Patents Assigned to TPK Touch Solutions Inc.
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Patent number: 11106130Abstract: A direct patterning method of touch panel is provided. A substrate having a display region and a peripheral region is provided. A periphery circuit having a bonding pad is disposed on the periphery region. A metal nanowire layer made of metal nanowires are disposed on the display region and the peripheral region. A photosensitive pre-cured layer is disposed on the metal nanowire layer. A photolithography process is performed, which includes exposing the pre-cured layer to define a removal area and a reserved area, and removing the pre-cured layer and the metal nanowire layer on the removal area using a developer solution to form a touch-sensing electrode disposed on the display region and to expose the bonding pad disposed on the periphery region. The touch sensing electrode made of the pre-cured layer and the metal nanowire layer is electrically connected to the periphery circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Shan-Yu Wu, Chien-Hsien Yu, Chih-Min Chen, Wei-Na Cao, Cheng-Chieh Chang, Xue-Wei Wei, Zhi-Xiong Chen
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Patent number: 11029776Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a catalytic layer, peripheral traces, marks, first cover layers and second cover layers. The catalytic layer is formed on the peripheral area of the substrate, and the peripheral traces are formed on the catalytic layer. Each peripheral trace has a side wall and a top surface. The marks are formed on the catalytic layer, and each mark has a side wall and a top surface. The first cover layers cover the top surfaces of the peripheral traces, and the second cover layers cover the top surfaces of the marks. Each of the first cover layers and the second cover layers includes metal nanowires. The manufacturing method of the touch panel and a roll sheet of touch sensors are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignees: TPK Touch Solutions Inc., TPK Glass Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.Inventors: Wei-Chia Fang, Ho-Chien Wu, Chun-Hung Chu, Chung-Chin Hsiao
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Patent number: 10854850Abstract: An OLED display device includes a substrate, an active element array, at least one OLED, a light absorption layer or an optical scattering layer, and an encapsulation plate. The active element array and the OLED are disposed over an upper surface of the substrate. The OLED includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic light-emitting layer. The first electrode is disposed on a side adjacent to the active element array, and the second electrode is opposite to the first electrode. Both the first and second electrodes have a high transmittance and a low reflection in a wavelength range of visible light. The organic light-emitting layer is interposed between the first and second electrodes. The light absorption layer or optical scattering layer is disposed between the OLED and the substrate. The encapsulation plate is disposed over the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Li-Wei Kung, Hsi-Chien Lin
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Patent number: 10852890Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a touch sensing electrode, a peripheral conductive trace, a protective layer, and a conductive layer. The substrate has a display area and a peripheral area. The touch sensing electrode is disposed in the display area. The peripheral conductive trace is disposed in the peripheral area. The touch sensing electrode is electrically connected to the peripheral conductive trace. The touch sensing electrode and the peripheral conductive trace at least include metal nanowires. The protective layer is disposed on the touch sensing electrode, and the conductive layer is disposed on the peripheral conductive trace.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Bo-Ren Jian, Cheng-Ping Liu
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Patent number: 10490609Abstract: An OLED touch display device includes an OLED display and a laminated package component. The laminated package component covers the OLED display and includes a quarter-wave plate, a liquid crystal polarizer and a touch sensor unit. The touch sensor unit is a single-layer electrode structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Li-Wei Kung, Hsi-Chien Lin
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Patent number: 10261614Abstract: A touch display module having a pressure detection mechanism is provided. The touch display module includes a 3-D (three-dimensional) sensor and a 3-D controller. The 3-D sensor includes touch units and at least one pressure sensing unit. The 3-D controller includes a driver and a driving pulse processor. The driver provides a pressure scan pulse to the pressure sensing unit and a touch scan pulse to the touch units in combination with the driving pulse processor. The present disclosure further provides a driving method corresponding to the touch display module having the pressure detection mechanism including steps of: providing pressure scan pulses to the pressure sensing unit by the driver in combination with the driving pulse processor and providing touch scan pulses to the touch units in combination of the driving pulse processor by the driver.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chih-Cheng Chuang, Tai-Shih Cheng, Shao Li
