Patents Examined by Vinh T Lam
  • Patent number: 11805691
    Abstract: A display device with a switchable viewing angle includes a timing controller to generate an image data, a data control signal, and a gate control signal, a data driver to generate a data signal using the image data and the data control signal, a gate driver to generate a gate signal and first to third emission signals using the gate control signal, and a display panel including a plurality of subpixels to display an image using the data signal, the gate signal, and the first to third emission signals. The gate driver includes a gate signal generator to generate the gate signal, first emission signal generator to generate the first emission signal, and second and third emission signal generators to generate the second and third emission signals, respectively, using input and output signals of the gate signal generator and input and output signals of the first emission signal generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soon-Hwan Hong, Chang-Soo Kim, Seong-Yeong Kim
  • Patent number: 11793465
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a first area having a first light transmissivity and a second area having a second light transmissivity higher than the first light transmissivity; a pressure sensor overlapping the first area; a light emitter overlapping the second area; a light receiver overlapping the second area and spaced from the light emitter; and a processor to control the light emitter and the pressure sensor, and to output a blood pressure signal on a basis of a pressure sensing signal from the pressure sensor and a light sensing signal from the light receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Ki Hong, Hee Seomoon, Hyeon Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11778152
    Abstract: A method of controlling a projector includes projecting an achromatic area image representing a drawing area in which the projector receives drawing using a pointer on a projection surface at a first luminance at a ratio on the projection surface, the ratio being smaller than or equal to a specific ratio to a maximum luminance at which the projector capable of project an image on the projection surface, detecting a position on the projection surface pointed by the pointer while projecting the area image, determining whether or not the position is included in the drawing area, and displaying, by the projector, an area including at least a part of an outline of the drawing area at a luminance higher than the first luminance when it is determined that the position is included in the drawing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akio Tomotoshi
  • Patent number: 11775032
    Abstract: A small blade driving device is incorporated in a limited space. A cover includes a first cover fixed to a base and a second cover protruding from the first cover in a movement direction of a blade. A support leg protrudes from the second cover toward a first surface of a module substrate and is supported by the first surface. The base may not have the same length as the cover and have a shorter length (miniaturized), further miniaturizing a blade driving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosuke Ushio, Koji Sawanobori, Nobuaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11775126
    Abstract: A medical pump for conveying a medical liquid has a pump housing and a front lid hingedly arranged at the pump housing. The medical pump also has a lid housing and an operating element integrated in the lid housing. The operating element features a resistive touch element and a separate display element arranged at a parallel distance to the touch element. The touch element and the display element jointly form a touch screen, and are fastened at respectively opposing sides of the lid housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AG
    Inventors: Jan Schwarz, Christoph Erlen, Stephan Hoevel, Norbert Koop, Jan Sokoll, Stefan Espenhahn, Joachim Schuetz, Yvonne Fischbach, Gerhard Schoeffel
  • Patent number: 11770517
    Abstract: Natural appearance of transition from a predetermined object of two-dimensional content displayed on a two-dimensional display to a three-dimensional display model of an AR display device or vice versa is achieved. Control is performed such that, the transition is performed after switching the two-dimensional content from the motion parallax non-application display to the motion parallax application display. For example, control is performed such that the motion parallax application display is displayed on the two-dimensional display in a case where there is one AR display device, and the motion parallax application display is displayed on the AR display device in a case where there is a plurality of AR display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuko Ishihara, Hirotake Ichikawa, Atsushi Ishihara, Hajime Wakabayashi, Takaomi Kimura, Masayuki Inoue, Hidenori Aoki
  • Patent number: 11768381
    Abstract: Vision apparatus intended to be mounted on the head of a user, including: a night vision device, for forming first virtual images; an offsetting element, for projecting the first virtual images in the field of view of the user; a shutter, such that the offsetting element is between the shutter and the eye of the user, and able to have an open position that allows light to pass and a closed position that blocks light; a switching element with an open position that authorises emission of the first virtual images or the transfer thereof to the offsetting element, and a closed position that blocks the image emission or transfer; and a controlling device controlling the shutter and the switching element according to opening and closing cycles so the shutter is closed during all or a portion of the time during which the switching element is open, and inversely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: PHOTONIS FRANCE
