Patents by Inventor Ping-Yeng Chen
Ping-Yeng Chen 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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Patent number: 11402692Abstract: A backlight module including a light guide plate, a light source, an optical film, a diffusion sheet, a first prism sheet and a second prism sheet is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface connected to each other. The light source is disposed on a side of the light incident surface. The optical film is overlapped with the light emitting surface and has a plurality of optical microstructures facing the light emitting surface. The diffusion sheet is disposed between the light guide plate and the optical film. The first prism sheet and the second prism sheet are overlapped with the optical film and are positioned on a side of the optical film being far away from the light guide plate. A display apparatus adopting the backlight module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Jen-Wei Yu, Yang-Ching Lin, Yu-Fan Chen
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Publication number: 20210286214Abstract: A backlight module including a light guide plate, a light source, an optical film, a diffusion sheet, a first prism sheet and a second prism sheet is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface connected to each other. The light source is disposed on a side of the light incident surface. The optical film is overlapped with the light emitting surface and has a plurality of optical microstructures facing the light emitting surface. The diffusion sheet is disposed between the light guide plate and the optical film. The first prism sheet and the second prism sheet are overlapped with the optical film and are positioned on a side of the optical film being far away from the light guide plate. A display apparatus adopting the backlight module is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Jen-Wei Yu, Yang-Ching Lin, Yu-Fan Chen
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Patent number: 10823899Abstract: A liquid crystal light-adjusting film includes a polymer material substrate and a plurality of elliptical crystal cells. The polymer material substrate has a light incident surface and a light exiting surface opposite to each other. A direction from the light incident surface to the light exiting surface is a thickness direction of the polymer material substrate. The elliptical crystal cells are disposed in the polymer material substrate. A long axis direction of each of the elliptical crystal cells is arranged along a first direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, and each of the elliptical crystal cells comprises a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. A manufacturing method of the liquid crystal light-adjusting film and a backlight module using the liquid crystal light-adjusting film are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hsiung-Chun Hsu, Chih-Jen Tsang, Ping-Yeng Chen, Chong-Yang Fang
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Patent number: 10802306Abstract: A viewing angle switchable device including an absorptive polarizer, a reflective polarizer and an electrically controlled viewing angle switching element is provided. A transmission axis of the reflective polarizer is parallel to a transmission axis of the absorptive polarizer. The electrically controlled viewing angle switching element is disposed between the absorptive polarizer and the reflective polarizer and includes two transparent substrates, two transparent conductive layers and a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. When there is a potential difference between the two transparent conductive layers, an orthogonal projection of an optical axis of each of the plurality of liquid crystal molecules on the absorptive polarizer is parallel to or perpendicular to the transmission axis of the absorptive polarizer and the transmission axis of the reflective polarizer. A viewing angle switchable display module including the viewing angle switchable device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Chong-Yang Fang, Yang-Ching Lin, Jen-Wei Yu
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Patent number: 10534219Abstract: A light source module includes a substrate, a reflective assembly and a plurality of point light sources. The reflective assembly is disposed above the substrate and has a plurality of first partition plates disposed along a first direction, a plurality of second partition plates disposed along a second direction and a plurality of reflective structures. The first and second partition plates cross with each other to form a plurality of reflective holes. An upper surface of the substrate is partially exposed to the reflective holes. The reflective structures are disposed in the reflective holes respectively. The first partition plates, the second partition plates and the reflective structures are integrally formed. The point light sources are disposed above the substrate, located in the reflective holes respectively, and located below the reflective structures respectively. Thus, the light source module can significantly reduce the light mixing distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yu-Ching Lee, Chih-Kuang Yang, Yi-Hsun Lee, Han-Yuan Liu, Ping-Yeng Chen
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Publication number: 20190302345Abstract: A liquid crystal light-adjusting film includes a polymer material substrate and a plurality of elliptical crystal cells. The polymer material substrate has a light incident surface and a light exiting surface opposite to each other. A direction from the light incident surface to the light exiting surface is a thickness direction of the polymer material substrate. The elliptical crystal cells are disposed in the polymer material substrate. A long axis direction of each of the elliptical crystal cells is arranged along a first direction perpendicular to the thickness direction, and each of the elliptical crystal cells comprises a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. A manufacturing method of the liquid crystal light-adjusting film and a backlight module using the liquid crystal light-adjusting film are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: HSIUNG-CHUN HSU, CHIH-JEN TSANG, PING-YENG CHEN, CHONG-YANG FANG
