Patents Examined by Sagar Shrestha
  • Patent number: 11800661
    Abstract: A driving mechanism, includes a frame body, as well as a driving assembly and a transmission assembly mounted on the frame body; the driving assembly including a driving member and a reduction gearbox structure connected together and mounted to the frame body; the transmission assembly including a first transmission member and a second transmission member, the first transmission member being mounted to the frame body and connected to the reduction gearbox structure, the second transmission member being in transmission connection with a flexible display screen. The driving member outputs a first torque to be converted into a second torque, and the second torque is output to the first transmission member, to drive the flexible display screen to move, wherein the first torque is less than the second torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenhua Liu, Pengfei Li
  • Patent number: 11797049
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel and a plurality of support structures located on one side of the display panel facing away from the light-emitting side. The plurality of support structures support different regions of the display panel and are configured to adjust vertical heights of the different regions of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Yang, Shuxiong Song, Shengming Li, Qin Xu, Jiang Chen
  • Patent number: 11800659
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure may include a display panel including a non-display area, a back cover supporting the display panel on one surface of the display panel, a roller for winding or unwinding the display panel and the back cover and side covers covering a portion of the non-display area of the display panel and a portion of a side surface of the back cover corresponding thereto, and including a plurality of unit side covers to thereby support the non-display area of the display panel when the roller is wound. Thus, stress generated during rolling can be reduced and accordingly, it is possible to prevent cracks and damage to the GIP unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sangwon Yoon
  • Patent number: 11800662
    Abstract: A deformable display device and a deformation control method therefor are provided. The deformable display device includes a flexible display screen and a deformation control structure configured to drive the flexible display screen to deform. The deformable display device has a first mode and a second mode. A first distance between a first point of the flexible display screen and a reference point in the first mode is not equal to a second distance between the first point and the reference point in the second mode. The reference point is a point on the deformation control structure. A position of the reference point remains unchanged when the deformable display device is switched from the first mode to the second mode. A display surface, on which the first point is located, of the flexible display screen intersects a line connecting the first point with the reference point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoyin Zhang, Ping An
  • Patent number: 11800657
    Abstract: A flexible display device is provided. The display device includes an outer frame, a first supporting plate, a second supporting plate, a roller device, rotating shaft assemblies, and a transmission assembly. When the second supporting plate and the first supporting plate are expanded relatively or merged with each other, the transmission assembly guides the roller device and the rotating shaft assemblies to rotate simultaneously, ensuring smooth transmission of screens in a stretching process or a contracting process, and improving service life of a flexible display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guobao Jiang
  • Patent number: 11800666
    Abstract: An electronic module assembly is provided. The electronic module assembly may include one or more processors mounted to a laminate, a top frame mounted to the laminate and surrounding the one or more processors, and a removable lid covering the one or more processors. The removable lid includes latches arranged along a perimeter of the removable lid, the latches engage with a lip of the top frame and secure the removable lid to the module assembly, and the removable lid can only be removed from the module assembly by releasing all of the latches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Noah Singer, Jeffrey Allen Zitz, Mark D. Schultz, John Torok, Yuet-Ying Yu, William L. Brodsky, Shawn Canfield
  • Patent number: 11797061
    Abstract: Provided is a biaxial hinge capable of opening up to 360 degrees in which the hinge does not require a complicated mechanism or components with high machining accuracy. The hinge includes first and second shafts (11, 21), joint plates (34, 37, 38) rotatably coupling first and second shafts (11, 21), regulator (36) movable between a first position and a second position along an axial direction of first and second shaft (11, 21), first lock plate (12) rotating together with the first shaft (11) and inhibiting the rotation of first shaft (11) by engaging with regulator (36) located at the first position, lock sleeve (23) rotating together with second shaft (21) and inhibiting the rotation of second shaft (21) by engaging with regulator (36) located at the second position; and a regulation cam (13) feeding regulator (36) from the second position to the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI STEEL MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Hazama, Katsuhito Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 11729930
    Abstract: An electronic device in provided, including an antenna using a horn structure capable of using at least a portion of a metal member as a signal waveguide structure of the antenna. The device includes a housing, a display, a printed circuit board, and at least one wireless communication circuit, where a waveguide hole is provided to connect at least a portion of a through hole and an electronic component and is used as an operating channel of the electronic component together with the waveguide hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongyeon Kim, Seongjin Park, Sehyun Park, Myunghun Jeong, Jehun Jong, Jaehoon Jo, Yoonjung Kim, Gyubok Park
  • Patent number: 11729919
    Abstract: An electronic controller includes a housing. The housing has an opening configured such that a radio module is removably insertable into the housing, and a cover and plug are also insertable into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Meisselbach, Joachim Neumann, Marco Genise, Thomas Kison
  • Patent number: 11723156
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a first support member and a second support member separated from each other and each including a short side and long side, a display module disposed on the first support member and the second support member, a hinge which couples a side of the first support member and a side of the second support member, a first rail disposed between the first support member and the display module and disposed along the long side of the first support member, and a second rail disposed between the second support member and the display module and disposed along the long side of the second support member, where the first rail and the second rail are slidable in a first moving direction and a second moving direction opposite to the first moving direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Hyun Yang, Sung Bae Ju
  • Patent number: 11716823
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a support assembly and a storage and deployment apparatus for a flexible display panel. The support assembly of the present disclosure is configured to support a flexible display panel, and includes: a support structure configured to support the flexible display panel, and a driving structure configured to drive the support structure against the flexible display panel. At least a portion of the support structure is fixedly connected to the flexible display panel so that when the flexible display panel is reciprocated in a first direction and a second direction, the support structure is switchable between a first state and a second state. The support structure has a smaller support surface in the first state than in the second state, and the first direction is opposite to the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junhuan Liu, Hong Zhu
