Patents by Inventor Shih-Yung KU

Shih-Yung KU 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: 11940646
    Abstract: A keyswitch backlight structure includes a light-guiding layer, a reflective layer, and a transparent adhesive layer. The light-guiding layer has a bottom surface, a light-emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a surface microstructure formed on the light-emitting surface. The reflective layer is disposed opposite to the bottom surface. The transparent adhesive layer is closely attached to and between the reflective layer and the light-guiding layer corresponding to the surface microstructure. An illuminated keyswitch structure includes base plate, a keycap, a supporting mechanism, and the above keyswitch backlight structure. The keyswitch backlight structure and the base plate are stacked. The supporting mechanism is connected to and between the base plate and the keycap for lifting the keycap relative to the base plate. Light entering the light-guiding layer exits the light-guiding layer through the light-emitting surface to illuminate a transparent indication area of the keycap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Yung Ku, Hsin-Cheng Ho
  • Publication number: 20230420197
    Abstract: An illuminated keyswitch structure includes a base plate, a keycap, and a light-emitting die package. The light-emitting die package is disposed to illuminate the keycap through the base plate. The light-emitting die package comprises a warm color temperature light-emitting die and a cold color temperature light-emitting die, and the light-emitting dis package extends along an arrangement direction. Each of the two light-emitting dies has a short side arranged adjacent to each other, with a long side of each of the two light-emitting dies facing a same direction and configured proximate to each other. A gap between the two adjacent short sides of the two light-emitting dies is not greater than either one of the two adjacent short sides of the two light-emitting dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicants: DARFON ELECTRONICS (HUAIAN) CO., LTD., DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Yung Ku, Wen-Ming Hsu
  • Patent number: 11852861
    Abstract: A luminous keyboard includes a keyswitch module and an optical module disposed under the keyswitch module. The keyswitch module includes a plurality of keyswitches. The optical module includes a mask film and a light guide sheet. The mask film has a mask pattern. The mask pattern defines a plurality of light-transparent regions respectively corresponding to the plurality of keyswitches, and an outer light-transparent region of the plurality of light-transparent regions has a boundary. The light guide sheet has a light-exit edge. The vertical projection of the light-exit edge of the light guide sheet on the mask film at least partially falls within the outer light-transparent region and is not parallel to the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Yung Ku, Wen-Ming Hsu
  • Publication number: 20230341607
    Abstract: A keyswitch backlight structure includes a light-guiding layer, a reflective layer, and a transparent adhesive layer. The light-guiding layer has a bottom surface, a light-emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a surface microstructure formed on the light-emitting surface. The reflective layer is disposed opposite to the bottom surface. The transparent adhesive layer is closely attached to and between the reflective layer and the light-guiding layer corresponding to the surface microstructure. An illuminated keyswitch structure includes base plate, a keycap, a supporting mechanism, and the above keyswitch backlight structure. The keyswitch backlight structure and the base plate are stacked. The supporting mechanism is connected to and between the base plate and the keycap for lifting the keycap relative to the base plate. Light entering the light-guiding layer exits the light-guiding layer through the light-emitting surface to illuminate a transparent indication area of the keycap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Yung Ku, Hsin-Cheng Ho
  • Publication number: 20230260720
    Abstract: An illuminated keyswitch structure includes a base plate, a keycap, and a light-emitting die package. The keycap is movably disposed above the base plate in a vertical direction. The light-emitting die package is disposed under the keycap and includes a plurality of light-emitting dies. The plurality of light-emitting dies are monochromatic light-emitting dies. Therein, among the plurality of light-emitting dies, three light-emitting dies that are adjacently arranged in an arrangement direction perpendicular to the vertical direction emit light of three different colors. The arrangement direction is respectively parallel to along side of each of the three adjacent light-emitting dies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicants: DARFON ELECTRONICS (HUAIAN) CO., LTD., DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Yung Ku, Wen-Ming Hsu
  • Publication number: 20230154697
    Abstract: An illuminated keyswitch structure includes a base plate, a keycap, and a light-emitting die package. The keycap is movably disposed above the base plate in a vertical direction. The light-emitting die package is disposed under the keycap and includes a plurality of light-emitting dies generating light of at least three colors. The plurality of light-emitting dies are distributed in a plane and are monochromatic light-emitting dies. Therein, among the plurality of light-emitting dies, adjacent two light-emitting dies that are arranged in a first arrangement direction perpendicular to the vertical direction emit light of different colors. Among the plurality of light-emitting dies, adjacent two light-emitting dies that are arranged in a second arrangement direction perpendicular to the vertical direction emit light of different colors. The first arrangement direction and the second arrangement direction are non-parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicants: DARFON ELECTRONICS (HUAIAN) CO., LTD., DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shih-Yung Ku, Wen-Ming Hsu
  • Publication number: 20220246371
    Abstract: A luminous keyboard includes a keyswitch module and an optical module disposed under the keyswitch module. The keyswitch module includes a plurality of keyswitches. The optical module includes a mask film and a light guide sheet. The mask film has a mask pattern. The mask pattern defines a plurality of light-transparent regions respectively corresponding to the plurality of keyswitches, and an outer light-transparent region of the plurality of light-transparent regions has a boundary. The light guide sheet has a light-exit edge. The vertical projection of the light-exit edge of the light guide sheet on the mask film at least partially falls within the outer light-transparent region and is not parallel to the boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Shih-Yung KU, Wen-Ming HSU