Patents by Inventor Yu-Chuan Wen
Yu-Chuan Wen 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: 20240134107Abstract: A light source device includes a light guide plate, an optical adhesive, and a light source element. The light guide plate includes a light guide substrate and an enhancement layer. The light guide substrate has a light incident surface, a first surface, and a second surface. The first surface is opposite to the second surface, and the light incident surface extends between the first surface and the second surface. The enhancement layer is disposed on the light guide substrate. A thickness of the enhancement layer is from 1 micrometer to 25 micrometers and a first refractive index of the light guide substrate is greater than a second refractive index of the enhancement layer. The optical adhesive is interposed between the first surface of the light guide substrate and the optical adhesive. The light source element is disposed beside the light incident surface to emit light toward the light incident surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Hsin-Tao Huang, Yu-Chuan Wen, Jen-Pin Yu, Ching-Huan Liao, Ya-Chin Chang
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Patent number: 11703632Abstract: A display device has two flat regions and a bending region located between the two flat regions. The display device includes a reflective display device, a cover structure, and a light guide plate. The cover structure is located above the reflective display device. The light guide plate is located between the reflective display device and the cover structure. The light guide plate has a microstructure, and the microstructure is located on a top surface of the light guide plate close to the cover structure. The microstructure has a plurality of second microstructures located at the bending region, and the sizes of the second microstructures vary along with the distances between the second microstructures and a center position of the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventor: Yu-Chuan Wen
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Patent number: 11500148Abstract: The holder is suitable for a display apparatus, where the display apparatus includes a light guide plate and a display panel. The light guide plate includes a light emitting portion and a curved portion connected to the light emitting portion, and the display panel has a bottom surface and a side surface connected to the bottom surface. At least one part of the holder is attached to the side surface of the display panel, and the holder is wrapped with the curved portion of the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventor: Yu-Chuan Wen
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Patent number: 11460625Abstract: A light guide module suitable for being disposed on a reflective display panel includes a light guide plate and a light-shielding part. The light guide plate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an optical structure formed in the first surface. The first surface has a display area and an edge area surrounding the display area, and the optical structure is distributed in the display area. The light-shielding part is disposed on the first surface and covers the edge area, in which the light-shielding part has an opening exposing the display area.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Hsin-Tao Huang, Yu-Chuan Wen
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Publication number: 20220163717Abstract: The holder is suitable for a display apparatus, where the display apparatus includes a light guide plate and a display panel. The light guide plate includes a light emitting portion and a curved portion connected to the light emitting portion, and the display panel has a bottom surface and a side surface connected to the bottom surface. At least one part of the holder is attached to the side surface of the display panel, and the holder is wrapped with the curved portion of the light guide plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventor: Yu-Chuan WEN
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Publication number: 20220137283Abstract: A light guide module suitable for being disposed on a reflective display panel includes a light guide plate and a light-shielding part. The light guide plate has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an optical structure formed in the first surface. The first surface has a display area and an edge area surrounding the display area, and the optical structure is distributed in the display area. The light-shielding part is disposed on the first surface and covers the edge area, in which the light-shielding part has an opening exposing the display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Hsin-Tao HUANG, Yu-Chuan WEN
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Publication number: 20220099882Abstract: A display device has two flat regions and a bending region located between the two flat regions. The display device includes a reflective display device, a cover structure, and a light guide plate. The cover structure is located above the reflective display device. The light guide plate is located between the reflective display device and the cover structure. The light guide plate has a microstructure, and the microstructure is located on a top surface of the light guide plate close to the cover structure. The microstructure has a plurality of second microstructures located at the bending region, and the sizes of the second microstructures vary along with the distances between the second microstructures and a center position of the light guide plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventor: Yu-Chuan WEN
