Patents by Inventor I-Chung Hsu

I-Chung Hsu 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: 10620763
    Abstract: A touch-sensor structure includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, insulating isolation portions, and an intermediate conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes first conductive units, connection lines and second conductive units. Each connection line connects to two first conductive units. The second conductive layer includes bridge lines. Each bridge line is electrically connected to two second conductive units. The insulating isolation portion is disposed between the connection line and the bridge line. The intermediate conductive layer is at least disposed at an overlapping position between the bridge lines and the second conductive units to isolate the first conductive layer from the second conductive layer. The intermediate conductive layer electrically connects each bridge line to the corresponding second conductive units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventor: I-Chung Hsu
  • Patent number: 10152149
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composite substrate structure and a touch panel having composite substrate structure, for promoting abrasion resistance, visual transparency, and appearance. The composite substrate structure includes a transparent substrate and a diamond-like carbon layer. The diamond-like carbon layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and has a thickness less than or equal to about 15 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Chunyong Zhang, Yuchuan Wu, Bangxiong Huang, Binghui Chen
  • Patent number: 10133378
    Abstract: A touch device includes a transparent substrate, at least one reflection increasing structure, and a masking layer. The transparent substrate has an non-visible area and a visible area. The non-visible area is located around the periphery of the visible area. The reflection increasing structure is disposed on the non-visible area of the transparent substrate. The masking layer corresponds to the reflection increasing structure and it is disposed on the non-visible area of the transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Chunyong Zhang, Fenghua Lu, Chenghong Xu
  • Publication number: 20180239471
    Abstract: A touch-sensor structure includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, insulating isolation portions, and an intermediate conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes first conductive units, connection lines and second conductive units. Each connection line connects to two first conductive units. The second conductive layer includes bridge lines. Each bridge line is electrically connected to two second conductive units. The insulating isolation portion is disposed between the connection line and the bridge line. The intermediate conductive layer is at least disposed at an overlapping position between the bridge lines and the second conductive units to isolate the first conductive layer from the second conductive layer. The intermediate conductive layer electrically connects each bridge line to the corresponding second conductive units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: I-Chung Hsu
  • Patent number: 9983739
    Abstract: A touch-sensor structure includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, insulating isolation portions, and an intermediate conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes first conductive units, connection lines and second conductive units. Each connection line connects to two first conductive units. The second conductive layer includes bridge lines. Each bridge line is electrically connected to two second conductive units. The insulating isolation portion is disposed between the connection line and the bridge line. The intermediate conductive layer is at least disposed at an overlapping position between the bridge lines and the second conductive units to isolate the first conductive layer from the second conductive layer. The intermediate conductive layer electrically connects each bridge line to the corresponding second conductive units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventor: I-Chung Hsu
  • Patent number: 9857895
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a transparent substrate, a first ink layer, a shading layer, and a decorative layer. The transparent substrate has a visible region and an non-visible region. The non-visible region is located at the peripheral of the visible region. The first ink layer is disposed on the non-visible region of the transparent substrate. The shading layer is disposed on the first ink layer. The decorative layer is disposed on a portion of the first ink layer and located between the first ink layer and the shading layer. The optical density of the first ink layer is between 0.3 and 0.67.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Inventors: Fu-Yu Su, I-Chung Hsu, Liqiang Huang
  • Patent number: 9823388
    Abstract: A composite substrate structure includes a transparent substrate, an anti-reflective layer, and an anti-glare layer. The anti-reflective layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and has at least a first anti-reflective film and the refractive index of the first anti-reflective film is greater than that of the transparent substrate. The anti-glare layer is disposed on the anti-reflective layer, and the anti-glare layer and the transparent substrate are respectively located at two opposite sides of the anti-reflective layer. The refractive index of the anti-glare layer is less than that of the first anti-reflective film, and the anti-glare layer has a rough surface distant from the anti-reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Chunyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9817496
