Patents by Inventor Wei-Chun Chung
Wei-Chun Chung 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).
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Patent number: 10867198Abstract: An image capturing device includes a cover plate, a sensing module, a frame body, a first adhesive layer, and a second adhesive layer is provided. The sensing module includes a sensor and a light collimator. The light collimator is disposed between the cover plate and the sensor. The light collimator includes a plurality of light collimating units. Each of the light collimating units includes at least one fiber and a plurality of light absorbing columns. The light absorbing columns are disposed parallel to the at least one fiber and surround the at least one fiber. A thickness of the light collimator is T. A distance between two light absorbing columns farthest from each other among the light absorbing columns in each of the light collimating units is D. A numerical aperture of the at least one fiber is NA, NA?0.7, and D?T×tan[sin?1(NA)].Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.Inventors: Wei-Chun Chung, Jen-Chieh Wu, Wen-Chen Lee
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Patent number: 10735634Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an image capture element and a spatial filter. The spatial filter is disposed on the image capture element. The spatial filter includes a plurality of translucent substrates and a plurality of light shielding structures. The plurality of light shielding structures and the plurality of translucent substrates are alternately arranged along a first direction. Each of the light shielding structures at least includes a light absorbing layer, and the light absorbing layer has a plurality of first openings respectively corresponding to the pixel regions. At least one of the plurality of light shielding structures includes a reflective layer and a light absorbing layer stacked to each other. The reflective layer has a plurality of second openings respectively overlapped with the plurality of first openings of the light absorbing layer of the at least one of the plurality of light shielding structures.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.Inventors: Wei-Chun Chung, Jen-Chieh Wu
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Publication number: 20200057899Abstract: An image capturing device includes a cover plate, a sensing module, a frame body, a first adhesive layer, and a second adhesive layer is provided. The sensing module includes a sensor and a light collimator. The light collimator is disposed between the cover plate and the sensor. The light collimator includes a plurality of light collimating units. Each of the light collimating units includes at least one fiber and a plurality of light absorbing columns. The light absorbing columns are disposed parallel to the at least one fiber and surround the at least one fiber. A thickness of the light collimator is T. A distance between two light absorbing columns farthest from each other among the light absorbing columns in each of the light collimating units is D. A numerical aperture of the at least one fiber is NA, NA?0.7, and D?T×tan[sin?1(NA)].Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: Gingy Technology Inc.Inventors: Wei-Chun Chung, Jen-Chieh Wu, Wen-Chen Lee
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Publication number: 20190387141Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an image capture element and a spatial filter. The spatial filter is disposed on the image capture element. The spatial filter includes a plurality of translucent substrates and a plurality of light shielding structures. The plurality of light shielding structures and the plurality of translucent substrates are alternately arranged along a first direction. Each of the light shielding structures at least includes a light absorbing layer, and the light absorbing layer has a plurality of first openings respectively corresponding to the pixel regions. At least one of the plurality of light shielding structures includes a reflective layer and a light absorbing layer stacked to each other. The reflective layer has a plurality of second openings respectively overlapped with the plurality of first openings of the light absorbing layer of the at least one of the plurality of light shielding structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: Gingy Technology Inc.Inventors: Wei-Chun Chung, Jen-Chieh Wu
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Patent number: 10394077Abstract: A backlight module including a light source, an optical wavelength conversion film, a first group of optical films, and a second group of optical films is provided. The light source is adapted to emit a first light. The optical wavelength conversion film is adapted to convert the first light into a second light with a different wavelength. The first group of optical films is disposed between the light source and the optical wavelength conversion film. The optical wavelength conversion film is disposed between the first group of optical films and the second group of optical films, wherein a ratio of a transmittance of the second group of optical films for the second light to a transmittance of the first group of optical films for the first light is larger than or equal to 45%. Thus, the backlight module has a uniform light-emitting color.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Chi-Sheng Chang, Jian-Li Huang, Wei-Chun Chung, Su-Yi Lin
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Publication number: 20190228200Abstract: An image capture module includes a light-permeable element, an image capture element, and a light-guiding element. The light-permeable element has a surface in contact with an environmental medium. The image capture element has a sensing pixel array. The light-guiding element is disposed at a position between the light-permeable element and the image capture element, and has a plurality of optical fibers. Each of the optical fibers has a core part and a shell part that is surroundingly disposed around the core part, the shell part is doped with a plurality of light-absorbing particles, and each of the optical fibers has a numerical aperture smaller than or equal to 0.7. An electronic device includes the image capture module and is configured to capture an image of an object.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: WEI-CHUN CHUNG, JEN-CHIEH WU
