With Particular Phosphor Or Electrode Material Patents (Class 313/503)
  • Patent number: 10584281
    Abstract: A method for making a light emitting structure including: determine desired light emitting characteristics; prepare a plurality of nanostructure composites, wherein the plurality of nanostructure composites are configured to provide the desired light emitting characteristics and are configured with predetermined excitation characteristics; selecting a light emission source based on the predetermined excitation characteristics; providing a substrate for the plurality of nanostructure composites; and applying the plurality of nanostructure composites to the substrate such that the plurality of nanostructure composites receive light from the light emission source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventor: Pavle Radovanovic
  • Patent number: 10576772
    Abstract: A gravure printing roll that enables printing of fine dots with a size close to that of cells and enables printing on a print subject, such as a printing substrate, without changing the appearance of the print subject. The gravure printing roll includes: a gravure printing roll body; and cells formed in a peripheral surface of the gravure printing roll body. Each of the cells has an opening with a ratio between a dimension in a circumferential direction of the gravure printing roll body and a dimension in an axial center direction of the gravure printing roll body (dimension in the circumferential direction/dimension in the axial center direction) being 1.15 to 7, and have an opening area of 3900 ?m2 or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ FOIL CORPORATION, THINK LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nishio, Yukie Kitada, Tatsuo Shigeta
  • Patent number: 10580991
    Abstract: This application relates to a flexible display screen, comprising: a silicone substrate; a first electrode of polyacrylamide-lithium chloride hydrogel above the silicone substrate; a zinc sulfide-silicone light-emitting layer above the first electrode of polyacrylamide-lithium chloride hydrogel; and a second electrode of polyacrylamide-lithium chloride hydrogel above the zinc sulfide-silicone light-emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huaxu Bao, Minghui Zhang, Xiaofeng Liu, Xiaojian Yang, Shumeng Sun, Inho Park, Weitao Chen
  • Patent number: 10573226
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel comprises a display area; a non-display area surrounding the display area and including a first non-display area and a second non-display area disposed on opposite sides of the display area in a row direction; a first scanning driving circuit disposed at the first non-display area; a second scanning driving circuit and a light-emitting controlling circuit disposed at the second non-display area; and at least one notch. The display area includes an irregular-shaped side which is a common boundary between the display area and the first non-display area. The irregular-shaped side includes at least one sub-edge, and the at least one sub-edge is recessed towards an inside of the display area to form the at least one notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yangzhao Ma, Tianqing Hu, Zhaokeng Cao
  • Patent number: 10574950
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion device includes: a substrate; and a phosphor layer on the substrate. The phosphor layer includes: a base material; and a first phosphor and a second phosphor each of which emits fluorescent light when excited by excitation light. Where chromaticity coordinates of the fluorescent light emitted by the first phosphor and chromaticity coordinates of the fluorescent light emitted by the second phosphor are (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), respectively, ?0.02?x1?x2?0.02 and ?0.02?y1?y2?0.02 are satisfied. A peak wavelength of an excitation spectrum of the first phosphor is different from a peak wavelength of an excitation spectrum of the second phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenta Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10563124
    Abstract: A method of producing a nitride fluorescent material having relatively high light emission intensity is provided. The method of producing a nitride fluorescent material includes preparing a calcined product having a composition containing at least one first element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, and Mg, at least one second element selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce, Tb, and Mn, and Si and N, and bringing the calcined product into contact with a fluorine-containing substance at a temperature in a range of ?20° C. or higher and lower than 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoji Hosokawa, Daiki Kuramoto
  • Patent number: 10563842
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a radiation source that radiates laser light as first primary light, and a first wavelength converter, and emits output light. The first wavelength converter has an incidence face on which the first primary light is incident, and an emission face through which the output light emits. A normal to the incidence face and a normal to the emission face are mutually different. A first phosphor included in the first wavelength converter is a single crystal phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Abe, Shozo Oshio
  • Patent number: 10558053
    Abstract: An optical device combines light emitted from first and second display panels. The first display panel emits first color light from a plurality of pixels. The second display panel emits second color light having a different wavelength range from the first color light from a plurality of pixels and emits third color light having a different wavelength range from the second color light from a plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akio Fukase, Kunihiko Yano
