Patents by Inventor Yu-Wei Chen

Yu-Wei Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 9817279
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device, comprising: a display unit comprising a pixel layer; a backlight unit; and a modulation unit disposed between the display unit and the backlight unit, wherein the modulation unit comprises a plurality of conductive layers and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the plurality of conductive layers, and the liquid crystal layer comprises a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) or a polymer stabilized liquid crystal (PSLC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Wei Chen, Meng-Chieh Chang, Chia-Liang Hung
  • Patent number: 9703159
    Abstract: A pixel structure substrate including a substrate, a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer is provided. A data line and a first electrode are disposed on the substrate. The first dielectric layer directly covers the data line. The second dielectric layer covers the first electrode and the first dielectric layer. A thickness of the second dielectric layer is smaller than a thickness of the first dielectric layer, and the following equation is satisfied u1*A1/d1<u2*A2/d2, wherein A1 denotes an area of the first dielectric layer overlapping the data line, d1 denotes the thickness of the first dielectric layer and u1 denotes a permittivity of the first dielectric layer, A2 denotes an area of the second dielectric layer overlapping the pixel electrode, d2 denotes the thickness of the second dielectric layer and u2 denotes a permittivity of the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Chen, Pi-Ying Chuang, Chuan-Chung Wang, Yu-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 9466105
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging white matter hyperintensities region recognizing method and system are disclosed herein. The white matter hyperintensities region recognizing method includes receiving and storing a FLAIR MRI image, a spin-lattice relaxation time weighted MRI image, and a diffusion weighted MRI image. Registration and fusion are preformed, and a white matter mask is determined. An intersection image of the FLAIR MRI image and the white matter mask is taken, a first region is determined after normalizing the intersection image, a cerebral infarct region is removed from the first image through the diffusion weighted MRI image, and then a determination is made as to whether to remove a remaining region in order to form a white matter hyperintensities region in the FLAIR MRI image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignees: National Central University
    Inventors: Syu-Jyun Peng, Yu-Wei Chen, Jang-Zern Tsai, Kuo-Wei Wang
  • Publication number: 20160293168
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method of setting personal wake-up word by text for voice control, which enables an electronic device to execute the steps of activating an wake-up-word set program; receiving a set message transmitted from an input unit; parsing a first text information contained in the set message and including at least one character; storing the at least one character as a personal wake-up word; and setting the personal wake-up word as a voice command for activating the voice control program when the at least one character is determined to exist in content of a voice database. Thus, a user can customize the personal wake-up word simply and quickly by inputting the text through the input unit to generate the set message, and later speak a voice corresponding to the personal wake-up word to activate the voice control program for voice control of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Opah Intelligence Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Wei CHEN
  • Patent number: 9412163
    Abstract: A method for detecting a cerebral infarct includes receiving an image of a brain of a subject from a magnetic resonance imaging scanner, wherein the image has a plurality of voxels, and each of the voxels has a voxel intensity. Then, the voxel intensities are normalized, wherein the normalized voxel intensities have a distribution peak, and the normalized voxel intensity of the distribution peak is Ipeak. A threshold is determined, which is the Ipeak+ a value. Voxel having the normalized voxel intensity larger than the threshold is selected, wherein the selected voxel is the cerebral infarct. A method for quantifying the cerebral infarct is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignees: National Central University
    Inventors: Syu-Jyun Peng, Jang-Zern Tsai, Yu-Wei Chen, Kuo-Wei Wang
  • Publication number: 20160206261
    Abstract: A handheld X ray device comprises a camera-like X ray generator body having a zoom ring-like object at a front side of the X ray generator body as an exit of X rays and has a collimator section atop a surface of the zoom ring-like object. The camera-like X ray generator body inside has a voltage boosting circuit, an oscillator circuit, a battery, and a control circuit, and a user interface at a real panel of the camera-like X ray generator body. The glass ball-tube is a cold cathode type X-ray generator with a tungsten filament at a periphery of a cold cathode. The voltage boosting circuit, the oscillator circuit, boosting the voltage of the battery up to a predetermined high voltage under controlled of the control circuit assisting by the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: WEN-HOW LAN, YI-TENG SHIU, HUNG-CHIANG HUANG, RENG-SHO CHEN, SHU-FEN LIAO, YU-WEI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160196644
