Patents by Inventor Wu Chou

Wu Chou 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: 12116259
    Abstract: A dual-mode fluid connector includes: a hollow connecting element, comprising a chamber inside the hollow connecting element, wherein a protuberant block element is arranged on an inner surface of the chamber; a material tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a cleaning tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a head portion, positioned on one terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a connecting opening, wherein the connecting opening can be detachably connected to a material container; a rear portion, positioned on another terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a through hole; and a rod, inserted into the chamber via the through hole; and a rotatable element, covered on the rear portion and engaged with the rod and comprising a guiding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Publication number: 20240327190
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus capable of conducting an automatic self-cleaning operation includes: guiding a cleaning solution to flow into a fluid diverter; activate a pump to push residual fluid material in a material transmission pipe forward, so that the residual fluid material is discharged through an outlet connector; and guiding the cleaning solution in the fluid diverter to flow into a fluid connector through the detergent transmission pipe, and then flows into the material transmission pipe through the fluid connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min LEE, Wu-Chou KUO
  • Patent number: 12102258
    Abstract: An automatic cooking machine includes: a cooking pot; a strainer arranged to be capable of being placed in the cooking pot to receive ingredients; a water outlet connector arranged to operably output cold water or hot water into the strainer; an inlet valve arranged to operably control timing of outputting cold water or hot water from the water outlet connector; a drain valve arranged to operably control timing of draining the liquid from the cooking pot; and a drain port arranged to operably output liquid passed through the drain valve. When the cooking pot is being heated, the inlet valve intermittently turns on and turns off, so that the water outlet connector outputs cold water or hot water into the strainer, while the drain valve intermittently turns on and turns off to output a portion of the liquid within the cooking pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou Kuo, Hao-Che Hsu, Yu-Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20240317566
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus capable of conducting an automatic self-disinfection operation includes: guiding a disinfectant solution in the cleaning sink to flow into a fluid diverter; activate a pump to push residual cleaning solution in a material transmission pipe forward, so that the residual cleaning solution is discharged through an outlet connector, and guiding the disinfectant solution in the fluid diverter to flow into a fluid connector through the detergent transmission pipe, and then flows into the material transmission pipe through the fluid connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min LEE, Wu-Chou KUO
  • Patent number: 12098065
    Abstract: A dual-mode fluid connector includes: a hollow connecting element, comprising a chamber inside the hollow connecting element; a material tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a cleaning tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a head portion, positioned on one terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a connecting opening, wherein the connecting opening can be detachably connected to a material container; a rear portion, positioned on another terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a through hole; a rod, inserted into the chamber via the through hole; and a rotatable element, covered on the rear portion. An outer surface of the rotatable element includes a first area and a second area, and the dual-mode fluid connector operates in a serve mode when the rotatable element is rotated to a status where the first area faces upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Patent number: 12098066
    Abstract: A dual-mode fluid connector includes: a hollow connecting element, comprising a chamber inside the hollow connecting element; a material tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a cleaning tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a head portion, positioned on one terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a connecting opening, wherein the connecting opening can be detachably connected to a material container; a rear portion, positioned on another terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a through hole; and a rod, inserted into the chamber via the through hole; a bended plate, sleeved on the rear portion; and a rotatable element, covered on the rear portion and the bended plate, and engaged with the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Patent number: 12096882
    Abstract: An automatic cooking machine includes: a cooking pot; a strainer, arranged to be capable of being placed in the cooking pot to receive ingredients, wherein a bottom and sidewalls of the strainer are provided with multiple filter pores; a driving element having two bended driving arms, respectively arranged at two opposite sides of the driving element, wherein free ends of the two driving arms substantially extend downwards; and a blender having two cantilever arms, respectively arranged at two opposite sides of a top portion of the blender; and multiple blending arms, respectively extending outwards from a main body of the blender; wherein the two driving arms of the driving element are arranged to operably touch and push the two cantilever arms of the blender to drive the blender to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC
    Inventors: Wu-Chou Kuo, Hao-Che Hsu, Yu-Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20240309369
    Abstract: Among other things, the present invention is related to devices and methods for improving optical analysis of a thin layer of a sample sandwiched between containing between two plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Essenlix Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Y. CHOU, Wei DING, Ji QI, Jun Tian, Wu Chou
  • Patent number: 12084336
    Abstract: A dual-mode fluid connector includes: a hollow connecting element, comprising a chamber inside the hollow connecting element, wherein a protuberant block element is arranged on an inner surface of the chamber; a material tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a cleaning tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a head portion, positioned on one terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a connecting opening, wherein the connecting opening can be detachably connected to a material container; a rear portion, positioned on another terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a through hole; and a rod, inserted into the chamber via the through hole and including a sealing portion; wherein after the sealing portion detaches from the block element for a predetermined distance, an output terminal of the outlet check valve becomes a close status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Patent number: 12077423
    Abstract: A dual-mode fluid connector includes: a hollow connecting element, comprising a chamber inside the hollow connecting element; a material tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a cleaning tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a head portion, positioned on one terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a connecting opening, wherein the connecting opening can be detachably connected to a material container; a rear portion, positioned on another terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a through hole; a rod, inserted into the chamber via the through hole; and a rotatable element, covered on the rear portion and comprising a block portion, wherein the block portion is positioned in an interior of the rotatable element and arranged to operably engage with the outer flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Patent number: 12077424
