Patents by Inventor I-Jeng CHEN

I-Jeng CHEN 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: 10416367
    Abstract: A front light module including a light guide plate and a light source is provided. The light guide plate includes a first surface, a second surface and a light entering surface. The second surface is opposite the first surface. The light entering surface has at least one area that is adjacent to the first surface and the second surface. The light source is disposed beside the light entering surface and is configured to illuminate the light guide plate. The at least one area and an optical axis of the light source form a first angle. The first angle is less than 90 degrees. A display module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Ju Hsu, Yu-Nan Pao, I-Jeng Chen, Sheng-Chieh Tai, Hsin-Tao Huang
  • Patent number: 10180526
    Abstract: A front light module including a light guide plate, a light source, a transparent cover lens and an annular connecting unit is provided. The light guide plate includes a first surface, a plurality of micro-structure groups, a second surface and a light entering surface. The first surface includes a first area and a second area surrounding the first area. The micro-structure groups are disposed on the first surface and within the first area. The micro-structure groups have a plurality of adjacent micro-structures, and the micro-structures groups are separate from each other. The light entering surface connects the first surface and the second surface. The light source is disposed beside the light entering surface. The annular connecting unit connects the second area of the first surface and the transparent cover lens, and keeps a gap between the micro-structure groups and the transparent cover lens. A display device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Nan Pao, Chia-Chuang Hu, I-Jeng Chen, Chin-Ju Hsu, Hsin-Tao Huang
  • Patent number: 10139545
    Abstract: A front light display device includes a reflective display module, a light guide plate, an optical clear adhesive, plural microstructures, and a light source. The light guide plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a third surface adjacent to the first and second surfaces. The light guide plate is made of a material including glass. The optical clear adhesive is located between the reflective display module and the first surface of the light guide plate. The microstructures are located on the first surface of the light guide plate. The light source faces the third surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Chieh Tai, I-Jeng Chen, Hsin-Tao Huang
  • Patent number: 9958596
    Abstract: A display device that includes a display panel, a multilayer light guide plate structure, and a light source is provided. The display panel has a display surface. The multilayer light guide plate structure is located on the display surface of the display panel. The multilayer light guide plate structure has a light incident surface, an upper surface, and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and the multilayer light guide plate structure includes a plurality of light guide plate layers stacked together. The light source is located beside the light incident surface of the multilayer light guide plate structure and has a light emitting surface. A multilayer light guide plate structure and a front light module are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Chieh Tai, I-Jeng Chen
  • Patent number: 9897745
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical module. The optical module includes a light guide plate and a decorative layer. The light guide plate includes at least one light-entering inclined surface, a first light-emitting inclined surface adjacent to the light-entering inclined surface and a second light-emitting inclined surface opposite to the first light-emitting inclined surface. The decorative layer is covered the second light-emitting inclined surface of the light guide plate by an injection molding process. A display device containing the optical module and a method for manufacturing the optical module are also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: I-Jeng Chen, Sheng-Chieh Tai
  • Patent number: 9733422
    Abstract: A reflective display apparatus includes a reflective display panel, a light guide plate, an elastic ring, a light permeable liquid and a holding device. The elastic ring is sandwiched between the reflective display panel and the light guide plate, and it spaces the reflective display panel and the light guide plate apart defines a space between the reflective display panel and the light guide plate. The light permeable liquid is located in the space. The holding device holds the reflective display panel and the light guide plate, thereby pressing against the elastic ring and making the elastic ring deform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Tsai-Wei Shei, I-Jeng Chen, Hsin-Tao Huang, Yu-Nan Pao, Sheng-Chieh Tai
  • Patent number: 9664840
    Abstract: A light emitting module is provided. A light emitting unit includes a light emitting surface including a middle light emitting area and a peripheral light emitting area. The peripheral light emitting area is disposed on the opposite sides of the middle light emitting area. The light emitting unit emits light from the light emitting surface. A light guide plate includes a light incident surface adjacent to the middle light emitting area. The width of the light incident surface in a direction is smaller than the width of the light emitting surface in the direction, and the light incident surface is configured to receive part of the light that is emitted from the middle light emitting area, and another part of the light that is emitted from the peripheral light emitting area deviates from the light incident surface. A display device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Chieh Tai, I-Jeng Chen, Hsin-Tao Huang
