Patents by Inventor Chia-Yin Chang

Chia-Yin Chang 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).

  • Publication number: 20170329072
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a light source module are described. The light guide plate includes a main body, first stripe microstructures and second stripe microstructures. The main body includes a light incidence surface and an optic surface. The light incidence surface is connected to the optic surface. The optic surface includes a first microstructure region and a second microstructure region arranged sequentially, and the first microstructure region is near the light incidence surface. The first stripe microstructures are disposed in the first microstructure region and extending along a direction from one side near the light-incident surface to the other side away from the light-incident surface. The second stripe microstructures are disposed in the second microstructure region along the direction. A gradient of each second stripe microstructure is gradually varied along the direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Chia-Yin CHANG, Chin-Ting WENG
  • Patent number: 9778405
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a light source module are described. The light guide plate includes a main body, first stripe microstructures and second stripe microstructures. The main body includes a light incidence surface, a light-emitting surface and a light reflective surface opposite to the light-emitting surface. The light incidence surface is connected between the light-emitting surface and the light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface includes a first microstructure region and a second microstructure region arranged sequentially, and the first microstructure region is near the light incidence surface. The first stripe microstructures are disposed in the first microstructure region and extending along a direction from one side near the light incidence surface to the other side away from the light incidence surface. The second stripe microstructures are disposed in the second microstructure region along the direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Chang, Chin-Ting Weng
  • Patent number: 9766391
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a light source module are described. The light guide plate includes a main body, first stripe microstructures and second stripe microstructures. The main body includes a light incidence surface and an optic surface. The light incidence surface is connected to the optic surface. The optic surface includes a first microstructure region and a second microstructure region arranged sequentially, and the first microstructure region is near the light incidence surface. The first stripe microstructures are disposed in the first microstructure region and extending along a direction from one side near the light-incident surface to the other side away from the light-incident surface. The second stripe microstructures are disposed in the second microstructure region along the direction. A gradient of each second stripe microstructure is gradually varied along the direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Chang, Chin-Ting Weng
  • Publication number: 20170146716
    Abstract: A light guide plate, a backlight module and a display device are provided. The light guide plate includes a main body, plural first microstructure portions and plural second microstructure portions. The main body includes a light-incident surface and an optical surface. The light-incident surface is connected to the optical surface, and the optical surface includes a first area. The first microstructure portions are disposed on the first area of the optical surface. The second microstructure portions are disposed on the first area of the optical surface, in which the second microstructure portions and the first microstructure portions are alternately arranged and aligned with each other, and the first microstructure portions are different from the second microstructure portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Chang, Chin-Ting Weng, Po-Chang Huang, Shin-Bo Lin, Yue-Heng Lee
  • Publication number: 20170123130
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a backlight module are described. The light guide plate includes a main body and a plurality of stripe microstructures. The main body includes a light incidence surface, a light-emitting surface and a light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface is opposite to the light reflective surface, and the light incidence surface is connected between the light-emitting surface and the light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface includes a microstructure region adjacent to the light incidence surface. The stripe microstructures are arranged in the microstructure region, and parallel to a normal line of the light incidence surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Chia-Yin CHANG, Chin-Ting WENG
  • Patent number: 9612383
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a main body and trapezoid-like structures. The main body includes a light-incident surface, a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The trapezoid-like structures are disposed on at least one of the first main surface and the second main surface. The trapezoid-like structures extend along a direction from one side of the main body near the light-incident surface to the other side of the main body away from the light-incident surface. Each of the trapezoid-like structures has a width gradually increasing from one end of the trapezoid-like structure near the light-incident surface to the other end of the trapezoid-like structure away from the light-incident surface. Each of the trapezoid-like structures comprises a flat surface and two side surfaces, and the side surfaces are respectively connected to two sides of the flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Chang, Chin-Ting Weng, Shin-Bo Lin
  • Patent number: 9557469
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a backlight module are described. The light guide plate includes a main body and a plurality of stripe microstructures. The main body includes a light incidence surface, a light-emitting surface and a light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface is opposite to the light reflective surface, and the light incidence surface is connected between the light-emitting surface and the light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface includes a microstructure region adjacent to the light incidence surface. The stripe microstructures are arranged in the microstructure region, and parallel to a normal line of the light incidence surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Chang, Chin-Ting Weng
