Patents by Inventor Liang LIAO

Liang LIAO 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: 9000618
    Abstract: A transmission line driver and a method for driving the same are provided, in which a composite current source is provided as an input current source, such that an output voltage is fixed. The composite current source includes an internal current source and an external current source. The composite current source is supplied to a single-ended transmission line driver or a differential transmission line driver, such that the output voltage is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventor: Su-liang Liao
  • Publication number: 20140350874
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a sensing method applicable to a sensing system including at least one detecting device and a mobile communication device, wherein the detecting device is electrically connected between an electrical appliance and a power supply unit for detecting usage information (e.g., voltage value, current value, power value, etc.) of the electricity transmitted from the power supply unit to the electrical appliance, and the mobile communication device is wirelessly connected to the detecting device and is able to transmit setting data inputted by a user to the detecting device so that, after receiving the setting data, the detecting device is able to periodically transmit the electricity usage information to the mobile communication device, allowing the mobile communication device to convert the electricity usage information into a detecting chart and graphically display the detecting chart on a screen of the mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: D-Link Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Yu LIN, Jia-Liang LIAO, Jia-Ming LIANG, Yu-Chee TSENG, Cheng-Yi YAN
  • Patent number: 8848378
    Abstract: A securing structure used to mount a server including a housing to a server cabinet includes a sliding member and a fixing member. The sliding member includes a sliding portion, a receiving portion, and a fixing portion configured between the sliding portion and the receiving portion. The sliding portion extends into the housing and is slidably connected to a sidewall of the housing. The receiving portion is used to receive at least one cable connected to the server. The fixing member is securely connected between the fixing portion and the server cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Feng-Liang Liao
  • Publication number: 20140272738
    Abstract: A burner igniting system includes a burner disposed in a gas stove, a pilot light disposed in the gas stove for supplying a flame to the burner, an igniting and sensing device disposed in the gas stove for igniting the pilot light and for sensing a presence of flame on the pilot light, and a control device includes two or more processing devices (MCU 1-n), a high voltage circuit electrically connected the processing devices (MCU 1-n) for being actuated by the processing devices (MCU 1-n), and the processing devices (MCU 1-n) and the high voltage circuit are electrically connected to the igniting and sensing device for actuating the igniting and sensing device to selectively ignite the burner with the pilot light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: AME-LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Pen Liang LIAO
  • Patent number: 8808015
    Abstract: An exemplary electronic device includes a front wall and a protecting member. The font wall includes a socket used to engagingly receive a plug and a fixing member used to fix the front wall to a side wall associated with the electronic device. The protecting member is located between the socket and the fixing member and slidably attached to the front wall to selectively shield at least part of the socket or shield the fixing member. When the protecting member shields at least part of the socket, the fixing member is exposed to allow the front wall to be disassembled from the side wall. When the protecting member shields the fixing member, the socket is entirely exposed to allow the plug to be inserted into the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Yen Lin, Feng-Liang Liao
  • Publication number: 20140219839
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power supply device of a rotary compressor, and an electrical connector is installed at a casing of the rotary compressor for electrically connecting a motor installed inside the casing and an external power supply. A planar portion is disposed on a lateral side of the casing for installing the electrical connector, so that the electrical connector installed on a lateral side of the casing of the rotary compressor casing will not cause an increase of height of the rotary compressor to achieve a convenient installation. In addition, a protective cover is mounted onto the planar portion for covering the electrical connector, and the bottom of the protective cover is attached onto the planar portion. The electrical connector is protected by the protective cover without being exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RECHI PRECISION CO., LTD
    Inventors: Wen-Jen Kuo, Yi-Liang Liao
  • Publication number: 20140211419
