Patents by Inventor HSUAN-AN WEI

HSUAN-AN 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: 20140277492
    Abstract: An expandable implant of a minimally invasive surgery contains a body, a positioning post, two first connecting sets, two second connecting sets, and two expanding pieces. The body includes two seats and an adjusting knob. The positioning post inserts into the body and includes one side contacting with the adjusting knob and another side having a conical member. The two first connecting sets couples with the two seats, and each first connecting set has two first rods coupling with a respective one of the two seats. The two second connecting sets connects with the positioning post, and each second connecting set having two second rods coupling with the positioning post. Each expending piece axially connects with one of the two first rods of the each first connecting set and one of the two second rods of the each second connecting set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Chih-Hsuan Wei
  • Publication number: 20140277201
    Abstract: A positioning rod of a hollow pedicle for a minimally invasive surgery contains a hollow tube section and a circular clamping portion, and the clamping portion including a hole defined at a central portion thereof so as to fit the circular clamping portion on a top end of the hollow tube section. The circular clamping portion is made of plastic material. The color of the circular clamping portion is variable so as to provide a distinguishing function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Chih-Hsuan Wei
  • Publication number: 20140277202
    Abstract: A connecting structure of a spinal detector for a minimally invasive surgery contains: a positioning disc, a coupling member, and a plurality of metal bars. The positioning disc includes a plurality of holes defined on a front portion thereof in a sector arrangement. The coupling member is fixed on a rear portion of the positioning disc and includes a square seat and a holder. The square seat is mounted on the positioning disc and has the holder disposed thereon, and the holder has a circular boss formed thereon. The plurality of metal bars is circular and inserted in the plurality of holes of the positioning disc, and each metal bar includes a specific length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Chih-Hsuan Wei
  • Publication number: 20140126176
    Abstract: A protective cover includes a light guide plate, a first flexible layer, a light masking layer and a light source. The light guide plate has a light scattering structure, an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, wherein the light scattering structure is formed in the light guide plate and adjacent to the lower surface. The first flexible layer is formed on the upper surface. The light masking layer is formed on the first flexible layer and has a light transmissible portion formed over the light scattering structure correspondingly. The light source is disposed neighboring to the light guide plate and light emitted by the light source is guided by the light guide plate and then emitted out of the light transmissible portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP., DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liang-Yu Yao, Hsin-Cheng Ho, Hsuan-Wei Ho
  • Patent number: 8710297
    Abstract: A glycosyltransferase promoter and a recombinant nucleic acid, plant cell and transgenic plant containing thereof are provided. The promoter includes a nucleotide sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1˜7, a fragment having at least 10 contiguous bases of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1˜7 or a combination thereof, or a nucleotide sequence having 90% or more identity to the nucleotide sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1˜7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Shu-Jiau Chiou, Cheng-Yu Lee, Pei-Hsuan Wei, Jui-Hung Yen, Cheng-Li Fang
  • Publication number: 20140025116
    Abstract: A fixing structure of bone screws and a connecting rod for a minimally invasive surgery contains: a rigid sleeve having a receiving space, two slots, and a through hole, the receiving space and the through hole being defined on two ends of the rigid sleeve, and the two slots being formed on two opposite sides of an outer wall of the rigid sleeve and communicate with the receiving space; a flexible column being circular and retained in the receiving space of the rigid sleeve. Thereby, a complete rigid limitation and partial flexible limitations generate between at least one bone screw, hence only a tiny opening is cut in the minimally invasive surgery to facilitate surgery recovery and to lower infection risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventor: Chih-Hsuan Wei
  • Publication number: 20140025126
    Abstract: A fixed rod clamping structure for a minimally invasive surgery contains: a handle; a joint module including a first sprocket and a second sprocket engaging with the first sprocket, with the first sprocket connecting with the handle; a curved bar coupling with the second sprocket of the joint module; a fitting post connecting with the curved bar and having an orifice and a through hole, with the orifice being perpendicular to and communicating with the through hole and having inner threads formed on one end thereof adjacent to the curved bar; and a positioning column including a rotatable head, a pin, and outer threads formed on one end thereof adjacent to the rotatable head. The outer threads are screwed with the inner threads of the orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventor: Chih-Hsuan Wei
  • Publication number: 20140025115
