Patents by Inventor Wen-Yen Chiu
Wen-Yen Chiu 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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Publication number: 20240126003Abstract: A light source module and a display device are provided. The light source module includes a light source, a light guide plate, and an optical film set including multiple first optical microstructures having a first surface, multiple second optical microstructures having a second surface, and multiple third optical microstructures having a third surface. Each of the multiple first optical microstructures has a first vertex angle, each of the multiple second optical microstructures has a second vertex angle, and each of the multiple third optical microstructures has a third vertex angle. The third vertex angle is less than the first vertex angle, and the first vertex angle is less than or equal to the second vertex angle. By configuring the aforementioned optical microstructures, the light source module of the disclosure may greatly improve the collimation of light and has favorable luminance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Nano Precision Taiwan LimitedInventors: Hsin-Wei Chen, Wen-Yen Chiu, Chao-Hung Weng, Ming-Dah Liu
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Patent number: 11945971Abstract: Provided is a graphene-based coating suspension comprising multiple graphene sheets, thin film coating of an anti-corrosive pigment or sacrificial metal deposited on graphene sheets, and a binder resin dissolved or dispersed in a liquid medium, wherein the multiple graphene sheets contain single-layer or few-layer graphene sheets selected from a pristine graphene material having essentially zero % of non-carbon elements, or a non-pristine graphene material having 0.001% to 47% by weight of non-carbon elements wherein the non-pristine graphene is selected from graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, graphene fluoride, graphene chloride, graphene bromide, graphene iodide, hydrogenated graphene, nitrogenated graphene, doped graphene, chemically functionalized graphene, or a combination thereof. The invention also provides a process for producing this coating suspension. Also provided is an object or structure coated at least in part with such a coating.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Global Graphene Group, Inc.Inventors: Fan-Chun Meng, Yi-jun Lin, Shaio-yen Lee, Wen Y. Chiu, Aruna Zhamu, Bor Z. Jang
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Publication number: 20230221483Abstract: A light source module includes a light guide plate, light emitting elements, a prism sheet and a reflective sheet. The light guide plate has a light incident surface, a light emitting surface and a bottom surface. The light incident surface is connected to the light emitting surface and the bottom surface. The light emitting elements are disposed beside the light incident surface. The prism sheet is disposed beside the light emitting surface and includes prism pillars. The reflective sheet is disposed beside the bottom surface and includes a substrate and pyramidal structures. The substrate has a reflective surface. The pyramidal structures are disposed on the reflective surface. Each pyramidal structure has optical side surfaces. Each optical side surface has a bottom edge connected to the reflective surface. One optical side surface faces the light incident surface, and the respective bottom edge is parallel to the light incident surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: WEN-YEN CHIU, HSIN-WEI CHEN, CHAO-HUNG WENG, MING-DAH LIU, YUE-FENG YANG
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Publication number: 20230133614Abstract: A backlight module includes a light-emitting element, a quantum dot film, an optical film and a light adjusting element. The light-emitting element is adapted to emit a blue light. The quantum dot film is adapted to converting a first portion and a second portion of the blue light into a red light and a green light, respectively. The optical film is disposed on the quantum dot film. The light adjusting element is disposed between the optical film and the quantum dot film. The light adjusting element has a first surface and a second surface respectively facing the quantum dot film and the optical film. The first surface has multiple first optical microstructures. The first optical microstructures include multiple cones protruding toward the quantum dot film. Moreover, a display apparatus including the backlight module is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicants: Nano Precision (SuZhou) CO., LTD., Nano Precision Taiwan LimitedInventors: Wen-Yen Chiu, Chao-Hung Weng, Ming-Dah Liu, Hsin-Wei Chen, Yue-Feng Yang
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Patent number: 10287386Abstract: The present invention is related to a core-shell particle and preparation and use thereof. The core of the core-shell particle includes a vinyl polymer. The shell of the core-shell particle includes a hydrophobic silane bonded to a surface of the core via a silane coupling agent. The core-shell particles are applied in a matting material as a matting agent.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Eternal Materials Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Huei Su, Yu-Lin Hsiao, Wen-Yen Chiu, Chi-An Dai, Chen-Han Yang, Bo-Ting Chou
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Publication number: 20190031807Abstract: The present invention is related to a core-shell particle and preparation and use thereof. The core of the core-shell particle includes a vinyl polymer. The shell of the core-shell particle includes a hydrophobic silane bonded to a surface of the core via a silane coupling agent. The core-shell particles are applied in a matting material as a matting agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Yu-Huei Su, Yu-Lin Hsiao, Wen-Yen Chiu, Chi-An Dai, Chen_Han Yang, Bo-Ting Chou
