Patents by Inventor Chuan-Pei Yu

Chuan-Pei Yu 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).

  • Patent number: 8259255
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module includes a light guide plate (210), a light source (211), and a retardation layer (214). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (2120) and a light emitting surface (2121) adjacent to the light incident surface. The light source is configured to emit polarized light with a first polarization orientation, and is located at a side of the light incident surface. The retardation layer is disposed at a side of the light emitting surface, and is configured to rotate the first polarization orientation of the polarized light to a second polarization orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan-Pei Yu, Ming-Chuan Chou
  • Patent number: 7872701
    Abstract: A method for fixing a flexible circuit board (FPC) of a display module includes providing a housing having at least a fixing pin, providing a display panel and an FPC having at least a fixing hole corresponding to the fixing pin, disposing the display panel and the FPC on the housing and folding back the FPC on another side of the housing such that the fixing pin passes through the fixing hole, and performing a hot mounting process to the fixing pin to enlarge the top end of the fixing pin to press the FPC onto the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan-Pei Yu, Chung-Liang Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7671940
    Abstract: A dual panel display has a housing, a first display panel, a second display panel, and a backlight module positioned between the first display panel and the fixing face of the housing. The backlight module includes a light guide panel, a light source, at least a transflective film and at least an optical property enhancement film between the light guide panel and the second display panel. The transflective film is positioned between the light guide panel and the fixing face for reflecting a part of light from the light guide sheet so that the part of light passes back into the light guide panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Rui-Yong Li, Chuan-Pei Yu
  • Patent number: 7639314
    Abstract: A method for fixing a flexible circuit board (FPC) of a display module includes providing a housing having at least a fixing pin, providing a display panel and an FPC having at least a fixing hole corresponding to the fixing pin, disposing the display panel and the FPC on the housing and folding back the FPC on another side of the housing such that the fixing pin passes through the fixing hole, and performing a hot mounting process to the fixing pin to enlarge the top end of the fixing pin to press the FPC onto the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Chuan-Pei Yu, Chung-Liang Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7495894
    Abstract: A structure of a liquid crystal display includes a first housing, a display panel module, a second housing, and a frame-structure layer. The first housing includes a first wall forming a compartment for the display panel module. The second housing includes a covering plane and a second wall. An edge of the display panel module is covered by the covering plane, and the first wall is surrounded by the second wall. The frame-structure layer is positioned between the first housing and the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd, Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Chuan-Pei Yu, Chung-Liang Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20090009484
    Abstract: An exemplary touch-detection display device includes a display unit configured to display images, a touch-detection unit configured to detect external contact thereon, and a control and detection unit configured to detect functional conditions of the display unit and switch the touch-detection unit according to the functional conditions of the display unit. A related method of driving the touch-detection display device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Chuan-Pei Yu, Yen-Hua Chen
  • Publication number: 20090002599
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module includes a light guide plate (210), a light source (211), and a retardation layer (214). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (2120) and a light emitting surface (2121) adjacent to the light incident surface. The light source is configured to emit polarized light with a first polarization orientation, and is located at a side of the light incident surface. The retardation layer is disposed at a side of the light emitting surface, and is configured to rotate the first polarization orientation of the polarized light to a second polarization orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Chuan-Pei Yu, Ming-Chuan Chou
  • Patent number: 7396145
    Abstract: A backlight module includes at least a light source generator, a housing, at least a thermal detector, and an inverter. The thermal detector is disposed in the housing for measuring the temperature within the housing when the light source generator is operating, and the inverter is electrically connected to the thermal detector and the light source generator for adjusting the electrical current of the light source generator according to the temperature measured by the thermal detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Mao-Jung Wang, Chuan-Pei Yu
  • Patent number: 7333163
    Abstract: An exemplary flat display module includes a light guide plate, a prism sheet, a flat display panel, and plural fixing mechanisms. Each fixing mechanism includes a top fixing surface, a bottom fixing surface, and a fixing sidewall forming a fixing cavity for positioning the light guide plate and the prism sheet. The fixing mechanism further includes a panel-fixing tab for fixing the flat display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Chang-Yu Huang, Chuan-Pei Yu
  • Patent number: 7268844
