Patents by Inventor Jau-Min Ding

Jau-Min Ding 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: 7578437
    Abstract: A display-enabled electronic system. The display-card electronic comprises an external device and card-type device receiving the external device. The external device provides a data signal. The card-type device comprises a card body, at least one image display unit, and an interface. The card body comprises a display surface and a receiving portion. The image display unit disposed in the display surface displays corresponding images in response to the data signal. The interface disposed in the receiving portion, electrically connects to the external device to transmit the data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Lu, Jau-Min Ding, Yan-Rung Lin, Yi-An Sha, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 7567332
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display panel and a display panel are described. A first substrate is provided. A wall structure is formed on the first substrate to define several microcups. A displaying medium is filled into the microcups. Thereafter, a sealing material is formed over the microcups filled with the displaying medium. A second substrate is put over the sealing material and a lamination process is performed, wherein the sealing material which contacts the wall structure bonds the second substrate to the wall structure, and the sealing material which contacts the displaying medium dissolves in the displaying medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jau-Min Ding, Yan-Rung Lin, Ru-De Chen, Chung-Hao Chen, I-Chun Chen, Chun-Yuan Lin, Wei-Hsin Hou
  • Patent number: 7488230
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display panel is described. A substrate is provided. A wall structure is formed on the substrate to define several microcups. A display medium is filled into the microcups. Thereafter, a sealing layer is formed over the microcups filled with the display medium, wherein the sealing layer includes a first material that is immiscible with the display medium and a second material that is miscible with the display medium. A treatment process is performed such that the first material is solidified to form a solidifying layer while the second material miscible in the display medium undergoes a polymerization induced phase separation reaction so as to precipitate in the display medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jau-Min Ding, Lung-Pin Hsin, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 7339716
    Abstract: A transflective electrophoretic display device is disclosed. The device is comprised of a transparent top substrate and both top and bottom substrates have an electrode structure. A plurality of separated walls and an electrophoretic display solution including a plurality of chromatic particles and a transparent liquid are imposed between the two substrates. A device with a display liquid or a filter plate is used to generate a variety of lights such as monochromatic, color-level or true color having a mixture of red, green and blue. The device of the present invention integrates the merits of the reflective and transmitted displayer, and can be used outdoors, indoors or in darkness. Otherwise, a back light module can compensate for the contrast of the displayer effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jau-Min Ding, Chi-Chang Liao, Shie-Chang Jeng, Yi-Cheng Chen, Chih-Chiang Lu
  • Publication number: 20080036960
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display panel and a display panel are described. A first substrate is provided. A wall structure is formed on the first substrate to define several microcups. A displaying medium is filled into the microcups. Thereafter, a sealing material is formed over the microcups filled with the displaying medium. A second substrate is put over the sealing material and a lamination process is performed, wherein the sealing material which contacts the wall structure bonds the second substrate to the wall structure, and the sealing material which contacts the displaying medium dissolves in the displaying medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jau-Min Ding, Yan-Rung Lin, Ru-De Chen, Chung-Hao Chen, I-Chun Chen, Chun-Yuan Lin, Wei-Hsin Hou
  • Publication number: 20070281144
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for forming a flexible electro-optic film. The method comprises steps of providing a first substrate having a conductive layer formed thereon and then forming a first locating structure over the conductive layer, wherein the locating structure includes target regions and periphery regions. The surface tension of the target regions is difference from that of the periphery regions. Thereafter, an electro-optic medium placing process for forming an electro-optic droplet on each of the target regions is performed. A solidifying process for forming a capsule wall covering the electro-optic droplet on each of the target regions is performed. The first substrate is laminated with a second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wei-Hsin Hou, Jau-Min Ding, Hsing-Lung Wang, Chi-Chang Liao, Yan-Rung Lin
  • Publication number: 20070173166
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display panel is described. A substrate is provided. A wall structure is formed on the substrate to define several microcups. A display medium is filled into the microcups. Thereafter, a sealing layer is formed over the microcups filled with the display medium, wherein the sealing layer includes a first material that is immiscible with the display medium and a second material that is miscible with the display medium. A treatment process is performed such that the first material is solidified to form a solidifying layer while the second material miscible in the display medium undergoes a polymerization induced phase separation reaction so as to precipitate in the display medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Jau-Min Ding, Lung-Pin Hsin, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 7248394
    Abstract: A transflective electrophoretic display and a method for manufacturing the same are proposed. The transflective electrophoretic display including a top substrate and a bottom substrate, multiple separating walls disposed between the top and bottom substrates, a transflective film, and an electrophoretic display medium, can be designed to display colors by using multicolor electrophoretic display media or color filters. The display can be viewed with or without ambient light by adopting a backlight module, as well as to improve the overall display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jau-Min Ding, Chi-Chang Liao, Shie-Chang Jeng
  • Publication number: 20070008465
    Abstract: A flexible reflective display device and a manufacturing method for the same are disclosed. The present invention is formed by introducing flexible printed circuit board manufacture technology together with flexible display technology. The flexible reflective display device, comprising an upper substrate, a display medium layer formed on the upper substrate, and a lower flexible printed circuit substrate; a first electrode layer formed on the upper substrate in the interface between the upper substrate and the display medium layer; a second electrode layer formed on the flexible printed circuit substrate; and an adhesive layer formed between the display medium layer and the flexible printed circuit substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Jau-Min Ding, Chi-Chang Liao, Yi-An Sha, Hsing-Lung Wang
  • Publication number: 20070000998
    Abstract: A display-enabled electronic system. The display-card electronic comprises an external device and card-type device receiving the external device. The external device provides a data signal. The card-type device comprises a card body, at least one image display unit, and an interface. The card body comprises a display surface and a receiving portion. The image display unit disposed in the display surface displays corresponding images in response to the data signal. The interface disposed in the receiving portion, electrically connects to the external device to transmit the data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Lu, Jau-Min Ding, Yan-Rung Lin, Yi-An Sha, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Publication number: 20060256276
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating liquid crystal displays. A substrate with a first electrode layer thereon is provided. A patterned barrier layer is formed to generate a plurality of pixel regions. A liquid crystal layer is filled into each pixel region. A monomer layer is filled into each pixel region over the liquid crystal layer. The monomer layer is polymerized to form a polymer layer phase separated from the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Yi-An Sha, Chi-Chang Liao, Hsing-Lung Wang, Jau-Min Ding
  • Publication number: 20060232741
    Abstract: A modulized display component and a manufacturing method for the same are disclosed in this invention. The display component of this invention is designed according to a modulization concept so that it can be attached to any driving circuit layer. Further, various manufacturing techniques can be used to form the alignment layers and protective layers in order to fabricate a trans-reflective, reflective, or transmissive color displaying component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Chi-Chang Liao, Lung-Pin Hsin, Jau-Min Ding
  • Publication number: 20060209010
    Abstract: A transflective electrophoretic display and a method for manufacturing the same are proposed. The transfiective electrophoretic display including a top substrate and a bottom substrate, multiple separating walls disposed between the top and bottom substrates, a transflective film, and an electrophoretic display medium, can be designed to display colors by using multicolor electrophoretic display media or color filters. The display can be viewed with or without ambient light by adopting a backlight module, as well as to improve the overall display quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Jau-Min Ding, Chi-Chang Liao, Shie-Chang Jeng
  • Publication number: 20060176258
    Abstract: A color cholesteric liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method for the same are proposed. A color cholesteric liquid crystal display device has a bistable single-layer or stacked structure. The display is made of cholesteric liquid crystal material via an inkjet process and ultraviolet exposure processes that induce a phase separation reaction. In addition, the display provided in the present invention enhances the reflective brightness. Furthermore, the techniques of the present invention can be applied to make flexible color cholesteric liquid crystal display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Yi-An Sha, Hsing-Lung Wang, Chi-Chang Liao, Chih-Chiang Lu, Jau-Min Ding
  • Publication number: 20060176257
    Abstract: A color cholesteric liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method for the same are proposed in the present invention. A display device is made via an inkjet process and two ultraviolet exposure processes. The simple inkjet process is used, and an ultraviolet exposure is performed twice to provide a color cholesteric liquid crystal display device having a bistable feature. The display of the present invention is a flexible color cholesteric liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Hsing-Lung Wang, Yi-An Sha, Chi-Chang Liao, Chih-Chiang Lu, Jau-Min Ding
  • Publication number: 20060164346
    Abstract: An emissive-reflective display and a method for determining the display mode thereof are provided. The emissive-reflective display is composed of emissive components and reflective components. The emissive component and the reflective components exist in a pixel. The emissive-reflective display has good image quality whether it is operated either indoors or outdoors. The present invention also provides a method that a user can judge and select a preferred display mode according to the environment and user's satisfaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Chi-Chang Liao, Hsing-Lung Wang, Jau-Min Ding, Chih-Chiang Lu, Shie-Chang Jeng
  • Publication number: 20060145948
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for driving multi-segment display device are described. According to the present invention, problems of driving the electrode wire activation mode of the conventional liquid crystal display are solved by the driving waveforms. The driving waveforms of non-display area are in the OFF mode, where the non-display area has pixels in the OFF mode, driving electrode wires and background area. Problems of driving voltage wire activation mode are decreased, cost is lowered, and processing is simplified, so that every pixel of the display device will be controlled precisely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Lu, Chung-Yi Chang, Jau-Min Ding, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Publication number: 20060146232
    Abstract: A passive matrix display and manufacture method, which makes a various microstructure on the general substrate or flexible substrate, coat or inkjet a conductive layer between the microstructures, fill a plurality of display media in the gaps. The microstructure provides stronger strength for the cell gap. The device and method avoid the increased driving voltage arising from the residual layer in the embossing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Chi-Chang Liao, Yan-Rung Lin, Jau-Min Ding, Yi-An Sha
  • Publication number: 20060119782
    Abstract: The present invention describes a color cholesteric liquid crystal display and a method of making the same that overcomes the complicated manufacturing process, the difficulty of aligning the panel and designing the electrodes, and the complicated driving method of a prior art color cholesteric liquid crystal display. The invention integrates an ink-jet method with a polymerization method and uses a cholesteric liquid crystal for a simple ink-jet process. This technology can make a color cholesteric liquid crystal display having dual steady states. In addition, the technology can be used for the manufacture of color cholesteric liquid crystal displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Yi-An Sha, Hsing-Lung Wang, Chi-Chang Liao, Chih-Chiang Lu, Jau-Min Ding
  • Publication number: 20060109414
    Abstract: A manufacturing process for flexible LCD panel has steps of disposing a first flexible substrate on a hard carrying base, forming an electrode pattern layer on said first flexible substrate, spreading an alignment layer on said electrode pattern layer, printing plural miniature structures on said alignment layer, curing one resin of the miniature to form semi-solid structures, forming a liquid crystal layer within the semi-interpenetrating polymer network miniature structure, mounting and controlled-pressing a second flexible substrate on the semi-interpenetrating polymer network miniature structure, and curing the second resin of miniature structure to form interpenetrating polymer network miniature structure and detaching said hard carrying base so as to complete the flexible LCD panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Chi-Chang Liao, Lung-Pin Hsin, Jau-Min Ding