Patents by Inventor Yi-Tsuo Wu

Yi-Tsuo Wu 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: 20140218966
    Abstract: A lighting device and a cove lighting module are provided. The lighting device includes a shell body, at least one light emitting diode element, and at least one light guide plate. The light emitting diode element and the light guide plate are disposed in the shell body. The light guide plate is disposed adjacent to the light emitting diode element to enable light emitted by the light emitting diode element to enter the light guide plate through a light incident surface of the light guide plate and to exit from the light guide plate through a light emitting surface of the light guide plate. The cove lighting module includes a light-receiving object and the lighting device, wherein the light-receiving object has an opaque surface. In the cove lighting module, the light exiting from the light guide plate is directly emitted to the opaque surface of the light-receiving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Tsuo WU, Yu-Yuan TENG
  • Patent number: 8783911
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a thermally-conductive substrate. The thermally-conductive substrate may include a substrate. The lighting apparatus also includes a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB is located besides the thermally-conductive substrate. The PCB and the thermally-conductive substrate have different material compositions. The lighting apparatus also includes a photonic device located over the thermally-conductive substrate. The photonic device may include a light-emitting diode (LED) die. The photonic device is thermally coupled to the thermally-conductive substrate. The photonic device is electrically coupled to the printed circuit board. The lighting apparatus also includes a thermal dissipation structure. The thermal dissipation structure is thermally coupled to the thermally-conductive substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Tsuo Wu
  • Publication number: 20140168575
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is described, which includes a backlight module and a liquid crystal display panel. The backlight module includes a light guide plate and a plurality of blue light-emitting diodes adjacent to the light guide plate. The liquid crystal display panel is disposed above the backlight module. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first transparent substrate, a first electrode, a liquid crystal layer, a phosphor powder layer, a color filter, a second electrode and a second transparent substrate stacked above the light guide plate in sequence. The phosphor powder layer includes a plurality of green phosphor powder regions and red phosphor powder regions. The color filter is adjacent to the phosphor powder layer. The color filter includes a plurality of green color filter regions and red color filter regions respectively and correspondingly located, on the green phosphor powder regions and the red phosphor powder regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: RADIANT OPTO-ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yi-Tsuo WU
  • Patent number: 8714778
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure includes a LED module. A substrate is provided. A light sensor is positioned in the substrate. A LED chip is attached to the substrate. The LED chip has a first side and a second side. The second side is covered by an opaque layer with an opening. The opening is substantially aligned with the light sensor. The light sensor receives a light output emitting from the LED chip through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Tang, Yi-Tsuo Wu
  • Publication number: 20130285102
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure includes a LED module. A substrate is provided. A light sensor is positioned in the substrate. A LED chip is attached to the substrate. The LED chip has a first side and a second side. The second side is covered by an opaque layer with an opening. The opening is substantially aligned with the light sensor. The light sensor receives a light output emitting from the LED chip through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Tang, Yi-Tsuo Wu
  • Publication number: 20130272029
    Abstract: A light source module is provided. The light source module includes a light guide element, at least one light source and a fluorescence member. The light guide element includes a light incident surface and a light-exiting surface. The light-exiting surface is opposite to the light incident surface. A light-emitting surface of the at least one light source faces the light incident surface of the light guide element. At least one section of the fluorescence member faces the light-exiting surface of the light guide element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: RADIANT OPTO-ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Tsuo WU, Yen-Chuan CHU
  • Publication number: 20130271953
    Abstract: An illumination module is provided, and includes a case, a light-transmitting window and a light source module. The case includes a top plate having an opening. The light-transmitting window covers the opening of the top plate. The light source module includes a light guide element, a first reflective sheet, a second reflective sheet, at least one light source and a fluorescence member. The light guide element includes a light incident surface, a light-exiting surface, a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface. The first reflective sheet and the second reflective sheet are disposed on the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface respectively. A light-emitting surface of the light source faces the light incident surface of the light guide element. At least one section of the fluorescence member faces the light-exiting surface of the light guide element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: RADIANT OPTO-ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Tsuo WU, Yen-Chuan CHU
  • Publication number: 20130272025
    Abstract: A lighting device and a cove lighting module are provided. The lighting device includes a shell body, at least one light emitting diode element, and at least one light guide plate. The light emitting diode element and the light guide plate are disposed in the shell body. The light guide plate is disposed adjacent to the light emitting diode element to enable light emitted by the light emitting diode element to enter the light guide plate through a light incident surface of the light guide plate and to exit from the light guide plate through a light emitting surface of the light guide plate. The cove lighting module includes a light-receiving object and the lighting device, wherein the light-receiving object has an opaque surface. In the cove lighting module, the light exiting from the light guide plate is directly emitted to the opaque surface of the light-receiving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: RADIANT OPTO-ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Tsuo WU, Yu-Yuan TENG
  • Publication number: 20130215613
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a thermally-conductive substrate. The thermally-conductive substrate may include a substrate. The lighting apparatus also includes a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB is located besides the thermally-conductive substrate. The PCB and the thermally-conductive substrate have different material compositions. The lighting apparatus also includes a photonic device located over the thermally-conductive substrate. The photonic device may include a light-emitting diode (LED) die. The photonic device is thermally coupled to the thermally-conductive substrate. The photonic device is electrically coupled to the printed circuit board. The lighting apparatus also includes a thermal dissipation structure. The thermal dissipation structure is thermally coupled to the thermally-conductive substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Tsuo Wu
