Patents Examined by Donald L Raleigh
  • Patent number: 12048183
    Abstract: The present application provides a display panel and a cover plate assembly. The display panel includes: a light-emitting layer; a first adhesive layer arranged on a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting layer; a cover plate arranged on one side of the first adhesive layer away from the light-emitting layer; a second adhesive layer arranged on one side of the cover plate away from the first adhesive layer; and a protective layer arranged on one side of the second adhesive layer away from the cover plate. An orthographic projection of at least a portion of an edge of the second adhesive layer projected on the cover plate is located between two opposite edges of the cover plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Defu Zhu
  • Patent number: 12048217
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate including a plurality of first areas and a plurality of second areas adjacent to the first areas, a pixel defining layer, and a light blocking layer. The pixel defining layer is disposed on the substrate. The pixel defining layer defines a plurality of first openings positioned in each of the first areas and a plurality of second openings positioned in each of the second areas. The light blocking layer is disposed in each of the second areas on the substrate and surrounds the second openings in the plan view. An area of each of the second openings may be larger than an area of each of the first openings in the plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongbeom Hong, Reehyang Kim, Yongsub Shim, Youngjun Yoo, Junghwan Yi
  • Patent number: 12035604
    Abstract: A display panel including a first area and a second area includes a substrate, a first pixel electrode disposed in the first area, and an opposite electrode disposed on the first pixel electrode. The opposite electrode includes a first layer including a first material and a second layer including an alloy including the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gihyun Lee, Byeongguk Choi, Hwiseong Kim, Suk Ki, Youngshin Lee
  • Patent number: 12032167
    Abstract: Provide are an optical element that can improve a utilization efficiency of light while increasing an optical path length, an image display unit, and a head-mounted display. The optical element includes, in the following order: a first absorptive linearly polarizing plate; a first reflective linearly polarizing plate; a first retardation plate; a partially reflecting mirror; a second retardation plate; and a second reflective linearly polarizing plate, in which a turning direction of circularly polarized light that is reflected from the first reflective linearly polarizing plate in a case where light transmits through the first retardation plate and is incident into the first reflective linearly polarizing plate is opposite to a turning direction of circularly polarized light that is reflected from the second reflective linearly polarizing plate in a case where light transmits through the second retardation plate and is incident into the second reflective linearly polarizing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sato, Yukito Saitoh
  • Patent number: 12025878
    Abstract: An article for a display device having an output surface. The article includes a light valve, a reflective polarizer, and a diffusing layer. The light valve is configured to be disposed on the output surface of the display device. The light valve is operable in a pass mode and a block mode. The reflective polarizer is disposed on the light valve opposite to the display device. The reflective polarizer is configured to substantially transmit light having a first polarization state and substantially reflect light having an orthogonal second polarization state. The diffusing layer is disposed on the reflective polarizer opposite to the light valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Feng Zhao
  • Patent number: 12025868
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a dimming liquid crystal cell and a display liquid crystal cell. The dimming liquid crystal cell includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a dimming liquid crystal layer, a first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer. A first resistance reduction metal layer is disposed on the first substrate, and the first resistance reduction metal layer is electrically connected to the first electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Cheng, Xindong Mei, Rui He
  • Patent number: 12025873
    Abstract: A spliced panel is disclosed. At least two display panels are spliced to each other. Each of the at least two display panels includes a bending part and a non-bending part. The bending part is bent from a side of the non-bending part to a back surface of the at least two display panels. The non-bending part is configured to display an image. In the at least two display panels spliced to each other, the bending part of one of the at least two display panels is correspondingly spliced to the bending part of another of the at least two display panels to form a support structure. A light-emitting diode (LED) substrate is disposed on the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongping Fan, Feng Zheng
  • Patent number: 12020921
    Abstract: An ultraviolet emitting device according to the present disclosure includes a lamp for mounting a discharge gas and an ultraviolet emission source therein, and a plurality of yarns formed by extending and aggregating carbon nanotubes in a first direction, and includes a first electrode at least partially exposed to the discharge gas within the lamp. Accordingly, electron emission efficiency of the first electrode is improved to achieve high efficiency, and durability is also improved to provide a long-life device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: AweXome Ray, Inc.
