Patents by Inventor Willem den Boer
Willem den Boer 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).
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Patent number: 11886651Abstract: Disclosed herein are liquid-crystal display (LCD) touch screens that integrate the touch sensing elements with the display circuitry. The integration may take a variety of forms. Touch sensing elements can be completely implemented within the LCD stackup but outside the not between the color filter plate and the array plate. Alternatively, some touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates with other touch sensing elements not between the plates. In another alternative, all touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates. The latter alternative can include both conventional and in-plane-switching (IPS) LCDs. In some forms, one or more display structures can also have a touch sensing function. Techniques for manufacturing and operating such displays, as well as various devices embodying such displays are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Steve Porter Hotelling, Wei Chen, Christoph Horst Krah, John Greer Elias, Wei Hsin Yao, Andrew Bert Hodge, Brian Richards Land, Willem den Boer, John Z. Zhong
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Patent number: 11762274Abstract: A projection screen including a capacitive touch panel, such as a projected capacitive touch panel. The touch panel includes first and second glass substrates, one of which is patterned (e.g., etched with acid or the like) to form a diffuser. A conductive coating is formed on the patterned surface of the diffuser glass substrate, and is patterned into a plurality of electrodes for the touch panel. The system, including an optional projector, may be used as an interactive transparent display for augmented reality applications such as storefronts. The touch panel may also be used in applications such as capacitive touch panels for controlling showers, appliances, vending machines, electronics, electronic devices, and/or the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLCInventors: Willem Den Boer, Jason J. Blush, Eric W. Akkashian
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Patent number: 11574953Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) display panel is provided. The LED display panel includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a flexible substrate disposed on the PCB, and a pixel array. The flexible substrate has a plurality of holes. The pixel array is formed by a first matrix circuit disposed on the flexible substrate, a second matrix circuit disposed on the PCB, and a plurality of LEDs disposed on the PCB, collectively defining a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels comprises a corresponding one of the LEDs and pixel circuits formed by the first matrix circuit and the second matrix circuit. A projection of each of the LEDs correspondingly overlaps with a projection of one of the holes on the flexible substrate along an extending direction of the holes. A mosaic LED display panel may be formed by multiple LED display panel butted or tiled together.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.Inventors: Fang-Chen Luo, Jenn-Jia Su, Willem den Boer, Shih-Hsing Hung
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Patent number: 11467461Abstract: An electrochromic (EC) device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a transparent first conductor disposed between the first and second substrates, a transparent second conductor disposed between the first and second substrates, a working electrode disposed between the first and second conductors, a counter electrode disposed between the working electrode and the second conductor, and an electrolyte disposed between the working and counter electrodes. At least one of the first or second conductors is a multipart conductor which includes a transparent first conductive film, a first contact strip extending lengthwise in a first direction which is perpendicular to a second direction, along a first side of the EC device, and first conductive lines extending from the first contact strip toward an opposing second side of the EC device. The multipart conductor has a lower effective sheet resistance in the second direction than in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: HELIOTROPE EUROPE S.L.Inventors: Willem den Boer, Amir Bayati, Guillermo Garcia, John Santos, George Rubin
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Patent number: 11340742Abstract: A multi-layer conductive coating is substantially transparent to visible light, contains at least one conductive layer comprising silver that is sandwiched between at least a pair of dielectric layers, and may be used as an electrode and/or conductive trace in a capacitive touch panel. The multi-layer conductive coating may contain a dielectric layer of or including zirconium oxide (e.g., ZrO2) and/or silicon nitride, and may be used in applications such as capacitive touch panels for controlling showers, appliances, vending machines, electronics, electronic devices, and/or the like. The coating may have increased resistivity, and thus reduced conductivity, compared to pure silver layers of certain coatings, in order to allow the silver-based coating to be more suitable for use as touch panel electrode(s).Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Guardian Glass, LLCInventors: Alexey Krasnov, Willem Den Boer, Jason Blush, Eric W. Akkashian
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Publication number: 20220068998Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) display panel is provided. The LED display panel includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a flexible substrate disposed on the PCB, and a pixel array. The flexible substrate has a plurality of holes. The pixel array is formed by a first matrix circuit disposed on the flexible substrate, a second matrix circuit disposed on the PCB, and a plurality of LEDs disposed on the PCB, collectively defining a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels comprises a corresponding one of the LEDs and pixel circuits formed by the first matrix circuit and the second matrix circuit. A projection of each of the LEDs correspondingly overlaps with a projection of one of the holes on the flexible substrate along an extending direction of the holes. A mosaic LED display panel may be formed by multiple LED display panel butted or tiled together.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Fang-Chen Luo, Jenn-Jia Su, Willem den Boer, Shih-Hsing Hung
