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).
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Publication number: 20140204043Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, a decoration layer, and conductive elements is provided. The decoration layer has an outer margin adjacent to an edge of the substrate and an inner margin opposite to the outer region. A reference line is away from the inner margin with a distance of at least 20 ?m towards a direction away from the outer margin. At least one of the conductive elements includes a cross-interface portion which covers the decoration layer and a region of the substrate without the decoration layer. A first distance and a second distance between two adjacent cross-interface portions are provided in a region outward of the reference line to the outer margin of the decoration layer, and in a region inward of the reference line, respectively. The first distance is greater than the second distance. The conductive elements construct touch sensing units for forming a capacitance coupling.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATIONInventors: Yi-Chun Lin, Ming-Kung Wu, Chin-Pei Hwang, Kuo-Hsing Chen, Yu-Ting Chen, Chen-Hao Su, Yun-Bin Lee, Kuo-Chang Su, Yan-Ling Li
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Publication number: 20140184955Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATIONInventors: MING-KUNG WU, KUO-CHANG SU, CHIA-CHI CHEN, YU-TING LIN
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Publication number: 20140145972Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: Wintek CorporationInventors: Ming-Kung WU, Kuo-Chang SU, Chia-Chi CHEN, Yu-Ting LIN
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Patent number: 8730195Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Wintek CorporationInventors: Ming-Kung Wu, Kuo-Chang Su, Chia-Chi Chen, Yu-Ting Lin
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Publication number: 20140063373Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a first conductive pattern, a first photoresist layer, a second conductive pattern, and a second photoresist layer. The first conductive pattern is disposed on the substrate, and the first conductive pattern includes a plurality of first axis electrodes. The first photoresist layer is disposed between the substrate and the first conductive pattern. The first photoresist layer completely covers the first conductive layer along a direction perpendicular to the substrate. The second conductive pattern is disposed on the substrate, and the second conductive pattern includes a plurality of second axis electrodes. The second axis electrodes are electrically isolated from the first axis electrodes. The second photoresist layer is disposed between the substrate and the second conductive pattern. The second photoresist layer completely covers the second conductive layer along the direction perpendicular to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicants: Wintek Corporation, Wintek (China) Technology Ltd.Inventors: Ming-Kung Wu, Yi-Chun Lin, Hui-Jou Chang, Yu-Ting Lin, Shin-Chieh Huang
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Patent number: 8643614Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Wintek CorporationInventors: Ming-Kung Wu, Kuo-Chang Su, Chia-Chi Chen, Yu-Ting Lin
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Publication number: 20140022468Abstract: A touch panel having a transparent region and a peripheral region surrounding the transparent region is provided. The touch panel includes a transparent cover, a touch device, a light-shielding layer, a layer of conductive lines, and a touch chip. The transparent cover has a touch surface and a device mounting surface opposite thereto. The touch device is disposed on the device mounting surface and at least located at the transparent region. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the transparent cover and located inside the peripheral region. The layer of conductive lines is disposed on the device mounting surface, located inside the peripheral region, and electrically connected to the touch device. The touch chip is disposed on the layer of conductive lines through a chip-on-glass process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATIONInventors: Chih-Chang Lai, Hsiao-Hui Liao, Yu-Hung Chang, Ping-Wen Huang, Ming-Kung Wu, Hsiao-Ping Li
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Publication number: 20140022469Abstract: A touch panel having a transparent region and a peripheral region surrounding the transparent region is provided. The touch panel includes a transparent cover, a touch device, a light-shielding layer, a layer of conductive lines, and a touch chip. The transparent cover has a touch surface and a device mounting surface opposite thereto. The touch device is disposed on the device mounting surface and at least located at the transparent region. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the transparent cover and located inside the peripheral region. The layer of conductive lines is disposed on the device mounting surface, located inside the peripheral region, and electrically connected to the touch device. The touch chip is disposed on the layer of conductive lines through a chip-on-glass process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATIONInventors: Chih-Chang Lai, Hsiao-Hui Liao, Yu-Hung Chang, Ping-Wen Huang, Ming-Kung Wu, Hsiao-Ping Li
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Publication number: 20130319833Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, Wintek (China)Technology Ltd.Inventors: Chia-Huang Lee, Ming-Kung Wu, Heng-Chia Kuo
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Patent number: 8587558Abstract: A capacitive touch sensor includes multiple first-axis traces, multiple second-axis traces, an insulation layer and multiple metal traces. Each first-axis trace includes multiple first touch-sensing pads and first connecting lines connected therebetween. Each second-axis trace includes multiple second touch-sensing pads and second connecting lines connected therebetween. At least one of the first connecting line and the second connecting line is a metal printing line.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignees: Wintek Technology(H.K) Ltd., Wintek CorporationInventors: Hsiang-Wei Yin, Ming-Kung Wu, Kuo-Chang Su, Ping-Wen Huang