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging white matter hyperintensities region recognizing method and system are disclosed herein. The white matter hyperintensities region recognizing method includes receiving and storing a FLAIR MRI image, a spin-lattice relaxation time weighted MRI image, and a diffusion weighted MRI image. Registration and fusion are preformed, and a white matter mask is determined. An intersection image of the FLAIR MRI image and the white matter mask is taken, a first region is determined after normalizing the intersection image, a cerebral infarct region is removed from the first image through the diffusion weighted MRI image, and then a determination is made as to whether to remove a remaining region in order to form a white matter hyperintensities region in the FLAIR MRI image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Syu-Jyun PENG, Yu-Wei CHEN, Jang-Zern TSAI, Kuo-Wei WANG
  • Patent number: 9268177
    Abstract: A pixel electrode structure including a first electrode and a second electrode is provided. The first electrode has a first stripe electrode extended along a first direction and pleural first branch electrodes connected to the first strip electrode. The first branch electrodes include pleural first branch domain electrodes extended along a second direction and pleural second branch domain electrodes extended along a third direction substantially perpendicular to the second direction. The second electrode has a second stripe electrode extended along the first direction and pleural second branch electrodes connected to the second stripe electrode. The second branch electrodes include pleural third branch domain electrodes extended along the second direction and pleural fourth branch domain electrodes extended along the third direction. The first and the third branch domain electrodes are alternated to each other. The second and the fourth branch domain electrodes are alternated to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Chen, Yu-Wei Chen, Chuan-Chung Wang, Li-Chieh Hsu
  • Publication number: 20160035085
    Abstract: A method for detecting a cerebral infarct includes receiving an image of a brain of a subject from a magnetic resonance imaging scanner, wherein the image has a plurality of voxels, and each of the voxels has a voxel intensity. Then, the voxel intensities are normalized, wherein the normalized voxel intensities have a distribution peak, and the normalized voxel intensity of the distribution peak is Ipeak. A threshold is determined, which is the Ipeak+ a value. Voxel having the normalized voxel intensity larger than the threshold is selected, wherein the selected voxel is the cerebral infarct. A method for quantifying the cerebral infarct is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Syu-Jyun PENG, Jang-Zern TSAI, Yu-Wei CHEN, Kuo-Wei WANG
  • Publication number: 20150309378
    Abstract: A pixel structure substrate including a substrate, a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer is provided. A data line and a first electrode are disposed on the substrate. The first dielectric layer directly covers the data line. The second dielectric layer covers the first electrode and the first dielectric layer. A thickness of the second dielectric layer is smaller than a thickness of the first dielectric layer, and the following equation is satisfied u1*A1/d1<u2*A2/d2, wherein A1 denotes an area of the first dielectric layer overlapping the data line, d1 denotes the thickness of the first dielectric layer and u1 denotes a permittivity of the first dielectric layer, A2 denotes an area of the second dielectric layer overlapping the pixel electrode, d2 denotes the thickness of the second dielectric layer and u2 denotes a permittivity of the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Chien-Hung CHEN, Pi-Ying CHUANG, Chuan-Chung WANG, Yu-Wei CHEN
  • Patent number: 9164305
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a LC panel and the UV curing method therein for the LC curing treatment. The LC panel includes: a first substrate with a plurality of protrusion electrodes formed thereon; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; a LC layer interposed between the first and second substrates; and a deflecting structure disposed between the first and second substrates and configured for changing optical paths of UV light; wherein the UV light passes through the areas between the neighboring protrusion electrodes, and the deflecting structure is located in the optical paths of the UV light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Wei Chen, Pi-Ying Chuang, Chien-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20150271482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device, comprising: a display unit comprising a pixel layer; a backlight unit; and a modulation unit disposed between the display unit and the backlight unit, wherein the modulation unit comprises a plurality of conductive layers and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the plurality of conductive layers, and the liquid crystal layer comprises a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) or a polymer stabilized liquid crystal (PSLC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Yu-Wei CHEN, Meng-Chieh CHANG, Chia-Liang HUNG
  • Patent number: 9097949
