Patents by Inventor Chien-Hong Chen

Chien-Hong 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: 8421974
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode. The second pixel electrode is configured around the first pixel electrode. The first pixel electrode is coupled to a first voltage and the second pixel electrode is coupled to a second voltage. The second voltage is higher than the first voltage. The area of the first pixel electrode is larger than that of the second pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chih Yung Hsieh, Chien Hong Chen
  • Patent number: 8362995
    Abstract: A multi-domain LCD panel includes data lines, scan lines and pixels. Each pixel includes first and second sub-pixels respectively having first and second storage capacitors. A first data switch is selectively coupled to a first terminal of the first capacitor and one of the data lines. A second data switch is selectively coupled to a first terminal of the second capacitor and one of the data lines. First and second bias lines are respectively coupled to second terminals of the first and second capacitors. When a corresponding scan line is enabled, the first and second data switches turn on such that a signal on the data line is transmitted to the first and second sub-pixels. After the scan line is disabled, levels of the first and second bias lines are changed such that pixel voltages of the first and second sub-pixels differ from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Feng Hsieh, Chien-Hong Chen, Chih-Yung Hsieh, I-Lin Ho, Che-Ming Hsu, Fu-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 8362188
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flame-retardant hardener for epoxy resin having a compound represented by formula (I): In addition, the present invention also provides a flame-retardant resin material comprising the aforementioned flame-retardant hardener for epoxy resin. Moreover, the present invention further provides a method for manufacturing a flame-retardant hardener for epoxy resin, which can be directly applied in a resin curing process after a cooling step without additional purification. As described by the present invention, the flame-retardant hardener for epoxy resin in accordance with the present invention can replace the conventional toxic halogenated resins, and provide an environmental-friendly flame-retardant hardener for epoxy resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Inventor: Chien-Hong Chen
  • Patent number: 8358393
    Abstract: In one embodiment of an invention concerning liquid crystal display devices, a first pixel electrode of a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate may overlap a slit of a second pixel electrode of the TFT array substrate but not overlap another slit of the second pixel electrode. This may help induce a multi-domain electric field without having to precisely position a common electrode of a color filter substrate and the TFT array substrate. This may prevent position errors, enhance display quality, produce a wider viewing angle, and lower color shift sometimes associated with conventional liquid crystal display devices and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Yung Hsieh, Chien-Hong Chen, Jian-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20120329960
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flame-retardant hardener for epoxy resin having a compound represented by formula (I): In addition, the present invention also provides a flame-retardant resin material comprising the aforementioned flame-retardant hardener for epoxy resin. Moreover, the present invention further provides a method for manufacturing a flame-retardant hardener for epoxy resin, which can be directly applied in a resin curing process after a cooling step without additional purification. As described by the present invention, the flame-retardant hardener for epoxy resin in accordance with the present invention can replace the conventional toxic halogenated resins, and provide an environmental-friendly flame-retardant hardener for epoxy resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventor: CHIEN-HONG CHEN
  • Patent number: 8310629
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device including a backlight module and an LCD panel is provided. The backlight module is used for providing light penetrating through the LCD panel disposed at one side of the backlight module. The LCD panel includes a substrate, a scan line, a first and a second data line, a first and a second switch element and a first and a second pixel electrode. The scan line and the two data lines, which are perpendicular to the scan line, are disposed on the substrate. The switch elements are respectively disposed at the intersection of the scan line and the first data line and the intersection of the scan line and the second data line. The pixel electrodes are respectively electrically connected to the switch elements. The area of the first pixel electrode is substantially less than that of the second one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Hong Chen, Chih-Yung Hsieh, Ying-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 8264650
