Patents Examined by Jesus Hernandez
  • Patent number: 8937614
    Abstract: A device, in which circuit size is small and operation is stable, comprises a plurality of serially connected unit registers (shift registers) in which transfer is controlled by any of three or more clock signals each having a different phase, and a setting signal which determines shift direction; and a selection circuit (switch array) which can select at least one clock signal from the three or more clock signals in accordance with the setting signal; wherein the unit registers are put in a reset state by one clock signal selected by the selection circuit, corresponding to each of the unit registers
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: NLT Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiko Otose, Masamichi Shimoda
  • Patent number: 8933864
    Abstract: A flat panel display including a plurality of electrically addressable pixels; using a passive matrix on a first substrate, a passivating layer on at least partially around the pixels; a conductive frame on the passivating layer, and a plurality of cold cathode emitters on select portions of the conductive frame within the display, wherein exciting the conductive frame and addressing one of the pixels using the associated passive matrix causes electrons to strike at least one of the pixels and result in the emission of light from those pixels. Using a metal layer (ML) on a second substrate the extent of electrons emitted is enhanced through the incorporation of a noble gas or mixture thereof, causing a multiplication of the electrons emitted by the cold cathode when the gas is ionized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: CopyTele, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank J. DiSanto, Denis Krusos
  • Patent number: 8928563
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel array unit with pixel circuits disposed in matrix form, the pixel circuit including a driving transistor, an electro-optic element, a storage-capacitor, and a sampling transistor, with the electro-optic element emitting light by generating a driving current based on information stored in the storage-capacitor at the driving transistor to be applied to the electro-optic element; and a control unit, of which the output stage includes a buffer transistor, to output a pulse signal for driving the pixel array unit from the buffer transistor; wherein the pixel array unit and the control unit are formed with long laser beam irradiation to be scanned in the vertical direction; and with the control unit, buffer transistors for outputting a pulse signal for sampling to an input video signal to each signal line are arrayed in a column in the longitudinal direction of the laser beam irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Yamashita, Katsuhide Uchino
  • Patent number: 8913035
    Abstract: An optical touch panel includes a panel and a light guide module. The light guide module is disposed on the panel, and the light guide module includes a printed circuit board, at least one light emitting element, and a light guide strip. The light emitting element is electrically disposed on the printed circuit board. The light guide strip is disposed on the printed circuit board, and wraps the light emitting element. Additionally, the light emitting element emits light rays, and the light rays penetrate the light guide strip and are emitted to the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Pixart Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Ching Lai, Kuo-Hsiung Li, Hui-Hsuan Chen
  • Patent number: 8912983
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a display unit that is formed in the display area and includes a plurality of subpixels arranged in a matrix form, a main ground line that is positioned at a first side of the non-display area and is formed using the same material as source and drain electrodes included in each subpixel, and an auxiliary ground line that is formed to surround the non-display area, overlaps at least a portion of the main ground line at the first side of the non-display area, is electrically connected to the main ground line, and is formed using the same material as a lower electrode included in each subpixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Changnam Kim
  • Patent number: 8902173
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for determining a deflection of a moveable conductive plate that is moved over a capacitive sensing device. The method may include moving the moveable conductive plate over sensor elements of the capacitive sensing device, and determining the deflection of the moveable conductive plate. In determining the deflection, a deflection magnitude and a deflection direction may be determined by calculating a vector of x- and y-directions or a vector of a radius and an angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Dennis Seguine
  • Patent number: 8896505
    Abstract: A display, including a substrate having a display area including first and second non-overlapping pixel groups and a gutter located between the first and second pixel groups, the gutter having a dimension in a first direction separating the first and second pixel groups, and each pixel group includes a plurality of pixels, each pixel having three or more differently colored sub-pixels; and wherein the pixel centers of the pixels in each pixel group are arranged in a regular two-dimensional array having one dimension parallel to the first direction, and wherein the pixels within a pixel group are separated by an inter-pixel separation in the first direction; and one or more electrical elements arranged within the gutter, each subpixel being connected to one of the one or more electrical elements, wherein the gutter dimension is greater than the inter-pixel separation, so that artifacts in a displayed image are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Global OLED Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ronald S. Cok, Michael E. Miller
