Patents by Inventor Tzung-Pao Chen

Tzung-Pao Chen 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).

  • Wall-embedded power line communication device
    Patent number: 9755694
    Abstract: A “wall-embedded” power-line-communication (PLC) enabled device connecting with the home network backbone through the PLC technology is disclosed. The wall-embedded PLC enabled device includes at least a system module, a front panel, and a holder. With flexible, modular architecture, the device can easily optionally integrate required functions, such as sensors, actuators and so on, or additional heterogeneous communication interfaces, to extend the service coverage, to support the specific smart-house services, and other uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventors: Tzung-Pao Chen, Tzu-Lung Lin, Chin-Ru Lin, Chen-Ju Lai
  • Wall-embedded Power Line Communication Device
    Publication number: 20150155911
    Abstract: A “wall-embedded” power-line-communication (PLC) enabled device connecting with the home network backbone through the PLC technology is disclosed. The wall-embedded PLC enabled device includes at least a system module, a front panel, and a holder. With flexible, modular architecture, the device can easily optionally integrate required functions, such as sensors, actuators and so on, or additional heterogeneous communication interfaces, to extend the service coverage, to support the specific smart-house services, and other uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: ZyXEL communications Corp.
    Inventors: Tzung-Pao Chen, Tzu-Lung Lin, Chin-Ru Lin, Chen-Ju Lai