Patents Examined by Donald L Raleigh
  • Patent number: 12142612
    Abstract: A display panel includes an opposing substrate and a display substrate. At least one side of the display substrate has a pad area in which gold fingers are arranged. The orthographic projection of the opposing substrate on the display substrate covers the pad area. In a non-display area of the display panel, the opposing substrate and the display substrate are bonded by means of frame sealant. The pad area is located on the outer side of the frame sealant. Side surfaces of the gold fingers are exposed from the side surface of the display substrate. A conductive layer is formed on the side surfaces of the gold fingers. The display panel further includes a flexible buffer layer which is filled between the opposing substrate and the display substrate and covers the gold fingers. The flexible buffer layer is located on the outer side of the frame sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chunguang Tian, Li Tian, Cuicui Zheng
  • Patent number: 12135451
    Abstract: Disclosed is a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a light guide plate assembly including: a first light guide plate and a second light guide plate disposed back to back in a first direction; an adjustment member disposed on a side of the light guide plate assembly in a second direction; a light emitter connected to the adjustment member; and a light intensifier connected to the adjustment member and disposed between the light emitter and the light guide plate assembly in the second direction. The backlight module and the display device can have a good display effect, reduce space occupancy, and save costs while switching between single-sided display and double-sided display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Jinrong Zheng, Haijiang Yuan
  • Patent number: 12135447
    Abstract: There is provided a projection display, and a method for illuminating a projection display. The projection display comprising a waveguide comprising an input grating having a plurality of linear diffractive features, the input grating configured to couple in light into the waveguide, and an array of LEDs configured to form an illumination pupil which is optically relayed as an input pupil onto the input grating, such that at the input grating the input pupil has a shape that is larger in a direction parallel to the linear diffractive features than in a direction perpendicular to the linear diffractive features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: David Woods
  • Patent number: 12130458
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting fabric piece with embedded light source. The light emitting fabric piece comprises lights, cables, optical fiber to conduct light and embedded into fabric, and a controller. The light emitting fabric piece can be part of clothing garments, curtains, wall coverings, furniture coverings, or other fabric applications. The present invention also relates to a device for cutting fiber optic fabric to create dense light points in patterns and a method and assembly to prepare an optical fiber bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignees: Interfocus Inc., Shenzhen Yingfusi Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Can Wang, Xianbo Lai, Cheng Yao
  • Patent number: 12132849
    Abstract: The present invention provides a terminal device, and a display screen thereof and an application thereof. The terminal device includes a terminal device body, a display screen, and a camera module. The display screen is provided with a light through hole. The camera module is located below the display screen, and has a front end. The front end of the camera module is fixedly attached to the display screen and the camera module is aligned with the light through hole of the display screen, so that light outside the display screen is received by the camera module via the light through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liao Jing, Xudong Wu, Siyuan Liu, Zhenyu Chen
  • Patent number: 12130459
    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: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick A. Ward
  • Patent number: 12125695
    Abstract: A light source apparatus (100) includes: a chamber (101) having a chamber wall (103) defining an opening (107); and a support apparatus (110) including a support device (111) positioned within the opening of the chamber wall. The support device includes: a cup (112) having an inner surface (114) configured to retain a movable apparatus and an outer surface (116) having a first outer diameter; and a plurality of rods (118) arranged at the outer surface of the cup such that the arrangement of the plurality of rods defines a second outer diameter, the second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter. The chamber wall is configured to hold the support device such that the chamber wall contacts the plurality of rods when the support device is positioned within the opening of the chamber wall, and the outer surface of the cup does not contact the chamber wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Cymer, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Dickson Steiger
  • Patent number: 12124074
    Abstract: A light guiding plate (LGP) made of transparent material. The LGP has a side surface configured to enable light to enter the LGP. A top surface of the LGP has light-scattering imperfections and is configured to reflect light in the LGP downward. A bottom surface of the LGP is concave and configured to enable light in the LGP to leave the LGP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Inventor: Tiejun Wang
  • Patent number: 12127440
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate comprising a display region including main pixels, and a sensor region including auxiliary pixels and transmission areas; first anodes arranged so as to correspond to the main pixels; first pixel defining layers for defining openings which partially expose the first anodes; spacers provided on the first pixel defining layers and protruding in the thickness direction; second anodes arranged so as to correspond to the auxiliary pixels; and second pixel defining layers for defining openings which partially expose the second anodes. The spacers and the second pixel defining layers are simultaneously formed of the same material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hyun Choi, Seung Hwan Cho, Tae Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 12117702
    Abstract: A backlight unit for a vehicular component is disclosed. In particular, the vehicle component is for displaying vehicular information. The backlight unit comprises a screen divided into an array of segments and a transparent plate for directing light rays through the screen. Each segment of the array of segments is capable to operate between a mode for permitting light rays to pass through, allowing light rays passing through the transparent plate and the screen, and a mode for blocking light rays from passing through blocking light rays from passing through the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Yew Chye Leonard Shen, Junn Yaw Ong, Yong How Dave Tan
  • Patent number: 12119200
    Abstract: An industrial magnetron includes an anode cylinder body and a cooling block arranged in a columnar manner around an outer periphery of the anode cylinder body, where the cooling block is provided with a refrigerant flow path that circulates a liquid refrigerant to circulate around the anode cylinder body and directly cool the anode cylinder body, and the refrigerant flow path has a helical groove on an inner wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI POWER SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Reiji Torai
