Patents Examined by Ida M. Soward
  • Display apparatus including multi-layered planarization layer
    Patent number: 11569477
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area; a first conductive layer on the substrate in the peripheral area and comprising a first hole; a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer and overlapping the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer comprising a second hole; a planarization layer extending from the display area to the peripheral area and comprising at least two organic insulating layers between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer; and a display element on the planarization layer in the display area, wherein a part of a portion of the second conductive layer except for the second hole is in contact with a part of a portion of the first conductive layer except for the first hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heerim Song, Yujin Lee, Haemin Kim, Cheolgon Lee
  • Organic light emitting display device including a grooved planarazation layer
    Patent number: 11563066
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display (OLED) device includes a substrate, a semiconductor element on the substrate, a planarization layer on the semiconductor, and a light emitting structure on the planarization layer. The planarization layer includes a contact hole exposing a portion of the semiconductor and a plurality of grooves surrounding the contact hole. The light emitting structure is electrically connected to the semiconductor element via the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eonjoo Lee, Jin-Whan Jung, Hyoeng-Ki Kim, Junhyuk Woo
  • Display device including bending protection and anti-reflection layers
    Patent number: 11563189
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display module, an anti-reflection layer, and a bending protection layer. The display module includes a first area, a second area, and a bending area disposed between the first area and the second area and having a predetermined curvature radius. The bending protection layer includes a first portion overlapping at least the first area and a second portion overlapping at least the bending area. The first portion has a maximum thickness in a range from about 40 ?m to about 85 ?m, a maximum inclined angle in a range from about 10° to 30°, and an elastic modulus in a range from about 50 MPa to about 300 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dongjin Park, Dongwoo Seo, Jaiku Shin, Sungchul Choi
  • Light emitting diode (LED) stack for a display
    Patent number: 11563052
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) pixel for a display including a substrate, a first LED stack disposed on the substrate, a second LED stack disposed on the first LED stack, a third LED stack disposed on the second LED stack, and through-hole vias formed through the substrate, in which each of the first, second, and third LED stacks includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer, and each of the through-hole vias is electrically connected to at least one of the first, second, and third LED stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hyeon Chae, Chung Hoon Lee, Seong Gyu Jang, Chang Yeon Kim, Ho Joon Lee
  • Foldable organic light emitting diode display panel and organic light emitting diode display screen
    Patent number: 11563196
    Abstract: A foldable organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panel and an OLED display screen having the fordable OLED display panel are provided. The foldable OLED display panel is provided with an effective display area and a non-display area. The effective display area has a folding region, a first display area and a second display area. The first display area and the second display area are disposed adjacent two lateral sides of the folding region, respectively. The foldable OLED display panel has a first spacer, a second spacer, and an encapsulation layer having a first organic layer and a first inorganic layer. The first organic layer is coated within the folding region and restricted to the folding region by the first spacer and the second spacer. The first inorganic layer is disposed on the first organic layer and completely covers the effective display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bo Yan
  • Display device including adhesive layer having multiple adhesive layers
    Patent number: 11557740
    Abstract: A display device includes a display part including a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area between the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area, the folding area being foldable with respect to a folding axis, a window disposed on the display part, and an adhesive layer disposed between the display part and the window, the adhesive layer including a first adhesive material and a second adhesive material having an elongation rate greater than an elongation rate of the first adhesive material. The first adhesive material has a planar area greater than a planar area of the second adhesive material in each of the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area, and the second adhesive material has a planar area greater than a planar area of the first adhesive material in the folding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheolgeun An, Kyoungah Lee, Euiyun Jang, Seul-Gi Kim, Yejin Kim, Wonjoon Choi
  • Display device including component areas with corresponding transmission areas
    Patent number: 11552138
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area, a first component area including a first pixel group and a first transmission area, and a second component area including a second pixel group and a second transmission area, main sub-pixels disposed in the display area, and auxiliary sub-pixels disposed in the first pixel group, wherein a first distance between adjacent ones of the auxiliary sub-pixels is different from a second distance between adjacent ones of the main sub-pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jaesung Lee
  • Organic light emitting display device including curve-shaped third dam structure
    Patent number: 11552141
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device including a dam structure disposed in a non-display area of a substrate and an alignment mark disposed outside the dam structure. The alignment mark is not covered by, and does not overlap with, the dam structure, because the alignment mark is disposed outside the dame structure. Thus, a scribing process may be performed smoothly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO, LTD.
