Patents by Inventor Chih-Kuang Chen
Chih-Kuang 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).
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Publication number: 20090185371Abstract: A backlight module unit and a backlight module are provided. The backlight module unit includes a first light source, a second light source, and an optical barrier. A light source interval is defined between the first light source and the second light source, while a barrier interval is defined between the optical barrier and the second light source. Because the barrier interval is substantially shorter than a half of the light source interval, the backlight module unit mixes the light evenly, and prevents the dark bands from forming due to the disposition of the optical barrier. Thereby, the backlight module that comprises the plural aforesaid backlight units will have no dark bands, mix light evenly, and be thin overall.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Ci-Guang Peng, Chung Peng, Chih-Kuang Chen, Pang-Hsuan Liu
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Publication number: 20090167993Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming optical compensating films, including: (a) providing a suspension containing clay; (b) adding a mono-functional acrylic oligomer of formula (I) in the suspension, wherein n1 is 2-25, R1 is C1-10 alkyl or H and R2 is H or CH3; (c) adding a water-soluble polymer in the suspension; (d) adding a bi-functional acrylic oligomer of formula (II) in the suspension, wherein n2 is 3-50, and R3 and R4 independently are H or CH3; (e) after the step (d), drying the suspension to form a film; (f) exposing the film under UV light to cure the film; and (g) stretching the film, wherein the film has only a negative C-plate property before the stretching and has both negative C-plate and positive A-plate properties after the stretching.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chih-Kuang Chen, Shih-Ming Chen, Kun-Tsung Lu, Jia-Chi Huang, Li-Ching Wang
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Publication number: 20090149564Abstract: A transparent flexible film is provided, formed by curing a composition, comprising: about 40-75 parts by weight of a clay; about 15-45 parts by weight of a water-soluble polymer; about 1-10 parts by weight of a mono-functional acrylic oligomer of formula (I), wherein n1 is an integer 2-25, R1 is C1-10 alkyl or H, and R2 is H or CH3; and about 10-45 parts by weight of a bi-functional acrylic oligomer of formula (II), wherein n2 is an integer 3-50, R3 and R4 are H or CH3.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Chih-Kuang CHEN, Shih-Ming CHEN, Jia-Chi HUANG, Young-Jen LEE, Li-Ching WANG
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Publication number: 20090128741Abstract: A backlight module, a liquid crystal display using the backlight module, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The backlight module includes a bottom plate, a plurality of light source sets and at least one partition wall. A plurality of lighting areas is formed on the bottom plate and light source sets are disposed on the lighting areas, respectively. The partition wall is disposed on the bottom plate and between each two adjacent lighting areas to fully or partially block/reflect the light emitted from the lighting areas. The partition wall includes a first light-penetrable wall and a light reflective layer formed on a wall surface of first light-penetrable wall. The light reflective layer is erected on the bottom plate through the support provided by the first light-penetrable wall and its wall surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ci-Guang Peng, Shin-Chin Tseng, Chih-Kuang Chen, Chung Peng
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Patent number: 7507009Abstract: A light guide plate structure, for use with a back light module of a liquid crystal display, has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end portion, a second end portion which is opposite the first end portion, and a plurality of substantially paralleled V-shape grooves formed on the bottom surface and extending from the first end portion to the second end portion. Each of said V-shape grooves comprises a top angle with a continuous variation from the first end portion to the second end portion. The present invention gets rid of the dark areas of an LCD that appear adjacent to one of the end portions in conventional models, thus enhancing the uniformity in its brightness levels.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2006Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Ko-Chia Kao, Jing-Huan Liao, Chih-Kuang Chen, Jyh-Haur Huang
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Publication number: 20090058876Abstract: A backlight unit usable in an LCD for dynamically expanding color gamut of the LCD. In one embodiment, the backlight unit has a plurality of light emitting elements, and a control unit electrically coupled with the plurality of light emitting elements for controlling intensity of light emitting from each of the plurality of light emitting elements in response to a frame of image data applied to the plurality of pixels, wherein the control unit is configured such that when the frame of image data applied to the plurality of pixels is in a red color, a green color, or a blue color, the intensity of light from the red color, the green color, or the blue color emitting from each of the plurality of light emitting elements is adjusted to its corresponding maximal value so as to expand the red, the green, or the blue area of the color gamut of the LCD panel accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: AU Optronics CorporationInventors: Te-Mei WANG, Chih-Kuang Chen, Shen-Hong Chou, Hsin-Wu Lin
