Patents by Inventor Jung-Chi Chen
Jung-Chi 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).
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Patent number: 11070777Abstract: A projection apparatus and its operation method are provided. The projection apparatus includes a light-emitting device, a driving circuit coupled to the light-emitting device, and a control circuit receiving at least one video frame and analyzing color content of the at least one video frame. According to at least one control signal, the driving circuit drives the light-emitting device to generate a projected beam. The control circuit selects a highlight mode or a normal mode as a selected mode according to the color content and correspondingly sets at least one control signal to the driving circuit according to the selected mode. A brightness of the projected beam of the light-emitting device in the highlight mode is greater than that in the normal mode.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Wei-Chih Su, Sheng-Yu Chiu, Po-Yen Wu, Jung-Chi Chen, Chih-Lin Wang
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Publication number: 20200169708Abstract: A projection apparatus and its operation method are provided. The projection apparatus includes a light-emitting device, a driving circuit coupled to the light-emitting device, and a control circuit receiving at least one video frame and analyzing color content of the at least one video frame. According to at least one control signal, the driving circuit drives the light-emitting device to generate a projected beam. The control circuit selects a highlight mode or a normal mode as a selected mode according to the color content and correspondingly sets at least one control signal to the driving circuit according to the selected mode. A brightness of the projected beam of the light-emitting device in the highlight mode is greater than that in the normal mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Wei-Chih Su, Sheng-Yu Chiu, Po-Yen Wu, Jung-Chi Chen, Chih-Lin Wang
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Patent number: 9164363Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a casing, a motherboard, a power board, a light source, and a projection lens. The motherboard includes a host circuit board, a light valve, and a CPU, and is contained inside the casing. The light valve and the CPU are on the host circuit board. The power board includes a power circuit board and an AC/DC power module. The power circuit board is contained inside the casing, and the AC/DC power module is on the power circuit board. The light source is used to produce an illuminating beam. The light valve is used to transform the illuminating beam into an image beam. The projection lens is used to transform the image beam into a projecting beam. The power circuit board is parallel to the host circuit board. An optical axis of the projection lens is perpendicular to the host circuit board and power circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Sheng-Yu Chiu, Jung-Chi Chen
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Publication number: 20150185594Abstract: A dustproof cover used in a projector has a casing and a projection lens, the projection lens is disposed at a front side of the casing, the projection lens has a first adjusting device disposed at a top side of the casing connected to front side. The dustproof cover includes a body, a lid, a transparent plate and at least one airtight trim, in which the body is assembled to the casing to cover the projection lens and the first adjusting device and has a first adjusting hole to expose the first adjusting device. The lid is detachably connected to the body to conceal the first adjusting hole. The transparent plate is disposed on the body to allow an image beam emitted from the projection lens passing through. The at least one airtight trim is connected to a portion of the casing contacted the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Jung-Chi Chen, Sheng-Yu Chiu, Chih-Hui Chang, Hsiu-Min Hsiao
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Patent number: 8833973Abstract: A lamp position adjustment device includes a base plate, a supporting frame, a lamp holder, a first positioning mechanism, and a second positioning mechanism. The first positioning mechanism is disposed between the lamp holder and the supporting frame and between the lamp holder and the base plate to enable the lamp holder to move in a first direction relative to the supporting frame. The first direction is substantially parallel with one side of a light incident surface of an integration rod. The second positioning mechanism is disposed between the lamp holder and the base plate to enable the lamp holder to rotate about an axis parallel to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Jung-Chi Chen, Jih-Ching Chang, Chih-Hui Chang
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Patent number: 8766163Abstract: A control circuit is applied into a projector and an operation method is provided for the projector. The projector includes a photo sensor provided for generating a sensing voltage according to light intensity sensed by the photo sensor. The control circuit includes a first voltage-comparing unit, a reference voltage generating unit and a second voltage-comparing unit. The first voltage-comparing unit is provided for comparing the sensing voltage and a first reference voltage, to generate a first comprising result. The reference-voltage generating unit is provided for generating a second reference voltage and determining whether adjusting the second reference voltage according to the first comparing result. The second reference voltage is relatively larger than the first reference voltage. The second voltage-comparing unit is provided for comparing the sensing voltage and the second reference voltage, to generate a second comparing result.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Jung-Chi Chen, Po-Yen Wu, Chih-Lin Wang
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Publication number: 20140168617Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a casing, a motherboard, a power board, a light source, and a projection lens. The motherboard includes a host circuit board, a light valve, and a CPU, and is contained inside the casing. The light valve and the CPU are on the host circuit board. The power board includes a power circuit board and an AC/DC power module. The power circuit board is contained inside the casing, and the AC/DC power module is on the power circuit board. The light source is used to produce an illuminating beam. The light valve is used to transform the illuminating beam into an image beam. The projection lens is used to transform the image beam into a projecting beam. The power circuit board is parallel to the host circuit board. An optical axis of the projection lens is perpendicular to the host circuit board and power circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Sheng-Yu Chiu, Jung-Chi Chen
