Patents by Inventor Fu-Ren Hsiao

Fu-Ren Hsiao 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: 9947998
    Abstract: A laminated antenna includes a bases board having a grounding port and a feed-in port, a feed-in portion on the base board, a dielectric layer, a conductive layer, and a second winding portion. The feed-in portion has opposite first and second ends. The first end is connected to the feed-in port. The dielectric layer has a covering surface covering the feed-in portion and an assembling surface. The conductive layer is on the assembling surface. The conductive layer includes a main radiation portion, an extension radiation portion, and a first winding portion. A segment of the main radiation portion is overlapped with the second end to form a coupling capacitor. The first winding portion is extending between the main radiation portion and the extension radiation portion to form a first inductor. The second winding portion is connected between the main radiation portion and the grounding port to form a second inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventor: Fu-Ren Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20170194700
    Abstract: A laminated antenna includes a bases board having a grounding port and a feed-in port, a feed-in portion on the base board, a dielectric layer, a conductive layer, and a second winding portion. The feed-in portion has opposite first and second ends. The first end is connected to the feed-in port. The dielectric layer has a covering surface covering the feed-in portion and an assembling surface. The conductive layer is on the assembling surface. The conductive layer includes a main radiation portion, an extension radiation portion, and a first winding portion. A segment of the main radiation portion is overlapped with the second end to form a coupling capacitor. The first winding portion is extending between the main radiation portion and the extension radiation portion to form a first inductor. The second winding portion is connected between the main radiation portion and the grounding port to form a second inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Fu-Ren Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20170195470
    Abstract: An encrypted wireless system with NFC function includes a detection module, an electronic control unit (ECU), and a mobile device. When the mobile device having the first NFC sensing module is near to the ECU having the second NFC sensing module, the ECU can be connected to the mobile device to trigger the car accordingly. In addition, the encryption chip of the mobile device encrypts the sensing data of the car, and the encrypted data are reporting to the car maintenance workshop via the mobile device. Hence, when the car cannot be operated normally, the car maintenance workshop can be rapidly introduced to help the car user figure and address the problems. Accordingly, better user experiences can be provided regarding the car operation, the feedback mechanism for the service center, and the data transmission between the mobile device and the ECU or between the mobile device and other NFC devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Tsung-Lin Li, Fu-Ren Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9401539
    Abstract: A hinge antenna comprises a major conductor, a first rotating element and a second rotating element. The stretching arms on both sides of the major conductor are assembled to the first rotating element and the second rotating element, respectively. The first rotating element further comprises a torque device and a first vice conductor, and the second rotating element further comprises a signal feeding line, a connection device, and a second vice conductor. The signal feeding line is electrically connected to the connection device and the second vice conductor, by which a high frequency signal can be passed to the major conductor, and then passed to the torque device on the other side and the first vice conductor. The aforementioned configuration is utilized to form an antenna loop. In addition, the configuration of this antenna can be applied to a foldable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Advanced-Connetek Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao, Chih-Fan Chen, Pei-Feng Wu
  • Publication number: 20160099495
    Abstract: A hinge antenna comprises a major conductor, a first rotating element and a second rotating element. The stretching arms on both sides of the major conductor are assembled to the first rotating element and the second rotating element, respectively. The first rotating element further comprises a torque device and a first vice conductor, and the second rotating element further comprises a signal feeding line, a connection device, and a second vice conductor. The signal feeding line is electrically connected to the connection device and the second vice conductor, by which a high frequency signal can be passed to the major conductor, and then passed to the torque device on the other side and the first vice conductor. The aforementioned configuration is utilized to form an antenna loop. In addition, the configuration of this antenna can be applied to a foldable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao, Chih-Fan Chen, Pei-Feng Wu
  • Patent number: 9281565
    Abstract: A multi-frequency antenna includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element, a connection element, a third antenna element and a shorted element. The connection element is connected between the first antenna element and a neighborhood portion of the third antenna element. A feeding point is located in or nearby a first junction between the connection element and the first antenna element or located in the connection element. The shorted element is connected between the second antenna element and the grounding plane. The shorted element extends from a second junction between the second antenna element and the third antenna element to the grounding plane. The first conductive path that extends from the feeding point to the other end of the shorted element is substantially equal to a second conductive length that extends from the feeding point to the free end of the first antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao, Yao-Yuan Chang, Kuo-Chan Fu
  • Patent number: 9252480
