Patents by Inventor Ping-Yu Chen

Ping-Yu 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: 20130155658
    Abstract: A lighting device, comprising a housing, a control circuit and a solid-state light emitting unit, is disclosed. The housing includes a receiving space, and the material of the housing is wax. The control circuit is sealed in the receiving space and provides a control signal. The solid-state light emitting unit is sealed in the receiving space and receives the control signal to provide a light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: YUSHAN SOLID-STATE LIGHTING CO., LTD
    Inventor: Ping-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20130128603
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp system includes a lamp device and a control device to control the brightness thereof while in operation. The lamp device includes at least a first light emitting diode unit providing a first color temperature, and at least a second light emitting diode unit providing a second color temperature different from the first color temperature. The control device is coupled to the lamp device for changing the brightness ratio of the second LED unit to the first LED unit and controlling the resulting color temperature of the lamp device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: PING-YU CHEN
  • Patent number: 8344795
    Abstract: An exemplary filter includes N (?2) unity gain amplifiers, each with a pair of differential input terminals and a pair of differential output terminals; a pair of filter differential input terminals; a first pair of variable resistances coupling the pair of filter differential input terminals to the pair of differential input terminals of the first unity gain amplifier; N?1 pairs of variable resistances coupling the pairs of differential output terminals of each of the N unity gain amplifiers, other than the last one, to the pairs of differential input terminals of its downstream neighbor; N?1 pairs of variable capacitances coupling the pairs of differential input terminals of each of the N unity gain amplifiers, other than the last one, to the pairs of differential output terminals of its downstream neighbor; and a variable capacitance coupling the pair of differential input terminals of the last unity gain amplifier to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mihai Sanduleanu, Ping-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 8262272
    Abstract: An optical lens includes an array of lens units. Each lens unit includes a main body, a light diverging portion and a light converging portion. The main body includes a light incident surface and a light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface. The light diverging portion is configured for expanding a light field along a first direction. The light converging portion is configured for compressing a light field along a second direction. The light diverging portion and the light converging portion are formed on at least one of the light incident surface and the light emitting surface. The light converging portion includes parallel recesses distributed along the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Cheng, Jyh-Long Chern, Ping-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20120188006
    Abstract: An exemplary filter includes N (?2) unity gain amplifiers, each with a pair of differential input terminals and a pair of differential output terminals; a pair of filter differential input terminals; a first pair of variable resistances coupling the pair of filter differential input terminals to the pair of differential input terminals of the first unity gain amplifier; N?1 pairs of variable resistances coupling the pairs of differential output terminals of each of the N unity gain amplifiers, other than the last one, to the pairs of differential input terminals of its downstream neighbor; N?1 pairs of variable capacitances coupling the pairs of differential input terminals of each of the N unity gain amplifiers, other than the last one, to the pairs of differential output terminals of its downstream neighbor; and a variable capacitance coupling the pair of differential input terminals of the last unity gain amplifier to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicants: MediaTek Inc., International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mihai Sanduleanu, Ping-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20120069566
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus comprises a housing, a LED base, and a heat sink, the housing having a light emitting surface and a heat dissipation surface opposite to the light emitting surface, the LED base including a circuit board and a plurality of LED chips, the heat dissipation surface adjacent to the circuit board, the light emitting surface of the LED chips toward the light emitting surface of the housing, and the heat sink including a plurality of heat dissipating tubes. The heat dissipating tubes are interlaced on the heat sink and the heights of the heat dissipating tube are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: HSIN-FEI HUANG, ZHENG-JAY HUANG, PING-YU CHEN
  • Patent number: 8079744
    Abstract: An illuminating brick includes a block and at least one light-emitting element mounted in the brick. The brick has a top face, a bottom face and a plurality of lateral side surfaces interconnecting the top and bottom faces. The at least one light-emitting element is engaged in and optically coupled to at least one of the bottom face and lateral side surfaces. The lateral side surfaces and the bottom face are configured for reflecting and directing light emitted from the at least a light-emitting element to exit through the top face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc
    Inventors: Chih-Chung Tsao, Shu-Hui Hsieh, Mei-Jiun Lin, Hung-Chih Yang, Ping-Yu Chen, Tse-An Lee
  • Patent number: 8047699
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes a light source module for emitting light and an optical lens configured for adjusting the light emitted from the light source module. The optical lens includes an array of lens units. Each lens unit includes a main body, a light diverging portion and a light converging portion. The main body includes a light incident surface and a light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface. The light diverging portion is configured for expanding a light field along a first direction, and the light converging portion is configured for compressing a light field along a second direction. The light diverging portion and the light converging portion are formed on at least one of the light incident surface and the light emitting surface. The light diverging portion includes parallel protrusions distributed along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Cheng, Jyh-Long Chern, Ping-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 8016459
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes a light source module for emitting light and an optical lens for adjusting the light. The light source module includes a reflecting unit and LEDs. The reflecting unit includes strip-shaped grooves each extending along a first direction. The LEDs are mounted on the reflecting unit in the grooves. The optical lens includes an array of lens units each including a main body, a light diverging portion and a light converging portion. The light diverging portion is for expanding a light field of the LEDs along the first direction. The light converging portion is for compressing the light field along a second direction. The reflecting unit is for further compressing the light field along the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Cheng, Jyh-Long Chern, Ping-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7988328
    Abstract: An optical lens (10) includes an array of lens units (11). Each lens unit includes a main body (101), a light diverging portion (112) and a light converging portion (114). The main body includes a light incident surface (110) and a light emitting surface (112) opposite to the light incident surface. The light diverging portion is used to expand a light field along an x-direction. The light converging portion is used to compress a light field along a y-direction. In specific embodiments, the light diverging portion and the light converging portion are respectively formed on the light incident surface and the light emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Cheng, Jyh-Long Chern, Ping-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7950825
