Patents by Inventor Ming Fang

Ming Fang 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).

  • Publication number: 20190232096
    Abstract: A fire detection system and method for fire detection are provided. The fire detection system includes at least one light emitting device for emitting light in a two-dimensional arrangement having multiple optical paths. The fire detection system further includes at least one light detection device for outputting respective light detection signals responsive to detecting the emitted light in each of the multiple optical paths of the two-dimensional arrangement. The fire detection system also includes a controller for identifying an abnormal condition relating to an early fire condition and initiating a set of fire sprinklers responsive to the respective light detection signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Ming-Fang Huang
  • Publication number: 20190236477
    Abstract: A fiber-based roadside condition sensing system is provided. The system includes a fiber optic cable arranged in various roadside locations for Distributed Vibration Sensing (DVS) and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) at the various roadside locations. The system further includes a machine-learning-based analyzer for selectively providing any of an early warning and a prevention of various detected conditions responsive to a machine-learning-based analysis of results from the DVS and the DAS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Ming-Fang Huang, Ting Wang
  • Publication number: 20190236920
    Abstract: A security system is provided for a building. The security system includes a fiber optic cable arranged in various locations in the building for Distributed Vibration Sensing (DVS) and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) at the various locations. The security system further includes a machine-learning-based analyzer for selectively providing any of an early warning and a prevention of various detected conditions responsive to a machine-learning-based analysis of results from the DVS and the DAS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Ming-Fang Huang, Ting Wang
  • Publication number: 20190237456
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit, coupled between a first reference terminal and a second reference terminal; the ESD protection circuit includes a first voltage divider, a second voltage divider, a first trigger circuit and a second trigger circuit. The first trigger circuit includes a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the first reference terminal, and the second terminal is coupled to the second reference terminal via the first voltage divider. The second trigger circuit includes a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal is coupled to the second reference terminal, the second terminal is coupled to the first reference terminal via the second voltage divider, and the second trigger circuit and the first trigger circuit are in parallel connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: MING-FANG LAI, LIANG-YU SU, HANG FAN
  • Publication number: 20190193043
    Abstract: A microparticle forming device is used to form microparticles with uniform particle size and proper roundness, and includes a collection pipe, a fluid nozzle, a reactor and a filter. The collection pipe includes a fluid passage, an aqueous-phase fluid inlet, an oil-phase fluid inlet and a mixed fluid outlet, all of which are communicated with the fluid passage. The oil-phase fluid inlet is located between the aqueous-phase fluid inlet and the mixed fluid outlet. The fluid nozzle has a plurality of oil-phase fluid drop outlets aligned with the oil-phase fluid inlet of the collection pipe. The reactor has a reaction chamber communicated with the mixed fluid outlet of the collection pipe, a mixing member accommodated in the reaction chamber, and a microparticle collection port communicated with the reaction chamber. Two opposite ends of the filter are respectively communicated with the reaction chamber of the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Cheng-Han Hung, Zong-Hsin Liu, Ming-Fang Tsai, Ying-Chieh Lin, Chiu-Feng Lin, Ying-Cheng Lu, Yao-Kun Huang
  • Publication number: 20190191813
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of riding equipment, and particularly to a headband and a multifunctional helmet. The headband comprises a strap configured to bind a head, an adjustment assembly that adjusts the tightness of the strap, and an electronic device that endows the headband with intelligent properties. The strap is connected to the adjustment assembly, and the electronic device is disposed within the adjustment assembly and connected to the adjustment assembly. The headband is an accessory of the helmet, electronic devices are combined with the headband such that the headband has electronic functions associated therewith, expanding the use range of the headband.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: DONGGUAN LUCKY SONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingang LIU, Ming Fang, Zhigang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20190195789
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for measuring gas concentration from a 2f signal in wavelength modulation spectroscopy is presented. The computer-implemented method includes emitting a beam of light from a laser to pass through a gas sample, calculating a gas measurement value from the gas sample via a trough distance calculator using a trough distance of a gas absorption line's 2f signal, calibrating the gas measurement value via a multi-point calibration process, and outputting the gas measurement value to a user interface of a computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Da Pan, Yue Tian, Ming-Fang Huang
