820029
    Abstract: A system of measuring pH of a solution having a calibration device to counteract time-drift effect. The calibration device of the system adjusts a compensation voltage to zero a measuring voltage of a first sensor and only respond to time-drift voltage of the first sensor. The calibration device has a differential operation amplifier receiving measuring voltages from the first sensor and a second sensor of the system to eliminate the time-drift voltages of the first and second sensors, thereby achieving calibration of the time-drift effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jung-Chuan Chou, Cheng-Hsin Liu
  • Endovascular Stent Insertion Method
    Publication number: 20100262171
    Abstract: Endovascular stent insertion methods are provided. In one embodiment for end-to-side anastomosis the method includes disposing an endovascular stent in a transparent sheath; inserting a guide wire through a guide needle into first and second blood vessels; sliding the endovascular stent into both the first and second blood vessels along the guide wire and the guide needle to dispose in a position between spaced first and second blood vessels; and pulling the sheath when an intermediate annular marker band of the endovascular stent seen through the transparent sheath is substantially disposed between the first blood vessel and the second blood vessel to release the endovascular stent so that the endovascular stent is adapted to expand to securely hold the facing ends of the first and second blood vessel together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Mao-Tsun Wu, Chen Yang, Yen-Ni Hung, Chin-Chuan Chou
  • Amperometric sensor for uric acid and method for the same
    Patent number: 7794778
    Abstract: An amperometric sensor for uric acid and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed, in which polyacrylamide is used to fix catalase, uricase and ferrocenecarboxylic acid on a working electrode. In determining concentration of uric acid, hydrogen peroxide is produced when enzyme and uric acid react with each other and then a reduction current generated from enzyme on the electrode with an external voltage 200 mV applied is detected. In determining concentration of uric acid, a concentration range of 2.5-20 mg/dl is achieved and sensibility of the sensor in a linear portion is 5.17 uAcm?2(mg/dl)?1. In addition, reaction time required for the reaction between enzyme and uric acid is 5.17 uAcm?2(mg/dl)?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shen-Kan Hsiung, Jung-Chuan Chou, Tai-Ping Sun, Mei-Ling Cheng
  • METHOD FOR SODIUM ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE, SODIUM ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE THEREFROM AND SODIUM ION SENSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100207171
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming a sodium ion selective electrode, including: (a) providing a conductive substrate; (b) forming a conductive wire which extends from the conductive substrate for external contact; and (c) forming a sodium ion sensing film on the conductive substrate, wherein the method for forming the conductive substrate includes: providing a substrate; and forming a conductive layer on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: NATIONAL YUNLIN UNVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung-Chuan Chou, Ya-Ping Huang, Chien-Cheng Chen
  • Dual type potentiometric creatinine biosensor
    Patent number: 7758733
    Abstract: In this invention, a separative structure of the ion-selecting electrode is applied to fabricate the dual type potentiometric biosensor for creatinine detection. According to the fabrication process, the creatinine enzyme is immobilized onto a conductive layer of a substrate of pH sensing membrane and ammonium ion-selecting membrane. The conductive layer provides with a sensing region and a non-sensing region. A conductive line is extended from the conductive layer for using as an external electrical contact point. The dual type potentiometric creatinine biosensor was fabricated by using the enzyme immobilization method onto the surface of the selecting membrane of sensing membrane of pH sensing electrode and creatinine sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shen-Kan Hsiung, Jung-Chuan Chou, Tai-Ping Sun, Chung-Wei Pan, Nien-Hsuan Chou
  • Biosensor containing ruthenium, measurement using the same and application thereof
    Patent number: 7754056
    Abstract: A biosensor containing ruthenium, measurement using the same, and the application thereof. The biosensor comprises an extended gate field effect transistor (EGFET) structure, including a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), a sensing unit comprising a substrate, a layer comprising ruthenium on the substrate, and a metal wire connecting the MOSFET and the sensing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jung-Chuan Chou, Shih-I Liu
  • MOUSE
    Publication number: 20100156792
    Abstract: A mouse is disclosed and includes a wheel assembly which includes a first wheel and a second wheel. The second wheel is disposed adjacent to the first wheel. There is a predetermined distance between the first wheel and the second wheel. Particularly, a user can selectively roll the first wheel, roll the second wheel, or both of roll the first wheel and the second wheel at a time by only one finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Chung-Chuan Chou, Chun-Chung Huang
  • Ion solution concentration-detecting device
    Patent number: 7736478
    Abstract: An ion solution concentration-detecting device includes a working electrode, a reference electrode, and a link element. The working electrode and the reference electrode are inserted into the link element. The working electrode, inserted into the link element, is replaceable, for the better sensitivity to the different ion solution. The working electrode being a contact-detecting electrode can be replaced by another contact-detecting electrode with different sensing membrane. The reference electrode includes a polymeric membrane with ion material covering silver/silver chloride (Ag/AgCl) electrode to provide a fixed and stable electrical potential. The working electrode may be a contact-detecting electrode having a sensing membrane. The sensing membrane may be a metal oxide or a polymer with ion material for measuring different ion solution effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Shen-Kan Hsiung, Jung-Chuan Chou, Tai-Ping Sun, Chung-We Pan, Chin-Shuen Hung
  • PREPARATION OF A PH SENSOR, THE PREPARED PH SENSOR, SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME AND MEASUREMENT USING THE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100140079
    Abstract: Preparation of a pH sensor, the prepared pH sensor, system comprising the same, and measurement using the system. The pH sensor is an extended gate field effect transistor (EGFET) structure. The preparation includes the steps of providing an extended gate ion sensitive field effect transistor comprising an extended gate region, forming a titanium nitride film on the extended gate region by RF sputtering deposition to obtain a pH sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung-Chuan CHOU, Chih-Hsien YEN
  • FLEXIBLE pH SENSORS AND pH SENSING SYSTEMS USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100140089
    Abstract: This invention provides an extended gate ion-sensitive field effect transistor as a pH sensor for measuring the pH value of a solution under test. This invention also provides a pH sensing system comprising a separable and flexible pH sensor for measuring the pH value of a solution under test, wherein the transistor of the pH sensor can be prevented from direct contact with the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Chang Jung Christian University, a Taiwan Corporation
    Inventors: Jung-Chuan Chou, Tai-Ping Sun, Shen-Kan Hsiung, Nien-Hsuan Chou, Sheng-Kai Li