Patents by Inventor Yong Fan

Yong Fan 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: 20170146723
    Abstract: A backlight module which includes: a light guide plate having a first light incident side surface, a second light incident side surface and a third light incident side surface; wherein the second light incident side surface is connected to the first light incident side surface, the third light incident side surface is connected to the first light incident side surface, and the second light incident side surface is opposite to the third light incident side surface; and light source assemblies respectively disposed at a position opposite to the first light incident side surface, a position opposite to the second light incident side surface and a position opposite to the third light incident side surface. A liquid crystal display having the backlight module is also disclosed. The liquid crystal display and the backlight module thereof of the present disclosure improve optical couple efficiency while thinning a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventor: Yong FAN
  • Patent number: 9658381
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a back plate having a side wall, a light guide plate disposed on the back plate and having a light incident surface, a light source disposed on the sidewall and adjacent to the light incident surface, a middle frame overlying the light guide plate and the light source, a first latching member disposed on a side of the middle frame facing toward the back plate and having a first groove, a second latching member disposed on a side of the back plate facing toward the middle frame and having a second groove, and a quantum bar, one end of which is latched in the first groove and the other end is latched in the second groove. The present invention also provides a LCD including the backlight module. The fixing manner of the quantum bar is simple and the cost is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yong Fan
  • Publication number: 20170139117
    Abstract: A backlight unit of high light coupling efficiency including a light guide plate, a first light source component and a second light source component disposed beside two neighboring side walls of the light guide plate, and a heat dissipation element that contacts a first substrate of the first light source component and a second substrate of the second light source component simultaneously and is disposed on a bottom of the light guide plate. The backlight unit of the present disclosure can effectively dissipate heat generated during the operation of the light source components, thereby avoiding the mura phenomenon caused by a change of a light coupling distance due to the expansion of the light guide plate because of overheating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Yong FAN
  • Publication number: 20170139112
    Abstract: The backlight module contains a light guide plate and two light source members. The light guide plate has a longer light incident face and a shorter light incident face, and the longer and shorter light incident faces are end-to-end connected at a corner of the light guide plate. A first light source member is positioned oppositely along the longer light incident face, and a second light source member is positioned oppositely along the shorter light incident face. The present invention also provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) device including the backlight module. The LCD device and the backlight module achieve enhanced light coupling efficiency without interfering the thickness reduction of the LCD device and the backlight module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong FAN
  • Patent number: 9633430
    Abstract: A method for analyzing fMRI brain data, comprising: collecting the fMRI data including spatial information and temporal information from subjects; preprocessing the fMRI data; computing independent components (ICs) and their corresponding time course for each individual subjects; constructing an initial functional connectivity pattern; constructing a classifier based on the functional connectivity pattern; and applying the classifier to functional connectivity patterns of individual subjects for statistical analysis or diagnosis. The method may be used in fMRI based studies of a brain function and brain disorder diagnosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventor: Yong Fan
  • Patent number: 9618667
    Abstract: A method of forming quantum rod (QR) films includes: forming a transmissive film on a substrate; forming a plurality of stripe-shaped slots on the transmissive film; forming a QR layer on an alignment film, the QR layer comprising curing adhesives, and QRs and electric field-sensing monomers doped in the curing adhesives; applying an electrical field on the QR layer, so that under the effect of the electric field, the electric field-sensing monomers drive the QRs aligning with the plurality of stripe-shaped slots; and curing the curing adhesive so to bind the QRs. The present invention also proposes a QR light-emitting display device having a QR film made by the above mention method. The alignment of the long axes of QRs would be improved. It would enhance the luminance of the light emitted from the light-emitting side of the QR film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yong Fan
  • Patent number: 9618686
    Abstract: The present invention provides a laser backlight lamp assembly, having a LED light bar and a laser light bar at one side of the LED light bar, and a laser light source of the laser light bar is a green laser light diode; a LED lamp of the LED light bar has a base, a heat sinker installed in the base, a blue light lampwick fixed on the heat sinker and a light housing, and colloid containing fluoride red phosphor is filled inside the base, and the colloid covers the blue light lampwick, and the light housing covers the base and houses the colloid, and the laser light source of the laser light bar and the LED light bar illumine at the same time to be backlight lamps. The present invention further provides a backlight module and a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yong Fan
  • Publication number: 20170090107