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate has a pixel electrode having many first slits and many second slits, connected to a third slit. Each first and second slit respectively stretches along a first and a second vector with a starting point in a junction with the third slit. Liquid crystal molecules near an alignment layer of the second substrate is aligned by the alignment layer to pre-tilt. Each projection of the long-axis of at least part of the pre-tilted liquid crystal molecules on the second substrate forms a third vector with a starting point at the end of the liquid crystal molecule near the alignment layer. An included angle between the first and the third vector is ?1, and an included angle between the second and the third vector is ?2. 90°<?1<160°, and 90°<?2<160°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Jui Wang, Chien-Hong Chen, Chih-Yung Hsieh, Heng-Hsien Li, Wei-Ting Hsu
  • Publication number: 20120224129
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a first electrode formed on the first substrate, wherein the first electrode includes a plurality of subpixels, and each the subpixel includes a plurality of subunits, and each the subunit includes a plurality of first slits and a plurality of second slits, wherein the first slits are connected to the second slits and the first slits of the subunits which are adjacent to each other are connected to each other, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicants: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION, INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY(SHENZHEN)CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Hong CHEN, Jia-Lun CHEN
  • Patent number: 8179344
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a pixel unit has two sub-pixel regions each including a liquid crystal capacitor (LCC) and storage capacitor (SC). The capacitance ratio of the SC to LCC of the first sub-pixel differs from the capacitance ratio of the SC to LCC of the second sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Feng Hsieh, Chih-Yung Hsieh, I-Lin Ho, Chien-Hong Chen, Che-Ming Hsu
  • Patent number: 8159637
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a substrate thereof are provided. The substrate of the liquid crystal display has a plurality of first pixel areas, second pixel areas, and third pixel areas. The substrate of the liquid crystal display has a plurality of first insulating films disposed on the first pixel areas, a plurality of second insulating films disposed on the second pixel areas, and a plurality of third insulating films disposed on the third pixel areas. The dielectric coefficient of the first insulating film is greater than the dielectric coefficient of the second insulating film, and the dielectric coefficient of the second insulating film is greater than the dielectric coefficient of the third insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Hong Chen, Chih-Yung Hsieh, Ying-Jen Chen, Chuan-Chung Wang, Ju-Hsien Chen
  • Publication number: 20120050641
    Abstract: A pixel array substrate and a liquid crystal display are provided. The liquid crystal display includes the pixel array substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the pixel array substrate and the opposite substrate. The pixel array substrate has plural pixel electrodes. Each pixel electrode has a first main portion, a second main portion, a plurality of first and second branches. The first main portion is substantially vertically connected to the second main portion and sequentially defines a first quadrant, a second quadrant, a third quadrant and a fourth quadrant. Each first branch is connected to the first main portion and/or the second main portion. The orientation angles of the first branches in the same quadrant are substantially identical. Each second branch is connected to a plurality of the first branches. Each quadrant has at least one of the second branches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Hong CHEN, Ching-Che YANG
  • Patent number: 8089586
    Abstract: A display has color pixels that can be controlled to show color images. Differences in electric fields in different color pixels having color filters with different dielectric constants can be compensated by providing electrodes with different patterns for the different color pixels. For example, the electrodes can have slits in which the widths of the slits can be different for pixels having different colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Yung Hsieh, Chien-Hong Chen, Ying-Ren Chen, Ju-Hsien Chen
  • Publication number: 20110157537
    Abstract: A substrate with a multi-domain vertical alignment pixel structure is provided. The substrate is opposite to a counter substrate with a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer is disposed between the substrate and the counter substrate. The substrate includes a scan line and a data line, an active device, first and second patterned pixel electrodes and a voltage drop layer. Wherein, the first patterned pixel electrode provides a first electrical field to the liquid crystal layer, and the second patterned pixel electrode provides a second electrical field to the liquid crystal layer. The voltage drop layer makes the first electrical field smaller than the second electrical field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jian-Cheng CHEN, Chien-Hong CHEN, Chih-Yung HSIEH, Wei LO, Chun-Hsu LIN, Ching-Che YANG, Jia-Lun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110157535
