Patents Examined by Anthony J Frost
  • Patent number: 11733435
    Abstract: Provided are a polarizing plate protective film including a resin and a coloring agent having an absorption maximum wavelength in a range of 560 to 620 nm or 460 to 520 nm in an amount of 0.1 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin, in which a film thickness is 1 to 18 ?m, and a moisture content is 0.5% by mass or less, a polarizing plate in which the protective film is used, and a liquid crystal display device in which the polarizing plate is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Nobutaka Fukagawa, Yu Naito, Hiroki Kuwahara, Daisuke Sasaki, Hidetomo Furuyama, Natsuru Chikushi
  • Patent number: 11733433
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a protective film for a substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, a substrate and a manufacturing method of a display panel. The substrate includes a plurality of panel regions correspondingly forming a plurality of display panels. Each of the panel regions has a first region corresponding to a bending region of the display panels. The protective film includes a entire film layer and a hollow portion, the size of the entire film layer matches the size of the substrate, and the hollow portion is for exposing the first region in each of the panel regions when the protective film is attached to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: 1) CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Zhang, Hao Yan, Haitao Yi, Zhenghong Wang, Zhiliang Jiang
  • Patent number: 11728459
    Abstract: A display panel includes a panel cover; and a plurality of display modules removably attached to the panel cover. Each of the plurality of display modules includes a substrate including a mounting surface on which a plurality of inorganic light emitting diodes is mounted, and a module plate attached to a surface opposite to the mounting surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwangjae Lee, Sungsoo Jung, Kyungbae Kim, Hyeongyeol Choi
  • Patent number: 11723270
    Abstract: Disclosed are an organic optoelectronic device includes an anode and a cathode facing each other and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer includes at least one of a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, and an electron transport layer, and the light emitting layer includes a first host, a second host, and a phosphorescent dopant represented by Chemical Formula 4, and a display device including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kipo Jang, Byungku Kim, Giwook Kang, Hanill Lee, Sung-Hyun Jung, Ho Kuk Jung, Youngkyoung Jo, Eun Sun Yu
  • Patent number: 11709293
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an electronic panel foldable together with a window; and a first functional layer and a second functional layer each foldable together with the window and the electronic panel. The second functional layer is disposed farther from the window than the first functional layer, and has a thickness in a range from about 30 micrometers to about 50 micrometers and a modulus in a range from about 3 gigapascals to about 8 gigapascals, and the first functional layer is disposed closer to the window than the second functional layer, and has both a thickness equal to or greater than that of the second functional layer, and a modulus less than that of the second functional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeoungsub Lee, Heonjung Shin, Hyun Joon Oh, Daeho Yoon
  • Patent number: 11686974
    Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes a display substrate and a birefringence layer disposed on a display surface of the display substrate. The birefringence layer includes a first region; the first region is disposed at least in the display region; a plurality of repeating units are sequentially disposed in the first region along a first direction parallel to the display surface of the display substrate, and one repeating unit includes at least two refractive regions that are sequentially arranged along the first direction to form. Refractive indexes of the at least two refractive regions are different from each other. An interface between the at least two refractive regions forms an acute angle ? with the display surface of the display substrate. A width of the repeating unit is smaller than a wavelength of light emitted from the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Haijing Chen
  • Patent number: 11656393
    Abstract: The present invention provides a laminate used in an image display device the laminate including an optically anisotropic layer, a light-absorbing anisotropic layer, a refractive index-adjusting layer, and an oxygen shielding layer in this order, where the light-absorbing anisotropic layer is formed of a composition containing dichroic azo coloring agent and liquid crystalline compounds, where the dichroic azo coloring agent compound is 10% to 30% by mass with respect to a mass of a total solid content of the light-absorbing anisotropic layer, a degree of alignment of the light-absorbing anisotropic layer is 0.92 or higher, the refractive index-adjusting layer is formed of a composition containing a crosslinkable group compound, and has an in-plane average refractive index of 1.55 to 1.70 (550 nm ?), and an angle formed by an in-plane slow axis of the optically anisotropic layer and an absorption axis of the light-absorbing anisotropic layer is 45°±10°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoya Shibata, Jun Takeda, Yuta Fukushima, Ayako Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 11639428
