Patents by Inventor Fang-Chen Luo

Fang-Chen Luo 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: 11574953
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) display panel is provided. The LED display panel includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a flexible substrate disposed on the PCB, and a pixel array. The flexible substrate has a plurality of holes. The pixel array is formed by a first matrix circuit disposed on the flexible substrate, a second matrix circuit disposed on the PCB, and a plurality of LEDs disposed on the PCB, collectively defining a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels comprises a corresponding one of the LEDs and pixel circuits formed by the first matrix circuit and the second matrix circuit. A projection of each of the LEDs correspondingly overlaps with a projection of one of the holes on the flexible substrate along an extending direction of the holes. A mosaic LED display panel may be formed by multiple LED display panel butted or tiled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Fang-Chen Luo, Jenn-Jia Su, Willem den Boer, Shih-Hsing Hung
  • Patent number: 11355473
    Abstract: A tiled light emitting diode (LED) display panel includes multiple flexible back plates arranged in tiles. Each flexible back plate has multiple through holes formed thereon. A pixel array is formed by multiple LEDs on the flexible back plates and collectively defines multiple pixels. Each pixel includes one LED and thin-film transistor (TFT) circuits disposed on a first side of a corresponding flexible back plate. A printed circuit board (PCB) is disposed at a second side of the flexible back plates. A third side of the PCB faces the second side of the flexible back plates and has multiple signal lines formed thereon. The LEDs and the TFT circuits of the pixels are electrically connected to the corresponding signal lines via multiple conductive structures formed in the through holes. A resistance per unit length of each flexible back plates is greater than a resistance per unit length of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Fang-Chen Luo, Chan-Jui Liu, Chun-Cheng Cheng, Shih-Hsing Hung
  • Publication number: 20220068998
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) display panel is provided. The LED display panel includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a flexible substrate disposed on the PCB, and a pixel array. The flexible substrate has a plurality of holes. The pixel array is formed by a first matrix circuit disposed on the flexible substrate, a second matrix circuit disposed on the PCB, and a plurality of LEDs disposed on the PCB, collectively defining a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels comprises a corresponding one of the LEDs and pixel circuits formed by the first matrix circuit and the second matrix circuit. A projection of each of the LEDs correspondingly overlaps with a projection of one of the holes on the flexible substrate along an extending direction of the holes. A mosaic LED display panel may be formed by multiple LED display panel butted or tiled together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Fang-Chen Luo, Jenn-Jia Su, Willem den Boer, Shih-Hsing Hung
  • Publication number: 20210391312
    Abstract: A tiled light emitting diode (LED) display panel includes multiple flexible back plates arranged in tiles. Each flexible back plate has multiple through holes formed thereon. A pixel array is formed by multiple LEDs on the flexible back plates and collectively defines multiple pixels. Each pixel includes one LED and thin-film transistor (TFT) circuits disposed on a first side of a corresponding flexible back plate. A printed circuit board (PCB) is disposed at a second side of the flexible back plates. A third side of the PCB faces the second side of the flexible back plates and has multiple signal lines formed thereon. The LEDs and the TFT circuits of the pixels are electrically connected to the corresponding signal lines via multiple conductive structures formed in the through holes. A resistance per unit length of each flexible back plates is greater than a resistance per unit length of the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Fang-Chen Luo, Chan-Jui Liu, Chun-Cheng Cheng, Shih-Hsing Hung
  • Patent number: 11146780
    Abstract: An artificial window is provided. The artificial window includes a window having a frame, and a display device disposed at a back side of the window. The display device is used to display images. An image capturing device may be disposed on the window to obtain a viewer image of a viewer. Thus, a viewing direction of the viewer may be determined based on the viewer image, and the images being displayed on the display device may be changed based on the location of the viewer. The display device may be a curved display device, which is wider than the frame. Alternatively, the display device may be a flat display device, and a lenticular array formed by lenticular lenses is disposed between the window and the flat display device. Each of the lenticular lenses is focused on or close to a display surface of the flat display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Adiel Abileah, Willem den Boer, Seok-Lyul Lee, Fang-Chen Luo, Tai Kang Wu
  • Patent number: 10955703
    Abstract: A polarizer component has an optical film to receive excitation light, a light re-emitting layer and a polarizing layer. The light re-emitting layer has quantum dots that re-emit red light and quantum dots that re-emit green light in response to the excitation light. The re-emitted red light is provided to a red sub-pixel to be filtered by a red color filter, and the re-emitting green light is provided to a green sub-pixel to be filtered by a green color filter. The excitation light can be blue or ultra violet and part of the excitation light is provided to a blue sub-pixel. The polarizing layer can be a reflective polarizing layer and the optical film can be a wavelength selecting layer. The light re-emitting layer may contain scattering particles to diffuse the excitation light provided to a blue sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Wen Lin, Adiel Abileah, Willem Den Boer, Fang-Chen Luo, Shu-Han Wang, Chih-Kang Wu
  • Patent number: 10935853
    Abstract: A display cell structure includes a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart from each other, and a polarizer layer disposed between the two substrates, forming a first cell gaps between the first substrate and the polarizer layer, and a second cell gap between the second substrate and the polarizer layer. A first display structure is disposed in the first cell gap, and a second display structure is disposed in the second cell gap. The first display structure includes a plurality of first signal lines, forming a first signal line pattern. The second display structure includes a plurality of second signal lines, forming a second signal line pattern. The second signal line is different from the first signal line pattern. The polarizer layer may be a wire grid polarizer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Willem den Boer, Adiel Abileah, Fang-Chen Luo, Seok-Lyul Lee, Tai Kang Wu
  • Patent number: 10712616
    Abstract: A display cell structure includes a first liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and a second LCD panel. The first LCD panel includes a first polarizer layer, a second polarizer layer and a first liquid crystal layer, and liquid crystal molecules in the first liquid crystal layer have a first liquid crystal retardation. The second LCD panel includes a third polarizer layer, a fourth polarizer layer and a second liquid crystal layer, and liquid crystal molecules in the second liquid crystal layer have a second liquid crystal retardation. In some cases, the second liquid crystal retardation is different from the first liquid crystal retardation. In some cases, the third polarizer layer is a carbon nano-tube polarizer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: A.U. Vista, Inc.
