Patents by Inventor Wen-Fang Sung

Wen-Fang Sung 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: 11075224
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a flexible circuit board. Data lines, scan lines, thin film transistors, gate contacts, and source contacts are disposed on the first substrate. The scan lines are intersected with the data lines. The thin film transistors are respectively connected to the data lines and the scan lines. The gate contacts are connected to the scan lines. The source contacts are connected to the data lines. The display device further includes first conductive patterns disposed on a side of the first substrate, and the first conductive patterns are connected to at least some of the gate contacts on the side of the first substrate. First pads of the flexible circuit board are connected to the first conductive patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hao-An Chuang, Wen-Fang Sung
  • Publication number: 20200212072
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a flexible circuit board. Data lines, scan lines, thin film transistors, gate contacts, and source contacts are disposed on the first substrate. The scan lines are intersected with the data lines. The thin film transistors are respectively connected to the data lines and the scan lines. The gate contacts are connected to the scan lines. The source contacts are connected to the data lines. The display device further includes first conductive patterns disposed on a side of the first substrate, and the first conductive patterns are connected to at least some of the gate contacts on the side of the first substrate. First pads of the flexible circuit board are connected to the first conductive patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hao-An CHUANG, Wen-Fang SUNG
  • Patent number: 10622385
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a flexible circuit board. Data lines, scan lines, thin film transistors, gate contacts, and source contacts are disposed on the first substrate. The scan lines are intersected with the data lines. The thin film transistors are respectively connected to the data lines and the scan lines. The gate contacts are connected to the scan lines. The source contacts are connected to the data lines. The display device further includes first conductive patterns disposed on a side of the first substrate, and the first conductive patterns are connected to at least some of the gate contacts on the side of the first substrate. First pads of the flexible circuit board are connected to the first conductive patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hao-An Chuang, Wen-Fang Sung
  • Patent number: 10473981
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight module, a liquid crystal layer, a lower polarizer, an upper polarizer, and a retardation layer. The liquid crystal layer is disposed on a lighting side of the backlight module while the lower polarizer is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the backlight module. The upper polarizer is disposed on a side of the liquid crystal layer opposite to the lower polarizer, and the retardation layer is between the upper and lower polarizers. The retardation layer has a retardation area that may modulates the light passing through the lower polarizer and make the light passes through the upper polarizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wang-Shuo Kao, Wen-Fang Sung, Zhi-Lu Ye, Yun Cheng
  • Publication number: 20180315776
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a flexible circuit board. Data lines, scan lines, thin film transistors, gate contacts, and source contacts are disposed on the first substrate. The scan lines are intersected with the data lines. The thin film transistors are respectively connected to the data lines and the scan lines. The gate contacts are connected to the scan lines. The source contacts are connected to the data lines. The display device further includes first conductive patterns disposed on a side of the first substrate, and the first conductive patterns are connected to at least some of the gate contacts on the side of the first substrate. First pads of the flexible circuit board are connected to the first conductive patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Hao-An CHUANG, Wen-Fang SUNG
  • Publication number: 20180113348
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight module, a liquid crystal layer, a lower polarizer, an upper polarizer, and a retardation layer. The liquid crystal layer is disposed on a lighting side of the backlight module while the lower polarizer is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the backlight module. The upper polarizer is disposed on a side of the liquid crystal layer opposite to the lower polarizer, and the retardation layer is between the upper and lower polarizers. The retardation layer has a retardation area that may modulates the light passing through the lower polarizer and make the light passes through the upper polarizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Wang-Shuo KAO, Wen-Fang SUNG, Zhi-Lu YE, Yun CHENG
  • Patent number: 9693047
    Abstract: A transparent stereo display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a common electrode, a display medium, and a patterned phase retardation film. A plurality of pixel structures is disposed on the first substrate. The pixel structures include a plurality of right eye pixel structures and left eye pixel structures. Each pixel structure includes a display region, a first region, and a second region. The patterned phase retardation film includes right eye polarized patterns and left eye polarized patterns. The right eye polarized patterns are disposed corresponding to the right eye pixel structures, and the left eye polarized patterns are disposed corresponding to the left eye polarized patterns. An edge of each right eye polarized pattern overlaps with the second region of the corresponding right eye pixel structure. An edge of each left eye polarized pattern overlaps with the second region of the corresponding left eye pixel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Wei Huang, Wang-Shuo Kao, Wen-Fang Sung, Sheng-Ju Ho
  • Publication number: 20160133208
    Abstract: A transparent stereo display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a common electrode, a display medium, and a patterned phase retardation film. A plurality of pixel structures is disposed on the first substrate. The pixel structures include a plurality of right eye pixel structures and left eye pixel structures. Each pixel structure includes a display region, a first region, and a second region. The patterned phase retardation film includes right eye polarized patterns and left eye polarized patterns. The right eye polarized patterns are disposed corresponding to the right eye pixel structures, and the left eye polarized patterns are disposed corresponding to the left eye polarized patterns. An edge of each right eye polarized pattern overlaps with the second region of the corresponding right eye pixel structure. An edge of each left eye polarized pattern overlaps with the second region of the corresponding left eye pixel structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Chao-Wei Huang, Wang-Shuo Kao, Wen-Fang Sung, Sheng-Ju Ho
  • Patent number: 9304240
