Patents Examined by Brian M Butcher
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Patent number: 11693515Abstract: The present invention provides a touch module, which comprises a touch panel, an analog front end circuit, and a microcontroller circuit. The touch panel generates a plurality of sensing signals. The analog front end circuit is coupled to the touch panel, generates a state signal, and generates a plurality of touch detecting signals according to the plurality of sensing signals. The microcontroller circuit is coupled to the analog front end circuit, generates one or more touch location signal according to the plurality of touch detecting signals, and enters the next switching state according to the state signal when the switching state is changed.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Sitronix Technology Corp.Inventors: Wang-An Lin, Chun-Kuan Wu, Chen-Yuan Yang, Tsung-Han Tsai
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Patent number: 11687183Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a display structure, a sensing structure, a sensing signal transmission film, and an image signal transmission film. The first substrate includes a display region and a non-display region at least partially surrounding the display region. The non-display region includes a first portion and a second portion facing the first portion. The display structure is disposed in the display region. The sensing structure is disposed on the display structure. The sensing signal transmission film is electrically connected to the sensing structure. The image signal transmission film is electrically connected to the display structure. The sensing signal transmission film is disposed in the first portion of the non-display region. The image signal transmission film is disposed in the second portion of the non-display region.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Young Rae Kim, Jung Tae Kim, Kyung Min Park, Dong-Yoon So, Ji Hyeon Ryu
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Patent number: 11672156Abstract: A display device includes a display element layer, a light blocking pattern layer disposed on the display element layer, and an input sensing layer disposed on the light blocking pattern layer. The display element layer includes a plurality of pixel defining films and a protrusion disposed on at least one pixel defining film, the light blocking pattern layer includes a light blocking part that overlaps the protrusion and an opening, the input sensing layer includes a plurality of sensing electrodes and a plurality of intersections where the sensing electrodes cross each other. The protrusion, the opening, and at least some of the plurality of intersections overlap each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeonbum Lee, Jin-Whan Jung
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Patent number: 11663968Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, an input sensor disposed on the display panel, a panel driving circuit which drives the display panel and generates a first driving voltage, and a readout circuit which controls the input sensor. The readout circuit receives the first driving voltage from the panel driving circuit and outputs transmit signals to control the input sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ara Jo, Woo-Chul Kim, Inbok Song, Kanghee Lee, Deok Jun Choi
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Patent number: 11659757Abstract: The touch display screen includes a display panel, a touch electrode structure on a light-emitting side of the display panel and a bezel cover layer. The touch display screen includes a display area and a bezel area, and the bezel area has a protrusion sub-area toward the display area. The bezel cover layer is located in the bezel area. The touch electrode structure includes a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of leads. The plurality of touch electrodes are located in the display area, and the plurality of leads are arranged in the bezel area along an edge of the display area. The portion of each of the plurality of leads adjacent to the protrusion sub-area is a preset lead portion. An orthographic projection of the bezel cover layer on the display panel covers an orthographic projection of at least one the preset lead portion on the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xuefei Sun, Jaegeon You, Xinxing Wang
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Patent number: 11656702Abstract: A display assembly includes a flexible display panel, a cover plate, and first and second support layers. The panel includes a main portion with display surface, and a bending portion. The bending portion includes a first straight sub-portion connected to the main portion, an arched sub-portion, and a second straight sub-portion located at a surface of the main portion facing away from the display surface. The cover plate is disposed above the main portion and the first straight sub-portion. The first support layer is located between the first and second straight sub-portions, between the main portion and the second straight sub-portion, and connected to the second straight sub-portion. The second support layer is disposed between the first straight sub-portion and the cover plate, and configured to support the first straight sub-portion. An orthogonal projection of the second support layer overlaps with an orthogonal projection of the first support layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaofei Luo
