Patents by Inventor Chung-Wen Lai

Chung-Wen Lai 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: 11955469
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel includes a blue LED layer, a green LED layer, and a red LED layer. The blue LED layer, the green LED layer, and the red LED layer are in a stacked formation. The blue, the green, and the red LED layers each include a plurality of micro LEDs spaced apart from each other. The composition of the layers is such that light emitted from all but the bottom layer is able to pass through transparent material in other layers before exiting the panel and being viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Chang, Chung-Wen Lai
  • Patent number: 11652089
    Abstract: A method for making a micro LED display panel not requiring high-accuracy or individual positioning includes providing a carrier substrate with micro LEDs, providing a TFT substrate including a driving circuit, and forming a conductive connecting element, an insulating layer, and a contact electrode layer on the TFT substrate. The insulating layer and the contact electrode layer are patterned to define a through hole, the first electrode is placed against the contact electrode layer, and different voltages Vref and Vdd are applied to the contact electrode layer and to the conductive connecting element respectively, creating an electrostatic attraction. The micro LEDs and the first electrode are transferred from the carrier substrate onto the TFT substrate; and the conductive connecting element is bonded to the first electrode. The method of making is simple. A micro LED display panel made by the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Chang, Kuo-Sheng Lee, Chung-Wen Lai, Po-Fu Chen
  • Patent number: 11317040
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image sensing apparatus, including: a substrate; a plurality of pixels disposed in an array on the substrate, wherein each pixel includes a first photosensitive element and a pixel switch, and the first photosensitive element is configured to generate a first electrical signal including signal light information and ambient light information; and an environment sensor including at least one second photosensitive element, wherein the at least one second photosensitive element is configured to generate a second electrical signal including ambient light information. The image sensing apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure can effectively eliminate the influence of ambient light on the image capturing and improve the imaging quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Shanghai Harvest Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YA-Hsiang Tai, Chung-Wen Lai
  • Publication number: 20210320091
    Abstract: A method for making a micro LED display panel not requiring high-accuracy or individual positioning includes providing a carrier substrate with micro LEDs, providing a TFT substrate including a driving circuit, and forming a conductive connecting element, an insulating layer, and a contact electrode layer on the TFT substrate. The insulating layer and the contact electrode layer are patterned to define a through hole, the first electrode is placed against the contact electrode layer, and different voltages Vref and Vdd are applied to the contact electrode layer and to the conductive connecting element respectively, creating an electrostatic attraction. The micro LEDs and the first electrode are transferred from the carrier substrate onto the TFT substrate; and the conductive connecting element is bonded to the first electrode. The method of making is simple. A micro LED display panel made by the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: WEI-CHIH CHANG, KUO-SHENG LEE, CHUNG-WEN LAI, PO-FU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210313308
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel includes a blue LED layer, a green LED layer, and a red LED layer. The blue LED layer, the green LED layer, and the red LED layer are in a stacked formation. The blue, the green, and the red LED layers each include a plurality of micro LEDs spaced apart from each other. The composition of the layers is such that light emitted from all but the bottom layer is able to pass through transparent material in other layers before exiting the panel and being viewed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: WEI-CHIH CHANG, CHUNG-WEN LAI
  • Patent number: 11088120
    Abstract: A method for making a micro LED display panel not requiring high-accuracy or individual positioning includes providing a carrier substrate with micro LEDs, providing a TFT substrate including a driving circuit, and forming a conductive connecting element, an insulating layer, and a contact electrode layer on the TFT substrate. The insulating layer and the contact electrode layer are patterned to define a through hole, the first electrode is placed against the contact electrode layer, and different voltages Vref and Vdd are applied to the contact electrode layer and to the conductive connecting element respectively, creating an electrostatic attraction. The micro LEDs and the first electrode are transferred from the carrier substrate onto the TFT substrate; and the conductive connecting element is bonded to the first electrode. The method of making is simple. A micro LED display panel made by the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Chang, Kuo-Sheng Lee, Chung-Wen Lai, Po-Fu Chen
