Patents by Inventor Shaoting Lin
Shaoting Lin 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: 11815765Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a method for manufacturing the display panel, and a display device and a method for manufacturing the display device. Various embodiments relate to the field of display technology and can reduce the thickness of the display panel. The display panel includes a base, a display driving circuit provided at a first side of the base, and a backlight driving circuit provided at a second side of the base. The display driving circuit includes a first thin film transistor. The backlight driving circuit includes a second thin film transistor, and is configured to drive the backlight source to emit light.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shaoting Lin, Zhixing Liang, Caijiao Zhong
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Patent number: 11749247Abstract: Described herein are window retrofits including a monolithic silica aerogel slab having (i) an average haze value of <5% as calculated in accordance with ASTM standard D1003-13 and (ii) a U-factor of <0.5 BTU/sf/hr/° F., and a transparent polymer envelope sealed at an internal pressure of ?1 atmosphere, wherein the monolithic silica aerogel slab is encapsulated in the transparent polymer envelope. The monolithic aerogel slab can have a transmittance >94% at 8 mm thickness. The window retrofit can be bonded to a glass sheet.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Evelyn N. Wang, Gang Chen, Xuanhe Zhao, Elise M. Strobach, Bikramjit S. Bhatia, Lin Zhao, Sungwoo Yang, Lee A. Weinstein, Thomas A. Cooper, Shaoting Lin
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Publication number: 20230152628Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a method for manufacturing the display panel, and a display device and a method for manufacturing the display device. Various embodiments relate to the field of display technology and can reduce the thickness of the display panel. The display panel includes a base, a display driving circuit provided at a first side of the base, and a backlight driving circuit provided at a second side of the base. The display driving circuit includes a first thin film transistor. The backlight driving circuit includes a second thin film transistor, and is configured to drive the backlight source to emit light.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shaoting LIN, Zhixing LIANG, Caijiao ZHONG
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Patent number: 11557143Abstract: A display panel includes an array substrate, a protective cover, a fingerprint identification circuit, and an optical structure. The array substrate and the protective cover are disposed oppositely, where the protective cover is located at a light exiting side of the array substrate. The fingerprint identification circuit is located at a side of the array substrate facing away or toward the protective cover and is configured to receive detection light and perform a fingerprint detection according to the detection light. The optical structure is located at a side of the protective cover facing away from the array substrate and is configured to increase a reflection amount of the detection light received by the fingerprint identification circuit.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fuyin Lin, Shaoting Lin, Hailiang Wang, Bozhi Liu
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Publication number: 20220403220Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a stretchable anti-fogging tape (SAT) that can be applied to diverse transparent materials with varied curvatures for persistent fogging prevention. The SAT comprises three synergistically-combined transparent layers: i) a stretchable middle layer with high elastic recovery to keep transparent materials tightly bound; ii) an anti-fogging top layer to impart hydrophilicity to transparent materials; and iii) an adhesive bottom layer to form robust yet reversible adhesion between transparent materials and SATs. The SAT can be configured to have water condensate form a predominantly continuous film thereon in response to a high humidity environment At least two applications are demonstrated, including the SAT-adhered eyeglasses and goggles for clear fog-free vision, and the SAT-adhered condensation cover for efficient solar-powered freshwater production.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Gang Chen, Xuanhe Zhao, Shaoting Lin, Yoichiro Tsurimaki
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Publication number: 20220223130Abstract: Described herein are window retrofits including a monolithic silica aerogel slab having (i) an average haze value of <5% as calculated in accordance with ASTM standard D1003-13 and (ii) a U-factor of <0.5 BTU/sf/hr/° F., and a transparent polymer envelope sealed at an internal pressure of ?1 atmosphere, wherein the monolithic silica aerogel slab is encapsulated in the transparent polymer envelope. The monolithic aerogel slab can have a transmittance >94% at 8 mm thickness. The window retrofit can be bonded to a glass sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Evelyn N. Wang, Gang Chen, Xuanhe Zhao, Elise M. Strobach, Bikramjit S. Bhatia, Lin Zhao, Sungwoo Yang, Lee A. Weinstein, Thomas A. Cooper, Shaoting Lin
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Patent number: 11170750Abstract: Described herein are window retrofits including a monolithic silica aerogel slab having (i) an average haze value of <5% as calculated in accordance with ASTM standard D1003-13 and (ii) a U-factor of <0.5 BTU/sf/hr/° F., and a transparent polymer envelope sealed at an internal pressure of ?1 atmosphere, wherein the monolithic silica aerogel slab is encapsulated in the transparent polymer envelope. The monolithic aerogel slab can have a transmittance >94% at 8 mm thickness. The window retrofit can be bonded to a glass sheet.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Evelyn N. Wang, Gang Chen, Xuanhe Zhao, Elise M. Strobach, Bikramjit S. Bhatia, Lin Zhao, Sungwoo Yang, Lee A. Weinstein, Thomas A. Cooper, Shaoting Lin
