Patents by Inventor Yen Chang Chen

Yen 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).

  • Publication number: 20190003064
    Abstract: An electrohydrodynamic (EHD) method results in charge driven droplet fission and volumetric shrinkage of metal dichalcogenide sheet droplets, thus wrinkling individual exfoliated metal dichalcogenide sheets on the nanoscale. For example, the method can be used to activate the basal plane of solution exfoliated, stable 2H reverted sheets of MoS2. In this manner, the basal plane of 2H MoS2 can be strained at an unprecedented scale (3.7%), resulting in charge transport to basal plane defects. The resulting crumpled MoS2 integrates few layer sheets and atomistic defects with nano- and micro-scale ridges and vertices to enable centimeter-length films that elevate the catalytic site count of MoS2 from 1.0×1014 sites/cm2 to 2.93×1017 sites/cm2 (planar 2H vs. crumpled 2H) and a turn-over-frequency (TOF) from 0.016 s?1 to 0.130 s?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Stanley Shihyao Chou, Vincent Tung, Yen-Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 9983346
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source unit for providing light, a light guide plate including a plate body having a light entrance surface and extending along an X-Y plane and at least one opening in the plate body and extending along a Z axis, and an optical layer on one side of the light guide plate. The light enters the light guide plate from the light entrance surface and travels substantially along the X-Y plane. A cross section of the opening on the X-Y plane is a taper shape with a base region and a cone shape region extending from one side of the base region near the light source unit. The optical layer has a through hole aligned and communicating with the base region. A projection of the cone shape region along the Z axis on the optical layer is at least partially outside the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD., DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Yen-Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20170052309
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source unit for providing light, a light guide plate including a plate body having a light entrance surface and extending along an X-Y plane and at least one opening in the plate body and extending along a Z axis, and an optical layer on one side of the light guide plate. The light enters the light guide plate from the light entrance surface and travels substantially along the X-Y plane. A cross section of the opening on the X-Y plane is a taper shape with a base region and a cone shape region extending from one side of the base region. The cone shape region is disposed between the light source unit and the base region. The optical layer has a through hole aligned and communicating with the base region. A projection of the cone shape region along the Z axis on the optical layer is at least partially outside the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicants: DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD., DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: YEN-CHANG CHEN
  • Patent number: 9477300
    Abstract: A bridging device and a power saving method thereof are disclosed. When a bridging chip of the bridging device receives a power saving command transferred from a host and thereby enters a power saving state, a voltage converter of the bridging device is disabled accordingly and a selection circuit selects to couple a bus voltage to the bridging chip to power the bridging chip. The bus voltage is transferred from the host through a power pin of a connector of the bridging device. The connector is coupled to the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chen, Hui-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 9230754
    Abstract: The illuminated keyboard includes a base plate, a backlight module, a plurality of input keys and a mask layer. The backlight module and the plurality of input keys are disposed on opposite sides of the base plate. The mask layer is disposed between the base plate and the backlight module. A pointing stick cursor key includes a holding structure, an opening and a masking portion. The holding structure with a hole is disposed on the base plate. The opening is formed on the mask layer in a position corresponding to the holding structure. The holding structure is extended into the backlight module via the opening. The at least one masking portion is connected to a periphery of the opening for bendably attaching against the holding structure for covering the hole when the holding structure is extended into the backlight module via the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignees: DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD., DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Sheng Liang, Hsin-Cheng Ho, Yen-Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 9182533
    Abstract: A light guide plate structure includes a light guide plate, a first medium layer, a micro structure, a second medium layer, and a reflection layer. The light guide plate has a light exit surface and a bottom surface opposite to the light exit surface. The first medium layer is formed on the light exit surface. The micro structure is formed on the bottom surface for redirecting light inside the light guide plate to emit from the light exit surface. The second medium layer is formed on the micro structure. The refractive index of the first medium layer and the refractive index of the second medium layer are less than the refractive index of the light guide plate but greater than the refractive index of air. The reflection layer is formed on the second medium layer for reflecting light inside the light guide plate to emit from the light exit surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD., DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Liang-Yu Yao, Hsin-Cheng Ho, Yen-Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 8950881
