Patents by Inventor Yu-Jen Lai

Yu-Jen Lai 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).

  • Patent number: 9217456
    Abstract: A waterproof, dustproof, breathing bolt includes a bolt body having a hollow shank with a breathing chamber and a cap member fixedly located at the top side of the hollow shank and defining therein an air passage in communication with the breathing chamber and one or a number of openings in communication between the air passage and the surroundings, and a waterproof breathing member made out of a metal material by powder metallurgy and set in between the breathing chamber and the air passage and having micro pores therein of size larger than air molecules but smaller than water molecules. Thus, the waterproof breathing member allows discharge of hot air out of the apparatus in which the waterproof, dustproof, breathing bolt is installed, but prohibits external water from entering the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ying-Hsiang Wang, Yu-Jen Lai, Ming-Yen Hsu
  • Patent number: 9196973
    Abstract: Disclosed are a solar junction box and a wire connecting structure of the solar junction box. The solar junction box includes plural first conductive tongues separately and perpendicularly plugged onto a printed circuit board, plural solar panel conducting plates combined to the first conductive tongues, and each solar panel conducting plate including an extension plate connected to a solar panel and a U-shaped snap-in plate bent and extended from the extension plate, and each U-shaped snap-in plate being snapped onto each first conductive tongue, plural insulators sheathed on the solar panel conducting plates, a pair of second conductive tongues separately and flatly attached onto a side of the printed circuit board, and two conducting terminals electrically connected to the pair of second conductive tongues. With the installation of the wire connecting structure, the volume of the solar junction box can be reduced to provide a stable electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Jui Chang, Yu-Jen Lai
  • Publication number: 20150296636
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus for a solar power system includes a first shell, a waterproof member, and a second shell. The first shell has a surrounding plate, a receiving space formed in the surrounding plate, and at least one clasp portion disposed on an inner side of the surrounding plate. A surrounding notch is formed on the top of the surrounding plate. The waterproof member is filled in the surrounding notch. The second shell has a surrounding protrusion and at least one clasp part disposed on an inner side of the surrounding protrusion. The clasp part snap fits the clasp portion correspondingly to make the surrounding protrusion embedded in the surrounding notch such that the waterproof member is clamped between the surrounding protrusion and the surrounding plate. Thus, waterproof and dustproof of the electronic apparatus are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying-Shiang WANG, Hung-Jui CHANG, Yu-Jen LAI
  • Publication number: 20150255889
    Abstract: Disclosed are a solar junction box and a wire connecting structure of the solar junction box. The solar junction box includes plural first conductive tongues separately and perpendicularly plugged onto a printed circuit board, plural solar panel conducting plates combined to the first conductive tongues, and each solar panel conducting plate including an extension plate connected to a solar panel and a U-shaped snap-in plate bent and extended from the extension plate, and each U-shaped snap-in plate being snapped onto each first conductive tongue, plural insulators sheathed on the solar panel conducting plates, a pair of second conductive tongues separately and flatly attached onto a side of the printed circuit board, and two conducting terminals electrically connected to the pair of second conductive tongues. With the installation of the wire connecting structure, the volume of the solar junction box can be reduced to provide a stable electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Jui CHANG, Yu-Jen LAI
  • Publication number: 20140363256
    Abstract: A waterproof, dustproof, breathing bolt includes a bolt body having a hollow shank with a breathing chamber and a cap member fixedly located at the top side of the hollow shank and defining therein an air passage in communication with the breathing chamber and one or a number of openings in communication between the air passage and the surroundings, and a waterproof breathing member made out of a metal material by powder metallurgy and set in between the breathing chamber and the air passage and having micro pores therein of size larger than air molecules but smaller than water molecules. Thus, the waterproof breathing member allows discharge of hot air out of the apparatus in which the waterproof, dustproof, breathing bolt is installed, but prohibits external water from entering the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Ying-Shiang WANG, Yu-Jen LAI, Ming-Yen HSU
  • Patent number: 8836459
    Abstract: A power module includes a metal housing formed of a metal case and a metal cover plate, a transformer module accommodated in the metal housing, including a base member having an iron core holder block suspending in a center opening thereof and two connection blocks disposed at two opposite sides thereof, metal conducting terminals arranged in two sets and respectively mounted in the connection blocks of the base member, a winding wound round the iron core holder block, two iron cores respectively attached to opposing top and bottom sides of the iron core holder block and two circuit boards respectively inserted into the two connection blocks of the base member and electrically coupled with two opposing connection terminals of the winding and respective vertical contact ends of the metal conducting terminals, and a thermo-conductive insulating glue filled in the metal housing to package the transformer module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Yen Hsu, Chao-Jui Huang, Yu-Jen Lai
  • Patent number: 8599057
    Abstract: A system and method for converting a digital signal to an analog signal is provided. The present disclosure provides a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that can convert a large bit value digital signal to a corresponding analog signal. In accordance with an embodiment, a method comprises receiving portions of a digital signal by a plurality of sub-DACs; converting the portions of the digital signal to a corresponding analog signal by the plurality of sub-DACs; biasing one or more of the plurality of sub-DACs; and calibrating the portions of a digital signal by one or more calibration elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Jen Lai, Mei-Chen Chuang, Wen-Shen Chou
  • Publication number: 20110241915
    Abstract: A system and method for converting a digital signal to an analog signal is provided. The present disclosure provides a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that can convert a large bit value digital signal to a corresponding analog signal. In accordance with an embodiment, a method comprises receiving portions of a digital signal by a plurality of sub-DACs; converting the portions of the digital signal to a corresponding analog signal by the plurality of sub-DACs; biasing one or more of the plurality of sub-DACs; and calibrating the portions of a digital signal by one or more calibration elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Jen Lai, Mei-Chen Chuang, Wen-Shen Chou
  • Patent number: 7978110
    Abstract: A system for converting a digital signal to an analog signal is provided. The present invention provides a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that can convert a large bit value digital signal to a corresponding analog signal. The digital-to-analog converter includes a bias regeneration circuit, and three sub-DACs. The bias regeneration circuit provides biasing to the three sub-DACs allowing the DAC to be implemented with smaller circuit area. In addition, the three sub-DACs may be digitally calibrated during the conversion process to increase the linearity of the DAC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Jen Lai, Mei-Chen Chuang, Wen-Shen Chou
  • Publication number: 20110037909
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a displayer and a stand. The displayer has a stand connecting part at the bottom of the displayer. The displayer has a back cover, wherein the back cover has a concave part. The stand is selectively and separably connected to the stand connecting part to support the displayer. When the stand is separated from the stand connecting part, the stand is selectively and partially contained in the concave part and is connected to the back cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Li-Fu SUNG, Yu-Jen LAI
  • Publication number: 20100283642
    Abstract: A system for converting a digital signal to an analog signal is provided. The present invention provides a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that can convert a large bit value digital signal to a corresponding analog signal. The digital-to-analog converter includes a bias regeneration circuit, and three sub-DACs. The bias regeneration circuit provides biasing to the three sub-DACs allowing the DAC to be implemented with smaller circuit area. In addition, the three sub-DACs may be digitally calibrated during the conversion process to increase the linearity of the DAC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Jen Lai, Mei-Chen Chuang, Wen-Shen Chou
  • Patent number: 7627672
    Abstract: A network packet storage method and network packet transmitting apparatus using the same is provided. A packet content and a path control information are obtained from a received packet, and a packet storage address of the packet content is determined according to a predetermined storage rule. The packet content is stored in a data block and packet storage addresses and path control information of packets output via the same output port are stored in a control block. The data block is output when its size reaches a predetermined data block size such that a dynamic random access memory receives the data block by using burst mode. Further, the control block is output when its size reaches a predetermined control block size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yu-Jen Lai, Hsin-Chieh Chiang
  • Publication number: 20090065174
    Abstract: A heat sink for an electrical device has a frame and at least one fin. The frame has an inner chamber. The fin is mounted in the inner chamber of the frame to separate the inner chamber of the frame into at least two channels. Therefore, heat generated from any electrical element connected to or mounted on the heat sink will transfer evenly to the heat sink. The heat sink not only dissipates heat evenly, but also provides multiple channels to dissipate heat by convection. Because the heat sink only has one frame, assembly of an electrical device is easy and quick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Yu-Jen Lai, Song-Kai Su
  • Publication number: 20080137745
    Abstract: A device capable of video data processing includes a first unit capable of analyzing at least one motion vector of a macroblock to determine at least one sub-region in at least one reference, each of the at least one sub-region corresponding to one of the at least one motion vector, a second unit capable of storing pixel data of each of the at least one sub-region, a third unit capable of storing an address of each of the at least one reference block, and a fourth unit capable of retrieving from a memory device compensation data corresponding to the address of each of the at least one reference block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Yu-Jen Lai, Chih-Hung Lin
  • Publication number: 20080038053
    Abstract: The fastening mechanism includes a first component, a second component, and a first connecting component. The first component has a first annular structure, wherein a first through hole is formed within the first annular structure. The second component has a seat. The first connecting component has a second annular structure, wherein a second through hole is formed within the second annular structure, the first connecting component is disposed within the first through hole, and the second annular structure is engaged with an outer surface of the seat, so the seat is partly disposed within the second through hole. Moreover, the seat is partly disposed within the second through hole at a preset depth for fastening the first component to the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Yu-Jen Lai
  • Publication number: 20070086428
    Abstract: A network packet storage method and network packet transmitting apparatus using the same is provided. A packet content and a path control information are obtained from a received packet, and a packet storage address of the packet content is determined according to a predetermined storage rule. The packet content is stored in a data block and packet storage addresses and path control information of packets output via the same output port are stored in a control block. The data block is output when its size reaches a predetermined data block size such that a dynamic random access memory receives the data block by using burst mode. Further, the control block is output when its size reaches a predetermined control block size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Yu-Jen Lai, Hsin-Chieh Chiang
  • Patent number: 5290997
    Abstract: A rotary stove for warming food items being served at a table has a tray mounted on a base for rotation about a vertical axis and includes a central protrusion supporting a hot plate surrounded by a plurality of peripheral vessels removably seated in the tray. The tray has a first electric heater in contact with the hot plate and a plurality of second electric heaters each contacting respective ones of the removable vessels. The heaters are connected to a power supply by cooperating slip rings and brushes on the tray and base. A pot may be placed on the hot plate to be heated and different foods placed in the vessels for warming may be conveniently chosen by rotation of the tray. Alternatively, the plurality of removable vessels may be replaced by a single annular vessel in contact with the second heaters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Inventors: Yu-Jen Lai, Shih-Wen Li