Patents by Inventor Ming-Daw Chen

Ming-Daw Chen 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: 8126189
    Abstract: A multi-directional flat speaker device is disclosed. By the directional characteristics of a plurality of flat speakers of the flat speaker device, accompanying with mechanism to actuate each of the plurality of flat speakers independently rotating to its desired direction, a composite sound field is generated as desired accordingly. The design makes the applications of the flat speaker device more suitable to meet the requirement of future utilizations. The mechanism to actuate the plurality of flat speakers can be achieved by controlling one or more of the flat speakers to rotate in a unique manner. The mechanism can control a facing angle of any one of the plurality of flat speakers independently. The mechanism can be designed by mechanical or electrical controlling manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chang-Ho Liou, Kuo-Hua Tseng, Ming-Daw Chen
  • Patent number: 8107651
    Abstract: A speaker structure including a single electret vibrating film structure, a single metal electrode with a plurality of holes and a frame supporting member is provided. In an example, the electret vibrating film structure is formed by an electret film layer, an ultra-thin metal thin film electrode and an isolation layer stacked together, in which the ultra-thin metal thin film electrode is located between the electret film layer and the isolation layer. In another example, the electret vibrating film structure is formed by the electret film layer and a conductive electrode layer having oxide conductive materials. The frame supporting member is located between the electret vibrating film structure and the metal electrode for forming a space for the vibration of the electret vibrating film structure, so as to generate sounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chang-Ho Liou, Ming-Daw Chen
  • Patent number: 8081784
    Abstract: An electrostatic electroacoustic device comprising a first electrode configured to receive an audio signal, a first conductive film configured to receive the audio signal, a first electret between the first electrode and the first conductive film, the first electret being capable of vibratory motion relative to the first electrode based on the audio signal, a second electrode configured to receive the audio signal, a second conductive film configured to receive the audio signal, the second conductive film being electrically isolated from the first conductive film, and a second electret between the second electrode and the second conductive film, the second electret being capable of vibratory motion relative to the second electrode based on the audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chang-Ho Liou, Ming-Daw Chen, Dar-Ming Chiang
  • Publication number: 20110255719
    Abstract: An electroacoustic apparatus with an optical energy conversion function is provided. The electroacoustic apparatus includes an optical energy converter for converting optical energy into electrical power. The electroacoustic apparatus further includes a signal generator and a flat speaker. The signal generator receives a signal from a sound source and generates a sound signal according to the received signal. The signal generator sends the sound signal to the flat speaker, and the flat speaker makes a sound according to the sound signal. Aforementioned operations are all performed by using the electrical power generated by the optical energy converter or a power stored therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chang-Ho Liou, Ming-Daw Chen, Yi-Jen Chan, Kun-Chia Wu, Winny Wang
  • Publication number: 20110255721
    Abstract: A flat speaker unit is provided herein. The flat speaker unit includes a first porous electrode, a second porous electrode, and a vibrating membrane with an electret layer disposed there between. In one embodiment, a plurality of supporting members may be configured between the vibrating membrane and the first porous electrode, or between the vibrating membrane and the second porous electrode. In one embodiment, a flat speaker device is provided with at least two flat speaker unit stacked together. By electrically connecting two ends of a signal source respectively to the first and second porous electrodes, or, in another embodiment, electrically connecting one end of the signal source to both of the first and second porous electrodes and connecting another end of the signal source to the vibrating membrane, a sound with low THD is generated accordingly from the flat speaker unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kuan-Wei Chen, Ming-Daw Chen, Chang-Ho Liou, Kuo-Hua Tseng
  • Publication number: 20110255720
    Abstract: An electret diaphragm and a speaker using the same are provided. The electret diaphragm includes an electret layer, a bonding layer adhered to a surface of the electret layer, and an aluminum (Al) electrode layer adhered on the bonding layer. The electret layer at least includes ethylene group polymer. A material of the bonding layer is ethylene-ethyl-acrylate (EEA) or ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Che-I Kao, Chih-Kung Lee, Wen-Ching Ko, Chang-Ho Liou, Ing-Yih Leu, Ming-Daw Chen, Yi-Jen Chan, Chien-Kai Tseng
  • Publication number: 20110216921
