Patents by Inventor Ming-En Ho

Ming-En Ho 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: 10759162
    Abstract: A printing head module for a 3-D printing apparatus includes a 3-D print head, an ink-jet print head and a baking module. The 3-D print head includes a melting module and a base-material nozzle to print a plurality of staking layers. The ink-jet print head is connected to the 3-D print head and includes an ink nozzle to dispense ink on each stacking layer. The baking module is disposed between the 3-D print head and the ink-jet print head and includes a fan, a discharge casing and a heating module. The fan includes an air-discharge side facing the base to provide an air flow. The discharge casing is disposed on the air-discharge side. The heating module is disposed between the fan and the discharge casing to heat the air flow and the heated air flow being blown out via the discharge casing for drying the ink layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Huang, Ming-En Ho, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Jia-Yi Juang, Yang-Teh Lee
  • Patent number: 10514679
    Abstract: A method of slicing and printing a colour 3D model is disclosed. The method includes following steps: loading a model data corresponding to a colour 3D model; adding a pollution-blocking structure next to the colour 3D model; executing a slicing process to the pollution-blocking structure and the colour 3D model for generating a plurality of pollution-blocking slices and a plurality of model slices and configuring colour of each of the model slices; and, controlling a modeling nozzle (100) of a multi-colour 3D printer (1) to print the pollution-blocking slices and the model slices layer by layer and controlling a coloring nozzle (102) of the multi-colour 3D printer (1) to color each of the model slices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yang-Teh Lee, Jia-Yi Juang, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Ming-En Ho, Yu-Chuan Chang
  • Patent number: 10507640
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printer includes: a machine mainframe, formed with a carrying plane; a three-dimensional printing module, installed on the machine mainframe, and used for forming a three-dimensional object on the carrying plane according to a three-dimensional model data; and a color spraying nozzle module, installed on the machine mainframe and used for coloring a surface of the three-dimensional object according to the three-dimensional model data, wherein the color spraying nozzle module includes at least one color spraying nozzle and at least one screen member, the color spraying nozzle is formed with at least one nozzle hole, the screen member is formed with at least one screen hole, the screen hole is arranged corresponding to the nozzle hole, and the area of the screen hole is smaller than the area of the nozzle hole thereby enabling the color spraying nozzle module to more efficiently color the three-dimensional object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-En Ho, Yang-Teh Lee
  • Publication number: 20190212716
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printer and a scanning module thereof is provided. The three-dimensional printer includes a case, a printing platform, a cleaning module, a three-dimensional printing module, a coloring nozzle module and a scanning module. A containing chamber is defined in the case, and a first area and a second area are defined in the containing chamber. The printing platform is arranged in the first area. A portion of the second area is occupied by the cleaning module, and a remaining space is formed by the second area. The three-dimensional printing module and the coloring nozzle module are arranged over the printing platform. The cleaning module is used to clean the coloring nozzle module. The scanning module is arranged in the remaining space. A user obtains a three-dimensional model information of a scanned object via the scanning module, and the three-dimensional printer therefore gains more popularity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Yang-Teh LEE, Jia-Yi JUANG, Chun-Hsiang HUANG, Yi-Chu HSIEH, Ming-En HO
  • Patent number: 10336054
    Abstract: An alignment method adopted by a 3D printer having a 3D nozzle for jetting material and a 2D pen-module for jetting colored ink is disclosed. The 3D printer first controls the 3D nozzle to print an alignment template on a printing platform, wherein the alignment template comprises multiple alignment blocks respectively and separately printed along an axis, and each alignment block respectively deviates from each center-line according to an accumulated offset. Next, the 3D printer controls the 2D pen-module to print an ink matrix on the alignment template, wherein the ink matrix comprises multiple ink blocks respectively and separately printed along the same axis, and each ink block is exactly corresponding to each center-line respectively. The 3D printer uses covering status of each alignment block and each ink block to determine a deviation between the 3D nozzle and the 2D pen-module, so as to perform an alignment action thereupon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-En Ho, Yi-Chu Hsieh, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Jia-Yi Juang, Yang-Teh Lee
  • Patent number: 10293592
    Abstract: A 3D color printing mechanism includes a sliding track (100), a slider (200), a painting nozzle (300) and a modeling nozzle (400). The slider (200) is arranged on the sliding track (100) and capable of sliding between two ends of the sliding track (100). The painting nozzle (300) is arranged on the slider (200) and comprises at least one ink jet head (310). The modeling nozzle (400) is connected to the slider (200) and includes a material squeezer head (410). The material squeezer head (410) is arranged non-collinearly with the ink jet head (310) at a direction parallel to the sliding track (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-En Ho, Yi-Chu Hsieh, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Jia-Yi Juang, Yang-Teh Lee
