Patents by Inventor Hung-Lieh Hu

Hung-Lieh Hu 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: 11290663
    Abstract: A thermal image sensing system including at least one thermal sensor, at least one light sensor, an image identification module, a storage module and a computing module is provided. The thermal sensor senses thermal radiation emitted by an object and generates a thermal radiation image signal correspondingly. The light sensor senses visible light reflected by the object and generates at least one visible light image signal correspondingly. The image identification module receives the visible light image signal generated by the light sensor and determines a material of the object according to the at least one visible light image signal. The storage module stores a radiation coefficient of the material of the object. The computing module calculates a surface temperature of the object according to the radiation coefficient of the material of the object and the thermal radiation emitted by the object. A thermal image sensing method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Han-Kuei Fu, Hsueh-Chih Chang, Shih-Yi Wen, Hung-Lieh Hu
  • Patent number: 10739607
    Abstract: A light source module adapted to provide a superposition structured pattern includes a light emitting device adapted to provide a light beam, a light guiding element including a polarizing beam splitter to separate the light beam into a first light beam and a second light beam, a first diffractive element configured to convert the first light beam into a first structured light, and a second diffractive element configured to convert the second light beam into a second structured light. Polarization states of the first light beam and the second light beam are different. The first and second structured lights are projected into a projection region, and overlapped and imaged as a superposition structured pattern. The projection region has sub-projection regions arranged in a matrix and adjacent to each other, and the pattern distribution of the superposition structured pattern in each sub-projection region is different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsueh-Chih Chang, Mu-Tao Chu, Hung-Lieh Hu, Jui-Ying Lin
  • Publication number: 20200252558
    Abstract: A thermal image sensing system including at least one thermal sensor, at least one light sensor, an image identification module, a storage module and a computing module is provided. The thermal sensor senses thermal radiation emitted by an object and generates a thermal radiation image signal correspondingly. The light sensor senses visible light reflected by the object and generates at least one visible light image signal correspondingly. The image identification module receives the visible light image signal generated by the light sensor and determines a material of the object according to the at least one visible light image signal. The storage module stores a radiation coefficient of the material of the object. The computing module calculates a surface temperature of the object according to the radiation coefficient of the material of the object and the thermal radiation emitted by the object. A thermal image sensing method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Han-Kuei Fu, Hsueh-Chih Chang, Shih-Yi Wen, Hung-Lieh Hu
  • Publication number: 20190293954
    Abstract: A light source module adapted to provide a superposition structured pattern includes a light emitting device adapted to provide a light beam, a light guiding element including a polarizing beam splitter to separate the light beam into a first light beam and a second light beam, a first diffractive element configured to convert the first light beam into a first structured light, and a second diffractive element configured to convert the second light beam into a second structured light. Polarization states of the first light beam and the second light beam are different. The first and second structured lights are projected into a projection region, and overlapped and imaged as a superposition structured pattern. The projection region has sub-projection regions arranged in a matrix and adjacent to each other, and the pattern distribution of the superposition structured pattern in each sub-projection region is different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jui-Ying Lin, Hsueh-Chih Chang, Mu-Tao Chu, Hung-Lieh Hu
  • Patent number: 9578709
    Abstract: A multi-function lighting system is provided. A design of multiplex configuration of a multi-diode lighting module and a design of optical time domain modulation of an electric controlling system are applied to a lighting system which senses environmental conditions to automatically or artificially change a color, a light intensity and a color-temperature of a light to influence people's feelings and moods. At the same time, the environmental sensing device further feedbacks an information of humidity or temperature so that parameter of optimum light environment can be set accordingly. The multi-diode lighting module is applied to the design of the lighting system, such that the lighting system can be manufactured in a customization way to meet varied requirements in the landscaping and optical designs, not only reducing the cost and increasing mass production rate but also providing multi-functions including landscaping lighting, ergonomic lighting, plant lighting and air purifying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sheng-Ho Huang, Hung-Lieh Hu, Chen-Kun Chen, Yu-Chen Yu
