Patents by Inventor Hong-Fan WEI

Hong-Fan WEI 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: 20240076119
    Abstract: A tubular container and a beverage brewing device thereof are provided. The tubular container includes a barrel-shaped tube body having one or two access openings. The one or two access openings each have a threaded structure that can be an internal thread structure or an external thread structure for engaging another device, such as another tubular container or another beverage brewing device. The tubular container further includes a blocking structure disposed at each of the access openings, and the blocking structure is used for sealing contents that are used for brewing beverages and filled in the tubular container. A thread structure of the beverage brewing device engages with the tubular container that is provided in a form of a single tubular container or a combination of a plurality of tubular containers, in which the plurality of tubular containers are combined with mutually corresponding thread structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: HONG-FAN WEI
  • Patent number: 11793313
    Abstract: A waste storage device and an intelligent management system are provided. The waste storage device includes: a casing, a control module disposed in the casing, a microphone module disposed on an outer surface of the casing, and a moving module electrically connected to the control module. The microphone module is electrically connected to the control module. When the microphone module receives a first audio signal, the microphone module transmits the first audio signal to the control module, the control module analyzes an audio sending direction of the first audio signal, and the control module provides a driving signal to the moving module according to the first audio signal to drive the waste storage device to move in the audio sending direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventor: Hong-Fan Wei
  • Patent number: 11375819
    Abstract: A chair device, a mattress device, and a propping device are provided. The chair device includes a support stand, a seat module disposed above the support stand, a connection module disposed at one side of the seat module, a back support module connected to the connection module and disposed at one side of the seat module, a first pressure adjustment module disposed in the seat module, a second pressure adjustment module disposed in the back support module, a first pressure sensing module disposed in the seat module, a second pressure sensing module disposed in the back support module, and a control module. The control module adjusts the first pressure adjustment module according to first sensed pressure signals from the first pressure sensing module, and adjusts the second pressure adjustment module according to second sensed pressure signals from the second pressure sensing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: Hong-Fan Wei
  • Publication number: 20210155405
    Abstract: A waste storage device and an intelligent management system are provided. The waste storage device includes: a casing, a control module disposed in the casing, a microphone module disposed on an outer surface of the casing, and a moving module electrically connected to the control module. The microphone module is electrically connected to the control module. When the microphone module receives a first audio signal, the microphone module transmits the first audio signal to the control module, the control module analyzes an audio sending direction of the first audio signal, and the control module provides a driving signal to the moving module according to the first audio signal to drive the waste storage device to move in the audio sending direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Hong-Fan Wei
  • Publication number: 20210153661
    Abstract: A chair device, a mattress device, and a propping device are provided. The chair device includes a support stand, a seat module disposed above the support stand, a connection module disposed at one side of the seat module, a back support module connected to the connection module and disposed at one side of the seat module, a first pressure adjustment module disposed in the seat module, a second pressure adjustment module disposed in the back support module, a first pressure sensing module disposed in the seat module, a second pressure sensing module disposed in the back support module, and a control module. The control module adjusts the first pressure adjustment module according to first sensed pressure signals from the first pressure sensing module, and adjusts the second pressure adjustment module according to second sensed pressure signals from the second pressure sensing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: HONG-FAN WEI
  • Publication number: 20210153716
    Abstract: A tableware washing device and a method of washing tablewares are provided. The tableware washing device includes: a casing including a first accommodating space, which is used for accommodating at least one tableware for performing a washing process, a carrying module disposed in the casing, a control module, a first cleaning module disposed on an inner side of the casing and electrically connected to the control module, and a first image capture module electrically connected to the control module and disposed in the casing. The first cleaning module includes a plurality of first cleaning units that respectively provide a plurality of cleaning jets to clean the at least one tableware. The control module determines whether or not the at least one tableware is clean through a plurality of first cleaning procedure image informations captured by the first image capture module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: HONG-FAN WEI
  • Publication number: 20210154614
