Patents Examined by Anthony Q. Edwards
  • Patent number: 12032408
    Abstract: A display device comprising: a display panel comprising a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area, wherein the display device is configured to operate in a first mode in an unfolded state, and the display device is configured to operate in a second mode in a folded state; an insulation plate under the display panel and comprising a folding portion corresponding to the folding area; and a digitizer under the insulation plate, the folding portion comprising: a first area; a second area; and a third area, wherein each of the first area and the third area comprises a first stress control pattern comprising first grooves defined in an upper surface of the insulation plate, and the second area comprises a second stress control pattern comprising at least one of second grooves or openings defined in a lower surface of the insulation plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Doohyun Lee
  • Patent number: 12032414
    Abstract: The present application provides a support plate and a display device. The support plate is provided with a hollow hole for providing an external module and a plurality of openings. The support plate is provided with a first region and a second region, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged in the first region, the first region is arranged on at least one side of the hollow hole, and the second region is arranged on at least one side of the first region away from the hollow hole. A rigidity of a portion of the support plate corresponding to the first region is less than a rigidity of a portion of the support plate corresponding to the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wenqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 12029002
    Abstract: An electronic device, including: a device body, provided with a first accommodating space, a second accommodating space, and a first opening; a functional module; and an ejection mechanism, including a connecting rod, a slider, and a driving part. A guide rail is disposed on the slider, and the guide rail includes a first limiting section, an extending section, a second limiting section, and a retracting section which are connected in sequence. In a case that the slider is located at a second position, at least a portion of the functional module is located outside the first accommodating space, and a second end of the connecting rod is matched with the first limiting section. In a case that the slider is located at a first position, the functional module is located inside the first accommodating space, and the second end of the connecting rod is matched with the second limiting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiandong Luo, Ruhao Lin
  • Patent number: 12026020
    Abstract: Dust mitigation techniques are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first component coupled in a movable relationship with a second component. The first component or the second component includes a recess accessible through an aperture. The apparatus also includes a brush disposed at the aperture and comprising fibers configured to prevent intrusion of dust into the recess. The apparatus also includes a vibration device configured to deliver a vibrational stimulus to the brush, wherein the vibration device activates a dust collection mode in response to a first movement of the first component relative to the second component and activates a dust shedding mode in response to a second movement of the first component relative to the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Christopher Wright, Harry Cronin, Phil Catton, William Schnabel
  • Patent number: 12022632
    Abstract: A latch assembly includes a lever arm affixed to a latch pivot point of rotation with a cam having a connecting slot. A load mechanism is configured to apply a force on the latch pivot point to retain the lever arm in a first position. The load mechanism is tuned to apply the force along a tolerance range of operation of the latch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arthur J. Higby, Camillo Sassano, Christopher M. Marroquin, Brandon R. Christenson, Kevin O'Connell
  • Patent number: 12019469
    Abstract: A display device according to the present invention comprises: a display module including a display panel; at least one pair of first and second spacers disposed at the rear of the display module and fixed to the display module; and a wall mount assembly disposed at the rear of the back cover and fastened to the first and second spacers while allowing movements of the first and second spacers, wherein the wall mount assembly comprises: a fixing part fixed to a fixed object; a frame having a pair of first and second tilting holes into which the first and second spacers are respectively inserted, and which guides moving paths of the first and second spacers, and a locking part which selectively restricts the moving paths of the first and second spacers inserted into the first and second tilting holes; and a link connecting the fixing part and the frame to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joonsub Bae, Chulki Kim, Jihyo Yoon, Jaehun Lee, Chanhan Kim
  • Patent number: 12022017
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including: a display screen, a device shell, an accommodating cavity, a first opening, a protective cover, a camera and a transmission mechanism being located in the accommodating cavity, the camera being connected to the transmission mechanism, wherein the camera moves from the inside of the accommodating cavity to the outside of the accommodating cavity under the action of the transmission mechanism; in a case that the camera is located in the accommodating cavity, the protective cover is located in the accommodating cavity and between the first opening and the camera, and the camera is located under the display screen; and in a case that the camera is located outside the accommodating cavity, the protective cover is located outside the accommodating cavity, and the camera is located in an inner cavity of the protective cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Li
