Patents by Inventor Chung-Wen Yen

Chung-Wen Yen 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: 10670935
    Abstract: The display device includes a first substrate; an active layer disposed on the first substrate; a first insulation layer disposed on the active layer; a first electrode layer disposed on the first insulation layer including a gate electrode line extending along a first direction and a protruding portion extending along a second direction; a second insulation layer disposed on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer disposed on the second insulation layer. The second electrode layer includes a date line extending along the second direction and a conductive layer. The conductive layer includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion, wherein the first conductive portion has a first maximum width A along the first direction, and the second conductive portion has a second maximum width B along the first direction. The first maximum width A is less than the second maximum width B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Yu-Tsung Liu, Chao-Hsiang Wang, Te-Yu Lee
  • Patent number: 10661465
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a substrate and a plurality of cutting rulers. The substrate includes a non-display area and a border surrounding the non-display area. The border includes at least one curved edge and at least one straight edge. The cutting rulers are disposed adjacent to the border. The numbers of the cutting rulers are determined according to the accuracy requirements and the shape of the display panel to meet various needs and improve productivity and product yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Chao-Hsiang Wang, Huan-Kuang Peng
  • Patent number: 10657924
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display apparatus and an operating method thereof. The display apparatus includes a control unit outputting a first signal and a display module coupled to the control unit. The display module continuously displays a first image in a first frame time based on the first signal, the first image has a first pattern, and a first ratio of an area of the first pattern to an area of the first image ranges from 5% to 30%. The first pattern at a first time point in the first frame time has a color located at a first coordinate position in a CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram, the first pattern at a second time point in the first frame time has another color located at a second coordinate position in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram, and the first coordinate position is different from the second coordinate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Kuo-Cheng Tung
  • Publication number: 20200064972
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a display component and a sensing layer disposed above the display component. The display component has a display area having a corner with an arced edge. The arced edge has a radius of curvature. The sensing layer disposed above the display component includes: a plurality of first sensing portions arranged along a first direction and electrically connected to each other, wherein the first sensing portions have an arrangement pitch P in the first direction; and a plurality of second sensing portions disposed adjacent to the first sensing portions, arranged along a second direction and electrically connected to each other, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction. The arrangement pitch P satisfies the following equation: P>[2 cos(45??/2)??{square root over (2)}]r, wherein, r represents the radius of curvature, and ? represents an angle corresponding to the arced edge of the corner and satisfies 0°<??90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Chung-Wen YEN, Wei-Chih CHEN
  • Patent number: 10481443
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate; a shielding layer; a first color filter; and a spacer. The second substrate is disposed opposite the first substrate. The shielding layer is disposed over the second substrate, wherein the shielding layer includes two shielding pattern rows projected onto the second substrate. The first color filter is disposed over the second substrate and the shielding layer. The spacer is disposed over the first color filter, wherein the spacer includes a spacer pattern projected onto the second substrate, and the spacer pattern overlaps one of the two shielding pattern rows, and the one of the two shielding pattern rows includes an expansion portion, wherein the expansion portion has an edge and at least part of the edge is curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Yi-Chen Hsiao, Chao-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10481709
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, a first contacting element, a second contacting element and a connecting element. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The substrate has a through hole located between the first surface and the second surface. At least a part of the connecting element is disposed in the through hole. The first contacting element is disposed on the first surface. The second contacting element is disposed on the second surface. The first contacting element electrically connects the second contacting element through the connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventors: Jui-Jen Yueh, Chung-Wen Yen, Chao-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10401697
    Abstract: A display panel that includes a first light-shielding layer, a semiconductor layer, an insulating layer, and a gate line are successively on a substrate is provided. A contact hole passes through the insulating layer to expose the semiconductor layer. A metal layer is on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer through the contact hole. The first light-shielding layer includes an overlapping region that overlaps with the metal layer and has a first width in a first direction. A minimum distance in the first direction between the edge of the metal layer adjacent to the gate line and the bottom of the contact hole is defined as a second width. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to an extending direction of the gate line, and a ratio of the first width to the second width is in a range between 0.2 and 0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Yu-Tsung Liu, Te-Yu Lee, Chao-Hsiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20190237519
