Patents by Inventor Jer-Liang Yeh

Jer-Liang Yeh 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: 9004725
    Abstract: A lighting device capable of changing light patterns, includes: (a) a heat dissipating substrate; (b) a light source, located on the heat dissipating substrate; (c) a first dielectric liquid, covering the light source and having a first dielectric constant; (d) a second dielectric liquid, covering the first dielectric liquid and having a second dielectric constant; and (e) an enclosing wall, located on the heat dissipating substrate for containing the first dielectric liquid and the second dielectric liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Lustrous Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Jer-Liang Yeh, Chun-Wen Chen
  • Publication number: 20150004366
    Abstract: The invention discloses a substrate with high fracture strength. The substrate according to the present invention includes a plurality of nanostructures. The substrate has a first surface, where the nanostructures protrude from the first surface. Through the formation of the nanostructures, the fracture strength of the substrate is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Jer-Liang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20140220301
    Abstract: The invention provides an epitaxial substrate and fabrication thereof. The epitaxial substrate according to the invention includes a crystalline substrate. In particular, the crystalline substrate has an epitaxial surface which is nano-rugged and non-patterned. The epitaxial substrate according to the invention thereon benefits a compound semiconductor material in growth of epitaxy films with excellent quality. Moreover, the fabrication of the epitaxial substrate according to the invention has advantages of low cost and rapid production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Jiunn-Yih CHYAN, Jer-Liang YEH, Wen-Ching HSU, Suz-Hua HO
  • Patent number: 8698180
    Abstract: An LED lighting assembly integrated with dielectric liquid lens, including: a heat dissipation substrate; an LED chip, located on the heat dissipation substrate; a transparent material, covering the heat dissipation substrate and the LED chip and having a curved surface; a transparent liquid, located above the transparent material; a transparent layer, located above the transparent liquid; a first dielectric liquid, located above the transparent layer; a second dielectric liquid, located above the first dielectric liquid and having a curved surface, wherein the second dielectric liquid has a second dielectric constant smaller than a first dielectric constant of the first dielectric liquid; a transparent electrode layer, located above the second dielectric liquid for applying a control voltage to generate a dielectric force on the second dielectric liquid; and an enclosing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Lustrous Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Jer-Liang Yeh, Chun-Wen Chen
  • Publication number: 20140049945
    Abstract: A lighting device capable of changing light patterns, comprising: a heat dissipating substrate; a light source, located on the heat dissipating substrate; a first dielectric liquid, covering the light source and having a first dielectric constant; a second dielectric liquid, covering the first dielectric liquid and having a second dielectric constant; and an enclosing wall, located on the heat dissipating substrate for containing the first dielectric liquid and the second dielectric liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Jer-Liang Yeh, Chun-Wen Chen
  • Publication number: 20140034979
    Abstract: An LED lighting assembly integrated with dielectric liquid lens, including: a heat dissipation substrate; an LED chip, located on the heat dissipation substrate; a transparent material, covering the heat dissipation substrate and the LED chip and having a curved surface; a transparent liquid, located above the transparent material; a transparent layer, located above the transparent liquid; a first dielectric liquid, located above the transparent layer; a second dielectric liquid, located above the first dielectric liquid and having a curved surface, wherein the second dielectric liquid has a second dielectric constant smaller than a first dielectric constant of the first dielectric liquid; a transparent electrode layer, located above the second dielectric liquid for applying a control voltage to generate a dielectric force on the second dielectric liquid; and an enclosing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: LUSTROUS TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Jer-Liang YEH, Chun-Wen CHEN
  • Publication number: 20130200333
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a semiconductor light-emitting element. The element comprises a substrate and a nanostructural layer. The nanostructural layer is formed on the substrate and comprises a plurality of void-embedded cortex-like nanostructures, wherein the volumetric porosity of the nanostructural layer is ranged from 30% to 59%. Compared with the prior art, the present invention can not only improve the crystalline quality of epitaxial layers but also enhance the external quantum efficiency (EQE) of the semiconductor light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventor: Jer-Liang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20130128367
    Abstract: An electrode structure, applied to a liquid lens, comprises: a first annular body; a plurality of first connecting parts, connected to the first annular body and extended radially outward from the center of the first annular body; a second annular body; and a plurality of the second connecting parts, connected the second annular body and extended radially inward into the center of the second annular body. Wherein, the first annular body and the second annular body are on the same plane, the center of the first annular body is concentric with the center of the second annular body, the first connecting parts and the second connecting parts are mutually interlaced and arranged in circular permutation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Tsai, Jer-Liang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20130094094
    Abstract: The invention discloses liquid combination for liquid lens. The liquid combination comprises an oil phase liquid and an aqueous phase liquid. The oil phase liquid comprises a silicon oil polymerized by siloxane. The aqueous phase liquid comprises a solution mixed with alcohol and water. Due to the liquid lens atomized and opaque by emulsion, the recovering time of the liquid lens from the emulsion will affect the performance of the liquid lens hugely. Accordingly, the recovering time is a performance index of the liquid lens. The liquid combination of the invention for the liquid lens can meet the specification and have the fast speed which is recovered from the emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Jer-Liang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20130069057
    Abstract: A wafer with high rupture resistance includes a plurality of surfaces, wherein the surfaces include a largest surface having a largest area than others and a side surface connected to the fringe of the largest surface. The side surface forms a nanostructured layer thereon to assist the stress dispersion of the wafer. Accordingly, the wafer is provided with a high rupture resistance so as to prevent the wafer from damages during semiconductor or other processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventor: JER-LIANG YEH
