Patents by Inventor Yi-Ru Chen
Yi-Ru 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).
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Publication number: 20140335571Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods that involve degrading materials that include lignin. In one aspect, the method generally includes contacting a lignin sample with a lignin depolymerase and contacting the lignin sample with an auxiliary compound. In another aspect, the method generally includes contacting an auxiliary compound with a sample that includes uncleaved lignin macromolecules and at least partially cleaved lignin components in intermolecular association with other lignin components and/or at least a portion of the uncleaved lignin macromolecules. In both aspects, the auxiliary compound dissociates at least partially cleaved lignin components from one another and/or the uncleaved lignin macromolecules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Yi-ru Chen-Sarkanen, Simo Sarkanen, Yun-Yan Wang
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Patent number: 8534701Abstract: The present invention provides for a support structure and support structure attachment within a vehicle adjacent a vehicle seat. The support structure including a bolster having an external surface wherein the bolster has a cavity recessed behind the external surface wherein the cavity originates and opens to the external surface, an airbag mounted within the cavity, and an elongated bracket mounted to the bolster operable to secure the bolster and airbag assembly to the vehicle. The elongated bracket of the bolster attaches to a child restraint system existing within the vehicle while simultaneously securing the airbag within the cavity of the bolster. A trim piece having a weakened seam covers the cavity and the external surface of the bolster thereby covering the airbag.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Yi-Ru Chen Sosnowski, Vikas Bhatia, Shelley Bridget Szalay
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Publication number: 20120200123Abstract: The present invention provides for a support structure and support structure attachment within a vehicle adjacent a vehicle seat. The support structure including a bolster having an external surface wherein the bolster has a cavity recessed behind the external surface wherein the cavity originates and opens to the external surface, an airbag mounted within the cavity, and an elongated bracket mounted to the bolster operable to secure the bolster and airbag assembly to the vehicle. The elongated bracket of the bolster attaches to a child restraint system existing within the vehicle while simultaneously securing the airbag within the cavity of the bolster. A trim piece having a weakened seam covers the cavity and the external surface of the bolster thereby covering the airbag.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Yi-Ru Chen Sosnowski, Vikas Bhatia, Shelley Bridget Szalay
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Patent number: 7954899Abstract: A seat back assembly including a frame molded from material having low density such as expanded polypropylene. The seat back assembly further includes an adjustable head rest assembly including a guide bracket encapsulated in a frame. Encapsulating the guide bracket within the frame provides the headrest assembly with a rigid support, while simultaneously reducing the mass of the seat back assembly with respect to seat back assemblies having a metal seat frame. The headrest assembly includes a headrest body and a pair of legs extending outwardly from the headrests. The guide bracket is fully encapsulated within the frame during the molding process, and is configured so as to slidingly receive each of the legs and secure the headrest assembly to the seat back assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Yi-Ru Chen, Lindsay Anne-Allor Babian
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Patent number: 7828182Abstract: Disclosed is a stapler having various operation modes, as well as methods for switching the stapler among the operation modes. The stapler includes a primary staple magazine, a secondary staple magazine, a staple selector, a drive blade selector and a cover. The primary and secondary magazines respectively contain primary and secondary staples. The staple selector and the drive blade selector are movable for switching the stapler between primary and secondary staple modes. The stapler also includes a perforation for performing a perforating operation, and a switch for securing the stapler in a collapsed, compact form to simplify storage thereof. The stapler is switchable among a primary staple mode, a secondary staple mode, a perforation mode and a storage mode by means of the staple selector and the drive blade selector.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2008Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Yi-wei Lin, Yi-ru Chen
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Publication number: 20100156152Abstract: A seat back assembly including a frame molded from material having low density such as expanded polypropylene. The seat back assembly further includes an adjustable head rest assembly including a guide bracket encapsulated in a frame. Encapsulating the guide bracket within the frame provides the headrest assembly with a rigid support, while simultaneously reducing the mass of the seat back assembly with respect to seat back assemblies having a metal seat frame. The headrest assembly includes a headrest body and a pair of legs extending outwardly from the headrests. The guide bracket is fully encapsulated within the Frame during the molding process, and is configured so as to slidingly receive each of the legs and secure the headrest assembly to the seat back assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Yi-Ru Chen, Lindsay Anne-Allor Babian
