Patents Examined by Ashok Patel
  • Patent number: 12286056
    Abstract: A vehicle window pane having a window pane body assembly having an outer side, which faces a vehicle environment, and an inner side, which faces a vehicle interior, and having a light-conducting layer; and a light source configured to couple its light into the light-conducting layer. An input coupling element coupling light emitted by the light source into the light-conducting layer is disposed on the inner side of the window pane body assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventor: Robert Pasquarelli
  • Patent number: 12287540
    Abstract: Provided is an array substrate. The array substrate us provided with a display region and a non-display region on a periphery of the display region, and includes: a base substrate; a pixel electrode and a thin-film transistor on a side of the base substrate, wherein the pixel electrode and the thin-film transistor are disposed in the display region, and the pixel electrode is disposed on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the thin-film transistor; a first passivation layer between the pixel electrode and the thin-film transistor, wherein a plurality of first vias are defined in the first passivation layer; and a second passivation layer on a side, facing away from the base substrate, of the pixel electrode, wherein a plurality of second vias are defined in the second passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting Wan, Ruifang Du, Chengyong Zhan, Na Sui, Yanlong Li
  • Patent number: 12271071
    Abstract: According to a method for activating a privacy device and a motor vehicle having a display device, which may be arranged on a dashboard of the motor vehicle and may include a liquid crystal display screen which may be assigned at least to a front passenger position, the liquid crystal display screen is divided into a plurality of segments. A respective segment includes an electronically switchable privacy device, which is configured in an activated state, to block a display of a display image of the respective segments from the viewing direction of a driver position and to permit the display from the viewing direction of the passenger position, and, in a deactivated state, to permit the display from both viewing directions. The display device is configured to determine the segments on which a moving entertainment content is displayed, and to activate the privacy device for these segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Tobias Moll, Ulrich Müller, Roland Sager
  • Patent number: 12270521
    Abstract: A landing marker area light system includes a housing, a first light source, a plurality of second light sources, an optics assembly, a tunable lens, and a controller. The first light source emits a first light beam. The second light sources surround the first light source and each emits a second light beam. The optics assembly receives the first light beam and shapes the first light beam into a first geometric-shaped light beam having a first perimeter. The tunable lens receives the first geometric-shaped light beam and, in response to lens control signals, shapes the first geometric-shaped light beam into a second geometric-shaped light beam having a second perimeter that is different than the first perimeter. The controller supplies the lens control signals to the tunable lens, to thereby control the second perimeter of the second geometric-shaped light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Indrajit Boiragi, Deepak Bhimrao Mahajan, Senthilkumar Sivaprakasam
  • Patent number: 12272514
    Abstract: An electron gun may include a cathode with an emitting surface configured to emit electrons. The cathode may include a through hole that goes through the emitting surface and is configured to allow back-streaming electrons of the emitted electrons to pass through. The electron gun may also include an anode configured to attract the emitted electrons from the cathode to the anode and focus the emitted electrons into an electron beam. The electron gun may also include a grid structure configured to facilitate the focusing of the emitted electrons, the grid structure being positioned corresponding to the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ruiying Song, Peng Cheng
  • Patent number: 12255040
    Abstract: A method of operating a multi-beam particle beam system includes: generating a multiplicity of particle beams such that they each pass through multipole elements that are either intact or defective; focusing the particle beams in a predetermined plane; determining excitations for the deflection elements of the multipole elements; exciting the deflection elements of the multipole elements that are intact with the determined excitations; modifying the determined excitations for the deflection elements of the multipole elements that are defective; and exciting the deflection elements of the defective multipole elements with the modified excitations. Modifying the determined excitations includes adding corrective excitations to the determined excitations. The corrective excitations are the same for all deflection elements of the defective multipole element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss MultiSEM GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Zeidler, Christof Riedesel, Arne Thoma, Georgo Metalidis, Joerg Jacobi, Stefan Schubert, Ralf Lenke, Ulrich Bihr, Yanko Sarov, Georg Kurij
  • Patent number: 12249476
    Abstract: An anode structure for a magnetron provides for low eddy currents and efficient water cooling. The anode structure may be made by machining a bimetal blank including an out layer of a first metal and an inner layer of a second metal and formed by explosion bonding. The second metal has a resistivity lower than first metal and a thermal conductivity higher than the first metal. The machining may result in the anode structure with vanes each having a center (tip) portion made of the second metal and the rest made of the first metal. The machined anode structure may be coated with the second metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Muons, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Neubauer, Alan J. Dudas, Stephen A. Kahn
