Patents by Inventor Tai-an LIAO

Tai-an LIAO 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: 12154809
    Abstract: An overhead transport vehicle is described for association with an Automated Material Handling System (AMHS). The overhead transport vehicle provides features to the AMHS by which the AMHS is able to reduce a number of manual urgent lot rescues by the fab operator when a logistic algorithm controlling traffic in the AMHS is unable to transport the front opening unified pods (FOUP) from one tool to the subsequent tool in the sequence of the process steps within the q-time due to unexpected problems. An indicator on the overhead transport vehicle which helps the fab operator with spotting a lot in trouble is described. A backup power source on the overhead transport vehicle used in case of a main power failure is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen Le Lee, Yen-Yu Chen, Wei Chih Chen, Tai Hsiang Liao, Kai-Ping Chan
  • Publication number: 20240387219
    Abstract: An overhead transport vehicle is described for association with an Automated Material Handling System (AMHS). The overhead transport vehicle provides features to the AMHS by which the AMHS is able to reduce a number of manual urgent lot rescues by the fab operator when a logistic algorithm controlling traffic in the AMHS is unable to transport the front opening unified pods (FOUP) from one tool to the subsequent tool in the sequence of the process steps within the q-time due to unexpected problems. An indicator on the overhead transport vehicle which helps the fab operator with spotting a lot in trouble is described. A backup power source on the overhead transport vehicle used in case of a main power failure is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yen Le LEE, Yen-Yu CHEN, Wei Chih CHEN, Tai Hsiang LIAO, Kai-Ping CHAN
  • Patent number: 11938591
    Abstract: A shot blasting cabinet with adjustable impellers includes a cabinet, a plurality of impeller apparatuses, and a plurality of adjusting devices. A shot-blasting working line is defined between an inlet and an outlet of the cabinet. The impeller apparatuses are symmetrically disposed on upper and lower sides of the cabinet. Each impeller apparatus has a protective housing, a driving device, a pair of rotary plates, and a plurality of impeller blades. The driving device connects one of the rotary plates. The protective housing covers the pair of rotary plates and the impeller blades, and defines a shot-blasting exit surface. The shot-blasting exit surface communicates with an interior of the cabinet. The adjusting devices are used to adjust an angle and a distance of the shot-blasting exit surface relative to the shot-blasting working line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventors: Tai-An Liao, Kao-Hsiung Liao, Ping-Yuan Liao, Tsai-Ming Kuo
  • Patent number: 11761048
    Abstract: A method for treating and phosphatizing a metal board without using acid includes the following steps: performing a degreasing step to remove grease and dirt from a surface of the metal board with a degreasing agent; performing a blast-peening step by blasting and peening polygon blast-peening granules on the metal board through a centrifugal impeller to remove an oxidized layer; performing a washing step to clean remaining powders from the metal board after the blast-peening step; performing a phosphatizing step to form a protective phosphate coating on the metal board; performing another washing step to wash off remaining phosphatizing agents from the metal board; performing a rustproofing step to apply a rustproofing agent on the metal board; and performing a drying step to dry the metal board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Tai-An Liao, Kao-Hsiung Liao, Ping-Yuan Liao, Tsai-Ming Kuo
  • Patent number: 11487014
    Abstract: An integrated device includes a laser ranging module, a dual-branched fiber bundle, a beam splitter, and an image receiving module. The laser ranging module includes a light source, an optical receiver and a computing unit. The fiber bundle is disposed between the laser ranging module and the beam splitter. A target reflects a measuring beam emitted by the light source to form a reflected beam. The beam splitter splits the reflected beam into a first reflected beam and a second reflected beam. The first reflected beam is transmitted to the optical receiver through the fiber bundle to generate a measurement signal. The computing unit receives the measurement signal to calculate a distance between the target and the fiber bundle. The image receiving module is disposed on the optical path of the second reflected beam to receive the second reflected beam and displays the image of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Tai-Shan Liao, Long-Jeng Lee, Shih-Jie Chou, Chun-Jen Weng