  • Patent number: 10559765
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. An electron transport region is between the second electrode and the emission layer. The electron transport region includes an electron injection layer including a first component including at least one halide of an alkali metal (Group I), a second component including at least one organometallic compound, and a third component including at least one of a lanthanide metal or an alkaline earth metal (Group II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wonsuk Han, Dongchan Kim, Wonjong Kim, Eungdo Kim, Dongkyu Seo, Jihye Lee, Dahea Im, Sanghoon Yim, Yoonhyeung Cho
  • Patent number: 10553804
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic light emitting device including: a first electrode; a second electrode provided to face the first electrode; and an electron transport layer, an emitting layer and a hole transport layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the emitting layer contains doped protein quantum dots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: June Kyun Park, Yong Han Roh, Sang Hyun Lee, Byung Chan Seo, Jae Won Jeong
  • Patent number: 10544912
    Abstract: A loadable cassette holds a planar light source, such as a flat OLED panel, along with a companion driver board in a manner that allows both the light source and driver board to be operatively and replaceably connected to a luminaire or lighting system. The cassette maintains an air gap between the light source and driver board so as to prevent heat produced by the driver board from damaging the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Min-Hao Michael Lu, Jonathon Wickus
  • Patent number: 10545378
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electro-optical switching element comprising at least one light source, and a light converting layer, and to a use of the electro-optical switching element in an optical device. The invention further relates to an optical device comprising the electro-optical switching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Masayoshi Suzuki, Tadashi Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 10539862
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion element includes a wavelength conversion layer containing a plurality of phosphor particles and an inorganic binder that bonds the phosphor particles to each other and a substrate that holds the wavelength conversion layer and contains alumina and air cavities. The substrate has an apparent air cavity ratio that is greater than or equal to 10% and smaller than or equal to 30%. The substrate has a median diameter of particles of the alumina that is greater than or equal to 0.1 ?m and smaller than or equal to 1.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiaki Hashizume
  • Patent number: 10529461
    Abstract: Disclosed are an organic heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula A and an organic light-emitting diode comprising the same. wherein substituents R1 to R8, X1 to X4, W1, and Y1 are each as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SFC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se-jin Lee, Seok-Bae Park, Taejung Yu, Byung-sun Yang, Yeong-tae Choi
  • Patent number: 10517473
    Abstract: Provided is an endoscope light source apparatus including: first and second solid-state light sources that emit first and second light beams, respectively; a third solid-state light source that emits a third light beam that generates white light by being combined with the first and second light beams; an optical member that combines the first, second, and third light beams to generate a combined light; an optical filter that is provided so as to be insertable into/retractable from an optical path of the combined light; and a controller, wherein, in a first excitation-light illumination mode, the controller turns on the first and second solid-state light sources and weakly turns on the third solid-state light source, and, in a second excitation-light illumination mode, turns on the first solid-state light source, turns off the second solid-state light source, and weakly turns on the third solid-state light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuto Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10516122
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus, including: a foldable substrate; a pixel array section including a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate and each including an electro-optical device; the foldable substrate being folded at a substrate end portion at least on one side thereof around the pixel array section; a peripheral circuit section disposed on the substrate end portion and adapted to drive the pixels of the pixel array section; and a pad section provided on the substrate end portion on which the peripheral circuit section is provided and adapted to electrically connect the peripheral circuit section to the outside of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: JOLED Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Minami, Katsuhide Uchino
  • Patent number: 10510973
    Abstract: The present invention relates to OLED devices and stacks for OLED devices that include a symmetric emissive-layer architecture. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an emissive stack having three layers, wherein the top and bottom layers emit light in the same or similar color region while the middle layer emits light in a different color region than the other two layers. In such an embodiment, the three layers are in contact with each other with no other layers in between. The symmetric emissive-layer architecture of the present invention can be used to improve the color stability of OLED devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yamamoto, Xin Xu, Michael S. Weaver
