Patents by Inventor Kai-Yun Cheng

Kai-Yun Cheng 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: 11766830
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printer includes a projector, a tank, and a platform. The projector includes a light source, a digital micromirror device, and a controller. The digital micromirror device includes a micromirror, and the micromirror may be switched between an on state and an off state according to a control signal. The controller is electrically connected to the digital micromirror device and the light source. The controller further includes a judgement unit. The judgement unit may output the control signal to switch the micromirror to the off state when the light source is in the off state. The platform is adjacent to the tank. In addition, a manufacturing method for a three-dimensional printer is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Young Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Shun Chen, Jia-Bin Huang, Kai-Yun Cheng
  • Publication number: 20210283854
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printer includes a projector, a tank, and a platform. The projector includes a light source, a digital micromirror device, and a controller. The digital micromirror device includes a micromirror, and the micromirror may be switched between an on state and an off state according to a control signal. The controller is electrically connected to the digital micromirror device and the light source. The controller further includes a judgement unit. The judgement unit may output the control signal to switch the micromirror to the off state when the light source is in the off state. The platform is adjacent to the tank. In addition, a manufacturing method for a three-dimensional printer is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Young Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Shun Chen, Jia-Bin Huang, Kai-Yun Cheng
  • Patent number: 9414452
    Abstract: An LED lighting device includes a luminescent circuit, a detecting circuit, an adjustable current source and a dimming control circuit. The luminescent circuit is driven by a rectified AC voltage for providing light. The detecting circuit is configured to detect a rising edge or a falling edge of the LED current associated with a frequency of the rectified AC voltage. The dimming current regulator is configured to vary a duty cycle of the LED current according to a PWM signal. The dimming control circuit is configured to generate the PWM signal and synchronize a frequency of the PWM signal with the frequency of the rectified AC voltage at the detected rising edge or the falling edge of the rectified AC voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: IML International
    Inventors: Kai-Yun Cheng, Yung-Hsin Chiang
  • Publication number: 20160212811
    Abstract: An LED lighting device includes a luminescent circuit, a detecting circuit, an adjustable current source and a dimming control circuit. The luminescent circuit is driven by a rectified AC voltage for providing light. The detecting circuit is configured to detect a rising edge or a falling edge of the LED current associated with a frequency of the rectified AC voltage. The dimming current regulator is configured to vary a duty cycle of the LED current according to a PWM signal. The dimming control circuit is configured to generate the PWM signal and synchronize a frequency of the PWM signal with the frequency of the rectified AC voltage at the detected rising edge or the falling edge of the rectified AC voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kai-Yun Cheng, Yung-Hsin Chiang
  • Patent number: 9313839
    Abstract: An LED lighting device includes multiple luminescent devices driven by a rectified AC voltage. The multiple luminescent devices are turned on flexibly in a multi-stage driving scheme using multiple current controllers. The current settings of the two driving stages with the highest current level and the second highest current level are adjusted according to the variation in the rectified AC voltage VAC or according to the variation in the duty cycle of the luminance device due to the variation in the rectified AC voltage. The present invention can improve the line/load regulation of the LED lighting device when the rectified AC voltage somehow fluctuates between its upper bound and lower bound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: IML International
    Inventors: Alberto Giovanni Viviani, Dimitry Goder, Chun Lu, Kai-Yun Cheng
  • Publication number: 20160007416
    Abstract: An LED lighting device includes multiple luminescent devices driven by a rectified AC voltage. The multiple luminescent devices are turned on flexibly in a multi-stage driving scheme using multiple current controllers. The current settings of the two driving stages with the highest current level and the second highest current level are adjusted according to the variation in the rectified AC voltage VAC or according to the variation in the duty cycle of the luminance device due to the variation in the rectified AC voltage. The present invention can improve the line/load regulation of the LED lighting device when the rectified AC voltage somehow fluctuates between its upper bound and lower bound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Alberto Giovanni Viviani, Dimitry Goder, Chun Lu, Kai-Yun Cheng