Patents by Inventor Shyh-Feng Chen

Shyh-Feng 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).

  • Publication number: 20140103480
    Abstract: A mask for partially blocking ultraviolet rays in TFT glass substrate manufacturing process is disclosed. The mask includes a panel pattern area for forming the panel patterns, and an additional pattern area for forming additional patterns in a rim of the panel pattern area. In addition, a TFT glass substrate and the manufacturing thereof are also disclosed. By arranging the additional patterns in the rim of the panel patterns, the microstructures in the rim of the panel patterns are substantially the same with that in the middle of the panel patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO
    Inventors: Pei Lin, Hua Zheng, Liangdong Wu, Shangpan Chen, Long Pan, Pan Gao, Mingwen Lin, Shyh-Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20140072729
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display panel, which includes active area and vacant area surrounding the active area, and dummy pattern area without display functionality being disposed along boundary between active area and vacant area. The present invention also provides a manufacturing method of display panel and a panel display device. The present invention disposes dummy pattern area along boundary active area to withstand loading effect and to ensure active area is not affected by loading effect and display patterns are normal and uniform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hua Zheng, Shyh-Feng Chen, Pei Lin, Mingwen Lin, Liangdong Wu, Pan Gao, Shangpan Chen, Long Pan
  • Publication number: 20140043553
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an array substrate, comprising: multiple pixel units arranged in an array having rows and columns, and each of the pixel units comprises a pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode comprises at least a trunk portion corresponding to an opaque dark area; and multiple scan lines, and each of the scan lines is disposed within the vertical projection of the trunk portion for inputting a scanning signal to one of the pixel units. The present invention also discloses an LCD panel. By the above way, the present invention can improve the transmittance and the aperture ratio of the LCD panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Hsun Lo, Shyh_Feng Chen, Bing Han
  • Publication number: 20140016073
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pixel electrode structure and a LCD device. The pixel electrode contains linear backbone electrodes, a first backbone electrode and a second backbone electrode, whose centers cross each other, thereby forming four display regions. Each display region is configured with a number of linear spine electrodes at intervals, and the edges of the outer ends of the spine electrodes in the same display are aligned. Yet, the edges of the outer ends of the backbone electrodes are not aligned with those of the spine electrodes. Through the present invention, the display quality at the outer ends of the backbone electrodes is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Xiaohui Yao, Je-Hao Hsu, Shyh-Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20130335308
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is proposed. The LCD panel includes a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of matrix-arranged pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a plurality of subpixels. Each of the plurality of subpixels is electrically connected to a corresponding scan line. The subpixels of each of the pixels are electrically connected to a data line. Each of the plurality of subpixels includes a subpixel electrode. The subpixel electrode belonging to an N+1 subpixel partially overlaps the scan line corresponding to an N subpixel for forming a storage capacitor belonging to the N+1 subpixel itself. By means of the above-mentioned method, both of the aperture ratio of the pixel and the transmittance of the LCD and are increased. Moreover, the cost of the LCD panel is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Je-hao Hsu, Xiaohui Yao, Chengcai Dong, Shyh-Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20130321756
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for applying sealant to seal a liquid crystal display panel, and it includes a step of deploying a sealant pattern on a first substrate. Wherein the sealant is deployed along a predetermined path of a first substrate from a starting stroke, and wherein when the final stroke of deployment of the sealant closes to the starting point. diverting the sealant inward to inner side of the first glass substrate such that a final stroke of the sealant is juxtaposed with the starting stroke of the sealant. By the disclosure of the present invention, the boarder generated by the sealant can be effectively narrowed and this is a meet to the industry trend of the liquid crystal display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Shyh-Feng Chen, Je-Hao Hsu, Jingfeng Xue
  • Publication number: 20130286331
