Patents by Inventor Zhi-Ting Ye

Zhi-Ting Ye 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: 20140063845
    Abstract: A light-guiding plate and a plane illumination apparatus therewith are disclosed. The plane illumination apparatus includes the light-guiding plate and at least one light-emitting source. The light-guiding plate includes a light incident surface, a first surface opposite to the light incident surface, a second surface between the light incident surface and the first surface, and a light emitting surface opposite to the second surface. The second surface is coated with diffuse reflection layer. The first surface gradually extends substantially toward the light incident surface from its one side near to the second surface to the other side near to the light emitting surface. The light-emitting source is disposed corresponding to the light incident surface for providing a light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Ming-Chuan Lin, Chia-Hung Pan, Hsiu-Ping Lee
  • Publication number: 20140043820
    Abstract: A bulb lamp structure includes a light source, a housing, an optical film and a lamp cover. The housing is used to accommodate the light source. The housing has an opening portion. The optical film is disposed on the opening portion and has a curve surface. The lamp cover is detachably assembled on the housing. The optical film is disposed between the light source and the lamp cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Ming-Chuan Lin, Ping-Yeng Chen, Chang-Wei Yu
  • Publication number: 20140029305
    Abstract: A light source module including a light emitting element and a light guiding element is provided. The light guiding element has a light incident surface, a light emitting surface, a first surface, a second surface, a first reflective layer, and a second reflective layer. The light emitting element faces to the light incident surface. The light incident surface is connected to the light emitting surface. The first surface is connected to the light emitting surface and opposite to the light incident surface. The first surface is non-parallel to the light incident surface. The second surface is connected to the first surface and opposite to the light emitting surface. The first reflective layer is disposed on the first surface. The second reflective layer is disposed on the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Ming-Chuan Lin, Kuo-Jui Huang
  • Publication number: 20130314939
    Abstract: A light emitting device including a light guide pillar, a reflective layer, and a point light source is provided. The light guide pillar has a light incident terminal surface and includes a first portion and a second portion located between the first portion and the light incident terminal surface. The reflective layer is disposed on the first portion and exposes a portion of the first portion. The reflective layer is not disposed on the second portion. The point light source emits light toward the light incident terminal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Chin-Liang Chen, Ming-Chuan Lin, Tang-Hao Weng
  • Publication number: 20130308331
    Abstract: An anti-glare light source includes a linear light source and a light-modulation element. The linear light source is suitable for providing light, and the light-modulation element is disposed on a propagating path of the light. The light-modulation element includes a plurality of parallel bar-shaped prisms. The bar-shaped prisms are arranged along an extension direction of the linear light source. An extension direction of each of the bar-shaped prisms is substantially perpendicular to the extension direction of the linear light source so as to converge the distribution of the light along the extension direction of the linear light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Ming-Chuan Lin, Chih-Jung Teng, Ming-Sin Jian
  • Publication number: 20130258664
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light guide bar and light sources. The light guide bar includes a reflective layer, a light-emitting surface opposite to the reflective layer, and a light-incident surface connecting the reflective layer and the light-emitting surface. The light sources are beside the light-incident surface. Each light source includes a light unit and a lens. The lens is between the LED and the light guide bar and includes two opposite planar portions and two opposite arc-surface portions to surround a light-emitting axis. The planar portions are adjacent to each other and form a valley line aligned to the light-emitting axis at a junction of the planar portions. The planar portions respectively face the reflective layer and the light-emitting surface with respect to the valley line; thus, light provided by the LED is partially emitted toward the reflective layer and the light-emitting surface through the planar portions, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, Dongguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Chin-Liang Chen, Ming-Chuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20130250605
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light guiding core, an optical film and a light emitting module. The optical film separately surrounds the light guiding core. A ratio of a diameter of the optical film to a diameter of the light guiding core is between 2 and 3. The light emitting module is disposed at one side of the light guiding core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, WINTEK (CHINA) TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Chin-Liang Chen, Ming-Chuan Lin, Ting-Li Lin, Fang-I Chang, Kuan-Pao Lu, Hsiu-Ping Lee
  • Publication number: 20130234858
