Patents by Inventor Yuan-Chih Tsai
Yuan-Chih Tsai 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: 20120075813Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display panel and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). The flexible display panel includes a display body and a peripheral circuit. The peripheral circuit is adjacent to the display body, and the FPCB is connected to the peripheral circuit. The FPCB includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is connected between the peripheral circuit and the second portion. Bending modulus of the first portion is lower than that of the second portion. The flexible display apparatus has better reliability. Another flexible display apparatus is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventors: TED-HONG SHINN, Yu-Sheng Lin, Yuan-Chih Tsai, Chi-Ming Wu
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Patent number: 8115886Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display panel and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). The flexible display panel includes a display body and a peripheral circuit. The peripheral circuit is adjacent to the display body, and the FPCB is connected to the peripheral circuit. The FPCB includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is connected between the peripheral circuit and the second portion. Bending modulus of the first portion is lower than that of the second portion. The flexible display apparatus has better reliability. Another flexible display apparatus is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Ted-Hong Shinn, Yu-Sheng Lin, Yuan-Chih Tsai, Chi-Ming Wu
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Publication number: 20120026577Abstract: A display device includes an active element array substrate, a display layer and a transparent shock absorption layer. The display layer is disposed on the active element array substrate. The transparent shock absorption layer is disposed on the display layer. The transparent shock absorption layer is formed by curing liquid adhesive material. A manufacturing method of display device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Yuan-Chih Tsai, Chi-Ming Wu, Ming-Sheng Chiang, Hung-Yi Tsai, Jen-Shiun Huang, Ta-Nien Luan, Wen-Chang Lu, Lee-Tyng Chen, You-Chi Tsai
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Patent number: 8098486Abstract: A flexible display device includes a display panel and a plurality of curving-restricting structures. The display panel has a display surface and a bottom surface opposite thereto. The display surface has a visible region and an outer region surrounding the visible region. The curving-restricting structures may be disposed on at least one of the outer region of the display surface and the bottom surface of the display panel. Each curving-restricting structure has a top surface and at least a slanted side wall. The top surfaces of adjacent curving-restricting structures are spaced with each other, and the slanted side walls of adjacent curving-restricting structures face each other. When the flexible display device are curved to a predetermined extent, adjacent curving-restricting structures may resist against with each other to prevent the display panel from being unduly curved to be damaged, and thus a use reliability of the flexible display device is improved.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: E Ink Holding Inc.Inventors: Po-Wen Hsiao, Yuan-Chih Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
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Patent number: 7929101Abstract: A flexible display panel comprises a flexible substrate, a display module, a driving unit and at least one anisotropic conductive film. The display module is disposed on the flexible substrate, and has a display area and a peripheral circuit area beside the display area. The anisotropic conductive film is connected between the peripheral circuit area and the driving unit, and the driving unit is electrically connected to the peripheral circuit area through the anisotropic conductive film. In addition, the anisotropic conductive film has an insulation film and a plurality of conductive particles disposed in the insulation film. Diameters of the conductive particles are in a range from 4.5 micrometers to 7 micrometers, and a distribution density of the conductive particles is a range from 45000 grains per square millimeter to 65000 grains per square millimeter. Therefore, the flexible display panel has high reliability.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Ted-Hong Shinn, Jen-Shiun Huang, Chen-Lung Lo, Yuan-Chih Tsai
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Publication number: 20100323576Abstract: In a fabricating method of flexible display device, firstly, a sacrificial layer is formed on a first rigid substrate. Secondly, a first flexible substrate is formed on the sacrificial layer. The bonding force of the sacrificial layer absorbing a breaking-bond light may be broken and the first flexible substrate is transparent for the breaking-bond light. Moreover, the transmission rate of visible light of the first flexible substrate is larger than that of the sacrificial layer. Then, the sacrificial layer is illuminated by the breaking-bond light for breaking the bonding force of the sacrificial layer to separate the first rigid substrate from the first flexible substrate. Since the first rigid substrate has a high transmission rate of visible light, may be separated from the first flexible substrate by the first breaking-bond light with low energy, the cost of fabricating the flexible display device may display the images with real color.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2009Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventors: Po-Wen Hsiao, Yuan Chih Tsai, Lee-Tyng Chen, Ted-Hong Shinn
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Publication number: 20100238144Abstract: A flexible display panel includes a flexible panel body and at least one integrated circuit driver (IC driver). The flexible panel body has a first end surface, a second end surface, a plurality of side surfaces and at least one convex cambered surface. The first end surface has a display area. The second end surface is opposite to the first end surface. Each of the side surfaces connects the first end surface and the second end surface. Each adjacent two of the side surfaces connect each other. The convex cambered surface connects adjacent two of the side surfaces and connects the first end surface and the second end surface. The IC driver is disposed at the flexible panel body, located outside the display area, and adjacent to the convex cambered surface. In addition, another flexible display panel having a gravity-changing device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2009Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Tzu-Ming Wang, Yuan-Chih Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
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Publication number: 20100238612Abstract: A flexible display device includes a display panel and a plurality of curving-restricting structures. The display panel has a display surface and a bottom surface opposite thereto. The display surface has a visible region and an outer region surrounding the visible region. The curving-restricting structures may be disposed on at least one of the outer region of the display surface and the bottom surface of the display panel. Each curving-restricting structure has a top surface and at least a slanted side wall. The top surfaces of adjacent curving-restricting structures are spaced with each other, and the slanted side walls of adjacent curving-restricting structures face each other. When the flexible display device are curved to a predetermined extent, adjacent curving-restricting structures may resist against with each other to prevent the display panel from being unduly curved to be damaged, and thus a use reliability of the flexible display device is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2009Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Po-Wen HSIAO, Yuan-Chih Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
