Patents by Inventor Cheng-You Liu

Cheng-You Liu 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: 7159995
    Abstract: A display device and light source thereof. The light source is disposed in a housing. An electrode is connected to the light source. A first connecting portion having a first threaded surface is connected to the electrode. A second connecting portion having a second threaded surface is connected to an electric wire. The first threaded surface is electrically connected to the second threaded surface to connect the electric wire and the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kai-Yu Sun, Cheng-You Liu
  • Patent number: 7131750
    Abstract: A backlight apparatus includes a plurality of support members that maintain a diffuser plate in a fixed and level position with respect to the lamps and the housing that contains the lamps, to produce uniform illumination. The support members extend from the diffuser plate disposed at an open face of the housing, to the opposed back part of the housing, and include male-female interlocking parts to provide support. The support members include a set of cooperating portions, an upper and lower portion. The upper and lower portions may combine to provide a cavity in the support member. A cold cathode fluorescent lamp may extend through the cavity and the upper and lower portions may be secured to the diffuser plate and housing, respectively, by extending through openings formed in the diffuser plate or housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-You Liu, Kai-Yu Sun
  • Publication number: 20060023472
    Abstract: A backlight apparatus includes a plurality of support members that maintain a diffuser plate in a fixed and level position with respect to the lamps and the housing that contains the lamps, to produce uniform illumination. The support members extend from the diffuser plate disposed at an open face of the housing, to the opposed back part of the housing, and include male-female interlocking parts to provide support. The support members include a set of cooperating portions, an upper and lower portion. The upper and lower portions may combine to provide a cavity in the support member. A cold cathode fluorescent lamp may extend through the cavity and the upper and lower portions may be secured to the diffuser plate and housing, respectively, by extending through openings formed in the diffuser plate or housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Cheng-You Liu, Kai-Yu Sun
  • Publication number: 20050276049
    Abstract: A display device and light source thereof. The light source is disposed in a housing. An electrode is connected to the light source. A first connecting portion having a first threaded surface is connected to the electrode. A second connecting portion having a second threaded surface is connected to an electric wire. The first threaded surface is electrically connected to the second threaded surface to connect the electric wire and the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Kai-Yu Sun, Cheng-You Liu