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Patent number: 10255873Abstract: A touch module and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The touch module includes a substrate, at least one bridge, an active layer, at least two first touch electrodes, at least two second touch electrodes, and at least one electrode channel. The bridge is disposed on the substrate. The active layer overlays the bridge and the substrate. The first touch electrodes are embedded in the active layer and electrically touch the bridge, so that the first touch electrodes are electrically connected to each other via the bridge. The electrode channel is embedded in the active layer, and is configured to allow the second touch electrodes to be electrically connected to each other. The first touch electrodes are electrically isolated from the second touch electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Lu-Hsing Lee, Cheng-Chieh Chang, Huai-San Ku
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Patent number: 10203750Abstract: Present invention discloses a touch panel and a manufacturing method thereof, the touch panel comprises: a substrate; a silver nano-wire electrode layer provided on the substrate comprising a connecting area and a non-connecting area; a first protective layer provided on silver nano-wire electrode layer having a first hole corresponding to connecting area; a second protective layer provided on first protective layer having a second hole corresponding to position of first hole; and a connecting wire provided on second protective layer connected to silver nano-wire electrode layer in connecting area through second hole and first hole. With the touch panel, the problem that etching solution can't seep when a single protective layer is too thick and the problem that a silver nano-wire layer is easily oxidized and the adhesion of the silver nano-wire layer is poor when a single protective layer is too thin can be avoided.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Li-Wei Kung, Hsi-Chien Lin
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Patent number: 10170523Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch sensitive display, which includes an upper substrate with a mask layer placed thereon, a touch sensing layer, a lower substrate, and an organic light-emitting assembly. The touch sensing layer is disposed below the upper substrate, and the lower substrate is disposed by facing with the upper substrate. The organic light-emitting assembly is disposed above the lower substrate with facing to the touch sensing layer. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing the touch sensitive display is provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Heng-Yao Chang, Chen-Yu Liu
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Patent number: 10133387Abstract: The present invention is directed to an integrated cable module for force sensors adaptable to a pressure-sensitive touch panel. The module includes an integrated cable and a cable frame. Specifically, the integrated cable has signal lines for transferring sense signals of the force sensors. The integrated cable has a number of branches, and an assembling part that assembles the branches. The cable frame has an opening window, and has a groove used for placing the integrated cable.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Hsienhsien Kuo, Fushen Chen
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Patent number: 10048783Abstract: A touch panel stackup comprises a substrate, a first conductive element having a first refractive index and forming a plurality of patterns with on or more gaps on the substrate having an address for sensing tactile signals in a first direction and a second direction, a second conductive element having a second refractive index coupled with said plurality of patterns an insulator disposed among said one or more gaps, the second refractive index being substantially the same as said first refractive index.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Lu-Hsing Lee
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Patent number: 10037095Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of forming a nanoscale conductive film. The method comprises providing a nanoscale base film, forming a first patterned insulating layer on the nanoscale base film, and etching the nanoscale base film in a current generation system, using the first patterned insulating layer as a mask. The nanoscale base film includes a substrate, a first overcoat on one side of the substrate, and a first nano material layer laminated between the substrate and the first overcoat. The first patterned insulating layer is formed on the first overcoat, exposing portions of the first overcoat. In the first nano material layer, first regions are masked by the first insulating layer and second regions are not masked by the first insulating layer. The first regions and the second regions are electrically isolated from each other after etching the nanoscale base film in the current generation system.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Shun-Jie Yang, Hong-Siang Shao, En-Chin Chang, Hsi-Chien Lin
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Patent number: 9978304Abstract: An OLED touch display device includes an OLED display and a laminated package component covering the OLED display and including a quarter-wave plate, a liquid crystal polarizer, a first touch sensor layer and a second touch sensor layer. The first touch sensor layer and the second touch sensor layer are configured to cooperatively detect touch events.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Li-Wei Kung, Hsi-Chien Lin
