Patents by Inventor Yi-Shou Tsai
Yi-Shou Tsai 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: 9978821Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device including a first substrate, a display element layer, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a gray film disposed on the second substrate, and a light absorbing layer disposed on the second substrate is provided. The display element layer disposed on the first substrate includes at least one pixel structure including a light-emitting layer and having a light-emitting region. An orthogonal projection area of the gray film on the second substrate overlaps an orthogonal projection area of the opening of the light absorbing layer on the second substrate. An area of the pixel structure is P, an area of the light-emitting region is W. An area of the opening is AR. W<AR?0.5P. An orthogonal projection area of the light-emitting region on the second substrate is located in an orthogonal projection area of the opening on the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee
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Patent number: 9946406Abstract: An optical film with touch function includes a substrate, a material layer, a plurality of columnar structures, and a filter electrode layer. The substrate has a carrying surface. The material layer is disposed on the carrying surface of the substrate. Each of the columnar structures is extended from a side of the material layer adjacent to the carrying surface to a side of the material layer away from the carrying surface. A side of each of the columnar structures adjacent to the substrate has a first end surface. The filter electrode layer is disposed between the substrate and the material layer. The filter electrode layer includes a plurality of sensing electrode regions electrically insulated from each other. The filter electrode layer has a plurality of openings, and the openings respectively expose the first end surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee, Chih-Chia Chang, Yi-Chuan Lu, Ying-Ting Liou, Kai-Ming Chang
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Publication number: 20180047791Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel structures and a color filter layer. The substrate has a plurality of pixel regions thereon. The plurality of pixel structures are corresponding respectively disposed on the pixel regions, respectively. Each of the pixel structures includes an active device layer, a light absorption layer, an optical matching layer, a first transparent electrode, a light emitting layer and a second transparent electrode. The color filter layer covers the plurality of pixel structures and has a plurality of color filter elements correspondingly disposed in the plurality of pixel regions, respectively. The plurality of pixel structures are disposed between the substrate and the color filter layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventor: Yi-Shou Tsai
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Publication number: 20170271420Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device including a first substrate, a display element layer, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a gray film disposed on the second substrate, and a light absorbing layer disposed on the second substrate is provided. The display element layer disposed on the first substrate includes at least one pixel structure including a light-emitting layer and having a light-emitting region. An orthogonal projection area of the gray film on the second substrate overlaps an orthogonal projection area of the opening of the light absorbing layer on the second substrate. An area of the pixel structure is P, an area of the light-emitting region is W. An area of the opening is AR. W<AR?0.5 P. An orthogonal projection area of the light-emitting region on the second substrate is located in an orthogonal projection area of the opening on the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee
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Publication number: 20170269732Abstract: A touch-sensing display panel including a display panel and a touch-sensing panel deposed on the display panel is provided. The display panel includes a reflective layer. The touch-sensing display includes a touch-sensing surface. The touch-sensing display includes a filter layer, a gray film, and a touch-sensing device layer. The light transmitted from the touch-sensing surface toward the display panel and the touch-sensing panel is reflected by the reflective layer. The optical density ratio between the filter layer and the gray film with respect to visible light is N, wherein N is between 1 and 40.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chih-Chia Chang, Kai-Ming Chang, Yi-Shou Tsai
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Patent number: 9710120Abstract: In one embodiment, a sensing apparatus having a first region with light transmittance less than a second region is provided. The sensing apparatus includes a first conductive layer, a color filter layer and a second conductive layer disposed on a substrate. The first conductive layer is located in the first region and includes first electrode patterns. The color filter layer covers the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is disposed on the color filter layer and includes second electrode patterns. At least one of the second electrode patterns has a connection portion passing through the color filter layer to electrically connect to one of the first electrode patterns. The first electrode patterns and the second electrode patterns form first electrode series and second electrode series intersecting with the first electrode series. The connection portion is located at the intersection of one first electrode series and one second electrode series.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InsituteInventors: Chih-Chia Chang, Kai-Ming Chang, Kuo-Chang Lee, Yi-Shou Tsai
