Patents by Inventor Yu-Nan Pao

Yu-Nan Pao 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: 20130148055
    Abstract: A reflective display includes a display panel, a first color filter layer, a second color filter layer, a light guide plate, and a light source. The first color filter layer is disposed on the display panel; the second color filter layer is disposed on the display panel and arranged with the first color filter layer in parallel. The light source is disposed beside the side surface of the light guide plate and is capable of emitting light, in which and the light is reflected by the internal side of the first surface of the light guide plate, such that the light enters the first color filter layer, and the light is reflected by the display panel and emitted from the first color filter layer, in which optical path of the light passes through the first color filter layer and does not pass through the second color filter layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: I-Jeng CHEN, Yu-Nan PAO, Hsin-Tao HUANG, Yu-Nan TSAO
  • Patent number: 8351125
    Abstract: A directional light distributing optical element includes a light incident surface and a light emission curved surface. The light incident surface receives a light emitted by a light source. The light emission curved surface and a first plane are intersected to form a first curve. The first curve has a plurality of first curve segments, and each first curve segment includes at least three first tangent points. After passing each first tangent point along a connecting line of the light source and each first tangent point, the light exits along a first axis, and an included angle formed between the first axis and an optic axis is greater than ?15° and smaller than 15°. Thus, the light after passing the directional light distributing optical element forms a one-dimensional directional light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Wen-Hsun Yang, Chin-Ju Hsu, Yu-Nan Pao
  • Patent number: 8305527
    Abstract: A color separation system is disclosed, which comprises: a backlight source, being highly collimated and used for providing an incident beam; a color separation module, formed with a first color separation film for separating the incident beam basing on wavelength while deflecting the optical paths of the resulting split beams; and a beam splitting module, being configured with at least one beam splitting plate and a liquid crystal layer; wherein, the at least one beam splitting plate is used for converging the beams from the color separation module while deflecting the optical paths thereof for enabling those to be discharged thereout following a normal direction of a light emitting surface of the backlight source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Hui-Hsiung Lin, Jen-Hui Tsai, Yu-Nan Pao, Chin-Ju Hsu
  • Publication number: 20120147476
    Abstract: The collimating optical element includes a light incident surface and a light emission curved surface. The light incident surface receives a light emitted by a light source. The light emission curved surface and a first plane are intersected to form a first curve. The first curve has a plurality of first curve segments, and each first curve segment includes at least three first tangent points. After passing each first tangent point along a connecting line of the light source and each first tangent point, the light exits along a first collimation axis, and an included angle formed between the first collimation axis and an optic axis is greater than ?15° and smaller than 15°. Thus, the light after passing the collimating optical element forms a one-dimensional collimating light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung LIN, Wen-Hsun Yang, Chin-Ju Hsu, Yu-Nan Pao
  • Publication number: 20120147475
    Abstract: The collimating optical element includes a light incident surface and a light emission curved surface. The light incident surface receives a light emitted by a light source. The light emission curved surface and a first plane are intersected to form a first curve. The first curve has a plurality of first curve segments, and each first curve segment includes at least three first tangent points. After passing each first tangent point along a connecting line of the light source and each first tangent point, the light exits along a first collimation axis, and an included angle formed between the first collimation axis and an optic axis is greater than ?15° and smaller than 15°. Thus, the light after passing the collimating optical element forms a one-dimensional collimating light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui Hsiung Lin, Wen Hsun Yang, Chin Ju Hsu, Yu Nan Pao
  • Patent number: 8183519
    Abstract: A light concentrating module includes an optical film having a light incident surface and a light outgoing surface facing the light incident surface, an optical wedge element having a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface and having an angle with respect to the first surface and a third surface adjacent to the first and second surfaces, and at least one photoelectric chip disposed near the third surface. Light from a light source penetrates the optical film, and the light enters the first surface of the optical wedge element by an appropriate incident angle and has total reflection between the first and second surfaces, whereby the light propagates in the optical wedge element, and the light leaves the optical wedge element from the third surface and is received by the photoelectric chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Wen-Hsun Yang, Yu-Nan Pao, Chia-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 8089693
