| NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES Patent applications |
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| 20160116271 | MULTI-FUNCTIONED OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPTICALLY MEASURING A PLURALITY OF PARAMETERS - The conventional white-light interferometer, confocal microscope, and ellipsometer are integrated as one device set in a functional sense, and the geometrical parameters conventionally measured may be deduced on the integrated device. Thus, the advantages and efficacies of equipment cost saving, on-line measuring, rapid monitoring, reduced manufacturing time, and reduced possibility of object damage during the manufacturing process may be secured, compared with the prior art. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160061671 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING PATH ACCORDING TO SELECTION CONDITIONS - An optical element stress aberration calculation system and method, where a stress distribution is obtained through a stress analysis and a light tracking technologies, and then a stress distribution generated by incident lights with different viewing angles is calculated, so that a stress aberration error is reduced. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160033409 | FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY ANALYZING AND FLUORESCENCE IMAGE SYNTHESIZING SYSTEM - A fluorescence intensity analyzing and fluorescence image synthesizing system and method are disclosed. The first fluorescence intensity detection device successively detects the plurality of first fluorescence intensities according to the first timing and the second fluorescence intensity detection device successively detects the plurality of second fluorescence intensities according to the second timing, and then the picture processing device analyzes the first and second timings and synthesizes the first and second fluorescence intensity ranges into the synthesized picture according to the fluorescence intensities, whereby the image processing technology may be used to calculate the fluorescence target range and thus mark the fluorescence target range. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160003706 | MEASURING TEHNOLOGY FOR OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR OBTAINING MEASUREMENT ERROR OPTICAL ELEMENT - A measuring method for an optical element for obtaining a plurality of measurement errors of the optical element is disclosed, which comprises steps of irradiating a laser ray to an overall portion of the optical element, wherein the optical element is supported as one of a horizontal state and a vertical state; rotating continuously the optical element with 360 degrees to reflect the laser ray to obtain a reflected light wavefront picture from the reflected laser ray; analyzing the reflected light wavefront picture to obtain a plurality of aberration characteristics information, respectively, each being one of a sine and a cosine wave functions of a wavefront error for each of the plurality of specified rotation angles; analyzing a plurality of interference factors each for the plurality of measurement errors on each of the plurality of aberration characteristics information, respectively; calculating and extracting a plurality of classified aberration characteristics information for each of the plurality of specified rotation angles of the optical element from each of the plurality of aberration characteristics information according to the plurality of measurement errors, respectively; and analyzing each of the plurality of classified aberration characteristics information to obtain an error amount corresponding to each of the plurality of measurement errors, respectively. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20150313518 | IMAGE BASED OXYGEN SATURATION MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention is an image based oxygen saturation measuring device and method thereof. The method comprises steps of providing a plurality of red lights and a plurality of infrared lights arranged uniformly in an interlocked fashion and turned on alternatively; controlling the plurality of red lights and infrared lights to irradiate onto a selected skin area of a testee to have a red light turn-on period and an infrared light turn-on period; receiving a reflected version of the plurality of red lights and infrared lights from the selected skin area, respectively; and analyzing one reflected red light and one infrared light to acquire an oxygen saturation index for each of the coordination points. By means of the present invention, the measurement of oxygen saturation may be much exempted from effects brought from exterior interference and poor blood circulation, and may achieve a large measurement area in a single time. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150280010 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLYCRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILM AND TRANSISTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - A transistor device structure includes a substrate, a first polycrystalline semiconductor thin film and a first transistor unit. The first polycrystalline semiconductor thin film is disposed on the substrate. A grain diameter of the first polycrystalline semiconductor thin film is greater than 1 micrometer and a thickness of the first polycrystalline semiconductor thin film is less than three hundredths of the grain diameter. The first transistor unit is disposed on the first polycrystalline semiconductor thin film and includes a first gate dielectric layer and a first gate structure. The first gate dielectric layer is disposed on a surface of the first polycrystalline thin film semiconductor. The first gate structure is disposed on a surface of the first gate dielectric layer. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150268272 | CONDUCTED TYPE CURRENT PROBE - A conducted type current probe is provided herein and comprises a plurality of first resistors, at least one second resistor, a first connective port, and a second connective port. The first resistors are connected in parallel to form a resistor with 1Ω resistance value, and the resistance value of the second resistor is 49Ω. The first resistors and the second resistor are connected. The first connective port is connected with a test end of a test Integrated Circuit (IC), and the second connective port is connected with a test receiver by a coaxial cable. | 09-24-2015 |
| 20150204097 | LEVER VISCOELASTIC DAMPING WALL ASSEMBLY - A lever viscoelastic damping wall assembly includes a first wall, a second wall and a viscoelastic damper. The first and second walls are connected respectively to a first structural member and a second structural member. The viscoelastic damper includes a swing rod connected pivotally to the first and second walls, a first viscoelastic unit connected between the first wall and an end portion of the swing rod, and a second viscoelastic unit connected between the second wall and an opposite end portion of the swing rod. The swing rod is driven to pivot relative to the first and second walls, and to thereby generate shear deformations of the first and second viscoelastic units to damp a relative movement between the first and second structural members. | 07-23-2015 |
| 20150159387 | FRP COMPOSITE WRAPPED GROOVED-WALL LINING TUBULAR STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A forming tube for forming and reinforcing a concrete column includes a tubular lining and a fiber-reinforced composite shell. The tubular lining is made from a first material, and has inner and outer tubular surfaces. The inner tubular surface has a plurality of ridge units displaced from one another in a direction of an axis. Each ridge unit has a plurality of ridges displaced from one another in a circumferential direction. The fiber-reinforced composite shell is made from a second material different from the first material, and is configured to enclose the outer tubular surface. The fiber-reinforced composite shell is formed by winding a prepreg filament on the outer tubular surface, followed by curing the prepreg filament. | 06-11-2015 |
| 20150153214 | LIQUID LEVEL MEASURING DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid level measuring device which comprises: a tube for accommodating a liquid; a floating member disposed inside the tube, the floating member rising and falling as the level of the liquid varies; at least one magnetic detecting element fastened to the floating member, the magnetic detecting element floating along with the floating member; and a plurality of magnetic sources disposed outside the tube, which are distributed separately along the changing direction of the liquid level so as to establish a specific magnetic field strength distribution, wherein the magnetic detecting element detects the magnetic field strength at the height at which the magnetic detecting element is located and outputs a measuring signal correspondingly, and the liquid level is determined according to the measuring signal. The present invention has many advantages including low cost, efficiency, and it can easily be deployed in considerable amounts. | 06-04-2015 |
| 20150153152 | MAGNETIC DEVICE FOR MEASURING SCOUR DEPTH - The present invention provides a magnetic device for measuring scour depth. The magnetic device comprises a plurality of scour detecting units which are buried in the sediment and disposed at intervals along the direction perpendicular to the surface of water. Each scour detecting unit comprises: one or more magnetic sources; and one or more magnetic detecting elements configured to be apart from the magnetic source for a predetermined distance. The magnetic detecting element is utilized to detect the magnetic field generated by the magnetic source. The scour depth and the position where scour occurs are determined according to electronic signals corresponding to the magnetic strength detected by the respective magnetic detecting elements of the scour detecting units. The magnetic device of the present invention has many advantages including low cost, high efficiency, and such a device is easily deployed. | 06-04-2015 |
| 20150152933 | MICRO-NANO FLUID DAMPER - A micro-nano fluid damper includes a sleeve, a piston assembly and a micro-nano fluid. The sleeve has an accommodating space. The piston assembly has a piston head and at least one piston rod. The piston assembly is movably disposed in the accommodating space. The piston rod extends out of the sleeve from a side of the piston head. The micro-nano fluid is filled between the sleeve and the piston assembly, and the micro-nano fluid flows in the accommodating space by the back-and-forth movement of the piston. When a shear strain rate of the micro-nano fluid is greater than 1 s | 06-04-2015 |