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Publication number: 20220057880Abstract: Disclosed herein are liquid-crystal display (LCD) touch screens that integrate the touch sensing elements with the display circuitry. The integration may take a variety of forms. Touch sensing elements can be completely implemented within the LCD stackup but outside the not between the color filter plate and the array plate. Alternatively, some touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates with other touch sensing elements not between the plates. In another alternative, all touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates. The latter alternative can include both conventional and in-plane-switching (IPS) LCDs. In some forms, one or more display structures can also have a touch sensing function. Techniques for manufacturing and operating such displays, as well as various devices embodying such displays are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Steve Porter HOTELLING, Wei CHEN, Christoph Horst KRAH, John Greer ELIAS, Wei Hsin YAO, Andrew Bert HODGE, Brian Richards LAND, Willem den BOER, John Z. ZHONG
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Publication number: 20220041497Abstract: An insulating glass (IG) window unit including first and second glass substrates that are spaced apart from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLCInventors: Guowen DING, Willem DEN BOER, Yiwei LU, Cesar CLAVERO, Daniel SCHWEIGERT, Sang LEE
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Publication number: 20220004091Abstract: A projection screen including a capacitive touch panel, such as a projected capacitive touch panel. The touch panel includes first and second glass substrates, one of which is patterned (e.g., etched with acid or the like) to form a diffuser. A conductive coating is formed on the patterned surface of the diffuser glass substrate, and is patterned into a plurality of electrodes for the touch panel. The system, including an optional projector, may be used as an interactive transparent display for augmented reality applications such as storefronts. The touch panel may also be used in applications such as capacitive touch panels for controlling showers, appliances, vending machines, electronics, electronic devices, and/or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLCInventors: Willem DEN BOER, Jason J. BLUSH, Eric W. AKKASHIAN
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Patent number: 11175762Abstract: Disclosed herein are liquid-crystal display (LCD) touch screens that integrate the touch sensing elements with the display circuitry. The integration may take a variety of forms. Touch sensing elements can be completely implemented within the LCD stackup but outside the not between the color filter plate and the array plate. Alternatively, some touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates with other touch sensing elements not between the plates. In another alternative, all touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates. The latter alternative can include both conventional and in-plane-switching (IPS) LCDs. In some forms, one or more display structures can also have a touch sensing function. Techniques for manufacturing and operating such displays, as well as various devices embodying such displays are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Steve Porter Hotelling, Wei Chen, Christoph Horst Krah, John Greer Elias, Wei Hsin Yao, Andrew Bert Hodge, Brian Richards Land, Willem den Boer, John Z. Zhong
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Patent number: 11168023Abstract: An insulating glass (IG) window unit including first and second glass substrates that are spaced apart from each other. At least one of the glass substrate has a triple silver low-emissivity (low-E) coating on one major side thereof, and a dielectric coating for improving angular stability on the other major side thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLCInventors: Guowen Ding, Willem Den Boer, Yiwei Lu, Cesar Clavero, Daniel Schweigert, Sang Lee
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Patent number: 11146780Abstract: An artificial window is provided. The artificial window includes a window having a frame, and a display device disposed at a back side of the window. The display device is used to display images. An image capturing device may be disposed on the window to obtain a viewer image of a viewer. Thus, a viewing direction of the viewer may be determined based on the viewer image, and the images being displayed on the display device may be changed based on the location of the viewer. The display device may be a curved display device, which is wider than the frame. Alternatively, the display device may be a flat display device, and a lenticular array formed by lenticular lenses is disposed between the window and the flat display device. Each of the lenticular lenses is focused on or close to a display surface of the flat display device.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.Inventors: Adiel Abileah, Willem den Boer, Seok-Lyul Lee, Fang-Chen Luo, Tai Kang Wu
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Patent number: 11142281Abstract: A cycle crank assembly includes a crank spindle and a drivetrain connector configured to translate rotation of the crank spindle into rotation of a wheel. A crank arm includes a pedal interface configured to receive a pedal spindle of a cycle pedal. A slip connection is configured to allow the crank arm to rotate about the crank spindle. A resiliently deformable member is connected to the crank spindle and the crank arm proximate to the pedal interface. The resiliently deformable member translates rotation of the crank arm into rotation of the crank spindle. The resiliently deformable member deforms under load to store pedal energy provided by a rider to the cycle pedal and returns at least a portion of the pedal energy when not under load in a direction of the rotation.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: HURON CYCLING, LLCInventors: Willem den Boer, Timothy E. Brummer
