Patents by Inventor Shih-Wu Yuan

Shih-Wu Yuan 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: 10802207
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module including a back bezel and a frame. The back bezel is provided with a wall disposed along a first side of the back bezel. The wall is provided with a first wall portion and a second wall portion alternately arranged along the first side, and the first wall portion and the second wall portion are each provided with an inner side surface and an outer side surface opposite to the inner side surface. In the backlight module, the inner side surface of the second wall portion protrudes toward the interior of the back bezel more than the inner side surface of the first wall portion. The frame extends at least partially along the first side and is positioned on the wall. The frame is provided with a first frame wall and a second frame wall alternately arranged and protruding toward a base of the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hao-Wei Chang, Shih-Wu Yuan
  • Publication number: 20200183071
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module including a back bezel and a frame. The back bezel is provided with a wall disposed along a first side of the back bezel. The wall is provided with a first wall portion and a second wall portion alternately arranged along the first side, and the first wall portion and the second wall portion are each provided with an inner side surface and an outer side surface opposite to the inner side surface. In the backlight module, the inner side surface of the second wall portion protrudes toward the interior of the back bezel more than the inner side surface of the first wall portion. The frame extends at least partially along the first side and is positioned on the wall. The frame is provided with a first frame wall and a second frame wall alternately arranged and protruding toward a base of the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: HAO-WEI CHANG, SHIH-WU YUAN
  • Patent number: 10289162
    Abstract: A display device includes a frame and a display module. The frame includes a board and a protruding pillar, wherein the board has an outer surface and an inner surface, and the protruding pillar is disposed on the inner surface. The display module has a display surface surrounded by the board and a supporting case. The supporting case has a flange facing the inner surface of the board, wherein the flange has a through hole, and the protruding pillar passes through the through hole and is directly or indirectly connected to the flange. A gap between the flange and the inner surface is adjustable to make the display surface and the outer surface of the board be coplanar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shih-Wu Yuan
  • Publication number: 20160239049
    Abstract: A display device includes a frame and a display module. The frame includes a board and a protruding pillar, wherein the board has an outer surface and an inner surface, and the protruding pillar is disposed on the inner surface. The display module has a display surface surrounded by the board and a supporting case. The supporting case has a flange facing the inner surface of the board, wherein the flange has a through hole, and the protruding pillar passes through the through hole and is directly or indirectly connected to the flange. A gap between the flange and the inner surface is adjustable to make the display surface and the outer surface of the board be coplanar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Shih-Wu Yuan
  • Patent number: 7635216
    Abstract: A backlight structure comprises a light-guide plate and a light source module. There is a light-entering surface, which is a burnished surface, on one side of the light-guide plate. Besides, there is an effective light-emitting area on the light source module, and there is a distance between the centerline of which area and that of the light-entering surface. Thereby, the luminance on the bottom-left corner of the backlight structure is made identical to the luminance on the bottom-right corner by increasing the propagation ranges of the light on the bottom-left and the bottom-right corners as a result of a burnish surface as well as of asymmetrically adapting the light source module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Liang Pan, Shih-Wu Yuan, I-Jan Wang
  • Patent number: 7543975
    Abstract: A backlight module is provided. The backlight module includes a frame, a fixed structure and at least one optical film. The fixed structure includes a fixed part and a connected part connects to the surface and the fixed part. The width of the fixed part is substantially greater than the width of the connected part. The at least one optical film includes an accommodated part comprising a first portion and a second portion adjoins to the first portion. The width of the first portion is substantially greater than or substantially equal to the fixed part, and the width of the second portion is substantially greater than or substantially equal to the width of the connected part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Wu Yuan, Chih-Liang Pan, I-Jan Wang
  • Publication number: 20080170416
    Abstract: A backlight module is provided. The backlight module includes a frame, a fixed structure and at least one optical film. The fixed structure includes a fixed part and a connected part connects to the surface and the fixed part. The width of the fixed part is substantially greater than the width of the connected part. The at least one optical film includes an accommodated part comprising a first portion and a second portion adjoins to the first portion. The width of the first portion is substantially greater than or substantially equal to the fixed part, and the width of the second portion is substantially greater than or substantially equal to the width of the connected part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Wu Yuan, Chih-Liang Pan, I-Jan Wang
  • Publication number: 20070171668
    Abstract: A backlight structure comprises a light-guide plate and a light source module. There is a light-entering surface, which is a burnished surface, on one side of the light-guide plate. Besides, there is an effective light-emitting area on the light source module, and there is a distance between the centerline of which area and that of the light-entering surface. Thereby, the luminance on the bottom-left corner of the backlight structure is made identical to the luminance on the bottom-right corner by increasing the propagation ranges of the light on the bottom-left and the bottom-right corners as a result of a burnish surface as well as of asymmetrically adapting the light source module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Chih-Liang Pan, Shih-Wu Yuan, I-Jan Wang