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Patent number: 9952697Abstract: A touch module and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The touch module includes a substrate, at least one first touch electrode, and at least one second touch electrode. The first touch electrode is embedded into the substrate. The second touch electrode is embedded into the substrate. A height of the first touch electrode relative to a first surface of the substrate is different from a height of the second touch electrode relative to the first surface of the substrate, such that the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode are insulated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Shun-Ta Chien, Chen-Yu Liu
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Patent number: 9952693Abstract: The present invention provides a touch panel, including a lower substrate, an organic light-emitting component, disposed on the lower substrate, a nano silver sensing layer, disposed on the organic light emitting component, and an upper substrate, disposed on the nano silver sensing layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Li-Wei Kung, Hsi-Chien Lin
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Patent number: 9946413Abstract: A touch module and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The touch module includes a substrate, at least two first touch electrodes, at least two second touch electrodes, at least one electrode channel, and at least one bridge. All of the first touch electrodes, the second touch electrodes, and the electrode channel are embedded in the substrate. The electrode channel is configured to connect the second touch electrodes to each other. The bridge crosses over the electrode channel, is configured to electrically connect the first touch electrodes to each other. The first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are insulated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Lu-Hsing Lee, Che-Chieh Chang, Huai-San Ku
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Patent number: 9857922Abstract: A touch panel is partitioned into a sensing region and a circuit region and the circuit region is positioned around the edges of the sensing region. The touch panel comprises an electrode layer, a first wire layer, a second wire layer and an insulating layer. The electrode layer is disposed in the sensing region. The first wire layer is disposed in the circuit region and electrically connects to the electrode layer. The second wire layer electrically connects to the first wire layer in the circuit region. The insulating layer has a portion being disposed between the first wire layer and the second wire layer in the circuit, and has a plurality of first through holes wherein the first wire layer electrically connects to the second wire layer through the first through holes. The present disclosure also provides a method of manufacturing a touch panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Lu-Hsing Lee
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Publication number: 20170354029Abstract: A method and product produced by the method for forming an interactive information device with a conductively coated panel includes forming a reduced contrast increased light transmitting, conductively coated panel by providing a transparent substrate and applying a transparent, conductive layer on at least one surface of the substrate in a predetermined pattern with at least one area having a conductive layer thereon and a second area without a conductive layer. The method further includes applying a transparent layer of a metal oxide such that the metal oxide layer, such as silicon dioxide, overlies both areas whereby visible contrast between the areas is reduced and light transmission through the coated panel is increased. The coated panel is then attached to an electro-optic display for displaying information when electricity is applied thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Eugene Halsey, IV, Catherine A. Getz
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Patent number: 9778782Abstract: A single-layer projected capacitive touch panel has a glass cover, a touch sensing circuit layer, an insulating ink layer, a conductive wire layer, an insulator layer, a conductive glue layer and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) board. The touch sensing circuit layer, the insulating ink layer, the conductive wire layer, the insulator layer and the conductive glue layer are mounted on a circuit surface of the glass cover in sequence. The insulating ink layer covers the touch sensing circuit layer and has multiple through slots. Each through slot is filled with an electric conductor. The FPC is fastened on the conductive wire layer by a conductive glue laver.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventor: David Mi
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Patent number: 9760164Abstract: Present invention discloses a touch panel and a manufacturing method thereof, the touch panel comprises: a substrate; a silver nano-wire electrode layer provided on the substrate comprising a connecting area and a non-connecting area; a first protective layer provided on silver nano-wire electrode layer having a first hole corresponding to connecting area; a second protective layer provided on first protective layer having a second hole corresponding to position of first hole; and a connecting wire provided on second protective layer connected to silver nano-wire electrode layer in connecting area through second hole and first hole. With the touch panel, the problem that etching solution can't seep when a single protective layer is too thick and the problem that a silver nano-wire layer is easily oxidized and the adhesion of the silver nano-wire layer is poor when a single protective layer is too thin can be avoided.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions Inc.Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Li-Wei Kung, Hsi-Chien Lin