    Inventor: Dongjin Kim
  • Electronic device including display and camera
    Patent number: 11552133
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device including a display and a camera. The electronic device may include a camera overlapping the display and configured to photograph external light passing through the display, wherein the display may include: a colorless and transparent substrate, a pixel layer disposed in a first direction from the substrate and comprising organic light-emitting diode (OLED) type pixels, an organic encapsulation layer (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungyoung Shin, Minsuk Uhm
  • Organic light-emitting display panel and organic light-emitting display device
    Patent number: 11545530
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display panel having a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area and includes a base substrate, an organic light-emitting layer, a pixel definition layer, and a microlens layer that are located in the display area is disclosed. The organic light-emitting layer is located at a side of the base substrate and includes light-emitting units. The pixel definition layer includes first openings, and each light-emitting unit is located in one of the first openings. The microlens layer is located at a side of the pixel definition layer facing away from the base substrate and includes at least one first microlens. An orthogonal projection of the first microlens on the base substrate is located between orthogonal projections of two adjacent first openings on the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH
    Inventors: Guofeng Zhang, Junqiang Wang, Jiaxin Li, Quanpeng Yu
  • Display apparatus including link line portion
    Patent number: 11538895
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display area, a non-display area surrounding the display area, and a bending area formed in at least one side of the non-display area. The display apparatus includes a first glass substrate provided in the display area, a second glass substrate provided in the non-display area, an anti-etching member provided to overlap the bending area, and a link line portion formed on the anti-etching member and formed to overlap the non-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SeungHan Paek, Kyungjae Yoon, HyunJin An, Seongwoo Park
  • Organic electroluminescence device including multi-layered protective layer
    Patent number: 11539028
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes an organic electroluminescence element, and a protective layer configured to protect the organic electroluminescence element, wherein the protective layer includes a first insulating film, a second insulating film, a third insulating film, a fourth insulating film, and a fifth insulating film, each of the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film is formed of an inorganic material, and a density of the first insulating film is lower than a density of each of the third insulating film and the fifth insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takefumi Fukagawa
  • Display apparatus including glass substrates
    Patent number: 11532797
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display area, a non-display area surrounding the display area, and a bending area formed in at least one side of the non-display area. The display apparatus includes a first glass substrate provided in the display area, a second glass substrate provided in the non-display area, and a flexible substrate provided to overlap the bending area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SeungHan Paek, Kyungjae Yoon, HyunJin An, Seongwoo Park
  • Light emitting diode (LED) stack for a display
    Patent number: 11532664
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) stack for a display including a first LED sub-unit configured to emit a first colored light, a second LED sub-unit disposed on the first LED sub-unit and configured to emit a second colored light, and a third LED sub-unit disposed on at least one of the first LED sub-unit and the second LED sub-unit and configured to emit a third colored light, in which the first LED sub-unit is configured to emit light through the second LED sub-unit and the third LED sub-unit, and the second LED sub-unit is configured to emit light through the third LED sub-unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hyeon Chae, Chung Hoon Lee, Seong Gyu Jang, Chang Yeon Kim, Ho Joon Lee
  • Organic light emitting display apparatus
    Patent number: 11527733
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus including a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas; a pixel electrode on the substrate; an opposite electrode on the pixel electrode, the opposite electrode transmitting light; an organic light emitting layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode, the organic light emitting layer emitting a first light toward the opposite electrode; a light emitting layer on the opposite electrode, the light emitting layer absorbing a portion of the first light and emitting a second light; and a sealing layer on the light emitting layer, the sealing layer sealing the pixel electrode, the opposite electrode, the organic light emitting layer, and the light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-O Cho, Byungchoon Yang, Young-Jun Seo, Won Sang Park
