Patents by Inventor Bin Chou
Bin Chou 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).
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Patent number: 7566145Abstract: A direct type illuminating device includes a light source unit, a reflector plate, a diffuser plate, and a lens module. The light source unit provides source light beams. The reflector plate and the diffuser plate are spaced at an interval from each other, and the light source unit is interposed between the reflector plate and the diffuser plate. The lens module surrounds the light source unit such that the lens module is interposed between the light source unit and the reflector and diffuser plates. An outer curved surface of the lens module has a radius of curvature different from a radius of curvature of an outer curved surface of the light source unit such that the source light beams provided by the light source unit are refracted by the lens module to result in change of traveling directions of the source light beams.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2007Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Teng-Chao Hou, Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Wen-Bin Chou, Ching-Shiang Li
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Publication number: 20090185385Abstract: An optical film is applied to a side-emitting backlight module. The side-emitting backlight module has a light guide plate for guiding a chief light beam. The light guide plate has a light emitting surface to define a normal direction thereof. The optical film includes a lower prism structure, an intermedium layer, and an upper prism structure. The lower prism structure is disposed on the light emitting surface. The intermedium layer is connected between the lower prism structure and the upper prism structure. When the chief light beam exits from the light emitting surface of the light guide plate, and then goes through the lower prism structure, it goes through the intermedium layer along a changed traveling direction. When the chief light beam exits from the intermedium layer, and goes through the upper prism structure, it turns from the changed traveling direction to the normal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Wen-Bin Chou, Chih-Jen Tsang
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Publication number: 20090186152Abstract: A manufacturing method of light guide plate (LGP) for manufacturing a LGP has a plurality of colloid dot like micro-optical structures on its surface. The method includes the following processes. First, a substrate with an embossing structure is provided. Then, a plurality of colloid dots are formed on a surface of the substrate by jetting. Afterwards, a drying process is performed to convert the colloid dots into the colloid dots like micro-optical structures. Finally, a LGP is manufactured by the manufacturing method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ping-Feng Hwang, Wen-Bin Chou
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Patent number: 7522802Abstract: An optical multilayer film includes first and second optical layers, and a refracting layer. The first optical layer has a light-exit surface. The second optical layer has a light-incoming surface facing the light-exit surface of the first optical layer, and a light-outgoing surface opposite to the light-incoming surface and formed with a light-converging structure. The refracting layer is disposed between and is in contact with the first and second optical layers, is made from a transparent material, and has a refractive index that is smaller than that of the second optical layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ming-Dah Liu, Der-Woei Hsaio, Wen-Bin Chou, Ching-Shiang Li
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Patent number: 7490962Abstract: A light emitting module including a light source set and a light guide member is provided. The light source set is suitable for providing a light and the light guide member is disposed above the light source set. The light guide member has a top surface, an opposite light incident surface, a first reflection surface, and an opposite light emergent surface connected between the top surface and the light incident surface. The top surface has a first concave surface serving a second reflection surface suitable for reflecting the light. Besides, a portion of the light reflected by the second reflection surface emerges from the light emergent surface through the reflection of the first reflection surface, and the other portion of the light directly emerges from the light emergent surface. Additionally, a surface light source device having the light emitting module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2006Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ming-Dah Liu, Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Wen-Bin Chou, Teng-Chao Hou
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Patent number: 7438445Abstract: A side-emitting light-emitting element and a packaging lens thereof, wherein the packaging lens comprises an incident surface, a reflective surface, a first refractive surface, and a second refractive surface. The first refractive surface has zigzag surfaces. After a light from a light source enters into the packaging lens through the incident surface, a portion of the light is reflected by the reflective surface to the first refractive surface via total internal reflection to vertically penetrate the first refractive surface and then proceeds along a first optical path. The other portion of the light is refracted by the second refractive surface to penetrate the second refractive surface and then proceeds along a second optical path, which is parallel to the first optical path. A zigzag surface of the first refractive surface avoids from undesired lights reflected by the first refractive surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2006Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Wen-Bin Chou, Teng-Chao Hou
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Patent number: 7344864Abstract: A method for generating a Drosophila clipped FRT (cFRT) chromosome is provided, wherein the chromosome is insensitive to a P transposase but remains functional to a yeast site-specific flippase recombinase (FLP). The method includes steps of: (a) exposing a FRT chromosome to the P transposase for occurring a local and imprecise transposition, wherein the FRT chromosome contains a P[FRT] insertion with a selection marker gene, (b) screening the P[FRT] insertion insensitive to the P transposase to obtain screened products, (c) selecting candidate products from the screened products by further examinations, and (d) exposing the candidate products by the P transposase and selecting a desired product by the further examinations to obtain the Drosophila clipped FRT (cFRT) chromosome insensitive to the P transposase but remaining functional to the yeast site-specific flippase recombinase. The cFRT2L2R chromosome can be used as the direct target in the direct P-transposon-induced mutagenesis.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2003Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Inventor: Tze-Bin Chou
