Patents by Inventor Hui-Hsiung Lin

Hui-Hsiung Lin 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: 20120147475
    Abstract: The collimating optical element includes a light incident surface and a light emission curved surface. The light incident surface receives a light emitted by a light source. The light emission curved surface and a first plane are intersected to form a first curve. The first curve has a plurality of first curve segments, and each first curve segment includes at least three first tangent points. After passing each first tangent point along a connecting line of the light source and each first tangent point, the light exits along a first collimation axis, and an included angle formed between the first collimation axis and an optic axis is greater than ?15° and smaller than 15°. Thus, the light after passing the collimating optical element forms a one-dimensional collimating light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui Hsiung Lin, Wen Hsun Yang, Chin Ju Hsu, Yu Nan Pao
  • Patent number: 8189260
    Abstract: A color dividing optical device has an integrated structure of dual surfaces, each has a micro/nano structure. The optical device can perform beam splitting and color dividing on an incident light source, which has a constitution from multiple different wavelengths. In a space, the original incident light source is equally split into multiple light beams in an array, according to light intensity. At the same time, the light beam constituted from different wavelengths is divided into multiple sub-light sources, according to the wavelength, so as to have the function to propagate a color array with color dividing. The optical device with capability of modulating the color wavelengths can transform the wide-band incident light source into sub-light beams in array with color dividing (wavelength dividing) and beam splitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Chi-Hung Liao
  • Patent number: 8183519
    Abstract: A light concentrating module includes an optical film having a light incident surface and a light outgoing surface facing the light incident surface, an optical wedge element having a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface and having an angle with respect to the first surface and a third surface adjacent to the first and second surfaces, and at least one photoelectric chip disposed near the third surface. Light from a light source penetrates the optical film, and the light enters the first surface of the optical wedge element by an appropriate incident angle and has total reflection between the first and second surfaces, whereby the light propagates in the optical wedge element, and the light leaves the optical wedge element from the third surface and is received by the photoelectric chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Wen-Hsun Yang, Yu-Nan Pao, Chia-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 8089693
    Abstract: A color separation and polarization device is provided, which comprises a lens module, having a first frame including a polarization material received therein, and configured with a first light-entrance surface and a first light-emitting surface having a lens structure disposed thereon respectively, and a triangle-shaped optical structures, configured with a second light-entrance surface and a second light-emitting surface having triangle-shaped microstructures disposed thereon respectively. When a white light beam enters the first light-entrance surface, it is polarized by the polarization material, converged by the lens structure of the first light-emitting surface, splitting into a red beam, a green beam, and a blue beam by the triangle-shaped microstructures of the second light-entrance surface, and finally the three color beam are collimated by the triangle-shaped microstructures of the second light-emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Yu-Nan Pao
  • Publication number: 20110242457
    Abstract: A composite color separation system, comprises: a light control module, a light guide module and a light splitting module. The light control module has a lighting unit and a lens unit, in which the lighting unit includes an array of lighting elements whereas there are at least two types of lighting elements in the array for emitting at least two beams of different wavelengths. The light from the lighting unit is directed to enter the lens unit before being discharged out of the light control module. The light guide module comprises: a first light incident surface, for receiving the beams from the light control module; a first light emergence surface; and a light guide structure, for guiding the beams to the first light emergence surface where they are discharged out of the light guide module to the light splitting module. The light splitting module is used for splitting the beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Hui-Hsiung Lin, Po-Chou Chen, Cheng-Huan Chen
  • Publication number: 20110141412
    Abstract: A color separation system is disclosed, which comprises: a backlight source, being highly collimated and used for providing an incident beam; a color separation module, formed with a first color separation film for separating the incident beam basing on wavelength while deflecting the optical paths of the resulting split beams; and a beam splitting module, being configured with at least one beam splitting plate and a liquid crystal layer; wherein, the at least one beam splitting plate is used for converging the beams from the color separation module while deflecting the optical paths thereof for enabling those to be discharged thereout following a normal direction of a light emitting surface of the backlight source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Hui-Hsiung Lin, Jen-Hui Tsai, Yu-Nan Pao, Chin-Ju Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110134648