    Abstract: A weight sensing device includes a casing, a weight sensing module and a light emitting module. A container placing area and a light emitting area are defined on a surface of the casing and staggered with each other. The weight sensing module is disposed in the casing and corresponding to the container placing area. The weight sensing module records a weight threshold. The light emitting module is disposed in the casing and corresponding to the light emitting area. When a container, which contains a substance, is placed on the container placing area, the weight sensing module senses a current weight of the container and the substance and compares the current weight with the weight threshold. When the current weight is smaller than the weight threshold, the weight sensing module drives the light emitting module to emit light, which is projected through the light emitting area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, WINTEK (CHINA) TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Liang Chen, Zhi-Ting Ye, Ming-Chuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20130208506
    Abstract: A light guide device is provided. The light guide device includes a light guide plate and a light source. The light guide plate includes an incident plane, a bottom plane and a top plane. The bottom plane includes a reflective plane and an inclined bottom plane, wherein the inclined bottom plane connects the bottom of the incident plane and the reflective plane, and the inclined bottom plane is inclined relative to the reflective plane. The top plane includes an inclined top plane, a light-emitting plane and a connecting plane, wherein the inclined top plane connects the top of the incident plane and the connecting plane, the connecting plane connects the inclined top plane and the light-emitting plane, and the inclined top plane is inclined relative to the connecting surface. Furthermore, the light source is located next to the incident plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Chin-Liang Chen, Ming-Chuan Lin
  • Publication number: 20130099667
    Abstract: An illumination device capable of being controlled by blow includes a casing, a light emitting module, a driving circuit board and a blow sensing module. At least one air hole is formed on a periphery of the casing. The light emitting module is disposed on a top of the casing. The driving circuit board is disposed in the casing and electrically connected to the light emitting module. The blow sensing module is disposed in the casing, electrically connected to the driving circuit board and used for sensing blow through the at least one air hole. The driving circuit board controls the light emitting module to emit light in different brightness according to a number of blows sensed by the blow sensing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Chin-Liang Chen, Ming-Chuan Lin, Tsung-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 8419252
    Abstract: A light guiding object for use in a lighting device is provided. The light guiding object includes a cylindrical body, a reflective layer, a transparent resin layer and a light-adjustable film. The cylindrical body has a light-entering surface and a bottom surface. The reflective layer is disposed on the bottom surface of the cylindrical body. The transparent resin layer is disposed on the light-entering surface of the cylindrical body. The light-adjustable film has a flat surface and an optical structure surface, wherein the flat surface is opposite to the optical structure surface and disposed on the transparent resin layer. A central part of the optical structure surface includes a first prism group. The first prism group includes a plurality of first prisms, wherein the apex angles of the first prisms are in a range of 120 to 170 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Kuo-Jui Huang
  • Patent number: 8398285
    Abstract: The present invention describes a lighting device. The lighting device includes a first light guiding pillar, at least one first point-form light source, a second light guiding pillar and at least one second point-form light source. The first point-form light source is disposed near at least one end of the first light guiding pillar. The first and the second light guiding pillars are parallel with each other and integrally formed in one piece. The second point-form light source is disposed near at least one end of the second light guiding pillar. The first and the second light guiding pillars are integrated into a connection body having two opposite surfaces respectively forming two straight grooves on an intersection of the first and the second light guiding pillars, wherein two bottoms of the straight grooves are spaced by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignees: Wintek Corporation, Wintek (China) Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Ping-Yeng Chen, Kuo-Jui Huang
  • Publication number: 20130044505
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a light-guiding pillar, a sleeve, and a point light source. The light-guiding pillar has a light-emitting surface, a bottom surface, a light incident surface, and a reflection bar disposed on the bottom surface. An extension direction of the reflection bar is parallel to an extension direction of the light-guiding pillar. The light incident surface of the light-guiding pillar is disposed in the sleeve. The sleeve includes a reflection portion surrounding the light incident surface and extending along a direction away from the light-guiding pillar. An internal diameter of the reflection portion decreases in a direction away from the light incident surface. The portion of the light beams emitted by the point light source are reflected to the light incident surface by an inner surface of the reflection portion and enter the light-guiding pillar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Chin-Liang Chen, Ming-Chuan Lin