  • Patent number: 8896546
    Abstract: A high integrity touch screen system includes, but is not limited to, a display screen, a first sensor array to detect a touch on the display screen and to generate a first set of touch position coordinates, a first processor connected to the first sensor array and configured to receive the first set of touch position coordinates, a second sensor array to detect the touch on the display screen and to generate a second set of touch position coordinates and a second processor connected to the second sensor array and configured to receive the second set of touch position coordinates. The first processor and the second processor cooperate to compare the first set of touch position coordinates with the second set of touch position coordinates and to invalidate the touch when the first set of touch position coordinates and the second set of touch position coordinates do not substantially coincide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Grothe, Joseph J. Nutaro, James Tyrrell
  • Patent number: 8896565
    Abstract: The present invention in one aspect relates to an in-cell touch panel. In one embodiment, the in-cell touch panel includes at least one touch sensing device configured such that when a touch occurs, it responsively generates a first sensing signal and a second sensing signal that is different from the first sensing signal, and at least one reverse amplification circuit electrically coupled to the at least one touch sensing device for amplifying the difference between the first and second sensing signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Tzu-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 8872772
    Abstract: A pen tool for use with a machine vision interactive input system comprises an elongate body and a tip arrangement at one end of the body, an end surface of the body at least partially about the tip arrangement carrying light reflective material that is visible to at least one imaging assembly of the interactive input system when the pen tool is angled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Sean Thompson, Grant McGibney, David Holmgren
  • Patent number: 8872737
    Abstract: An organic light emitting device including a display panel including a plurality of pixels respectively including a driving transistor and an organic light emitting element; a driving unit to supply a driving signal to the display panel; a signal controller to control the driving unit; a signal modification unit to modify an input image signal based on modification information to generate a modified image signal; and a modification controller to generate and provide the modification information to the signal modification unit. The signal modification unit includes a first modification unit to convert the input image signal into a first modified signal according to first modification information generated based on a characteristic deviation of the driving transistor, and a second modification unit to convert the first modified signal into a second modified signal according to second modification information generated based on a characteristic deviation of the organic light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Ju Shin, Chong-Chul Chai, Joon-Chul Goh
  • Patent number: 8860642
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display and a weighted dot rendering method. The display comprises a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group comprising a plurality of dots arranged in a predetermined identical matrix form, each pixel group having at least one first color dot, at least one second color dot and at least one third color dot, the pixel groups arranged in a matrix manner so as to form the display, wherein each color dot has a plurality of sides adjacent to the other dots with different color, and each color dot represents a luminance and a chrominance of a corresponding full color pixel data by grouping with neighboring dots to form a plurality of overlapping full color dynamics pixel groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: VP Assets Limited
    Inventor: Gia Chuong Phan
  • Patent number: 8842058
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display (OLED) is provided. The OLED includes data line capacitors, which is disposed in a plurality of data lines included in a display panel. Each of the data line capacitors has a larger capacitance than a storage capacitor of each pixel. The data line capacitor includes the data line, an insulating layer, a metal, which are stacked. The metal is a cathode or a pixel electrode. The insulating layer of the data line capacitor is a passivation layer, a planarization layer, or a pixel defining layer. The capacitance of the data line capacitor is adjusted by controlling the thickness of the insulating layer or controlling the size of a via hole or a contact hole for controlling the thickness of the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Kyu Kwak, Yang-Wan Kim
  • Patent number: 8842060
