Patents by Inventor Fung-Hsu Wu

Fung-Hsu Wu 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: 20210255502
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided, comprising a LCD panel, and a color enhancement film disposed on a light exit surface of the LCD panel. The color enhancement film includes a substrate, a strip-shaped micro-prism layer, and a filling layer. The strip-shaped micro-prism layer has a plurality of strip-shaped micro-prisms arranged in a first direction, and each of the strip-shaped micro-prisms has at least one inclined light-guide surface, and the inclined light-guide surface has an included angle with a normal direction of a surface of the color enhancement film on a cross section perpendicular to the first direction, wherein, the strip-shaped micro-prism layer has a first refractive index n1, the filling layer has a second refractive index n2, and n2 is more than n1. The LCD can improve the color-shift problem at side viewing angles without affecting the display quality of the front viewing angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Chen-Kuan Kuo, Wei-Feng Xu, Yu-Jyuan Dai, Fung-Hsu Wu
  • Patent number: 10838248
    Abstract: An optical film includes a first diffraction layer, a second diffraction layer, and a cover layer. The first diffraction layer includes a plurality of first diffraction gratings arranged in a direction on a surface thereof. The second diffraction layer is filled in the gap of the first diffraction gratings of the first diffraction layer and forms a plurality of second diffraction gratings arranged in a direction on the first diffraction layer, wherein the directions of the first diffraction gratings and the second diffraction gratings are parallel to each other. The cover layer fills and planarizes the second diffraction gratings of the second diffraction layer. The optical film can reduce the light leakage defect of a conventional liquid crystal display in a wide viewing angle and make the liquid crystal display have a uniform dark-state image and color image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: BenQ Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Kuan Kuo, Cyun-Tai Hong, Meng-Chieh Chou, Chuen-Nan Shen, Meng-Jie Lin, Chia-Feng Lin, Fung-Hsu Wu, Meng-Chia Cheng
  • Patent number: 10802321
    Abstract: An optical film includes a first diffraction layer, a second diffraction layer, and a cover layer. The first diffraction layer includes a plurality of first diffraction gratings arranged in the same direction on a surface thereof. The second diffraction layer includes a plurality of second diffraction gratings arranged in the same direction gap-filled the first diffraction gratings of the first diffraction layer, wherein the directions of the first diffraction gratings and the second diffraction gratings are parallel to each other. The cover layer is formed on the second diffraction gratings of the second diffraction layer. At least one of the first diffraction layer, the second diffraction layer and the cover layer contains dyes, and therefore, the optical film can reduce the light leakage defect of a conventional liquid crystal display in a large viewing angles and make the liquid crystal display have uniform dark-state images and colorful images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: BenQ Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Kuan Kuo, Cyun-Tai Hong, Meng-Chieh Chou, Chuen-Nan Shen, Meng-Jie Lin, Chia-Feng Lin, Fung-Hsu Wu, Meng-Chia Cheng
  • Publication number: 20200201063
    Abstract: A light redirecting film and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The light redirecting film comprises a substrate, a first diffraction grating layer of a first curable resin on the substrate and a second diffraction grating layer of a second curable resin on the first diffraction grating layer. Wherein the grating directions of the first diffraction grating layer and the second diffraction grating layer cross each other at an angle of 90±10°, and the difference of the refractive index of the first curable resin and the second curable resin is no less than 0.1 and no more than 0.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Chen-Kuan Kuo, Cyun-Tai Hong, Chuen-Nan Shen, Chung-Hung Chien, Hung-Jiun Shieh, Tsung-Chi Yeh, Fung-Hsu Wu
  • Publication number: 20200192112
    Abstract: A light redirecting film in a sandwich-laminated structure is provided. The light redirecting film comprises a first layer, a second layer; and an intermediate layer sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer. The intermediate layer includes a first grating surface having a plurality of first gratings extending in a first grating direction and a second grating surface opposite to the first grating surface having a plurality of second gratings extending in a second grating direction, wherein the first grating direction and the second grating direction cross each other at an angle of 90°±10°, and the first grating surface and the second grating surface of the intermediate layer are gap-filled and planarized with the first layer and the second layer respectively to generate the light redirecting film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Chen-Kuan Kuo, Cyun-Tai Hong, Fung-Hsu Wu
  • Patent number: 10649225