  • Patent number: 11473895
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reflective condensing interferometer for focusing on a preset focus. The reflective condensing interferometer includes a concave mirror set, a convex mirror, a light splitting element, and a reflecting element. The concave mirror set has first and second concave surface portions which are oppositely located on two sides of a central axis passing through the preset focus and are concave on a surface facing the central axis and the preset focus. Light is preset to be incident in parallel to the central axis in use. The convex mirror is disposed between the concave mirror set and the preset focus on the central axis, and is convex away from the preset focus. The light splitting element vertically intersects with the central axis between the convex mirror and the preset focus. The reflecting element is disposed between the light splitting element and the convex mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Liu, Chun-Jen Weng, Tai-Shan Liao, Guo-Hao Lu
  • Patent number: 11359723
    Abstract: A sealing structure including a first inner layer unit, a second inner layer unit, a first outer layer unit, and a second outer layer unit is provided. The second inner layer unit and the first inner layer unit are partially connected to each other through a connection manner, so as to form a gas delivery structure that includes a plurality of first stop barriers, a plurality of second stop barriers, and a runner. The second outer layer unit and the first outer layer unit are partially connected to each other through the connection manner, so as to form a first closed pattern, a second closed pattern, a plurality of interval patterns and a plurality of non-continuous patterns. Each of the plurality of first stop barriers and each of the plurality of second stop barriers are connected to one of the plurality of interval patterns respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tai-An Liao, Kao-Hsiung Liao, Ping-Yuan Liao
  • Patent number: 11292650
    Abstract: A corner sleeve cushioning device with a rear-end reinforced structure includes first air and second air column surfaces, and a bottom air column surface connected between bottom portions of the first and second air column surfaces. The first, second, and bottom air column surfaces each have a plurality of air columns, and a receiving space is formed therebetween. An inner fixed portion and a rear-end fixed portion respectively bind an inner surface of an outer end of the first air column surface and an inner surface of an outer end of the second air column surface with each other. The rear-end fixed portion is opposite to the receiving space and located at an outer side of the inner fixed portion, so that the corner sleeve cushioning device has a rear-end reinforced structure with a double layer protection formed at an outer side of the receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: KUNSHAN AIRBAG PACKING CORP.
    Inventors: Tai-An Liao, Kao-Hsiung Liao, Ping-Yuan Liao
  • Publication number: 20210308830
    Abstract: A shot blasting cabinet with adjustable impellers includes a cabinet, a plurality of impeller apparatuses, and a plurality of adjusting devices. A shot-blasting working line is defined between an inlet and an outlet of the cabinet. The impeller apparatuses are symmetrically disposed on upper and lower sides of the cabinet. Each impeller apparatus has a protective housing, a driving device, a pair of rotary plates, and a plurality of impeller blades. The driving device connects one of the rotary plates. The protective housing covers the pair of rotary plates and the impeller blades, and defines a shot-blasting exit surface. The shot-blasting exit surface communicates with an interior of the cabinet. The adjusting devices are used to adjust an angle and a distance of the shot-blasting exit surface relative to the shot-blasting working line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: TAI-AN LIAO, KAO-HSIUNG LIAO, PING-YUAN LIAO, TSAI-MING KUO
  • Patent number: 11130601
    Abstract: A gas-sealed body with cushioning function is adapted to be inflated by a processing machine. The processing machine includes an inflation bar and pressing wheels adjacent to the inflation bar. The inflation bar is to inflate the gas-sealed body. The pressing wheels roll on a rolling track of the gas-sealed body for conveying the gas-sealed body. The gas-sealed body includes an inflation channel, gas inlets, pillow structures, and gas chambers. Each gas chamber includes one or more gas inlets, one or more cushion-part gas column, and a main-part gas column. When each of the inflation inlets is inflated, the corresponding one or more cushion-part gas column and the corresponding main-part gas column are inflated and expanded in order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: KUNSHAN AIRBAG PACKING CORP
