Patents Represented by Attorney Liu & Liu
  • Patent number: 8125136
    Abstract: A light emitting diode includes a casing, a frame in the casing, one or a plurality of light emitting chip, and a packaging polymer; the frame being provided with a placement area to receive placement of the light emitting chip, and an electrode area separated from the placement area; a sectional fall being disposed at where appropriately on the placement area to increase contact area between the frame and the casing and improve the relative stability between the casing and the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Lung Su, Hsiang-Cheng Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8125465
    Abstract: An image displaying system is provided, in which a touch panel comprises a transparent substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a black matrix, a protection layer, at least one first transparent electrode, a planarization layer, a color filter and a common electrode. The black matrix is disposed on the second surface to define at least one transparent region. The protection layer is disposed on the black matrix and the transparent region, and the first transparent electrode is disposed on the protection layer and within the transparent region, wherein the first transparent electrode, the transparent substrate and an external electrode form a touch sensing capacitor. The planarization layer is disposed on the protection layer and the first transparent electrode, the color filter is disposed on the planarization layer, and the common electrode is disposed on the planarization layer and covering the color filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Cheng Lin, Ting-Kuo Chang
  • Patent number: 8120037
    Abstract: A system for displaying images is disclosed. The system includes a self-emitting display device including an array substrate having a pixel region. A light-emitting diode is disposed on the array substrate of the pixel region. First and second driving thin film transistors are electrically connected to a light-emitting diode. The first driving thin film transistor includes a first gate and an active layer stacked on the array substrate of the pixel region and the second driving thin film transistor includes the active layer and a second gate thereon. The first gate is coupled to a first voltage and the second gate is coupled to a second voltage different from the first voltage during the same frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Hanson Liu, Ryan Lee
  • Patent number: 8114349
    Abstract: A reusable bio-analysis cartridge that includes a built-in mechanism to track various parameters and usage data. The tracking mechanism includes a non-volatile rewritable memory “smart-key” that is associated with the cartridge to provide automatic tracking dedicated to the cartridge. The key may be physically coupled to the cartridge with good high voltage insulating properties. When the cartridge is used in an instrument, the associated key is inserted into an I/O interface to communicate with the instrument. The instrument may be configured to “authenticate” the cartridge and conduct an integrity check to determine if the particular cartridge has the correct properties (e.g., gel-chemistry, serial no., Patient I.D.) for the particular sample analysis to be conducted. Further, the instrument may communicate/record information concerning usage of the cartridge (e.g., usage history, test parameters, and perhaps test results).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Qiagen Sciences, LLC
    Inventors: Varouj Amirkhanian, Ming-Sun Liu, Paul Mooney
  • Patent number: 8115381
    Abstract: This invention provides a top-emission active matrix electroluminescent device including a substrate and a plurality of pixel areas formed within a display area of the substrate. Each of the pixel areas includes at least one sub-pixel area comprising at least, from top to bottom: a first conductive electrode layer, an electroluminescent layer, a second conductive electrode layer, a first reflective layer region, and a second reflective layer region. The first reflective layer region and second reflective layer region overlap each other in part. Some of the light rays emitted from the electroluminescent layer are reflected by the first reflective layer region and second reflective layer region, respectively, and are then directed upwards. The reflected light rays compensate the top-emitting light rays also emitted from the electroluminescent layer, reducing color shifts at different viewing angles due to the micro-cavity effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan-Yi Chan, Du-Zen Peng, Ryuji Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 8102492
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal layer, a common electrode, and an electrode set. The liquid crystal layer is placed between said common electrode and the electrode set, and the electrode set is provided for switching the liquid crystal layer. The electrode set includes a first electrode for switching a first area of the liquid crystal layer and a second electrode for switching a second area of the liquid crystal layer. Particularly, the second area includes at least a part of the area of the liquid crystal layer that the first area does not include. The first electrode has a shape which in cooperation with the second electrode allows alignment of the LC molecules in substantially two orthogonal directions. A method is provided to get rid of the circular polarizers which provide a good on-axis aperture ratio but which show reduced off-axis performance compared to linear polarizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Nathalie Magali Danielle Dessaud
  • Patent number: 8092762
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an interface mechanism in a bio-separation instrument that makes interface connections to a multi-channel cartridge. The interface mechanism precisely positions the cartridge in relation to the support elements in the instrument (e.g., high-voltage, gas pressure, incident radiation and detector), and makes automated, reliable and secured alignments and connections between various components in the cartridge and the support elements in the supporting instrument. The interface mechanism comprises pneumatically or electromechanically driven actuators for engaging support elements in the instrument to components on the cartridge. After the cartridge has been securely received by the interface mechanism, the connection sequence is initiated. The interface provides separate high voltage and optical connections for each separation channel in the cartridge, thus providing channel-to-channel isolation from cross talk both electrically and optically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Qiagen Sciences, LLC
    Inventors: Varouj Amirkhanian, Bob G. Heitel, Ming-Sun Liu, Paul Mooney
  • Patent number: 8074813
    Abstract: A dish rack has a wireframe, a drip tray having a base and a dish-receiving region provided on the base, and a drain channel that is removably coupled to the bottom of the base at the location of the dish-receiving region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Joseph Sandor, Chih-Hong Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8076744