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Patent number: 11644896Abstract: The invention is concerned with a method for performing a calibration procedure for calibrating an eye tracking device (12), wherein a stimulus object (S) is displayed within a certain display area (22), such that the stimulus object (S) is at least temporarily moving along a defined trajectory (26) and images of at least one eye (16) of at least one user (18) are captured during the displaying of the stimulus object (S). Based on the captured images gaze data are provided and in dependency of the gaze data gaze points (P) of the at least one eye (16) of the user (18) with respect to the display area (22) are determined. Further, at least one calibration parameter (a1; a2; a3; a4; a5; a6; a7; a8; a9; a10; a11; a12; a13; a14; ?; R; K; a; b; r) of at least one predefined calibration model (M, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6) is determined in dependency of a first analysis at least of positions of at least part of the respective gaze points (P) with regard to the defined trajectory (26) of the stimulus object (S).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Walter Nistico, Andrii Nikiforov, Borys Lysyansky
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Patent number: 11635865Abstract: A display device and a method of driving a display device. The display device includes a housing, a display touch module including a non-exposed area covered by the housing, an exposed area located outside the housing, and an active area over the non-exposed area and the exposed area. The display touch module includes a display member configured to display an image and a touch member on the display member configured to sense a touch input. The display device also includes a boundary determining member configured to sense a capacitance of the touch member and calculate coordinates of an exposure boundary between the exposed area and non-exposed area of the display touch module. The display device is configured to adjust a display range of the active area according to the coordinates of the exposure boundary calculated by the boundary determining member.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Su Hyun Jeong, Ja Seung Ku, Soo Won Kim, Ye Rin Oh
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Patent number: 11630543Abstract: A touch sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate layer, first sensing electrode rows and second sensing electrode rows alternately arranged on the substrate layer, first traces extending from left ends of the first sensing electrode rows, the first traces including periodically arranged bent portions, second traces extending from right ends of the second sensing electrode rows, the second traces including periodically arranged bent portions, a first floating trace adjacent to an outermost first trace of the first traces, and a second floating trace adjacent to an outermost second trace of the second traces.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung In Kim, Cheol Hun Lee, Chang Gyeong Lim, Min Seok Jang
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Patent number: 11630530Abstract: The present invention is a touch panel with a heater for enhancing the bonding of optical adhesive, which comprises a cover lens and a sensing substrate mutually bonded by optical adhesive, wherein at least one heating electrode is configured on the other side of the sensing substrate. The heating electrode is formed by printing an opaque conductive material with a plurality of openings formed thereon and through which light is allowed to pass. When ultraviolet light is irradiating from one side of the heating electrode to the direction of the cover lens, the ultraviolet light can penetrate the optical adhesives through the openings on the heating electrode, so that the optical adhesives are effectively cured by the irradiation, and the bonding strength between the cover lens and the sensing substrate is improved.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: EMERGING DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CORP.Inventors: Han-Tsung Wu, Po-Tsun Liu, Chao-Ping Wu
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Patent number: 11586314Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) Inc.Inventors: Ching-Kai Cho, Zhi Juan Lin, Ting-Chieh Chien, Wei Jie Lin, Hua Li Luo
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Patent number: 11579715Abstract: An OLED device includes a substrate having a display region including a pixel region and first and second peripheral regions surrounding the pixel region. A bending region is between the display region and the second peripheral region. A buffer layer has a first opening exposing an upper surface of the substrate. A plurality of pixel structures is disposed in the pixel region on the buffer layer. An insulation layer structure is disposed on the buffer layer. The insulation layer structure has a second opening exposing an upper surface of the substrate that is disposed in the bending region and a first portion of the buffer layer that is disposed adjacent to the bending region. A fan-out wiring is disposed between two adjacent insulation layers of the plurality of insulation layers. The fan-out wiring is disposed in the first peripheral region and/or the second peripheral region.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyunchul Kim, Seongjun Lee, Seongryong Lee, Wonsuk Choi, Yoonsun Choi
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Patent number: 11561633Abstract: A display panel includes: an active area; a peripheral area; a solder pad area at a side of the peripheral area away from the active area; a first source-drain electrode layer, a passivation layer and a second source-drain electrode layer and a dielectric layer stacked on a back plate in the peripheral area; a touch electrode in the active area; a touch electrode line connected to the touch electrode. The touch electrode line extends from the active area to the peripheral area, and is connected to the solder pad area through the second source-drain electrode layer in the peripheral area. The touch electrode line is connected to the second source-drain electrode layer through a first through hole in the dielectric layer. A portion of a surface of the second source-drain electrode layer, which is away from the passivation layer and exposed through the first through hole, is a flat surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei Liu, Chengchung Yang, Xiangfei He, Bo Yang, Chuanyong Li