    Abstract: A touch panel comprises a protection substrate, a first transparent substrate, a first patterned electrode layer and a first transparent adhesive layer. The first transparent substrate is disposed opposite the protection substrate. The first patterned electrode layer is disposed on the first transparent substrate and between the protection substrate and the first transparent substrate, and includes a patterned portion and a non-patterned portion. The first transparent adhesive layer is disposed between the protection substrate and the first patterned electrode layer. The refractive index of the first transparent adhesive layer is greater than or equal to 1.65 and less than or equal to 1.72, wherein reflectivity of the patterned portion is substantially the same as the reflectivity of the non-patterned portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Fenghua Lu, Chenghong Xu
  • Patent number: 9766376
    Abstract: An optical film includes a substrate, an anti-glare layer, a first anti-reflective layer and a second anti-reflective layer. The anti-glare layer is disposed on the substrate and has a microstructure disposed on a side of the anti-glare layer away from the substrate. The first anti-reflective layer is disposed on the microstructures of the anti-glare layer, and the anti-glare layer is located between the substrate and the first anti-reflective layer. The second anti-reflective layer is disposed on the first anti-reflective layer, and the first anti-reflective layer is located between the anti-glare layer and the second anti-reflective layer. A refractive index of the first anti-reflective layer is different from a refractive index of the anti-glare layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Kwan-Sin Ho, Hua Yun, Feng Zhao, Long Zeng, I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Chunyong Zhang, Yujun Lin
  • Patent number: 9760193
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composite substrate structure and a touch panel having composite substrate structure, for promoting abrasion resistance, visual transparency, and appearance. The composite substrate structure includes a transparent substrate, a hydrophobic layer disposed on the transparent substrate, and a diamond-like carbon layer disposed between the transparent substrate and the hydrophobic layer, wherein the hydrophobic layer has a coefficient of static friction less than or equal to about 0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS (XIAMEN) INC.
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Chunyong Zhang, Yuchuan Wu, Bangxiong Huang, Binghui Chen
  • Patent number: 9671907
    Abstract: A touch module and a touch panel comprising the same are provided. The touch panel comprises a substrate and a touch module disposed on the substrate. The touch module comprises a first conductive element, a second conductive element, and a dielectric element disposed between the first conductive element and the second conductive element, whereby the first conductive element are electrically insulated from the second conductive element. The dielectric element has a thickness equal to or less than 1 micrometer, and thereby it is beneficial to achieve miniaturization of the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu
  • Patent number: 9665225
    Abstract: A touch display device comprises a display module, a polarizer, a first patterned electrode layer and a first transparent adhesive layer. The first patterned electrode layer is disposed between the polarizer and the display module and includes a patterned portion and a non-patterned portion. The first transparent adhesive layer is disposed on the first patterned electrode layer. The refractive index of the first transparent adhesive layer is greater than or equal to 1.65 and less than or equal to 1.72, wherein reflectivity of the patterned portion is substantially the same as reflectivity of the non-patterned portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Fenghua Lu, Chenghong Xu
  • Patent number: 9658709
    Abstract: A touch display device comprises a touch panel, a display panel and a first transparent adhesive layer. The touch panel includes a first patterned electrode layer including a patterned portion and a non-patterned portion. The first transparent adhesive layer is disposed between the touch panel and the display panel. The refractive index of the first transparent adhesive layer is greater than or equal to 1.65 and less than or equal to 1.72, wherein reflectivity of the patterned portion is substantially the same as the reflectivity of the non-patterned portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Fenghua Lu
  • Patent number: 9605337
    Abstract: A substrate structure with invisible inner electrode patterns is provided. The substrate structure includes a substrate, an electrode pattern, a first laminated structure, and a passivation layer. The electrode pattern is disposed on the substrate. The first laminated structure is disposed on the electrode pattern, in which the first laminated structure includes a first upper layer, a second upper layer, and a third upper layer. The first upper layer is adjoined to the electrode pattern and the substrate. The first upper layer, the second upper layer, and the third upper layer are stacked sequentially. The passivation layer is disposed on the first laminated structure. The refractive indexes of the electrode pattern, the first upper layer, the second upper layer, the third upper layer, and the passivation layer are decreased sequentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Ting-Hsiang Lee, Guowei Zeng, Changqing Gao
