Patents by Inventor Yi-Wen Chiu

Yi-Wen 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).

  • Publication number: 20230046951
    Abstract: A system for assessing risks of T2DM complications includes: a data acquisition module obtaining and inputting assessment parameters of a patient with T2DM into a risk assessment module; and the risk assessment module inputting the assessment parameters into a number of risk equations and using it to calculate risk values of the complication occurring after a period of time. The risk equation for all diabetic complications (i,j) is: ra(t,i,j)=1?exp{[H(t0)?H(t1)]Ca(t,i,j)} ra(t, i, j) is the risk value for the patient to develop the complication j from the current disease i at age t. t0 is an age of one patient at a state of the disease i. t1 is an age of the patient after the period of time. t is an age between t0 and t1. H(t0) and H(t1) are hazards of the complication occurring at the age t0 and the age t1, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: National Chengchi University, Kaohsiung Medical University, National Health Research Institutes
    Inventors: Ming-Yen Lin, Jia-Sin Liu, Ping-Hsun Wu, Yi-Wen Chiu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Shang-Jyh Hwang, Hsing Luh
  • Patent number: 11494040
    Abstract: A stacking structure includes a substrate, a silver nanowire layer provided on a top of the substrate, and a metal layer provided on a top of the silver nanowire layer. The silver nanowire layer includes a plurality of silver nanowires and an indium tin oxide (ITO) covered on the plurality of silver nanowires. The silver nanowire layer has an overall thickness that is 2.35 to 24 times as thick as a thickness of the ITO. A touch sensor including the above described stacking structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Cambrios Film Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Chin Hsiao, Siou-Cheng Lien, Yi-Wen Chiu, Chi-Fan Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20220326807
    Abstract: A stacking structure includes a substrate, a silver nanowire layer provided on a top of the substrate, and a metal layer provided on a top of the silver nanowire layer. The silver nanowire layer includes a plurality of silver nanowires and an indium tin oxide (ITO) covered on the plurality of silver nanowires. The silver nanowire layer has an overall thickness that is 2.35 to 24 times as thick as a thickness of the ITO. A touch sensor including the above described stacking structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Chung-Chin Hsiao, Siou-Cheng Lien, Yi-Wen Chiu, Chi-Fan Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20220283653
    Abstract: A stacking structure includes a substrate, a silver nanowire layer disposed on a top of the substrate, and a metal layer disposed on a top of the silver nanowire layer. The silver nanowire layer includes a plurality of silver nanowires and a protective coating covering the silver nanowires. The silver nanowire layer has a thickness ranging from 40 nm to 120 nm. A touch sensor including the above-described stacking structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Chung-Chin Hsiao, Siou-Cheng Lien, Yi-Wen Chiu, Chia-Yang Tsai
  • Patent number: 11360622
    Abstract: A stack structure includes: a substrate, a copper layer disposed on the substrate, a migration-proof layer disposed on the copper layer, and a silver-nanowire layer disposed on the migration-proof layer, wherein the migration-proof layer is made of materials between copper and silver in galvanic series. A touch sensor includes the stack structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Cambrios Film Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Chin Hsiao, Siou-Cheng Lien, Yi-Wen Chiu, Chia-Yang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20220164064
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film and a touch panel comprising the same are disclosed. The transparent conductive film comprises a substrate and a conductive mesh film disposed on the substrate. The conductive mesh film comprises a plurality of cross-bonded silver nanowires, and a rate of change of resistance of the conductive mesh film is smaller than 1% after bending the transparent conductive film over 250,000 times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Chung-Chin Hsiao, Siou-Cheng Lien, Chia-Yang Tsai, Yi-Wen Chiu
  • Publication number: 20220121320
    Abstract: A stack structure includes: a substrate, a copper layer disposed on the substrate, a migration-proof layer disposed on the copper layer, and a silver-nanowire layer disposed on the migration-proof layer, wherein the migration-proof layer is made of materials between copper and silver in galvanic series. A touch sensor includes the stack structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Chung-Chin Hsiao, Siou-Cheng Lien, Yi-Wen Chiu, Chia-Yang Tsai
  • Patent number: 11294513
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film and method for making transparent conductive film and touch panel are disclosed. The transparent conductive film includes a substrate and a conductive mesh film. The substrate has a first surface. The conductive mesh film is formed on the first surface of substrate, and the conductive mesh film includes a plurality of silver nanowires. The conductive mesh film includes a plurality of meshes, and the meshes comprise a plurality of traces and a plurality of blank areas. The sheet resistance of the conductive mesh film is 5 ?/sq to 30 ?/sq, the width of each of the traces is 1 ?m to 10 ?m, and a transparency of the conductive mesh film to visible light is greater than 85%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Cambrios Film Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Chin Hsiao, Siou-Cheng Lien, Yi-Wen Chiu, Chia-Yang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20210200383
