Patents by Inventor Wei-Lun Kuo

Wei-Lun Kuo 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: 11944412
    Abstract: A blood pressure detection device manufactured by a semiconductor process includes a substrate, a microelectromechanical element, a gas-pressure-sensing element, a driving-chip element, an encapsulation layer and a valve layer. The substrate includes inlet apertures. The microelectromechanical element and the gas-pressure-sensing element are stacked and integrally formed on the substrate. The encapsulation layer is encapsulated and positioned on the substrate. A flowing-channel space is formed above the microelectromechanical element and the gas-pressure-sensing element. The encapsulation layer includes an outlet aperture in communication with an airbag. The driving-chip element controls the microelectromechanical element, the gas-pressure-sensing element and valve units to transport gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MICROJET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao-Jan Mou, Ying-Lun Chang, Ching-Sung Lin, Chi-Feng Huang, Yung-Lung Han, Chang-Yen Tsai, Wei-Ming Lee, Chun-Yi Kuo, Tsung-I Lin
  • Patent number: 10606427
    Abstract: A mutual capacitive touch panel includes a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of electrode groups and a plurality of electrode groups arranged in an array. The first electrode groups located at the same column are electrically connected to a form a first electrode series, and the second electrode groups located at the same column are electrically connected to form a second electrode series. The second electrode layer includes a plurality of electrode strip groups insulated from one another and sequentially arranged along a column direction of the array, wherein each of the electrode strip groups extends along a row direction of the array and overlaps, a perpendicular projection direction, electrode groups of two adjacent rows, and two adjacent of the electrode strip groups overlap, in the perpendicular projection direction, the electrode groups of the same row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ILI TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsien Hsu, Guo-Kiang Hung, Ching-Chun Chiang, Wei-Lun Kuo, Peng-Yun Ding
  • Patent number: 10534492
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mutual capacitive touch panel including a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in an array and a plurality of connecting line segments. In each column of the array, the electrodes in the ((N×M)-1)th row are electrically connected to one another through some of the connecting line segments to form a first electrode series, and the electrodes in the (N×M)th row are electrically connected to one another through some of the connecting line segments to form a second electrode series. The second conductive layer includes a plurality of electrode strips extending along a row direction of the array and respectively overlapping the electrodes located at the corresponding row. Each electrode strip includes a plurality of shielding portions, each of which overlaps one corresponding of the connecting line segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: ILI TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsien Hsu, Guo-Kiang Hung, Wei-Lun Kuo, Yu-Tsung Chen
  • Publication number: 20190220114
    Abstract: A mutual capacitive touch panel includes a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of electrode groups and a plurality of electrode groups arranged in an array. The first electrode groups located at the same column are electrically connected to a form a first electrode series, and the second electrode groups located at the same column are electrically connected to form a second electrode series. The second electrode layer includes a plurality of electrode strip groups insulated from one another and sequentially arranged along a column direction of the array, wherein each of the electrode strip groups extends along a row direction of the array and overlaps, a perpendicular projection direction, electrode groups of two adjacent rows, and two adjacent of the electrode strip groups overlap, in the perpendicular projection direction, the electrode groups of the same row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: ILI TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Shian Shu, Guo-Kiang Hung, Ching-Chun Chiang, Wei-Lun Kuo, Peng-Yun Ding
  • Publication number: 20190196620
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mutual capacitive touch panel including a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in an array and a plurality of connecting line segments. In each column of the array, the electrodes in the ((N×M)-1)th row are electrically connected to one another through some of the connecting line segments to form a first electrode series, and the electrodes in the (N×M)th row are electrically connected to one another through some of the connecting line segments to form a second electrode series. The second conductive layer includes a plurality of electrode strips extending along a row direction of the array and respectively overlapping the electrodes located at the corresponding row. Each electrode strip includes a plurality of shielding portions, each of which overlaps one corresponding of the connecting line segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: ILI TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Shian Shu, Guo-Kiang Hung, Wei-Lun Kuo, Yu-Tsung Chen
  • Patent number: 10133375