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a light source for providing light beams to irradiate the liquid crystal display panel, and an optical sheet positioned between the liquid crystal display panel and the light source and having a first surface facing the light source. Additionally, the first surface has a plurality of prisms for totally reflecting portions of ambient light beams that have passed through the liquid crystal display panel to irradiate the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Chuan-Pei Yu
  • Publication number: 20070202250
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of light guide plate pattern includes performing a dispensing process or an inkjet process to form a plurality of protrudent dot patterns on a light guide plate with a smooth surface, and solidifying the dot patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Jun-Sheng Lin, Chuan-Pei Yu
  • Publication number: 20070158666
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light guide plate having a light-incidence plane and a light-exit plane and at least a light emitting diode (LED) mixing package located in proximity to the light-incidence plane for providing lights to the backlight unit. The LED mixing package includes at least a first color LED chip, at least a first color compensation film corresponding to the first color LED chip, at least a second color LED chip, and at least a second color compensation film corresponding to the second color LED chip, in which the first color compensation film and the second color compensation film are located on the light-incidence plane of the backlight unit. The backlight unit further includes at least a spectrum sensor disposed on the light-exit plane of the backlight unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Chuan-Pei Yu, Rui-Yong Li
  • Patent number: 7221354
    Abstract: A back light module includes light tubes being disposed on a vertical axial line to form an arrangement of the light tubes aligning with each other vertically and an intermediate light tube being disposed on another vertical axial line and between two neighboring ones of the light tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Kuo, Chuan-Pei Yu
  • Publication number: 20070103854
    Abstract: A structure of a liquid crystal display includes a first housing, a display panel module, a second housing, and a frame-structure layer. The first housing includes a first wall forming a compartment for the display panel module. The second housing includes a covering plane and a second wall. An edge of the display panel module is covered by the covering plane, and the first wall is surrounded by the second wall. The frame-structure layer is positioned between the first housing and the second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Chuan-Pei Yu, Chung-Liang Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20070097504
    Abstract: A dual panel display has a backlight module, a first display panel, a second display panel, and a plurality of reflective polarizers deposited between the first light-exit surface and the first display panel or the second light exit surface and the second display panel of the light guide plate in the backlight module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Rui-Yong Li, Chuan-Pei Yu
  • Publication number: 20070097296
    Abstract: A dual panel display has a housing, a first display panel, a second display panel, and a backlight module positioned between the first display panel and the fixing face of the housing. The backlight module includes a light guide panel, a light source, at least a transflective film and at least an optical property enhancement film between the light guide panel and the second display panel. The transflective film is positioned between the light guide panel and the fixing face for reflecting a part of light from the light guide sheet so that the part of light passes back into the light guide panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Rui-Yong Li, Chuan-Pei Yu
  • Publication number: 20070070270
    Abstract: A display includes a display panel, a transflective reflector positioned on a lower surface of the display panel, an upper polarizer positioned on the upper surface of the display panel, a lower polarizer positioned on the lower surface of the transflective reflector, and a backlight unit positioned below the lower polarizer. The transflective reflector partially reflects light propagating to the transflective reflector so as to improve images of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Chuan-Pei Yu, Ming Chuan Chou
  • Patent number: 7188987
    Abstract: A backlight module has a light guide plate having a transparent plate and a light-mixing structure. The light-mixing structure contains a light-convergence body and a light-dispersing body connected with each other to form an hourglass-shaped structure. With the light-mixing structure, the light guide plate can mix light beams of different colors to produce white light beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Jemitek Electronics Corp.
    Inventor: Chuan-Pei Yu
  • Publication number: 20070053189
    Abstract: A backlight module includes at least a light source generator, a housing, at least a thermal detector, and an inverter. The thermal detector is disposed in the housing for measuring the temperature within the housing when the light source generator is operating, and the inverter is electrically connected to the thermal detector and the light source generator for adjusting the electrical current of the light source generator according to the temperature measured by the thermal detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Mao-Jung Wang, Chuan-Pei Yu
  • Publication number: 20070019439
    Abstract: A back light unit having a light guide plate, a light guide bar connecting to the light guide plate, at least a white LED light source, and at least a color LED light source. Each of the LED light sources is positioned at a side of the light guide bar. The color LED light source compensates white light from the white LED light source that cannot produce preferable white light. Accordingly, the back light unit can produce white light that provides preferable color saturation to a display in cooperation of the white LED light source and the color LED light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Chuan-Pei Yu, Mao-Jung Wang