Display Backlight Patents (Class 362/97.1)
  • Patent number: 11275270
    Abstract: A surface light source device includes a housing; one or more substrates disposed in the housing, each of the one or more substrates having a substantially rectangular shape; a plurality of light-emitting devices disposed on the one or more substrates; and a light diffusion plate disposed over the plurality of light-emitting devices. Each of the light-emitting devices includes a light-emitting element and a light flux controlling member. The plurality of light-emitting devices is disposed on two or more first virtual lines that are parallel to each other and are parallel to one side of each of the one or more substrates. A light-emitting surface of the light-emitting element has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. Of angles between each side of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting element and each of the two or more first virtual lines, a smallest angle is 25 degrees to 45 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuro Momoi
  • Patent number: 11269189
    Abstract: An image display device includes an image light generation device configured to generate image light, and a deflection member configured to deflect the image light to form an exit pupil, in which the image light generation device includes a first light source unit configured to emit first light, a second light source unit configured to emit second light within a same frequency band as the first light and having a wavelength band different from a wavelength band of the first light, and a combining optical member configured to at least partially superimpose the first light and the second light, the deflection member includes a first diffraction member corresponding to the wavelength band of the first light and a second diffraction member corresponding to the wavelength band of the second light, and the first diffraction member and the second diffraction member overlap when viewed from the exit pupil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Ide, Masatoshi Yonekubo
  • Patent number: 11262617
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel, a light-emitting assembly disposed behind the display panel and including a light-emitting diode (LED) configured to emit light in a rear direction, and a reflective assembly disposed behind the light-emitting assembly and configured to reflect light emitted from the light-emitting assembly toward the display panel, wherein the reflective assembly includes a first area corresponding to the LED, and a second area adjacent to the first area, wherein at least one of a diffusion amount and a reflection amount of light exiting the second area is different from a corresponding one of a diffusion amount and a reflection amount of light exiting the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chunsoon Park, Seokwoo Yong, Youngchol Lee, Jonghoon Jung, Junsung Choi
  • Patent number: 11256896
    Abstract: An portable communication device may include a display, a back panel that is disposed below the display, a support member that is disposed below the back panel, a sensor that is disposed such that at least a portion of the sensor faces a back surface of the display through a sensor hole formed at the support member, a first adhesive member that adheres at least a portion of the sensor on one side of the support member, and a second adhesive member that is disposed between the sensor (or a sensor structure including the sensor) and the sensor hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunwoo Kim, Jihoon Park, Jihun Heo
  • Patent number: 11256139
    Abstract: A support pin supporting at least one optical component in an optical cavity includes a supporting base and a supporting section connecting the supporting base. The supporting section is made of a light-transmitting material. A plurality of grooves are integrally formed on the supporting section. The grooves reflect or refract part of incident light transmitted inside the supporting section diffusely and do not penetrate the supporting section. In addition, a backlight module and a display device with the support pins are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsung-Ying Tsai
  • Patent number: 11251333
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a chassis and a display panel installed on the chassis. The display panel includes a substrate and an inorganic light emitting element. The chassis includes a base plate including a mounting groove, and a bracket coupled to and received in the mounting groove. A rear surface of the substrate is attached to the bracket through an adhesive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung Chul Kim, Dong Yeob Lee, Seung Ryong Han
  • Patent number: 11244933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modularized spliced LED display screen including a plurality of unit screens. When assembling, a certain number of the unit screens are assembled in a splicing frame to form a module screen. A number of the said module screens are assembled horizontally to form a large display screen. The present invention forms a module screen by a plurality of unit screens of the same structure, and then assembles a plurality of module screens horizontally to form a large display screen, and the overall assembly method is simple, and is easy to assemble and disassemble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen Chip Optech Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: XiaoGang Wu
  • Patent number: 11237428
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel; a light source module configured to provide light to the liquid crystal panel; a printed circuit board (PCB) on which the light source module is mounted; and at least one chassis accommodating the liquid crystal panel and the PCB. The light source module includes: a substrate; a reflector positioned on the substrate, and including a curved surface having a shape resulting from rotating a portion of a parabola around a directrix of the parabola, the directrix perpendicular to the substrate; and a plurality of light sources mounted on the substrate along focal points of the parabola of the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daesik Kim, Farid Mukhtarov, Yasuhiro Nishida