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Publication number: 20080062719Abstract: An optical multilayer film includes first and second optical layers, and a refracting layer. The first optical layer has a light-exit surface. The second optical layer has a light-incoming surface facing the light-exit surface of the first optical layer, and a light-outgoing surface opposite to the light-incoming surface and formed with a light-converging structure. The refracting layer is disposed between and is in contact with the first and second optical layers, is made from a transparent material, and has a refractive index that is smaller than that of the second optical layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ming-Dah Liu, Der-Woei Hsaio, Wen-Bin Chou, Ching-Shiang Li
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Publication number: 20080025029Abstract: A direct type illuminating device includes a light source unit, a reflector plate, a diffuser plate, and a lens module. The light source unit provides source light beams. The reflector plate and the diffuser plate are spaced at an interval from each other, and the light source unit is interposed between the reflector plate and the diffuser plate. The lens module surrounds the light source unit such that the lens module is interposed between the light source unit and the reflector and diffuser plates. An outer curved surface of the lens module has a radius of curvature different from a radius of curvature of an outer curved surface of the light source unit such that the source light beams provided by the light source unit are refracted by the lens module to result in change of traveling directions of the source light beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2007Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventors: Teng-Chao Hou, Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Wen-Bin Chou, Ching-Shiang Li
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Publication number: 20080013325Abstract: A side-emitting light-emitting element and a packaging lens thereof, wherein the packaging lens comprises an incident surface, a reflective surface, a first refractive surface, and a second refractive surface. The first refractive surface has zigzag surfaces. After a light from a light source enters into the packaging lens through the incident surface, a portion of the light is reflected by the reflective surface to the first refractive surface via total internal reflection to vertically penetrate the first refractive surface and then proceeds along a first optical path. The other portion of the light is refracted by the second refractive surface to penetrate the second refractive surface and then proceeds along a second optical path, which is parallel to the first optical path. A zigzag surface of the first refractive surface avoids from undesired lights reflected by the first refractive surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2006Publication date: January 17, 2008Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Wen-Bin Chou, Teng-Chao Hou
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Publication number: 20070279933Abstract: An edge-type backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate installed on a lateral side of the light source, and a brightness enhancement film disposed above the light guide plate. The brightness enhancement film includes a plurality of micro-structures on a bottom surface connected to a top surface of the light guide plate in an adhesion manner or a hot melt manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Ching-Shiang Li, Teng-Chao Hou, Wen-Bin Chou
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Patent number: 7254309Abstract: A lens of a side emitting LED includes a bottom surface, an incident surface, a reflective surface, a first refractive surface, a second refractive surface and a third refractive surface. An light emitted by a LED enters the lens through the incident surface. A portion of the light is reflected by the reflective surface in an internal total reflection manner to the second refractive surface and emits out of the lens along a first optical path. The other portion of light directly emits out of the lens through the first refractive surface and the third refractive surface. A transitive surface is located between the first refractive surface and the reflective surface. Such a design allows the light entered the lens through the incident surface not cross with the transitive surface. Hence an improper reflection or refraction can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2006Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Wen-Bin Chou, Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Teng-Chao Hou
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Publication number: 20070145395Abstract: A light emitting module including a light source set and a light guide member is provided. The light source set is suitable for providing a light and the light guide member is disposed above the light source set. The light guide member has a top surface, an opposite light incident surface, a first reflection surface, and an opposite light emergent surface connected between the top surface and the light incident surface. The top surface has a first concave surface serving a second reflection surface suitable for reflecting the light. Besides, a portion of the light reflected by the second reflection surface emerges from the light emergent surface through the reflection of the first reflection surface, and the other portion of the light directly emerges from the light emergent surface. Additionally, a surface light source device having the light emitting module is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Ming-Dah Liu, Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Wen-Bin Chou, Teng-Chao Hou