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Publication number: 20120228479Abstract: A control circuit is applied into a projector and an operation method is provided for the projector. The projector includes a photo sensor provided for generating a sensing voltage according to light intensity sensed by the photo sensor. The control circuit includes a first voltage-comparing unit, a reference voltage generating unit and a second voltage-comparing unit. The first voltage-comparing unit is provided for comparing the sensing voltage and a first reference voltage, to generate a first comprising result. The reference-voltage generating unit is provided for generating a second reference voltage and determining whether adjusting the second reference voltage according to the first comparing result. The second reference voltage is relatively larger than the first reference voltage. The second voltage-comparing unit is provided for comparing the sensing voltage and the second reference voltage, to generate a second comparing result.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Jung-Chi CHEN, Po-Yen Wu, Chih-Lin Wang
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Patent number: 8172405Abstract: A lamp includes a lampwick, a reflector, and a shade. The reflector has an opening and a bottom portion opposite to the opening. The lampwick is disposed at the bottom portion and passes through the bottom portion and at least one part of the lampwick is disposed in the reflector. The shade disposed outside the reflector covers a part of the reflector. The shade connected to the bottom portion has an inlet and an outlet. The inlet and the outlet are disposed at two opposite sides of the reflector respectively. An air flow flows into the space between the reflector and the shade through the inlet. At least one part of the air flow flows through the outlet along a flowing direction. An included angle defined between the flowing direction and a transmitting direction of an illumination light beam formed by the reflector is an acute angle.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignees: Young Green Energy Co., Coretronic CorporationInventors: Wei-Cheng Lo, Jung-Chi Chen, Jih-Ching Chang, Kai-Lun Hou
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Patent number: 7901091Abstract: A projection apparatus including a projection body and at least one adjusting leg is provided. The projection body has a casing, and the bottom of the casing has at least one accommodating cave. The adjusting leg includes a supporter and a pivoting rod. The supporter has a supporting portion and a screw connected to the supporting portion, and the projection body is capable of being supported on a surface by the supporting portion. The pivoting rod is pivoted to the casing and has a threaded hole, and the screw is screwed into the threaded hole. The pivoting rod is capable of being rotated along an axis of the pivoting rod to drive the supporter to rotate, so as to accommodate the supporting portion in the accommodating cave.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Che-Hsueh Chen, Jung-Chi Chen, Chih-Hao Wu
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Publication number: 20100097816Abstract: A lamp position adjustment device includes a base plate, a supporting frame, a lamp holder, a first positioning mechanism, and a second positioning mechanism. The first positioning mechanism is disposed between the lamp holder and the supporting frame and between the lamp holder and the base plate to enable the lamp holder to move in a first direction relative to the supporting frame. The first direction is substantially parallel with one side of a light incident surface of an integration rod. The second positioning mechanism is disposed between the lamp holder and the base plate to enable the lamp holder to rotate about an axis parallel to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: Jung-Chi CHEN, Jih-Ching CHANG, Chih-Hui CHANG
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Publication number: 20100079732Abstract: A lamp includes a lampwick, a reflector, and a shade. The reflector has an opening and a bottom portion opposite to the opening. The lampwick is disposed at the bottom portion and passes through the bottom portion and at least one part of the lampwick is disposed in the reflector. The shade disposed outside the reflector covers a part of the reflector. The shade connected to the bottom portion has an inlet and an outlet. The inlet and the outlet are disposed at two opposite sides of the reflector respectively. An air flow flows into the space between the reflector and the shade through the inlet. At least one part of the air flow flows through the outlet along a flowing direction. An included angle defined between the flowing direction and a transmitting direction of an illumination light beam formed by the reflector is an acute angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: Wei-Cheng LO, Jung-Chi Chen, Jih-Ching Chang, Kai-Lun Hou
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Patent number: 7679070Abstract: An arc chamber for an ion implantation system includes an exit aperture positioned at a wall of the arc chamber, filaments respectively positioned at two opposing sides within the arc chamber, and repeller structures respectively positioned at two opposing walls within the arc chamber between the filaments and the arc chamber. The repeller structure includes a repeller substrate with a screw axis for fitting the repeller structure to the arc chamber, an insulator positioned underneath the repeller substrate providing an electrical isolation between the repeller substrate and the arc chamber, and a conductive spacer covering a portion of the insulator positioned in between the insulator and the arc chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2007Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Jung-Chi Chen