    Abstract: A flat speaker apparatus including a driving circuit module, a flat speaker and a thermally conductive connector, and with a heat dissipating structure is introduced. The flat speaker includes a porous electrode and a vibrating film. The porous electrode causes the vibrating film to vibrate according to an audio signal output from the driving circuit module for generating sound. The thermally conductive connector connects the driving circuit module and the flat speaker to conduct heat from the driving module to the flat speaker for dissipation. A method for heat dissipation of the flat speaker is also introduced herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kuo-Hua Tseng, Chang-Ho Liou, Ming-Daw Chen, Kuan-Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20110146056
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to a method and a device of manufacturing a speaker. First, a roll element is fabricated by a roll-based manufacturing process and by using a material feeder, and the roll element is cut into many sheet elements by using a cutter. An inserting device is used to insert the sheet elements into a temporary storage device, and an extracting device is used to extract the sheet elements from the temporary storage device and place the sheet elements on another roll element fabricated by another roll-based manufacturing process and by using another material feeder. The sheet elements and the other roll element are combined. The roll elements and sheet elements may be vibrating membranes and porous electrodes of a flat speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chang-Ho Liou, Wei-Chung Lee, Ming-Daw Chen
  • Publication number: 20110033079
    Abstract: A flat loudspeaker structure is provided. A conductive electrode of a vibrating membrane of a flat speaker unit is disposed on both utmost sides of the flat speaker unit, so as to improve reliability of the flat speaker unit. The utmost conductive electrodes of the flat speaker unit are further grounded to achieve the EMI preventing function and/or thereby prevent a user from a risk of contacting high voltages. The flat speaker unit at least includes a pair of vibrating membranes each having the conductive electrode, a plurality of supporting members, a perforated electrode structure with a plurality of holes, and an insulator layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chang-Ho Liou, Ming-Daw Chen, Kuo-Hua Tseng
  • Publication number: 20100260370
    Abstract: A speaker structure includes a membrane, an electrode which has a plurality of holes, a frame holding member and at least one set of supporting members. The frame holding member forms an exterior shape of the speaker structure and holds the membrane and the electrode at two opposite sides. Each of the set of the supporting members has a geometric structure and is placed in a space opposite to a soniferous hole region between the electrode and the membrane, so as to prevent the membrane and the electrode from contacting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Daw Chen, Chang-Ho Liou, Kuo-Hua Tseng, Kuan-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 7798881
    Abstract: An electroluminescence display and a manufacturing method therefore are disclosed in the present invention. The present invention combines an electroluminescence component and a passive component into a single display component for a display screen. The present invention has a simple manufacturing process, and decreases power consumption and the total size of a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Daw Chen, Jih-Fon Huang
  • Publication number: 20100208932
    Abstract: A multi-directional flat speaker device is disclosed. By the directional characteristics of a plurality of flat speakers of the flat speaker device, accompanying with mechanism to actuate each of the plurality of flat speakers independently rotating to its desired direction, a composite sound field is generated as desired accordingly. The design makes the applications of the flat speaker device more suitable to meet the requirement of future utilizations. The mechanism to actuate the plurality of flat speakers can be achieved by controlling one or more of the flat speakers to rotate in a unique manner. The mechanism can control a facing angle of any one of the plurality of flat speakers independently. The mechanism can be designed by mechanical or electrical controlling manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chang-Ho Liou, Kuo-Hua Tseng, Ming-Daw Chen
  • Publication number: 20100166230
    Abstract: A solar flat speaker structure including a flat speaker and a solar cell is provided. The flat speaker includes a chamber substrate, a diaphragm and an upper electrode; the solar cell includes a substrate, and the flat speaker is disposed on a surface of the substrate of the solar cell, so that solar power absorbed by the solar cell is converted to electricity and provided to the flat speaker. A speaker device including at least a flat speaker, a solar cell or the above solar flat speaker structure and an integrator is also provided. The integrator includes at least an audio decoder, a radio frequency receiver, a speaker amplifier, a display and a power manager. The speaker device is expanded using a folding method or a scrolling method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kuo-Hua Tseng, Yi-Jen Chan, Chang-Ho Liou, Ming-Daw Chen
  • Publication number: 20100158284