| 20150145068 | STRUCTURE OF FinFETs - The present invention relates to a method for fabricating FinFETs and the structure thereof. The present invention uses an additional mask to define regions forming semiconductor fins having high semiconductor-fin height. By making use of multiple etching processes of the insulating layer, structures with differences in the height of semiconductor fins are achieved. The method can be combined with current process for semiconductor-based FinFETs for overcoming effectively the problem of electron-channel-width quantization effect as well as improving the performance of FinFETs. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150100276 | MEDICATION RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A medication recording apparatus is used for motoring and recording patient's medication. The medication recording apparatus is coupled with a drug inhaler. When the patient receives a drug from the drug inhaler, a drug-supply actuation is generated. The medication recording apparatus has: a sensing module for sensing at least one type of the medication recording apparatus motion generated by the drug-supply actuation and sensing a motion data generated by the drug-supply actuation; a control and analysis module for determining if the medication recording apparatus motion is a valid medication according to the motion data and recording correct medication information corresponding to the correct medication. A medication recording method is also provided and used to analyze if the drug-supply actuation of the patient generates the valid medication and to record the correct medication information, so as to control the patient's medication status. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150093043 | Method of Evaluating Image Correlation with Speckle Patter - An image correlation for images having speckle pattern is evaluated. Modulation transfer function (MTF) curves of speckle-pattern images captured at different times are figured out. Whether a correlation value between the MTF curves meets a threshold is checked. If the correlation value is smaller than the threshold, speckle-pattern images are re-selected for re-figuring out the MTF curves and the correlation value. Thus, error of strain and displacement for digital image correlation owing to blurring images of the on-moving target object is figured out; calculation time of the digital image correlation is reduced; and accuracy on measuring physical parameters of the target object before and after movement is improved for digital image correlation. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20140352276 | Dual-Vortical-Flow Hybrid Rocket Engine - The present invention discloses a dual-vortical-flow hybrid rocket engine, including a main body and a nozzle communicating with an end of the main body. The main body includes a plurality of disk-like combustion chambers arranged longitudinally, and a central combustion chamber formed along the axial portion and communicating the disk-like combustion chambers. Each of the disk-like combustion chambers is provided with a plurality of oxidizer injection nozzles at its inner circumference surface. Inside the disk-like combustion chambers, the oxidizer is injected in nearly the tangent directions of the circumference, and the injection directions are opposite for the neighboring disk-like combustion chambers, which creates vortical flows with opposite rotating directions so as to increase the total residence time of the combustion reactions of the oxidizer and the solid-state fuel in the disk-like combustion chambers of the present invention. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140292364 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PROBE AND THE CONDUCTED EME MEASUREMENT APPARATUS WITH THE SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PROBE - The present invention discloses a semiconductor chip probe for measuring conducted electromagnetic emission (EME) of a bare die and a conducted EME measurement apparatus with the semiconductor chip probe. The semiconductor chip probe comprises a substrate, a dielectric layer, an impedance unit, a measuring unit and a connection unit. The measurement apparatus comprises a semiconductor chip probe, a high frequency probe, a signal cable and a test receiver. The integrated passive component network designed and embedded inside the semiconductor chip probe forms the 1Ω or 150Ω impedance network. And the semiconductor chip probe is able to directly couple the EME conducted current or voltage from the test pin of the flipped chip under test to the test receiver for measurement. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140264439 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE - A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, at least a first N-type germanium (Ge) structure and at least a first P-type Ge structure. The first N-type Ge structure is formed on the substrate and has two end parts and at least a first central part bonded between the two end parts thereof. The first central part is floated over the substrate, and a side surface of the first central part is a {111} Ge crystallographic surface. The first P-type Ge structure is formed on the substrate and has two end parts and at least a second central part bonded between the two end parts thereof. The side surface of the second central part is a {110} Ge crystallographic surface. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140264271 | FERROELECTRIC MEMORY DEVICE - A ferroelectric memory device includes a memory layer, made of a silicon-based ferroelectric memory material. The silicon-based ferroelectric memory material includes a mesoporous silica film with nanopores and atomic polar structures on inner walls of the nanopores. The atomic polar structures are formed by asymmetrically bonding metal ions to silicon-oxygen atoms on the inner walls, and the silicon-based ferroelectric memory material includes semiconductor quantum dots, metal quantum dots and metal-semiconductor alloy quantum dots. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140249756 | EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING METHOD BASED ON SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION - An earthquake early warning method for an earthquake detecting system includes utilizing support vector regression (SVR) method to build an earthquake detecting model according to the a plurality of vectors, wherein each of the vectors is corresponding to an earthquake information and a ground motion intensity; detecting a new earthquake information of a new earthquake and generating a specific vector according to the new earthquake information when the new earthquake occurs; and predicting a new ground motion intensity of the new earthquake according to the specific vector and the earthquake detecting model. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140192183 | IMAGE-BASED DIOPTER MEASURING SYSTEM - An image-based diopter measuring system comprises an optical device and an electronic device. The optical device is used to guiding an external light which is passed through an analyte. The electronic device comprises an image capture module, an image analyze module and a display module. The image capture module generates a first image by capturing the external light source. The image analyze module connects to the image capture module to receive the first image, and analyzes the first image in order to generate an analytical result comprising the diopter of the analyte. The display module connects to the image analyze module to receive and display the analytical result. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140140904 | ENCLOSED-CHANNEL REACTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MANUFACTURE CATALYSTS OR SUPPORT - The present invention provides methods and designs of enclosed-channel reactor system for manufacturing catalysts or supports. Both of the configuration designs force the gaseous precursors and purge gas flow through the channel surface of reactor. The precursors will transform to thin film or particle catalysts or supports under adequate reaction temperature, working pressure and gas concentration. The reactor body is either sealed or enclosed for isolation from atmosphere. Another method using super ALD cycles is also proposed to grow alloy catalysts or supports with controllable concentration. The catalysts prepared by the method and system in the present invention are noble metals, such as platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium, or transition metals such as iron, silver, cobalt, nickel and tin, while supports are silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide or magnesium oxide, or refractory metals, which can be chromium, molybdenum, tungsten or tantalum. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140132965 | METHOD FOR MEASURING CRACKS REMOTELY AND DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for measuring cracks remotely and the device thereof. First, multiple laser spots with known a shape are projected onto a remote wall and beside a crack. Then, by using geometric calculations, the relative coordinates of the laser spots on the wail and the real distance can be given and used as the reference length of the crack. Next, a camera is used for taking a picture of the remote crack along with the laser spots; the image identification technology is used for calculating the relevant parameters of the crack. Thereby, to acquire the parameters of the crack, a user needs not to be present at the site for measuring at a short distance or placing a reference object, and thus providing safety and convenience. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140131768 | BRIDGE STRUCTURE - A bridge structure for use in a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor structure layer. The semiconductor structure layer is formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate and a lattice difference is formed between the semiconductor structure layer and the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor structure layer includes at least a first block, at least a second block and at least a third block, wherein the first block and the third block are bonded on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, the second block is floated over the semiconductor substrate and connected with the first block and the third block. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140131716 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A memory device comprises a substrate, a tunnel oxide layer, a charge trapping layer, a block oxide layer, a plurality of conductive quantum dots, a metal gate and a source/drain structure. The tunnel oxide layer is disposed on the substrate and has a thickness substantially less than or equal to 2 nm. The charge trapping layer is disposed on the tunnel oxide layer. The quantum dots are embedded in the charge trapping layer. The block oxide layer is disposed on the charge trapping layer. The metal gate essentially consisting of aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), tantalum nitride (TiN), titanium nitride (TaN), aluminum-silicon-copper (Al—Si—Cu) alloys or the arbitrary combinations thereof is disposed on the block oxide layer. The source/drain structure is disposed in the substrate. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140111810 | SYSTEM OF COMPUTING SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION, IN-PLANE AND OUT-OF-PLANE DISPLACEMENTS AND STRAIN DISTRIBUTION - A system of computing surface reconstruction, in-plane and out-of-plane displacements and strain distribution utilizes the optical switching element to switch the reference beam to analyze the images of the test object before and after deformation, to measure the topography, in-plane and out-of-plane displacements and surface two-dimensional strain distribution on the test surface of the test object, and thus to increase the measurement range on the test surface of the test object with the use of image registration. Thereby, the complexity and error of scanning the test object can be reduced. Such a system need not to move the image capturing device or test object to generate relative displacement for reaching the measurement effect of the test surface of the test object in three-dimensional coordinates. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140111649 | MULTI-IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE CAPTURING IMAGES BY MEANS OF CIRCULAR MOTION - A multi-image capture device capturing images by means of circular motion controls the shift movement, along a semi-circular measuring rod, of a moving mechanism by a location control device. Furthermore, a rotary control device is used to control the positioning and image-capturing angle of a second image capture device fixed on the rotary mechanism. Thereby, a first image capture device and the second image capture device are of a co-circle configuration where the optical axis of the first image capture device and the second image capture device overlap to form a center of the co-circle. Such a configuration can broaden the visual range of the image capture device, and allows quick calibration of the image capture device according to positioning of shift movement and image-capturing angles. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140099756 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND FABRICATING METHOD - A thin-film transistor comprises a semiconductor panel, a dielectric layer, a semiconductor film layer, a conduct layer, a source and a drain. The semiconductor panel comprises a base, an intra-dielectric layer, at least one metal wire layer and at least one via layer. The dielectric layer is stacked on the semiconductor panel. The semiconductor film layer is stacked on the dielectric layer. The conduct layer is formed on the semiconductor film layer. The source is formed on the via of the vias that is adjacent to and connects to the gate via. The drain is formed on another via of the vias that is adjacent to and connects to the gate via. A fabricating method for a thin-film transistor with metal-gates and nano-wires is also disclosed. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140099023 | SEARCH METHOD FOR VIDEO CLIP - The present invention provide an automatic, frame-by-frame, rapid, and accurate search method for video clip. It comprises the following steps. First, acquire and store a plurality of videos to a storage unit. Each video comprises a plurality of frames, respectively. Then, a processing unit extracts the characteristics of the plurality of frames and gives a plurality of characteristic values. Next, the processing unit calculates a plurality of difference values between the characteristic value of each frame and that of the previous frame and between the characteristic value of the subsequent frame and that of the current frame. Store a data set, which is produced by corresponding the plurality of difference values between all frames of each video to the time axis, to the storage unit. Finally, the processing unit compares a data set of any video with a plurality of data sets of other videos and gives a search result. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140094023 | FABRICATING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - A fabricating method of a semiconductor chip includes the following steps. Firstly, a substrate is provided, wherein an amorphous semiconductor layer is formed in a first surface of the substrate. Then, a first metal layer is formed on the amorphous semiconductor layer. Then, a thermal-treating process is performed to result in a chemical reaction between the first metal layer and a part of the amorphous semiconductor layer, thereby producing an amorphous metal semiconductor compound layer. Afterwards, a microwave annealing process is performed to recrystallize the amorphous metal semiconductor compound layer as a polycrystalline metal semiconductor compound layer. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140083855 | BIO-CHIP AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING AND CONCENTRATING PARTICLES USING THE SAME - A bio-chip adapted for separating and concentrating particles in a solution includes a chip body defining a receiving space therein for receiving the solution, an inner electrode disposed in the receiving space, an outer electrode unit disposed in the receiving space of the chip body and including a first outer electrode that is spaced apart from and surrounds the inner electrode, and a second outer electrode that is spaced apart from and surrounds the first outer electrode, and a power source electrically connected to the inner electrode, the first outer electrode, and the second outer electrode. A method for using the bio-chip to separating and concentrating the particles in the solution is also disclosed in the present invention. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140077150 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY STORAGE ARRAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor memory storage array device comprises a first electrode layer, an oxide layer, a second electrode layer, a memory material layer and a first insulator layer. The oxide layer is disposed on the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer is disposed on the oxide layer. The memory material layer is disposed on the second electrode layer. The first insulator layer is disposed adjacent to two sidewalls of the first electrode layer, the oxide layer, the second electrode layer and the memory material layer, so to define a gap either between the first electrode layer and the oxide layer or between the second electrode layer and the oxide layer. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140073128 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR METAL LINE - A method for manufacturing metal lines in a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes steps of: providing a substrate; forming a first barrier layer on the substrate; forming a sacrificial layer on the first barrier layer; forming an opening penetrating through the sacrificial layer to expose a portion of the first barrier layer; depositing a metal material on the exposed first barrier layer to form a metal line in the opening; removing the sacrificial layer and forming a second barrier layer over the resulting structure; etching the second barrier layer and the first barrier layer while remaining a barrier spacer on a sidewall of the metal line; and forming an insulating layer on the substrate and the barrier spacer. A semiconductor device having the metal lines produced by the method is also provided. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140065754 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING POWER-GENERATING MODULE WITH SOLAR CELL - The invention discloses a method for fabricating power-generating module with solar cell. The method includes the steps of providing a flexible substrate; forming a solar cell unit on the flexible substrate by using a high density plasma at a temperature lower than about 150° C.; and forming a circuit unit on the flexible substrate; wherein the solar cell unit is coupled to the circuit unit, so as to provide the power needed for the operation of the circuit unit. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140055786 | FREE SPACE SINGLE-MODE FIBERS AND FIBER COMPONENTS FOR FIBER SENSOR APPLICATIONS - This invention relates to a near real time optical compensation verification system for verifying a fiber or fiber component through internal or external compensation to achieve equivalently free space propagation of a broadband light when coupled into fiber. Preferably, no component is added to the fiber or fiber component, and the compensation method is realized through real time fiber bending, twisting or other means at either or both ends of a fiber or fiber component. The output optical characteristics of the compensated fiber or fiber component are measured by a polarimeter through changing the input light properties. The required multi-variable compensation to achieve Unitary Matrix free space condition is computed in near real time, and as the feedback to formulate the required compensation. The disclosed invention not only enhances yield in the fiber and fiber component, but also accelerates the optimization of optical fiber sensors employed free space fiber coil. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140035815 | 3D POINTING DEVICE - A three-dimensional (3D) pointing device includes a housing, an inertial measurement unit, a data processing unit, a communication unit, and a power unit. The housing has a rough surface, and the inertial measurement unit is provided inside the housing and in contact with the housing. The inertial measurement unit includes a gyroscope and an accelerometer. The data processing unit is used to integrate data from the gyroscope and the accelerometer to generate an output data, so as for the communication unit to send out the output data. The power unit provides power to the 3D pointing device. The 3D pointing device enables the user to execute pointing control in a 3D space and allows the user to input commands by means of the rough surface. Thus, the 3D pointing device features both convenience of use and a small physical volume. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140035479 | LED DRIVER CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH OVER-CURRENT SUPPRESSION - An LED driver circuit structure with over-current suppression is provided. The LED driver circuit includes a DC-DC converter, a voltage detector, a reference voltage supplier module, an error amplifier, a comparator, and an SR-latch. The LED driver circuit structure controls the output voltage and thus the output current of the DC-DC converter by multi-step switching of reference voltages and current levels to achieve over-current suppression, thereby extending an LED endurance period and increasing a PWM dimming frequency range for LED brightness control applications. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140027823 | METHOD FOR FORMING THIN METAL COMPOUND FILM AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH THIN METAL COMPOUND FILM - A method for forming a metal compound film includes: providing a substrate structure; forming a first metal layer on the substrate structure; performing a first microwave annealing process to conduct a reaction between the first metal layer and the substrate structure so as to form a first polycrystalline film of a metal compound; and performing a second microwave annealing process to transform the first polycrystalline film into a second polycrystalline film of the metal compound with an enlarged grain size, wherein a microwave power output used in the second microwave annealing process is higher than that used in the first microwave annealing process. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140012975 | COMPUTER CLUSTER, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - A computer cluster includes a node and a management system. The node includes an agent and generates a node event message in response to occurrence of an event. The agent gathers a software behavior information set, and generates a node information set when the node generates the node event message. The management system is configured to communicate with the node and includes a database storing at least one pre-established solution information set, and an agent management module configured to search the database according to the node information set. Upon finding a solution information set from the database, the agent management module sends the solution information set to the node so that the agent generates a solution for the event. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140012483 | VEHICLE IDLE-SPEED WARNING SYSTEM AND IDLE-SPEED DETECTION METHOD - A vehicle idle-speed warning system and vehicle idle-speed detection method thereof are provided. It is non-invasive, that is, there is no need to change or modify any part of the constructing parts in the engine compartment. The present invention can be adopted stand-alone, or be applied to existing popular apparatuses, such as GPS, driving recorders, smart handheld devices, and vehicle electronic equipments. With the composing elements of a motion information module, an input module, an output module, a timer module and an information processing module, the present invention can accurately determine whether the vehicle under surveillance is in idle state and for how long it is in the idle state, and send an alarm signal automatically. With the implementation of the present invention, drivers can always be alarmed with the vehicle idling situations to prevent possible dangers or coming tickets due to the violation of traffic regulations in certain countries. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140008799 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING METAL LINE AND DEVICE WITH METAL LINE - A metal line fabricating method includes the following steps. Firstly, a substrate is provided. Then, a first barrier layer is formed over the substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed over the first barrier layer. An opening is formed in the first dielectric layer, wherein the opening runs through the first dielectric layer, so that the first barrier layer is exposed to the opening. A metal deposition process is performed to form a metal line over the exposed first barrier layer at a bottom of the opening. The first dielectric layer and the first barrier layer underlying the first dielectric layer are removed, but the metal line and the first barrier layer underlying the metal line are remained. Afterwards, a second dielectric layer is formed over the substrate which is provided with the metal line and the first barrier layer. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140008726 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor structure fabricating method includes the following steps. Firstly, a silicon substrate is provided. The silicon substrate has a first surface and a second surface. In addition, a first semiconductor structure is formed on the first surface of the silicon substrate. Then, the second surface of the silicon substrate is textured as a rough surface. Then, a first electrode layer is formed on the rough surface. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140002811 | Method for Measuring Propagation Loss in a Plane Light Guide Plate | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140002275 | Bridge Safety Monitoring Integrated System with Full Optical Fiber and the Method for Sensing Thereof | 01-02-2014 |
| 20130335132 | CIRCUIT SHARING TIME DELAY INTEGRATOR - The present invention discloses a circuit sharing time delay integrator structure. The major composing elements of this circuit sharing time delay integrator structure are: a sharing circuit, a first control block, a plurality of second control blocks and a timing set generated by a timing generator circuit. The sharing circuit can be an OP-AMP, an active load, or any of a variety of combinations used in signal accumulation applications. With the implementation of the present invention to applications of signal accumulations, the necessity of an adder circuitry is eliminated, the overall circuitry and hence the total amount of transistors required when producing the integrated circuit is massively reduced, and thus a great cost reduction and better timing and power efficiency can all be thereof achieved. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130320408 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a metal-semiconductor compound layer and at least one kind of metal dopant. The substrate has a surface. The metal-semiconductor compound layer extends downwards into the substrate from the surface. The metal dopant which is made by one of a group of metal elements with atomic numbers ranging from 57 to 78 or the arbitrary combinations thereof and doped in the metal-semiconductor compound layer and the substrate with at least one peak concentration formed adjacent to the interface of the metal-semiconductor compound layer and the substrate. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130301038 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE MEASURING REFRACTIVE INDEX AND THICKNESS OF LENS - The present invention discloses a system and method for nondestructively measuring the refractive index and the central thickness of a lens. The system comprises a radius measurement module arranged for measuring the curvature radius of the first surface of the lens; a focus measurement module arranged for measuring the best focus distance of the first surface of the lens; and a calculation module arranged for performing the first or the second calculation process according to the lensmaker's formula. Wherein, when the central thickness is given, the calculation module performs the first calculation process according to the curvature radius, the best focus distance and the central thickness to calculate the refractive index. On the contrary, when the refractive index is given, the calculation module performs the second calculation process according to the curvature radius, the best focus distance and the refractive index to calculate the central thickness. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130291644 | PIEZOELECTRIC VACUUM GAUGE AND MEASURING METHOD THEREOF - A piezoelectric vacuum gauge includes an actuator with a flexible portion, an actuating unit, a sensor unit, a signal input terminal and a signal output terminal, and a fixture unit having a base portion and a cover portion. An external signal is generated by a signal generator. Receive and transmit an external signal to an actuating unit by the signal input terminal so that the actuating unit has a vibration. Prompt a flexible portion by the actuating unit to produce a first resonant motion when the actuating unit having the vibration. The first resonant motion converts into a second resonant motion because the flexible portion is subject to a damping force of ambient air. Prompt a sensor unit by the second resonant motion to cause a shape transformation of the sensor unit to generate a detecting signal. Output the detecting signal to an external instrument by a signal output terminal of sensor unit to calculate a vacuum pressure value. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130291628 | MICROPARTICLE DETECTING APPARATUS - A microparticle detecting apparatus is disclosed and includes at least one detection unit, each of which includes: a first sieve having at least a first mesh, a separator stacked on one side of the first sieve and having a separator hole, and a second sieve stacked on one side of the separator and having several second meshes. The diameter of the second mesh is smaller than that of the first mesh, and the first and second meshes are misaligned with each other in a vertical direction of the first and second sieves. The detection unit further includes at least a sensor aligned with the first or second mesh for detecting microparticles trapping into the first mesh or passing through the second mesh. Therefore, the microparticle detecting apparatus is suitably used for detecting or counting any microparticles with different size, to effectively shorten the detection processes of sample fluids. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130273610 | Method of Manufacturing Nanoparticle Chain - A method of manufacturing a nanoparticle chain is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: providing a single-stranded circular primer with a determined length, and amplifying the single-stranded circular primer into single-stranded DNA nanotemplate by an isothermal nucleotide amplification reaction such that an end of the single-stranded DNA nanotemplate is fixed to a surface of a substrate; and adding a single-stranded DNA probe conjugated with nanoparticle at one end of which, and attaching the single-stranded DNA probe to the corresponding sequence on the single-stranded DNA nanotemplate to form a nanoparticles chain. The method of manufacturing a nanoparticle chain further comprises providing a fluid, and the flowing direction of the fluid controls the aligning direction of the nanoparticle chain. Wherein, the inter-nanoparticle distance of the nanoparticle chain can be adjusted by adjusting a reaction temperature or adding the single-stranded DNA probe without conjugating with nanoparticles. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130265331 | Virtual Reality Telescopic Observation System of Intelligent Electronic Device and Method Thereof - A virtual reality telescopic observation system of an intelligent electronic device. The virtual reality telescopic observation system includes an electronic device arranged for displaying a virtual image, an engagement slot arranged for movably embedding the electronic device therein and a virtual reality telescopic optical module, including at least one optical lens installed corresponding to the electronic device, arranged for projecting the virtual image displayed by the electronic device into the virtual reality telescopic optical module, such that a viewer views the virtual image displayed by the electronic device from the virtual reality telescopic optical module. Wherein, when the viewer performs a virtual reality telescopic observation, the angle, distance and position of the virtual image displayed by the electronic device are adjusted according to a changing of the field of view made by the viewer. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130262006 | White LED Quality Inspection Method and Device - A white LED quality inspection method includes steps as follows. A steady current is supplied to a LED by a rated voltage supply unit for generation of a stable light spot from the LED; a stable light spot is received by a photosensor of a luminous intensity sensing unit and transformed to digital information; the digital information is received by a preprocessing unit and transformed to pixel information; the pixel information is received by a calculation unit to calculate a Yellow Ring Index of each pixel in the pixel information. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130259772 | MINIATURE SIEVE APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A miniature sieve apparatus is described and includes a first sieve, a separator and a second sieve from top to bottom. The first and second sieves are formed with at least one first mesh and a plurality of second meshes, respectively. The first and second meshes are misaligned with each other in a vertical direction of the first and second sieves. The miniature sieve apparatus is provided to separate or screen microparticles with different sizes, such as target cells, bio-medical particles, organic or inorganic microparticles. Additionally, the invention also provides a manufacturing method of the miniature sieve apparatus, and the same material is applied to manufacture the sieves and the separators. Thus, the problem caused by the residual thermal stress due to different material can be solved. Therefore, the cost of the miniature sieve apparatus can be lowered as the yield rate thereof is improved. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130256262 | In Situ Manufacturing Process Monitoring System of Extreme Smooth Thin Film and Method Thereof - An in situ manufacturing process monitoring system of extreme smooth thin film and method thereof, comprising a coating device for coating a thin film on at least one substrate during a coating process, an ion figuring device for processing a surface polishing process on the thin film, a control device electrically coupled to the coating device and the ion figuring device respectively for controlling the coating device and the ion figuring device processing the coating process and surface polishing process by adjusting at least one device parameter of the coating device and the ion figuring device, and an in situ monitoring device electrically coupled to the control device for in situ monitoring at least one optical parameter of the thin film. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130236086 | Method of Inspecting Chip Defects - The present invention provides a method for inspecting chip defects. A raw image of a chip is used to extract a chip image. A binary chip edge image obtained from the chip image is used for inspecting defects, coordinated with statistics of edge pixels. During packaging the chip, defects that exceed inspection criteria and affect chip quality are quantitatively and accurately inspected out. The present invention has a simple procedure with high performance on inspecting defect modes and defect sizes. Thus, the present invention greatly improves performance and accuracy of inspections on chip defects for further saving a great amount of labor, time and cost. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130235186 | Apparatus and Method for Inspecting Chip Defects - Disclosed is a chip defect inspection apparatus including a linear array image acquisition module, an illumination control module, a chip defect detection module connected to the LIA module, and an operations and management module connected to the LIA module, the illumination control module and the chip defect detection module. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130210110 | Method for Changing Surface Properties of a Substrate from Immobilized Biomolecules - A method that modifies surface properties of a substrate by manipulating the immobilized biomolecules in mild biological condition. The manipulation comprised steps of: providing a biomolecule combined with at least one ssDNA combined with a first protein through an affinity binding tag; adding a second ssDNA conjugated with a second protein with a concentration greater than that of the first protein; and replacing the first protein on the ssDNA with the second protein through chemical competitive principle. The invention may comprise the steps with proper design of biotinylated DNA probes, the functionalized ssDNA nanotemplates can be recovered to its unbound state through a thermodynamic principle. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130182330 | Optical Film and Head-Up Display Device - A head-up display device includes an image module, a substrate, and an optical film. The image module has an emitting source, wherein the emitting source transmits at least one image. The substrate is disposed corresponding to the image module. The optical film is disposed on the substrate and includes at least one transmission layer, wherein each transmission layer has a plurality of transmitting column structures obliquely arranged side by side, and a longitudinal direction of the transmitting column structure has a tilt angle with respect to a normal of the substrate. The at least one image is transmitted to the optical film, and the obliquely disposed transmitting column structures cause the at least one image to scatter on the optical film. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130175227 | Method of Processing Biological Culturing Water by Using Active Photocatalytic Reactor - The present invention uses an active photocatalytic reactor to process biological culturing water. The process is accelerated. Water used in a biological culturing system is stabilized with pollutant in the water reduced. The active photocatalytic reactor is less affected by outside environment while having faster activating speed. The active photocatalytic reactor can be combined with a traditional filter to form a serial or parallel connection for more effectively purifying the culturing water with damage to the whole system avoided. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130161755 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND FABRICATING METHOD - A thin-film transistor comprises a semiconductor panel, a dielectric layer, a semiconductor film layer, a conduct layer, a source and a drain. The semiconductor panel comprises a base, an intra-dielectric layer, at least one metal wire layer and at least one via layer. The dielectric layer is stacked on the semiconductor panel. The semiconductor film layer is stacked on the dielectric layer. The conduct layer is formed on the semiconductor film layer. The source is formed on the via of the vias that is adjacent to and connects to the gate via. The drain is formed on another via of the vias that is adjacent to and connects to the gate via. A fabricating method for a thin-film transistor with metal-gates and nano-wires is also disclosed. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130146134 | SOLAR CELL WITH NANOLAMINATED TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a solar cell with a nanolaminated transparent electrode and a method of manufacturing the same. The solar cell comprises a substrate, a first electrode layer deposited on the substrate, a photovoltaic layer deposited on the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer deposited on the photovoltaic layer. Wherein, at least one of the first and second electrode layers is a nanolaminated transparent electrode prepared by using atomic layer deposition (ALD). The nanolaminated transparent electrode may serve as both of the transparent electrode and the anti-reflective layer and is able to maintain good transmittance in infrared wavelength. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130140269 | METHOD AND MECHANISM OF PHOTORESIST LAYER STRUCTURE USED IN MANUFACTURING NANO SCALE PATTERNS - A method and a mechanism for nano scale patterns with high aspect ratios etched on both photoresist layers and a carrier substrate and uses two complementary photoresist layers as an etch mask and the laser direct-write lithography technology to quickly fabricate large-size & nano scale patterns features (1) inorganic photoresist as material of a first layer of photoresist for nano scale patterns defined by laser beam direct-write lithography and (2) polymeric organic photoresist as material of a second layer of photoresist to thicken an etch mask because of effect of oxygen plasma, which has a higher etching rate on a polymeric organic photoresist layer but a lower one on an inorganic photoresist layer. For various materials of carrier substrates applied to the present invention, there are several types of Inductively Coupled Plasma-Reactive Ion Etching technologies available for nano scale patterns continuously transferred to a carrier substrate. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130139452 | BUCKLING RESTRAINED BRACE - A buckling restrained brace includes an axial member, a plurality of restraining members, and a plurality of securing units. The axial member includes a middle section extending in an axial direction, and two coupling sections extending respectively from opposite ends of the middle section and coupled fixedly to two connecting plates of a framework of a building. The restraining members extend in the axial direction and are disposed around and contact the axial member. Each securing unit secures an adjacent pair of the restraining members together. Each restraining member cooperates with an adjacent one of the restraining members to define an opening therebetween through which a portion of the axial member is exposed for viewing. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130126824 | SEMICONDUCTIVE NANOWIRE SOLID STATE OPTICAL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a semiconductor nanowire solid state optical device and a control method thereof. The device comprises a nanowire, a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrical circuit and a mechanical micro device. The nanowire has a first end and a second end. The first electrode is coupled to the first end. The second electrode is coupled to the second end. The electrical circuit is coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode. The mechanical micro device is conjuncted with the nanowire for applying an external force to the nanowire to form highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) in the nanowire. The HOMO and LUMO are employed as an n-type semiconductor and a p-type semiconductor, respectively. The nanowire is a semiconductor when an external force is applied thereto. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130125815 | PLASMA ENHANCED ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION SYSTEM - A plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) system used to form thin films on substrates includes a plasma chamber, a processing chamber, two or more ring units and a control piece. The plasma chamber includes an outer and an inner quartz tubular units, whose central axes are aligned with each other. Therefore, plasma is held and concentrated in a cylindrical space formed between the outer and outer quartz tubular units. Due to the first and second through holes, the plasma flow may be more evenly distributed on most of the surface of the substrate to form evenly distributed thin films and nano particles on the substrate. In addition, due to the alignment and misalignment between the first and second through holes, the plasma generated in the plasma chamber may be swiftly allowed or disallowed to enter to the processing chamber to prevent the precursor from forming a CVD. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130103375 | METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN DETERMINING STRENGTH OF FIXING CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY PATCH AND COMPUTER USING THE SAME - A computer for assisting in determining the strength of fixing a craniofacial surgery patch comprises a storage device for storing a medical image and a central processing unit, the central processing unit carry out a method for assisting in determining the strength of fixing a craniofacial surgery patch. The method includes obtaining a medical image; establishing a skull model according to the medical image; receiving a patch setting command, and disposing a patch model on the skull model according to the patch setting command; generating an internal grid mesh data of the skull model disposed with the patch model; executing a biomechanical simulation of a patch structural strength according to the skull model disposed with the patch model, the internal grid mesh data and a boundary condition; and providing a stress distribution, a strain distribution or a displacement distribution of the patch model to assist in determining. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130084530 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING PATTERNED LAYER - A method for fabricating a patterned layer is disclosed. Firstly, a semiconductor substrate is provided. Then, a precursory gas on the semiconductor substrate is formed. Finally, a patterned layer on the semiconductor substrate is deposited by reacting the precursory gas with at least one electron beam or at least one ion beam. The present invention not only fabricates a patterned layer on the substrate in a single step but also achieves a high lithographic resolution and avoids remains of contaminations by using the properties of the electron beam or the ion beam and the precursory gas. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130070048 | Formation Apparatus Using Digital Image Correlation - The present disclosure uses at least three cameras to monitor even a large-scale area. Displacement and strain are measured in a fast, convenient and effective way. The present disclosure has advantages on whole field, far distance and convenience. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130045374 | NANO-LAMINATED FILM WITH TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE PROPERTY AND WATER-VAPOR RESISTANCE FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a nano-laminated film with transparent conductive property and water-vapor resistance function and method thereof. The nano-laminated film comprises a plurality of first metal oxide layers and a plurality of second metal oxide layers. Wherein, the first metal layers and the second metal layers are made of different materials, and there is a spinel phase formed between the first metal layers and the second metal layers. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130029858 | Method of Drug Screening through Quantitative Detection by Atomic Force Microscopy and Effective Protein Chips Development through Method Thereof - A method for drug screening is provided. An atomic force microscopy (AFM) is used to obtain quantitative difference. At least one receptor is immobilized on a probe of the AFM and at least one ligand is immobilized on chips. By flowing a candidate drug on the chips or even applying different candidate drugs to different areas of each chip, drug screening is processed through measuring the binding force between the receptor and the ligand. Multiple drugs can be screened without weakening activity of the proteins during repeated drug screening processes. The drug screening process is cost saved and has high quality. Highly effective protein chips can be developed based on the present disclosure. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130028557 | PRACTICAL SILICON PHOTONIC MULTI-FUNCTION INTEGRATED-OPTIC CHIP FOR FIBER SENSOR APPLICATIONS - This patent disclosure is based on silicon instead of LiNbO | 01-31-2013 |