  • Patent number: 9612388
    Abstract: A front light guide includes a light guide plate, a light source, a functional material layer and a first adhesive layer. The light guide plate has a side surface, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The light guide plate has a first refractive index. The light source faces the side surface and configured to emit light into the light guide plate. The functional material layer is disposed at a side adjacent to the first surface, and has a third refractive index. The first adhesive layer is interposed between the light guide plate and the functional material layer so as to adhere the light guide plate with the functional material layer. The first adhesive layer has a second refractive index. The first refractive index is greater than the second refractive index, and the second refractive index is greater than the third refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: I-Jeng Chen, Sheng-Chieh Tai, Chih-Ching Yen, Chin-Ju Hsu, Hui-Mei Fang, Yu-Nan Pao, Shu-Li Hsiao, Chia-Chuang Hu
  • Patent number: 9535205
    Abstract: A display device including a reflective display panel, a plurality of electrical or optical element layers, and at least one light-emitting element is provided. The electrical or optical element layers are stacked above the reflective display panel. One of the electrical or optical element layers is a light guide plate. The light-emitting element is disposed beside the light guide plate. A plurality of transparent medium layers are respectively located between every two adjacent ones of the reflective display panel and the electrical or optical element layers and above the electrical or optical element layer most away from the reflective display panel among the electrical or optical element layers. At least one of the transparent medium layers above the light guide plate is a gas layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Hsin-Tao Huang, I-Jeng Chen, Yao-Tsung Shih, Shu-Li Hsiao, Yu-Nan Pao, Chia-Chuang Hu
  • Patent number: 9519100
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. A display unit has a display region. A protecting cover has a patterned region, wherein the patterned region does not overlap the display region. A light guide plate is disposed between the display unit and the protecting cover and has a first light scattering region and a second light scattering region. The first light scattering region at least partially overlaps the display region, and the second light scattering region at least partially overlaps the patterned region. A light emitting unit emits a light beam to the light guide plate. After the light beam enters the light guide plate, a part of the light beam is scattered to the display region by the first light scattering region and another part of the light beam is scattered to the patterned region by the second light scattering region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: I-Jeng Chen, Sheng-Chieh Tai, Tsai-Wei Shei, Yao-Tsung Shih, Yu-Nan Pao
  • Publication number: 20160299284
    Abstract: A reflective display apparatus includes a reflective display panel, a light guide plate, an elastic ring, a light permeable liquid and a holding device. The elastic ring is sandwiched between the reflective display panel and the light guide plate, and it spaces the reflective display panel and the light guide plate apart defines a space between the reflective display panel and the light guide plate. The light permeable liquid is located in the space. The holding device holds the reflective display panel and the light guide plate, thereby pressing against the elastic ring and making the elastic ring deform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Tsai-Wei SHEI, I-Jeng CHEN, Hsin-Tao HUANG, Yu-Nan PAO, Sheng-Chieh TAI
  • Publication number: 20160291238
    Abstract: A front light display device includes a reflective display module, a light guide plate, an optical clear adhesive, plural microstructures, and a light source. The light guide plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a third surface adjacent to the first and second surfaces. The light guide plate is made of a material including glass. The optical clear adhesive is located between the reflective display module and the first surface of the light guide plate. The microstructures are located on the first surface of the light guide plate. The light source faces the third surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Sheng-Chieh TAI, I-Jeng CHEN, Hsin-Tao HUANG
  • Publication number: 20160223734
    Abstract: A front light module including a light guide plate and a light source is provided. The light guide plate includes a first surface, a second surface and a light entering surface. The second surface is opposite the first surface. The light entering surface has at least one area that is adjacent to the first surface and the second surface. The light source is disposed beside the light entering surface and is configured to illuminate the light guide plate. The at least one area and an optical axis of the light source form a first angle. The first angle is less than 90 degrees. A display module is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Chin-Ju Hsu, Yu-Nan Pao, I-Jeng Chen, Sheng-Chieh Tai, Hsin-Tao Huang
  • Publication number: 20160131822
    Abstract: A display device that includes a display panel, a multilayer light guide plate structure, and a light source is provided. The display panel has a display surface. The multilayer light guide plate structure is located on the display surface of the display panel. The multilayer light guide plate structure has a light incident surface, an upper surface, and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and the multilayer light guide plate structure includes a plurality of light guide plate layers stacked together. The light source is located beside the light incident surface of the multilayer light guide plate structure and has a light emitting surface. A multilayer light guide plate structure and a front light module are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Sheng-Chieh Tai, I-Jeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20160131814
    Abstract: A light emitting module is provided. A light emitting unit includes a light emitting surface including a middle light emitting area and a peripheral light emitting area. The peripheral light emitting area is disposed on the opposite sides of the middle light emitting area. The light emitting unit emits light from the light emitting surface. A light guide plate includes a light incident surface adjacent to the middle light emitting area. The width of the light incident surface in a direction is smaller than the width of the light emitting surface in the direction, and the light incident surface is configured to receive part of the light that is emitted from the middle light emitting area, and another part of the light that is emitted from the peripheral light emitting area deviates from the light incident surface. A display device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Sheng-Chieh Tai, I-Jeng Chen, Hsin-Tao Huang
  • Patent number: 9329327
    Abstract: A display includes a reflective display module, a light guide plate, at least one light source and a cover lens. The light guide plate includes a first light guide surface opposite to the reflective display module. The first light guide surface includes a light outgoing region and a peripheral region surrounding the light outgoing region. The light source is used for emitting a light to the light guide plate. The peripheral region of the first light guide surface is connected to the cover lens. The light outgoing region and the cover lens are spatially separated, and define an air gap therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Nan Pao, I-Jeng Chen, Hsin-Tao Huang, Chin-Ju Hsu, Yu-Nan Tsao, Sheng-Chieh Tai
  • Publication number: 20160011359
    Abstract: A reflective display includes a display panel, a first color filter layer, a second color filter layer, a light guide plate, and a light source. The first color filter layer is disposed on the display panel; the second color filter layer is disposed on the display panel and arranged with the first color filter layer in parallel. The light source is disposed beside the side surface of the light guide plate and is capable of emitting light, in which and the light is reflected by the internal side of the first surface of the light guide plate, such that the light enters the first color filter layer, and the light is reflected by the display panel and emitted from the first color filter layer, in which optical path of the light passes through the first color filter layer and does not pass through the second color filter layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: I-Jeng CHEN, Yu-Nan PAO, Hsin-Tao HUANG, Yu-Nan TSAO
  • Publication number: 20150346426
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical module. The optical module includes a light guide plate and a decorative layer. The light guide plate includes at least one light-entering inclined surface, a first light-emitting inclined surface adjacent to the light-entering inclined surface and a second light-emitting inclined surface opposite to the first light-emitting inclined surface. The decorative layer is covered the second light-emitting inclined surface of the light guide plate by an injection molding process. A display device containing the optical module and a method for manufacturing the optical module are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: I-Jeng CHEN, Sheng-Chieh TAI
  • Patent number: 9201190
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light guide plate (LGP), a light source, and a positioning component. The LGP is disposed on a display surface of the display panel and has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to each other, a light-incident surface, a first light-guiding block, and a second light-guiding block. A display area of the display panel corresponds to the first light-guiding block. The second light-guiding block extends outside the display area and has at least one recess portion. The recess portion is located on at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface and extends to the light-incident surface. The light source is disposed beside the light-incident surface. The positioning component is disposed on the second light-guiding block and located in the recess portion. Besides, the positioning component extends outside the recess portion and fixes the location of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Chieh Tai, I-Jeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20150338565
    Abstract: A front light module including a light guide plate, a light source, a transparent cover lens and an annular connecting unit is provided. The light guide plate includes a first surface, a plurality of micro-structure groups, a second surface and a light entering surface. The first surface includes a first area and a second area surrounding the first area. The micro-structure groups are disposed on the first surface and within the first area. The micro-structure groups have a plurality of adjacent micro-structures, and the micro-structures groups are separate from each other. The light entering surface connects the first surface and the second surface. The light source is disposed beside the light entering surface. The annular connecting unit connects the second area of the first surface and the transparent cover lens, and keeps a gap between the micro-structure groups and the transparent cover lens. A display device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Yu-Nan Pao, Chia-Chuang Hu, I-Jeng Chen, Chin-Ju Hsu, Hsin-Tao Huang