    Abstract: One embodiment is a hardcoat multilayer film which includes layers, namely, a first hardcoat, a second hardcoat and a transparent resin film sequentially from the surface layer side. The first hardcoat is formed from a coating material that does not contain inorganic particles, while containing 100 parts by mass of (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, 0.5-20 parts by mass of (B) a compound having two or more secondary thiol groups in each molecule, 0.01-7 parts by mass of (C) a water repellent agent and 0.01-10 parts by mass of (D) a silane coupling agent; and the second hardcoat is formed from a coating material that contains 100 parts by mass of (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate and 30-300 parts by mass of (F) inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 1-300 nm. The polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (A) may contain 20% by mass or more of a tripentaerythritol acrylate. The coating material which forms the first hardcoat may additionally contain 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Inventor: Nozomu Washio
  • Patent number: 11638356
    Abstract: A display device including a flexible display panel and a roller disposed on a side portion of the flexible display panel to wind the flexible display panel, in which the flexible display panel includes a first substrate including a first base substrate having a display region and a non-display region adjacent to each other, and a light emitting element layer including light emitting elements disposed on the display region, a second substrate including a second base substrate opposing the first base substrate, and a color conversion layer disposed on the second base substrate and corresponding to each light emitting element, and an adhesive filling layer disposed in the display region to form a cell gap between the first and second substrate, and disposed in the non-display region to be in contact with the first and second base substrates to couple and seal the first and second base substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Iyong Bok, Yong-Han Park
  • Patent number: 11630239
    Abstract: The polyester film according to an embodiment has a coefficient of determination (R2) of the strain with respect to stress and a crystallinity adjusted to specific ranges, whereby it is possible to achieve the flexibility that does not cause deformation even when a certain stress is sustained for a long period of time and the resistant characteristics to the impact of external pressing. Accordingly, the polyester film can be applied to a cover of a flexible display device, in particular, a foldable display device to exhibit excellent characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SKC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gun Uk Kim, Sang Min Choi, Young Min Heo
  • Patent number: 11614268
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a door with a transparent display assembly that includes a front panel defining at least a portion of a front surface of the door, a touch sensor disposed on a rear surface of the front panel to recognize touch manipulation, a rear panel defining at least a portion of a rear surface of the door, an insulation coating layer provided on a surface of the rear panel by a metal oxide to block heat from the outside, an outer spacer disposed between the front panel and the rear panel to provide a sealed space between the front panel and the rear panel, a display disposed in the sealed space, a light guide plate spaced apart from the display to brighten up the display, and a spacer supporting the light guide plate and maintaining a distance between the display and the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangmyung Lee, Hyuk Kwon, Junghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11614778
    Abstract: This application relates to an enclosure for a portable electronic device. The enclosure includes a metal substrate, and an anodized layer overlaying the metal substrate and including pores having a near-infrared (NIR) light-absorbing material therein, where an average specular reflectance of NIR light that is incident upon an external surface of the anodized layer is less than 3%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: James A. Curran, Alan Kleiman-Shwarsctein, Leon J. Garcia, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11609601
    Abstract: A display apparatus having high external light transmittance and a manufacturing method of the display apparatus are provided, wherein the display apparatus does not substantially include a common electrode in a transmission region. Particularly, a display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a display unit interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jaeik Kim, Jaesik Kim, Yeonhwa Lee, Joongu Lee, Jiyoung Choung
  • Patent number: 11579339
    Abstract: Implementations described herein generally relate to flexible display devices and cover lens assemblies with flexible cover lens. In one or more embodiments, a cover lens assembly is provided and includes a first flexible cover lens, a second flexible cover lens, and a sacrificial adhesion disposed between the first flexible cover lens and the second flexible cover lens. The first flexible cover lens includes a first hard coat layer having a hardness in a range from about 4H to about 9H and a first substrate. The second flexible cover lens includes a second hard coat layer having a hardness in a range from about 2H to about 9H. The first substrate is disposed between the first hard coat layer and the sacrificial adhesion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Manivannan Thothadri, Ali Salehpour, John D. Busch, Robert Jan Visser