    Abstract: A light uniformization structure and light emitting module is related to a light uniformization structure including a first material layer having a plurality of microstructures in a surface thereof, a second material layer having a plurality of microstructures in a surface thereof, and a spacer layer. The spacer layer is located between the first material layer and the second material layer, and a refractive index of the spacer layer is smaller than a refractive index of the first material layer and a refractive index of the second material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui Hsiung Lin, Chi Hung Liao, Wen Hsun Yang, Han-Tsung Hsueh
  • Publication number: 20110134646
    Abstract: A light uniformization structure and light emitting module is related to a light uniformization structure includeing a first material layer having a plurality of microstructures in a surface thereof, a second material layer having a plurality of microstructures in a surface thereof, and a spacer layer. The spacer layer is located between the first material layer and the second material layer, and a refractive index of the spacer layer is smaller than a refractive index of the first material layer and a refractive index of the second material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wen Hsun Yang, Hui Hsiung Lin, Han Tsung Hsueh
  • Patent number: 7907343
    Abstract: A composite optical dividing device can receive a light beam, which is mixed with at least multiple wavelength ranges of light. The optical dividing device includes a first optical film plate and a second optical film plate. The first optical film plate has multiple micro-structure lenses in same shape, for deflecting and the incident light with a condense level. The second optical film plate has multiple periodic polygon structures, for receiving the deflected light and dividing constitutions of the light beam, according to the wavelength ranges. Each of the multiple ranges of light respectively travels toward a predetermined region on a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Yu-Nan Pao, Hui-Hsiung Lin
  • Patent number: 7880118
    Abstract: A method for cutting a nonmetal material is provided. The method includes steps of (a) generating a tension stress on a surface of the nonmetal material by exerting a bending stress thereon; (b) providing a thermal effect along a path direction on the surface, wherein the thermal effect grows along a direction opposite to the path direction; (c) providing a first cryogenic effect in a first incident direction along the path direction; and (d) providing a second cryogenic effect in a second incident direction along the path direction, wherein a crack along the path direction on the surface is formed as a result of the tension stress, the thermal effect, and the cryogenic effects therealong for cutting the nonmetal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Instrument Technology Research Center, National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Yuan-Chieh Cheng, Kuo-Cheng Huang, Hui-Hsiung Lin, Wen-Hong Wu
  • Publication number: 20100232137
    Abstract: A composite optical film including a base and an optical-field-modulation microstructure layer is provided. The base has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface, wherein the light incident surface and the light emitting surface are correspondingly disposed. The optical-field-modulation microstructure layer disposed on the light emitting surface has a first prism column set and a second prism column set, wherein the first prism column set has a plurality of first prism columns arranged in parallel and extended along a first direction, and the second prism column set has a plurality of second prism columns arranged in parallel and extended along a second direction. The first prism column set and the second prism column set are disposed across each other, and at least one of the first prism column set and the second prism column set has a smooth curve top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Liao, Hui-Hsiung Lin, Tsung-Hsin Lin
  • Publication number: 20100165464
    Abstract: A color dividing optical device has an integrated structure of dual surfaces, each has a micro/nano structure. The optical device can perform beam splitting and color dividing on an incident light source, which has a constitution from multiple different wavelengths. In a space, the original incident light source is equally split into multiple light beams in an array, according to light intensity. At the same time, the light beam constituted from different wavelengths is divided into multiple sub-light sources, according to the wavelength, so as to have the function to propagate a color array with color dividing. The optical device with capability of modulating the color wavelengths can transform the wide-band incident light source into sub-light beams in array with color dividing (wavelength dividing) and beam splitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Chi-Hung Liao
  • Patent number: 7742234
    Abstract: A composite optical-dividing component receives a light beam. There are mixed-bands in the light beam. The composite optical-dividing component includes a first optical-patch and a second optical-patch. The first optical-patch has multiple micro-structural lenses in an identical shape. Each micro-structural lens receives the light beam and generates a deflecting light in some degrees of condense. The second optical patch has multiple polygonal structures. Some polygonal structures are periodic and provide the function of deflection in order to receive the deflecting light and then separate multiple bands from the beam. In accordance with wavelengths in multiple bands, the bands are emitted to a target area (RGB) in a plane, respectively. Another part of the polygonal structures has the capability of light refraction, which receives the deflecting light and deflects and the rest of the bands in the beam. And it is emitted to a target area (W) in a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Hsiu-Chen Hsu, Hui-Hsiung Lin
