Patents by Inventor Hao-Yuan Hou

Hao-Yuan Hou 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: 12267968
    Abstract: An example display assembly includes: a continuous display including: a first rigid segment attached to and substantially coplanar with an inner surface of a first assembly of the folding device; a second rigid segment attached to and substantially coplanar with an inner surface of a second assembly of the folding device; a primary flexible segment; a third rigid segment disposed between the second rigid segment and the primary flexible segment; and a fourth rigid segment disposed between the first rigid segment and the primary flexible segment; a primary supporting plate attached to the continuous display; a first supplemental supporting plate attached to the primary supporting plate adjacent to the third rigid segment; and a second supplemental supporting plate attached to the primary supporting plate adjacent to the fourth rigid segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Adrian Gheorghe Menea, Yi Tao, Kiarash Vakhshouri, Taesung Kim, Yiting Liu, Michael J. Lombardi, Hao-Yuan Hou
  • Publication number: 20230320003
    Abstract: An example display assembly includes: a continuous display including: a first rigid segment attached to and substantially coplanar with an inner surface of a first assembly of the folding device; a second rigid segment attached to and substantially coplanar with an inner surface of a second assembly of the folding device; a primary flexible segment; a third rigid segment disposed between the second rigid segment and the primary flexible segment; and a fourth rigid segment disposed between the first rigid segment and the primary flexible segment; a primary supporting plate attached to the continuous display; a first supplemental supporting plate attached to the primary supporting plate adjacent to the third rigid segment; and a second supplemental supporting plate attached to the primary supporting plate adjacent to the fourth rigid segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Adrian Gheorghe Menea, Yi Taio, Kiarash Vakhshouri, Taesung Kim, Yiting Liu, Micheal Lombardi, Hao-Yuan Hou
  • Publication number: 20110291980
    Abstract: A touch panel is adapted for detecting a touch location of a touch point. The touch panel comprises a substrate and at least one first-direction detecting device. The first-direction detecting device is arranged at a first direction of the substrate to detect a first-direction coordinate value of the touch point. Each first-direction detecting device comprises a first deformation sensor and a second deformation sensor. The first deformation sensor generates a shape variation in the first direction because of the touch point, and provides a first variation according to the shape variation. The second deformation sensor generates a shape variation in the first direction because of the touch point, and provides a second variation according to the shape variation. The first-direction coordinate value is determined by the first variation and the second variation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Yen-Feng LIN, Hao-Yuan Hou
  • Patent number: 7712947
    Abstract: A backlight module for use in a planar display panel is disclosed. The backlight module comprises a lamp tube set, a light guide plate and a positioning body. The lamp tube set comprises a lamp housing and at least a lamp tube. An optical film is disposed on the light guide plate. The light guide plate has a side for insetting the light guide plate into the lamp tube set. Furthermore, the positioning body is disposed on an inner wall of the lamp housing and comprises at least a flange against the side. The light guide plate is positioned to contact the positioning body so as to form gaps between the at least a lamp tube and the light guide plate or between the optical film and the lamp housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Yuan Chen, Hao-Yuan Hou, Yung-Wen Hsu, Shih-Wei Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20070165418
    Abstract: A backlight module for use in a planar display panel is disclosed. The backlight module comprises a lamp tube set, a light guide plate and a positioning body. The lamp tube set comprises a lamp housing and at least a lamp tube. An optical film is disposed on the light guide plate. The light guide plate has a side for insetting the light guide plate into the lamp tube set. Furthermore, the positioning body is disposed on an inner wall of the lamp housing and comprises at least a flange against the side. The light guide plate is positioned to contact the positioning body so as to form gaps between the at least a lamp tube and the light guide plate or between the optical film and the lamp housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Chun-Yuan Chen, Hao-Yuan Hou, Yung-Wen Hsu, Shih-Wei Hsieh