    Abstract: A light redirecting film in a sandwich-laminated structure is provided. The light redirecting film comprises a first layer, a second layer; and an intermediate layer sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer. The intermediate layer includes a first grating surface having a plurality of first gratings extending in a first grating direction and a second grating surface opposite to the first grating surface having a plurality of second gratings extending in a second grating direction, wherein the first grating direction and the second grating direction cross each other at an angle of 90°±10°, and the first grating surface and the second grating surface of the intermediate layer are gap-filled and planarized with the first layer and the second layer respectively to generate the light redirecting film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: BenQ Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Kuan Kuo, Cyun-Tai Hong, Fung-Hsu Wu
  • Patent number: 10642057
    Abstract: A light redirecting film and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The light redirecting film comprises a substrate, a first diffraction grating layer of a first curable resin on the substrate and a second diffraction grating layer of a second curable resin on the first diffraction grating layer. Wherein the grating directions of the first diffraction grating layer and the second diffraction grating layer cross each other at an angle of 90±10°, and the difference of the refractive index of the first curable resin and the second curable resin is no less than 0.1 and no more than 0.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: BenQ Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Kuan Kuo, Cyun-Tai Hong, Chuen-Nan Shen, Chung-Hung Chien, Hung-Jiun Shieh, Tsung-Chi Yeh, Fung-Hsu Wu
  • Publication number: 20190025605
    Abstract: A light redirecting film and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The light redirecting film comprises a substrate, a first diffraction grating layer of a first curable resin on the substrate and a second diffraction grating layer of a second curable resin on the first diffraction grating layer. Wherein the grating directions of the first diffraction grating layer and the second diffraction grating layer cross each other at an angle of 90±10°, and the difference of the refractive index of the first curable resin and the second curable resin is no less than 0.1 and no more than 0.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Chen-Kuan Kuo, Cyun-Tai Hong, Chuen-Nan Shen, Chung-Hung Chien, Hung-Jiun Shieh, Tsung-Chi Yeh, Fung-Hsu Wu
  • Publication number: 20190025632
    Abstract: An optical film includes a first diffraction layer, a second diffraction layer, and a cover layer. The first diffraction layer includes a plurality of first diffraction gratings arranged in a direction on a surface thereof. The second diffraction layer is filled in the gap of the first diffraction gratings of the first diffraction layer and forms a plurality of second diffraction gratings arranged in a direction on the first diffraction layer, wherein the directions of the first diffraction gratings and the second diffraction gratings are parallel to each other. The cover layer fills and planarizes the second diffraction gratings of the second diffraction layer. The optical film can reduce the light leakage defect of a conventional liquid crystal display in a wide viewing angle and make the liquid crystal display have a uniform dark-state image and color image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Chen-Kuan Kuo, Cyun-Tai Hong, Meng-Chieh Chou, Chuen-Nan Shen, Meng-Jie Lin, Chia-Feng Lin, Fung-Hsu Wu, Meng-Chia Cheng
  • Publication number: 20190025480
    Abstract: A light redirecting film in a sandwich-laminated structure is provided. The light redirecting film comprises a first layer, a second layer; and an intermediate layer sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer. The intermediate layer includes a first grating surface having a plurality of first gratings extending in a first grating direction and a second grating surface opposite to the first grating surface having a plurality of second gratings extending in a second grating direction, wherein the first grating direction and the second grating direction cross each other at an angle of 90°±10°, and the first grating surface and the second grating surface of the intermediate layer are gap-filled and planarized with the first layer and the second layer respectively to generate the light redirecting film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Chen-Kuan Kuo, Cyun-Tai Hong, Fung-Hsu Wu
  • Publication number: 20190025630
    Abstract: An optical film includes a first diffraction layer, a second diffraction layer, and a cover layer. The first diffraction layer includes a plurality of first diffraction gratings arranged in the same direction on a surface thereof. The second diffraction layer includes a plurality of second diffraction gratings arranged in the same direction gap-filled the first diffraction gratings of the first diffraction layer, wherein the directions of the first diffraction gratings and the second diffraction gratings are parallel to each other. The cover layer is formed on the second diffraction gratings of the second diffraction layer. At least one of the first diffraction layer, the second diffraction layer and the cover layer contains dyes, and therefore, the optical film can reduce the light leakage defect of a conventional liquid crystal display in a large viewing angles and make the liquid crystal display have uniform dark-state images and colorful images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Chen-Kuan Kuo, Cyun-Tai Hong, Meng-Chieh Chou, Chuen-Nan Shen, Meng-Jie Lin, Chia-Feng Lin, Fung-Hsu Wu, Meng-Chia Cheng
