Patents by Inventor Hsin-An Hou

Hsin-An Hou 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: 20200054692
    Abstract: The present invention provides a Bifidobacterium lactis having active substances, a composition comprising the same, and a method of promoting longevity using the same by subjecting the composition to a subject, thereby increasing Cisd2 gene expression, reducing damage of mitochondria, delaying aging-related symptoms including nerve degeneration and sarcopenia, and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Chin-Chu CHEN, Yen-Lien Chen, Shih-Wei LIN, Yen-Po CHEN, Ci-Sian WANG, Yu-Hsin HOU, Yang-TZU SHIH, Ching-Wen LIN, Ya-Jyun CHEN, Jia-Lin JIANG
  • Publication number: 20190194281
    Abstract: The invention creates engineered surface protein expression on vesicles for specific targeting and delivery of agents to autophagic and apoptotic cells. Moreover, the vesicles of the invention can achieve a synergistic effect on the targeting and drug delivery to autophagic and apoptotic cells and autophagic and apoptotic cells-containing tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Hsin-Hou CHANG, Der-Shan SUN
  • Publication number: 20180073081
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method to predict prognostic results for diseases including acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by analyzing novel markers which comprises microRNA/mRNA (miRNA/mRNA) pairings. In particular, the miRNA/mRNA pairings are a kind of NPM1 mutation-modulated miRNA/mRNA regulation pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Eric Y. Chuang, Mong-Hsun Tsai, Wen-Chien Chou, Liang-Chuan Lai, Hwei-Fang Tien, Yu-Chiao Chiu, Tzu-Pin Lu, Yen-Chun Liu, Yi-Yi Kuo, Hsin-An Hou, Yidong Chen
  • Patent number: 9337973
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a method of cooperative MIMO wireless communication, and a base station using the same. A base station would have a plurality of radio remote units (RRUs), and each of the RRUs may have a specific radio coverage and a plurality of antennas coupled to each of the RRUs. The function of the base station may include receiving a UE information, receiving a service flow, deriving a service type of the service flow, and determining a MIMO scheme, modulating the service flow into a MIMO stream according to the MIMO scheme, allocating a plurality of resource blocks, wherein the resource blocks may correspond to a portion or all of the RRUs, distributing the MIMO stream into a plurality of downlink sub streams and transmitting the downlink sub streams through the resource blocks by the RRUs corresponding to the resource blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsin-An Hou, Wan-Yi Lin, Yung-Han Chen
  • Patent number: 9270371
    Abstract: A radio frequency signal transceiving method and device thereof are proposed. The method is configured for a radio equipment controller (REC) of a radio frequency signal transceiving device to exchange radio signals between a plurality of Baseband Units (BBUs) and a plurality of Radio Equipments (REs) that respectively connected to a plurality of Remote Radio Units (RRUs), and the method includes but not limited to the step of: receiving a first radio downlink signal at least, generating a first downlink control signal, modulating the first radio downlink signal at least into a first analog downlink signal at a first frequency according to the first downlink control signal, multiplexing the first analog downlink signal and the first downlink control signal into an integrated analog downlink signal, converting the integrated analog downlink signal into an optical downlink signal, and transmitting the optical downlink signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Hsin-An Hou
  • Patent number: 9075172
    Abstract: A lighting device including a light converting structure, a light accommodating structure, and a lighting device that utilizes a light converting structure and/or a light accommodating structure to obtain a thinner configuration. The light converting structure includes a bottom conical recess to accommodate a light source, and a top conical recess to distribute the lights emitted from the light source. The light accommodating structure includes a through hole with a small opening and a large opening. A light source is accommodated in the through hole at the large opening, and the lights emitted from the light source output at the small opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Luxingtek, LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi-Wei Koh, Chi-Jen Kao, Wen-Chiun Ing, Wei-Hsin Hou
  • Patent number: 8897839
    Abstract: A method for controlling a distributed antenna system includes the following steps. A target propagation delay value is defined according to a transmit/receive transition gap. Propagation delay time of a service antenna unit corresponding to a base station is estimated. The service antenna unit is turned on to perform downlink signal transmission, and the propagation delay time of the service antenna unit is compensated to the target propagation delay value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hung-Hsiang Wang, Hsin-An Hou