  • Publication number: 20160334563
    Abstract: A light guide plate with multi-directional structures includes a main body, a plurality of first microstructures and a plurality of second microstructures. The main body includes a light-incident surface, a light-emitting surface and a reflecting surface. The light-incident surface connects the light-emitting surface and the reflecting surface. The first, microstructures are disposed on the light-emitting surface or the reflecting surface and arranged along a first extending direction The second microstructures are disposed on the light-emitting surface or the reflecting surface and arranged along a second extending direction. The second microstructures and the first microstructures are disposed on the same plane and intersect with each other. Each of the second microstructures is a single stripe pattern, and has a width which becomes gradually smaller from one end of the second microstructure near the light-incident surface to the other end of the second microstructure away from the light-incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Chia-Yin CHANG, Po-Chang HUANG, Chih-Chiang CHANG, Shan-Fu CHANG, Shin-Bo LIN
  • Publication number: 20160313489
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a light source module are described. The light guide plate includes a main body, first stripe microstructures and second stripe microstructures. The main body includes a light incidence surface, a light-emitting surface and a light reflective surface opposite to the light-emitting surface. The light incidence surface is connected between the light-emitting surface and the light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface includes a first microstructure region and a second microstructure region arranged sequentially, and the first microstructure region is near the light incidence surface. The first stripe microstructures are disposed in the first microstructure region and extending along a direction from one side near the light incidence surface to the other side away from the light incidence surface. The second stripe microstructures are disposed in the second microstructure region along the direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Chia-Yin CHANG, Chin-Ting WENG
  • Patent number: 9442242
    Abstract: A backlight module and a liquid crystal display are described. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source and a prism sheet. The light guide plate includes a light-emitting surface, a light-incident surface and an axis. The light-incident surface is connected to the light-emitting surface. The axis is normal to the light-incident surface. The light source emits light towards the light-incident surface. The prism sheet is disposed on the light guide plate and includes a first optical surface and a plurality of prism structures which are disposed on the first optical surface. Each of the prism structures has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are connected to form a ridge. The ridge is vertical to the light-incident surface, or an angle included between the ridge and the axis is smaller than or equal to 20 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Chang, Chih-Chiang Chang, Shan-Fu Chang
  • Patent number: 9442240
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a light source module are described. The light guide plate includes a main body, first stripe microstructures and second stripe microstructures. The main body includes a light incidence surface, a light-emitting surface and a light reflective surface opposite to the light-emitting surface. The light incidence surface is connected between the light-emitting surface and the light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface includes a first microstructure region and a second microstructure region arranged sequentially, and the first microstructure region is near the light incidence surface. The first stripe microstructures are disposed in the first microstructure region and extending along a direction from one side near the light-incident surface to the other side away from the light-incident surface. The second stripe microstructures are disposed in the second microstructure region along the direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Chang, Chin-Ting Weng
  • Patent number: 9435936
    Abstract: A light guide plate with multi-directional structures includes a main body, a plurality of first microstructures and a plurality of second microstructures. The main body includes a light-incident surface, a light-emitting surface and a reflecting surface. The light-incident surface connects the light-emitting surface and the reflecting surface. The first microstructures are disposed on the light-emitting surface or the reflecting surface and arranged along a first extending direction. The second microstructures are disposed on the light-emitting surface or the reflecting surface and arranged along a second extending direction. The second microstructures and the first microstructures are disposed on the same plane and intersect with each other. Each of the second microstructures is a single stripe pattern, and has a width which becomes gradually smaller from one end of the second microstructure near the light-incident surface to the other end of the second microstructure away from the light-incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Chang, Po-Chang Huang, Chih-Chiang Chang, Shan-Fu Chang, Shin-Bo Lin
  • Publication number: 20160238777
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a light source module are provided. Light guide plate includes a main body and microstructures disposed on the main body. The main body includes a light-incident surface and a light-emitting surface. Each of the microstructures includes a first optical surface, a second optical surface, a third optical surface and a fourth optical surface. The first optical surface and the second optical surface are inclined in relation to the light-incident surface. A first angle is included between the first optical surface and the light-emitting surface. A second angle is included between the second optical surface and the light-emitting surface. The third optical surface and the fourth optical surface connect the first optical surface and the second optical surface. A third angle is included between the third optical surface and the light-emitting surface. A fourth angle is included between the fourth optical surface and the light-emitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Hsueh-Ju CHEN, Ya-Yun HSIEH, Pei-Fen HOU, Shin-Bo LIN, Chia-Yin CHANG