    Inventors: Seok-Lyul Lee, Fang-Chen Luo, Adiel Abileah, Willem den Boer, Tai Kang Wu
  • Patent number: 10706800
    Abstract: A display module includes a flexible and bendable display panel defining a display area and a peripheral area thereon, and a driving module disposed in the peripheral area. The driving module includes a first micro-chip, multiple second micro-chips, a transistor-based shift register circuit and a transistor-based demultiplexer (de-MUX) circuit. The first micro-chip provides the functions of image receiver, level shift and gamma buffer. Each of the second micro-chips provides the functions of latch, digital to analog converter and output buffer. The transistor-based shift register circuit generates shift register output signals for the second micro-chips. The transistor-based de-MUX receives the analog data signals from the second micro-chips and send the analog data signals to a plurality of data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Chen, Fang-Chen Luo
  • Publication number: 20200133063
    Abstract: A display cell structure is provided. A first substrate and a second substrate are spaced apart from each other, and a wire grid polarizer layer is disposed therebetween, forming a first cell gap between the first substrate and the wire grid polarizer layer and a second cell gap between the second substrate and the wire grid polarizer layer. A first display structure is disposed in the first cell gap, and includes multiple first pixel electrodes and a polymer liquid crystal layer. A polarizer layer is disposed on the second substrate and facing an opposite side to the wire grid polarizer layer. A second display structure is disposed in the second cell gap, and includes multiple second pixel electrodes and a liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Fang-Chen Luo, Seok-Lyul Lee
  • Patent number: 10600356
    Abstract: A representative display system includes: a pixel array having a plurality of pixels, gate lines, and data lines; a first of the pixels having a first TFT, a second TFT, a storage capacitor, and an LED; the first TFT having a first gate electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode, the first gate electrode coupled to a first of the gate lines, the first source electrode and the first drain electrode coupled between a first of the data lines and a first terminal of the storage capacitor; the second TFT having a second gate electrode, a second source electrode, and a second drain electrode, the second gate electrode coupled between the first TFT and the storage capacitor; the LED coupled to the second TFT; wherein the storage capacitor is configured to store a data voltage corresponding to a data signal, coupled to the first terminal, from the first of the data lines during an on-time of the first TFT; and wherein the LED is controllable to emit light at a brightness corresponding to duratio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Hsien Lee, Fang-Chen Luo
  • Patent number: 10564469
    Abstract: A display cell structure is provided. A first substrate and a second substrate are spaced apart from each other, and a wire grid polarizer layer is disposed therebetween, forming a first cell gap between the first substrate and the wire grid polarizer layer and a second cell gap between the second substrate and the wire grid polarizer layer. A first display structure is disposed in the first cell gap, and includes multiple first pixel electrodes and a polymer liquid crystal layer. A polarizer layer is disposed on the second substrate and facing an opposite side to the wire grid polarizer layer. A second display structure is disposed in the second cell gap, and includes multiple second pixel electrodes and a liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Fang-Chen Luo, Seok-Lyul Lee
  • Patent number: 10558100
    Abstract: A representative device includes: first and second substrates spaced to define a gap; a liquid crystal layer, positioned in the gap, having a plurality of display pixels configured to be switchable between an on state and an off state; a quantum dot layer positioned between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate; a first shielding layer positioned between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, the first shielding layer having a plurality of first shield portions configured to prevent propagation of blue light therethrough; and a second shielding layer positioned between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate, the second shielding layer defining a plurality of openings configured to permit propagation of the blue light therethrough; wherein each of the display pixels of the liquid crystal layer corresponds to at least one of the openings, and each of the openings corresponds to one of the first shield portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA INC.