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display device and liquid crystal display module thereof. The liquid crystal display module includes a color filter substrate, a thin film transistor substrate and seal. The thin film transistor substrate and the color film substrate are disposed oppositely, and the seal is disposed between the thin film transistor substrate and the color film substrate. The color filter substrate comprises a first glass substrate and black matrix. The seal comprises a first end part contacting the color filter substrate. No black matrix is disposed between the first end part and the color filter substrate, and the first end part is disposed as a shade structure. The liquid crystal display module and liquid crystal display device of the present invention provide the advantages of convenience for seal curing, facilitating narrow border design, and avoiding aggravating drive signal delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shyh-Feng Chen, Je-Hao Hsu, Ming-hung Shih, Chengcai Dong
  • Publication number: 20130153905
    Abstract: The present invention proposes to a flat display panel and a method for forming the same. The flat display panel includes a plurality of rows of scan lines, a plurality of columns of data lines and a plurality of blocking lines which are parallel and overlapped to the data lines. The plurality of blocking lines are placed at one side of pixel electrodes one on one and made of the same metallic layer with the plurality of scan lines. Each blocking line made of the same metallic layer with the scan line is wider than a corresponding data line, so that light not blocked by the data line is blocked by the wider blocking line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Opoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shyh-Feng Chen, Ming Hung Shih, Haiying He
  • Publication number: 20120287363
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, a color-filter substrate, a thin-film-transistor substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The thin-film-transistor substrate has a pixel array and transparent conductive material. The pixel array has a plurality of thin-film-transistor units, pixel electrodes and metal signal lines. The transparent conductive material is mounted on the pixel array with an insulating layer placed therebetween, and correspondingly covers an area containing the thin-film-transistor units and the metal signal lines. And voltage difference between the transparent conductive layer and a common electrode of the color-filter substrate is smaller than a threshold voltage of liquid crystal cell. Therefore, without enough voltage difference for driving, the liquid crystal material between the transparent conductive material and the common electrode can maintain at a vertical status to block lights, so as to replace the function of traditional black matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD.
    Inventor: Shyh-feng Chen
  • Patent number: 8031160
    Abstract: A flat display apparatus comprising a shift register array is provided. The shift register array comprises a plurality of shift registers. At least one of these shift registers comprises a shift register unit, a first TFT, and a second TFT. The shift register unit is configured to receive an activation signal and comprises a first output terminal and a second output terminal. The gate of the first TFT is coupled to the first output terminal. The second electrode of the first TFT receives a clock signal. The gate of the second TFT is coupled to the first electrode of the first TFT. The second electrode of the second TFT is coupled to the second electrode of the first TFT. The first electrode of the second TFT is coupled to the second output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jing Ru Chen, Lee Hsun Chang, Shyh-Feng Chen, Chun-Jong Chang, Yung-Tse Cheng
  • Patent number: 7990485
    Abstract: A pixel structure electrically connected to a scan line and a data line is provided. The pixel structure includes an active device, a first pixel electrode, a mean potential equilibrium circuit, and a second pixel electrode. The active device is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device. The mean potential equilibrium circuit is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the mean potential equilibrium circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shyh-Feng Chen, Tsung-Cheng Lin, Shih-Chyn Lin
  • Patent number: 7800569
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a gate driver, a source driver, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array. The gate driver is used for generating scan signals. The scan signals include a first voltage level, a second voltage level greater than the first voltage level, and a third voltage level less than the first voltage level. The source driver is used for generating data signals. The plurality of scan lines includes a first scan line, a second scan line, and a third scan line, for delivering the scan signals. The plurality of data lines includes a first data line for delivering the data signals. Each pixel unit includes a first pixel electrode, a first transistor, a second pixel electrode, a second transistor, and a level adjustment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shyh-feng Chen, Kuei-sheng Tseng
  • Patent number: 7714823
