Patents by Inventor Chung Hsien Hsieh

Chung Hsien Hsieh 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: 20240344381
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door operator device and sectional overhead door system with anti-pressure and anti-theft functions, principally having a small-tooth-difference reduction gear and a ratchet-locking device. An input end of the small-tooth-difference reduction gear is kinematically connected to an input shaft; an output end of the small-tooth-difference reduction gear is kinematically connected to a shaft; the small-tooth-difference reduction gear includes a ratchet on its outer circumference; the ratchet-locking device is controlled to selectively lock or unlock the ratchet. When the ratchet-locking device locks the ratchet, it can realize the anti-theft function; when the ratchet-locking device unlocks the ratchet, and the shaft is driven by the input shaft through the small-tooth-difference reduction gear, but the shaft decelerates, stops, or even reverses due to an obstacle encountered or other factors, the input shaft and the small-tooth-difference reduction gear will idle automatically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventor: Chung Hsien HSIEH
  • Patent number: 12054988
    Abstract: An obstacle detection device and a door operator includes a hollow bearing, a slide pin, an output bushing, an elastic member, and a sensor, wherein the slide pin is inserted into a through slot of the hollow bearing. One end of the slide pin is accommodated in an open groove of the output bushing, and the elastic member is accommodated in the hollow bearing and is adapted to apply a biasing force to the slide pin. The sensor is disposed on one side of the open groove of the output bushing. During a normal operation, the hollow bearing drives the output bushing to rotate synchronously through the slide pin. When an obstacle is encountered and the output bushing cannot rotate synchronously with the hollow bearing, the output bushing causes the slide pin to be guided by the open groove and slide, thereby triggering or detriggering the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Inventor: Chung Hsien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240258390
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure on the substrate, a source/drain (S/D) region and a contact. The S/D region is located in the substrate and on a side of the gate structure. The contact lands on and connected to the S/D region. The contact wraps around the S/D region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Po-Hsien Cheng, Jr-Hung Li, Tai-Chun Huang, Tze-Liang Lee, Chung-Ting Ko, Jr-Yu Chen, Wan-Chen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 12015369
    Abstract: A dual-voltage door operator control system comprises a contactor, a high-voltage connector, a low-voltage connector, a rectifier and a brake. When a door operator motor is electrically coupled to the low-voltage connector, the rectifier full-wave rectifies an external power source and then electrically energizes the brake. When the door operator motor is electrically coupled to the high-voltage connector, the rectifier half-wave rectifies the external power source and then electrically energizes the brake. Accordingly, the door operator motor can be connected to the high-voltage connector or the low-voltage connector according to the specification of the external power source provided at the site. Moreover, the invention is also further integrated with the brake of a single specification, and no matter whether the external power source is a high-voltage power source or a low-voltage power source, it can electrically energize the brake through the rectifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Chung Hsien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 12012796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door operator with an abnormal voltage protection function and a method for abnormal voltage protection of a door operator. According to the present invention, before a door operator motor is electrically energized by an external power source, a controller determines whether the external power source meets the rated voltage of the door operator. In the case that the external power source meets the rated voltage, the controller activates the door operator motor; in the case that the external power source does not meet the rated voltage, the door operator motor is deactivated, and the controller issues a warning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Chung Hsien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20240188745
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a curtain control system and a curtain control method. When a controller receives a curtain-releasing signal, a braking module releases a curtain so as to lower it, a current position detecting module detects an absolute position of the curtain, and the controller calculates a current velocity and a current acceleration of the curtain according to a variation per unit time of the absolute position. When the current velocity is equal to zero or the current acceleration is smaller than zero, the controller controls a motor to lift the curtain or controls the braking module to hold the curtain at a current position. Accordingly, the present invention uses the absolute position to calculate the current velocity and the current acceleration of the curtain so as to determine whether the curtain has encountered an obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventor: Chung Hsien HSIEH
