Patents by Inventor Ming-Yi Liao

Ming-Yi Liao 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: 11961770
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a processing tool. The tool includes a housing enclosing a processing chamber, and an input/output port configured to pass a wafer through the housing into and out of the processing chamber. A back-side macro-inspection system is arranged within the processing chamber and is configured to image a back side of the wafer. A front-side macro-inspection system is arranged within the processing chamber and is configured to image a front side of the wafer according to a first image resolution. A front-side micro-inspection system is arranged within the processing chamber and is configured to image the front side of the wafer according to a second image resolution which is higher than the first image resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Han Lin, Chien-Fa Lee, Hsu-Shui Liu, Jiun-Rong Pai, Sheng-Hsiang Chuang, Surendra Kumar Soni, Shou-Wen Kuo, Wu-An Weng, Gary Tsai, Chien-Ko Liao, Ya Hsun Hsueh, Becky Liao, Ethan Yu, Ming-Chi Tsai, Kuo-Yi Liu
  • Patent number: 9274262
    Abstract: A light guiding plate includes a light guiding main body, a first light guiding unit and a second light guiding unit. The light guiding main body has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a light inlet face connecting between the first and second surfaces. The first light guiding unit includes first and second light guiding structures disposed on the first surface. The first and second light guiding structures are parallel aligned, each second light guiding structure has a plurality of first light guiding bodies that is individually separating and connecting the immediately abreast first light structures, and the arrangement density of the plurality of first light guiding bodies decreases toward the light inlet face. The second light guiding unit includes a plurality of third light guiding structures disposed on the second surface. The third light guiding structures are parallel arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ming Yi Liao
  • Publication number: 20140185322
    Abstract: A light guiding plate includes a light guiding main body, a first light guiding unit and a second light guiding unit. The light guiding main body has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a light inlet face connecting between the first and second surfaces. The first light guiding unit includes first and second light guiding structures disposed on the first surface. The first and second light guiding structures are parallel aligned, each second light guiding structure has a plurality of first light guiding bodies that is individually separating and connecting the immediately abreast first light structures, and the arrangement density of the plurality of first light guiding bodies decreases toward the light inlet face. The second light guiding unit includes a plurality of third light guiding structures disposed on the second surface. The third light guiding structures are parallel arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: MING YI LIAO
  • Patent number: 7708445
    Abstract: A light guide device (21) includes an incident surface (211), an emitting surface (212) and a plurality of protrusions (212a). The incident surface is configured so as to allow an incident light to pass therethrough. The emitting surface is adjoining the incident surface and configured so as to allow the light to emit out of the light guide device. The protrusions are formed on at least a portion of the emitting surface. The protrusions are configured for concentrating light that emits out from said portion of the emitting surface. The present application is also concerned to a backlight module (2) including a light source (22) and the light guide device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Publication number: 20100034617
    Abstract: A locking device includes an outer ring and a locking disk is located on a first side of the outer ring and has a shaft which extends through the outer ring. An annular ring, a needle roller bearing, a first washer, a second washer, and a transmission disk are mounted to the shaft, respectively. The first washer is co-rotated with the shaft and the second washer is co-rotated with the outer ring. The transmission disk is freely mounted to the shaft by a clamp and includes first recesses and second recesses which are shallower than the first recesses. Balls are located between the first and second washers and movably engaged with the first recesses or the second recesses so as to control the movement of the transmission disk to be engaged with a rotatable part such as a grinding wheel of a sand wheel machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Power Network Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Publication number: 20100014317
    Abstract: An exemplary light guide plate includes a light input surface, a light output surface adjoining the light input surface, and a reflecting surface opposite the light output surface. At least one of the light output surface and the reflecting surface defines a plurality of microstructures extending along a direction from a first side away from the light input surface to the light input surface, and the extending paths of the plurality of microstructures gradually transform from parallel straight lines to intersecting curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MING-YI LIAO
  • Patent number: 7581850
