Patents by Inventor Wei-Hao Chen

Wei-Hao 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).

  • Publication number: 20210333695
    Abstract: An optical module, including a first frame, a second frames, an optical element, a first driving module, and a second driving module, is provided. The first frame is connected to a base. The second frame is connected to and located in the first frame. The optical element is disposed in the second frame. The first driving module is disposed between the base and the first frame to drive the first frame to oscillate around a first rotating axis. The second driving module is disposed between the first and second frames to drive the second frame to oscillate around a second rotating axis. The first and second rotating axes are perpendicular to an optical axis of the optical element, and not parallel. An overall dimension of the second driving module is less than that of the first driving module. A projection device having the optical module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 11143940
    Abstract: An optical module including a base and a rotating structure is provided. The rotating structure includes a frame and an optical element. The frame has at least one shaft portion. The frame is connected to the base through the shaft portion, and is configured to oscillate relative to the base along a rotation axis by taking the shaft portion as a rotating shaft. The optical element is disposed within the frame. The rotation axis passes through a center of gravity of the rotating structure. In addition, a projector having the optical module is also provided. The invention can prevent the rotating structure of the optical module from having an excessive rotational inertia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 11126069
    Abstract: An optical module including a transparent component and at least one coil device is provided. The at least one coil device is connected to the transparent component and includes a main body and at least one extending wire. The at least one extending wire is extended out from the main body, the at least one coil device is adapted to be driven by a magnetic force to vibrate along at least one rotation axis, and a length of the at least one extending wire is in positive correlation with a width of the transparent component along a direction. The direction is perpendicular to the at least one rotation axis and perpendicular to an optical axis of the transparent component. In addition, a projector having the optical module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yi Chang, Wei-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20210274680
    Abstract: A coolant distribution unit includes a casing, a control module, a power supply module, a heat exchange module, and a fluid driving module. The power supply module is electrically connected to the control module, the fluid driving module is electrically connected to the control module and the power supply module, and the fluid driving module is in fluid communication with the heat exchange module. The control module, power supply module, heat exchange module, and fluid driving module are all arranged in the casing. In addition, the control module controls the power supply module to output a corresponding electrical power to the fluid driving module according to an operation status of the fluid driving module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tian-Li YE, Wei-Hao CHEN, Chien-Yu CHEN, Chien-An CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210240061
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical module and a projection apparatus. The optical module includes a base, a first frame, an optical element, and at least one first driving assembly. The first frame is disposed in the base and includes a first body and a pair of first shaft portions, the first shaft portion extending outward from the first body, and the first body including a pair of first inner folded edges. The optical element is disposed between the pair of first inner folded edges. The first driving assembly and the optical element abut against two opposite sides of one of the first inner folded edges, respectively, and the first driving assembly is configured to drive the first body to swing relative to the base by taking the first shaft portion as a rotating shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Hao Chen, Jing-Si Chen
  • Patent number: 10983422
    Abstract: A projection device including a lens module and an actuating module is provided. The lens module includes at least one lens and is used for transferring an image beam. The actuating module is disposed beside the lens module, and is relatively close to the at least one lens. The actuating module includes a frame, a transparent element and at least one actuator. The transparent element is fixed on the frame. The actuator is disposed on at least one side edge of the frame, and is connected to the frame. In a light emission direction of the lens module, an orthographic projection of the actuator on a first reference plane does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the at least one lens on the first reference plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Hao Chen, Shu-Yu Lin
  • Publication number: 20210022298
    Abstract: A plant growth control method of the invention includes the following steps: providing a first light during a nursery stage of a plant, wherein the first light has a ratio in photosynthetic photon flux density of R:G:B:NIR:UV of 1.1˜1.5:0.8˜1.7:1:0:0.1˜1; providing a second light during a growth stage of a plant, wherein the second light has a ratio in photosynthetic photon flux density of R:G:B:NIR:UV of 1.2˜4:0.9˜2:1:0.2˜0.6:0˜0.2; and providing a third light in an pre-harvest stage of a plant, wherein the third light has a ratio in photosynthetic photon flux density of R:G:B:NIR:UV of 0.7˜4.9:0.5˜2.1:1:0.2˜0.6:0˜2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: HSING CHEN, WEI-HAO CHEN
