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Ko, Kaohsiung City

Chia-Ling Ko, Kaohsiung City TW

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20110318835Implant Surface Treatment Method Having Tissues Integrated - The present disclosure uses different kinds of surface treatment processes on titanium-made dental implants. The growth and attachment conditions of bone cells (MC3T3-E), fibroblasts(NIH 3T3) and epidermal cells (XB-2) on the metal surface of titanium slices with different surface treatments are observed. Tetra-calcium phosphate is used to perform secondary sand-blasting process to clean up the metal surface and provide calcium ions for osteoblastoma physiology. Thus, by adjusting the cells adhesive and proliferative abilities, the success rate of the clinical applications in dental implant is improved.12-29-2011

Chun-Yu Ko, Kaohsiung City TW

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20110043919LIGHT GUIDING FILM - A light guiding film has a film body and a micro-structured portion. The film body has a first side, a second side and a reference horizontal level vertical to the second side. The micro-structured portion is set on the second side and has a plurality of V-shaped grooves, and each one of the V-shaped grooves has a first sub-face and a second sub-face. The first sub-face has a first included angle between 16° and 22° with respect to said reference horizontal level, and the second sub-face has a second included angle between 8° and 17° with respect to said reference horizontal level. When an incident light beam injects downwardly on said micro-structured portion in a predetermined incident angle range, a predetermined percentage of said incident light beam emit an emissive light beam projected out in an included angle range between 0° and 90° with respect to said reference horizontal level.02-24-2011

Hung-Tse Ko, Kaohsiung City TW

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20120096798MODULAR FLOOR TILE - Disclosed is a modular floor tile, comprising a tile body and a splicing bar. The tile body consists of a base and a surface layer where the surface layer is used as an appearance for the modular floor tile. The base has a first slot and a second slot disposed on two opposing parallel sides of the bottom of the base. The splicing bar is partially embedded in the first slot in a manner to form an protruding portion matched to the second slot where the remainder of the top surface on the protruding portion is used to adhere to the second slot of an adjacent tile body. Therefore, the amount of adhesive used can be reduced while maintaining effective adhesion and adhesive overflow is avoided.04-26-2012

Kai-Liang Ko, Kaohsiung City TW

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20110078800DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Digital content management methods and systems are provided. First, device ID of a first electronic device is received, and a data license including at least the device ID of the first electronic device, and a control license including at least a read authorization for a digital content are generated. Then, the digital content and the control license are packed as a content package, and the content package and the data license are respectively transmitted to the first electronic device. An electronic device determines whether the device ID of the electronic device conforms to the device ID recorded in the data license. If so, the digital content in the content package is allowed to be read according to the control license. A new data license is generated for the digital content according to the device ID of a second electronic device. The new data license is stored to the second electronic device, and the data license in the first electronic device is abrogated. Then, the content package is transmitted from the first electronic device to the second electronic device.03-31-2011

Kuen-Tin Ko, Kaohsiung City TW

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20100270457Drum support for window shade - A drum support includes a seat having first and second end walls spaced along an axis and a bottom wall interconnected between the first and second end walls. The bottom wall includes a cord hole adjacent the first end wall. A space is defined between the first and second end walls and the bottom wall. The first end wall includes a first support. The second end wall includes a second support. A stop is provided on top of the second support. A spool is rotatably received in the space and includes first and second axles on two ends thereof. The first axle is rotatably supported by the first support. The second axle is rotatably supported by the second support. The stop prevents upward movement of the second axle to assure smooth rotation of the spool. Thus, winding/unwinding of the cord is reliable, preventing undesired entanglement of the cord.10-28-2010

Mao-Chuan Ko, Kaohsiung City TW

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20100205994REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - A refrigerating apparatus includes: a storage compartment, an air-circulating member, a refrigerating unit, and an electric field-generating unit. The storage compartment has an evaporator-side region and a cooling-side region. The air-circulating member is disposed to establish an air circulation path in which a to-be-cooled air flows from the cooling-side region to the evaporator-side region along an onward flow route, and in which a cooled air flows from the evaporator-side region back to the cooling-side region along a backward flow route. The refrigerating unit includes an evaporator disposed in the evaporator-side region, a compressor, and an expansion valve. The electric field-generating unit is disposed to impose a DC voltage over the onward flow route so as to minimize cohesion of water droplets in the evaporator-side region, thereby reducing phenomenon of frosting on the conduit body of the evaporator.08-19-2010

Ta-Lun Ko, Kaohsiung City TW

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20120007534ROTATION SPEED CONTROL DEVICE FOR A HEAT-DISSIPATING FAN - A rotation speed control device for a heat-dissipating fan includes an impedance unit, a regulating unit, and a driving circuit. The impedance unit includes a first resistor having a first end connected to a first node, and a second end connected to a second node, and a second resistor having a third end connected to the second node, and a fourth end. The regulating unit is connected to the impedance unit and is configurable for varying an effective impedance of the impedance unit to adjust magnitude of current flowing through the impedance unit. The driving circuit is connected to the impedance unit and is adapted to control rotation speed of the heat-dissipating fan according to the magnitude of the current flowing through the impedance unit.01-12-2012

Wei-Min Ko, Kaohsiung City TW

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20090148818Personalized meal planning mehtod and system thereof - A personalized meal planning method is provided. The method utilizes a food clustering technique to generate personalized meal plans. The method provides a food clustering stage and a food matching stage. The food clustering stage includes the following steps: input a personal nutrient goal; set a weight and a necessity value for each target nutrient feature; generate food clusters by applying a clustering algorithm; compute food ranking; and provide a diet recommendation. The food matching stage includes the following steps: select a food item to be replaced; determine a threshold of target similarity; and provide at least one replaceable food item. A personalized meal planning system is also provided.06-11-2009