    Abstract: A backlight module (20) includes a light guide plate (23), a reflecting member (21) and a plurality of light source (22). The light guide plate has a light incidence surface (231) and a light-emitting surface (232) opposite to the light incidence surface. The reflecting member faces the light incidence surface of the light guide plate. The light sources are arranged between the reflecting member and the light guide plate. The light guide plate defines a plurality of hollow structures (25) therein corresponding to the light sources and has a plurality of microstructure units (27) defined on the light incidence surface corresponding to the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Patent number: 7537373
    Abstract: A light guide plate (30) includes a light incident surface (31), a light emitting surface (32) and a bottom surface (33). The light emitting surface adjoins the light incident surface. The bottom surface faces an opposite direction of the light emitting surface. A number of first microstructure units (321) and second microstructure units (323) are interlaced and formed on the light emitting surface. Each first microstructure unit has a number of first prism lenses (3211) extending out from the light emitting surface parallel to the light incident surface, and each second microstructure unit has a number of second prism lenses (3231) extending out from the light emitting surface perpendicular to the light incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Patent number: 7490970
    Abstract: An exemplary light guide plate includes a light input surface, a bottom surface, a light output surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a plurality of dots. The dots are arranged on the bottom surface in series of adjacent columns parallel to the light input surface. Each dot column defines a column axis that passes through centers of the dots. A distance between two adjacent column axes increases with increasing distance from the first light input surface. A distance between centers of two adjacent dots in the same column increase with increasing distance from a center of the column to each of two opposite ends of the column. A backlight module using the light guide plate is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Patent number: 7441936
    Abstract: An exemplary light guide plate includes a light input surface, a bottom surface, a light output surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a plurality of dots. The dots are arranged on the bottom surface in series of adjacent columns parallel to the light input surface. A distance between two dot centers of two adjacent dots and sizes of the dots in a same dot column are uniform. Each dot column defines a column axis that passes through dot centers of each of the dots. A distance between two adjacent column axes increases with increasing distance from the first light input surface. A backlight module using the light guide plate is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Patent number: 7431491
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light input surface and a light output surface adjoining the light input surface. The light output surface defines a first portion adjacent to the light input surface, a second portion connected with the first portion away from the light input surface. The light guide plate further includes a plurality of prism lenses arranged on the second portion, each prism lens extending along a direction perpendicular to the light input surface, and a plurality of tetrahedral lenses arranged on the first portion of the light output surface, each tetrahedral lens having a side surface located at an imaginary boundary line perpendicularly to the light output surface. A relative height of each tetrahedral lens progressively increases with increasing distance from the light input surface. The present light guide plate and a backlight module using the same can efficiently decrease interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Patent number: 7404662
    Abstract: A light guide plate (10) includes a pair of opposite incidence surfaces (101, 103), an emission surface (108) and a bottom surface (109) opposite to the emission surface. A plurality of dots (11) is distributed on the bottom surface, and each dot is shaped as a rectangle or a square with one corner thereof cut away. Thus, a clearance between adjacent dots is relatively small. That is, a distribution of the dots is relatively compact, and this ensures that the light guide plate can provide emission of light beams with good uniformity. Furthermore, adjacent rows of dots are offset, and this offset can avoid bright lines. Thus, the light guide plate can provide improved display quality. Therefore, the light guide plate can be advantageously applied in back light systems of liquid crystal display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Patent number: 7401966
    Abstract: A light guide plate (10) includes a pair of opposite incidence surfaces (101, 103), an emission surface (108) and a bottom surface (109) opposite to the emission surface. A plurality of dots (11) is distributed on the bottom surface, and each dot is shaped as a rectangle or a square. In a pitch of every two adjacent dots, at least one side of one dot has at least one cutout (111), and at least one side of the other dot has at least one corresponding protrusion (119). This ensures that a clearance between adjacent dots is relatively small, thus, the light guide plate can provide emission of light beams with good uniformity. Furthermore, clearances between adjacent columns of dots are discontinuous, and this can avoid bright lines. Thus, the light guide plate can provide improved display quality. Therefore, the light guide plate can be advantageously applied in back light systems of liquid crystal display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Patent number: 7403691
