Patents by Inventor Hou Chen

Hou Chen 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: 20090051885
    Abstract: A projector includes a casing, a light source, and a heat dissipation device. The light source and the heat dissipation device are installed inside the casing. Two openings are formed at two sides of the casing opposing to the light source. A light shield is positioned on one of the two openings. The light shield has a fixing plate, and a plurality of first parallel light-shielding plates and a plurality of second parallel light-shielding plates for blocking light leaking from the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hou-Chen Lu, Kai Huang
  • Publication number: 20090038787
    Abstract: A cooling system for cooling down a heat source of a projection device is disclosed. The cooling system includes a fan, and a control module. The control module is configured for supplying a first voltage to the fan for a first duration after the projection device is powered off and a second voltage to the fan for a second duration successive to the first duration. The second voltage is greater than the first voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HOU-CHEN LU, KAI HUANG
  • Publication number: 20060247254
    Abstract: 6,7-Dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridine and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline compounds of Formula (I), including salts, hydrates and solvates thereof, that act as 5-HT2 receptor ligands and their uses in the treatment of diseases linked to the activation of 5-HT2c receptors are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Bruce Lefker, Kevin Liu, Hou Chen, Steven Coffey
  • Patent number: 6822575
    Abstract: A backfill prevention system for a gas flow conduit, comprising a gas flow monitor circuit which measures the rate and direction of gas flow through a gas flow conduit and converts the measured data into a voltage signal. A valve control circuit operably connected to a valve or valves in the gas flow conduit receives the voltage signal from the gas flow monitor circuit and closes the valve or valves in the event that the voltage signal indicates backflow of a gas through the gas flow conduit. The valve control conduit may further be provided with a first light emitting diode (LED) which is illuminated during normal flow of the gas through the conduit, and a second LED which is illuminated in the event of gas backflow through the conduit. The system is typically used in conjunction with a mass flow controller in the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Taiwan SEmiconductor Manufacturing, Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Wen-Ming Chen, Wen-Chi Wang, Ming-Shong Fu, Jing-Hou Chen
  • Patent number: 6744612
    Abstract: The invention relates to an inrush current protection circuit for a power supply. The power supply includes a rectification circuit coupled to a main body of the power supply through an energy-storage capacitor. The main body of the power supply is provided with a reference voltage, and the setup time of the reference voltage is greater than a threshold value. The inrush current protection circuit includes a current limiting resistor coupled between a negative terminal of the rectification circuit and a ground terminal of the energy-storage capacitor for preventing the generation of an inrush current the instant that the power supply is powered on, and a switch coupled in parallel with the current limiting resistor and which is controlled by the reference voltage. When the reference voltage is set up, the switch switches from an open state to a short state, so as to bypass the current limiting resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chin-Hou Chen
  • Publication number: 20040017297
    Abstract: A backfill prevention system for a gas flow conduit, comprising a gas flow monitor circuit which measures the rate and direction of gas flow through a gas flow conduit and converts the measured data into a voltage signal. A valve control circuit operably connected to a valve or valves in the gas flow conduit receives the voltage signal from the gas flow monitor circuit and closes the valve or valves in the event that the voltage signal indicates backflow of a gas through the gas flow conduit. The valve control conduit may further be provided with a first light emitting diode (LED) which is illuminated during normal flow of the gas through the conduit, and a second LED which is illuminated in the event of gas backflow through the conduit. The system is typically used in conjunction with a mass flow controller in the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Ming Chen, Wen-Chi Wang, Ming-Shiang Fu, Jing-Hou Chen
  • Publication number: 20020191359
    Abstract: The invention relates to an inrush current protection circuit for a power supply. The power supply includes a rectification circuit coupled to a main body of the power supply through an energy-storage capacitor. The main body of the power supply is provided with a reference voltage, and the setup time of the reference voltage is greater than a threshold value. The inrush current protection circuit includes a current limiting resistor coupled between a negative terminal of the rectification circuit and a ground terminal of the energy-storage capacitor for preventing the generation of an inrush current the instant that the power supply is powered on, and a switch coupled in parallel with the current limiting resistor and which is controlled by the reference voltage. When the reference voltage is set up, the switch switches from an open state to a short state, so as to bypass the current limiting resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Chin-Hou Chen
  • Patent number: 6409211
    Abstract: Apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) which has a side structure (16) and a roof (18) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The vehicle occupant protection device (14) is inflatable away from the vehicle roof (18) into a position between the side structure (16) of the vehicle (12) and a vehicle occupant. An inflation fluid source (24) provides inflation fluid for inflating the vehicle occupant protection device (14). The vehicle occupant protection device (14) comprises a seam (60) extending in a spiral-like manner from a location (64) within the boundaries of the vehicle occupant protection device to define a spiral-like chamber portion (80) of the vehicle occupant protection device (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jianping Sheng, Chaoz Hou Chen
  • Publication number: 20020077415
    Abstract: The invention provides a creative latex based mainly vinyl acetate and one of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate or methyl acrylate, for non-hazardous use in shoe-making. A rigid liner can be made from said latex by any conventional technique wherein a base cloth such as a non-woven fabric is impregnated with said latex, and then the liner can be cut into shoe counter, toe and respective parts of shoe in any appropriate shape, characterized in that wherein said cut and shaped rigid liner is softened with alcohol and thereby produce adhesion, and then, the liner is inserted between the vamp and lining of the toe puff, counter and respective part of a shoe, bonds intimately and sets into fixed shape. Usage of the latex according to the invention in the shoe-making process can avoid serious hazard caused by the conventional latex that must use toluene as the solvent for softening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Ching-Long Chen, Shi-Hou Chen, Szu-Wei Chen