Patents by Inventor Chao-Yu Chen

Chao-Yu Chen 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: 12271021
    Abstract: An optical module for a luminous keyboard includes a mask film having a mask pattern, a patterned layer disposed on the mask film, and a light guide sheet disposed on one side of the mask film. The mask pattern defines a plurality of light-transparent regions respectively corresponding to a plurality of keyswitches of the luminous keyboard. The patterned layer has a light transmittance larger than that of the mask pattern. The light guide sheet has a light-exit edge, and a vertical projection of the light-exit edge of the light guide sheet on the mask film at least partially falls within an outer light-transparent region of the plurality of light-transparent regions. The patterned layer is at least partially located in the outer light-transparent region and adjacent to a region boundary of the outer light-transparent region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Chao-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 12259574
    Abstract: A lighting keyboard includes a backlight module and at least one keyswitch. The backlight module includes a lighting unit, a light guide panel, and a lighting board for illuminating a keycap of the keyswitch. The light guide panel includes a panel hole to accommodate the lighting unit. The light guide panel further includes plural slots intervally surrounding the lighting unit. The lighting board includes a micro-structure region facing toward the light guide panel. Each of the slots of the light guide panel has a bulge portion protruding to the lighting unit. At two sides of the bulge portion, each of the slots forms two slots walls with an obtuse angle, thereby expanding the transmitting angle for the multi-color lights from the lighting unit and enhancing the light-mixing uniformity while illuminating the keycap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Yu Chen, Heng-Yi Huang
  • Publication number: 20250062082
    Abstract: An illuminated touchpad includes a panel, a light guide layer and a circuit board. The panel includes a first light transmitting region and a second light transmitting region. The light guide layer includes a first light guide region and a second light guide region. The circuit board includes a controller, a touch module, a first light source and a second light source. The controller controls the first light source to emit light, such that the first light guide region guides the light emitted by the first light source to the first light transmitting region. When the touch module senses that the first light transmitting region is touched, the controller controls the second light source to emit light, such that the second light guide region guides the light emitted by the second light source to the second light transmitting region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Heng-Yi Huang, Chao-Yu Chen, Hsin-Cheng Ho
  • Patent number: 12210179
    Abstract: A backlight keyswitch includes a backlight module and a keyswitch body having a cap with a symbol. The backlight module disposed under the cap includes a light guide plate, a light-blocking sheet, a backlight circuit board having first, third, and second lighting units disposed in the light guide plate and arranged sequentially along a longitudinal direction for emitting first, third, and second color lights respectively, and a micro optical layer. The light-blocking sheet is located above the backlight circuit board and has a transparent region. The light guide plate is located between the light-blocking sheet and the backlight circuit board. The micro optical layer is parallel to the light guide plate and formed corresponding to the transparent region to guide the first, second, and third color lights to the symbol and has first and second clearance regions respectively adjacent to the first and second lighting units in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Chao-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20240429005
    Abstract: A touch lighting keyswitch can be changed to a touch lighting function key bar includes a circuit board, a first sheltering component, a first light guiding component, a second sheltering component and a second light guiding component. The circuit board has a first light unit and a second light unit respectively emitting a first illumination beam and a second illumination beam. The first sheltering component has a character hole. The first light guiding component is disposed between the circuit board and the first sheltering component and adapted to guide the first illumination beam passing through the character hole. The second sheltering component is disposed above the first sheltering component, and has an opening relevant to the character hole. The second light guiding component is disposed between the first sheltering component and the second sheltering component and adapted to guide the second illumination beam passing through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Chao-Yu Chen, Hsin-Cheng Ho
  • Publication number: 20240421818
    Abstract: A touch input device includes a circuit board, a plurality of illuminant elements disposed on the circuit board, a spacer disposed over the circuit board, a plurality of light guide plates, a shielding sheet, and a top plate. The circuit board has a board edge and an upper surface having a plurality of sensing regions. The spacer has a light-leaking edge and a plurality of accommodation holes for accommodating the illuminant elements and the light guide plates. The shielding sheet includes a main section covering the spacer, a first extension section covering the light-leaking edge and the board edge, and a second extension section combined with the circuit board. The main section has a plurality of light permeable regions respectively corresponding to the light guide plates. The top plate is disposed on the main section and has a plurality of light-exit regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventor: Chao-Yu CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240365048
