Patents by Inventor Yean-Der Kuan
Yean-Der Kuan 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).
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Publication number: 20120038159Abstract: A wind power generating device for use with a vehicle is provided. The wind power generating device is disposed in a front side of an engine chamber of the vehicle and includes: at least one fan blade being driven to rotate by a current of external air introduced into the engine chamber in a manner of natural feeding while the vehicle is moving; a power generator for operating in conjunction with the fan blades and generating electric power; a duct circumferentially disposed at an outermost portion of the fan blades and having an opening, the opening receiving the fan blades, wherein the opening has a front opening portion functioning as a inlet for the external air and a rear opening portion functioning as an outlet for the external air, and the front opening portion being smaller than the rear opening portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Tzeng-Yuan CHEN, Yean-Der Kuan, Yi-Ting Liao
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Publication number: 20080096083Abstract: This invention discloses an assembly structure for the fuel cell stack and the fan, which comprises at least one or two fuel cell stack(s) and a fan. Each fuel cell stack includes more than one air inlets and more than one air outlets. The fan includes at least one shaft and more than one fan blades, the fan blades being combined with said shaft and in rotation accompanying with the rotation of said shaft, and said fan being associated with said air outlets of said fuel cell stack(s). The axial direction of said shaft faces toward said air outlets of said fuel cell stack(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: YEAN-DER KUAN, Chien-An Chen, Wen Sui Chuang
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Publication number: 20070292740Abstract: A fuel flow board of a fuel cell is disclosed, which is sandwiched between an upper fuel cell board and a lower fuel cell board, and each fuel cell board includes at least a membrane electrode assembly (MEA). The fuel flow board comprises a substrate having a first surface, a second surface and a fuel flowing channel. The fuel flowing channel is individually disposed on each surface in the form of a concave flow-guiding structure. The first surface and the second surface are contacted with the upper fuel cell board and the lower fuel cell board, respectively. The fuel flowing channel on each surface includes a plurality of trenches defined in parallel. The trenches are disposed corresponding to membrane electrode assemblies of the upper fuel cell board and the lower fuel cell board, and are spaced apart and interlaced on the first surface and the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2006Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: HSI-MING SHU, TSANG-MING CHANG, YEAN-DER KUAN, CHIH-JUNG KAO
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Publication number: 20070235144Abstract: A thermopressing device for fabricating a fuel cell is disclosed. The thermopressing device comprises a first press plate, a first heating portion, one or more first hollow portions, a second press plate, a second heating portion, and one or more second hollow portions. The first heating portion is disposed on the first press plate. The first hollow portions are disposed on the first press plate and penetrate through the first press plate. The second heating portion is disposed on the second press plate. The second hollow portions are disposed on the second press plate and penetrate through the second press plate. The first heating portion and the second heating portion serve to supply heat sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Inventors: Tsang-Ming Chang, Wei-Li Huang, Yean-Der Kuan, Ching-Yi Chang, Chia-Hao Chang, Min-Feng Sung
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Publication number: 20070196715Abstract: A fuel cell device adapted to a slim-type CD-ROM drive is disclosed. A fuel cell module comprises at least a fuel cell board fabricated by a printed circuit board process. A circuit unit comprises a circuit board and at least a circuit component. The circuit components are disposed on the circuit board and are electrically connected to the fuel cell module. A connecting interface used as a output end for outputting power of the fuel cell module and connecting with an electrical device. The fuel cell module, the circuit unit and the connecting interface constitute an exterior adapted to the exterior of the slim-type CD-ROM drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Yean-Der Kuan
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Publication number: 20070154352Abstract: A concentration detector is disclosed, which is adapted to sense the concentration of a liquid fuel and includes an internal compartment for containing the liquid fuel. The concentration detector comprises a heater, one or more temperature sensors and a concentration calculator. The heater is disposed in the internal compartment of the concentration detector to warm up the liquid fuel. The temperature sensors are disposed in the internal compartment of the concentration detector to measure the temperature of the liquid fuel. The concentration calculator is used to receive the temperature of the liquid fuel measured by the temperature sensors, to calculate a rate of change in the temperature of the liquid fuel, and then to compute a corresponding concentration of the liquid fuel based on the rate of change in the temperature of the liquid fuel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Yean-Der Kuan, Ya-Chen Chung, Yu-Ren Chiou
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Publication number: 20070128496Abstract: The invention relates to a structure of cathode fuel channel structure for a fuel cell, and the fuel cell includes more than one membrane electrode assembly. The cathode fuel channel structure comprises a plurality of trenches disposed above the cathodes of the membrane electrode assemblies, and the trenches are evenly distributed and encompass all of the cathodes of the membrane electrode assemblies. The ends of all trenches at the same side are arranged as more than one curved surface, and the curved surfaces serve as inlets for the cathode fuels. Therefore, the cathode fuels that flow into the trenches can be evenly distributed to the cathodes of the membrane electrode assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2006Publication date: June 7, 2007Inventors: Tsang-Ming Chang, Wei-Li Huang, Yean-Der Kuan
