Patents by Inventor Jen-Shui Wang

Jen-Shui Wang 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: 8657467
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus is disclosed in the invention. The illumination apparatus includes a cavity with a diffusion surface, a light source, a light-spreading device, and at least one optically-conditioning surface with a wave-like array formed thereon. The light-spreading device and the optically-conditioning surface spread the light generated by the light source. The light-spreading device includes a wing-shaped protrusion part, a light incident surface, a recess located away from the light incident surface, and an optically-conditioning surface including a wave-like array, wherein the wave-like array has a wavefront direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chou-Chih Yin, Chun-Chang Chen, Jen-Shui Wang, Chia-Fen Tsai, Yi-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 7745832
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting element assembly, comprising a composite substrate, a circuit layout carrier, a connecting structure, a recess, and a semiconductor light-emitting element, is disclosed. The connecting structure is used for bonding the composite substrate with the circuit layout carrier. The recess is formed by the circuit layout carrier and extends toward the composite substrate. The semiconductor light-emitting element is deposited in the recess and electrically connected to the circuit layout carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chou-Chih Yin, Chien-Yuan Wang, Jen-Shui Wang, Chia-Fen Tsai, Chia-Liang Hsu
  • Patent number: 7683383
    Abstract: A light emitting device having a circuit protection unit is provided. The circuit protection unit has a low-resistance layer and a potential barrier layer, wherein a barrier potential exists at the interface between the low-resistance layer and the potential barrier layer. The circuit protection unit is electrically connected with the light emitting device. When an electrostatic discharge or excessive forward current is occurred in the light emitting device, the circuit protection unit provides a rectifying function for preventing damages caused by static electricity or excessive forward current to the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Steve Meng-Yuan Hong, Jen-Shui Wang, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Ching-San Tao, Wen-Huang Liu, Min-Hsun Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20080112156
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus is disclosed in the invention. The illumination apparatus includes a cavity with a diffusion surface, a light source, a light-spreading device, and at least one optically-conditioning surface with a wavelike array formed thereon. The light-spreading device and the optically-conditioning surface spread the light generated by the light source. The light-spreading device includes a wing-shaped protrusion part, a light incident surface, a recess located away from the light incident surface, and an optically-conditioning surface including a wavelike array, wherein the wavelike array has a wavefront direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chou-Chih Yin, Chun-Chang Chen, Jen-Shui Wang, Chia-Fen Tsai, Yi-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 7341358
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus is disclosed in the invention. The illumination apparatus includes a cavity with a diffusion surface, a light source, a light-spreading device, and at least one optically-conditioning surface with a wavelike array formed thereon. The light-spreading device and the optically-conditioning surface spread the light generated by the light source. The light-spreading device includes a wing-shaped protrusion part, a light incident surface, a recess located away from the light incident surface, and an optically-conditioning surface including a wavelike array, wherein the wavelike array has a wavefront direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chou-Chih Yin, Chun-Chang Chen, Jen-Shui Wang, Chia-Fen Tsai, Yi-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 7246931
    Abstract: A tube type light emitting diode light source including a light source generator, a light guide and a diffuser is provided. The light source generator includes LEDs arranging in a line. The light guide has a grooved light incident surface and a grooved light-guiding surface. The grooved light incident surface encompasses the LEDs, and the grooved light-guiding surface is adapted for changing the propagating direction of an incident light. The diffuser covers the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chou-Chih Yin, Chia-Liang Hsu, Jen-Shui Wang, Chia-Fen Tsai, Chien-Yuan Wang
  • Patent number: 7205573
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a compound substrate including a high thermal conductive layer and a substrate disposed around the high thermal conductive layer, an adhesive layer formed on the compound substrate, and a light-emitting stack layer formed on the adhesive layer. Therefore, problems in cutting a metal layer in a grain cutting process are solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Jen-Shui Wang, Min-Hsun Hsieh
  • Patent number: 7172909
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having an adhesive layer and a reflective layer and a manufacturing method thereof featured by adhering together a light emitting diode stack and a substrate having a reflective metal layer by use of a transparent adhesive layer so that the light rays directed to the reflective metal layer can be reflected therefrom to improve the brightness of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Publication number: 20060126343
    Abstract: A tube type light emitting diode light source including a light source generator, a light guide and a diffuser is provided. The light source generator includes LEDs arranging in a line. The light guide has a grooved light incident surface and a grooved light-guiding surface. The grooved light incident surface encompasses the LEDs, and the grooved light-guiding surface is adapted for changing the propagating direction of an incident light. The diffuser covers the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chou-Chih Yin, Chia-Liang Hsu, Jen-Shui Wang, Chia-Fen Tsai, Chien-Yuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20060091419
