Patents Assigned to TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS (XIAMEN) INC.
  • Patent number: 10488991
    Abstract: A touch panel is provided, which includes a sensing electrode layer formed on a strengthened upper-cover substrate. The sensing electrode layer includes a plurality of sensing electrodes, wherein at least one end of each of sensing electrode has a comb-shaped terminal extending outwards. The comb-shaped terminal includes at least one branch. A masking layer is formed on the sensing electrode layer and at least a part of the masking layer overlaps the comb-shaped terminal. Furthermore, a touch display using the touch panel is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan-Sin Ho, Pingping Huang, Junping Yang
  • Patent number: 10466833
    Abstract: A touch control device is provided. A protective cover protects the touch control device and includes a top-surface to sustain a touch action performed by the user. A flat touch sensing layer includes many first direction-detection electrodes second direction-detection electrodes. The fast and second direction-detection electrodes are isolated by a transparent insulating material at the position where the first direction-detection electrodes cross the second direction-detection electrodes. The first and second direction-detection electrodes constitute a flat sensing pattern. A pressure-sensing layer is disposed between the protective cover and the flat touch sensing layer and includes at least one pressure-sensing unit constituting a first pattern. The overlap ratio between the projection of the first pattern onto the flat touch sensing layer and the flat sensing pattern is less than or equal to about 5% of the flat sensing pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions(Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chung Chiang, Ho-Hsun Chi, Yuh-Wen Lee
  • Patent number: 10466852
    Abstract: A touch 3D-signal input equipment and a multi-function touch panel are introduced. The touch 3D-signal input equipment includes a substrate, a plurality of signal sensing units, a plurality of input wires, and a plurality of output wires. The signal sensing units are arranged in array on the substrate to detect a plane position and a pressure magnitude of a touch signal simultaneously. The input wires and the output wires are electrically connected to any one of the signal sensing units and a signal processing unit, respectively. The touch 3D-signal input equipment can detect touch position and magnitude of the touch strength at the same time, achieving three dimensional (3D) signal input recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions(Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Yuh-Wen Lee, Feng Chen
  • Patent number: 10459590
    Abstract: A touch panel is formed by firstly forming a film layer on a first plate, and next, sequentially forming a buffer layer on the film layer, forming a sensing layer on the buffer layer, forming a second plate on the sensing layer. After the foregoing formation procedures, the first plate is removed from the film layer. Next, a cover is attached to the film layer. In this way, the film layer is located between the cover and the buffer layer. Finally, the second plate is removed from the sensing layer, so as to form a touch panel with the features of light weight, thin thickness and low costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Shan Lin, Chunyan Wu, Lianjie Ji, Fang Fang
  • Patent number: 10452187
    Abstract: A pressure sensing module and a pressure sensing touch control system are provided. The pressure sensing module includes a sensing layer formed on a surface of a substrate. The sensing layer includes at least one pressure sensing unit including four resistors with the same resistance values. The four resistors form a Wheatstone bridge. Pattern shapes of two of the four resistors have the same extending directions, and the two of the four resistors are not disposed adjacent to each other. The pressure sensing touch control system includes a touch control sensing unit. The touch control sensing unit is disposed between the four resistors to achieve pressure sensing and position sensing of pressing action. In the present disclosure, a bridge circuit is disposed on a single surface to prevent the sensing for pressing with a finger from being affected by temperature and other noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chung Chiang, Feng Chen, Ho-Hsun Chi, Chih-Cheng Chuang, Sun-Po Lin, Wei Wei
  • Patent number: 10437361
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a touch panel, at least comprising the following steps. Step S1: a patterned first electrode layer is formed on a cover lens. A display region and a non-display region are defined on the cover lens, and the patterned first electrode layer is formed within the display region; step S2: a shielding layer is formed on the cover lens and disposed within the non-display region; step S3: an insulating layer is then formed on the shielding layer and on the patterned first electrode layer, a plurality of via holes are formed on the insulating layer, thereby exposing parts of the patterned first electrode layer; and step S4: a patterned second electrode layer is formed on the insulating layer within the non-display region, and the patterned second electrode layer is electrically connected to the patterned first electrode layer through the via holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions(Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Tsung-Ke Chiu, Shunqing Su, Zhuanyuan Zhang, Yan Lin
  • Patent number: 10401990