  • Publication number: 20160041328
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a backlight module are described. The light guide plate includes a main body and a plurality of stripe microstructures. The main body includes a light incidence surface, a light-emitting surface and a light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface is opposite to the light reflective surface, and the light incidence surface is connected between the light-emitting surface and the light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface includes a microstructure region adjacent to the light incidence surface. The stripe microstructures are arranged in the microstructure region, and parallel to a normal line of the light incidence surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Chia-Yin CHANG, Chin-Ting WENG
  • Patent number: 9223079
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a backlight module are described. The light guide plate includes a main body and a plurality of stripe microstructures. The main body includes a light incidence surface, a light-emitting surface and a light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface is opposite to the light reflective surface, and the light incidence surface is connected between the light-emitting surface and the light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface includes a microstructure region adjacent to the light incidence surface. The stripe microstructures are arranged in the microstructure region, and parallel to a normal line of the light incidence surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: RADIANT OPTO-ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Chang, Chin-Ting Weng
  • Publication number: 20150355402
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a light source module are described. The light guide plate includes a main body, first stripe microstructures and second stripe microstructures. The main body includes a light incidence surface and an optic surface. The light incidence surface is connected to the optic surface. The optic surface includes a first microstructure region and a second microstructure region arranged sequentially, and the first microstructure region is near the light incidence surface. The first stripe microstructures are disposed in the first microstructure region and extending along a direction from one side near the light-incident surface to the other side away from the light-incident surface. The second stripe microstructures are disposed in the second microstructure region along the direction. A gradient of each second stripe microstructure is gradually varied along the direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Chia-Yin CHANG, Chin-Ting WENG
  • Publication number: 20150346414
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a light source module are provided. Light guide plate includes a main body and microstructures disposed on the main body. The main body includes a light-incident surface and a light-emitting surface. Each of the microstructures includes a first optical surface, a second optical surface, a third optical surface and a fourth optical surface. The first optical surface and the second optical surface are inclined in relation to the light-incident surface. A first angle is included between the first optical surface and the light-emitting surface. A second angle is included between the second optical surface and the light-emitting surface. The third optical surface and the fourth optical surface connect the first optical surface and the second optical surface. A third angle is included between the third optical surface and the light-emitting surface. A fourth angle is included between the fourth optical surface and the light-emitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Chia-Yin CHANG, Shin-Bo LIN, Shan-Fu CHANG
  • Publication number: 20150280075
    Abstract: A light source module is provided. The light source module includes a flexible printed circuit board, plural light-emitting diodes and plural first light-absorbing portions. The flexible printed circuit board has a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge. The light-emitting diodes are disposed on the flexible printed circuit board near the first edge. The first light-absorbing portions are disposed on the flexible printed circuit board near the second edge, in which the first light-absorbing portions are alternately arranged with the light-emitting diodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Chia-Yin CHANG, Chin-Ting WENG
  • Publication number: 20150185398
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a main body and trapezoid-like structures. The main body includes a light-incident surface, a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. The trapezoid-like structures are disposed on at least one of the first main surface and the second main surface. The trapezoid-like structures extend along a direction from one side of the main body near the light-incident surface to the other side of the main body away from the light-incident surface. Each of the trapezoid-like structures has a width gradually increasing from one end of the trapezoid-like structure near the light-incident surface to the other end of the trapezoid-like structure away from the light-incident surface. Each of the trapezoid-like structures comprises a flat surface and two side surfaces, and the side surfaces are respectively connected to two sides of the flat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yin CHANG, Chin-Ting WENG, Shin-Bo LIN
  • Publication number: 20150070627
    Abstract: A backlight module and a liquid crystal display are described. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source and a prism sheet. The light guide plate includes a light-emitting surface, a light-incident surface and an axis. The light-incident surface is connected to the light-emitting surface. The axis is normal to the light-incident surface. The light source emits light towards the light-incident surface. The prism sheet is disposed on the light guide plate and includes a first optical surface and a plurality of prism structures which are disposed on the first optical surface. Each of the prism structures has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are connected to form a ridge. The ridge is vertical to the light-incident surface, or an angle included between the ridge and the axis is smaller than or equal to 20 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yin CHANG, Chih-Chiang CHANG, Shan-Fu CHANG