  • Patent number: 10018849
    Abstract: A one-way vision system includes a light valve device, a first illumination device, and a control module electrically connected to the light valve device and the first regulating module of the first illumination device for synchronously controlling switching frequency and time sequence of the light valve device and the first illumination device. Therefore, the one-way vision window system provides well anti-peeping effect without interfering from the external light of the present system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: BenQ Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Lung-Hai Wu, Fung-Hsu Wu
  • Patent number: 9970631
    Abstract: A one-way vision system includes an indoor lighting, a light valve device, and a control module electrically connecting to the indoor lighting and the light valve device, and synchronously controlling power switch of the indoor lighting and switching frequency of the light valve device. Therefore, the higher brightness indoor still has an excellent effect of secret in the condition of lower brightness outdoors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: BenQ Materials Corporation
    Inventor: Fung-Hsu Wu
  • Publication number: 20160381330
    Abstract: A projection system includes a light source, a projection screen having a laminated structure including a light switching device and a light absorbing layer, a projector device, and a control module electrically connected to the light source and the light switching device of the projection screen for synchronously controlling the switching frequency and time sequence of the light source and the light switching device. The projection system can provide an image with better contrast and color saturation in the condition of bright environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: Fung-Hsu WU
  • Publication number: 20160209006
    Abstract: A one-way vision system includes an indoor lighting, a light valve device, and a control module electrically connecting to the indoor lighting and the light valve device, and synchronously controlling power switch of the indoor lighting and switching frequency of the light valve device. Therefore, the higher brightness indoor still has an excellent effect of secret in the condition of lower brightness outdoors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Fung-Hsu WU
  • Publication number: 20160209682
    Abstract: A one-way vision system includes a light valve device, a first illumination device, and a control module electrically connected to the light valve device and the first regulating module of the first illumination device for synchronously controlling switching frequency and time sequence of the light valve device and the first illumination device. Therefore, the one-way vision window system provides well anti-peeping effect without interfering from the external light of the present system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Lung-Hai WU, Fung-Hsu WU
  • Patent number: 9217878
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light switching module comprising a polarizing element with a patterned retarder having a variable first optical axis; a retardation element having a variable second optical axis and a scattering microstructure; and a shifting means for adjusting the relative position of the polarizing element and the retardation element to switch the light switching module to transparent state or scattering state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Benq Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Cyun-Tai Hong, Lung-Hai Wu, Fung-Hsu Wu, Chen-Kuan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20150345725
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a transflective light adjusting film, which includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of transparent grating-like stripe structures which are parallel to each other on the substrate. The transparent grating-like stripe structures have a plurality of top surfaces and a plurality of grooved surfaces, wherein a reflective layer is disposed on the grooved surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Fung-Hsu WU
  • Publication number: 20150219915
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light switching module comprising a polarizing element with a patterned retarder having a variable first optical axis; a retardation element having a variable second optical axis and a scattering microstructure; and a shifting means for adjusting the relative position of the polarizing element and the retardation element to switch the light switching module to transparent state or scattering state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Cyun-Tai HONG, Lung- Hai WU, Fung-Hsu WU, Chen-Kuan KUO
  • Publication number: 20150214886
    Abstract: A light guide tape for using on bus bars of solar panels to increase the utilization efficiency of the incident sunlight is disclosed. The light guide tape includes a flexible transparent substrate with a plurality of light guide micro-structures on the side of the incident sunlight, and an adhesive layer. The incident sunlight shielded by the bus bars of the solar cells can transfer to generating regions of both sides of the bus bars through the plurality of light guide micro-structures to increase the utilization efficiency of the incident sunlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Fung-Hsu WU