Patents by Inventor Shih-Po Chou

Shih-Po Chou 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: 9274638
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a light-shielding layer, a patterned transparent layer, a reflecting layer, at least one first sensing series, and at least one second sensing series. The substrate has a touch sensing region and a peripheral region. The light-shielding layer is disposed in the periphery region. The light-shielding layer has a patterned opening and a sidewall adjacent to the patterned opening. The patterned opening is configured to provide a mark identifiable by human eyes. The patterned transparent layer is disposed in the peripheral region, and the patterned transparent layer covers a portion of the patterned opening. The patterned transparent layer has an inclined sidewall positioned in the patterned opening. The reflecting layer covers the inclined sidewall and the patterned opening. The first sensing series and the second sensing series are arranged in the touch sensing region to detect a position of a touch point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Yang, An-Cheng Chen, Shih-Po Chou
  • Patent number: 9158343
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a first patterned conductive layer, a patterned passivation layer, and a second patterned conductive layer. The first patterned conductive layer is located on the substrate, and the first patterned conductive layer includes a plurality of first sensing pads and a plurality of second sensing pads, wherein a gap is formed between adjacent first and second sensing pads. The patterned passivation layer is located on the first patterned conductive layer, and the patterned passivation layer covers the gap and exposes at least a portion of each first sensing pad and at least a portion of each second sensing pad. The second patterned conductive layer is located on the patterned passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsing Lin, Kuo-Hua Lan, Wei-Hung Kuo, Shih-Po Chou
  • Patent number: 9075487
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a touch sensing element, a plurality of transmission lines, a first frame structure, and a second frame structure is provided. The touch sensing element is disposed on the substrate to define an active region. The transmission lines are connected to the touch sensing element. The first frame structure is disposed on the substrate and surrounding the active region to define a first periphery region. The transmission lines are at least partially located on a top surface of the first frame structure. The second frame structure is disposed on the substrate and surrounding the first frame structure, wherein the second frame structure is disposed at an outer border of the first periphery region. A material of the first frame structure is different from a material of the second frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Yen-Heng Huang, Ho-Chieh Tseng, Shih-Po Chou
  • Patent number: 8911097
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a light shielding layer, at least one fading pattern and a display module. The display module is disposed on the substrate and has a display area. The light shielding layer is disposed on a periphery of the substrate and has a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side. The at least one fading pattern is disposed on the substrate, is adjacent to at least one side of the first side and the second side of the light shielding layer, and does not overlap the display area of the display module. Each fading pattern includes N light transmissible areas, the N light transmissible areas are adjacent to each other, and transmittances of the N light transmissible areas are different from each other, wherein N is a positive integer larger than one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Ching Sung, Chien-Wei Chen, Cheng-Hsing Lin, Yu-Ying Tang, Wei-Hung Kuo, Shih-Po Chou
  • Publication number: 20140340592
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a first patterned conductive layer, a patterned passivation layer, and a second patterned conductive layer. The first patterned conductive layer is located on the substrate, and the first patterned conductive layer includes a plurality of first sensing pads and a plurality of second sensing pads, wherein a gap is formed between adjacent first and second sensing pads. The patterned passivation layer is located on the first patterned conductive layer, and the patterned passivation layer covers the gap and exposes at least a portion of each first sensing pad and at least a portion of each second sensing pad. The second patterned conductive layer is located on the patterned passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsing Lin, Kuo-Hua Lan, Wei-Hung Kuo, Shih-Po Chou
  • Publication number: 20140340364
    Abstract: A touch display panel includes a substrate, touch sensing elements, a light-shielding layer, a first patterned light-shielding layer, and a display module. The substrate has a display zone and a non-display zone. The non-display zone includes at least one first patterned transparent region. The touch sensing elements is disposed in the display zone. The light-shielding layer covers the first patterned transparent region and has a first transmittance rate. The first patterned light-shielding layer partially covers the light-shielding layer and is not disposed in the first patterned transparent region. The first patterned light-shielding layer has a second transmittance rate. The second transmittance rate is substantially less than the first transmittance rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, An-Cheng Chen, Ya-Wei Deng, Shih-Po Chou
  • Publication number: 20140333854
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a light-shielding layer, a patterned transparent layer, a reflecting layer, at least one first sensing series, and at least one second sensing series. The substrate has a touch sensing region and a peripheral region. The light-shielding layer is disposed in the periphery region. The light-shielding layer has a patterned opening and a sidewall adjacent to the patterned opening. The patterned opening is configured to provide a mark identifiable by human eyes. The patterned transparent layer is disposed in the peripheral region, and the patterned transparent layer covers a portion of the patterned opening. The patterned transparent layer has an inclined sidewall positioned in the patterned opening. The reflecting layer covers the inclined sidewall and the patterned opening. The first sensing series and the second sensing series are arranged in the touch sensing region to detect a position of a touch point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Wei YANG, An-Cheng CHEN, Shih-Po CHOU
  • Publication number: 20140133046
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a light shielding layer, at least one fading pattern and a display module. The display module is disposed on the substrate and has a display area. The light shielding layer is disposed on a periphery of the substrate and has a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side. The at least one fading pattern is disposed on the substrate, is adjacent to at least one side of the first side and the second side of the light shielding layer, and does not overlap the display area of the display module. Each fading pattern includes N light transmissible areas, the N light transmissible areas are adjacent to each other, and transmittances of the N light transmissible areas are different from each other, wherein N is a positive integer larger than one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Ching Sung, Chien-Wei Chen, Cheng-Hsing Lin, Yu-Ying Tang, Wei-Hung Kuo, Shih-Po Chou