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Patent number: 10198650Abstract: An image capture apparatus is provided. The image capture apparatus includes a transparent cover, an image capture device, and a luminous flux adjusting device disposed therebetween. The image capture device includes a plurality of sensor regions, each of which has a maximum length in a first direction and a maximum width in a second direction. The luminous flux adjusting device includes a absorbing element having a transparent pattern including a plurality of repeatedly arranged basic patterns. Each of the basic patterns includes a plurality of transparent regions arranged according to a geometric shape. The geometric shape has a side parallel to the first direction, and a length of the side is less than or equal to the maximum length of the sensor region. The geometric shape has a height in the second direction less than or equal to the maximum width of the sensor region.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: GINGY TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Wei-Chun Chung, Jen-Chieh Wu
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Patent number: 10190748Abstract: A backlight module includes a reflecting base, a light source, at least one 3D optical control structure, and at least one illumination adjusting structure. The light source and the 3D optical control structure are disposed on the reflecting base, and the 3D optical control structure covers the light source. Each 3D optical control structure includes two sidewalls, and at least one of the sidewalls has at least one through-hole. The illumination adjusting structure is adjacent to the sidewall having the through-hole. A position of an orthogonal projection of the through-hole to the reflecting base is A, and a position where a normal line of the sidewall passing through the through-hole intersects the reflecting base is B. An illumination adjusting section is an area between A and B. The illumination adjusting structure is disposed in the illumination adjusting section.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chi-Tang Ma, Wei-Chun Chung, Su-Yi Lin, Chun-Liang Lin
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Publication number: 20180293452Abstract: An image capture apparatus is provided. The image capture apparatus includes a transparent cover, an image capture device, and a luminous flux adjusting device disposed therebetween. The image capture device includes a plurality of sensor regions, each of which has a maximum length in a first direction and a maximum width in a second direction. The luminous flux adjusting device includes a absorbing element having a transparent pattern including a plurality of repeatedly arranged basic patterns. Each of the basic patterns includes a plurality of transparent regions arranged according to a geometric shape. The geometric shape has a side parallel to the first direction, and a length of the side is less than or equal to the maximum length of the sensor region. The geometric shape has a height in the second direction less than or equal to the maximum width of the sensor region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: WEI-CHUN CHUNG, JEN-CHIEH WU
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Patent number: 9904105Abstract: A backlight module including a carrier plate, a plurality of light sources, at least one low reflective portion, and a modulation film is provided. The carrier plate has a carrier surface carrying the light sources while the low reflective portion is disposed on the carrier surface between an outer light source and a side edge of the carrier plate. The reflectance of the low reflective portion is less than that of the carrier surface. The modulation film is disposed above the light sources while the low reflective portion has a projection area on the modulation film. The projection area has a lower normalized transmission ratio comparing to adjacent areas along an extending direction of the side edge of the carrier plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chi-Tang Ma, Su-Yi Lin, Ming-Cheng Wang, Wei-Chun Chung, Chen-Hsun Yang, Jian-Li Huang, Chung-Ting Chen
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Patent number: 9804444Abstract: Alight source module includes a substrate, multiple light sources disposed on the substrate, and multiple three-dimensional optical control structures located above the light sources. Each optical control structure includes a top portion disposed corresponding to the light source and has multiple top light transmissive patterns, a first side portion, and a second side portion. A total area of top light transmissive patterns within a top region divided by an area of the top region is T. The first and second side portions are respectively connected to the top portion, and each has multiple side light transmissive patterns. A total area of multiple side light transmissive patterns within a side region divided by an area of the side region is S. The patterns satisfy: 0.3×(B/A)<S/T<0.6×(B/A), where A represents a width of the top portion, and B represents a distance between an optical control structure and an adjacent optical control structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Chun Chung, Chi-Tang Ma, Su-Yi Lin, Ming-Lung Chen
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Publication number: 20170167692Abstract: A backlight module includes a reflection base plate, at least one light source, at least one 3D optical control structure and a reflector. The light source is disposed on the reflection base plate. The 3D optical control structure is disposed on the reflection base plate and covers the light source. The 3D optical control structure includes a top surface and a lateral connected to the top surface. The lateral obliquely faces toward the reflection base plate, and an acute angle exists between the lateral and the reflection base plate. The reflector is disposed on the reflection base plate and beside the lateral. Light emitted from the light source passes through or is reflected by the top surface or the lateral, wherein a part of light passing through the lateral is reflected by the reflector so as to transmit toward a direction away from the reflection base plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Wei-Chun CHUNG, Chi-Tang MA, Su-Yi LIN, Chih-Ling HSUEH
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Publication number: 20170167691Abstract: A backlight module includes a reflecting base, a light source, at least one 3D optical control structure, and at least one illumination adjusting structure. The light source and the 3D optical control structure are disposed on the reflecting base, and the 3D optical control structure covers the light source. Each 3D optical control structure includes two sidewalls, and at least one of the sidewalls has at least one through-hole. The illumination adjusting structure is adjacent to the sidewall having the through-hole. A position of an orthogonal projection of the through-hole to the reflecting base is A, and a position where a normal line of the sidewall passing through the through-hole intersects the reflecting base is B. An illumination adjusting section is an area between A and B. The illumination adjusting structure is disposed in the illumination adjusting section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Chi-Tang MA, Wei-Chun Chung, Su-Yi Lin, Chun-Liang Lin
