Patents by Inventor Shih-Chin Chou

Shih-Chin Chou 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: 8944666
    Abstract: A lighting device is provided and includes a light guide plate including a plurality of light incident surfaces and two light emitting surfaces, a plurality of edge frames, and at least one light source. Each of the edge frames includes a main body including an accommodating groove and an opening, first and second clamp members, and first and second fixing elements respectively located on first and second ends of the main body. The light emitting surfaces are clamped by the first and second clamp members of each edge frame. Each of the light incident surfaces is inserted in the main body of one of the edge frames through the opening and accommodated in the accommodating groove. The light source is located in the accommodating groove of one of the edge frames and adjacent to the corresponding light incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Shih-Chin Chou
  • Publication number: 20150029109
    Abstract: A remote controller with touch panel comprises a case, a circuit board, a power supply, and signal emitter. The circuit board, the power supply, and the signal emitter are accommodated in the case. The touch panel comprises a cover lens, and a carbon nanotube film is located on an inner surface of the cover lens. A number of touching and sensing electrodes are electrically connected to the carbon nanotube to supply signals. The carbon nanotube film comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes oriented along the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: TIANJIN FUNAYUANCHUANG TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: SHIH-CHIN CHOU, YA-FEN TSAI
  • Publication number: 20140328014
    Abstract: A connecting assembly between first and second bodies of an electronic device is provided. The connecting assembly includes a guiding member fixed to the second body and pivoted on a side of the first body along an axis, a guiding portion, an engaging member fixed to the first body, an engaging portion fixed to the second body, and a restoring member between the guiding member and the first body. When the second body is assembled to the first body, engagement between the guiding member and the guiding portion allows the guiding member to rotate relative to the first body along the axis from a first to a second position. The restoring member restores the position of the guiding member to the first position relative to the first body to establish engagement between the engaging member and the engaging portion. An electronic device having the connecting assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Hao Lan, Kun-Hsin Liu, Yao-Tsung Yeh, Hong-Tien Wang, Jui-Che Hsu, Shih-Chin Chou
  • Publication number: 20140168876
    Abstract: An electronic device including a first body, a second body, a linking member, a plurality of keys, and an actuating module is provided. The first body has a display surface and the second body is adapted to be connected to the first body. The linking member is disposed within the second body. The keys are movably connected to the second body. The actuating module is disposed within the second body and located between the linking member and the keys. The linking member moves via a relative movement between the first body and the second body, so that the actuating module pushes the keys to move from the inside of the second body to the outside of the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yao-Tsung Yeh, Kun-Hsin Liu, Wei-Hao Lan, Yen-Hsiao Yeh, Hong-Tien Wang, Shi-Kuan Chen, Chun-Huang Yu, Shih-Chin Chou
  • Patent number: 8721113
    Abstract: A cover and a lamp structure. The cover whose curvature has a light incident surface and a light outgoing surface, and includes a plurality of 3D micro-structures disposed thereon and arranged in the form of an array. When a light is emitted into the light outgoing surface from the light incident surface, the light emitting angle of the light outgoing surface is increased through the refraction of the 3D micro-structures, so that the occurrence of mura or spots due to uneven distribution of the light is avoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Lai, Shih-Chin Chou, Chin-Kun Hsieh, Mei-Fen Lin
  • Patent number: 8655430
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for positioning a therapeutic device relative to a target displaced on a platform. A base member has a first track extending along a length of the platform for defining a first pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. A curved frame is slidably mounted on the base member through the first track. The curved frame has a second track along an interior wall of the curved frame for defining a second pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. A housing is disposed in the second track of the curved frame and configured to receive the therapeutic device. The housing is extendible at least along a radial direction of the curved frame for defining a third pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. Applications of the systems and methods may include image-guided thermal therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: National Health Research Institutes
    Inventors: Shih Chin Chou, Ming Rou Lee, Hsu Chang, Ching Yao
  • Patent number: 8602598
    Abstract: A light source cooling device includes a light source module, an inner casing, an outer casing, and a plurality of spacers. The inner casing encloses an accommodation space for accommodating the light source module. The outer casing surrounds the inner casing and has a gap included between an inner wall of the inner casing and the outer casing, wherein the inner casing and the outer casing are made of materials with different thermal conductivity coefficients. The inner wall of the inner casing, an outer wall of the outer casing, and the spacers together form a plurality of heat-dissipating passages. The inner wall absorbs the heat generated by the light source module and generates a temperature gradient between the inner wall and the outer wall, which assists in creating thermal convection to exhaust the heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Sheng-Shing Duan, Shih-Chin Chou