  • Patent number: 10497901
    Abstract: An organic EL display device 1 includes a flexible plastic substrate 10, an organic EL element 4 on the plastic substrate 10, and a sealing film 2 provided on the plastic substrate 10 to cover the organic EL element 4. The sealing film 2 includes a first sealing layer 25 on a surface of the plastic substrate 10, a stress relief layer 26 on a surface of the first sealing layer 25, and a second sealing layer 27 on a surface of the stress relief layer 26. Compressive stress of the first sealing layer 25 is lower than compressive stress of the second sealing layer 27.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mamoru Ishida, Kazuhiko Tsuda, Yoshifumi Ohta
  • Patent number: 10488572
    Abstract: There are provided a light emitting unit that enhances the uniformity of in-plane colors, as well as a display and a lighting apparatus that include such a light emitting unit thereon. The light emitting unit includes: a plurality of light emitting sections each having a light source and a wavelength conversion member, the wavelength conversion member converting a wavelength of light emitted from the light source; an optical component having a light incident surface in opposition to the plurality of light emitting sections; and a color unevenness prevention structure suppressing direct entering of light from the light source into the optical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Shingo Ohkawa, Tomoharu Nakamura, Gen Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 10490749
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing the first electrode. An organic layer is between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic layer includes an emission layer. A hole transport region is between the first electrode and the emission layer. A first auxiliary layer is between the hole transport region and the emission layer. The first auxiliary layer includes a first compound represented by Formula 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eunji Choi, Jahyun Im
  • Patent number: 10492318
    Abstract: A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a first case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a top device portion and a second case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a bottom device portion. The protective enclosure may also include a first hinge member coupled to a portion of the first case portion and a portion of the second case portion, and the first hinge member may pivot about a first hinge axis that is coaxially aligned with or parallel to a device hinge axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan J. Cavenagh, Jeremy L. Dennis, Cameron D. Magness, Lucas B. Weller, Hsiao Lu Sun
  • Patent number: 10475966
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a light-emitting device comprising: a light-emitting element configured for emitting excited light; a first wavelength conversion material to partially absorbs the excited light and emits light with a first emission wavelength; a second wavelength conversion material to partially absorbs the excited light and emits light with a second emission wavelength; and a third wavelength conversion material to partially absorbs the excited light and emits light with a third emission wavelength, wherein the first emission wavelength has a first emission peak at 530 nm to 540 nm, the second emission wavelength has a second emission peak at 550 nm to 560 nm, the third light-emitting device has a third emission peak at 620 nm to 650 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Wook Moon, Woo Seuk Song, Yong Jin Noh
  • Patent number: 10475968
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an optoelectronic component includes a semiconductor chip, which is able to emit radiation. A conversion element comprises at least one wavelength converting phosphor dispersed in a matrix material. The matrix material is a low-melting phosphate glass and water resistant. The optoelectronic component emits in operation warm white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Yi Zheng, Victor Perez
  • Patent number: 10475856
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a light-emitting device and an electronic device which can provide an image with excellent image quality. One of the present inventions is a light-emitting device including a plurality of light-emitting elements each exhibiting a different emission color. At least one of the plurality of light-emitting elements has n light-emitting layers (n is a natural number, n?2) between a pair of electrodes. Further, at least one of the n light-emitting layers includes a substance which provides emission from a triplet excitation state. In a light-emitting device having such a structure, an image is displayed by combining emissions from the plurality of light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hajime Kimura, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10468564