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an etching solution, a touch panel, and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of the touch panel includes the following operations. A substrate is provided, in which the substrate has a visual area and a peripheral area. A metal layer and a metal nanowire layer are disposed, in which a first portion of the metal nanowire layer is disposed in the visual area, and a second portion of the metal nanowire layer and the metal layer are disposed in the peripheral area. A patterning step is performed. The patterning step includes simultaneously forming multiple peripheral wires and the second portion of the metal nanowire layer by using the etching solution for etching the metal layer and the metal nanowire layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Chung-Chin Hsiao, Siou-Cheng Lien, Chi-Fan Hsiao, Chia-Yang Tsai, Yi-Wen Chiu
  • Patent number: 10963118
    Abstract: An electrode structure and a touch panel including the electrode structure are provided. The electrode structure includes a membrane layer and a metallic nanowires layer having metallic nanowires. A first portion of the metallic nanowires layer is covered by the membrane layer, and a second portion of the metallic nanowires layer is exposed out of the membrane layer. The membrane layer is made of a copolymer formed by mixing two or more materials having different functional groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Cambrios Film Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Chin Hsiao, Siou-Cheng Lien, Chia-Yang Tsai, Yi-Wen Chiu, Shu-Ping Hsu
  • Publication number: 20200272263
    Abstract: An electrode structure and a touch panel including the electrode structure are provided. The electrode structure includes a membrane layer and a metallic nanowires layer having metallic nanowires. A first portion of the metallic nanowires layer is covered by the membrane layer, and a second portion of the metallic nanowires layer is exposed out of the membrane layer. The membrane layer is made of a copolymer formed by mixing two or more materials having different functional groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Chung-Chin HSIAO, Siou-Cheng LIEN, Chia-Yang TSAI, Yi-Wen CHIU, Shu-Ping HSU
  • Publication number: 20190371004
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for determining skin color, method for generating an ICC profile and an image capturing device. The method for determining a skin color includes: providing an image capturing device including a light sensing module and a light distributing module, in which the light distributing module includes a light source and a light isolation tube, the light isolation tube has a first end connected to the light sending module and a second end away from the light source, the light source is disposed on the first end, and the second end has an opening; capturing a first image of an area under test of a human body using the image capturing device, wherein the opening adheres to the area under test such that the image capturing device forms a darkroom environment with respect to the area under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: YU-HSUAN LIN, ROU-JHEN CHEN, CHENG-RU LI, KUO-CHENG HUANG, MING-YEN LIN, YI-WEN CHIU, SHANG-JYH HWANG, CHIH-YI YANG
  • Patent number: 9620963
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a host, a power adapter and a signal transmission interface. The host generates state information according to present operating state, and the power adapter is used to provide a voltage to the host. The power adapter receives the state information of the host via the signal transmission interface, and adjusts the output voltage according to the state information. By transmitting information between the host and the power adapter, the power adapter can be adjusted according to the operating state of the host. Moreover, the host can adjust the operating state according to the specification information of the power adapter. Consequently, the power consuming of the portable electronic device has best efficiency thus to reduce carbon emission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yao-Hwa Chen, Yi-Wen Chiu, Sheng-Wei Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20160336354
    Abstract: A display panel includes an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, a display medium and a sealant. The active device array substrate includes a substrate, an active device array, a passivation layer and an enhancement layer. A material of the enhancement layer is different from a material of the passivation layer. The opposite substrate is disposed opposite to the active device array substrate. The display medium is disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate. The sealant is disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate and surrounds the display medium. An end of the sealant directly contacts the enhancement layer, and a material of the enhancement layer is the same as a material of the sealant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Yi-Wen Chiu, Yen-Wei Liu, Ji-Yi Chiou, Ming-Hsiang Lai, Sheng-Fa Liu, Ching-Yu Huang, Yi-Fan Niu
