Patents by Inventor Peng-Yang Chen

Peng-Yang 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).

  • Publication number: 20150306825
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus is provided. The three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a tank, a movable platform, a light source, a detection module, and a control unit. The tank is filled with a liquid forming material, and the movable platform is movably disposed above the tank. The light source is disposed below the tank and configured to project light on the liquid forming material so as to form a three-dimensional object layer by layer on the movable platform. The detection module is disposed above the tank and includes a signal emitter and a signal receiver. The signal emitter is configured to emit a detection signal. The control unit activates an error-detection mechanism and controls the movable platform to move toward the detection module. The control unit determines whether the three-dimensional object is abnormal based on whether the detection signal is detected by the signal receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Peng-Yang Chen, Wen-Ten Lin
  • Publication number: 20150301517
    Abstract: A three dimensional printing apparatus and method for detecting printing anomaly are provided. The method is adapted to the three dimensional printing apparatus including an image sensor module and a movable platform. The three dimensional printing apparatus forms a plurality of layer objects on the movable platform according to three dimensional model information so as to build a three dimensional object including the layer objects. The method for detecting printing anomaly includes following steps. At least one object image is captured according to at least one view angle by using the image sensor module. At least one checking image associated with the layer objects is obtained according to the three dimensional model information and the view angle. Whether the object image and the checking image are matched to each other or not is determined through comparing the object image and the checking image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Peng-Yang Chen, Wen-Ten Lin
  • Publication number: 20150298396
    Abstract: A three dimensional printing apparatus including a base, a tank, a modeling platform, and a plurality of floating units is provided. A liquid forming material is filled in the tank. Each of the floating units connects between the base and the tank, such that the tank is disposed on the base in floating manner. The modeling platform is movably immersed in the liquid forming material. A three dimensional object is formed and adhered between the modeling platform and a bottom of the tank. The modeling platform drives and tilts the tank to move out of the base by the three dimensional object, such that the three dimensional object is released from the bottom of the tank by gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Peng-Yang Chen, Wen-Ten Lin
  • Publication number: 20150290879
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) printing module including a tank filled with a liquid forming material, a top cover assembled on the tank to close the tank, a modeling platform assembled to the cover, and a first tenon movably disposed in the cover is provided. The modeling platform is immersed in the liquid forming material in the tank. When the first tenon is driven along a second axis, the cover and the modeling platform are driven along a first axis to open the tank. A 3D printing apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Peng-Yang Chen, Wen-Ten Lin, Ming-Hsiung Ding
  • Publication number: 20150290874
    Abstract: A three dimensional printing apparatus including a tank, a modeling platform, a first optical element, a second optical element, and a light source is provided. The modeling platform is movably disposed above the tank so as to move in or out the tank. The first and the second optical elements are respectively disposed next to the tank, wherein the second optical element is located above the first optical element. The light source is located below the tank. After a three dimensional object is formed on the modeling platform, the three dimensional object is moved out of the tank by the modeling platform. A first light generated by the light source is sequentially transmitted by the first and the second optical elements and detour round tank to irradiate the three dimensional object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Peng-Yang Chen, Wen-Ten Lin
  • Publication number: 20150258736
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus of three-dimensional (3D) printing and an electronic apparatus are provided. The 3D printing method is adapted for printing a 3D object and includes the following. A plurality of layer objects of a 3D model are obtained, and a plurality of two-dimensional images, which correspond to a slice plane, of each of the layer objects are generated. The layer objects include a first layer object and a second layer object. When a comparison relationship between a two-dimensional image of the first layer object and a two-dimensional image of the second layer object matches a stack condition, the first layer object and the second layer object are stacked to generate thickness stack information of a stack object. A printing mechanism is initiated according to the thickness stack information so as to print a 3D object associated with the 3D model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Peng-Yang Chen, Wen-Ten Lin
  • Publication number: 20150239174
    Abstract: A method of three-dimensional printing of the disclosure is used to form a three-dimensional object stacked by a plurality of layers of object unit. The method of three-dimensional printing includes: forming and curing a layer of uncolored body; forming a color layer at the contour of the layer of uncolored body so that the layer of uncolored body and the color layer form a layer of object unit; and forming a cover layer at the contour of the layer of object unit so that the color layer is located between the layer of uncolored body and the cover layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Peng-Yang Chen, Wen-Ten Lin
  • Publication number: 20150165695
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus including a supporting platform, first tanks, an elevating platform disposed above the supporting platform, a light source module disposed corresponding to the elevating platform, and a control unit is provided. The first tanks are disposed on the supporting platform and filled with liquid forming materials respectively. After choosing one of the liquid forming materials, the control unit controls the supporting platform to move, in relative to the light source module and the elevating platform, till the chosen liquid forming material is moved to correspond to the light source module, so as to form a three-dimensional object through the chosen liquid forming material. Another three-dimensional printing apparatus is provided, in which a control unit controls the light source and the elevating platform to move to correspond to the chosen liquid forming material, so as to form a three-dimensional object through the chosen liquid forming material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited, Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Peng-Yang Chen, Wen-Ten Lin
  • Publication number: 20150165678
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus including a tank, a moving platform, a light source disposed below the tank, a detecting unit and a control unit is provided. The tank is filled with a liquid forming material and a separating liquid, wherein the specific density of the separating liquid is larger than the specific density of the liquid forming material, so that the separating liquid sinks between the tank and the liquid forming material. The control unit controls an initial depth at which the moving platform immerses into the liquid forming material, so as to form a three-dimensional object. A three-dimensional printing apparatus is also provided, wherein the light source thereof is disposed above the tank, and the specific density of the liquid forming material is larger than the specific density of the separating liquid, so that the liquid forming material sinks between the tank and the separating liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicants: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiung Ding, Peng-Yang Chen, Wen-Ten Lin
  • Publication number: 20150140152
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus including a tank filled with a liquid-state forming material, a platform disposed at the tank, a rotating shaft, a rotating arm, and at least one light source is provided. The rotating shaft is disposed under the tank or above the tank. The rotating arm connects to the rotating shaft such that the rotating arm is driven by the rotating shaft to rotate. The light source disposed on the rotating arm rotates along with the rotating arm and generates light projecting toward the forming material along with the part of the platform moving in the forming material, such that the forming material is solidified in layers and forms a three-dimensional object on the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Peng-Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 8926304
    Abstract: A three-dimensional printing apparatus including a tank filled with a liquid-state forming material, a platform disposed at the tank, a rotating shaft, a rotating arm, and at least one light source is provided. The rotating shaft is disposed under the tank or above the tank. The rotating arm connects to the rotating shaft such that the rotating arm is driven by the rotating shaft to rotate. The light source disposed on the rotating arm rotates along with the rotating arm and generates light projecting toward the forming material along with the part of the platform moving in the forming material, such that the forming material is solidified in layers and forms a three-dimensional object on the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: XYZprinting, Inc., Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventor: Peng-Yang Chen
  • Publication number: 20120124181
    Abstract: A computer peripheral device and an interaction system thereof are provided, and the provided computer peripheral device includes a server unit, a hardware unit and a firmware unit. The server unit provides a user interface on a web server, so as to allow a user to set the operation parameters of the computer peripheral device through the user interface. The firmware unit controls the hardware unit to execute a word processing action on a document to be processed according to the operation parameters set by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: Kinpo Electronics, Inc., Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited
    Inventors: Peng-Yang Chen, Wen-Ten Lin