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) utilizes an adhesive layer to adhere a light emitting layer to a substrate. The LED further comprises an electrode buffer layer to enhance the adhesion between the electrode and the light emitting diode, and thus to improve the yield rate of the LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Lu, Ling-Chin Huang, Jen-Shui Wang, Wen-Huang Liu, Min-Hsun Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20060081857
    Abstract: A light emitting device having a circuit protection unit is provided. The circuit protection unit has a low-resistance layer and a potential barrier layer, wherein a barrier potential exists at the interface between the low-resistance layer and the potential barrier layer. The circuit protection unit is electrically connected with the light emitting device. When an electrostatic discharge or excessive forward current is occurred in the light emitting device, the circuit protection unit provides a rectifying function for preventing damages caused by static electricity or excessive forward current to the light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Steve Hong, Jen-Shui Wang, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Ching-San Tao, Wen-Huang Liu, Min-Hsun Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20060076571
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting element assembly, comprising a composite substrate, a circuit layout carrier, a connecting structure, a recess, and a semiconductor light-emitting element, is disclosed. The connecting structure is used for bonding the composite substrate with the circuit layout carrier. The recess is formed by the circuit layout carrier and extends toward the composite substrate. The semiconductor light-emitting element is deposited in the recess and electrically connected to the circuit layout carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chou-Chih Yin, Chien-Yuan Wang, Jen-Shui Wang, Chia-Fen Tsai, Chia-Liang Hsu
  • Publication number: 20060077685
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus is disclosed in the invention. The illumination apparatus includes a cavity with a diffusion surface, a light source, a light-spreading device, and at least one optically-conditioning surface with a wavelike array formed thereon. The light-spreading device and the optically-conditioning surface spread the light generated by the light source. The light-spreading device includes a wing-shaped protrusion part, a light incident surface, a recess located away from the light incident surface, and an optically-conditioning surface including a wavelike array, wherein the wavelike array has a wavefront direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chou-Chih Yin, Chun-Chang Chen, Jen-Shui Wang, Chia-Fen Tsai, Yi-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 7009217
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having an adhesive layer and a reflective layer and a manufacturing method thereof featured by adhering together a light emitting diode stack and a substrate having a reflective metal layer by use of a transparent adhesive layer so that the light rays directed to the reflective metal layer can be reflected therefrom to improve the brightness of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Patent number: 7008858
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having an adhesive layer and a reflective layer and a manufacturing method thereof featured by adhering together a light emitting diode stack and a substrate having a reflective metal layer by use of a transparent adhesive layer so that the light rays directed to the reflective metal layer can be reflected therefrom to improve the brightness of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Patent number: 6987287
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having an adhesive layer and a reflective layer and a manufacturing method thereof featured by adhering together a light emitting diode stack and a substrate having a reflective metal layer by use of a transparent adhesive layer so that the light rays directed to the reflective metal layer can be reflected therefrom to improve the brightness of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Publication number: 20050079641
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having an adhesive layer and a reflective layer and a manufacturing method thereof featured by adhering together a light emitting diode stack and a substrate having a reflective metal layer by use of a transparent adhesive layer so that the light rays directed to the reflective metal layer can be reflected therefrom to improve the brightness of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Publication number: 20050077528
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having an adhesive layer and a reflective layer and a manufacturing method thereof featured by adhering together a light emitting diode stack and a substrate having a reflective metal layer by use of a transparent adhesive layer so that the light rays directed to the reflective metal layer can be reflected therefrom to improve the brightness of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Publication number: 20050077544
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having an adhesive layer and a reflective layer and a manufacturing method thereof featured by adhering together a light emitting diode stack and a substrate having a reflective metal layer by use of a transparent adhesive layer so that the light rays directed to the reflective metal layer can be reflected therefrom to improve the brightness of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Wen-Huang Liu, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang
  • Patent number: 6876005
    Abstract: A method for forming a light emitting diode includes forming a first stack, forming a second reaction layer over the first stack, forming a second stack, forming a first reaction layer over the second stack, and holding together the first reaction layer and the second reaction layer by means of a transparent adhesive layer. The transparent adhesive layer is formed between the first and second reaction layer, therefore the second reaction layer of the first stack will not come off the first reaction layer of the second stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Tzu-Feng Tseng, Wen-Huang Liu, Ting-Wei Yeh, Jen-Shui Wang