  • Patent number: 12245449
    Abstract: A light emitting element, display device, and method of manufacture of the same are disclosed. In one example, a light emitting element includes a lower layer/interlayer insulation layer; a light reflection layer formed on the lower layer/interlayer insulation layer; an upper layer/interlayer insulation layer; a first electrode formed on the upper layer/interlayer insulation layer; an insulation film formed at least on a region of the upper layer/interlayer insulation layer where the first electrode is not formed; an organic layer formed over the insulation film from above the first electrode, the organic layer having a light emitting layer including an organic light emitting material; and a second electrode formed on the organic layer. A groove is formed in a portion of the upper layer/interlayer insulation layer located in an edge region of the light emitting element, and an upper portion of the groove is closed with the insulation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kato, Naoya Kasahara, Shimpei Tsujikawa
  • Patent number: 12239843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (1) for generating and controlling a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma, comprising: —a discharge space (10) into which a working gas can be introduced via a first opening (12), wherein a plasma (5) can be generated in the discharge space (10), wherein the discharge space (10) has a second opening (14), so that the plasma (5, 6) can exit from the discharge space (10) through this second opening (14) and —at least one high-voltage electrode (20) for generating an electromagnetic field for generating a plasma (5) in the discharge space (10). The plasma (5, 6) exiting through the second opening (14) is controlled by a throughflow controller (40) of the system (1), which throughflow controller (40) is designed to adjust a volume flow (60) of the working gas through the first opening (12) from a working gas source (50) into the discharge space (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAFORSCHUNG UND TECHNOLOGIE E.V.
    Inventors: Rayk Kohls, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann, Philipp Turski, Norbert Lembke, Torsten Gerling, Laura Vilardell Scholten, Stefan Horn
  • Patent number: 12235563
    Abstract: A tunable optical filter device. The device comprises a first substrate (101) provided with a first reflective structure (106) and a thin film (103) provided with a second reflective structure (107), the outer peripheries of the surfaces of the first substrate (101) and the thin film (103) having the reflective structures are mutually bonded by means of bonding compounds (102) so as to form a cavity between the reflective structures, and a piezoelectric thin film structure (108) is provided on a surface of the thin film (103) at the cavity side. The tunable optical filter device can avoid a pull-in effect caused by capacitor driving, thereby improving the movable range of the thin film (103), and correspondingly expanding the tunable range of the spectrum of the Fabry-Perot cavity; in addition, the tunable optical filter device can be applied to a device with a limited size, such as a micro spectrometer, a miniaturized or even a mini-hyperspectral camera or a mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN HYPERNANO OPTICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bin Guo
  • Patent number: 12235537
    Abstract: A display device includes a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region. A display element included in the first region has a function of reflecting visible light and a function of emitting visible light. A display element included in the second region has a function of emitting visible light. In an electronic device including the display device, the first region is located on a first surface (e.g., top surface) on which a main image is displayed, and the second region is located on a second surface (e.g., side surface) on which an auxiliary image is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Daisuke Kubota, Naoto Kusumoto
  • Patent number: 12230518
    Abstract: A light diffusion plate made of quartz and provided with a plurality of recessed spherical surfaces is placed on an upper chamber window so as to be in opposed relation to a central portion of a semiconductor wafer. Flashes of light emitted from flash lamps and passing by the side of the light diffusion plate impinge upon a peripheral portion of the semiconductor wafer. On the other hand, flashes of light emitted from the flash lamps and entering the light diffusion plate are diverged by the recessed spherical surfaces. Part of the light entering the light diffusion plate is diffused toward the peripheral portion of the semiconductor wafer. As a result, this increases the amount of light impinging upon the peripheral portion of the semiconductor wafer, and decreases the amount of light impinging upon the central portion of the semiconductor wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SCREEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuhiko Nishide
  • Patent number: 12228760
    Abstract: A trim for a vehicle and a glass assembly are provided. The trim includes a trim body, a flexible light emitter, and a light-transmitting member. The trim body has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and the flexible light emitter is attached to the inner surface. The trim body defines multiple light-transmitting through holes, and the multiple light-transmitting through holes extend through the inner surface and the outer surface and form a light-emitting region on the outer surface of the trim body. The light-transmitting member is located between the trim body and the flexible light emitter and is configured to generate a light effect in the light-emitting region. The flexible light emitter is configured to generate light that exits through the light-transmitting member and the multiple light-transmitting through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIAN FUYAO AUTOMOTIVE ALUMINIUM SYSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuhui Zhang, Yusheng Yu, Peng Wang, Zhizhen Wang
