Patents by Inventor Kun-Ta Wu

Kun-Ta Wu 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: 20250064478
    Abstract: A computer-assisted needle insertion method is provided. The computer-assisted needle insertion method includes the following steps. A first machine learning model and a second machine learning model are obtained. A computed tomography image and a needle insertion path are obtained, a suggested needle insertion path is generated according to the first machine learning model, the computed tomography image, and the needle insertion path, and the needle is instructed to approach a needle insertion point on a skin of a target. The needle insertion point is located on the suggested needle insertion path. A breath signal of the target is obtained, and whether a future breath state of the target is normal is estimated according to the second machine learning model and the breath signal. A suggested needle insertion period is output according to the breath signal in response to determining that the future breath state is normal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Po-An Hsu, Chih-Chi Chang, Chih-Wei Chien, Chia-Pin Li, Kun-Ta Wu, Wei-Zheng Lu
  • Patent number: 12203960
    Abstract: A manufacturing process for electrode of neuromodulation probe includes the steps of: preparing a plurality of the manufacturing fixtures for electrode of neuromodulation probe; preparing a plurality of the manufacturing fixtures for electrode in a surrounding manner by having the first-layer frames to be externally disposed side by side with the bevels of the two neighboring first-layer frames close to each other, so that the second-layer frames, the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of wires are enclosed thereinside; placing a cylinder amid the plurality of manufacturing fixtures for electrode to have the plurality of wires to surround the cylinder; having a fluid plastic to surround the cylinder by filling all the spaces between the plurality of wires and the plurality of electrodes, and waiting the fluid plastic to cure; removing the plurality of first-layer frames and the plurality of second-layer frames; and, pulling off the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jo-Ping Lee, Kun-Ta Wu, Wei-Chin Huang, An-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 12171460
    Abstract: A computer-assisted needle insertion system and a computer-assisted needle insertion method are provided. The computer-assisted needle insertion method includes: obtaining a first machine learning (ML) model and a second ML model; obtaining a computed tomography (CT) image and a needle insertion path, generating a suggested needle insertion path according to the first ML model, the CT image, and the needle insertion path, and instructing a needle to approach a needle insertion point on a skin of a target, wherein the needle insertion point is located on the suggested needle insertion path; obtaining a breath signal of the target, and estimating whether a future breath state of the target is normal according to the second ML model and the breath signal; and outputting a suggested needle insertion period according to the breath signal in response to determining that the future breath state is normal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Po-An Hsu, Chih-Chi Chang, Chih-Wei Chien, Chia-Pin Li, Kun-Ta Wu, Wei-Zheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20230390908
    Abstract: A hammer tacker comprises a housing, a staple holder, and a latch operatively connected to the staple holder. The latch comprises a pivotable press member that is movable about a pivot axis between a lock position and a release position. The pivotable press member is resiliently biased towards the lock position. An elongated body of the staple holder is biased towards a normal position and movable against such bias to a jam release position while the staple holder remains in the operative position. The elongated body has a rearward portion thereof extending in longitudinally overlapping relation with a rearward portion of the pivotable press member, such that pivotal movement of the pivotable press member towards the rearward portion of the elongated body causes the pivotable press member to be moved from the lock position to the release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas PELLETIER, Kun-Ta WU
  • Patent number: 11794002
    Abstract: A neuromodulation probe includes a body and at least one coil set. The body has a first axis and a length along the first axis. The at least one coil set includes at least one coil, and the at least one coil is formed by winding spirally a conductive wire plural times about a second axis inside the body or on an outer surface of the body. The second axis is parallel to the first axis. The at least one coil has two opposite wire ends for providing an electric current to flow in or out of the at least one coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jo-Ping Lee, Chieh-Feng Chang, Chung-Hsin Su, Kun-Ta Wu, Chii-Wann Lin
  • Patent number: 11766772
    Abstract: A hammer tacker includes an outer housing comprising a handle portion and a head portion, the outer housing formed from a fiber reinforced polymer material. The hammer tacker also includes an elongated staple holder carried at least partially within the outer housing, the elongated staple holder being slideable between a use position and a refill position. The outer housing having the fiber reinforced polymer material defines a channel extending through the handle portion and into the head portion, the channel configured to receive the staple holder. The staple holder is slidable along the channel of the outer housing between the use position and the refill position. The hammer tacker further includes a staple driver assembly operable to drive a staple from the staple holder into a workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Pelletier, Kun-Ta Wu
  • Publication number: 20230204627
