Patents by Inventor Yi-Wen Lin

Yi-Wen 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).

  • Publication number: 20130121021
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composite optical film including a brightness enhancement film, a high refractive-index layer, and an intermediate layer. The brightness enhancement film has a plurality of brightness enhancement structures parallel to each other, and a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other. The brightness structures are disposed on the top surface. The high refractive-index layer is disposed on the bottom surface, and includes a film and a plurality of inorganic nano-particles disposed within the film. The intermediate layer is disposed between the brightness enhancement film and the high refractive-index layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Yi-Wen Lin, Jen-Yuan Chi
  • Publication number: 20130077209
    Abstract: A power supply structure of a multi-power-supply system which is electrically connected to at least one power supply to get an output power provided by the power supply. The multi-power-supply system includes a power integration back panel and a casing. The power integration back panel is electrically connected to a DC output port and has at least one output cord to receive the power provided by the power supply. The casing has a housing compartment to hold the power integration back panel, an opening for loading the power supply into the housing compartment, and at least one partition to divide the housing compartment to form a space to hold the power supply, a wiring space threaded through by the output cord, and a power supply port exposed outside the surface of the casing to electrically connect to the output cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Chun-Lung Su, Yi-Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 8301681
    Abstract: A specialized processing block for a programmable logic device includes circuitry for performing multiplications and sums thereof, as well as circuitry for performing floating point operations. The floating point circuitry preferably includes rounding and normalization circuitry. To perform mantissa multiplications, the floating point circuitry preferably relies on the aforementioned multipliers of the specialized processing block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Kwan Yee Martin Lee, Martin Langhammer, Triet M. Nguyen, Yi-Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 8297827
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate having a light incident surface, a light source module, at least one catch member, and a cushion member. The light source module is disposed adjacent to the light incident surface and has at least one light-emitting element, wherein a light beam emitted by the light-emitting element is capable of entering the light guide plate through the light incident surface. The catch member engages with one end of the light source module, wherein the catch member has at least one extension part extending towards the light incident surface of the light guide plate, and the extension part has an end surface facing the light incident surface. The cushion member is disposed between the light guide plate and the light source module and is adjacent to the light incident surface of the light guide plate and the end surface of the catch member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Feng Huang, Yi-Wen Lin, Hung-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 8266198
    Abstract: A specialized processing block for a programmable logic device includes circuitry for performing multiplications and sums thereof, as well as circuitry for rounding the result. The rounding circuitry can selectably perform round-to-nearest and round-to-nearest-even operations. In addition, the bit position at which rounding occurs is preferably selectable. The specialized processing block preferably also includes saturation circuitry to prevent overflows and underflows, and the bit position at which saturation occurs also preferably is selectable. The selectability of both the rounding and saturation positions provides control of the output data word width. The rounding and saturation circuitry may be selectably located in different positions based on timing needs. Similarly, rounding may be speeded up using a look-ahead mode in which both rounded and unrounded results are computed in parallel, with the rounding logic selecting between those results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Kwan Yee Martin Lee, Martin Langhammer, Yi-Wen Lin, Triet M. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8266199
    Abstract: A specialized processing block for a programmable logic device incorporates a fundamental processing unit that performs a sum of two multiplications, adding the partial products of both multiplications without computing the individual multiplications. Such fundamental processing units consume less area than conventional separate multipliers and adders. The specialized processing block further has input and output stages, as well as a loopback function, to allow the block to be configured for various digital signal processing operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Langhammer, Kwan Yee Martin Lee, Orang Azgomi, Keone Streicher, Yi-Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 8235560
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a panel, a base, at least a light-emitting element, a heat-dissipating board and at least a circuit board. The base is connected to the panel to form an accommodating space. The light-emitting element is disposed in the accommodating space. The heat-dissipating board is disposed on the base and connected to the base. The heat-dissipating board includes at least two connecting portions and a top portion. The connecting portions are respectively connected to two ends of the top portion and the base to separate the top portion from the base for forming a heat-dissipating space therebetween. The circuit board is disposed on an outer surface of the top portion far away from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Bor-Jyh Pan, Yi-Wen Lin
  • Publication number: 20110299296
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a back plate having a trench, a light guide plate disposed on the back plate, a reflecting sheet disposed between the back plate and the light guide plate, a heat dissipation module, and a light emitting element. The heat dissipation module includes a heat dissipation element, a heat conducting element, and a position-limiting element. The heat dissipation element is disposed on the back plate. The heat conducting element is disposed in the trench. One end of the heat conducting element is aligned with the heat dissipation element. The first position-limiting element is detachably assembled in the trench and supports the reflecting sheet. One section of the heat conducting element is pressed onto a bottom wall of the trench by the first position-limiting element. The light emitting element is disposed on the heat dissipation element and faces one side of the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung-Chih Lin, Yi-Wen Lin
  • Publication number: 20110249470