  • Patent number: 7738174
    Abstract: A system for optical color division receives an incident light from a side and divides the incident light into a plurality of color lights. The system includes a light guide plate for allowing the incident light to have total internal reflection back and forth therein. A surface of the light guide plate has a plurality of microstructures, which can destroy the total internal reflection and enable the light to exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Hui-Hsiung Lin
  • Publication number: 20100133422
    Abstract: A light concentrating module includes an optical film having a light incident surface and a light outgoing surface facing the light incident surface, an optical wedge plate having a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface and having an angle with respect to the first surface and a third surface adjacent to the first and second surfaces, and at least one photoelectric chip disposed near the third surface. Light from a light source penetrates the optical film, and the light enters the first surface of the optical wedge by an appropriate incident angle and has total reflection between the first and second surfaces, whereby the light propagates in the optical wedge, and the light leaves the optical wedge from the third surface and is received by the photoelectric chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Wen-Hsun Yang, Yu-Nan Pao, Chia-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7719767
    Abstract: A composite light dividing device is provided. The composite light dividing device receives a light beam mixed by lights of at least two wavebands. The composite light dividing device includes a refracting/diffracting unit, and a refracting unit. The refracting/diffracting unit is adapted for receiving the light beam and condensing the light beam into a condensed light beam, and dividing the condensed light beam at a deflection direction to obtain the lights of the wavebands. The refracting unit is adapted for deflecting the divided lights of the wavebands for outputting them from a specific direction. The composite light dividing device for example can be used in an image apparatus, and the divided lights of the wavebands can serve as primary color lights of the pixel colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Chi-Hung Lee, Yu-Nan Pao
  • Publication number: 20100110558
    Abstract: A composite optical-dividing component receives a light beam. There are mixed-bands in the light beam. The composite optical-dividing component includes a first optical-patch and a second optical-patch. The first optical-patch has multiple micro-structural lenses in an identical shape. Each micro-structural lens receives the light beam and generates a deflecting light in some degrees of condense. The second optical patch has multiple polygonal structures. Some polygonal structures are periodic and provide the function of deflection in order to receive the deflecting light and then separate multiple bands from the beam. In accordance with wavelengths in multiple bands, the bands are emitted to a target area (RGB) in a plane, respectively. Another part of the polygonal structures has the capability of light refraction, which receives the deflecting light and deflects and the rest of the bands in the beam. And it is emitted to a target area (W) in a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Hsiu-Chen Hsu, Hui-Hsiung Lin
  • Publication number: 20100108056
    Abstract: A solar energy collecting system includes a substrate and at least one solar chip. The substrate includes a first surface, a second surface and a plurality of lateral surfaces, wherein the first surface faces the second surface, the lateral surfaces are adjacent to the first and second surfaces, and a first micro structure is formed on the first or the second surface. The solar chip is near one of the lateral surfaces. Solar light penetrates the first and the second surface and is refracted or reflected by the first micro structure to leave the substrate via the lateral surface and be absorbed by the solar chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Chia-Wei Yu, Yu-Nan Pao
  • Publication number: 20100079864
    Abstract: An optical sheet including a plurality of optical anisotropic films is provided. The optical anisotropic films of the optical sheet are alternately stacked on one another. Each optical anisotropic film has a plurality of main axis refractive indexes nx, ny and nz. The main axis refractive indexes nx and ny are in-plane main refractive indexes, and the main axis refractive index nz is a thickness-wise refractive index. The main axis refractive index nx is the minimum or the maximum among the main axis refractive indexes nx, ny and nz. Each optical anisotropic film has an optcial axis, and a direction of the optical axis is the same to a main axis direction of the main axis refractive index nx. The optical axes of the optical anisotropic films sequentially rotates along a predetermined in a thickness direction, and a totally rotation angle thereof is greater than or equal to 360 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Cheng, Hui-Hsiung Lin
  • Publication number: 20100033828
    Abstract: A system for optical color division receives an incident light from a side and divides the incident light into a plurality of color lights. The system includes a light guide plate for allowing the incident light to have total internal reflection back and forth therein. A surface of the light guide plate has a plurality of microstructures, which can destroy the total internal reflection and enable the light to exit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Hui-Hsiung Lin