  • Patent number: 9425359
    Abstract: A light emitting diode includes a semiconductor stacked structure, a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode. The semiconductor stacked structure includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and a light emitting layer. An undoped semiconductor layer over the first semiconductor layer may be not removed or not completely removed to increase the strength of the semiconductor stacked structure and improve the reliability of the LED and the production yields of manufacturing process. A roughened structure (or a photonic crystal) can be formed on the undoped semiconductor layer when the semiconductor stacked structure to improve the light emitting efficiency of the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, TYNTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yao-Jun Tsai, Shih-Yi Wen, Chen-Peng Hsu, Hung-Lieh Hu, Chia-Chun Yu, Yen-Chu Li, Chun-Yi Tung
  • Patent number: 9391239
    Abstract: A light emitting diode includes a semiconductor stacked structure, a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode. The semiconductor stacked structure includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and a light emitting layer. The first semiconductor layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and has a first region and a second region. The second semiconductor layer is disposed on the second surface. The light emitting layer is disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The substrate has a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer thereon. The first electrode is disposed between the second semiconductor layer and the first conductive layer. The second electrode is disposed on the first surface. The third electrode is disposed between the second region and the second conductive layer, and electrically connected to the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yao-Jun Tsai, Chen-Peng Hsu, Shih-Yi Wen, Chi-Chin Yang, Yu-Hsiang Chang, Re-Ching Lin, Hung-Lieh Hu
  • Patent number: 9312247
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes a first light module and a second light module. The first light module emits a first light beam to a first illuminating area, and the second light module emits a second light beam to a second illuminating area. The first light module includes a first blue chip emitting a blue light with a main wave peak from 461 nm to 480 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chun-Hsing Lee, Ya-Hui Chiang, Ling-Yu Tsai, Cheng-Da Shaw, Chien-Chun Lu, Hung-Lieh Hu
  • Patent number: 9252079
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate, including a substrate material, two conductive structures, and at least one diode. The two conductive structures extend from a first surface of the substrate material to a second surface of the substrate material via two through holes penetrating through the substrate material. The at least one diode is embedded in the substrate material at a sidewall of one of the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yao-Jun Tsai, Chen-Peng Hsu, Shih-Yi Wen, Chi-Chin Yang, Hung-Lieh Hu
  • Patent number: 9231168
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode package structure including a chip carrier portion, a light-emitting diode chip, and a package material is provided. The light-emitting diode chip is disposed on the chip carrier portion of the package. The package material is filled in the chip carrier portion and covers the light-emitting diode chip. The package material includes a matrix material, a plurality of first powder particles, and a plurality of second powder particles. The first powder particles and the second powder particles are distributed in the matrix material. Each first powder particle is a wavelength conversion material. Each second powder particle has a shell-like structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Re-Ching Lin, Shih-Yi Wen, Chen-Peng Hsu, Hung-Lieh Hu, Yu-Chen Yu, Chia-Fen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9210754
    Abstract: An light device, includes a plurality of first light cells arranged axisymmetrically about an axis; a plurality of second light cells arranged axisymmetrically around the axis; and a controller coupled to a brightness adjust unit, and determines whether to activate the first light cells and second light cells according to a brightness adjust value of the brightness adjust unit, wherein the average distance between the first light cells and the axis is shorter than the average distance between the second light cells and the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hung-Lieh Hu, Chen-Peng Hsu, Hsin-Yun Tsai, Shih-Yi Wen
  • Patent number: 9178107
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a wafer-level light emitting diode structure is provided. The method includes: providing a substrate, wherein a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, and a second semiconductor layer are sequentially disposed on the substrate; subjecting the first semiconductor layer, the light emitting layer, and the second semiconductor layer with a patterning process to form a first depressed portion, a second depressed portion, a stacked structure disposed on the second depressed portion and a remained first semiconductor layer disposed on the depressed portion, wherein the stacked structure comprises a patterned second semiconductor layer, a patterned emitting layer, and a patterned first semiconductor layer; forming a first electrode on the remained first semiconductor layer of the first depressed portion; and forming a second electrode correspondingly disposed on the patterned second semiconductor layer of the second depressed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yao-Jun Tsai, Chen-Peng Hsu, Kuo-Feng Lin, Hsun-Chih Liu, Hung-Lieh Hu, Chien-Jen Sun
