Patents Examined by Chad M Dicke
  • Patent number: 11099699
    Abstract: A touch sensor including a substrate including an active area and a non-active area, a plurality of first electrodes extending in first direction on the active area, a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction crossing the first direction on the active area, a plurality of third electrodes including electrode portions disposed in the first electrodes, respectively, being separated from the first electrodes, and extending in the first direction on the active area, and a sensing circuit including a plurality of signal receivers receiving sensing signals from the first electrodes, respectively, in which each of the signal receivers includes first and second input terminals connected to a pair of first and third electrodes corresponding to each other, respectively, and outputs a signal corresponding to a voltage difference between the first and second input terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Ik Kim, Sang Hyun Lim, Ga Young Kim
  • Patent number: 11093050
    Abstract: An electronic pen and a tilt handwriting adjustment method thereof, a tilt handwriting adjustment system and an adjusting method thereof are provided. The electronic pen includes a pen body, a detector and a processor provided within the pen body. The detector is configured to detect a tilt angle of the pen body with respect to a writing plane, and output a corresponding detection parameter value; and the processor is configured to acquire the detection parameter value, and generate and output a driving signal according to the detection parameter value, and a characteristic parameter value of the driving signal corresponds to the tilt angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guanglei Yang, Zhixiang Fang, Jian He, Zhen Tang, Peng Ding, Meng Wang, Chunhua Li, Xuxu Hu
  • Patent number: 11086131
    Abstract: A near-eye display and a near-eye display system are provided. The near-eye display includes a display panel, a collimation lens component, and an optical redirector. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels that are disposed in a tiling manner. The collimation lens component includes a plurality of collimation lenses, and the plurality of collimation lenses are in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of collimation lenses is configured to: convert, into collimated light, light emitted by a corresponding pixel, and input the collimated light into the optical redirector. The optical redirector includes a plurality of light convergence structures, and the plurality of light convergence structures are in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of collimation lenses. Each of the plurality of light convergence structures is configured to converge, on a focus of the near-eye display, collimated light input by a corresponding collimation lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Ou, Ying Liang, Songlin Li
  • Patent number: 11087702
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for controlling brightness of a display device, and a liquid crystal display. In the method, a saturation signal and an area dimming signal of each of partitioned screens of the display panel are acquired, and a saturation dimming signal of each of partitioned screens of the display panel is calculated according to the saturation signal, for adjusting the backlight brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 11086418
    Abstract: A control device is provided that is intended to be used for navigating between and within pages of a graphic user interface on a computer monitor. The top shell of the device is intended to rotated with respect to the bottom shell for scrolling and by pressing down on the top shell a selection can be made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: DOUZEN, INC.
    Inventors: Kentaro Miura, Julian Orbanes
  • Patent number: 11081057
    Abstract: There is provided a display apparatus. The drive circuit includes a drive transistor configured to control the light emitting unit, a video signal writing transistor configured to control writing of a video signal, and a capacitative element. In the drive transistor, one source/drain region is connected to a current supply line, another source/drain region is connected to the light emitting unit and a first node of the capacitative element, and a gate electrode is connected to a second node of the capacitative element. In the video signal writing transistor, one source/drain region is connected to a data line, another source/drain region is connected to the gate electrode of the drive transistor and the second node of the capacitative element, and a gate electrode is connected to a scanning line. The drive transistor and the video signal writing transistor are different in carrier mobility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11074864
    Abstract: A pixel circuit compensates the threshold voltage variations of the drive transistor with an ultra-short one horizontal (1H) time, with additionally removing the possible memory effects associated with the light-emitting device and the drive transistor from the previous frame. An ultra-short 1H time (<2 ?s) is achieved via separation of threshold compensation of the drive transistor and data programming phases. The pixel circuit has a two-capacitor configuration, whereby a first capacitor is used for drive transistor threshold compensation, and a second capacitor is used to store the data voltage during a data pre-loading phase. Two transistors are employed to electrically connect the gate of the drive transistor to the second capacitor that stores the data voltage, wherein each transistor in this dual transistor configuration is controlled by a different control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tong Lu, Michael James Brownlow
  • Patent number: 11073934
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an electrostatic conductive layer for providing haptic feedback at an input surface of the electronic device. The electrostatic conductive layer is included in a cover assembly positioned over a display. The cover assembly includes a cover sheet, a touch sensor, and the electrostatic conductive layer. The electrostatic conductive layer is driven by an electric field, which electric field is produced by the touch sensor. When the electrostatic conductive layer is activated, it may provide frictional or other tactile feedback at the input surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaonan Wen, James E. Pedder
  • Patent number: 11062662
    Abstract: A vehicle instrument cluster including a monochromatic display having a matrix of pixels which can be independently controlled by a control unit to inhibit or to allow the passage of light. The instrument cluster has a back-lighting device that emits at least a monochromatic light beam toward a rear surface of the display and through a filter, which is light-permeable and is provided with a coloured graphic representation whose contours have a resolution higher than the one of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MARELLI EUROPE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sylvain Mouard, Salvatore Ingrassia
  • Patent number: 11061448
    Abstract: A touchpad module includes a touch member, a bracket, an elastic element and a spacer. The bracket is located under the touch member. The elastic element is arranged between the touch member and the bracket. The spacer is arranged between the elastic element and the touch member. While the touch member is pressed down, the touch member is moved downwardly to compress the spacer and the elastic element is pushed by the at least one spacer. Consequently, the elastic element is subjected to deformation and extended toward the corresponding perforation. The present invention further provides a computing device with the touchpad module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Tai-Sou Huang, Chia-Feng Lee, Chang-Tse Lee, Chun-Ming Hsu