    Inventor: Geoffroy Deltel
  • Patent number: 11769595
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire biological information of plural users determined to be within a predetermined area and operate an apparatus based on the biological information of the plural users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Agama-X Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motofumi Baba, Masahiro Sato, Kengo Tokuchi, Kiichiro Arikawa, Monta Ido, Kosuke Aoki, Tadashi Suto, Tsutomu Kimura, Hanako Kariya
  • Patent number: 11749174
    Abstract: Disclosed are a gate-on voltage generation circuit, a display panel driving device and a display device. The gate-on voltage generation circuit includes an on/off voltage output terminal, a power management integrated circuit and a voltage switching circuit. The power management integrated circuit includes a detection terminal connected to the on/off voltage output terminal, is configured for detecting a voltage output by the on/off voltage output terminal, and outputting first switch control signal or second switch control signal according to the voltage output from the on/off voltage output terminal. The voltage switching circuit includes a first input terminal for inputting a first voltage value and a second input terminal for inputting a second voltage value larger than the first voltage value. The voltage switching circuit outputs the first voltage value upon receiving the first switch control signal, and outputs the second voltage value upon receiving the second switch control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: CHONGQING ADVANCE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mingliang Wang
  • Patent number: 11749365
    Abstract: A semiconductor device in which a decrease in the yield by electrostatic destruction can be prevented is provided. A scan line driver circuit for supplying a signal for selecting a plurality of pixels to a scan line includes a shift register for generating the signal. One conductive film functioning as respective gate electrodes of a plurality of transistors in the shift register is divided into a plurality of conductive films. The divided conductive films are electrically connected to each other by a conductive film which is formed in a layer different from the divided conductive films are formed. The plurality of transistors includes a transistor on an output side of the shift register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Sakakura, Yuugo Goto, Hiroyuki Miyake, Daisuke Kurosaki
  • Patent number: 11729485
    Abstract: An optical device is provided. An optical device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a main body; a display unit which includes a polarization layer and which is disposed on one surface of the main body; and a camera module which is disposed in the main body and which overlaps the polarization layer in an optical axis direction, wherein a first region of the polarization layer overlapping the camera module in the optical axis direction blocks or reflects at least some incident light when the camera module is not operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Sung Seo, Young Woon Kim
  • Patent number: 11726558
    Abstract: A method for three dimensional visualization and manipulation of downhole data. A measured signal is received a downhole environment and a three dimensional virtualization of the measured signal is generated. A stereographic viewer displays the three dimensional virtualization of the measured signal. The three dimensional virtualization can be manipulated in response to an input from a user, thereby creating a manipulated three dimensional virtualization. The stereographic viewer can display the manipulated three dimensional virtualization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilker R. Capoglu, Burkay Donderici
  • Patent number: 11721280
    Abstract: A display device and an electronic equipment provided by the present application make a reflectance of a transition display region close to a reflectance of a main display region by disposing a metal reflective portion in gaps between a plurality of second pixel driving circuits in the transition display region, preventing an obvious boundary from occurring between the main display region and the transition display region when they are in a screen-off state and are under a condition of being irradiated by strong light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tao Chen
  • Patent number: 11721276
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels provided on the substrate, a light emitting element provided to each of the plurality of pixels, a first electrode provided to the substrate and electrically coupled to the light emitting element, a pixel circuit provided to the substrate and configured to drive the light emitting element, and a heat generation resistor provided to the pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Masanobu Ikeda, Yoshinori Aoki, Akihiro Ogawa, Yasuhiro Kanaya
  • Patent number: 11715413