  • Patent number: 10890832
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical device, comprising a supporting structure, at least one first driving element, at least one second driving element and a light-transmitting plate body. The supporting structure has a first side and a second side opposing each other and comprises a base and a frame mutually connected to each other, the base has at least one first supporting part, the frame has at least one second supporting part and at least one third supporting part, the first supporting part and the second supporting part are positioned on the first side, and the third supporting part is positioned on the second side. Furthermore, an optical module having the above optical device is disclosed. The optical device of the invention may be properly installed in a limited space inside a projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 10871705
    Abstract: The invention provides a projection device, comprising an illumination system, a light valve, a light guide element, an optical module and a projection lens. The optical module comprises a fixed portion, a first frame body, at least one first driving element and an optical element. The first frame body is pivoted to the fixed portion and comprises a first side and other three second sides. The first driving element is configured on at least one of the other three second sides and configured to drive the first frame body to oscillate back and forth. A first virtual plane of the projection lens intersects with a second virtual plane of the light valve to form a virtual line segment. The distance between the first side and the virtual line segment is shorter than the distance between the other three second sides and the virtual line segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Hao Chen, Shu-Yu Lin, Chia-Ching Tso
  • Publication number: 20200386986
    Abstract: An optical module includes a frame body and an optical element. The frame body includes at least one fixing portion, at least one frame portion and at least one shaft portion connected to the fixing portion and the frame portion. The frame portion includes at least one main body, a plurality of positioning structures and at least one reinforcement structure. A part of an inner side surface of the main body is bended toward a thickness direction of the frame body to form the positioning structures, and the reinforcement structure is connected to the main body and extends in the thickness direction. The frame portion oscillates relative to the fixing portion around the shaft portion. In the thickness direction, a sum of a height of the reinforcement structure and a thickness of the main body is greater than a thickness of the shaft portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20200371411
    Abstract: The invention provides a projection device, comprising an illumination system, a light valve, a light guide element, an optical module and a projection lens. The optical module comprises a fixed portion, a first frame body, at least one first driving element and an optical element. The first frame body is pivoted to the fixed portion and comprises a first side and other three second sides. The first driving element is configured on at least one of the other three second sides and configured to drive the first frame body to oscillate back and forth. A first virtual plane of the projection lens intersects with a second virtual plane of the light valve to form a virtual line segment. The distance between the first side and the virtual line segment is shorter than the distance between the other three second sides and the virtual line segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Hao Chen, Shu-Yu Lin, Chia-Ching Tso
  • Patent number: 10838288
    Abstract: An imaging module includes a display element and an image displacement device. The display element includes an active display surface adapted to receive an illumination beam, convert the illumination beam into an image beam, and transmit the image beam. The image displacement device includes an optical element located on a transmission path of the image beam and adapted to allow the image beam to pass therethrough, a carrier, a base and at least one actuator, wherein the optical element is disposed on the carrier, the at least one actuator is disposed on the base, one end of the at least one actuator is connected to the carrier to drive the optical element on the carrier to swing relative to the base, and an orthographic projection area of the at least one actuator on a reference plane does not overlap with an orthographic projection area of the active display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Hao Chen, Shu-Yu Lin
  • Publication number: 20200355991
    Abstract: An optical module including a base and a rotating structure is provided. The rotating structure includes a frame and an optical element. The frame has at least one shaft portion. The frame is connected to the base through the shaft portion, and is configured to oscillate relative to the base along a rotation axis by taking the shaft portion as a rotating shaft. The optical element is disposed within the frame. The rotation axis passes through a center of gravity of the rotating structure. In addition, a projector having the optical module is also provided. The invention can prevent the rotating structure of the optical module from having an excessive rotational inertia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20200264445
