Patents by Inventor Huan Liao

Huan Liao 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: 20120262422
    Abstract: An optical touch module includes a transparent cover plate, a light bar device, and an optical sensing device. The transparent cover plate has a touch surface. The light bar device is disposed along a side of the transparent cover plate, including a light emitting unit and a light guide bar. The light guide bar is disposed at a light emitting side of the light emitting unit for guiding light emitted by the light emitting unit into the transparent cover plate. The optical sensing device is disposed at a corner side of the transparent cover plate for sensing a reduced optical signal caused by total internal reflection of the light in the transparent cover plate being frustrated at a position where a touch object touches the touch surface. Accordingly, the optical sensing device can position the touch object based on the reduced optical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Ching-Huan Liao
  • Publication number: 20120229731
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes an incident face, a bottom surface, a main reflective structure and an auxiliary reflective structure. The bottom surface is connected to the incident face. The main reflective structure is disposed on the bottom surface and has a first and a second inclined surface. The auxiliary reflective structure is disposed on the bottom surface and has a third and a fourth inclined surface. The auxiliary reflective structure and the main reflective structure have an interval therebetween, in which the interval ranges between 0.2 micrometer and 0.5 micrometer, and a bottom width of the auxiliary reflective structure on the bottom surface is smaller than a bottom width of the main reflective structure on the bottom surface. A liquid crystal display is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Tien Chang, Jing-Huan Liao
  • Publication number: 20120224123
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a main body, a main reflective structure and an auxiliary reflective structure. The main reflective structure has a first included angle and a second included angle with respect to a bottom surface of the main body. The auxiliary reflective structure is adjacent to the main reflective structure and has a third included angle and a fourth included angle with respect to the bottom surface. A height difference between the main reflective structure and the auxiliary reflective structure ranges between 1.5 micrometer and 5 micrometer, and a bottom width of the auxiliary reflective structure on the bottom surface is smaller than a bottom width of the main reflective structure on the bottom surface. A liquid crystal display is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Tien Chang, Jing-Huan Liao
  • Patent number: 8203667
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes an incident face, a bottom surface, a main reflective structure and an auxiliary reflective structure. The bottom surface is connected to the incident face. The main reflective structure is disposed on the bottom surface and has a first and a second inclined surface. The auxiliary reflective structure is disposed on the bottom surface and has a third and a fourth inclined surface. The auxiliary reflective structure and the main reflective structure have an interval therebetween, in which the interval ranges between 0.2 micrometer and 0.5 micrometer, and a bottom width of the auxiliary reflective structure on the bottom surface is smaller than a bottom width of the main reflective structure on the bottom surface. A liquid crystal display is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Tien Chang, Jing-Huan Liao
  • Patent number: 8182130
    Abstract: A light guiding structure of a light guide plate is provided. The light guiding structure comprises a plurality of protrusion ridge portions extending along a longitudinal direction. The height or the vertex angle of each protrusion ridge portion periodically or randomly varies along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chiung-Han Wang, Jing-Huan Liao, Yu-Tsung Huang
  • Publication number: 20120087152
    Abstract: A light guiding structure of a light guide plate is provided. The light guiding structure comprises a plurality of protrusion ridge portions extending along a longitudinal direction. The height or the vertex angle of each protrusion ridge portion periodically or randomly varies along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chiung-Han Wang, Jing-Huan Liao, Yu-Tsung Huang
  • Patent number: 8147111
    Abstract: A light guide plate including a body and a plurality of prism microstructures is provided. The body has a bottom surface, a light emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces. The light emitting surface has a central area and at least one peripheral area outside the central area. The prism microstructures are disposed on the light emitting surface and the bottom surface. The prism microstructure disposed on the light emitting surface includes a plurality of first prism microstructures in the central area and a plurality of second prism microstructures in the peripheral area. A top angle ?2 of the second prism microstructure is greater than a top angle ?1 of the first prism microstructure. A backlight module including the above-mentioned light guide plate is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chiung-Han Wang, Jing-Huan Liao, Yu-Tsung Huang
