Patents Examined by Anne M Hines
  • Patent number: 11581380
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display panel including a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface, the front surface including a first component area including a first transmissive portion, a second component area including a second transmissive portion, and a main display area at least partially surrounding the first component area and the second component area, wherein, in a state in which the foldable display device is folded about a first folding axis that crosses the main display area such that two areas of the front surface or two areas of the rear surface face each other, the first component area and the second component area overlap each other on a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seunglyong Bok, Dongho Lee, Youngran Son
  • Patent number: 11581389
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate including a display area and a non-display area at least partially surrounding the display area; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; a pixel layer disposed on the display area between the first substrate and the second substrate; a seal disposed on the non-display area between the first substrate and the second substrate; a pad connected to the pixel layer and disposed on the non-display area; and a dummy element in a hole in the seal, the dummy element being disposed on the pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Somi Jung, Byunghoon Kim, Junghyun Kim, Junehyoung Park, Hyunji Lee
  • Patent number: 11573454
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a circuit board, a plurality of light-emitting devices and a display panel is provided. The light-emitting devices are disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board. The display panel is disposed on the light-emitting devices. The display panel includes a peripheral light-shielding pattern. An opening portion of the peripheral light-shielding pattern defines an active area of the display panel. A physical portion of the peripheral light-shielding pattern defines a non-active area of the display panel. An optical axis of a light-emitting surface of at least one of the light-emitting devices is located at a junction of the active area and the non-active area, at the non-active area, or at the active area and a side wall of the at least one of the light-emitting devices is located at the junction of the active area and the non-active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Yu Liu, Tao-Lin Wang, Wen-Pin Yang, Chen-Hung Lin, Chung-Cheng Lin, Guan-Jr Huang
  • Patent number: 11573006
    Abstract: A light source module including: a printed circuit board; a light emitting device mounted on the printed circuit board and including a plurality of subarrays each of the plurality of subarrays including a plurality of light emitting cells; and a plurality of driving chips mounted on the printed circuit board, wherein each of the plurality of driving chips respectively drives a corresponding one of the plurality of subarrays, wherein the plurality of subarrays are electrically isolated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geun-woo Ko, Seung-woo Lee, Jun-ho Lee, Pun-jae Choi
  • Patent number: 11569420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a white light source and illumination apparatus for limiting wavelength of 450 nm or less and, more particularly, to a white light source and illumination apparatus for lighting in a lithography or other process, capable of realizing white light even with the limited wavelength of 450 nm or less light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: GLBTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Do Kim, Byung Soon Kim, Young Sik Choi, Guen Ryeol Park, Eun Mi Park, Yong Sun Choi
  • Patent number: 11569316
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate comprising a plurality of pixel areas and a non-pixel area surrounding each of the plurality of pixel areas. The non-pixel area includes a plurality of first areas and a second area surrounding the plurality of first areas. A functional layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of first holes defined through the functional layer and overlapping the plurality of first areas. An element layer is disposed on the functional layer. A pixel definition layer is disposed on the element layer overlaps the non-pixel area. The pixel definition layer includes pixel openings defined therethrough. The pixel openings overlap the plurality of pixel areas. A plurality of light emitting elements is disposed on the element layer and is disposed in the pixel openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-hun Ryu, IlNam Kim, Jae-Kyoung Kim, WonSang Park, Eunjin Sung, Seongryong Lee, Jonghyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11557882
    Abstract: A corona comprises a central electrode surrounded by an insulator, which is surrounded by a conductive component. The conductive component includes a shell and an intermediate part both formed of an electrically conductive material. The intermediate part is a layer of metal which brazes the insulator to the shell. An outer surface of the insulator presents a lower ledge, and the layer of metal can be applied to the insulator above the lower ledge prior to or after inserting the insulator into the shell. The conductive inner diameter is less than an insulator outer diameter directly below the lower ledge such the insulator thickness increases toward the electrode firing end. The insulator outer diameter is also typically less than the shell inner diameter so that the corona igniter can be forward-assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Tenneco Inc.
