Patents by Inventor Tung-Fang Yang

Tung-Fang Yang 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: 6592322
    Abstract: A personal guided transport vehicle is disclosed to include a horizontal motion unit, a vertical motion unit, and a gear set coupled between a shaft of the horizontal motion unit and a shaft of the vertical motion unit for enabling the shafts to be interlocked. When operating a horizontal operating lever of the horizontal motion unit, a lock pin is forced into engagement with a mounting hole of the shaft of the vertical motion unit. The horizontal motion unit and the vertical motion unit each have a spring plunger for self-lock. A docking mechanism is disclosed to enable the vehicle to be easily positioned in a docking flange. The docking mechanism includes a locating plate and a coupling plate, the locating plate having a locating notch for quick alignment, the coupling plate having hooks for hooking on the docking flange to hold the vehicle in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tung-Fang Yang, Cheng-Yao Lin, Sheng-Fu Tsai, Tzong-Ming Wu, Muh-Wang Liang
  • Publication number: 20030049115
    Abstract: A personal guided transport vehicle is disclosed to include a horizontal motion unit, a vertical motion unit, and a gear set coupled between a shaft of the horizontal motion unit and a shaft of the vertical motion unit for enabling the shafts to be interlocked. When operating a horizontal operating lever of the horizontal motion unit, a lock pin is forced into engagement with a mounting hole of the shaft of the vertical motion unit. The horizontal motion unit and the vertical motion unit each have a spring plunger for self-lock. A docking mechanism is disclosed to enable the vehicle to be easily positioned in a docking flange. The docking mechanism includes a locating plate and a coupling plate, the locating plate having a locating notch for quick alignment, the coupling plate having hooks for hooking on the docking flange to hold the vehicle in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Tung-Fang Yang, Cheng-Yao Lin, Sheng-Fu Tsai, Tzong-Ming Wu, Muh-Wang Liang
  • Patent number: 6135168
    Abstract: A standard mechanical interface wafer pod gas filling system, comprising: a platform, carrying a wafer pod cover of a wafer pod; a pod hold-down latch mechanism; a port, carrying a wafer pod base, with lateral gaps between the platform and the port; a pod door lock/unlock mechanism, mounted on the lower side of the platform; a port door up/down mechanism; several nozzles, mounted on one lateral side of the platform, having widening ends, wherein the lateral gap located opposite to the nozzles is wider than the other lateral gaps; a charging box, mounted on the lower side of the platform; and a gas supply unit for supplying inert gas through the nozzles and taking out air from the wafer pod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tung-Fang Yang, Tzong-Ming Wu