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Patent number: 7467877Abstract: A light source for a backlight unit is disclosed. The light source includes a plurality of light emitting diode modules arranged in a manner corresponding to an array, in which each of the light emitting diode modules includes a plurality of light emitting diodes. The array includes a plurality of columns and rows. Preferably, the light emitting diodes of the light emitting diode module of any two adjacent columns are arranged in a different manner, and the light emitting diodes of the light emitting diode module of any two adjacent rows are arranged in a different manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2006Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Chung Peng, Chih-Kuang Chen, Shin-Chin Tseng, Yu-Kai Lin, Shen-Hong Chou
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Patent number: 7411732Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide disposed on one side of the light source, a reflector disposed under the light guide, a lower diffuser disposed on the light guide, and a brightness enhancement film, which is disposed on the lower diffuser and includes a main part and several prism structures disposed side by side on a main part plane of the main part. Each prism structure includes first to third triangular prisms. The second triangular prism is adjacent to one side of the first triangular prism, and an adjacent angle adjacent to a base angle of the first triangular prism is a right angle. The third triangular prism is adjacent to another side of the first triangular prism, and an adjacent angle adjacent to another base angle of the first triangular prism is a right angle.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2007Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.Inventors: Ko-Chia Kao, Chih-Kuang Chen, Jyh-Haur Huang
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Patent number: 7377678Abstract: A backlight module including a diffuser, a reflector, a side light source, a prism lens and a TIR (total internal reflection) lens is disclosed. The reflector is disposed under the diffuser. The side light source is disposed on a side between the diffuser and the reflector. The prism lens is disposed between the side light source and the reflector. The TIR lens is disposed on a bottom of the diffuser and adjacent to the side light source.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2005Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Jyh-Haur Huang, Chih-Kuang Chen, Ko-Chia Kao
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Publication number: 20080112188Abstract: A diffusion plate of a backlight structure and a display device using the same are provided. The diffusion plate is used in the backlight structure having several light emitting diodes. The diffusion plate includes a main body with many depression structures positioned on a surface of the main body. The surface faces the light emitting diodes. Each depression structure is positioned above the corresponding light emitting diode and includes an inclined surface. An inclined angle is formed between each inclined surface and a central axis of the corresponding light emitting diode for refracting the light emitted by the corresponding light emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2007Publication date: May 15, 2008Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chih-Kuang Chen, Hsin-Wu Lin
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Publication number: 20080094833Abstract: A back-light source comprises a plurality of light-emitting devices, each light-emitting device having a light-emitting package and a lens surface. In at least some of the light emitting devices, the radius of curvature in one direction of the lens surface is different from the radius of curvature in another direction such that one of the radii of curvature of the lens is greater than the other radius of curvature. In particular, one radius of curvature is equal to or smaller than half the length of the device. The other radius of curvature is equal to or greater than half the length of the device. As such, the lens has different focal lengths in different directions. The light-emitting package can have a plurality of light-emitting sources of a single color or of different colors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Chih-Kuang Chen, Ci-Guang Peng
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Patent number: 7357523Abstract: An illuminating keyboard is provided. An illuminating keyboard includes a key module, a light guide plate, and a light source. The key module includes one or more keys. The light guide plate is disposed beneath the key module and includes a plurality of openings. The plurality of openings is formed outside any area directly beneath the one or more keys. The light source is disposed adjacent to the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2005Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Ko-Chia Kao, Chih-Kuang Chen, Hui-Kai Chou
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Patent number: 7354179Abstract: A prism unit includes a first prism having a first incident face and a first refraction face that is adjacent to and that cooperates with the first incident face to define a first angle ranging 50° to 70°, a second prism having a second incident face that is generally parallel to the first refraction face and a medium layer sandwiched between the first refraction face and the second incident face, and having a refractive index smaller than that of the first and second prisms.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2006Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Jyh-Haur Huang, Jing-Huan Liao, Ming-Fa Wang, Chih-Kuang Chen
