Patents by Inventor Ming-Kung Wu

Ming-Kung 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).

  • Patent number: 10759694
    Abstract: A rigid substrate, a touch panel including the rigid substrate and a processing method of the rigid substrate are provided. The rigid substrate includes an ion strengthened surface layer completely covering the entire outer surface thereof. The rigid substrate has an etched wall, wherein an average depth of the ion strengthened surface layer on the etched wall is substantially equivalent to an average depth of the ion strengthened surface layer outside of the etched wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: TPK Holding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Huang Lee, Ming-Kung Wu, Heng-Chia Kuo
  • Publication number: 20180134616
    Abstract: A rigid substrate, a touch panel including the rigid substrate and a processing method of the rigid substrate are provided. The rigid substrate includes an ion strengthened surface layer completely covering the entire outer surface thereof. The rigid substrate has an etched wall, wherein an average depth of the ion strengthened surface layer on the etched wall is substantially equivalent to an average depth of the ion strengthened surface layer outside of the etched wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Chia-Huang Lee, Ming-Kung Wu, Heng-Chia Kuo
  • Publication number: 20180085835
    Abstract: A milling cutter includes a cutting section extending from a shank along an axis. The shank includes a free end as a first end of the milling cutter. The cutting section includes a free end as a second end of the milling cutter. The cutting section includes at least one right-hand cutting unit, at least one left-hand cutting unit and at least two grooves about the axis. Each of the grooves is made between the right-hand cutting unit and the left-hand cutting unit. The right-hand cutting unit includes several right-hand blades extending at a first helical angle relative to the axis. The left-hand cutting unit includes several left-hand blades extending at a second helical angle relative to the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventor: Ming-Kung WU
  • Patent number: 9529460
    Abstract: A panel structure includes a substrate, a decoration layer and a conductive component. The decoration layer is located in a first region and the rest region is a second region. The decoration layer includes a middle portion and a first edge protruding portion located between the middle portion and the second region and thinner than the middle portion. Each the conductive component extends in a first direction towards the first region from the second region and crosses the first edge protruding portion followed by extending in a second direction on the middle portion of the decoration layer, the first direction intersects the second direction, each the conductive component on the first edge protruding portion has a first width, each the conductive component on the middle portion extends in the second direction and has a second width less than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Huang, Yi-Chun Lin, Yi-Chen Tsai, Ming-Kung Wu
  • Patent number: 9430072
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a cover glass, a flexible substrate, and a touch-sensing electrode structure. The flexible substrate is connected to the cover glass via a bonding layer, and the touch-sensing electrode structure is formed on the flexible substrate. The cover glass, the bonding layer, the flexible substrate and the touch-sensing electrode structure are arranged in order, with the flexible substrate being located between the touch-sensing electrode structure and the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Lin, Ming-Kung Wu, Hsiao-Ping Li, Ping-Wen Huang, Cheng-Yi Chou, Yu-Hua Wu, Xuan-Chang Shiu, Chih-Yuan Wang, Ching-Fu Hsu, Hsiao-Hui Liao, Ting-Yu Chang, Fa-Cheng Wu, Wen-Chun Wang
  • Patent number: 9423912
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a touch sensing electrode, and an optical compensation layer. The touch sensing electrode is disposed on the substrate. The optical compensation layer is disposed on the substrate and covers the touch sensing electrode. A refraction index of the optical compensation layer is smaller than or equal to a refraction index of the touch sensing electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: TPK Holding Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Wei Yin, Ming-Kung Wu, Shin-Chieh Huang, Hsuan-Ta Chen, Yu-Ting Lin, Chih-Hsien Lien, Wei-Min Chen, Wei-Chih Hsu, Su-Ming Lin, Peng-Chih Yu, Ping-Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 9164639
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a first substrate, a low light-shielding decoration layer, and a transparent conductive pattern. The first substrate has a peripheral region. The low light-shielding decoration layer is disposed within the peripheral region of the first substrate. The transparent conductive pattern includes transparent touch electrodes and transparent conductive lines. The transparent touch electrodes are at least disposed on the first substrate. The transparent conductive lines are disposed on the low light-shielding decoration layer within the peripheral region. Each of the transparent conductive lines is connected with at least one of the transparent touch electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Chi Chen, Ming-Kung Wu, Yu-Chen Fang, Chia-Ching Lu
  • Publication number: 20150259245
    Abstract: A rigid substrate, a touch panel including the rigid substrate and a processing method of the rigid substrate are provided. The rigid substrate includes an ion strengthened surface layer completely covering the entire outer surface thereof. The rigid substrate has an etched wall, wherein an average depth of the ion strengthened surface layer on the etched wall is substantially equivalent to an average depth of the ion strengthened surface layer outside of the etched wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Chia-Huang Lee, Ming-Kung Wu, Heng-Chia Kuo
  • Publication number: 20150027753
    Abstract: A panel structure includes a substrate, a decoration layer and a conductive component. The decoration layer is located in a first region and the rest region is a second region. The decoration layer includes a middle portion and a first edge protruding portion located between the middle portion and the second region and thinner than the middle portion. Each the conductive component extends in a first direction towards the first region from the second region and crosses the first edge protruding portion followed by extending in a second direction on the middle portion of the decoration layer, the first direction intersects the second direction, each the conductive component on the first edge protruding portion has a first width, each the conductive component on the middle portion extends in the second direction and has a second width less than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Huang, Yi-Chun Lin, Yi-Chen Tsai, Ming-Kung Wu