  • Publication number: 20190170638
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe gas sensor calibration methods and subsequent sensing methods employing same in conjunction with wavelength modulation spectroscopy (WMS). Additional aspects of the present disclosure advantageously employ WMS for highly-sensitive gas concentration measurement across a range of concentrations from ambient to a high concentration environment such as fire/smoke detection. Finally, still further aspects of the present disclosure determine and then employ two calibration factors and during measurement WMS-2f spectra to determine an inflection or “turning point” and subsequently which one of the two calibration factors to employ at a given concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA
    Inventor: Ming-Fang HUANG
  • Patent number: 10314170
    Abstract: A motherboard of a computer is provided. The motherboard of a computer includes a main body, a notch formed at a side edge of the main body, an auxiliary device, and a fixing device formed adjacent to the notch to fix the auxiliary device in the notch, wherein the auxiliary device is a light guiding device including patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Bing-Min Lin, Teng-Liang Ng, Ji-Kuang Tan, Ming-Fang Tsai, Chih-Kuang Lin
  • Publication number: 20190142164
    Abstract: A rotatable chair comprising a backrest unit, a seat plate unit, a supporting unit and a rotating unit; the rotating unit comprises an upper plate, a lower plate, a rotating disc, a connecting shaft, a first elastic ball and a handle; the backrest unit and the seat plate unit are fixed to the upper plate; the upper plate is provided with an upper locating hole; the supporting unit is fixed to the lower plate; the lower plate is provided with a plurality of lower locating holes; the rotating disc is disposed between the upper plate and the lower plate; the connecting shaft penetrates through the central position of the upper plate, the rotating disc and the lower plate at the same time; the first elastic ball comprises an elastic piece and a locating ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Ming-Fang Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20190115339
    Abstract: A circuit including a discharging device, a resistive element and a bypass device is disclosed. The discharging device is disposed between a first voltage bus and a second voltage bus. The resistive element is configured to activate the discharging device in response to a high-to-low electrostatic discharge (ESD) event during which the first voltage bus is high in potential relative to the second voltage bus. The bypass device is configured to bypass the resistive element and activate the discharging device in response to a low-to-high ESD event during which the second voltage bus is high in potential relative to the first voltage bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: MING-FANG LAI, MING-CHENG LIN
  • Patent number: 10250801
    Abstract: A camera system and an image-providing method are disclosed to overcome that conventional cameras cannot make a decision by themselves as for whether and/or how to capture images. The disclosed camera system includes a camera for capturing images and a computer device used to calculate an estimated camera location and pose for the camera. The camera system also includes a location adjusting device and a pose adjusting device to adjust the camera to the estimated camera location and pose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
    Inventors: Ming-Fang Weng, Ching-Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 10224451
    Abstract: A multi junction photodiode for molecular detection and discrimination and fabrication methods thereof. The multi junction photodiode includes a substrate having first conductive type dopants, an epitaxial layer having the first conductive type dopants, a deep well having second conductive type dopants, a first well having the first conductive type dopants, a second well having the second conductive type dopants, a third well having the first conductive type dopants, and a first doped region having the second conductive type dopants. The epitaxial layer is disposed on the substrate. The deep well is disposed in the epitaxial layer. The first well having three sides connected to the epitaxial layer is disposed in the deep well. The second well is disposed in the first well. The third well having three sides connected to the epitaxial layer is disposed in the second well. The first doped region is disposed in the third well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Personal Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chiun-Lung Tsai, Jui-Feng Huang, Ming-Fang Hsu, Chih-Yang Chen
  • Publication number: 20190064656
    Abstract: An optical mask for use in a photolithography process, a method for fabricating the optical mask, and a method for fabricating an array of patterns on a substrate using the optical mask, wherein the optical mask includes an array of microstructures disposed on a mask substrate, and wherein the array of microstructures is arranged to transform a uniform optical exposure passing therethrough to an array of optical exposure patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Johnny Chung Yin Ho, Ming Fang, Lei Shu
  • Patent number: 10214862