    Abstract: A white light emitting package (20) comprises: a solid-state excitation source (LED 30) for generating excitation light with a dominant wavelength in a range 440 nm to 470 nm; and a layered photoluminescence structure. The layered photoluminescence structure comprises a first photoluminescence layer (32) comprising from 75 wt % to 100 wt % of a manganese-activated fluoride photoluminescence material of the total photoluminescence material content of the first photoluminescence layer, and a second photoluminescence layer (34) comprising photoluminescence material for generating light with a peak emission wavelength in a range from 500 nm to 650 nm. The second photoluminescence layer is disposed on the first photoluminescence layer and the first photoluminescence layer is in closer proximity to the solid-state excitation source than the second photoluminescence layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Intematix Corporation
    Inventors: Jun-Gang Zhao, Gang Wang, Yi-Qun Li
  • Patent number: 10458627
    Abstract: A thin film sheet that includes a substrate, a first electrical connector, a second electrical connector, and one or more light sources and sensors electrically connected to the first and second electrical connectors within the thin film sheet. The first and second electrical connectors attach to the substrate and transmit power and/or information to and from the light sources and sensors, and the second electrical connector extends parallel to the first electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Grote Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Michael R. Henderson, Adam Slade, Jiabiao Ruan, Charles D. Polley
  • Patent number: 10452180
    Abstract: Provided is a driving circuit included in a touch display device, which is capable of performing display driving, touch sensing, and additional sensing in addition to the touch sensing. The driving circuit includes a common electrode driving controller, a pixel electrode driving controller, and a sending unit. The common electrode driving controller is configured to apply a common voltage to a common electrode during a display-driving period. The pixel electrode driving controller is configured to apply a data voltage to a pixel electrode during the display-driving period. The sensing unit is connected to the common electrode driving controller during a first sensing period and to the pixel electrode driving controller during a second sensing period. The sensing unit is configured to sense a change in capacitance between the common electrode or pixel electrode and an object that is in contact with the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SungYub Lee, HongChul Kim, YoungJoon Lee, Seongkyu Kang
  • Patent number: 10446725
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a mounting board, first and second light emitting elements and a light reflective covering member. The mounting board includes an insulating base, first and second lands arranged, and an intermediate part arranged between the first and second lands. The first and second light emitting elements are flip-chip mounted on the first and second lands, respectively. The light reflective covering member is provided above the intermediate part and covers lateral surfaces of the first and second light emitting elements. The light reflective covering member defines a recess part arranged above the intermediate part with a bottom of the recess part being positioned below top surfaces of the first and second light emitting elements and above the top surface of the intermediate part, and a surface of the light reflective covering member defining the recess part constitutes a part of an outer surface of the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Tadaaki Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10429893
    Abstract: A flexible display device that may fold so that a neutral surface has a radius of curvature is provided. The flexible display device includes a plurality of panel layers that are sequentially stacked on one another and comprise a display panel layer configured to display an image and a transparent protective panel layer; and adhesive layers that sequentially adhere the plurality of panel layers to one another. An elastic modulus and a thickness of each of the adhesive layers and the plurality of panel layers are determined so that a neutral surface is located on a layer other than the display panel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-hyung Kim, Won-ho Lee, Ho-seong Seo
  • Patent number: 10424562
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, a first phosphor sheet containing a first phosphor and a third phosphor, and covering a top face of the first light emitting element, and a second phosphor sheet containing a second phosphor and a fourth phosphor, and covering a top face of the second light emitting element, wherein a peak wavelength of light which is wavelength-converted by the first phosphor or the third phosphor is equal to or less than a peak wavelength of light which is wavelength-converted by the second phosphor or the fourth phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignees: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Suto, Jo Kinosita
  • Patent number: 10418575
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic light-emitting display apparatus where an organic light-emitting device comprises an anode layer, a cathode layer, and an organic light-emitting dielectric layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer; organic light-emitting dielectric layer comprises a hole injection layer, a hole transporting layer, a first mixed layer, an emission layer, an electron transporting layer, and an electron injection layer sequentially disposed; wherein first mixed layer is a mixed material layer consisting of a hole transporting material and an electron transporting material, and first mixed layer is doped with either of a material having an electron blocking function and a material having a hole control function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinchang Huang, Hsianglun Hsu