    Abstract: A dual-mode fluid connector includes: a hollow connecting element, comprising a chamber inside the hollow connecting element, wherein a protuberant block element is arranged on an inner surface of the chamber, and the block element divides an interior space of the chamber into a first space and a second space; a material tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a cleaning tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a head portion, positioned on one terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a connecting opening, wherein the connecting opening can be detachably connected to a material container; a rear portion, positioned on another terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a through hole; and a rod, inserted into the chamber via the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Publication number: 20240290515
    Abstract: A package structure and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The package structure includes an electronic component and a first connection element. The electronic component includes a conductive wire and a magnetic layer encapsulating the conductive wire. The first connection element is electrically connected to the conductive wire. The first connection element is disposed outside the magnetic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu Chou HSU, Hung Yi CHUANG, Shin-Luh TARNG
  • Publication number: 20240279044
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus capable of conducting an automatic self-cleaning operation includes: guiding a cleaning solution to flow into a fluid diverter; activate a pump to push residual fluid material in a material transmission pipe forward, so that the residual fluid material is discharged through an outlet connector; and utilizing operation of the pump to form a negative pressure in a detergent transmission pipe, so that the cleaning solution in the fluid diverter is sucked into a fluid connector through the detergent transmission pipe, and then flows into the material transmission pipe through the fluid connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min LEE, Wu-Chou KUO
  • Publication number: 20240268602
    Abstract: An automatic cooking machine includes: a cooking pot; a strainer arranged to be capable of being placed in the cooking pot to receive ingredients; a water outlet connector arranged to operably output cold water or hot water into the strainer; an inlet valve arranged to operably control timing of outputting cold water or hot water from the water outlet connector; a drain valve arranged to operably control timing of draining the liquid from the cooking pot; and a drain port arranged to operably output liquid passed through the drain valve. When the cooking pot is being heated, the inlet valve intermittently turns on and turns off, so that the water outlet connector outputs cold water or hot water into the strainer, while the drain valve intermittently turns on and turns off to output a portion of the liquid within the cooking pot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou KUO, Hao-Che HSU, Yu-Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20240268601
    Abstract: An automatic cooking machine includes: a cooking pot; a strainer, arranged to be capable of being placed in the cooking pot to receive ingredients, wherein a bottom and sidewalls of the strainer are provided with multiple filter pores; a driving element having two bended driving arms, respectively arranged at two opposite sides of the driving element, wherein free ends of the two driving arms substantially extend downwards; and a blender having two cantilever arms, respectively arranged at two opposite sides of a top portion of the blender; and multiple blending arms, respectively extending outwards from a main body of the blender; wherein the two driving arms of the driving element are arranged to operably touch and push the two cantilever arms of the blender to drive the blender to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou KUO, Hao-Che HSU, Yu-Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20240253965
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus capable of conducting an automatic self-disinfection operation includes: guiding a disinfectant solution in the cleaning sink to flow into a fluid diverter; activate a pump to push residual cleaning solution in a material transmission pipe forward, so that the residual cleaning solution is discharged through an outlet connector; and utilizing operation of the pump to form a negative pressure in a detergent transmission pipe, so that the disinfectant solution in the fluid diverter is sucked into a fluid connector through the detergent transmission pipe, and then flows into the material transmission pipe through the fluid connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Min LEE, Wu-Chou KUO
  • Patent number: 12042088
    Abstract: An automatic cooking machine includes: an upper portion provided with a connection port thereon; a control interface arranged to operably generate control commands based on a user's manipulations to control operation of the automatic cooking machine; a base; a heater arranged on the base; a supporting portion coupled between the upper portion and the base, and arranged to support the upper portion; a hopper for receiving materials and having a hollow feeding tube, wherein the feeding tube is detachably inserted into the connection port; a cooking pot capable of being heated on the heater; a strainer capable of being placed in the cooking pot and receiving materials; a water outlet connector; an inlet valve, arranged to operably control timing of outputting cold water or hot water from the water outlet connector; and a drain valve, arranged to operably control timing of draining the liquid from the cooking pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou Kuo, Hao-Che Hsu, Yu-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 12037235
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus capable of conducting an automatic self-cleaning operation includes: controlling a switch to conduct a liquid outlet a cleaning sink and a liquid input port of a fluid diverter, so that cleaning solution in the cleaning sink flows into the fluid diverter; activate a pump to push residual fluid material in a material transmission pipe forward, so that the residual fluid material is discharged into a diversion device through an outlet connector; and utilizing operation of the pump to form a negative pressure in a detergent transmission pipe, so that the cleaning solution in the fluid diverter is sucked into a dual-mode fluid connector through the detergent transmission pipe, and then flows into the material transmission pipe through the dual-mode fluid connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Patent number: 12037236
    Abstract: A fluid material dispensing apparatus capable of conducting an automatic self-disinfection operation includes: controlling a switch to conduct a liquid outlet a cleaning sink and a liquid input port of a fluid diverter, so that the disinfectant solution in the cleaning sink flows into the fluid diverter; activate a pump to push residual cleaning solution in a material transmission pipe forward, so that the residual cleaning solution is discharged into a diversion device through an outlet connector; and utilizing operation of the pump to form a negative pressure in a detergent transmission pipe, so that the disinfectant solution in the fluid diverter is sucked into a dual-mode fluid connector through the detergent transmission pipe, and then flows into the material transmission pipe through the dual-mode fluid connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: BOTRISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lee, Wu-Chou Kuo
  • Patent number: D1039909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Botrista, Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Chou Kuo, Yu-Min Lee