    Abstract: A sound producing package includes a substrate, a covering structure and a sound producing component. The covering structure is disposed on the substrate, wherein the covering structure has a plurality of first openings. The sound producing component is disposed between the substrate and the covering structure, wherein the sound producing component includes a membrane and an actuator, and the sound producing component is configured to generate an acoustic wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: xMEMS Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Yu Chen, Wen-Chien Chen, Chiung C. Lo, Hai-Hung Wen
  • Publication number: 20240322957
    Abstract: A communication method and communication system using two-dimensional primary synchronization signals are provided. The communication system includes a base station and a user equipment. The communication method includes: providing a two-dimensional synchronization array collection having a zero correlation zone; generating plural primary synchronization signals (PSSs) in accordance with the two-dimensional synchronization array collection; generating a synchronization signal block (SSB) in accordance with the primary synchronization signals, in which the synchronization signal block is adapted for new radio (NR) technology, and each one of the primary synchronization signals corresponds to plural orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols and plural subcarrier signals; and performing a communication operation by using the synchronization signal block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Chao-Yu CHEN, Hsuan-Po LIN, Zhen-Ming HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240276139
    Abstract: An acoustic package structure includes a substrate, a covering structure and an acoustic chip. The covering structure is disposed on the substrate and has a plurality of first openings. The acoustic chip is disposed between the substrate and the covering structure, wherein the acoustic chip includes a membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: xMEMS Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Yu Chen, Wen-Chien Chen, Chiung C. Lo, Hai-Hung Wen
  • Patent number: 12063470
    Abstract: An acoustic package structure includes a substrate, a covering structure and an acoustic chip. The covering structure is disposed on the substrate and has a plurality of first openings. The acoustic chip is disposed between the substrate and the covering structure, wherein the acoustic chip includes a membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: xMEMS Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Yu Chen, Wen-Chien Chen, Chiung C. Lo, Hai-Hung Wen
  • Patent number: 12046428
    Abstract: A backlight keyboard includes a first keyswitch, a first backlight source, a light guide plate and a first board having first and second holes. The light guide plate is applied to the backlight keyboard and a second backlight keyboard including a second keyswitch, a second backlight source and a second board having third and fourth holes. The second keyswitch on the second backlight keyboard is shifted transversely relative to the first keyswitch on the backlight keyboard to make the first and fourth holes have a first overlapping area. The light guide plate has a first dot structure corresponding to the first and third holes and a second dot structure corresponding to the second and fourth holes except the first overlapping area for guiding light to symbols on the first and second keyswitches. The first dot structure is less than the second dot structure in dot intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Chao-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20240230982
    Abstract: A lighting keyboard includes a backlight module and at least one keyswitch. The backlight module includes a lighting unit, a light guide panel, and a lighting board for illuminating a keycap of the keyswitch. The light guide panel includes a panel hole to accommodate the lighting unit. The light guide panel further includes plural slots intervally surrounding the lighting unit. The lighting board includes a micro-structure region facing toward the light guide panel. Each of the slots of the light guide panel has a bulge portion protruding to the lighting unit. At two sides of the bulge portion, each of the slots forms two slots walls with an obtuse angle, thereby expanding the transmitting angle for the multi-color lights from the lighting unit and enhancing the light-mixing uniformity while illuminating the keycap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Yu Chen, Heng-Yi Huang
  • Patent number: 12027326
    Abstract: A backlit-module-embedded illuminated keyswitch structure includes a baseplate, a mask film disposed below the baseplate and having a first coating for substantially reflecting a light and a second coating for substantially blocking the light, a light guide sheet at one side of the mask film and having a light source hole, and a reflective layer at one side of the light guide sheet opposite to the mask film. The second coating includes a second main coating region and a plurality of second coating sub-regions, which extends outward from the second main coating region and is arranged along the periphery of the second main coating region to form a plurality of intermediary regions therebetween. The first coating and the second coating are disposed right above the light source hole. The first coating is at least partially located in the intermediary regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Chao-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 12019261
    Abstract: A back light module is applied to a lighting keyboard with a plurality of keyswitches and includes a lighting unit, a light guide plate, a light penetrating membrane, a light calibration layer and an adhering component. The light guide plate has an opening used to accommodate the lighting unit. The light penetrating membrane is located on the light guide plate. The light penetrating membrane is located on the light penetrating membrane and has a second contour. The adhering component is located between the light guide plate and the light penetrating membrane, and has a first contour greater than the second contour. The adhering component includes a front region, a rear region and a hollow region. The front region is covered by the light calibration layer. The rear region is partly covered or not covered by the light calibration layer. The hollow region corresponds to and is larger than the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Yu Chen, Heng-Yi Huang, Hsin-Cheng Ho
