Patents by Inventor Chao-Pai Lee

Chao-Pai Lee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230167958
    Abstract: A light guide structure with jagged protrusions is configured in a lighting device of a mobile vehicle. The light guide structure comprises a light injecting surface and a light emitting surface. The light injecting surface comprises a middle section and two side sections deployed respectively at opposite ends of the middle section. At least a portion of the side sections has a light guiding area. A light source module forms an irradiation area by the light guide structure, the microstructure of the light guiding area is configured to enable the light from the light guide to pass through the light injecting surface generating refraction, diffusion, or scattering, so as to reduce the generation of stray light, and improve the clarity of the beam contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: CHAO PAI LEE, CHENG CHIH LAI, CHUNG CHIANG PAN
  • Patent number: 11549654
    Abstract: A light guide structure with jagged protrusions is configured in a lighting device of a mobile vehicle. The light guide structure includes a light injecting surface and a light emitting surface. The light emitting surface includes a middle section and two side sections deployed respectively at opposite ends of the middle section. The side sections have a plurality of jagged protrusions forming a light guiding area. The extending direction of the jagged protrusions intersects with the light emitting direction. A light source module forms an irradiation area by the light guide structure, the light guiding area extending the width of both sides of the irradiation area, the beam contour being enlarged evenly. The disclosure also provides a headlight structure, a light source module having the light guide structure and a convex lens configured sequentially in the light emitting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TAN DE TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao Pai Lee, Cheng Chih Lai, Chung Chiang Pan
  • Patent number: 11460164
    Abstract: A vehicle signal light structure includes a light guide, two light source modules, and a collimator. The light guide includes an elongated light output surface, a light incident surface being disposed at both sides of the light output surface, and a light guide surface being disposed below the light output surface. The light guide surface is tilted upward from the light incident surface to the center of the light guide. The light guide surface includes a plurality of V-shaped microstructures defining a light guide structure. The light source modules are disposed at the light incident surface of the light guide. The collimator has a light incident surface disposed at the light output surface of the light guide. A light passing through the light incident surface of the light guide is reflected by the light guide surface and directs to the light output surface, then, is collimated by the collimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TAN DE TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jyun Sian Yu, Chung Chiang Pan, Chao Pai Lee
  • Publication number: 20220275921
    Abstract: A light guide structure with jagged protrusions is configured in a lighting device of a mobile vehicle. The light guide structure comprises a light injecting surface and a light emitting surface. The light injecting surface comprises a middle section and two side sections deployed respectively at opposite ends of the middle section. At least a portion of the side sections has a light guiding area. A light source module forms an irradiation area by the light guide structure, the microstructure of the light guiding area is configured to enable the light from the light guide to pass through the light injecting surface generating refraction, diffusion, or scattering, so as to reduce the generation of stray light, and improve the clarity of the beam contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: CHAO PAI LEE, CHENG CHIH LAI, CHUNG CHIANG PAN
  • Publication number: 20220146069
    Abstract: A light guide structure is configured in a lighting device of a mobile vehicle. The light guide structure comprises a light injecting surface and a light emitting surface. The light emitting surface comprises a middle section and two side sections deployed respectively at opposite ends of the middle section. The side sections have a plurality of jagged protrusions forming a light guiding area. The extending direction of the jagged protrusions intersects with the light emitting direction. A light source module forms an irradiation area by the light guide structure, the light guiding area extending the width of both sides of the irradiation area, the beam contour being enlarged evenly. The disclosure also provides a headlight structure, a light source module having the light guide structure and a convex lens configured sequentially in the light emitting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: CHAO PAI LEE, CHENG CHIH LAI, CHUNG CHIANG PAN
  • Patent number: 11112081
    Abstract: A light device for a vehicle includes an emitting module, a light condensing lens and a light guide. The light guide has a hollow column defining a light incident side and a light output side away from each other, both sides respectively faced to the emitting module and the light condensing lens, and the hollow column in help of the light guide avoiding material degradation phenomena and structure deforming problem and prolonging the life usage compared with other materials such as solid-transparent plastic or silicone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: TAN DE TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung Chiang Pan, Cheng Chih Lai, Chao Pai Lee
  • Publication number: 20210164632