  • Publication number: 20190143590
    Abstract: A platform structure of 3D printer and an additivity carrier thereof are provided. The platform structure of 3D printer includes a movable platform, a magnet and an additivity carrier. The magnet is mounted on the movable platform. The additivity carrier includes a base plate, a metal thin plate, a magnetic layer and a plastic thin plate. The metal thin plate is laminated and attached on the base plate. The magnetic layer is laminated and attached on the metal thin plate. The plastic thin plate is laminated and attached on the magnetic layer. The additivity carrier can be magnetically attracted by the magnet through the magnetic layer to make the additivity carrier removably connected to the movable platform. As a result, the platform structure has a function of conveniently and rapidly assembling or dissembling the additivity carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Yang-Teh LEE, Jia-Yi JUANG, Chun-Hsiang HUANG, Ming-En HO
  • Publication number: 20190009454
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing method adapted for a three-dimensional printing device to print three-dimensional object includes: providing structure information and coloring information of a three-dimensional object, performing a slicing process on the three-dimensional object by a processor to obtain information of a plurality of printing layers, controlling the coloring information of the three-dimensional object correspond to the information of the printing layers by the processor to obtain the information of color layers corresponding to each of the printing layers, and disposing an adhesive layer on each of the printing layers and the color layer corresponding thereto, such that the adhesive layer covers at least a part of the color layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang-Teh Lee, Jia-Yi Juang, Ming-En Ho, Chun-Hsiang Huang
  • Patent number: 10150315
    Abstract: A 3D printer including a device body (100) and a scanning module (200) is provided. A printing plane (101) is defined on the device body (100). The scanning module (200) is arranged on the device body (100), the scanning module (200) is electrically connected with a control module (300), and the control module (300) is electrically connected with a nozzle assembly (310) and a pen assembly (320). A 3D data is loaded in the control module (300) and a predetermined painting position is defined in the 3D data. The control module (300) receives a scan image from the scanning module (200); the control module (300) controls the nozzle assembly (310) to print a model (20) according to the 3D data and meanwhile controls the pen assembly (320) to paint on the model (20) according to the predetermined painting position and the scan image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yang-Teh Lee, Jia-Yi Juang, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Ming-En Ho, Yi-Chu Hsieh, Ting-Chun Chu
  • Publication number: 20180311909
    Abstract: A three dimensional printing apparatus including a frame, a control module, a nozzle module, and a feeding module is provided. The nozzle module is movably disposed in the frame and electrically connected to the control module. The control module drives the nozzle module to move in the frame to define a printing space. Also, the control module drives the nozzle module to print a three dimensional object in the printing space. The feeding module is detachably assembled to the frame and electrically connected to the control module. The control module drives the feeding module to transfer a medium into the printing space and drives the nozzle module to print a two-dimensional pattern onto the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang-Teh Lee, Jia-Yi Juang, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Ming-En Ho, Yi-Chu Hsieh, Ting-Chun Chu
  • Publication number: 20180311910
    Abstract: A three dimensional printing apparatus including a frame, a control module, a nozzle module, and a feeding module is provided. The nozzle module is movably disposed in the frame and electrically connected to the control module. The control module drives the nozzle module to move in the frame to define a printing space. Also, the control module drives the nozzle module to print a three dimensional object in the printing space. The feeding module is detachably assembled to the frame and electrically connected to the control module. The control module drives the feeding module to transfer a medium into the printing space and drives the nozzle module to print a two-dimensional pattern onto the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yang-Teh Lee, Jia-Yi Juang, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Ming-En Ho, Yi-Chu Hsieh, Ting-Chun Chu
  • Publication number: 20180304552
    Abstract: A quick coloring method for a 3D printer having an ink nozzle-head includes the following steps: reading an image file and a coloring route; controlling the ink nozzle-head to move to a start position of one of printing rows; controlling the ink nozzle-head to move and to print a coloring object according to the image file and the coloring route; reading a reverse image file and a reverse coloring route, in which the reverse image file records a horizontal reverse image of the image file, and the reverse coloring route records an opposite start position; controlling the ink nozzle-head to move to the opposite start position of next printing row according to the reverse coloring route; controlling the ink nozzle-head to move and to print the coloring object according to the reverse image file and the reverse coloring route; and re-executing above steps before a coloring operation is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Yang-Teh LEE, Jia-Yi JUANG, Chun-Hsiang HUANG, Ming-En HO, Yi-Chu HSIEH, Shih-Sen HSIEH, Yu-Chuan CHANG, Ting-Chun CHU
  • Publication number: 20180304658
