Patents by Inventor Yuan-Hsiang LIN
Yuan-Hsiang LIN 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: 20250067271Abstract: A ventilation system comprises a ventilation fan with a lamp for installing to a ceiling having an installation opening. The ventilation fan comprises a housing, a fan module, a power box, a junction box, a lamp module and a support. The housing has a first opening and an air outlet. The fan module comprises an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The outlet opening communicates with the air outlet. The power box has a first circuit board. The lamp module and the housing are located at opposite sides of the installation opening. The junction box is electrically connected to the first circuit board and the lamp module. The impeller comprises a hub, and a ratio of a height of the hub to a height of the housing is less than 0.5. A ratio of a height of the impeller to a height of the housing is greater than 0.65.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: YU-HSIANG HUANG, YUAN-CHUAN LIU, CHIH-HUA LIN
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Publication number: 20250027227Abstract: Provided are a silicon carbide crystal growth device and a quality control method. The device includes: an annealing unit, a crystal growth unit, an atmosphere control unit, and a transport system; the atmosphere control unit provides a gas environment with low water, oxygen and nitrogen; the transport system transports a plurality of target objects after high-temperature purification by the annealing unit to the atmosphere control unit; after assembling silicon carbide seed crystal and silicon carbide powder in a graphite crucible and covering with thermal insulation material to form a container inside the atmosphere control unit, the transport system transports the container to the crystal growth unit. The method uses a weighing system in a chamber of the crystal growth unit to detect a weight change of silicon carbide seed crystal and silicon carbide powder during a crystal growth process through a plurality of weight sensors of the weighing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Yun-Fu Chen, Wei-Tse Hsu, Min-Sheng Chu, Chien-Li Yang, Tsu-Hsiang Lin, Yuan-Hong Huang
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Patent number: 10413248Abstract: A method includes: sensing a portion of a human body to generate a series of image frames by an optical sensing element; determining a complexion region from each of the image frames; then calculating a central coordinate of the complexion region; determining a sample block by expanding a surrounding range from the central coordinate, for getting a complexion fluctuation waveform; comparing the central coordinate with a central coordinate of a later image frame, to calculate a displacement in a unit time for determining whether the portion of the human body is in a static state. In the static state, an operating unit performs noise filter and peak detecting for complexion fluctuation waveform, and calculates a physiological signal. The method can reduce the amount of data required to be processed in physiological signal detection, and improve the accuracy of the detection.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yuan-Hsiang Lin, Yu-Chen Lin, Guan-You Lin, Meng-Han Li
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Patent number: 10016166Abstract: A contactless detection method with noise elimination is applied to measuring the information of physiological and physical activities. It includes following steps: sensing a human body to generate an image by an image sensor; capturing a physiological signal from the image; tracing a feature point of the human body in the image to generate a physical activity signal; and calculating information of physical activities covering step count, speed and calories according to the physical activity signal and the physiological signal. In particular, the contactless detection method treats the physiological signal cooperated with the physical activity signal to separate a noise from the physiological signal, so as to generate an ideal physiological signal. Therefore, the physiological information is calculated more accurately according to the ideal physiological signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yuan-Hsiang Lin, Yu-Chen Lin
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Publication number: 20170340289Abstract: A contactless detection method with noise elimination is applied to measuring the information of physiological and physical activities. It includes following steps: sensing a human body to generate an image by an image sensor; capturing a physiological signal from the image; tracing a feature point of the human body in the image to generate a physical activity signal; and calculating information of physical activities covering step count, speed and calories according to the physical activity signal and the physiological signal. In particular, the contactless detection method treats the physiological signal cooperated with the physical activity signal to separate a noise from the physiological signal, so as to generate an ideal physiological signal. Therefore, the physiological information is calculated more accurately according to the ideal physiological signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yuan-Hsiang LIN, Yu-Chen LIN
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Publication number: 20170007185Abstract: A non-contact method for detecting physiological signals and motion in real time comprises: sensing a portion of a human body to generate a series of image frames by an optical sensing element; determining a complexion region from each of the image frames; then calculating a central coordinate of the complexion region; determining a sample block by expanding a surrounding range from the central coordinate, for getting a complexion fluctuation waveform; comparing said central coordinate with a central coordinate of a later image frame, to calculate a displacement in a unit time for determining whether the portion of the human body is in a static state. In the static state, an operating unit performs noise filter and peak detecting for complexion fluctuation waveform, and calculates a physiological signal. Said method can reduce the amount of data required to be processed in physiological signal detection, and improve the accuracy of the detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yuan-Hsiang LIN, Yu-Chen LIN, Guan-You LIN, Meng-Han LI