    Abstract: An air purification device and an intelligent management system are provided. The air purification device includes: a control module, a storage module storing a map data of a predetermined area, a first sensor module including a particulate matter sensor, and a moving module. The first sensor module and the moving module are electrically connected to the control module. The control module obtains a first route according to the map data and drives the moving module to perform air quality detection procedures at a plurality of locations of the predetermined area, respectively, according to the first route and the particulate matter sensor, the control module obtains a plurality of air quality parameters of the locations, generates a second route according to a first sequence of the air quality parameters, and drives the moving module according to the second route, so as to perform a plurality of air purification procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: HONG-FAN WEI
  • Publication number: 20210127891
    Abstract: A beverage brewing device, a brewing method, a tubular container, and a circuit system of the beverage brewing device are provided. The circuit system includes a microprocessor and a plurality of circuit components. The brewing method includes scanning an identification tag on the tubular container to obtain brewing parameters and controlling a water inputting module, a temperature adjusting module, a water outputting module and an air adding module. The water inputting module controls a volume and a flowrate of water supplied to the tubular container, the temperature adjusting module controls temperature and temperature controlling sequence of water supplied to the tubular container, the water outputting module determines an amount of time and the flowrate of water outputted from the tubular container according to the operating parameters, and the air adding module determines whether or not to add air or an amount of air to add into the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: HONG-FAN WEI
  • Publication number: 20210127887
    Abstract: A multi-functional cooking device and a food capsule are provided. The multi-functional cooking device integrates a plurality of cooking functions through circuits, structures, and software programs that are implemented by an embedded system. The multi-functional cooking device includes a body formed with an accommodating space for disposing the food capsule, a main body structure including a water storage component, an accommodating component, a water providing component, a heating component, a penetrating component, and one or more cooking tools disposed inside the body that cook food inside the food capsule. The multi-functional cooking device includes a circuit system implementing a plurality of cooking programs, the circuit system including a control circuit for controlling the multi-functional cooking device, a control panel for providing a selection of the cooking programs, and functional components, e.g., a heater, a microwave emitter, a fan unit, a water spray unit, and a sealing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: HONG-FAN WEI
  • Publication number: 20210132603
    Abstract: A smart platform device, a circuit system and a smart system thereof are provided. A main body of the smart platform device includes a driving system configured to drive the smart platform device moving, a platform for placement of an object, one or more closed or open storage spaces, a power source device, and the circuit system. In the circuit system, a control circuit is configured to control operations of the smart platform device, such as driving the smart platform device to move in a space by a driving system, a wireless communication module is configured to perform wireless communication, direction and distance probing to perform interior positioning, and interconnect to a user device to control operations of the smart platform device. The smart platform device includes a power management circuit and a charging circuit configured to provide electric power supplied to the power source device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Hong-Fan Wei
  • Publication number: 20160059511
    Abstract: A transfer film having texture and fragrance, and a method for fabricating an embossed unit using the transfer film via in-mold lamination or in-mold injection are disclosed. The transfer film has a PET layer, a release layer, an embossed layer disposed there between, and a plurality of microcapsules. The embossed layer has a first layer and a second layer respectively affixed to the PET layer and the release layer, the second surface is formed with a convex-concave texture, and the release layer has a third surface away from the embossed layer also formed with the convex-concave texture. A UV material layer, an ink layer and an adhesive layer are further disposed below the third surface. Furthermore, the plurality of microcapsules can be coated on the third surface or be dispersed in the UV material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Hong Fan Wei, Cho-Yi Lin, Yushu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20140218877
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a case having an opening, an electronic circuit and a dust cover. The electronic circuit is disposed in the case and includes a circuit board, a switch, and an expansion card slot. The switch and the expansion card slot are electrically connected at the circuit board. The opening exposes the switch and the expansion card slot. The expansion card slot includes an electrical connector used for electrical connection with an expansion card. The dust cover is detachably disposed at the opening The dust cover includes a cap portion, a press portion and an elastic portion. The cap portion closes the opening. The press portion faces the switch. The elastic portion is respectively connected to the cap portion and the press portion, so the press portion is capable of moving relative to the cap portion and hence has a trigger position and a release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Cho-Yi Lin
    Inventors: Hong-Fan WEI, I-Chin LIN, Cho-Yi LIN