Patents by Inventor Mei-Chih Peng

Mei-Chih Peng 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: 11935981
    Abstract: A photo-detecting device includes a first semiconductor layer with a first dopant, a light-absorbing layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a semiconductor contact layer. The second semiconductor layer is located on the first semiconductor layer and has a first region and a second region, the light absorbing layer is located between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer and has a third region and a fourth region, the semiconductor contact layer contacts the first region. The first region includes a second dopant and a third dopant, the second region includes second dopant, and the third region includes third dopant. The semiconductor contact layer has a first thickness greater than 50 ? and smaller than 1000 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chu-Jih Su, Chia-Hsiang Chou, Wei-Chih Peng, Wen-Luh Liao, Chao-Shun Huang, Hsuan-Le Lin, Shih-Chang Lee, Mei Chun Liu, Chen Ou
  • Patent number: 11795080
    Abstract: A microbial carrier and a device for treating wastewater are provided. The microbial carrier includes a bacteriophilic material and a plurality of foam cells, wherein the foam cells are disposed in the bacteriophilic material. The bactericidal material is a reaction product of a composite, wherein the composition includes a hydrophobic polyvinyl alcohol and a cross-linking agent, wherein the surface energy of the hydrophobic polyvinyl alcohol is 30 mJ/m2 to 58 mJ/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ting-Ting Chang, Kuan-Foo Chang, Cheng-Chin Chang, Yi-Chun Liu, Mei-Chih Peng
  • Publication number: 20230212459
    Abstract: Provided are a light color conversion material and a light color conversion ink. The light color conversion material includes a quantum dot and a cross-linkable cholesteric liquid crystal material. The cross-linkable cholesteric liquid crystal material encapsulates the quantum dot. The cross-linkable cholesteric liquid crystal material has Bragg diffraction characteristic after cross-linking, and blue light with a wavelength between 400 nm and 480 nm may be reflected by the cross-linked cholesteric liquid crystal material and transmitted through the cross-linked cholesteric liquid crystal material at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Pao-Ju Hsieh, Mei-Chih Peng
  • Publication number: 20230212046
    Abstract: A microbial carrier and a device for treating wastewater are provided. The microbial carrier includes a bacteriophilic material and a plurality of foam cells, wherein the foam cells are disposed in the bacteriophilic material. The bactericidal material is a reaction product of a composite, wherein the composition includes a hydrophobic polyvinyl alcohol and a cross-linking agent, wherein the surface energy of the hydrophobic polyvinyl alcohol is 30 mJ/m2 to 58 mJ/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ting-Ting CHANG, Kuan-Foo CHANG, Cheng-Chin CHANG, Yi-Chun LIU, Mei-Chih PENG
  • Patent number: 10501688
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an enhanced wavelength converting structure. The enhanced wavelength converting structure includes a first crosslinked cholesteric liquid crystal layer and a plurality of first quantum dots dispersed in the first crosslinked cholesteric liquid crystal layer. When a first light is incident into the enhanced wavelength converting structure, the plurality of first quantum dots are excited and emit a second light of a wavelength different from a wavelength of the first light, and the second light is toned up via multiple reflections in the first crosslinked cholesteric liquid crystal layer. The present disclosure further provides a luminescent film and a display backlighting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Liu, Pao-Ju Hsieh, Mei-Chih Peng
  • Patent number: 10394080
    Abstract: A wideband compensation stack film comprises a chiral-half-wave compensation film and a chiral-quarter-wave compensation film. The chiral-quarter-wave compensation film is directly in contact with the chiral half-wave compensation film. Along the contact surface, the first layer liquid crystal molecule of the chiral-quarter-wave compensation film is arranged in the last layer of liquid crystal molecule of the chiral-half-wave compensation film. The retardation values (R) and the optical axis (Z) of the stack films follow a linear relationship: R=aZ+b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Pao-Ju Hsieh, Mei-Chih Peng
  • Publication number: 20190204687
    Abstract: A wideband compensation stack film comprises a chiral-half-wave compensation film and a chiral-quarter-wave compensation film. The chiral-quarter-wave compensation film is directly in contact with the chiral half-wave compensation film. Along the contact surface, the first layer liquid crystal molecule of the chiral-quarter-wave compensation film is arranged in the last layer of liquid crystal molecule of the chiral-half-wave compensation film. The retardation values (R) and the optical axis (Z) of the stack films follow a linear relationship: R=aZ+b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Pao-Ju HSIEH, Mei-Chih PENG
  • Publication number: 20170168205
    Abstract: A wideband compound phase-retardation film including a half-wave phase-retardation film and a quarter-wave phase-retardation film with different reactive rod-like liquid crystal combination is provided. The half-wave phase-retardation film uses material having a birefringence of ?n1, and the quarter-wave phase-retardation film uses material having a birefringence of ?n2. The birefringence ?n1 is smaller than the birefringence ?n2. Furthermore, the birefringence dispersion ?n1(?) is also smaller than ?n2(?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Pao-Ju HSIEH, Chi-Fu TSENG, Yi-Chang DU, Mei-Chih PENG
  • Publication number: 20170138568
    Abstract: A wavelength converting composition is provided, including: a plurality of first cholesteric liquid crystal flakes (CLCFs); a plurality of first quantum dots; and a resin, wherein the first CLCFs and the first quantum dots are dispersed in the resin, and wherein when first light passes the wavelength converting composition, the first quantum dots are excited by the first light and emit second light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the first light, and the second light is reflected by the first CLCFs a number of times to increase a gain. A wavelength converting structure, a luminescence film having the wavelength converting structure, and a backlit component having the wavelength converting composition are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Yi-Chun LIU, Pao-Ju HSIEH, Mei-Chih PENG, Sheng-Wei WANG
  • Publication number: 20160177181
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an enhanced wavelength converting structure. The enhanced wavelength converting structure includes a first crosslinked cholesteric liquid crystal layer and a plurality of first quantum dots dispersed in the first crosslinked cholesteric liquid crystal layer. When a first light is incident into the enhanced wavelength converting structure, the plurality of first quantum dots are excited and emit a second light of a wavelength different from a wavelength of the first light, and the second light is toned up via multiple reflections in the first crosslinked cholesteric liquid crystal layer. The present disclosure further provides a luminescent film and a display backlighting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Liu, Pao-Ju Hsieh, Mei-Chih Peng
  • Publication number: 20160170109
    Abstract: A display module includes a display panel and a reflective optical film. The display panel has a display surface. The reflective optical film is disposed on the display surface of the display panel. The reflective optical film includes a cholesteric liquid crystal layer and a first anti-glare layer. The first anti-glare layer is disposed between the display panel and the cholesteric liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Chih-Ming HSU, Kuo-Hua CHEN, Pao-Ju HSIEH, Mei-Chih PENG
  • Patent number: 9244554
    Abstract: A touch sensing film structure including a touch-sensitive device layer, a water/oxygen barrier layer and a flexible substrate is provided. The touch-sensitive device layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The water/oxygen barrier layer is formed on the first surface or the second surface or integrated with the touch-sensitive device layer to form a multi-function layer. The flexible substrate can stack with the water/oxygen barrier layer and the touch-sensitive device layer, or stack with the multi-function layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chen-Pang Kung, Hui-Lung Kuo, Shu-Hsing Lee, Cheng-Chung Lee, Mei-Chih Peng
  • Patent number: 9093398
    Abstract: A brightness enhanced self-luminous type display including a self-luminous display panel and a brightness enhancement stacked layer is provided. The self-luminous display panel includes pixels arranged in array, wherein each pixel includes light-emitting sub-pixels displaying different colors. The brightness enhancement stacked layer is disposed on the self-luminous display panel. The brightness enhancement stacked layer includes an absorptive polarizer layer, a phase retardation layer and a reflective polarizer layer. The reflective polarizer layer is between the self-luminous display panel and the phase retardation layer. The phase retardation layer is between the absorptive polarizer layer and the reflective polarizer layer. The reflective polarizer layer includes reflective polarizer blocks arranged in array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Lung Kuo, Mei-Chih Peng, Yi-Chang Du, Mei-Rurng Tseng
  • Publication number: 20150110967
    Abstract: The invention provides a broadband cholesteric liquid crystal film, a method for fabricating the same, a polarization device employing the same, and high light efficiency liquid crystal display employing the same. The cholesteric liquid crystal film is a single-layer liquid crystal material structure, and has a top surface and a bottom surface. Further, the cholesteric liquid crystal film includes a first region, a second region, and a third region, and the first region is adjacent to the top surface of the cholesteric liquid crystal film, the third region is adjacent to the bottom surface of the cholesteric liquid crystal film, and the second region is located between the first and third regions, and the average helical pitch P1 of the first region and the average helical pitch P3 of the third region are both larger than the average helical pitch P2 of the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Hui-Lung KUO, Mei-Chih PENG, Yi-Ping HSIEH, Chin-Kai CHANG
  • Patent number: 8947620
    Abstract: The invention provides a broadband cholesteric liquid crystal film, a method for fabricating the same, a polarization device employing the same, and high light efficiency liquid crystal display employing the same. The cholesteric liquid crystal film is a single-layer liquid crystal material structure, and has a top surface and a bottom surface. Further, the cholesteric liquid crystal film includes a first region, a second region, and a third region, and the first region is adjacent to the top surface of the cholesteric liquid crystal film, the third region is adjacent to the bottom surface of the cholesteric liquid crystal film, and the second region is located between the first and third regions, and the average helical pitch P1 of the first region and the average helical pitch P3 of the third region are both larger than the average helical pitch P2 of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Lung Kuo, Mei-Chih Peng, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Chin-Kai Chang
  • Patent number: 8922740
    Abstract: A light efficiency enhancing optical device is disclosed, including a cholesteric liquid crystal film, a quarter wave plate disposed on a light out-going surface of the cholesteric liquid crystal film and an optical compensating film disposed on a light out-going surface of the quarter wave plate, wherein the optical compensating film includes a positive birefringence C-plate, and a composite optical compensating film with combination of the optical compensating film and the quarter wave plate has in-plane phase retardation R0 of 100 nm˜170 nm and out-of-plane phase retardation Rth of 0 nm˜400 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yi-Ping Hsieh, Hui-Lung Kuo, Jui-Fa Chang, Mei-Chih Peng, Yi-Chang Du
  • Publication number: 20140097412
    Abstract: A brightness enhanced self-luminous type display including a self-luminous display panel and a brightness enhancement stacked layer is provided. The self-luminous display panel includes pixels arranged in array, wherein each pixel includes light-emitting sub-pixels displaying different colors. The brightness enhancement stacked layer is disposed on the self-luminous display panel. The brightness enhancement stacked layer includes an absorptive polarizer layer, a phase retardation layer and a reflective polarizer layer. The reflective polarizer layer is between the self-luminous display panel and the phase retardation layer. The phase retardation layer is between the absorptive polarizer layer and the reflective polarizer layer. The reflective polarizer layer includes reflective polarizer blocks arranged in array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Lung Kuo, Mei-Chih Peng, Yi-Chang Du, Mei-Rurng Tseng
  • Patent number: 8368857
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical film with functions of light collimating, light polarization for brightness enhancement and limiting viewing angle and a method for preparing the same. The optical film includes a plurality of layers of a cholesteric liquid crystal film bound together via an optical adhesive and a quarter-wavelength retardation plate bound with the cholesteric liquid crystal film via the optical adhesive. Therein, at least one layer of the cholesteric liquid crystal film has a polarized separated wavelength range covering the wavelength range of visible light of three primary colors of red, green and blue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Lung Kuo, Mei-Chih Peng, Pin-Chen Chen, Ying-Jui Lin
  • Publication number: 20120169960
    Abstract: The invention provides a broadband cholesteric liquid crystal film, a method for fabricating the same, a polarization device employing the same, and high light efficiency liquid crystal display employing the same. The cholesteric liquid crystal film is a single-layer liquid crystal material structure, and has a top surface and a bottom surface. Further, the cholesteric liquid crystal film includes a first region, a second region, and a third region, and the first region is adjacent to the top surface of the cholesteric liquid crystal film, the third region is adjacent to the bottom surface of the cholesteric liquid crystal film, and the second region is located between the first and third regions, and the average helical pitch P1 of the first region and the average helical pitch P3 of the third region are both larger than the average helical pitch P2 of the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui-Lung Kuo, Mei-Chih Peng, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Chin-Kai Chang
  • Patent number: 8054442
    Abstract: A low color shift polarizer assembly is provided, comprising a cholesteric liquid crystal film with a plurality of very tiny grooves which are irregularly dispersed on a surface of the cholesteric liquid crystal film. The selective reflective wavelength range of the cholesteric liquid crystal film has a long wavelength boundary ?700 nm and a short wavelength boundary ?420 nm. A quarter wavelength retardation plate can be disposed on the cholesteric liquid crystal film to build up the final low color shift polarizer assembly. The polarizer assembly can be combined with a backlight unit and further with a liquid crystal display to provide low color shift at large viewing angles and high brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Lung Kuo, Mei-Chih Peng, Pin-Chen Chen, Ying-Jui Lin