  • Publication number: 20130182459
    Abstract: A lighting device is provided and includes a light guide plate including a plurality of light incident surfaces and two light emitting surfaces, a plurality of edge frames, and at least one light source. Each of the edge frames includes a main body including an accommodating groove and an opening, first and second clamp members, and first and second fixing elements respectively located on first and second ends of the main body. The light emitting surfaces are clamped by the first and second clamp members of each edge frame. Each of the light incident surfaces is inserted in the main body of one of the edge frames through the opening and accommodated in the accommodating groove. The light source is located in the accommodating groove of one of the edge frames and adjacent to the corresponding light incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shih-Chin CHOU
  • Publication number: 20130094239
    Abstract: A light guide column is disposed on the top of a light source. The light guide column includes a column body, a cavity, a reflection structure and a micro-structure. The column body has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The cavity on the first end is for gathering the light source. The reflection structure is on the second end, when light emitted from the light source, a portion of the light reflected by the reflection structure to emit toward a lateral surface of the column body and others transmitted to the front side direction. The micro-structure is formed on the lateral surface of the column body can facilitate the emitting light from the column body uniformly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Liang-Hsiang Huang, Shih-Chin Chou, Sheng-Xing Duan
  • Publication number: 20130083546
    Abstract: A light source cooling device includes a light source module, an inner casing, an outer casing, and a plurality of spacers. The inner casing encloses an accommodation space for accommodating the light source module. The outer casing surrounds the inner casing and has a gap included between an inner wall of the inner casing and the outer casing, wherein the inner casing and the outer casing are made of materials with different thermal conductivity coefficients. The inner wall of the inner casing, an outer wall of the outer casing, and the spacers together form a plurality of heat-dissipating passages. The inner wall absorbs the heat generated by the light source module and generates a temperature gradient between the inner wall and the outer wall, which assists in creating thermal convection to exhaust the heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Sheng-Shing Duan, Shih-Chin Chou
  • Publication number: 20120243216
    Abstract: A cover and a lamp structure. The cover whose curvature has a light incident surface and a light outgoing surface, and includes a plurality of 3D micro-structures disposed thereon and arranged in the form of an array. When a light is emitted into the light outgoing surface from the light incident surface, the light emitting angle of the light outgoing surface is increased through the refraction of the 3D micro-structures, so that the occurrence of mura or spots due to uneven distribution of the light is avoid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Lai, Shih-Chin Chou, Chin-Kun Hsieh, Mei-Fen Lin
  • Publication number: 20120243242
    Abstract: A lighting module and a power connecting set are provided. The lighting module includes two circuit boards, two light emitting elements and a power connecting set. The light emitting elements are disposed on the circuit boards respectively. The power connecting set includes two connecting bases and a flexible circuit board. The connecting bases are disposed on the circuit boards and electronically connected to the circuit boards respectively. Two ends of the flexible circuit board are connected to the connecting bases for electrically connecting a power path of the circuit boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Lai, Shih-Chin Chou, Ming-Hua Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120195049
    Abstract: A lamp module is provided, including an insulative member, a cover lens connected to the insulative member, and a light module disposed between the insulative member and the cover lens. The light module can emit light through the cover lens for illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Chin CHOU, Chun-Ming LAI, He-Shun YANG
  • Publication number: 20120170228
    Abstract: A circuit module and an electric connector are provided. The electric connector is used for connecting two circuit boards. The electric connector at least includes two bases and a locking element. The bases are disposed on the periphery of the circuit boards and electrically connected with the circuit boards respectively. The locking element is used for locking the bases, such that the circuit boards are mechanically connected with each other and the electric paths thereof are electrically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Lai, Ming-Hua Tsai, Shih-Chin Chou
  • Publication number: 20120113675