    Abstract: A display module includes a plurality of pixels; a substrate; a plurality of inorganic LEDs arranged on the substrate, each of the plurality of pixels including two or more inorganic LEDs among the plurality of inorganic LEDs; and a plurality of micro-pixel controllers two-dimensionally arranged in a first direction and a second direction on the substrate, each of the plurality of micro-pixel controllers being configured to control two or more pixels among the plurality of pixels. Each micro-pixel controller of the plurality of micro-pixel controllers is electrically connected to micro-pixel controllers adjacent thereto, and is configured to convert a voltage input from one of the micro-pixel controllers that is electrically connected thereto in a direction opposite to the first direction into a target voltage and supply the target voltage to another micro-pixel controller of the micro-pixel controllers that is electrically connected thereto in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongsu Oh, Daisuke Kawae, Junichi Yamashita, Sangyoung Park, Hoseop Lee, Tetsuya Shigeta
  • Patent number: 11710432
    Abstract: A method of testing a display panel including a pixel coupled to first, second, and third power lines, a data line, scan lines, an emission control line, and a test line, the method includes: applying a first power supply voltage to the first power line; applying a test voltage having a turn-on voltage level to the second power line; applying a scan signal having a turn-on voltage level sequentially to the scan lines and an emission control signal having a turn-on voltage level to the emission control line; applying a gate signal to the test line to turn on a test transistor coupled between two electrode of a light emitting element included in the pixel; measuring a sensing voltage output through the data line; and determining whether the pixel is defective, based on a voltage level of the measured sensing voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Joon Kim, Jun Ki Jeong, Kyung Hoon Chung, Kyung Bae Kim, Seung Chan Lee, Chong Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 11709424
    Abstract: A mask, a display panel, and an electronic equipment are provided. The mask allows an opening pattern to be moved to a side of a repeat region. Based on this structure, the display panels with the same resolution and different sizes may use the masks with the same size, and differences between these masks are merely different distances between the opening patterns and edges of the repeat regions, thus solving at least one technical problem existing in conventional 8K electronic equipment that the masks with the different sizes require to be manufactured for the display panels with the different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanzong Tang, Juncheng Xiao, Bin Zhao, Xin Zhang, Jun Zhao
  • Patent number: 11700743
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes providing a display substrate and an encapsulation substrate, each of which has a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area thereon, forming a nanowire on the encapsulation substrate overlapping a sealing area defined as a partial area of the non-display area, and combining the encapsulation substrate and the display substrate with each other, wherein the forming of the nanowire includes irradiating a first laser, which is a ultrashort pulse laser, onto the encapsulation substrate overlapping the sealing area, and the combining of the encapsulation substrate and the display substrate with each other includes irradiating a second laser, which is a ultrashort pulse laser, onto the display substrate overlapping the sealing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Kim, Yong-Hoon Kwon, Taeoh Kim, Woosuk Seo
  • Patent number: 11694621
    Abstract: A display device may include a pixel, an emission control driver, and a timing controller. The emission control driver may supply an emission control signal set for controlling emission periods of the pixel. The timing controller may receive a received bit stream that includes a first bit set and a second bit set, may determine a first duty ratio of the emission control signal set using bits of the first bit set without using any bit of the second bit set. The first bit set may include at least two bits. The second bit set may include at least one bit. The emission control signal set may control the pixel to operate according to the first duty ratio for each frame of a first frame group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Min Sung, Woo Chul Kim, Weon Jun Choe
  • Patent number: 11694607
    Abstract: A light emitting substrate is provided. The light emitting substrate includes a plurality of light emitting controlling units arranged in M rows and N columns, M is an integer equal to or greater than one, N is an integer equal to or greater than one. A respective column of the N columns of light emitting controlling units includes M number of groups of second voltage signal lines, a respective group of the M number of groups of second voltage signal lines connected to a respective one of the M number of light emitting controlling units, the respective group of the M number of groups of second voltage signal lines including k number of second voltage signal lines, k is an integer equal to or greater than one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Yang, Fuqiang Li, Xingce Shang, Wei Hao, Lin Zhou, Qi Qi