Patents by Inventor Bao-Shun Yau

Bao-Shun Yau 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: 9811222
    Abstract: A sensing structure includes a sensing unit, a periphery circuit, and a connecting circuit. The connecting circuit connecting the sensing unit and the periphery circuit includes a connecting pattern. In an embodiment, the connecting pattern has at least two line widths. The line width of a part of the connecting pattern connecting the periphery circuit is greater than the line width of a part of the connecting pattern connecting the sensing unit. In an embodiment, the connecting pattern includes a mesh pattern having at least two mesh densities. The mesh density of a part of the mesh pattern connecting the periphery circuit is greater than the mesh density of a part of the mesh pattern connecting the sensing unit. In an embodiment, the connecting circuit includes lines between and connecting a single sensing series of the sensing unit and a periphery wire of the periphery circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Bao-Shun Yau, Sheng-Feng Chung, Su-Tsai Lu, Yu-Ling Hsieh, Cheng-Yi Shih, Shu-Yi Chang, Kuo-Hua Tseng, Heng-Tien Lin
  • Patent number: 9395072
    Abstract: An illumination device includes an OLED panel, an electrode structure, and a control module. The OLED panel includes a light-emitting layer configured to emit a light beam. The electrode structure is overlaid on the OLED panel. The electrode structure includes a first touch electrode including at least two conductive portions, and the conductive portions of the first touch electrode are electrically connected to the other conductive portions. The control module is electrically connected to the OLED panel and the first touch electrode. The light-emitting layer further includes a light-emitting material, and a width of the light-emitting material is greater than half of a width of the first touch electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Su-Tsai Lu, Wen-Yung Yeh, Sheng-Feng Chung, Bao-Shun Yau, Chen-Kun Chen, Yi-Ming Chang
  • Publication number: 20160018348
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sensing structure including a sensing unit, a periphery circuit, and a connecting circuit. The connecting circuit connecting the sensing unit and the periphery circuit includes a connecting pattern. In an embodiment, the connecting pattern has at least two line widths. The line width of a part of the connecting pattern connecting the periphery circuit is greater than the line width of a part of the connecting pattern connecting the sensing unit. In an embodiment, the connecting pattern includes a mesh pattern having at least two mesh densities. The mesh density of a part of the mesh pattern connecting the periphery circuit is greater than the mesh density of a part of the mesh pattern connecting the sensing unit. In an embodiment, the connecting circuit includes lines between and connecting a single sensing series of the sensing unit and a periphery wire of the periphery circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Bao-Shun Yau, Sheng-Feng Chung, Su-Tsai Lu, Yu-Ling Hsieh, Cheng-Yi Shih, Shu-Yi Chang, Kuo-Hua Tseng, Heng-Tien Lin
  • Publication number: 20150338078
    Abstract: An illumination device includes an OLED panel, an electrode structure, and a control module. The OLED panel includes a light-emitting layer configured to emit a light beam. The electrode structure is overlaid on the OLED panel. The electrode structure includes a first touch electrode including at least two conductive portions, and the conductive portions of the first touch electrode are electrically connected to the other conductive portions. The control module is electrically connected to the OLED panel and the first touch electrode. The light-emitting layer further includes a light-emitting material, and a width of the light-emitting material is greater than half of a width of the first touch electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Su-Tsai LU, Wen-Yung YEH, Sheng-Feng CHUNG, Bao-Shun YAU, Chen-Kun CHEN, Yi-Ming CHANG
  • Patent number: 9076900
    Abstract: A solar cell module is described, including a series of solar cells each including a bottom electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, an insulating pattern, a top electrode layer and a passivation layer. The conversion layer is on the bottom electrode and also on the substrate at a first side of the bottom electrode. The insulating pattern is on the bottom electrode, covering an edge portion of the conversion layer near a second side of the bottom electrode. The top electrode layer is on the conversion layer and adjacent to the insulating pattern. The passivation layer is on the top electrode layer and adjacent to the insulating pattern, wherein the top of the passivation layer on the top electrode layer is lower than the top of the insulating pattern. The bottom electrode of a solar cell is electrically connected with the top electrode layer of an adjacent solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Mike Lu, Cheng-Yi Chiang, Bao-Shun Yau
  • Patent number: 9052789