  • Patent number: 8814391
    Abstract: A light guiding structure includes a light transmissive body and microstructures; the light transmissive body includes an upper conical groove and a lower accommodating groove, and the upper conical groove has a curved surface with a continually varied slope; the microstructures are disposed on the light transmissive body. A lighting device includes a circuit board, a light source and the aforesaid light guiding structure; the light source and the light guiding structure are disposed on the circuit board, and the light source is accommodated within the lower accommodating groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Luxingtek, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Wei Koh, Chi-Jen Kao, Wen-Chiun Ing, Wei-Hsin Hou
  • Patent number: 8759673
    Abstract: A receptacle includes an electrically insulative bottom wall, and an electrically insulative upright wall upwardly extended from the border of the bottom wall, the upright wall having a back wall portion corresponding to the rear side of the bottom wall. The bottom wall is adapted for mounting at a circuit board or electronic device to hold a transformer in such a manner that the lead wires of the primary winding of the transformer are disposed at the front side of the bottom wall; the insulated lead wires of the secondary winding of the transformer are extended over the top edge of the back wall portion and then turned downwardly and bonded to the circuit board or electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Power Mate Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lien-Hsing Chen, Chiang-Hsin Hou, Wei-Sheng Wang
  • Patent number: 8721115
    Abstract: A light panel is disclosed. The light panel comprises a circuit assembly, a plurality of light sources, a light reflective structure, and a diffuser layer. The light reflective structure has a plurality of concaves, which are continuously connected to form a plurality of ridges. Each of the concaves has an opening formed on the bottom surface thereof, and each of the light sources is disposed corresponding to each of the openings of the concaves. The diffuser layer is supported by the ridges of the light reflective structure. In some aspects of the present invention, the diffuser layer may have a sloping inner surface or is coated with patterned diffuser coatings on the top surface. Each light source can be added with a lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Luxingtek, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Chiun Ing, Wei-Hsin Hou, Zhi-Wei Koh, Chi-Jen Kao
  • Publication number: 20140072298
    Abstract: A radio frequency signal transceiving method and device thereof are proposed. The method is configured for a radio equipment controller (REC) of a radio frequency signal transceiving device to exchange radio signals between a plurality of Baseband Units (BBUs) and a plurality of Radio Equipments (REs) that respectively connected to a plurality of Remote Radio Units (RRUs), and the method includes but not limited to the step of: receiving a first radio downlink signal at least, generating a first downlink control signal, modulating the first radio downlink signal at least into a first analog downlink signal at a first frequency according to the first downlink control signal, multiplexing the first analog downlink signal and the first downlink control signal into an integrated analog downlink signal, converting the integrated analog downlink signal into an optical downlink signal, and transmitting the optical downlink signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Hsin-An Hou
  • Publication number: 20140071912
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a method of cooperative MIMO wireless communication, and a base station using the same. A base station would have a plurality of radio remote units (RRUs), and each of the RRUs may have a specific radio coverage and a plurality of antennas coupled to each of the RRUs. The function of the base station may include receiving a UE information, receiving a service flow, deriving a service type of the service flow, and determining a MIMO scheme, modulating the service flow into a MIMO stream according to the MIMO scheme, allocating a plurality of resource blocks, wherein the resource blocks may correspond to a portion or all of the RRUs, distributing the MIMO stream into a plurality of downlink sub streams and transmitting the downlink sub streams through the resource blocks by the RRUs corresponding to the resource blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsin-An Hou, Wan-Yi Lin, Yung-Han Chen
  • Patent number: 8582040
    Abstract: A functional device array with self-aligned electrode structures and fabrication methods thereof are presented. The functional device array includes a transparent substrate. A patterned lower electrode array is disposed on the transparent substrate. A spacer structure is disposed overlying the transparent substrate and located between the patterned lower electrodes self-aligned therewith. A functional structure layer is disposed in an array of pixel regions defined by the spacer structure. A patterned upper substrate is disposed on the functional structure layer corresponding to each of the pixel regions, and a passivation layer is disposed on the patterned upper electrode covering the functional device array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih Sheng Hou, Wei-Hsin Hou