Wen-Ching Ko, Kaohsiung City TW

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20090169036ELECTRET MATERIALS, ELECTRET SPEAKERS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A speaker comprises at least one electrode electrically coupled with an audio signal input and a film comprising at least one electret layer. The film is configured to interact with the electrode in response to an audio signal supplied by the audio signal input and to vibrate to generate sound waves. The electret layer is formed from a polymer-containing solution.07-02-2009
20090185701FLEXIBLE PIEZOELECTRIC SOUND-GENERATING DEVICES - A sound-generating device comprises a first enclosure having at least one first electrode and a first piezoelectric layer, a first terminal of an audio signal output being coupled to the at least one first electrode of the first enclosure, a second enclosure having at least one first electrode and a first piezoelectric layer, and a first bendable element coupled between the first and second enclosures. The at least one first electrode is coupled with the first terminal of the audio signal output. The first piezoelectric layer of the first enclosure and the first piezoelectric layer of the second enclosure are configured to respond to the signal supplied by the audio signal output and to generate sound waves.07-23-2009
20090214049Electrostatic Loudspeaker Array - A speaker system that includes an audio signal-receiving interface, a modulating circuit, a phase-control circuit, and a number of speaker units. The audio signal-receiving interface is configured to receive an audio signal, and the modulating circuit is coupled with the audio signal-receiving interface. The modulating circuit is configured to modulate a low frequency component of the audio signal and to generate a modulated signal. The phase-control circuit is coupled with the modulating circuit and the audio signal-receiving interface. The phase-control circuit is configured to receive the modulated signal and a high-frequency component of the audio signal and to control a phase of the modulated signal, a phase of the high-frequency component of the audio signal, or both. The speaker units are coupled with the phase-control circuit and configured to generate sound waves based on signals supplied by the phase-control circuit.08-27-2009
20090245547ELECTRET MATERIALS, ELECTRET SPEAKERS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of making a nonfluoropolymer electret film is provided. The method may include: providing a polymer-containing solution, the polymer-containing solution comprising at least one polymer material, at least one solvent, and at least one surfactant, spreading the polymer-containing solution to provide a wetting polymer film, removing at least a portion of the solvent in the wetting polymer film to provide a polymer film, and conducting a Corona charging to the polymer film to form the electret film.10-01-2009
20100215197FLEXIBLE ELECTRET ACTUATORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flexible actuator comprises a thin film and at least one first enclosure with at least one first bendable element coupled to the first enclosure. The thin film may comprise a conductive layer and a first electret layer over a first surface of the conductive layer. The thin film is configured to be bendable. The first enclosure have a first electrode layer as part of the first enclosure. The first enclosure is provided over the first electret layer with the first electrode layer being spaced apart from the first electret layer. The first electrode layer is coupled with a first terminal of an audio signal input. The thin film is configured to interact with the first enclosure in response to audio signals supplied by the audio signal input and to generate sound waves.08-26-2010
20110255720ELECTRET DIAPHRAGM AND SPEAKER USING THE SAME - An electret diaphragm and a speaker using the same are provided. The electret diaphragm includes an electret layer, a bonding layer adhered to a surface of the electret layer, and an aluminum (Al) electrode layer adhered on the bonding layer. The electret layer at least includes ethylene group polymer. A material of the bonding layer is ethylene-ethyl-acrylate (EEA) or ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA).10-20-2011

Patent applications by Wen-Ching Ko, Kaohsiung City TW

Ying-Chin Ko, Kaohsiung City TW

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090098056ALPK1 GENE VARIANTS IN DIAGNOSIS RISK OF GOUT - The present invention relates to a method of identifying a human subject having an elevated risk of gout and/or hyperuricemia by detecting the occurrence of at least one SNP associated with an elevated risk of gout in an ALPK1 gene in a biological sample from the subject, or by determining the expression level of an ALPK1 gene in a biological sample from the subject. Also disclosed is an isolated nucleic acid molecule, its complement or gene variant comprising at least one of the polymorphisms identified herein to be associated with gout and/or hyperuricemia, a kit for performing a diagnostic test to identify a human subject having an elevated risk of gout and/or hyperuricemia, and a method of selecting or identifying a compound useful for treating gout and/or hyperuricemia.04-16-2009
20100035255METHOD AND KIT FOR ASSESSING RISK OF GOUT AND HYPERURICEMIA - A method for assessing a risk of suffering from a gout of a subject is provided. The method includes steps of obtaining a nucleotide sample from the subject; determining a genetic polymorphism of one of a Urate transporter 1 (URAT1) gene and an alpha-kinase 1 (ALPK1) gene in the nucleotide sample, wherein the genetic polymorphism is associated with an occurrence of the gout; and comparing the genetic polymorphism with a predetermined genetic polymorphism so as to assess the risk of suffering from the gout of the subject.02-11-2010
20100248253METHOD AND KIT FOR ASSESSING RISK OF GOUT AND HYPERURICEMIA - A method for assessing a risk of suffering from a gout of a subject is provided. The method includes steps of obtaining a nucleotide sample from the subject; determining a genetic polymorphism of one of a Urate transporter 1 (URAT1) gene and an alpha-kinase 1 (ALPK1) gene in the nucleotide sample, wherein the genetic polymorphism is associated with an occurrence of the gout; and comparing the genetic polymorphism with a predetermined genetic polymorphism so as to assess the risk of suffering from the gout of the subject.09-30-2010