Patents by Inventor Kuo-Tung Tiao

Kuo-Tung Tiao 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: 11752360
    Abstract: A minimally invasive neutron beam generating device is provided. The minimally invasive neutron beam generating device includes a proton accelerator, a target, and a neutron moderator. The proton accelerator is connected to a first channel, the target is located at one end of the first channel, and the neutron moderator covers the end of the first channel so that the target is embedded in the neutron moderator. In addition, the neutron moderator includes an accommodating element for accommodating a moderating substance, and the accommodating element is retractable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: HERON NEUTRON MEDICAL CORP.
    Inventors: Kuo Tung Tiao, Jyi Tyan Yeh, Zhen Fan You
  • Publication number: 20210322786
    Abstract: A minimally invasive neutron beam generating device is provided. The minimally invasive neutron beam generating device includes a proton accelerator, a target, and a neutron moderator. The proton accelerator is connected to a first channel, the target is located at one end of the first channel, and the neutron moderator covers the end of the first channel so that the target is embedded in the neutron moderator. In addition, the neutron moderator includes an accommodating element for accommodating a moderating substance, and the accommodating element is retractable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Heron Neutron Medical Corp.
    Inventors: Kuo Tung TIAO, Jyi Tyan YEH, Zhen Fan YOU
  • Patent number: 10194860
    Abstract: A virtual image display system adapted for venipuncture applications is provided. The virtual image display system includes at least one infrared light source, at least one image sensing module, and at least one virtual image display module. The at least one infrared light source is configured to emit at least one infrared light to a tissue having a vein. The at least one image sensing module is configured to receive the infrared light from the tissue so as to sense an image of the vein. The at least one virtual image display module is disposed in front of at least one eye of a user. The at least one virtual image display module includes an image display unit configured to show an image of the vein to the at least one eye of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chy-Lin Wang, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Tian-Yuan Chen, Lung-Pin Chung, Chun-Chuan Lin, Jyh-Chern Chen, Chi-Shen Chang, Ching-Chieh Yang
  • Patent number: 10073269
    Abstract: A virtual image display apparatus, adapted for medical surgical applications, with which a surgical device is operated is provided. The virtual image display apparatus includes at least one virtual image display module which is disposed in front of at least one eye of a user. The virtual image display module includes an image display unit and a beam splitting unit. The image display unit provides an image beam, wherein the image beam includes at least one type of surgical information. The beam splitting unit is disposed on the transmission path of the image beam and an object beam from an environment object. The beam splitting unit causes at least part of the object beam to be transmitted to the eye, and causes at least part of the image beam to be transmitted to the eye to display a virtual image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chy-Lin Wang, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Tian-Yuan Chen, Lung-Pin Chung, Chun-Chuan Lin, Jyh-Chern Chen, Chi-Shen Chang, Ching-Chieh Yang
  • Patent number: 9883824
    Abstract: A detecting device includes at least one detecting module. In the detecting module, a light source unit is configured to emit a first beam and a second beam. The wavelength of the first beam is different from that of the second beam. A packaging unit is disposed on the light source unit and a light detecting unit and on transmission paths of the first beam and the second beam from the light source unit. An optical microstructure unit is disposed on the transmission paths of the first beam and the second beam. The first beam and the second beam emitted from the light source unit pass through the packaging unit to pass the optical microstructure unit to be transmitted to a biological tissue, and then pass through the optical microstructure unit to pass the packaging unit to be transmitted to the light detecting unit in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Biophotonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kuo-Tung Tiao, Jyh-Chern Chen, Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Shuang-Chao Chung, Chih-Hsun Fan, Ming-Chia Li
  • Patent number: 9864059
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, an ultrasound apparatus for beamforming with a plane wave transmission may comprise a transceiver connected to a transducer array having at least one transducer element, and at least one processor. The transceiver transmits at least one substantially planar ultrasonic wave into a target region at one or more angles relative to the transducer array, and receives one or more signals responsive from the transducer array. The at least one processor applies a fast Fourier transform (FFT) to the one or more signals from each of the at least one transducer element and calculates at least one frequency within a frequency region, and applies an inverse FFT to at least one produced frequency data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chu-Yu Huang, Chir-Weei Chang, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Wen-Hung Cheng, Hsin-Yueh Sung, Ren-Jr Chen, Chung-Lien Ho, Yi-Ting Wang
  • Patent number: 9833175
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring includes a light source for generating at least one ray of light, a beam splitter with a focusing function leads the light into an eyeball and focuses on the eyeball, a set of photo detectors for measuring optical angular information and absorption energy information of the light reflected from the eyeball and transmitted through the first beam splitter to the set of photo detectors, and a processing unit. The processing unit receives and processes the Optical angular information and the absorption energy information to obtain an Optical angular difference and an absorption energy difference between the light emitted from the light source and the light transmitted to the set of photo detectors, and analyzes the Optical angular difference and the absorption energy difference to obtain a glucose information, and since the glucose information has a corresponding relationship with a blood glucose information, the blood glucose information may be read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Taiwan Biophotonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Chih-Hsun Fan, Shuang-Chao Chung, Ming-Chia Li, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao
  • Patent number: 9743864
    Abstract: A method for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring includes the following steps. At least one ray of light is emitted from at least one light source. The light emitted from the light source is leaded into an eyeball and focused on the eyeball through a first beam splitter. The reflected light reflected from the eyeball is transmitted through the first beam splitter to a set of photo detectors. Optical angular information and absorption energy information of the reflected light transmitted to the set of photo detectors are measured. Optical angular difference and absorption energy difference resulting from the light emitted from the light source and the reflected light transmitted to the set of photo detectors are obtained. Glucose information is obtained by analyzing the optical angular difference and the absorption energy difference, and since glucose information has a corresponding relationship with blood glucose information, blood glucose information may be read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Taiwan Biophotonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Chih-Hsun Fan, Shuang-Chao Chung, Ming-Chia Li, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao
  • Patent number: 9724022
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasive glucose monitoring includes a light source for emitting at least one ray of light; a first beam splitter, a set of photo detectors for measuring optical rotatory distribution (ORD) information and absorption energy information; a reference component receiving the light from the first beam splitter, and the light reflected by the reference component being transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter, wherein the light emitted from the light source is transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter and the eyeball to form a first optical path, the light emitted from the light source is transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter and the reference component to form a second optical path; and a processing unit receiving and processing the ORD information and the absorption energy information to obtain a glucose information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Taiwan Biophotonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Chih-Hsun Fan, Shuang-Chao Chung, Ming-Chia Li, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao
  • Patent number: 9662004
    Abstract: An apparatus for non-invasive glucose monitoring includes a first light source for emitting at least one ray of first light; a first beam splitter with a focusing function; a set of photo detectors for measuring optical rotatory distribution (ORD) information and absorption energy information of the first light reflected from the eyeball and transmitted through the first beam splitter to the set of photo detectors, and the first light emitted from the first light source being transmitted to the set of photo detectors by the first beam splitter and the eyeball to form an optical path; a processing unit receiving and processing the ORD information and the absorption energy information to obtain glucose information; and an eye positioning device including a second beam splitter disposed on the optical path between the first beam splitter and the eyeball and a camera for receiving image information transmitted from the second beam splitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Taiwan Biophotonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Chih-Hsun Fan, Shuang-Chao Chung, Ming-Chia Li, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao
  • Publication number: 20160278695
    Abstract: A virtual image display system adapted for venipuncture applications is provided. The virtual image display system includes at least one infrared light source, at least one image sensing module, and at least one virtual image display module. The at least one infrared light source is configured to emit at least one infrared light to a tissue having a vein. The at least one image sensing module is configured to receive the infrared light from the tissue so as to sense an image of the vein. The at least one virtual image display module is disposed in front of at least one eye of a user. The at least one virtual image display module includes an image display unit configured to show an image of the vein to the at least one eye of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Chy-Lin Wang, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Tian-Yuan Chen, Lung-Pin Chung, Chun-Chuan Lin, Jyh-Chern Chen, Chi-Shen Chang, Ching-Chieh Yang
  • Patent number: 9323059
    Abstract: A virtual image display apparatus configured to be in front of at least one eye of a user includes an image display unit, a first beam splitting unit, and a reflection-refraction unit. The image display unit provides an image beam. The first beam splitting unit disposed on transmission paths of the image beam and an object beam causes at least one portion of the object beam to propagate to the eye and causes at least one portion of the image beam to propagate to the reflection-refraction unit. The reflection-refraction unit includes a lens portion and a reflecting portion on a first curved surface of the lens portion. At least part of the image beam travels through the lens portion, is reflected by the reflecting portion, travels trough the lens portion again, and is propagated to the eye by the first beam splitting unit in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chy-Lin Wang, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Tian-Yuan Chen, Lung-Pin Chung, Chun-Chuan Lin, Hsien-Chang Lin, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Wei-Jia Huang, Chia-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 9281451
    Abstract: A fabricating method of light emitting element. A substrate is provided. A plurality of first concaves and a plurality of second concaves are formed on the substrate, wherein a volume of each first concave is different from a volume of each second concave. A plurality of first light emitting diode chips and a plurality of second light emitting diode chips are provided, wherein a volume of each first light emitting diode chip is corresponding to the volume of each first concave, and a volume of each second light emitting diode chip is corresponding to the volume of each second concave. The first light emitting diode chips are moved onto the substrate such that the first light emitting diode chips go into the first concaves, and the second light emitting diode chips are moved onto the substrate such that the second light emitting diode chips go into the first concaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wen-Yung Yeh, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Chia-Hsin Chao, Hsi-Hsuan Yen, Ming-Hsien Wu, Jui-Ying Lin, Ying-Chien Chu
