Patents by Inventor Yao-Hsi CHIU

Yao-Hsi CHIU 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: 9901235
    Abstract: An autonomous robotic device capable of vacuum cleaning and purifying air includes an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner for moving autonomously and vacuum cleaning, and an air purifier. The autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner has a power supply and a top surface provided with a plurality of positioning members. The air purifier has an air inlet, an air outlet, and a plurality of matching members at the bottom thereof. The air purifier is detachably disposed on the autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner in a way that the matching members are in contact with the positioning members to create a positioning relationship for positioning the air purifier on the autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner, and an electrical connection to enable the air purifier to receive electric power from the power supply of the autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: EGENPOWER INC.
    Inventors: Gary Li, Yao-Hsi Chiu
  • Patent number: 9776094
    Abstract: A mahjong game system using touch panel includes: a computer, and four player consoles in communication with the computer by a wired or wireless communication method. The computer includes a touch panel at the top side for displaying game pictures and a mahjong game program installed therein and providing a speech recognition process for identifying multiple specific voice commands. The four player consoles are individual touch panels having an elongated shape. Each player console defines a tiles-in-hand displaying portion and a command displaying portion. Further, a voice sensor is installed in the computer or each player console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Egenpower Inc.
    Inventor: Yao-Hsi Chiu
  • Patent number: 9690298
    Abstract: A border-signal generating and wire winding device for border recognition of a self-propelled mower includes a seat; a reel rotatably installed on the seat; a lever provided at one end of the reel for a user to operate and rotate the reel; two power sockets provided on the seat or on the reel; an electric wire removably wound around the reel and having two plugs at two ends thereof for being detachably plugged into the two power sockets; and a signal-generating module provided on the seat or on the reel and electrically connected to the two power sockets. When the electric wire is connected to the two power sockets through the two plugs, the signal-generating module continuously generates a border signal that is continuously transmitted to the electric wire through the two power sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: EGENPOWER INC.
    Inventors: Fei-Yun Zhu, Yao-Hsi Chiu
  • Publication number: 20170035262
    Abstract: An autonomous robotic device capable of vacuum cleaning and purifying air includes an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner for moving autonomously and vacuum cleaning, and an air purifier. The autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner has a power supply and a top surface provided with a plurality of positioning members. The air purifier has an air inlet, an air outlet, and a plurality of matching members at the bottom thereof. The air purifier is detachably disposed on the autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner in a way that the matching members are in contact with the positioning members to create a positioning relationship for positioning the air purifier on the autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner, and an electrical connection to enable the air purifier to receive electric power from the power supply of the autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Gary LI, Yao-Hsi CHIU
  • Patent number: 9526387
    Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates an mite-removing vacuum cleaner including a cleaner body and a mite-removing device. The mite-removing device is detachably combined with a front section of the cleaner body and includes a circuit board, a vibrator and a UV sterilization lamp. The circuit board is electrically connected to a power source, and the vibrator is electrically connected to the circuit board. The UV sterilization lamp is located at the bottom surface of the mite-removing device and electrically connected to the circuit board. When the cleaner body is assembled with the mite-removing device, the mite-removing vacuum cleaner can perform mite-removing and dust-sucking functions both; when the cleaner body is disassembled from the mite-removing device, the cleaner body can perform the dust-sucking function independently. Therefore, the mite-removing vacuum cleaner of the present disclosure can provide the mite-removing and dust-sucking functions both, or provide the dust-sucking function independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: EGENPOWER INC.
    Inventors: Gary Li, Yao-Hsi Chiu
  • Publication number: 20160334803
    Abstract: A border-signal generating and wire winding device for border recognition of a self-propelled mower includes a seat; a reel rotatably installed on the seat; a lever provided at one end of the reel for a user to operate and rotate the reel; two power sockets provided on the seat or on the reel; an electric wire removably wound around the reel and having two plugs at two ends thereof for being detachably plugged into the two power sockets; and a signal-generating module provided on the seat or on the reel and electrically connected to the two power sockets. When the electric wire is connected to the two power sockets through the two plugs, the signal-generating module continuously generates a border signal that is continuously transmitted to the electric wire through the two power sockets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Fei-Yun ZHU, Yao-Hsi CHIU
  • Publication number: 20160296844
    Abstract: A mahjong game system using touch panel includes: a computer, and four player consoles in communication with the computer by a wired or wireless communication method. The computer includes a touch panel at the top side for displaying game pictures and a mahjong game program installed therein and providing a speech recognition process for identifying multiple specific voice commands. The four player consoles are individual touch panels having an elongated shape. Each player console defines a tiles-in-hand displaying portion and a command displaying portion. Further, a voice sensor is installed in the computer or each player console.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventor: Yao-Hsi CHIU
  • Patent number: 9357894
    Abstract: A mobile robotistic mopping machine is formed of a body frame, a mop cloth, a power device, and a control device. The power device includes two opposite wheels and two opposite motors connected with the respective wheels for driving the wheels to rotate to further enable the body frame via the wheels to make the mop cloth move forward for cleaning the ground. The control device is electrically connected with the motors for controlling the motors. When the body frame makes the mop cloth move forward for a predetermined distance, the control device can control and make one of the motors reversely rotate and meanwhile make the other keep normal rotation to further enable the body frame to make the mop cloth turn for a predetermined angle and then keep moving forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: EGENPOWER INC.
    Inventors: Yao-Hsi Chiu, Fei-Yun Zhu
  • Patent number: 9192274
    Abstract: A floor wiping mechanism for mounting in the body of a self-propelled floor cleaner is disclosed to include a frame defining an opening, two rotating shafts suspending in the opening of the frame at two opposite lateral sides in a parallel manner with respective opposite ends thereof positioned in the frame, a wiping cloth made in the form of an endless belt and mounted around the two rotating shafts. When the self-propelled floor cleaner is steering, the floor wiping mechanism is moved with the self-propelled floor cleaner, causing the wiping cloth to wipe the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: EGENPOWER INC.
    Inventors: Gary Li, Yao-Hsi Chiu
  • Publication number: 20150233758
    Abstract: An electronic fence generator includes a cylindrical body, a ground stake downwardly extended from the bottom of the cylindrical body, and an ultrasonic transmitter, an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver mounted in the cylindrical body. The ultrasonic transmitter is adapted for transmitting an ultrasonic signal to create a collision avoidance range around the cylindrical body. The infrared transmitter is adapted for transmitting an infrared signal in a signal transmitting direction. The infrared receiver is adapted for receiving an infrared signal from another electronic fence generator in a signal receiving direction different from the signal transmitting direction. Thus, the electronic fence generator can be used for creating a virtual electronic fence for restricting an automatic lawn mower to the range defined by the electronic fence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Yao-Hsi CHIU, Fei-Yun ZHU
  • Publication number: 20140223678
    Abstract: A mobile robotistic mopping machine is formed of a body frame, a mop cloth, a power device, and a control device. The power device includes two opposite wheels and two opposite motors connected with the respective wheels for driving the wheels to rotate to further enable the body frame via the wheels to make the mop cloth move forward for cleaning the ground. The control device is electrically connected with the motors for controlling the motors. When the body frame makes the mop cloth move forward for a predetermined distance, the control device can control and make one of the motors reversely rotate and meanwhile make the other keep normal rotation to further enable the body frame to make the mop cloth turn for a predetermined angle and then keep moving forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: EGENPOWER INC.
    Inventors: Yao-Hsi CHIU, Fei-Yun ZHU