Patents by Inventor Yuan-Po Huang

Yuan-Po Huang 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: 8624829
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) driving circuit for driving a plurality of first lightbars and a plurality of second lightbars is provided. The LED driving circuit includes a first current mirror, a second current mirror and a control circuit. The first current mirror, if enabled, balances currents of the first lightbars. The second current mirror, if enabled, balances currents of the second lightbars. During a first period, the control circuit disables the second current mirror and adjusts the duration of enabling the first current mirror according to a dimming signal. During a second period, the control circuit disables the first current mirror and adjusts the duration of enabling the second current mirror according to the dimming signal. Therefore, only the first lightbars or the second lightbars are driven in each period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Top Victory Investments Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Wei Lin, Chen-Chiang Lee, Chi-Hsin Lee, Wen-Ming Lin, Chun-Chi Liao, Yuan-Po Huang
  • Publication number: 20130271008
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) driving circuit for driving a plurality of first lightbars and a plurality of second lightbars is provided. The LED driving circuit includes a first current mirror, a second current mirror and a control circuit. The first current mirror, if enabled, balances currents of the first lightbars. The second current mirror, if enabled, balances currents of the second lightbars. During a first period, the control circuit disables the second current mirror and adjusts the duration of enabling the first current mirror according to a dimming signal. During a second period, the control circuit disables the first current mirror and adjusts the duration of enabling the second current mirror according to the dimming signal. Therefore, only the first lightbars or the second lightbars are driven in each period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Li-Wei Lin, Chen-Chiang Lee, Chi-Hsin Lee, Wen-Ming Lin, Chun-Chi Liao, Yuan-Po Huang
  • Publication number: 20130271017
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) driving circuit for driving a plurality of first lightbars and a plurality of second lightbars is provided. The LED driving circuit includes a first current mirror, a second current mirror and a control circuit. The first current mirror, if enabled, balances currents of the first lightbars. The second current mirror, if enabled, balances currents of the second lightbars. During a first period, the control circuit disables the second current mirror and adjusts the duration of enabling the first current mirror according to a dimming signal. During a second period, the control circuit disables the first current mirror and adjusts the duration of enabling the second current mirror according to the dimming signal. Therefore, only the first lightbars or the second lightbars are driven in each period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Li-Wei Lin, Chen-Chiang Lee, Chi-Hsin Lee, Wen-Ming Lin, Chun-Chi Liao, Yuan-Po Huang
  • Patent number: 8525436
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) current balance circuit includes a reference current generator, a current mirror and a voltage compensation circuit. The reference current generator provides a reference current robust against disturbance in a supply voltage applied to the reference current generator. The current mirror generates, according to the reference current, sink currents to bias lightbars and employs a structure to reduce the influence of unmatched transistors on the sink currents to stabilize and clamp currents through the lightbar. The voltage compensation circuit detects the voltages across the lightbars to compensate the lightbars having various forward voltages to ensure the turn-on of all lightbars and to effectively balance the currents through the lightbars. Therefore, a simpler circuit architecture is employed which does not need a specific-purpose LED controller to be cheaper and more competitive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Top Victory Investments Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Wei Lin, Chen-Chiang Lee, Chi-Hsin Lee, Yuan-Po Huang, Wen-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 8525774
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) driving circuit for driving a plurality of first lightbars and a plurality of second lightbars includes a first current mirror, a second current mirror and a control circuit. The first current mirror, if enabled, balances current among the first lightbars. The second current mirror, if enabled, balances current among the second lightbars. During a first period, the control circuit disables the second current mirror and adjusts the duration of enabling the first current mirror according to a dimming signal. During a second period, the control circuit disables the first current mirror and adjusts the duration of enabling the second current mirror according to the dimming signal. Therefore, only first or second lightbars are driven in each period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Top Victory Investments Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Wei Lin, Chen-Chiang Lee, Chi-Hsin Lee, Wen-Ming Lin, Chun-Chi Liao, Yuan-Po Huang
  • Publication number: 20110127921
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) current balance circuit includes a reference current generator, a current mirror and a voltage compensation circuit. The reference current generator provides a reference current robust against disturbance in a supply voltage applied to the reference current generator. The current mirror generates, according to the reference current, sink currents to bias lightbars and employs a structure to reduce the influence of unmatched transistors on the sink currents so as to stabilize and clamp currents through the lightbar. The voltage compensation circuit detects the voltages across the lightbars to compensate the lightbars having various forward voltages so as to ensure the turn-on of all lightbars and effectively balance the currents through the lightbars. Therefore, the invention employs simpler circuit architecture and not need a specific-purpose LED controller so as to be cheaper and more competitive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Li-Wei Lin, Chen-Chiang LEE, Chi-Hsin LEE, Yuan-Po HUANG, Wen-Ming LIN
  • Publication number: 20110096055
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) driving circuit for driving a plurality of first lightbars and a plurality of second lightbars includes a first current mirror, a second current mirror and a control circuit. The first current mirror, if enabled, balances current among the first lightbars. The second current mirror, if enabled, balances current among the second lightbars. During a first period, the control circuit disables the second current mirror and adjusts the duration of enabling the first current mirror according to a dimming signal. During a second period, the control circuit disables the first current mirror and adjusts the duration of enabling the second current mirror according to the dimming signal. Therefore, only first or second lightbars are driven in each period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Li-Wei Lin, Chen-Chiang Lee, Chi-Hsin Lee, Wen-Ming Lin, Chun-Chi Liao, Yuan-Po Huang