Patents by Inventor Tzu-Chen Liu
Tzu-Chen Liu 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).
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Publication number: 20210065668Abstract: A reusable vibration inductor structure includes a vibration inducting sheet, Velcro tape and circular iron ring, wherein the Velcro tape of the same diameter is attached to a back of the vibration inducting sheet, the circular iron ring having a larger diameter is adapted to press against an outer rim of the Velcro tape, and an outer rim of the circular iron ring is equidistantly configured with a plurality of pressing tabs capable of being horizontally pressed back to clamp an outer rim of a front of the vibration inducting sheet with front ends thereof. Whereby, the present invention can be conveniently detached down and reattached to the surfaces of different percussion instruments.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventor: Tzu-Chen Liu
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Patent number: 9537022Abstract: A wavelength converting material comprising a phosphate compound have a chemical formula of AB1-m-nPO4:Mm, Nn, wherein A comprises an alkali metal element, B comprises an alkaline earth metal element, M is a sensitizer comprising a rare-earth element, and N is an acceptor comprising a rare-earth element, wherein 0<m?0.3 and 0<n?0.3.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Tzu-Chen Liu, Ru-Shi Liu
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Patent number: 8809666Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic drum induction structure, and more particularly to a structure eliminating noise generated from a drumhead of an electronic drum so as to transmit electronic induction sound only. The electronic drum induction structure of the present invention is mainly formed by combining an induction ring with a woven net, where the induction ring is an annular foam, inside which an induction sheet is sandwiched, and an induction signal line is connected; the woven net is formed by weaving resin fibers, and an induction ring is attached on the rear face of the woven net at the inner diameter of the circumference thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Inventor: Tzu-Chen Liu
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Publication number: 20140034900Abstract: A wavelength converting material comprising a phosphate compound have a chemical formula of ABl-m-nPO4:Mm, Nn, wherein A comprises an alkali metal element, B comprises an alkaline earth metal element, M is a sensitizer comprising a rare-earth element, and N is an acceptor comprising a rare-earth element, wherein 0<m?0.3 and 0<n?0.3.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Tzu-Chen Liu, Ru-Shi Liu
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Publication number: 20110063749Abstract: The hard-disk storage device contains a USB jack, an internal SATA jack, a signal processor, an electronic controller, and a 2.5? SATA HDD. The USB jack is connected to a corresponding USB jack on a personal computer so as to be used as an external removable storage device. The internal SATA jack is connected to a corresponding SATA jack inside the personal computer so as to be used as a fixed internal storage device. The signal processor is to convert USB signals to and from the personal computer into corresponding SATA signals. The SATA signals are then delivered from and to the 2.5? SATA HDD through the electronic controller. The electronic controller is to convey SATA signals between the personal computer and the 2.5? SATA HDD and to obstruct signals from the USB jack to the 2.5? SATA HDD so as to prevent their interference.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventor: TZU-CHEN LIU
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Publication number: 20080127803Abstract: An electronic percussion instrument structure and pad structure thereof are disclosed. The electronic percussion instrument structure includes a plurality of structural panels and a plurality of pads disposed on the structural panels to receive percussions struck by sticks. The plurality of structural panels is arranged at different heights respectively to form a stair structure that improves percussion efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2006Publication date: June 5, 2008Inventor: tzu-chen Liu
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Publication number: 20040132526Abstract: A computer interactive teaching and game playing system mainly connects a set of electronic percussion instrument or striking game tool with a computer main unit. An execution program is preloaded in the computer main unit. When the computer main unit uses a multimedia playing device to read audio-visual data preloaded on an audio-visual medium, the execution program commands a peripheral audio-visual device to generate relative sounds and images to allow a user to strike the electronic percussion instrument or game tool with correct beats and positions. The striking signals are transmitted back to the computer main unit so as to achieve the interactive teaching and game play purposes. In addition, the user competes with another user in online games via the computer main unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Yu-Chen Liu, Tzu-Chen Liu