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Publication number: 20210200979Abstract: A display panel includes an array substrate, a protective cover, a fingerprint identification circuit, and an optical structure. The array substrate and the protective cover are disposed oppositely, where the protective cover is located at a light exiting side of the array substrate. The fingerprint identification circuit is located at a side of the array substrate facing away or toward the protective cover and is configured to receive detection light and perform a fingerprint detection according to the detection light. The optical structure is located at a side of the protective cover facing away from the array substrate and is configured to increase a reflection amount of the detection light received by the fingerprint identification circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Fuyin LIN, Shaoting LIN, Hailiang WANG, Bozhi LIU
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Patent number: 10954375Abstract: A robust hydrogel-solid hybrid formed of a substrate material having a nonporous and non-topographically patterned surface and a tough hydrogel bonded to the surface, the tough hydrogel having over 90 wt % water, and the hydrogel being bonded to provide interfacial toughness over 300 Jm?2, and even over 1000 Jm?2. The hydrogel is formed of polyacrylamide or polyethylene glycol diacrylate, which provide long-chain polymer networks, and chitosan, hyaluronan, or alginate, which provide mechanically dissipative components. An anchor, which can be a silane, a sulfide, or an amine, is disposed between the surface and the hydrogel to provide chemical bonding between the surface and the long-chain networks of the hydrogel.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Xuanhe Zhao, Shaoting Lin, Hyunwoo Yuk, Teng Zhang, German A P Hernandez
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Publication number: 20210038871Abstract: An expandable hydrogel structure formed of a housing with a superabsorbent material disposed and sealed therein, particularly wherein the housing is fabricated of a hydrogel membrane with a plurality of macropores providing fluid communication between the superabsorbent material and an exterior of the housing. Exposure of the superabsorbent material to an expansion trigger expands the housing from an initial size to an expanded size that is at least about 50 times to at least about 100 times the initial size. One or more therapeutic agents can further be disposed within the housing to provide controlled release of the therapeutic agents from the expanded housing for extended periods.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Xuanhe Zhao, Hyunwoo Yuk, Xinyue Liu, Shaoting Lin, German Alberto Parada Hermandez
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Publication number: 20190333490Abstract: Described herein are window retrofits including a monolithic silica aerogel slab having (i) an average haze value of <5% as calculated in accordance with ASTM standard D1003-13 and (ii) a U-factor of <0.5 BTU/sf/hr/° F., and a transparent polymer envelope sealed at an internal pressure of ?1 atmosphere, wherein the monolithic silica aerogel slab is encapsulated in the transparent polymer envelope. The monolithic aerogel slab can have a transmittance >94% at 8 mm thickness. The window retrofit can be bonded to a glass sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Evelyn N. Wang, Gang Chen, Xuanhe Zhao, Elise M. Strobach, Bikramjit S. Bhatia, Lin Zhao, Sungwoo Yang, Lee A. Weinstein, Thomas A. Cooper, Shaoting Lin
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Patent number: 10372258Abstract: A touch-control display device includes a driving module, a first substrate disposed with one or more first force touch-control components, and a second substrate disposed with one or more second force touch-control components and one or more self-capacitance type touch-control electrodes. The first substrate and the second substrate are oppositely disposed, with a variable gap between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second force touch-control component comprises a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a matrix, and the plurality of first electrodes are connected to the driving module respectively through their corresponding first conducting wires. The self-capacitance type touch-control electrode comprises a plurality of second electrodes arranged in a matrix, and the plurality of second electrodes are connected to the driving module respectively through their corresponding second conducting wires.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignees: Xiamen Tianma Micro-electronics Co., Ltd., Tianma Micro-electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chaohuang Pan, Poping Shen, Zhonghuai Chen, Sichao Ke, Yumin Xu, Zhijian Zhang, Ting Zhou, Jiaqi Kang, Yingzhang Qiu, Shaoting Lin, Yuping Ma
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Patent number: 10324551Abstract: A touch-control display device includes a driving module, a display panel having a first force touch-control component and a self-capacitance type touch control-electrode, and a backlight module disposed with the display panel and having a second force touch-control component, with a variable gap formed between the first force touch-control component and the second force touch-control component. The first touch-control component comprises a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a matrix. The second force touch-control component is an electrical conductive layer. The self-capacitance type touch-control electrode comprises a plurality of second electrodes arranged in a matrix.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignees: Xiamen Tianma Micro-electronics Co., Ltd., Tianma Micro-electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chaohuang Pan, Poping Shen, Zhonghuai Chen, Sichao Ke, Yumin Xu, Zhijian Zhang, Ting Zhou, Jiaqi Kang, Yingzhang Qiu, Shaoting Lin, Yuping Ma