  • Patent number: 8136976
    Abstract: A light guiding structure of a light guide plate is provided. The light guiding structure comprises a plurality of protrusion ridge portions extending along a longitudinal direction. The height or the vertex angle of each protrusion ridge portion periodically or randomly varies along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chiung-Han Wang, Jing-Huan Liao, Yu-Tsung Huang
  • Publication number: 20100202147
    Abstract: A light guiding structure of a light guide plate is provided. The light guiding structure comprises a plurality of protrusion ridge portions extending along a longitudinal direction. The height or the vertex angle of each protrusion ridge portion periodically or randomly varies along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chiung-Han Wang, Jing-Huan Liao, Yu-Tsung Huang
  • Publication number: 20100182802
    Abstract: A light guide plate having a V-cut structure and a backlight module are disclosed. The light guide plate comprises straight-striped V-cut structure sets and a base plate having a light-entering side. The straight-striped V-cut structure sets are formed on a surface of the base plate adjacent to the light-entering side, wherein each straight-striped V-cut structure set is composed of at least one V-cut element, each V-cut element having a first base angle and a second base angle formed between its respective two inclined surfaces and a horizontal surface of the base plate. The first base angle is located closer to the light-entering side than the second base angle is, and is smaller than or equal to the second base angle. The straight-striped V-cut structure sets have a plurality of second average angle values which are gradually decreased from the light-entering side to a central position of the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiung-Han Wang, Jing-Huan Liao
  • Publication number: 20100128495
    Abstract: A light guide plate including a body and a plurality of prism microstructures is provided. The body has a bottom surface, a light emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces. The light emitting surface has a central area and at least one peripheral area outside the central area. The prism microstructures are disposed on the light emitting surface and the bottom surface. The prism microstructure disposed on the light emitting surface includes a plurality of first prism microstructures in the central area and a plurality of second prism microstructures in the peripheral area. A top angle ?2 of the second prism microstructure is greater than a top angle ?1 of the first prism microstructure. A backlight module including the above-mentioned light guide plate is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiung-Han Wang, Jing-Huan Liao, Yu-Tsung Huang
  • Publication number: 20100110338
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes an incident face, a bottom surface, a main reflective structure and an auxiliary reflective structure. The bottom surface is connected to the incident face. The main reflective structure is disposed on the bottom surface and has a first and a second inclined surface. The auxiliary reflective structure is disposed on the bottom surface and has a third and a fourth inclined surface. The auxiliary reflective structure and the main reflective structure have an interval therebetween, in which the interval ranges between 0.2 micrometer and 0.5 micrometer, and a bottom width of the auxiliary reflective structure on the bottom surface is smaller than a bottom width of the main reflective structure on the bottom surface. A liquid crystal display is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Tien Chang, Jing-Huan Liao
  • Patent number: 7507009
    Abstract: A light guide plate structure, for use with a back light module of a liquid crystal display, has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end portion, a second end portion which is opposite the first end portion, and a plurality of substantially paralleled V-shape grooves formed on the bottom surface and extending from the first end portion to the second end portion. Each of said V-shape grooves comprises a top angle with a continuous variation from the first end portion to the second end portion. The present invention gets rid of the dark areas of an LCD that appear adjacent to one of the end portions in conventional models, thus enhancing the uniformity in its brightness levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ko-Chia Kao, Jing-Huan Liao, Chih-Kuang Chen, Jyh-Haur Huang
  • Patent number: 7470038
