Patents by Inventor Chun-Min Hu

Chun-Min Hu 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: 9951255
    Abstract: A touch panel, comprises a substrate, a sensing layer disposed on the substrate, wherein the sensing layer includes a plurality of electrode patterns disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, and arranged in interval; an optical matching glue disposed on the sensing layer and filled in the intervals, wherein the refractive index of the optical matching glue matches the refractive index of the sensing layer. The present invention further comprises an optical matching glue and the manufacturing method thereof. When using the touch panel of the present invention, the defects of appearance caused by the refractive index difference between the electrode pattern and the intervals can be reduced without any additional process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solution (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Yuh-Wen Lee, Chun-Min Hu, Congming Chen, Yea-Wan Chen, Lichun Yang, Qiong Yuan, Xianbin Xu, Kwan-Sin Ho, Hua Yun, Feng Zhao
  • Publication number: 20150022740
    Abstract: A touch panel, comprises a substrate, a sensing layer disposed on the substrate, wherein the sensing layer includes a plurality of electrode patterns disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, and arranged in interval; an optical matching glue disposed on the sensing layer and filled in the intervals, wherein the refractive index of the optical matching glue matches the refractive index of the sensing layer. The present invention further comprises an optical matching glue and the manufacturing method thereof. When using the touch panel of the present invention, the defects of appearance caused by the refractive index difference between the electrode pattern and the intervals can be reduced without any additional process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Yuh-Wen Lee, Chun-Min Hu, Congming Chen, Yea-Wan Chen, Lichun Yang, Qiong Yuan, Xianbin Xu, Kwan-Sin Ho, Hua Yun, Feng Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130316089
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a touch screen having a bacteria inhibition layer for prohibiting bacteria from growing thereon and a method for manufacturing the same comprising uniformly dispersing particles of nano metal material in a solution to be applied to a surface treatment so that the solution can have a concentration of 20 ppm to 500 ppm; evenly spray coating the solution on a screen of the touch screen; and subjecting the solution coated on the screen of the touch screen to a heat treatment until solvent in the solution is completely evaporated so that the particles of the nano metal material are densely adhered to the screen of the touch screen to form a bacteria inhibition layer thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Min Hu
  • Publication number: 20130316168
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a touch screen having a bacteria inhibition layer for prohibiting bacteria from growing thereon and a method for manufacturing the same comprising uniformly dispersing particles of nano metal material in a solution to be applied to a surface treatment so that the solution can have a concentration of 20 ppm to 500 ppm; evenly spray coating the solution on a screen of the touch screen; and subjecting the solution coated on the screen of the touch screen to a heat treatment until solvent in the solution is completely evaporated so that the particles of the nano metal material are densely adhered to the screen of the touch screen to form a bacteria inhibition layer thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Min Hu
  • Patent number: 8524314
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a touch screen having a bacteria inhibition layer for prohibiting bacteria from growing thereon and a method for manufacturing the same comprising uniformly dispersing particles of nano metal material in a solution to be applied to a surface treatment so that the solution can have a concentration of 20 ppm to 500 ppm; evenly spray coating the solution on a screen of the touch screen; and subjecting the solution coated on the screen of the touch screen to a heat treatment until solvent in the solution is completely evaporated so that the particles of the nano metal material are densely adhered to the screen of the touch screen to form a bacteria inhibition layer thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Min Hu
  • Patent number: 8008752
    Abstract: A component for an information display device has a transparent substrate having a surface that has a first refractive index. The surface is selectively coated in a pattern comprising a transparent electrically conductive layer disposed at least at a first region of the surface and at a second region of the surface. The first region of the surface is separated from the second region by a third region that is devoid of the transparent conductive layer. The transparent conductive layer has a second refractive index that is higher than the first refractive index. The first, second and third regions are commonly overcoated with a transparent layer comprising non-conductive nanoparticles, the overcoating layer being disposed over the transparent conductive layer at the first and second regions and also disposed over the third region that is devoid of the transparent conductive layer. The refractive index of the layer comprising nanoparticles is higher than the first refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Min Hu
  • Publication number: 20100272919
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a touch screen having a bacteria inhibition layer for prohibiting bacteria from growing thereon and a method for manufacturing the same comprising uniformly dispersing particles of nano metal material in a solution to be applied to a surface treatment so that the solution can have a concentration of 20 ppm to 500 ppm; evenly spray coating the solution on a screen of the touch screen; and subjecting the solution coated on the screen of the touch screen to a heat treatment until solvent in the solution is completely evaporated so that the particles of the nano metal material are densely adhered to the screen of the touch screen to form a bacteria inhibition layer thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Min Hu
  • Patent number: 7553749
    Abstract: A method of hiding transparent electrodes on a transparent substrate coats a solution of non-conductive nanoparticles onto the transparent substrate and the transparent electrodes after forming a plurality of transparent electrodes on the transparent substrate, and both non-conductive nanoparticles and transparent electrodes have the same reflective index of light. After a high-temperature thermal processing is performed to the transparent substrate, an even mask is formed on the transparent substrate and the transparent electrodes, such that the non-conductive nanoparticles in the mask provide the same reflective index of light for the positions of the transparent substrate with and without the transparent electrodes, so as to effectively prevent a different reflective index of light at any position of the transparent substrate that will cause a poor image quality of the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Min Hu
  • Publication number: 20090123669
    Abstract: A component for an information display device has a transparent substrate having a surface that has a first refractive index. The surface is selectively coated in a pattern comprising a transparent electrically conductive layer disposed at least at a first region of the surface and at a second region of the surface. The first region of the surface is separated from the second region by a third region that is devoid of the transparent conductive layer. The transparent conductive layer has a second refractive index that is higher than the first refractive index. The first, second and third regions are commonly overcoated with a transparent layer comprising non-conductive nanoparticles, the overcoating layer being disposed over the transparent conductive layer at the first and second regions and also disposed over the third region that is devoid of the transparent conductive layer. The refractive index of the layer comprising nanoparticles is higher than the first refractive index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: TPK SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: CHUN-MIN HU
  • Publication number: 20080278054
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a phosphor material composition comprises a phosphor powder and an additive, wherein the additive has an amount in a range of about 0.1%˜20% of the phosphor powder in weight. The material of the additive is selected from the group consisting of an energy absorption material and a conductive material and a combination thereof. In another embodiment, a phosphor material composition including a phosphor powder and an additive is provided, wherein the additive has an amount of 2.8 ppm˜32000 ppm. The material of the additive is also selected from the group consisting of an energy absorption material, a conductive material and a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Chun-Min Hu, Ching-Hsiang Tseng, Lichun Yang, William Tang, Donghua Lan
  • Publication number: 20070264844
    Abstract: A method of hiding transparent electrodes on a transparent substrate coats a solution of non-conductive nanoparticles onto the transparent substrate and the transparent electrodes after forming a plurality of transparent electrodes on the transparent substrate, and both non-conductive nanoparticles and transparent electrodes have the same reflective index of light. After a high-temperature thermal processing is performed to the transparent substrate, an even mask is formed on the transparent substrate and the transparent electrodes, such that the non-conductive nanoparticles in the mask provide the same reflective index of light for the positions of the transparent substrate with and without the transparent electrodes, so as to effectively prevent a different reflective index of light at any position of the transparent substrate that will cause a poor image quality of the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: TrendON Touch Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Chun-Min Hu
  • Publication number: 20070026089
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a touch screen having a bacteria inhibition layer for prohibiting bacteria from growing thereon and a method for manufacturing the same comprising uniformly dispersing particles of nano metal material in a solution to be applied to a surface treatment so that the solution can have a concentration of 20 ppm to 500 ppm; evenly spray coating the solution on a screen of the touch screen; and subjecting the solution coated on the screen of the touch screen to a heat treatment until solvent in the solution is completely evaporated so that the particles of the nano metal material are densely adhered to the screen of the touch screen to form a bacteria inhibition layer thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: TrendON Touch Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Chun-Min Hu
  • Patent number: 6624564
    Abstract: For use in a color cathode ray tube (CRT) having a display screen with a flat outer surface and a curved inner surface, a 2-layer antistatic and antireflective coating for the display screen's flat outer surface compensates for the variation in screen thickness to provide uniform light transmission through the screen and coating combination, a high degree of video image contrast, effective electrostatic shielding and discharge, and reduced light reflectivity. The coating includes a first inner electrically conductive layer disposed on the CRT display screen's flat outer surface containing carbon black particles for a high level of video image contrast and improved electrical conductivity for electrostatic shielding and discharge. The extent of light transmission through the inner conductive layer may be adjusted in accordance with the display screen's thickness by varying the amount of carbon black particles in the coating solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Chu Wang, Chun-Min Hu
  • Patent number: 6623662
    Abstract: A two-layer coating for the outer surface of the display screen of a color cathode ray tube (CRT) includes an inner carbon black-based layer and an outer silica-based layer. The inner layer is antistatic, while the outer layer is antireflective. To compensate for the increased absorption of blue light by the carbon black particles, which results in a color video image having a yellowish tint, a blue additive, such as a pigment or dye, is added to the coating to adjust its light absorbance characteristics and provide uniform light absorbance over the entire visible spectrum of 400-700 nm for improved color video image presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Chu Wang, Chun-Min Hu
