Patents by Inventor Chien-Wen LIN

Chien-Wen LIN 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: 11968869
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a flexible substrate and a conductive wire. The conductive wire is disposed on the flexible substrate and includes a metal portion and a plurality of openings disposed in the metal portion. The metal portion includes a plurality of extending portions and a plurality of joint portions, and each of the openings is surrounded by two of the plurality of extending portions and two of the plurality of joint portions. A ratio of a sum of widths of the plurality of extending portions to a sum of widths of the plurality of joint portions is in a range from 0.8 to 1.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Ya-Wen Lin, Chien-Chih Chen, Yen-Hsi Tu, Cheng-Wei Chang, Shu-Hui Yang
  • Patent number: 11966077
    Abstract: A light emission apparatus includes a laser diode configured to emit a light; a laser driver electrically coupled to the laser diode, the laser driver being configured to drive the laser diode to generate the light; and an optical module arranged to receive the light emitted by the laser diode, the optical module comprising at least one optical element and being configured to adjust the light and emits a transmitting light; wherein the transmitting light emits from the optical module with an illumination angle and the optical module adjusts the light to vary the illumination angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Artilux, Inc.
    Inventors: Yun-Chung Na, Chien-Lung Chen, Chieh-Ting Lin, Yu-Yi Hsu, Hui-Wen Chen, Bo-Jiun Chen, Shih-Tai Chuang
  • Patent number: 11961770
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a processing tool. The tool includes a housing enclosing a processing chamber, and an input/output port configured to pass a wafer through the housing into and out of the processing chamber. A back-side macro-inspection system is arranged within the processing chamber and is configured to image a back side of the wafer. A front-side macro-inspection system is arranged within the processing chamber and is configured to image a front side of the wafer according to a first image resolution. A front-side micro-inspection system is arranged within the processing chamber and is configured to image the front side of the wafer according to a second image resolution which is higher than the first image resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Han Lin, Chien-Fa Lee, Hsu-Shui Liu, Jiun-Rong Pai, Sheng-Hsiang Chuang, Surendra Kumar Soni, Shou-Wen Kuo, Wu-An Weng, Gary Tsai, Chien-Ko Liao, Ya Hsun Hsueh, Becky Liao, Ethan Yu, Ming-Chi Tsai, Kuo-Yi Liu
  • Patent number: 11955338
    Abstract: A method includes providing a substrate having a surface such that a first hard mask layer is formed over the surface and a second hard mask layer is formed over the first hard mask layer, forming a first pattern in the second hard mask layer, where the first pattern includes a first mandrel oriented lengthwise in a first direction and a second mandrel oriented lengthwise in a second direction different from the first direction, and where the first mandrel has a top surface, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, and depositing a material towards the first mandrel and the second mandrel such that a layer of the material is formed on the top surface and the first sidewall but not the second sidewall of the first mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Chun Huang, Ya-Wen Yeh, Chien-Wen Lai, Wei-Liang Lin, Ya Hui Chang, Yung-Sung Yen, Ru-Gun Liu, Chin-Hsiang Lin, Yu-Tien Shen
  • Patent number: 11953063
    Abstract: A normally closed disc clamp system includes a housing with a rotating disc, a brake ring and a pressure-enhancing ring arranged therein. When only a first chamber is supplied with fluid, the fluid pushes the brake ring to release the rotating disc. When only a second chamber is fed with fluid, the fluid pushes the brake ring to keep the rotating disc in the braking state, and pushes the pressure-enhancing ring to compress an elastic unit. The energy generated by the compression of the elastic unit acts on the brake ring through the fluid, so that the brake ring achieves a double pressurization effect. If the action of the fluid fails, the brake ring can still provide a braking effect to the rotating disc through the elastic unit to improve operational safety. Further, the present invention further provides a rotating table using the normally closed disc clamp system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Peng-Wen Chen, Chien-Yu Lin, Li-Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 11934027
    Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu, Chih-Wei Weng, Chia-Che Wu, Chien-Yu Kao, Hsiao-Hsin Hu, He-Ling Chang, Chao-Hsi Wang, Chen-Hsien Fan, Che-Wei Chang, Mao-Gen Jian, Sung-Mao Tsai, Wei-Jhe Shen, Yung-Ping Yang, Sin-Hong Lin, Tzu-Yu Chang, Sin-Jhong Song, Shang-Yu Hsu, Meng-Ting Lin, Shih-Wei Hung, Yu-Huai Liao, Mao-Kuo Hsu, Hsueh-Ju Lu, Ching-Chieh Huang, Chih-Wen Chiang, Yu-Chiao Lo, Ying-Jen Wang, Shu-Shan Chen, Che-Hsiang Chiu
  • Patent number: 11497440
