Patents by Inventor Wan-Hua Lu

Wan-Hua Lu 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: 8427529
    Abstract: A three-dimensional display for the viewer to watch through glasses is provided, wherein the glasses have two lenses and the polarized directions thereof are perpendicular to each other. The three-dimensional display includes a display panel and a liquid crystal phase modulator. The display panel, suitable for displaying an image, has a plurality of pixels arranged in array and a polarizer having a transmission axis, wherein the polarizer disposed between the pixels and the glasses. The liquid crystal phase modulator suitable for providing phase retardation includes a liquid crystal layer and an alignment layer adjacent to the display panel. An included angle between an alignment direction of the alignment layer and the transmission axis is substantially equal to n×45 degrees, wherein an absolute value of n is an integer. The liquid crystal phase modulator adjusts a phase of the image and then outputs an image with three-dimensional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Yuan Chen, Chih-Wen Chen, Geng-Yu Liu, Wan-Hua Lu, Ting-Jui Chang
  • Patent number: 8363194
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display panel, a pixel electrode includes at least a main electrode strip and a plurality of sub electrode branches. The sub electrode branches extend outwardly from two opposite edges of the main electrode strip. The main electrode strip includes at least a node-controlling portion, the controlling width of the node-controlling portion are different from a trunk width of the main electrode strip. Otherwise, a plurality of first sub electrode branches and a plurality of second sub electrode branches are extend outwardly from two opposite edges of the main electrode strip respectively. Relating to the position of the first sub electrode branches, the second sub electrode branches has a position-shift amount along the extending direction of the main electrode strip. The position-shift amount is smaller than the branch width of the first or second sub electrode branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wan-Hua Lu, Chia-Yu Lee, Pei-Chun Liao, Ting-Jui Chang
  • Publication number: 20120212699
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display panel, a pixel electrode includes at least a main electrode strip and a plurality of sub electrode branches. The sub electrode branches extend outwardly from two opposite edges of the main electrode strip. The main electrode strip includes at least a node-controlling portion, the controlling width of the node-controlling portion are different from a trunk width of the main electrode strip. Otherwise, a plurality of first sub electrode branches and a plurality of second sub electrode branches are extend outwardly from two opposite edges of the main electrode strip respectively. Relating to the position of the first sub electrode branches, the second sub electrode branches has a position-shift amount along the extending direction of the main electrode strip. The position-shift amount is smaller than the branch width of the first or second sub electrode branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Wan-Hua Lu, Chia-Yu Lee, Pei-Chun Liao, Ting-Jui Chang
  • Patent number: 8194221
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display panel, a pixel electrode includes at least a main electrode strip and a plurality of sub electrode branches. The sub electrode branches extend outwardly from two opposite edges of the main electrode strip. The main electrode strip includes at least a node-controlling portion, the controlling width of the node-controlling portion are different from a trunk width of the main electrode strip. Otherwise, a plurality of first sub electrode branches and a plurality of second sub electrode branches are extend outwardly from two opposite edges of the main electrode strip respectively. Relating to the position of the first sub electrode branches, the second sub electrode branches has a position-shift amount along the extending direction of the main electrode strip. The position-shift amount is smaller than the branch width of the first or second sub electrode branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wan-Hua Lu, Chia-Yu Lee, Pei-Chun Liao, Ting-Jui Chang
  • Publication number: 20100157227
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display panel, a pixel electrode includes at least a main electrode strip and a plurality of sub electrode branches. The sub electrode branches extend outwardly from two opposite edges of the main electrode strip. The main electrode strip includes at least a node-controlling portion, the controlling width of the node-controlling portion are different from a trunk width of the main electrode strip. Otherwise, a plurality of first sub electrode branches and a plurality of second sub electrode branches are extend outwardly from two opposite edges of the main electrode strip respectively. Relating to the position of the first sub electrode branches, the second sub electrode branches has a position-shift amount along the extending direction of the main electrode strip. The position-shift amount is smaller than the branch width of the first or second sub electrode branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Wan-Hua Lu, Chia-Yu Lee, Pei-Chun Liao, Ting-Jui Chang
  • Publication number: 20100060721
    Abstract: A three-dimensional display for the viewer to watch through glasses is provided, wherein the glasses have two lenses and the polarized directions thereof are perpendicular to each other. The three-dimensional display includes a display panel and a liquid crystal phase modulator. The display panel, suitable for displaying an image, has a plurality of pixels arranged in array and a polarizer having a transmission axis, wherein the polarizer disposed between the pixels and the glasses. The liquid crystal phase modulator suitable for providing phase retardation includes a liquid crystal layer and an alignment layer adjacent to the display panel. An included angle between an alignment direction of the alignment layer and the transmission axis is substantially equal to n×45 degrees, wherein an absolute value of n is an integer. The liquid crystal phase modulator adjusts a phase of the image and then outputs an image with three-dimensional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Yuan Chen, Chih-Wen Chen, Geng-Yu Liu, Wan-Hua Lu, Ting-Jui Chang
  • Patent number: 7593080
    Abstract: The disclosed is a liquid crystal display panel having alignment protrusions with an appropriate optical density (OD) of about 0.3/?m to 3/?m, and preferably of about 0.8/?m to 1.3/?m. The invention solves problems such as light leakage in dark conditions caused by transparent alignment protrusions and mismatch caused by black alignment protrusions overlapping the alignment marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ming-Feng Tien, Wan-Hua Lu, Jenn-Jia Su, Ting-Jui Chang
  • Patent number: 7508473
    Abstract: A device of liquid crystal display of liquid crystal display for increasing aperture ratio and viewing angle thereof is disclosed. The device comprises a thin film transistor array substrate having a first polarizer on a bottom side, a phase retardation dielectric film having a low dielectric constant on the thin film transistor array substrate and a transparent electrode film on the phase retardation dielectric film, the phase retardation dielectric film compensates phase retardation of light resulting from light with a tilt incident angle passing through liquid crystal between the thin film transistor array substrate and a liquid crystal substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Wen Chen, Wan-Hua Lu, Hon-Long Hou, Ming-Chou Wu
  • Publication number: 20080111961
    Abstract: The disclosed is a liquid crystal display panel having alignment protrusions with an appropriate optical density (OD) of about 0.3/?m to 3/?m, and preferably of about 0.8/?m to 1.3/?m. The invention solves problems such as light leakage in dark conditions caused by transparent alignment protrusions and mismatch caused by black alignment protrusions overlapping the alignment marks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ming-Feng Tien, Wan-Hua Lu, Jenn-Jia Su, Ting-Jui Chang
  • Publication number: 20070030426
    Abstract: A device of liquid crystal display of liquid crystal display for increasing aperture ratio and viewing angle thereof is disclosed. The device comprises a thin film transistor array substrate having a first polarizer on a bottom side, a phase retardation dielectric film having a low dielectric constant on the thin film transistor array substrate and a transparent electrode film on the phase retardation dielectric film, the phase retardation dielectric film compensates phase retardation of light resulting from light with a tilt incident angle passing through liquid crystal between the thin film transistor array substrate and a liquid crystal substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHIH-WEN CHEN, WAN-HUA LU, HON-LONG HOU, MING-CHOU WU