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Patent number: 9958591Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate having a bottom surface, a light emitting surface, a first light incident surface, and microstructures. Each microstructure recesses into or protrudes from the bottom surface and has a first and a second surfaces. The first and the second surfaces of at least one of the microstructures are located on two sides of a first reference plane parallel to the first light incident surface. A section-line of each first surface on a second reference plane perpendicular to the first light incident surface and perpendicular to the light emitting surface is a straight line. A first angle between each first surface and a third reference plane parallel to the light emitting surface in the light guide plate is between 0 degrees and 20 degrees, and a thickness of each microstructure is between 0 micrometers and 20 micrometers.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.Inventors: Chien-Hui Lee, Min-Chun Chou, Ming-Dah Liu, Ching-Hsiang Li, Chang-Cheng Liu, Wen-Yen Chiu
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Patent number: 9663628Abstract: The present invention relates to a stabilized monomer dispersion containing inorganic oxide nanoparticles with high refractive index in which the refractive index of the inorganic oxide nanoparticles is greater than 1.65 and the average particle size of the high refractive inorganic oxide nanoparticles ranges from 1 to 100 nm and its content is in a range of from 1.0% by weight to 10.0% by weight based on the total weight of the monomer dispersion. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing the stabilized monomer dispersion containing high refractive inorganic oxide nanoparticles.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: National Taiwan UniversityInventors: Wen-Yen Chiu, I-Ann Lei, Dai-Fu Lai, Wen-Chang Chen, Yang-Yen Yu, Guey-Sheng Liou, Trong-Ming Don
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SILICON RESIN COMPOSITION, AND TRANSPARENT OPTICAL FILM AND PACKAGING MATERIALS MANUFACTURED THEREBY
Publication number: 20160340510Abstract: A silicon resin composition, transparent optical film, and packaging materials manufactured thereby are provided. The silicon resin composition has (A) silicone and (B) metal oxide-polymer oligomer particles. The (B) metal oxide-polymer oligomer particles are in the amount of 0.5 to 5 wt % of the total weight of the silicon resin composition. The silicon resin composition has the property of low thermal stress, high refractive index, transparency, heat resistance and good adhesion, and can be widely used in different applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Jen-Hsien Huang, Jui-Hsiung Huang, Chiu-Ping Li, Wen-Yen Chiu -
Patent number: 9429700Abstract: A backlight module including an LGP, an optical film, a first light source is provided. The LGP has a bottom surface, a light emitting surface, a first light incident surface, and microstructures. Each microstructure is recessed into or protrudes out of the bottom surface and includes at least two structural units. A section line of each structural unit on a first reference plane is a curve, and the curve has a peak point. A distance between two peak points of two adjacent structural units along a first direction is greater than 0 and smaller than a half of a total width of the two structural units along the first direction. Each microstructure has a symmetric plane perpendicular to the light emitting surface and the first light incident surface. The optical film is located on the light emitting surface. The first light source is located beside the first light incident surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.Inventors: Wen-Yen Chiu, Chang-Cheng Liu, Min-Chun Chou, Ching-Hsiang Li, Chien-Hui Lee, Guan-Wen Liu
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Publication number: 20150284529Abstract: The present invention relates to a stabilized monomer dispersion containing inorganic oxide nanoparticles with high refractive index in which the refractive index of the inorganic oxide nanoparticles is greater than 1.65 and the average particle size of the high refractive inorganic oxide nanoparticles ranges from 1 to 100 nm and its content is in a range of from 1.0% by weight to 10.0% by weight based on the total weight of the monomer dispersion. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing the stabilized monomer dispersion containing high refractive inorganic oxide nanoparticles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Wen-Yen CHIU, I-Ann LEI, Dai-Fu LAI, Wen-Chang CHEN, Yang-Yen YU, Guey-Sheng LIOU, Trong-Ming DON
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Publication number: 20150268404Abstract: A backlight module including an LGP, an optical film, a first light source is provided. The LGP has a bottom surface, a light emitting surface, a first light incident surface, and microstructures. Each microstructure is recessed into or protrudes out of the bottom surface and includes at least two structural units. A section line of each structural unit on a first reference plane is a curve, and the curve has a peak point. A distance between two peak points of two adjacent structural units along a first direction is greater than 0 and smaller than a half of a total width of the two structural units along the first direction. Each microstructure has a symmetric plane perpendicular to the light emitting surface and the first light incident surface. The optical film is located on the light emitting surface. The first light source is located beside the first light incident surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: Young Lighting Technology Inc.Inventors: Wen-Yen Chiu, Chang-Cheng Liu, Min-Chun Chou, Ching-Hsiang Li, Chien-Hui Lee, Guan-Wen Liu
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Publication number: 20150226901Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate having a bottom surface, a light emitting surface, a first light incident surface, and microstructures. Each microstructure recesses into or protrudes from the bottom surface and has a first and a second surfaces. The first and the second surfaces of at least one of the microstructures are located on two sides of a first reference plane parallel to the first light incident surface. A section-line of each first surface on a second reference plane perpendicular to the first light incident surface and perpendicular to the light emitting surface is a straight line. A first angle between each first surface and a third reference plane parallel to the light emitting surface in the light guide plate is between 0 degrees and 20 degrees, and a thickness of each microstructure is between 0 micrometers and 20 micrometers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: Young Lighting Technology Inc.Inventors: Chien-Hui Lee, Min-Chun Chou, Ming-Dah Liu, Ching-Hsiang Li, Chang-Cheng Liu, Wen-Yen Chiu