  • Patent number: 11567360
    Abstract: A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device, the backlight unit including: an light emitting diode (“LED”) light source; a light conversion layer disposed separate from the LED light source to convert light emitted from the LED light source to white light and to provide the white light to the liquid crystal panel; and a light guide panel disposed between the LED light source and the light conversion layer, wherein the light conversion layer includes a semiconductor nanocrystal and a polymer matrix, and wherein the polymer matrix includes a first polymerized polymer of a first monomer including at least two thiol (—SH) groups, each located at a terminal end of the first monomer, and a second monomer including at least two unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds, each located at a terminal end of the second monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun A Kang, Eun Joo Jang, Hyo Sook Jang, Shin Ae Jun
  • Patent number: 11561328
    Abstract: A phosphor protection film for protecting phosphors contained in a phosphor layer. The phosphor protection film includes a functional layer, a bulking layer that has a single-layer structure or a laminated structure, and a first vapor deposited layer (gas barrier layer) that has gas barrier properties in this order from outside to inside. The clearance between the functional layer and the first vapor deposited layer in the thickness direction of the phosphor protection film is 45 to 280 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Ichiba, Kei Tsuruzoe
  • Patent number: 11537008
    Abstract: Provided is an optical element which significantly reduces arrangement space, has superior durability, and also enables increased costs to be curbed. Functions of a polarizer and a phase difference compensation element are integrated. Specifically, the optical element has a transparent substrate, and a polarizer on one side of the transparent substrate, and has a phase difference compensation element on a side of the transparent substrate opposite from the polarizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Dexerials Corporation
    Inventor: Junichi Sugawara
  • Patent number: 11531376
    Abstract: A display device including a flexible module including a display panel; an adhesive film disposed on one surface of the flexible module; support plates disposed on the adhesive film; a first anti-adhesive film pattern disposed between each of the support plates and the adhesive film; and a second anti-adhesive film pattern disposed between each of the support plates and the adhesive film and spaced apart from the first anti-adhesive film pattern. Each of the first anti-adhesive film pattern and the second anti-adhesive film pattern includes a metal material, and each of the first anti-adhesive film pattern and the second anti-adhesive film pattern has a thickness in a range of 100 nm to 1000 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Ho Park, Man Sik Myeong, Jae Chun Park, Jeong Il Yoo
  • Patent number: 11531141
    Abstract: Embodiments of articles including a low-contrast anti-reflection coating are disclosed. The coated surface of such articles exhibits a reduced difference in reflectance between a pristine state and when a surface defect is present. In one or more embodiments, the coated surface of such articles exhibits a first average reflectance in the range from about 0.6% to about 6.0% in a pristine condition and a second average reflectance of about 8% or less after removal of a surface thickness of the anti-reflection coating. In other embodiments, the coated substrate exhibits a second average reflectance of about 10% or less, when the coated surface comprises a contaminant. In some embodiments, the coated substrate exhibits a first color coordinate (a*1, b*1) in a pristine condition and a second color coordinate (a*2, b*2) after the presence of a surface defect such that ?a*b* is about 6 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Shandon Dee Hart, Karl William Koch, III, Charles Andrew Paulson
  • Patent number: 11522165
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic EL image display device including a reflecting layer, an organic electroluminescent layer group, a polarization separation layer, and a circularly polarizing plate in this order, in which the polarization separation layer includes polarization separation sites arranged in a matrix form corresponding to the organic electroluminescent layer group, the polarization separation site reflects light of one polarization state and transmits light of the other polarization state in light emitted from the corresponding organic electroluminescent layer, the polarization separation layer is divided by a visible light transmission region to form the polarization separation sites, and a wavelength range of the reflection is wider than a wavelength range of the light emission. The organic EL image display device according to the present invention has high brightness at the time of both front observation and oblique observation and little image blurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kashiwagi, Rikio Inoue