    Abstract: A touch structure and a manufacturing method for the same are provided. The touch structure comprises first patterned electrodes, a second patterned electrode, a dielectric structure and a conductive bridge. The second patterned electrode is disposed between the first patterned electrodes, and separated from the first patterned electrodes. The dielectric structure is disposed on the first patterned electrodes and the second patterned electrode. The dielectric structure has a dielectric opening. The conductive bridge is disposed across the dielectric structure and extended in the dielectric opening. The first patterned electrodes are electrically connected to each other through the conductive bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Bao-Shun Yau, Su-Tsai Lu, Chun-Ting Liu
  • Publication number: 20140124241
    Abstract: A touch structure and a manufacturing method for the same are provided. The touch structure comprises first patterned electrodes, a second patterned electrode, a dielectric structure and a conductive bridge. The second patterned electrode is disposed between the first patterned electrodes, and separated from the first patterned electrodes. The dielectric structure is disposed on the first patterned electrodes and the second patterned electrode. The dielectric structure has a dielectric opening. The conductive bridge is disposed across the dielectric structure and extended in the dielectric opening. The first patterned electrodes are electrically connected to each other through the conductive bridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Bao-Shun Yau, Su-Tsai Lu, Chun-Ting Liu
  • Patent number: 8717330
    Abstract: A flexible projective capacitive touch sensor structure includes following elements. A roll of first flexible transparent substrate has sensing unit regions thereon, and each of the sensing unit regions includes at least two first transparent patterned electrodes and at least three second transparent patterned electrodes. Bridging wires respectively stride over the corresponding first transparent patterned electrodes and respectively and electrically bridge the second transparent patterned electrodes located at two sides of each of the first transparent patterned electrodes to form at least one conducting wire. Dielectric pads are disposed between the bridging wires and the first transparent patterned electrodes. First connection wires are connected to the first transparent patterned electrodes and have first electrical connection terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Lu, Bao-Shun Yau, Chung-Huang Huang
  • Patent number: 8450628
    Abstract: A projective capacitive touch sensor structure includes following elements. Two second transparent patterned electrodes are disposed on a substrate and located at two sides of a first transparent patterned electrode. A bridging wire strides over the first transparent patterned electrode and electrically bridges the second transparent patterned electrodes to form a conducting wire. A transparent dielectric pad is disposed between the bridging wire and the first transparent patterned electrode. A dielectric portion of the transparent dielectric pad located above the first transparent patterned electrode and the second transparent patterned electrodes includes an upper surface, a lower surface and an inclined side surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, an area of the upper surface is 70%-95% of an area of the lower surface, and an included angle between the inclined side surface and the lower surface is an acute angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Bao-Shun Yau, Mike Lu, Chung-Huang Huang
  • Publication number: 20130008687
    Abstract: A conductive film structure capable of resisting moisture and oxygen and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The conductive film structure includes a metal electrode, a metal oxide layer, and an insulating layer. The metal oxide layer is disposed on the metal electrode and includes an oxide of the metal electrode. The insulating layer covers the metal oxide layer and has at least one pinhole therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Mike Lu, Sheng-Feng Chung, Bao-Shun Yau, Cheng-Yi Chiang
  • Publication number: 20120279545
    Abstract: A solar cell module is described, including a series of solar cells each including a bottom electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, an insulating pattern, a top electrode layer and a passivation layer. The conversion layer is on the bottom electrode and also on the substrate at a first side of the bottom electrode. The insulating pattern is on the bottom electrode, covering an edge portion of the conversion layer near a second side of the bottom electrode. The top electrode layer is on the conversion layer and adjacent to the insulating pattern. The passivation layer is on the top electrode layer and adjacent to the insulating pattern, wherein the top of the passivation layer on the top electrode layer is lower than the top of the insulating pattern. The bottom electrode of a solar cell is electrically connected with the top electrode layer of an adjacent solar cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Mike Lu, Cheng-Yi Chiang, Bao-Shun Yau
  • Publication number: 20120193210