  • Patent number: 11215746
    Abstract: A dual display device includes a light source module, a first display panel and a second display panel. The light source module includes a light guide plate, a first prism sheet, a second prism sheet, a color conversion film, and a light source. The light guide plate has a first light exit surface, a second light exit surface and a light incident surface. The first light exit surface has a plurality of first microstructures. The first prism sheet is disposed beside the first light exit surface. The second prism sheet is disposed beside the second light exit surface. The color conversion film is disposed at least one of between the first prism sheet and the first light exit surface and between the second prism sheet and the second light exit surface. The dual display device of the invention has the advantages of thinner thickness and lighter weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Hui-Chuan Chen, Yu-Fan Chen
  • Patent number: 11212379
    Abstract: An electronic device may include an assembly that enables varying a visible portion of a display by extending and retracting a bendable portion of the display. The extending and retracting of the bendable display is facilitated by a first assembly on which a substantially planar visible portion of the display is disposed and a second assembly slidably attached to the first assembly. A space is defined by the first and second assemblies in which a bent portion of the display is housed. When the first assembly is extended (e.g., opened) with respect to the second assembly, at least a portion of the bent portion of the display is extended so as to be visible, and when the first assembly is closed (e.g., retracted) with respect to the second assembly, the extended bent portion of the display is retracted into the space between the first assembly and the second assembly, and is no longer visible. Various constructions of the first and second assemblies and corresponding structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moohyun Baek, Dongryul Shin, Shinho Yoon, Youngsoo Chun, Byounguk Yoon, Jiwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11211580
    Abstract: A display device includes an organic insulating layer, a first inorganic insulating layer, and a second inorganic insulating layer arranged in a first region and a second region, a plurality of pixels arranged in the first region, a protective film arranged in the second region and in contact with an upper surface of the second inorganic insulating layer in the second region, and a groove portion is provided in the organic insulating layer in the second region. A side surface and a bottom surface of the groove portion is covered by the first inorganic insulating layer and the second inorganic insulating layer. The protective film is overlapped with an upper surface of the organic insulating layer and an upper end portion and a part of the side surface of the groove portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Nobuto Managaki
  • Patent number: 11210989
    Abstract: Disclosed are an array substrate, a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixel regions; each of the sub-pixel regions includes a pixel driving circuit, a white electroluminescent device connected with the pixel driving circuit and a color resist layer corresponding to the sub-pixel region; the plurality of sub-pixel regions include a first-color sub-pixel region, a second-color sub-pixel region and a third-color sub-pixel region; a width-to-length ratio of a channel region of the driving transistor in the first-color sub-pixel region is greater than a width-to-length ratio of a channel region of the driving transistor in the second-color sub-pixel region, and the width-to-length ratio of the channel region of the driving transistor in the second-color sub-pixel region is greater than a width-to-length ratio of a channel region of the driving transistor in the third-color sub-pixel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen Xu, Xueguang Hao, Yong Qiao, Xinyin Wu
  • Patent number: 11201268
    Abstract: Provided are a light source circuit unit that improves light extraction efficiency, as well as an illuminator and a display that include such a light source circuit unit. The light source circuit unit includes: a circuit substrate having a wiring pattern on a surface thereof, the wiring pattern having light reflectivity, a circular pedestal provided on the circuit substrate, a water-repelling region provided at least from a peripheral edge portion of the pedestal to a part of a side face of the pedestal, and one or two or more light-emitting device chips mounted on the pedestal, and driven by a current that flows through the wiring pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Takehito Hirose, Shigeru Teshigahara
  • Patent number: 11194194
    Abstract: An optical device is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an optical device includes an active liquid crystal element, wherein the active liquid crystal element comprises two base layers, an active liquid crystal layer disposed between the two base layers, wherein the active liquid crystal layer includes a liquid crystal compound and is capable of switching between first and second oriented states, and a hard coating layer formed on one of the base layers, wherein the hard coating layer is formed on an active liquid crystal layer-facing surface or an opposite surface of the base layer, and wherein the hard coating layer having a thickness of 2 ?m or more. The optical device is capable of varying transmittance, and can be used for various applications such as eyewear, for example, sunglasses or AR (augmented reality) or VR (virtual reality) eyewear, an outer wall of a building or a vehicle sunroof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventors: Jung Woon Kim, Su Young Ryu, Tae Yong Kim, Doo Young Huh, Byoung Kun Jeon, Sang Uk Ryu