    Abstract: A pressure sensing input equipment includes a substrate, a first surface and a second surface, an electrode layer, and a pressure sensing chip. The first surface and the second surface are disposed oppositely. The first surface includes a pressure sensing region and a non-pressure sensing region, in which the area of the non-pressure sensing region is complementary to the area of the pressure sensing region. The electrode layer includes a plurality of pressure sensing electrodes disposed in the pressure sensing region to detect pressure magnitude. The pressure sensing electrodes include a first end part and a second end part. The pressure sensing chip is electrically connected to the pressure sensing electrodes, and the pressure sensing chip determines pressure magnitude by detecting the resistance variation after the pressure sensing electrode was pressured. Such design can achieve double functions that detect touch position and pressure magnitude of the pressure sensing input equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Chen, Jiayou He, Kunxiong Ye
  • Patent number: 10394396
    Abstract: A multi-force touch module includes first sensing electrodes disposed along X coordinate and second sensing electrodes disposed along Y coordinate. A multi-force touch sensing method for the multi-force touch module includes the following steps: detecting press position information, determining whether press positions are located at a same position on X axis, and detecting resistance values of the press positions on X axis or Y axis according to a result thus determined; and determining magnitudes of pressing forces at the press positions according to magnitudes of the resistance values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chung Chiang, Feng Chen, Ho-Hsun Chi, Yuh-Wen Lee
  • Patent number: 10365751
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a display device with a three-dimensional input module, and the device includes a pressure sensor, a display module having a position input function, and a common controller. The pressure sensor is used for detecting pressing force values of multiple points in Z direction. The display module having the position input function is disposed on one side of the pressure sensor and used for detecting press positions of multiple points in X direction and Y direction and displaying. The common controller generates pixel-scanning pulses and touch-scanning pulses for the display module having the position input function, and generates pressure-scanning pulses for the pressure sensor to detect multiple input positions and multiple pressing force values corresponding to the multiple input positions. The display device with the three-dimensional input module has advantages of simple hardware design and better noise immunity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Chuang, Tai-Shih Cheng, Xiaoxian He
  • Patent number: 10360427
    Abstract: A touch control apparatus with fingerprint identification function includes a substrate body with a visible region, a plurality of first primary electrodes, a plurality of second primary electrodes, and a fingerprint identification region located in the visible region. The first primary electrodes and the second primary electrodes are mounted in the visible region for sensing a touch coordinate when an object touches on the visible region. The first secondary electrodes are crossly arranged and insulated from the second secondary electrodes in the fingerprint, identification region. Further, a part of the first primary electrodes and the second primary electrodes are extended to the fingerprint identification region. When a user performs a fingerprint identification function, all electrodes in the fingerprint identification region are used to detect and identify the user's fingerprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Yuh-Wen Lee, Yau-Chen Jiang, Yanjun Xie, Bin Lai, Chengzhi Wu
  • Patent number: 10359877
    Abstract: A touch panel and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The touch panel includes a first axial electrode containing a plurality of first conductive units. Two adjacent first conductive units are separated and electrically connected by a first jumper and one first conductive unit has an extending part. The touch panel also includes a second axial electrode containing a plurality of second conductive units. Two adjacent second conductive units are connected through a connection part at the first jumper. Two adjacent second conductive units are separated and electrically connected by a second jumper at the extending part of the first conductive unit. The first axial electrode is insulated from and intersects the second axial electrode. The first and second jumpers have different axial directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Yanjun Xie, Yau-Chen Jiang, Bixin Guan, Zhuxiu Lin
  • Patent number: 10345164
    Abstract: A pressure sensing method and a system thereof are disclosed. The pressure sensing method includes following steps. Stored resistance values Rn are read and a differential resistance value ?Rn between resistance valises at adjacent moments are calculated. At least one ?Rn/Rn?1 is obtained. The at least one ?Rn/Rn?1 or a sum of plural ?Rn/Rn?1 is compared to at least one predefined database. A pressing force value Fn corresponding to the at least one ?Rn/Rn?1 or the sum of the plural ?Rn/Rn?1 is obtained, so as to detect and process a pressure sensing signal precisely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Hsun Chi, Tsai-Kuei Wei, Caijin Ye, Huaibin Zheng
  • Patent number: 10338751
    Abstract: A touch-control pattern structure is provided to reinforce capacitive sensing layer to increase the durability and reliability. The touch-control pattern structure comprises a capacitive sensing layer having two intersected electrode groups and a insulating layer located between the two intersected electrode groups at intersections of the two intersected electrode groups, and a reinforcing layer placed on the capacitive sensing layer at the intersection of the two intersected electrode groups at the edge of the insulating layer. Furthermore, the method of forming the touch-control pattern structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (XIAMEN) Inc.
