Patents by Inventor Long-Hai Wu

Long-Hai Wu 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).

  • Publication number: 20080129999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for measuring an axial polarizing angle of a polarizer. The apparatus can have a to-be-measured polarizer disposed therein, and comprises a light generating device, a light polarizing device and a measurement comparison device. The light generating device provides a light source. The light polarizing device is disposed corresponding to the light generating device to load the to-be-measured polarizer, and measures a light signal after the light source passes through the to-be-measured polarizer without rotating the to-be-measured polarizer, and transforms it into readable data. The measurement comparison device is electrically connected with the light polarizing device and has at least one preset comparison data to receive the data provided by the light polarizing device and compare it with the comparison data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Jia Chiang Lin, Ching Sen Chang, Ching Huang Lin, Long Hai Wu
  • Publication number: 20060268204
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display has a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight and a dark layer. The liquid crystal display panel has an upper polarizer, a liquid crystal cell, and a lower polarizer, and the two polarizers both have wide view optical compensation films. The light emitted from the backlight is transmitted to a viewer through the lower polarizer, the liquid crystal cell, and the upper polarizer, sequentially. The dark layer of the invention is placed between the backlight and the viewer, and it lowers the dark-state brightness of the liquid crystal display to improve the downward angle view contrast ratio thereof to be greater than 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Tung-Lung Li, Wei-Duz Hong, Long-Hai Wu, Ta-Wang Lai
  • Patent number: 7132064
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a brightness enhancement film of a liquid crystal display and a structure thereof are provided. The method includes: (a) providing a first substrate, (b) forming a first macromolecule liquid crystal on said first substrate, (c) curing a part of said first macromolecule liquid crystal on said first substrate for forming a first light transmitting layer, (d) providing a second substrate, (e) forming a second macromolecule liquid crystal on said second substrate, (f) curing a part of said second macromolecule liquid crystal on said second substrate for forming a second light transmitting layer, (g) combining a non-curing part of said first macromolecule liquid crystal and said second macromolecule liquid crystal for forming a third macromolecule liquid crystal between said first light transmitting layer and said second light transmitting layer, and (h) curing said third macromolecule liquid crystal for forming a third light transmitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Optimax Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tung Lung Li, Pei Lun Wu, Long Hai Wu
  • Publication number: 20060164570
    Abstract: A polarizer comprising an optical film and a birefringent film. The optical film reflects light selectively, and the birefringent film formed on the optical film exhibits Nz=(nx?nz)/(nx?ny) in a range from ?0.1 to ?5.0. The birefringent film is one selected from a group consisting of a polycarbonate, a triacetyl cellulose, a metallocene cycloolefin copolymer, and a polymer material. Therefore, by combining the polarizer in the present invention with a liquid crystal display panel, the problem of color shifts will be overcome and better visual performance will be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Heng-Hsien Li, Tung-Lung Li, Long-Hai Wu
  • Publication number: 20060139513
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tape, comprising a color layer capable of displaying various colors with respect to different viewing angles, and at least one adhesive layer adhering to the color layer. The color layer is formed of at least two stacking materials, each having a refractive index different to that of another material adjacent thereto. In a preferred embodiment, the color layer is composed of a flexible substrate and at least one CLC layer while having the CLC layer adhering to the flexible substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Che-Fu Chiu, Tung-Lung Li, Long-Hai Wu
  • Publication number: 20060141170
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical film comprising a substrate and a material layer. The material layer formed on the substrate further comprises a birefringent material and a dye material capable of absorbing light within a wavelength range. The present invention further provides a method for forming an optical film comprising steps of: preparing an absorbent solution by mixing a birefringent material and a dye material capable of absorbing light within a wavelength range into a solvent; forming a film by coating the absorbent solution on a top surface of a substrate; vaporizing the solvent contained in the film; and curing the optical film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Tung-lung Li, Long-Hai Wu
  • Publication number: 20060077548