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, first and second data lines, and first and second sub-pixel units. The first sub-pixel unit includes a first electrode and a first light emitting layer disposed on the first electrode. The first electrode has a first region with a first area overlapping the first data line. The second sub-pixel unit includes a second electrode and a second light emitting layer disposed on the second electrode. The second electrode has a second region with a second area overlapping the second data line, wherein the first area is greater than the second area. The luminescence color of the first light emitting layer and the luminescence color of are different, and the luminescence color of the first light emitting layer is blue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Chandra Lius, Kuan-Feng Lee, Chung-Wen Yen, Chao-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10365511
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display medium layer, and a light-shielding pattern. The second substrate includes a conductive wire. The display medium layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The light-shielding pattern is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The conductive wire is projected onto the first substrate along a first direction to obtain a projected line. The projected line includes a first border. The light-shielding pattern includes a first edge. The first edge includes a first curving rim. The first curving rim is adjacent to the first border.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun-Chen Yang, Yu-Lun Hsu, Chung-Wen Yen, Chao-Hsiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20190171055
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate; a shielding layer; a first color filter; and a spacer. The second substrate is disposed opposite the first substrate. The shielding layer is disposed over the second substrate, wherein the shielding layer includes two shielding pattern rows projected onto the second substrate. The first color filter is disposed over the second substrate and the shielding layer. The spacer is disposed over the first color filter, wherein the spacer includes a spacer pattern projected onto the second substrate, and the spacer pattern overlaps one of the two shielding pattern rows, and the one of the two shielding pattern rows includes an expansion portion, wherein the expansion portion has an edge and at least part of the edge is curved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Chung-Wen YEN, Yi-Chen HSIAO, Chao-Hsiang WANG
  • Publication number: 20190163019
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device, including a light guide plate having a main body part including a first side and a second side opposite to each other and a light incident side connected to the first side and the second side and a first protrusion part and a second protrusion part disposed at the first side and the second side respectively, and a plurality of light sources. A length of the first protrusion part is greater than a length of the second protrusion part. The light sources are adjacent to the light incident side, and the distance between the light source closest to the first protrusion part and the first protrusion part is less than the distance between the light source closest to the second protrusion part and the second protrusion part in a first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Chung-Wen Yen
  • Patent number: 10304909
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, first and second data lines, and first and second sub-pixel units. The first sub-pixel unit includes a first electrode and a first light emitting layer disposed on the first electrode. The first electrode has a first region with a first area overlapping the first data line. The second sub-pixel unit includes a second electrode and a second light emitting layer disposed on the second electrode. The second electrode has a second region with a second area overlapping the second data line, wherein the first area is greater than the second area. The luminescence color of the first light emitting layer and the luminescence color of are different, and the luminescence color of the first light emitting layer is blue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Inventors: Chandra Lius, Kuan-Feng Lee, Chung-Wen Yen, Chao-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10303022
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a first insulating layer, a common electrode, a second insulating layer, a first pixel electrode, and a second pixel electrode. The first insulating layer is located on the first substrate. The common electrode having a first through hole is located on the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer covers the common electrode and partially covers the first through hole. The first pixel electrode is located on the second insulating layer and penetrates through the first through hole. The second pixel electrode is located on the second insulating layer. The second pixel electrode is adjacent to the first pixel electrode and overlaps a portion of the first through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Te-Yu Lee, Chien-Ta Huang
  • Patent number: 10241367
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate; a shielding layer including two shielding pattern rows projected onto the second substrate; a first color filter and a spacer, wherein the spacer includes a spacer pattern projected onto the second substrate, and the spacer pattern overlaps one of the two shielding pattern rows. The first color filter includes a first side projected onto the second substrate. The first side includes a first portion located between the two shielding pattern rows and a second portion overlapped one of the two shielding pattern rows. A shortest distance between an extension line of the first portion and a center of the spacer pattern is a first distance, and a shortest distance between the second portion and the center of the spacer pattern is a second distance. The first distance is shorter than the second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Yi-Chen Hsiao, Chao-Hsiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20190057672