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Patent number: 8962769Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polyimidothioethers-inorganic nanoparticle hybrid material, which exhibit good surface planarity, thermal dimensional stability, tunable refractive index, and high optical transparency upon forming into films. The present invention also relates to polyimidothioethers which is an intermediate for preparing the present hybrid material, and their preparation.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: National Taiwan UniversityInventors: Guey-Sheng Liou, Chia-Liang Tsai, Hung-Ju Yen, Wen-Chang Chen, Wen-Yen Chiu, Yang-Yen Yu
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Publication number: 20120261625Abstract: The present invention relates to a stabilized monomer dispersion containing inorganic oxide nanoparticles with high refractive index in which the refractive index of the inorganic oxide nanoparticles is greater than 1.65 and the average particle size of the high refractive inorganic oxide nanoparticles ranges from 1 to 100 nm and its content is in a range of from 1.0% by weight to 10.0% by weight based on the total weight of the monomer dispersion. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing the stabilized monomer dispersion containing high refractive inorganic oxide nanoparticles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Inventors: Wen-Yen CHIU, I-Ann Lei, Dai-Fu Lai, Wen-Chang Chen, Yang-Yen Yu, Guey-Sheng Liou, Trong-Ming Don
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Patent number: 8173171Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a hydrogel microparticle composition. A dispersion including 1 part by weight of N-isopropyl acrylamide, about 0.1-0.5 part by weight of chitosan, about 0-0.05 part by weight of N,N?-methylene bisacrylamide, about 0.1-0.5 part by weight of glacial acetic acid, and about 20-40 parts by weight of water is prepared. About 0.01-0.3 part by weight of an anionic initiator is added into the dispersion and the dispersion is allowed to undergo a polymerization reaction at a temperature of about 10-100° C. for about 1 to 5 hours, thereby producing a plurality of hydrogel microparticles dispersed in the water to form the hydrogel microparticle composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Taiwan Textile Research InstituteInventors: Yu-Chun Hung, Chi-Shu Wei, Lien-Hua Chiu, Wen-Yen Chiu, Chia-Jen Wen
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Publication number: 20100178345Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a hydrogel microparticle composition. A dispersion including 1 part by weight of N-isopropyl acrylamide, about 0.1-0.5 part by weight of chitosan, about 0-0.05 part by weight of N,N?-methylene bisacrylamide, about 0.1-0.5 part by weight of glacial acetic acid, and about 20-40 parts by weight of water is prepared. About 0.01-0.3 part by weight of an anionic initiator is added into the dispersion and the dispersion is allowed to undergo a polymerization reaction at a temperature of about 10-100° C. for about 1 to 5 hours, thereby producing a plurality of hydrogel microparticles dispersed in the water to form the hydrogel microparticle composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yu-Chun Hung, Chi-Shu Wei, Lien-Hua Chiu, Wen-Yen Chiu, Chia-Jen Wen
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Publication number: 20100101939Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for preparing a zinc oxide (ZnO) nano rod substrate. First, a layer of ZnO nano particles was sputtered on the substrate and the ZnO nano rods were grown with the hydrothermal reaction on this substrate. Repeatedly proceeding the hydrothermal reaction can obtain a higher aspect ratio of the ZnO nano rods. According to this method, highly orientated ZnO nano rods will be prepared. The ZnO nano rods possess very high surface area and provide very effective pH tuning ability. The growth of ZnO nano rods on the plastic and fiber substrate were also prepared to increase the applicability.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: National Taiwan UniversityInventors: Kuo-Chuan Ho, Wen-Yen Chiu, Chi-An Dai, Chii-Wann Lin, Po-Yen Chen, Chia-Yu Lin, Wei- Yi Feng
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Publication number: 20100105271Abstract: The present invention discloses a pH buffering hybrid material and the forming method thereof. The pH buffering hybrid material comprises a substrate, a conductive polymer layer on the substrate, and a ZnO nanorod layer produced by deposition of ZnO particles as nucleuses on the conductive polymer layer, and the ZnO particles growing into the ZnO nanorods via hydrothermal reaction. The pH buffering hybrid material has the pH turning ability and the potential of conductivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Wen-Chang Chen, Wen-Yen Chiu, Kuo-Chuan Ho, Chi-An Dai, Jui-Hung Chen
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Publication number: 20090183769Abstract: The present invention discloses a solar cell having a multi-layered nanostructure that is used to generate, transport, and collect electric charges. The multi-layered nanostructure comprises a cathode, a hole-blocking layer, a photo-active layer, and an anode. The hole-blocking layer is made of the material selected from the group consisting of the following: inorganic semiconducting material, metal oxide material and mixture of inorganic and metal oxide materials. The photo-active layer comprises a porous body and a conjugated polymer filler. The porous body is used as an electron acceptor while the conjugate polymer filler is as an electron donor. The conjugated polymer filler is formed in the pores of the porous body by in-situ polymerization. In addition, the invention discloses a method for preparing the solar cell having a multi-layered nanostructure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: LEEYIH WANG, YI-JUN LIN, WEN-YEN CHIU, WEI-FANG SU