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: 8764228
    Abstract: An illumination device including a base, a light bar, and a cover is provided. The base has a cavity. The light bar is disposed at the bottom of the cavity and includes a plurality of dot light sources arranged along a first axial direction. The cover is assembled to the base for correspondingly covering the light bar and has a plurality of openings. The distribution density of the openings increases from a corresponding location of a dot light source towards two opposite ends along the first axial direction. A light source and a light module are also provided. Another illumination device including a base and a plurality of light sources is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsiang Lo, Chun-Chuan Lin, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Chao-We Li, Hung-Lieh Hu, Chen-Kun Chen
  • Publication number: 20140180041
    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: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Chih-Hsun Fan, Shuang-Chao Chung, Ming-Chia Li, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao
  • Publication number: 20140177063
    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: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    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
  • Publication number: 20140171765
    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: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Chih-Hsun Fan, Shuang-Chao Chung, Ming-Chia Li, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao
  • Publication number: 20140139453
    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: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: 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: 20140051955
    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: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Kuo-Tung Tiao, Jyh-Chern Chen, Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Shuang-Chao Chung, Chih-Hsun Fan, Ming-Chia Li
  • Publication number: 20140024944
    Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring flow velocities, including ultrasound systems, are provided. A Doppler angle between a direction of ultrasound signals and an axis of a flow may be estimated to improve the accuracy of the flow velocity estimation that is based on Doppler effects. A sensor may be mounted on or in an ultrasound probe to obtain a reference orientation of the ultrasound probe and an orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the reference orientation when the ultrasound probe is moved to other positions. The Doppler angle may be estimated based on the orientation of the ultrasound probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yio-Wha SHAU, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Guo-Zua Wu, Chih-Yu Chang, Yi-Jung Wang, Kun-Ta Wu, Wan-Yi Chen
  • Publication number: 20140008230
    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: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20130320190
    Abstract: A light source device including at least one light source, an optical module, a diffractive optical element, and a shielding component is provided. The at least one light source emits at least one light beam, and the light beam has a wavelength range. The optical module is disposed on a transmission path of the light beam to provide a plurality of optical surfaces. The optical surfaces respectively have a plurality of different inclination angles, so as to transmit at least a portion of the light beam having at least a predefined wavelength to a plurality of different directions. The diffractive optical element is disposed on the transmission path of the light beam, so as to diffract the light beam. The shielding component has an outlet. A portion of the diffracted light beam passes through the outlet to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Chang-Sheng Chu, Yu-Tang Li, Shuang-Chao Chung, Chih-Hsun Fan, Ming-Chia Li, Kuo-Tung Tiao
  • Publication number: 20130299587
    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: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    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
  • Publication number: 20130281858
    Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system and methods thereof are provided. A method includes transmitting a plurality of energy signals coded by a first asymmetric phase element toward an object to be imaged, receiving a plurality of echo signals from the object to be imaged, respectively coding the received signals with a second asymmetric phase element, and reconstructing an image data set with an extended depth of field by decoding the received signals. The ultrasound imaging system includes a transmitter transmitting energy signals coded by a first asymmetric phase element toward an object to be imaged, and a receiver receiving echo signals from the object to be imaged, respectively coding the received signals with a second asymmetric phase element, and reconstructing an image data set with an extended depth of field by decoding the received signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chu-Yu Huang, Chuan-Chung Chang, Hsin-Yueh Sung, Chir-Weei Chang, Kuo-Tung Tiao
  • Patent number: 8514390
    Abstract: An optical equipment for inspecting and addressing a specimen is disclosed. The optical equipment comprises an optical device and a processing module. The optical device comprises a light source, a sample inspecting device and an address detecting device. The sample inspecting device comprises a first objective lens and a first detector. A beam is focused on a sample placed in an inspected site of a specimen by the first objective lens. The address detecting device comprises a second objective lens and a second detector. A beam is focused on the address coding site by the second objective lens. The processing module controls the beam to be focused on the sampling points of the inspected site to generate first optical signals, and simultaneously controls the beam of the light source to be focused on the corresponding address codes of the address coding site to generate second optical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Kuo-Tung Tiao, Jau-Jiu Ju, Guo-Zua Wu, Tai-Ting Huang, Yuan-Chin Lee, Rung-Ywan Tsai
  • Patent number: 8496368