    Inventors: John Antony Burrows, John E. Miller, Kristapher I. Mixell, James D. Lykowski
  • Patent number: 11555605
    Abstract: Head wearable devices and methods are disclosed where a head wearable device includes a headpiece including a headband with a top strap, a first housing attached to an outer surface of the top strap of the headband, a depth adjuster attached to the first housing wherein the depth adjuster is configured to change a depth of the headpiece, and a headband adjuster configured to change a circumference of the headpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Integra LifeSciences Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Neeley, Greg Falendysz, Steve Dieter, Parker Hren, Nick Higbee, Charles David Strubbe
  • Patent number: 11555379
    Abstract: An attachable lighting system for a drilling rig. A method of providing lighting to a drilling rig site comprising, attaching at least one light fixture directly to the crown of a drilling rig on each of at least two sides, wherein the light fixture contains a fixed or removable light fixture attachment connecting the light fixture to the crown, resulting in one or more of enhanced evenness of site lighting, reduced shadows, reduced light pollution, reduced power consumption and/or reduced diesel usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: APOLLO LIGHTING SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Matthew Gowanlock
  • Patent number: 11552145
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a technique to manufacture a display device with high image quality and high reliability at low cost with high yield. The invention has spacers over a pixel electrode layer in a pixel region and over an insulating layer functioning as a partition which covers the periphery of the pixel electrode layer. When forming a light emitting material over a pixel electrode layer, a mask for selective formation is supported by the spacers, thereby preventing the mask from contacting the pixel electrode layer due to a twist and deflection thereof. Accordingly, such damage as a crack by the mask does not occur in the pixel electrode layer. Thus, the pixel electrode layer does not have a defect in shapes, thereby a display device which performs a high resolution display with high reliability can be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11552162
    Abstract: In a transparent display panel, a layer of each of a VSS voltage connection line and a VDD voltage connection line as a power line in a display region is different from a layer of a data line and a reference voltage connection line, while each of the VSS voltage connection line and the VDD voltage connection line partially overlaps the data line and the reference voltage connection line. Thus, an overall width of a line region may be reduced. Thus, an area of a pixel circuit region is reduced, such that an area of a transmissive region increases, thereby to increase an overall transmittance of the panel. Further, a width of each of the VSS voltage connection line and the VDD voltage connection line is large while reducing or minimizing an area of the line region in the display region. This reduces or minimizes occurrence of VDD drop or VSS rise, thereby to reduce luminance non-uniformity of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiseob Shin, Namwook Cho, Changsoo Kim, Euitae Kim, Soyi Lee
  • Patent number: 11552224
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion device includes a wavelength conversion plate, a reflective layer, a driving component and a thermal conductive layer. The wavelength conversion plate includes a lateral edge, at least one surface and a conversion region. The reflective layer is disposed on the surface of the wavelength conversion plate. The driving component is disposed near the lateral edge of the wavelength conversion plate and configured to displace the wavelength conversion plate. The thermal conductive layer is disposed on the surface of the wavelength conversion plate and thermally connected to the conversion region for conducting heat generated by the conversion region during a wavelength conversion. By disposing the thermal conductive layer on the surface of the wavelength conversion plate, the thermal conductive layer is thermally directly connected to the conversion region, so that the heat generated at the conversion region during the wavelength conversion is efficiently dissipated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jih-Chi Li, Li-Cheng Yang
  • Patent number: 11550163
    Abstract: Apparatus for deflection of a beam of light includes a case, which is configured to be positioned in a path of the beam, and a liquid, which is contained within the case. An array of plates is disposed across a surface of the liquid. The plates are configured to rotate on the surface about respective axes, which are mutually parallel and are spaced apart by a predefined pitch. An actuator is configured to drive a rotation of the plates about the respective axes so as deflect the beam that is incident on the plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Sebastien Bolis, Arnaud Pouydebasque, Nachiappan Chidambaram
  • Patent number: 11545536
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a lower substrate including a display area, a peripheral area and a pad area, a display structure disposed in the display area on the lower substrate, an upper substrate disposed on the display structure, a plurality of driving circuits disposed at a side of the pad area on the lower substrate and spaced apart from each other, a plurality of fan-out wires disposed between the plurality of driving circuits and the display structure in the pad area and the peripheral area on the lower substrate and electrically connecting the plurality of driving circuits and the display structure, and a functional module disposed on a bottom surface of the lower substrate. A first opening is formed in the lower substrate and disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of fan-out wires, and the first opening and the functional module overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Hye Eom, Dong Wan Choi