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Patent number: 11099474Abstract: A projection screen including a capacitive touch panel, such as a projected capacitive touch panel. The touch panel includes first and second glass substrates, one of which is patterned (e.g., etched with acid or the like) to form a diffuser. A conductive coating is formed on the patterned surface of the diffuser glass substrate, and is patterned into a plurality of electrodes for the touch panel. The system, including an optional projector, may be used as an interactive transparent display for augmented reality applications such as storefronts. The touch panel may also be used in applications such as capacitive touch panels for controlling showers, appliances, vending machines, electronics, electronic devices, and/or the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: GUARDIAN GLASS, LLCInventors: Willem Den Boer, Jason Blush, Eric W. Akkashian
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Patent number: 11073926Abstract: A light sensitive display.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2007Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Adiel Abileah, Willem den Boer
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Patent number: 10976846Abstract: Disclosed herein are liquid-crystal display (LCD) touch screens that integrate the touch sensing elements with the display circuitry. The integration may take a variety of forms. Touch sensing elements can be completely implemented within the LCD stackup but outside the not between the color filter plate and the array plate. Alternatively, some touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates with other touch sensing elements not between the plates. In another alternative, all touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates. The latter alternative can include both conventional and in-plane-switching (IPS) LCDs. In some forms, one or more display structures can also have a touch sensing function. Techniques for manufacturing and operating such displays, as well as various devices embodying such displays are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Steve Porter Hotelling, Wei Chen, Christoph Horst Krah, John Greer Elias, Wei Hsin Yao, Andrew Bert Hodge, Brian Richards Land, Willem den Boer, John Z. Zhong
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Patent number: 10955703Abstract: A polarizer component has an optical film to receive excitation light, a light re-emitting layer and a polarizing layer. The light re-emitting layer has quantum dots that re-emit red light and quantum dots that re-emit green light in response to the excitation light. The re-emitted red light is provided to a red sub-pixel to be filtered by a red color filter, and the re-emitting green light is provided to a green sub-pixel to be filtered by a green color filter. The excitation light can be blue or ultra violet and part of the excitation light is provided to a blue sub-pixel. The polarizing layer can be a reflective polarizing layer and the optical film can be a wavelength selecting layer. The light re-emitting layer may contain scattering particles to diffuse the excitation light provided to a blue sub-pixel.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.Inventors: Yi-Wen Lin, Adiel Abileah, Willem Den Boer, Fang-Chen Luo, Shu-Han Wang, Chih-Kang Wu
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Patent number: 10941023Abstract: A wave-induced motion compensation crane and corresponding vessel and method are disclosed. The crane includes a motion compensation device at a tip end portion of the boom structure to compensate for X-Y wave-induced motion and a heave compensation device for Z-motion. The motion compensation device includes a moveable jib beam that extends in a substantially horizontal direction. The jib beam is slewable about a substantially vertical slew axis and translatable in a longitudinal direction of the jib beam. Preferably, the jib beam can be levelled based on the angular orientation of the boom structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: ITREC B.V.Inventors: David Roodenburg, Cornelis Martinus Van Veluw, Bart Otto Fredrik Wieck, Wouter Jacob Willem Den Boer
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Patent number: 10935853Abstract: A display cell structure includes a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart from each other, and a polarizer layer disposed between the two substrates, forming a first cell gaps between the first substrate and the polarizer layer, and a second cell gap between the second substrate and the polarizer layer. A first display structure is disposed in the first cell gap, and a second display structure is disposed in the second cell gap. The first display structure includes a plurality of first signal lines, forming a first signal line pattern. The second display structure includes a plurality of second signal lines, forming a second signal line pattern. The second signal line is different from the first signal line pattern. The polarizer layer may be a wire grid polarizer layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.Inventors: Willem den Boer, Adiel Abileah, Fang-Chen Luo, Seok-Lyul Lee, Tai Kang Wu
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Patent number: 10930234Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel includes two substrates and one or more pixel arrays disposed therebetween. The one or more pixel arrays define a pixel matrix having a plurality of pixels. For each of the pixels, the one or more pixel arrays form a mirrored pixel circuit structure including a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode opposite to each other. The first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode in each of the pixels are independently controlled. A quantity of gray levels displayed by each of the pixels of the LCD panel is M, the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode in each of the pixels are provided with a voltage switchable between N analog levels, M and N are integers, and N=2×?{square root over (M)}.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.Inventors: Willem den Boer, Seok-Lyul Lee