    Abstract: A light guide plate is adapted for a backlight module having at least one light emitting device, and the light guide plate includes a light emitting surface, a surface opposite to the light emitting surface, a light incident surface connected with the light emitting surface and the surface, and a plurality of microstructures disposed on the light emitting surface or the surface. 90 percent or more of the surface or the light emitting surface is flat. At least one of the light emitting devices is disposed beside the light incident surface and capable of emitting a light beam. The light incident surface is capable of making the light beam enter the light guide plate and the light emitting surface is capable of making the light beam transmit outside the light guide plate. A backlight module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Kuo-Tung Tiao, Hung-Sheng Huang, Han-Wen Tsai
  • Publication number: 20130114252
    Abstract: An illumination device including a base, a light bar, and a cover is provided. The base has a cavity. The light bar is disposed at the bottom of the cavity and includes a plurality of dot light sources arranged along a first axial direction. The cover is assembled to the base for correspondingly covering the light bar and has a plurality of openings. The distribution density of the openings increases from a corresponding location of a dot light source towards two opposite ends along the first axial direction. A light source and a light module are also provided. Another illumination device including a base and a plurality of light sources is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hsin-Hsiang Lo, Chun-Chuan Lin, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Chao-Wei Li, Hung-Lieh Hu, Chen-Kun Chen
  • Publication number: 20120277557
    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 rotatory distribution (ORD) information and absorption energy information of the reflected light transmitted to the set of photo detectors are measured. ORD 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 ORD 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: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Chih-Hsun Fan, Shuang-Chao Chung, Ming-Chia Li, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao
  • Publication number: 20120277556
    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 rotatory distribution (ORD) information and absorption energy information of the reflected 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 ORD information and the absorption energy information to obtain an ORD difference and an absorption energy difference resulting from the light emitted from the light source and the reflected light transmitted to the set of photo detectors, and analyzes the ORD difference and the absorption energy difference to obtain a glucose information to read the blood glucose information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yu-Tang Li, Chang-Sheng Chu, Chih-Hsun Fan, Shuang-Chao Chung, Ming-Chia Li, Jyh-Chern Chen, Kuo-Tung Tiao
  • Patent number: 8220978
    Abstract: A brightness enhancement film (BEF) includes a light transmissive substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a plurality of lenses disposed on the first surface, and a reflective layer. Each of the lenses has a curved protruding surface facing away from the light transmissive substrate. The radius of curvature of the curved protruding surface in a first direction parallel to the first surface is R1, the radius in a second direction is R2, and R1?R2. The reflective layer is disposed on the second surface and has a plurality of light pass openings respectively located on the optical axes of the lenses. The distance between the apex of the curved protruding surface and the corresponding light pass opening is L, the refractive index of the lenses is n, and the BEF satisfies L<nR1/(n?1) and L<nR2/(n?1). A backing light module using the BEF is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Wen-Chih Huang, Fu-Ming Chuang, Kuo-Tung Tiao
  • Publication number: 20120026161
    Abstract: A stereoscopic display including a displaying element, a light converging element, and a scanning element is provided. The displaying element is adapted to provide a light. The light converging element is disposed on a transmission path of the light for converging the light to at least one view region. The scanning element is disposed on the transmission path of the light for changing at least one transmission direction of the light with time. The scanning element includes a plurality of scanning units. Each of the scanning units includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first material with anisotropic refractive indices. The first material with anisotropic refractive indices is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Fu-Hao Chen, Chao-Hsu Tsai, Kuo-Tung Tiao, Jian-Chiun Liou
  • Publication number: 20110096567
    Abstract: A light guide plate is adapted for a backlight module having at least one light emitting device, and the light guide plate includes a light emitting surface, a surface opposite to the light emitting surface, a light incident surface connected with the light emitting surface and the surface, and a plurality of microstructures disposed on the light emitting surface or the surface. 90 percent or more of the surface or the light emitting surface is flat. At least one of the light emitting devices is disposed beside the light incident surface and capable of emitting a light beam. The light incident surface is capable of making the light beam enter the light guide plate and the light emitting surface is capable of making the light beam transmit outside the light guide plate. A backlight module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Kuo-Tung Tiao, Hung-Sheng Huang, Han-Wen Tsai
  • Publication number: 20110058389
    Abstract: A brightness enhancement film (BEF) includes a light transmissive substrate, a plurality of optical structures, a reflective layer, and a prism layer. The light transmissive substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The optical structures are disposed on the first surface. The reflective layer is disposed on the second surface and has a plurality of light transmissive openings. The prism layer covers the reflective layer and the second surface and includes a plurality of prism structures protruded away from the second surface. A backlight module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Kuo-Tung Tiao