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Publication number: 20080068861Abstract: A backlight unit usable in a liquid crystal display. In one embodiment, the backlight unit includes a substrate, a first plurality of light emitting elements positioned on the substrate, and a second plurality of light emitting elements positioned on the substrate, where the first plurality of light emitting elements positioned on the substrate are arranged in rows, such that two neighboring rows define a first pitch therebetween and the second plurality of light emitting elements positioned on the substrate are arranged in a row such that the row of the second plurality of light emitting elements is separated from the closest neighboring row of the first plurality of light emitting elements by a second pitch, where the first pitch is less than the second pitch.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2006Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: AU Optronics CorporationInventors: Yu-Kai Lin, Chung Peng, Chih-Kuang Chen, Shin-Chin Tseng, Shen-Hong Chou
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Publication number: 20080068860Abstract: A backlight module comprises a housing, a first emitting unit, a second emitting unit and a light stopper. The housing comprises a reflective surface. The first emitting unit is disposed on the reflective surface, providing a first light beam, wherein an angle between the first light beam and the reflective surface is between 0° and ?90°. The second emitting unit is disposed on the reflective surface, providing a second light beam, wherein an angle between the second light beam and the reflective surface is between 0° and ?90°. The light stopper is disposed on the reflective surface between the first emitting unit and the second emitting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chung Peng, Chih-Kuang Chen, Shin-Chin Tseng, Yu-Kai Lin, Shen-Hong Chou
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Publication number: 20080042555Abstract: A backlight source has different luminescence types of electroluminescence devices and coordinates at least one of the arrangement positions and the arrangement spacing of the electroluminescence devices to improve the brightness uniformity of the backlight source and make the mixed light better. Moreover, because of the brightness uniformity promotion, the overall thickness of backlight module can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Ya-Hua Ko, Chih-Kuang Chen, Hsin-Wu Lin
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Publication number: 20080007938Abstract: A light-emitting unit includes a bounding frame, a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a first reflecting sheet. The first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element are disposed in the bounding frame, and emit light in different directions. The first reflecting sheet is disposed on the bounding frame, and has a reflecting surface on one side away from the bounding frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2006Publication date: January 10, 2008Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Shen-Hong Chou, Hsin-Wu Lin, Chih-Kuang Chen, Ci-Guang Peng
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Publication number: 20070291485Abstract: A light source for a backlight unit is disclosed. The light source includes a plurality of light emitting diode modules arranged in a manner corresponding to an array, in which each of the light emitting diode modules includes a plurality of light emitting diodes. The array includes a plurality of columns and rows. Preferably, the light emitting diodes of the light emitting diode module of any two adjacent columns are arranged in a different manner, and the light emitting diodes of the light emitting diode module of any two adjacent rows are arranged in a different manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2006Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Chung Peng, Chih-Kuang Chen, Shin-Chin Tseng, Yu-Kai Lin, Shen-Hong Chou
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Publication number: 20070279937Abstract: A backlight module includes a back bezel, at least two spot light sources, and a diffuser plate. The spot light sources are disposed on the back bezel. The diffuser is disposed above the back bezel and the spot light sources. The spot light sources are disposed at different locations along the thickness of the backlight module, or optical axes of the spot light sources are not parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2006Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Meng-Jia Hsiao, Chih-Kuang Chen, Kuo-Tung Huang, Yu-Yen Hsu
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Publication number: 20070217224Abstract: A light guide plate for a liquid crystal display is disclosed. The light guide plate is adapted for use in a side-light emission type of backlight module. The light guide plate comprises a light incidence face that has at least one surface having at least one annular protrusion or recess, thereby enhancing the capability of light diffusion, uniformity of the light distribution, as well as promoting brightness.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Ko-Chia Kao, Chih-Kuang Chen