Patents by Inventor Yang-Ching Lin
Yang-Ching Lin 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: 20260202698Abstract: An electrically controlled viewing angle switching device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first liquid crystal layer, a first alignment layer, a second alignment layer, a plurality of spacers, a first polarizer and a second polarizer. An included angle between a first alignment direction of the first alignment layer and a second alignment direction of the second alignment layer is between 165 degrees and 195 degrees. Each of the plurality of spacers has a height greater than 5 ?m. An included angle between a first absorption axis of the first polarizer and the first alignment direction is between 0 degrees and 15 degrees or between 75 degrees and 105 degrees. An included angle between a second absorption axis of the second polarizer and the second alignment direction is between 0 degrees and 15 degrees or between 75 degrees and 105 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 1, 2026Publication date: July 16, 2026Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yang-Ching Lin, Ping-Yen Chen, Chung-Yang Fang
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Publication number: 20260010025Abstract: An electrically controlled anti-peeping device including a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, a third electrode layer, a first polarizer, and a second polarizer is provided. The first substrate and the second substrate are arranged overlapping each other. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrode layer and the third electrode layer are disposed on the first substrate. The second electrode layer is disposed on the second substrate. The third electrode layer is located between the first electrode layer and the first substrate, and a projection region of the first electrode layer on the first substrate at least partially overlaps a projection region of the third electrode layer on the first substrate. The first polarizer and the second polarizer are arranged on the first substrate and the second substrate, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2025Publication date: January 8, 2026Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Yang-Ching Lin, Chung-Yang Fang
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Publication number: 20250237897Abstract: An anti-peep module and a display apparatus including a first electrically-controlled viewing angle switching device and a first polarizer are provided. The first electrically-controlled viewing angle switching device includes a first alignment layer, a second alignment layer, a first liquid crystal layer, and first spacers. The first spacers have a first refractive index greater than a first ordinary ray refractive index and less than a first extraordinary ray refractive index of the first liquid crystal layer. When an absolute difference value between the first refractive index and the first extraordinary ray refractive index is less than 0.5, a first absorption axis of the first polarizer is perpendicular to a first alignment direction of the first alignment layer. When an absolute difference value between the first refractive index and the first ordinary ray refractive index is less than 0.5, the first absorption axis is parallel to the first alignment direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2025Publication date: July 24, 2025Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yang-Ching Lin, Ping-Yen Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Jing-Yu Wu
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Publication number: 20250123516Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a front light module, a first polarizing module, and a reflective display unit. A light guide plate is located between the first polarizing module and the reflective display unit. The front light module includes a light guide plate and a light source. The light source is disposed next to a light incident surface of the light guide plate. The first polarizing module includes a first polarizer and a first quarter wave plate, where the first quarter wave plate is located between the light guide plate and the first polarizer. There is a first air gap layer between the light guide plate and the first quarter wave plate. The display device disclosed has good optical efficiency and contrast.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Yang-Ching Lin
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Patent number: 11709385Abstract: An electronically-controlled viewing angle switching device, including a liquid crystal layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, a plurality of first insulation patterns, and a plurality of second insulation patterns is provided. The first electrode and the second electrode are respectively located at a first side and a second side of the liquid crystal layer. The first insulation patterns are located at the first side of the liquid crystal layer. The second insulation patterns are located at the second side of the liquid crystal layer. Each of the first insulation patterns is at least partially overlapped with the corresponding second insulation pattern. A display device adopting the electronically-controlled viewing angle switching device is also provided. The electronically-controlled viewing angle switching device and the display device provide a good anti-peed effect from a side viewing angle.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chung-Yang Fang, Ping-Yen Chen, Yang-Ching Lin, Jen-Wei Yu, Yu-Fan Chen
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Patent number: 11614644Abstract: A display device includes a view angle switching module and a display module. The view angle switching module includes a first polarizer and a view angle adjustment layer. The display module and the view angle switching module are overlapped. The display module includes a display layer and a second polarizer. The view angle adjustment layer is located between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. An average degree of polarization of the first polarizer for light with a wavelength falling within a first wavelength band is less than an average degree of polarization of the second polarizer for the light with the wavelength falling within the first wavelength band. The display device may provide a privacy function and images with good image quality.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Wen-Chun Wang, Chung-Yang Fang, Yang-Ching Lin
