Patents by Inventor Wen Chang Chen

Wen Chang 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: 8917340
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly includes a flexible circuit board, a conductive adhesive, and a number of reinforcing plates. The flexible circuit board includes a first surface and a second surface. A number of board pads are mounted on the first surface. The conductive adhesive is coated on the first surface and entirely covers all of the board pads. The reinforcing plates are positioned on the second surface. Each of the reinforcing plates spatially corresponds to a respective one of the board pads. The reinforcing plates provide both physical grounding and stiffening of the circuit board assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Tsan Cheng, Wen-Chang Chen, Shin-Wen Chen, Wen-Hsiung Chen, Shu-Sheng Peng
  • Patent number: 8884164
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly includes a flexible circuit board, a dielectric layer and a reinforcing plate. The flexible circuit board includes a surface. A copper plating layer is positioned on the surface. The copper plating layer includes a circuit portion and a grounding portion. The circuit portion is entirely covered by the dielectric layer. The grounding portion is exposed outside the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer includes a bonding portion. The reinforcing plate includes a connection surface. The connection surface defines a cavity spatially corresponding to the bonding portion. The connection surface also includes an extending portion which is bulgy with respect to a bottom surface of the cavity. The extending portion spatially corresponds to the grounding portion. The bonding portion is received in the cavity with the extending portion in contact with and electrically connecting to the grounding portion by means of a conductive adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin-Wen Chen, Wen-Hsiung Chen, Yu-Tsan Cheng, Wen-Chang Chen, Shu-Sheng Peng
  • Patent number: 8872037
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly includes a flexible circuit board and a reinforcing plate. The flexible circuit board includes a surface. A conductive layer is positioned on the surface. The conductive layer includes a circuit portion entirely covered by a dielectric layer and a grounding portion exposed outside the dielectric layer. The reinforcing plate is mounted on the dielectric layer. The reinforcing plate includes a connection surface connected to the dielectric layer and a supporting surface facing away from the connection surface. Projections extend from the connection surface. The location of all of the projections correspond to the location of the grounding portion, and all of the projections are in electrical contact with the grounding portion by means of a conductive adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin-Wen Chen, Shu-Sheng Peng, Wen-Chang Chen, Wen-Hsiung Chen, Li-Min Liu, Yu-Tsan Cheng, Yong Li
  • Publication number: 20140315020
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a nano metal wire, including: putting a metal precursor solution in a core pipe of a needle; putting a polymer solution in a shell pipe of the needle, wherein the shell pipe surrounds the core pipe; applying a voltage to the needle while simultaneously jetting the metal precursor solution and the polymer solution to form a nano line on a collector, wherein the nano line includes a metal precursor wire surrounded by a polymer tube; chemically reducing the metal precursor wire of the nano line to form a nano line of metal wire surrounded by the polymer tube; and washing out the polymer tube by a solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wen-Hsien SUN, Lien-Tai CHEN, Wen-Chang CHEN, Jung-Yao CHEN
  • Patent number: 8836830
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) assembly includes a FPCB, a dielectric layer, a stiffener, and a conductive adhesive layer. The FPCB includes a surface and a conductive layer positioned on the surface of the FPCB. The conductive layer includes a circuit portion and a grounding portion connected to the circuit portion. The circuit portion is entirely covered by the dielectric layer and the grounding portion is exposed outside the dielectric layer. The conductive adhesive is positioned on the stiffener and includes a first adhering portion and a second adhering portion. A thickness of the second adhering portion is greater than the first adhering portion. A thickness difference between the second adhering portion and the first adhering portion is substantially equal to a thickness the dielectric layer. The first adhering portion is adhered to the dielectric layer and the second adhering portion is adhered to the grounding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shu-Sheng Peng, Wen-Chang Chen, Li-Min Liu, Yu-Tsan Cheng, Wen-Hsiung Chen, Shin-Wen Chen, Yong Li
  • Publication number: 20140113097
    Abstract: A SMT tape includes a carrier tape, a number of separation pads, a number of workpieces, and a package tape. The carrier tape includes a package surface and defines a number of receiving grooves in the package surface and arranged along a length direction of the carrier tape. The separation pads are received in the receiving grooves and fixed to bottom surfaces of the receiving grooves respectively. Each separation pad includes a separation surface opposite to a bottom surface of the corresponding receiving groove and a number of protrusions protruding up from the separation surface. The workpieces are respectively received in the receiving grooves. Each workpiece includes a main body and an adhesive layer positioned between the corresponding separation pad and the main body. The package tape is adhered to the package surface and seals the receiving grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YONG LI, WEN-HSIUNG CHEN, SHIN-WEN CHEN, SHU-SHENG PENG, WEN-CHANG CHEN, YU-TSAN CHENG, LING-QI YI, LI-MIN LIU, FU-LI LONG, FU-CHUN LI
