Patents by Inventor Sung-Mu Nien

Sung-Mu Nien 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: 8872424
    Abstract: A lamp device and a light source module are provided. The lamp device includes a lamp body and a coil connecting tube. The lamp body has an end portion and a lead wire extends from the end portion. The coil connecting tube is disposed corresponding to the end portion of the lamp body and electrically connecting to the lead wire for power supply purpose. The coil connecting tube winds about an axial direction of the lamp body and is capable of stretching or compressing along the axial direction. The light source module includes the lamp device and a lamp connector which has a power source portion being coupled to the coil connecting tube for power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Sung-Mu Nien, Yen-Lin Lee, Shih-Che Fu, Hsuan-Hao Hsu
  • Patent number: 8334655
    Abstract: A lamp device and a light source module are provided. The lamp device includes a lamp body and a coil connecting tube. The lamp body has an end portion and a lead wire extends from the end portion. The coil connecting tube is disposed corresponding to the end portion of the lamp body and electrically connecting to the lead wire for power supply purpose. The coil connecting tube winds about an axial direction of the lamp body and is capable of stretching or compressing along the axial direction. The light source module includes the lamp device and a lamp connector which has a power source portion being coupled to the coil connecting tube for power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Sung-Mu Nien, Yen-Lin Lee, Shih-Che Fu, Hsuan-Hao Hsu
  • Patent number: 8259251
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a back plate having a through opening area, a carrying element disposed on the back plate, a circuit board disposed on the carrying element and at least one light emitting element disposed on the circuit board and corresponding to the through opening area. An LCD includes an LCD panel having a display area and a non-display area opposite to each other, a backlight module including a back plate, a circuit board and at least one light emitting element and a cover disposed at the LCD panel. The back plate disposed at the non-display area has a through opening area corresponding to the non-display area. The light emitting element is disposed on the circuit board and corresponding to the through opening area. The cover has a surface and covers the through opening area. The surface of the cover faces the through opening area and the non-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Shih-Che Fu, Shao-Wei Chang, Sung-Mu Nien, Chao-Chih Wei
  • Publication number: 20100259149
    Abstract: A lamp device and a light source module are provided. The lamp device includes a lamp body and a coil connecting tube. The lamp body has an end portion and a lead wire extends from the end portion. The coil connecting tube is disposed corresponding to the end portion of the lamp body and electrically connecting to the lead wire for power supply purpose. The coil connecting tube winds about an axial direction of the lamp body and is capable of stretching or compressing along the axial direction. The light source module includes the lamp device and a lamp connector which has a power source portion being coupled to the coil connecting tube for power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung-Mu Nien, Yen-Lin Lee, Shih-Che Fu, Hsuan-Hao Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100259704
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a back plate having a through opening area, a carrying element disposed on the back plate, a circuit board disposed on the carrying element and at least one light emitting element disposed on the circuit board and corresponding to the through opening area. An LCD includes an LCD panel having a display area and a non-display area opposite to each other, a backlight module including a back plate, a circuit board and at least one light emitting element and a cover disposed at the LCD panel. The back plate disposed at the non-display area has a through opening area corresponding to the non-display area. The light emitting element is disposed on the circuit board and corresponding to the through opening area. The cover has a surface and covers the through opening area. The surface of the cover faces the through opening area and the non-display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Shih-Che Fu, Shao-Wei Chang, Sung-Mu Nien, Chao-Chih Wei