Patents by Inventor Liang-Kang Chang

Liang-Kang Chang 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: 8568013
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate (LGP) and a light emitting unit. The LGP has a first surface, a second surface, a light incident surface, a first curved convex surface, a first plane, a second curved convex surface and a second plane. The first surface has a visual area. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The light incident surface, the first curved convex surface, the first plane, the second curved convex surface, and the second plane connects the first surface and the second surface. The light incident surface connects the first plane and the second plane. The light emitting unit is disposed beside the light incident surface for emitting a light beam, wherein the light beam is capable of entering the LGP through the light incident surface, and being transmitted out of the LGP through the visual area of the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Liang-Kang Chang
  • Patent number: 8342729
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, a reflecting unit, two light emitting units, and two light absorbing units. The light guide plate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and two light incident surfaces connecting the first surface and the second surface. The two light incident surfaces are respectively located at two adjacent corners of the light guide plate. The reflecting unit is disposed on the second surface. The two light emitting units are respectively disposed beside the two light incident surfaces. Light beams emitted by the two light emitting units are capable of entering the light guide plate respectively through the two light incident surfaces and being transmitted out of the light guide plate through the first surface. The light absorbing units are disposed between the second surface and the reflecting unit and are respectively adjacent to the two light incident surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Liang-Kang Chang
  • Patent number: 8308338
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of micro structures. The transparent substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and the micro structures are disposed at least on the first surface of the transparent substrate and are separate from each other. Each of the micro structures includes a first coating layer and a second coating layer. The first coating layer is formed on the first surface and includes an adhesive material. The second coating layer is formed on at least a part of the first coating layer and includes a light-diffusing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Kang Chang, Hao-Jan Kuo, Ming-Dah Liu
  • Patent number: 8220979
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a plate-shaped transparent body and a plurality of stripe-shaped planar structures. The plate-shaped transparent body is bent to form a top portion, a bottom portion, and a curved portion connected between the top portion and the bottom portion, and the top portion and the bottom portion are substantially parallel to each other and define a gap therebetween. The stripe-shaped planar structures are connected with each other on an outer surface of the curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Liang-Kang Chang, Yu-Chuan Wen
  • Patent number: 8118464
    Abstract: A light guide plate (LGP) including a first surface, a second surface, a light incident surface and a plurality of optical micro-structures is provided. The first surface is opposite to the second surface. The light incident surface connects the first surface and the second surface. The optical micro-structures are disposed on the second surface and include a plurality of round protrusive points and a plurality of curved protrusions. The curved protrusions are disposed among the round protrusive points. Each of the curved protrusions has a first arc side and a second arc side opposite to the first arc side, and an indentation of the first arc side and an indentation of the second arc side are substantially towards a same direction. In addition, a backlight module employing the above-mentioned LGP is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Liang-Kang Chang
  • Publication number: 20110228560
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate (LGP) and a light emitting unit. The LGP has a first surface, a second surface, a light incident surface, a first curved convex surface, a first plane, a second curved convex surface and a second plane. The first surface has a visual area. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The light incident surface, the first curved convex surface, the first plane, the second curved convex surface, and the second plane connects the first surface and the second surface. The light incident surface connects the first plane and the second plane. The light emitting unit is disposed beside the light incident surface for emitting a light beam, wherein the light beam is capable of entering the LGP through the light incident surface, and being transmitted out of the LGP through the visual area of the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Liang-Kang Chang
  • Publication number: 20110157914
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, a reflecting unit, two light emitting units, and two light absorbing units. The light guide plate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and two light incident surfaces connecting the first surface and the second surface. The two light incident surfaces are respectively located at two adjacent corners of the light guide plate. The reflecting unit is disposed on the second surface. The two light emitting units are respectively disposed beside the two light incident surfaces. Light beams emitted by the two light emitting units are capable of entering the light guide plate respectively through the two light incident surfaces and being transmitted out of the light guide plate through the first surface. The light absorbing units are disposed between the second surface and the reflecting unit and are respectively adjacent to the two light incident surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Liang-Kang Chang
  • Publication number: 20110085350
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of micro structures. The transparent substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and the micro structures are disposed at least on the first surface of the transparent substrate and are separate from each other. Each of the micro structures includes a first coating layer and a second coating layer. The first coating layer is formed on the first surface and includes an adhesive material. The second coating layer is formed on at least a part of the first coating layer and includes a light-diffusing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Liang-Kang CHANG, Hao-Jan Kuo, Ming-Dah Liu
  • Publication number: 20100110725
    Abstract: A light guide plate (LGP) including a first surface, a second surface, a light incident surface and a plurality of optical micro-structures is provided. The first surface is opposite to the second surface. The light incident surface connects the first surface and the second surface. The optical micro-structures are disposed on the second surface and include a plurality of round protrusive points and a plurality of curved protrusions. The curved protrusions are disposed among the round protrusive points. Each of the curved protrusions has a first arc side and a second arc side opposite to the first arc side, and an indentation of the first arc side and an indentation of the second arc side are substantially towards a same direction. In addition, a backlight module employing the above-mentioned LGP is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Liang-Kang Chang
  • Publication number: 20100097823
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a plate-shaped transparent body and a plurality of stripe-shaped planar structures. The plate-shaped transparent body is bent to form a top portion, a bottom portion, and a curved portion connected between the top portion and the bottom portion, and the top portion and the bottom portion are substantially parallel to each other and define a gap therebetween. The stripe-shaped planar structures are connected with each other on an outer surface of the curved portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Liang-Kang Chang, Yu-Chuan Wen