Patents by Inventor Ching-Huan Liao
Ching-Huan Liao 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: 20240134107Abstract: A light source device includes a light guide plate, an optical adhesive, and a light source element. The light guide plate includes a light guide substrate and an enhancement layer. The light guide substrate has a light incident surface, a first surface, and a second surface. The first surface is opposite to the second surface, and the light incident surface extends between the first surface and the second surface. The enhancement layer is disposed on the light guide substrate. A thickness of the enhancement layer is from 1 micrometer to 25 micrometers and a first refractive index of the light guide substrate is greater than a second refractive index of the enhancement layer. The optical adhesive is interposed between the first surface of the light guide substrate and the optical adhesive. The light source element is disposed beside the light incident surface to emit light toward the light incident surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Hsin-Tao Huang, Yu-Chuan Wen, Jen-Pin Yu, Ching-Huan Liao, Ya-Chin Chang
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Patent number: 11886091Abstract: A front light module including a light guide plate, a light source, an optical film, and a first optical clear adhesive is provided. The light guide plate has a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a light input surface connecting the top surface with the bottom surface. The light source is disposed beside the light input surface. An optical surface of the optical film facing away from the light guide plate has a plurality of optical microstructures. Each of the optical microstructures is a recess, and has a light receiving surface more adjacent to the light input surface and a light back surface further away from the light input surface. The optical clear adhesive is disposed between the light guide plate and the optical film in a fully bonding manner. An electrophoretic display is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Chieh Tai, Ching-Huan Liao
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Patent number: 11733581Abstract: A light source device is used to generate illumination light and includes a plurality of light emitting components, at least one first fluorescent part, and at least one second fluorescent part. Each light emitting component is used to emit light. The first fluorescent part is disposed on at least one of the light emitting components and able to convert the light to first white light having a first color temperature. The second fluorescent part is disposed on at least one of the other light emitting components and able to convert the light to second white light having a second color temperature. The illumination light includes the first white light and the second white light, where the maximum difference between the first color temperature and the second color temperature is greater than or equal to 2000K.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Ching-Huan Liao, Yi-Yu Tsai
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Publication number: 20230205039Abstract: A front light module including a light guide plate, a light source, an optical film, and a first optical clear adhesive is provided. The light guide plate has a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a light input surface connecting the top surface with the bottom surface. The light source is disposed beside the light input surface. An optical surface of the optical film facing away from the light guide plate has a plurality of optical microstructures. Each of the optical microstructures is a recess, and has a light receiving surface more adjacent to the light input surface and a light back surface further away from the light input surface. The optical clear adhesive is disposed between the light guide plate and the optical film in a fully bonding manner. An eletrophoretic display is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Chieh Tai, Ching-Huan Liao
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Publication number: 20230194761Abstract: A color display device includes a substrate, a pixel structure, a color filter array, and a display medium layer. The pixel structure is deposed on the substrate and includes pixel sub-structures. The color filter array is formed from color materials of different color and deposed above the pixel structure. The color filter array includes filter elements, each of which corresponding to one of the pixel sub-structures. At least some of the filter elements are formed from two kinds of the color materials of different color. The display medium layer is deposed on the pixel structure. A color filter array substrate is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Ching-Huan Liao, Yi-Yu Tsai, Hsin-Tao Huang
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Publication number: 20220342272Abstract: A light source device is used to generate illumination light and includes a plurality of light emitting components, at least one first fluorescent part, and at least one second fluorescent part. Each light emitting component is used to emit light. The first fluorescent part is disposed on at least one of the light emitting components and able to convert the light to first white light having a first color temperature. The second fluorescent part is disposed on at least one of the other light emitting components and able to convert the light to second white light having a second color temperature. The illumination light includes the first white light and the second white light, where the maximum difference between the first color temperature and the second color temperature is greater than or equal to 2000K.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Ching-Huan LIAO, Yi-Yu TSAI
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Publication number: 20220260771Abstract: A front light module includes a light source having a light emitting surface and a light guide plate having a microstructure region. The microstructure region includes a first microstructure and a second microstructure. A surface of the first microstructure close to the light source and a direction of an optical axis have a first angle in a range of 30 degrees to 50 degrees. A surface of the first microstructure and a surface of the second microstructure away from the light source and the direction respectively have a second angle and a third angle in a range of 60 degrees to 90 degrees. The first microstructure and the second microstructure each has a first length and a second length, and a ratio of the first length over the second length is in a range of 0.2 to 2.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Ching-Huan LIAO, Hsin-Tao HUANG
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Patent number: 11347260Abstract: A front light module includes a light source having a light emitting surface and a light guide plate having a microstructure region. The microstructure region includes a first microstructure and a second microstructure. The first microstructure is located between the light emitting surface of the light source and the second microstructure. A surface of the first microstructure close to the light source and a direction of an optical axis have a first angle. A surface of the first microstructure away from the light source and the direction of the optical axis have a second angle. A surface of the second microstructure away from the light source and the direction of the optical axis have a third angle. The first angle and the second angle are respectively in a range of 30 degrees to 50 degrees and a range of 60 degrees to 90 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Ching-Huan Liao, Hsin-Tao Huang
