Patents by Inventor Yen-Lin Tzeng

Yen-Lin Tzeng 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).

  • Self-assembly apparatus, device self-assembling method, and method of assembling thermoelectric devices
    Patent number: 8609454
    Abstract: A self-assembly apparatus for assembling a plurality of devices with a predetermined aspect ratio is provided. The self-assembly apparatus includes a guiding element, a vibration device, and a magnetic field inducing device. The guiding element has a mesh structure. The vibration device is coupled to the guiding element and configured to vibrate the guiding element. The magnetic field inducing device is disposed below the guiding element and configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field to rotate each of the devices. Through a collective effect of the vibration of the guiding element, the time-varying magnetic field, and the self-gravity of each of the devices, the devices are positioned on a plate between the guiding element and the magnetic field inducing device through the mesh structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Ji Dai, Chun-Kai Liu, Heng-Chieh Chien, Li-Ling Liao, Ker-Win Wang, Yen-Lin Tzeng, Yan-Bo Lin
  • SELF-ASSEMBLY APPARATUS, DEVICE SELF-ASSEMBLING METHOD, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130302935
    Abstract: A self-assembly apparatus for assembling a plurality of devices with a predetermined aspect ratio is provided. The self-assembly apparatus includes a guiding element, a vibration device, and a magnetic field inducing device. The guiding element has a mesh structure. The vibration device is coupled to the guiding element and configured to vibrate the guiding element. The magnetic field inducing device is disposed below the guiding element and configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field to rotate each of the devices. Through a collective effect of the vibration of the guiding element, the time-varying magnetic field, and the self-gravity of each of the devices, the devices are positioned on a plate between the guiding element and the magnetic field inducing device through the mesh structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Ji Dai, Chun-Kai Liu, Heng-Chieh Chien, Li-Ling Liao, Ker-Win Wang, Yen-Lin Tzeng, Yan-Bo Lin