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a first scan line, a second scan line, a data line, a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel has a first switch, a second switch and a first pixel electrode. The second pixel has a third switch and a second pixel electrode. The driving method of the liquid crystal display panel includes the following steps. During a first time period, the first scan line and the second scan line are enabled at the same time, and a first pixel voltage is inputted to the data line. During a second time period, the first scan line is enabled, the second scan line is disabled, and a second pixel voltage is inputted to the data line. The second time period is shorter than the first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shyh-Feng Chen, Kuei-Sheng Tseng, Tsung-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20100015763
    Abstract: A rescue structure to repair an open wire includes a first metal layer having at least a rescue line, an isolation layer formed on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer formed on the isolation layer. The second metal layer has at least a signal line crossing the rescue line to form an enlarged intersection node. The intersection node is particularly arranged far from the side where the rescue line is used for signal transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Chu-Yu LIU, Shyh-Feng CHEN, Wen-Bin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20100001942
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a pixel matrix including a plurality of subpixels, wherein the voltage polarities of two horizontal adjacent subpixels are opposite to one another, and the voltage polarity of one subpixel in four serial subpixels along a diagonal direction is opposite to the voltage polarities of the other three subpixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: TSUNG CHENG LIN, SHYH FENG CHEN, SHIH CHYN LIN, HSIANG PIN FAN, KUEI SHENG TSENG
  • Patent number: 7642570
    Abstract: A rescue structure to repair an open wire includes a first metal layer having at least a rescue line, an isolation layer formed on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer formed on the isolation layer. The second metal layer has at least a signal line crossing the rescue line to form an enlarged intersection node. The intersection node is particularly arranged far from the side where the rescue line is used for signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chu-Yu Liu, Shyh-Feng Chen, Wen-Bin Chen
  • Patent number: 7612752
    Abstract: A pixel driving method applied to a flat panel display is provided. In a first time period, an Nth scan line provides a first scan voltage to a pixel row to conduct the corresponding thin film transistors (TFT). Also, an N+1th scan line provides a second scan voltage through the conducted TFTs to the corresponding first switches to conduct the first switches, and then a number of first data voltages of the corresponding data lines are outputted to the corresponding first pixel electrodes. The absolute value of the difference between the first scan voltage and the second scan voltage is not smaller than a threshold voltage of each TFTs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shyh-Feng Chen, Kuei-Sheng Tseng, Lee-Hsun Chang, Wen-Bin Chen
  • Patent number: 7548299
    Abstract: A display panel includes lower and upper glass substrates. The lower glass substrate includes a pixel array having a plurality of pixel units formed thereon, wherein each pixel unit includes a transparent domain and an opaque domain surrounding the transparent domain, and an upward projection is formed in the opaque domain on the lower glass substrate. The upper glass substrate, mounted on the lower glass substrate, has a spacer formed therebeneath and protruded downwardly therefrom for keeping a cell gap between the upper and lower glass substrates, wherein the spacer is fallen in the opaque domain and has a lateral side in collision with the projection on the lower glass substrate to prevent relative displacement between the lower and upper glass substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng Tseng, Chung-Jen Cheng Chiang, Chu-Yu Liu, Shyh-Feng Chen
  • Publication number: 20090109389
    Abstract: A pixel structure electrically connected to a scan line and a data line is provided. The pixel structure includes an active device, a first pixel electrode, a mean potential equilibrium circuit, and a second pixel electrode. The active device is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device. The mean potential equilibrium circuit is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the mean potential equilibrium circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shyh-Feng Chen, Tsung-Cheng Lin, Shih-Chyn Lin
  • Publication number: 20080198317
    Abstract: A display panel includes lower and upper glass substrates. The lower glass substrate includes a pixel array having a plurality of pixel units formed thereon, wherein each pixel unit includes a transparent domain and an opaque domain surrounding the transparent domain, and an upward projection is formed in the opaque domain on the lower glass substrate. The upper glass substrate, mounted on the lower glass substrate, has a spacer formed therebeneath and protruded downwardly therefrom for keeping a cell gap between the upper and lower glass substrates, wherein the spacer is fallen in the opaque domain and has a lateral side in collision with the projection on the lower glass substrate to prevent relative displacement between the lower and upper glass substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Kuei-Sheng Tseng, Chung-Jen Cheng Chiang, Chu-Yu Liu, Shyh-Feng Chen