Patents by Inventor Chiu-Lin Yao

Chiu-Lin Yao 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: 9455242
    Abstract: A semiconductor optoelectronic device comprises a growth substrate; a semiconductor epitaxial stack formed on the growth substrate comprising a sacrificial layer with electrical conductivity formed on the growth substrate; a first semiconductor material layer having a first electrical conductivity formed on the sacrificial layer, and a second semiconductor material layer having a second electrical conductivity formed on the first semiconductor material layer; and a first electrode directly formed on the growth substrate and electrically connected to the semiconductor epitaxial stack via the growth substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Ying Wang, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Chi-Hsing Chen, Chien-Kai Chung, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chia-Liang Hsu, Chao-Hsing Chen, Chiu-Lin Yao, Chien-Fu Huang, Hsin-Mao Liu, Hsiang-Ling Chang
  • Patent number: 9425363
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is disclosed and comprises: a semiconductor stack; a transparent substrate comprising a first material; a bonding layer which bonds the semiconductor stack and the transparent substrate; and a medium in the transparent substrate, the medium comprising a second material different from the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Huang, Chiu-Lin Yao
  • Patent number: 9406719
    Abstract: A light-emitting structure, comprising a substrate; a first unit and a second unit, separately formed on the substrate; a trench between the first unit and the second unit, comprising a bottom portion exposing the substrate; an insulating layer arranged on the trench, conformably covering the bottom portion and sidewalls of the first unit and the second unit; and an electrical connection, conformably covering the insulating layer, electrically connecting the first unit and the second unit and comprising a bridging portion and a joining portion extending from the bridging portion, wherein the bridging portion is wider than the joining portion and the bridging portion covers the trench, and the joining portion covers the first unit and the second unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Shen, Chao-Hsing Chen, Tsun-Kai Ko, Schang-Jing Hon, Sheng-Jie Hsu, De-Shan Kuo, Hsin-Ying Wang, Chiu-Lin Yao, Chien-Fu Huang, Hsin-Mao Liu, Chien-Kai Chung
  • Publication number: 20160204316
    Abstract: The present disclosure is to provide an optoelectronic device. The optoelectronic device comprises a heat dispersion substrate; an insulative protection layer on the heat dispersion substrate, wherein the insulative protection layer comprises AlInGaN series material; and an optoelectronic unit comprising an epitaxial structure comprising multiple layers on the insulative protection layer, wherein at least one layer of the epitaxial structure comprises III-V group material devoid of nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin YAO, Chih-Chiang LU
  • Patent number: 9349909
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method for making a light-emitting device comprising steps of: providing a light-emitting unit comprising an epitaxial structure; providing a protection layer; connecting the light-emitting unit with the protection layer by a second connecting layer; providing a heat dispersion substrate; and connecting the heat dispersion substrate with the protection layer by a first connecting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Chih-Chiang Lu
  • Publication number: 20160133789
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a substrate having a top surface and a plurality of patterned units protruding from the top surface; and a light-emitting stack formed on the substrate and having an active layer with a first surface substantially parallel to the top surface; wherein one of the plurality of patterned units has a vertex, a first inclined surface, and a second inclined surface, and the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface commonly join at the vertex from a cross-sectional view of the light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Chen OU, Chiu-Lin YAO
  • Patent number: 9337407
    Abstract: A photoelectronic element includes an electrically insulative substrate, an electrically conductive substrate, an intermediate layer and a semiconductor stacked layer. The electrically insulative substrate has a top surface. The electrically conductive substrate has a lower portion, and an upper portion surrounded by the electrically insulative substrate and coplanar with the top surface. The intermediate layer has a first portion formed directly under the electrically insulative substrate and above the electrically conductive substrate, a second portion and a bent portion formed between the first portion and the second portion. The semiconductor stacked layer has an light-emitting active layer with a high band gap, disposed on the electrically insulative substrate and the upper portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chiu-Lin Yao
  • Publication number: 20160049442