    Abstract: The polarizer of the invention is primarily composed of a retardation layer and a light reflecting layer. Since the retardation layer is capable of providing support to the polarizer and correcting color shifting and the light reflecting layer is capable of enhancing brightness and enlarging viewing angle for an LCD employing the polarizer, the polarizer is not only thinner and lighter than a conventional polarizer, but it also have better brightness and viewing angle, and use less power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Tung-Lung Li, Long-Hai Wu, Chen-Yung Chang
  • Publication number: 20060077325
    Abstract: An optical film which retains the advantage of improving the brightness of LCD and resolves the color shift problem caused by cholesteric liquid crystal is provided. The optical film includes a reflective film and a brightness enhancement film. The reflective film, which is used for reflecting a first reflective light ranged in an infrared spectrum, includes a first cholesteric liquid crystal and a first transparent substrate. The brightness enhancement film includes a second transparent substrate, a second cholesteric liquid crystal and a phase retarder. The second cholesteric liquid crystal is used for reflecting a second reflective light which is incapable of passing through the brightness enhancement film. The phase retarder is used for transforming a circular polarized light passing through the second cholesteric liquid crystal into a linear polarized light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Optimax Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tung-Lung Li, Chen-Yung Chang, Long-Hai Wu
  • Publication number: 20060077556
    Abstract: A structure of light control membrane is mainly comprised of a single layer of light-conducting membrane as a substrate, wherein the surface of the light-conducting membrane particularly has an opaque zone in spiral shape or multi-layer circular rippling wave shape. When a user views an image through the light-conducting membrane, the opaque zone in spiral shape or multi-layer circular rippling wave shape will make the image visible only within a specific range of viewing angle while, out of the specific range of viewing angle, the image is invisible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Tung-Lung Li, Long-Hai Wu, Ta-Wang Lai
  • Publication number: 20060033994
    Abstract: It is the primary object of the invention to provide an ultra-thin brightness enhancement polarizer, and as the result, reduce the overall thickness of a display screen employing the brightness enhancement polarizer. In order to achieve the aforementioned object, the present invention provides a brightness enhancement polarizer, comprising: a reflective film, having a first surface and a second surface, for reflecting a portion of light incident thereon; a hydrophilic retardation film, having a first surface and a second surface, for modulating the phase of the light incident thereon; and a polarizing plate, having a first surface and a second surface, for modulating the polarity of the light incident thereon; wherein, the first surface of the retardation film is attached onto the second surface of the reflective film, and the first surface of the polarizing plate is attached onto the second surface of the retardation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Tung-Lung Li, Chen-Yung Chang, Long-Hai Wu
  • Patent number: 6972816
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a retardation device for a liquid crystal display and comprises: an upper retardation device, which has a plurality of retardation layers; a lower retardation device, which has a plurality of retardation layers as well; a LC cell layer, which is between the upper retardation device and the lower retardation device. The present invention adopts a set of retardation plates organized by the upper retardation device and the lower retardation device to apply on a MVA-LCD (Multi-domain Vertical Alignment Liquid Crystal Display) with features of high contrast and wide view angles to promote the contrast and the view angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Optimax Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Jung-Hung Hsu, Long-Hai Wu, Chien-Wei Tsou
  • Patent number: 6956699
    Abstract: A polarizer to improve contrast for LCD from down view angle is produced by laminating a triacetate cellulose (TAC) sheet on each side of a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) sheet and further on the toppest triacetate cellulose (TAC) sheet applying a surface-treatment layer that is a protective film formed by black dye mixture to inhibit dark-state light leakage and improve the contrast for LCD from down view angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Optimax Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Duz Hong, Tung-Lung Li, Long-Hai Wu, Ta-Wang Lai
  • Publication number: 20050207008
    Abstract: A structure and generated method of a polarizer is provided in this present invention that comprises a black dye layer formed form a black dye. The black dye layer is located on a protective layer that absorbs an emissive light from a polymer film. Furthermore, a thickness of the black dye layer depends on the desirable saturation of absorbency. The view angle of a displayed apparatus could be improved by the structure of the polarizer in this present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Jung-Hung Hsu, Long-Hai Wu