    Inventors: Tai-An Liao, Kao-Hsiung Liao, Ping-Yuan Liao
  • Publication number: 20210242057
    Abstract: An overhead transport vehicle is described for association with an Automated Material Handling System (AMHS). The overhead transport vehicle provides features to the AMHS by which the AMHS is able to reduce a number of manual urgent lot rescues by the fab operator when a logistic algorithm controlling traffic in the AMHS is unable to transport the front opening unified pods (FOUP) from one tool to the subsequent tool in the sequence of the process steps within the q-time due to unexpected problems. An indicator on the overhead transport vehicle which helps the fab operator with spotting a lot in trouble is described. A backup power source on the overhead transport vehicle used in case of a main power failure is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Yen Le LEE, Yen-Yu CHEN, Wei Chih CHEN, Tai Hsiang LIAO, Kai-Ping JHAN
  • Publication number: 20210198332
    Abstract: Bipartite molecules comprising a peptide affinity moiety and at least one charged moiety and uses thereof in reducing formation of abnormal protein aggregate and treating diseases associated with such abnormal protein aggregate, including neurodegenerative disease characterized by formation of protein aggregates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin Pang-Hsien TU, Rita PY CHEN, Joseph Jen-Tse HUANG, Yijuang CHERN, Yu-Song JANG, Xiang-Me LAI, Tai-Yan LIAO, Te-Hsien KUNG
  • Publication number: 20210172722
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reflective condensing interferometer for focusing on a preset focus. The reflective condensing interferometer includes a concave mirror set, a convex mirror, a light splitting element, and a reflecting element. The concave mirror set has first and second concave surface portions which are oppositely located on two sides of a central axis passing through the preset focus and are concave on a surface facing the central axis and the preset focus. Light is preset to be incident in parallel to the central axis in use. The convex mirror is disposed between the concave mirror set and the preset focus on the central axis, and is convex away from the preset focus. The light splitting element vertically intersects with the central axis between the convex mirror and the preset focus. The reflecting element is disposed between the light splitting element and the convex mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: YI-CHENG LIU, CHUN-JEN WENG, TAI-SHAN LIAO, GUO-HAO LU
  • Publication number: 20210140543
    Abstract: A sealing structure including a first inner layer unit, a second inner layer unit, a first outer layer unit, and a second outer layer unit is provided. The second inner layer unit and the first inner layer unit are partially connected to each other through a connection manner, so as to form a gas delivery structure that includes a plurality of first stop barriers, a plurality of second stop barriers, and a runner. The second outer layer unit and the first outer layer unit are partially connected to each other through the connection manner, so as to form a first closed pattern, a second closed pattern, a plurality of interval patterns and a plurality of non-continuous patterns. Each of the plurality of first stop barriers and each of the plurality of second stop barriers are connected to one of the plurality of interval patterns respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: TAI-AN LIAO, KAO-HSIUNG LIAO, PING-YUAN LIAO
  • Publication number: 20210123113
    Abstract: A method for treating and phosphatizing a metal board without using acid includes the following steps: performing a degreasing step to remove grease and dirt from a surface of the metal board with a degreasing agent; performing a blast-peening step by blasting and peening polygon blast-peening granules on the metal board through a centrifugal impeller to remove an oxidized layer; performing a washing step to clean remaining powders from the metal board after the blast-peening step; performing a phosphatizing step to form a protective phosphate coating on the metal board; performing another washing step to wash off remaining phosphatizing agents from the metal board; performing a rustproofing step to apply a rustproofing agent on the metal board; and performing a drying step to dry the metal board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: TAI-AN LIAO, KAO-HSIUNG LIAO, PING-YUAN LIAO, TSAI-MING KUO
  • Publication number: 20210107719