    Inventors: Seok-Lyul Lee, Fang-Chen Luo
  • Patent number: 10481447
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is formed from a first display panel and a second display panel in a stack configuration. Each of the first display panel and the second display panel has a TFT substrate. A signal circuit is disposed on the TFT substrate of the first display panel to provide data signals and timing signals. A signal connector is used to covey the data signals and timing signals from the first display panel to the second display panel. Each of the first display panel and the second display panel has a plurality of gate lines, including a first gate line and a last gate line. In the stacked configuration, the last gate line of the first display panel and last gate line of the second display panel are adjacent to the signal connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: A.U. Vista, Inc.
    Inventors: Seok-Lyul Lee, Fang-Chen Luo, Adiel Abileah, Willem Den Boer
  • Publication number: 20190331966
    Abstract: A polarizer component has an optical film to receive excitation light, a light re-emitting layer and a polarizing layer. The light re-emitting layer has quantum dots that re-emit red light and quantum dots that re-emit green light in response to the excitation light. The re-emitted red light is provided to a red sub-pixel to be filtered by a red color filter, and the re-emitting green light is provided to a green sub-pixel to be filtered by a green color filter. The excitation light can be blue or ultra violet and part of the excitation light is provided to a blue sub-pixel. The polarizing layer can be a reflective polarizing layer and the optical film can be a wavelength selecting layer. The light re-emitting layer may contain scattering particles to diffuse the excitation light provided to a blue sub-pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Yi-Wen LIN, Adiel ABILEAH, Willem DEN BOER, Fang-Chen LUO, Shu-Han WANG, Chih-Kang WU
  • Publication number: 20190302548
    Abstract: A representative device includes: first and second substrates spaced to define a gap; a liquid crystal layer, positioned in the gap, having a plurality of display pixels configured to be switchable between an on state and an off state; a quantum dot layer positioned between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate; a first shielding layer positioned between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, the first shielding layer having a plurality of first shield portions configured to prevent propagation of blue light therethrough; and a second shielding layer positioned between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate, the second shielding layer defining a plurality of openings configured to permit propagation of the blue light therethrough; wherein each of the display pixels of the liquid crystal layer corresponds to at least one of the openings, and each of the openings corresponds to one of the first shield portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Seok-Lyul Lee, Fang-Chen Luo
  • Publication number: 20190285936
    Abstract: A display cell structure is provided. A first substrate and a second substrate are spaced apart from each other, and a wire grid polarizer layer is disposed therebetween, forming a first cell gap between the first substrate and the wire grid polarizer layer and a second cell gap between the second substrate and the wire grid polarizer layer. A first display structure is disposed in the first cell gap, and includes multiple first pixel electrodes and a polymer liquid crystal layer. A polarizer layer is disposed on the second substrate and facing an opposite side to the wire grid polarizer layer. A second display structure is disposed in the second cell gap, and includes multiple second pixel electrodes and a liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Fang-Chen LUO, Seok-Lyul LEE
  • Publication number: 20190206894
    Abstract: A representative display system includes: a first substrate defined by an outer periphery and having an edge region; a display area, inward of the edge region, defined by a plurality of sub-pixels; a non-display area positioned inward of the edge region; data lines; and, dummy data lines. The data lines include a first set extending along a first direction from the edge region at a first side to the edge region at a second side of the first substrate; a second set extending along the first direction from the edge region at the first side to a first side of the non-display area; and a third set extending along the first direction from a second side of the non-display area to the edge region at the second side of the first substrate. The dummy data lines extend in the first direction and are interleaved with the data lines, with at least some of the dummy data lines configured to route signals from the second set to corresponding data lines of the third set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Seok-Lyul Lee, Fang-Chen Luo
  • Patent number: 10325543
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) system comprising: an LCD panel having a plurality of pixels arranged in an array having a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows; a sensor configured to detect a position of an observer in relation to the LCD panel; pixel control circuitry configured supply electrical signals to drive the plurality of pixels; and gamma correction circuitry associated with the pixel control circuitry, the gamma correction circuitry configured to implement gamma correction upon the electrical signals that drive the plurality of pixels that is based on a detected position of the observer with relation to the LCD panel. Associated methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Hao, Fang-Chen Luo, Wei-Chih Hsu
  • Patent number: 10302990
    Abstract: A display cell structure and a display device using quantum dot structures are provided. The display cell structure includes a first polarizer and a second polarizer spaced apart from each other, and a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween, defining red (R), green (G) and blue (B) subpixels. A color plate structure is disposed on the second polarizer, and multiple cavities or indents are formed on the color plate structure, including first cavities or indents aligned to the red (R) subpixels and second cavities or indents aligned to the green (G) subpixels. The first cavities or indents are filled with a red quantum dot or quantum rod material, and the second cavities or indents are filled with a green quantum dot or quantum rod material. A filter layer is partially disposed to be located adjacent to the first cavities or indents and the second cavities or indents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Adiel Abileah, Fang-Chen Luo