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Patent number: 7189542Abstract: A method for generating a Drosophila clipped FRT (cFRT) chromosome is provided, wherein the chromosome is insensitive to a P transposase but remains functional to a yeast site-specific flippase recombinase (FLP). The method includes steps of: (a) exposing a FRT chromosome to the P transposase for occurring a local and imprecise transposition, wherein the FRT chromosome contains a P[FRT] insertion with a selection marker gene, (b) screening the P[FRT] insertion insensitive to the P transposase to obtain screened products, (c) selecting candidate products from the screened products by further examinations, and (d) exposing the candidate products by the P transposase and selecting a desired product by the further examinations to obtain the Drosophila clipped FRT (cFRT) chromosome insensitive to the P transposase but remaining functional to the yeast site-specific flippase recombinase. The cFRT2L2R chromosome can be used as the direct target in the direct P-transposon-induced mutagenesis.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2003Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Inventor: Tze-Bin Chou
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Publication number: 20060203445Abstract: A heat-dissipating structure for a flat panel display comprises a heat-collector plate, a soft thermal-pad and at least one heat-sink component. The heat-collector plate is made of metal material having a first-face, a second-face and a plurality of edge-sides. The first-face is contact with a back-bezel of the flat panel display. The soft thermal-pad is made of soft material with high thermal conductivity. The soft thermal-pad has a bottom-face and a top-face. The bottom-face is contact with the second-face. The top-face is contact with a heat-sink structure of an electric unit of the flat panel display. The heat-sink component is connected with at least one of the edge-side of the heat-collector plate. The heat-sink component is capable of conducting heat and expanding heat sink area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2006Publication date: September 14, 2006Inventors: Sheng-Hsiang Hsu, Bor-Bin Chou
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Patent number: 7008062Abstract: An exhausting structure used in a rear projection TV has a ventilating chamber inside a casing of the TV to separate an optical engine from the casing. A fan is mounted in the ventilating chamber near the optical engine to ventilate the heat from the inside of the TV via a conduit and an outlet. The fan is isolated from outside of the TV to reduce any noise generated from the fan.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2004Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yung-Chuan Tseng, Bor-Bin Chou, Yi-Cheng Yuan
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Patent number: 6962804Abstract: A method for generating a Drosophila clipped FRT (cFRT) chromosome is provided, wherein the chromosome is incapable of reacting with a P transposase but remains capable of reacting with a yeast site-specific flippase recombinase (FLP). The method includes steps of: (a) exposing a FRT chromosome to the P transposase causing a local and imprecise transposition, wherein the FRT chromosome contains a P[FRT] insertion with a selection marker gene, (b) screening the P[FRT] insertion insensitive to the P transposase to obtain screened products, (c) selecting candidate products from the screened products by further examinations, and (d) exposing the candidate products by the P transposase and selecting a desired product by the further examinations to obtain the Drosophila clipped FRT (cFRT) chromosome incapable of reacting with the P transposase but remaining capable of reacting with the yeast site-specific flippase recombinase.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2002Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: National Science CouncilInventor: Tze-Bin Chou
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Publication number: 20050225963Abstract: This invention provides a cooling apparatus for a light source disposed in a housing, which comprises a light source, a fan device, and an air-flow guiding device. The light source is capable of providing an optical energy propagating outward in an optical path. The fan device is disposed in a predetermined distance for producing airflow. The air-flow guiding device is disposed between the light source and the fan device for guiding the airflow towards the light source to cool down the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2004Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Kuo-Chin Huang, Bor-Bin Chou
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Patent number: 6922228Abstract: A cooling device for a reflective liquid crystal image kernel has an air duct unit on the external case, which is separated into front and rear end ducts and has an axial fan blowing downward. A guide plane has both of its lateral sides aslant downward to guide part of the air flow blown from the axial fan to the split air duct of each light valve on the outer side of the air duct unit to cool the outer surface of three light valves fixed on the outer case of the kernel. The air blown downward from the axial fan passes through the front and the rear air ducts of the air duct unit directly, and passing through the ventilation holes of the external case into the optical components such that a single fan is used to enhance heat dispersion and reduce noise.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2002Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Inventors: Bor-Bin Chou, Chih-Chung Kang, Chien-Ming Tsao
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Publication number: 20050139346Abstract: A cooling apparatus for a light valve of the present invention includes a control box disposed on the back of the light valve to actuate the light valve, followed by a heat pipe and a heat-conducting component pasted upon the inner surface of the control box. The heat-conducting component is connected to a heat-collecting end of the heat pipe and one of its surface contacts with the light valve. The heat of the light valve is conducted to the second part of the control box through the heat-conducting component, and then the heat is conducted to the second part of the control box via the heat pipe pasted upon it. Thus, the heat of the light valve can be removed through the large area of the second part of control box, so as to increase the cooling efficiency and simplify the cooling apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2004Publication date: June 30, 2005Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Kuo-Chin Huang, Bor-Bin Chou, Chun-Yao Chen