    Abstract: A lamp device includes a supporting frame, a light emitting diode (LED) array source, a light filter, two end caps and two couples of electrodes. The LED array source is disposed on the supporting frame. The light filter is arc-shaped and combined with the supporting frame as a tubular structure, wherein the arc surface of the light filter is a light emitting surface of the LED array source. The light filter is used for absorbing a ray in a specific wavelength range of the emitting light of the LED array source. The two end caps are disposed at two ends of the tubular structure respectively. The two couples of electrodes are disposed at two ends of the tubular structure and mounted on the two end caps respectively for electrically connecting to the LED array source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: He-Shun Yang, Shih-Chin Chou, Chun-Ming Lai, Chin-Kun Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8167452
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a housing, a light source disposed in the housing and at least one adjustable assembly disposed at an end of the housing. The adjustable assembly includes a connection element fixed to the end of the housing, a cap capping the connection element, at least one electrical terminal and an adjusting mechanism. A part of the connection element is located in the cap. The electrical terminal is disposed at the cap and electrically connected to the light source. The adjusting mechanism includes a gear, a positioning element, a clasp and a track. The gear and the positioning element are respectively disposed at the connection element and the cap. Positions of the gear and the positioning element can be exchanged. The clasp and the track are respectively disposed at the connection element and the cap. Positions of the clasp and the track can be exchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Shih-Chin Chou
  • Patent number: 8157408
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a housing, a light source disposed in the housing and at least one adjustable assembly. The adjustable assembly disposed at an end of the housing includes a connection element fixed to the end, a cap capping the connection element, at least one electrical terminal electrically connected to the light source and a detachable fixing element. The cap includes a side wall, an end wall and an opening disposed at the side wall. The side wall is disposed at the end wall to which the opening is opposite. The connection element passes through the opening. The electrical terminal disposed at the end wall extends outside the cap. The detachable fixing element passes through the side wall to detachably fix the cap to the connection element. When the detachable fixing element is detached, the housing and the connection element are adapted to be rotated relative to the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: He-Shun Yang, Shih-Chin Chou, Meng-Chai Wu
  • Publication number: 20110194296
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a housing, a light source disposed in the housing and at least one adjustable assembly disposed at an end of the housing. The adjustable assembly includes a connection element fixed to the end of the housing, a cap capping the connection element, at least one electrical terminal and an adjusting mechanism. A part of the connection element is located in the cap. The electrical terminal is disposed at the cap and electrically connected to the light source. The adjusting mechanism includes a gear, a positioning element, a clasp and a track. The gear and the positioning element are respectively disposed at the connection element and the cap. Positions of the gear and the positioning element can be exchanged. The clasp and the track are respectively disposed at the connection element and the cap. Positions of the clasp and the track can be exchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Shih-Chin CHOU
  • Publication number: 20110194278
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a housing, a light source disposed in the housing and at least one adjustable assembly. The adjustable assembly disposed at an end of the housing includes a connection element fixed to the end, a cap capping the connection element, at least one electrical terminal electrically connected to the light source and a detachable fixing element. The cap includes a side wall, an end wall and an opening disposed at the side wall. The side wall is disposed at the end wall to which the opening is opposite. The connection element passes through the opening. The electrical terminal disposed at the end wall extends outside the cap. The detachable fixing element passes through the side wall to detachably fix the cap to the connection element. When the detachable fixing element is detached, the housing and the connection element are adapted to be rotated relative to the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: He-Shun Yang, Shih-Chin Chou, Meng-Chai Wu
  • Publication number: 20090171185
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for positioning a therapeutic device relative to a target displaced on a platform. A base member has a first track extending along a length of the platform for defining a first pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. A curved frame is slidably mounted on the base member through the first track. The curved frame has a second track along an interior wall of the curved frame for defining a second pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. A housing is disposed in the second track of the curved frame and configured to receive the therapeutic device. The housing is extendible at least along a radial direction of the curved frame for defining a third pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. Applications of the systems and methods may include image-guided thermal therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: National Health Research Institutes
    Inventors: Shih Chin Chou, Ming Rou Lee, Hsu Chang, Ching Yao