Patents by Inventor Ya-Han Ko

Ya-Han Ko 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).

  • Publication number: 20250155726
    Abstract: A hologram projection device includes the following features. A display assembly has a display surface adapted to generate collimated image light meeting one of the following conditions. In a condition 1, full widths at half maximum of the collimated image light at the horizontal viewing angle and the vertical viewing angle are less than or equal to 35°. In a condition 2, luminance of the collimated image light within a range of the full widths at half maximum larger than or equal to 45° are less than or equal to 2% of a maximum luminance. A reflective assembly is disposed on a transmission path of the collimated image light and includes a light-transmitting substrate and reflective elements. The light-transmitting substrate is inclined relative to the display surface. The reflective elements are disposed on the light-transmitting substrate and adapted to reflect the collimated image light to a projection position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: SYUAN-WEI JHANG, CHIH-PING HSU, YA HAN KO
  • Publication number: 20250141447
    Abstract: A modular circuit board, a non-contact switch system, and a switch detection method are provided. The non-contact switch system includes multiple modular circuit boards. The modular circuit board includes: a non-contact switch set configured to receive a sensing signal of a sensed target; and a processing unit configured to perform a general program. The processing unit includes a detection unit, and the detection unit includes a first common lead. The general program includes a single-board detection process and a multi-board detection process. The single-board detection process includes: determining whether only one non-contact switch receives the sensing signal, and entering the multi-board detection process if a determining result is yes; or providing, by the detection unit, a marked potential if the determining result is no. The multi-board detection process includes: determining whether a first interconnected potential of the first common lead is the marked potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: RAN-SHIOU YOU, YA HAN KO, Chia Tsun Huang, Chih-hung Liu
  • Patent number: 12140784
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Tai Shen, Pin-Feng Yu, Ya-Han Ko, Jung-Chih Tsai
  • Publication number: 20240345686
    Abstract: A contactless button includes a substrate, a frame body, a first light-emitting unit, an optical imaging assembly, and an optical switch assembly. The frame body is mounted on the substrate. The first light-emitting unit is in the frame body. The optical imaging assembly is in the frame body and covers the first light-emitting unit. The optical imaging assembly converts a first light beam provided by the first light-emitting unit into a three-dimensional optical image projected from the opening. The optical switch assembly includes a second light-emitting unit and an optical trigger switch. The optical trigger switch generates a manipulation signal when sensing a second light beam generated by the second light-emitting unit. One of the second light-emitting unit and the optical trigger switch is mounted on the substrate and in the frame body. The other one thereof is mounted on the frame body and next to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: chih-hung Liu, YA HAN KO, RAN-SHIOU YOU, HSING-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240223175
    Abstract: A non-contacting switch control system includes: a switch set, configured to receive a sensing signal from a sensing target, the switch set including a first non-contacting switch and a second non-contacting switch; a storage unit, configured to store a control program; and a processing unit, connected to the switch set and the storage unit, and configured to execute the control program and control the switch set based on the sensing signal. The control program includes: in a first operating mode, determining whether the first non-contacting switch receives an identification signal, and obtaining a first determination result; and when the first determination result is true, configuring the non-contacting switch control system to enter a second operating mode and disabling the second non-contacting switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: RAN-SHIOU YOU, YA HAN KO, CHIH-HUNG LIU, CHIH-PING HSU
  • Publication number: 20240213973
    Abstract: A non-contact switch control system includes: a switch set, configured to receive a sensing signal from a sensed target, the switch set including a first non-contact switch and a second non-contact switch, the sensing signal including a first sensing signal and a second sensing signal; a storage unit, configured to store a control program; and a processing unit, connected to the switch set and the storage unit and configured to execute the control program and control the switch set based on the sensing signal. The control program includes: determining whether the first non-contact switch receives the first sensing signal and obtaining a first determination result; in the situation where the first determination result indicates “Yes”, determining whether the second non-contact switch receives the second sensing signal and obtaining a second determination result; and in the situation where the second determination result indicates “Yes”, disabling the second non-contact switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: RAN-SHIOU YOU, YA HAN KO, CHIH-PING HSU, HSING-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240184131