  • Publication number: 20140059822
    Abstract: An apparatus for assembling camera modules to flexible printed circuit boards (PCBs) includes a number of trays, a surface mounting device used in surface mount technology (SMT) for PCBs, and a hot pressing device. Workpieces, each of which includes a flexible PCB (FPCB) and a lens module positioned on the FPCB, are received in the trays. Each tray is sent to the surface mounting device. The surface mounting device loads and pastes a stiffener onto a FBCB, opposite to a lens module. The hot pressing device hot presses each stiffener to the respective workpiece, which is received in each tray sent from the surface mounting device, to fixedly secure the stiffener to the respective workpiece to form a camera module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-CHANG CHEN, SHIN-WEN CHEN, YU-TSAN CHENG, YU-SHU LIN, CHIEN-LIANG CHOU, ZUO-QING YAO
  • Publication number: 20140053986
    Abstract: A stamping head includes a stamping portion and a connection portion connected to the stamping portion. The stamping portion includes a top surface and four side surfaces. The stamping head defines a jag extending from a junction between a specific one of the side surfaces and the top surface toward a centre of the top surface. The jag passes through the specific side surface. When the stamping head presses a ACF onto a ceramic substrate, a residual air between the ACF and the ceramic substrate flows outside through the jag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: CHIEN-LIANG CHOU, FANG YE, YU-SHU LIN, SHIN-WEN CHEN, WEN-CHANG CHEN, YU-TSAN CHENG
  • Publication number: 20140055651
    Abstract: An image sensor module includes a ceramic substrate, an image sensor, a conductive film, a flexible print circuit board (FPCB), and a stiffening plate. The ceramic substrate includes an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, the ceramic substrate defines a transparent hole on the upper surface and a receiving recess on the lower surface. The transparent hole communicates with the receiving recess. The image sensor is received in the receiving recess and is electrically connected to the ceramic substrate. The FPCB is electrically connected to the lower surface of the ceramic substrate by the conductive film. The stiffening plate is positioned on one side of the FPCB opposite to the ceramic substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SHIN-WEN CHEN, WEN-CHANG CHEN, YU-TSAN CHENG, YU-SHU LIN, CHIEN-LIANG CHOU
  • Publication number: 20140048997
    Abstract: A device for assembling a camera module includes a base and a buffer layer. The camera module includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), a lens module positioned on the FPCB, and a stiffener adhering to the FPCB, opposite to the lens module. The lens module includes a first stepped surface facing away from the FPCB. The base includes a supporting surface for supporting the FPCB and defines a holding groove in the supporting surface for holding the lens module. The holding groove forms a second stepped surface for supporting the first stepped surface. The buffer layer is positioned on the second stepped surface and is elastically compressed when the camera module is subjected to a hot pressing process, which secures the stiffener adhering to the FPCB, to provide relief against, and extend the duration of, various pressures applied to the camera module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: YU-TSAN CHENG, WEN-HSIUNG CHEN, SHIN-WEN CHEN, WEN-CHANG CHEN, ZHE WANG, FU-LI LONG
  • Publication number: 20140049684
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly includes a flexible circuit board, a conductive adhesive, and a number of reinforcing plates. The flexible circuit board includes a first surface and a second surface. A number of board pads are mounted on the first surface. The conductive adhesive is coated on the first surface and entirely covers all of the board pads. The reinforcing plates are positioned on the second surface. Each of the reinforcing plates spatially corresponds to a respective one of the board pads. The reinforcing plates provide both physical grounding and stiffening of the circuit board assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YU-TSAN CHENG, WEN-CHANG CHEN, SHIN-WEN CHEN, WEN-HSIUNG CHEN, SHU-SHENG PENG
  • Publication number: 20140036116
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) assembly includes a FPCB, a dielectric layer, a stiffener, and a conductive adhesive layer. The FPCB includes a surface and a conductive layer positioned on the surface of the FPCB. The conductive layer includes a circuit portion and a grounding portion connected to the circuit portion. The circuit portion is entirely covered by the dielectric layer and the grounding portion is exposed outside the dielectric layer. The conductive adhesive is positioned on the stiffener and includes a first adhering portion and a second adhering portion. A thickness of the second adhering portion is greater than the first adhering portion. A thickness difference between the second adhering portion and the first adhering portion is substantially equal to a thickness the dielectric layer. The first adhering portion is adhered to the dielectric layer and the second adhering portion is adhered to the grounding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SHU-SHENG PENG, WEN-CHANG CHEN, LI-MIN LIU, YU-TSAN CHENG, WEN-HSIUNG CHEN, SHIN-WEN CHEN, YONG LI