  • Patent number: 11181771
    Abstract: A display device including a backlight plate, a first panel and a second panel is provided. The backlight plate includes a plurality of light emission modules. The first panel is disposed on the backlight plate. The second panel is disposed on the first panel. Each of the plurality of light emission modules includes at least one luminescent element. A first light emission module of the plurality of light emission modules corresponds to a region of the first panel including a plurality of first pixels. Responsive to the at least one luminescent element of the first light emission module being activated, the at least one luminescent element of a second light emission module of the plurality of light emission modules is activated. The second light emission module is adjacent to the first light emission module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Chia Shih, Cheng-Jen Chu, Chung-Kuang Wei
  • Patent number: 11174430
    Abstract: A fluoride fluorescent material includes a composition including K, Ge, Mn4+, and F and having a molar ratio of K of 2, a total molar ratio of Ge and Mn4+ of 1, a molar ratio of Mn4+ of more than 0 and less than 0.2, and a molar ratio of F of 6 in 1 mol of the composition, has a light emission spectrum having a first light emission peak in a range of 615 nm or more and less than 625 nm having a full width at half maximum of 6 nm or less, and a second light emission peak in a range of 625 nm or more and less than 635 nm, and has an internal quantum of 85% or more efficiency under excitation of light having a wavelength of 450 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomokazu Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11133294
    Abstract: A transparent display panel with a light-transmitting substrate, a plurality of top-emitting micro light emitting diodes, a plurality of bottom-emitting micro light emitting diodes, and a light shielding layer. The light transmissive substrate has a surface. These top-emitting micro light emitting diodes and these bottom-emitting micro light emitting diodes are disposed on the surface of the light transmissive substrate. The bottom-emitting micro light emitting diodes has an epitaxial structure and a light shielding member, the epitaxial structure has a pair of upper and lower surfaces on the opposite sides, the lower surface faces toward the light transmissive substrate, and the light shielding member is disposed on the upper surface to shield the light emitted by the bottom-emitting micro light emitting diodes towards the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: PLAYNITRIDE INC.
    Inventors: Pei-Hsin Chen, Yi-Chun Shih, Yi-Ching Chen, Ying-Tsang Liu, Yu-Chu Li
  • Patent number: 11112652
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a backlight unit includes a light-emitting device and lower reflector on a substrate. The lower reflector has a hole that accommodates and exposes the light-emitting device. The lower reflector may have a height greater than a height of the light-emitting device. The backlight unit may include a color resin in the holes and on the light-emitting device. The backlight unit may include a light path modulator above the light emitting device and on the color resin. The light path modulator may have a different refractive index than a refractive index of the color resin to reflect the emitted light at a boundary of the light path modulator and the color resin towards the lower reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donghwi Kim, KiSeong Kim, HyeokJoon Yoon, SeungJu Gwon
  • Patent number: 11061275
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illumination device includes a light source module, and a reflector opposed to the light source module. The reflector includes a plurality of incidence openings on which light from the light source module is made incident, a plurality of emission openings opposed to the incidence openings, a plurality of reflective surfaces extending from the incidence openings to the emission openings, respectively, and reflective films formed on the reflective surfaces. The reflector includes a plurality of blocks, and the blocks are bonded to each other to form the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Masayuki Mifune
  • Patent number: 11061274
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module. The backlight module includes a light source, an optical film, a diffusion plate, a back plate, and LED strips disposed on the back plate. The back plate forms a receiving cavity and includes at least two coupled LED strips. The light source, the diffusion plate, and the optical film are arranged in the receiving cavity. Wherein, LED lamps which are at an end of the LED strips and adjacent to a coupling position have an illuminating inner diameter on the diffusion plate, and the illuminating inner diameter is greater than an edge length to the coupling position, which improves technical problems of poor backlight mixing in backlight modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fancheng Liu
  • Patent number: 11048121
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source emitting primary light rays that are included in a certain wavelength region, a wavelength conversion member, and a reflection layer. The wavelength conversion member has a function of converting some of the primary light rays that have passed through the wavelength conversion member into secondary light rays that are included in another wavelength region that is different from the certain wavelength region. The reflection layer has a function of reflecting light rays that reach a first surface on an opposite side from the light source. The reflection layer includes a light transmission section in a portion thereof, and light rays that reach a second surface on a light source side pass through the light transmission section to the first surface at a higher ratio than other section of the reflection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidekazu Miyata