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Publication number: 20070081421Abstract: The present invention is a feed mixing tank. The regulating portion is a topology structure and has at least one collecting part, at least one shunt part and at least one flow channel, wherein the collecting part, the shunt part and the flow channel are connected to each other to mix and separate fuel therein. The pour-in portion pours outside fuel in the feed mixing tank and connects to the regulating portion. The output portion outputs the fuel passing through the regulating portion and connects to the regulating portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2005Publication date: April 12, 2007Inventors: Yean-Der Kuan, Chia-Hao Chang, Jing-Yi Chang
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Publication number: 20070082249Abstract: A two-sided fuel flow board structure is disclosed, which includes a plate, at least one top concave portion, at least one bottom concave potion, at least one injection flow channel, and at least one exhaust flow channel. The top and the bottom concave portions separately formed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the plate, and each of them is disposed corresponding to each membrane electrode assembly of a fuel cell board. The injection flow channels are formed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the plate, and connected to each of the top and the bottom concave portions, respectively. The exhaust flow channels are formed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the plate, and separately connected to each of the top and the bottom concave portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2005Publication date: April 12, 2007Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Yean-Der Kuan, Tsang-Ming Chang, Wei-Li Huang, Feng-Yi Deng
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Publication number: 20060222925Abstract: The present invention is related to a fuel cell having gas/liquid isolated structure, comprising a fuel cell core component and an isolating layer component. The fuel cell core component is used to produce electricity by electro-chemical reaction. The isolating layer is a porous film layer with gas ventilation but with liquid isolation placed inside the fuel cell and is used to isolate the liquid of fuel cell core component in an electro-chemical reaction and the liquid produced after the electrochemical reaction by the isolating layer, and is also used to ventilate the gas of fuel cell core component in electro-chemical reaction and the gas produced after electro-chemical reaction through the isolating layer so as to achieve the functions of water-proof, anti-leakage and liquid-leak prevention.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2005Publication date: October 5, 2006Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Tsang-Ming Chang, Chen Lin, Jing-Tang Jan, Yean-Der Kuan
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Publication number: 20060194098Abstract: The present invention is related to a manufacturing method of flexible substrate laminate integrated fuel cell, comprising step (A) to step (E). Step (A) is to utilize the flexible circuit substrate used in the printed circuit board (PCB) to respectively manufacture the anode current collection layer and cathode current collection layer by the PCB process. Step (B) is to manufacture a membrane electrode assembly layer. Step (C) is to utilize the lamination or bonding process to respectively laminate the anode current collection layer, membrane electrode assembly layer and cathode current collection layer into the fuel cell reactive layer. Step (D) is to utilize the flexible substrate to manufacture the flow layer. Step (E) is to laminate the fuel cell reactive layer and flow layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2005Publication date: August 31, 2006Inventors: Tsang-Ming Chang, Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Ching-Tang Chan, Yean-Der Kuan
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Publication number: 20060194099Abstract: The present invention is a flexible fuel cell, comprising at least one fuel supply unit and at least one power supply unit, characterized in that each power supply unit piles-up each anode current collection layer, membrane electrode assembly layer and each cathode current collection layer by flexible insulators and is able to construct versatile geometry shapes of flexible fuel cell structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2005Publication date: August 31, 2006Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Ching-Tang Chan, Yean-Der Kuan
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Publication number: 20060188758Abstract: A flow field board arrangement for a fuel cell is disclosed. Injection flow channels and exhaust flow channels are individually disposed on the surface of a substrate. At least a concave portion is disposed on the same, and connected to the injection flow channel and the exhaust flow channel accordingly. An inlet is disposed on the side of the substrate and connected to an end of the injection flow channel. An outlet is disposed on the side of the substrate and connected to an end of the exhaust flow channel. The flow field board arrangement is characterized in that each injection flow channel has an identical length from an influx end of the concave portion to the inlet and/or has an equivalent flow rate, and each exhaust flow channel has an identical length from an efflux end of the concave portion to the outlet and/or has an equivalent flow rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Tsang-Ming Chang, Yean-Der Kuan, Wei-Li Huang
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Publication number: 20050079393Abstract: This invention relates to a constant temperature control system for fuel cell systems. The first end of the heat pipe is extended into the interior of the temperature/fuel sensing layer in order to conduct the heat produced during the anode action of the fuel cell core component to the second end of the heat pipe. The second end of the heat pipe is connected to a heat sink. A device is used to disperse the heat and lower the temperature of the heat sink and a device to increase the temperature of the heat sink. A temperature control processing unit that detects the temperature and heat produced in the anode action of the fuel cell core component. As a result, the constant temperature control system keeps the temperature of the anode fuel within a predetermined temperature range, and increases the effectiveness of the anode action of the fuel cell core component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2004Publication date: April 14, 2005Inventors: Hsi-Ming Shu, Feng-Yi Deng, Yean-Der Kuan, Jing-Tang Jan