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Patent number: 7658499Abstract: A projector has a case, a zoom lens, a zoom ring, a control plate, a lodging element, a control rod, and a handle. The case has an opening, and the zoom ring is disposed within the case and nearby the opening, the zoom ring is moved back and forth to drive the zoom rod. The control plate is mounted on the case and laid over the opening movably, the lodging element is movably contacted with the control rod, wherein the handle accepts the force along the extending direction of the rectangular opening so as to let the control plate move the lodging element along the extending direction of the rectangular opening and further to move the control rod for continuously regulating the focal length of the zoom lens.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chi-Yu Meng, Jung-Chi Chen
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Patent number: 7660124Abstract: A digital micromirror device (DMD) module includes a circuit board, a DMD element, a soft elastic pad, a heat dissipation pad and a heat sink. The circuit board includes a first surface, a second surface and a through hole, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface. The DMD element is electrically connected to the circuit board. The soft elastic pad is disposed on the first surface of the circuit board and surrounds the through hole. The heat dissipation pad passes through the through hole and contacts the DMD element. The soft elastic pad is sandwiched between the circuit board and the heat sink, the heat dissipation pad is sandwiched between the heat sink and the DMD element, and the heat sink contacts the soft elastic pad and the heat dissipation pad, so as to apply a force to the soft elastic pad and the heat dissipation pad.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Jung-Chi Chen, Che-Hsueh Chen
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Patent number: 7618148Abstract: A projector apparatus has an electrically conductive housing that includes a lower housing part and an upper housing part coupled to the lower housing part for covering the lower housing part, an internal projector module mounted in the housing, a first grounding component provided between the internal projector module and the upper housing part so as to establish a first grounding path between the internal projector module and the housing, and a second grounding component provided between the internal projector module and the lower housing part so as to establish a second grounding path between the internal projector module and the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chi-Yu Meng, Chin-Long Tien, Jung-Chi Chen, Ying-Yuan Shen
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Publication number: 20090262310Abstract: A picture correction systems and a method are provided. The system includes a circular variable resistance unit and a control unit. The circular variable resistance unit includes at least two circular resistance coils and a control stick. One of the circular resistance coils receives a voltage. The control stick is disposed on the inner rims of the circular resistance coils to be electrically connected with the circular resistance coils. The control stick rolls along the inner rims of the circular resistance coils. The circular variable resistance unit generates a loop voltage according to a position of the control stick being located at the inner rims of the circular resistance coils. The control unit receives the loop voltage, and performs a picture correction for a projector according to the loop voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Chang-Jung Wen, Jung-Chi Chen, Chih-Hui Chang
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Publication number: 20090246588Abstract: A planar fuel cell device including a fuel cell module, a first cathode channel plate, a second cathode channel plate, and a fixing structure is provided. The first cathode channel plate is adapted to be disposed on a first surface of the fuel cell module and includes a first curved surface and a first channel structure disposed on the first curved surface. The first curved surface protrudes toward the fuel cell module for pressing the first surface of the fuel cell module. The second cathode channel plate is adapted to be disposed on a second surface of the fuel cell module opposite to the first surface. The fixing structure is adapted to be disposed on the edge of the fuel cell module for fixing the first cathode channel plate and the second cathode channel plate on the first surface and the second surface respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tsan-Fu Tseng, Jung-Chi Chen
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Publication number: 20090197144Abstract: A switch valve applied to a cartridge of a fuel cell includes a first valve body and a second valve body. The first valve body has a first connecting member and a first slide member which may slide relative to the first connecting member. The second valve body has a second connecting member and a second slide member which may slide relative to the second connecting member. The second connecting member is used to lock the first connecting member. During assembling operation of the first and the second valve bodies, the first connecting member gets the second slide member moving to open the second valve body; and then the second connecting member gets the first slide member moving to open the first valve body. During disassembling operation of the first and the second valve bodies, the first valve body is closed before the second valve body is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tsan-Fu Tseng, Jung-Chi Chen
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Publication number: 20090135564Abstract: A digital micromirror device (DMD) module includes a circuit board, a DMD element, a soft elastic pad, a heat dissipation pad and a heat sink. The circuit board includes a first surface, a second surface and a through hole, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface. The DMD element is electrically connected to the circuit board. The soft elastic pad is disposed on the first surface of the circuit board and surrounds the through hole. The heat dissipation pad passes through the through hole and contacts the DMD element. The soft elastic pad is sandwiched between the circuit board and the heat sink, the heat dissipation pad is sandwiched between the heat sink and the DMD element, and the heat sink contacts the soft elastic pad and the heat dissipation pad, so as to apply a force to the soft elastic pad and the heat dissipation pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Jung-Chi CHEN, Che-Hsueh CHEN