  • Patent number: 11038004
    Abstract: A window member includes a base panel which is divided into a transmission area and a bezel area in a plan view and has a front surface and a rear surface disposed opposite to the front surface in a thickness direction, and in which a recessed portion, which is recessed from the rear surface in the thickness direction, is defined, a bezel layer disposed on the rear surface of the base panel to define the bezel area, and a light shielding pattern disposed in the recessed portion to cover an inner surface of the recessed portion. Here, the light shielding pattern is disposed on the transmission area and spaced apart from the bezel layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sungyong Kwon
  • Patent number: 11016343
    Abstract: Provided are a direct type backlight module and a liquid crystal display device. The direct type backlight module comprises: a back frame, a backlight source disposed in the back frame and an optical frame disposed relatively spaced from the backlight source; a top edge and two side edges of the back frame are respectively and fixedly connected with a top edge and two side edges of the optical film, and a bottom edge of the back frame is elastically connected with a bottom edge of the optical film. By elastically connecting the bottom edge of the back frame and the bottom edge of the optical film, the optical film is flattened by an elastic force generated by the elastic connection to avoid the collapse of the optical film. Thus, the diffuser can be eliminated and the thickness of the backlight module can be decreased to lower the production cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang Yu, Dehua Li
  • Patent number: 11019739
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for an improved visual and optionally tactile features on a visible element of an article, such as a consumer electronic device (e.g., a mobile electronic device, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, a phablet, a notebook computer, a laptop, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Matthew John Dejneka, Matthew Wade Fenton, Yuhui Jin, Timothy James Kiczenski
  • Patent number: 11003020
    Abstract: A light source package, a backlight unit, and a display device are provided. A light source package includes: a frame including a plurality of first grooves spaced apart from each other, a plurality of light sources, each in a respective one of the plurality of first grooves, a plurality of first diffuser layers respectively filling the plurality of first grooves and covering the plurality of light sources, and a second diffuser layer covering the plurality of first diffuser layers on the plurality of first grooves, wherein an uppermost end of the frame is higher than an upper surface of the second diffuser layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JeYoung Moon, SangHo Han
  • Patent number: 10996387
    Abstract: An optical device and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an optical device includes a first outer substrate and a second outer substrate disposed opposite to each other, a liquid crystal element disposed between the first and second outer substrates; and a plurality of adhesive films encapsulating the liquid crystal element, wherein the plurality of adhesive films comprises a curable adhesive film and a non-curable adhesive film. The optical device is capable of varying transmittance and reducing light loss while improving appearance defects. Such an optical device can be used for various applications such as eyewear, for example, sunglasses or augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) eyewear, an outer wall of a building or a sunroof for a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventors: Seong Min Lee, Young Shin Lee, Byoung Kun Jeon, In Ju Mun
  • Patent number: 10996509
    Abstract: A backlight unit and a display device including the backlight unit are provided. A backlight unit includes a substrate, light sources on a surface of the substrate, and a light transmission adjustment layer on the surface of the substrate and spaced apart from the light sources in a thickness direction, wherein the light transmission adjustment layer includes a light reflection layer having openings disposed therein, and a light absorption layer containing a light absorption material that is disposed in the openings and absorbs light having predetermined wavelength bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Eun Nam, Young Min Park
  • Patent number: 10996752
    Abstract: A backlight device includes a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface. The backlight device is configured to emit light in a first optical band through the second surface toward a display panel of a head-mounted display (HMD). The display panel is configured to convert the light from the backlight device to image light. The backlight device is transparent to light in a second optical band that is different than the first optical band. An eye tracking system illuminates an eyebox with light in the second optical band. A camera assembly positioned adjacent to the first surface of the backlight device. The camera assembly is configured to capture images of the eye in the second optical band through the backlight device, the display panel. The eye tracking system determines eye tracking information based at least in part on the captured images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew John Ouderkirk, Jacques Gollier, Robin Sharma, Yusufu Njoni Bamaxam Sulai, Brian Wheelwright, Ying Geng, Alexander Sohn, Abbas Mehdi Kazmi