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Patent number: 11556240Abstract: 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. The one or more processors may be configured to determine the user interaction and to determine a type of gesture based on the detected user interaction, determine a type of input command based on the determined gesture, and execute a task corresponding to the determined type of input command.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Kevin Drake, Matthew Wimmer, Debanjan Mukherjee, Jeffrey Wheeler, Deborah Kathleen Vitus, Haechang Lee
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Patent number: 11550414Abstract: The present application provides a touch display screen and a touch display device. The touch display screen includes a touch panel and a display panel. The touch panel is provided with at least one touch line, and the display panel is provided with at least one data signal line. The touch line and data signal line extend from a display area of the touch display screen to a fan-out area. A shielding layer is arranged between the touch line and the data signal line in the fan-out area to solve a problem that the data signal line interferes with touch signals of the touch line.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jian Ye
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Patent number: 11550437Abstract: A display device including a display panel and an input sensor disposed on the display panel and including signal line groups arranged in a wiring region, and first and second sensing electrodes disposed in a sensing region, each of the first and second sensing electrodes having one end electrically connected to a corresponding signal line, in which the second sensing electrodes have a greater length than the first sensing electrodes, the signal line groups include first and second signal line groups electrically connected to the first and second sensing electrodes, respectively, each of the first sensing electrodes includes first bridge patterns overlapping the second sensing electrodes and disposed on a different layer from the second sensing electrodes, and one of the first sensing electrodes or the second sensing electrodes are configured to receive a sinusoidal signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyunwoong Kim, Kwang-min Kim, Kiwook Kim, Yangwan Kim, Jisu Na
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Patent number: 11543903Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a base substrate; and a touch function layer on the base substrate, wherein the display panel includes a plurality of light transmitting regions and a plurality of pixel cell regions, a plurality of traces are connected between adjacent pixel cell regions, and there are slits between adjacent traces, and wherein an orthographic projection of the touch function layer on the base substrate covers an orthographic projection of the slits on the base substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Weiyun Huang, Longhui Xue, Yue Long, Wei Zhang, Xingliang Xiao
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Patent number: 11531399Abstract: A touch panel including an operation surface on which touch operation is to be performed; a voice coil actuator to apply vibrating force to the operation surface in response to the touch operation; and a main body chassis supporting the touch panel via a spring are included, and the voice coil actuator includes: a magnetic circuit unit provided on the main body chassis and including a magnetic gap; a coil unit provided on a rear surface of the touch panel and including a coil provided in the magnetic gap; and a fit unit to align a center position of the coil unit and a center position of the magnetic circuit unit and with each other by fitting the coil unit and the magnetic circuit unit and to each other when the coil unit is pushed toward the magnetic circuit unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Kanamaru, Fuqiang Han
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Patent number: 11531436Abstract: A touch panel and a method of manufacturing the same, an electronic device are provided. The touch panel includes a bending area bent along a bending axis. It further includes: a plurality of first touch electrodes extending along a first direction; a plurality of second touch electrodes extending along a second direction; and a metal mesh pattern at least provided in the bending area. The metal mesh pattern includes a first metal mesh line extending along the first direction and connected with the first touch electrode in parallel. The second direction intersects with the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiawei Xu, Taofeng Xie, Wenjin Fan, Zhao Dong
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Patent number: 11526226Abstract: A touch control display screen and an electronic device are provided. The touch control display screen includes: a display panel, including a plurality of protruding photo spacers and a cathode layer, wherein the cathode layer covers at least part of the photo spacers; and a touch control panel disposed on a side of the display panel, wherein the touch control panel includes a plurality of touch control electrodes, and a plurality of orthographic projections of the touch control electrodes on the touch control panel and a plurality of orthographic projections of the photo spacers on the touch control panel are spaced apart from each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jian Ye