Patents by Inventor Kai-Yu Yu

Kai-Yu Yu 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: 11119539
    Abstract: A display, including a supporting layer and a flexible display panel, is provided. The supporting layer has at least two extending sections and at least one bending section, connected therebetween and adapted to be bent along an axis as a rotation axis. The supporting layer has at least one groove at the bending section and at least one indentation at a bottom surface of the groove. An extending direction of the groove is parallel to the axis. An extending direction of the indentation is not parallel to the axis. The supporting layer has a first thickness at each extending section, a second thickness at the groove, and a third thickness at the indentation. The first, second, and third thicknesses are different from one another. The flexible display is disposed on the supporting layer. The groove and the flexible display are respectively located on two opposite sides of the supporting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Tsung Lee, Zih-Shuo Huang, Kun-Lung Hsieh, Kai-Yu Yu
  • Publication number: 20210026412
    Abstract: A display, including a supporting layer and a flexible display panel, is provided. The supporting layer has at least two extending sections and at least one bending section, connected therebetween and adapted to be bent along an axis as a rotation axis. The supporting layer has at least one groove at the bending section and at least one indentation at a bottom surface of the groove. An extending direction of the groove is parallel to the axis. An extending direction of the indentation is not parallel to the axis. The supporting layer has a first thickness at each extending section, a second thickness at the groove, and a third thickness at the indentation. The first, second, and third thicknesses are different from one another. The flexible display is disposed on the supporting layer. The groove and the flexible display are respectively located on two opposite sides of the supporting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Tsung Lee, Zih-Shuo Huang, Kun-Lung Hsieh, Kai-Yu Yu