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Publication number: 20090167070Abstract: An armrest for a seat assembly includes has a support surface for supporting an arm of the occupant and a bottom surface opposite the support surface. The armrest is pivotally coupled to the seat back for movement about a pivot axis between a use position, wherein the support surface extends generally orthogonally relative to the seat back to support the arm of the occupant, and a stored position, wherein the support surface of the armrest is generally parallel with the seat back. The entire support surface of the armrest is forward of the front surface of the seat back when the armrest is in the use position. Additionally, the pivot axis of the armrest is closer to the bottom surface of the armrest than the top support surface and is closer to the front surface of the seat back than the back surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Yi-Ru Chen, Robert J. Hazlewood
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Publication number: 20080257931Abstract: Disclosed is a stapler having various operation modes, as well as methods for switching the stapler among the operation modes. The stapler includes a primary staple magazine, a secondary staple magazine, a staple selector, a drive blade selector and a cover. The primary and secondary magazines respectively contain primary and secondary staples. The staple selector and the drive blade selector are movable for switching the stapler between primary and secondary staple modes. The stapler also includes a perforation for performing a perforating operation, and a switch for securing the stapler in a collapsed, compact form to simplify storage thereof. The stapler is switchable among a primary staple mode, a secondary staple mode, a perforation mode and a storage mode by means of the staple selector and the drive blade selector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Yi-wei Lin, Yi-ru Chen
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Patent number: 7325879Abstract: A seat belt guide includes first and second walls each having opposite top and bottom ends. A pair of generally parallel end walls extends from the first wall. The end walls are spaced apart for retaining the seat belt in a transverse direction. A pair of generally parallel side walls extends from the second wall. The side walls are spaced apart for retaining the seat belt in the transverse direction. First and second lips protrude outwardly for maintaining the seat belt spaced apart from the second wall to minimize friction associated with sliding of the seat belt through the guide. A pair of retaining walls extends toward each other from the pair of side walls, the retaining walls being spaced apart from the second wall for retaining the seat belt therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2006Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Masroor Fahim, Todd Rupert Muck, Yi-Ru Chen, Bill Deming
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Publication number: 20070182236Abstract: A seat belt guide includes first and second walls each having opposite top and bottom ends. A pair of generally parallel end walls extends from the first wall. The end walls are spaced apart for retaining the seat belt in a transverse direction. A pair of generally parallel side walls extends from the second wall. The side walls are spaced apart for retaining the seat belt in the transverse direction. First and second lips protrude outwardly for maintaining the seat belt spaced apart from the second wall to minimize friction associated with sliding of the seat belt through the guide. A pair of retaining walls extends toward each other from the pair of side walls, the retaining walls being spaced apart from the second wall for retaining the seat belt therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2006Publication date: August 9, 2007Applicant: Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Masroor Fahim, Todd R. Muck, Yi-Ru Chen, Bill Deming
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Publication number: 20060150114Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for selecting multiple electronic files, that can be applied on portable electronic devices. The method comprises: selecting an electronic file from an electronic menu; verifying whether a ‘select all’, ‘partial’, or ‘single’ selection option is selected; selecting every or a portion of the electronic files thereof from the electronic menu; and editing every selected electronic file thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2005Publication date: July 6, 2006Applicant: Tatung Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yueh-Chi Wang, Yi-Ru Chen, Guang-Min Hsu, Shih-Chieh Chen
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Publication number: 20060150101Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of a continuous repeat segment playback of an electronic file that can be utilized on a portable electronic device. The method of a continuous repeat segment playback includes: recalling a setup interface; inputting a repeat segment starting time; inputting a repeat segment ending time; beginning a playback of an electronic file at the inputted starting time and stopping the playback of the electronic file at the inputted ending time; and recalling the setup interface and identifying whether the repeat segment of the electronic file shall be continuously played. If it fails to hold, then the playback of the MP3 file is discontinued; such identifying procedure ensures that while the portable electronic device is executing the repeat segment playback of an electronic file, the file can still be continuously played in case the user exits such mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2005Publication date: July 6, 2006Applicant: Tatung Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Ru Chen, Chun-Ru Chen, Chieh-Yu Chan, Guang-Min Hsu
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Publication number: 20060146016Abstract: The present invention relates to one method of zooming in a displayed image to be used in a portable electronic device. The method comprises: displaying an original image; determining whether or not to switch to a zooming in mode; selecting a zooming in ratio; in accordance with the zooming in ratio, processing the zoom in of the original image to produce a zoomed in image; and displaying the zoomed in image corresponding to the size of the display screen, and in accordance with one control signal to change the zoomed in image displayed by the display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2005Publication date: July 6, 2006Applicant: Tatung Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chieh-Yu Chan, Szu-Hua Chen, Yueh-Chi Wang, Yi-Ru Chen