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Patent number: 11604373Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically controllable viewing angle switch device and a display apparatus. The switch device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, spacers, a first alignment film, a second alignment film, a first polarizer, and a second polarizer and has a light transmission region. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer and the spacers are located between the first substrate and the second substrate in the light transmission region. The spacers are fixed on the first or second substrate. The first polarizer and the second polarizer are disposed on opposite sides of the liquid crystal layer. The axial directions of the transmission axis of the first polarizer and the transmission axis of the second polarizer are parallel or perpendicular to the alignment direction of the first alignment film and the second alignment film.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yang-Ching Lin, Chung-Yang Fang, Ping-Yen Chen
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Patent number: 11526038Abstract: A viewing angle limiting device, including a polymer substrate and a plurality of dye molecules, is provided. The dye molecules are dispersedly arranged in the polymer substrate. The dye molecules have a first absorption coefficient in a thickness direction of the polymer substrate. The dye molecules have a second absorption coefficient in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction. A ratio of the first absorption coefficient to the second absorption coefficient is between 10 and 1000. A manufacturing method of the viewing angle limiting device and a display device including the viewing angle limiting device are also provided. The display device, the viewing angle limiting device, and the manufacturing method thereof provided by the invention have a large viewing angle filtering effect and have higher light transmittance in a viewing angle direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Wen-Chun Wang, Chung-Yang Fang, Yang-Ching Lin
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Patent number: 11402692Abstract: A backlight module including a light guide plate, a light source, an optical film, a diffusion sheet, a first prism sheet and a second prism sheet is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface connected to each other. The light source is disposed on a side of the light incident surface. The optical film is overlapped with the light emitting surface and has a plurality of optical microstructures facing the light emitting surface. The diffusion sheet is disposed between the light guide plate and the optical film. The first prism sheet and the second prism sheet are overlapped with the optical film and are positioned on a side of the optical film being far away from the light guide plate. A display apparatus adopting the backlight module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Jen-Wei Yu, Yang-Ching Lin, Yu-Fan Chen
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Patent number: 11391971Abstract: A display device includes an electrically controlled viewing angle switching device including two polarizers and a liquid crystal cell disposed between the two polarizers. The liquid crystal cell includes two alignment layers and a liquid crystal material layer disposed between the two alignment layers and including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. A direction of an optical axis of the liquid crystal molecules and a viewing angle control direction of the display device have an included angle ?1 of 70-110 degrees. Two alignment directions of the two alignment layers and the viewing angle control direction have an included angle of 90±20 degrees and an included angle of 270±20 degrees, respectively. Included angles between directions of transmission axis of the two polarizers and alignment directions of the two alignment layers are selected from one of 0±5 degrees and 90±5 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chung-Yang Fang, Ping-Yen Chen, Jen-Wei Yu, Yang-Ching Lin, Yu-Fan Chen
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Patent number: 11391987Abstract: A backlight module including a light guide plate, a light source, a prism sheet and a light absorbing sheet is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface, a light emitting surface connected to the light incident surface and a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface. At least one of the light emitting surface and the bottom surface of the light guide plate is disposed with a plurality of micro lens structures. The light source is disposed on a side of the light incident surface of the light guide plate. The prism sheet is overlapped with the light emitting surface of the light guide plate and has a plurality of prism structures facing the light emitting surface with an extending direction parallel to the light incident surface. The light absorbing sheet is disposed on a side of the bottom surface of the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Yang-Ching Lin, Jen-Wei Yu, Yu-Fan Chen
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Patent number: 11320680Abstract: A viewing angle switch module including a viewing angle limiting device and a first electrically controlled viewing angle switch device is provided. A plurality of first block walls of the viewing angle limiting device are arranged along a first direction and extended in a second direction. The first electrically controlled viewing angle switch device has a first liquid crystal layer, a first polarizer and a second polarizer. An angle of 90±20 degrees is included between an optical axis of the first liquid crystal layer and the first direction. The first polarizer and the second polarizer are respectively located at two opposite sides of the first liquid crystal layer. An absorption axis of the first polarizer and a, absorption axis of the second polarizer are parallel to or perpendicular to the first direction. A display apparatus adopting the viewing angle switch module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chung-Yang Fang, Ping-Yen Chen, Yang-Ching Lin, Jen-Wei Yu, Yu-Fan Chen
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Publication number: 20210349335Abstract: A viewing angle limiting device, including a polymer substrate and a plurality of dye molecules, is provided. The dye molecules are dispersedly arranged in the polymer substrate. The dye molecules have a first absorption coefficient in a thickness direction of the polymer substrate. The dye molecules have a second absorption coefficient in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction. A ratio of the first absorption coefficient to the second absorption coefficient is between 10 and 1000. A manufacturing method of the viewing angle limiting device and a display device including the viewing angle limiting device are also provided. The display device, the viewing angle limiting device, and the manufacturing method thereof provided by the invention have a large viewing angle filtering effect and have higher light transmittance in a viewing angle direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Wen-Chun Wang, Chung-Yang Fang, Yang-Ching Lin