  • Patent number: 10418433
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a substrate; signal lines including a gate line, a data line, and a driving voltage line that collectively define an outer boundary of a pixel area; a transistor connected to the signal line; a first electrode extending across the pixel area and formed on the signal line and the transistor, and connected to the transistor, the first electrode having a first portion overlying only the signal line and the transistor, and a second portion comprising all of the first electrode not included in the first portion; a pixel defining layer formed on only the first portion of the first electrode; an organic emission layer formed on substantially the entire second portion but not on the first portion; and a second electrode formed on the pixel defining layer and the organic emission layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joung-Keun Park, Ki Wan Ahn, Joo Sun Yoon
  • Patent number: 10407615
    Abstract: Provided are a fluorescent material with excellent durability, which emits red light, a method of producing the same, and a light emitting device. The fluorescent material is a fluorescent material including a fluoride-containing fluorescent material core comprising Mn, at least one element selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal element and NH4+, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of a Group 4 element and a Group 14 element in a composition thereof; and at least one of an aluminum hydroxide particle and a calcium hydroxide particle as disposed on a surface of the fluorescent material core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsunehito Niimi
  • Patent number: 10400163
    Abstract: A compound according to Formula I and devices incorporating the same are described. The compound according to Formula I can have the structure wherein R2 represents mono, di, tri, tetra, penta substitutions or no substitution; R3, R4 and R5 each represent mono, di, tri, tetra substitutions or no substitution; wherein R9 represents mono, di, tri substitutions or no substitution; wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof; and R2, R3, R4 R5 and R9 are each independently selected from the group consisting of all options for R1, hydrogen, deuterium, halide, amino, silyl, and combinations thereof; and wherein n is 1 or 2. The device can include the compound according to Formula I in an organic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Beers, Chuanjun (Sean) Xia, Suman Layek, Harvey Wendt
  • Patent number: 10396132
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display element; a wavelength conversion element disposed on the display element and comprising a plurality of first wavelength conversion layers and a plurality of second wavelength conversion layers arranged in a first predetermined pattern; a transparent frame disposed on the wavelength conversion element and having a plurality of air gaps defined on a surface facing the wavelength conversion element, wherein the air gaps are recessed in a thickness direction; and a color filter element disposed on the transparent frame and comprising a plurality of first wavelength filter layers, a plurality of second wavelength filter layers and a plurality of third wavelength filter layers arranged in a second predetermined pattern, wherein the first and second wavelength filter layers are arranged to overlap the first and second wavelength conversion layers, respectively, and wherein the air gaps are arranged to overlap the first and second wavelength conversion layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joo Suc Kim
  • Patent number: 10396296
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes electrodes and light-emitting units that each include an emission layer; and a charge generation layer, including n- and p-type charge generation layers, disposed between each adjacent pair of light-emitting units. A wavelength of maximum intensity of light emitted from one of the light-emitting units may be different from another, an n-type charge generation layer may have a metal-containing material having a work function of about 2.0 eV to about 4.5 eV, and a p-type charge generation layer may be formed of a hole transport material, an absolute value of a HOMO energy level of the hole transport material being greater than about 5.5 eV, and an absolute value of a LUMO energy level of the hole transport material being less than that of a LUMO energy level of a hole transport layer of a light-emitting unit adjacent to the p-type charge generation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Heejoo Ko
  • Patent number: 10388910
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a barrier layer disposed on the first substrate. A thin film transistor is on the barrier layer. An organic light emitting element is connected to the thin film transistor. The barrier layer includes a metal including at least one of Al, Ag, Cu, Mo, Cr, or Ta.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Injun Bae, Junhee Lee
  • Patent number: 10385265
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a red phosphor powder, a preparation method thereof and a luminescent device comprising the red phosphor powder. The red phosphor powder comprises inorganic compounds containing an element A, an element D, an element X and manganese, wherein element A is one or more selected from a group of Li, Na and K and necessarily includes K; element D is composed of Ge and Si, or element D is composed of Si, Ge and Ti; and element X is one or more selected from a group of F, Br and Cl and necessarily includes F; and the inorganic compound has the same space group structure as K2GeF6, the space group structure being the hexagonal crystal system P-63mc(186). The red phosphor powder has a uniform morphology, a high luminescent efficiency and a good stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Grirem Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ronghui Liu, Guantong Chen, Yuming Jin, Xiaole MA, Yuanhong Liu, Lengleng Shao