    Abstract: A color separation and polarization device is provided, which comprises a lens module, having a first frame including a polarization material received therein, and configured with a first light-entrance surface and a first light-emitting surface having a lens structure disposed thereon respectively, and a triangle-shaped optical structures, configured with a second light-entrance surface and a second light-emitting surface having triangle-shaped microstructures disposed thereon respectively. When a white light beam enters the first light-entrance surface, it is polarized by the polarization material, converged by the lens structure of the first light-emitting surface, splitting into a red beam, a green beam, and a blue beam by the triangle-shaped microstructures of the second light-entrance surface, and finally the three color beam are collimated by the triangle-shaped microstructures of the second light-emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Yu-Nan Pao
  • Publication number: 20110235865
    Abstract: An adjustable range finder and the method thereof are disclosed, in which the method comprising: projecting a first beam containing information of an object on a refractive optical element, being comprised a liquid-crystal layer, electrically connected to a voltage device, and a transmission blazed grating, so as to generate a second beam; enabling the voltage device to provide a first voltage to the liquid-crystal layer for forming an energy-concentrated Mth-order diffraction image by the projection of the second beam; adjusting and enabling the voltage device to provide a second voltage to the liquid-crystal layer for forming an energy-concentrated Nth-order diffraction image by the projection of the second beam; forming a series of images by the use of the Mth-order diffraction image and the Nth-order diffraction image; comparing the disparity between corresponding points in the series of images for obtaining the distance between the object and the refractive optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Cheng, Shyh-Haur Su, Jwu-Sheng Hu, Yu-Nan Pao, Chin-Ju Hsu, Yen-Chung Chang
  • Publication number: 20110141412
    Abstract: A color separation system is disclosed, which comprises: a backlight source, being highly collimated and used for providing an incident beam; a color separation module, formed with a first color separation film for separating the incident beam basing on wavelength while deflecting the optical paths of the resulting split beams; and a beam splitting module, being configured with at least one beam splitting plate and a liquid crystal layer; wherein, the at least one beam splitting plate is used for converging the beams from the color separation module while deflecting the optical paths thereof for enabling those to be discharged thereout following a normal direction of a light emitting surface of the backlight source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Hui-Hsiung Lin, Jen-Hui Tsai, Yu-Nan Pao, Chin-Ju Hsu
  • Publication number: 20110090317
    Abstract: A stereovision system is disclosed, which comprises: at least one diffractive optical element and an optical imaging device. Each of the diffractive optical element is used for allowing a first beam containing information relating to an object to pass through and thus transforming the same into a second beam containing information relating to the object. The optical imaging device is used for receiving the second beam so as to concentrate the energy thereof for forming an Mth-order diffraction image. By combining the aforesaid Mth-order diffraction image with another energy-concentrated Nth-order diffraction image, a series of images can be formed. Accordingly, by comparing the disparity between corresponding points in the series of images, the distance between the object and the diffractive optical element can be obtained. It is noted that the aforesaid M and N represent the order of diffraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Shyh-Haur Su, Chih-Cheng Cheng, Jwu-Sheng Hu, Shyh-Roei Wang, Yu-Nan Pao, Chin-Ju Hsu
  • Patent number: 7907343
    Abstract: A composite optical dividing device can receive a light beam, which is mixed with at least multiple wavelength ranges of light. The optical dividing device includes a first optical film plate and a second optical film plate. The first optical film plate has multiple micro-structure lenses in same shape, for deflecting and the incident light with a condense level. The second optical film plate has multiple periodic polygon structures, for receiving the deflected light and dividing constitutions of the light beam, according to the wavelength ranges. Each of the multiple ranges of light respectively travels toward a predetermined region on a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Yu-Nan Pao, Hui-Hsiung Lin
  • Publication number: 20100133422
    Abstract: A light concentrating module includes an optical film having a light incident surface and a light outgoing surface facing the light incident surface, an optical wedge plate having a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface and having an angle with respect to the first surface and a third surface adjacent to the first and second surfaces, and at least one photoelectric chip disposed near the third surface. Light from a light source penetrates the optical film, and the light enters the first surface of the optical wedge by an appropriate incident angle and has total reflection between the first and second surfaces, whereby the light propagates in the optical wedge, and the light leaves the optical wedge from the third surface and is received by the photoelectric chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Wen-Hsun Yang, Yu-Nan Pao, Chia-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7719767
    Abstract: A composite light dividing device is provided. The composite light dividing device receives a light beam mixed by lights of at least two wavebands. The composite light dividing device includes a refracting/diffracting unit, and a refracting unit. The refracting/diffracting unit is adapted for receiving the light beam and condensing the light beam into a condensed light beam, and dividing the condensed light beam at a deflection direction to obtain the lights of the wavebands. The refracting unit is adapted for deflecting the divided lights of the wavebands for outputting them from a specific direction. The composite light dividing device for example can be used in an image apparatus, and the divided lights of the wavebands can serve as primary color lights of the pixel colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Chi-Hung Lee, Yu-Nan Pao