  • Patent number: 10983379
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, an optical component, a first back panel, and a second back panel. The first back panel and the second back panel are fixedly connected via a plurality of adapter brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liming Cui, Lei Shi, Yu Chen, Ji Ma, Zhiqiang Tang
  • Patent number: 10969628
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with a backlight. The backlight provides backlight illumination for an array of pixels that is displaying images. The backlight may include an array of cells. Each cell may contain a light source with one or more light-emitting diodes and a cavity reflector that reflects light from the light source outwardly through a diffuser for use in forming the backlight illumination. The light sources may be mounted to a printed circuit. Support posts on the printed circuit may be used to maintain the diffuser at a fixed distance from the printed circuit. The support posts may have opposing first and second ends. The first ends may be attached to the diffuser with fixed connections such as adhesive connections. The second ends may be attached to the printed circuit using floating connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Erik A. Zweigle, Yu P. Sun, Ziruo Hong, Victor H. Yin, Eric L. Benson, Rong Liu, Mingxia Gu, Robert J. Durand, Wr Jamarulan Wr Ramli
  • Patent number: 10972592
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal having a flexible display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu Song, Jaewook Lee
  • Patent number: 10959023
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel, a backlight unit on a rear surface of the display panel, the backlight unit including: a light source unit including a plurality of light sources overlapping a display area of the display panel, an optical layer on the rear surface of the display panel, and a diffusion layer between the light source unit and the optical layer, the diffusion layer being configured to diffuse light emitted from the plurality of light sources, and a vibration generating device configured to vibrate the backlight unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingyu Choi, JuHun Min
  • Patent number: 10957812
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display device and a method of manufacturing a display device. The method of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first transferring step of transferring a plurality of LEDs disposed on a wafer onto a plurality of donors; and a second transferring step of transferring the plurality of LEDs transferred onto the plurality of donors onto a display panel, in which in the second transferring step, an area where one of the plurality of donors overlaps the display panel partially overlaps an area where the other one of the plurality of donors overlaps the display panel. Therefore, the plurality of LEDs having different wavelengths is uniformly transferred to reduce a boundary caused by the difference in wavelengths and improve color uniformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: ChungHwan An
  • Patent number: 10950200
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display method. In one example method, a display is covered by a transparent panel. A location on the transparent panel and corresponding to a first area of the display has a cylindrical curved surface. An optical deformation parameter of a first area of the display is obtained. According to the optical deformation parameter of the first area, a shape of first image data is converted to obtain second image data. The first image data is image data to be displayed in the first area. The second image data is displayed in the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao Qin, Chiaching Chu, Wenmei Gao, Xiaoyan Yu
  • Patent number: 10952342
    Abstract: A window panel includes a base substrate, a first light blocking layer, a cover member, and a second light blocking layer. The first light blocking layer covers a covered portion of the base substrate and exposes an exposed portion of the base substrate. The cover member surrounds the exposed portion of the base substrate in a plan view of the window panel, overlaps the first light blocking layer, and has a thickness in a range from 5 nm to 500 nm. The second light blocking layer overlaps both the first light blocking layer and the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jiyoung Wang, Junyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 10948775
    Abstract: A light source device includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a matrix, a substrate, and a reflective member. The reflective member includes first walls defining a first region entirely surrounded by the first walls in a plan view, and second walls located on an outer side of the first walls, the second walls defining a second region and a third region each only partially surrounded by the second walls in the plan view such that an area of the second region is equal to or greater than a half of an area of the first region and an area of the third region is less than the half of the area of the first region in the plan view. The light sources are disposed respectively in the first region and in the second region while none of the light sources is disposed in the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hashimoto, Shimpei Sasaoka
  • Patent number: 10925174
    Abstract: An interchangeable display system and method is provided. A first and second side assembly are each selected from a number of: digital side assemblies each comprising an electronic display, static side assemblies each comprising a poster cavity which accepts signage, and cover side assemblies. The first and second side assemblies are interchangeably mounted to a frame. When one of the side assemblies is in need of replacement, it is removed from the frame and a replacement is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Kevin O'Connor, Marcos Diaz
