Patents Examined by Nathan Danielsen
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Patent number: 11798468Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel has a conventional display region and a function display region for arranging an optical function element, and includes first pixel circuits and first fixed potential lines that are located in the conventional display region and electrically connected to the first pixel circuits, and further includes second pixel circuits and second fixed potential lines that are located in the function display region and are electrically connected to the second pixel circuits. A distance between two adjacent first fixed potential lines of the first fixed potential lines is greater than a distance between two adjacent second fixed potential lines of the second fixed potential lines.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhaokeng Cao, Gaojun Huang, Zhongjie Zhang, Chunmei Gao, Yangzhao Ma
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Patent number: 11798461Abstract: The application discloses a pixel circuit and a driving method thereof. By synchronously resetting a potential of an input end of a light-emitting unit and a potential of a control end of a driving unit, the input end of the light-emitting unit can obtain a longer reset time; when the light-emitting unit emits light, a resetting transistor and an initialization transistor are both in an off state, which can better prevent leakage of the input end of the light-emitting unit, thereby improving display effect of the pixel circuit in a dark state or low gray level.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xuanyun Wang, Chao Dai
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Patent number: 11790834Abstract: A display device may include: a light-emitting diode (LED) backlight unit (BLU), a pixel driving circuit configured to generate a scan signal and an image signal, a pixel circuit configured to generate an output current based on the scan signal and the image signal, and transmit the output current to the LED BLU, the pixel circuit including, a first transistor connected between an input pin and a node, the input pin configured to receive the image signal, the first transistor including a gate terminal configured to receive the scan signal, a second transistor connected between the node and a ground terminal, the second transistor including a gate terminal connected to the node, a third transistor connected between the node and a gate node, a fourth transistor configured to generate the output current according to a voltage of the gate node, and a capacitor connected to the gate node.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byungil Kim, Yangwook Kim, Pansoo Kim, Hyeongtae Kim, Sukyun Woo, Jisu Yoon, Hyunji Yoon
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Patent number: 11783738Abstract: A spliced display panel includes: a spliced substrate having first openings, spliced screen units disposed on a side of the spliced substrate, electronic devices disposed on a side of the spliced substrate away from the spliced screen units, and circuit components. The spliced screen units are divided into spliced screen unit groups, and each spliced screen unit group includes at least one spliced screen unit. A first opening corresponds to a spliced screen unit group, and exposes a part of a whole of the at least one spliced screen unit in the spliced screen unit group. A circuit component passes through one first opening, an end of the circuit component is electrically connected to a spliced screen unit, and another end thereof is electrically connected to at least one electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignees: BOE MLED Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Gongtao Zhang, Haiwei Sun, Jian Sang, Yezhou Tan, Fang Wang, Shipeng Wang
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Patent number: 11783762Abstract: An arrangement for operating a diode array includes a plurality of LEDs. Each LED is assigned a respective sensor element which is configured to detect a characteristic value representative of a luminous flux of the respective LED. The arrangement also includes a respective supply input for providing a current for light-emitting operation of the respective LED. The arrangement further includes in each case a control unit which is coupled on the input side to the respective supply input and the respective sensor element and on the output side to the respective LED and is configured to control the current for light-emitting operation of the respective LED as a function of the corresponding characteristic value. The arrangement additionally includes a respective supply input for providing a current for light-emitting operation of the respective LED.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Jens Richter, Christopher Söll
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Patent number: 11776466Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a polycrystalline semiconductor layer including a channel of a driving transistor, and a channel of a seventh transistor, a gate electrode of the driving transistor overlapping the channel thereof, a gate electrode of the seventh transistor overlapping the channel thereof, an oxide semiconductor layer including a channel of a fourth transistor, a gate electrode thereof overlapping the channel of the fourth transistor, a first initialization voltage line connected to a first electrode of the fourth transistor, the first initialization voltage line and the gate electrode of the fourth transistor being position on a same layer, and a second initialization voltage line connected to a second electrode of the seventh transistor, the second initialization voltage line and the first initialization voltage line being positioned on different layers from each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin Sung An, Seok Je Seong, Ji Seon Lee, Se Wan Son