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Publication number: 20040089130Abstract: A computer interaction system of an electronic percussion music instrument mainly connects a set of electronic percussion music instruments with a computer preloaded with execution programs. After the computer reads audio-visual data saved in an audio-visual storage media via a multimedia play device and after the execution program verifies the audio-visual data in the audio-visual storage media as an original edition, the execution program commands a computer peripheral audio-visual device to generate relative sound and image thereby allowing a user to play the set of electronic percussion music instruments by following the correct beats. The system transmits the percussion signals back to the computer such that the execution program commands the computer to compare and record the beat or check if the sound quality is correct so as to achieve the objective of interactive teaching and game playing as well as the function of protecting the legalized copyright.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Yu-Chen Liu, Tzu-Chen Liu
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Publication number: 20040069130Abstract: A striking reaction system mainly includes a striking sensor unit, a signal converting unit connected to a computer main unit system and a reaction unit controlled by the computer main unit system; wherein the striking sensor unit further has a buzzing tab capable of transmitting a striking force to the signal converting unit via an analog signal of a vibration wave frequency; the signal converting unit converts the analog signal of the vibration wave frequency to a digital signal and transmits it to the computer main unit system for operation and analysis such that the reaction unit makes appropriate sound, image or displacement reactions thereby informing a user the striking force or the interval time sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2002Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventors: Tzu-Chen Liu, Yu-Chen Liu
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Patent number: 6705751Abstract: A post-type rope light has different structural designs of bottom bases and lamp posts to form a movable or a fixed post-type rope light. The present invention is assembled variably according to a user's need for conveniently moving and fixing thereby enhancing the practical value, increasing the esthetic thereof and beautifying the residential environment so as to achieve an effect of being practical and beautiful.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2002Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Inventor: Tzu-Chen Liu
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Publication number: 20040047156Abstract: A foldable circular top light includes two spiral bases, two nuts, a foldable rope light and a plurality of arcuate bodies; the assembly of said members defines a plurality of equidistance rope lights to form a circular and three-dimensional rope light; in addition, transparent decorations clip onto said a plurality of equidistance rope lights thereby increasing the stylish esthetic thereof; furthermore, the present invention is convenient for carrying and occupies less space so as to achieve an effect of being practical and beautiful.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2002Publication date: March 11, 2004Inventor: Tzu-Chen Liu
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Patent number: 6655818Abstract: A structure of twisted flexible lights mainly includes a flexible light with pearlescent or other color pigments and a connector buried vertically; wherein, a plurality of strands of flexible lights are twisted together to make a colorful flexible light and that is further formed into an arcuate shape, an arch or crisscrossed arcuate shapes to be mounted onto the vertically buried connector thereby to make the style of the flexible light variable and the features thereof colorful, gorgeous and not easy to fade so as to achieve the practical and beautiful effect.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2002Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Inventor: Tzu-Chen Liu
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Patent number: 6652321Abstract: A waterproof safety plug includes a shell body, an inserting core, a valve, a fuse, a rectangular concaved body and a conducting tab; the upper and the lower aspects of the receiving chamber of the shell body are disposed with a v-shaped rib and an inverted v-shaped rib; two sides of the said valve form grooves and two sides of a n-shaped door slot at the upper aspect of one lateral side of the receiving chamber form downward flanges to tightly insert the valve into the receiving chamber; furthermore, openings of inserting tab holes of the said inserting core are disposed on different planes; the economic, practical and safe effect can thereby be achieved by strengthened waterproofing and safety through the featuring design of the abovementioned components.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2002Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Inventor: Tzu-Chen Liu
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Publication number: 20030139097Abstract: A waterproof safety plug includes a shell body, an inserting core, a valve, a fuse, a rectangular concaved body and a conducting tab; the upper and the lower aspects of the receiving chamber of the shell body are disposed with a v-shaped rib and an inverted v-shaped rib; two sides of the said valve form grooves and two sides of a n-shaped door slot at the upper aspect of one lateral side of the receiving chamber form downward flanges to tightly insert the valve into the receiving chamber; furthermore, openings of inserting tab holes of the said inserting core are disposed on different planes; the economic, practical and safe effect can thereby be achieved by strengthened waterproofing and safety through the featuring design of the abovementioned components.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2002Publication date: July 24, 2003Inventor: Tzu-Chen Liu