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source, a light shielding sheet, a light reflecting sheet and a light shielding member. The light guide plate has a hole formed thereon and the hole has a side wall. The light source is disposed neighboring to the light guide plate and used for emitting light into the light guide plate. The light shielding sheet is disposed on the light guide plate. The light reflecting sheet is disposed below the light guide plate. The light shielding member is disposed in the hole and covers the side wall of the hole, so as to block the light guided by the light guide plate from being emitted out of the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: Darfon Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Darfon Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chen, Liang-Yu Yao, Hsin-Cheng Ho
  • Publication number: 20150014136
    Abstract: The illuminated keyboard includes a base plate, a backlight module, a plurality of input keys and a mask layer. The backlight module and the plurality of input keys are disposed on opposite sides of the base plate. The mask layer is disposed between the base plate and the backlight module. A pointing stick cursor key includes a holding structure, an opening and a masking portion. The holding structure with a hole is disposed on the base plate. The opening is formed on the mask layer in a position corresponding to the holding structure. The holding structure is extended into the backlight module via the opening. The at least one masking portion is connected to a periphery of the opening for bendably attaching against the holding structure for covering the hole when the holding structure is extended into the backlight module via the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Shih-Sheng Liang, Hsin-Cheng Ho, Yen-Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 8879293
    Abstract: A cooling system of a server with an AC power source and a DC power source includes an AC input subsystem, a DC input subsystem, and a driving control subsystem. The AC input subsystem receives an external AC power source and provides a first DC voltage and a second DC voltage. The DC input subsystem receives an external DC power source and provides a third DC voltage and a fourth DC voltage. When the external AC power source normally works, the driving control subsystem controls the first DC voltage and the second DC voltage to supply a high-voltage cooling apparatus and a low-voltage cooling apparatus, respectively. When the external DC power source normally works, the driving control subsystem controls the fourth DC voltage and the third DC voltage to supply the high-voltage cooling apparatus and the low-voltage cooling apparatus, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chen, Chien-Chung Lee, Chen-Yu Huang, Yu-Chieh Tseng
  • Publication number: 20140133182
    Abstract: A light guide plate structure includes a light guide plate, a first medium layer, a micro structure, a second medium layer, and a reflection layer. The light guide plate has a light exit surface and a bottom surface opposite to the light exit surface. The first medium layer is formed on the light exit surface. The micro structure is formed on the bottom surface for redirecting light inside the light guide plate to emit from the light exit surface. The second medium layer is formed on the micro structure. The refractive index of the first medium layer and the refractive index of the second medium layer are less than the refractive index of the light guide plate but greater than the refractive index of air. The reflection layer is formed on the second medium layer for reflecting light inside the light guide plate to emit from the light exit surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicants: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP., DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liang-Yu Yao, Hsin-Cheng Ho, Yen-Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20140118989
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source, a light shielding sheet, a light reflecting sheet and a light shielding member. The light guide plate has a hole formed thereon and the hole has a side wall. The light source is disposed neighboring to the light guide plate and used for emitting light into the light guide plate. The light shielding sheet is disposed on the light guide plate. The light reflecting sheet is disposed below the light guide plate. The light shielding member is disposed in the hole and covers the side wall of the hole, so as to block the light guided by the light guide plate from being emitted out of the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicants: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP., DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chang Chen, Liang-Yu Yao, Hsin-Cheng Ho
  • Publication number: 20140103713
    Abstract: A cooling system of a server with an AC power source and a DC power source includes an AC input subsystem, a DC input subsystem, and a driving control subsystem. The AC input subsystem receives an external AC power source and provides a first DC voltage and a second DC voltage. The DC input subsystem receives an external DC power source and provides a third DC voltage and a fourth DC voltage. When the external AC power source normally works, the driving control subsystem controls the first DC voltage and the second DC voltage to supply a high-voltage cooling apparatus and a low-voltage cooling apparatus, respectively. When the external DC power source normally works, the driving control subsystem controls the fourth DC voltage and the third DC voltage to supply the high-voltage cooling apparatus and the low-voltage cooling apparatus, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yen-Chang CHEN, Chien-Chung LEE, Chen-Yu HUANG, Yu-Chieh TSENG
  • Patent number: 8467609
    Abstract: The present invention provides a document management device including a file receiving device for receiving a document; an optical identification device for performing optical identification on a non-textural content in the received document; a feature mark identifier for setting up a feature mark for the document; and a database for storing the document, which can be output from the database directly or through the file receiving device. The present invention also discloses a document management method. The device and method of the present invention have functions of identification, classification, search, and save.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Otiga Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Lee-En Liu, I-Pang Lin, Yen-Chang Chen, Shengfu Lin
