Patents by Inventor E INK HOLDINGS INC.

E INK HOLDINGS INC. 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).

  • Publication number: 20130214269
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) includes a gate, a semiconductor layer, an insulating layer, a source, a drain, and a current reduction layer. The insulating layer is disposed between the gate and the semiconductor layer. The source is connected to the semiconductor layer. The drain is connected to the semiconductor layer, and the source and the drain are separated from each other. The current reduction layer has a first part and a second part. The first part is disposed between the semiconductor layer and at least a part of the source, and the second part is disposed between the semiconductor layer and at least a part of the drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130213783
    Abstract: A touch-sensing module including a plurality of first sensing strings and a plurality of second sensing strings is provided. Each of the first sensing strings includes a first strip-shaped conductive line and a plurality of first sensing pads connected to a same side of the first strip-shaped conductive line. Each of the second sensing strings includes a second strip-shaped conductive line and a plurality of second sensing pads connected to a same side of the second strip-shaped conductive line. The first strip-shaped conductive lines of the first sensing strings cross the second strip-shaped conductive lines of the second sensing strings. A crossing position of each of the first strip-shaped conductive lines and each of the second strip-shaped conductive lines forms an electrical reference node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: E Ink Holding Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130208340
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display panel including a transparent substrate, an active element array, a protective layer, plural electrophoretic display media and a transparent conductive layer is provided. The transparent substrate has an upper surface, a lower surface, plural first cavities located on the upper surface and plural second cavities located on the lower surface. The active element array is disposed on the upper surface and covers the upper surface and the first cavities. The protective layer is disposed on the upper surface and covers at least the active element array. The electrophoretic display media and the transparent conductive layer are disposed on the lower surface. The electrophoretic display media and the active element array overlap in at least a portion of their orthographic projections on the upper surface of the transparent substrate. The electrophoretic display media are located between the transparent conductive layer and the lower surface of the transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130207113
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrostatic discharge protection structure which includes a signal line, a thin-film transistor and a shunt wire. The thin-film transistor includes a gate electrode, a metal-oxide semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The first metal-oxide semiconductor layer is disposed above the first gate electrode. The metal-oxide semiconductor layer has a channel region characterized in having a width/length ratio of less than 1. The source electrode is equipotentially connected to the gate electrode. The shunt wire is electrically connected to the drain electrode. When the signal line receives a voltage surge of greater than a predetermined magnitude, the voltage surge is shunted through the thin-film transistor to the shunt wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130200381
    Abstract: A display panel circuit structure includes a substrate, a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a third metal layer. The first metal layer is disposed on the substrate. The second metal layer is disposed on the first metal layer and electrically connected to the first metal layer, in which the second metal layer has a pad area and a trace area connected to the pad area. The line width of the second metal layer in the pad area is greater than the line width of the second metal layer in the trace area. The third metal layer is disposed on the second metal layer, in which the third metal layer does not overlap the second metal layer n the trace area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130201548
    Abstract: An electronic-ink display device includes a cover plate, an electronic-ink display, a frame, and a water-proof glue. The electronic-ink display is disposed on the cover plate. The frame is disposed on a periphery area of the cover plate and surrounds the electronic-ink display to form a circular trench. Then, the water-proof glue fills the circular trench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130200362
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) is provided, which includes a gate, a semiconductor layer, an insulation layer, a source and a drain. The semiconductor layer has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The insulation layer is disposed between the gate and the semiconductor layer. The source clamps the first end of the semiconductor layer and the drain clamps the second end of the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130181605
    Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of second signal lines, a plurality of pixel units, a plurality of transmitting lines, and a driving chip. The transmitting lines are disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the second signal lines. The driving chip includes a plurality of first pins, a plurality of second pins, and a driving circuit. The first pins are electrically connected to the first signal lines, and the second pins are electrically connected to the transmitting lines. The first pins and the second pins are disposed alternately and evenly, such that the first signal lines and the transmitting lines do not intersect each other. The transmitting lines are disposed on the substrate evenly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130153891
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thin film transistor, which includes a metal oxide semiconductor layer, an insulating layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The metal oxide semiconductor layer includes a channel region having at least one first region and a second region. The first region has an oxygen vacancy concentration greater than an oxygen vacancy concentration of the second region. The second region surrounds the first region. A method for manufacturing the thin film transistor is disclosed as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130146868
    Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) is provided. The active layer of this FET is composed of at least two different amorphous metal oxide semiconductor layer stacked together. Therefore, the two opposite surfaces of the active layer can have different band gap values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130143358
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an oxide thin film transistor with leakage currents less than 10?14 angstrom includes the steps of forming an oxide semiconductor active layer by a deposition process. In the deposition process, an electric power is in a range from 1.5 kilowatts to 10 kilowatts. The oxide thin film transistor manufactured by the above methods has advantages of low leakage currents, high electron mobility, and excellent temperature stability. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing a display device. The display quality of the display device can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130114127
    Abstract: A sub-pixel structure of color electrophoretic display includes a driving unit, a display unit and a transparent electrode, wherein the display unit is disposed on the driving unit and the transparent electrode is disposed on the display unit. The display unit includes a plurality of first charged particles and a plurality of second charged particles. A color of the first charged particles is different from a color of the second charged particles. Diameters of the first charged particles are greater than diameters of the second charged particles. The first charged particles and the second charged particles have the same electrical property. The sub-pixel structure of color electrophoretic display has high light utility efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: E INK Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130099220
    Abstract: A transistor structure comprises a patterned N-type transparent oxide semiconductor formed over a substrate as a base, and a patterned p-type organic polymer semiconductor formed on the patterned N-type transparent oxide semiconductor comprising a first portion and a second portion so that the patterned N-type transparent oxide semiconductor and the first portion and the second portion of the patterned p-type organic polymer semiconductor form heterojunctions therebetween respectively, wherein the first portion of the patterned p-type organic polymer semiconductor is used as an emitter, and the second portion of the patterned p-type organic polymer semiconductor is used as a collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130076249
    Abstract: An electronic device including a body and a light source module is provided. The body has a side on which an unstable display is disposed and another side on which a bi-stable display is disposed. The light source module is arranged inside the body and configured to provide a light source to one or none of the unstable display and the bi-stable display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventor: E Ink Holdings Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130057464
    Abstract: An electro-phoretic display device includes a first substrate, an active elements array, a driving circuit, a conductive flexible board, an electro-phoretic layer and a second substrate. The first substrate has a first surface defining a display area and a circuit area, and a second surface. The active elements array is disposed within the display area and the driving circuit is disposed within the circuit area and electrically connected to the active elements array. The conductive flexible board is partially disposed at the first substrate and electrically connected to the driving circuit. The electro-phoretic layer and the second substrate are sequentially disposed on the active elements array and the driving circuit. A fabricating method of electro-phoretic display device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventor: E INK HOLDINGS INC.