  • Patent number: 11913272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sectional lifting door system. When the system is in normal operation, a door operator drives a cable drum to wind or unwind a cable for lifting or lowering slats. During a process of lowering the slats, if the slats is stopped or slowed unexpectedly (e.g. the slats hit an obstacle below), the door operator is disconnected from a shaft automatically. At this time, even if the door operator is still activated, the shaft does not rotate, the cable drum does not unwind the cable so that a certain tension force can be maintained on the cable and that the cable is prevented from loosening from the drum, thereby preventing the slats from falling off. Also, it can avoid the situation that the weight of the slats is completely applied to the obstacle because the cable drum continuously unwinds the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Chung Hsien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20230313592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sectional lifting door system. When the system is in normal operation, a door operator drives a cable drum to wind or unwind a cable for lifting or lowering slats. During a process of lowering the slats, if the slats is stopped or slowed unexpectedly (e.g. the slats hit an obstacle below), the door operator is disconnected from a shaft automatically. At this time, even if the door operator is still activated, the shaft does not rotate, the cable drum does not unwind the cable so that a certain tension force can be maintained on the cable and that the cable is prevented from loosening from the drum, thereby preventing the slats from falling off. Also, it can avoid the situation that the weight of the slats is completely applied to the obstacle because the cable drum continuously unwinds the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Chung Hsien HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20230216573
    Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives, on a primary cell (PCell), an indication indicating an addition of a primary secondary cell group (SCG) cell (PSCell). The UE initiates executing a random access procedure on the PSCell. While executing the random access procedure, the UE receives one or more reference signals on the PSCell; the UE measures the one or more reference signals to select an antenna panel and a beam to receive data on the PSCell; the UE receives, at the antenna panel, the data on the beam after the random access procedure is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: TSUNG-HAO TSAI, Chung Hsien Hsieh, Biwei Chen
  • Publication number: 20230142124
    Abstract: A dual-voltage door operator control system comprises a contactor, a high-voltage connector, a low-voltage connector, a rectifier and a brake. When a door operator motor is electrically coupled to the low-voltage connector, the rectifier full-wave rectifies an external power source and then electrically energizes the brake. When the door operator motor is electrically coupled to the high-voltage connector, the rectifier half-wave rectifies the external power source and then electrically energizes the brake. Accordingly, the door operator motor can be connected to the high-voltage connector or the low-voltage connector according to the specification of the external power source provided at the site. Moreover, the invention is also further integrated with the brake of a single specification, and no matter whether the external power source is a high-voltage power source or a low-voltage power source, it can electrically energize the brake through the rectifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: Chung Hsien HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20230132816
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tarp spooling device, mainly comprising a motor, a reduction gear set, a bevel gear set, a tarp reel, and a clutch, wherein the reduction gear set is coupled to the rotor shaft of the motor, the bevel gear set is coupled to the reduction gear set, the tarp reel is coupled to the bevel gear set, and the clutch is coupled between the reduction gear set and the bevel gear set. When the motor is activated, the rotor shaft drives the tarp reel to rotate through the reduction gear set, the bevel gear set, and the clutch; and when the motor is deactivated, the clutch locks the tarp reel, and the tarp reel is unable to be rotated. When the motor is deactivated, the clutch is self-locked, and only when the motor is activated again, the tarp reel can be rotated again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: Chung-Hsien HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20230116603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door operator with an abnormal voltage protection function and a method for abnormal voltage protection of a door operator. According to the present invention, before a door operator motor is electrically energized by an external power source, a controller determines whether the external power source meets the rated voltage of the door operator. In the case that the external power source meets the rated voltage, the controller activates the door operator motor; in the case that the external power source does not meet the rated voltage, the door operator motor is deactivated, and the controller issues a warning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Chung Hsien HSIEH
  • Patent number: 11505985
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for releasing and resetting a fire and smoke barrier. In a normal use state, a clutch member is held by an electromagnetic attraction unit, so that a push rod ejecting module cannot be actuated, and a door operator is controlled by a clutch module thereof. Upon power failure, for example upon an accident, the clutch member is released by the electromagnetic attraction unit, and a barrier release member is activated by the push rod ejecting module so as to shut the fire and smoke barrier. Upon power restoration, the clutch member is attracted and held by the electromagnetic attraction unit, and the push rod ejecting module is reset by a push rod resetting module. At the same time, the barrier release member is also reset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: Chung Hsien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11111723
    Abstract: A door operator with high-speed operation and fire escape functions comprises a motor, a high-speed centrifugal brake module, a centrifugal reduction module, a central shaft locking module and a first and second clutch module. In the stationary state, the high-speed centrifugal brake module, centrifugal reduction module and central shaft locking module are connected to each other, and the drive shaft of the motor is locked by the central shaft locking module. In the normal operation, the first clutch module disengages the high-speed centrifugal brake module from the centrifugal reduction module, and the drive shaft is rotatable at high speed. In the event of fire escape, the second clutch module disengages centrifugal reduction module from central shaft locking module, and the drive shaft rotates at a lower speed. The device will provide high-speed rotation under normal operation, and automatically close the door panel at a gradually lowered speed in the event of fire escape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventor: Chung Hsien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10947771