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Publication number: 20190121484Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel, a display device and a force touch method thereof. The display panel includes a plurality of force sensors disposed in a display area and a touch electrode including a plurality of touch electrode blocks. Each of the plurality of force sensors includes four force electrodes sequentially interconnected end-to-end, which are a first force electrode, a second force electrode, a third force electrode and a fourth force electrode. One or more of the plurality of touch electrode blocks each are frame-shaped electrodes and each of the plurality of force sensors corresponds to a respective one of the frame-shaped electrodes. Each of the frame-shaped electrodes is provided with a hollow area, and each of the plurality of force sensors is disposed in the hollow area of the respective frame-shaped electrode thereof. The display panel is applied in a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Yan ZHANG, Shaoting LIN
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Patent number: 10261621Abstract: A touch display device is provided. The touch display device can comprise a touch display panel and a protection cover plate. The display panel can comprise a touch sensing region and a non-touch sensing region. The protection cover plate can be provided on the touch display panel and can comprise a display region and a non-display region that surrounds the display region. The display region can correspond to the touch sensing region, and the non-display region can comprise a touch key region. The surface of the protection cover plate that is adjacent to the touch display panel can be defined as a first surface such that a touch key electrode is provided in the touch key region on the first surface and a touch transfer electrode can be provided on the display region on the first surface. The touch key electrode can be electrically connected with the touch transfer electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignees: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Shaoting Lin, Yuping Ma
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Patent number: 10248254Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel, a display device and a force touch method thereof. The display panel includes a plurality of force sensors disposed in a display area and a touch electrode including a plurality of touch electrode blocks. Each of the plurality of force sensors includes four force electrodes sequentially interconnected end-to-end, which are a first force electrode, a second force electrode, a third force electrode and a fourth force electrode. One or more of the plurality of touch electrode blocks each are frame-shaped electrodes and each of the plurality of force sensors corresponds to a respective one of the frame-shaped electrodes. Each of the frame-shaped electrodes is provided with a hollow area, and each of the plurality of force sensors is disposed in the hollow area of the respective frame-shaped electrode thereof. The display panel is applied in a display device.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELETRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yan Zhang, Shaoting Lin
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Patent number: 10191572Abstract: A display module and a display device are provided. The display module may comprise a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a backlight module disposed at a side of the first substrate facing away from the second substrate; a first electrode; a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode for force touch; an air-gap layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and disposed parallel to the first substrate; and a frame assembly having a receiving space for at least receiving the backlight module, wherein the frame assembly includes at least one through-hole interconnected to the air-gap layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignees: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongming Chen, Shaoting Lin, Yuping Ma
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Patent number: 10013099Abstract: A touch panel including: a plurality of touch electrodes; and a plurality of touch signal lines electrically connected with the plurality of touch electrodes; wherein each of the plurality of touch electrodes is electrically connected with at least two of the touch signal lines, and the at least two touch signal lines electrically connected with the same touch electrode are electrically connected with each other via at least one conductive wire.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Shaoting Lin, Yuping Ma
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Publication number: 20180126677Abstract: A method for making a tough and compliant hydrogel. A precursor hydrogel is made of a first polymer selected to maintain high elasticity and a second polymer selected to dissipate mechanical energy. The precursor hydrogel is stretched to a multiple of its original length to form a pre-stretched hydrogel. The pre-stretched hydrogel is allowed to relax and is soaked in a biocompatible solvent to reach equilibrium swelling of the pre-stretched hydrogel whereby shear modulus of the hydrogel is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Xuanhe Zhao, Shaoting Lin, Hyunwoo Yuk
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Patent number: 9878506Abstract: Method for making a tough and compliant hydrogel. A precursor hydrogel is made of a first polymer selected to maintain high elasticity and a second polymer selected to dissipate mechanical energy. The precursor hydrogel is stretched to a multiple of its original length to form a pre-stretched hydrogel. The pre-stretched hydrogel is allowed to relax and is soaked in a biocompatible solvent to reach equilibrium swelling of the pre-stretched hydrogel whereby shear modulus of the hydrogel is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Xuanhe Zhao, Shaoting Lin, Hyunwoo Yuk