  • Patent number: 10914984
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: back frame light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on a back frame; a luminance uniforming plate which makes uniform luminance of light emitted by the LEDs; a diffuser plate which is disposed on a front-surface side of the luminance uniforming plate and a support pin which is fixed to the back frame, extends to penetrate through the luminance uniforming plate, and has a tip end that supports the diffuser plate. The support pin includes: a pedestal which is fixed to an opening portion formed in the back frame; and a support which includes the tip end, and extends from the pedestal toward a front-surface side. The pedestal includes a holding portion (first portion and second portion) which holds the back frame in a thickness direction of the back frame, and a portion of the holding portion on which the back frame is disposed is stepped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadahiro Kugimaru, Taizou Takeuchi, Takafumi Umitani
  • Patent number: 10914981
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting device includes a first light emitting module and a plurality of second light emitting modules. The first light emitting module includes a first side along a first direction, and a second side along the first direction. The direction from the first side to the second side is along a second direction that intersects with the first direction. The plurality of second light emitting modules are lined up along the second direction. The direction from a first emission region which includes the plurality of second light emitting modules to the first light emitting module is along the first direction. The first emission region includes a third side along the first direction and a fourth side along the first direction. The direction from the third side to the first side is along the first direction. The direction from the fourth side to the second side is along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshinaga, Kana Mori, Taketoshi Nakano, Hajime Washio
  • Patent number: 10912214
    Abstract: A flexible display device including a first body and a second body; a hinge portion connecting the first body and the second body in a relatively rotatable manner; a flexible display unit disposed on one side of the first body and the second body to be folded and unfolded by the relative rotation; a cover member disposed between the first body and the second body; and a lever connected to the hinge portion to rotate in conjunction with the folding and unfolding of the flexible display unit and configured to engage the cover member to move the cover member outwards to cover a space between the first body and the second body formed by folding the flexible display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Kang, Hosung Nam
  • Patent number: 10908463
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel, a display device and a control method thereof. A display panel (10) includes: two oppositely-provided base substrates (101, 102); a plurality of liquid crystal regulation units (103) provided between the two base substrates; and a light shielding region (104) and a light transmitting region (105) located on a light emissive side of each of the liquid crystal regulation units, wherein each said liquid crystal regulation unit (103) includes a regulation electrode (31a) and a liquid crystal layer (31b), and the regulation electrode (31a) is used for controlling deflection of liquid crystals in the liquid crystal layer (31b), such that beams incident obliquely towards the light shielding region (104) are reflected by the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the light shielding region (104) to the light transmitting region (105).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chenyu Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Xiaochuan Chen, Xue Dong
  • Patent number: 10912212
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a flexible display panel having a flattened state and a folded state, a support mechanism located on a non-display surface side of the flexible display panel, two rotation mechanisms, and two telescopic mechanisms located on a side of the support mechanism facing away from the flexible display panel. The support mechanism includes two first support parts at two sides and one second support part in middle. The rotation mechanisms are located on a side of the second support part facing away from the flexible display panel. Each telescopic mechanism includes a traction part and a winding part. When the flexible display panel is in the flattened state, the winding parts are wound around the rotation mechanisms. When the flexible display panel is in the folded state, the winding parts are pulled out by the traction parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xingchen Qian
  • Patent number: 10883703
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel; a frame at a rear of the display panel, the frame including a bottom and a sidewall extending from the bottom; a substrate on the frame; a light source mounted on the substrate; a reflective lens mounted on the light source, wherein the lens includes an upper surface having a concave portion, a lower surface, and a side surface, and the upper surface of the reflective lens reflecting at least a first part of light emitted from the light source toward the sidewall of the frame through the side surface of the reflective lens; and a plurality of dots between the substrate and the reflective lens and configured to absorb at least a second part of light from the light source. Further, the plurality of dots are arranged around the light source and in an area within a boundary of the lower surface of the reflective lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sewon Oh, Eunseok Kim
  • Patent number: 10887438