  • Patent number: 9557863
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch panel, including: a cover lens, an optical compensation layer and a sensing electrode layer disposed between the cover lens and the optical compensation layer, wherein an etching region and a non-etching region are defined in the sensing electrode layer; an optical match is formed by the optical compensation layer with the sensing electrode layer, wherein the optical compensation layer receives incident light through the cover lens and the sensing electrode to reconcile the hue of the reflected light correspondingly formed from the etching region and the non-etching region. The present disclosure also provides a method for fabricating a touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Chunyong Zhang, Lichun Yang, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Yuan-Jen Shih
  • Publication number: 20160054477
    Abstract: A composite substrate structure includes a transparent substrate, an anti-reflective layer, and an anti-glare layer. The anti-reflective layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and has at least a first anti-reflective film and the refractive index of the first anti-reflective film is greater than that of the transparent substrate. The anti-glare layer is disposed on the anti-reflective layer, and the anti-glare layer and the transparent substrate are respectively located at two opposite sides of the anti-reflective layer. The refractive index of the anti-glare layer is less than that of the first anti-reflective film, and the anti-glare layer has a rough surface distant from the anti-reflective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Chunyong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160054479
    Abstract: An optical film includes a substrate, an anti-glare layer, a first anti-reflective layer and a second anti-reflective layer. The anti-glare layer is disposed on the substrate and has a microstructure disposed on a side of the anti-glare layer away from the substrate. The first anti-reflective layer is disposed on the microstructures of the anti-glare layer, and the anti-glare layer is located between the substrate and the first anti-reflective layer. The second anti-reflective layer is disposed on the first anti-reflective layer, and the first anti-reflective layer is located between the anti-glare layer and the second anti-reflective layer. A refractive index of the first anti-reflective layer is different from a refractive index of the anti-glare layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Kwan-Sin Ho, Hua Yun, Feng Zhao, Long Zeng, I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Chunyong Zhang, Yujun Lin
  • Publication number: 20160026314
    Abstract: A touch device includes a transparent substrate, at least one reflection increasing structure, and a masking layer. The transparent substrate has an non-visible area and a visible area. The non-visible area is located around the periphery of the visible area The reflection increasing structure is disposed on the non-visible area of the transparent substrate. The masking layer corresponds to the reflection increasing structure and it is disposed on the non-visible area of the transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Chunyong Zhang, Fenghua Lu, Chenghong Xu
  • Publication number: 20160018936
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a transparent substrate, a first ink layer, a shading layer, and a decorative layer. The transparent substrate has a visible region and an non-visible region. The non-visible region is located at the peripheral of the visible region. The first ink layer is disposed on the non-visible region of the transparent substrate. The shading layer is disposed on the first ink layer. The decorative layer is disposed on a portion of the first ink layer and located between the first ink layer and the shading layer. The optical density of the first ink layer is between 0.3 and 0.67.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Fu-Yu Su, I-Chung Hsu, Liqiang Huang
  • Publication number: 20160007438
    Abstract: A substrate structure with invisible inner electrode patterns is provided. The substrate structure includes a substrate, an electrode pattern, a first laminated structure, and a passivation layer. The electrode pattern is disposed on the substrate. The first laminated structure is disposed on the electrode pattern, in which the first laminated structure includes a first upper layer, a second upper layer, and a third upper layer. The first upper layer is adjoined to the electrode pattern and the substrate. The first upper layer, the second upper layer, and the third upper layer are stacked sequentially. The passivation layer is disposed on the first laminated structure. The refractive indexes of the electrode pattern, the first upper layer, the second upper layer, the third upper layer, and the passivation layer are decreased sequentially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: I-Chung Hsu, Kuo-Shu Hsu, Ting-Hsiang Lee, Guowei Zeng, Changqing Gao