    Abstract: An optical lens includes an array of lens units. Each lens unit includes a main body, a light diverging portion and a light converging portion. The main body includes a light incident surface and a light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface. The light diverging portion is configured for expanding a light field along a first direction, and the light converging portion is configured for compressing a light field along a second direction. The light diverging portion and the light converging portion are both formed on one of the light incident surface and the light emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Cheng, Jyh-Long Chern, Ping-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20110063169
    Abstract: A phased-array transmitter and receiver that may be effectively implemented on a silicon substrate. The transmitter distributes to front-ends, and the receiver combines signals from front-ends, using a power distribution/combination tree that employs both passive and active elements. By monitoring the power inputs and outputs, a digital control is able to rapidly provide phase and gain correction information to the front-ends. Such a transmitter/receiver includes a plurality of radio frequency (RF) front-ends and a power splitting/combining network that includes active and passive components configured to distribute signals to/from the front-ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: PING-YU CHEN, Brian A. Floyd, Jie-Wei Lai, Arun S. Natarajan, Sean T. Nicolson, Scott K. Reynolds, Ming-Dai Tsai, Alberto Valdes-Garcia, Jing-Hong C. Zhan
  • Publication number: 20100327750
    Abstract: An LED illuminating apparatus includes a lampshade, a cover engaged with the lampshade, a heat dissipation module received in a hollow tube cooperatively formed by the engaged lampshade and cover, a light source engaged on the heat dissipation module, and two connectors secured at opposite ends of the lampshade and the cover. The lampshade defines a plurality of vents therein. The light source faces the cover and light emitted from the light source radiates out of the LED illuminating apparatus through the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: CHIH-CHUNG TSAO, PING-YU CHEN, KUO-FENG CHIANG, YING-CHIEH LU, SUNG-HSIANG YANG, HSIN-FEI HUANG, ZHENG-JAY HUANG, YU-PIN LIU
  • Publication number: 20100254136
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes a light source module for emitting light and an optical lens configured for adjusting the light emitted from the light source module. The optical lens includes an array of lens units. Each lens unit includes a main body, a light diverging portion and a light converging portion. The main body includes a light incident surface and a light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface. The light diverging portion is configured for expanding a light field along a first direction, and the light converging portion is configured for compressing a light field along a second direction. The light diverging portion and the light converging portion are formed on at least one of the light incident surface and the light emitting surface. The light diverging portion includes parallel protrusions distributed along the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: YI-KAI CHENG, JYH-LONG CHERN, PING-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20100254137
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes a light source module for emitting light and an optical lens for adjusting the light. The light source module includes a reflecting unit and LEDs. The reflecting unit includes strip-shaped grooves each extending along a first direction. The LEDs are mounted on the reflecting unit in the grooves. The optical lens includes an array of lens units each including a main body, a light diverging portion and a light converging portion. The light diverging portion is for expanding a light field of the LEDs along the first direction. The light converging portion is for compressing the light field along a second direction. The reflecting unit is for further compressing the light field along the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: YI-KAI CHENG, JYH-LONG CHERN, PING-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20100246192
    Abstract: An optical lens includes an array of lens units. Each lens unit includes a main body, a light diverging portion and a light converging portion. The main body includes a light incident surface and a light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface. The light diverging portion is configured for expanding a light field along a first direction. The light converging portion is configured for compressing a light field along a second direction. The light diverging portion and the light converging portion are formed on at least one of the light incident surface and the light emitting surface. The light converging portion includes parallel recesses distributed along the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: YI-KAI CHENG, JYH-LONG CHERN, PING-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20100238668
    Abstract: An optical lens includes an array of lens units. Each lens unit includes a main body, a light diverging portion and a light converging portion. The main body includes a light incident surface and a light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface. The light diverging portion is configured for expanding a light field along a first direction, and the light converging portion is configured for compressing a light field along a second direction. The light diverging portion and the light converging portion are both formed on one of the light incident surface and the light emitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: YI-KAI CHENG, JYH-LONG CHERN, PING-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20100147382
    Abstract: An exemplary portable solar power generator includes a hollow light pervious housing, a light guide element, a condensing lens, a solar cell unit, and a connector assembly. The housing has a first refractive index, and sunlight enters the housing by passing through an outer surface thereof. The light guide element is positioned in and attached to the housing, which has a second refractive index larger than the first refractive index. The condensing lens is positioned in the housing, which is configured for converging the light incident thereon. The solar cell unit is positioned in the light pervious housing and located at a side of the condensing lens opposite to the light guide element. The solar cell unit is configured for receiving the light converged by the condensing lens and converting the received sunlight into electrical energy. The connector assembly is electrically coupled to the solar cell unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: KUO-FENG CHIANG, PING-YU CHEN, NAI-WEN ZHANG, SHAN-JU LIN
  • Publication number: 20100151122
    Abstract: An exemplary method for forming phosphor coating includes: providing a substrate; forming a first hydrophilic film on the substrate, the first film being soluble in water; forming a second lipophilic film on the first film, the second film comprised of a phosphor material; submerging the substrate having the first film and the second film formed thereon into water, so that the first film is dissolved in water and the second film is floated on surface of the water; and dipping a light source into the second film to forming a phosphor coating on the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: PING-YU CHEN, NAI-WEN ZHANG, YING-CHIEH LU, KUO-FENG CHIANG, WEN-JANG JIANG
  • Patent number: D650494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Chung Tsao, Zheng-Jay Huang, Ping-Yu Chen, Hsin-Fei Huang, Chien-Ting Lu, Ying-Chieh Lu