  • Patent number: 11069669
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel includes a blue LED layer, a green LED layer, and a red LED layer. The blue LED layer, the green LED layer, and the red LED layer are in a stacked formation. The blue, the green, and the red LED layers each include a plurality of micro LEDs spaced apart from each other. The composition of the layers is such that light emitted from all but the bottom layer is able to pass through transparent material in other layers before exiting the panel and being viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Chang, Chung-Wen Lai
  • Publication number: 20200412985
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image sensing apparatus, including: a substrate; a plurality of pixels disposed in an array on the substrate, wherein each pixel includes a first photosensitive element and a pixel switch, and the first photosensitive element is configured to generate a first electrical signal including signal light information and ambient light information; and an environment sensor including at least one second photosensitive element, wherein the at least one second photosensitive element is configured to generate a second electrical signal including ambient light information. The image sensing apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure can effectively eliminate the influence of ambient light on the image capturing and improve the imaging quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Shanghai Harvest Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YA-Hsiang TAI, Chung-Wen LAI
  • Patent number: 10707266
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel able to display images from opposite surfaces includes a substrate, a pixel circuit layer on the substrate, an insulating layer on the pixel circuit layer, at least two micro LEDs on the insulating layer and embedded in the insulating layer, at least two first electrodes, and at least one second electrode. The pixel circuit layer includes at least two TFTs. Each micro LED includes a first end adjacent to the pixel circuit layer and a second end opposite to the first end and exposed from the insulating layer. Each first electrode is between the first end of each micro LED and the pixel circuit layer. The second electrode covers the second end of each micro LED and is transparent. Each first electrode defines a light transmitting region to allow light emitted from the micro LED to pass through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Century Micro Display Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Chang, Chung-Wen Lai
  • Publication number: 20200144240
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel includes a blue LED layer, a green LED layer, and a red LED layer. The blue LED layer, the green LED layer, and the red LED layer are in a stacked formation. The blue, the green, and the red LED layers each include a plurality of micro LEDs spaced apart from each other. The composition of the layers is such that light emitted from all but the bottom layer is able to pass through transparent material in other layers before exiting the panel and being viewed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Chang, Chung-Wen Lai
  • Patent number: 10607539
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines intersected with the scan lines in a grid, a plurality of pixel units, a first driving circuit for providing a plurality of scanning signals to the plurality of pixel units, and a plurality of pixel driving circuits. Each pixel driving circuit corresponds to one of the plurality of pixel units, and drives the corresponding pixel unit. Each pixel driving circuit comprises a switching transistor, a driving transistor, an organic light emitting diode and a reset transistor. The reset transistor pulls down a voltage applied on the driving transistor during a reset period under a control of a received another scanning signal having a phase previous to the scanning signal applied on a corresponding scan line being selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Fu Chen, Kuo-Sheng Lee, Chung-Wen Lai
  • Patent number: 10586789
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel with enhanced display properties includes a substrate, a plurality of micro LEDs on the substrate, at least one common electrode, and a plurality of contact electrodes. Each micro LED includes top and bottom ends and a sidewall between them. The common electrode is coupled to the top end and a contact electrode is coupled to the bottom end. An adjustment electrode insulated from the other electrodes is formed on the sidewall of each of the plurality of micro LEDs; the adjustment electrode being fed with a DC voltage creates an electric field limiting the direction of flow of charge carriers within each micro LED and thereby improving performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: I-Wei Wu, Wei-Chih Chang, Chung-Wen Lai, Sheng-Han Li
  • Patent number: 10559557
