Patents by Inventor Chih Chia Yu

Chih Chia Yu 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: 8294674
    Abstract: An exemplary touch panel display device (2) includes a display device (26) including a driving chip and a touch panel (20). The touch panel includes a transparent conductive substrate (21) including a first electrode and a second electrode, and a transparent conductive film (22) including a third electrode and a fourth electrode. The four electrodes are connected to the driving chip via a signal transmission channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Chia Yu
  • Patent number: 7796211
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module (20) includes a light guide plate (250) including a light incident surface (251), a frame (280) accommodating the light guide plate and including a side wall (281), light emitting units (270) adjacent to the light incident surface of the light guide plate, and elastic members (240). The elastic members are detachably engaged with the side wall of the frame. Each elastic member is configured to elastically urge a corresponding light emitting unit such that the light emitting unit abuts the light incident surface of the light guide plate. In other examples, each elastic member elastically urges the side wall of the frame, or elastically urges the light guide plate. A liquid crystal display device using the backlight module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Chia Yu
  • Patent number: 7656470
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module (11) includes a frame (17), and a light guide plate (16) received in the frame. The frame includes a supporting board (170) defining a notch (174) therein. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (160), a side surface (166), and a first ear (168) outwardly extending from the side surface. The first ear is received in the notch, and a top surface of the first ear is coplanar with a top surface of the supporting board at the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Chih-Chia Yu
  • Patent number: 7517135
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module includes a light guide plate (14), a frame (15), and an illuminator (16). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (142), and a side surface (149) opposite to the light incident surface. The illuminator is adjacent the light incident surface. The frame receives the light guide plate and the illuminator, and includes an elastic member (156) either elastically pushing the side surface toward the illuminator or elastically pushing the illuminator toward the light incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Chih-Chia Yu
  • Publication number: 20080252612
    Abstract: An exemplary touch panel display device (2) includes a display device (26) including a driving chip and a touch panel (20). The touch panel includes a transparent conductive substrate (21) including a first electrode and a second electrode, and a transparent conductive film (22) including a third electrode and a fourth electrode. The four electrodes are connected to the driving chip via a signal transmission channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Chia Yu
  • Patent number: 7419293
    Abstract: A backlight module (2) includes a light source (21) and a light guide plate (23). The light source includes a lamp (231) and two electrode cases (233), the two electrode cases engage with opposite ends of the lamp. The light guide plate includes a light output surface (212), a bottom surface (213), two adjacent light incident surfaces (211), two side surfaces (214), and two holding devices (215). The two holding devices are respectively provided at diagonally opposite corners of the light guide plate, where the light incident surfaces are respectively adjacent the side surfaces, and the holding devices are for retaining electrode cases. The light source is disposed adjacent to the light incident surfaces. The lamp are not liable to shock, so the lamp can not be damaged. Further, the backlight module eliminates the need for rubber rings. Thereby reducing the cost of the backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Chia Yu, Cheng-Fang Chang
  • Publication number: 20080074579
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module includes a light guide plate (330) and a frame (340). The light guide plate includes a light emitting surface (331) and a bottom surface (332) at opposite of the light guide plate. The frame is configured for accommodating the light guide plate. The frame includes a bottom plate (341). The bottom plate includes a reflective surface (343) abutting the bottom surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Chia Yu
  • Patent number: 7344294
    Abstract: A backlight module (100) includes a light guide plate (56), a bottom tray (50) having a spring finger (506), a radiation element (59) disposed adjacent to the light guide plate, and a frame (55) receiving the light guide plate and the radiation element. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (560), and a side surface (564) opposite to the light incident surface. An ear (566) is formed on the side surface, and the spring finger presses the light guide plate toward the radiation element. A distance between the radiation element and the light incident surface is thereby decreased or even eliminated. This enables the backlight module to provide improved brightness and uniformity of emitting luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventors: Yu Chih Hsieh, Ming Chiang Yu, Chih Chia Yu
  • Publication number: 20080055517
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module (20) includes a light guide plate (250) including a light incident surface (251), a frame (280) accommodating the light guide plate and including a side wall (281), light emitting units (270) adjacent to the light incident surface of the light guide plate, and elastic members (240). The elastic members are detachably engaged with the side wall of the frame. Each elastic member is configured to elastically urge a corresponding light emitting unit such that the light emitting unit abuts the light incident surface of the light guide plate. In other examples, each elastic member elastically urges the side wall of the frame, or elastically urges the light guide plate. A liquid crystal display device using the backlight module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Chia Yu
  • Publication number: 20070126947
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module (11) includes a frame (17), and a light guide plate (16) received in the frame. The frame includes a supporting board (170) defining a notch (174) therein. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (160), a side surface (166), and a first ear (168) outwardly extending from the side surface. The first ear is received in the notch, and a top surface of the first ear is coplanar with a top surface of the supporting board at the notch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventor: Chih-Chia Yu
  • Publication number: 20070115691
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module includes a light guide plate (14), a frame (15), and an illuminator (16). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (142), and a side surface (149) opposite to the light incident surface. The illuminator is adjacent the light incident surface. The frame receives the light guide plate and the illuminator, and includes an elastic member (156) either elastically pushing the side surface toward the illuminator or elastically pushing the illuminator toward the light incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventor: Chih-Chia Yu
  • Publication number: 20060268190
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display device (1) includes a liquid crystal panel (11) and a backlight module (12) disposed adjacent to the liquid crystal panel. The backlight module includes a frame (18) having a plurality of holes (182), an optical sheet (14) disposed in the frame, and a light shielding sheet (13) disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the optical sheet. The light shielding sheet is frame-shaped, and includes a plurality of outer walls (134) having a plurality of protrusions (136) formed on the outer walls. The protrusions are respectively corresponding to the holes of the frame, and each of the protrusions extends in a direction away from a center of the light shielding sheet. The liquid crystal display device is convenient for disassembly and can avoid a waving phenomena caused by an adhesive used in a conventional liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Chih-Chia Yu, Cheng-Fang Chang
  • Publication number: 20060139961
    Abstract: A backlight module (2) includes a light source (21) and a light guide plate (23). The light source includes a lamp (231) and two electrode cases (233), the two electrode cases engage with opposite ends of the lamp. The light guide plate includes a light output surface (212), a bottom surface (213), two adjacent light incident surfaces (211), two side surfaces (214), and two holding devices (215). The two holding devices are respectively provided at diagonally opposite corners of the light guide plate, where the light incident surfaces are respectively adjacent the side surfaces, and the holding devices are for retaining electrode cases. The light source is disposed adjacent to the light incident surfaces. The lamp are not liable to shock, so the lamp can not be damaged. Further, the backlight module eliminates the need for rubber rings. Thereby reducing the cost of the backlight module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Chih-Chia Yu, Cheng-Fang Chang