    Abstract: A photosensitizing chip package construction and manufacturing method thereof is comprised of photosensitizing chips constructed on one side of a wafer using a bonding layer; a color attachment array being disposed over those photosensitizing chips; a glass substrate provided with weir and covered up over the color attachment array; a proper gap being defined between the glass substrate and the color attachment array to promote permeability of stream of light by direct receiving stream of light from those photosensitizing chips constructed over the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventor: Chien-Hung Liu
  • Patent number: 8071409
    Abstract: A fabrication method of light emitting diode is provided. A first type doped semiconductor layer is formed on a substrate. Subsequently, a light emitting layer is formed on the first type doped semiconductor layer. A process for forming the light emitting layer includes alternately forming a plurality of barrier layers and a plurality of quantum well layers on the first type doped semiconductor layer. The quantum well layers are formed at a growth temperature T1, and the barrier layers are formed at a growth temperature T2, where T1<T2. Then, a second type doped semiconductor layer is formed on the light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Te-Chung Wang, Chun-Jong Chang, Kun-Fu Huang
  • Patent number: 8071889
    Abstract: An electronic device with EMI screen and packaging process thereof to provide even active EMI prevention means includes adhesion of a transit substrate to a soldering surface of the electronic device, a protection circuit layer functioning as EMI screen being paved on the bottom of the transit substrate; a packaging circuit layer being laid; protection circuit layer and the transit substrate as well as the packaging and protection circuit layers being segregated with an insulation material; and solder balls provided with electric continuity to the protection circuit layer and the packaging circuit layer being respectively implanted as soldering points respectively for EMI grounding and linkage between the electronic device and a printed circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Inventor: Chien-Hung Liu
  • Patent number: 8067888
    Abstract: This invention provides an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display device, in which a plurality of electro-luminescent units is sandwiched between a light reflective layer with an aperture array and a micro-lens array. A light absorbing layer is adjacent to a surface of the light reflective layer opposite to the electro-luminescent units. The ambient light entering the display can be focused to the apertures and directly projected unto the light absorbing layer to eliminate the ambient light. The contrast of the organic light-emitting diode display device is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Wen Hao Wu
  • Patent number: 8054457
    Abstract: A light intensity detecting device is provided to detect a light intensity according to pulse duration of a pulse signal without being affected by noise, including: a time measuring unit for measuring an elapsed time period of the pulse signal that has been raised; a signal state discriminating unit for obtaining a state of the pulse signal; a sampling unit for directing the signal state discriminating unit to obtain the state at a sampling interval corresponding to the elapsed time period; and a falling detecting unit for detecting the pulse signal that has been fallen when a fallen state of the pulse signal is successively obtained for two times. When the fallen pulse signal is detected, the sampling unit directs the signal state discriminating unit to obtain the state of the pulse signal at a time point, which is output as the pulse duration of the pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Matsui
  • Patent number: 8053981
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device and methods of forming the same are provided. The organic light-emitting device includes: a substrate having a pixel area and a peripheral circuit area; a reflective layer on the substrate, the reflective layer having a first reflective part in the pixel area and a second reflective part in the peripheral circuit area; a first electrode layer having a first part on the first reflective part; a pixel definition layer on the substrate, the pixel definition layer forming a plurality of pixel openings to expose a portion of the first part of the first electrode layer and at least one electrode contact hole to expose the second reflective part; an organic light-emitting layer on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer on the organic light-emitting layer, the second electrode layer extending to the peripheral circuit area to electrically couple with the exposed area of the second reflective part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan-Yi Chan, Du-Zen Peng
  • Patent number: 8053766
    Abstract: In a semiconductor element, and a display pixel and a display panel using the same, the semiconductor element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic light-emitting layer and a third electrode. The second electrode and the first electrode are disposed separately. The organic light-emitting layer is electrically connected with the first electrode and the second electrode. The third electrode is disposed above the organic light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Chung-Fu Wang
  • Patent number: 8049244
    Abstract: A package substrate of the present invention at least comprises a metal substrate and a plurality of light emitting dies. The metal substrate is provided thereon with at least one trench. The trench is recessed into the surface of the metal substrate through an insulating layer. The light emitting dies are secured in the trench and electrically connected to a predetermined wiring layer on the metal substrate by metal wires, thereby obtaining a light emitting die package substrate with good thermal conductivity, high heat dissipation, separate electrical and thermal paths and a simple and firm structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Chen, Cheng-Hung Yang
  • Patent number: 8043497
    Abstract: A conduit end cap structure (e.g., a floor drain assembly) that is securely attached to the conduit and aesthetically pleasing. The end cap of the conduit comprises a perforated plate. Anchor supports extend from the substantially concealed underside of the plate, each providing support for an anchor that is received by an anchor receiving structure on the conduit to securely attach the plate to the conduit near its opening. The anchor may be in the form of a fastener (e.g., a set screw), and the anchor receiving structure is in the form of a channel provided on the inside wall of the conduit opening. The fastener extends into the channel, thereby securely retaining the plate to prevent it from dislodging from the conduit end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: California Faucets, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Silverstein, Frederick Desborough
  • Patent number: D647678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Tzu-Hao Wei, Di-Fong Chang, Myk Lum, Adam Wade
  • Patent number: D650776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Switcheasy Limited
    Inventor: Steven Chi Vun Bau
  • Patent number: D652825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Switcheasy Limited
    Inventor: Steven Chi Vun Bau