Patents by Inventor Wen-Tai SHEN
Wen-Tai SHEN 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: 12281789Abstract: A light guide plate has a bottom surface and a light-emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface, and comprises light-guiding lenses, accommodating regions, and separating portions. The light-guiding lenses are arranged along a first direction and a second direction, and form a light-guiding lens array, where the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are parallel to the bottom surface and the light-emitting surface. The accommodating regions are arranged in the light-guiding lenses, respectively, and are configured to dispose at least one light-emitting component. Each of the separating portions is located between adjacent two of the light-guiding lenses, and the plurality of light-guiding lenses are arranged along the first direction or the second direction on two sides of each of the separating portions. The present invention further provides a backlight module.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Jia Wei Xu, Wen-Tai Shen
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Patent number: 12265300Abstract: A backlight module includes a reflective plate, a plurality of light-emitting elements and a plurality of light guide plates. The reflective plate has light source grooves and first position limiting parts, and each light source groove has a reflective surface, a light outlet and a bottom side. The reflective surface is located between the light outlet and the bottom side. The first position limiting parts are respectively connected to the reflective surfaces and are respectively close to the light outlets. The light-emitting elements are respectively disposed in the light source grooves and respectively surrounded by the reflective surfaces. The light guide plates are respectively disposed in the light source grooves and respectively located between the reflective surfaces and the light-emitting elements. The first position limiting parts are respectively adapted to block the light guide plates from being separated from the reflective plate from the light outlets.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2024Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Ming Chin Tsai, Wen-Tai Shen, Chun-Fu Chuang
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Publication number: 20250028203Abstract: A backlight module includes a reflective element, a plurality of light-emitting elements, and a light diffusion plate. The reflective element has a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of light source grooves. The first surface is opposite to the second surface. The light source groove extends from the first surface to the second surface and has a light-emitting outlet on the first surface. The light-emitting elements are respectively disposed in the light source grooves. The light diffusion plate is disposed opposite to the first surface, where a distance between the light diffusion plate and the first surface is 0.5 mm to 4 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Wen-Tai Shen, Jia Wei Xu
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Publication number: 20250028201Abstract: A reflective element is adapted to a backlight module including a plurality of light-emitting elements. The reflective element includes a body provided with a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of light source grooves. Each light source groove is provided with a light outlet, a bottom, and a reflective portion. The light outlet is formed on the top surface. The bottom is adapted to arrange the light-emitting element. The reflective portion is located between the light outlet and the bottom and is adapted to surround the light-emitting element. The reflective portion includes a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface. The first reflective surface is located between the second reflective surface and the bottom, and the second reflective surface is located between the first reflective surface and the light outlet. The first reflective surface and the second reflective surface have different slopes or curvatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2024Publication date: January 23, 2025Inventors: Wen-Tai Shen, Yu-Cheng Chang
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Publication number: 20240427193Abstract: A backlight module includes a reflective plate, a plurality of light-emitting elements and a plurality of light guide plates. The reflective plate has light source grooves and first position limiting parts, and each light source groove has a reflective surface, a light outlet and a bottom side. The reflective surface is located between the light outlet and the bottom side. The first position limiting parts are respectively connected to the reflective surfaces and are respectively close to the light outlets. The light-emitting elements are respectively disposed in the light source grooves and respectively surrounded by the reflective surfaces. The light guide plates are respectively disposed in the light source grooves and respectively located between the reflective surfaces and the light-emitting elements. The first position limiting parts are respectively adapted to block the light guide plates from being separated from the reflective plate from the light outlets.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Ming Chin Tsai, Wen-Tai Shen, Chun-Fu Chuang
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Publication number: 20240427062Abstract: A micro-structure film and a light emitting module are disclosed. A plurality of micro-structures with at least one predefined shape are uniformly distributed on at least one of surfaces of two opposite sides of the micro-structure film. The light emitting module includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources, and a package layer. The substrate has a first surface. The plurality of light sources are arranged on the first surface. The package layer is arranged on the first surface to contact with and cover the light sources. A plurality of micro-structures with at least one predefined shape are uniformly distributed on an other side of the package layer opposite to the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: YU-CHENG CHANG, Wen-Tai Shen, Yu-Ming Huang
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Publication number: 20240401782Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source module, a reflective element, and a backplate. The light source module is disposed on the backplate and comprises a plurality of light sources and a substrate; the plurality of light sources are arranged in arrays on the substrate. The reflective element is disposed on the light source module and has a plurality of reflective cavities; the plurality of reflective cavities are arranged in arrays, and the plurality of light sources are respectively accommodated in the plurality of reflective cavities. The backplate has a plurality of first fixing holes used for fixing the light source module and the reflective element to the backplate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Wen-Tai Shen, Ming Chin Tsai