    Abstract: A floating image device includes a collimating optical assembly, a light source assembly, an imaging unit, and a microlens array. The light source assembly is suitable for emitting a beam to the collimating optical assembly, the beam is converted into a collimated beam by the collimating optical assembly, and a spread angle of the collimated beam at a half-intensity position is smaller than +/?15°. The imaging unit is arranged on one side of the collimating optical assembly that is away from the light source assembly, and the collimated beam is suitable for being converted into an image beam by the imaging unit in a collimated manner; and the microlens array is arranged on one side of the imaging unit. The microlens array focuses the image beam and projects a focused image beam into a floating image. The floating image device is capable of making the floating image clear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: SYUAN-WEI JHANG, CHIH-PING HSU, YA HAN KO
  • Publication number: 20240120919
    Abstract: A non-contact switch and a non-contact switch control system are provided. The non-contact switch control system includes multiple non-contact switches, each including an infrared light module, a brightness sensing unit, a second switch module and a processing unit. The infrared light module includes a first switch module, transmitting unit and receiving unit. The first switch module has a first switch state. The transmitting unit connected to the first switch module emits infrared light according to the first switch state. The receiving unit receives a reflected light of the infrared light. The brightness sensing unit generates brightness information according to an ambient light. The second switch module has a second switch state. The processing unit is connected with the infrared light module, the brightness sensing unit and the second switch module, and controls the second switch state according to the reflected light and the brightness information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: chih-hung Liu, YA-HAN KO, RAN-SHIOU YOU, HSING-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240103292
    Abstract: An attached floating image touch-control device is provided. The attached floating image touch-control device includes a trigger module, a floating image generation module and a sensing module. The trigger module includes a movable trigger component. The floating image generation module includes a light source, an imaging unit, and a floating imaging unit disposed on the imaging unit. The sensing module is arranged on the floating image generation module and communicatively connected to the trigger module, wherein when the sensing module senses a touch action, the sensing module outputs a driving signal, and the trigger module moves the trigger component based on the driving signal to contact and trigger the contact-type button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: RAN-SHIOU YOU, YA HAN KO, YU JEN LAI, HSING-YU CHEN
  • Patent number: 11928882
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device, which includes a frame having an accommodating cavity and a display module disposed in the accommodating cavity. The display module includes a first light source, an optical unit, an imaging unit arranged on a side of the optical unit facing away from the first light source, and a lens array arranged on a side of the imaging unit facing away from the first light source. Corresponding to a preset pattern, light emitted by the first light source passes through the optical unit, the imaging unit and the lens array to form a default floating image in a floating display area outside the accommodating cavity. In addition, the present invention also provides a non-contact key and an input device including the above display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Jen Lai, Ya Han Ko, Yu-Ming Huang, Chia Tsun Huang
  • Publication number: 20240069677
    Abstract: A floating image generation device is disclosed, which includes a light source, an image generation module, and a floating image generation unit. The image generation module is disposed above the light source and includes a shading unit and an image generation unit. The shading unit is capable of changing light transmissivity state. The image generation unit is disposed above the shading unit. The floating image generation unit is disposed above the image generation unit. The light source emits a light passing through the shading unit, the image generation unit, and the floating image generation unit to generate a first floating image when the shading unit is in a first light transmissivity state. The light source emits a light passing through the shading unit, the image generation unit, and the floating image generation unit to generate a second floating image when the shading unit is in a second light transmissivity state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: CHIH-PING HSU, RAN-SHIOU YOU, YU JEN LAI, YA HAN KO
  • Publication number: 20240036352
    Abstract: A floating display device which includes a display light source, an optical imaging sheet and a micro-lens array sheet is provided. The micro-lens array sheet has a plurality of micro-lenses arranged in an array. The optical imaging sheet has a plurality of sub-imaging units arranged in an array corresponding to the micro-lenses. The sub-imaging unit includes a plurality of first sub-imaging units and a plurality of second sub-imaging units. Each of the first sub-imaging units has a first main imaging pattern, and each of the second sub-imaging unit has a second main imaging pattern. The first main imaging pattern and the second main imaging pattern have the same pattern. Wherein, the second sub-imaging units are arranged to form an auxiliary imaging pattern. At least a number of the second sub-imaging units respectively include a base imaging pattern, and the base imaging pattern is located around the second main imaging pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: CHIH-PING HSU, RAN-SHIOU YOU, YA HAN KO
  • Patent number: 11829561