  • Publication number: 20160052250
    Abstract: A frit encapsulation apparatus includes a carriage, a mask, a laser light source and a pressure element. The carriage is disposed over a first substrate. The mask is disposed in the carriage and has a light-transmitting region. The laser light source is disposed in the carriage and over the mask and is configured to provide laser light through the light-transmitting region of the mask and the first substrate therebeneath to heat the frit beneath the first substrate. The pressure element is disposed beneath the carriage and is configured to provide a pressure to the first substrate, such that the first substrate is adhered to a second substrate by the heated frit, in which the pressure element is not overlapped with a vertical projection of the light-transmitting region on the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Yi-Wen Chiu, Sheng-Fa Liu, Ji-Yi Chiou, Ching-Yu Huang, Ming-Hsiang Lai, Yen-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 8975871
    Abstract: A power management method and an electronic system using the same are provided. The electronic system includes a display device and an auxiliary device, and has dual batteries and two subsystems. By detection and control mechanisms of the subsystems, the electronic system may allow the display device to maintain in a full power state, in the case where the external power is available or the power of the auxiliary device is sufficient. On the other hand, the auxiliary device may apply to the display device, such as a notebook computer, and the battery time may also be extended since the computer has two batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Wan Hsu, Nung-Te Huang, Yi-Wen Chiu, Hsi-Ho Hsu
  • Publication number: 20140331067
    Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a host, a power adapter and a signal transmission interface. The host generates state information according to present operating state, and the power adapter is used to provide a voltage to the host. The power adapter receives the state information of the host via the signal transmission interface, and adjusts the output voltage according to the state information. By transmitting information between the host and the power adapter, the power adapter can be adjusted according to the operating state of the host. Moreover, the host can adjust the operating state according to the specification information of the power adapter. Consequently, the power consuming of the portable electronic device has best efficiency thus to reduce carbon emission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yao-Hwa Chen, Yi-Wen Chiu, Sheng-Wei Hsiao
  • Patent number: 8667307
    Abstract: A power control circuit and a power control method applied to a computer system are disclosed. A regulator receives a first voltage, the regulator converting the first voltage to an embedded controller voltage when the regulator is enabled. A detecting and controlling circuit receives the first voltage and the button signal, and the regulator is enabled when the detecting and controlling circuit detects the button signal. An embedded controller connects to the regulator for receiving the embedded controller voltage and outputting the plurality of power control signals. The embedded controller sends a power on signal to the detecting and controlling circuit to keep the regulator enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Yi-Wen Chiu
  • Publication number: 20120299530
    Abstract: A power management method and an electronic system using the same are provided. The electronic system includes a display device and an auxiliary device, and has dual batteries and two subsystems. By detection and control mechanisms of the subsystems, the electronic system may allow the display device to maintain in a full power state, in the case where the external power is available or the power of the auxiliary device is sufficient. On the other hand, the auxiliary device may apply to the display device, such as a notebook computer, and the battery time may also be extended since the computer has two batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chih-Wan Hsu, Nung-Te Huang, Yi-Wen Chiu, Hsi-Ho Hsu
  • Patent number: 7859325
    Abstract: A CPU core voltage supply circuit includes a reference voltage generator, a differential operation amplifier, a power element, a feedback circuit and a first capacitor. The reference voltage generator outputs a first reference voltage. The differential operation amplifier has a positive input end, a negative input end and an output end. The positive input end is connected to the reference voltage generator for receiving the first reference voltage. The power element has a receiving terminal and a current output terminal. The receiving terminal is connected to the output end of the differential operation amplifier. The feedback circuit is connected to the current output terminal and outputs a feedback voltage to the negative input end of the differential operation amplifier. The first capacitor has an end connected to the current output terminal of the power element and the other end receiving a first voltage, thereby providing a CPU core voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Wen Chiu, Chih-Wan Hsu, Hsi-Ho Hsu