    Abstract: A light device for a vehicle includes an emitting module, a light condensing lens and a light guide. The light guide has a hollow column defining a light incident side and a light output side away from each other, both sides respectively faced to the emitting module and the light condensing lens, and the hollow column in help of the light guide avoiding material degradation phenomena and structure deforming problem and prolonging the life usage compared with other materials such as solid-transparent plastic or silicone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: CHUNG CHIANG PAN, CHENG CHIH LAI, CHAO PAI LEE
  • Publication number: 20200116325
    Abstract: A light strip assembly includes a plurality of light strips in series connection. Each of the light strips includes a straight strip member, a light guiding member, and a light emitting device. The strip member has a mounting surface and an exit surface, and the light guiding member is connected to the mounting surface of the strip member and has an entrance surface and a reflector. The light emitting devices emit lights to the light guiding members via the entrance surfaces, and the lights are reflected by the reflectors to emit to the strip members, and then the lights leave the strip members via the exit surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: CHAO PAI LEE, CHUNG CHIANG PAN, CHENG CHIH LAI
  • Patent number: 10598333
    Abstract: A light strip assembly includes a plurality of light strips in series connection. Each of the light strips includes a straight strip member, a light guiding member, and a light emitting device. The strip member has a mounting surface and an exit surface, and the light guiding member is connected to the mounting surface of the strip member and has an entrance surface and a reflector. The light emitting devices emit lights to the light guiding members via the entrance surfaces, and the lights are reflected by the reflectors to emit to the strip members, and then the lights leave the strip members via the exit surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: TAN DE TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao Pai Lee, Chung Chiang Pan, Cheng Chih Lai
  • Patent number: 10222019
    Abstract: A light module of a headlamp includes a laser device, a liquid crystal panel, a light transmitting device, a wavelength converting device, and a projection device in sequence. The laser device has at least a laser emitter to project laser rays to the liquid crystal panel. The light transmitting device transmits the laser rays from the liquid crystal panel to the wavelength converting device. The wavelength converting device transforms the laser beam into white light and project out through the projection device. A heat sink is attached to the wavelength converting device to dissipate the heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Tan De Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung Hsien Li, Chung Chiang Pan, Cheng Chih Lai, Chao Pai Lee
  • Patent number: 10168013
    Abstract: A light module of a headlamp includes several laser emitters, several collimators, a light circulating device, a liquid crystal panel, and a projection lens in sequence. The light circulating device includes a filter, a first polarizer, a first reflector, a wavelength transforming layer, a second reflector, and a second polarizer to convert laser rays of the laser emitters into white laser rays with a predetermined polarization for the liquid crystal panel, and finally to project out through the projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Tan De Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung Hsien Li, Chung Chiang Pan, Cheng Chih Lai, Chao Pai Lee
  • Publication number: 20080304801
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a high-brightness light guide plate, which is a plate formed by a transparent resin having a high refractive index. An incident plane is disposed on a lateral side of the light guide plate, and a light emitting plane is disposed on a surface of the light guide plate. A reflective plane is disposed on a backside of light guide plate facing the light emitting plane and the light guide plate has a plurality of cells sunken into the reflective plane to form a diffusion pattern. The light guide plate has a plurality of diffusion points embossed at the light emitting plane, and each diffusion point is disposed on the light emitting plane, such that the manufacturing cost of a light guide plate mold can be lowered by improving the taste and the uniformity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Chao-Pai Lee, Chih-Tsung Lin, Tzu-Wen Su
  • Publication number: 20060133113
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a diffuser, a light guide plate, a reflection sheet, and a light source. The light guide plate includes a top face facing the diffuser, a bottom face opposite to the top face, a light entrance face interconnecting the top and bottom faces and adjacent to the light source, a plurality prismatic strips formed on the top face and extending substantially parallel to each other in a first direction transverse to the light entrance face, and a plurality of spaced apart light deflection protrusions which are arranged in rows along the first direction and each of which tapers outward from the bottom face. The reflection sheet includes a plurality of prismatic strips facing the bottom face of the light guide plate and extending substantially parallel to each other in a second direction transverse to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Akio Koike, Kinju Taya, Chao-Pai Lee
  • Publication number: 20060087057
    Abstract: A method of making a mold for a light guide plate includes the steps of plating a soft metal layer on a roller, polishing the soft metal layer, engraving the soft metal layer to form a transferring pattern on the soft metal layer, and plating a hard metal layer on the soft metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: Main Source Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Koike, Kinju Taya, Chao-Pai Lee