Patents by Inventor Eric G. Lean

Eric G. Lean 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: 20120218225
    Abstract: An optical scanning-type touch apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. The optical scanning-type touch apparatus includes a touch area, a light scanning module, an imaging module and a calculating unit. The light scanning module is disposed at one corner of the touch area to emit a scanning light for scanning the touch area. The imaging module is disposed at another corner of the touch area adjacent the light scanning module to obtain a first angle between the scattering light and a edge of the touch area, wherein the edge of the touch area is between the light scanning module and the imaging module. The calculating unit receives the first angle, a second angle and a distance between the light scanning module and the imaging module to calculate a position of the object on the touch area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsiang Lo, Shih-Pin Chao, Jui-Feng Huang, Hsien-Chang Lin, Chun-Chuan Lin, Golden Tiao, Eric G. Lean
  • Patent number: 6834944
    Abstract: An inkjet print head chip. The chip has a first column of firing chambers and a second column of firing chambers in which each firing chamber comprises a heater and an ink channel. A first ink slot is formed between the first column of firing chambers and the periphery of the chip, in which the first ink slot comprises a plurality of first ink sub-slots and each first ink sub-slot provides ink to part of heaters in the first column of firing chambers. A second ink slot is formed between the second column of firing chambers and the periphery of the chip to provide ink to the heaters in the second column of firing chambers. A dry film is patterned on the entire surface of the chip to separate the first ink sub-slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: International United Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chieh-Wen Wang, Leo Hu, Yuan-Liang Lan, Eric G. Lean
  • Patent number: 6701045
    Abstract: This specification discloses a planar optical waveguide DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexer), which is an integrated DWDM made by using the planar optical waveguide manufacturing technology. A diffractive grating is used in a planar optical path to direct beams of different wavelengths in a beam into different directions. An arrayed waveguide installed at the output end of the planar optical path couples the beams of different wavelengths to an optical fiber connected at the output end, separating the waves. On the other hand, a preferred embodiment of the invention has an arrayed lens between the diffractive grating and the arrayed waveguide. The arrayed lens can correct the deviated diffractive beams due to thermal deformation of the diffractive grating and conduct them into the arrayed waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ying-Tsung Lu, Eric G. Lean, Ching-Chin Wu
  • Publication number: 20030174189
    Abstract: An inkjet print head chip. The chip has a first column of firing chambers and a second column of firing chambers in which each firing chamber comprises a heater and an ink channel. A first ink slot is formed between the first column of firing chambers and the periphery of the chip, in which the first ink slot comprises a plurality of first ink sub-slots and each first ink sub-slot provides ink to part of heaters in the first column of firing chambers. A second ink slot is formed between the second column of firing chambers and the periphery of the chip to provide ink to the heaters in the second column of firing chambers. A dry film is patterned on the entire surface of the chip to separate the first ink sub-slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Chieh-Wen Wang, Leo Hu, Yuan-Liang Lan, Eric G. Lean
  • Publication number: 20020186925
    Abstract: This specification discloses a planar optical waveguide DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexer), which is an integrated DWDM made by using the planar optical waveguide manufacturing technology. A diffractive grating is used in a planar optical path to direct beams of different wavelengths in a beam into different directions. An arrayed waveguide installed at the output end of the planar optical path couples the beams of different wavelengths to an optical fiber connected at the output end, separating the waves. On the other hand, a preferred embodiment of the invention has an arrayed lens between the diffractive grating and the arrayed waveguide. The arrayed lens can correct the deviated diffractive beams due to thermal deformation of the diffractive grating and conduct them into the arrayed waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Ying-Tsung Lu, Eric G. Lean, Ching-Chin Wu
  • Patent number: 6163038
    Abstract: A white light-emitting diode and a method of fabricating the same diode are disclosed. The white light-emitting diode is fabricated by epitaxy, which can produce two peaks in the spectrum at the P-N junction by appropriately adjusting epitaxial parameters such as temperature, pressure, NH.sub.3 flux and the ratio of H.sub.2 to N.sub.2 or the concentration of dopant, such as Mg or Si. The diode can thus radiate white light by adjusting the wavelength and the intensity of the principal peak in the two peaks. Further, quantum well structure can be formed in the diode. By appropriately adjusting the epitaxial parameters, the spectrum of the quantum well structures may have more than one peak. Therefore, white light can be generated by combining the light with wavelengths at two or three different peaks. The white LED can radiate white light itself and need not involve combining many LEDs, so that the cost and the difficulty of fabricating the white LED lamp can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chin-Yuan Chen, Chao-Nien Huang, Fei-Chang Hwang, Ming-Huang Hong, Eric G. Lean
  • Patent number: 6137637
    Abstract: A prism-type objective lens is provided for use in the pickup head of an optical disc drive capable of driving two types of optical discs such as a CD and a DVD. The prism-type objective lens allows the pickup head to be made more compact in size with reduced structural complexity, and also allows the pickup head to read data from two different types of optical discs. The prism-type objective lens includes a prism having a cross section substantially in the shape of a right triangle, a front aspherical plano-convex lens, and a rear aspherical plano-convex lens, where the planar surface of each lens is attached to one or the other of the leg sides of the prism. The hypotenuse side of the prism can be formed with two aperture areas where different reflective layers are coated. Alternatively, the hypotenuse side of the prism can be formed with a reflective HOE layer that allows the laser beam incident on it and reflected from it to be diffracted into two beams which are focused at different points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jau-Jiu Ju, Eric G. Lean, Der-Ray Huang
