Patents by Inventor Keng-Han Chuang

Keng-Han Chuang 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: 7080908
    Abstract: The optical system of a projection display apparatus. The projection display apparatus includes a light source, a prism, a light valve, and a projection lens. A light beam emitted from the light source impinges into the prism and passes through the first surface of the prism directly to illuminate the light valve which is placed near the first surface and parallels the first surface. By the reflection of the light valve, the light beam impinges into the first surface again, and illuminates a total internal reflection surface with an incidental angle large than the critical total reflection angle, so as to reflect the light beam out of the second surface of the prism and impinge to projection lens to form an image. Therefore, the optical system can increase the transmission and decrease the number of components, and reduce its overall volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Young Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Liao, Yi-Hao Kang, Chu-Ming Cheng, Keng-Han Chuang
  • Publication number: 20060092388
    Abstract: An optical projection apparatus includes an illumination system, a projection lens unit, a reflective light valve, a first beam breaker and a second beam breaker. A light beam is provided by the illumination system. The projection lens unit and the reflective light valve are disposed on the transmission path of the light beam, and the reflective light valve is disposed between the illumination system and the projection lens unit. The first beam breaker and the second beam breaker are used to cut into the transmission path of the light beam from different directions to block a part of the light beam, and part of the light beam passes through the first beam breaker and the second beam breaker. The darker image projected by the optical projection apparatus has higher contrast and better uniformity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Liao, Wei-Sheng Chang, Chu-Ming Cheng, Keng-Han Chuang, Loug-Sheng Liao, Sheng-Chieh Yang, Hsin-Jen Wang
  • Patent number: 6834967
    Abstract: An optical system disposes a total reflection lens between a light valve and a projection lens. When a white light beam, emitting from a light source, passes through a color-generating device, the color of the light beam is sequentially converted into red, green, and blue primaries, and uniformed by an integrator. Then, the light beam impinges into the total reflection lens and is reflected to the light valve. The light valve reflects the light beam into a projection lens to be projected on a screen. Therefore, this invention increases the projection efficiency, and reduces the bulk and components of the optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Young Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Liao, Yi-Hao Kang, Chu-Ming Cheng, Keng-Han Chuang
  • Publication number: 20040109146
    Abstract: An optical system disposes a total reflection lens between a light valve and a projection lens. When a white light beam, emitting from a light source, passes through a color-generating device, the color of the light beam is sequentially converted into red, green, and blue primaries, and uniformed by an integrator. Then, the light beam impinges into the total reflection lens and is reflected to the light valve. The light valve reflects the light beam into a projection lens to be projected on a screen. Therefore, this invention increases the projection efficiency, and reduces the bulk and components of the optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Liao, Yi-Hao Kang, Chu-Ming Cheng, Keng-Han Chuang
  • Publication number: 20040042098
    Abstract: The optical system of a projection display apparatus comprises a light source, a prism, a light valve, and a projection lens. Wherein a light beam emitting from the light source impinges into the prism, and passes through the first surface of the prism directly to illuminate the light valve which is placed near the first surface and parallels the first surface. By the reflection of the light valve, the light beam impinges into the first surface again, and illuminates a total internal reflection surface with an incidental angle large than the critical total reflection angle, so as to reflect the light beam out of the second surface of the prism and impinge to projection lens to form an image. Therefore, the optical system can increase the transmission and decrease the components, and the volume of it will be more compact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Young Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Chen Liao, Yi-Hao Kang, Chu-Ming Cheng, Keng-Han Chuang
  • Patent number: 6290374
    Abstract: A traffic signal lamp includes a plurality of light emitting diodes and two lens sets. A first lens set has an entrance surface comprising a plurality of convex cylindrical surfaces running in a vertical direction and an exit surface comprising a plurality of slanted surface segments running in a horizontal direction. A second lens set has an entrance surface comprising a plurality of elongated concave cylindrical surfaces running in the vertical direction and an convex exit surface having a small curvature. The first lens set collimates light in the horizontal direction and limits light in a viewing angle in the vertical direction. The second lens set redistributes light uniformly in a viewing angle in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Opto Tech Corp.
    Inventors: Han-Ping Shieh, Chong-Min Chang, Keng-Han Chuang, Ju-Yuan You, Chung-Jung Chen