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer and an electrode structure. The second substrate is substantially parallel to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The electrode structure is disposed on the first substrate. The electrode structure includes a first branch portion and a second branch portion. The first branch portion includes first branch electrodes. The two adjacent first branch electrodes are substantially parallel to each other and separated apart by a first interval. The second branch portion includes second branch electrodes. The two adjacent second branch electrodes are substantially parallel to each other and separated apart by a second interval. Any first branch electrode corresponds to at least part of one of the second intervals. Any second branch electrode corresponds to at least part of one of the first intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien Hong CHEN, Ching Che YANG
  • Patent number: 7903217
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and an LCD device using the same are provided. The LCD panel at least includes a first color pixel and a second color pixel for displaying different colors. The second color pixel is disposed next to the first color pixel. The liquid crystal molecules in the first color pixel have at least four liquid crystal (LC) orientations including a first LC orientation. The liquid crystal molecules in the second color pixel have a plurality of LC orientations including a second LC orientation. The first LC orientation is different from all LC orientations of the second color pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Che-Ming Hsu, Chien-Hong Chen, Ming-Feng Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7898626
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a liquid crystal between the first and second substrates, and first and second structures provided on the first and second substrates to regulate orientation of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Che-Ming Hsu, Ming-Feng Hsieh, Chin-Yung Hseih, Chien-Hong Chen
  • Patent number: 7898624
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a pixel array substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel array substrate and the opposite substrate. The opposite substrate has a common electrode. The pixel array substrate has a plurality of pixel regions, a plurality of first pixel electrodes and a plurality of second pixel electrodes. Within each of the pixel regions, a corresponding first pixel electrode and a corresponding second pixel electrode are disposed, wherein each of the second pixel electrodes entirely encloses the corresponding first pixel electrode and is separated from the corresponding first pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Yung Hsien, Chien-Hong Chen, Ying-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 7876410
    Abstract: A multi-domain vertically aligned liquid crystal display includes an active element array substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the two substrates. The active element array substrate has a plurality of pixel units. Each pixel unit has a pixel electrode and the pixel electrode includes a first alignment pattern and a second alignment pattern. The opposite substrate includes a plurality of common electrodes and each common electrode includes a third alignment pattern and a fourth alignment pattern. The liquid crystal layer proximal each pixel unit is divided into a first domain set and a second domain set, wherein the first alignment pattern and the third alignment pattern correspond to the first domain set, and the second alignment pattern and the fourth alignment pattern correspond to the second domain set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Che-Ming Hsu, Ming-Feng Hsieh, Chih-Yung Hsieh, Chien-Hong Chen, Wang-Yang Li
  • Publication number: 20100302472
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) substrate includes a substrate, data lines, scan lines and pixel electrodes. The data lines and the scan lines intersect each other on the substrate for defining pixel areas. The pixel electrodes are disposed in corresponding pixel areas. Each of the pixel electrodes defines at least two slits by which the pixel electrode is divided into at least two first areas and at least two second areas. The first areas and the second areas are insulated with respect to each other. The first areas are disposed diagonally and the second areas are disposed diagonally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ying-Jen Chen, Young-Ran Chuang, Chih-Yung Hsieh, Chien-Hong Chen, Ju-Hsien Chen
  • Publication number: 20100289991
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a substrate thereof are provided. The substrate of the liquid crystal display has a plurality of first pixel areas, second pixel areas, and third pixel areas. The substrate of the liquid crystal display has a plurality of first insulating films disposed on the first pixel areas, a plurality of second insulating films disposed on the second pixel areas, and a plurality of third insulating films disposed on the third pixel areas. The dielectric coefficient of the first insulating film is greater than the dielectric coefficient of the second insulating film, and the dielectric coefficient of the second insulating film is greater than the dielectric coefficient of the third insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Hong Chen, Chih-Yung Hsieh, Ying-Jen Chen, Chuan-Chung Wang, Ju-Hsien Chen