  • Publication number: 20050110938
    Abstract: A wide-viewing-angle liquid crystal display panel is provided. The wide-viewing-angle liquid crystal display panel includes a first wide-viewing-angle substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a first alignment film mounted on the first surface, a first polarizer mounted on the second surface, a second wide-viewing-angle substrate having a third surface and a fourth surface, a second alignment film mounted on the third surface, a second polarizer mounted on the fourth surface, and a liquid crystal layer, wherein the first wide-viewing-angle substrate and the second wide-viewing-angle substrate are so positioned that the first surface is near the third surface than the second surface, and the liquid crystal layer is placed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventor: Long-Hai Wu
  • Publication number: 20050099563
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a retardation device for a liquid crystal display and comprises: an upper retardation device, which has a plurality of retardation layers; a lower retardation device, which has a plurality of retardation layers as well; a LC cell layer, which is between the upper retardation device and the lower retardation device. The present invention adopts a set of retardation plates organized by the upper retardation device and the lower retardation device to apply on a MVA-LCD (Multi-domain Vertical Alignment Liquid Crystal Display) with features of high contrast and wide view angles to promote the contrast and the view angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Jung-Hung Hsu, Long-Hai Wu, Chien-Wei Tsou
  • Publication number: 20050088590
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display has a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight and a dark layer. The liquid crystal display panel has an upper polarizer, a liquid crystal cell, and a lower polarizer, and the two polarizers both have wide view optical compensation films. The light emitted from the backlight is transmitted to a viewer through the lower polarizer, the liquid crystal cell, and the upper polarizer, sequentially. The dark layer of the invention is placed between the backlight and the viewer, and it lowers the dark-state brightness of the liquid crystal display to improve the downward angle view contrast ratio thereof to be greater than 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Tung-Lung Li, Wei-Duz Hong, Long-Hai Wu, Ta-Wang Lai
  • Publication number: 20050073629
    Abstract: A privacy apparatus has a transparent substrate and a liquid crystal layer formed on the transparent substrate. A thickness of the liquid crystal layer determines a range of viewing angles for the privacy apparatus; and when the thickness is greater, the range of viewing angles is smaller. Moreover, an absorption axis of the liquid crystal layer is substantially parallel to the transparent substrate and is substantially perpendicular to the range of viewing angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Jing-Yi Jou, Long-Hai Wu, Chien-Yi Kao, Ta-Wang Lai
  • Publication number: 20050063057
    Abstract: A polarizer to improve contrast for LCD from down view angle is produced by laminating a triacetate cellulose (TAC) sheet on each side of a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) sheet and further on the toppest triacetate cellulose (TAC) sheet applying a surface-treatment layer that is a protective film formed by black dye mixture to inhibit dark-state light leakage and improve the contrast for LCD from down view angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Wei-Duz Hong, Tung-Lung Li, Long-Hai Wu, Ta-Wang Lai
  • Publication number: 20050052748
    Abstract: A structure of light control membrane is mainly comprised of a single layer of light-conducting membrane as a substrate, wherein the surface of the light-conducting membrane particularly has an opaque zone in spiral shape or multi-layer circular rippling wave shape. When a user views an image through the light-conducting membrane, the opaque zone in spiral shape or multi-layer circular rippling wave shape will make the image visible only within a specific range of viewing angle while, out of the specific range of viewing angle, the image is invisible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Tung-Lung Li, Long-Hai Wu, Ta-Wang Lai
  • Publication number: 20040224083
    Abstract: A polarized electroluminescence element used for a display is disclosed. The polarized electroluminescence element includes a substrate, an orientation-inducing layer situated on the substrate and in a first direction of orientation, and a light-emitting layer situated on the orientation-inducing layer and made of a mixture of an electroluminescent material and an oriented material for emitting polarized electroluminescence, wherein the electroluminescent material and the oriented material are in a second direction of orientation corresponding to the first direction of orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventor: Long Hai Wu