    Abstract: A heat dissipation assembly is configured in an enclosure of a network device. The enclosure defines an air flue. The heat dissipating assembly includes a fan module received in the air flue, and a damper module secured in one end of the air flue adjacent to the inside of the enclosure. The fan module includes a first bracket and a plurality of fans fixed with the first bracket. The damper module includes a frame and a plurality of vanes located in the frame. When a direction of airflow of the plurality of fans changes, the plurality of fans in the air flue is reversed, and the first bracket supports the plurality of vanes of the damper module to keep the air flue open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: FENG-LIANG LIAO
  • Publication number: 20140186963
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a system for testing microfluid which is made with a disposable disc. The high sensitivity, high sensing accuracy, and quick response microfluidic disc is demonstrated in the present invention. It is note that easy to test microfluid without traditional detecting method, and then reduce energy and simplify procedure. Furthermore, to additive the microfluidic disc is useful to enhance blood typing, and hence raising the sensitivity by the video recognition of blood agglutination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ging-Ho Hsiue, Shia-Chung Chen, Wen-Tyng Li, Yaw-Jen Chang, Yung Chang, Yi-Hua Fan, Ming-Fa Hsieh, Wei-Liang Liao, Ching-En Chen, Ching-Wei Huang, Ying-Ming Liang
  • Publication number: 20140118006
    Abstract: A communication apparatus and an associated estimation method are provided. The communication apparatus is electrically connected to a loading terminal and operates at a common bias voltage. The communication apparatus includes a transmitter, a connector, and a receiver. The connector includes a bridging circuit and a measurement circuit. The bridging circuit has a positive measurement end and a negative measurement end. The transmitter transmits an analog output signal. The receiver receives a common bias voltage during an estimation process. During the estimation process, the measurement circuit estimates a positive loading resistance and a negative loading resistance corresponding to the loading terminal according to a voltage difference between the common bias voltage and voltage at one of the positive measurement end and the negative measurement end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventors: Sheng-Fu Chuang, Su-Liang Liao, Liang-Wei Huang, Hsuan-Ting Ho
  • Patent number: 8666664
    Abstract: An electronic seal of the present invention includes a bolt. The bolt is used to mount on a door latch of a cargo and inserts into a shell. The shell is provided with a control circuit to actively send a warning signal as the bolt is moved. As such, the user of the electronic seal can be properly informed to prevent theft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Syris Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Sheng Chiu, Chin-Cheng Chen, Kuo-Liang Liao
  • Publication number: 20130274017
    Abstract: A trackball control device for a game console includes a base, a trackball and a face panel. The base includes three bearing rollers thereon. Two of the bearing rollers are perpendicular to one another and respectively provided with a decoder. The other bearing roller not having the decoder is located between the two bearing rollers having the decoder. The base includes pillars at four corners thereof. The trackball is disposed between the three bearing rollers. The face panel is locked to the pillars. A portion of the trackball is exposed out of an opening of the face panel. The three bearing rollers are to receive and position the trackball. The trackball is operated smoothly to lower resistance when the trackball is operated. When the trackball is operated, the two sensors detect the displacement of the X-axis and Y-axis for operation of the screen of the game console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SAINT-FUN INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Wei-Liang Liao
  • Publication number: 20130163167
    Abstract: A securing structure used to mount a server including a housing to a server cabinet includes a sliding member and a fixing member. The sliding member includes a sliding portion, a receiving portion, and a fixing portion configured between the sliding portion and the receiving portion. The sliding portion extends into the housing and is slidably connected to a sidewall of the housing. The receiving portion is used to receive at least one cable connected to the server. The fixing member is securely connected between the fixing portion and the server cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: FENG-LIANG LIAO
  • Publication number: 20130127798
    Abstract: A driving method for a display panel is provided. The display panel includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of pixel units coupled to the data lines and the scan lines. The data lines are arranged to input an image data to the pixel units. The scan lines have groups of scan lines, and pixel units coupled to each group of scan lines are coupled to the same data line. The driving method includes: during a first and a second frame, scanning the scan lines one by one in a first and a second scan sequence to enable the pixel units, respectively, wherein the second scan sequence is different from the first scan sequence, and the scan sequence of each group of scan lines in the first scan sequence is different from that in the second scan sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Wei-Han Chen, Yun-Chung Lin, I-Hsiang Chen, Chun-Yu Huang, Xian-Liang Liao, Chung-Lung Li
