Patents Assigned to TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
  • Patent number: 9507522
    Abstract: A keyboard includes a holographic film having a holographic information of a keyboard arrangement recorded on a surface thereof; a virtual keyboard generated from the holographic film; and a touch panel adjoining the holographic film, configured to detect an information corresponding to a position being touched thereon. The keyboard is of the advantage of multi-function, convenience and portability. An electronic device using the keyboard and an input method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Shun-Ta Chien, Sheng-Ping Su
  • Patent number: 9492994
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a device having multiple printing layers and a printing method thereof, wherein said method comprises: seriatim stack-printing at least one printing layer on a protective substrate in an ascending order of size, wherein the protective substrate has an open surface exposed outward and a laminating surface laminated with a plate, and wherein the printing layer is printed on a part of the laminating surface and the closer the printing layer is to the laminating surface, the smaller area the printing layer has so as to reduce height difference between printing layers and make for the following lamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Fu Huang, Yin-Miao Lin, Meng-Hsueh Wu, Chen-Hui Cheng
  • Patent number: 9459735
    Abstract: An electrode pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel is provided. The electrode pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel of the present invention, in one embodiment, comprises a substrate, at least one first electrode disposed on said substrate, an insulator disposed on said at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode disposed on said insulator and overlapped with said at least one first electrode at least one intersection, and at least one protective block located on said at least one second electrode and positioned at said at least one intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Lu-Hsing Lee
  • Patent number: 9423917
    Abstract: A capacitive touch panel includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, and an isolation layer. First and second sensing electrode serials are disposed on surfaces of the first and second transparent substrates, respectively. The first sensing electrode serials are formed by cascading first sensing electrodes. A first hollow region is formed between two adjacent first sensing electrodes. A first compensating electrode is formed in the first hollow region on the surface of the first transparent substrate. The second sensing electrode serials are formed by cascading second sensing electrodes. A second hollow region is formed between two adjacent second sensing electrodes. A second compensating electrode is formed in the second hollow region on the surface of the second transparent substrate. The isolation layer is disposed between the first and second transparent substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Hsiang Huang, Chun-Jung Huang
  • Patent number: 9426893
    Abstract: A manufacture method and structure of a curved capacitive touch panel is disclosed. A flat flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) with capacitive touch sensing/detecting capability is provided, followed by subjecting the flat FPCB to compressing molding to form a curved FPCB. Subsequently, a curved substrate is provided, wherein an outer curved surface of the curved FPCB is bonded to an inner curved surface of the substrate, thereby forming the curved capacitive touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Jun-Yao Huang, Po-Pin Hung
  • Patent number: 9348439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch sensitive display, which comprises a merged layer made of sensing electrodes and organic light-emitting electrodes. The touch sensitive display further comprises a first touch sensing layer and an organic light-emitting assembly, wherein the first touch sensing layer has a plurality of first sensing electrodes, which are formed onto a surface of an upper substrate. This organic light-emitting assembly is disposed on an upper surface of a lower substrate, and the merged layer is formed on the surface of the organic light-emitting assembly. The sensing electrodes that comprised in this merged layer are second sensing electrodes, while the organic light-emitting electrodes are counter electrodes which originally belong to the organic light-emitting assembly. In addition, the present invention also provides a manufacturing method of a touch sensitive display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Chen-Yu Liu
  • Publication number: 20160103467
    Abstract: Disclosed is a conductor pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel. First-axis conductor assemblies and second-axis conductor assemblies are formed on a surface of a substrate. Each first-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of first-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by first-axis conduction lines. An insulation layer is formed on a surface of each first-axis conduction line. Each second-axis conductor assembly includes a plurality of second-axis conductor cells that are interconnected by second-axis conduction lines. Each second-axis conduction line extends across the insulation layer of the associated first-axis conduction line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Yang Chang, Shun-Ta Chien
  • Patent number: 9298323
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a sensing electrode structure comprising a plurality of first axial electrodes and a plurality of second axial electrodes. The second axial electrodes and the first axial electrodes are formed on same side of a substrate and are electrically insulated from each other. Each of the first axial electrodes has a plurality of first conductive patterns with grid structures, and the first conductive patterns with grid structures are electrically connected with each other. Each of the second axial electrodes has a plurality of second conductive patterns with grid structures, and the second conductive patterns with grid structures are electrically connected with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Chi Lin, Sean Hsi Yuan Wu, Chien-Min Lai
  • Patent number: 9213450
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and a transparent conductive layer disposed on the second surface of the substrate. The transparent conductive layer is disposed in a pattern so that the transparent conductive layer includes a plurality of discrete conductive pads, with the pads being conductively connected to at least one connecting region of the substrate via respective conductive traces. The pads are associated with respective buttons of a display device disposed at the substrate, such that the user may touch or approach the substrate and pads at selected areas in response to the displayed buttons as viewed by the user through the pads and substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Scott C. Ippel
  • Patent number: 9158386
    Abstract: A method of removing portions of a conductive layer comprising a transparent conductive material and/or a metallic material disposed on a plastic substrate used for capacitive touchscreen devices includes providing a plastic substrate having a conductive layer disposed on a surface thereof and removing portions of the conductive layer at the surface of the plastic substrate to establish a pattern of electrically isolated conductive portions on the surface of the plastic substrate. The conductive portions or traces are electrically connected to a touchscreen controller, which is operable to determine a location of a touch or proximity of an object at or near the surface of the plastic substrate responsive to a detected change in capacitance. The removal process may comprise etching or laser ablating portions of the conductive layer at the surface of the plastic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Yun Yang, Ryan T. Gerlach