    Inventors: Keun Soo Jeong, Young Bae Kim, Sang Hyuk Ha, Seung Woo Yi, Hong Soo Choi, Se Hoon Gihm
  • Patent number: 12019264
    Abstract: In a projection display system, a light-emitting diode (LED) can generate unpolarized light. A light guide can receive the unpolarized light from a perimeter of the light guide and guide the unpolarized light between a light emission surface and an opposing surface as guided light. The light guide can include a plurality of light-extraction features that can direct a portion of the guided light out of the light guide through the light emission surface as unpolarized emitted light. A polarizing film can reflect at least some of a first polarization state of the unpolarized emitted light into the light guide through the light emission surface and can transmit at least some of a second polarization state of the unpolarized emitted light through the polarizing film to form a polarized light beam. An angular reduction film can reduce a range of propagation angles of the polarized light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventor: Frederic Stephane Diana
  • Patent number: 12019325
    Abstract: A display panel includes heating lines each including part located in a display region, and a heating bus and a power supply pin located in a non-display region. The heating bus is electrically connected to the power supply pin and the heating lines. The display region includes first and second sub-regions, the heating lines include first and second heating lines. One first heating line is located in the first sub-region. One second heating line is located in the second sub-region. A length of the heating bus connected between one first heating line and the power supply pin is greater than a length of heating bus connected between one second heating line and the power supply pin. An arrangement density of first heating line is greater than that of the second heating line, or a resistance of the first heating line is smaller than that of the second heating line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongli Qian, Jian Zhao
  • Patent number: 12013567
    Abstract: An edge-lit light source includes at least two light guide layers and one or more light-emitting elements. Side surfaces of each layer include a light incident surface and a light exit surface. The layer includes a bending region. A light-emitting surface of each element faces a light incident surface of at least one layer. The layer includes first and second light guide portions. An end surface of the first light guide portion is the light exit surface. The second light guide portion includes at least two light guide bars each including a bending portion and an extending portion. A surface of the extending portion is a light incident sub-surface. The light-emitting surface of each element faces at least one light incident sub-surface. Second light guide portions of the at least two layers are arranged in a second direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the first light guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fei Liang, Xiuyun Chen, Lingyu Sun, Jingjun Du, Peng Zhong, Tingxiu Hou, Jian Zhao
  • Patent number: 12007639
    Abstract: A system such as a vehicle, building, or electronic device system may have a support structure with one or more windows. The support structure and window may separate an interior region within the system from a surrounding exterior region. Control circuitry may receive input such as user input and may adjust an adjustable layer in the window based on the input. The adjustable layer may have a polymer matrix layer with embedded cells. The cells may include intermixed guest-host liquid crystal cells and liquid crystal cells. The guest-host liquid crystal cells and liquid crystal cells may have different liquid crystal materials and/or different sizes that allow the guest-host liquid crystal cells and liquid crystal cells to electrically switch states at different respective threshold voltages. Based on the user input or other input the control circuitry can adjust a drive signal across the adjustable layer to change light transmittance and haze.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yuan Chen, Donald R. Monroe, Peter F. Masschelein, Stephen B. Lynch, Xiaokai Li, Zhibing Ge
  • Patent number: 12001099
    Abstract: An integral multilayer optical construction includes opposing first and second structured major surfaces having two-dimensional arrays of respective first and second structures. An optical diffuser is embedded within the optical construction between the first and second structured major surfaces. The optical diffuser has an optical haze of greater than about 5% for at least one visible wavelength in a visible wavelength range extending from about 420 nm to 680 nm. When the optical construction is disposed on a light source with one of the first and second structured major surfaces facing the light source, light emitted by the light source is transmitted by the optical construction with a cross-section of an angular luminous distribution of the transmitted light in at least one first plane that includes a normal to the optical construction, including first and second intensity peaks at respective first and second angles on opposite sides of the normal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary T. Boyd, Shu-Ching Fan, Alex P. Pongratz, Gary E. Gaides
