Patents Assigned to LTD.
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Patent number: 12292645Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel and a method of manufacturing a display panel. The display panel includes an array substrate, a color film substrate disposed opposite to the array substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the array substrate and the color film substrate, and a reflective layer disposed on a side of the array substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, wherein the reflective layer includes a plurality of first convex structures and a plurality of convex rings, and an outer peripheral edge of each of the first convex structures is surrounded by at least one of the convex rings.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ying Lu, Yingchun Zhao, Wuguang Liu, Lixia Li
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Patent number: 12290497Abstract: The present disclosure provides an agent for treating or preventing eye diseases such as presbyopia, comprising, as an active ingredient, 4-phenylbutyric acid or an ester thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masatomo Kato, Tomoko Oda, Kensuke Nozaki
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Patent number: 12293014Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor that processes the image data of the image stored in a memory in order to detect a face area with a face captured therein and an orientation of the face from the image, and controls the screen brightness of a display unit based on the orientation of the face detected by the processing. When the detected face orientation falls within a preset first angle range, the processor determines that the face orientation is a first orientation, and even when the detected face orientation is out of the first angle range, the processor determines that the face orientation is the first orientation depending on the amount of change in the detected orientation of the face changing in a direction of the first orientation.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Nishio, Yuji Wada
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Patent number: 12293697Abstract: In a method of compressing stress data in a display device, the stress data is divided into block stress data for a pixel block, a plurality of compressed codes are generated by encoding the block stress data in a plurality of encoding modes, it is determined whether the plurality of encoding modes are available encoding modes for the block stress data based on code lengths of the plurality of compressed codes and a number of available bits for the pixel block, a final encoding mode is selected among the available encoding modes based on quantization values of the available encoding modes, and a compressed bitstream for the pixel block is generated based on a compressed code corresponding to the final encoding mode among the plurality of compressed codes.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeonmin Kim, Yunki Baek, Jong-Woong Park, Hye-Sang Park, Sooyeon Lee, Wonbok Lee
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Patent number: 12294094Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery case which is made from a steel material, thereby providing a cross-section similar to that of an extruded material and having improved impact resistance properties, and at the same time, enabling the reduction of costs through the integration of components, the battery case comprising a case main body having a plate and a lateral frame enclosing the plate, wherein the lateral frame comprises a hollow part inside thereof, a reinforcement part which traverses the hollow part at a portion between side walls on both sides, or protrudes into the hollow part from at least one of the side walls, and a shock absorption part which is formed by the reinforcement part being bent or curved.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: POSCO CO., LTDInventors: Gi-Suk Chung, Sang-Kwon Wee, Don-Gun Kim
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Patent number: 12294988Abstract: A method and apparatus of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system are provided. A method of operating a UE includes receiving a set of configurations; determining, based on the set of configurations, a number NperiodS-SSB of sidelink synchronization signals and physical sidelink broadcast channel (S-SS/PSBCH) blocks to transmit in a period; and determining, based on the set of configurations, a transmission window for transmitting the S-SS/PSBCH blocks in the period. The method further includes determining a set of candidate slots for transmitting the S-SS/PSBCH blocks in the transmission window; performing channel access procedures before the set of candidate slots for transmitting the S-SS/PSBCH blocks in the transmission window; and transmitting, to another UE, the S-SS/PSBCH blocks over a sidelink channel with shared channel access, upon successfully performing the channel access procedures.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hongbo Si
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Patent number: 12294300Abstract: A switch control circuit configured to control a first switch having a first terminal to which a first voltage is applied, and a second switch having a first terminal connected to a second terminal of the first switch and a second terminal to which a second voltage lower than the first voltage is applied. The switch control circuit includes: a first sampling/holding circuit configured to sample and hold a switch voltage generated at a connection node between the first switch and the second switch when the second switch is turned off; a first comparison circuit configured to compare the switch voltage sampled and held by the first sampling/holding circuit with a first constant voltage; and a first dead time adjustor configured to adjust a dead time when the switch voltage rises according to an output of the first comparison circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hironori Sumitomo
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Patent number: 12292086Abstract: The bearing seat device includes a bearing seat, a bearing set, a driven module, and an adjusting member. The bearing seat has a mounting hole, an adjusting slot, and an inserting hole. The adjusting slot divides a section of the bearing seat that is adjacent to the inserting hole and the mounting hole into a first side compartment and a second side compartment. The inserting hole extends from the first side compartment to the second side compartment. The bearing set is mounted in the mounting hole. The driven module extends into the mounting hole, is supported by the bearing set, and is rotatable relative to the bearing seat. The adjusting member engages the mounting hole and is operable to adjust a width of the adjusting slot between the first and the second side compartments and a diameter of the mounting hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Hold Well Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kuan-Ta Chen, Shih-Ying Huang
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Patent number: 12295111Abstract: A display apparatus that is easily installed and assembled and a tiled display apparatus including the same are provided. The display apparatus comprises a display panel, and a support member supporting the display panel, and a power transfer member rotatably disposed on a first side of the support member.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Geunyoung Kim, Ohjong Kwon
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Patent number: 12292684Abstract: A method is provided including forming a first layer over a substrate and forming an adhesion layer over the first layer. The adhesion layer has a composition including an epoxy group. A photoresist layer is formed directly on the adhesion layer. A portion of the photoresist layer is exposed to a radiation source. The composition of the adhesion layer and the exposed portion of the photoresist layer cross-link using the epoxy group. Thee photoresist layer is then developed (e.g., by a negative tone developer) to form a photoresist pattern feature, which may overlie the formed cross-linked region.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chen-Yu Liu, Tzu-Yang Lin, Ya-Ching Chang, Ching-Yu Chang, Chin-Hsiang Lin