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Publication number: 20210333579Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically controllable viewing angle switch device and a display apparatus. The switch device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, spacers, a first alignment film, a second alignment film, a first polarizer, and a second polarizer and has a light transmission region. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer and the spacers are located between the first substrate and the second substrate in the light transmission region. The spacers are fixed on the first or second substrate. The first polarizer and the second polarizer are disposed on opposite sides of the liquid crystal layer. The axial directions of the transmission axis of the first polarizer and the transmission axis of the second polarizer are parallel or perpendicular to the alignment direction of the first alignment film and the second alignment film.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yang-Ching Lin, Chung-Yang Fang, Ping-Yen Chen
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Publication number: 20210286214Abstract: A backlight module including a light guide plate, a light source, an optical film, a diffusion sheet, a first prism sheet and a second prism sheet is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface connected to each other. The light source is disposed on a side of the light incident surface. The optical film is overlapped with the light emitting surface and has a plurality of optical microstructures facing the light emitting surface. The diffusion sheet is disposed between the light guide plate and the optical film. The first prism sheet and the second prism sheet are overlapped with the optical film and are positioned on a side of the optical film being far away from the light guide plate. A display apparatus adopting the backlight module is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Jen-Wei Yu, Yang-Ching Lin, Yu-Fan Chen
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Publication number: 20210263352Abstract: A display device includes a view angle switching module and a display module. The view angle switching module includes a first polarizer and a view angle adjustment layer. The display module and the view angle switching module are overlapped. The display module includes a display layer and a second polarizer. The view angle adjustment layer is located between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. An average degree of polarization of the first polarizer for light with a wavelength falling within a first wavelength band is less than an average degree of polarization of the second polarizer for the light with the wavelength falling within the first wavelength band. The display device may provide a privacy function and images with good image quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Wen-Chun Wang, Chung-Yang Fang, Yang-Ching Lin
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Patent number: 11061272Abstract: The disclosure provides a display device and an optical compensation module. The display device includes a light emitting display module and the optical compensation module. The optical compensation module is disposed on the light emitting display module along the transmission direction of an image beam emitted by the light emitting display module, and includes: a first polarizing layer and an optical compensation layer. The optical compensation layer is disposed between the light emitting display module and the first polarizing layer along the transmission direction of the image beam and has a first compensation area and a second compensation area which forms a pattern, wherein the phase compensation value of the first compensation area and the phase compensation value of the second compensation area are different. The display device and the optical compensation module have the effect of displaying the pattern on the display panel at a specific angle.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Yang-Ching Lin, Jen-Wei Yu, Yu-Fan Chen
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Publication number: 20210181580Abstract: A backlight module including a light guide plate, a light source, a prism sheet and a light absorbing sheet is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface, a light emitting surface connected to the light incident surface and a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface. At least one of the light emitting surface and the bottom surface of the light guide plate is disposed with a plurality of micro lens structures. The light source is disposed on a side of the light incident surface of the light guide plate. The prism sheet is overlapped with the light emitting surface of the light guide plate and has a plurality of prism structures facing the light emitting surface with an extending direction parallel to the light incident surface. The light absorbing sheet is disposed on a side of the bottom surface of the light guide plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Yang-Ching Lin, Jen-Wei Yu, Yu-Fan Chen
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Patent number: 11029462Abstract: A backlight module including a light guide plate, a light source, an optical film, a first prism sheet and a second prism sheet is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface and a light emitting surface connected to each other. The light source is disposed on a side of the light incident surface. The optical film is overlapped with the light emitting surface and has a plurality of optical microstructures facing the light emitting surface. An angle between the extending direction of the optical microstructures and the light incident surface is 90 degrees or between 45 degrees and 90 degrees. The first prism sheet and the second prism sheet are overlapped with the optical film and are positioned on a side of the optical film being far away from the light guide plate. A display apparatus adopting the backlight module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Jen-Wei Yu, Yang-Ching Lin, Yu-Fan Chen
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Publication number: 20210048696Abstract: An electronically-controlled viewing angle switching device, including a liquid crystal layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, a plurality of first insulation patterns, and a plurality of second insulation patterns is provided. The first electrode and the second electrode are respectively located at a first side and a second side of the liquid crystal layer. The first insulation patterns are located at the first side of the liquid crystal layer. The second insulation patterns are located at the second side of the liquid crystal layer. Each of the first insulation patterns is at least partially overlapped with the corresponding second insulation pattern. A display device adopting the electronically-controlled viewing angle switching device is also provided. The electronically-controlled viewing angle switching device and the display device provide a good anti-peed effect from a side viewing angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chung-Yang Fang, Ping-Yen Chen, Yang-Ching Lin, Jen-Wei Yu, Yu-Fan Chen