  • Patent number: 6521346
    Abstract: A two-layer coating for the outer surface of a glass display screen of a video display device such as a cathode ray tube (CRT) includes an inner antistatic layer and an outer antireflective layer. The outer antireflective layer contains silica and has a refractive index in the range of 1.4-1.5. The inner layer contains carbon black powder particles which provide high electrical conductivity to dissipate electrostatic charge on the glass display screen. The inner layer further includes a surface activation agent, such as glycol, for dispersing the carbon black particles in the antistatic solution. To increase the refractive index of the inner layer to a value greater than its typical value, which is in the range of 1.5-2.0, for the purpose of reducing light reflection from the glass display screen while maintaining high conductivity, ZrO2, ZnO, ZnS or TiO2, or a combination thereof, is added to the inner antistatic layer to provide a stable solution with optically and electrically desirable characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Chu Wang, Chun-Min Hu
  • Publication number: 20020175615
    Abstract: For use in a color cathode ray tube (CRT) having a display screen with a flat outer surface and a curved inner surface, a 2-layer antistatic and antireflective coating for the display screen's flat outer surface compensates for the variation in screen thickness to provide uniform light transmission through the screen and coating combination, a high degree of video image contrast, effective electrostatic shielding and discharge, and reduced light reflectivity. The coating includes a first inner electrically conductive layer disposed on the CRT display screen's flat outer surface containing carbon black particles for a high level of video image contrast and improved electrical conductivity for electrostatic shielding and discharge. The extent of light transmission through the inner conductive layer may be adjusted in accordance with the display screen's thickness by varying the amount of carbon black particles in the coating solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Kuo-chu Wang, Chun-Min Hu
  • Publication number: 20020175315
    Abstract: A two-layer coating for the outer surface of the display screen of a color cathode ray tube (CRT) includes an inner carbon black-based layer and an outer silica-based layer. The inner layer is antistatic, while the outer layer is antireflective. To compensate for the increased absorption of blue light by the carbon black particles, which results in a color video image having a yellowish tint, a blue additive, such as a pigment or dye, is added to the coating to adjust its light absorbance characteristics and provide uniform light absorbance over the entire visible spectrum of 400-700 nm for improved color video image presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Kuo-Chu Wang, Chun-Min Hu
  • Patent number: 5773150
    Abstract: A high molecular weight, i.e., molecular weight of 90,000-750,000, conductive polymer soluble in both water and alcohol is mixed with a solution of water, alcohol, tetraethoxysilane (TES), and nitric acid (HNO.sub.3) to provide an antistatic coating for a glass display panel of a cathode ray tube (CRT) for grounding static charge on the panel. Conductive polymers such as of polyaniline mixed with either polystyrene sulfonic acid or polyacrylic acid in a molecular ratio of 1:1 or 3,4 polyethylenedioxythiophene added to polystyrenesulphonate in a molecular ratio of 1:1 form a conductive complex which when mixed with a solution of water, alcohol, TES and HNO.sub.3 provides a coating solution with a resistivity in the range of 10.sup.7-10.sup.9 ohm/cm.sup.2 on the outer surface of the CRT display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hua-Sou Tong, Chun-Min Hu
  • Patent number: 5717281
    Abstract: The inner surface of a video display panel such as cathode ray tube (CRT) glass faceplate is initially coated with a mixture of one of the primary color phosphors, an organic binder such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) diluted with water, and a photoresist agent. The organic binder overcomes the poor adhesion to the glass faceplate of the photoresist which typically includes polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) and reduces the oxygen which decreases phosphor exposure time. To overcome PVA and PVP incompatibilities which give rise to nonuniform film thickness, a vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl alcohol (VP-VA) copolymer is added to the phosphor, organic binder and photoresist mixture in the range of 0.1-30 wt %. The copolymer with both the VP and VA functioning groups serves as a coupling agent between the PVA and PVP and eliminates incompatibilities between these components. The VP-VA copolymer preferably has a VP/VA mole ratio in the range of 20/80 to 80/20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hua-Sou Tong, Chun-Min Hu, Yu-Chung Yu
  • Patent number: 5688328
    Abstract: Apparatus for applying an antistatic and/or antireflective coating to the outer surface of a curved glass display screen of a cathode ray tube (CRT) includes a spin coating arrangement for rotating the CRT about its longitudinal axis after the coating solution is deposited on a center portion of the display screen. Centrifugal force and gravity urge the coating solution outwardly toward the edges of the display screen in forming a thin layer of uniform thickness on the display screen. A curved shield shaped in accordance with the display screen's curvature is disposed above the display screen in closely spaced relation thereto to form a chamber of stable air above the display screen and eliminate air turbulence and its tendency to spread the coating nonuniformly. The curved shield may include a center aperture for permitting the coating solution to be deposited upon the display screen prior to rotation and is adapted for easy attachment to and removal from the CRT's peripheral implosion protection band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hua-Sou Tong, Chun-Min Hu