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Publication number: 20210333826Abstract: A front light module includes a light source having a light emitting surface and a light guide plate having a microstructure region. The microstructure region includes a first microstructure and a second microstructure. The first microstructure is located between the light emitting surface of the light source and the second microstructure. A surface of the first microstructure close to the light source and a direction of an optical axis have a first angle. A surface of the first microstructure away from the light source and the direction of the optical axis have a second angle. A surface of the second microstructure away from the light source and the direction of the optical axis have a third angle. The first angle and the second angle are respectively in a range of 30 degrees to 50 degrees and a range of 60 degrees to 90 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2020Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Ching-Huan LIAO, Hsin-Tao HUANG
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Patent number: 11112558Abstract: A light guide module includes a light guide element and a light source. The light guide element includes a first light guide layer and a second light guide layer. The second light guide layer is disposed on the first light guide layer. The refractive index of the first light guide layer is greater than the refractive index of the second light guide layer. The light source is disposed in the first light guide layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Ching-Huan Liao, Hsin-Tao Huang
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Patent number: 11061172Abstract: A manufacturing method of an anti-glare film is provided. The manufacturing method includes spraying a solution on a substrate to form a plurality of droplets on the substrate, wherein the solution includes a curable resin, a plurality of particles, and a solvent; and curing the plurality of droplets to form an anti-glare film.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Ching-Huan Liao, Hsin-Tao Huang, Franklin Chau-Nan Hong, Cyun-Jhe Yan, Wen-De Zheng, Yu-Lun Hsiao
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Patent number: 11041616Abstract: A lighting module includes a circuit board, a light emitting diode, a light guide plate and a glue material. The light emitting diode is disposed over the circuit board, and the light emitting diode includes a light emitting side surface and a non-light emitting side surface. The light guide plate is substantially parallel to the circuit board, and a portion of the light guide plate is disposed over the circuit board and adjacent to the light emitting side surface of the light emitting diode. The glue material covers and is in contact with the non-light emitting side surface of the light emitting diode and the portion of the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Tsai-Wei Shei, Yen-Ze Huang, Ching-Huan Liao, Yu-Chuan Wen, Sheng-Chieh Tai
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Publication number: 20210080098Abstract: A lighting module includes a circuit board, a light emitting diode, a light guide plate and a glue material. The light emitting diode is disposed over the circuit board, and the light emitting diode includes a light emitting side surface and a non-light emitting side surface. The light guide plate is substantially parallel to the circuit board, and a portion of the light guide plate is disposed over the circuit board and adjacent to the light emitting side surface of the light emitting diode. The glue material covers and is in contact with the non-light emitting side surface of the light emitting diode and the portion of the light guide plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Tsai-Wei SHEI, Yen-Ze HUANG, Ching-Huan LIAO, Yu-Chuan WEN, Sheng-Chieh TAI
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Patent number: 10895680Abstract: A display device includes a display module and an optical film. The display module has a through hole. At least one optical film is located on the display module and has an alignment through hole aligned with the through hole and an alignment mark surrounding the alignment through hole.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Chi-Ming Wu, Yi-Ching Wang, Tsung-Chin Lin, Ching-Huan Liao
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Publication number: 20210003771Abstract: A light guide module includes a light guide element and a light source. The light guide element includes a first light guide layer and a second light guide layer. The second light guide layer is disposed on the first light guide layer. The refractive index of the first light guide layer is greater than the refractive index of the second light guide layer. The light source is disposed in the first light guide layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Ching-Huan LIAO, Hsin-Tao HUANG
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Patent number: 10473957Abstract: A reflective display apparatus including a reflective display panel, a transparent cover plate, and a light source is provided. The transparent cover plate is disposed on one side of the reflective display panel. An air gap exists between the reflective display panel and the transparent cover plate. The light source is disposed between the reflective display panel and the transparent cover plate, and a light emitted by the light source travels towards the air gap before irradiating the transparent cover plate or the reflective display panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Chieh Tai, Chao-Chun Cheng, Ching-Huan Liao
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Patent number: 10451788Abstract: A front light module including a plurality of stacked transparent materials and a plurality of light sources is provided. The light sources are configured to provide light beams, and are disposed beside the light incident surface of the transparent materials. An edge portion is at a location of at least one of these transparent materials which is adjacent to the light sources. The edge portion includes a plurality of first sub-edges and a plurality of second sub-edges. The first sub-edges are disposed corresponding to the light sources. The first sub-edges and the second sub-edges are arranged alternately in a row, and one of the distances from the first sub-edges to the light entering surface is greater than one of the distances from the second sub-edges to the light entering surface. Furthermore, a display module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: E INK HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Ching-Huan Liao, Tsai-Wei Shei
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Publication number: 20190227223Abstract: A display device includes a display module and an optical film. The display module has a through hole. At least one optical film is located on the display module and has an alignment through hole aligned with the through hole and an alignment mark surrounding the alignment through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Chi-Ming WU, Yi-Ching WANG, Tsung-Chin LIN, Ching-Huan LIAO
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Publication number: 20190204481Abstract: A manufacturing method of an anti-glare film is provided. The manufacturing method includes spraying a solution on a substrate to form a plurality of droplets on the substrate, wherein the solution includes a curable resin, a plurality of particles, and a solvent; and curing the plurality of droplets to form an anti-glare film.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Ching-Huan LIAO, Hsin-Tao HUANG, Franklin Chau-Nan HONG, Cyun-Jhe YAN, Wen-De ZHENG, Yu-Lun HSIAO
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Patent number: 10247879Abstract: A light guide assembly includes a light guide plate, at least one first light source, and at least one second light source. The light guide plate has a main body, at least one first light incident structure, and at least one second light incident structure. A center of the main body has a through hole, and a straight line passing through the through hole defines a first half part and a second half part of the main body. The first light incident structure protrudes from the first half part and extends away from the main body, and the second light incident structure protrudes from the second half part and extends away from the main body. The first light source is located on an edge of the first light incident structure. The second light source is located on an edge of the second light incident structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Ching-Huan Liao, Hsin-Tao Huang, Yu-Nan Pao