  • Patent number: 12019471
    Abstract: A window includes a first cover layer, a second cover layer, and a first adhesive part. The first cover layer includes a first non-folding area, a folding area, and a second non-folding area that are arranged in a first direction, and a plurality of first recessed portions recessed from a top surface of the folding area and extended in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The second cover layer is disposed on the first cover layer. The first adhesive part is disposed between the first cover layer and the second cover layer, and includes protrusions disposed in the plurality of first recessed portions of the first cover layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sanghoon Kim, Minsang Koo, Kyung-Man Kim, Seungho Kim, Min-Hoon Choi, Seongjin Hwang
  • Patent number: 12016150
    Abstract: A foldable conductive guide rail includes: an outer guide rail being electrically connected to a power supply of the box body by an outer guide rail pad and having an outer slideway, the outer slideway having a hollow rail and being provided with tenons at two ends; an inner guide rail being electrically connected to a mounting device by an inner guide rail pad and having an inner slideway opposite to the outer slideway, the inner slideway having a hollow rail and being provided with tenons at two ends; and a plurality of rivets, including outer rivets and inner rivets, the plurality of rivets electrically connecting the outer guide rail and the inner guide rail and enabling the outer rail and the inner rail to move relative to each other under the action of an external force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: INSPUR SUZHOU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Pengxiao Xiao
  • Patent number: 12013729
    Abstract: A flexible support plate is configured to support a display panel, and is provided with a bendable region. The bendable region has at least one boundary line extending in a first direction, and the boundary line is part of a side of the flexible support plate. A plurality of hollows are arranged at intervals in the bendable region, the plurality of hollows are divided into a plurality of hollow groups arranged in the first direction, and each hollow group includes at least one hollow. For any boundary line, any one of the plurality of hollow groups has one boundary point, the boundary point is disposed on a contour line of a hollow in the hollow group to which the boundary point belongs, and the boundary point has a smallest distance from a corresponding boundary line in the contour line to which the boundary point belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hufei Yang, Liang Gao, Ajuan Du, Feifan Li, Hao Sun, Xiaoxia Huang, Bin Wang, Yongle Wang, Enjian Yang, Shuang Zhang, Bowen Xiao
  • Patent number: 12007808
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed, including a foldable housing defining a folding axis, a first housing defining a first and second surface, a second housing defining a third and fourth surface, a display spanning from the first surface to the third surface, the display including a first and second layer disposed parallel to the first and/or the third surface, wherein the first and second layers include multiple first conductive lines extending in parallel, wherein the second layer includes multiple second conductive lines extending in parallel perpendicular to the first conductive lines as to form a plurality of intersects, wherein the display includes multiple conductive vias to electrically couple the first and second multiple conductive lines, and wherein the conductive vias are disposed on the display outside of the folding region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myeongsil Park, Joohoon Lee, Seonghoon Kim, Jonghae Kim
  • Patent number: 12008930
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display panel and a manufacturing method of the display panel. The display panel includes a first film layer, a second film layer, and a bonding layer which are arranged in a first folding region. When the display panel is in a bent state, first tangential forces of the first film layer exerted on a first surface of the bonding layer and second tangential forces of the second film layer exerted on the second surface of the bonding layer point to a center of the first folding region. The bonding layer is bent in advance, and the bonding layer is bonded with the first film layer in the bent state and bonded with the second film layer in a flat state, so bending stresses of the bonding layer are relieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yang Zhang
  • Patent number: 12010254
    Abstract: A motion mechanism applied to an inner folding flexible screen terminal and an inner folding flexible screen terminal are disclosed. The motion mechanism includes left and right cranks and left and right connecting plates. The left and right cranks are both rotatably connected to a middle support structure, and the left and right connecting plates are respectively rotatably connected to the left and right cranks and slidably connected to left and right support frames. The left and right connecting plates are respectively connected to left and right housings of the flexible screen terminal. The motion mechanism has a simple structure and reliable movements. When the flexible screen is bent, the housings and the flexible screen move toward the far side together. In addition, the housings do not need to be provided with overly wide frames at two ends for coverage, which may facilitate a narrow frame design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: AMPHENOL PHOENIX (ANJI) TELECOM PARTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaojie Liu
  • Patent number: 12001245
