Patents Examined by Brian M Butcher
  • Patent number: 11839115
    Abstract: A touch sensor and a display apparatus are disclosed. The touch sensor includes: first touch electrodes, second touch electrodes, and a first crack blocking ring (27; 29). The touch sensor includes an opening region, and a transitional region and a touch functional region sequentially laid out from a center of the opening region; the center of the opening region and a center of the touch sensor do not coincide; the touch functional region surrounds the transitional region; the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes are positioned in the touch functional region; the plurality of first touch sub-electrodes and the plurality of second touch sub-electrodes integrally at least partially surround the opening region; and the first crack blocking ring is positioned in the transitional region and at least partially surrounds the opening region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenxiao Niu, Xiaolong Zhu, Fan Li, Guiyu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11836015
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel; a pressure sensor disposed on the display panel; and a lower bracket. The pressure sensor is disposed between the display panel and the lower bracket and is disposed on the lower bracket. The pressure sensor includes a first substrate, a first pressure sensing layer disposed between the first substrate and the lower bracket, a first driving electrode disposed between the first pressure sensing layer and the lower bracket, and a first sensing electrode spaced apart from the first driving electrode. A gap is present between the first pressure sensing layer, and the first driving electrode and the first sensing electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Choon Hyop Lee, Kang Won Lee, Seung Hwan Chung, Sang Chul Lee
  • Patent number: 11837776
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display layer including an active area and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area. An antenna layer is disposed on the display layer and includes an antenna, an antenna line connected to one side of the antenna, and an antenna pad connected to one side of the antenna line. A cover layer is spaced apart from the antenna layer with the display layer disposed therebetween. The cover layer may at least partially overlap each of the antenna, the antenna line, and the antenna pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seongryong Lee, Jae-Kyoung Kim, Eunjin Sung
  • Patent number: 11829546
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a border touch module, including a cover plate, a shielding layer, a first adhesive layer, a sensing electrode layer, a second adhesive layer, an opaque adhesive, and a backlight layer. The shielding layer is disposed below the cover plate. The first adhesive layer is disposed below the shielding layer. The sensing electrode layer is disposed below the first adhesive layer. The second adhesive layer is disposed below the sensing electrode layer. The opaque adhesive is disposed below the sensing electrode layer. The backlight layer is disposed below the opaque adhesive and is in the same plane as the second adhesive layer. The shielding layer has a backlight pattern, and the opaque adhesive has a light source hole. When the backlight layer is in the state of driving backlight, the light illuminates the backlight pattern of the shielding layer through the light source hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Kai Cho, Zhi Juan Lin, Ting-Chieh Chien, Wei Jie Lin, Hua Li Luo
  • Patent number: 11816277
    Abstract: Provided are touch display panel and touch display device. The touch display panel includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a light-emitting component located within the display area, an encapsulation layer covering the light-emitting component and at least part of the non-display area, a touch layer located at a side of the encapsulation layer away from the light-emitting component and including multiple touch electrodes, and multiple touch wires directly electrically connected to the touch electrodes and extending to the non-display area. The non-display area includes a first area and a second area, at least part of film layers within the first area are formed with a through hole and/or a groove, the touch wires extend along a surface of the first area and extend into the second area. The second area is located at a side of the first area away from the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma AM-OLED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingying Wu, Xinzhao Liu
  • Patent number: 11818938
    Abstract: A display panel is disclosed and includes a substrate, a plurality of first light-emitting units, and a plurality of first mesh units. The substrate has a first display region, in which the first display region includes a transparent area. The first light-emitting units are disposed in the first display region and outside the transparent area in a top view direction of the display panel. The first mesh units are disposed in the first display region in the top view direction of the display panel, in which each of the first mesh units has a first mesh frame, and the first mesh frame forms a plurality of first mesh openings. The transparent area overlaps at least one of the first mesh openings in the top view direction of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Chandra Lius, Kuan-Feng Lee
