Patents by Inventor Sheng-Shiung Hou

Sheng-Shiung Hou 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).

  • Publication number: 20040201816
    Abstract: A method and structure for broadening cholesteric liquid crystals spectrum are described. An electrode structure is added on a side of cholesteric liquid crystals, for producing a fringe field which is perpendicular to a screw axis of the cholesteric liquid crystal. Hence, the thread pitches of cholesteric liquid crystals near the electrode structure are lengthened, but the other thread pitches of cholesteric liquid crystals far from the electrode structure remain the same. Besides, light having appropriate wavelength is used to congeal the cholesteric liquid crystals having a polymeric characteristic, so that the cholesteric liquid crystals have varied thread pitches while no voltage is applied to the electrode structure. Therefore, the spectrum of cholesteric liquid crystals and applications thereof are widened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Yu-Wen Chen, Chuen-Ru Lee, Szu-Fen Chen, Sheng-Shiung Hou