  • Publication number: 20130003159
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a bistable photonic crystal. The photonic crystal has a plurality of voids. Each surface of void has a hydrophobic film. When the photonic crystal is immersed in a predetermined liquid, the photonic crystal has a first stable state and a second stable state. Wherein, the first stable state is to fill the plurality of voids with the predetermined liquid, and the second stable state is to exclude the predetermined liquid from the plurality of voids. Owing to the energy barrier between the first and second stable states, the photonic crystal can remain at either of the two states without external power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jer-Liang Yeh, Chia-Tsung Chan
  • Publication number: 20120237672
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method for tuning photonic crystal. The photonic crystal has a plurality of voids and is immersed in a predetermined liquid. The predetermined liquid has a refractive index. The method for tuning photonic crystal is used to control the liquid-solid affinity for adjusting the volume of the voids occupied by the predetermined liquid. An equivalent refractive index of the voids can be changed to adjust the reflection spectrum of the photonic crystal. The reflective color of the photonic crystal can be dynamically tuned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Jer-Liang Yeh, Chia-Tsung Chan
  • Publication number: 20120204944
    Abstract: The invention discloses a solar substrate with high fracture strength. The solar substrate according to the invention comprises an upper surface, a plurality of first protrusions and a plurality of first recess regions. The first protrusions are formed on the upper surface and each of the plurality of first recess regions being formed on the surrounding of the plurality of first protrusions, such that the deflection required to crack the solar substrate by bending thereto being increased in comparison with the solar substrate without the plurality of first protrusions and first recess regions formed thereon. By the combination of the protrusions and the recess regions, the fracture strength of the solar substrate is enhanced for enduring a high tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: Jer-Liang Yeh
  • Publication number: 20120015143
    Abstract: The invention provides an epitaxial substrate and fabrication thereof. The epitaxial substrate according to the invention includes a crystalline substrate. In particular, the crystalline substrate has an epitaxial surface which is nano-rugged and non-patterned. The epitaxial substrate according to the invention thereon benefits a compound semiconductor material in growth of epitaxy films with excellent quality. Moreover, the fabrication of the epitaxial substrate according to the invention has advantages of low cost and rapid production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jiunn-Yih Chyan, Jer-Liang Yeh, Wen-Ching Hsu, Suz-Hua Ho
  • Patent number: 7936520
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical axis orientating device for a liquid lens. The optical axis orientating device includes a transparent substrate, a symmetric electrode structure, and an insulating layer. The electrode structure is capable of supplying an electric field and defines a central axis. The insulating layer provides an optical axis orientating structure symmetric with respect to the central axis. In particular, at a rest state, an optical axis of the liquid lens and the central axis of electrode are substantially coaxial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventor: Jer-Liang Yeh
  • Patent number: 7816233
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of manufacturing a composite wafer structure. In particular, the method, according to the invention, is based on the fracture mechanics theory to actively control fracture induced during the manufacture of the composite wafer structure and to further protect from undesired edge damage. Thereby, the method, according to the invention, can enhance the yield rate of industrial mass production regarding the composite wafer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jer-Liang Yeh, Jing-Yi Huang, Wen-Ching Hsu, Ya-Lan Ho, Sung-Lin Hsu, Jung-Tsung Wang
  • Publication number: 20090039826
    Abstract: The invention discloses a solar energy charging/discharging system and a charging/discharging method thereof. The solar energy charging/discharging system according to the invention comprises a solar cell, a super-capacitor, and a switch. The solar cell is used for collecting solar energy and converting the solar energy into electrical energy. The super-capacitor is coupled to the solar cell. The super-capacitor and the solar cell are coupled to a load through the switch. The super-capacitor is selectively charged/discharged according to a threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Jer-Liang Yeh, Jia-Yan Lee
  • Publication number: 20080266671
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical axis orientating device for a liquid lens. The optical axis orientating device includes a transparent substrate, a symmetric electrode structure, and an insulating layer. The electrode structure is capable of supplying an electric field and defines a central axis. The insulating layer provides an optical axis orientating structure symmetric with respect to the central axis. In particular, at a rest state, an optical axis of the liquid lens and the central axis of electrode are substantially coaxial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventor: JER-LIANG YEH
  • Publication number: 20080053521
    Abstract: A method to dice polycrystalline silicon into solar cell wafer by following grain growth direction of crystal so to allow larger grains to present on a surface of the solar cell wafer to reduce the grain number per unit area on the surface of the solar cell wafer and/or photo transfer interface; i.e., to reduce potential barrier and resistance created among grains; whereas extra foreign matters in the boundary will compromise photo transfer efficiency and electronic migration capability of the substrate surrounding the boundary, reduced number of boundary in turn upgrade photo transfer efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Jer-Liang Yeh, Ming-Sung Yang, Chien-Hsien Lee, Wen-Ching Hsu, Ya-Lan Ho
  • Publication number: 20070070509
    Abstract: A lens device with an adjustable focal length is provided. The lens device includes a non-conductive liquid droplet, which is surrounded by air or immiscible liquids. The non-conductive liquid droplet is placed on a bottom plate. The bottom plate includes a set of first electrodes. The set of first electrodes is disposed in such a way that the set of first electrodes are capable of being selectively biased to respectively create a first voltage potential difference between the liquid droplet and each of the set of first electrodes. With the first voltage potential differences, a dielectric force is induced, and the profile of the non-conductive liquid droplet is adjustable. Thus, the focal length of the lens is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Jer-Liang Yeh, Chih-Cheng Cheng, Chia-Ming Chang