    Abstract: An electronic product comprises: a sensing area that senses a touch, a non-sensing area adjacent to the sensing area and that does not sense a touch, a display panel that displays an image on a front surface, and a stack structure disposed on a rear surface of the display panel and that includes a plurality of conductive patterns that sense a touch. The plurality of conductive patterns includes first conductive patterns that extend across the sensing area and the non-sensing area. Each of the first conductive patterns has a first thickness in the sensing area and a second thickness in the non-sensing area that is less than the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Kishimoto, Da Som Gu, Sung Guk An, Jeong Il Yoo, Jang Doo Lee, Yong Chan Jeon
  • Patent number: 11997226
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cover plate, a display panel and a display terminal. The cover plate includes a first region and a second region surrounding the first region. The second region includes a plurality of side cover plate regions and at least one corner opening region located between two adjacent side cover plate regions. The cover plate includes at least one buffer portion which is filled in the corner opening region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: YUNGU (GU'AN) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liuyang Wang, Qi Shan, Liwei Ding, Fu Liao, Yuhua Wu, Hongqi Hou, Jun Wang
  • Patent number: 11996679
    Abstract: A support box (60) for supporting functional elements within the frame (28) of an electrical connection enclosure comprises at least one pair (70) of rails (72) for guiding a monitoring/control plug-in unit forming a functional element in translation, a parallelepipedal framework (62) and members for fastening the framework to the frame. The framework comprises two horizontal plates, a vertical back that is perpendicular to the horizontal plates, and two vertical walls, each supporting a rail of each pair of rails. The members for fastening the framework to the frame comprise fastening lugs that are elastically deformable and integral with the horizontal plates and elastically deformable load absorbing lugs that are integral with the vertical walls. The support box comprises at least one centring pin, vertically centring the box with respect to a post (32) of the frame, each centring pin being arranged in a positioning hole of a fastening lug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Louis Linares, Jean-Claude Moresco
  • Patent number: 11994161
    Abstract: A hinge includes a base and a rotating component. The base extends along a first direction, and the rotating component includes a floating plate and a rotating assembly. A first mounting position and a second mounting position are on the floating plate and spaced apart along a second direction. The second direction is orthogonal to the first direction. A first end of the rotating assembly is pivotably coupled to the base, a second end of the rotating assembly is pivotably coupled to the first mounting position and the second mounting position. The rotating assembly is slidable relative to the second mounting position along the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianwei Liu
  • Patent number: 11989055
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module, a case with a first cover, a second cover and a coupling cover, a first metal plate disposed between the display module and the case that includes a first fixed portion and a first rotatable portion, a second metal plate disposed between the display module and the case that includes a second fixed portion and a second rotatable portion, a first hinge rotatably connected to the coupling cover that includes a first fixed support portion that supports the first fixed portion and a first portion that supports the first or second rotatable portion according to rotation of the first cover, and a second hinge rotatably connected to the coupling cover and including a second fixed support portion that supports the second fixed portion and a second portion that supports the first or second rotatable portion according to rotation of the second cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Kwon Soh
  • Patent number: 11988559
    Abstract: A color calibrator includes a first casing, a second casing and an optical sensor. The first casing has an accommodating recess and a plurality of first positioning members, wherein the first positioning members are arranged along an axial direction of the accommodating recess. The second casing is telescopically disposed in the accommodating recess. The second casing has a second positioning member. One of the first positioning member and the second positioning member is a magnet. Another one of the first positioning member and the second positioning member is a magnet or a magnetic induction material. The second positioning member cooperates with one of the first positioning members to position the second casing at one of a plurality of telescopic positions with respect to the first casing. The optical sensor is disposed on the second casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Jung Chen, Yung-Yeh Chang
  • Patent number: 11984278
    Abstract: For suppressing wobbling of a button while suppressing reactive force generated when the button is pressed, a hinge structure of a button includes a contact portion contacting a substrate on which the button is arranged, a button main body varying in a relative positional relationship with the substrate, a first hinge having flexibility, and being coupled to the button main body at one end and coupled to the contact portion at another end, and a second hinge having flexibility, and being coupled at one end to a position in the button main body on an opposite side on which the first hinge is coupled to the button main body, and coupled at another end to the first hinge at a position in the button main body on a side on which the first hinge is coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Shimoyama