  • Light emission element and display device including recessed or dome-shaped portions
    Patent number: 11515510
    Abstract: A light emission element of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes at least: a base; a recessed portion provided at a surface of the base; a first electrode layer formed at least partially along a shape of a top surface of the recessed portion; an organic layer formed on the first electrode layer at least partially along a shape of a top surface of the first electrode layer; a second electrode layer formed on the organic layer along a shape of a top surface of the organic layer; and a planarization layer formed on the second electrode layer, in which light from the organic layer is emitted to an outside via the second electrode layer and the planarization layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Motoyama, Reo Asaki
  • Display apparatus including encapsulation layer with alternately arranged inorganic and organic thin layers
    Patent number: 11515506
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area around the display area, the substrate having a bent portion; a plurality of display elements in the display area; and a thin film encapsulation layer over the plurality of display elements and including a first encapsulation layer, a second encapsulation layer over the first encapsulation layer, and an organic encapsulation layer between the first encapsulation layer and the second encapsulation layer, wherein the second encapsulation layer includes a plurality of inorganic thin layers and a plurality of organic thin layers alternately arranged, and a thickness of the second encapsulation layer is equal to or less than a thickness of the first encapsulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sunhee Lee, Sunho Kim, Gunhee Kim, Donghwan Shim, Taehoon Yang
  • Display device including block patterns
    Patent number: 11508936
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate on which an active region and a non-active region disposed are defined. The non-active region at least partially surrounds the active region. A light-emitting element is disposed in the active region on the substrate. An encapsulation layer is disposed on the light-emitting element. Block patterns are disposed in the non-active region on the substrate and at least partially surround the active region. The non-active region includes a first non-active region positioned at a first side of the active region and a second non-active region positioned at a second side of the active region. There are more block patterns disposed in the first non-active region than in the second non-active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Kyu Kang, Dae Suk Kim, Seon Kyoon Mok, Il Goo Youn, Dong Sun Lee, So Young Lee, Ji Eun Lee, Jun Young Jo, Min Hee Choi
  • Display device including island-shaped inorganic films
    Patent number: 11508797
    Abstract: A display device includes: a resin substrate; a TFT layer; a bending portion; at least one inorganic film forming the TFT layer; an interlayer insulating film forming the TFT layer; and a plurality of wires forming the TFT layer, wherein the at least one inorganic film and the interlayer insulating film include an opening disposed at the bending portion, the at least one inorganic film includes a plurality of island-shaped inorganic films remaining in the opening, each of the plurality of wires overlaps a corresponding island-shaped inorganic film among the plurality of island-shaped inorganic films, and the display device includes a metal layer in a form of islands disposed between each of the plurality of wires and the corresponding island-shaped inorganic film overlapping each of the plurality of wires, the metal layer being in contact with each of the plurality of wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaki Yamanaka, Masahiko Miwa, Yohsuke Kanzaki, Takao Saitoh, Yi Sun, Seiji Kaneko
  • Display apparatus including semi-transmissive mirror
    Patent number: 11508941
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel having a front area and a side area, a main body supporting the display panel, an auxiliary member arranged inside the main body, and a semi-transmissive mirror arranged between the auxiliary member and the front area, wherein the side area of the display panel may be arranged inside the main body to face the semi-transmissive mirror. Since an image partially emitted from the display panel may be reflected toward the front area, auxiliary members such as a camera, an illumination sensor, and a proximity sensor may be arranged inside the main body (or below a display) to embody a full screen display, whereby a user's satisfaction may be enhanced and a manufacturing process may be simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JongSung Kim, TaeHan Park, Howon Choi, Dongyoung Kim