  • Publication number: 20150293222
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, an ultrasound apparatus for beamforming with a plane wave transmission may comprise a transceiver connected to a transducer array having at least one transducer element, and at least one processor. The transceiver transmits at least one substantially planar ultrasonic wave into a target region at one or more angles relative to the transducer array, and receives one or more signals responsive from the transducer array. The at least one processor applies a fast Fourier transform (FFT) to the one or more signals from each of the at least one transducer element and calculates at least one frequency within a frequency region, and applies an inverse FFT to at least one produced frequency data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chu-Yu Huang, Chir-Weei Chang, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Wen-Hung Cheng, Hsin-Yueh Sung, Ren-Jr Chen, Chung-Lien Ho, Yi-Ting Wang
  • Patent number: 9144806
    Abstract: An optically-induced dielectrophoresis device includes a first substrate, a first conductive layer, a first patterned photoconductor layer, a first patterned layer, a second substrate, a second conductive layer, and a spacer. The first conductive layer is disposed on the first substrate. The first patterned photoconductor layer is disposed on the first conductive layer. The first patterned layer is disposed on the first conductive layer. The first patterned photoconductor layer and the first patterned layer are distributed alternately over the first conductive layer. Resistivity of the first patterned photoconductor layer is not equal to resistivity of the first patterned layer. At least one of the first substrate and the second substrate is pervious to a light. The second conductive layer is disposed on the second substrate and between the first substrate and the second substrate. The spacer connects the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsiu-Hsiang Chen, Hsin-Hsiang Lo, Chun-Chuan Lin, Chi-Shen Chang, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Kuo-Yao Weng
  • Patent number: 9117149
    Abstract: A carrier with the optical registration function is disclosed. The carrier allows the registration of inspected results of the sampling images of the sample to the corresponding address codes of the address coding site of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Kuo-Tung Tiao, Sheng-Li Chang, Jung-Po Chen, Chun-Chieh Huang, Jyh-Chern Chen, Rung-Ywan Tsai, Tai-Ting Huang, Yuan-Chin Lee, Feng-Hsiang Lo, Lung-Pin Chung, Hung-Chih Chiang, Kuo-Yao Weng
  • Patent number: 9098147
    Abstract: A ranging apparatus including an image sensor, an imaging lens, and a processor is provided. The imaging lens is configured to image an object on the image sensor to produce an image signal having at least one image parameter, wherein the at least one image parameter changes with a change of an object distance of the object. The processor is configured to determine the change of the object distance according to a change of the at least one image parameter. A ranging method and an interactive display system are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chuan-Chung Chang, Chy-Lin Wang, Yung-Lin Chen, Chir-Weei Chang, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Hsien-Chang Lin, Chia-Chen Chen, Wei-Jia Huang
  • Patent number: 9001006
    Abstract: An optical-see-through head mounted display (HMD) system is provided. The optical-see-through HMD system has a camera for generating image frames, a display device and a processor. The processor proceeds an interactive operation on each image frame. In the interactive operation, an image analysis is performed on the image frame to obtain positioning information of a marker and 3-dimensional information of an input device. According to the positioning information, the 3-dimensional information and eye position of an user, an image shielding process is performed to correct a portion of the frame to be displayed which is corresponding to the input device and a collision test is performed according to the positioning information and the 3-dimensional information of an input device to determine whether the input device touches the virtual image displayed by HMD. Then, an event corresponding to the touch position of the virtual image is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiang Yu, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Wei-Jia Huang, Chia-Chen Chen, Tzuan-Ren Jeng, Hsien-Chang Lin
  • Publication number: 20150070773
    Abstract: A virtual image display apparatus, adapted for medical surgical applications, with which a surgical device is operated is provided. The virtual image display apparatus includes at least one virtual image display module which is disposed in front of at least one eye of a user. The virtual image display module includes an image display unit and a beam splitting unit. The image display unit provides an image beam, wherein the image beam includes at least one type of surgical information. The beam splitting unit is disposed on the transmission path of the image beam and an object beam from an environment object. The beam splitting unit causes at least part of the object beam to be transmitted to the eye, and causes at least part of the image beam to be transmitted to the eye to display a virtual image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chy-Lin Wang, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Tian-Yuan Chen, Lung-Pin Chung, Chun-Chuan Lin, Jyh-Chern Chen, Chi-Shen Chang, Ching-Chieh Yang
  • Publication number: 20150002475
    Abstract: A mobile device is provided, which includes a camera unit, a sensor unit, a see-through display, and a processor. The camera unit takes an image of a finger and a surface. The sensor unit generates a sensor signal in response to a motion of the finger. The taking of the image and the generation of the sensor signal are synchronous. The see-through display displays a GUI on the surface. The processor is coupled to the camera unit, the sensor unit, and the see-through display. The processor uses both of the image and the sensor signal to detect a touch of the finger on the surface. The processor adjusts the GUI in response to the touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kuo-Tung Tiao, Tzuan-Ren Jeng, Hsien-Chang Lin, Chia-Chen Chen, Shys-Fan Yang-Mao, Wen-Jun Zeng, Yao-Lien Wang, Kuo-Chung Huang