    Inventors: Jing Yu, Huilin Ye, Rongwu Wang
  • Patent number: 10331261
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a light-shielding element, a touch sensing layer, a discharge element, and a main bridge element. The substrate has a center area and an edge area surrounding the center area. The light-shielding element is disposed on the edge area of the substrate. The touch sensing layer is disposed on the substrate and a portion of the touch sensing layer is disposed on the light-shielding element. The discharge element is disposed on the light-shielding element and is separated from the touch sensing layer. The main bridge element is connected to the portion of the touch sensing layer disposed on the light-shielding element and the discharging element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan-Sin Ho, Xiao-Xia You, Jun-Ping Yang, Hua Yun
  • Patent number: 10331283
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a capacitive touch panel, comprises a substantially transparent substrate and a transparent sensing pattern. The transparent sensing pattern, which detects touch signals, is formed on the substantially transparent substrate. The transparent sensing pattern comprises a plurality of conductor cells and at least one metal conductor disposed on the substantially transparent substrate. The at least one metal conductor connects two adjacent conductor cells. At least one low-reflection layer is formed on the at least one metal conductor. The low-reflection layer can reduce the reflected light therefore reducing the visibility of the metal conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Yuh-Wen Lee, Ching-Shan Lin
  • Patent number: 10331245
    Abstract: A touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a touch-sensing layer disposed on a substrate. A shielding layer is disposed on a shielding-film substrate. The shielding layer and the shielding-film substrate are disposed under the touch-sensing layer, wherein the shielding layer faces the touch-sensing layer. An adhesive layer is disposed between the touch-sensing layer and the shielding layer. An external circuit connection element has a first connection portion electrically connected with the touch-sensing layer and a second connection portion electrically connected with the shielding layer. The adhesive layer has a space and the second connection portion is disposed in the space. The space is filled with conductive glue. The conductive glue is between the second connection portion and the shielding layer. Moreover, a method for fabricating the touch panel is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Huilin Ye, Zhuanyuan Zhang, Qunfeng Lin, Xiaoyan Wu
  • Patent number: 10317715
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch panel. The touch panel comprises a plurality of first electrode axes, a plurality of second electrode axes, and a plurality of traces. The first electrode axes and the corresponding second electrode axes are disposed at a same level, intertwined, and electrically isolated from each other. The traces connect to the first electrode axes and the second electrode axes from one direction. The present disclosure further provides a manufacturing method of a touch panel. The traces electrically connect to the electrode axes along only one direction, thereby effectively decreasing the area needed to form the traces surrounding the active region and increasing the active region area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions(Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Yau-Chen Jiang, Yanjun Xie, Bin Lai, Limei Huang
  • Patent number: 10318037
    Abstract: A detection method for enhanced 3D detection module includes a plurality of touch units configured to sense positions of touch points, a plurality of pressure-sensitive units configured to sense pressing forces and a signal processing circuit, the detection method including: providing a touch scanning pulse to the plurality of touch units and providing a pressure scanning pulse to at least two of the pressure-sensitive units; generating touch signals by the plurality of touch units in response to the touch scanning pulse sensing the positions of the touch points and generating a superimposed pressure signal by the at least two of the pressure-sensitive units in response to the pressure scanning pulse sensing the pressing forces; and determining a position and a pressing force value of at least one touch point by the signal processing circuit according to the superimposed pressure signal and the touch signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions(Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Chuang, Tai-Shih Cheng, Shuo-Wen Wang
  • Patent number: 10282040
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a touch circuit pattern and a manufacturing method thereof. A capacitive touch circuit pattern in the present disclosure comprises a substrate, wherein at least two adjacent transparent first-axis electrode blocks, a transparent first-axis conductive wire, and at least two adjacent transparent second-axis electrode blocks are formed on the substrate. The first-axis conductive wire is formed between the two adjacent first-axis electrode blocks to connect the two adjacent first-axis electrode blocks and the two adjacent second-axis electrode blocks, respectively, at two sides of the first-axis conductive wire. The capacitive touch circuit pattern further comprises of a metal second-axis conductive wire, which stretches across the first-axis conductive wire and connects the two adjacent second-axis electrode blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Ching-Yi Wang
  • Patent number: 10268301
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a first touch sensor electrode, a first insulation structure, a second touch sensor electrode, and a first pressure sensor electrode. The first touch sensor electrode is disposed on the substrate and extends along a first direction. The first insulation structure is dispose on the substrate and covers a part of the first touch sensor electrode. The second touch sensor electrode is disposed on the substrate and extends along a second direction. The second touch sensor electrode crosses over the first insulation structure and electrically isolated from the first touch-sensitive electrode. The first pressure sensor electrode is disposed on the substrate and extends along a third direction. The first pressure sensor electrode crosses over the first insulation structure and is staggered with at least one of the first touch. sensor electrode and the second touch sensor electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Hsun Chi, Cheng-Chung Chiang