Patents by Inventor Yuan-Shiang TSAI

Yuan-Shiang TSAI 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).

  • Power generating system using current around structural body
    Patent number: 10920746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power generating system utilizing current around a structural body. The power generating system is disposed in a flow field, wherein the streams of the flow field flow along a main fluid flow direction. The power generating system comprises a supporting device and a power generating device. The supporting device comprises a supporting body, wherein at least one of a stream-facing region, a side-stream region, and a vortex region is defined on the supporting body. The power generating device comprises at least one power generating unit and a power storage unit, wherein the power generating unit is disposed in at least one of the stream-facing region, the side-stream region, and the vortex region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Yung-Bin Lin, Kuo-Chun Chang, Jihn-Sung Lai, Yuan-Shiang Tsai, Chi-Heng Chiang, Ping-Hsun Huang
  • POWER GENERATING SYSTEM USING CURRENT AROUND STRUCTURAL BODY
    Publication number: 20170191463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power generating system utilizing current around a structural body. The power generating system is disposed in a flow field, wherein the streams of the flow field flow along a main fluid flow direction. The power generating system comprises a supporting device and a power generating device. The supporting device comprises a supporting body, wherein at least one of a stream-facing region, a side-stream region, and a vortex region is defined on the supporting body. The power generating device comprises at least one power generating unit and a power storage unit, wherein the power generating unit is disposed in at least one of the stream-facing region, the side-stream region, and the vortex region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Yung-Bin LIN, Kuo-Chun CHANG, Jihn-Sung LAI, Yuan-Shiang TSAI, Chi-Heng CHIANG, Ping-Hsun HUANG