Patents by Inventor Da-Ming Xu

Da-Ming Xu 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: 9121999
    Abstract: An optical film and a display device having the same are provided. The optical film has a light input face, a light output face opposite to the light input face, and a light-output structure disposed on the light output face. The light-output structure includes a plurality of light output microstructures such as prisms disposed side by side along a first direction on the light output face. Each prism has a first quadrilateral cross section parallel to the first direction. A first side of the quadrilateral cross section is connected to the light output face and includes a first angle with the light output face, wherein the first angles of the prisms continuously arranged have angle values varying in a periodic manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignees: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC.
    Inventors: Jin Yan, Da-Ming Xu, Hui-Chuan Cheng, Shin-Tson Wu, Yi-Fen Lan, Cheng-Yeh Tsai
  • Publication number: 20150036080
    Abstract: An optical film and a display device having the same are provided. The optical film has a light input face, a light output face opposite to the light input face, and a light-output structure disposed on the light output face. The light-output structure includes a plurality of light output microstructures such as prisms disposed side by side along a first direction on the light output face. Each prism has a first quadrilateral cross section parallel to the first direction. A first side of the quadrilateral cross section is connected to the light output face and includes a first angle with the light output face, wherein the first angles of the prisms continuously arranged have angle values varying in a periodic manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicants: University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc., AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Yan, Da-Ming Xu, Hui-Chuan Cheng, Shin-Tson Wu, Yi-Fen Lan, Cheng-Yeh Tsai