  • Patent number: 8496353
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure includes a LED module. A substrate is provided. A light sensor is positioned in the substrate. A LED chip is attached to the substrate. The LED chip has a first side and a second side. The second side is covered by an opaque layer with an opening. The opening is substantially aligned with the light sensor. The light sensor receives a light output emitting from the LED chip through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Tang, Yi-Tsuo Wu
  • Patent number: 8368110
    Abstract: A side view light emitting diode (LED) package structure includes a package housing, a side view LED chip and a thermal conductive member. The side view LED chip is enclosed by the package housing and an emitting direction of the side view LED chip is perpendicular to a thickness direction of a substrate. The thermal conductive member connected with the side view LED chip is disposed inside the package housing and a portion of which extends out of a dissipation opening of the package housing to be exposed so that heat of the side view LED chip is dissipated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Tsuo Wu, Chung-Chuan Hsieh, Chia-Hsien Chang
  • Publication number: 20120306390
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ultra high voltage (UHV) light emitting diode (LED) device. According to one embodiment, the device includes a substrate, a plurality of LED junctions disposed above the substrate and coupled to one another, and a control component including a plurality of switches embedded within the substrate and coupled to the plurality of LED junctions to control routing of current across the plurality of LED junctions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Je Li, Yi-Tsuo Wu, Yen-Liang Lin, Whu-Ming Young
  • Patent number: 8168992
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode backlight module includes a base and a light source disposed on the base. The light source comprises a substrate, a heat sink and an LED chip. The base has a heat conductor. The heat sink of the light source is coupled between the substrate of the light source and the heat conductor of the base. The heat sink has a first part which is adjacent a first side of the substrate and a second part which is adjacent a second side of the substrate. The heat sink is in contact with the heat conductor. The LED chip is disposed on the first part of the heat sink and emits light laterally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Hsien Chang, Yi-Tsuo Wu, Hsiao-Chiao Li
  • Publication number: 20120062113
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure includes a LED module. A substrate is provided. A light sensor is positioned in the substrate. A LED chip is attached to the substrate. The LED chip has a first side and a second side. The second side is covered by an opaque layer with an opening. The opening is substantially aligned with the light sensor. The light sensor receives a light output emitting from the LED chip through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng TANG, Yi-Tsuo WU
  • Patent number: 8093600
    Abstract: A light emitting diode packaging structure includes a package body, a red LED chip, a blue LED chip, a green LED chip, a package material and a yellow phosphor. Three LED chips are disposed within an accommodating room of the body package and covered by the package material. The yellow phosphor is uniformly mixed with the package material. A white light is formed by a mix of three types of light from the LED chips. Additionally, a yellow light which is generated from the excitement of the yellow phosphor with the blue light is mixed with a part of the blue light to further form the white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiao-Chiao Li, Yi-Tsuo Wu
  • Publication number: 20110140157
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode backlight module includes a base and a light source disposed on the base. The light source comprises a substrate, a heat sink and an LED chip. The base has a heat conductor. The heat sink of the light source is coupled between the substrate of the light source and the heat conductor of the base. The heat sink has a first part which is adjacent a first side of the substrate and a second part which is adjacent a second side of the substrate. The heat sink is in contact with the heat conductor. The LED chip is disposed on the first part of the heat sink and emits light laterally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chia-Hsien CHANG, Yi-Tsuo WU, Hsiao-Chiao LI
  • Patent number: 7919789
    Abstract: A lateral light-emitting diode backlight module includes a base, a circuit board, and at least a light emitting diode wherein the base having a heat conductor, the circuit board having a conductive pad formed on a surface thereof, and the circuit board disposed on the heat conductor and connected to the heat conductor. Each light emitting diode comprising a substrate, a heat sink fastened to the substrate and connected to the heat conductor, an LED chip disposed on the heat sink and emits light laterally, and a pin mounted on the substrate and extended to the conductive pad of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Hsien Chang, Yi-Tsuo Wu, Hsiao-Chiao Li
  • Patent number: 7919229
    Abstract: A phosphor coating process for a light-emitting device is described. A light-emitting diode chip is bonded on a substrate. A light-sensitive layer is formed over the light-emitting diode and the substrate. The light-sensitive layer is patterned by a photolithography process to expose an area of the light-emitting diode chip, on which desires a phosphor coating. A phosphor-adhesive material is filled on the area of the light-emitting diode chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tzu-Hao Chao, Yi-Tsuo Wu
  • Patent number: 7884385
    Abstract: A light emitting diode device includes a substrate, a light emitting diode chip, a plurality of wires, a plurality of lead frames, an insulating body, an encapsulant and a lens. The light emitting diode chip is electrically connected with a lead frame and the substrate. The substrate is electrically connected with another lead frame. Hence, the length of the wires can be decreased, and the reliability of the light emitting diode device can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Tsuo Wu
  • Publication number: 20100118532
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) module including a carrier, a first connector, a plurality of second connectors and a plurality of LEDs is provided. The carrier has a first edge and a plurality of second edges. The first connector is disposed on the first edge of the carrier and electrically connected to the carrier. The second connectors are disposed on the second edges and electrically connected to the carrier respectively. Each of the second connectors may correspond and be electrically connected to the first connector of the other LED module. The LEDs are disposed on the carrier and electrically connected to the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Liang, Chien-Chang Pei, Yi-Tsuo Wu