    Abstract: A light-emitting structure, comprising a substrate; a first unit and a second unit, separately formed on the substrate; a trench between the first unit and the second unit; and an electrical connection, electrically connecting the first unit and the second unit and comprising a bridging portion and a joining portion extending from the bridging portion, wherein the bridging portion is wider than the joining portion and the bridging portion is configured to cover the trench, and the joining portion is configured to cover first unit and the second unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Chien-Fu SHEN, Chao-Hsing CHEN, Tsun-Kai KO, Schang-Jing HON, Sheng-Jie HSU, De-Shan KUO, Hsin-Ying WANG, Chiu-Lin YAO, Chien-Fu HUANG, Hsin-Mao LIU, Chien-Kai CHUN
  • Patent number: 9257604
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device comprises: a substrate having a first patterned unit; and a light-emitting stack on the substrate and having an active layer with a first surface; wherein the first patterned unit, protruding in a direction from the substrate to the light-emitting stack, has side surfaces abutting with each other and substantially non-parallel to the first surface in cross-sectional view, and has a non-polygon shape in top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen Ou, Chiu-Lin Yao
  • Patent number: 9255666
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses an illumination apparatus. The illumination apparatus comprises an inner cover comprising a top surface having a first length; a pedestal on which the inner cover is disposed comprising a top surface having a second length; and a holder supporting the pedestal; wherein the first length is greater than the second length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Been-Yu Liaw, Chih-Ming Wang, Ming-Chi Hsu, Yi-Jui Huang, Tsung-Xian Lee, Kuang-Ping Chao, Jhih-Sian Wang, Min-hsun Hsieh, Chien-Liang Liu
  • Publication number: 20150369457
    Abstract: A light-emitting device disclosed herein comprises an integrated board having a first part and a second part form an angle other than zero with the first part and a light-emitting element disposed on the first part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Keng-Chuan CHANG, Chiu-Lin YAO
  • Patent number: 9196605
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present application discloses a light-emitting structure, comprising a substrate, a first unit and a second unit separately form on the substrate; a trench formed between the first unit and the second unit, and having a bottom portion exposing the substrate, a less steep sidewall and a steeper sidewall steeper than the less steep sidewall; and an electrical connection connecting the first unit and the second unit and covering the first unit, the second unit and the less steep sidewall; wherein the sidewalls directly connect to the bottom portion, and the steeper sidewall is devoid of the electrical connection covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Shen, Chao-Hsing Chen, Tsun-Kai Ko, Schang-Jing Hon, Sheng-Jie Hsu, De-Shan Kuo, Hsin-Ying Wang, Chiu-Lin Yao, Chien-Fu Huang, Hsin-Mao Liu, Chien-Kai Chung
  • Publication number: 20150252954
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus comprises: a board, a plurality of light-emitting units disposed on the board, and a package structure enclosing all of the light-emitting units and having a volume less than 5000 mm3. The lighting apparatus has a light intensity greater than 150 lumens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Wei-Chiang Hu, Keng-Chuan Chang, Chiu-Lin Yao, Chun-Wei Lin, Jung-Chang Sun
  • Patent number: 9099612
    Abstract: This application provides a semiconductor light-emitting device and the manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a semiconductor light-emitting structure and a thinned substrate. The semiconductor light-emitting structure comprises a plurality of semiconductor layers and a plurality of first channels, wherein a plurality of first channels has a predetermined depth that penetrating at least two layers of the plurality of semiconductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Wei-Yu Chen, Li-Ming Chang, Chien-Yuan Wang, Chiu-Lin Yao
  • Patent number: 9087965
    Abstract: An optoelectronic element comprises a semiconductor stack layer comprising a first surface and a second surface; a first transparent conductive oxide layer formed on the first surface of the semiconductor stack layer, wherein the first transparent conductive oxide layer comprises at least an opening exposing the first surface of the semiconductor stack layer; and a second transparent conductive oxide layer filled into the opening and covering the first transparent conductive oxide layer; wherein the first transparent conductive oxide layer and the second transparent conductive oxide layer are comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of indium tin oxide (ITO), indium oxide (InO), tin oxide (SnO), cadmium tin oxide (CTO), aluminum tin oxide (ATO), aluminum zinc oxide (AZO), and zinc oxide (ZnO), and the first transparent conductive oxide layer and the second transparent conductive oxide layer have the same constituent material with different refractive indexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chien-Yuan Wang, Jin-Ywan Lin, Chiu-Lin Yao
  • Patent number: D735367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Chiang Hu, Chiu-Lin Yao, Been-Yu Liaw, Chang-Ju Ho
  • Patent number: D739572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Been-Yu Liaw, Wei-Chiang Hu
  • Patent number: D750283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Chiang Hu, Keng-Chuan Chang, Chiu-Lin Yao
  • Patent number: D750315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Ming-chi Hsu, Been-Yu Liaw
  • Patent number: D751246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Ming-Chi Hsu, Been-Yu Liaw