    Abstract: An electronic device may include an assembly that enables varying a visible portion of a display by extending and retracting a bendable portion of the display. The extending and retracting of the bendable display is facilitated by a first assembly on which a substantially planar visible portion of the display is disposed and a second assembly slidably attached to the first assembly. A space is defined by the first and second assemblies in which a bent portion of the display is housed. When the first assembly is extended (e.g., opened) with respect to the second assembly, at least a portion of the bent portion of the display is extended so as to be visible, and when the first assembly is closed (e.g., retracted) with respect to the second assembly, the extended bent portion of the display is retracted into the space between the first assembly and the second assembly, and is no longer visible. Various constructions of the first and second assemblies and corresponding structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moohyun Baek, Dongryul Shin, Shinho Yoon, Youngsoo Chun, Byounguk Yoon, Jiwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 10880422
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a display assembly and a mobile terminal, relate to a technical field of mobile terminal. The display assembly includes a display screen and a positioning member. The display screen may include a display panel and a backlight module. The backlight module may include a base plate. The display screen defines a light transmitting hole at least penetrating through the backlight module, the light transmitting hole is configured for accommodate the functional device. The positioning member is formed on a side of the base plate facing away from the display panel and located at a periphery of the light transmitting hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Jiao Cheng
  • Patent number: 10877309
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel having first and second substrates and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; a first polarizing film and an optical film sequentially disposed on an outer surface of the first substrate; a backlight unit under the liquid crystal panel; a first frame under the backlight unit; a second frame surrounding a side surface of the backlight unit; a pad on the second frame; and an adhesive layer between the liquid crystal panel and the pad, wherein the optical film is separated from the pad, and wherein the first polarizing film overlaps the pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Dae Han, Sung-Rae Lee
  • Patent number: 10866460
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus capable of being made thinner by reducing an optical distance OD and capable of implementing local dimming. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a light source configured to emit light toward a first direction parallel to a front surface of the display panel in order to supply the light to the display panel, and a light tunnel lens including: at least one light tunnel configured to guide the light emitted from the light source in the first direction, and a lens configured to be connected to the at least one light tunnel to diffuse the light guided by the at least one light tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Farid Mukhtarov, Dae Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 10866352
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a light emitting device. A plurality of luminous dots disposed on a light guiding plate is distributed on a first area and a second area of the light guiding plate by a first density and a second density, respectively. A plurality of diffusion dots disposed on a diffusion film is distributed on a third area and a fourth area of the diffusion film by a third density and a fourth density, respectively. The first area of the light guiding plate is projected to the third area of the diffusion film, and the second area of the light guiding plate is projected to the fourth area of the diffusion film. A sum of the first density and the third density after an approximation and a sum of the second density and the fourth density after the approximation are both equal to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yueh-Heng Lee
  • Patent number: 10845021
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes an upper light emitting unit, a lower light emitting unit, an intermediate reflector provided between the upper light emitting unit and the lower light emitting unit, and a lens that projects images of the upper light emitting unit and the lower light emitting unit to a space in front of a vehicle. A plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices are provided such that a light emitting surface of each light emitting device faces the lens, and the intermediate reflector includes a reflecting surface that reflects a portion of light emitted from at least one of the upper light emitting unit and the lower light emitting unit toward the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Ohno
  • Patent number: 10813233
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device with a simple structure and an improved appearance. The present disclosure provides a display panel; an inner plate attached to a rear portion of the display panel; a rear cover configured to cover a rear portion of the inner plate, the rear cover including a first cover adhering to the rear portion of the inner plate and a second cover spaced apart from the rear portion of the inner plate to form a space within the display device; and a component module including components driving the display panel, the component module being configured to be inserted into the space through a lower portion of the display device and to directly engage with a mount disposed within the second cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaeuk Ryu, Chunsoo Chang, Honghae Do, Sangmoon Hwang