  • Patent number: 10377901
    Abstract: Provided herein are heterocyclic near infrared compounds, including near IR compounds defined by Formulae I-V described herein. The near infrared compounds can include a cyanine group, a phthalocyanine group, a naphthalocyanine group, a squaraine group, a carbocyanine group, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the near infrared compound can be charged. In some embodiments, the near infrared compound can comprise a cationic group. Compositions comprising the near infrared compounds are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the composition can contain the near infrared compound, a polymer, and an acceptable carrier. In some embodiments, the polymer can include an anionic group. The compositions can be used as a coating for marking a surface, such as an ink. The compositions can also be used on articles for detecting, identifying, or authenticating the article. Methods of making the compositions described herein are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Maged Henary, Gabor Patonay
  • Patent number: 10372249
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an in-cell touch screen, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display apparatus. The touch screen comprises a pixel region disposed over a base substrate. The pixel region is surrounded by a first barrier, which is configured to insulate the pixel region. The pixel region includes a first electrode; a light-emitting layer, disposed over the first electrode; and a second electrode, disposed over the light-emitting layer. The second electrode expands over an opening of the first barrier so as to be able to electrically connect with a third electrode outside the pixel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Xue Dong, Xiaochuan Chen, Haisheng Wang, Xiaoliang Ding, Shengji Yang, Yingming Liu, Weijie Zhao, Hongjuan Liu, Changfeng Li, Pengpeng Wang
  • Patent number: 10364963
    Abstract: A light-emitting device 1 according to the present invention includes: a solid-state light-emitting element 10 that radiates laser light; and a wavelength converter 50 including plural types of phosphors which receive the laser light and radiate light. The phosphors included in the wavelength converter 50 are substantially composed of Ce3+-activated phosphors. The above-described light-emitting device includes at least a warm-color Ce3+-activated phosphor that receives the laser light and radiates light having a light emission peak within a wavelength range of 580 nm or more to less than 660 nm, and light-emitting components radiated by the phosphors are composed of only light-emitting components derived from Ce3+.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shozo Oshio, Shinji Shibamoto
  • Patent number: 10361253
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes a substrate, a plurality of sub-pixels over the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of sub-pixels includes an OLED layer comprising an OLED, wherein the OLED comprises a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an emitting layer therebetween, an encapsulation layer over the OLED layer and comprising at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer, a refractive layer comprising a first refractive index layer that is located over the encapsulation layer and has a recess and a second refractive index layer that is located over the first refractive index layer, wherein the second refractive index is greater than the first refractive index, and wherein an upper surface of the refractive layer is flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haeyun Choi, Jaeik Lim, Jinwoo Choi
  • Patent number: 10343946
    Abstract: Glass sheets with high refractive indexes (nd), layer composite assemblies including the glass sheets, methods for manufacturing the glass sheets, and methods of using the glass sheets are all provided. The glass sheets can be processed in a glass sheet manufacturing process and nevertheless have the optical properties of a classical optical glass. The glass sheets of the are highly transparent, resistant to crystallization, chemically resistant and highly refractive. The glass sheets have a viscosity-temperature behavior that is adapted to the manufacturing procedure with glass sheet manufacturing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Silke Wolff, Simone Ritter, Gunther Paulus, Ute Wölfel, Peter Brix
  • Patent number: 10326060
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element to emit a first light having a first peak wavelength. A second wavelength converting member contains a second phosphor to convert the first light into a third light having a third peak wavelength longer than the first peak wavelength and shorter than a second peak wavelength. The second wavelength converting member includes a portion in which the second wavelength converting member has a first concentration of the second phosphor at a height of an upper surface of the light emitting element in a height direction and a second concentration of the second phosphor at a height of a lower surface of the light emitting element in the height direction. The second concentration is higher than the first concentration such that the second phosphor reflects the second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke Iwakura
  • Patent number: 10319301
    Abstract: The present invention provides an OLED display device and a manufacture method thereof. By respectively configuring the first, second, third PEDOT:PSS conductive film layers in the red, green, blue OLED elements, and setting the first, second, third PEDOT:PSS conductive film layers conductive film layers to have various thicknesses to realize that the luminous efficiencies of the red, green, blue OLED elements respectively achieve the best, and all the first, second, third PEDOT:PSS conductive film layers are manufactured by the ink jet printing method. In comparison with the traditional OLED display device, the thicknesses of the first hole transporting layer, the second hole transporting layer, the third hole transporting layer in the red, green, blue OLED elements are the same in the OLED display device of the present invention, thus they can be formed in the same evaporation process with one common metal mask to eliminate three fine metal masks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinming Tang
  • Patent number: 10308545
    Abstract: Glass sheets with high refractive indexes (nd), layer composite assemblies including the glass sheets, methods for manufacturing the glass sheets, and methods of using the glass sheets are all provided. The glass sheets can be processed in a glass sheet manufacturing process and nevertheless have the optical properties of a classical optical glass. The glass sheets of the are highly transparent, resistant to crystallization, chemically resistant and highly refractive. The glass sheets have a viscosity-temperature behavior that is adapted to the manufacturing procedure with glass sheet manufacturing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Silke Wolff, Simone Ritter, Gunther Paulus, Ute Wölfel, Peter Brix
  • Patent number: 10312419
    Abstract: A white light emitting device may include a blue light emitting diode configured to emit blue light and a plurality of wavelength conversion materials configured to convert the blue light into light having different wavelengths based on being excited by the blue light, and emit white light based on the converting, wherein the emitted white light is associated with an Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) TM-30-15 Fidelity Index (Rf) in a range of 78 to 89, an IES TM-30-15 Chroma Change by Hue Index Rcs15 in a range of 7% to 16%, and an IES TM-30-15 Chroma Change by Hue Index Rcs16 in a range of 7% to 16%, and a color difference between a reflection spectrum of a white specimen of the emitted white light, and International Commission on Illumination (CIE) Standard illuminant D65, that is equal to or less than 106.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Rok Oh, Jeong Eun Yun, Sung Woo Choi, Cho Hui Kim, Chul Soo Yoon
  • Patent number: 10312471
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device including first electrodes provided for respective pixels, an insulating layer having openings respectively opposed to the first electrodes, an organic layer including a light emitting layer common to all the pixels, and a second electrode formed over an entire surface of the organic layer laminated on a first substrate, includes a step of forming an auxiliary wiring made of a metallic material layer by irradiating the metallic material layer with energy rays from a side of the metallic material layer and selectively removing the metallic material layer by energy absorbed by a part corresponding to the pixel after the metallic material layer has been formed on an entire surface of the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fujimaki, Tomoyoshi Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10295413
    Abstract: An apparatus, a system and a method for monitoring and alerting a user caring for a patient when a change in body temperature requires immediate attention. The apparatus is a bracelet worn by the user. The system includes the bracelet in wireless communication with a temperature sensing device placed on the patient. The bracelet has a body temperature display an audible alarm that sounds and a vibration that occurs when the temperature exceeds a setpoint, and a plurality of lights, each with a unique setpoint, a light activated when the temperature exceeds the setpoint and a glowing band. The user attaches the temperature sensing device to the patient and dons the bracelet. The user can then sleep, selectively observing the display and lights upon waking with confidence that the system is monitoring the patient's temperature and selectively alerting the user when a change in body temperature requires immediate attention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Inventor: Ann Balboni
  • Patent number: 10281088
    Abstract: An LED device includes a transparent substrate having a bar-like shape and having a first surface and a second surface opposed thereto, a plurality of LED chips mounted on the first surface of the transparent substrate and electrically connected to each other, each of the plurality of LED chips having a reflective layer disposed on a surface mounted in the transparent substrate, a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal disposed on opposing ends of the transparent substrate and electrically connected to the plurality of LED chips, a bonding layer interposed between the plurality of LED chips and the transparent substrate and including a metal filler, and a wavelength conversion portion covering the first surface and the second surface of the transparent substrate and the plurality of LED chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Wook Chung, Kyung Wook Hwang