    Abstract: A two-shaft hinge antenna comprises a major conductor, a first rotating element and a second rotating element. The stretching arms on both sides of the major conductor are assembled to the first rotating element and the second rotating element, respectively. The first rotating element further comprises a torque device and a first vice conductor, and the second rotating element further comprises a signal feeding line, a connection device, and a second vice conductor. The signal feeding line is electrically connected to the connection device and the second vice conductor, by which a high frequency signal can be passed to the major conductor, and then passed to the torque device on the other side and the first vice conductor. The aforementioned configuration is utilized to form an antenna loop. In addition, the configuration of this antenna can be applied to a foldable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNETEK INC.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao, Chih-Fan Chen, Pei-Feng Wu
  • Publication number: 20150102966
    Abstract: A two-shaft hinge antenna comprises a major conductor, a first rotating element and a second rotating element. The stretching arms on both sides of the major conductor are assembled to the first rotating element and the second rotating element, respectively. The first rotating element further comprises a torque device and a first vice conductor, and the second rotating element further comprises a signal feeding line, a connection device, and a second vice conductor. The signal feeding line is electrically connected to the connection device and the second vice conductor, by which a high frequency signal can be passed to the major conductor, and then passed to the torque device on the other side and the first vice conductor. The aforementioned configuration is utilized to form an antenna loop. In addition, the configuration of this antenna can be applied to a foldable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Advanced-Connetek Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen CHIU, Fu-Ren HSIAO, Chih-Fan CHEN, Pei-Feng WU
  • Patent number: 8896486
    Abstract: A multiband antenna comprises a feeder member, a radiation conductor, a short-circuit member, a grounding plane and a feeder cable. The feeder member has a first coupling side. Two end of the short-circuit member are respectively connected with the radiation conductor and the grounding plane. The short-circuit member has a second coupling side parallel to and conformable to the first coupling side with a gap existing therebetween. The feeder cable has a central wire and an outer wire respectively connected with the feeder member and the grounding plane. The feeder member transmits a high-frequency fed-in signal to the short-circuit member in a capacitive coupling way. The multiband antenna of the present invention has a simplified antenna structure, a miniaturized size and wide frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao, Po-Yuan Liao
  • Publication number: 20140292613
    Abstract: A hinge antenna comprises a metal hinge, a first metal connecting plate and a second metal connecting plate. The hinge antenna further comprises a microwave substrate, a signal feeding line, and a conductor, wherein the conductor is electrically connected to the microwave substrate and extended from the microwave substrate. Furthermore, the feed line of the signal feeding line is electrically connected to the microwave substrate and the ground line of the signal feeding line is electrically connected to the metal hinge, the first metal connecting plate, the second metal connecting plate, and an outside metal shield so that the metal hinge, the first metal connecting plate, the second metal connecting plate, and the outside metal shield can serve as a ground. The aforementioned configuration is utilized to form an antenna loop. In addition, the configuration of this antenna can be built in the interior space of the foldable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Advanced-Connetek Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Ren HSIAO, Chih-Fan CHEN
  • Patent number: 8730107
    Abstract: A multi-frequency antenna comprises a first conductor, a second conductor, a grounding member, and a third conductor. The first and second conductors are respectively arranged on a first plane and a second plane. The grounding member is arranged on a third plane existing between the first and second planes. The third conductor is connected with the first conductor and arranged on the first plane also. The first and third conductors are respectively coupled to the radiated signals of the second conductor to form a first electrical path and a second electrical path. The first electrical path and the second electrical path have a phase difference of 180 degrees. The present invention features the additional third conductor. The third conductor and the first conductor are coupled to the radiated signals of the second conductor to generate opposite-phase signals. Thus are counterbalanced the interferences among the antenna systems of an identical frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek, Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hao Yu, Shih-Chia Liu, Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8698688
    Abstract: An antenna with an improved holed system ground plane comprises a substrate, a radiation conductor member, a grounding member and a system ground plane. The radiation conductor member is arranged on the surface of the substrate. The grounding member is arranged on one edge of the substrate. The radiation conductor member is connected with the grounding member. The system ground plane is connected with one side of the grounding member. The system ground plane has at least one arbitrary-shaped hole. A radiation-enhancing filler is disposed in the arbitrary-shaped hole. The present invention solves the conventional problems that the system ground plane is drilled or cut to accommodate components and IC chips, keep away from wiring routes and avoid protrusions on the appearance, via disposing radiation-enhancing fillers in the arbitrary-shaped holes. Thereby is kept integrality of the system ground plane and promoted omnidirectionality of signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8643550
    Abstract: A flexible antenna comprises a filmed layer, a flexible radiation conductor and a support member. The flexible radiation conductor has a crooked form and a feeder terminal. The filmed layer covers the upper surface of the flexible radiation conductor. The support member has a through-hole. The lower surface of the flexible radiation conductor is stuck to the upper surface of the support member. The feeder terminal is inserted through the through-hole to protrude from the lower surface of the support member. The flexible radiation conductor and the crooked feeder terminal thereof replace the conventional radiation conductor circuit layer and metallic contact terminal to overcome the problem that the conventional contact terminal damages the radiation conductor layer and protrudes the filmed layer. Further, the present invention integrates FPC and LDS technologies to enable the flexible radiation conductor to be arbitrarily stuck to complicated planes or complicated curved surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao, Chih-Fan Chen, Po-Sheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20130307733