  • Patent number: 8432774
    Abstract: A tracking method executed by an optical disc device. The optical disc device includes an optical head for emitting light to read or write data from or to an optical disc. The tracking method includes steps of: providing a table for listing a plurality of predetermined track classes, and a plurality of tracking errors; calculating the number of tracks between a current track in which the optical head is currently positioned and a target track from or to which the optical head reads or writes data; determining whether the number of tracks reaches a predetermined number; searching the table for the corresponding tracking errors when the number of tracking error reaches a predetermined number; calculating second jumping tracks based on the first jumping tracks and the found tracking errors; and driving the optical head to move to the second jumping tracks for tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying-Liang Liao, Chih-Chun Chen, Chih-Lung Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8415971
    Abstract: A transceiving circuit resistance calibrating method, which is applied to a transceiving circuit. The method includes: inputting a first current to a transmitter to generate a first output voltage, wherein the first current is generated according to a ratio between a predetermined voltage and an inner resistor of a chip; inputting a second current to a transmitter to generate a second output voltage, wherein the first current is generated according to a ratio between the predetermined voltage and a predetermined resistor; and adjusting a first adjustable resistance module according to a difference between the first output voltage and the second output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Wu, Su-Liang Liao
  • Patent number: 8289707
    Abstract: A removable assembly adapted to be inserted into a shell defining a pair of grooves includes a support tray, a panel perpendicular to the support tray and defining a pair of gaps and a pair of handle assemblies. Each of the handle assemblies includes a trigger, a shiftable plate and a spring. The trigger pivots to the support tray. The shiftable plate engages with the trigger to rotate together with the trigger or disengage from the trigger under an external force to keep the support tray immovable during rotating the trigger. The shiftable plate includes an urging portion used to urge an outer surface of the shell to move the support tray out from the shell. The spring is urged between the panel and the shiftable plate to ensure the shiftable plate engage with the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Feng-Liang Liao
  • Publication number: 20120227782
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, a photovoltaic module includes a plurality of sub-modules. Each sub-module includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells spatially arranged as an array, each cell having first and second conductive layers sandwiching an active layer therebetween. The cells in each sub-module are electrically connected to each other in series. Each sub-module further includes positive and negative electrodes formed on the second conductive layers of the first and last cells, respectively, in a respective sub-module. The positive electrode of each sub-module is electrically connected to each other and the negative electrode of each sub-module is electrically connected to each other such that the plurality of sub-modules is electrically connected in parallel. The plurality of sub-modules is spatially arranged next to each other as an array such that at least one sub-module is spatially separated from its immediately next sub-module by a gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: AURIA SOLAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Yao Tsai, Yu-Chun Peng, Po-Han Lin, Yi-Kai Lin, Chen-Liang Liao, Chih-Hsiung Chang, Kun-Chih Lin
  • Publication number: 20120223736
    Abstract: A transceiving circuit resistance calibrating method, which is applied to a transceiving circuit. The method includes: inputting a first current to a transmitter to generate a first output voltage, wherein the first current is generated according to a ratio between a predetermined voltage and an inner resistor of a chip; inputting a second current to a transmitter to generate a second output voltage, wherein the first current is generated according to a ratio between the predetermined voltage and a predetermined resistor; and adjusting a first adjustable resistance module according to a difference between the first output voltage and the second output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Wu, Su-Liang Liao
  • Patent number: D687871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Inventors: Chung-Liang Liao, Chung-Hung Liao, Jen-Sheng Liao
  • Patent number: D709111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventors: Chung-Liang Liao, Chung-Hung Liao, Jen-Sheng Liao