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Publication number: 20190196236Abstract: A viewing angle switchable device including an absorptive polarizer, a reflective polarizer and an electrically controlled viewing angle switching element is provided. A transmission axis of the reflective polarizer is parallel to a transmission axis of the absorptive polarizer. The electrically controlled viewing angle switching element is disposed between the absorptive polarizer and the reflective polarizer and includes two transparent substrates, two transparent conductive layers and a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. When there is a potential difference between the two transparent conductive layers, an orthogonal projection of an optical axis of each of the plurality of liquid crystal molecules on the absorptive polarizer is parallel to or perpendicular to the transmission axis of the absorptive polarizer and the transmission axis of the reflective polarizer. A viewing angle switchable display module including the viewing angle switchable device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Chong-Yang Fang, Yang-Ching Lin, Jen-Wei Yu
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Publication number: 20190121007Abstract: A polarized type viewing angle control device including a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a first O-plate compensation film, and a second O-plate compensation film is provided. The first polarizer has a first transmission axis. The second polarizer has a second transmission axis parallel to the first transmission axis. The first and second O-plate compensation films are located between the first and second polarizers and respectively have a first optical axis and a second optical axis. An orthogonal projection of the first optical axis on the first polarizer and an orthogonal projection of the second optical axis on the second polarizer are parallel or perpendicular to the first transmission axis and the second transmission axis. The second optical axis and the first optical axis have opposite inclination directions. A polarized type viewing angle control display device and a polarized type viewing angle control light source module are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Chong-Yang Fang, Hsiung-Chun Hsu
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Publication number: 20190004371Abstract: A light source module includes a substrate, a reflective assembly and a plurality of point light sources. The reflective assembly is disposed above the substrate and has a plurality of first partition plates disposed along a first direction, a plurality of second partition plates disposed along a second direction and a plurality of reflective structures. The first and second partition plates are staggered with each other to form a plurality of reflective holes. An upper surface of the substrate is partially exposed to the reflective holes. The reflective structures are disposed in the reflective holes respectively. The first partition plates, the second partition plates and the reflective structures are integrally formed. The point light sources are disposed above the substrate, located in the reflective holes respectively, and located below the reflective structures respectively. Thus, the light source module can significantly reduce the light mixing distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Yu-Ching Lee, Chih-Kuang Yang, Yi-Hsun Lee, Han-Yuan Liu, Ping-Yeng Chen
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Publication number: 20180364405Abstract: A polarized type viewing angle control element including a biaxial compensation film and a plurality of polarizers is provided. The polarizers are disposed on opposite sides of the biaxial compensation film. A polarized type viewing angle control display module and a polarized type viewing angle control light source module are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Young Lighting Technology Inc.Inventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Chong-Yang Fang, Wen-Chun Wang, Hsiung-Chun Hsu
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Publication number: 20180210243Abstract: A viewing angle switchable display apparatus including a display panel, an electrically controlled viewing angle switching device, an electrically controlled light scattering switching device, and a backlight module is provided. The electrically controlled viewing angle switching device includes two first transparent substrates, two first transparent conductive layers, a liquid crystal layer, and a first polarizer located on a side of the electrically controlled viewing angle switching device which is far away from the display panel. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules, and optical axes of the liquid crystal molecules are parallel or perpendicular to a transmission axis of the first polarizer. The electrically controlled light scattering switching device is located between the display panel and the backlight module and includes two second transparent substrates, two second transparent conductive layers, and an electronically controlled polymer material layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: Young Lighting Technology Inc.Inventors: Chong-Yang Fang, Wen-Chun Wang, Ping-Yeng Chen, Hsiung-Chun Hsu, Chien-Hui Lee
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Patent number: 9134005Abstract: An illumination apparatus including a lamp housing, a light source and a glare restraining unit is provided. The lamp housing has a light exit opening. The light source is disposed according to the light exit opening. The glare restraining unit includes a substrate and a plurality of cone microstructures disposed on the substrate. After passing the glare restraining unit, the light converges.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: WINTEK CORPORATIONInventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Kuo-Jui Huang
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Publication number: 20140240979Abstract: A light source device is disclosed and includes a reflective cup, a light-emitting chip, and a light transmissive substrate. The reflective cup has an opening. The light-emitting chip has a light-emitting layer, a first light-emitting surface, and a second light-emitting surface. The first and second light-emitting surfaces are opposite right to a first side and a second side of the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting chip is disposed inside the reflective cup, such that light emitted from the first and second sides emits out of the light-emitting chip through the first and second light-emitting surfaces respectively to be reflected by the reflective cup to be emitted out of the reflective cup through the opening. Therefore, the light extraction efficiency of the light-emitting chip can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Kuo-Jui Huang, Hsiu-Ping Lee, Ming-Chuan Lin