  • Publication number: 20150002762
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive device includes a transparent substrate, a touch-sensing structure, a decorative layer, a trace layer, a passivation layer and a sheltering layer. The touch-sensing structure is disposed on the transparent substrate and located in a touch-sensitive region. The decorative layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and located in a non-touch-sensitive region, and the trace layer is disposed on the decorative layer. The passivation layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and at least covers the touch-sensing structure and the trace layer. The sheltering layer is disposed at least on the passivation layer and located in the non-touch-sensitive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: MING-KUNG WU, KUO-CHANG SU, CHIA-CHI CHEN, YU-TING LIN
  • Publication number: 20150002763
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive device includes a transparent substrate, a touch-sensing structure, a decorative layer, a trace layer, a passivation layer and a sheltering layer. The touch-sensing structure is disposed on the transparent substrate and located in a touch-sensitive region. The decorative layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and located in a non-touch-sensitive region, and the trace layer is disposed on the decorative layer. The passivation layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and at least covers the touch-sensing structure and the trace layer. The sheltering layer is disposed at least on the passivation layer and located in the non-touch-sensitive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: MING-KUNG WU, KUO-CHANG SU, CHIA-CHI CHEN, YU-TING LIN
  • Publication number: 20140368761
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a cover glass, a flexible substrate, and a touch-sensing electrode structure. The flexible substrate is connected to the cover glass via a bonding layer, and the touch-sensing electrode structure is formed on the flexible substrate. The cover glass, the bonding layer, the flexible substrate and the touch-sensing electrode structure are arranged in order, with the flexible substrate being located between the touch-sensing electrode structure and the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Yi-Chun LIN, Ming-Kung WU, Hsiao-Ping LI, Ping-Wen HUANG, Cheng-Yi CHOU, Yu-Hua WU, Xuan-Chang SHIU, Chih-Yuan WANG, Ching-Fu HSU, Hsiao-Hui LIAO, Ting-Yu CHANG, Fa-Cheng WU, Wen-Chun WANG
  • Publication number: 20140331492
    Abstract: A cover glass structure includes a glass substrate, a touch-sensing structure and a decorative layer. The glass substrate has at least one cutting section, and the cutting section is etched to form an etched structure. The touch-sensing structure is disposed on the glass substrate, and the decorative layer is disposed on the glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Ping-Wen HUANG, Ming-Kung WU, Chia-Huang LEE, Jeng-Jye HUNG, Chi-Yu CHAN
  • Publication number: 20140333856
    Abstract: A cover glass structure includes a glass substrate, a touch-sensing structure and a decorative layer. The glass substrate has at least one cutting section, and the cutting section is polished to form a polished surface. The touch-sensing structure is disposed on the glass substrate, and the decorative layer is disposed on the glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Chia-Huang LEE, Ming-Kung WU, Heng Chia KUO
  • Publication number: 20140300835
    Abstract: A touch panel, having a light transmission touch sensing region and a peripheral region adjacent to at least one side of the light transmission touch sensing region, includes an inner frame and a decoration frame disposed in the peripheral region. The peripheral region has an inner edge and an outer edge, wherein the inner edge is closer to the light transmission touch sensing region than the outer edge. The inner sidewall of the inner frame is disposed along the inner edge of the peripheral region. The decoration frame includes at least one decoration layer. The pattern of the decoration layer does not exceed the inner edge of the peripheral region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuan-Yu Chu, Yu-Ching Wang, Chin-Pei Hwang, Ming-Wu Chen, Chin-Yi Hsu, Chun-Cheng Huang, Chen-Fu Huang, Yi-Chun Lin, Ming-Kung Wu, Ta-Wei Yeh
  • Patent number: 8854326
    Abstract: A touch panel structure and the manufacturing method thereof are disclosed, in which the manufacturing method includes the steps of: providing a bonding layer; and forming a conductive pattern layer on the bonding layer; wherein the conductive pattern layer is composed of at least one first and at least one second major conductors with an insulation layer interposed between the first and the second major conductors. Comparing with the prior art for manufacturing touch panels, the disclosure is advantageous in material cost, production cost, and production yield; moreover, the panel lamination process can be simplified and the touch panel structure can be joined to a planar or curvy panel and facilitate the design of a thinner product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Lin, Ming-Kung Wu, Hsiao-Ping Li, Ping-Wen Huang, Cheng-Yi Chou, Yu-Hua Wu, Xuan-Chang Shiu, Chih-Yuan Wang, Ching-Fu Hsu, Shiao-Hui Liao, Ting-Yu Chang, Fa-Chen Wu, Wen-Chun Wang
  • Patent number: 8824160
    Abstract: A cover glass structure includes a glass substrate, a touch-sensing structure and a decorative layer. The glass substrate has at least one cutting section, and the cutting section is polished to form a polished surface. The touch-sensing structure is disposed on the glass substrate, and the decorative layer is disposed on the glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignees: Wintek Technology (H.K.) Ltd., Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Huang Lee, Ming-Kung Wu, Heng Chia Kuo
  • Publication number: 20140204290
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a first substrate, a low light-shielding decoration layer, and a transparent conductive pattern. The first substrate has a peripheral region. The low light-shielding decoration layer is disposed within the peripheral region of the first substrate. The transparent conductive pattern includes transparent touch electrodes and transparent conductive lines. The transparent touch electrodes are at least disposed on the first substrate. The transparent conductive lines are disposed on the low light-shielding decoration layer within the peripheral region. Each of the transparent conductive lines is connected with at least one of the transparent touch electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Chi Chen, Ming-Kung Wu, Yu-Chen Fang, Chia-Ching Lu
  • Patent number: D814537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Inventor: Ming-Kung Wu
  • Patent number: D877218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventor: Ming-Kung Wu