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing phase retarder film includes steps of providing a substrate; forming an alignment layer on the substrate, the alignment layer having at least a first phase region, at least a second phase region and at least a third phase region, the third phase region being disposed between the first phase region and the second phase region, and a phase retardation of the third phase region being different from phase retardations of the first phase region and the second phase region. The phase retardation of the first phase region is different from the phase retardation of the second phase region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wen-Fang Sung, Wang-Shuo Kao, Chih-Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20150268397
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing phase retarder film includes steps of providing a substrate; forming an alignment layer on the substrate, the alignment layer having at least a first phase region, at least a second phase region and at least a third phase region, the third phase region being disposed between the first phase region and the second phase region, and a phase retardation of the third phase region being different from phase retardations of the first phase region and the second phase region. The phase retardation of the first phase region is different from the phase retardation of the second phase region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Wen-Fang SUNG, Wang-Shuo KAO, Chih-Wei CHEN
  • Patent number: 9083966
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a phase retarder film disposed on the display panel. The display panel has a first pixel region, a second pixel region and a third pixel region disposed between the first pixel region and the second pixel region. The phase retarder film has a first phase region, a second phase region and a third phase region disposed between the first phase region and the second phase region. The first phase region is disposed corresponding to the first pixel region, the second phase region is disposed corresponding to the second pixel region, and the third phase region is disposed corresponding to the third pixel region. A phase retardation of the third phase region is different from phase retardations of the first phase region and the second phase region. A method for manufacturing the phase retarder film is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wen-Fang Sung, Wang-Shuo Kao, Chih-Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20140218492
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a phase retarder film disposed on the display panel. The display panel has a first pixel region, a second pixel region and a third pixel region disposed between the first pixel region and the second pixel region. The phase retarder film has a first phase region, a second phase region and a third phase region disposed between the first phase region and the second phase region. The first phase region is disposed corresponding to the first pixel region, the second phase region is disposed corresponding to the second pixel region, and the third phase region is disposed corresponding to the third pixel region. A phase retardation of the third phase region is different from phase retardations of the first phase region and the second phase region. A method for manufacturing the phase retarder film is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Wen-Fang SUNG, Wang-Shuo KAO, Chih-Wei CHEN
  • Patent number: 7692738
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer; a first polarizer having a temperature TP1 and a thermal expansion coefficient ?P1; a second polarizer having a temperature TP2 and a thermal expansion coefficient ?P2; a first adhesive layer having a first thickness h1; and a second adhesive layer having a second thickness h2; wherein the first adhesive layer is disposed between the first polarizer and the first substrate, the second adhesive layer is disposed between the second polarizer and the second substrate, and the parameters illustrated below: ? P ? ? 1 ? ( ? ? ? T P ? ? 1 ) ? P ? ? 2 ? ( ? ? ? T P ? ? 2 ) = ( h 1 h 2 ) 1 - n ; wherein ā€œnā€ is an exponent of power law, ?TP1=TP1?TR., ?TP2=TP2?TR, and TR is the temperature of the ambient environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Pei-Hsun Wu, Ying-Che Lan, Wen-Fang Sung, Chih-Haw Wang
  • Patent number: 7626677
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first protective layer, a first polarizing layer, a second protective layer, an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, a twisted nematic liquid crystal layer, a third protective layer, a second polarizing layer and a fourth protective layer. The first polarizing layer is disposed between the first and the second protective layers; the active device array substrate is disposed over the second protective layer. The twisted nematic liquid crystal layer is disposed between the opposite substrate and the active device array substrate. The third protective layer is disposed on the opposite substrate, and the second polarizing layer is disposed between the third and the fourth protective layers. The second protective layer has an in-plane and an out-of-plane retardation values. The in-plane retardation value is between 1 and 10 nanometers, and the out-of-plane retardation value is between 50 and 130 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Fang Sung, Ying-Che Lan, Chih-Haw Wang, Pei-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20080123027
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first protective layer, a first polarizing layer, a second protective layer, an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, a twisted nematic liquid crystal layer, a third protective layer, a second polarizing layer and a fourth protective layer. The first polarizing layer is disposed between the first and the second protective layers; the active device array substrate is disposed over the second protective layer. The twisted nematic liquid crystal layer is disposed between the opposite substrate and the active device array substrate. The third protective layer is disposed on the opposite substrate, and the second polarizing layer is disposed between the third and the fourth protective layers. The second protective layer has an in-plane and an out-of-plane retardation values. The in-plane retardation value is between 1 and 10 nanometers, and the out-of-plane retardation value is between 50 and 130 nanometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Fang Sung, Ying-Che Lan, Chih-Haw Wang, Pei-Hsun Wu
  • Publication number: 20080074584
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer; a first polarizer having a temperature TP1 and a thermal expansion coefficient ?P1; a second polarizer having a temperature TP2 and a thermal expansion coefficient ?P2; a first adhesive layer having a first thickness h1; and a second adhesive layer having a second thickness h2; wherein the first adhesive layer is disposed between the first polarizer and the first substrate, the second adhesive layer is disposed between the second polarizer and the second substrate, and the parameters illustrated below: ? P ? ? 1 ? ( ? ? ? T P ? ? 1 ) ? P ? ? 2 ? ( ? ? ? T P ? ? 2 ) = ( h 1 h 2 ) 1 - n ; wherein ā€œnā€ is an exponent of power law, ?TP1=TP1?TR, ?TP2=TP2?TR, and TR is the temperature of the ambient environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Pei-Hsun Wu, Ying-Che Lan, Wen-Fang Sung, Chih-Haw Wang