    Abstract: A touch panel includes electrodes and routings disposed on a single conductive layer. The electrodes and routings are connected to drivers and sensors to sense mutual capacitance changes induced by a touch among the electrodes. The touch panel includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first routing connected to the first electrode. The second electrode includes two sub-electrodes respectively disposed at two sides of the first routing. The first electrode has a first jigsaw section, and the second electrode has a second jigsaw section mutually intervening with the first jigsaw section in an insulated manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Kuo, Kai-Ting Ho, Guo-Kiang Hong
  • Publication number: 20170168609
    Abstract: A mutual capacitive touch sensing device of a touch panel includes a plurality of touch sensing groups arranged along a first direction. Each touch sensing group includes a first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes and a plurality of third electrodes. The first electrode is disposed on a substrate in a serpentine shape, and includes a first side and a second side that are opposite. The first side includes a plurality of first indentations, and the second side includes a plurality of second indentations, with the first indentations and the second indentations alternately arranged along a second direction. One of the first indentations and one of the second indentations that are adjacent do not overlap in the first direction. The second electrodes are respectively disposed in the corresponding first indentations, and the third electrodes are respectively disposed in the corresponding second indentations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Hu-Chi Chang, Wei-Lun Kuo
  • Patent number: 9459742
    Abstract: A method for designing a pattern of sensing channels is provided. The method is applied to a touch panel including a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of sections of sensing channels. The electrodes are connected to a plurality of sensors for the touch panel via the sections of sensing channels. According to a minimum sensing channel width, a minimum sensing channel gap, a maximum distribution width and lengths of the sections of sensing channels, a set of rules are established. According to the set of rules, a programming process is utilized to determine respective widths of the sections of sensing channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Kuo, Chao-Cheng Wen, Meng-Che Tsai
  • Publication number: 20160231836
    Abstract: A touch panel includes electrodes and routings disposed on a single conductive layer. The electrodes and routings are connected to drivers and sensors to sense mutual capacitance changes induced by a touch among the electrodes. The touch panel includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first routing connected to the first electrode. The second electrode includes two sub-electrodes respectively disposed at two sides of the first routing. The first electrode has a first jigsaw section, and the second electrode has a second jigsaw section mutually intervening with the first jigsaw section in an insulated manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Wei-Lun KUO, Kai-Ting HO, Guo-Kiang HONG
  • Publication number: 20150370369
    Abstract: A touch sensing device includes a driving electrode and a sensing electrode. The driving electrode includes an electrode main stem and a plurality of electrode fingers. The electrode main stem has a planar contour of substantially a long strip, and has a longer side parallel to a first direction. The electrode fingers extend from the electrode main stem towards a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. At least two electrode fingers of the electrode fingers have different lengths in the second direction. The sensing electrode includes a main body. The main body has a plurality of recessed portions that correspond and interleave with the electrode fingers to form a mutual capacitive touch region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Kuo, Peng-Yun Ding, Kai-Ting Ho
  • Publication number: 20150029147
    Abstract: A method for designing a pattern of sensing channels is provided. The method is applied to a touch panel including a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of sections of sensing channels. The electrodes are connected to a plurality of sensors for the touch panel via the sections of sensing channels. According to a minimum sensing channel width, a minimum sensing channel gap, a maximum distribution width and lengths of the sections of sensing channels, a set of rules are established. According to the set of rules, a programming process is utilized to determine respective widths of the sections of sensing channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Kuo, Chao-Cheng Wen, Meng-Che Tsai
  • Publication number: 20130329347
    Abstract: A touch panel includes electrodes and routings disposed on a single conductive layer. The electrodes and routings are connected to drivers and sensors to sense mutual capacitance changes induced by a touch among the electrodes. The touch panel includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first routing connected to the first electrode. The second electrode includes two sub-electrodes respectively disposed at two sides of the first routing. The first electrode has a first jigsaw section, and the second electrode has a second jigsaw section mutually intervening with the first jigsaw section in an insulated manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Wei-Lun Kuo, Kai-Ting Ho, Guo-Kiang Hong