Patents by Inventor Victor Hao-En Yin

Victor Hao-En Yin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9664955
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and more particularly to methods for extending a glass portion of a display to an edge of a display housing. In one embodiment, a thin cover glass layer is provided between a color filter glass layer and an upper polarizer. The thin cover glass layer is supported along an edge of the display by a filler material that can include a foam dam and a glass spacer or adhesive filler. The filler material allows the cover glass layer to be supported without damaging any drivers or circuits located on an underlying thin film transistor glass layer. In another embodiment, a glass spacer circuit with integrated drivers and circuitry on its lower surface can support the cover glass along the edge of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Lee Benson, Bryan W. Posner, Jun Qi, Victor Hao-En Yin, Christiaan A. Ligtenberg, Dinesh C. Mathew, Adam T. Garelli
  • Patent number: 8730478
    Abstract: A method for testing photosensitivity of an electronic display module, such as a liquid crystal display module, is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes exposing a display module to light at a first intensity and measuring an amount of light transmitted through the display module. The method may also include exposing the display module to light at a second intensity and measuring an amount of that light transmitted through the display module. The measured amounts may then be compared to determine an optical property, such as photosensitivity, of the display panel. Various other methods, systems, and manufactures are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Moo Kyung Son, Victor Hao-En Yin, John Z. Zhong, Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20140063433
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and more particularly to methods for extending a glass portion of a display to an edge of a display housing. In one embodiment, a thin cover glass layer is provided between a color filter glass layer and an upper polarizer. The thin cover glass layer is supported along an edge of the display by a filler material that can include a foam dam and a glass spacer or adhesive filler. The filler material allows the cover glass layer to be supported without damaging any drivers or circuits located on an underlying thin film transistor glass layer. In another embodiment, a glass spacer circuit with integrated drivers and circuitry on its lower surface can support the cover glass along the edge of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Lee Benson, Bryan W. Posner, Jun Qi, Victor Hao-En Yin, Christiaan A. Ligtenberg, Dinesh C. Mathew, Adam T. Garelli
  • Publication number: 20130215136
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a liquid crystal display (LCD) that has a large color gamut. In certain embodiments, the large color gamut in the LCD may be obtained by adding a spectrum-filter into different layers of the LCD. The spectrum-filter may be designed to filter a portion of a color band from a light emitted from one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) in the LED thereby increasing the color gamut on the LCD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Meizi Jiao, Jun Qi, Victor Hao-En Yin, Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 8441643
    Abstract: A method for testing photosensitivity of an electronic display module, such as a liquid crystal display module, is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes exposing a display module to light at a first intensity and measuring an amount of light transmitted through the display module. The method may also include exposing the display module to light at a second intensity and measuring an amount of that light transmitted through the display module. The measured amounts may then be compared to determine an optical property, such as photosensitivity, of the display panel. Various other methods, systems, and manufactures are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Moo Kyung Son, Victor Hao-En Yin, John Z. Zhong, Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20130044120
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for an electronic display with thermally compensated pixels. Such an electronic display may have an array of pixels, at least some of which may be thermally compensated pixels that exhibit reduced color shift over a 20° C. change in temperature. These thermally compensated pixels may have numbers of pixel electrode fingers, pixel electrode widths and spacings, cell gap depths, and/or pixel edge distances that cause the array of pixels to exhibit a reduced color shift than otherwise (e.g., a color shift of less than delta u?v? of about 0.0092 from a starting white point) when the temperature of the electronic display changes from about 30° C. to about 50° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Zhibing Ge, Meizi Jiao, Jun Qi, Cheng Chen, Young Bae Park, Shih Chang Chang, Victor Hao-En Yin, John Z. Zhong
  • Publication number: 20120013819
    Abstract: A method for testing photosensitivity of an electronic display module, such as a liquid crystal display module, is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes exposing a display module to light at a first intensity and measuring an amount of light transmitted through the display module. The method may also include exposing the display module to light at a second intensity and measuring an amount of that light transmitted through the display module. The measured amounts may then be compared to determine an optical property, such as photosensitivity, of the display panel. Various other methods, systems, and manufactures are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Moo Kyung Son, Victor Hao-En Yin, John Z. Zhong, Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20100060667
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing optimized gamma settings for each of a plurality of viewing angles and/or device orientations. In certain types of display devices, off-axis viewing leads to contrast degradation and/or color aberrations in a perceived image, as luminance values depend on the angle at which the output is viewed. By remapping grayscale and/or color values to new output voltages, an image can be presented at an optimized luminance level when viewed from any specific angle. In some embodiments, the display device comprises an inclination sensor adapted to sense device rotation about at least one axis. Display parameter optimization logic reads data from the inclination sensor and automatically adjusts the display to an optimized gamma setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng CHEN, Wei Chen, Victor Hao-En Yin, John Z. Zhong