Patents by Inventor Kuang Tsai

Kuang Tsai 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: 20180340629
    Abstract: A display device is arranged in a faucet at a temperature detection zone to detect a temperature of water flowing therethrough and includes a sealing housing formed therein with an upper receiving space and a lower receiving space in communication with each other and having a bottom having a discharge hole extending therethrough; a circuit board arranged in the upper receiving space; a display module electrically connected with the circuit board; a temperature detection unit electrically connected with the circuit board and partly exposed outside the sealing housing; a hydraulic power generation module arranged in the lower receiving space and electrically connected with the circuit board, the display module, and the temperature detection unit; and a bottom cover fit to the bottom of the sealing housing in a manner of not covering the discharge hole and having a lower opening for entry of the mixture warm water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Pi Kuang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20180340843
    Abstract: A water temperature detection valve includes an external housing in which a rear water guide and a front water guide are arranged to respectively receive and retain a blade wheel and an electrical generator, which are movable in unison with each other, to arranged therein. A temperature detection unit includes a circuit board, a temperature sensor electrically connected to the circuit board, and an electrical output cable having an end electrically connected to the circuit board. The circuit board is electrically connected to the electrical generator. The electrical output cable extends outside the external housing. A water temperature display module includes a display device arranged inside a display holder that includes a light-transmitting window corresponding, in position, to the display device. An electrical input cable that is electrically connected to the display device has an end that is connectable, in a detachable manner, to the electrical output cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Pi Kuang Tsai
  • Patent number: 10112860
    Abstract: Operation of a thermochemical regenerator combustion system in which fuel is fed with furnace flue gas into the regenerators to reduce the oxygen content and optionally to establish a reducing atmosphere in both cycles in which the regenerators operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Hisashi Kobayashi, Kuang-Tsai Wu
  • Publication number: 20180298596
    Abstract: A shower system includes a receptacle connected to an inlet tube for receiving a fluid, a temperature detector engaged in the receptacle for detecting a temperature of the fluid, a showering device attached to the receptacle, a container is connected to the receptacle for receiving the fluid from the receptacle, and connected to the showering device, a showering head is connected to the container, and a control valve is engaged in the container for controlling the fluid to flow out through either the showering device or the showering head selectively. The temperature detector monitors the temperature of the fluid flowing out through either the showering device or the showering head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Pi Kuang TSAI
  • Publication number: 20180283789
    Abstract: A thermochemical regenerator system is operated without encountering accumulation of unwanted solids on the interior surfaces of the passages through which flue gas passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Hisashi Kobayashi, Kuang-Tsai Wu
  • Patent number: 10059049
    Abstract: A nozzle adjustment device for a three-dimensional forming equipment assembly includes a first guiding block, a second guiding block, and a moving block. The first guiding block has a first inclined surface and a first bottom surface which is parallel to a printing platform. The first inclined surface and the first bottom surface form an acute angle therebetween. The second guiding block has a second inclined surface. The moving block is located between the first guiding block and the second guiding block. The moving block has a third inclined surface, a fourth inclined surface, and a second bottom surface. The second bottom surface is parallel to the printing platform, and has a nozzle disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignees: Inventec Appliances (Pudong) Corporation, Inventec Appliances Corp., Inventec Appliances (Shanghai) CVo., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Xin Li, Ting-Wei Zhang, Yu Zhang, Shih-Kuang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20180201853
    Abstract: Operation of a thermochemical regenerator at a controlled ratio of recycled flue gas to reforming fuel provides formation of fuel species that permit a higher flame temperature upon combustion of the resulting combustible mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Hisashi Kobayashi, Kuang-Tsai Wu
  • Patent number: 10026141
    Abstract: A visual interface apparatus cooperates with an operation apparatus and has a display surface. The visual interface apparatus comprises a display panel and a control unit. The display panel includes an array substrate and a display medium. The control unit transmits a display data and a transmission data to the display panel. When the operation apparatus is operated on the display surface, a coupling signal containing the transmission data is coupled to the operation apparatus from at least one electrode of the display panel, and the operation apparatus receives the coupling signal to obtain a coupling data. A data transmission system is also disclosed in the invention. Thereby, not only the visual interface apparatus can display images, but also the transmission data such as data or files can be transmitted to another electronic apparatus through the visual interface apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SLIM HMI TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Hsiung-Kuang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20180118600
    Abstract: A combustion method in which heated flue gas heats a regenerator through which a mixture of fuel and flue gas is then passed to undergo endothermic reactions that produce syngas which is fed into a furnace together with a motive gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Arthur W. Francis, Jr., Hisashi Kobayashi, Kuang-Tsai Wu
  • Patent number: 9944015
    Abstract: A system of rapid prototyping, comprises a calculate controller, a stage, a deliver, a frame former, a filler and a forming machine. A board material was disposed on the stage by the deliver. The frame former heats up the board material to melt the board material and then forms at least a space on the board material. The filler fills a solidable liquid into the space. The deliver disposes another board material on the board material filled with solidable liquid and repeats the abovementioned steps until the plurality of spaces constitute the target article. And then the forming machine heats up the board materials to melt the board materials, meanwhile, the solidable liquid is solidified to form the target article. Wherein the calculate controller connects and operates the deliver, the frame former, the filler and the forming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: Inventec Appliances (Pudding) Corporation, Inventec Appliances Corp., Inventec Applicances (Shaghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Yu, Shih-Kuang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20180067646
    Abstract: An input system includes a touch control device, a processing device, and a keyboard positioning device. The touch control device is configured to detect a plurality of touch points of a touch event. The processing device is configured to process the touch points for obtaining a relationship among the touch points and a position of each of the touch points. The keyboard positioning device is configured to provide a virtual keyboard according to the relationship among the touch points, and position the virtual keyboard on the touch control device according to the positions of the touch points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jing-Song CHANG, Yong-Ping ZHENG, Shih-Kuang TSAI