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Publication number: 20240401774Abstract: A reflective element includes multiple reflective cavities and multiple spacers. Each reflective cavity has an upper opening, a lower opening, and a peripheral wall. A peripheral-wall bottom edge of the peripheral wall is disposed on a substrate of a light board, and the lower opening of the reflective cavity corresponds to one light emitting component. Each spacer includes a bottom surface, a first inclined surface, and a second inclined surface. The bottom surface is connected to the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface, and the bottom surface is disposed on the substrate and flush with the peripheral-wall bottom edge. The first inclined surface and the second inclined surface respectively serve as the side walls of adjacent two of the reflective cavities, and some of the spacers have a height difference between a top edge of the first inclined surface and a top edge of the second inclined surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2023Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Wen-Tai Shen, Ming Chin Tsai
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Patent number: 12140784Abstract: An optical diffusing element includes a light emitting surface. The light emitting surface has microstructures, each microstructure has a border, the border of each microstructure is completely connected with the borders of the adjacent microstructures, each microstructure has a surface profile, and a functional formula of the surface profile is: s ? ( x ) = x 2 R + R 2 - ( ? + 1 ) ? x 2 ; s(x) represents the surface profile of each microstructure on an x-axis. The value x represents a vertical projection position of the surface profile on the x-axis. The value R represents a curvature radius of a vertex of each microstructure. The value ? represents a conic coefficient of each microstructure. The microstructures have the same value R and value ?. A light emitting assembly for three-dimension sensing includes the optical diffusing element and a light source.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Wen-Tai Shen, Pin-Feng Yu, Ya-Han Ko, Jung-Chih Tsai
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Publication number: 20240280241Abstract: A light guide plate has a bottom surface and a light-emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface, and comprises light-guiding lenses, accommodating regions, and separating portions. The light-guiding lenses are arranged along a first direction and a second direction, and form a light-guiding lens array, where the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are parallel to the bottom surface and the light-emitting surface. The accommodating regions are arranged in the light-guiding lenses, respectively, and are configured to dispose at least one light-emitting component. Each of the separating portions is located between adjacent two of the light-guiding lenses, and the plurality of light-guiding lenses are arranged along the first direction or the second direction on two sides of each of the separating portions. The present invention further provides a backlight module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: Jia Wei Xu, Wen-Tai Shen
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Publication number: 20220244435Abstract: An optical diffusing element includes a light emitting surface. The light emitting surface has microstructures, each microstructure has a border, the border of each microstructure is completely connected with the borders of the adjacent microstructures, each microstructure has a surface profile, and a functional formula of the surface profile is: s ? ( x ) = x 2 R + R 2 - ( ? + 1 ) ? x 2 ; s(x) represents the surface profile of each microstructure on an x-axis. The value x represents a vertical projection position of the surface profile on the x-axis. The value R represents a curvature radius of a vertex of each microstructure. The value ? represents a conic coefficient of each microstructure. The microstructures have the same value R and value ?. A light emitting assembly for three-dimension sensing includes the optical diffusing element and a light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Wen-Tai Shen, Pin-Feng Yu, Ya-Han Ko, Jung-Chih Tsai
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Patent number: 9551898Abstract: A backlight module includes a back plate, light sources, protrusive pieces and a reflective sheet. The light sources are disposed on the back plate. The protrusive pieces protrude from the back plate. Each of the protrusive pieces is located between at least two adjacent light sources. The reflective sheet is disposed on the back plate and has through holes. Each of the light sources passes through a corresponding through hole. The reflective sheet further has cutting line groups. Each of the cutting line groups includes two cutting lines intersected at an intersection point. Each of the intersection points is substantially aligned with a corresponding protrusive piece. Portions of the reflective sheet adjacent to the cutting line groups are warped upwards from the back plate, and respectively resist the protrusive pieces.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Chih-Chieh Su, Chen-Yu Chiang, Yung-Chi Wu, Wen-Tai Shen
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Publication number: 20160018698Abstract: A backlight module includes a back plate, light sources, protrusive pieces and a reflective sheet. The light sources are disposed on the back plate. The protrusive pieces protrude from the back plate. Each of the protrusive pieces is located between at least two adjacent light sources. The reflective sheet is disposed on the back plate and has through holes. Each of the light sources passes through a corresponding through hole. The reflective sheet further has cutting line groups. Each of the cutting line groups includes two cutting lines intersected at an intersection point. Each of the intersection points is substantially aligned with a corresponding protrusive piece. Portions of the reflective sheet adjacent to the cutting line groups are warped upwards from the back plate, and respectively resist the protrusive pieces.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Chih-Chieh SU, Chen-Yu CHIANG, Yung-Chi WU, Wen-Tai SHEN