  • Patent number: 11543676
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, and methods for manufacturing polarized light emitting semiconductor packages, comprising the disposition of a first bonding solution about (a) a first light emitting element and (b) a first polarizing element, wherein the first polarizing element transmits linearly polarized light in a first directionality. A first energy is applied to polymerize the first bonding solution, thereby encapsulating the first polarizing element and a first light emitting element in a first semiconductor package. A second bonding solution is disposed about (a) a second light emitting element and (b) a second polarizing element, wherein the second polarizing element transmits polarized light in a second directionality different from the first directionality, and a second energy is applied to polymerize the second bonding solution, thereby encapsulating the second polarizing element and the second light emitting element in a second semiconductor package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: 3D Live, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathaniel Huber
  • Patent number: 11538797
    Abstract: A light-emitting array substrate allowing a higher efficiency in the seating of numerous very small light source elements includes a substrate, an insulating layer on the substrate including positioning holes, and light-emitting elements. Each positioning hole penetrates the insulating layer and forms a first opening and a second opening. For each positioning hole, a size of the bottommost first opening is less than a size of the topmost second opening, and, from topmost to bottommost of the substrate, a projection of the second opening on the substrate more than covers a projection of the first opening on the substrate. A method of fabricating the substrate and a display panel using the substrate are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-Yueh Liao, Hui-Chu Lin
  • Patent number: 11538651
    Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing an electric field emission device. The method for manufacturing the electric field emission device includes winding a carbon nanotube yarn around outer circumferential surfaces of a metal plate in a first direction, pressing both side surfaces of the metal plate through a pair of metal structures, wherein a top surface of the metal plate is exposed from the metal structures, and an area of the top surface of the metal plate is less than that of each of both the side surfaces of the metal plate, and cutting the carbon nanotube yarn at an edge portion of the top surface of the metal plate in the first direction to form a plurality of emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ki Nam Yun, Yoon-Ho Song, Jun-Tae Kang, Jeong-Woong Lee, Jin-Woo Jeong
  • Patent number: 11536441
    Abstract: A cooking appliance light including a light glass arranged at a top side of the cooking appliance light; a socket arranged at a bottom side of the cooking appliance light, wherein a geometric center axis of the cooking appliance light runs vertically through the socket; a neck arranged at a bottom side of the light glass, the neck including at least one groove arrangement including an axially extending vertical groove and an adjoining circumferentially extending horizontal groove wherein the axially extending vertical groove and the circumferentially extending horizontal groove are radially open and engageable by a locking bar, wherein the axially extending vertical groove includes an axially oriented locking bar entry opening, wherein the circumferentially extending horizontal groove includes an axially upward oriented locking bar support surface including a safety protrusion and a movement stop at an end that is distal from the axially extending vertical groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Robert Buhl
  • Patent number: 11536430
    Abstract: A light fixture may include a casing and a support assembly configured to support and move the casing. The light fixture may include a light source assembly housed inside the casing and configured to generate visible light radiation of different colours. The light fixture may further include a control device configured to control the light source assembly based on the position or the movement of the casing or based on a parameter correlated to the position or the movement of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: OSRAM GMBH, CLAY PAKY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Aris Quadri, Andreas Huber, Alberto Alfier
  • Patent number: 11540385
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of backlight structures, and discloses a backlight source and a display device. The backlight source includes a light bar and a metal frame; the side, containing the light bar, of the metal frame has a notch; the light bar includes a light-emitting unit; the light-emitting unit includes a plurality of light-emitting groups; each light-emitting group includes at least one first light-emitting group and at least one second light-emitting group, the first light-emitting group includes N light-emitting elements, the light-emitting element numbered n is connected in series with the light-emitting element numbered n+1 successively, the light-emitting element numbered 1 and the light-emitting element numbered N are arranged adjacently, and the light-emitting element numbered 1 and the light-emitting element numbered 2 are the farthest apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sa Li, Xingjun Shu, Xiujun Cai, Wenli Lan, Yue An, Fuan Zhu, Yadong Zhang, Zuocheng Zhu, Runfei Du, Jiaqiang Wang, Xingpan Sun, Tingting Zhao, Jianwu Wu