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device. The backlight module comprises a substrate, at least two light guide plate, a light source and a diffuser, and the light guide plates are located at the same surface of the substrate, and tilted angles are formed between the light guide plates and the substrate, and the light guide plate comprises a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface, an illuminating surface and a bottom surface, and the first lateral surface is located close to the light source to be an incident surface of the light guide plate, and the diffuser is located close to the illuminating surface of the light guide plate, and a predetermined distance is set between the diffuser and a part of the light guide plate which is closest to the diffuser adjacent thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong FAN
  • Patent number: 9594209
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module comprises a light guide plate having a first surface and a second surface intersecting with the first surface, a first light bar, a second light bar, and first positioning columns. First positioning holes is formed on the first surface. The first light bar comprises a first substrate arranged close to the first surface, first blue emitting diodes arranged on the first substrate, and first quantum dot fluorescent tubes arranged close to the first surface. The second light bar comprises a second substrate arranged close to the first surface, second blue light emitting diodes arranged on the second substrate, and second quantum dot fluorescent tubes arranged close to the second surface. The first positioning columns are arranged between the first quantum dot fluorescent tubes and the first surface such that a first space is formed there between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yong Fan
  • Publication number: 20170045674
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module, having a glue frame, a light guide plate, a first light source assembly and a second light source assembly, and the light guide plate, the first, the second light source assemblies are accommodated in the glue frame, and the first light source assembly has a light source, and the second light source assembly has a substrate, a plurality of laser light sources and a diffuser, and the laser light sources are aligned on the substrate, and the light guide plate has a first, a second incident surfaces, and the light source of the first light source assembly and the first incident surface are oppositely positioned, and the laser light sources and the second incident surface are oppositely positioned, and the diffuser is positioned between the laser light sources and the second incident surface with certain distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong FAN
  • Publication number: 20170047489
    Abstract: A QD glass cell includes a glass cell and QD fluorescent powder material. The glass cell includes a receiving chamber, and the QD fluorescent powder being encapsulated within the receiving chamber. A manufacturing method of the QD glass cell includes: S101: manufacturing a glass cell comprising a receiving chamber, and the glass cell comprising an injection port transmitting fluid into the receiving chamber; S102: manufacturing fluid QD fluorescent powder material; S103: filling the fluid QD fluorescent powder material into the receiving chamber via the injection port; S104: applying a curing process to the fluid QD fluorescent powder material within the receiving chamber; and S105: sealing the injection port by hot melting to obtain the QD glass cell. In addition, the above QD glass cell may be applied to LED light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong FAN
  • Patent number: 9570014
    Abstract: A field sequential color liquid crystal display (FSC-LCD) device and a color control method thereof are provided. The FSC-LCD device includes: a liquid crystal display panel which includes a color filter of first color sub-pixel and a color filter of second color sub-pixel, and a color field period thereof is sequentially divided into a first sub-color-field period and a second sub-color-field period; and a backlight module for providing a backlight source to the liquid crystal display panel and including a red backlight and a cyan backlight. The backlight module is for providing two color backlights respectively during a first backlighting period in the first sub-color-field period and a second backlighting period in the second sub-color-field period. The present FSC-LCD device has larger aperture ratio and higher transmittance, can achieve high color gamut display, and is easily to realize the narrow border design while reducing the amount of LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yong Fan
  • Publication number: 20170038520
    Abstract: The present invention provides a laser backlight lamp assembly, having a LED light bar and a laser light bar at one side of the LED light bar, and a laser light source of the laser light bar is a green laser light diode; a LED lamp of the LED light bar has a base, a heat sinker installed in the base, a blue light lampwick fixed on the heat sinker and a light housing, and colloid containing fluoride red phosphor is filled inside the base, and the colloid covers the blue light lampwick, and the light housing covers the base and houses the colloid, and the laser light source of the laser light bar and the LED light bar illumine at the same time to be backlight lamps. The present invention further provides a backlight module and a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong FAN
  • Publication number: 20170031075
    Abstract: A method of forming quantum rod (QR) films includes: forming a transmissive film on a substrate; forming a plurality of stripe-shaped slots on the transmissive film; forming a QR layer on an alignment film, the QR layer comprising curing adhesives, and QRs and electric field-sensing monomers doped in the curing adhesives; applying an electrical field on the QR layer, so that under the effect of the electric field, the electric field-sensing monomers drive the QRs aligning with the plurality of stripe-shaped slots; and curing the curing adhesive so to bind the QRs. The present invention also proposes a QR light-emitting display device having a QR film made by the above mention method. The alignment of the long axes of QRs would be improved. It would enhance the luminance of the light emitted from the light-emitting side of the QR film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong FAN