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Publication number: 20140225087Abstract: An organic light-emitting display with a solar cell includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of organic light-emitting units, and at least one solar cell unit. The second substrate is disposed oppositely to the first substrate and has an inside surface facing the first substrate. The organic light-emitting units are arranged as an array on the inside surface of the second substrate. The second substrate has non-emission regions positioned between any two adjacent light-emitting units. The solar cell unit is disposed in one of the non-emission region for receiving the light generated by the solar cell units to produce current.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, WINTEK (CHINA) TECHNOLOGY LTD.Inventors: Chong-Yang Fang, Ping-Yeng Chen, Hen-Ta Kang, Chia-Hsiung Chang
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Publication number: 20140218972Abstract: A light guiding apparatus includes a light guiding apparatus and a second light guide. The first light guide includes a first end-surface, a second end-surface and a side-surface, in which the first end-surface includes a first light incident surface thereon, the second end-surface includes a first light emitting surface thereon, and the side-surface is located between the first end-surface and the second end-surface of the first light guide. The second light guide has a second incident surface and a second light emitting surface connecting the second incident surface, in which at least a partial region of the second light emitting surface is a roughened surface, the second incident surface or the first light emitting surface is a roughened surface, and the second incident surface is corresponding to the first light emitting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATIONInventors: Ming-Chuan Lin, Kuo-Jui Huang, Chang-Wei Yu, Hsiu-Ping Lee, Ping-Yeng Chen
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Publication number: 20140177236Abstract: An illumination apparatus including a lamp housing, a light source and a glare restraining unit is provided. The lamp housing has a light exit opening. The light source is disposed according to the light exit opening. The glare restraining unit includes a substrate and a plurality of cone microstructures disposed on the substrate. After passing the glare restraining unit, the light converges.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATIONInventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Kuo-Jui Huang
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Publication number: 20140043820Abstract: A bulb lamp structure includes a light source, a housing, an optical film and a lamp cover. The housing is used to accommodate the light source. The housing has an opening portion. The optical film is disposed on the opening portion and has a curve surface. The lamp cover is detachably assembled on the housing. The optical film is disposed between the light source and the lamp cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Ming-Chuan Lin, Ping-Yeng Chen, Chang-Wei Yu
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Publication number: 20130155716Abstract: A light fixture including at least one light emitting device and a light-guiding pillar is provided. The light emitting device is adapted to emit a light beam. The light-guiding pillar has a light incident surface, an end surface opposite to the light incident surface, and a peripheral surface connecting the light incident surface to the end surface. The peripheral surface includes a smooth curved surface, a fillister surface connected to the smooth curved surface, and a reflective surface connected to the fillister surface. The light emitting device is disposed beside the light incident surface. The fillister surface is disposed at two opposite sides of the reflective surface. Extending directions of a plurality of fillisters on the fillister surface are substantially parallel to an extending direction of the light-guiding pillar.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Inventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Kuo-Jui Huang
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Patent number: 8398285Abstract: The present invention describes a lighting device. The lighting device includes a first light guiding pillar, at least one first point-form light source, a second light guiding pillar and at least one second point-form light source. The first point-form light source is disposed near at least one end of the first light guiding pillar. The first and the second light guiding pillars are parallel with each other and integrally formed in one piece. The second point-form light source is disposed near at least one end of the second light guiding pillar. The first and the second light guiding pillars are integrated into a connection body having two opposite surfaces respectively forming two straight grooves on an intersection of the first and the second light guiding pillars, wherein two bottoms of the straight grooves are spaced by a predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignees: Wintek Corporation, Wintek (China) Technology Ltd.Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Ping-Yeng Chen, Kuo-Jui Huang
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Publication number: 20120063130Abstract: The present invention describes a lighting device. The lighting device includes a first light guiding pillar, at least one first point-form light source, a second light guiding pillar and at least one second point-form light source. The first point-form light source is disposed near at least one end of the first light guiding pillar. The first and the second light guiding pillars are parallel with each other and integrally formed in one piece. The second point-form light source is disposed near at least one end of the second light guiding pillar. The first and the second light guiding pillars are integrated into a connection body having two opposite surfaces respectively forming two straight grooves on an intersection of the first and the second light guiding pillars, wherein two bottoms of the straight grooves are spaced by a predetermined distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, WINTEK TECHNOLOGY(H.K) LTD.Inventors: Zhi-Ting Ye, Ping-Yeng Chen, Kuo-Jui Huang