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Publication number: 20130300440Abstract: A capacitive touch sensor includes multiple first-axis traces, multiple second-axis traces, an insulation layer and multiple metal traces. Each first-axis trace includes multiple first touch-sensing pads and first connecting lines connected therebetween. Each second-axis trace includes multiple second touch-sensing pads and second connecting lines connected therebetween. At least one of the first connecting line and the second connecting line is a metal printing line.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicants: Wintek, Corporation, Wintek (China) Technology Ltd.Inventors: HSIANG-WEI YIN, MING-KUNG WU, KUO-CHANG SU, PING-WEN HUANG
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Patent number: 8570288Abstract: A touch panel having a transparent region and a peripheral region surrounding the transparent region is provided. The touch panel includes a transparent cover, a touch device, a light-shielding layer, a layer of conductive lines, and a touch chip. The transparent cover has a touch surface and a device mounting surface opposite thereto. The touch device is disposed on the device mounting surface and at least located at the transparent region. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the transparent cover and located inside the peripheral region. The layer of conductive lines is disposed on the device mounting surface, located inside the peripheral region, and electrically connected to the touch device. The touch chip is disposed on the layer of conductive lines through a chip-on-glass process.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Wintek CorporationInventors: Chih-Chang Lai, Shiao-Hui Liao, Yu-Hung Chang, Ping-Wen Huang, Ming-Kung Wu, Hsiao-Ping Li
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Publication number: 20130207930Abstract: A touch display panel including a display panel and a touch panel is provided. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The touch panel is located on the display panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of first touch sensing series, a plurality of second touch sensing series, and an insulating layer. An overlapped region is formed at an intersection of each of the first touch sensing series and each of the second touch sensing series. An area of the insulating layer orthogonally projected on the display panel covers each overlapped region. The surface of the insulating layer has bumps corresponding to each overlapped region of each first touch sensing series and each second touch sensing series. By this way, a problem that users easily see bright spots located at the intersection of each first touch sensing series and each second touch sensing series can be avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, Wintek (China) Technology Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Chun Lin, Chia-Chi Chen, Ming-Kung Wu
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Patent number: 8411067Abstract: A capacitive touch sensor includes multiple first-axis traces, multiple second-axis traces, an insulation layer and multiple metal traces. Each first-axis trace includes multiple first touch-sensing pads and first connecting lines connected therebetween. Each second-axis trace includes multiple second touch-sensing pads and second connecting lines connected therebetween. At least one of the first connecting line and the second connecting line is a metal printing line.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2011Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignees: Wintek Technology (H.K) Ltd., Wintek CorporationInventors: Hsiang-Wei Yin, Ming-Kung Wu, Kuo-Chang Su, Ping-Wen Huang
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Publication number: 20130069892Abstract: A touch-sensitive device includes a transparent substrate, a touch-sensing structure, a trace layer, a medium layer and an electrode protection layer. The touch-sensing structure is disposed on the transparent substrate, the trace layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and connected with the touch-sensing structure, and the medium layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and substantially covering the trace layer. The electrode protection layer is disposed on the medium layer and overlaps at least part of the trace layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventors: Chia-Chi CHEN, Hui-Jou Chang, Shin-Chieh Huang, Ming-Kung Wu
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Publication number: 20120313884Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Inventors: Ping-Wen HUANG, Ming-Kung Wu, Chia-Huang Lee, Jeng-Jye Hung, Chi-Yu Chan
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Publication number: 20120292170Abstract: A touch panel having an operation area and a periphery area surrounding the operation area is provided. The touch panel includes a substrate, a touch element, a complex non-conductive layer, and a light shielding layer. The touch element is disposed on the substrate and located in the operation area. The complex non-conductive layer is disposed on the substrate and at least located within the periphery area, and formed by stacking of a plurality of non-conductive layers and any two adjacent non-conductive layers are made of different materials. The light shielding layer is disposed on the substrate and located at the periphery area, wherein the non-conductive layers are located at a side of the light shielding layer adjacent to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hsiang-Wei Yin, Shin-Chieh Huang, Ming-Kung Wu, Ping-Wen Huang
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Publication number: 20120249465Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20120140392Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Chia-Huang LEE, Ming-Kung Wu, Heng Chia Kuo
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Publication number: 20120139852Abstract: A touch panel and a touch display panel having the same are provided. The touch panel includes a cover plate, a decoration layer, a plurality of first sensing series, a plurality of second sensing series, and a plurality of third sensing series. The cover plate has a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The decoration layer is disposed on the non-display area of the cover plate. Each of the first sensing series includes a plurality of first sensing pads, a plurality of display-area first bridge lines, and a plurality of non display-area first bridge lines. The display-area first bridge lines bridge the first sensing pads located in the display area in a first direction. The non display-area first bridge lines bridge the first sensing pads located in the non-display area in the first direction, wherein the material of the non display-area first bridge lines is metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, Wintek Technology (H.K) Ltd.Inventors: Shin-Chieh Huang, Ming-Kung Wu, Ping-Wen Huang, Hsing-Yu Liu