    Abstract: A floating image generation device is disclosed, which includes a light source, an image generation module, and a floating image generation unit. The image generation module is disposed above the light source and includes a shading unit and an image generation unit. The shading unit is capable of changing light transmissivity state. The image generation unit is disposed above the shading unit. The floating image generation unit is disposed above the image generation unit. The light source emits a light passing through the shading unit, the image generation unit, and the floating image generation unit to generate a first floating image when the shading unit is in a first light transmissivity state. The light source emits a light passing through the shading unit, the image generation unit, and the floating image generation unit to generate a second floating image when the shading unit is in a second light transmissivity state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Ping Hsu, Ran-Shiou You, Yu Jen Lai, Ya Han Ko
  • Publication number: 20230333404
    Abstract: A floating image generation device is disclosed. The floating image generation device includes a light source, an image generating module, and an image angle adjusting unit. The image generating module is disposed parallelly on one side of the light source and includes an image forming unit and a floating image generation unit. The floating image generation unit is disposed parallelly on the other side of the image forming unit with respect to the light source. The image angle adjusting unit is disposed parallelly on the other side of the image generating module with respect to the light source, wherein there is a gap between the image angle adjusting unit and the image generating module. A light emitted by the light source passes through the image generating module and the image angle adjusting unit to generate a floating image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: CHIH-PING HSU, YA HAN KO
  • Publication number: 20230148239
    Abstract: A floating image generation device is disclosed, which includes a light source, a first image forming unit, a second image forming unit, a floating image generation unit, and a transflective layer. The first image forming unit is disposed on the light source. The second image forming unit is disposed on the first image forming unit. The floating image generation unit is disposed on the second image forming unit. The transflective layer is disposed between the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit. The light source is capable of transmitting a first light to pass through the first image forming unit, the second image forming unit, the floating image generation unit, and the transflective layer for generating a floating image. At least a portion of a second light from the other side of the floating image generation unit is reflected by the transflective layer for generating a flat image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: CHIH-PING HSU, YA HAN KO, RAN-SHIOU YOU, YU JEN LAI
  • Publication number: 20230115995
    Abstract: A floating image generation device is disclosed, which includes a light source, an image generation module, and a floating image generation unit. The image generation module is disposed above the light source and includes a shading unit and an image generation unit. The shading unit is capable of changing light transmissivity state. The image generation unit is disposed above the shading unit. The floating image generation unit is disposed above the image generation unit. The light source emits a light passing through the shading unit, the image generation unit, and the floating image generation unit to generate a first floating image when the shading unit is in a first light transmissivity state. The light source emits a light passing through the shading unit, the image generation unit, and the floating image generation unit to generate a second floating image when the shading unit is in a second light transmissivity state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: CHIH-PING HSU, RAN-SHIOU YOU, YU JEN LAI, YA HAN KO
  • Publication number: 20220335745
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device, which includes a frame having an accommodating cavity and a display module disposed in the accommodating cavity. The display module includes a first light source, an optical unit, an imaging unit arranged on a side of the optical unit facing away from the first light source, and a lens array arranged on a side of the imaging unit facing away from the first light source. Corresponding to a preset pattern, light emitted by the first light source passes through the optical unit, the imaging unit and the lens array to form a default floating image in a floating display area outside the accommodating cavity. In addition, the present invention also provides a non-contact key and an input device including the above display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: YU JEN LAI, YA HAN KO, YU-MING HUANG, CHIA TSUN HUANG
  • Publication number: 20220285597
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a substrate and a LED device. The substrate includes a translucent body and a conductive wire layer. The translucent body has a translucent body first surface. The conductive wire layer is disposed on the translucent body first surface. The LED device includes a base and a LED chip. The base is disposed on the other side of the conductive wire layer with respect to the translucent body and is coupled with the conductive wire layer. The base has a base first surface facing the translucent body first surface. The LED chip is disposed on the base first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: YU JEN LAI, YA HAN KO
  • Publication number: 20220244435
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Wen-Tai Shen, Pin-Feng Yu, Ya-Han Ko, Jung-Chih Tsai
  • Patent number: 11031533
    Abstract: A light-emitting device including a light-emitting unit and a second lens is provided. The second lens includes light-emitting surface, bottom surface, side surfaces and accommodation hole. The bottom surface is disposed opposite to the light-emitting surface, and the side surfaces are respectively connected to the light-emitting surface and the bottom surface. The accommodation hole passes through the second lens and accommodates light-emitting unit. A light-emitting module and a backlight module are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Chang, Yu-Ming Huang, Ya-Han Ko