  • Patent number: 11809649
    Abstract: An electronic ink screen and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The electronic ink screen includes: a display module including pixel units configured to display by using electronic ink; and a control module configured to convert a touch signal applied from outside into a change of electric signal of corresponding one or more pixel units through an electrode microstructure, so that a display state of the corresponding one or more pixel units is changed from an initial state; the electrode microstructure includes sub-electrode microstructures, each sub-electrode microstructure includes a first nano electrode and a second nano electrode which are made of different materials, the first nano electrode and the second nano electrode are arranged at intervals and configured to be in mutual friction contact in response to that the touch signal applied from the outside is received, so as to generate charge transferring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: FUZHOU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li Cheng, Jianming Huang, Hailong Yu, Yabin Lin, Chuanhe Jing, Wanping Pan, Xianjuan Jin
  • Patent number: 11803265
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a touch display device, including a display panel, a main flexible printed circuit and a first bridge flexible printed circuit that are connected to the display panel, wherein a touch component including a touch IC is provided on the first bridge flexible printed circuit. The first bridge flexible printed circuit includes a first bonding area in a bonding connection with the display panel. A first electrode signal line led out of the display panel is connected to the first bridge flexible printed circuit via the first bonding area, and is connected to the touch IC via wiring on the first bridge flexible printed circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zijian Wang, Xu Lu, Qing Gong
  • Patent number: 11797117
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and an input sensing layer. The display panel includes a base layer including a first island part, a second island part, and a connection part. Sensing patterns of the input sensing layer include a first sensing line pattern disposed on both the first island part and the second island part, and a second sensing line pattern disposed on the connection part. The connection part is an area to which stress is applied as the display device is modified in shape. The second sensing line pattern is disposed on an area of the connection part to which relatively less stress is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong-Hee Won, Jun Hyeong Park, Ho-Sik Shin, Jaemin Shin, Hyejin Joo
  • Patent number: 11793016
    Abstract: A foldable display stack for an electronic device comprising a covering structure comprising a first cover layer and a polarizing layer, a second cover layer, and a displaying structure arranged between the covering structure and the second cover layer. A first adhesive layer attaches the covering structure to the displaying structure. A second adhesive layer attaches the displaying structure to the second cover layer. The displaying structure comprises a plurality of layers and the neutral plane of the foldable display stack. The first cover layer is arranged at a first distance from the neutral plane, in a first direction perpendicular to the neutral plane. The second cover layer is arranged at a second distance from the neutral plane, in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first distance and the second distance are equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jari Romo, Saku Helle
  • Patent number: 11782541
    Abstract: A touch panel may include a back layer, a supporting layer, a conductive layer, an electrode layer, and a frame sealant. The back layer is formed at a back side of a display screen; the supporting layer is arranged opposite to the back layer and is located at a side of the back layer facing away from the display screen; the conductive layer is located between the back layer and the supporting layer and is formed on the back layer; the electrode layer is located between the back layer and the supporting layer and formed on the supporting layer, with a gap between the electrode layer and the conductive layer; and the frame sealant couples the back layer with the supporting layer, and is arranged around the conductive layer and the electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Penghao Gu, Hong Zhu
  • Patent number: 11775107
    Abstract: A touch sensor having a visible area and a peripheral area includes a substrate, a metal nanowire layer, and a silver layer. The metal nanowire layer is disposed on a main surface of the substrate and defines a plurality of electrode portions corresponding to the visible area and a plurality of wiring portions corresponding to the peripheral area. The electrode portions are arranged at intervals, and the wiring portions are respectively connected to the electrode portions and arranged at intervals. Two adjacent electrode portions are spaced apart by a first spacer region, and two adjacent wiring portions are spaced apart by a second spacer region. The silver layer is disposed on the wiring portions and in contact with the wiring portions. A thickness of the substrate corresponding to the first spacer region is smaller than a thickness of the substrate corresponding to the second spacer region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TPK ADVANCED SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Chia Jui Lin, Shao Jie Liu, Jian Zhang, Si Qiang Xu, Jun Hua Huang, Mei Fen Bai, Song Xin Wang, Long Yun Zhan, Bo Huang