    Abstract: A clamping device of a flexible rod for a minimally invasive surgery contains a retaining set and a flexible rod. The retaining set includes a locking member and a clamping seat. The locking member has an inner hexagonal hole defined therein and outer threads formed on an outer rim thereof. The clamping seat has a concaved arcuate face defined on a bottom end thereof and axially connecting with the locking member. The flexible rod is circular and is retained with the concaved arcuate face of the clamping seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventor: Chih-Hsuan Wei
  • Publication number: 20130331894
    Abstract: A bone screw structure for a minimally invasive surgery contains: a body including a holder and an axial seat, the holder having a through hole and two first peripheral walls, each having first threads; the screwing nail being axially connected with the axial seat of the body and having an inner orifice. The each first peripheral wall of the holder including a second side face extending therefrom, between the each first peripheral wall and the second side face is defined a V-shaped slot, and the second side face has second threads. Thereby, the two first peripheral walls of the holder of the body include two second side faces extending therefrom, and between the two first peripheral wall and the two second side faces are defined two V-shaped slots to provide an easy operating space to the bone screw and to lower an area of an opening of a wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventor: Chih-Hsuan Wei
  • Patent number: 8517549
    Abstract: A light keyboard includes a base, a plurality of keyswitches and a backlight module. The keyswitches are disposed on the base. The backlight module includes a light shielding plate, a light guiding plate and a reflecting plate. The light shielding plate is disposed under the base. The light guiding plate is disposed under the light shielding plate. The reflecting plate is disposed under the light guiding plate. The light shielding plate, the light guiding plate and the reflecting plate are stacked with each other so as to form a middle area of the backlight module. An edge of one of the light shielding plate and the reflecting plate is folded and stacked with the other one of the light shielding plate and the reflecting plate so as to form an edge area of the backlight module. The middle area and the edge area are at equal height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Darfon Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Liang-Yu Yao, Hsuan-Wei Ho
  • Publication number: 20130090469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to zinc porphyrin-based photosensitive dyes, specifically to zinc porphyrin-based photosensitive dyes with green transparency. The photosensitive dyes exhibit high push-pull ability in the zinc porphyrin-based structure, higher absorption and power conversion efficiency. The photosensitive dyes are used in the manufacture of dye-sensitive solar cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicants: NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY, JINTEX CORPORATION, LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Yu YEH, Hsuan-Wei LEE, Tzyy-Weei OU, Lun-Hong WANG, Bo-Cheng GUO, Chi-Lun MAI, Jian-Ging CHEN
  • Patent number: 8385629
    Abstract: The present invention provides a band-pass filter, being capable of fitting a frequency spectrum area having phase information in a frequency spectrum image, to obtain a spectrum information corresponding to the phase information during the process of obtaining the phase information from the frequency spectrum image with respect to an object's surface profile. In another embodiment, the present invention further provides a method to optimize the spectrum range of the band-pass filter so as to enhance measuring accuracy and efficiency while restoring the surface of the object. In addition, by employing the foregoing method, the present invention further provides a measurement system for measuring three-dimensional surface shapes in which a deformed fringe pattern with respect to the measured object's surface is acquired and the phase information is obtained from the fringe pattern according to the foregoing method so as to restore the surface profile of the measured object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: National Taipei University of Technology
    Inventors: Liang-Chia Chen, Hsuan-Wei Ho
  • Patent number: 8306276
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a bridge structural safety monitoring system and a bridge structural safety monitoring method. The method includes the steps of capturing an image of a monitoring area of a bridge to create a standard image of the bridge operated at normal conditions, capturing images of the monitoring area of the bridge continuously to obtain monitoring images, comparing the standard image with the monitoring image to obtain a displacement correlation coefficient of the monitoring area of the bridge, and transmitting the displacement correlation coefficient to a central console, such that the central console can determine the using condition of the bridge according to the displacement correlation coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Huang, Wei-Chieh Chiang, Tai-Shan Liao, Chia-Wei Hsu, Jen-Yu Wen, Tzu-Hsuan Wei, Yung-Hsiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20120185975
    Abstract: A glycosyltransferase promoter and a recombinant nucleic acid, plant cell and transgenic plant containing thereof are provided. The promoter includes a nucleotide sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1˜7, a fragment having at least 10 contiguous bases of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1˜7 or a combination thereof, or a nucleotide sequence having 90% or more identity to the nucleotide sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1˜7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Shu-Jiau CHIOU, Cheng-Yu Lee, Pei-Hsuan Wei, Jui-Hung Yen, Cheng-Li Fang