  • Patent number: 8717312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch sensing device. In one embodiment, the touch sensing device includes a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrodes, alternately arranged along a first direction and a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction to form a sensing matrix, such that each first touch electrode and a corresponding second touch electrode are entangled each other along with at least one of the first and second directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kung-Chieh Huang, Shih-Po Chou, Seok Lyul Lee
  • Patent number: 8674953
    Abstract: A method of fabricating touch panel includes the following steps. A base is provided. A first transparent conductive layer is formed on the base. A first screen printing process is performed to form a first patterned sacrificial layer on the first transparent conductive layer, and the first patterned sacrificial layer is used to pattern the first transparent conductive layer to form a patterned sensing pad layer. A second screen printing process is carried out to form a patterned insulating layer. A second transparent conductive layer is formed on the base. A third screen printing process is performed to form a second patterned sacrificial layer, and the second patterned sacrificial layer is used to pattern the second transparent conductive layer to form a patterned bridge line layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ying-Chi Lu, Shu-Hui Huang, Shih-Po Chou, Seok-Lyul Lee
  • Publication number: 20130301192
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a touch sensing element, a plurality of transmission lines, a first frame structure, and a second frame structure is provided. The touch sensing element is disposed on the substrate to define an active region. The transmission lines are connected to the touch sensing element. The first frame structure is disposed on the substrate and surrounding the active region to define a first periphery region. The transmission lines are at least partially located on a top surface of the first frame structure. The second frame structure is disposed on the substrate and surrounding the first frame structure, wherein the second frame structure is disposed at an outer border of the first periphery region. A material of the first frame structure is different from a material of the second frame structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Ying Tang, Yen-Heng Huang, Ho-Chieh Tseng, Shih-Po Chou
  • Publication number: 20130293508
    Abstract: A touch panel capable of assembling to a casing assembly having a conductive protrusion is provided. The touch panel includes a substrate, a decoration pattern layer, a touch sensing device, a reflective protecting electrode, an electrostatic discharge protecting device, a plurality of signal connecting lines, an insulating layer and a protection layer. The decoration pattern layer is located in a periphery region of the substrate and overlapped with the reflective protecting electrode. The electrostatic discharge protecting device is connected to the touch sensing device and the reflective protecting electrode to transmit electrostatic charges to the reflective protecting electrode. The signal connecting lines are overlapped with the decoration pattern layer and electrically connected to the touch sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsing Lin, Wei-Hung Kuo, Shih-Po Chou, Yen-Heng Huang
  • Patent number: 8411063
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a display medium. The display medium is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate has a pixel array. The second substrate includes first sensing electrodes arranged in a first direction and second sensing electrodes arranged in a second direction. Each of the first sensing electrodes is formed by alternately arranging first upper sensing electrode patterns and first lower shading electrode patterns. Each of the first upper sensing electrode patterns is electrically connected to the adjacent first lower shading electrode patterns. Each of the second sensing electrodes is formed by alternately arranging second upper sensing electrode patterns and second lower shading electrode patterns. Each of the second upper sensing electrode patterns is electrically connected to the adjacent second lower shading electrode patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Shian Lee, Shih-Po Chou, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee
  • Publication number: 20120019450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch sensing device. In one embodiment, the touch sensing device includes a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrodes, alternately arranged along a first direction and a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction to form a sensing matrix, such that each first touch electrode and a corresponding second touch electrode are entangled each other along with at least one of the first and second directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kung-Chieh Huang, Shih-Po Chou, Seok Lyul Lee
  • Publication number: 20110148780
    Abstract: A method of fabricating touch panel includes the following steps. A base is provided. A first transparent conductive layer is formed on the base. A first screen printing process is performed to form a first patterned sacrificial layer on the first transparent conductive layer, and the first patterned sacrificial layer is used to pattern the first transparent conductive layer to form a patterned sensing pad layer. A second screen printing process is carried out to form a patterned insulating layer. A second transparent conductive layer is formed on the base. A third screen printing process is performed to form a second patterned sacrificial layer, and the second patterned sacrificial layer is used to pattern the second transparent conductive layer to form a patterned bridge line layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Ying-Chi Lu, Shu-Hui Huang, Shih-Po Chou, Seok-Lyul Lee
  • Publication number: 20100123680
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a display medium. The display medium is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate has a pixel array. The second substrate includes first sensing electrodes arranged in a first direction and second sensing electrodes arranged in a second direction. Each of the first sensing electrodes is formed by alternately arranging first upper sensing electrode patterns and first lower shading electrode patterns. Each of the first upper sensing electrode patterns is electrically connected to the adjacent first lower shading electrode patterns. Each of the second sensing electrodes is formed by alternately arranging second upper sensing electrode patterns and second lower shading electrode patterns. Each of the second upper sensing electrode patterns is electrically connected to the adjacent second lower shading electrode patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Shian Lee, Shih-Po Chou, Tun-Chun Yang, Seok-Lyul Lee