  • Patent number: 11778848
    Abstract: A flexible display panel, touch display module and display device are provided. The flexible display panel includes a display substrate and a spacer on a side of the display substrate away from a display side. The spacer includes a first side surface facing the display side of the display substrate and a second side surface away from the display side. The display substrate includes an arc surface region close to an edge and a panel bending pad bent to the side of the display substrate away from the display side and fixed on the second side surface of the spacer. Shape of the first side surface of the spacer is consistent with that of portion of the display substrate facing first side surface of the spacer. Portion of second side surface of the spacer corresponding to the arc surface region is a surface including a plane or multiple planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fan Li, Xinpeng Wang, Xiaolong Zhu, Wenxiao Niu
  • Patent number: 11775167
    Abstract: The technology provides for an electronic device with gesture detection. In this regard, the device may include a housing, and one or more sensors positioned along an inner periphery of the housing. The sensors may be adapted to detect user interaction with an outer surface of the housing. The device may further include one or more processors in communication with the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Drake, Matthew Wimmer, Debanjan Mukherjee, Jeffrey Wheeler, Deborah Kathleen Vitus, Haechang Lee
  • Patent number: 11768555
    Abstract: A touch control screen and an electronic device are disclosed. The touch control screen includes: a plurality of touch control units disposed at intervals, wherein, a material of the touch control units is a transparent conductive material; and a plurality of touch control lead wires corresponding to and connected to the touch control units, wherein, at least one of the touch control units covers at least a part of a multiplexed functional area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guochao Wang
  • Patent number: 11747929
    Abstract: The present application relates to a touch display screen and a mobile terminal. The touch display screen comprises a flat display area, a curved display area and a circuit area which are connected in sequence; the curved display area is bent to be arc-shaped; and the circuit area is located below the flat display area, wherein the touch display screen further comprises a plurality of touch lines, and signal input ends of the plurality of touch lines are all located in the circuit area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: JRD Communication (Shenzhen) LTD.
    Inventor: Yang Yu
  • Patent number: 11747937
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The present disclosure is a novel touch display panel that combines mini-LEDs and micro-LEDs with touch in a form of active light emission. The present disclosure arranges thin film transistors and touch electrodes on a substrate, so that the micro-LEDs or mini-LEDs can realize three-color display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongchen Huang, Chingyuan Cheng
  • Patent number: 11737340
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof and display equipment. The display panel comprises a display area, the display area comprises a camera area and a peripheral area surrounding the camera area, the camera area is provided with a transparent first touch control structure, and the first touch control structure is arranged between a substrate and an organic luminescent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: MIANYANG BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dali Li, Zerui Zhang, Yong Hu
  • Patent number: 11720167
    Abstract: This disclosure describes an artificial reality system that presents artificial reality content or artificial reality effects based on, or in response to, interactions with one or more physical objects within a physical environment. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes determining that a user has performed a trigger action on a trigger object; responsive to determining that the user has performed the trigger action, generating artificial reality content; presenting the artificial reality content on a display associated with a head-mounted display; determining that the user has performed a de-trigger action; and responsive to determining that the user has performed the de-trigger action, discontinuing presentation of the artificial reality content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Lars Anders Bond, Christopher John Ocampo, Stefano Zanetti
  • Patent number: 11720189
    Abstract: An active pen is provided that transmits, through coupling capacitance, a signal to a sensor electrode connected to a sensor controller. The active pen includes a pen tip electrode provided on a leading end in a pen axis direction of the active pen; a peripheral electrode provided behind in the pen axis direction as viewed from the pen tip electrode; and a signal processor that transmits a downlink signal from the pen tip electrode and that transmits a reverse-phase signal of the downlink signal from the peripheral electrode at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadao Yamamoto, Yasuo Oda