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, a back plate, a heat-dissipating element, a light-emitting element, and at least one high-performance heat sink. The heat-dissipating element is disposed adjacent to a light incident surface of the light guide plate, and the heat-dissipating element has a bottom portion and a side portion forming an angle with the bottom portion. The light-emitting element is disposed on one side of the heat-dissipating element facing the light guide plate. The high-performance heat sink is disposed on the back plate, one end of the high-performance heat sink overlaps the heat-dissipating element, and another end of the high-performance heat sink extends away from the light-emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Hung-Chih LIN, Yi-Wen Lin
  • Publication number: 20110242793
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a heat-dissipating element, at least one light-emitting element disposed on a first side of the heat-dissipating element, a back plate, and a heat-insulation element. The back plate has at least one opening and is disposed on the first side of the heat-dissipating element, and the back plate is not overlapped with the light-emitting element. The heat-insulation element is disposed between the back plate and the heat-dissipating element for reducing heat conduction between the back plate and the heat-dissipating element so as to prevent the heat generated by the light-emitting element from being conducted to the back plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: HUNG-CHIH LIN, YI-WEN LIN
  • Publication number: 20110211366
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate having a light incident surface, a light source module, at least one catch member, and a cushion member. The light source module is disposed adjacent to the light incident surface and has at least one light-emitting element, wherein a light beam emitted by the light-emitting element is capable of entering the light guide plate through the light incident surface. The catch member engages with one end of the light source module, wherein the catch member has at least one extension part extending towards the light incident surface of the light guide plate, and the extension part has an end surface facing the light incident surface. The cushion member is disposed between the light guide plate and the light source module and is adjacent to the light incident surface of the light guide plate and the end surface of the catch member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Ming-Feng HUANG, Yi-Wen LIN, Hung-Chih LIN
  • Publication number: 20110069509
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a back plate, a plurality of position limiting elements, a light guiding plate, and a light source. The position limiting elements are disposed on the back plate, and each of the position limiting elements includes a pillar and a cushion sheath covering the pillar. The light guiding plate is disposed on the back plate, and has a plurality of first position limiting portions. The first position limiting portions respectively contact the position limiting elements to position the light guiding plate on the back plate. The light source is disposed at a side of the light guiding plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung-Chih Lin, Yi-Wen Lin
  • Publication number: 20110051248
    Abstract: A hybrid optical film includes a first layer, a second layer, and a plurality of diffusion structures. The first layer has a light entering face and a first refractive index. The second layer has a second refractive index and is disposed on a face of the first layer opposite to the light entering face, wherein the second refractive index is lower than the first refractive index. The plurality of diffusion structures are disposed on the interface of the first layer and the second layer. The diffusion structure has a third refractive index, wherein the third refractive index is between the first refractive index and the second refractive index and is selectively equal to the first refractive index and the second refractive index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zen-Yuan Chi, Yi-Wen Lin, Cheng-Chuan Lai, Shu-Ling Lin
  • Patent number: 7838005
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of for treating insulin resistance and a method identifying a compound for treating insulin resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Chen, Shyh-Jer Huang, Yi-Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 7822799
    Abstract: Adder/rounder circuitry for use in a programmable logic device computes a rounded sum quickly, and ideally within one clock cycle. The rounding position is selectable within a range of bit positions. In an input stage, for each bit position in that range, bits from both addends and a rounding bit are processed, while for each bit position outside that range only bits from both addends are processed. The input stage processing aligns its output in a common format for bits within and outside the range. The input processing may include 3:2 compression for bit positions within the range and 2:2 compression for bit positions outside the range, so that further processing is performed for all bit positions on a sum vector and a carry vector. Computation of the sum proceeds substantially simultaneously with and without the rounding input, and rounding logic makes a selection later in the computation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Langhammer, Triet M. Nguyen, Yi-Wen Lin
  • Publication number: 20100228807
    Abstract: Digital signal processing (“DSP”) circuit blocks are provided that can more easily work together to perform larger (e.g., more complex and/or more arithmetically precise) DSP operations if desired. These DSP blocks may also include redundancy circuitry that facilitates stitching together multiple such blocks despite an inability to use some block (e.g., because of a circuit defect).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Martin Langhammer, Yi-Wen Lin, Keone Streicher
  • Publication number: 20100228806
    Abstract: Digital signal processing (“DSP”) circuit blocks are provided that can more easily work together to perform larger (e.g., more complex and/or more arithmetically precise) DSP operations if desired. These DSP blocks may also include redundancy circuitry that facilitates stitching together multiple such blocks despite an inability to use some block (e.g., because of a circuit defect). Systolic registers may be included at various points in the DSP blocks to facilitate use of the blocks to implement systolic form, finite-impulse-response (“FIR”), digital filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Keone Streicher, Martin Langhammer, Yi-Wen Lin, Wai-Bor Leung, David Lewis, Volker Mauer, Henry Y. Lul, Suleyman Sirri Demirsoy, Hyun Yi
  • Publication number: 20100008904
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of for treating insulin resistance and a method identifying a compound for treating insulin resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Chen, Shyh-Jer Huang, Yi-Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 7598039
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of for treating insulin resistance and a method identifying a compound for treating insulin resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Chen, Shyh-Jer Huang, Yi-Wen Lin
  • Patent number: 7575342
    Abstract: A backlight module including a light box and a plurality of lamps in the light box is provided. The light box includes a bottom plate and an opening above the bottom plate. The lamp is disposed at an angle to the bottom plate of the light box. A liquid crystal display including the above backlight module and a liquid crystal panel is further provided. The backlight module provides the plane light source for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Wen Lin, Chih-Chie Chen, Ea-Si Lee