    Abstract: A projective capacitive touch sensor structure includes following elements. Two second transparent patterned electrodes are disposed on a substrate and located at two sides of a first transparent patterned electrode. A bridging wire strides over the first transparent patterned electrode and electrically bridges the second transparent patterned electrodes to form a conducting wire. A transparent dielectric pad is disposed between the bridging wire and the first transparent patterned electrode. A dielectric portion of the transparent dielectric pad located above the first transparent patterned electrode and the second transparent patterned electrodes includes an upper surface, a lower surface and an inclined side surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, an area of the upper surface is 70%-95% of an area of the lower surface, and an included angle between the inclined side surface and the lower surface is an acute angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Bao-Shun Yau, Mike Lu, Chung-Huang Huang
  • Publication number: 20120152347
    Abstract: A stacked electrode includes an optical match layer, a transparent conductive layer, and a metal layer. A complex refractive index of the optical match layer is N1, and N1=n1?ik1, wherein n1 represents a refractive index of the optical match layer and k1 represents an extinction coefficient of the optical match layer. A complex refractive index of the transparent conductive layer is N2, and N2=n2?ik2, wherein n2 represents a refractive index of the transparent conductive layer, k2 represents an extinction coefficient of the transparent conductive layer, n1>n2, and k1<k2. The metal layer is disposed between the optical match layer and the transparent conductive layer. A photo-electric device having the above-mentioned stacked electrode is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: William Lee, Bao-Shun Yau, Chih-Chiang Lu
  • Publication number: 20120127112
    Abstract: A flexible projective capacitive touch sensor structure includes following elements. A roll of first flexible transparent substrate has sensing unit regions thereon, and each of the sensing unit regions includes at least two first transparent patterned electrodes and at least three second transparent patterned electrodes. Bridging wires respectively stride over the corresponding first transparent patterned electrodes and respectively and electrically bridge the second transparent patterned electrodes located at two sides of each of the first transparent patterned electrodes to form at least one conducting wire. Dielectric pads are disposed between the bridging wires and the first transparent patterned electrodes. First connection wires are connected to the first transparent patterned electrodes and have first electrical connection terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Lu, Bao-Shun Yau, Chung-Huang Huang
  • Publication number: 20120127113
    Abstract: A flexible resistive touch sensor structure includes a roll of first and a roll of second flexible transparent substrates, first connection wires, second connection wires, spacer dots and insulation frames. The rolls of first and the second flexible transparent substrate have first and second electrode unit regions thereon respectively. Each first electrode unit region includes at least one first transparent electrode. Each second electrode unit region includes at least one second transparent electrode correspondingly facing to the first electrode unit regions. The first connection wires are connected to the first transparent electrodes. The second connection wires are connected to the second transparent electrodes. The spacer dots are disposed between the first and the second transparent electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Bao-Shun Yau, Chih-Chiang Lu, Chung-Huang Huang
  • Patent number: 8153920
    Abstract: A touch panel roll and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes providing a first structure roll and a second structure roll. A manufacturing method of the first structure roll includes forming an opening in a first flexible substrate, wherein conductive lines respectively connected with electrodes extend to the opening. A manufacturing method of the second structure roll includes forming conductive lines respectively connected with electrodes and independent conductive lines corresponding to the conductive lines in the first structure roll on a second flexible substrate, wherein one end of each conductive line in the second structure roll is located at a position corresponding to the opening. The method further includes laminating the first structure roll and the second structure roll by a roll-to-roll process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Bao-Shun Yau, Chih-Chiang Lu
  • Publication number: 20110192636
    Abstract: A touch panel roll and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes providing a first structure roll and a second structure roll. A manufacturing method of the first structure roll includes forming an opening in a first flexible substrate, wherein conductive lines respectively connected with electrodes extend to the opening. A manufacturing method of the second structure roll includes forming conductive lines respectively connected with electrodes and independent conductive lines corresponding to the conductive lines in the first structure roll on a second flexible substrate, wherein one end of each conductive line in the second structure roll is located at a position corresponding to the opening. The method further includes laminating the first structure roll and the second structure roll by a roll-to-roll process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Bao-Shun Yau, Chih-Chiang Lu