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Patent number: 9680132Abstract: A display device including a substrate, a light absorption layer, an optical matching layer, a first transparent electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second transparent electrode is provided. The light absorption layer is disposed on the substrate, and the optical matching layer is disposed on the light absorption layer. The first transparent electrode is disposed on the optical matching layer, the light emitting layer is disposed on the first transparent electrode, and the second transparent electrode is disposed on the light emitting layer. An output luminance and a reflectance of ambient light are controlled by adjusting refractive indices of the optical matching layer and the light absorption layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute, University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee, Shin-Tson Wu, Guan-Jun Tan, Rui-Dong Zhu
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Publication number: 20170155095Abstract: A display device including a substrate, a light absorption layer, an optical matching layer, a first transparent electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second transparent electrode is provided. The light absorption layer is disposed on the substrate, and the optical matching layer is disposed on the light absorption layer. The first transparent electrode is disposed on the optical matching layer, the light emitting layer is disposed on the first transparent electrode, and the second transparent electrode is disposed on the light emitting layer. An output luminance and a reflectance of ambient light are controlled by adjusting refractive indices of the optical matching layer and the light absorption layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee, Shin-Tson Wu, Guan-Jun Tan, Rui-Dong Zhu
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Publication number: 20160313865Abstract: In one embodiment, a sensing apparatus having a first region with light transmittance less than a second region is provided. The sensing apparatus includes a first conductive layer, a color filter layer and a second conductive layer disposed on a substrate. The first conductive layer is located in the first region and includes first electrode patterns. The color filter layer covers the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is disposed on the color filter layer and includes second electrode patterns. At least one of the second electrode patterns has a connection portion passing through the color filter layer to electrically connect to one of the first electrode patterns. The first electrode patterns and the second electrode patterns form first electrode series and second electrode series intersecting with the first electrode series. The connection portion is located at the intersection of one first electrode series and one second electrode series.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Chih-Chia Chang, Kai-Ming Chang, Kuo-Chang Lee, Yi-Shou Tsai
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Publication number: 20160313853Abstract: According an embodiment of the present disclosure, a sensing device including a substrate, a light shielding layer, a support structure and an intermediate layer is provided. The light shielding layer is disposed on the substrate and has a plurality of first openings. The support structure is disposed on the substrate and has a plurality of second openings. A projection area of each first opening overlaps a projection area of one second opening. The light shielding layer is located between the support structure and the substrate. The intermediate layer is disposed between the light shielding layer and the support structure, wherein at least one of the light shielding layer and the support structure is conductive and includes a plurality of first electrode patterns separated from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Ying-Ting Liou, Chih-Chia Chang, Yi-Chuan Lu, Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee
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Publication number: 20160313864Abstract: An optical film with touch function includes a substrate, a material layer, a plurality of columnar structures, and a filter electrode layer. The substrate has a carrying surface. The material layer is disposed on the carrying surface of the substrate. Each of the columnar structures is extended from a side of the material layer adjacent to the carrying surface to a side of the material layer away from the carrying surface. A side of each of the columnar structures adjacent to the substrate has a first end surface. The filter electrode layer is disposed between the substrate and the material layer. The filter electrode layer includes a plurality of sensing electrode regions electrically insulated from each other. The filter electrode layer has a plurality of openings, and the openings respectively expose the first end surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2015Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuo-Chang Lee, Chih-Chia Chang, Yi-Chuan Lu, Ying-Ting Liou, Kai-Ming Chang
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Patent number: 9423665Abstract: An ambient light adjustment (ALA) apparatus, a method and a system therewith are proposed. The ALA apparatus includes a main body having a plurality of edges, one or more light sources, a light blocking layer and a controller. The light source is mounted on at least one edge of the ALA apparatus. The main body comprises at least one light guide plate. The light blocking layer is disposed over a surface of the main body. The controller is coupled to the light source and the light blocking layer. The ALA apparatus further comprises at least one sensor coupled to the controller. The controller controls the light characteristics of the light source and/or the light blockage levels of the light blocking layer to adjust ambient light characteristics, according to a sensed result by the sensor or sensors.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Hsueh-Chin Lin, Yi-Shou Tsai, Chih-Chia Chang, Wei-Chen Pao, Kuo-Chung Huang, Ya-Hui Lin, Man-Chun Chu, Louis Lu-Chen Hsu