  • Patent number: 11991497
    Abstract: An acoustic device includes a first sound producing component and a back cavity structure. The first sound producing component has a first front side and a first back side, wherein the first sound producing component is a high frequency sound unit, and the first front side faces a sound propagating opening of the acoustic device. The back cavity structure is connected to the first back side of the first sound producing component. The first sound producing component produces a first acoustic wave from the first front side towards the sound propagating opening, and the first sound producing component produces a second acoustic wave from the first back side towards a back cavity of the back cavity structure. The back cavity structure is configured to flatten a peak or a dip of a frequency response of the first sound producing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: xMEMS Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Yu Chen, Chiung C. Lo, Jemm Yue Liang, Wen-Chien Chen, Jye Ren
  • Publication number: 20240147139
    Abstract: An acoustic device includes a first sound producing component and a back cavity structure. The first sound producing component has a first front side and a first back side, wherein the first sound producing component is a high frequency sound unit, and the first front side faces a sound propagating opening of the acoustic device. The back cavity structure is connected to the first back side of the first sound producing component. The first sound producing component produces a first acoustic wave from the first front side towards the sound propagating opening, and the first sound producing component produces a second acoustic wave from the first back side towards a back cavity of the back cavity structure. The back cavity structure is configured to flatten a peak or a dip of a frequency response of the first sound producing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: xMEMS Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Yu Chen, Chiung C. Lo, Jemm Yue Liang, Wen-Chien Chen, Jye Ren
  • Publication number: 20240134112
    Abstract: A lighting keyboard includes a backlight module and at least one keyswitch. The backlight module includes a lighting unit, a light guide panel, and a lighting board for illuminating a keycap of the keyswitch. The light guide panel includes a panel hole to accommodate the lighting unit. The light guide panel further includes plural slots intervally surrounding the lighting unit. The lighting board includes a micro-structure region facing toward the light guide panel. Each of the slots of the light guide panel has a bulge portion protruding to the lighting unit. At two sides of the bulge portion, each of the slots forms two slots walls with an obtuse angle, thereby expanding the transmitting angle for the multi-color lights from the lighting unit and enhancing the light-mixing uniformity while illuminating the keycap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Yu Chen, Heng-Yi Huang
  • Publication number: 20240118476
    Abstract: A backlight keyswitch includes a backlight module and a keyswitch body having a cap with a symbol. The backlight module disposed under the cap includes a light guide plate, a light-blocking sheet, a backlight circuit board having first, third, and second lighting units disposed in the light guide plate and arranged sequentially along a longitudinal direction for emitting first, third, and second color lights respectively, and a micro optical layer. The light-blocking sheet is located above the backlight circuit board and has a transparent region. The light guide plate is located between the light-blocking sheet and the backlight circuit board. The micro optical layer is parallel to the light guide plate and formed corresponding to the transparent region to guide the first, second, and third color lights to the symbol and has first and second clearance regions respectively adjacent to the first and second lighting units in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Chao-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20240118480
    Abstract: A backlight keyswitch includes a board, a backlight module and a keyswitch body having a cap with a symbol formed thereon. The backlight module disposed under the cap includes first and second ink layers, a light guide plate, a light-blocking sheet having a transparent region corresponding to the cap, and a backlight circuit board having first, third, and second lighting units disposed in the light guide plate and arranged sequentially along a longitudinal direction for emitting first, third, and second color lights respectively to be incident to the transparent region after light mixing. The first and second ink layers are formed on the light-blocking sheet and located outside the first and second lighting units. Colors of the first and second ink layers at least correspond to colors of the second and first color lights respectively to achieve a mixed color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventor: Chao-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20240094457
    Abstract: A backlight keyswitch includes a keycap, a support plate, a membrane circuit board and a backlight module. The support plate is disposed under the keycap. The membrane circuit board is disposed in parallel to the keycap and the support plate. The backlight module is disposed under the support plate, which includes a shielding sheet, a light guide panel, a lighting board and a protrusion structure. The shielding sheet includes a light permeable area corresponding to the keycap. The light guide panel is disposed under the shielding sheet. The lighting board is disposed under the light guide panel and includes a light source. The protrusion structure protrudes toward the light source and is formed on one of the support plate, the membrane circuit board and the shielding sheet. The protrusion structure reflects at least partial light of the light source to enter the light guide panel for lateral transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Chao-Yu Chen