  • Patent number: 8360588
    Abstract: A pillar light emitting module including a light guide bar, a first sleeve, a second sleeve, at least two light sources and a plurality of first diffusion structures is provided. The light guide bar has a first end and a second end corresponding to the first end. The first sleeve holds the first end of the light guide bar and has a first bottom surface. The second sleeve holds the second end of the light guide bar and has a second bottom surface. Two light sources are respectively face the first end and the second end respectively and disposed adjacent to the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface respectively for emitting light to enter the light guide bar. The first diffusion structures are disposed on the first bottom surface and the second bottom surface respectively for guiding the light to the light guide bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Dongguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Kuo-Jui Huang, Zhi-Ting Ye
  • Patent number: 8314900
    Abstract: A backlight module that includes a light guide plate, a point light source having a light emitting surface, a first brightness enhancement film disposed above the light guide plate, and a second brightness enhancement film disposed between the light guide plate and the first brightness enhancement film is provided. The light guide plate has a rectangular pre-display area. A reference line intersects a margin of the rectangular pre-display area in 45 degrees. A normal of the light emitting surface intersects the reference line in a first included angle with ±18 degrees based on the reference line. The first brightness enhancement film has first prism structures extended in a first extending direction intersecting the normal in a second included angle with ±25 degrees based on the light emitting surface. The second brightness enhancement film is disposed between the light guide plate and the first brightness enhancement film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Chang-Wei Yu, Nien-Ying Yang, Kuo-Jui Huang, Ying-Cheng Shih
  • Publication number: 20120287653
    Abstract: A rotatable lighting apparatus includes a terminal, a base which includes a protruding part at a junction portion thereof, a rotatable lamp holder pivoted at the base and including a heat dissipation part and a lighting source, a passing-through device passing through the base and the rotatable lamp holder, and a bellow device connected to the base and the rotatable lamp holder. The heat dissipation part has a plurality of restricting trenches for fastening to the protruding part. When a tensile force is applied to the rotatable lamp holder, the rotatable lamp holder is capable of moving relative to the base along a moving-axis, so that the rotatable lamp holder is capable of rotating relative to the base. When the tensile force is removed, the rotatable lamp holder is fastened to one of the restricting trenches, so that the rotatable lamp holder is fixed to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Liang Chen, Zhi-Ting Ye, Ming-Chuan Lin
  • Patent number: 8308335
    Abstract: A light emitting module comprising a light-guide plate, a light source, and a light modulating film is provided. The light-guide plate has a light emitting surface and a light receiving surface. The light source is located at a side corresponding to the light receiving surface. The light modulating film is disposed on the light emitting surface. The light modulating film has a plurality of protruding bars located at a side away from the light emitting surface wherein each protruding bar has a vertex angle from 120° to 178°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Kuo-Jui Huang
  • Patent number: 8297802
    Abstract: An optical film includes a body and a plurality of first linear protrusions. The body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first linear protrusions are disposed on the first surface, and each first linear protrusion is extended along a first direction and has a first curvy ridge line departing from the first surface, wherein the first curvy ridge lines are concave towards a fixed direction. When the first curvy ridge line is located on a suppositional plan, the suppositional plan is not parallel to the first surface. A ratio of a maximum distance between each of the first curvy ridge line and the first surface over a minimum distance between the corresponding first curvy ridge line and the first surface is greater than 1 but less than 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Chun-Chih Huang
  • Patent number: 8282258
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a frame, a reflective sheet, a light guide plate, a light source, and an optical film set. The frame defines an accommodation space, and the reflective sheet is disposed in the accommodation space. The light guide plate is disposed in the accommodation space and on one surface of the reflective sheet. The optical film set is disposed one side of the light guide plate opposite the reflective sheet. The reflective sheet is hollowed out at a position overlapping the light source to form at least one opening so as to reduce light halos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Chang-Wei Yu, Nien-Ying Yang, Kuo-Jui Huang, Ying-Cheng Shih, Hsiu-Ping Lee
  • Patent number: D685517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: Dongguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Kuan-Pao Lu, Tsung-Wen Chen, Zhi-Ting Ye, Chin-Liang Chen, Ming-Chuan Lin