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Patent number: 9345434Abstract: A physiological signal measurement apparatus is capable of automatically adjusting a measure position and suitable for installed on a support element to measure a physiological signal of a user. The physiological signal measurement apparatus includes a movable element, a physiological signal sensing element, a pressure sensing unit and a microcontroller unit. The movable element has a first pressure. The user exerts a second pressure on the physiological signal sensing element, and exerts a third pressure on the support element. The pressure sensing unit senses the first pressure, the second pressure and the third pressure to generate a first pressure signal, a second pressure signal and a third pressure signal. The microcontroller unit receives the physiological signals and the pressure signals, and controls the movable element by the pressure signals and the physiological signals, in order to increase the quality of signal measurement.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Yuan-Hsiang Lin, Chong-Rong Wu
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Publication number: 20150099985Abstract: A physiological signal measurement apparatus is capable of automatically adjusting a measure position and suitable for installed on a support element to measure a physiological signal of a user. The physiological signal measurement apparatus includes a movable element, a physiological signal sensing element, a pressure sensing unit and a microcontroller unit. The movable element has a first pressure. The user exerts a second pressure on the physiological signal sensing element, and exerts a third pressure on the support element. The pressure sensing unit senses the first pressure, the second pressure and the third pressure to generate a first pressure signal, a second pressure signal and a third pressure signal. The microcontroller unit receives the physiological signals and the pressure signals, and controls the movable element by the pressure signals and the physiological signals, in order to increase the quality of signal measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Chong-Rong WU, Yuan-Hsiang LIN
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Patent number: 8734343Abstract: A real-time physiological signal measurement and feedback system is suitable to be worn on a body part of an user for decreasing the noise of motion, and includes a sensor module, a signal processing module and a feedback platform. The sensor module includes a first magnetic unit having a light emitting diode and a second magnetic unit having a photo-detector. The light emitting diode illuminates a light beam passing through the body part and being received by the photo-detector so as to generate an electric signal when both of the first and the second magnetic units attract mutually to sandwich the body part. The signal processing module converts the electrical signal into a digital signal. The feedback platform processes the digital signal to generate a physiological parameter, and is used as a multi-function driving recorder. An alarm is triggered or not by the feedback platform according to the physiological parameter.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Yuan-Hsiang Lin, Chih-Fong Lin, He-Zhong You
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Publication number: 20130253377Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a strength of lips-closing is applied for training and evaluation during treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD), according to the strength of the lips-closing of the user, the clinical staff and the patients are able to evaluate the severity of lips-closing impairment. It can also be used as training tool with which the effect can be monitored before, during, and after rehabilitation courses. The apparatus includes an air bag, a pressure sensing unit and a micro-controller module. The user puts the air bag, which is able to be pumped air in or out, between the lips. The pressure sensing unit is connected to the air bag for detecting a pressure formed by the lips of the user forcing the air bag, to generate a signal. The micro-controller module is electrically connected to the pressure sensing unit for converting the signal into the strength of lips-closing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyInventors: YUAN-HSIANG LIN, SHIN-YU GAU, WEI-CHUN HSU
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Publication number: 20130085346Abstract: A real-time physiological signal measurement and feedback system is suitable to be worn on a body part of an user for decreasing the noise of motion, and includes a sensor module, a signal processing module and a feedback platform. The sensor module includes a first magnetic unit having a light emitting diode and a second magnetic unit having a photo-detector. The light emitting diode illuminates a light beam passing through the body part and being received by the photo-detector so as to generate an electric signal when both of the first and the second magnetic units attract mutually to sandwich the body part. The signal processing module converts the electrical signal into a digital signal. The feedback platform processes the digital signal to generate a physiological parameter, and is used as a multi-function driving recorder. An alarm is triggered or not by the feedback platform according to the physiological parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Yuan-Hsiang LIN, Chih-Fong Lin, He-Zhong You