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Patent number: 11776449Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pixel circuit, a display panel and a display apparatus. A gate of a data writing transistor is electrically connected with a first scan line, a first electrode of the data writing transistor is electrically connected with a data line, and a second electrode of the data writing transistor is electrically connected with a first electrode of a drive transistor; a gate of a threshold compensation transistor is electrically connected with a second scan line, a first electrode of the threshold compensation transistor is electrically connected with a gate of the drive transistor, and a second electrode of the threshold compensation transistor is electrically connected with a second electrode of the drive transistor; and a compensation circuit is electrically connected with the gate of the drive transistor.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Li Wang, Xinshe Yin
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Patent number: 11769444Abstract: A display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a first area and a second area, and a plurality of first pixel rows and a plurality of second pixel rows, each of the first pixel row and the second pixel row includes a plurality of pixels. The number of the pixels of each first pixel row is greater than the number of the pixels of each second pixel row. The pixels in the first pixel row are display pixels, and the plurality of pixels in the second pixel row are display pixels and virtual pixels. The display pixel includes a display pixel circuit, the virtual pixel includes a virtual pixel circuit, and the virtual pixel circuit includes a compensation unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Yuan Yao, Shuai Ye, Xiyang Jia, Zhengyong Zhu
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Patent number: 11756480Abstract: A pixel of a display device includes a first transistor including a top gate coupled to a first node, a first terminal, a second terminal coupled to a second node, and a bottom gate, a second transistor including a gate coupled to a writing signal line, a first terminal coupled to a data line, and a second terminal coupled to the first node, a storage capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node, a light emitting element coupled between the second node and a second power supply voltage line, and a seventh transistor including a gate coupled to an initialization signal line, a first terminal coupled to a bias voltage line, and a second terminal coupled to the bottom gate.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minjae Jeong, Jangmi Kang, Hyeongseok Kim, Junhyun Park, Mukyung Jeon
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Patent number: 11756479Abstract: A display device includes pixels-arranged in an array with rows and columns, column lines, each connected to the pixels of one of the columns, row lines, each connected to the pixels of one of the rows, and a control unit connected to the column lines and the row lines. The control unit is configured to generate a column pulse for a selected one of the column lines and generate a data signal for a selected row line from the row lines. The data signal includes a set pulse which, when the pixel is set to a radiating state, is applied at least in part to the pixel connected to the selected column and row line when the column pulse is applied to the pixel, and drives the pixel such that a light emission of the pixel depends on the time offset between the column pulse and the set pulse.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Thorsten Frank Baumheinrich, Hubert Halbritter
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Patent number: 11749178Abstract: A display device that includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels respectively connected to a corresponding data line of a plurality of data lines and a corresponding scan line of a plurality of scan lines; and a test circuit connected to the data lines, and wherein the display panel includes a first area having a first light transmittance and a second area having a second light transmittance, wherein the pixels include a first pixel in the first area and a second pixel in the second area, wherein the test circuit provides a first test data signal to a data line connected to the first pixel, and provides a second test data signal to a data line connected to the second pixel, and wherein a voltage level of the first test data signal is different from a voltage level of the second test data signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinsung An, Sungho Kim, Seokje Seong, Minwoo Woo, Wangwoo Lee, Jiseon Lee
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Patent number: 11735096Abstract: A pixel driving circuit and a display panel are provided. The pixel driving circuit includes a control unit to output a control signal by detecting a voltage difference between two opposite ends of a sampling resistor, and to turn on a fourth switch by the control signal. When the fourth switch is turned on, a second positive voltage received by the pixel driving circuit charges a second node to further speed up a voltage pulling up of the second node to improve a detecting speed of the pixel driving circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Lei Gao
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Patent number: 11727863Abstract: A display device including pixels; a controller configured to generate first compensation data based on first sensing data with respect to threshold voltages of driving transistors of the pixels which are sensed during a first sensing period, to generate second compensation data based on second sensing data with respect to mobilities of the driving transistors of the pixels which are sensed during the first sensing period, to generate third compensation data based on third sensing data with respect to mobility change amounts of the driving transistors of the pixels which are sensed using image data for sensing compensated based on the first and second compensation data during a second sensing period, and to compensate input image data based on the first, second, and third compensation data to generate compensated image data; and a data driver configured to provide data voltages to the pixels based on the compensated image data.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Boyoung An, Ji-Woong Jeong, Wook Lee, Jungki Min