  • Publication number: 20120187107
    Abstract: A quasi-resonant inverter control system includes a mains zero-crossing detection circuit and a controller. The mains zero-crossing detection circuit is operable to detect a plurality of zero-crossing points of an input alternating-current voltage and output a zero-crossing detection signal based on the zero-crossing points. The controller is operable to control a plurality of burst mode period and receives the zero-crossing detection signal. Each of the burst mode periods includes a working duration and a non-working duration. Each of the working durations includes a start point and an end point. The controller is operable to determine the start points and the end points of the working durations based on the zero-crossing detection signal and outputs a control signal based on the start points and the end points of the working durations. An electric heating device and a method for controlling the quasi-resonant inverter are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yen-Ming LIU, Yen-Chang CHEN, Chun-Wei LIN
  • Patent number: 8032466
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer readable medium for micropayment with varying denomination are disclosed. The method utilizes a secret value, a public information, a number base parameter, a bit parameter, and merged one-way hash chains to calculate a root for providing a certificate of a transaction among a customer, a merchant and a service device. Therefore, the purpose of varying denomination for micropayment system can be achieved and the trade safety and the efficiency during the transaction process can be enhanced as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Institute for Information Industry
    Inventors: Sung-Ming Yen, Yen-Chang Chen, His-Chung Lin, Jia Jum Hung, Jui-Ming Wu
  • Publication number: 20100034460
    Abstract: The present invention provides a document management system including a webpage server, a file receiving server for receiving a document through the webpage server; an optical identification device for performing optical identification on a non-textural content in the received document; a feature mark identifier for setting up a feature mark for the document; and a database for storing the document, which can be output from the database directly or through the file receiving device. The present invention also discloses a remote document management method. The device and method of the present invention have functions of identification, classification, search, and save.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Otiga Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Lee-En Liu, I-Pang Lin, Yen-Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20100033746
    Abstract: The present invention provides a document management device including a file receiving device for receiving a document; an optical identification device for performing optical identification on a non-textural content in the received document; a feature mark identifier for setting up a feature mark for the document; and a database for storing the document, which can be output from the database directly or through the file receiving device. The present invention also discloses a document management method. The device and method of the present invention have functions of identification, classification, search, and save.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Otiga Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Lee-En Liu, I-Pang Lin, Yen-Chang Chen, Shengfu Lin
  • Patent number: 7600899
    Abstract: A recessed lamp structure comprises: a lamp bulb, a lamp holder, a rotatory carrier and an outer mounting base. The rotatory carrier is securely screwed onto a track frame, which has a hollow sliding slot on the center of the bended body thereof. The track frame is securely positioned on the axially connecting base of the rotatory carrier via two axial plates that locate on the rearward of the track frame. The lamp holder is rotatably coupled with the rotatory carrier by two bolts. The bolts are mounted in the limited connection space between the lamp holder and the rotatory carrier. Besides, the lamp holder is shiftable along the sliding slot for adjusting the lighting angle within approximate 70 degrees. Consequently, the recessed lamp structure of the present invention has simplified components and is easy to practice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventor: Yen-Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20080266883
    Abstract: A recessed lamp structure comprises: a lamp bulb, a lamp holder, a rotatory carrier and an outer mounting base. The rotatory carrier is securely screwed onto a track frame, which has a hollow sliding slot on the center of the bended body thereof. The track frame is securely positioned on the axially connecting base of the rotatory carrier via two axial plates that locate on the rearward of the track frame. The lamp holder is rotatably coupled with the rotatory carrier by two bolts. The bolts are mounted in the limited connection space between the lamp holder and the rotatory carrier. Besides, the lamp holder is shiftable along the sliding slot for adjusting the lighting angle within approximate 70 degrees. Consequently, the recessed lamp structure of the present invention has simplified components and is easy to practice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventor: Yen-Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20080147563
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer readable medium for micropayment with varying denomination are disclosed. The method utilizes a secret value, a public information, a number base parameter, a bit parameter, and merged one-way hash chains to calculate a root for providing a certificate of a transaction among a customer, a merchant and a service device. Therefore, the purpose of varying denomination for micropayment system can be achieved and the trade safety and the efficiency during the transaction process can be enhanced as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Sung-Ming Yen, Yen-Chang Chen, His-Chung Lin, Jia Jum Hung, Jui-Ming Wu