  • Patent number: 12228811
    Abstract: A display device according to the present disclosure includes a display panel, a cover glass disposed on a top surface of the display panel, a pad which is interposed between the cover glass and the display panel and is divided into a plurality of portions, and a dam pad which encloses the plurality of portions of the pad and is disposed on a rear surface of the edge of the cover glass. Accordingly, according to the present disclosure, the display device is protected from the external impact without increasing the cost, and a reliability and an appearance defect may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shimkeun Youk
  • Patent number: 12225750
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device includes: a substrate; a first electrode including a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode spaced apart from each other and on the substrate; a first light emitting unit on the first electrode; a charge generation unit on the first light emitting unit; a second light emitting unit on the charge generation unit; and a second electrode on the second light emitting unit, wherein the first light emitting unit comprises a first light emitting layer correspondingly on the first sub-electrode; and a second light emitting layer correspondingly on the second sub-electrode, wherein the second light emitting unit comprises a third light emitting layer correspondingly on the first light emitting layer; and a fourth light emitting layer correspondingly on the second light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungjin Yang, Myunghwan Kim, Seohyun Kim, Ji-young Kim, Jinwoo Park, Wonjun Song, Taewoong Yoo, Soojung Youn, Kwanhee Lee, Seokjae Lee
  • Patent number: 12224560
    Abstract: An ionising device is described comprising a tubular bulb of electrically insulating or dielectric material extending along a longitudinal reference axis and having the two opposite longitudinal terminal ends and open, a tubular cathode engaged in the bulb, a tubular anode fitted onto the bulb, a pair of covers coupled to a relative end of said bulb so as to hermetically close it, and a conductive electrode comprising a stem extending into said bulb, and a plurality of conductive crowns which are fitted onto the stem at predetermined distances from each other and are suitable to exert an elastic compression on the tubular cathode against the inner surface of the bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: JONIX S.P.A.
    Inventors: Mauro Mantovan, Antonio Cecchi
  • Patent number: 12216359
    Abstract: A spliced reflective display includes multiple display devices, a front light guide plate, and at least one light source. Among the multiple display devices, one display device is joined side-by-side with another to form an adjacent joint. The front light guide plate is affixed above the multiple display devices and is close to the display side. It has a top surface near the display side and includes an optical structure. The at least one light source is positioned at the side of the front light guide plate, and light therefrom reflects off the top surface of the front light guide plate onto the multiple display devices, and the reflected light from the display devices forms image light that is directed towards the display side to produce an image. The optical structure directs the path of the image light to obscure the adjacent joint from being visible on the display side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Yu Lin, Cheng-Hong Yao, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Patent number: 12202014
    Abstract: A self-cleaning ion generator device includes a first portion with a base portion that extends to an outer edge and a first pair and a second pair of opposed sidewalls extending upwardly from the outer edge and intersect at corners, forming a cavity therein. A second portion includes a base portion that extends to an outer edge selectively secured to the first portion forming a housing. At least one ion emitting device extending from the housing, and at least one cleaning apparatus for cleaning the at least one ion emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Global Plasma Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Houston Waddell
  • Patent number: 12207505
    Abstract: There are provided a display unit and an electronic apparatus that are capable of preventing color mixture in adjacent color pixels, and improving color reproducibility and chromaticity viewing angle. The display unit includes: a drive substrate having a plurality of pixels with a partition therebetween; and a first light shielding film provided on the partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Eisuke Negishi, Shinichi Teraguchi, Shuji Kudo
  • Patent number: 12196997
    Abstract: A display screen (12) includes: a touch panel (1201), an optical adhesive layer (1202) disposed below the touch panel (1201), a light guide plate (1211) disposed below the optical adhesive layer (1202), and a light emitting member (1213) configured to emit light. The light guide plate (1211) includes a light guide plate layer and a diffusion layer disposed on an upper surface of the light guide plate layer, and the diffusion layer is configured to diffusely reflect light emitted by the light emitting member (1213). The optical adhesive layer (1202) includes diffusion particles for atomizing light transmitted through the light guide plate (1211).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhuwei Qiu, Jitao Ma, Ke Lin, Ping Chen