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel array unit with pixel circuits disposed in matrix form, the pixel circuit including a driving transistor, an electro-optic element, a storage-capacitor, and a sampling transistor, with the electro-optic element emitting light by generating a driving current based on information stored in the storage-capacitor at the driving transistor to be applied to the electro-optic element; and a control unit, of which the output stage includes a buffer transistor, to output a pulse signal for driving the pixel array unit from the buffer transistor; wherein the pixel array unit and the control unit are formed with long laser beam irradiation to be scanned in the vertical direction; and with the control unit, buffer transistors for outputting a pulse signal for sampling to an input video signal to each signal line are arrayed in a column in the longitudinal direction of the laser beam irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Yamashita, Katsuhide Uchino
  • Patent number: 8842099
    Abstract: A touch pen includes a main body, a touch element and a conductive elastic element which is a conductor. The main body has a cladding portion at an end of the main body, and the touch element is disposed in the main body, and a contact portion is formed at an end of the touch element and exposed from the cladding portion. When use, the contact portion and a using surface form a larger touch area in contact with each other, or a side of the cladding portion and the contact portion form a smaller touch area in contact with the using surface, so that the larger touch area or the smaller touch area can be used to cope with the using habits of different users and achieve an effective touch function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Songtak Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mao-Sung Wu
  • Patent number: 8836629
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display section having a pixel unit included in a layout of a pixel matrix and provided with a memory unit used for storing a logic level of input image data; a vertical driving section for asserting a scan signal on a scan line provided for the display section; and a horizontal driving section for asserting a driving signal according to the input image data on a signal line provided for the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Teranishi, Yoshiharu Nakajima, Naoyuki Itakura, Takayuki Nakanishi, Yoshitoshi Kida
  • Patent number: 8836690
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including a pixel array section and a drive section. The pixel array section has power supply lines, scan lines arranged in row, signal lines arranged in column, and pixels arranged in matrix at intersections of each of the scan lines and each of the signal lines. The drive transistor is connected at one of a pair of current terminals to the light emitting device and at the other of the pair of current terminals to the power supply line. The drive section supplies a control signal to each scan line and a video signal to each signal line to drive each pixel, executing a threshold voltage correcting operation, a write operation, and a light emitting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuo Minami, Masatsugu Tomida, Yukihito Iida, Katsuhide Uchino
  • Patent number: 8823604
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including: a pixel array part configured to include scan lines disposed along rows, signal lines disposed along columns, and pixels that are disposed at intersections of the scan lines and the signal lines and are arranged in a matrix; and a drive part configured to have at least a write scanner that sequentially supplies a control signal to the scan lines to thereby carry out line-sequential scanning and a signal selector that supplies a video signal to the signal lines in matching with the line-sequential scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Yamashita, Katsuhide Uchino
  • Patent number: 8823608
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel array unit with pixel circuits disposed in matrix form, the pixel circuit including a driving transistor, an electro-optic element, a storage capacitor, and a sampling transistor, with the electro-optic element emitting light by generating a driving current based on information stored in the storage capacitor at the driving transistor to be applied to the electro-optic element; and a control unit, of which the output stage includes a buffer transistor, to output a pulse signal for driving the pixel array unit from the buffer transistor; wherein the pixel array unit and the control unit are formed with long laser beam irradiation to be scanned in the vertical direction or horizontal direction; and wherein with the control unit, the size of the buffer transistor is equal to or greater than the pixel pitch in the scanning direction of the laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Yamashita, Katsuhide Uchino
  • Patent number: 8823631
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display capable of making the variations and the oblique lines, which are caused on the screen in the liquid crystal display using the TN liquid crystal panel, less visible. The liquid crystal display includes a video signal reception section adapted to receive a video signal, a signal input detection section adapted to detect presence or absence of the video signal, a luminance control section adapted to control the luminance of the backlight, and a control section adapted to instruct the luminance control section to reduce the luminance of the backlight as a predetermined amount in the case in which the signal input detection section fails to detect the video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Tomikawa