Patents by Inventor Chang-Nien MAO

Chang-Nien MAO 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: 12085834
    Abstract: An electrically tunable liquid crystal lens includes a carrier substrate, a common electrode layer disposed on the carrier substrate, a liquid crystal unit, a patterned electrode layer, a terminal electrode layer, a dielectric insulating layer, and a cover. The liquid crystal unit is disposed on the common electrode layer opposite to the carrier substrate, and includes a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. The patterned electrode layer is disposed on the liquid crystal unit opposite to the common electrode layer, and has a plurality of aperture patterns located within a projection of the liquid crystal unit on the patterned electrode layer. The terminal electrode layer is disposed on the patterned electrode layer opposite to the liquid crystal unit. The dielectric insulating layer is disposed between the patterned electrode layer and the terminal electrode layer. The cover is disposed on the terminal electrode layer opposite to the dielectric insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Yi-Hsin Lin, Ting-Wei Huang, Wei-Cheng Cheng, Chang-Nien Mao
  • Publication number: 20240176205
    Abstract: An electrically tunable liquid crystal lens includes a carrier substrate, a common electrode layer disposed on the carrier substrate, a liquid crystal unit, a patterned electrode layer, a terminal electrode layer, a dielectric insulating layer, and a cover. The liquid crystal unit is disposed on the common electrode layer opposite to the carrier substrate, and includes a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. The patterned electrode layer is disposed on the liquid crystal unit opposite to the common electrode layer, and has a plurality of aperture patterns located within a projection of the liquid crystal unit on the patterned electrode layer. The terminal electrode layer is disposed on the patterned electrode layer opposite to the liquid crystal unit. The dielectric insulating layer is disposed between the patterned electrode layer and the terminal electrode layer. The cover is disposed on the terminal electrode layer opposite to the dielectric insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    Inventors: Yi-Hsin LIN, Ting-Wei HUANG, Wei-Cheng CHENG, Chang-Nien MAO
  • Publication number: 20230359032
    Abstract: An optical display system includes an augmented reality device and a lens device. The augmented reality device has an output surface which is disposed to permit a combined image from the augmented reality device to be direct to an eye of a viewer. The lens device is disposed between the output surface and the eye of the viewer, and includes a focus lens unit and a variable focus lens. The focus lens unit is disposed proximate to the output surface, and is configured to shift a focus of a combined light contributed to the combined image. The variable focus lens is disposed distal from the output surface, and is configured to continuously shift the focus of the combined light that is being focused by the focus lens unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Yi-Hsin LIN, Chang-Nien MAO, Wei-Cheng CHENG
  • Patent number: 11669046
    Abstract: A display device includes a light source, a waveguide element, a liquid crystal coupler, a first holographic optical element and a second holographic optical element. The light source is configured to emit light. The waveguide element is located above the light source. The liquid crystal coupler is located between the waveguide element and the light source. The first holographic optical element is located on a top surface of the waveguide element, in which the liquid crystal coupler is configured to change an incident angle that the light emits to the first holographic optical element. The second holographic optical element is located on the top surface of the waveguide element, and there is a first distance in a horizontal direction between the first holographic optical element and the second holographic optical element, in which the second holographic optical element is configured to diffract the light to the waveguide element below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: Interface Technology (ChengDu) Co., Ltd., Interface Optoelectronics (SingZhen) Co., Ltd., Interface Optoelectronics (Wuxi) Co., Ltd., General Interface Solution Limited
    Inventors: Shih-Yu Wang, Chun-Ta Chen, Shiuan-Huei Lin, Zih-Fan Chen, Wan-Lin Li, Yi-Hsin Lin, Yu-Jen Wang, Wei-Cheng Cheng, Chang-Nien Mao
  • Publication number: 20220317627
    Abstract: A display device includes a light source, a waveguide element, a liquid crystal coupler, a first holographic optical element and a second holographic optical element. The light source is configured to emit light. The waveguide element is located above the light source. The liquid crystal coupler is located between the waveguide element and the light source. The first holographic optical element is located on a top surface of the waveguide element, in which the liquid crystal coupler is configured to change an incident angle that the light emits to the first holographic optical element. The second holographic optical element is located on the top surface of the waveguide element, and there is a first distance in a horizontal direction between the first holographic optical element and the second holographic optical element, in which the second holographic optical element is configured to diffract the light to the waveguide element below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Shih-Yu WANG, Chun-Ta CHEN, Shiuan-Huei LIN, Zih-Fan CHEN, Wan-Lin LI, Yi-Hsin LIN, Yu-Jen WANG, Wei-Cheng CHENG, Chang-Nien MAO