Patents by Inventor Liang-Lin Yen

Liang-Lin Yen 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: 10863923
    Abstract: Spirometer, mouthpiece tube and inspection method thereof. The spirometer includes at least the mouthpiece tube and an ultrasound detector configured to detect the ultrasound generated by the gas flowing through the mouthpiece tube, wherein the mouthpiece tube has a shell having an opened end, a closed or opened end, and an ultrasonic generator configured to be inserted into different portions of the shell in different situations. Therefore, by inserting the ultrasonic generator into different portions of the shell during expiration and inspiration, the gas flow during expiration and inspiration may be converted into the ultrasonic signal and then maybe detected and analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Chen, Hsiao-Pao Yen, Chia-Chi Su, Liang-Lin Yen
  • Publication number: 20180055413
    Abstract: Spirometer, mouthpiece tube and inspection method thereof. The spirometer includes at least the mouthpiece tube and an ultrasound detector configured to detect the ultrasound generated by the gas flowing through the mouthpiece tube, wherein the mouthpiece tube has a shell having an opened end, a closed or opened end, and an ultrasonic generator configured to be inserted into different portions of the shell in different situations. Therefore, by inserting the ultrasonic generator into different portions of the shell during expiration and inspiration, the gas flow during expiration and inspiration may be transformed into the ultrasonic signal and then maybe detected and analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Chen, Hsiao-Pao Yen, Chia-Chi Su, Liang-Lin Yen