Patents by Inventor David N. Liu

David N. Liu 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: 20240375260
    Abstract: An oscillating power tool has a housing including a handle portion defining a handle axis and a head portion defining an output axis that is perpendicular to the handle axis. The head portion includes a front face intersected by the handle axis. A drive mechanism includes an output shaft configured to oscillate about the output axis in a rotational manner in response receiving torque from a motor. A lighting assembly is configured to illuminate a workpiece in front of the head portion of the housing. The lighting assembly includes a lens arranged on the front face of the housing, a holder coupled to the lens, a plurality of printed circuit boards supported by the holder, and an LED arranged on each of the printed circuit boards. In response to being activated, the LEDs are configured to project a wide-angle beam of light through the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Holly, Jacob N. Zimmerman, James C. Sitter, David A. Bierdeman, Andrew R. Schauer, Michael J. Panetta, You Gen Liu
  • Patent number: 12097603
    Abstract: An oscillating power tool has a housing including a handle portion defining a handle axis and a head portion defining an output axis that is perpendicular to the handle axis. The head portion includes a front face intersected by the handle axis. A drive mechanism includes an output shaft configured to oscillate about the output axis in a rotational manner in response receiving torque from a motor. A lighting assembly is configured to illuminate a workpiece in front of the head portion of the housing. The lighting assembly includes a lens arranged on the front face of the housing, a holder coupled to the lens, a plurality of printed circuit boards supported by the holder, and an LED arranged on each of the printed circuit boards. In response to being activated, the LEDs are configured to project a wide-angle beam of light through the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Holly, Jacob N. Zimmerman, James C. Sitter, David A. Bierdeman, Andrew R. Schauer, Michael J. Panetta, You Gen Liu
  • Patent number: 5635048
    Abstract: A method for forming a low-energy electron excited fluorescent screen. First, there is dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent a charging material. The charging material when dissolved forms a cation which is susceptible to forming an oxide, which oxide is a first essential component of a low-energy electron excited fluorescent phosphor composition. In addition to the charging material, there is suspended in the non-aqueous solvent a phosphor which naturally adopts a positive charge in the non-aqueous solvent. The phosphor is a second essential component of the low-energy electron excited fluorescent phosphor composition. There is then electrophoretically deposited from the non-aqueous solvent the cation and the phosphor to form a low-energy electron excited fluorescent phosphor precursor composition. The electrophoretic deposition occurs upon a fluorescent screen substrate which serves as a cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jin-Yuh Lu, Jyh-Haur Tyan, David N. Liu
  • Patent number: 5509839
    Abstract: Methods are available for making, and resultant structures of, a field emission display with soft luminescence and a comfortable image for a viewer of the display. The field emission display is formed with a baseplate and an opposing face plate. Field emission microtips are formed in openings in a conductive and insulating layer on the baseplate. An anode is formed on either the faceplate, or on the conductive layer surrounding each opening. Phosphorescent material is formed over the anode. A blocking layer is formed between the phosphor and the faceplate, such that during operation of the display direct light emission from the phosphor is blocked, resulting in indirect phosphorescence and a more comfortable display image. An optional reflective layer may be added over the conductive layer to increase phosphorescence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: David N. Liu
  • Patent number: 5509840
    Abstract: A method for fabricating high aspect ratio spacers for a field emission display is described. An array of field emission microtips is formed over a substrate. A layer of lithographic material is formed over the array of field emission microtips. Openings are formed in the layer of lithographic material. The openings may be formed by a plasma etch with oxygen, or by x-ray lithography. A non-outgassing material is formed over the surface of the layer of lithographic material, including in the openings. The openings are filled with a spacer material, the spacer material being a conductive material, an insulator, or, preferably, a combination thereof. Lastly, the layer of lithographic material and the non-outgassing material are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jammy C. Huang, David N. Liu