    Abstract: A corner sleeve cushioning device with a rear-end reinforced structure includes first air and second air column surfaces, and a bottom air column surface connected between bottom portions of the first and second air column surfaces. The first, second, and bottom air column surfaces each have a plurality of air columns, and a receiving space is formed therebetween. An inner fixed portion and a rear-end fixed portion respectively bind an inner surface of an outer end of the first air column surface and an inner surface of an outer end of the second air column surface with each other. The rear-end fixed portion is opposite to the receiving space and located at an outer side of the inner fixed portion, so that the corner sleeve cushioning device has a rear-end reinforced structure with a double layer protection formed at an outer side of the receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: TAI-AN LIAO, KAO-HSIUNG LIAO, PING-YUAN LIAO
  • Publication number: 20210096256
    Abstract: An integrated device includes a laser ranging module, a dual-branched fiber bundle, a beam splitter, and an image receiving module. The laser ranging module includes a light source, an optical receiver and a computing unit. The fiber bundle is disposed between the laser ranging module and the beam splitter. A target reflects a measuring beam emitted by the light source to form a reflected beam. The beam splitter splits the reflected beam into a first reflected beam and a second reflected beam. The first reflected beam is transmitted to the optical receiver through the fiber bundle to generate a measurement signal. The computing unit receives the measurement signal to calculate a distance between the target and the fiber bundle. The image receiving module is disposed on the optical path of the second reflected beam to receive the second reflected beam and displays the image of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: TAI-SHAN LIAO, LONG-JENG LEE, SHIH-JIE CHOU, CHUN-JEN WENG
  • Publication number: 20210078137
    Abstract: A shot blasting machine includes a shot processing assembly, at least one impeller assembly, a collecting assembly, and a lifting assembly. The at least one impeller assembly includes a pair of rotary plates, a plurality of impeller blades, a plurality of connecting rods, and a protective case body. Each of the rotary plates has a central hole, a plurality of impeller blade grooves, and a plurality of limiting recesses. Each of the plurality of impeller blade grooves has a groove bottom part that is adjacent to the central hole and a groove top part that is adjacent to a circumference of each of the pair of rotary plates. Each of the plurality of impeller blades including a vane part and a pair of blade side parts that are connected to two sides of the vane part, and each of the blade side part has a limiting protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: TAI-AN LIAO, KAO-HSIUNG LIAO, PING-YUAN LIAO, TSAI-MING KUO
  • Publication number: 20210069862
    Abstract: An impeller structure including two rotating discs, connecting components, and high-speed blades is provided. Each rotating discs includes a hole, locking holes, and snap-in slots. The snap-in slot includes an outer slot and a limit slot. The connecting component connected to the rotating discs through the locking holes. The high-speed blade includes a body and protrusions. The body includes two lateral walls. The high-speed blades are disposed between the rotating discs. Under high-speed rotation, the high-speed blade moves toward an outer edge of the rotating disc due to a centrifugal force. The lateral wall of the body is snapped into the snap-in slot and tightly fitted in the outer slot. The protrusion is snapped into the limit slot and restricts displacement of the protrusion. The impeller structure is easy to disassemble and assemble, and can withstand high rotating speeds. Also provided is a projection equipment with the impeller structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: AIR-BAG PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-An LIAO, Ping-Yuan LIAO, Tsai-Ming KUO
  • Patent number: 10914855
    Abstract: A geomorphological structure monitoring system is disclosed, which comprises a supporting base having an accommodating space and a plurality of through holes, and at least a portion of the supporting base is embedded under a ground; a plurality of sensing devices arranged in the accommodating space vertically and embedded under the ground, the sensing devices may generate a sensing signal when the sensing devices are exposed from the ground due to the structural change of the ground; a signal processing device receiving and processing the sensing signal; and a transmission device connecting the sensing devices in series and the signal processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Yung-Bin Lin, Tai-Shan Liao, Kuo-Chun Chang