Patents by Inventor Jen-Tzong Jeng

Jen-Tzong Jeng 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: 10551447
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensing apparatus including a magnetic flux concentrator, a plurality of magnetoresistance units, and a plurality of magnetization direction setting elements is provided. The magnetic flux concentrator has a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface. The magnetoresistance units are respectively disposed beside the side surfaces. The magnetoresistance units are electrically connected to form an unchangeable Wheatstone full bridge. The magnetization direction setting elements set the magnetization directions of the magnetoresistance units into three different combinations in three different periods, respectively, so as to enable the unchangeable Wheatstone full bridge to respectively measure the magnetic field components in the three different directions in the three different periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: iSentek Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Te Yuan, Jen-Tzong Jeng, Meng-Huang Lai
  • Publication number: 20190101602
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensing apparatus including a magnetic flux concentrator, a plurality of magnetoresistance units, and a plurality of magnetization direction setting elements is provided. The magnetic flux concentrator has a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface. The magnetoresistance units are respectively disposed beside the side surfaces. The magnetoresistance units are electrically connected to form an unchangeable Wheatstone full bridge. The magnetization direction setting elements set the magnetization directions of the magnetoresistance units into three different combinations in three different periods, respectively, so as to enable the unchangeable Wheatstone full bridge to respectively measure the magnetic field components in the three different directions in the three different periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: iSentek Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Te Yuan, Jen-Tzong Jeng, Meng-Huang Lai
  • Patent number: 10168398
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensing apparatus including a magnetic flux concentrator and a plurality of magnetoresistance units is provided. The magnetic flux concentrator has a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface. The magnetoresistance units are respectively disposed beside the side surfaces. The magnetoresistance units are electrically connected to form at least one kind of Wheatstone full bridge in three different periods, so as to measure magnetic field components in three different directions, respectively, and to cause the at least one kind of Wheatstone full bridge to output three signals corresponding to the magnetic field components in the three different directions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: iSentek Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Te Yuan, Jen-Tzong Jeng, Meng-Huang Lai
  • Patent number: 9983271
    Abstract: A measurement method is configured to measure an external magnetic field. The measurement method includes: modifying a magnetic field distribution of the external magnetic field, so as to convert at least a portion of each of components of the external magnetic field in a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction at a plurality of different positions to the second direction, and sensing a magnitude of a magnetic field in the second direction at the different positions, so as to measure component magnitudes of the external magnetic field in the first, second and third directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: iSentek Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Te Yuan, Meng-Huang Lai, Jen-Tzong Jeng
  • Patent number: 9709640
    Abstract: A single bridge magnetic field sensor includes a fluxguide mounted to a surface of a substrate. A bridge unit includes first, second, third, and fourth magnetoresistive elements mounted around the fluxguide and mounted on the surface of the substrate. A switching circuit is electrically connected to two voltage inputs, two grounding terminals, two voltage output terminals, and the four magnetoresistive elements. The switching circuit can proceed with circuit switching according to a magnetic field in each axis direction to be measured, thereby changing electrical connection between the voltage inputs, the grounding terminals, the voltage output terminals, and the four magnetoresistive elements. A measuring unit is electrically connected to the two voltage output terminals and the four magnetoresistive elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Ching-Ray Chang, Jen-Tzong Jeng, Jen-Hwa Hsu, Chih-Cheng Lu, Bor-Lin Lai, Van-Su Luong
  • Publication number: 20170108559
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensing apparatus including a magnetic flux concentrator and a plurality of magnetoresistance units is provided. The magnetic flux concentrator has a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the top surface and the bottom surface. The magnetoresistance units are respectively disposed beside the side surfaces. The magnetoresistance units are electrically connected to form at least one kind of Wheatstone full bridge in three different periods, so as to measure magnetic field components in three different directions, respectively, and to cause the at least one kind of Wheatstone full bridge to output three signals corresponding to the magnetic field components in the three different directions, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: iSentek Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Te Yuan, Jen-Tzong Jeng, Meng-Huang Lai
  • Publication number: 20170097393
    Abstract: A measurement method is configured to measure an external magnetic field. The measurement method includes: modifying a magnetic field distribution of the external magnetic field, so as to convert at least a portion of each of components of the external magnetic field in a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction at a plurality of different positions to the second direction, and sensing a magnitude of a magnetic field in the second direction at the different positions, so as to measure component magnitudes of the external magnetic field in the first, second and third directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: iSentek Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Te Yuan, Meng-Huang Lai, Jen-Tzong Jeng
  • Publication number: 20170059668
    Abstract: A single bridge magnetic field sensor includes a fluxguide mounted to a surface of a substrate. A bridge unit includes first, second, third, and fourth magnetoresistive elements mounted around the fluxguide and mounted on the surface of the substrate. A switching circuit is electrically connected to two voltage inputs, two grounding terminals, two voltage output terminals, and the four magnetoresistive elements. The switching circuit can proceed with circuit switching according to a magnetic field in each axis direction to be measured, thereby changing electrical connection between the voltage inputs, the grounding terminals, the voltage output terminals, and the four magnetoresistive elements. A measuring unit is electrically connected to the two voltage output terminals and the four magnetoresistive elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: CHING-RAY CHANG, JEN-TZONG JENG, JEN-HWA HSU, CHIH-CHENG LU, BOR-LIN LAI, VAN-SU LUONG
  • Patent number: 9562953
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensing module including a plurality of magnetic flux concentrators and a plurality of sensing elements is provided. Each of the magnetic flux concentrators extends along a first extension direction, and the magnetic flux concentrators are arranged along a second direction. The sensing elements are respectively disposed at a position corresponding to a position between the magnetic flux concentrators and positions corresponding to two sides of the magnetic flux concentrators arranged along the second direction. Sensing directions of the sensing elements are substantially the same. A measurement method and a manufacturing method of a magnetic field sensing module are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: iSentek Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Te Yuan, Meng-Huang Lai, Jen-Tzong Jeng
  • Publication number: 20150137804
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensing module including a plurality of magnetic flux concentrators and a plurality of sensing elements is provided. Each of the magnetic flux concentrators extends along a first extension direction, and the magnetic flux concentrators are arranged along a second direction. The sensing elements are respectively disposed at a position corresponding to a position between the magnetic flux concentrators and positions corresponding to two sides of the magnetic flux concentrators arranged along the second direction. Sensing directions of the sensing elements are substantially the same. A measurement method and a manufacturing method of a magnetic field sensing module are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: iSentek, Inc.
    Inventors: Fu-Te Yuan, Meng-Huang Lai, Jen-Tzong Jeng