    Abstract: A pixel structure including a substrate, a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer is provided. A signal line and a pixel electrode are disposed on the substrate. The first dielectric layer covers the signal line and has a first capacitance. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate, and covers the pixel electrode. The second dielectric layer has a second capacitance larger than the first capacitance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Hung Chen, Pi-Ying Chuang, Chuan-Chung Wang, Yu-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 9013664
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal mixture is provided. The first substrate includes a first base and a first electrode layer. The first base has a plurality of sub pixels each having at least one first asymmetric protrusion. The first electrode layer is disposed on the first asymmetric protrusion. The second substrate is assembled to the first substrate. The liquid crystal mixture is disposed between the first asymmetric protrusion and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Wei Chen, Chien-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20140063423
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is disclosed, which comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; an optically isotropic liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a protruding electrode layer composed of a polymer conductive material and disposed on the first substrate. Besides, when a protruding part is composed of a non-conductive organic material, the liquid crystal display panel further comprises: an electrode layer disposed on the protruding electrode layer; and a submicron structure layer, a multilayer film, or a micro-reflection layer is disposed between the protruding electrode layer and the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Wei CHEN, Chien-Hung CHEN
  • Patent number: 8663485
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing plastic metallized 3D circuit includes the steps of providing a 3D plastic main body; performing a surface pretreatment on the plastic main body; performing a metallization process on the plastic main body to deposit a thin metal film thereon; performing a photoresist coating process to form a photoresist protective layer on the thin metal film; performing an exposure and development process on the photoresist protective layer to form a patterned photoresist protective layer; performing an etching process on the exposed thin metal film to form a patterned metal circuit layer; stripping the patterned photoresist protective layer; and performing a surface treatment on the patterned metal circuit layer to form a metal protective layer. With the method, a 3D circuit pattern can be directly formed on a 3D plastic main body without providing additional circuit carrier to thereby meet the requirement for miniaturized and compact electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: ICT-Lanto Limited
    Inventors: Chuan Ling Hu, Chen Lung Tsai, Yu Wei Chen, Chen Hao Chang
  • Publication number: 20140043567
    Abstract: A blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC) display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a protrusion, a BPLC, and a driving electrode. The protrusion is disposed on the first substrate. The BPLC is disposed between the first and second substrates. The driving electrode covers the protrusion. A vertical distance from the protrusion's bottom to one end portion of the driving electrode is larger than zero and less than or equal to four fifths of a height of the protrusion. Thereby, the production yield of the BPLC display panel can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Hung CHEN, Yu-Wei CHEN, Chuan-Chung WANG, Pi-Ying CHUANG
  • Publication number: 20140028960
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a LC panel and the UV curing method therein for the LC curing treatment. The LC panel includes: a first substrate with a plurality of protrusion electrodes formed thereon; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; a LC layer interposed between the first and second substrates; and a deflecting structure disposed between the first and second substrates and configured for changing optical paths of UV light; wherein the UV light passes through the areas between the neighboring protrusion electrodes, and the deflecting structure is located in the optical paths of the UV light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: YU-WEI CHEN, PI-YING CHUANG, CHIEN-HUNG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20130335692
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal mixture is provided. The first substrate includes a first base and a first electrode layer. The first base has a plurality of sub pixels each having at least one first asymmetric protrusion. The first electrode layer is disposed on the first asymmetric protrusion. The second substrate is assembled to the first substrate. The liquid crystal mixture is disposed between the first asymmetric protrusion and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Wei Chen, Chien-Hung Chen
  • Publication number: 20130271681
    Abstract: A pixel structure including a substrate, a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer is provided. A signal line and a pixel electrode are disposed on the substrate. The first dielectric layer covers the signal line and has a first capacitance. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate, and covers the pixel electrode. The second dielectric layer has a second capacitance larger than the first capacitance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Hung CHEN, Pi-Ying CHUANG, Chuan-Chung WANG, Yu-Wei CHEN