    Abstract: A diffuser used in a backlight module including a plurality of light sources is disclosed. The diffuser according to the present invention makes a uniform light output. The diffuser includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of optical structures. The transparent substrate has an entrance surface and an exit surface. The plurality of optical structures is disposed on the exit surface, each optical structure is dented from the exit surface to the interior of the transparent substrate and forms a refractive convex within the transparent substrate, and each refractive convex corresponds to one of the plurality of the light sources. The maximum value of the included angle between the tangent to the refractive convex edge and the normal to the exit surface is smaller than 30 degrees, such that an incident light ray from the light sources refracts and deviates from the normal to the refractive convex through the refractive convex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ci-Guang Peng, Chih-Lin Wang, Jing-Huan Liao, Shau-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 7470046
    Abstract: A backlight module and an illumination device thereof. The illumination device of the backlight module comprises a light source and a lens, disposed over the light source with a predetermined gap therebetween. The lens comprises a bottom surface as an incident surface, a pair of upper refracting surfaces, and a pair of lateral refracting surfaces. The upper refracting surfaces form an included angle substantially in a range of about 80° to about 120°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ko-Chia Kao, Chih-Kuang Cheng, Jyh-Haur Huang, Jing-Huan Liao
  • Publication number: 20080258893
    Abstract: An attached tire pressure sensor and air nozzle assembly includes an air nozzle for installation in the rim of a vehicle wheel, an attached tire pressure sensor threadedly coupled with the air nozzle for sensing the tire pressure of the vehicle wheel, and an anti-loosing device sandwiched between the air nozzle and the attached tire pressure sensor. The anti-loosing device has a rigid base stopped against the air nozzle, and a curved spring washer stopped against the attached tire pressure sensor to provide a spring force to the air nozzle and the attached tire pressure for preventing the attached tire pressure sensor from loosing from the air nozzle upon receiving vibration or accidental impact of the vehicle wheel during running of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: MOBILETRON ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiao-Hwa Huang, Ming-Huan Liao, Kim Y. C. Tsai
  • Publication number: 20080212321
    Abstract: A diffuser used in a backlight module including a plurality of light sources is disclosed. The diffuser according to the present invention makes a uniform light output. The diffuser includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of optical structures. The transparent substrate has an entrance surface and an exit surface. The plurality of optical structures is disposed on the exit surface, each optical structure is dented from the exit surface to the interior of the transparent substrate and forms a refractive convex within the transparent substrate, and each refractive convex corresponds to one of the plurality of the light sources. The maximum value of the included angle between the tangent to the refractive convex edge and the normal to the exit surface is smaller than 30 degrees, such that an incident light ray from the light sources refracts and deviates from the normal to the refractive convex through the refractive convex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ci-Guang Peng, Chih-Lin Wang, Jing-Huan Liao, Shau-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 7377680
    Abstract: A light spreading device and a backlight module utilizing the same. The backlight module includes a light guide, a plurality of point lights, and a plurality of light spreading devices. The light guide includes an entrance surface. The point lights are disposed near the entrance surface. Each light spreading device, corresponding to one of the point lights, is disposed between the light guide and the corresponding point light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jing-Huan Liao, Mei-Fen Lin, Pang-Hsuan Liu, Chih-Lin Wang
  • Patent number: 7354179
    Abstract: A prism unit includes a first prism having a first incident face and a first refraction face that is adjacent to and that cooperates with the first incident face to define a first angle ranging 50° to 70°, a second prism having a second incident face that is generally parallel to the first refraction face and a medium layer sandwiched between the first refraction face and the second incident face, and having a refractive index smaller than that of the first and second prisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jyh-Haur Huang, Jing-Huan Liao, Ming-Fa Wang, Chih-Kuang Chen
  • Publication number: 20070159852
    Abstract: A light guide plate structure, for use with a back light module of a liquid crystal display, has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end portion, a second end portion which is opposite the first end portion, and a plurality of substantially paralleled V-shape grooves formed on the bottom surface and extending from the first end portion to the second end portion. Each of said V-shape grooves comprises a top angle with a continuous variation from the first end portion to the second end portion. The present invention gets rid of the dark areas of an LCD that appear adjacent to one of the end portions in conventional models, thus enhancing the uniformity in its brightness levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ko-Chia Kao, Jing-Huan Liao, Chih-Kuang Chen, Jyh-Haur Huang