Patents by Inventor Kuan TANG

Kuan TANG 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: 20160228542
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of allergies. More particularly, the present invention provides a method for treating an allergy in a subject by inducing tolerance to an allergen associated with the allergy. Medicinal kits useful in protocols to induce tolerance or reduce intolerance in a subject also form part of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Mimi Lai-Kuan TANG
  • Patent number: 9402896
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of allergies. More particularly, the present invention provides a method for treating an allergy in a subject by inducing tolerance to an allergen associated with the allergy. Medicinal kits useful in protocols to induce tolerance or reduce intolerance in a subject also form part of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: MURDOCH CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Mimi Lai-Kuan Tang
  • Patent number: 9390647
    Abstract: The LED display system comprises an array of LEDs and a driver circuit that employs a scrambled PWM generator. The scrambled PWM generator is configured to generate a plurality of PWM pulses. The PWM pulses are distributed into a corresponding number of refresh segments. The driver circuit is configured so that one or more of PWM pulses are extendable by a certain offset value so that the pulse width in the corresponding refresh segments is wide enough for the LED to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SCT TECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Shang-Kuan Tang, Wenjie Yang, Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 9286825
    Abstract: The apparatus for driving LED display includes a system control unit having a synchronization signal generator configured to generate a synchronization start signal and a plurality of phase locked loop circuits. Each of the phase locked loop circuits includes a divider coupled to the voltage controlled oscillator and configured to change the sequence of dividing ratios over a modulation period, a sigma delta modulator configured to generate a sequence of random numbers to the divider, and a spread spectrum modulation depth controller coupled to the sigma delta modulator and configured to receive the synchronization start signal from the synchronization signal generator. Upon receipt of the synchronization start signal, the spread spectrum modulation depth controller starts a spread spectrum modulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SCT TECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Shean-Yih Chiou, Shang-Kuan Tang, Xinchao Peng
  • Patent number: 9280928
    Abstract: An apparatus for driving LED display includes a plurality of phase locked loop circuits. Each of the phase locked loop circuits includes a divider configured to receive the voltage controlled output signal and generate the feedback signal, a memory configured to generate a modulation profile codes and a sigma delta block. The divider receives a randomized numbers so as to change a dividing ratio over a modulation period. The sigma delta block includes at least one sigma delta modulator and at least one gain block. The sigma delta block is configured to receive the modulation profile codes and generate the randomized numbers to the divider. Each of the at least one gain block is configured to generate a value that is multiplied to at least one of the at least one sigma delta modulator so as to change a spread spectrum modulation depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SCT TECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Shean-Yih Chiou, Shang-Kuan Tang, Xinchao Peng
  • Publication number: 20160027385
    Abstract: The current disclosure provides an LED display control circuit. The control circuit has a device configured to separate a first PWM data into LSB data and MSB data. The control circuit also comprises a LSB circuit coupled to a plurality of LED channels. The LSB circuit is configured to supply LSB data to each of the plurality of LED channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Eric LI, Shang-Kuan TANG, Wenjie YANG, Yutao CHEN, Tianqi QIU, Jun TIAN, Hui LI
  • Publication number: 20160019829
    Abstract: The LED display system comprises an array of LEDs and a driver circuit that employs a scrambled PWM generator. The scrambled PWM generator is configured to generate a plurality of PWM pulses. The PWM pulses are distributed into a corresponding number of refresh segments. The driver circuit is configured so that one or more of PWM pulses are extendable by a certain offset value so that the pulse width in the corresponding refresh segments is wide enough for the LED to emit light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Eric LI, Shang-Kuan TANG, Wenjie YANG, Yi ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9089027
    Abstract: An LED display system comprises an LED array and an LED driver circuit. An LED driver circuit comprises components including a phase lock loop, a pulse width modulation engine, a configuration register, a series of gain adjustable fast charge current sources, and a serial input/output interface. The components in this driver circuit may be integrated on a same chip. The LED array may be arranged in a common cathode configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: SCT TECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Chun Lu, Shahnad Nadershahi, Shang-Kuan Tang
  • Patent number: 9058762
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an output stage for a LED driver circuit. The output stage has an input module, a regulator module for maintaining a constant internal voltage, and an output module for generating output signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: SCT TECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Shang-Kuan Tang, Shen Lei, Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 9047810
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a circuit for discharging parasitic capacitance in a display panel with common-anode topology having a plurality of light emitters, as well as a circuit for charging parasitic capacitance in a display panel with common-cathode topology. In the common-cathode topology, the circuit includes a three-terminal device having a gate, a source, and a drain, wherein one of the source and the drain is electrically coupled to a common cathode of the light emitters, and a mechanism for controlling the three-terminal device, the mechanism being electrically coupled to the gate. Shortly after a previously selected light emitter is unselected, the mechanism turns on the three-terminal device to form a conductive path between the source and the drain. The mechanism turns off the three-terminal device after a voltage at the common cathode is increased to a predetermined voltage level or after a maximum period of time lapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: SCT TECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Yutao Chen, Jianxin Xue, Wenjie Yang, Shoulin Li, Chun Lu, Zhifeng Wen, Shean-Yih Chiou, Shang-Kuan Tang, Shahnad Nadershahi
  • Publication number: 20150137705
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an output stage for a LED driver circuit. The output stage has an input module, a regulator module for maintaining a constant internal voltage, and an output module for generating output signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: SCT TECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Eric LI, Shang-Kuan TANG, Shen LEI, Yi ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20150123555