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Publication number: 20100230484Abstract: An electronic business card includes a data transmitting module, a storing module and a flexible display. The data transmitting module is used to transfer and receive at least a data. The storing module that is electrically connected to the data transmitting module is used to store the data, which has been received or will be transmitted by the data transmitting module. The flexible display used to display the data stored in the storing module is electrically connected to the storing module. In the electronic business card, the flexible display may improve portability and reduce the power-consumption, thus a use convenience of the electronic business card can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Yuan-Chih TSAI, Tzu-Ming Wang, Ted-Hong Shinn
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Publication number: 20100208188Abstract: A display device includes an array substrate, a display medium layer, a transparent layer and a sealant. The array substrate has a first region and a second region surrounding the first region. The display medium layer is disposed on the array substrate and located in the first region. The transparent layer with an upper surface is disposed on the display medium layer. The upper surface has a display region and a predetermined sealing region surrounding the display region. The sealant is formed on the array substrate and located in the second region. Also, the sealant surrounds the transparent layer and the display medium layer and covers the predetermined sealing region of the transparent layer. In addition, a method for fabricating the display device is also provided. Since the sealant surrounds the transparent layer and the display medium layer and covers the predetermined sealing region of the transparent layer, the packaging performance of the above display device may be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2009Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Yuan-Chih TSAI, Ted-Hong Shinn, Yi-Ching Wang
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Publication number: 20100060841Abstract: A flexible display panel comprises a flexible substrate, a display module, a driving unit and at least one anisotropic conductive film. The display module is disposed on the flexible substrate, and has a display area and a peripheral circuit area beside the display area. The anisotropic conductive film is connected between the peripheral circuit area and the driving unit, and the driving unit is electrically connected to the peripheral circuit area through the anisotropic conductive film. In addition, the anisotropic conductive film has an insulation film and a plurality of conductive particles disposed in the insulation film. Diameters of the conductive particles are in a range from 4.5 micrometers to 7 micrometers, and a distribution density of the conductive particles is a range from 45000 grains per square millimeter to 65000 grains per square millimeter. Therefore, the flexible display panel has high reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: Ted-Hong Shinn, Jen-Shiun Huang, Chen-Lung Lo, Yuan-Chih Tsai
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Publication number: 20100053139Abstract: In a bistable display device having a driver circuit, the driver circuit has multiple electrical ports for electrically connecting to external circuits. The electric potential difference between any two neighboring ports is less than 10 volts so that electrical punch-through caused by great electric potential difference and short distance between the electrical ports is substantially avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: Ted-Hong SHINN, Chi-Ming Wu, Yuan-Chih Tsai
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Publication number: 20100033451Abstract: In a flexible display panel and a fabricating method thereof, the flexible display panel includes a flexible substrate, a plurality of electro-phoretic pixel units, a plurality of electro-wetting pixel units, a transparent protective layer and a driving circuit. The electro-phoretic pixel units and the electro-wetting pixel units are formed in a first displaying area and a second displaying area of the flexible substrate respectively. The transparent protective layer is formed on the electro-phoretic pixel units and the electro-wetting pixel units, and the driving circuit is formed in the non-displaying area of the flexible substrate and electrically connected to the electro-phoretic pixel units and the electro-wetting pixel units. The flexible display panel may display static pictures through the electro-phoretic pixel units and display animation through the electro-wetting pixel units. Therefore, the flexible display panel has both the abilities for saving power and displaying animation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2008Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventors: Ted-Hong Shinn, Yi-Ching Wang, Yuan-Chih Tsai
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Publication number: 20100028565Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a waterproof layer, an insulation layer and a display unit, wherein the insulation layer is disposed on the waterproof layer and the display unit is disposed on the insulation layer. Furthermore, material of the waterproof layer includes organic compound. The flexible display apparatus has better reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Ted-Hong SHINN, Yi-Ching WANG, Yuan-Chih TSAI
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Publication number: 20090310314Abstract: A flexible display module includes a flexible display panel and at least one flexible circuit board. The flexible display panel includes a flexible plastic substrate, a first driving circuit layer, a display layer and a second driving circuit layer. The thickness of the flexible plastic substrate is smaller than 30 micrometers. The first driving circuit layer having a view area and a peripheral circuit area is disposed on the flexible plastic substrate. The display layer is disposed on the first driving circuit layer and corresponding to the view area. The second driving circuit area is disposed on the display layer. The flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the peripheral circuit area through an anisotropic conductive film. In addition, a method of manufacturing a flexible display module is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2008Publication date: December 17, 2009Inventors: Ted-Hong SHINN, Yi-Ming Chiu, Yuan-Chih Tsai, Yi-Ching Wang
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Publication number: 20090256991Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display panel and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). The flexible display panel includes a display body and a peripheral circuit. The peripheral circuit is adjacent to the display body, and the FPCB is connected to the peripheral circuit. The FPCB includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is connected between the peripheral circuit and the second portion. Bending modulus of the first portion is lower than that of the second portion. The flexible display apparatus has better reliability. Another flexible display apparatus is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2008Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: Ted-Hong SHINN, Yu-Sheng Lin, Yuan-Chih Tsai, Chi-Ming Wu