Patents by Inventor T.C. Huang

T.C. Huang 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: 20080007850
    Abstract: A voice coil motor type focusing actuator, which includes a fixed unit, the fixed unit comprises a bracket which is formed by plastic injection molding to wrap a metal part, and a plurality of magnets mounted in the bracket at a plurality of sides. A movable unit, the movable unit comprises a lens holder movably mounted inside the bracket and a coil mounted on a plurality of sides of the lens holder corresponding to the magnets. And a resilient holding unit connected between the fixed unit and the movable unit to hold down the movable unit on the fixed unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: TRICORE CORPORATION
    Inventor: T. C. Huang
  • Publication number: 20070164640
    Abstract: A step motor mounted inside a camera for moving a driven member is disclosed to include a yoke iron, which has a base, two arms respectively extended from two sides of the base, and four magnetic poles respectively formed on the free ends of the arms and each junction between the base and the arms, two windings respectively surrounding the two arms of the yoke iron, a magnet, which is rotatably floating among the magnetic poles of the yoke iron by a magnetic force has sectors of different magnetic poles abutted against one another, and a crank, which is coupled to and rotatable with the magnet and has an actuating axle connected to the driven member of the camera for moving the driven member upon rotation of the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: TRICORE CORPORATION
    Inventor: T. C. Huang
  • Publication number: 20070160485
    Abstract: An air pump operably by a motor to pump air is disclosed to include a body, an airbag unit, which is mounted in the body has multiple airbags each having an air chamber, a lifting mechanism rotatable by the motor to move the airbags to pump air, and an air control unit coupled to the airbag unit for exhaust of air from the airbags, said air control unit comprising a partition plate having inlet holes and outlet holes respectively disposed in air communication with the air chambers of the airbag of the airbag unit, an air control valve having inlet flaps to control air into or stop out via said inlet holes of the partition plate, and a top cap having a cap body formed an exhaust hole, air intake tunnels in communication between the inlet flaps and outer lateral peripheral of the cap body and opened air intake openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: TRICORE CORPORATION
    Inventor: T. C. Huang
  • Publication number: 20070140879
    Abstract: An air pump operably by a motor to pump air is disclosed to include a body, an airbag unit, which is mounted in the body has multiple airbags each having an air chamber and an air inlet, a lifting mechanism rotatable by the motor to move the airbags to pump air, a plurality of air intake control valves movably set between the air inlet of each airbag and respective air inlets of the lifting mechanism to control the air passage between the air inlet of each airbag and the air inlets of the lifting mechanism subject to the operation status of the airbags, and an exhaust structure coupled to the airbag unit for exhaust of air from the airbags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: TRICORE CORPORATION
    Inventor: T. C. Huang
  • Publication number: 20070131887
    Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a holder, which holds a locating rod that defines an axial through hole for quick discharge of an air, a coil assembly, a magnetic actuating rod axially slidably mounted in the coil assembly, an exhaust valve mounted in the magnetic actuating rod and defining an exhaust hole, a control member for regulating the passage of the exhaust hole, a spring stopped between the actuating rod and the locating rod, and a seal provided at the front side of the magnetic actuating rod for stopping against the locating rod to block the axial through hole of the locating rod for exhaust of the air through the exhaust hole of the exhaust valve at a slow speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: TRICORE CORPORATION
    Inventor: T. C. Huang
  • Publication number: 20070133110
    Abstract: A voice coil motor type focusing actuator, which includes a fixed unit formed of a bracket having a rectilinear sliding groove and two magnets mounted in the bracket at two sides, a movable unit formed of a lens holder holding a lens and mounted inside the bracket and slidably coupled with its rectilinear sliding rail to the rectilinear sliding groove of the bracket and two coils respectively mounted on two sides of the lens holder corresponding to the magnets of the fixed unit, and a resilient holding down unit connected between the fixed unit and the movable unit to hold down the movable unit on the inside of the fixed unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: TRICORE CORPORATION
    Inventor: T.C. Huang
  • Publication number: 20070120081
    Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a holder, which holds a locating rod that defines an air discharging hole for quick discharge of an air, a coil assembly, an actuating rod axially slidably mounted in the coil assembly, a spring stopped between the actuating rod and the locating rod, a flexible seal for sealing the air discharging hole and the coil assembly is energized to move the actuating rod toward the locating rod, and a slow-speed air discharging hole, which may be formed in the locating rod, the actuating rod, or the flexible seal for discharging of an air after blocking of the air discharging hole by the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: TRICORE CORPORATION
    Inventor: T. C. Huang
  • Publication number: 20070068290
    Abstract: A motor-based linear actuator includes a coil assembly housed in a housing and holding two coils, a driving assembly surrounded by the coils and rotatable by the magnetic force induced upon connection of electric current to the coils, a linear guider fixedly, which is fastened to the housing and defines therein a sliding hole and a plurality of sliding grooves in the sliding hole, and an actuating assembly inserted through the sliding hole and coupled to the sliding grooves and threaded onto a front screw rod of the driving assembly for reciprocating motion along the sliding grooves during forward/backward rotation of the driving assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: TRICORE CORPORATION
    Inventor: T.C. Huang