    Abstract: A pre-buried casing tube uses glass fiber reinforced resin as the raw material to enhance the operation strength of the pre-buried casing tube, extend the service life of the pre-buried casing tube, and reduce maintenance cost of the railway transport system. The pre-buried casing tube includes at least one casing tube body, each casing tube body including at least one retaining element, the retaining elements provided in intervals along one side of the casing tube, each casing tube body disposed adjacently so as to form a passage for a screw, each retaining element provided in the passage for the screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: NINGBO SHUXIANG NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Baoqi Jia, Ming Fang, Hui Chi
  • Patent number: 10207706
    Abstract: A system for detecting a lane line of a road and a method thereof is disclosed. An image-retrieving device retrieves an image in front of a vehicle to generate a picture, and transmits the picture to a processing device. The processing device transforms one or two lane lines on the picture into a plurality of characteristic values, processes the characteristic values to generate one or two prediction lane lines, and uses them to dynamically predict and complete the lane lines, thereby forming a lane line prediction model. The processing device uses the lane line prediction model to determine whether the vehicle deviates, and transmits the picture and the lane line prediction model to a display device to display. When the vehicle deviates, the display device warns. The present invention can improve to recognize an unclear lane line, a single lane line and a far lane line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
    Inventors: Hung-Pang Lin, Ming-Fang Chang, Li-You Hsu
  • Patent number: 10210819
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a tunable backlight device, a display device and method of driving the display device. The tunable backlight device comprises: at least one backlight apparatus with high color gamut and low luminance; at least one backlight apparatus with low color gamut and high luminance; a storage configured to store a library of current feedback coefficients; a current feedback apparatus, configured to determine a first current feedback coefficient (K1) for the backlight apparatus with high color gamut and low luminance and a second current feedback coefficient (K2) for the backlight apparatus with low color gamut and high luminance, according to the requirements, respectively; a backlight driving apparatus configured to supply respective currents to both the backlight apparatuses to emit lights, based on the first and the second current feedback coefficients, respectively; and a light guide plate configured to mix the lights emitted from the both backlight apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianghui Zhan, Ming Fang, Chang LV, Park Jinmoo, Shounian Chen
  • Publication number: 20190030948
    Abstract: An auxiliary fastening device includes a plurality of auxiliary male fasteners and a plurality of auxiliary female fasteners connected with the auxiliary male fasteners. Each of the auxiliary male fasteners includes a male body having a first side provided with a securing face secured on the wheel disk and a second side provided with a locking piece. Each of the auxiliary female fasteners includes a female body having a first side provided with a securing face secured on the ornamental cover and a second side provided with a locking groove locked onto the locking piece of each of the auxiliary male fasteners to secure the ornamental cover to the wheel disk. Thus, the auxiliary fastening device provides an auxiliary locking function so that the ornamental cover is locked onto the wheel disk solidly and stably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: Ming-Fang Wang
  • Patent number: 10191209
    Abstract: A light guide plate, a backlight module and a display device is provided. The light guide plate includes: a film limit part and a fixed part. The film limit part is arranged on a light exiting surface of the light guide plate as a protruding structure, limiting an optical film arranged on the light exiting surface of the light guide plate. The fixed part is arranged on a side surface of the light guide plate as a bump structure to fix the light guide plate to a frame arranged on the side surface of the light guide plate. Issues of vibration friction between the light guide plate and the optical film and poor white spots can be solved effectively according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanqi Chu, Site Cai, Jinmoo Park, Shounian Chen, Ming Fang
  • Publication number: 20190004356
    Abstract: A backlight module and a liquid crystal display device are disclosed. The backlight module comprises a backlight source, a beam splitter and a light beam conversion portion. The beam splitter converts light from the backlight source into a first and second polarization light beam. The light beam conversion portion converts the first polarization light beam into a third polarization light beam through total reflection, and outputs the second and third polarization light beam through a light exit side. Alternatively, the light beam conversion portion converts the first and second polarization light beam into a fourth and fifth polarization light beam through total reflection, and outputs the fourth and fifth polarization light beam through the light exit side. To this end, light from the backlight source is efficiently applied to irradiate a liquid crystal display panel, and the brightness of the liquid crystal display panel significantly improves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ming FANG, Wei LEI, Liangliang ZHENG, Site CAI