  • Publication number: 20140027158
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly includes a flexible circuit board, a dielectric layer and a reinforcing plate. The flexible circuit board includes a surface. A copper plating layer is positioned on the surface. The copper plating layer includes a circuit portion and a grounding portion. The circuit portion is entirely covered by the dielectric layer. The grounding portion is exposed outside the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer includes a bonding portion. The reinforcing plate includes a connection surface. The connection surface defines a cavity spatially corresponding to the bonding portion. The connection surface also includes an extending portion which is bulgy with respect to a bottom surface of the cavity. The extending portion spatially corresponds to the grounding portion. The bonding portion is received in the cavity with the extending portion in contact with and electrically connecting to the grounding portion by means of a conductive adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (Shenzhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SHIN-WEN CHEN, WEN-HSIUNG CHEN, YU-TSAN CHENG, WEN-CHANG CHEN, SHU-SHENG PENG
  • Publication number: 20140020934
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly includes a flexible circuit board and a reinforcing plate. The flexible circuit board includes a surface. A conductive layer is positioned on the surface. The conductive layer includes a circuit portion entirely covered by a dielectric layer and a grounding portion exposed outside the dielectric layer. The reinforcing plate is mounted on the dielectric layer. The reinforcing plate includes a connection surface connected to the dielectric layer and a supporting surface facing away from the connection surface. Projections extend from the connection surface. The location of all of the projections correspond to the location of the grounding portion, and all of the projections are in electrical contact with the grounding portion by means of a conductive adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SHIN-WEN CHEN, SHU-SHENG PENG, WEN-CHANG CHEN, WEN-HSIUNG CHEN, LI-MIN LIU, YU-TSAN CHENG, YONG LI
  • Patent number: 8622638
    Abstract: A protection cap for protecting a camera module slides over a lens barrel receiving at least one lens. The protection cap is made of elastic material and is hollow. The protection cap includes an enclosed end and an open end. The lens barrel is passed through the open end and the open end sleeves over the camera module. The enclosed end protects the camera module against damage and contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin-Wen Chen, Wen-Chang Chen, Yu-Tsan Cheng, Yu-Shu Lin, Chien-Liang Chou
  • Publication number: 20130296501
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polyimidothioethers-inorganic nanoparticle hybrid material, which exhibit good surface planarity, thermal dimensional stability, tunable refractive index, and high optical transparency upon forming into films. The present invention also relates to polyimidothioethers which is an intermediate for preparing the present hybrid material, and their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Guey-Sheng LIOU, Chia-Liang Tsai, Hung-Ju Yen, Wen-Chang Chen, Wen-Yen Chu, Yang-Yen Yu
  • Patent number: 8461282
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an iridium complex containing a (pentaphenyl)phenyl ligand, having the following general equation: in which G is primary ligand, R? and R? are auxiliary ligands. On the other hand, the present invention discloses a compound with a 9-[(pentaphenyl)phenyl]carbazole structure and its polymeric derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Kuo-Huang Hsieh, Man-Kit Leung, Wen-Chang Chen, Chao-Hui Kuo, Hong-Jun Chen, Hsin-Chung Ke, Cheng-Hsiu Ku
  • Publication number: 20120261625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stabilized monomer dispersion containing inorganic oxide nanoparticles with high refractive index in which the refractive index of the inorganic oxide nanoparticles is greater than 1.65 and the average particle size of the high refractive inorganic oxide nanoparticles ranges from 1 to 100 nm and its content is in a range of from 1.0% by weight to 10.0% by weight based on the total weight of the monomer dispersion. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing the stabilized monomer dispersion containing high refractive inorganic oxide nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Wen-Yen CHIU, I-Ann Lei, Dai-Fu Lai, Wen-Chang Chen, Yang-Yen Yu, Guey-Sheng Liou, Trong-Ming Don
  • Patent number: 8250731
    Abstract: An exemplary electrical device manufacturing method includes the following steps. First, a first electronic module is provided. Second, one or more functions of the electronic module are verified. Third, a support module is provided. Fourth, one or more functions of the support module are verified. Fifth, the first electronic module is attached to the support module so as to form a first integrated module. Sixth, one or more functions of the first integrated module are verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Kun Hsu, Sheng-Hung Hou, Wen-Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20120157492
    Abstract: This invention relates to a malic acid salt of (3S,5R)-7-[3-amino-5-methyl-piperidinyl]-1-cyclopropyl-1,4-dihydro-8-methoxy-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid. Also disclosed is a method of treating bacterial infection by an effective amount of this salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Ming-Chu Hsu, Chi-Hsin Richard King, Judy Yuan, Wen-Chang Chen, Shan-Yen Chou, Bo Shi