  • Publication number: 20180057164
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a vehicle body and an airflow thruster is provided. The vehicle body has a center hub, an airflow guiding structure and an outer circumferential portion. An interior of the airflow guiding structure is interconnected between the center hub and the outer circumferential portion. The center hub has an airflow inlet. The outer circumferential portion has a plurality of lateral guiding outlets facing downward and corresponding to a gravity direction of the gravity direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The airflow thruster is disposed inside the center hub for generating a plurality of jet streams, such that the jet streams flow to the lateral guiding outlets through the airflow guiding structure to generate a propulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: De-Zheng Lan, Shih-Chin Tseng, Shih-Kuang Tsai
  • Patent number: 9904862
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing modeling apparatus for hand-written characters and a method thereof are disclosed. Based on the fact that hand-written characters can be finished in one stroke, the present disclosure includes identifying linking feature information of strokes inside or between the hand-written characters, forming a curve linked between the strokes inside or between the hand-written characters according to the linking feature information, and performing three-dimensional modeling of the hand-written characters to obtain a three-dimensional printing object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: Inventec Appliances (Pudong) Corporation, Inventec Appliances Corp., Inventec Appliances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Ping Zheng, Shih-Kuang Tsai
  • Patent number: 9844916
    Abstract: A solid object manufacturing system comprises: a controlling device, a solid object manufacturing device and a projecting device. The control device generates a solid object model and then divides the model into a plurality of layer images. The control device then adjusts the height of a lifting table of the solid object manufacturing device and controls the projecting device to project one of the layer images on the lifting table synchronously, so as to guide user to form an article by using a printing module of the solid object manufacturing device. The solid object manufacturing system guides user to complete the article by projecting the layer images and adjusting the height of the lifting table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: Inventec Appliances (Pudong) Corporation, Inventec Appliances Corp., Inventec Appliances (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Li, Li Yu, Shih-Kuang Tsai
  • Patent number: 9842078
    Abstract: A data transmission architecture includes a local system and a peripheral system. A core computing unit and the peripheral hub of the local system integrate display data and transmission data and transmit integrated data to the image transmission unit. A driving circuit of a display panel of the image transmission unit is utilized to transform the integrated data into a first electrical signal. A data transmission between the local system and the peripheral system utilizes at least one electrode of the display panel to transmit the first electrical signal to retrieve the transmission data. A transmitting device of the peripheral system transmits a second electrical signal. A receiving device of image transmission unit retrieves the second electrical signal. Then the receiving device transmits the second electrical signal to the peripheral hub. Accordingly the data transmission architecture can be utilized in data/files transmission, and cooperating with existing transmission system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Slim HMI Technology
    Inventor: Hsiung-Kuang Tsai
  • Patent number: 9793726
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes an electronic device and an array display device. The array display device includes a display surface and an array substrate. The array substrate has a substrate and an array which is disposed at one side of the substrate. The array substrate emits an electric power signal coupled to the electronic device from the display surface. The electronic device manages the electric power signal for operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SLIM HMI TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Hsiung-Kuang Tsai
  • Patent number: 9792850
    Abstract: A data transmission system comprises an operation apparatus and a matrix display apparatus. The matrix display apparatus includes a display panel and a control unit. The control unit receives a data stream and transmits at least a part of the data stream to an electrode on the display panel. When the operation apparatus operates on a display surface of the matrix display apparatus, at least a part of the data stream is coupled to the operation apparatus from the matrix display apparatus. Thereby, the data stream such as data or file can be transmitted to the operation apparatus from the matrix display apparatus through a wireless communication. The data transmission system of the invention can be combined with the application of the near field communication, and the data or file can be transmitted to another electronic apparatus through the display apparatus so that the application can be expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SLIM HMI TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Hsiung-Kuang Tsai
  • Patent number: 9793956
    Abstract: A data transmission structure comprises a system and a visual interface display apparatus. The system includes a host, a receiving unit and at least a transmission module. The host is coupled with the receiving unit and the transmission module. The visual interface display apparatus includes a receiving module and a display module including a display panel. When the receiving module receives the transmission data transmitted by the transmission module, the display panel couples the response data corresponding to the transmission data to the system through at least an electrode of the display panel, and the response data is received by the receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SLIM HMI TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Hsiung-Kuang Tsai
  • Patent number: 9767528
    Abstract: A data transmission system and a visual interface apparatus are disclosed in the invention. The visual interface apparatus works with the operation apparatus and includes a control module and an interface module configured with a display function. The interface module includes a driving unit and a display panel. The control module transmits a display data and a transmission data to the driving unit and, after receiving and processing, the driving unit transmits a screen data and a coupling data to the display panel. When the operation apparatus operates on the visual interface apparatus, at least a part of the coupling data is coupled to the operation apparatus from the display panel. The invention is capable of processing the data for display and the data for transmission and then sending them to the display panel of the visual interface apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SLIM HMI TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Hsiung-Kuang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170252968
    Abstract: A method for printing a multi-color three dimensional (3D) object includes the following steps. A 3D object is layered to configure multiple layer-printing documents. The multiple layer-printing documents are integrated into a model printing document of the 3D object. The 3D object is printed according to the model printing document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Jin Wang, Wei Shen, Shih-Kuang Tsai