    Abstract: A control system for a fire door and a door operator having the same are disclosed. The control system includes a fire door actuating module, a first control module and a second control module. The fire door actuating module is used to actuate a fire door. The first control module is electrically connected with the fire door actuating module to control the operation of the fire door actuating module. The second control module is electrically connected to the first control module and the fire door actuating module. The second control module monitors the operation of the first control module. When the operation of the first control module is abnormal, the second control module controls the operation of the fire door actuating module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventor: Chung Hsien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20200399948
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for releasing and resetting a fire and smoke barrier. In a normal use state, a clutch member is held by an electromagnetic attraction unit, so that a push rod ejecting module cannot be actuated, and a door operator is controlled by a clutch module thereof. Upon power failure, for example upon an accident, the clutch member is released by the electromagnetic attraction unit, and a barrier release member is activated by the push rod ejecting module so as to shut the fire and smoke barrier. Upon power restoration, the clutch member is attracted and held by the electromagnetic attraction unit, and the push rod ejecting module is reset by a push rod resetting module. At the same time, the barrier release member is also reset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Chung Hsien HSIEH
  • Patent number: 10676991
    Abstract: A door curtain anti-dropping device for a rolling door is provided. The device comprises a worm shaft connected to the output shaft of the door operator, and a drive shaft comprising a limiting disc with through holes. The worm wheel having receiving slots is fixed on the drive shaft to mesh with the worm. The driven wheel is disposed adjacent to the limiting disc. Baffle plates designed to cover the through holes and receiving slots extend from the driven wheel. Plural latching pins stored with spring potential energy are compressed by the baffle plates and retained in the through holes and receiving slots. When the worm wheel is excessively worn and dislocated from the driven wheel, the baffle plates are moved to allow the latching pins to spring out and insert into the notches of the front cover, thereby lock the worm wheel and prevent the winding shaft from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Chung Hsien Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20200080373
    Abstract: A door operator with high-speed operation and fire escape functions comprises a motor, a high-speed centrifugal brake module, a centrifugal reduction module, a central shaft locking module and a first and second clutch module. In the stationary state, the high-speed centrifugal brake module, centrifugal reduction module and central shaft locking module are connected to each other, and the drive shaft of the motor is locked by the central shaft locking module. In the normal operation, the first clutch module disengages the high-speed centrifugal brake module from the centrifugal reduction module, and the drive shaft is rotatable at high speed. In the event of fire escape, the second clutch module disengages centrifugal reduction module from central shaft locking module, and the drive shaft rotates at a lower speed. The device will provide high-speed rotation under normal operation, and automatically close the door panel at a gradually lowered speed in the event of fire escape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Chung Hsien HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20200080360
    Abstract: A control system for a fire door and a door operator having the same are disclosed. The control system includes a fire door actuating module, a first control module and a second control module. The fire door actuating module is used to actuate a fire door. The first control module is electrically connected with the fire door actuating module to control the operation of the fire door actuating module. The second control module is electrically connected to the first control module and the fire door actuating module. The second control module monitors the operation of the first control module. When the operation of the first control module is abnormal, the second control module controls the operation of the fire door actuating module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Chung Hsien HSIEH
  • Patent number: 10385612
    Abstract: A door curtain anti-dropping falling device for a rolling door is provided. The device comprises a worm connected to the output shaft of the door operator, a drive shaft driving the winding shaft, a worm wheel having plural oblique elongated grooves and fixedly mounted on the drive shaft and meshes with the worm, a driven wheel having plural oblique elongated holes and is driven by the worm to move synchronously with the worm wheel, a limiting disk for restricting the driven wheel from moving axially, and plural latching pins extending through the elongated holes and received in the elongated slots. Under the normal operation of the door operator, the latching pins are retained in the center positions of the elongated holes and grooves. When the worm wheel are excessively worn and dislocated from the driven wheel, the latching pins lock the worm wheel and stop the winding shaft from rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Inventor: Chung-Hsien Hsieh