  • Publication number: 20170025585
    Abstract: The invention provides a fluorescent strip, which covers a luminous body, wherein the fluorescent strip includes a fluorescent powder layer and at least two protective layers; and the fluorescent powder layer is sandwiched between the two protective layers, so that the falling of fluorescent powder is avoided, a function of protecting and limiting the fluorescent powder is realized, and the fluorescent powder is uniformly laid on a surface of the luminous body. The fluorescent strip further includes a light converging layer, wherein the light converging layer covers the outer protective layer; and light emitted from the luminous body sequentially passes through the inner protective layer, the fluorescent power layer, the outer protective layer and the light converging layer, and is converged into light rays through the light converging layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: Yong FAN
  • Publication number: 20170017122
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to liquid crystal display technology, and more particularly to a double-sided display. The double-sided display includes a first display panel, a second display panel parallel to the first display panel, and a backlight module between the first display panel and the second display panel. The backlight module includes a first optical film and a second optical film respectively arranged at internal sides of the first display panel and the second display panel, and a light guiding layer between the first optical film and the second optical film. The light guiding layer includes a first dot reflective layer and a second dot reflective layer parallel to each other, at least one light reflecting component and a light source arranged within the light reflective component. The first dot reflective layer, the second dot reflective layer and the light reflective components cooperatively form a light guiding chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong FAN
  • Publication number: 20170004782
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight module, a liquid crystal panel, a color filter and a controller. The backlight module includes a light guide plate having a light-input surface and a light-output surface, a plurality of white LEDs and a plurality of blue LEDs. Both the white LED and the blue LED face to the light-input surface. The while LED includes a blue light chip for giving out blue light and phosphor powder excited by the blue light, and the blue LED includes a blue light chip. The liquid crystal panel is opposite to the light-output surface. The color filter is opposite to the liquid crystal panel. The color filter includes a red photoresist for red light to pass through only, a green photoresist for green light to pass through only and a transparent photoresist for light of any color to pass through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Yong FAN, Jianyu CHANG
  • Publication number: 20160363717
    Abstract: A backlight module including a back plate and a light guide plate structure and a light source assembly disposed on the back plate, wherein the light guide plate structure is mainly formed by splicing a plurality of light guide plate blocks, each of the plurality of light guide plate blocks includes a splicing end surface and at least one incident light end surface, and the light source assembly is disposed on at least one incident light end surface of the light guide plate blocks. Additionally, a liquid crystal display including the above backlight module is disclosed. The light guide plate structure in the backlight module may reduce a light mixing height of the backlight module and is advantageous to thinning the product; in addition, the structure of the light guide plate is simple and easy to be implemented, which is advantageous to lower the cost of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Yong FAN, Zuoyuan QIN
  • Patent number: 9519094
    Abstract: A backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module includes an ambient light collector for collecting ambient lights, at least one optical fiber connecting to the ambient light collector, a light emitting plate arranged closely to an optical plate, at least one fixing sleeve being received in the through hole, and at least one optical fiber sleeve. The light emitting plate includes a plurality of through holes. The optical fiber sleeve is fixed within the fixing sleeve and engages with the light emitting ends of the optical fibers to fix the optical fibers on the light emitting plate. The backlight module utilizes the ambient lights as light source. In addition, by cutting the light emitting end of the optical fibers, the light emitting angle of the lights are greatly enlarged. As such, the brightness difference is decreased and the display performance is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yongyuan Qiu, Yong Fan
  • Publication number: 20160341875
    Abstract: A backlight module is disclosed, which comprises a light guide plate having at least one incident light side; a light bar, adjacent to the incident light side; a plurality of quantum dot films, the quantum dot films are arranged between the light bar and the incident light side; wherein the light from the light bar goes through the quantum dot film and irradiates on the incident light side. A LCD device with the backlight module is further disclosed. A plurality of shorter quantum dot films are arranged between the light source and the incident light side of the light guide to replace one longer quantum dot film of the conventional art. And the manufacturing process of the short quantum dot film is simple with low cost, and the film does not have the rupturing issue to improve the safety and reliability of the quantum dot film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianyu CHANG, Hu HE, Qian CAO, Yong FAN, Sheng-jer CHANG CHIEN, Zuoyuan QIN