    Abstract: A 3D printer including a device body (100) and a scanning module (200) is provided. A printing plane (101) is defined on the device body (100). The scanning module (200) is arranged on the device body (100), the scanning module (200) is electrically connected with a control module (300), and the control module (300) is electrically connected with a nozzle assembly (310) and a pen assembly (320). A 3D data is loaded in the control module (300) and a predetermined painting position is defined in the 3D data. The control module (300) receives a scan image from the scanning module (200); the control module (300) controls the nozzle assembly (310) to print a model (20) according to the 3D data and meanwhile controls the pen assembly (320) to paint on the model (20) according to the predetermined painting position and the scan image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Yang-Teh LEE, Jia-Yi JUANG, Chun-Hsiang HUANG, Ming-En HO, Yi-Chu HSIEH, Ting-Chun CHU
  • Publication number: 20180196407
    Abstract: A method of slicing and printing colour 3D model is disclosed. The method includes following steps: loading a model data corresponding to a colour 3D model; adding a pollution-blocking structure next to the colour 3D model; executing a slicing process to the pollution-blocking structure and the colour 3D model for generating a plurality of pollution-blocking slices and a plurality of model slices and configuring colour each of the model slices; and, controlling a modeling nozzle (100) of a multi-colour 3D printer (1) to print the pollution-blocking slices and the model slices layer by layer and controlling a coloring nozzle (102) of the multi-colour 3D printer (1) to color each of the model slices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Yang-Teh LEE, Jia-Yi JUANG, Chun-Hsiang HUANG, Ming-En HO, Yu-Chuan CHANG
  • Publication number: 20180133981
    Abstract: A printing head module for a 3-D printing apparatus includes a 3-D print head, an ink-jet print head and a baking module. The 3-D print head includes a melting module and a base-material nozzle to print a plurality of staking layers. The ink-jet print head is connected to the 3-D print head and includes an ink nozzle to dispense ink on each stacking layer. The baking module is disposed between the 3-D print head and the ink-jet print head and includes a fan, a discharge casing and a heating module. The fan includes an air-discharge side facing the base to provide an air flow. The discharge casing is disposed on the air-discharge side. The heating module is disposed between the fan and the discharge casing to heat the air flow and the heated air flow being blown out via the discharge casing for drying the ink layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Huang, Ming-En Ho, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Jia-Yi Juang, Yang-Teh Lee
  • Publication number: 20180117853
    Abstract: A 3D color printing mechanism includes a sliding track (100), a slider (200), a painting nozzle (300) and a modeling nozzle (400). The slider (200) is arranged on the sliding track (100) and capable of sliding between two ends of the sliding track (100). The painting nozzle (300) is arranged on the slider (200) and comprises at least one ink jet head (310). The modeling nozzle (400) is connected to the slider (200) and includes a material squeezer head (410). The material squeezer head (410) is arranged non-collinearly with the ink jet head (310) at a direction parallel to the sliding track (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Ming-En HO, Yi-Chu HSIEH, Chun-Hsiang HUANG, Jia-Yi JUANG, Yang-Teh LEE
  • Publication number: 20180079150
    Abstract: An alignment method adopted by a 3D printer having a 3D nozzle for jetting material and a 2D pen-module for jetting colored ink is disclosed. The 3D printer first controls the 3D nozzle to print an alignment template on a printing platform, wherein the alignment template comprises multiple alignment blocks respectively and separately printed along an axis, and each alignment block respectively deviates from each center-line according to an accumulated offset. Next, the 3D printer controls the 2D pen-module to print an ink matrix on the alignment template, wherein the ink matrix comprises multiple ink blocks respectively and separately printed along the same axis, and each ink block is exactly corresponding to each center-line respectively. The 3D printer uses covering status of each alignment block and each ink block to determine a deviation between the 3D nozzle and the 2D pen-module, so as to perform an alignment action thereupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Ming-En HO, Yi-Chu HSIEH, Chun-Hsiang HUANG, Jia-Yi JUANG, Yang-Teh LEE
  • Publication number: 20170259506
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printer includes: a machine mainframe, formed with a carrying plane; a three-dimensional printing module, installed on the machine mainframe, and used for forming a three-dimensional object on the carrying plane according to a three-dimensional model data; and a color spraying nozzle module, installed on the machine mainframe and used for coloring a surface of the three-dimensional object according to the three-dimensional model data, wherein the color spraying nozzle module includes at least one color spraying nozzle and at least one screen member, the color spraying nozzle is formed with at least one nozzle hole, the screen member is formed with at least one screen hole, the screen hole is arranged corresponding to the nozzle hole, and the area of the screen hole is smaller than the area of the nozzle hole thereby enabling the color spraying nozzle module to more efficiently color the three-dimensional object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Ming-En HO, Yang-Teh LEE
  • Patent number: D739885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Yang-Teh Lee, Kwei-Jui Teng, Ming-En Ho, Chuan-Yuan Lee, Hong-Chuan Yeh
  • Patent number: D777165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignees: XYZPRINTING, INC., KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC., CAL-COMP ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Li-Wei Chen, Jen-Hsiang Liu, Ming-En Ho, Jia-Yi Juang, Yang-Teh Lee, Chun-An Hsu