  • Patent number: 11706880
    Abstract: An explosion-proof pressure-tight housing for electrical operating device has a rigid lower shell and an elastic upper shell terminating the lower shell in the manner of a cover, wherein the lower shell includes a base, preferably formed as a rounded rectangle, and also includes side walls, the outer surfaces of which are inclined inwardly by an acute angle, where the elastic upper shell has a cover base and side walls, which are splayed outwardly at the angle, the inside width of the upper shell is smaller than the outside width of the lower shell, and the upper shell is pressed with the lower shell such that a flameproof gap is formed between the side walls of the upper shell and the side walls of the lower shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christian Haag, Ralf Huck
  • Patent number: 11693452
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a fixed member including a case and a first structure, at least part of which is disposed inside the case; a second structure slidably connected to the fixed member; a display configured to partially slide-out from or slide-in to the fixing member according to a sliding operation of the second structure relative to the fixing member; and a conductive layer disposed between a portion of the second structure and the display, wherein the second structure includes: a first support portion supporting a partial area of the display; and a second support portion supporting another partial area of the display not supported by the first support portion and being a bendable portion, wherein the conductive layer is at least partially disposed between the second support portion and the display, and configured to electrically connect at least a part of the display and the second support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventors: Myunghoon Kwak, Jooyoung Kang, Jungchul An, Heuisoo Jeon, Kwangtai Kim, Donghyun Yeom
  • Patent number: 11690186
    Abstract: There is provided a display panel module unit having a narrow frame suitable for a display unit of a small-sized measuring apparatus. A panel module unit includes a first panel part, a second panel part, and an intermediate cover housed in a housing part in order from a front side to a rear side. The housing part includes an annular side wall and at least one fixing means attached on an inner peripheral surface of the side wall, and the fixing means is a means for fixing a position of the intermediate cover in the housing part. The second panel part is housed between the first panel part and the intermediate cover, and a position of the second panel part is indirectly fixed by the intermediate cover. The second panel part is provided with a biasing means for biasing the first panel part from the rear side toward the front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuhei Takatsu, Atsuya Niwano
  • Patent number: 11672086
    Abstract: An electronic device of a novel embodiment, specifically an arm-worn electronic device used while being worn on an arm, is provided. An arm-worn secondary battery used while being worn on an arm is provided. An electronic device is provided, which includes a structure body having a curved surface as a support structure body, a flexible secondary battery including a film as an exterior body over the curved surface of the support structure body, and a display portion including a plurality of display elements between a pair of films over the secondary battery. The plurality of display elements and the secondary battery overlap with each other at least partly. It is possible to provide an electronic device which has a small maximum thickness of 1 cm or less and a light weight of 50 g or less even when an arm-worn secondary battery is provided with a display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Hiroki, Haruki Katagiri, Shinya Okano
  • Patent number: 11653456
    Abstract: The present application provides a display device which is adapted to changes in the installation environment. The present application provides a display device comprising a display panel, a main board spaced apart from the display panel and configured to control a driving signal, an auxiliary board disposed adjacent to the display panel and configured to receive a driving signal from the main board and provide the display panel with the driving signal in an appropriate form for image reproduction, and a bridge board interposed between the main board and the auxiliary board so as to connect the main board to the auxiliary board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Daeseong Seo, Namhun Kim
  • Patent number: 11647598
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided and includes a flexible display screen, a fixator, a rotation rod, and an armrest. The flexible display screen includes a first end and a second end. A direction from the first end to the second end is a first direction, and a direction from the second end to the first end is a second direction. The first end of the flexible display screen is fixed to the fixator, and the second end of the flexible display screen is fixed to the rotation rod. The armrest is provided at a side of the fixator away from the rotation rod. The rotation rod and the armrest are movable relative to the fixator and have opposite rotation directions. The rotation rod rotates while moving relative to the fixator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoyin Zhang, Jiaxian Liu
  • Patent number: 11647597
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device including a telescopic driving mechanism and a flexible display screen. The telescopic driving mechanism includes a housing and a movable assembly, and the movable assembly is slidably coupled to the housing and may be driven to move towards or away from the housing. The flexible display screen includes a first end and a second end arranged oppositely. The first end is coupled to the housing and located at a front surface of the electronic device. The second end is coupled to the movable assembly and wound to a rear surface of the electronic device via a side surface of the electronic device. The second end moves towards or away from the first end as the movable assembly is moved relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhenhua Liu
  • Patent number: 11632864
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display module including a display panel; a back cover including a main cover body and an auxiliary cover body that are detachably connected; a circuit board; and a frame module including (i) an outer frame body, and (ii) an inner frame body embedded in an inner wall of the outer frame body and connected with the outer frame body, where the display module is fixedly connected to the inner frame body; the circuit board is fixed on the auxiliary cover body and is electrically connected to the display module; the back cover faces a surface of the display panel away from a display surface, and the back cover is fixedly connected with the outer frame body and/or the inner frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yan Ren, Deli Fang, Jigang Lv
  • Patent number: 11627675
    Abstract: An extensible display screen apparatus includes a power supply device and a screen display device. The screen display device includes at least one screen unit and a screen support assembly, wherein the at least one screen unit is disposed on the screen support assembly and the screen support assembly is arranged to support the at least one screen unit, whereas the at least one screen support assembly can electrically connect with the screen display device through the power supply device. The power supply device is configured to provide a working power to the at least one screen unit for a mobile electronic device to communicate with the at least one screen unit, wherein the said screen unit provides additional information of the mobile electronic device while being electrically connected with the screen display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventor: David Eisenberg