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Publication number: 20150311263Abstract: A pixel structure and an electroluminescent display having the same are disclosed. The pixel structure comprises a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel and the second pixel each comprise a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel of the first pixel is adjacent to the first sub-pixel of the second pixel, the second sub-pixel of the first pixel is adjacent to the second sub-pixel of the second pixel, and the third sub-pixel of the first pixel is adjacent to the third sub-pixel of the second pixel. The first sub-pixel of the first pixel is adjacent to the first sub-pixel of the second pixel in a first direction, and the second sub-pixel of the first pixel is adjacent to the second sub-pixel of the second pixel in a second direction that is not parallel to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2014Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Kai-Sheng SHIH, Yi-Shou TSAI, Kuan-Ting CHEN, Yu-Chun LIN, Wei-Ben WANG, Yu-Hsiang TSAI
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Publication number: 20150268529Abstract: An ambient light adjustment (ALA) apparatus, a method and a system therewith are proposed. The ALA apparatus includes a main body having a plurality of edges, one or more light sources, a light blocking layer and a controller. The light source is mounted on at least one edge of the ALA apparatus. The main body comprises at least one light guide plate. The light blocking layer is disposed over a surface of the main body. The controller is coupled to the light source and the light blocking layer. The ALA apparatus further comprises at least one sensor coupled to the controller. The controller controls the light characteristics of the light source and/or the light blockage levels of the light blocking layer to adjust ambient light characteristics, according to a sensed result by the sensor or sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2014Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Hsueh-Chin Lin, Yi-Shou Tsai, Chih-Chia Chang, Wei-Chen Pao, Kuo-Chung Huang, Ya-Hui Lin, Man-Chun Chu, Louis Lu-Chen Hsu
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Patent number: 8704996Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal device is provided. The cholesteric liquid crystal device includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a first reflective layer disposed over the first substrate, a second reflective layer disposed over the second substrate, facing the first reflective layer, and a partition structure disposed between the first and the second substrates, wherein a cavity is formed by the partition structure, the first reflective layer and the second reflective layer, and a cholesteric liquid crystal layer is filled in the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Kuan-Ting Chen, Yi-Shou Tsai
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Patent number: 8502952Abstract: Color cholesteric liquid crystal display devices and fabrication methods thereof are provided. The color cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a gap interposed therebetween. A patterned enclosed structure, formed by adhering a first patterned enclosed structure on the first substrate and a second patterned enclosed structure on the second substrate, is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, dividing a plurality of color sub-pixel channels. A plurality of the color cholesteric liquid crystals are respectively filled into each of the color sub-pixel channel, wherein the first patterned enclosed structure is tightly adhered to the second patterned enclosed structure so as to prevent mixing of the color cholesteric liquid crystals between adjacent color sub-pixel channels.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yuan-Chang Liao, Yu-Cheng Lai, Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuan-Wei Wu
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Publication number: 20120193948Abstract: A heating cushion comprising an elastic main body having a cutting line provided thereon; a heating device, which consists essentially of an electrical heating cord that can be inserted in the body from the cutting line, a female connector joins with two ends of heating cord respectively, and a male connector pairs up with the female connector for supplying power to the heating cord; and an adhesive layer, made of a binding material, applied in an inner portion of the cutting line. The heating cord and said two electrical cords connecting to the heating cords can be coupled to the bottom of the cutting line by said adhesive layer. The heating cord within the cushion has even heat conductivity and flexibility, which won't be broken easily to avoid the occurrence of short circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventors: Nin-He LIU, Yi-Shou Tsai
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Publication number: 20120099062Abstract: A cholesteric liquid crystal device is provided. The cholesteric liquid crystal device includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a first reflective layer disposed over the first substrate, a second reflective layer disposed over the second substrate, facing the first reflective layer, and a partition structure disposed between the first and the second substrates, wherein a cavity is formed by the partition structure, the first reflective layer and the second reflective layer, and a cholesteric liquid crystal layer is filled in the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Kuan-Ting Chen, Yi-Shou TSAI
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Publication number: 20110187982Abstract: Color cholesteric liquid crystal display devices and fabrication methods thereof are provided. The color cholesteric liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a gap interposed therebetween. A patterned enclosed structure, formed by adhering a first patterned enclosed structure on the first substrate and a second patterned enclosed structure on the second substrate, is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, dividing a plurality of color sub-pixel channels. A plurality of the color cholesteric liquid crystals are respectively filled into each of the color sub-pixel channel, wherein the first patterned enclosed structure is tightly adhered to the second patterned enclosed structure so as to prevent mixing of the color cholesteric liquid crystals between adjacent color sub-pixel channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: INUDSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yuan-Chang Liao, Yu-Cheng Lai, Yi-Shou Tsai, Kuan-Wei Wu