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Patent number: 12295253Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; m emission units between the first electrode and the second electrode; and m?1 charge generation layer(s), each located between two adjacent emission units, and including m?1 n-type charge generation layer(s) and m?1 p-type charge generation layer(s). The m emission units each include a hole transport region, an emission layer, and an electron transport region. A first hole transport region in a first emission unit closest to the first electrode may include a hole transfer layer and a hole injection layer and/or a hole transport layer. The hole transfer layer may be a single layer consisting of an electron-transporting compound including a phosphine oxide group (P?O), a phosphine sulfide group (P?S), a ? electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C1-C60 cyclic group, or any combination thereof. A highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level of the hole transfer layer may be about ?6.0 eV to about ?5.3 eV.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Namsu Kang, Minho Park, Dongkyu Lee, Jongwon Lee, Hyunshik Lee
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Patent number: 12293944Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a conductive line over a substrate; forming an etch stop layer (ESL) over the conductive line, the ESL extending continuously along an upper surface of the conductive line and along an upper surface of a first dielectric layer adjacent to the conductive line, where a first lower surface of the ESL contacts the upper surface of the conductive line, and a second lower surface of the ESL contacts the upper surface of the first dielectric layer, the first lower surface being closer to the substrate than the second lower surface; forming a second dielectric layer over the ESL; forming an opening in the second dielectric layer, the opening exposing a first portion of the ESL; removing the first portion of the ESL to expose the conductive line; and filling the opening with an electrically conductive material to form a via.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chien-Han Chen, Chien-Chih Chiu, Ming-Chung Liang
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Patent number: 12292305Abstract: A lane recognition method and a lane recognition device operate such that when a travel lane of a vehicle is recognized by performing cross-check between first boundary information about a boundary dividing lanes acquired from map information and second boundary information about the boundary dividing the lanes acquired from a detection device of the vehicle, a movable center line is detected from at least one of the first boundary information and the second boundary information. The movable center line is a center line that can move in a width direction of a road on which the vehicle travels. When the movable center line is detected, the cross-check between the first boundary information and the second boundary information is not performed on one of a right side and a left side of the vehicle on which the movable center line is detected.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Nojiri, Katsuhiko Degawa, Yohei Taniguchi, Kazuyuki Uwabo, Yuji Nagasawa, Hirotaka Kamimura
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Patent number: 12291801Abstract: An air textured yarn (ATY) is disclosed. The ATY includes a first filament having a first cross section, and a second filament disposed adjacent to the first filament having a second cross section, wherein the first cross section has a substantially circular shape and has a degree of modification (M ratio) less than or substantially equal to 1.3, the second cross section has a polygonal shape including 3 to 6 lobes, and a difference between a length of the first filament and a length of the second filament is less than or substantially equal to 4%. Further, a method of manufacturing the ATY is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: SUNTEX FIBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Hung Yu Pai
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Patent number: 12292769Abstract: A fixture and electronic equipment for rapid assembly and disassembly of expansion cards. The fixture comprises a holder, a bracket, a first connector, and a second connector. The holder is configured to fix the expansion card. The first connector is positioned on the holder. A first slot is defined on the bracket. The first connector enters the first slot. Two walls of the first slot are stopped on opposite sides of the first connector along the second direction. The bracket supports the holder along the third direction. The second connector is positioned on the holder. A socket is defined on the bracket. The second connector is insertable into the socket to limit the holder from moving relative to the bracket along the first direction. The first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.Inventors: San-Long Zhou, Yang Li, Gong-Wen Zhang, Jun Li
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Patent number: 12292497Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: a UWB chip, configured to output UWB pulse signals of a first preset quantity in a signal cycle and further configured to generate a frame of detection data on the basis of echo signals of signal cycles of a second preset quantity; a switchover module, configured to control an antenna module to be switched to a target antenna, in which the target antenna includes a first target antenna configured to radiate the UWB pulse signals into space and a second target antenna configured to receive echo signals; and a processor, configured to recognize a gesture on the basis of at least one frame of detection data.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wendou Fang
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Patent number: 12294242Abstract: A cooling system cools an electric machine including a casing, a rotor rotatably supported by the casing, and a stator fixed to the casing. The cooling system includes a flow circuit that brings a cooling liquid into contact with active parts of the electric machine. A main reservoir is provided in a lower portion of the casing. A pump injects the cooling liquid into the flow circuit. The level of cooling liquid in the casing interfaces with a lower portion of the rotor when the pump stops. A controller controls the pump to stop the pump when a temperature of the cooling liquid is below a given threshold, and start the pump as soon as the temperature of the liquid reaches the threshold such that the liquid is drawn by the main reservoir pump towards a secondary reservoir to lower the level of cooling liquid in the casing.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bassel Assaad, Edouard Negre
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Patent number: 12293969Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate including a first surface; a dielectric layer disposed over the first surface of the substrate; a first conductive line surrounded by the dielectric layer and extended over the first surface of the substrate; a second conductive line disposed adjacent to the first conductive line, surrounded by the dielectric layer and extended parallel to the first conductive line; a conductive via disposed over the first conductive line and extended through the dielectric layer; and a cross section of the conductive via substantially parallel to the first surface of the substrate, wherein the cross section of the conductive via is at least partially protruded from the first conductive line towards the second conductive line. Further, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor structure is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Chi-Ta Lu, Chi-Ming Tsai
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Patent number: D1073408Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Shenzhen Hemiao Trading Co., Ltd.Inventor: Zhiliang Chen
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Patent number: D1073742Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: GP Enterprises Co. LtdInventors: Xian Wang, Dongyuan Xie