  • Patent number: 9140839
    Abstract: A lighting module comprises a first light source, a second light source and a phosphor element is provided. The first light source emits a first exciting light. The second light source emits a second exciting light. The phosphor element converts the first exciting light and the second exciting light to an emission light. The first exciting light and the second exciting light are input to the phosphor element in different directions of incidence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignees: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hsueh-Chih Chang, Hung-Lieh Hu
  • Patent number: 9095029
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light-emitting module and a control unit. The light-emitting module is for providing a light. The control unit switches the light emitted from the light-emitting module between a first light and a second light, wherein the circadian stimulus value (CS/P value) of the second light is less than CS/P value of the first light, and the color temperatures of the second light and the first light are substantially the same as each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Chun Lu, Chun-Hsing Lee, Ya-Hui Chiang, Hung-Lieh Hu, Chia-Fen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9052418
    Abstract: A light source module optically coupled to an optical fiber which has a light incident surface is provided. The light source module includes a plurality of light sources and a concentrator. The light sources surround an axis, and the axis passes through a center of the light incident surface and is perpendicular to the light incident surface. Each of the light sources is capable of emitting a beam along a transmitting path toward the axis. The concentrator is disposed at the axis and includes a curvy reflective surface located on the transmitting paths for reflecting the beams to the light incident surface of the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
    Inventors: Hsueh-Chih Chang, Hung-Lieh Hu, Chao-Wei Li
  • Publication number: 20150108526
    Abstract: A light emitting diode includes a semiconductor stacked structure, a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode. The semiconductor stacked structure includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and a light emitting layer. An undoped semiconductor layer over the first semiconductor layer may be not removed or not completely removed to increase the strength of the semiconductor stacked structure and improve the reliability of the LED and the production yields of manufacturing process. A roughened structure (or a photonic crystal) can be formed on the undoped semiconductor layer when the semiconductor stacked structure to improve the light emitting efficiency of the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Yao-Jun Tsai, Shih-Yi Wen, Chen-Peng Hsu, Hung-Lieh Hu, Chia-Chun Yu, Yen-Chu Li, Chun-Yi Tung
  • Publication number: 20150098240
    Abstract: A light source module optically coupled to an optical fiber which has a light incident surface is provided. The light source module includes a plurality of light sources and a concentrator. The light sources surround an axis, and the axis passes through a center of the light incident surface and is perpendicular to the light incident surface. Each of the light sources is capable of emitting a beam along a transmitting path toward the axis. The concentrator is disposed at the axis and includes a curvy reflective surface located on the transmitting paths for reflecting the beams to the light incident surface of the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicants: KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG, Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsueh-Chih Chang, Hung-Lieh Hu, Chao-Wei Li
  • Patent number: 8979313
    Abstract: A semiconductor light source device is provided. The semiconductor light source device includes a light guide, at least one semiconductor light source set and at least one light transformation coupler. The light transformation coupler is disposed between the semiconductor light source set and the light guide for guiding the light emitted from the semiconductor light source set to the light guide. The light transformation coupler has an inclined surface and a curved surface. The inclined surface is a multi-level inclined surface with several slopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chun-Hsing Lee, Hung-Lieh Hu, Ya-Hui Chiang, Chao-Wei Li, Chen-Kun Chen
  • Publication number: 20150061084
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate, including a substrate material, two conductive structures, and at least one diode. The two conductive structures extend from a first surface of the substrate material to a second surface of the substrate material via two through holes penetrating through the substrate material. The at least one diode is embedded in the substrate material at a sidewall of one of the through holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yao-Jun Tsai, Chen-Peng Hsu, Shih-Yi Wen, Chi-Chin Yang, Hung-Lieh Hu
  • Patent number: D728833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chao-Wei Lee, Hung-Lieh Hu, Cheng-Da Shaw, Chen-Peng Hsu