  • Patent number: 9152265
    Abstract: A touch sensitive display includes: an upper substrate, a lower substrate, an organic light-emitting component, and a touch sensing component. The lower substrate is disposed below the upper substrate and the organic light-emitting component is disposed above the lower substrate. The touch sensing component designed by a single layer structure is disposed under or above the upper substrate. Therefore, the present invention can achieve the purpose of lightening the touch sensitive display and simplifying manufacturing process of the touch sensitive display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Chen-Yu Liu
  • Patent number: 9116589
    Abstract: A single-layer projected capacitive touch panel has a glass cover, a touch sensing circuit layer, an insulating ink layer, a conductive wire layer, an insulator layer, a conductive glue layer and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) board. The touch sensing circuit layer, the insulating ink layer, the conductive wire layer, the insulator layer and the conductive glue layer are mounted on a circuit surface of the glass cover in sequence. The insulating ink layer covers the touch sensing circuit layer and has multiple through slots. Each through slot is filled with an electric conductor. The FPC is fastened on the conductive wire layer by a conductive glue layer. Therefore, the touch panel of the present invention is thinner, provides better penetrability and costs less than conventional projected capacitive touch panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: David Mi
  • Patent number: 9024893
    Abstract: A controlling system of a touch panel comprises of a drive signal generating circuit, a sensing module for sensing a waveform signal from the touch panel, and a signal processing module for enabling and disabling the drive signal generating circuit based on the signal outputted by the sensing module. Therefore, the mentioned controlling system can support the active and the passive touch modes. In addition, the present invention further provides a controlling method of the touch panel and a stylus pen applied to the mentioned controlling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Hsueh Chu, Jui-Jung Chiu
  • Patent number: 9019456
    Abstract: A touch sensitive in-plane switching (IPS) liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a liquid crystal layer, an active-matrix transistor layer with an electrode pair, a color filter substrate, and a sensing electrode layer. The sensing electrode layer may be disposed above or below the color filter substrate, and the sensing electrode layer may include two parts that are disposed above and below the color filter layer respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Chen-Yu Liu
  • Patent number: 9019233
    Abstract: A projected capacitive touch panel has a glass cover, a touch sensing circuit layer, an insulating ink Layer, a conductive wire layer, an insulator layer, a conductive glue layer and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) board. The touch sensing circuit layer, the insulating ink layer the conductive wire layer, the insulator layer and the conductive glue layer are mounted on a circuit surface of the glass cover in sequence. The insulating ink layer cover the touch sensing circuit layer and has multiple through slots. Each through slot is filled with an electric conductor. The FPC is fastened on the conductive wire layer by a conductive glue layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: David Mi
  • Patent number: 9007313
    Abstract: A touch sensing circuit includes an alternative current (AC) source, a voltage division circuit, and a processing circuit. The voltage division circuit receives an AC signal outputted from the AC source and includes a first branch and a second branch on a touch sensing glass, wherein the first and second branches are adjacent to each other. The processing circuit is connected to the voltage division circuit for determining position of a touch point according to the voltages of the first branch and the second branch. In a preferred embodiment, the first branch comprises a first capacitor and a first voltage division resistor connected to the first capacitor, and the second branch comprises a second capacitor and a second voltage division resistor connected to the second capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Kun Li, Jui-Jung Chiu
  • Patent number: 8970510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an embedded touch sensitive display, which includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a touch sensing layer, a touch signal transfer circuit and a conductive media. The liquid crystal display comprises a top substrate, a bottom substrate, and a liquid crystal layer which is configured between the top substrate and the bottom substrate. The touch sensing layer is disposed below the top substrate of the LCD for generating touch signals after sensing an outside touch action, and the touch signal transfer circuit is disposed above the bottom substrate of the LCD. The conductive media is disposed between the touch sensing layer and the touch signal transfer circuit for transferring the touch signals between the touch sensing layer and the touch signal transfer circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Ching-Yi Wang
  • Publication number: 20150054750
    Abstract: A touch panel stackup comprises a substrate, a first conductive element having a first refractive index and forming a plurality of patterns with on or more gaps on the substrate having an address for sensing tactile signals in a first direction and a second direction, a second conductive element having a second refractive index coupled with said plurality of patterns an insulator disposed among said one or more gaps, the second refractive index being substantially the same as said first refractive index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: TPK Touch Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Lu-Hsing Lee
  • Patent number: 8963856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch sensing layer which comprises at least one first-axis sensing electrode, second-axis sensing electrode, insulating element and conductive bridge. Each first-axis sensing electrode comprises a plurality of first electrode patterns with discontinuity-in-series, and each second-axis sensing electrode is configured to interlace with each first-axis sensing electrode and comprises a plurality of second electrode patterns with continuity-in-series. Each insulating element is continuously formed on the corresponding second-axis sensing electrode, and each conductive bridge is also continuously formed above the corresponding first-axis sensing electrode and crosses the insulating element to connect those first electrode patterns with discontinuity-in-series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Lu-Hsing Lee, Cheng-Chieh Chang, Ching-Shan Lin
  • Patent number: 8947399
    Abstract: A capacitive touch panel sequentially has a first transparent substrate, a lower touch sensitive layer, a lower conductor layer, a lower insulation layer, a lower conductive adhesive layer, a flexible circuit board, a transparent insulation adhesive layer, an upper insulation layer, an upper conductive adhesive layer, an upper conductor layer, an upper insulation ink layer, an upper touch sensitive layer and a second transparent substrate. The aforementioned structure allows fabrication of the capacitive touch panel to be separated into a lower panel fabrication process and an upper panel fabrication process. The two independent fabrication processes prevent the capacitive touch panel from being damaged in one of the processes when the process is completed, thereby increase the yield in production and further facilitate producing large-size touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: David Mi