    Abstract: An optical device including a holder and a light transmissive plate is provided. The holder includes a first frame and a second frame connected to each other, and the first frame is located inside the second frame. A light transmissive plate is disposed inside the first frame and has a surface. The first frame has at least one inner surface and includes at least one surface supporting part, and the surface supporting part extends along a direction from the inner surface of the first frame to the center of the first frame, and the surface of the light transmissive plate is at least partially supported by the surface supporting part of the first frame. The surface supporting part is non-continuously distributed along the inner surface of the first frame. The disclosure further provides a projector including the optical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20200264497
    Abstract: An optical device including a bearing structure and a light-transmitting plate body is provided. The bearing structure includes a first frame body and a second frame body connected to each other, and the first frame body is located in the second frame body. The first frame body has at least one first inner surface, and the at least one first inner surface has at least one limiting protruding portion protruding from the at least one first inner surface. The light-transmitting plate body is disposed in the first frame body and is fixed to the first frame body. The light-transmitting plate body has at least one first edge, and the at least one first edge of the light-transmitting plate body is positioned through the at least one limiting protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 10739667
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source module and an optical engine. The light source module provides an illumination beam. The optical engine includes a light valve, a projection lens, and a pixel offset device. The light valve has an active surface, and the active surface converts the illumination beam into an image beam and reflects the image beam. The projection lens projects the image beam from the projector. The pixel offset device is located between the light valve and the projection lens and includes a frame and a transparent panel, the transparent panel is disposed in the frame and includes a transparent surface, the transparent panel is disposed on the transmission path of the illumination beam and the transmission path of the image beam, the frame is configured to drive the transparent panel to vibrate, and the transparent surface is tilted with respect to the active surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Hao Chen, Chun-Hsin Lu, Tsung-Hsin Liao
  • Patent number: 10728509
    Abstract: A projector, an optical engine module, an image resolution enhancement device and a driving method are provided. The projector includes an illumination device, an optical engine module and a projection lens. The optical engine module is configured with the image resolution enhancement device configured to enhance a resolution of a projection light, and the image resolution enhancement device is adapted to enhance the image resolution by two times or four times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yi Chang, Wei-Hao Chen, Kuang-Yao Liu
  • Publication number: 20200201150
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical device, comprising a supporting structure, at least one first driving element, at least one second driving element and a light-transmitting plate body. The supporting structure has a first side and a second side opposing each other and comprises a base and a frame mutually connected to each other, the base has at least one first supporting part, the frame has at least one second supporting part and at least one third supporting part, the first supporting part and the second supporting part are positioned on the first side, and the third supporting part is positioned on the second side. Furthermore, an optical module having the above optical device is disclosed. The optical device of the invention may be properly installed in a limited space inside a projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20200174357
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical module and a projector to which the optical module is applied. The optical module provided in the invention includes a first frame, a second frame, and a light-transmissive plate. The first frame includes at least one first axial part. The first frame is configured to oscillate with the at least one first axial part as a rotation axis. The second frame is disposed in the first frame and includes at least one second axial part. The second frame is connected to the first frame via the at least one second axial part and is configured to oscillate with respect to the first frame with the at least one second axial part as a rotation axis. The light-transmissive plate is disposed in the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Hao Chen, Yi Chang
  • Patent number: 10674629
    Abstract: A water-cooling head includes a casing, an inclined flow-guiding structure and a bottom plate assembly. The casing includes an inlet and an outlet. A liquid is fed into the inlet. The inclined flow-guiding structure is disposed within the casing, and includes plural first openings. A bottom end of the inclined flow-guiding structure is located under the inlet. A top end of the inclined flow-guiding structure is arranged beside the outlet. The top end is located at a level higher than the bottom end. A second opening is formed in the bottom end. The bottom plate assembly is assembled with the casing, and located under the inclined flow-guiding structure. The bottom plate assembly includes a fin group. After the liquid is transferred to the fin group through the second opening or the plural first openings, the liquid is exited from the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: AURAS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-An Chen, Chien-Yu Chen, Wei-Hao Chen