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Patent number: 11041616Abstract: A lighting module includes a circuit board, a light emitting diode, a light guide plate and a glue material. The light emitting diode is disposed over the circuit board, and the light emitting diode includes a light emitting side surface and a non-light emitting side surface. The light guide plate is substantially parallel to the circuit board, and a portion of the light guide plate is disposed over the circuit board and adjacent to the light emitting side surface of the light emitting diode. The glue material covers and is in contact with the non-light emitting side surface of the light emitting diode and the portion of the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Tsai-Wei Shei, Yen-Ze Huang, Ching-Huan Liao, Yu-Chuan Wen, Sheng-Chieh Tai
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Publication number: 20210080098Abstract: A lighting module includes a circuit board, a light emitting diode, a light guide plate and a glue material. The light emitting diode is disposed over the circuit board, and the light emitting diode includes a light emitting side surface and a non-light emitting side surface. The light guide plate is substantially parallel to the circuit board, and a portion of the light guide plate is disposed over the circuit board and adjacent to the light emitting side surface of the light emitting diode. The glue material covers and is in contact with the non-light emitting side surface of the light emitting diode and the portion of the light guide plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Tsai-Wei SHEI, Yen-Ze HUANG, Ching-Huan LIAO, Yu-Chuan WEN, Sheng-Chieh TAI
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Publication number: 20130051072Abstract: A light source device includes a first light-emitting element providing illumination beams, a light guide plate (LGP) divided into light-transmissive regions, an optical thin film, and microstructures. The LGP has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a first light-incident surface connecting the first and second surfaces. The first light-emitting element is beside the first light-incident surface. The illumination beams are capable of entering the LGP through the first light-incident surface. The optical thin film is on the second surface of the LGP. The optical thin film has different thicknesses corresponding to at least two of the light-transmissive regions. The microstructures are on the optical thin film. When the illumination beams pass through the light-transmissive regions corresponding to the different thicknesses of the optical thin film and leave the LGP through the first surface, the illumination beams are converted into color beams with different wavelengths.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: CORETRONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yu-Chuan Wen, Chen-Kun Liu
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Patent number: 8220979Abstract: A light guide plate includes a plate-shaped transparent body and a plurality of stripe-shaped planar structures. The plate-shaped transparent body is bent to form a top portion, a bottom portion, and a curved portion connected between the top portion and the bottom portion, and the top portion and the bottom portion are substantially parallel to each other and define a gap therebetween. The stripe-shaped planar structures are connected with each other on an outer surface of the curved portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2009Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.Inventors: Liang-Kang Chang, Yu-Chuan Wen
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Publication number: 20100097823Abstract: A light guide plate includes a plate-shaped transparent body and a plurality of stripe-shaped planar structures. The plate-shaped transparent body is bent to form a top portion, a bottom portion, and a curved portion connected between the top portion and the bottom portion, and the top portion and the bottom portion are substantially parallel to each other and define a gap therebetween. The stripe-shaped planar structures are connected with each other on an outer surface of the curved portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: Liang-Kang Chang, Yu-Chuan Wen
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Patent number: 7638956Abstract: To control chroma and brightness in a backlight module, a plurality of reference values of a plurality of monochromatic light beams are provided, and a brightness reference value is provided for the light formed of the monochromatic light beams. Then, a plurality of first light signals of the monochromatic light beams, and a second light signal of the light formed of the monochromatic light beams are sensed and compared with the reference values and the brightness reference value, respectively. Finally, the monochromatic light beams outputted by the plurality of LEDs is calibrated according to a comparison result of the plurality of first light signals with the plurality of reference values and a comparison result of the second light signal with the brightness reference value.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2007Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ming-Dah Liu, Yu-Chuan Wen, Chia-Hung Hsu
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Publication number: 20080068597Abstract: To control chroma and brightness in a backlight module, a plurality of reference values of a plurality of monochromatic light beams are provided, and a brightness reference value is provided for the light formed of the monochromatic light beams. Then, a plurality of first light signals of the monochromatic light beams, and a second light signal of the light formed of the monochromatic light beams are sensed and compared with the reference values and the brightness reference value, respectively. Finally, the monochromatic light beams outputted by the plurality of LEDs is calibrated according to a comparison result of the plurality of first light signals with the plurality of reference values and a comparison result of the second light signal with the brightness reference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Ming-Dah Liu, Yu-Chuan Wen, Chia-Hung Hsu