    Abstract: A manufacturing process for electrode of neuromodulation probe includes the steps of: preparing a plurality of the manufacturing fixtures for electrode of neuromodulation probe; preparing a plurality of the manufacturing fixtures for electrode in a surrounding manner by having the first-layer frames to be externally disposed side by side with the bevels of the two neighboring first-layer frames close to each other, so that the second-layer frames, the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of wires are enclosed thereinside; placing a cylinder amid the plurality of manufacturing fixtures for electrode to have the plurality of wires to surround the cylinder; having a fluid plastic to surround the cylinder by filling all the spaces between the plurality of wires and the plurality of electrodes, and waiting the fluid plastic to cure; removing the plurality of first-layer frames and the plurality of second-layer frames; and, pulling off the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: JO-PING LEE, KUN-TA WU, WEI-CHIN HUANG, AN-LI CHEN
  • Patent number: 11564633
    Abstract: A state assessment system, a diagnosis and treatment system and a method for operating the diagnosis and treatment system are disclosed. An oscillator model converts a physiological signal of a subject into a defined feature image. A classification model analyzes state information of the subject based on the feature image. An analysis model outputs a treatment suggestion for the subject based on the state information of the subject. An AR projection device projects acupoint positions of a human body onto the subject, for the subject to be treated based on the treatment suggestion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chii-Wann Lin, Kuo-Chun Lee, Jung-Chuan Pan, Heng-Jie Wang, Wei-Zheng Lu, Po-An Hsu, Kun-Ta Wu
  • Publication number: 20220202442
    Abstract: A computer-assisted needle insertion system and a computer-assisted needle insertion method are provided. The computer-assisted needle insertion method includes: obtaining a first machine learning (ML) model and a second ML model; obtaining a computed tomography (CT) image and a needle insertion path, generating a suggested needle insertion path according to the first ML model, the CT image, and the needle insertion path, and instructing a needle to approach a needle insertion point on a skin of a target, wherein the needle insertion point is located on the suggested needle insertion path; obtaining a breath signal of the target, and estimating whether a future breath state of the target is normal according to the second ML model and the breath signal; and outputting a suggested needle insertion period according to the breath signal in response to determining that the future breath state is normal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Po-An Hsu, Chih-Chi Chang, Chih-Wei Chien, Chia-Pin Li, Kun-Ta Wu, Wei-Zheng Lu
  • Publication number: 20220184382
    Abstract: A neuromodulation probe includes a body and at least one coil set. The body has a first axis and a length along the first axis. The at least one coil set includes at least one coil, and the at least one coil is formed by winding spirally a conductive wire plural times about a second axis inside the body or on an outer surface of the body. The second axis is parallel to the first axis. The at least one coil has two opposite wire ends for providing an electric current to flow in or out of the at least one coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: JO-PING LEE, CHIEH-FENG CHANG, CHUNG-HSIN SU, KUN-TA WU, CHII-WANN LIN
  • Patent number: 11247075
    Abstract: An ultrasonic probe device includes a sealed housing, a spiral-track plate, a driving arm, an ultrasonic probe and a first shaft. The spiral-track plate, disposed inside the sealed housing, includes a pivotal hole and a spiral groove, in which the spiral groove is extended outward from a center of the spiral-track plate. The driving arm, adjacent to the spiral-track plate, includes a first slot and a rotational shaft hole. The ultrasonic probe includes a follower pillar, a detection side and a connection side opposing to the detection side. The follower pillar, connected with the connection side, penetrates through the first slot and enters the spiral groove. The spiral groove provides a planar motion track to the detection side of the ultrasonic probe. The first shaft orderly penetrates through the sealed housing, the pivotal hole of the spiral-track plate, and the rotational shaft hole of the driving arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chun-Jung Chen, Kun-Ta Wu, Chia-Pin Li
  • Publication number: 20210196944
    Abstract: A bladder urine volume monitoring system and a bladder urine volume monitoring method are provided. The bladder urine volume monitoring system includes at least one ultrasound patch, at least one muscle stimulation patch, and a control circuit. The ultrasound patch is configured to be attached to a surface of an organism to detect a urine volume in a bladder. The muscle stimulation patch is configured to be attached to the surface of the organism to stimulate a muscle of the bladder. The control circuit is coupled to the ultrasound patch and the muscle stimulation patch. The control circuit drives the ultrasound patch to detect the urine volume in the bladder in a first period. The control circuit drives the muscle stimulation patch to stimulate the muscle of the bladder in a second period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yi-Hsin Lin, Chia-Pin Li, Kun-Ta Wu, Kuo-Chun Lee, Chun-Jung Chen, Chun-Yu Chan
  • Publication number: 20200316763
    Abstract: A hammer tacker includes an outer housing comprising a handle portion and a head portion, the outer housing formed from a fiber reinforced polymer material. The hammer tacker also includes an elongated staple holder carried at least partially within the outer housing, the elongated staple holder being slideable between a use position and a refill position. The outer housing having the fiber reinforced polymer material defines a channel extending through the handle portion and into the head portion, the channel configured to receive the staple holder. The staple holder is slidable along the channel of the outer housing between the use position and the refill position. The hammer tacker further includes a staple driver assembly operable to drive a staple from the staple holder into a workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas PELLETIER, Kun-Ta WU