    Abstract: A multi-frequency antenna includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element, a connection element, a third antenna element and a shorted element. The connection element is connected between the first antenna element and a neighborhood portion of the third antenna element. A feeding point is located in or nearby a first junction between the connection element and the first antenna element or located in the connection element. The shorted element is connected between the second antenna element and the grounding plane. The shorted element extends from a second junction between the second antenna element and the third antenna element to the grounding plane. The first conductive path that extends from the feeding point to the other end of the shorted element is substantially equal to a second conductive length that extends from the feeding point to the free end of the first antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao, Yao-Yuan Chang, Kuo-Chan Fu
  • Publication number: 20130307732
    Abstract: A multiband antenna comprises a feeder member, a radiation conductor, a short-circuit member, a grounding plane and a feeder cable. The feeder member has a first coupling side. Two end of the short-circuit member are respectively connected with the radiation conductor and the grounding plane. The short-circuit member has a second coupling side parallel to and conformable to the first coupling side with a gap existing therebetween. The feeder cable has a central wire and an outer wire respectively connected with the feeder member and the grounding plane. The feeder member transmits a high-frequency fed-in signal to the short-circuit member in a capacitive coupling way. The multiband antenna of the present invention has a simplified antenna structure, a miniaturized size and wide frequency bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao, Po-Yuan Liao
  • Patent number: 8418352
    Abstract: A multi-curvature antenna comprises a radiation conductor and a support element. The outer rim of the radiation conductor is fabricated into an outer ring having an arc-shape surface, and the arc-shape surface has a notch. The central portion of the radiation conductor is patterned to form a conduction path. The support element carries the radiation conductor. A method for fabricating a multi-curvature antenna comprises providing a plane metallic sheet; pressing or stamping the metallic sheet to form a radiation conductor having an outer ring with an arc-shape surface; pattering the central portion of the radiation conductor into a predetermined conduction path and punching the outer ring to form a connection member; and cutting off the connection member to complete a multi-curvature antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek, Inc.
    Inventors: Pei-Feng Wu, Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20120299799
    Abstract: An antenna with a feed cable support member comprises a first conductor, a pivotal shaft, a second conductor and a feed cable. The first and second conductors respectively connect with two sides of the pivotal shaft. The pivotal shaft enables the first and second conductors to open or close by 0-180 degrees. The support member is connected with one end of the pivotal shaft and disposed inside the slot between the first and second conductors. The feed cable has a high frequency signal feeding terminal fixed to the surface of the support member. Based on the principle of an aperture coupled antenna, the present invention adds the support member into the slot, whereby the high frequency signal feeding terminal can be directly fixed to the surface of the support member, and whereby the operating frequency and impedance matching can be fine tuned via the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ADVANCED CONNECTEK, INC.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20120068887
    Abstract: A multi-frequency antenna comprises a first conductor, a second conductor, a feeder conductor, a short-circuit member, a grounding plane and a feeder cable. The first conductor has a serpentine form. The second conductor is parallel to the first conductor and extends in one side of the first conductor. The feeder conductor connects the first conductor and the second conductor. The short-circuit member connects with the second conductor and extends serpentinely with an end thereof connecting with the grounding plane. The short-circuit member is arranged in one side of the second conductor and connects with the second conductor at a near-central point of the second conductor, which divides the second conductor into a first extension and a second extension. The feeder cable includes a central wire connecting with the feeder conductor and an external wire connecting with the grounding plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: ADVANCED CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao, Yao-Yuan Chang, Kuo-Chan Fu
  • Publication number: 20120068783
    Abstract: A tuning circuit for a pivotal antenna comprises a feeder transmission cable, a microwave medium, an impedance-matching tuning circuit, a grounding plane, a pivotal shaft, a radiation conductor, and a carrier member. The feeder transmission cable has a central wire and an outer conductor. The microwave medium has a first plane and a second plane. The impedance-matching tuning circuit is arranged on the first plane and connected with the central wire. The grounding plane is arranged on the second plane and connected with the outer conductor. The pivotal shaft has a first end connected with the impedance-matching tuning circuit and a second end connected with the radiation conductor. The carrier member accommodates the microwave medium thereinside. The tuning circuit for a pivotal antenna of the present invention can provide superior impedance and bandwidth for a radiation conductor of an antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: ADVANCED CONNECTEK, INC.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao
  • Patent number: D679575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao