Patents by Inventor Yuan-Fong Kao

Yuan-Fong Kao 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: 6945285
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for collecting fluid fractions. The present apparatus includes an inlet, a channel, a plurality of collectors, and an outlet. The inlet communicates with the collectors and the outlet through the channel. The collectors are disposed between the inlet and the outlet. The method for collecting the fluid fractions comprises two steps. First step, injecting the fluid in to the inlet for guiding the fluid to the outlet along the channel, wherein the fluid fills the collectors one by one due to the capillary attraction when passing through the collectors, and flows to the outlet after the collectors having been filled. Second step, injecting pressurized gas into the channel to drain the fluid fractions from fill the collectors respectively to a plurality of corresponding containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jhy-Wen Wu, Nan-Kuang Yao, Yuan-Fong Kao, Tim-Kuei Shia, Shaw-Hwa Parng
  • Publication number: 20040226627
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for collecting fluid fractions are provided. The present apparatus includes an inlet, a channel, a plurality of collectors, and an outlet. The inlet communicates with the collectors and the outlet through the channel. The collectors are disposed between the inlet and the outlet. The method for collecting the fluid fractions comprises two steps. First step, injecting the fluid in to the inlet for guiding the fluid to the outlet along the channel, wherein the fluid fills the collectors one by one due to the capillary attraction when passing through the collectors, and flows to the outlet after the collectors having been filled. Second step, injecting pressurized gas into the channel to drain the fluid fractions from fill the collectors respectively to a plurality of corresponding containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Jhy-Wen Wu, Nan-Kuang Yao, Yuan-Fong Kao, Tim-Kuei Shia, Shaw-Hwa Parng