Patents by Inventor Wei-Shao Chen

Wei-Shao 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: 10399224
    Abstract: A gripping system which is monitored based on CEMF and a method for controlling the same includes: using a controller to instruct a drive unit to rotate a stepper motor; using the controller to compare the control instruction with a control parameter matrix stored in an access unit; obtaining a CEMF threshold by checking the position of the actual CEMF in the control parameter matrix; using the controller to continuously monitor the actual CEMF; and using the controller to compare the actual counter electromotive force with the obtained corresponding counter electromotive force threshold, stopping the stepper motor and letting the gripper maintain the gripping status when the actual counter electromotive force is smaller than or equal to the counter electromotive force threshold, and maintaining driving of the stepper motor when the actual counter electromotive force is larger than the counter electromotive force threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Chen-Ming Wong, Wei-Shao Chen
  • Publication number: 20190143516
    Abstract: A gripping system which is monitored based on CEMF and a method for controlling the same includes: using a controller to instruct a drive unit to rotate a stepper motor; using the controller to compare the control instruction with a control parameter matrix stored in an access unit; obtaining a CEMF threshold by checking the position of the actual CEMF in the control parameter matrix; using the controller to continuously monitor the actual CEMF; and using the controller to compare the actual counter electromotive force with the obtained corresponding counter electromotive force threshold, stopping the stepper motor and letting the gripper maintain the gripping status when the actual counter electromotive force is smaller than or equal to the counter electromotive force threshold, and maintaining driving of the stepper motor when the actual counter electromotive force is larger than the counter electromotive force threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Chen-Ming WONG, Wei-Shao CHEN
  • Patent number: 10099370
    Abstract: A driving method used in a driver device for driving an electric gripper is disclosed to include the step of providing a state signal that is generated according to the operation state of the electric gripper, the step of receiving an action instruction and detecting a feedback signal indicative of the action of the electric gripper when the state signal is an idle state, and the step of outputting the action instruction if the action of the electric gripper indicative of the action instruction is not in consistency with the action of the electric gripper indicative of the feedback signal. Thus, the driving method of the present invention needs not to provide a trigger signal for commanding the electric gripper to execute the action instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Chen-Ming Wong, Wei-Shao Chen
  • Publication number: 20180036881
    Abstract: A gripping system which is monitored based on CEMF and a method for controlling the same includes: using a controller to instruct a drive unit to rotate a stepper motor; using the controller to compare the control instruction with a control parameter matrix stored in an access unit; obtaining a CEMF threshold by checking the position of the actual CEMF in the control parameter matrix; using the controller to continuously monitor the actual CEMF; and using the controller to compare the actual counter electromotive force with the obtained corresponding counter electromotive force threshold, stopping the stepper motor and letting the gripper maintain the gripping status when the actual counter electromotive force is smaller than or equal to the counter electromotive force threshold, and maintaining driving of the stepper motor when the actual counter electromotive force is larger than the counter electromotive force threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Chen-Ming WONG, Wei-Shao CHEN
  • Patent number: 9796084
    Abstract: An electric gripper system includes a motor driving a gripper mechanism, a sensor, and a controller. The sensor is assembled onto the motor for generating a current position of the gripper mechanism. The controller has a control segment, a transceiver segment, an accessible segment, and a driving segment. The control segment generates a target position according to a relative-position command value of the transceiver segment and an absolute cumulative position of the accessible segment. The control segment generates a driving datum based on a difference between the current position and the target position, and on a rotation rate of the motor. The driving segment uses the driving datum to drive the motor to move the gripper mechanism. With calculation among the relative-position command value, the absolute cumulative position, and the current position, the motor is prevented from accumulating positional deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Shao Chen, Kai-Hsiang Huang, I-Hsiang Tseng
  • Publication number: 20170259429
    Abstract: A driving method used in a driver device for driving an electric gripper is disclosed to include the step of providing a state signal that is generated according to the operation state of the electric gripper, the step of receiving an action instruction and detecting a feedback signal indicative of the action of the electric gripper when the state signal is an idle state, and the step of outputting the action instruction if the action of the electric gripper indicative of the action instruction is not in consistency with the action of the electric gripper indicative of the feedback signal. Thus, the driving method of the present invention needs not to provide a trigger signal for commanding the electric gripper to execute the action instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Chen-Ming WONG, Wei-Shao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170232610
    Abstract: A gripping device monitored based on CEMF and a method for controlling the same includes: using a controller to instruct a drive unit to rotate a stepper motor; using the controller to compare the control instruction with a control parameter matrix stored in an access unit; obtaining a CEMF threshold by checking the position of the actual CEMF in the control parameter matrix; using the controller to monitor the actual CEMF; and using the controller to compare the actual CEMF with the threshold, maintaining driving of the stepper motor when the actual CEMF is larger than the threshold, and stopping the stepper motor to maintain the gripping status, when the actual CEMF is smaller than or equal to the threshold. The operation parameters are measured in advance when the stepper motor runs well, which ensures that the objected is stably gripped before abnormality occurs, thus stabilizing the gripping motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Chen-Ming WONG, Wei-Shao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160311110
    Abstract: An electric gripper system includes a motor driving a gripper mechanism, a sensor, and a control processing unit. The sensor is assembled onto the motor for generating a current position of the gripper mechanism. The control processing unit has a control segment, a transceiver segment, an accessible segment, and a driving segment. The control segment generates a target position according to a relative-position command value of the transceiver segment and an absolute cumulative position of the accessible segment. The control segment generates a driving datum based on a difference between the current position and the target position, and on a rotation rate of the motor. The driving segment uses the driving datum to drive the motor to move the gripper mechanism. With calculation among the relative-position command value, the absolute cumulative position, and the current position, the motor is prevented from accumulating positional deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Wei-Shao CHEN, Kai-Hsiang HUANG, I-Hsiang TSENG
  • Publication number: 20110043461
    Abstract: Methods and systems for application management are provided. First, a first picture of an application is displayed on a lower display layer in a touch-sensitive display unit. At least one contact on the touch-sensitive display unit is detected. In response to the at least one contact, a second picture is displayed on an upper display layer in the touch-sensitive display unit, wherein the upper display layer is visually above the lower display layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Ming-Te LAI, Cheng-Chung Lee, Li-Chun Hsu, Wei-Shao Chen
  • Patent number: 7129654
    Abstract: The present invention describes a flashing light apparatus and method for operating the same. A pulse signal generated by a pulse signal generator and the states of the general purpose Input/Output pins of a CPU are used to control the lights to flash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp.
    Inventors: Jung-Yuan Tsai, Kuo-Feng Chen, Chung-An Chien, Wei-Shao Chen
  • Publication number: 20060033456
    Abstract: The present invention describes a flashing light apparatus and method for operating the same. A pulse signal generated by a pulse signal generator and the states of the general purpose Input/Output pins of a CPU are used to control the lights to flash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Jung-Yuan Tsai, Kuo-Feng Chen, Chung-An Chien, Wei-Shao Chen