    Abstract: An assembly structure of flat speaker including at least two speaker units and one connecting structure is provided. Each speaker unit includes a first electrode, a vibrating film, and a second electrode. The connecting structure includes two conductive layers, and a first insulating layer. A first conductive layer is connected the first electrode through a contact area, and each has a first length and a third length parallel to the contact area. A second conductive layer is connected the second electrode through a contact area, and each has a second length and a fourth, a fifth length parallel to the contact area. The third length is less than or equal to a sum of the first lengths of the speaker units. A sum of the third, the fourth, and the fifth length is less than or equal to a sum of the first and second lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lin, Chang-Ho Liou, Yu-Wei Huang, Ming-Daw Chen, Rong-Shen Lee
  • Publication number: 20100104116
    Abstract: A reliable flat speaker unit and a speaker device with the same are provided herein. A conductive electrode of a vibrating membrane of the speaker unit is disposed on both utmost sides of the speaker unit to isolate the speaker unit from environmental moisture, which can significantly improve the reliance of the speaker device. A barrier layer can optionally be disposed on the external side of the conductive electrode to further isolating the speaker unit from moisture, which can improve the reliance and the lifetime of the speaker device. In an embodiment, at least a getter is disposed inside the flat speaker unit to absorb moisture therein. The speaker unit at least includes a electret vibrating membrane with a conductive electrode, a plurality of supporting members, and a electrode structure with a plurality of holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chang-Ho Liou, Ming-Daw Chen
  • Publication number: 20100067720
    Abstract: A speaker device including a transparent speaker and a light source module is provided. The transparent speaker is thin, soft, and has a low driving voltage. Light is emitted from a front side of the speaker panel, and transmitted in the same direction as the sound. Thus, the light is emitted along with the sound. The speaker device can be used as an indoor wall-painting or as a large advertisement poster for more visual effects to the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wei-Kuo Han, Ming-Daw Chen
  • Publication number: 20100034402
    Abstract: An electrode connection structure of a speaker unit is provided. The speaker unit includes at least one electrode layer, which is made of a conductive material, or made of a non-conductive material with a conductive layer formed on a surface thereof. The electrode connection structure includes a conductive electrode and an adhesive material. The conductive electrode is used for providing power supply signals for the speaker unit to generate sounds. The adhesive material adheres the conductive electrode in parallel with a surface of the electrode layer. The adhesive material has adhesive characteristics, so as to electrically connect the conductive electrode and the electrode layer, in which the adhesive material is adhered to a side of the surface of the electrode layer closely adjacent to the conductive electrode with a certain area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lin, Chang-Ho Liou, Yu-Wei Huang, Ming-Daw Chen, Rong-Shen Lee
  • Publication number: 20100024198
    Abstract: A method of making a speaker may be performed partially or completely in a roll-based processing. The method includes: providing an electrode; providing a membrane; forming a conductive layer on the membrane; forming a plurality of first supporting members on one of the electrode and the membrane; providing a substrate; forming a plurality of second supporting members on one of the substrate and the membrane; and combining the electrode, the membrane, and the substrate to provide a first chamber between the electrode and membrane and to provide a second chamber between the membrane and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Daw Chen, Chang-Ho Liou
  • Publication number: 20100027814
    Abstract: A speaker device may include a substrate, a membrane above the substrate, and an electrode above the membrane, a plurality of first supporting members, and a plurality of second supporting members. The second chamber is enclosed between the membrane and the substrate, and the first chamber is enclosed between the electrode and the membrane. The first supporting members are provided in the first chamber space and may space the membrane apart from the electrode. The second supporting members are provided in the second chamber space and may space the membrane apart from the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Daw Chen, Chang-Ho Liou
  • Publication number: 20090304212
    Abstract: A flexible electret transducer assembly including an electrical backplate and a membrane made of an electret material is disclosed. A plurality of spacers is formed on a surface of the electrical backplate in a longitudinal or latitudinal direction, and the spacers are used for supporting a vibrating room of the membrane. A working area of the membrane is formed between adjacent spacers, and in each of the working area, the space between the electrical backplate and the membrane is smaller than that in a conventional electrostatic speaker. The spacers between the electrical backplate and the membrane are mass produced through a stamping process. Thereby, an accurate space between the electrical backplate and the membrane can be maintained and accordingly the audio quality can be improved. In addition, a speaker including the flexible electret transducer assembly and a method for fabricating the flexible electret transducer assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wei-Kuo Han, Ming-Daw Chen