Patents by Inventor Min-Der Wu

Min-Der 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).

  • Patent number: 9891636
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a controlling device and method for a Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning system. The controlling device includes a building heat load module, a data collecting module, an optimization module, and a controller. A building heat load model is established according to building envelope data. Field information data and setup data are collected. The building heat load model, the field information data, and the setup data are integrated to produce optimal setup data by optimal computation. According to the optimal setup data, the HVAC system proceeds to modulate room temperature, room humidity, or gas concentration to achieve functions of maintaining indoor thermal comfort and energy conservation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Min-Der Wu, Yau-Bin Yang, Yang-Guang Liu, Meng-Yen Tsai, Min-Ju Lin, Wei-Da Tu
  • Publication number: 20150168964
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a controlling device and method for a Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning system. The controlling device includes a building heat load module, a data collecting module, an optimization module, and a controller. A building heat load model is established according to building envelope data. Field information data and setup data are collected. The building heat load model, the field information data, and the setup data are integrated to produce optimal setup data by optimal computation. According to the optimal setup data, the HVAC system proceeds to modulate room temperature, room humidity, or gas concentration to achieve functions of maintaining indoor thermal comfort and energy conservation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Min-Der WU, Yau-Bin YANG, Yang-Guang LIU, Meng-Yen TSAI, Min-Ju LIN, Wei-Da TU
  • Patent number: 8117628
    Abstract: An apparatus of dynamic anti-vibration for a storage device to support a storage device in a housing is provided. The apparatus includes a base board for holding the storage device, a plurality of damping elements coupled to the base board and the housing which have damping characteristics to dissipate kinetic energy and reduce the vibration of the base board, and at least one actuator coupled to the base board and the housing. The actuator electrically connected to the control unit is driven by the control unit, so as to generate a force to neutralize the vibration of the base board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Min-Der Wu
  • Publication number: 20090138900
    Abstract: An apparatus of dynamic anti-vibration for a storage device to support a storage device in a housing is provided. The apparatus includes a base board for holding the storage device, a plurality of damping elements coupled to the base board and the housing which have damping characteristics to dissipate kinetic energy and reduce the vibration of the base board, and at least one actuator coupled to the base board and the housing. The actuator electrically connected to the control unit is driven by the control unit, so as to generate a force to neutralize the vibration of the base board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Min-Der WU
  • Patent number: 7538974
    Abstract: An apparatus of dynamic anti-vibration for a storage device to support a storage device in a housing is provided. The apparatus includes a base board for holding the storage device, a plurality of damping elements coupled to the base board and the housing which have damping characteristics to dissipate kinetic energy and reduce the vibration of the base board, and at least one actuator coupled to the base board and the housing which generates a force to neutralize the vibration of the base board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Min-Der Wu
  • Publication number: 20070169130
    Abstract: An apparatus of dynamic anti-vibration for a storage device to support a storage device in a housing is provided. The apparatus includes a base board for holding the storage device, a plurality of damping elements coupled to the base board and the housing which have damping characteristics to dissipate kinetic energy and reduce the vibration of the base board, and at least one actuator coupled to the base board and the housing which generates a force to neutralize the vibration of the base board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Min-Der WU
  • Publication number: 20030093902
    Abstract: The specification discloses a device and method for manufacturing fluid bearings. The invention utilizes the electromagnetic forming method to manufacturing fluid bearings. The method uses a high speed plastic forming means to produce a dynamic pressure generating groove on the internal peripheral surface of the bearing. It further makes use of different thermal expansion coefficients for an internal mold and a raw sleeve to perform separation from the mold. Through the above-mentioned process, fluid bearings can be successfully made. This method can effectively prevent the problem springback and crease of the material during formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Hung-Kuang Hsu, Chia-Lung Kuo, Mei-Lin Lai, Kuang-Hsien Chang, Ching-Hsing Huang, Min-Der Wu
  • Patent number: 6487162
    Abstract: A disc clamping device with self lock elements particularly for DVD-ROM or CD-ROM fixedly maintained on a turntable when disc is rotating in high speed. The device comprises a turntable having a boss on the center for putting disc thereon, and a disc clamping member tightly sleeved on boss having protuberances on periphery wherein protuberances are deformed inwards when biased by disc such that disc can insert through disc clamping member, and then protuberances return to original forms by elastically energized force for clamping disc on turntable. By utilizing this, the purposes of decreasing the umber of parts, easy assembly, and high precision positioning of disc are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Min-Der Wu, Wan-Wen Chiu, Hsu-Pin Pan
  • Patent number: 6363048
    Abstract: A disc clamp mechanism for preventing a disc (e.g., DVD-ROM or CD-ROM) from slipping and/or loosening in a high speed rotation comprises a positioning member sized to the center hole of the disc having a hole for being mounted on a turntable, and an inclined surface; a helical spring within the positioning member; a disc-clamping member sized to the center hole of the compact disc having circumferential raised portions, recessed portions each extending from the raised portion, and flexible V-shaped members surrounded by two recessed portions and a raised portion; and an elastic plane-like member mounted on the positioning member. As such, the disc is secured by the raised portions, the inclined surface, and the turntable when loaded onto the disc-clamping member. This mechanism finds applications in the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM products. Further, a thinner construction, an easy assembly, and a high positioning precision are realized by this mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Min-Der Wu, Wan-Wen Chiu, Hsu-Pin Pan, Hung-Kuang Hsu, Chun-Min Chen, Chih-Hsuan Yang, Yea-Jiun Liou
  • Patent number: 5923110
    Abstract: A spindle motor for a disc drive, such as a CD-ROM drive, is provided. This spindle motor is a brushless motor of a single-phase axial-winding and radial-gap type including a stator, a rotor coupled to said stator, and a driving circuit for supplying a driving signal to the stator to rotate the rotor. The stator includes a pair of upper and bottom salient-pole pieces formed with a plurality of tooth-like portions serving as salient-poles. The peak surface of each tooth-like portion is formed into a symmetrical convex shape, which minimizes the cogging torque of the motor. Further, the use of a phase-adjuster in the driving circuit allows the motor to produce large output torque at high speeds. The output characteristics of this spindle motor meet the requirements of high speed CD-ROM drives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Mou Zhao, Chin-Po Liao, Shyh-Jier Wang, Min-Der Wu, Der-Ray Huang, Tai-Fa Ying, Eric-G. Lean, Han Chung Wang, Alex Hong, Chiang Cheng Huang, Yin-Rong Hong
  • Patent number: 5739620
    Abstract: A stator for a single-phase axially wound brushless motor with a diametrical air-gap has a plate structure with at least one plate whose profile comprises: a central circular hole; a plurality of salient poles surrounding the central hole with each salient pole having a symmetrical profile; and a groove opening for every two adjacent salient poles. The ratio of the included angle of the two sides of a groove opening divided by the pitch angle of salient poles is between 0.55 to 0.68.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Min-Der Wu, Shyh-Jier Wang