  • Patent number: 6034797
    Abstract: A prism-type objective lens is provided for use in the pickup head of an optical disc drive capable of driving two types of optical discs such as a CD and a DVD. The prism-type objective lens allows the pickup head to be made more compact in size with reduced structural complexity, and also allows the pickup head to read data from two different types of optical discs. The prism-type objective lens includes a prism having a cross section substantially in the shape of a right triangle, a front aspherical plano-convex lens, and a rear aspherical plano-convex lens, where the planar surface of each lens is attached to one or the other of the leg sides of the prism. The hypotenuse side of the prism can be formed with two aperture areas where different reflective layers are coated. Alternatively, the hypotenuse side of the prism can be formed with a reflective HOE layer that allows the laser beam incident on it and reflected from it to be diffracted into two beams which are focused at different points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jau-Jiu Ju, Eric G. Lean, Der-Ray Huang
  • Patent number: 5923110
    Abstract: A spindle motor for a disc drive, such as a CD-ROM drive, is provided. This spindle motor is a brushless motor of a single-phase axial-winding and radial-gap type including a stator, a rotor coupled to said stator, and a driving circuit for supplying a driving signal to the stator to rotate the rotor. The stator includes a pair of upper and bottom salient-pole pieces formed with a plurality of tooth-like portions serving as salient-poles. The peak surface of each tooth-like portion is formed into a symmetrical convex shape, which minimizes the cogging torque of the motor. Further, the use of a phase-adjuster in the driving circuit allows the motor to produce large output torque at high speeds. The output characteristics of this spindle motor meet the requirements of high speed CD-ROM drives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Mou Zhao, Chin-Po Liao, Shyh-Jier Wang, Min-Der Wu, Der-Ray Huang, Tai-Fa Ying, Eric-G. Lean, Han Chung Wang, Alex Hong, Chiang Cheng Huang, Yin-Rong Hong
  • Patent number: 5021906
    Abstract: An air bearing slider according to the present invention provides a programmable slider wherein the fly height of the read/write head may be conveniently controlled using electrical signals. In an air bearing slider according to the present invention, the rear of the slider is made to fly lower by altering the angle of attack of a rear air bearing region. In one embodiment of the present invention, a slider configuration includes a first air bearing region at the leading edge of the slider and a second air bearing region at the slider's trailing edge. The first air bearing region includes a tapered region. A deformable central region, including a non air bearing surface, joins the first and second air bearing regions and controls the relative angle between the air bearing surfaces. The relative angle is adjusted by deforming the central region using a layer of piezoelectric material which overlays the central region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shuo H. Chang, Ferdinand Hendriks, Vijayeshwar D. Khanna, Eric G. Lean
  • Patent number: 4596479
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dot matrix printer which makes use of multiple dot patterns distributed on the cylinder, belt, hand or drum of a line printer to provide an improved printing throughput for an all addressable line printer. In a dot-helix matrix printer, different arrangements of the dots are used which can be varied in position and spacing to increase printing speed. On a belt, band or drum line printer, multiple dot patterns are given a predetermined distribution. More specifically, arrangements of dots are used which provide enhanced performance due to the fact that they are determined by an analysis of the statistical occurrence of a particular dot pattern in a character set. The higher statistical probability dot patterns are used more often on the belt, band or drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1986
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric G. Lean, Keith S. Pennington, Samuel C. Tseng, Han C. Wang
  • Patent number: 4329876
    Abstract: Electronically focused and automatically scanning acoustic bulk waves are produced by scattering chirp acoustic bulk waves at grazing incidence from an acoustic grating. The same apparatus may be used in reverse to convert diverging acoustic bulk waves produced by a focused beam into chirp acoustic bulk waves. A pulse compression filter then converts the chirp waves into signals describing the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1982
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Hsien Chen, Eric G. Lean
  • Patent number: 4322127
    Abstract: A casting is made of a corner having three mutually intersecting flat surfaces, one of which is perpendicular to the other two, while a fiber end is positioned against the corner in an orientation such that the end of the fiber butts against said one corner surface and the side surface of the fiber tangentially touches said other two corner surfaces. Two such castings, each carrying a fiber end, are aligned with each other in an alignment frame having two flat alignment surfaces which are oriented with respect to each other at the same orientation as the two corner surfaces which tangentially touch the fiber side surface. Since these orientations are the same, the castings fit precisely into the groove formed by the two flat alignment surfaces of the frame and can be moved toward each other until they touch. In this position the fiber ends carried by the castings are butt aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1982
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Liam D. Comerford, John S. Harper, Eric G. Lean
  • Patent number: 4156206
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser and optical waveguide are coupled together along a common optical axis and bounded at remote ends with reflective surfaces to form an optical resonant cavity. A periodic grating formed in a side surface of the optical waveguide directs some radiant energy out of the cavity in a direction not parallel with the common optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1979
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Liam D. Comerford, Robert A. Laff, Eric G. Lean