  • Patent number: 10730173
    Abstract: A hammer tacker includes an outer housing comprising a handle portion and a head portion, the outer housing formed from a fiber reinforced polymer material. The hammer tacker also includes an elongated staple holder carried at least partially within the outer housing, the elongated staple holder being slideable between a use position and a refill position. The outer housing having the fiber reinforced polymer material defines a channel extending through the handle portion and into the head portion, the channel configured to receive the staple holder. The staple holder is slidable along the channel of the outer housing between the use position and the refill position. The hammer tacker further includes a staple driver assembly operable to drive a staple from the staple holder into a workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Pelletier, Kun-Ta Wu
  • Publication number: 20200214642
    Abstract: A state assessment system, a diagnosis and treatment system and a method for operating the diagnosis and treatment system are disclosed. An oscillator model converts a physiological signal of a subject into a defined feature image. A classification model analyzes state information of the subject based on the feature image. An analysis model outputs a treatment suggestion for the subject based on the state information of the subject. An AR projection device projects acupoint positions of a human body onto the subject, for the subject to be treated based on the treatment suggestion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Chii-Wann Lin, Kuo-Chun Lee, Jung-Chuan Pan, Heng-Jie Wang, Wei-Zheng Lu, Po-An Hsu, Kun-Ta Wu
  • Publication number: 20200196982
    Abstract: An ultrasonic probe device includes a sealed housing, a spiral-track plate, a driving arm, an ultrasonic probe and a first shaft. The spiral-track plate, disposed inside the sealed housing, includes a pivotal hole and a spiral groove, in which the spiral groove is extended outward from a center of the spiral-track plate. The driving arm, adjacent to the spiral-track plate, includes a first slot and a rotational shaft hole. The ultrasonic probe includes a follower pillar, a detection side and a connection side opposing to the detection side. The follower pillar, connected with the connection side, penetrates through the first slot and enters the spiral groove. The spiral groove provides a planar motion track to the detection side of the ultrasonic probe. The first shaft orderly penetrates through the sealed housing, the pivotal hole of the spiral-track plate, and the rotational shaft hole of the driving arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: CHUN-JUNG CHEN, KUN-TA WU, CHIA-PIN LI
  • Publication number: 20170057071
    Abstract: A hammer tacker includes an outer housing comprising a handle portion and a head portion, the outer housing formed from a fiber reinforced polymer material. The hammer tacker also includes an elongated staple holder carried at least partially within the outer housing, the elongated staple holder being slideable between a use position and a refill position. The outer housing having the fiber reinforced polymer material defines a channel extending through the handle portion and into the head portion, the channel configured to receive the staple holder. The staple holder is slidable along the channel of the outer housing between the use position and the refill position. The hammer tacker further includes a staple driver assembly operable to drive a staple from the staple holder into a workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas PELLETIER, Kun-Ta WU
  • Patent number: 8777079
    Abstract: A nail gun includes a rotatable shaft which can lock a switch of a trigger of the nail gun in a nail-empty condition. The rotatable shaft has a locking portion and a driven portion extending partly into a nail magazine, such that when a nail pushing member disposed in the nail magazine reaches a predetermined position, the nail pushing member pushes the driven portion to make the rotatable shaft rotate about an axis perpendicular to a marching direction of the nails loaded in the nail magazine. As a result, the locking portion of the rotatable shaft in an initial position and spaced away from the switch will move to a locking position to be engaged with the switch. Therefore, the nail gun can shoot nails continuously until there is totally no nail in the nail gun and the nail gun is locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Kuo Po, Kun-Ta Wu
  • Patent number: 8695862
    Abstract: An oscillation reducing suspension device for a fan motor of a combustion-powered tool includes a rigid axial-play setting unit mounted on an upper major surface of a cylinder head, and having upper and lower limit defining members that are spaced apart from each other by an axial play route, a suspending mount configured to keep the fan motor oriented in a rotary axis, and having a lug which extends radially into the axial play route to divide the axial play route into proximate and distal regions, and an elastomeric damper unit having upper and lower damping members respectively disposed in the distal and proximate regions. By virtue of the rigid mount supporting the fan motor, and the resilient damper unit coupling the mount and the cylinder head, the fan motor is firmly secured to the cylinder head, and axial oscillation of the fan motor is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.
    Inventors: Jian-Rung Wu, Kun-Ta Wu, Chang-Sheng Lin, Chien-Kuo Po
  • Publication number: 20140088425
    Abstract: A single chip includes an analog module, an ultrasound imaging module, a wireless network module, a switch circuit and a central processing unit (CPU). The ultrasound imaging module controls an ultrasound front end, and the wireless network module controls a radio-frequency (RF) front end. The CPU controls the switch circuit to electrically connect the analog module to the ultrasound imaging circuit or the wireless network module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Song-Nien Tang, Fu-Chiang Jan, Kun-Ta Wu, Guo-Zua WU