    Abstract: A micro LED display panel includes a blue LED layer, a green LED layer, and a red LED layer. The blue LED layer, the green LED layer, and the red LED layer are in a stacked formation. The blue, the green, and the red LED layers each include a plurality of micro LEDs spaced apart from each other. The composition of the layers is such that light emitted from all but the bottom layer is able to pass through transparent material in other layers before exiting the panel and being viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Chang, Chung-Wen Lai
  • Patent number: 10540046
    Abstract: A micro LED touch display pane of reduced thickness includes a substrate, a display driving layer, micro LEDs on the display driving layer, and common electrodes connecting to the micro LEDs. The micro LEDs are spaced apart from each other and coupled to the display driving layer. The common electrodes cover the micro LEDs. The touch display panel further includes first and second electrodes. The common electrodes and the first electrodes are defined in one layer, insulated from the second electrodes. The first electrodes and the second electrodes cooperatively form mutual-capacitance touch sensing structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Lai, Wei-Chih Chang
  • Patent number: 10460659
    Abstract: A pixel unit structure of an organic light emitting diode display panel includes a switch transistor, a storage capacitor configured to receive a discharging reference voltage, an organic light emitting diode, a driving transistor, a first control circuit, and a second control circuit. The organic light emitting diode is controlled by the driving transistor and the first control circuit to emit light. The scan signal, the first control signal, the second control signal, and the discharging reference voltage control the pixel unit to operate in a plurality of time events repeating in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Wen Lai
  • Publication number: 20190319014
    Abstract: A method for making a micro LED display panel not requiring high-accuracy or individual positioning includes providing a carrier substrate with micro LEDs, providing a TFT substrate including a driving circuit, and forming a conductive connecting element, an insulating layer, and a contact electrode layer on the TFT substrate. The insulating layer and the contact electrode layer are patterned to define a through hole, the first electrode is placed against the contact electrode layer, and different voltages Vref and Vdd are applied to the contact electrode layer and to the conductive connecting element respectively, creating an electrostatic attraction. The micro LEDs and the first electrode are transferred from the carrier substrate onto the TFT substrate; and the conductive connecting element is bonded to the first electrode. The method of making is simple. A micro LED display panel made by the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: WEI-CHIH CHANG, KUO-SHENG LEE, CHUNG-WEN LAI, PO-FU CHEN
  • Patent number: 10424622
    Abstract: A display device comprised of OLEDs and micro LEDs which allows for blue light degradation of the OLEDs includes a first substrate and a second substrate in a double-decked configuration. First light emitting elements are located and spaced on the first substrate and second light emitting elements are located and spaced on the second substrate, the light emitting elements on the lower deck being staggered so as not to be hidden by the light emitting elements on the upper deck. The upper deck has openings (or is transparent) therein to allow egress of light from the light emitting elements of the lower deck. The display device provides a solution for uneven display cause by degradation of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Ting Lin, Wei-Chih Chang, Ying-Chieh Chen, Chung-Wen Lai, Chun-Chieh Huang, Wei-Li Wang, Po-Yi Lu, Jen-Jie Chen, I-Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 10395592
    Abstract: A pixel unit structure of an organic light emitting diode display panel includes a switch transistor, a storage capacitor, an organic light emitting diode, a driving transistor, a first control circuit, and a second control circuit. The organic light emitting diode is controlled by the driving transistor and the first control circuit to emit light. The pixel unit operates in a number of time events repeating in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Lai, Sheng-Han Li
  • Patent number: 10367040
    Abstract: A display panel, which an also function as a touch input device, includes a substrate and at least one TFT on the substrate. Such a multi-function panel also includes a force sensor sensitive to pressure of touches on the panel. The force sensor includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Ting Lin, Chung-Wen Lai, Kuan-Hsien Jiang, Chang-Chun Wan, Kuo-Sheng Lee
  • Patent number: 10347695
    Abstract: A display panel composed of red, green, blue, and white subpixels which avoids imaging artifacts is provided. The display panel defines a plurality of pixel units. Each pixel unit includes a complete red sub-pixel, a complete green sub-pixel, and a half-sized blue sub-pixel, and a half-sized white sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Chang, Chung-Wen Lai, Hsin-Hua Lin, Kuo-Sheng Lee, Kuan-Hsien Jiang