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Publication number: 20170168353Abstract: Alight source module includes a substrate, multiple light sources disposed on the substrate, and multiple three-dimensional optical control structures located above the light sources. Each optical control structure includes a top portion disposed corresponding to the light source and has multiple top light transmissive patterns, a first side portion, and a second side portion. A total area of top light transmissive patterns within a top region divided by an area of the top region is T. The first and second side portions are respectively connected to the top portion, and each has multiple side light transmissive patterns. A total area of multiple side light transmissive patterns within a side region divided by an area of the side region is S. The patterns satisfy: 0.3×(B/A)<S/T<0.6×(B/A), where A represents a width of the top portion, and B represents a distance between an optical control structure and an adjacent optical control structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: WEI-CHUN CHUNG, CHI-TANG MA, SU-YI LIN, MING-LUNG CHEN
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Patent number: 9658488Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, comprising a light source module and an optical control layer disposed on the light source module. The optical control layer comprises a first optical film and a second optical film. The first optical film has a first overlap area on a first side, the first overlap area comprises first inner openings; the second optical film comprises a second overlap area near the first overlap area. The second overlap area matches the first overlap area. The second overlap area comprises second outer openings corresponding to the first inner openings.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chung-Ting Chen, Wei-Chun Chung, Ming-Cheng Wang, Shih-Fu Tseng
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Patent number: 9606397Abstract: A display device includes a light source having a light emitting side, a partition plate disposed adjacent to the light emitting side and having light-emitting through holes distributed thereon, and a display panel having a light incident bottom surface and disposed at an opposite side of the partition plate with regard to the light source; the light incident bottom surface faces the partition plate. The light incident bottom surface has a first and a second area, the first and the second area project on the partition plate, respectively, to form a first and a second projection area. The first and the second area are away from the first and the second projection area by a first and a second average distance smaller than the first average distance. An average pitch of the light-emitting through holes in the first projection area is greater than that in the second projection area.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Jian-Li Huang, Wei-Chun Chung, Su-Yi Lin
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Patent number: 9575238Abstract: A backlight module including a light guide plate, a plurality of point light sources and a frame is provided. The light guide plate includes a body, a positioning structure and a plurality of first micro-structures. The body has at least one light incident surface, an upper surface connected with the light incident surface, and at least one side surface connected with the light incident surface and the upper surface. The positioning structure is located on the side surface, wherein the upper surface has a first eliminating region adjacent to and surrounding the positioning structure. The first micro-structures are arranged on the upper surface except the first eliminating region. The point light sources face the light incident surface. The light guide plate is positioned in the frame by matching the positioning structure with a positioning component of the frame. A display device including the backlight module aforementioned is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Ming-Lung Chen, Ming-Chun Hsu, Wei-Chun Chung
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Publication number: 20160298828Abstract: A backlight module including a light source, an optical wavelength conversion film, a first group of optical films, and a second group of optical films is provided. The light source is adapted to emit a first light. The optical wavelength conversion film is adapted to convert the first light into a second light with a different wavelength. The first group of optical films is disposed between the light source and the optical wavelength conversion film. The optical wavelength conversion film is disposed between the first group of optical films and the second group of optical films, wherein a ratio of a transmittance of the second group of optical films for the second light to a transmittance of the first group of optical films for the first light is larger than or equal to 45%. Thus, the backlight module has a uniform light-emitting color.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Chi-Sheng Chang, Jian-Li Huang, Wei-Chun Chung, Su-Yi Lin
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Publication number: 20160077381Abstract: A backlight module including a carrier plate, a plurality of light sources, at least one low reflective portion, and a modulation film is provided. The carrier plate has a carrier surface carrying the light sources while the low reflective portion is disposed on the carrier surface between an outer light source and a side edge of the carrier plate. The reflectance of the low reflective portion is less than that of the carrier surface. The modulation film is disposed above the light sources while the low reflective portion has a projection area on the modulation film. The projection area has a lower normalized transmission ratio comparing to adjacent areas along an extending direction of the side edge of the carrier plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Chi-Tang Ma, Su-Yi Lin, Ming-Cheng Wang, Wei-Chun Chung, Chen-Hsun Yang, Jian-Li Huang, Chung-Ting Chen
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Publication number: 20160076734Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, comprising a light source module and an optical control layer disposed on the light source module. The optical control layer comprises a first optical film and a second optical film. The first optical film has a first overlap area on a first side, the first overlap area comprises first inner openings; the second optical film comprises a second overlap area near the first overlap area. The second overlap area matches the first overlap area. The second overlap area comprises second outer openings corresponding to the first inner openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Chung-Ting Chen, Wei-Chun Chung, Ming-Cheng Wang, Shih-Fu Tseng