    Abstract: The present invention provides a human-computer interactive rehabilitation system, which can automatically calculate rehabilitation strength suitable for the patient, so that it is not necessary to manually evaluate and adjust the parameter settings in human-computer interactive rehabilitation system when different patients use it. At the same time, the human-machine interactive rehabilitation system and the hospital end can track the rehabilitation status and intervene through the data platform at any time. The platform establishes a cloud community feedback and encouragement mechanism, and immediately transmits the rehabilitation results to the designated barriers of the patients, provides patient encouragement feedback, and strengthens the community interaction and linkage in the medical relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chien-Wen Lin, Chia-Hsiang Lee, Yu-Jen Chen, Jui-Yun Hung
  • Patent number: 11238790
    Abstract: A method for driving a high-frequency display applied in a display apparatus with a border of reduced size selects one horizontal scan line for scanning during a selecting period. The signals of the selected horizontal scan line and two following horizontal lines adjacent to the selected horizontal scan line are made effective during a first sub-period. The signals of the selected horizontal scan line and a following horizontal scan line adjacent to the selected horizontal scan line are made effective during a second sub-period following. The signals of the selected horizontal scan line are made effective during a third sub-period following the second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Fu Weng, Chien-Wen Lin, Tzu-Yu Cheng
  • Patent number: 11110444
    Abstract: A chiral catalyst represented by formula (II) is provided. In formula (II), Y independently includes hydrogen, fluorine, trifluoromethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, CmH2m+1 or OCmH2m+1, wherein m=1-10 and n=1-10. A heterogeneous chiral catalyst is also provided. The heterogeneous chiral catalyst includes the chiral catalyst represented by formula (II), and a substrate connected to the chiral catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien Liu, Yi-Liang Tsai, Chih-Lung Chin, Chien-Wen Lin, Chao-Wu Liaw
  • Publication number: 20210197182
    Abstract: A chiral catalyst represented by formula (II) is provided. In formula (II), Y independently includes hydrogen, fluorine, trifluoromethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, CmH2m+1 or OCmH2m+1, wherein m=1-10 and n=1-10. A heterogeneous chiral catalyst is also provided. The heterogeneous chiral catalyst includes the chiral catalyst represented by formula (II), and a substrate connected to the chiral catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien LIU, Yi-Liang TSAI, Chih-Lung CHIN, Chien-Wen LIN, Chao-Wu LIAW
  • Publication number: 20210197183
    Abstract: A chiral catalyst represented by formula (I) is provided. In formula (I), Z?Z1 or Z2, and the combination of Z1 and Z2 in formula (I) includes Y independently includes hydrogen, fluorine, trifluoromethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, CmH2m+1 or OCmH2m+1, m=1-10, and n=1-10. A heterogeneous chiral catalyst including the chiral catalyst is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shih-Hsien LIU, Yi-Liang TSAI, Chih-Lung CHIN, Chien-Wen LIN, Chao-Wu LIAW
  • Patent number: 11009980
    Abstract: A fingerprint-sensing array on a substrate includes the substrate, scan lines, data lines, readout lines, sub-pixels, and multiple fingerprint recognition units. Areas between adjacent scan lines and adjacent data lines define one sub-pixel with pixel electrode and a first transistor. Of the first transistor, drain electrode connects to the pixel electrode, source electrode connects to one data line and gate electrode connects to one scan line. Thus some of the sub-pixels contain fingerprint recognition units, these being a photodiode electrically connected to one readout line. The readout line passes signals generated by the photodiode to achieve fingerprint recognition function. A display panel using the array on the substrate and a display device using the display panel are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Wen Lin, Yu-Fu Weng, Chia-Lin Liu
  • Publication number: 20210125552
    Abstract: A method for driving a high-frequency display applied in a display apparatus with a border of reduced size selects one horizontal scan line for scanning during a selecting period. The signals of the selected horizontal scan line and two following horizontal lines adjacent to the selected horizontal scan line are made effective during a first sub-period. The signals of the selected horizontal scan line and a following horizontal scan line adjacent to the selected horizontal scan line are made effective during a second sub-period following. The signals of the selected horizontal scan line are made effective during a third sub-period following the second.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: YU-FU WENG, CHIEN-WEN LIN, TZU-YU CHENG
  • Patent number: 10971110