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display apparatus and an operating method thereof. The display apparatus includes a control unit outputting a first signal and a display module coupled to the control unit. The display module continuously displays a first image in a first frame time based on the first signal, the first image has a first pattern, and a first ratio of an area of the first pattern to an area of the first image ranges from 5% to 30%. The first pattern at a first time point in the first frame time has a color located at a first coordinate position in a CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram, the first pattern at a second time point in the first frame time has another color located at a second coordinate position in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram, and the first coordinate position is different from the second coordinate position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Kuo-Cheng Tung
  • Publication number: 20190057640
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display apparatus and an operating method thereof. The display apparatus includes a control unit and a display module. The control unit outputs a first signal. The display module is coupled to the control unit, and the display module continuously displays a first image in a first period based on the first signal, in which the first image has a first pattern, and a first ratio of an area of the first pattern to an area of the first image ranges from 5% to 30%. The first pattern has a first brightness at a first time point in the first period, and the first pattern has a second brightness at a second time point in the first period. The second time point is later than the first time point, and the second brightness is less than the first brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Kuo-Cheng Tung
  • Patent number: 10170501
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a substrate including a non-display region containing a thin film transistor, which includes a semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer; a first metal layer; a second insulating layer; a first and second via hole series disposed adjacent to the respective opposite sides of the first metal layer. The first via hole series includes a plurality of first via holes, and the second via hole series includes a plurality of second via holes. A second metal layer includes a first portion and a second portion. The minimum distance between an edge of the first portion and an edge of the first metal layer is a first distance, and the minimum distance between an edge of the second portion and another edge of the first metal layer is a second distance, and the second distance is greater than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Hsing-Yi Liang, Te-Yu Lee
  • Publication number: 20180275806
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a display panel including a substrate, an active layer, a first electrode layer, a common electrode layer, a cathode layer, and a spacer. The active layer is located on the substrate. The first electrode layer is located on the active layer, and the first electrode layer includes a first gate and a second gate. The common electrode layer is located on the first electrode layer. The common electrode layer has a first region, a second region, and a first necking region. The first necking region connects the first region and the second region. The first region and the first gate are correspondingly disposed, and the second region and the second gate are correspondingly disposed. The cathode layer is located on the common electrode layer. The spacer is located between the common electrode layer and the cathode layer. The spacer and the first necking region are correspondingly disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Hsia-Ching Chu, Kuan-Feng Lee, Yu-Sheng Tsai
  • Publication number: 20180197925
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, first and second data lines, and first and second sub-pixel units. The first sub-pixel unit includes a first electrode and a first light emitting layer disposed on the first electrode. The first electrode has a first region with a first area overlapping the first data line. The second sub-pixel unit includes a second electrode and a second light emitting layer disposed on the second electrode. The second electrode has a second region with a second area overlapping the second data line, wherein the first area is greater than the second area. The luminescence color of the first light emitting layer and the luminescence color of are different, and the luminescence color of the first light emitting layer is blue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Chandra Lius, Kuan-Feng Lee, Chung-Wen Yen, Chao-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9985078
    Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate, a color filter layer, a first insulating layer, a first conductive layer, a second insulating layer, a display layer, and a second conductive layer. The substrate includes a surface, wherein a first direction is perpendicular to the surface. The first insulating layer includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a third electrode. The second insulating layer includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion disposed between the first and second electrodes, and a third protrusion and a fourth protrusion disposed between the second and third electrodes. The second conductive layer includes a first reflection portion disposed between the first and second protrusions, and a second reflection portion disposed between the third and fourth protrusions. A first distance between the first reflection portion and the surface is different from a second distance between the second reflection portion and the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Chao-Hsiang Wang