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Patent number: 11727861Abstract: Provided are a pixel drive circuit, a drive circuit of a display panel, and a display apparatus. The pixel drive circuit includes a switch unit and a drive unit, the switch unit is connected to the drive unit, and the drive unit is configured to be connected to a plurality of sub-pixel units; the switch unit is configured to receive a scan signal and a data signal, be switched on under action of the scan signal, and send the data signal to the drive unit; and the drive unit is configured to send the data signal to the plurality of sub-pixel units connected thereto in a time division manner.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignees: BOE MLED Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiurong Wang, Wei Hao, Lingyun Shi, Qibing Gu, Guofeng Hu, Tao Yang, Mengmeng Wang, Wenhao Liu
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Patent number: 11727853Abstract: A shift register unit, a gate driving circuit, a display device, and a driving method are disclosed. The shift register unit includes a blanking unit, a first transmission circuit and a first input-output unit. The blanking unit is configured to charge a pull-up control node in response to a compensation selection control signal and input a blanking pull-up signal to a blanking pull-up node. The first transmission circuit is electrically connected to the blanking pull-up node and the first pull-up node; and the first input-output unit includes a first leakage preventing structure, the first leakage preventing structure is electrically connected to the first pull-up node and a first leakage preventing node respectively, and the leakage preventing structure is configured to control a level of the first leakage preventing node under the control of the level of the first pull-up node to prevent the first pull-up node from leaking.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xuehuan Feng, Yongqian Li
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Patent number: 11721278Abstract: A light emitting display apparatus comprises a gate driver including stages connected with gate lines provided in a display area and a dummy stage connected with dummy gate lines provided in a non-display area, a sensing unit connected with the dummy stage connected with at least two dummy gate lines provided in the non-display area, and a controller connected with the sensing unit, wherein the dummy stage sequentially outputs at least two gate pulses, the sensing unit senses a voltage of a Q node to which a Q node signal for allowing the gate pulses to be output from the dummy stage is supplied, and the controller supplies a compensation signal based on the voltage to the stages.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Subin Kim, MyungHo Ban
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Patent number: 11705056Abstract: An electroluminescence display apparatus includes a display panel, including a pixel including a driving element and a light emitting device, and a panel driving circuit supplying the pixel with a first data voltage for a display driving operation and a display scan signal synchronized with the first data voltage in a vertical active period succeeding a first vertical blank period and maintaining the first data voltage in the pixel during a second vertical blank period succeeding the vertical active period, wherein a length of the first vertical blank period is fixed regardless of a variation of a frame frequency, and a length of the second vertical blank period varies based on the variation of the frame frequency.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong In Noh, Young Ho Kim, Yang Seok Jeong
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Patent number: 11703968Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, first electrodes, lines, pixel electrodes, a display functional layer, a common electrode, second electrodes, and a controller. The first electrodes are opposed to the second electrodes with a space therebetween, and an insulating layer is provided between the common electrode and the first and second electrodes. During the display periods, in response to a control signal from the controller, the pixel electrodes are supplied with a pixel signal through the lines, and the common electrode is supplied with a common signal. During the sensing period, in response to the control signal from the controller, the lines are supplied with a first drive signal to generate a magnetic field. The first electrodes are supplied with a second drive signal to generate electrostatic capacitance between themselves and the second electrodes in response to the control signal from the controller, synchronously or asynchronously with the display periods.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Tadayoshi Katsuta
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Patent number: 11694609Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, a first driver circuit and a second driver circuit. The first driver circuit is electrically connected to the first light-emitting element and configured to provide a first drive current to the first light-emitting element to control the first light-emitting element to emit light, and the second driver circuit is electrically connected to the second light-emitting element and configured to provide a second drive current to the second light-emitting element to control the second light-emitting element to emit light. At least at a maximum grayscale, an average current value of the first drive current is greater than an average current value of the second drive current.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Hubei Yangtze Industrial Innovation Center Of Advanced Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yingteng Zhai
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Patent number: 11682336Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a driving controller and a data driver. The driving controller processes input image data according to a variable input frequency and generates a data signal having a varied frame length. The data driver converts the data signal into a data voltage and outputs the data voltage to the display panel. The driving controller determines a variable frequency mode and generates an asymmetric data signal including a positive data signal and a negative data signal which are asymmetric with respect to a common voltage for a same grayscale value in the variable frequency mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Hyeong An, Hoi Sik Moon, Yoon Gu Kim, Jin Pil Kim, Jae Sung Bae, Nam Jae Lim, Ik Hyun Ahn, Seung Young Choi