    Abstract: A light guide plate (10) includes a pair of opposite incidence surfaces (101, 103), an emission surface (108) and a bottom surface (109) opposite to the emission surface. A plurality of dots (11) is distributed on the bottom surface, and each dot is shaped as a rectangle or a square with two cutouts formed at two opposite sides thereof respectively. Thus, a clearance between adjacent dots is relatively small. That is, a distribution of the dots is relatively compact, and this ensures that the light guide plate can provide emission of light beams with good uniformity. Furthermore, adjacent rows of dots are offset, and this can avoid bright lines. Thus, the light guide plate can provide improved display quality. Therefore, the light guide plate can be advantageously applied in back light systems of liquid crystal display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Patent number: 7350957
    Abstract: A light guide plate (100) includes a light incident surface (110), two opposite light emitting surfaces (120) each adjoining to the light incident surface, a plurality of first tapered structures (132), and a plurality of second tapered structure (134). The first and second tapered structures are provided on the light incident surface and are tapered in opposite directions. The present LCD lighting system also provides a surface light source (800) and a display device (900) using the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Publication number: 20080068863
    Abstract: An exemplary light guide plate includes a light input surface, a bottom surface, a light output surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a plurality of dots. The dots are arranged on the bottom surface in series of adjacent columns parallel to the light input surface. Each dot column defines a column axis that passes through centers of the dots. A distance between two adjacent column axes increases with increasing distance from the first light input surface. A distance between centers of two adjacent dots in the same column increase with increasing distance from a center of the column to each of two opposite ends of the column. A backlight module using the light guide plate is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MING-YI LIAO
  • Publication number: 20080062718
    Abstract: An exemplary light guide plate includes a light input surface, a bottom surface, a light output surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a plurality of dots. The dots are arranged on the bottom surface in series of adjacent columns parallel to the light input surface. A distance between two dot centers of two adjacent dots and sizes of the dots in a same dot column are uniform. Each dot column defines a column axis that passes through dot centers of each of the dots. A distance between two adjacent column axes increases with increasing distance from the first light input surface. A backlight module using the light guide plate is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MING-YI LIAO
  • Publication number: 20070223251
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light input surface and a light output surface adjoining the light input surface. The light output surface defines a first portion adjacent to the light input surface, a second portion connected with the first portion away from the light input surface. The light guide plate further includes a plurality of prism lenses arranged on the second portion, each prism lens extending along a direction perpendicular to the light input surface, and a plurality of tetrahedral lenses arranged on the first portion of the light output surface, each tetrahedral lens having a side surface located at an imaginary boundary line perpendicularly to the light output surface. A relative height of each tetrahedral lens progressively increases with increasing distance from the light input surface. The present light guide plate and a backlight module using the same can efficiently decrease interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Publication number: 20070139965
    Abstract: A light guide plate (30) includes a light incident surface (31), a light emitting surface (32) and a bottom surface (33). The light emitting surface adjoins the light incident surface. The bottom surface faces an opposite direction of the light emitting surface. A number of first microstructure units (321) and second microstructure units (323) are interlaced and formed on the light emitting surface. Each first microstructure unit has a number of first prism lenses (3211) extending out from the light emitting surface parallel to the light incident surface, and each second microstructure unit has a number of second prism lenses (3231) extending out from the light emitting surface perpendicular to the light incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: HON HAI Precision Industry CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Publication number: 20070064440
    Abstract: A light guide device (21) includes an incident surface (211), an emitting surface (212) and a plurality of protrusions (212a). The incident surface is configured so as to allow an incident light to pass therethrough. The emitting surface is adjoining the incident surface and configured so as to allow the light to emit out of the light guide device. The protrusions are formed on at least a portion of the emitting surface. The protrusions are configured for concentrating light that emits out from said portion of the emitting surface. The present application is also concerned to a backlight module (2) including a light source (22) and the light guide device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: HON HAI Precision Industry CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao