Patents by Inventor Kun-Cheng TIEN
Kun-Cheng TIEN 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).
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Patent number: 11916084Abstract: A transparent display panel with driving electrode regions, circuit wiring regions, and optically transparent regions is provided. The driving electrode regions are arranged into an array in a first direction and a second direction. An average light transmittance of the circuit wiring regions is less than ten percent, and an average light transmittance of the optically transparent regions is greater than that of the driving electrode regions and the circuit wiring regions. The first direction intersects the second direction. The circuit wiring regions connect the driving electrode regions at intervals, such that each optically transparent region spans among part of the driving electrode regions. The transparent display panel includes first signal lines and second signal lines extending along the circuit wiring regions, and each circuit wiring region is provided with at least one of the first signal lines and at least one of the second signal lines.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: AUO CorporationInventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Kun-Cheng Tien, Jia-Long Wu, Ming-Lung Chen, Shu-Hao Huang
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Publication number: 20240061234Abstract: A pixel array substrate including a substrate and multiple pixel units is provided. The pixel units are disposed on the substrate, and each include at least one active device, a pixel electrode and at least one storage capacitor. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the at least one active device, and has multiple openings. The at least one storage capacitor is electrically connected to the pixel electrode and the at least one active device. The at least on storage capacitor completely overlaps a part of the openings of the pixel electrode. An electrowetting display panel adopting the pixel array substrate is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Chin-An Lin, Kun-Cheng Tien
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Patent number: 11852947Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes a first component substrate, a second component substrate, a display medium layer, and an isolation structure. The first component substrate includes a first carrier and a plurality of pixel electrodes. The pixel electrodes are arranged in an array on the first carrier. The second component substrate includes a second carrier and at least one common electrode. The at least one common electrode is overlapped with the pixel electrodes. The display medium layer and the isolation structure are located between the first carrier and the second carrier. The display medium layer includes a plurality of charged particles. The isolation structure includes a barrier structure and an isolation electrode. The isolation electrode is formed on a bottom surface of the barrier structure and adjacent to the display medium layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: AUO CorporationInventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Yu-Pin Kuo, Kun-Cheng Tien
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Publication number: 20230368720Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of driving electrode regions and a plurality of wiring regions connected between the driving electrode regions. A (2n-1)th wiring region extended from a (2n-1)th driving electrode region toward a (2n)th driving electrode region has a wiring extending direction forming a first included angle with an arrangement direction, and a (2n)th wiring region extended from the (2n)th driving electrode region toward a (2n+1)th driving electrode region has a wiring extending direction forming a second included angle with the arrangement direction, and a (2n+1)th wiring region extended from the (2n+1)th driving electrode region toward a (2n+2)th driving electrode region has a wiring extending direction forming a third included angle with the arrangement direction, wherein n is a positive integer. At least one of the first included angle, the second included angle and the third included angle is positive and at least one of them is negative.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Kun-Cheng Tien, Jia-Long Wu, Rong-Fu Lin, Shu-Hao Huang
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Patent number: 11810496Abstract: A display apparatus and an image displaying method are provided. The display apparatus includes a display module and a driving circuit. The driving circuit is coupled to the display module and receives an input image. The driving circuit determines a watermark area and a non-watermark area of the display module according to watermark information, and at least one of the watermark area and the non-watermark area is alternately driven by a first gamma curve and a second gamma curve. A brightness difference percentage between the first gamma curve and the second gamma curve at a same grayscale value between 10% and 90% of a grayscale percentage is between 0.2 and 0.6.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: AUO CorporationInventors: Chin-An Lin, Yi-Han Tseng, Jia-Long Wu, Yi-Ting Hsu, Kun-Cheng Tien
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Patent number: 11796153Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source array, a reflector module, and an optical film. The light source array includes a plurality of light sources. The light emitted from the light source can be refracted by the lens unit to obtain a specific light-output angle and uniformity. The reflector module includes a plurality of reflector units. Each reflector unit includes a flat portion, a first wall portion, and a corner wall portion, which have structures and arrangements designed to enable the light source to achieve a display effect of less shadows and better contrast.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ming-Lung Chen, Kun-Cheng Tien, Yi-Wen Lin, Cheng-Chuan Chen
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Publication number: 20230305354Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes a first component substrate, a second component substrate, a display medium layer, and an isolation structure. The first component substrate includes a first carrier and a plurality of pixel electrodes. The pixel electrodes are arranged in an array on the first carrier. The second component substrate includes a second carrier and at least one common electrode. The at least one common electrode is overlapped with the pixel electrodes. The display medium layer and the isolation structure are located between the first carrier and the second carrier. The display medium layer includes a plurality of charged particles. The isolation structure includes a barrier structure and an isolation electrode. The isolation electrode is formed on a bottom surface of the barrier structure and adjacent to the display medium layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Yu-Pin Kuo, Kun-Cheng Tien
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Patent number: 11721283Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of driving electrode regions and a plurality of wiring regions. The plurality of wiring regions are connected between the driving electrode regions. The driving electrode regions are arranged in sequence along an arrangement direction. A (2n?1)th wiring region extended from a (2n?1)th driving electrode region toward a (2n)th driving electrode region has a wiring extending direction forming a positive included angle with the arrangement direction, and a (2n)th wiring region extended from the (2n)th driving electrode region toward a (2n+1)th driving electrode region has a wiring extending direction forming a negative included angle with the arrangement direction, wherein n is a positive integer.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: AUO CorporationInventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Kun-Cheng Tien, Jia-Long Wu, Rong-Fu Lin, Shu-Hao Huang
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Patent number: 11640097Abstract: A total internal reflection display includes a sub-pixel, a reflecting layer, at least one first stereoscopic electrode and a display medium layer. The sub-pixel is defined by a color filter and a black matrix disposed adjacently to the color filter. The reflecting layer is located beneath the sub-pixel. The first stereoscopic electrode is located beneath the black matrix. The width of the first stereoscopic electrode is less than the width of the black matrix. The display medium layer is located between the sub-pixel and the reflecting layer. The height of the first stereoscopic electrode is greater than half of the thickness of the display medium layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Kun-Cheng Tien
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Publication number: 20230113781Abstract: A transparent display panel with driving electrode regions, circuit wiring regions, and optically transparent regions is provided. The driving electrode regions are arranged into an array in a first direction and a second direction. An average light transmittance of the circuit wiring regions is less than ten percent, and an average light transmittance of the optically transparent regions is greater than that of the driving electrode regions and the circuit wiring regions. The first direction intersects the second direction. The circuit wiring regions connect the driving electrode regions at intervals, such that each optically transparent region spans among part of the driving electrode regions. The transparent display panel includes first signal lines and second signal lines extending along the circuit wiring regions, and each circuit wiring region is provided with at least one of the first signal lines and at least one of the second signal lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Kun-Cheng Tien, Jia-Long Wu, Ming-Lung Chen, Shu-Hao Huang
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Publication number: 20230082000Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first conductive pattern layer, a first insulating pattern layer, a second conductive pattern layer, a second insulating pattern layer, pixel structures, and a light-absorbing pattern layer. The first insulating pattern layer is disposed on the first conductive pattern layer and has a first opening. The second conductive pattern layer is disposed on the first insulating pattern layer and has light-shielding conductive patterns arranged periodically. The second insulating pattern layer is disposed on the second conductive pattern layer and has a second opening overlapped with the first opening. The light-absorbing pattern layer covers at least a first sidewall defining the first opening and a second sidewall defining the second opening and separates the light-shielding conductive patterns of the second conductive pattern layer. The light-absorbing pattern layer has a light-transmitting opening overlapped with the first opening and the second opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Ming-Lung Chen, Kun-Cheng Tien, Jia-Long Wu, YuTang Tsai
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Publication number: 20230052419Abstract: A total internal reflection display includes a sub-pixel, a reflecting layer, at least one first stereoscopic electrode and a display medium layer. The sub-pixel is defined by a color filter and a black matrix disposed adjacently to the color filter. The reflecting layer is located beneath the sub-pixel. The first stereoscopic electrode is located beneath the black matrix. The width of the first stereoscopic electrode is less than the width of the black matrix. The display medium layer is located between the sub-pixel and the reflecting layer. The height of the first stereoscopic electrode is greater than half of the thickness of the display medium layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Chun-Yu LIN, Kun-Cheng TIEN
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Publication number: 20230044390Abstract: A display device including a substrate and a light source array disposed on the substrate is provide. The light source array includes a plurality of light-emitting units disposed on the substrate, and each light-emitting unit has a light source and an optical component. Each light source is disposed on the substrate and has a light emitting surface. Each optical component has a light receiving surface and a light exit surface, and each optical component is disposed on the light source with the light receiving surface connected to the light emitting surface. The optical component also has a side surface connecting the light receiving surface and the light exit surface. The side surface and the light receiving surface have an included angle between 100 and 130 degrees within the optical component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: YU-HAN CHIANG, SHANG-CHIANG LIN, KUN-CHENG TIEN
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Publication number: 20230030752Abstract: A display panel, including a circuit substrate, a light emitting diode, and a reflective layer, is provided. The light emitting diode includes a light emitting layer and first and second semiconductor layers. The light emitting layer is located between the first and second semiconductor layers. The second semiconductor layer is located between the first semiconductor layer and the circuit substrate. The reflective layer is in contact with a part of a side surface of the light emitting diode. A part of the reflective layer is located between the light emitting diode and the circuit substrate. Taking a direction perpendicular to a top surface of the circuit substrate as a height direction, a horizontal height of a top surface of the reflective layer is located between a horizontal height of a top surface of the light emitting layer and a horizontal height of a top surface of the light emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Ming-Lung Chen, Kun-Cheng Tien, Chien-Huang Liao
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Publication number: 20220390087Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source array, a reflector module, and an optical film. The light source array includes a plurality of light sources. The light emitted from the light source can be refracted by the lens unit to obtain a specific light-output angle and uniformity. The reflector module includes a plurality of reflector units. Each reflector unit includes a flat portion, a first wall portion, and a corner wall portion, which have structures and arrangements designed to enable the light source to achieve a display effect of less shadows and better contrast.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: MING-LUNG CHEN, KUN-CHENG TIEN, YI-WEN LIN, CHENG-CHUAN CHEN
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Patent number: 11402702Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a switching panel disposed outside the display panel. The switching panel includes a first base, a first electrode, a second electrode, a second base, a third electrode, a fourth electrode and a liquid crystal layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed on the first base. The first electrode has branches, and the branches of the first electrode are arranged in a first direction. The second base is disposed opposite to the first base. The third electrode and the fourth electrode are disposed on the second base. The third electrode has branches, and the branches of the third electrode are arranged in a second direction, and the first direction is interlaced with the second direction. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first base and the second base.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Kun-Cheng Tien, Chien-Huang Liao, Cian-Rou Wu, Chin-An Lin, Wei-Cheng Cheng
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Patent number: 11366358Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a switching panel disposed outside the display panel. The switching panel includes a first base, first and second electrodes disposed on the first base, a second base, third and fourth electrodes disposed on the second base, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first base and the second base. When the display apparatus is operated in a first anti-peep mode, the first electrode and the second electrode disposed on the first base have a first AC driving signal and a second AC driving signal respectively, and the third electrode and the fourth electrode disposed on the second base have DC reference signals respectively, wherein the first AC driving signal and the second AC driving signal are in synchronization.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Cian-Rou Wu, Kun-Cheng Tien, Chien-Huang Liao, Chin-An Lin
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Publication number: 20210271138Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a switching panel disposed outside the display panel. The switching panel includes a first base, a first electrode, a second electrode, a second base, a third electrode, a fourth electrode and a liquid crystal layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed on the first base. The first electrode has branches, and the branches of the first electrode are arranged in a first direction. The second base is disposed opposite to the first base. The third electrode and the fourth electrode are disposed on the second base. The third electrode has branches, and the branches of the third electrode are arranged in a second direction, and the first direction is interlaced with the second direction. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first base and the second base.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Kun-Cheng Tien, Chien-Huang Liao, Cian-Rou Wu, Chin-An Lin, Wei-Cheng Cheng
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Publication number: 20210271125Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a switching panel disposed outside the display panel. The switching panel includes a first base, first and second electrodes disposed on the first base, a second base, third and fourth electrodes disposed on the second base, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first base and the second base. When the display apparatus is operated in a first anti-peep mode, the first electrode and the second electrode disposed on the first base have a first AC driving signal and a second AC driving signal respectively, and the third electrode and the fourth electrode disposed on the second base have DC reference signals respectively, wherein the first AC driving signal and the second AC driving signal are in synchronization.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Cian-Rou Wu, Kun-Cheng Tien, Chien-Huang Liao, Chin-An Lin
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Patent number: 10935832Abstract: An optical film including a first layer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and attached to the first layer is provided. The first layer has a plurality of micro-structures respectively extending along a first direction and arranged side by side at an interval. The micro-structures protrude toward the second layer. A first pitch exists between each micro-structure and an adjacent micro-structure in a side-by-side arrangement direction. The first pitch is greater than 10 times a wavelength of an incident light. Moreover, a display device including the foregoing optical film is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Kun-Cheng Tien, Meng-Lin Tsai, Yu-Hsuan Hung, Wei-Cheng Wong, Chin-An Lin