  • Patent number: 11042233
    Abstract: A finger-mounted electronic device may include a body that serves as a support structure for components such as force sensors, accelerometers, and other sensors and for haptic output devices. The body may have first and second side body members that leave the finger pad exposed and an upper body member extending between the first and second side body members. Some or all of the body may be covered in fabric or leather. Fabric may wrap around the first and second side body members and may extend across the upper body member. The fabric may cover electronic components. A touch sensor may have electrodes that are formed from conductive material on the fabric or conductive strands in the fabric. Infrared-reflective ink may form visual markers on the fabric for an infrared tracking system. The fabric may have light-transmissive portions that overlap optical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Yoonhoo Jo, James A. Stryker
  • Patent number: 11042033
    Abstract: This application discloses virtual reality (VR) glasses, and a lens barrel adjustment method and apparatus, and relates to the field of VR technologies. The VR glasses includes a glasses body and two lens barrels that are symmetrically disposed within the glasses body. Each of the two lens barrels includes a lens barrel body and a lens barrel kit. The lens barrel kit is provided with a first adjustment component. The lens barrel body is provided with a second adjustment component. The lens barrel kit and the lens barrel body are configured to perform relative movement through coordination of the first adjustment component and the second adjustment component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Mingtian Lin, Chihwei Tsai, Zhixiong Yu
  • Patent number: 11037483
    Abstract: An adjusting method for a gamma value of a display panel includes: acquiring a gamma value and panel information, after the gamma value of the display panel is adjusted; generating an adjusting file in a preset format according to the gamma value and the panel information; and storing the adjusting file to a preset storing path, to allow to extract the adjusting file from the storing path for gamma judgment. The present application further discloses an adjusting device for the gamma value of the display panel and a display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Feilin Ji
  • Patent number: 11036322
    Abstract: An array substrate and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. By setting a gate driver on array (GOA) signal area above a GOA driving circuit area, space occupied by a GOA circuit area is reduced, thereby reducing a frame of a display device, and further increasing a screen ratio of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yantao Lu
  • Patent number: 11030932
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a normal display region and a special-shaped display region. A plurality of second pixel groups and second scan lines are sequentially disposed in the special-shaped display region. Each of the plurality of second pixel groups includes a plurality of rows of sub-pixels disposed along a first direction. The sub-pixels in each row are connected to the second scan lines in a corresponding row. The first scan lines are connected to the second scan lines to reduce a size of sub-pixels in each of the plurality of second pixel groups, increase a pixel density, and increase a display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Fu, Yongfeng Liu
  • Patent number: 11025899
    Abstract: What is disclosed are systems and methods of optical correction for pixel evaluation and correction for active matrix light emitting diode device (AMOLED) and other emissive displays. Optical correction for correcting for non-homogeneity of a display panel uses sparse display test patterns in conjunction with a defocused camera as the measurement device to avoid aliasing (moiré) of the pixels of the display in the captured images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Ignis Innovation Inc.
    Inventors: Vyacheslav Shyshkin, Adam Saechao
  • Patent number: 11024258
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device including first pixels disposed in a first pixel area, and connected to first scan lines; second pixels disposed in a second pixel area, and connected to second scan lines; a timing controller configured to supply a first clock signal and a second clock signal to a first clock line and a second clock line, respectively; a first scan driver configured to receive the first clock signal through the first clock line, and to supply a first scan signal to the first scan lines; and a second scan driver configured to receive the second clock signal through the second clock line, and to supply a second scan signal to the second scan lines, wherein the second pixel area has a smaller width than the first pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jin Tae Jeong, Tae Hoon Kwon, Min Ku Lee, Ji Hyun Ka, Seung Kyu Lee, Seung Ji Cha
  • Patent number: 11010000
    Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a first operating unit having a non-electroconductive touch operating surface, a touch detecting surface disposed on a touch operating surface inner side, and an electroconductive outer cover disposed covering a perimeter of the touch operating surface. The first operating unit receives touch operations and slide operations. The touch detecting surface detects the touch operations, is divided into at least two electrode surfaces of a first electrode surface through an N'th electrode surface in a direction of the slide operations, and is electrically insulated from the outer cover by being distanced from the outer cover. The touch operating surface has a touch detection region where the touch operating surface overlaps the touch detecting surface, and a touch-non-detection region disposed on an outer periphery of the touch detection region where the touch operating surface does not overlap the touch detecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Haruhisa Ueda, Jun Kamiya, Takahiro Akimoto
  • Patent number: 11013108
    Abstract: A display device including a display module configured to display an image, a printed circuit board provided below the display module, and a flexible substrate including a first bonding region, a bending region, and a second bonding region. The flexible substrate may be bent at the bending region and may be used to connect the display module to the printed circuit board. The flexible substrate may include a circuit layer electrically connecting the display module to the printed circuit board, a cover layer on the circuit layer, and a bubble-prevention layer, which is provided between the cover layer and the circuit layer and is overlapped with each of the first and second bonding regions of the flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeungsoo Kim, Yun-ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11009729
    Abstract: A flexible display device including a flexible substrate and a conductive pattern. The flexible substrate includes a bending part in which a bending occurs. At least a portion of the conductive pattern is disposed on the bending part and the conductive pattern includes grains. Each grain has a grain size of about 10 nm to about 100 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungseop Kim, Sangyoun Han, Sangkyu Choi, Jae-wook Kang, Sungkyun Park, Yongwoo Park, Jungha Son