  • Publication number: 20120170306
    Abstract: A light keyboard includes a base, a plurality of keyswitches and a backlight module. The keyswitches are disposed on the base. The backlight module includes a light shielding plate, a light guiding plate and a reflecting plate. The light shielding plate is disposed under the base. The light guiding plate is disposed under the light shielding plate. The reflecting plate is disposed under the light guiding plate. The light shielding plate, the light guiding plate and the reflecting plate are stacked with each other so as to form a middle area of the backlight module. An edge of one of the light shielding plate and the reflecting plate is folded and stacked with the other one of the light shielding plate and the reflecting plate so as to form an edge area of the backlight module. The middle area and the edge area are at equal height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Liang-Yu Yao, Hsuan-Wei Ho
  • Patent number: 8047365
    Abstract: A foldable case for storing a multimedia device including a first protective sheet, a second protective sheet and a connecting unit is disclosed. The second protective sheet is used for securing the multimedia device. The connecting unit disposed between the first protective sheet and the second protective sheet may serve as a hinge with respect to which the first protective sheet is foldable over the second protective sheet. The connecting unit has an earphone receiving cavity, and a magnetic element is located in the earphone receiving cavity for magnetically attracting a wireless earphone. Moreover, as the wireless earphone is in the proximity of the earphone receiving cavity, the magnetic element magnetically attracts the wireless earphone so that the wireless earphone may be accommodated within the earphone receiving cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventors: Pi-Fen Lin, Man-Chun Wei, Hsiao-Hsuan Wei
  • Publication number: 20110249423
    Abstract: A lighting keyboard includes a light emitting module, a keyboard module and a masking film. The keyboard module is disposed on the light emitting module. The masking film is disposed between the light emitting module and the keyboard module. The masking film includes a first optical layer and a second optical layer. The first optical layer has several first openings. The second optical layer is disposed on a surface of the first optical layer. The surface of the first optical layer faces the light emitting module. A portion of the second optical layer is exposed from the first openings. A light shielding rate of the first optical layer is larger than a light shielding rate of the second optical layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Wei Ho, Liang-Yu Yao
  • Publication number: 20110044509
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a bridge structural safety monitoring system and a bridge structural safety monitoring method. The method includes the steps of capturing an image of a monitoring area of a bridge to create a standard image of the bridge operated at normal conditions, capturing images of the monitoring area of the bridge continuously to obtain monitoring images, comparing the standard image with the monitoring image to obtain a displacement correlation coefficient of the monitoring area of the bridge, and transmitting the displacement correlation coefficient to a central console, such that the central console can determine the using condition of the bridge according to the displacement correlation coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Huang, Wei-Chieh Chiang, Tai-Shan Liao, Chia-Wei Hsu, Jen-Yu Wen, Tzu-Hsuan Wei, Yung-Hsiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20100189372
    Abstract: The present invention provides a band-pass filter, being capable of fitting a frequency spectrum area having phase information in a frequency spectrum image, to obtain a spectrum information corresponding to the phase information during the process of obtaining the phase information from the frequency spectrum image with respect to an object's surface profile. In another embodiment, the present invention further provides a method to optimize the spectrum range of the band-pass filter so as to enhance measuring accuracy and efficiency while restoring the surface of the object. In addition, by employing the foregoing method, the present invention further provides a measurement system for measuring three-dimensional surface shapes in which a deformed fringe pattern with respect to the measured object's surface is acquired and the phase information is obtained from the fringe pattern according to the foregoing method so as to restore the surface profile of the measured object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: LIANG-CHIA CHEN, HSUAN-WEI HO
  • Patent number: 7655805
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing benzotriazole comprises acts of: preparing a first solvent comprising 2-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl) benzotriazole, a basic agent and molecular sieves and a second solvent comprising 3-chloro-2-alkyl propylene; mixing the solvents; and heating the solvents. This method requires only one reaction vessel and produces few by-products, therefore is simpler and cheaper to produce. Furthermore, the molecular sieves are cheaper than catalysts in conventional reactions and may be recycled, giving even greater economic benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: UFC Corporation
    Inventors: Ling Lu, Po-Hsuan Wei, Chung-Ning Fan, Yu-Cheng Lee, Hui-Ling Yang, Yu-Chin Lee