    Abstract: An LED display system comprises an LED array and an LED driver circuit. An LED driver circuit comprises components including a phase lock loop, a pulse width modulation engine, a configuration register, a series of gain adjustable fast charge current sources, and a serial input/output interface. The components in this driver circuit may be integrated on a same chip. The LED array may be arranged in a common cathode configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Eric LI, Chun LU, Shahnad NADERSHAHI, Shang-Kuan TANG
  • Publication number: 20150109284
    Abstract: The apparatus for driving LED display includes a system control unit having a synchronization signal generator configured to generate a synchronization start signal and a plurality of phase locked loop circuits. Each of the phase locked loop circuits includes a divider coupled to the voltage controlled oscillator and configured to change the sequence of dividing ratios over a modulation period, a sigma delta modulator configured to generate a sequence of random numbers to the divider, and a spread spectrum modulation depth controller coupled to the sigma delta modulator and configured to receive the synchronization start signal from the synchronization signal generator. Upon receipt of the synchronization start signal, the spread spectrum modulation depth controller starts a spread spectrum modulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: SCT Technology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric LI, Shean-Yih CHIOU, Shang-Kuan TANG, Xinchao PENG
  • Publication number: 20150109281
    Abstract: An apparatus for driving LED display includes a plurality of phase locked loop circuits. Each of the phase locked loop circuits includes a divider configured to receive the voltage controlled output signal and generate the feedback signal, a memory configured to generate a modulation profile codes and a sigma delta block. The divider receives a randomized numbers so as to change a dividing ratio over a modulation period. The sigma delta block includes at least one sigma delta modulator and at least one gain block. The sigma delta block is configured to receive the modulation profile codes and generate the randomized numbers to the divider. Each of the at least one gain block is configured to generate a value that is multiplied to at least one of the at least one sigma delta modulator so as to change a spread spectrum modulation depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: SCT TECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Eric LI, Shean-Yih CHIOU, Shang-Kuan TANG, Xinchao PENG
  • Patent number: 8963811
    Abstract: An LED display system comprises an LED array and an LED driver circuit. An LED driver circuit comprises components including a phase lock loop, a pulse width modulation engine, a configuration register, a series of gain adjustable fast charge current sources, and a serial input/output interface. The components in this driver circuit may be integrated on a same chip. The LED array may be arranged in a common cathode configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: SCT Technology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Chun Lu, Shahnad Nadershahi, Shang-Kuan Tang
  • Patent number: 8963810
    Abstract: An LED display system comprises an LED array and an LED driver circuit. An LED driver circuit comprises components including a phase lock loop, a pulse width modulation engine, a configuration register, a gain adjustable fast charge current source, and a serial input/output interface. The components in this driver circuit may be integrated on a same chip. The LED array may be arranged in a common cathode configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: SCT Technology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Chun Lu, Shahnad Nadershahi, Shang-Kuan Tang
  • Patent number: 8781332
    Abstract: An optical transceiver module adapted to a link device includes a connection unit, a driving unit and optical transmitting and receiving units. The connection unit, to be coupled with the link device, includes an indicating element for generating an indicating signal when the connection unit is coupled with the link device. The driving unit, coupled with the connection unit, receives the indicating signal and outputs a control signal according to the indicating signal. The optical transmitting unit, coupled with the driving unit, receives the control signal for driving the optical transmitting unit to output a first optical signal. The optical receiving unit, coupled with the driving unit, transmits a received second optical signal to the driving unit. An optical transmission device using the optical transceiver module, and an optical transmission method are also disclosed. A link training sequence can be initiated after the connection unit is actually coupled with the link device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin-Kuan Tang, Jiin Lai
  • Publication number: 20140139139
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices, circuits, and methods for driving an LED display panel, so as to ensure the delivery of equal global charge at minimum gray scale. In one example, the circuit of the present disclosure includes a current source, a detection module, and a measurement module. The current source is configured to generate a current signal for the LEDs. The detection module is configured to detect a forward voltage of the LEDs in response to a low current applied to the LEDs. The detection module is further configured to hold the detected forward voltage. The measurement module is configured to measure a time period for an anode voltage of the LEDs to rise to the detected forward voltage in response to a display current applied to the LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SCT Technology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Shang-Kuan Tang, Wenjie Yang, Lei Shen, Yi Zhang, Yutao Chen, Nedi Nadershahi
  • Patent number: 8462025
    Abstract: An improved transmission protocol is used to transmit a signal between two components of an electronic device. The improved transmission protocol is configured to reduce the number of simultaneous channel transitions that occur when multiple signal channels are transmitted in parallel. Reducing the number of simultaneous channel transitions is beneficial because a signal that is subject to skew, distortion, or electromagnetic interference during transmission may have a shorter settling time when fewer channels undergo a transition simultaneously. When the protocol is used to transmit a signal from a controller to an optical pickup unit in an optical data storage system, the reduced settling times allow for a higher data transmission rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: SCT Technology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Shang-Kuan Tang, Nedi Nadershahi
  • Publication number: 20120206430
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a circuit for discharging parasitic capacitance in a display panel with common-anode topology having a plurality of light emitters, as well as a circuit for charging parasitic capacitance in a display panel with common-cathode topology. In the common-cathode topology, the circuit includes a three-terminal device having a gate, a source, and a drain, wherein one of the source and the drain is electrically coupled to a common cathode of the light emitters, and a mechanism for controlling the three-terminal device, the mechanism being electrically coupled to the gate. Shortly after a previously selected light emitter is unselected, the mechanism turns on the three-terminal device to form a conductive path between the source and the drain. The mechanism turns off the three-terminal device after a voltage at the common cathode is increased to a predetermined voltage level or after a maximum period of time lapses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: SCT Technology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Chun Lu, Jianxin Xue, Wenjie Yang, Watt Li, Yutao Chen, Zhifeng Wen, Shean-Yih Chiou, Shang-kuan Tang, Nedi Nadershashi