Patents by Inventor Wei-Dar Chen

Wei-Dar 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).

  • Patent number: 12612798
    Abstract: A steel panel damper is provided for reinforcing a building structure. The steel panel damper is disposed between a first member and an opposite second member arranged in the building structure. The steel panel damper comprises a first elastic segment, a second elastic segment, an energy dissipation segment, a first end plate, and a second end plate. In terms of the cross-sectional area perpendicular to the first direction, the first elastic segment and the second elastic segment are greater than the energy dissipation segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Keh-Chyuan Tsai, Wei-Dar Chen, An-Chien Wu
  • Publication number: 20240125138
    Abstract: A steel panel damper is provided for reinforcing a building structure. The steel panel damper is disposed between a first member and an opposite second member arranged in the building structure. The steel panel damper comprises a first elastic segment, a second elastic segment, an energy dissipation segment, a first end plate, and a second end plate. In terms of the cross-sectional area perpendicular to the first direction, the first elastic segment and the second elastic segment are greater than the energy dissipation segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Keh-Chyuan TSAI, Wei-Dar CHEN, An-Chien WU
  • Patent number: 9312745
    Abstract: A universal power supply system allows each board mounted DC power module or each AC/DC power supply device therein having identical dimensions and appearance to further have a specification setting circuit. When the board mounted DC power module or the AC/DC power supply device is plugged in a backboard module, the specification setting terminal outputs a specification identification signal to a monitoring circuit of the backboard module. As built in with a specification mapping table, the monitoring circuit can compare the specification identification signal to find a model number corresponding to the signal, and automatically sets a critical current value or critical power value of each board mounted DC power module for over-current protection or over-power protection. Accordingly, the universal power supply system can be adapted to different board mounted DC power modules or AC/DC power supply devices without redesigning the backboard module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: ACBEL POLYTECH INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Dar Chen, Chung-Wei Yang
  • Patent number: 9160160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power supply with output protection and a control method of the power supply. The invention mainly provides a pre-protection value lower than a default over-current protection value. When a present output current of the power supply is higher than or equal to the pre-protection value and is lower than the over-current protection value, the method firstly determines whether the power supply has abnormal conditions. When the power supply has abnormal conditions, the method can automatically provide or stop providing a working voltage to a load. When the present output current is further higher than or equal to the over-current protection value, the method takes an over-current protection action. By multi-level monitoring of the current values, the invention properly provides an over-current protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: ACBEL POLYTECH INC.
    Inventor: Wei-Dar Chen
  • Publication number: 20140159497
    Abstract: A universal power supply system allows each board mounted DC power module or each AC/DC power supply device therein having identical dimensions and appearance to further have a specification setting circuit. When the board mounted DC power module or the AC/DC power supply device is plugged in a backboard module, the specification setting terminal outputs a specification identification signal to a monitoring circuit of the backboard module. As built in with a specification mapping table, the monitoring circuit can compare the specification identification signal to find a model number corresponding to the signal, and automatically sets a critical current value or critical power value of each board mounted DC power module for over-current protection or over-power protection. Accordingly, the universal power supply system can be adapted to different board mounted DC power modules or AC/DC power supply devices without redesigning the backboard module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: ACBEL POLYTECH INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Dar Chen, Chung-Wei Yang
  • Publication number: 20140112036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power supply with output protection and a control method of the power supply. The invention mainly provides a pre-protection value lower than a default over-current protection value. When a present output current of the power supply is higher than or equal to the pre-protection value and is lower than the over-current protection value, the method firstly determines whether the power supply has abnormal conditions. When the power supply has abnormal conditions, the method can automatically provide or stop providing a working voltage to a load. When the present output current is further higher than or equal to the over-current protection value, the method takes an over-current protection action. By multi-level monitoring of the current values, the invention properly provides an over-current protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: ACBEL POLYTECH INC.
    Inventor: Wei-Dar CHEN
  • Patent number: 8513585
    Abstract: The present invention relates an optical three-dimensional coordinate sensor system and method thereof. A plurality of light-emitting modules produce a plurality of light signals, and then a plurality of reflected light signals reflected by an object are received by a plurality of photodetectors. After receiving the reflected light signals, the photodetectors generate a plurality of photocurrents. A plurality of active pixel circuits receive the photocurrents and transform the photocurrents to a plurality of reflective optical voltages. A plurality of differential amplifier circuits (DAC) compare the reflective optical voltages and the background voltages, and then output a plurality of DAC output voltages of the reflected light signals. Afterward, a processing module detects the DAC output voltages and uses an algorithm to calculate the top three of the DAC output voltages to determine the three-dimensional coordinate of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Paul C. P. Chao, Tzu-Yang Lin, Wei-Dar Chen
  • Publication number: 20120013486
    Abstract: The present invention relates an optical three-dimensional coordinate sensor system and method thereof. A plurality of light-emitting modules produce a plurality of light signals, and then a plurality of reflected light signals reflected by an object are received by a plurality of photodetectors. After receiving the reflected light signals, the photodetectors generate a plurality of photocurrents. A plurality of active pixel circuits receive the photocurrents and transform the photocurrents to a plurality of reflective optical voltages. A plurality of differential amplifier circuits (DAC) compare the reflective optical voltages and the background voltages, and then output a plurality of DAC output voltages of the reflected light signals. Afterward, a processing module detects the DAC output voltages and uses an algorithm to calculate the top three of the DAC output voltages to determine the three-dimensional coordinate of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Paul C.P. Chao, Tzu-Yang Lin, Wei-Dar Chen