  • Publication number: 20100108056
    Abstract: A solar energy collecting system includes a substrate and at least one solar chip. The substrate includes a first surface, a second surface and a plurality of lateral surfaces, wherein the first surface faces the second surface, the lateral surfaces are adjacent to the first and second surfaces, and a first micro structure is formed on the first or the second surface. The solar chip is near one of the lateral surfaces. Solar light penetrates the first and the second surface and is refracted or reflected by the first micro structure to leave the substrate via the lateral surface and be absorbed by the solar chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Chia-Wei Yu, Yu-Nan Pao
  • Patent number: 7674031
    Abstract: An optical film with a plurality of micro structures which are capable of collecting incident light to the frontal and normalized view angle of the optical film for reducing the chance of incident light returning to light guild plate so as to enhance light collecting efficiency is provided in the present invention. In an embodiment, the optical film is combined with a flat light source so as to form a backlight system. By means of the merit of the optical film, the quantities of the optical film can be reduced so that the backlight system can have characteristics of thin thickness and low production cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Yi-Ting Sung, Chia-Wei Yu, Yu-Nan Pao
  • Publication number: 20090323194
    Abstract: A composite light dividing device is provided. The composite light dividing device receives a light beam mixed by lights of at least two wavebands. The composite light dividing device includes a refracting/diffracting unit, and a refracting unit. The refracting/diffracting unit is adapted for receiving the light beam and condensing the light beam into a condensed light beam, and dividing the condensed light beam at a deflection direction to obtain the lights of the wavebands. The refracting unit is adapted for deflecting the divided lights of the wavebands for outputting them from a specific direction. The composite light dividing device for example can be used in an image apparatus, and the divided lights of the wavebands can serve as primary color lights of the pixel colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Chi-Hung Lee, Yu-Nan Pao
  • Publication number: 20090316274
    Abstract: A composite optical dividing device can receive a light beam, which is mixed with at least multiple wavelength ranges of light. The optical dividing device includes a first optical film plate and a second optical film plate. The first optical film plate has multiple micro-structure lenses in same shape, for deflecting and the incident light with a condense level. The second optical film plate has multiple periodic polygon structures, for receiving the deflected light and dividing constitutions of the light beam, according to the wavelength ranges. Each of the multiple ranges of light respectively travels toward a predetermined region on a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chi-Hung Lee, Yu-Nan Pao, Hui-Hsiung Lin
  • Patent number: 7623293
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical element, having a first optical surface and a second optical surface for receiving an incident light, the optical element comprising: at least a transparent diffusion unit, for scattering the incident light, each being placed on the first optical surface; and at least a transparent collimation unit, for collimating the incident light, each being place on the first optical surface abutted and adjacent to the diffusion unit in an alternative manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Po-Hung Yao, Ben-Sheng Lin, Heng-Chun Huang, Yu-Nan Pao, I-Kai Pan, Yi-Ting Sun
  • Publication number: 20090161213
    Abstract: A color separation and polarization device is provided, which comprises a lens module, having a first frame including a polarization material received therein, and configured with a first light-entrance surface and a first light-emitting surface having a lens structure disposed thereon respectively, and a triangle-shaped optical structures, configured with a second light-entrance surface and a second light-emitting surface having triangle-shaped microstructures disposed thereon respectively. When a white light beam enters the first light-entrance surface, it is polarized by the polarization material, converged by the lens structure of the first light-emitting surface, splitting into a red beam, a green beam, and a blue beam by the triangle-shaped microstructures of the second light-entrance surface, and finally the three color beam are collimated by the triangle-shaped microstructures of the second light-emitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung LIN, Yu-Nan PAO
  • Publication number: 20090154196
    Abstract: A flexible light emitting device including at least one light source and a flexible light guide is provided. The flexible light guide has at least one light emitting surface and at least one light incident surface. Moreover, micro-structures are located on at least one surface of the flexible light guide except the light incident surface. The light source is disposed beside the light incident surface of the flexible light guide. When the light of the light source is incident into the flexible light guide, the total reflection would be destroyed due to the micro-structures, and thus the light could emit out of the flexible light guide from the light emitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui-Hsiung Lin, Yu-Nan Pao, Wen-Hsun Yang