Patents by Inventor CHI-FU LIU

CHI-FU 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: 11947251
    Abstract: An illumination system provides an illumination beam and includes a red light source, a green light source, a blue light source, a first supplementary light source, a first X-shaped light-splitting assembly, a first light-splitting element, and a light-uniforming element. The red light source provides a red beam. The green light source provides a green beam. The blue light source provides a blue beam. The first supplementary light source provides a first supplementary beam. The first X-shaped light-splitting assembly guides the first supplementary beam and the blue beam to the first light-splitting element. The first light-splitting element guides the red beam, the green beam, the blue beam, and the first supplementary beam to the light-uniforming element. The first supplementary beam is a red supplementary beam or a blue supplementary beam, and the illumination system includes at least five light-emitting elements. A projection apparatus including the above illumination system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Fu Liu, Tsung-Hsin Liao, Chun-Li Chen, Hung-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 11914277
    Abstract: An illumination system for providing an illumination beam includes red, blue, and green light source modules, a first light combining element, and a light uniforming element. The red light source module includes a first red light emitting element emitting first red light and a second red light emitting element emitting second red light. A peak wavelength of the second red light is greater than a peak wavelength of the first red light. The blue light source module includes a first blue light emitting element emitting first blue light and a second blue light emitting element emitting second blue light. A peak wavelength of the second blue light is less than a peak wavelength of the first blue light. The green light source module generates green light. The first light combining element guides these lights into the light uniforming element, so that the illumination system outputs the illumination beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Hung-Yu Lin, Chi-Fu Liu, Chun-Hsin Lu, Chun-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 11917340
    Abstract: A projection device, including an illumination system, a control element, a driving element, a light valve, and a projection lens, is provided. The illumination system includes multiple light sources for providing multiple light beams to be combined into an illumination light beam. The driving element respectively drives the light sources in a first mode or a second mode, so that the light beams have respective luminous brightness, and the driving element is switched from the first mode to the second mode according to a first signal. The control element provides the first signal to the driving element according to an optical state or a time state of the projection device. The light valve is adapted to convert the illumination light beam into an image light beam. The projection lens is adapted to project the image light beam out of the projection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Fu Liu, Tsung-Hsin Liao, Chun-Li Chen, Hung-Yu Lin
  • Publication number: 20230276031
    Abstract: A filter element and a projection device are provided. The filter element is configured on the transmission path of at least one light beam, and includes a substrate and a film. The film is located on a surface of the substrate, and includes a first area and a second area. The first area includes a center, corresponding to the central axis of the at least one light beam. The distance between the second area and the center of the first area is greater than the distance between any point in the first area and the center. The average thickness of the second area of the film is greater than the average thickness of the first area of the film. The filter element of the disclosure may still have a similar filter effect when the incident angle is relatively large.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Fu Liu, Tsung-Hsin Liao, Kun-Liang Jao, Hung-Yu Lin
  • Publication number: 20230134505
    Abstract: An illumination system, a projection device, and a projection control method are provided. The illumination system includes a first light-emitting unit, a second light-emitting unit, a third light-emitting unit, a first dichroic element, a second dichroic element, and a control unit. The first light-emitting unit includes a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element. The control unit is electrically connected to the first light-emitting unit and configured to switch the illumination system between a high-performance mode and a high-chroma mode, wherein when the illumination system is in the high-performance mode, the control unit controls a current ratio of the second light-emitting element to be greater than a current ratio of the first light-emitting element, and when the illumination system is in the high-chroma mode, the control unit controls the current ratio of the second light-emitting element to be less than the current ratio of the first light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Fu Liu, Tsung-Hsin Liao, Chun-Li Chen, Hung-Yu Lin
  • Publication number: 20220337793
    Abstract: A projection device, including an illumination system, a control element, a driving element, a light valve, and a projection lens, is provided. The illumination system includes multiple light sources for providing multiple light beams to be combined into an illumination light beam. The driving element respectively drives the light sources in a first mode or a second mode, so that the light beams have respective luminous brightness, and the driving element is switched from the first mode to the second mode according to a first signal. The control element provides the first signal to the driving element according to an optical state or a time state of the projection device. The light valve is adapted to convert the illumination light beam into an image light beam. The projection lens is adapted to project the image light beam out of the projection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Fu Liu, Tsung-Hsin Liao, Chun-Li Chen, Hung-Yu Lin
  • Publication number: 20220308436
    Abstract: An illumination system provides an illumination beam and includes a red light source, a green light source, a blue light source, a first supplementary light source, a first X-shaped light-splitting assembly, a first light-splitting element, and a light-uniforming element. The red light source provides a red beam. The green light source provides a green beam. The blue light source provides a blue beam. The first supplementary light source provides a first supplementary beam. The first X-shaped light-splitting assembly guides the first supplementary beam and the blue beam to the first light-splitting element. The first light-splitting element guides the red beam, the green beam, the blue beam, and the first supplementary beam to the light-uniforming element. The first supplementary beam is a red supplementary beam or a blue supplementary beam, and the illumination system includes at least five light-emitting elements. A projection apparatus including the above illumination system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Fu Liu, Tsung-Hsin Liao, Chun-Li Chen, Hung-Yu Lin
  • Publication number: 20220252967
    Abstract: An illumination system for providing an illumination beam includes red, blue, and green light source modules, a first light combining element, and a light uniforming element. The red light source module includes a first red light emitting element emitting first red light and a second red light emitting element emitting second red light. A peak wavelength of the second red light is greater than a peak wavelength of the first red light. The blue light source module includes a first blue light emitting element emitting first blue light and a second blue light emitting element emitting second blue light. A peak wavelength of the second blue light is less than a peak wavelength of the first blue light. The green light source module generates green light. The first light combining element guides these lights into the light uniforming element, so that the illumination system outputs the illumination beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Hung-Yu Lin, Chi-Fu Liu, Chun-Hsin Lu, Chun-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20180032299
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pairing system and a pairing method for a plurality of display devices and a plurality of multi-media devices that can make the pairing process between the plurality of display devices and the plurality of multi-media devices more convenient and easier for users. The pairing system comprises: a plurality of multi-media devices and a control device. The plurality of multi-media devices are respectively coupled to the plurality of display devices, and utilized for transmitting signals to the plurality of display devices, respectively. The control device is utilized for automatically pairing the plurality of display devices with the plurality of multi-media devices. The pairing method comprises: utilizing a control device to automatically pair the plurality of display devices with the plurality of multi-media devices by controlling the plurality of multi-media devices to transmit a plurality of identifying signals to the plurality of display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Chi-Fu Liu, Yung-Tsai Wang, Chia-Chin Wang
  • Publication number: 20170160628
    Abstract: A light source module including a light source and a light diffusion and filtering plate is provided. The light source is configured to provide an illumination light beam. The light diffusion and filtering plate is disposed on a transmission path of the illumination light beam. The light diffusion and filtering plate includes a light-transparent substrate, a light diffusion structure, and a light filtering structure. The light-transparent substrate has a first surface facing to the light source and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The light diffusion structure is disposed on the first surface, and the light filtering structure is disposed on the second surface. The light source module may reduce flicker. Further, a projection apparatus having the light source module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: HUNG-YU LIN, CHI-FU LIU, CHUN-LI CHEN, CHI-TANG HSIEH