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Publication number: 20030128551Abstract: The present invention of a tinge structure for a flexible light mixes various fluorescent, silvering and phosphorescent agents or pearlescent and colorful pigments respectively into transparent polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic grains to be heated and pressed into a PVC pipe for a flexible light; or, various fluorescent, silvering and phosphorescent agents or pearlescent pigments are spread on the outer rim of a PVC pipe of the molded transparent flexible light thereby to make it have the colorful and gorgeous tinges not easy to fade so as to achieve more economic and practical efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventor: Tzu-Chen Liu
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Publication number: 20030128541Abstract: A structure of twisted flexible lights mainly includes a flexible light with pearlescent or other color pigments and a connector buried vertically; wherein, a plurality of strands of flexible lights are twisted together to make a colorful flexible light and that is further formed into an arcuation, an arch or crisscrossed arcuate shapes to be mounted onto the vertically buried connector thereby to make the style of the flexible light variable and the features thereof colorful, gorgeous and not easy to fade so as to achieve the practical and beautiful effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventor: Tzu-Chen Liu
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Patent number: 6582094Abstract: The present invention is directed to a plurality of light bulbs sets, are connected to a 2-core wiring, the positive end joints of the two sets of light bulbs, as well the negative end joints of two sets of light bulbs, are joined together by a process of twisting the two wires around each other, and in this way avoid the necessity of using soldering tin to weld the two wires together. One other part of the invention involves building an interior duct in the inside an outer PVC layer, so that flexible metal wire can be inserted into the interior duct, and in this way make the manufacturing process more efficient. Moreover, at the place where the outer level PVC layer connects to a female connector protruding type water-proofing is installed, and at the place the outer PVC layer connects to the male connector concave type water-proofing is installed.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Inventor: Tzu-Chen Liu
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Patent number: 6572243Abstract: The present invention is a rope light structure, wherein several sets of light bulbs in series connection are disposed inside the hollow area of a transparent inner layer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC hereafter), the positive and negative pole terminals of the said several sets of light bulbs are connected in parallel with two core wires on two sides, an inner edge of transparent inner PVC layer is mounted with several arcuations, an outer layer thereof is covered by a transparent outer PVC layer disposed with several arcuations, thereby several arcuations are formed between the inner and the outer layers to define heat sink space for the light bulbs to facilitate the heat dissipation of the light bulbs so as to increase useful life of the light bulbs, to augment the brightness of the rope light so as to make multiple variations of refracting light.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2001Date of Patent: June 3, 2003Inventor: Tzu-Chen Liu
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Publication number: 20030031014Abstract: The present invention relates to a rope light structure, more particularly, one in which the in the middle area occupied by the core wiring there exists a plurality of cavities, and into the said cavities are inserted two sets of series light bulb sets, to be activated by the use of a controlling device; wherein the said structure is able to reduce labor time and material costs, increase the brightness of the light source, prevent the possibility of electrical shortages occurring through bending, so that safety and convenient usage is provided for, thereby effectively increasing economy of use, safety, and usefulness.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventor: Tzu-Chen LIU
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Patent number: 6514096Abstract: A waterproof structure of a rope light includes a positive joint of a rope light, a negative joint of an electric cord and a nut; wherein, a V-shaped slot on a circumferential rim of a bottom portion of a jointing plane inside a positive joint of the rope light joints correspondingly with a cone-shaped head on a circumferential rim of a bottom portion of a jointing plane of a negative joint of the electric cord; in addition, a convex retaining ring disposed at a proper area of the negative joint of the electric cord tightly retains with a concave groove retaining ring disposed on the jointing plane inside the positive joint of the rope light to prevent liquid permeation, such as water, and to eliminate the short circuit and damage of the rope light so as to achieve the economic efficiency of being more convenient and safe.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2001Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Inventor: Tzu-Chen Liu