| 20120275668 | HANDHELD FACIAL SKIN ANALYZING DEVICE - A handheld facial analyzing device based on estimating the characteristics of human facial skin includes an image capturing unit, a memory unit, a display unit, a processing unit, and a user interface. The processing unit receives an instruction from the user interface corresponding to a position on the image data displayed by the display unit and generates a facial analysis result having information on skin roughness and wrinkles from the gray-scale image data corresponding to the image data in accordance to the position in the instruction. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120273688 | NON-VISIBLE PARTICLE DETECTION BASED ON SMART PHONE - A non-visible particle detection device includes an optical module capable of converting an ionizing radiation into visible light. The optical module includes has an attachment unit that is configured to removably attach the optical module to the image capturing module of a mobile device. The image capturing module generates a photon digital image based on the photons converted from the ionizing radiation. The mobile device can be implemented with a radiation dose determining module to execute a radiation dose equivalent calculation method. Based on the pixel brightness analysis of the photon digital image, the radiation equivalent dose can be determined. This method sums up the total brightness of all pixels in the images, determines whether the total brightness is smaller than the minimum effective brightness, and determines the radiation equivalent dose when the total brightness is equal to or larger than the minimum effective brightness. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120233955 | BUCKLING RESTRAINED BRACE - A buckling restrained brace includes an axial member, a plurality of restraining members, and a plurality of securing units. The axial member includes a middle section extending in an axial direction, and a pair of coupling sections extending respectively from opposite ends of the middle section and that are adapted to be coupled fixedly to two connecting plates of a framework of a building, respectively. The restraining members extend in the axial direction, and are disposed around and contact the axial member. Each securing unit secures an adjacent pair of the restraining members together. Each restraining member cooperates with an adjacent one of the restraining members to define an opening therebetween through which a portion of the axial member is exposed for viewing. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120190163 | METHOD FOR MAKING DUAL SILICIDE AND GERMANIDE SEMICONDUCTORS - A method for making a dual silicide or germanide semiconductor comprises steps of providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate, forming source/drain regions, forming a first silicide, reducing spacers thickness and forming a second silicide. Forming a gate comprises forming an insulating layer over the semiconductor substrate, and forming the gate over the insulating layer. Forming source/drain regions comprises forming lightly doped source/drain regions in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the insulating layer, forming spacers adjacent to the gate and over part of the lightly doped source/drain regions, and forming heavily doped source/drain regions in the semiconductor substrate. The first silicide is formed on an exposed surface of lightly and heavily doped source/drain regions. The second silicide is formed on an exposed surface of lightly doped source/drain regions. A first germanide and second germanide may replace the first silicide and the second silicide. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120182551 | FREE SPACE SINGLE-MODE FIBERS AND FIBER COMPONENTS FOR FIBER SENSOR APPLICATIONS - This invention revealed and demonstrated a method of measuring and deriving a Jones Matrix of a fiber or fiber component, and to compensate the fiber or fiber component such that the fiber or fiber component plus the compensated optical circuit act as if an Unitary Matrix free space condition. In this way, all compensated fibers or fiber components act the same no matter what their original conditions are. It greatly enhances the fiber or fiber component repeatability and stability throughout the fiber or fiber component production line. The compensated circuit for Unitary Matrix can be applied externally or internally. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120159677 | NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPE - A near-field scanning optical microscope is disclosed. The microscope includes a lighting component, a probe and an ellipsoidal mirror. The lighting component emits a light. The probe is disposed on one side of a testing sample, and the light is focused around a probe tip to draw the near-field light out. The ellipsoidal mirror has a first focal point and a second focal point, and the first focal point and the probe tip are disposed at the corresponding positions, and the near-field light drawn out from the probe tip is scattered from the first focal point inside the ellipsoidal mirror, and reflected and passed through the second focal point. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120127300 | TELESCOPIC PROBE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR RIVERBEDELEVATION MONITORING AT BRIDGE PIERS - A telescopic probe monitoring system for riverbed elevation monitoring at a bridge pier is revealed. The system includes a measurement module for measuring riverbed elevation under water and a control module. The measurement module includes a housing, a multi-layer tube, a driving member with scales, a photographic unit for capturing images, and a sensing unit. The control module controls the driving member to extend the multi-layer tube. Thus the sensing unit on the bottom of the multi-layer tube contacts the riverbed and then sends a sensing signal to the control module for stopping pushing the multi-layer tube and controlling the photographic unit to capture images of the driving member. According to the images and movement of the measurement module, the control module learns the riverbed elevation and sends the riverbed elevation to a remote monitor unit for real-time monitoring of the riverbed elevation. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120081781 | SHORTER WAVELENGTH PHOTO-ANNEALING APPARATUS FOR RARE-EARTH-DOPED FIBER AND ITS OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES UNDER IRRADIATION - An optical fiber apparatus is suitable to operate under irradiation, more particularly to mitigating the damage of a rare-earth-doped optical fiber element as part of an optical fiber assembly causes by irradiation. The irradiation mitigation attributes to a photo-annealing apparatus including at least a shorter wavelength photo-annealing spectral content, which is relative to that of a pump light source, for effectively photo-annealing the rare-earth-doped fiber element. Photo-annealing by such shorter wavelength light results in a fast and nearly complete recovery of radiation induced attenuation of the rare-earth-doped optical fiber element in the wavelength range from 900 nm to 1700 nm. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120075470 | Time-Sequential Multi-Spectrum Imaging Device - The present invention discloses a time-sequential multi-spectrum image acquiring device structure which uses a single camera module to achieve multi-spectrum image acquiring in a time-sequential architecture, thereby providing a simple, lightweight telemetry system and reducing the development and operation costs thereof. For example, a visible and near infrared (VNIR) imaging system reduces the use of four camera modules (each including an optical lens, filter, sensor, and image signal processing unit) to single camera module, the VNIR imaging system acquires multi-spectrum images having the same image geometric parameters for image calibration and can simplify the calibration process. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120000147 | DUAL-CORE SELF-CENTERING ENERGY DISSIPATION BRACE APPARATUS - A dual-core self-centering brace apparatus is mounted to a building, and includes a first core member, at least one second core member, an outer sleeve disposed around the first and second core members, two inner abutment plates abutting respectively against two ends of the first core member, two outer abutment plates abutting respectively against two ends of the second core member, a plurality of tensioning members, and an energy-dissipating unit for retarding relative movement of the first core member and the outer sleeve. When subjected to an external force, the length of each of the tensioning elements is increased by an elongation amount, and the total length of the first core member and the outer sleeve is increased by an amount that is two times the elongation amount. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110293156 | METHOD AND COMPUTER FOR AIDING DETERMINATION OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA - A computer for aiding determination of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) includes a storage device storing with a medical image and a central processing unit (CPU). The CPU executes a method for aiding determination of OSA. The method for aiding determination of OSA includes the following steps. The medical image is obtained. An upper airway model is established. A narrowest cross-section and a nasopharyngeal boundary cross-section are defined in the airway model. A cross-sectional area of the narrowest cross-section and a cross-sectional area of the nasopharyngeal boundary cross-section are calculated. A stenosis rate is calculated according to the cross-sectional area of the narrowest cross-section and the cross-sectional area of the nasopharyngeal boundary cross-section. The stenosis rate is provided. In addition, in the method for aiding determination of OSA, a respiratory flow field simulation may be further performed to obtain and provide a flow field pressure distribution of the upper airway model. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110255735 | PROBE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR RIVERBED ELEVATION MONITORING AT BRIDGE PIERS - A probe monitoring system for riverbed elevation monitoring at bridge piers is revealed. The system includes a housing, a measuring rod, a moving member, a control module, a photographic unit and a sensing unit. The housing is fixed on the pier. Both the moving member for driving the measuring rod and the control module for control of the moving member are mounted in the housing. When the control module drives the measuring rod to move downward and the sensing unit on the bottom of the measuring rod approaches the riverbed, a sensing signal is sent to the control module. Thus the moving member stops moving the measuring rod and the photographic unit takes pictures of the measuring rod to generate an image. Then the riverbed elevation is obtained according to the image or the movement of the moving member and is sent to a remote monitor unit for real-time monitoring. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110242309 | MULTI-LENS MONITORING SYSTEM FOR BED ELEVATION AROUND A PIER - The present invention relates to a multi-lens monitoring system for bed elevation around a pier according to the present invention comprises a container, a holder, a plurality of photographing units, and a processing module. The container is disposed on the pier; the holder is disposed inside the container; and the plurality of photographing units are disposed on the holder for photographing the bed under water and producing a monitoring image. The processing module is used for activating one of the plurality of photographing units for photographing the bed under water. The processing module also analyzes the monitoring image, gives the elevation variation of the bed, and transmits the elevation variation of the bed to a remote monitoring unit for real-timely monitoring and recording. During the monitoring process, the processing module will change activating one of the plurality of photographing units according to the monitoring image, and hence the electrical power can be saved. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110232221 | BUCKLING RESTRAINED BRACE - A buckling restrained brace is for connection between two connecting plates of a framework, and includes a restraining unit and an axial member. The axial member includes a middle section surrounded by the restraining unit, two first coupling sections, and two second coupling sections. The first coupling sections are connected respectively and perpendicularly to opposite longitudinal end portions of the middle section. Each first coupling section has a portion exposed from a respective one of longitudinal ends of the restraining unit, and is formed with a first coupling groove for engaging a respective one of the connecting plates. The second coupling sections are connected respectively and perpendicularly to the opposite longitudinal ends of the middle section. Each second coupling section has a portion exposed from a respective one of the longitudinal end portions of the restraining unit, and is formed with a second coupling groove for engaging a respective one of the connecting plates. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110168940 | COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCING EVAPORATION OF SOLUTION AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a composition for enhancing evaporation of a solution and a method thereof. A far-infrared ray is released by a far-infrared releasing substance in the composition so as to induce evaporation of the solution. The far-infrared releasing substance may be ceramic minerals and mainly comprises 80˜99.9 wt % of oxide minerals including 60˜95 wt % of the aluminum oxide. The present invention can enhance evaporation of the solution by a simple physical method. Hence, the present invention not only promotes the application of the products but also reduces the pollutants generated by a chemical reaction, thereby achieving the object of protecting the environment from the pollution. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110159547 | POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTON METHOD, POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTON DROPLET DEVICE, AND POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTON DROPLET DEVICE ARRAY - The present invention discloses a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method, a PCR droplet device and a PCR droplet device array. The steps of the method comprise that a liquid comprising an analyzer is dropped on the heating coil disposed on the droplet device to form a droplet, then dropping a hydrophobic solution to prevent the droplet from evaporating. When an electric current or a voltage is supplied through at least one conducting wire to heat the heating coil, the inside of the droplet can generate buoyancy to drive the analyzer to move to the top of the inside of the droplet. Subsequently, the analyzer is moved to a periphery of the inside of the droplet so as to form a thermal cycle. Therefore the template is amplified by recycling the thermal cycle. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110158861 | VOLATILITY-TYPE ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION DEVICE - The present invention discloses a volatility-type isolation and purification device comprising a substrate and at least one separation region. The surface of the at least one separation region comprises at least one immobilization layer. When a mixture solution comprising at least one substance to be separated is dropped on the at least one separation region, the substances to be separated each is immobilized on the immobilization layer respectively by the volatility or hysteresis of the mixture solution itself. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110046701 | COMPOSITION USED FOR INCREASING CALMODULIN AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a composition used for increasing calmodulin and a method thereof. A far-infrared ray is released by a far-infrared releasing substance in the composition so as to induce intracellular calmodulin concentration increased in organisms. The far-infrared releasing substance consists of ceramic minerals and mainly comprises 80-99.9 wt % of oxide minerals including 60-95 wt % of the mineral alumina. The far-infrared releasing substance according to the present invention has the advantages of easy to carry and continuously working, so as to significantly improve the shortcoming of drugs with short-term acting. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110045466 | Field-effect transistor type biosensor and bio-signal amplification method thereof - The present invention discloses a field-effect transistor (FET) type biosensor and a bio-signal amplification method. The biosensor comprises a field-effect transistor chip, a biomolecular immobilization layer and at least one primer. The biomolecular immobilization layer is formed on a gate surface of the FET chip or a surface of an external device connected to a gate. The primer used for performing a nucleic acid amplification is immobilized onto the gate surface or the external device surface by binding with the biomolecular immobilization layer, such that an analyte can have a nucleic acid amplification reaction with the primer at room temperature or a constant temperature environment. With an extension of a nucleic acid sequence, the inducing electricity of the FET gate surface can be increased so as to amplify an inspection signal, thereby enhancing the sensitivity of the FET type biosensor effectively. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110044509 | Bridge structural safety monitoring system and method thereof - The present invention discloses a bridge structural safety monitoring system and a bridge structural safety monitoring method. The method includes the steps of capturing an image of a monitoring area of a bridge to create a standard image of the bridge operated at normal conditions, capturing images of the monitoring area of the bridge continuously to obtain monitoring images, comparing the standard image with the monitoring image to obtain a displacement correlation coefficient of the monitoring area of the bridge, and transmitting the displacement correlation coefficient to a central console, such that the central console can determine the using condition of the bridge according to the displacement correlation coefficient. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20100322462 | Liquid Level Detection Method - A liquid level detection method includes capturing an image of a liquid surface, a structural surface, and graduation markings provided on the structural surface using an image-capturing device to thereby obtain an initial image. Subsequently, the initial image is processed so as to generate a processed image, and a level reference value of the liquid surface is obtained from the processed image. The level reference value represents a height of the liquid surface in terms of inherent characteristics of the processed image. Lastly, a liquid level of the liquid surface is calculated based on a relative proportional relation among the level reference value, an overall height of the processed image interms of the inherent characteristics of the processed image, and dimensions of any one of the initial and processed images relative to the graduation markings. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100321455 | METHOD TO GENERATE RANDOM AND DENSITY CONTROLLABLE DOT PATTERNS ON AN OPTICAL DEVICE - A method to generate random and density controllable dot patterns on an optical device includes steps of dividing a 2D domain into multiple cell units; determining dot density in each cell; creating at random initial location of dots in each cell; solving the force operation cut radius of the dot; setting up a residual force; solving the force control parameter in the cell; performing the force operation for the cell; making the dots in the cell to achieve balanced positions after repeated operation; completing the generation of a dot pattern within a 2D domain; and so transferring the dot pattern to the optical device by a transfer printing equipment. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100233437 | LITHOGRAPHIC MACHINE PLATFORM AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A lithographic machine platform and applications thereof is disclosed. The lithographic machine platform comprises: an electron beam or an ion beam generator generating an electron beam or an ion beam; a substrate supporting platform supporting a substrate; and a precursory gas injector injecting a precursory gas above the substrate. The present invention uses the electron beam or the ion beam to induce the precursory gas to react with the electron beam or the ion beam, and then the precursory gas is deposited on the substrate. The present invention not only fabricates a patterned layer on the substrate in a single step but also achieves a high lithographic resolution and avoids remains of contaminations by using the properties of the electron beam or the ion beam and the precursory gas. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100216298 | Method for growing Ge expitaxial layer on patterned structure with cyclic annealing - A Ge epitaxial layer is grown on a silicon substrate with a patterned structure. Through a cyclic annealing, dislocation defects are confined. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a high-quality Ge epitaxial layer with a low cost and a simple procedure. The Ge epitaxial layer obtained can be applied to high mobility Ge devices or any lattice-mismatched epitaxy on a photonics device. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100213440 | Silicon-Quantum-Dot Semiconductor Near-Infrared Photodetector - A mesoporous silica having adjustable pores is obtained to form a template and thus a three-terminal metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) photodetector is obtained. A gate dielectric of a nano-structural silicon-base membrane is used as infrared light absorber in it. Thus, a semiconductor photodetector made of pure silicon having a quantum-dot structure is obtained with excellent near-infrared optoelectronic response. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100173035 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR ELECTROSPINNING - An electrospinning equipment is provided. The electrospinning equipment includes a power supply, a collector and a material supply electrically connected to the power supply facing the collector and having a spinneret and a guide unit coupled to the spinneret and bent toward the collector, and the spinneret is configured at a central portion of the guide unit. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100171526 | PHASE-DISCRIMINATING DEVICE AND METHOD - A high-accuracy and computational efficient phase-discriminating device is provided and includes a phase-discriminating unit. The phase-discriminating unit converts an input and a reference signals into an input and a reference sequences respectively by a one-bit A/D conversion operation, determines a first value, an in-phase component and a quadrature component of the input signal in response to the input and the reference sequences, and produces an estimated phase of the input signal according to a relation among the first value, the in-phase component and a polarity of the quadrature component, wherein the first value is a certain integer being one of a first integer and a second integer, the first integer is a sampling count of the one-bit A/D conversion operation for producing the input sequence, and the second integer is a summation of an absolute value of the in-phase component and that of the quadrature component. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100005737 | BUCKLING RESTRAINED BRACE - A buckling restrained brace includes an axial member and a restraining unit. The axial member extends along an axial direction, and has two coupling sections for connecting respectively to two connecting plates of a framework of a building, and a middle section connected between the coupling sections. Each coupling section has a supplying plate portion coplanar with an elongated plate body of the middle section, and a contacting plate portion extending perpendicularly from the supporting plate portion. An outer end of the supplying plate portion of each coupling section has a groove formed therethrough along a transverse direction of the axial member, extending along the axial direction, and permitting a respective one of the connecting plates to engage fittingly therewith and contact the corresponding contacting plate portion. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20090251689 | LENS MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD APPLIED THEREIN - A lens measuring device and method applied therein. The lens measuring device includes a light source, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, and an image analysis module. The method includes enabling the light source to orderly pass through the first polarizer, a lens to be measured, and the second polarizer to generate a light beam to be measured, and then enabling the image analysis module to analyze image-related information of the light beam to be measured, consequently deducing the structural center and energy distribution of the lens to be measured, and then further analyzing errors in polarity and skewness of the lens to be measured. By applying a common light source, the method is spared complicated correction that is otherwise required when a conventional collimating laser light source is applied, and the method can also easily and simultaneously test a plurality of lenses to be measured. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090246553 | REFLECTIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A reflective film is provided. The reflective film includes a substrate; a middle layer disposed on the substrate and mainly having a crystallized transition metal; and a metal layer disposed on the middle layer. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090246514 | ANTIREFLECTION STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An antireflection structure is provided. The antireflection structure includes a substrate layer having a substrate refractive index; a first inorganic layer disposed on the substrate layer and having a first refractive index different from the substrate refractive index, where a thickness of the first inorganic layer is in a range of 1 to 40 nm; and a second inorganic layer disposed on the first inorganic layer and having a second refractive index different from the first refractive index. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090155948 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING CMOS COMPATIBLE BIO-SENSORS - A manufacture method for CMOS sensor, which comprise of steps such as: forming protection layer on a substrate having multiple device structural layers, then using first photo-resist layer as mask for etching to form patterned molecular sensing layer, then forming third photo resist layer and etching protection layer and substrate so as to remove partial substrate underneath the sensor structure. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090110752 | COMPOSITION FOR CONTROLLING BLOOD GLUCOSE AND METHOD THEREOF - A composition for controlling a blood glucose and a method thereof are provided. The composition comprises a far-infrared ray releasing substance, wherein the composition reduces the blood glucose of a subject via an irradiation of the far-infrared ray releasing substance. In another aspect, the method comprises the steps of providing a far-infrared ray releasing substance having an oxide mineral as a main component, and disposing the far-infrared ray releasing substance in a place close to a subject in an appropriate distance, wherein the subject has an insulin resistance and the appropriate distance is within an irradiation range of the far infrared ray. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090110271 | COLOR RECOGNITION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A color recognition device is provided. The color recognition device includes a color image sensor, an image processing system, and a projection device. The color image sensor senses a color image having an image area with a specific color, and generates a first electrical signal corresponding to the color image. The image processing system receives the first electrical signal, modifies the color image, and generates a second electrical signal. The projection device receives the second electrical signal, and projects a modified image corresponding to the second electrical signal. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090098307 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR FAR-INFRARED IRRADIATING SUBSTRATE - A manufacturing method for a far-infrared irradiating substrate is provided. The manufacturing method comprises steps of providing a substrate, providing a far-infrared irradiating material and evaporating the far-infrared irradiating material to form a thin film onto the substrate. The far-infrared irradiating substrate provided by the present invention not only has a high emission coefficient of far-infrared ray, but also do not cause a potential exposure of an ionizing radiation. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090092945 | NON-CONTACT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STABILITY ASSESSMENT OF DENTAL IMPLANT - A non-contact apparatus for a stability assessment of a dental implant is provided. The non-contact apparatus includes a triggering device and a dental implant containing a root body and an impact generating device, wherein the root body has a cavity, the impact generating device is located in the cavity, and the triggering device provides a non-contact impetus for triggering the impact generating device. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090060483 | Underwater Monitoring System with Automatic Cleaning Capability - An underwater monitoring system with an automatic cleaning capability includes abase, a monitoring device mounted on the base, and a water-flow forming device mounted on the base and operable to form and direct a water flow toward the monitoring device for cleaning the monitoring device. The water-flow forming device includes a pressurizing pump for forming the water flow, such as a laminar flow, and a controller coupled electrically to the pressurizing pump for controlling activation and deactivation of the pressurizing pump. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090053287 | POROUS DRESSING - A porous dressing is provided. The porous dressing includes a polymeric layer, a pharmaceutically active ingredient and a metal oxide. The polymeric layer has a porosity and a bio-compatibility, and the pharmaceutically active ingredient and the metal oxide distribute in one selected from a group consisting of in the polymeric layer, on a surface of the polymeric layer and a combination thereof. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090032505 | CUTTING DEVICE FOR CUTTING HARD-BRITTLE MATERIAL - A cutting device for cutting a hard-brittle material along a cutting path is provided. The cutting device includes a cooling source having a first output terminal for providing a first cooling effect along the cutting path, and a heating source having a second output terminal disposed in the first output terminal for providing a heating effect following the first cooling effect along the cutting path. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20080311059 | COMPOSITION FOR SKIN CARE AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A skin whitening composition and a method for the same are provided. The skin whitening composition comprises a far-infrared ray releasing substance having a primary component of an oxide mineral, wherein the skin whitening composition achieves a whitening effect via an irradiation of the far-infrared ray releasing substance. In another aspect, the method comprises the steps of administering a far-infrared ray releasing substance to a subject and reducing melanogenesis of the subject by inhibiting growth of a pigment cell, wherein the far-infrared releasing substance has an oxide mineral. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080308408 | METHOD FOR INCREASING AN AMOUNT OF EFFECTIVE CONSTITUENTS FROM A PLANT IN A SOLVENT - A method for increasing an amount of effective constituents from a plant in a solvent is provided. The method comprises steps of treating the solvent with a far-infrared radiating (FIR) material and extracting the effective constituents from the plant by the treated solvent for increasing the amount of the effective constituents dissolved in the solvent. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080258351 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR ELECTROSPINNING - An electrospinning equipment is provided. The electrospinning equipment includes a power supply, a collector and a material supply electrically connected to the power supply facing the collector and having a spinneret and a guide unit coupled to the spinneret and bent toward the collector, and the spinneret is configured at a central portion of the guide unit. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080236412 | Nano-imprinting method using material having surface energy - A mold release agent of polybenzoxazine is used in an imprinting process. With the novel mold release agent used, a surface energy of a template is greatly reduced, so that an excel lent imprinted image is obtained. Besides, the mold release agent is totally resolved in a solution with no pollution produced. In short, the present invention has a high stability and a low cost with easy-obtained source materials. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080217163 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A FAR-INFRARED SUBSTRATE - A manufacturing method for a far-infrared (FIR) substrate is provided. The manufacturing method includes steps of providing a substrate and sputtering a FIR emission material onto at least one surface of the substrate to form a thin film. | 09-11-2008 |