  • Patent number: 8465174
    Abstract: A light box defined with a peripheral portion and a display portion is provided. The peripheral portion has four margins, and the opposing margins being defined with equal widths. The display portion is surrounded by the peripheral portion and is rectangular. The light box comprises at least two sets of electrode pads and an outer frame. The at least two sets of the electrode pads are disposed on at least two of the margins, respectively, and each set of the electrode pads comprises a connector electrode pad, disposed at the corresponding margin. With the arrangement of the at least two sets of the electrode pads, the light box can be panelized with one or more lighting panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Luxingtek, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Chiun Ing, Wei-Hsin Hou
  • Patent number: 8454195
    Abstract: A lighting device, a lighting panel and a circuit board thereof are provided. The circuit board comprises a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate and at least one circuit layer, being patterned onto the substrate to form a plurality of traces for electrically connecting the light sources. Therein, the circuit board is capable of being assembled with other circuit boards to construct the lighting panel. The lighting device is capable of having the lighting panel of a large size by assembling a plurality of the circuit boards and individually controlling each light source disposed on the lighting panel so as to provide the function of local dimming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Luxingtek, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Chiun Ing, Wei-Hsin Hou, Ching-Cheng Lee
  • Publication number: 20130122830
    Abstract: A method for controlling a distributed antenna system includes the following steps. A target propagation delay value is defined according to a transmit/receive transition gap. Propagation delay time of a service antenna unit corresponding to a base station is estimated. The service antenna unit is turned on to perform downlink signal transmission, and the propagation delay time of the service antenna unit is compensated to the target propagation delay value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hung-Hsiang Wang, Hsin-An Hou
  • Publication number: 20130092411
    Abstract: A receptacle includes an electrically insulative bottom wall, and an electrically insulative upright wall upwardly extended from the border of the bottom wall, the upright wall having a back wall portion corresponding to the rear side of the bottom wall. The bottom wall is adapted for mounting at a circuit board or electronic device to hold a transformer in such a manner that the lead wires of the primary winding of the transformer are disposed at the front side of the bottom wall; the insulated lead wires of the secondary winding of the transformer are extended over the top edge of the back wall portion and then turned downwardly and bonded to the circuit board or electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Lien-Hsing Chen, Chiang-Hsin Hou, Wei-Sheng Wang
  • Patent number: 8382337
    Abstract: A lighting device, a light spreading plate for the lighting device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The lighting device comprises a light source plate and the light spreading plate. The light source plate comprises a plurality of light sources. The light spreading plate comprises a light travelling layer formed with a plurality of light spreading units. Each of the light spreading units is formed with a main body being defined with a top surface, a bottom surface and a peripheral. The main body has a thickness being tapered towards the peripheral. The main body comprises a top surface having a cone-shaped recess and a bottom surface having a bowl-shaped recess. The cone-shaped recess and the bowl-shaped recess of each of the spreading units are opposite to each other, and one of the cone-shaped recess and bowl-shaped recess is fitted for one of the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Luxingtek, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Chiun Ing, Wei-Hsin Hou, Zhi-Wei Koh, Chi-Jen Kao
  • Publication number: 20130045924
    Abstract: The present invention provides a use of soluble P-selectin in treating systemic hemorrhagic conditions, stabilizing blood pressure, and protecting hypoxic/ischemic tissues. Also provided is a use of anthrax lethal toxin in treating thrombotic conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Hsin-Hou Chang, Der-Shan Sun
  • Patent number: 8377887
    Abstract: The present invention provides a use of soluble P-selectin in treating systemic hemorrhagic conditions, stabilizing blood pressure, and protecting hypoxic/ischemic tissues. Also provided is a use of anthrax lethal toxin in treating thrombotic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventors: Hsin-Hou Chang, Der-Shan Sun