    Abstract: A circuit for use in a first display device to facilitate communication with a second display device is provided. The first display device and the second display device each include a connector compliant with a digital display interface standard. The circuit includes a digital display interface circuit and a control unit. The digital display interface circuit is used for transmission or receiving of video data according to the digital display interface standard, the digital display interface circuit for being connected to the connector of the first display device. The control unit is configured to transmit at least one first communication signal through at least one first pin of the connector of the first display device to communicate with the second display device, wherein the at least one first communication signal is non-standard with respect to the digital display interface standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Peng Nien, Chien-Wen Lin
  • Publication number: 20210065650
    Abstract: A circuit for use in a first display device to facilitate communication with a second display device is provided. The first display device and the second display device each include a connector compliant with a digital display interface standard. The circuit includes a digital display interface circuit and a control unit. The digital display interface circuit is used for transmission or receiving of video data according to the digital display interface standard, the digital display interface circuit for being connected to the connector of the first display device. The control unit is configured to transmit at least one first communication signal through at least one first pin of the connector of the first display device to communicate with the second display device, wherein the at least one first communication signal is non-standard with respect to the digital display interface standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: CHIH-PENG NIEN, CHIEN-WEN LIN
  • Patent number: 10896639
    Abstract: A display apparatus with a border of reduced size includes pixel units arranged in a matrix. Each pixel unit includes a driving transistor. The display apparatus defines a display region and a non-display region. The display region includes horizontal scan lines and data lines. The horizontal scan lines are parallel with each along a first direction, and the data lines are parallel with each other along a second direction. A pixel group contains three pixels and these pixel units are arranged on different columns along the first direction, and in different rows along the second direction. The driving transistors of these pixel units are electrically connected to one data line through connection lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Fu Weng, Chien-Wen Lin, Tzu-Yu Cheng
  • Patent number: 10854133
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel includes a first metal layer, a micro LED layer on the first metal layer, and a transparent conductive layer on a side of the micro LED layer opposite from the first metal layer. The micro LED layer includes a plurality of micro LEDs spaced apart from each other. The first metal layer includes a plurality of first metal units spaced apart from each other. The plurality of first metal units serve as anodes or cathodes of the plurality of micro LEDs. The transparent conductive layer includes a plurality of transparent conductive units spaced apart from each other. The plurality of transparent conductive units serve as anodes or cathodes of the plurality of micro LEDs and are multiplexed as touch electrodes. The micro LED display panel of the present disclosure has both a display function and a touch function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Lin Liu, Yu-Fu Weng, Chien-Wen Lin, Tzu-Yu Cheng
  • Patent number: 10761653
    Abstract: A display panel able to receive full fingerprint impressions in a display area together with command touches, in addition to showing images, includes a substrate, scan lines, data lines, touch scan lines, touch lines, sub-pixels, and fingerprint sensing units. A method for driving such multifunctional touch display panel is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Fu Weng, Chien-Wen Lin, Chia-Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 10748940
    Abstract: A TFT substrate for a touch display panel of reduced thickness defines a display area and a surrounding non-display area. The TFT substrate includes a first conductive layer on the substrate and a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer. In the display area, the first conductive layer includes data lines and the second conductive layer includes common electrodes. Each common electrode extends as a strip along a first direction. Each data line extends along a second direction. The first direction intersects the second direction. Each data line crosses the common electrodes. Each data line functions as a touch driving electrode and each common electrode functions as a touch sensing electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Lin Liu, Yu-Fu Weng, Chien-Wen Lin, Tzu-Yu Cheng
  • Patent number: 10732757
    Abstract: A self-luminescence display apparatus capable of detecting pressure of touches applied by a user, the apparatus includes a display panel having a plurality of conductive layers and a supporting frame. One of the conductive layers cooperates with the supporting frame to form a plurality of force sensing capacitors. When a touch is applied, the display panel deforms according to pressure applied, which cause the capacitances of the force sensing capacitors to alter. The change in capacitance value, corresponding to a position where the touch operation is applied, can be calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Wen Lin, Yu-Fu Weng, Chia-Lin Liu