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Publication number: 20060140579Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for playing a repeat segment, which can be applied to portable electronic devices. The method for playing a repeat segment includes: inputting a repeat segment starting time; inputting a repeat segment ending time; and beginning to play an electronic file at the starting time and stopping playing the electronic file at the ending time, thus enabling to reach more accurately inputted time points of a repeat segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2005Publication date: June 29, 2006Applicant: Tatung Co., Ltd.Inventors: Guang-Min Hsu, Yueh-Chi Wang, Yi-Ru Chen, Chun-Ru Chen
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Publication number: 20050253993Abstract: In a flat panel display, a plurality of scan, data driver integrated circuit chips are attached via anisotropic conductive films to the connection terminals of the scan and data lines of the pixel array. Interface layers are formed in areas of the array substrate located between two neighboring driver chips so as to improve the adhesion of the anisotropic conductive films to the array substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2004Publication date: November 17, 2005Inventors: Yi-Ru Chen, Hui-Chang Chen, Chun-Yu Lee
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Patent number: 6938487Abstract: An inertia device is constructed by both suspension structure and micro-electroplating structure. The suspension structure may be manufactured by surface micromachining technique of sacrificial layer process or bulk micromachining technique incorporating with thin film process. One side of the suspension structure is arranged firmly to a supporting piece, so that another side of the suspension structure is in a suspension state. The suspension side of the suspension structure is made as micro-electroplating structure through the micro-electroplating process and functions as inertia mass for an inertia sensor. The size of the micro-electroplating structure may be changed through the micro-electroplating process, such that the inertia sensor may be adapted for sensing in different levels.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2003Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yi-Ru Chen, Kai-Cheng Chang, Guang-Chyeng Fang, Ming-Hsiu Hsu, Pei-Fang Liang
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Patent number: 6901799Abstract: The invention is to provide a vibratory double-axially sensing micro-gyroscope, which includes a base, on center of which a supporting hub is arranged, and plural suspending arms are extended outwardly with equal altitude and in radial direction from the supporting hub and, at the outside end of the suspending arm, a platform is formed, and a capacitance sensing electrode or a static-electricity driving electrode is plated respectively at each side of the platform top, below which a static-electricity driving electrode or a capacitance sensing electrode is arranged; take a preferred embodiment of the present invention for example, if the capacitance sensing electrode is arranged at top of the platform and the static-electricity driving electrode is arranged below the platform, then the suspending arm and the platform will vibrate vertically by the attraction of the static-electricity when applying driving voltage, and the vibratory phase difference between two adjacent suspending arms and the platform is 180Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yi-Ru Chen, Kai-Cheng Chang, Guang-Chyeng Fang, Ming-Hsiu Hsu, Pei-Fang Liang
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Publication number: 20050028592Abstract: A performance-adjusting device for inertia device is constructed by both suspension structure and micro-electroplating structure. The suspension structure may be manufactured by surface micromachining technique of sacrificial layer process or bulk micromachining technique incorporating with thin film process. One side of the suspension structure is arranged firmly to a supporting piece, such that another side of the suspension structure is shown as a suspension state. The suspension side of the suspension structure is made as micro-electroplating structure through the micro-electroplating process and is functioned as inertia mass for an inertia sensor. The size of the micro-electroplating structure may be changed through the micro-electroplating process, such that the inertia sensor may be adapted for sensing in different levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2003Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventors: Yi-Ru Chen, Kai-Cheng Chang, Guang-Chyeng Fang, Ming-Hsiu Hsu, Pei-Fang Liang
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Publication number: 20050016270Abstract: The invention is to provide a vibratory double-axially sensing micro-gyroscope, which includes a base, on center of which a supporting hub is arranged, and plural suspending arms are extended outwardly with equal altitude and in radial direction from the supporting hub and, at the outside end of the suspending arm, a platform is formed, and a capacitance sensing electrode or a static-electricity driving electrode is plated respectively at each side of the platform top, below which a static-electricity driving electrode or a capacitance sensing electrode is arranged; take a preferred embodiment of the present invention for example, if the capacitance sensing electrode is arranged at top of the platform and the static-electricity driving electrode is arranged below the platform, then the suspending arm and the platform will vibrate vertically by the attraction of the static-electricity when applying driving voltage, and the vibratory phase difference between two adjacent suspending arms and the platform is 180Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2003Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Yi-Ru Chen, Kai-Cheng Chang, Guang-Chyeng Fang, Ming-Hsiu Hsu, Pei-Fang Liang