  • Patent number: 11994710
    Abstract: A backlight unit is described. The unit includes a light emitting array having a plurality of light sources configured to emit light, and a printed circuit board on which the light sources are arranged; a light guide film configured to guide light emitted from the light sources in one direction; a color conversion layer configured to convert light that has passed through the light guide film into light of a specific color; and an optical member disposed on the color conversion layer. The light sources include first light sources arranged on a first row of the printed circuit board, and second light sources arranged on a second row of the printed circuit board. The first light sources are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and the second light sources are spaced apart from each other by the predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wee Joon Jeong, Sang Woon Jung
  • Patent number: 11996282
    Abstract: A method and system for cleaning a field emission cathode device, the field emission cathode device including a substrate having a field emission layer engaged therewith, includes engaging the field emission cathode device with a vibration device such that the substrate is disposed above the field emission layer. The field emission cathode device is then vibrated with the vibration device in an X, Y, or Z direction at a predetermined frequency and at a predetermined amplitude for a predetermined time duration so as to clean the field emission cathode device by dislodging non-embedded particles from the field emission layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: NCX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jian Zhang, Cheng Qian
  • Patent number: 11997766
    Abstract: A novel functional panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. A novel display device is provided. The functional panel includes an optical element, a first insulating film, and a region. The optical element has a first refractive index; the optical element is a convex lens; the optical element has a first surface and a second surface; the optical element has a first cross section on a first plane; the first surface forms a first curve in the first cross section; the first curve has a first radius of curvature; the second surface faces the first surface; the second surface is irradiated with first light; the first insulating film is interposed between the optical element and the region; the first insulating film is in contact with the second surface; the region overlaps with the second surface; the region faces the second surface; the region emits the first light; and a distance L1 is a distance between the region and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki Nakamura, Tomoya Aoyama
  • Patent number: 11991963
    Abstract: A LED grow-light system is disclosed. The LED grow-light system includes one or more grow-light canopies with linear LED light bars to provide upward and downward lighting in a central illumination area. The LED light bars are preferably configured to move up and down relative to a grow bed. The LED grow-light system or grow-light canopies constructed using T-slot interconnects that lock into T-channels of the T-slot bars and/or T-slot light bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Deme Grow, INC.
    Inventors: Blane J. Goettle, Jesse James Graham, Michael Darren Musgrove
  • Patent number: 11994779
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a conductive structure, a first insulation layer and a second insulation layer. The first insulation layer is disposed on the conductive structure. The second insulation layer is disposed on the first insulation layer. The first insulation layer includes a first hole, and the first hole overlaps a part of the conductive structure. The second insulation layer includes a second hole, and the first hole and the second hole at least partially overlap. A width of the second hole is less than a width of the first hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chun-Hsien Lin
  • Patent number: 11988860
    Abstract: In one aspect, a system for collecting light directed through an architectural opening includes a plurality of optical fibers positioned within the architectural opening. A portion of light from a light source is absorbed by the plurality of optical fibers. One or more optical fibers of the plurality of optical fibers are configured to transmit the absorbed light to one or more light collection elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick A. Ward
  • Patent number: 11985883
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to creating different functional micro devices by integrating functional tuning materials and creating an encapsulation capsule to protect these materials. Various embodiments of the present disclosure also related to improve light extraction efficiencies of micro devices by mounting micro devices at a proximity of a corner of a pixel active area and arranging QD films with optical layers in a micro device structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: VueReal Inc.
    Inventor: Gholamreza Chaji