  • Patent number: 12119216
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for processing workpieces are provided. An arc lamp can include a tube. The arc lamp can include one or more inlets configured to receive water to be circulated through the arc lamp during operation as a water wall, the water wall configured to cool the arc lamp. The arc lamp can include a plurality of electrodes configured to generate a plasma in a forming gas introduced into the arc lamp via the one or more inlets. The forming gas can be or can include a mixture of a hydrogen gas and an inert gas, the hydrogen gas in the mixture having a concentration less than 4% by volume. The hydrogen gas can be introduced into the arc lamp prior to generating the plasma. The arc lamp may be used for processing workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd., Mattson Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael X. Yang, Rolf Bremensdorfer, Dave Camm, Joseph Cibere, Dieter Hezler, Shawming Ma, Yun Yang
  • Patent number: 12114536
    Abstract: A light emitting display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area, a circuit layer disposed in the display area, a planarization layer disposed over the circuit layer, a dam disposed over the circuit layer along a periphery portion of the substrate, a device isolation portion disposed in the circuit layer and including a device isolation line surrounding the dam, and a light emitting device layer including a self-emitting device disposed over the planarization layer, the dam, and the device isolation portion, the device isolation line may comprise a protrusion tip protruding from the circuit layer to the dam, and the self-emitting device may be isolated by the protrusion tip of the device isolation line at the device isolation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: YoungHo Jeon, Yuseok Jung, Saemleenuri Lee
  • Patent number: 12112937
    Abstract: A lighting element for a firearm or sight with a gaseous tritium light source and with an injection-molded plastic housing, wherein the plastic housing at least partially encloses the gaseous tritium light source. High mechanical ruggedness can be achieved if the plastic housing at least partially consists of a polyamide 12 (PA12)-based or polycarbonate (PC)-based plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: mb-microtec ag
    Inventors: Karsten Richter, Philipp Michel
  • Patent number: 12108515
    Abstract: An illumination source includes a laser driver unit configured to emit a plasma sustaining beam. An ingress collimator receives the plasma sustaining beam and produces a collimated ingress beam. A focusing optic receives the collimated ingress beam and produce a focused sustaining beam. A sealed lamp chamber contains an ionizable media that, once ignited, forms a high intensity light emitting plasma having a waist size smaller than 150 microns. The sealed lamp chamber further includes an ingress window configured to receive the focused sustaining beam and an egress window configured to emit the high intensity light. An ignition source is configured to ignite the ionizable media, and an exit fiber is configured to receive and convey the high intensity light. The high intensity light is white light with a black body spectrum, and the exit fiber has a diameter in the range of 200-500 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Excelitas Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Rudi Blondia
  • Patent number: 12105306
    Abstract: A texture image acquiring device, a display device and a collimator are disclosed. The texture image acquiring device includes a collimator and an image sensor. The collimator includes a lens array and diaphragm component. The diaphragm component includes a first diaphragm layer and a second diaphragm layer. The lens array is configured to allow light rays to be converged and incident on the diaphragm component. The diaphragm component is configured to allow light rays to pass through, and to restrict an angle of light rays capable of passing through the diaphragm component. The image sensor is configured to sense light rays incident on the image sensor for acquiring a texture image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoquan Hai, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Lei Wang, Yingzi Wang, Xiandong Meng
  • Patent number: 12099265
    Abstract: Simple and cost-effective measurement of polarization components or the complete PSoL (the so-called Stokes parameters) is achieved without any mechanical movements or deformation by using liquid crystal elements. A transmission of a first polarization of light is greater than a transmission of a second orthogonal polarization of light and transmission of the second polarization is greater than 5%. In another of the different states, the device has different levels of transmission of the first and second polarizations of light. At least two orthogonal polarization component values characterizing the light can be resolved by comparing an intensity of light captured in a plurality of the different states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Inventors: Tigran Galstian, Van Vladimir Galstian
  • Patent number: 12096670
    Abstract: The resolution of a display apparatus having alight detection function is increased. The display apparatus includes a light-emitting device and a light-emitting and light-receiving device. The light-emitting device includes a first pixel electrode, a first light-emitting layer, and a common electrode; the light-emitting and light-receiving device includes a second pixel electrode, a second light-emitting layer, an active layer, and the common electrode; the active layer includes an organic compound; the first light-emitting layer is positioned between the first pixel electrode and the common electrode; the second light-emitting layer and the active layer are each positioned between the second pixel electrode and the common electrode; the light-emitting device has a function of emitting light of a first color; and the light-emitting and light-receiving device has a function of emitting light of a second color and a function of receiving light of the first color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Taisuke Kamada, Ryo Hatsumi, Koji Kusunoki, Kazunori Watanabe, Susumu Kawashima
  • Patent number: 12096652
    Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes first to third light extraction modules. An angle ?1 between the first side surface and the first bottom surface satisfies 0<?1?90°, and the first side surface is configured to convert at least part of a large-angle light emitted from the light-emitting module into a small-angle light. The second light extraction module is in contact with the first side surface, a refractive index n2 of the second light extraction module and a refractive index n1 of the first light extraction module satisfy: n2<n1. The third light extraction module includes a reflective surface configured to reflect a light incident to the reflective surface and located at a side of the third light extraction module close to the first side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Cai
  • Patent number: 12096651
    Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent display device, including a substrate, an organic light-emitting device on the substrate, and an encapsulation layer formed on the organic light-emitting device and the substrate. The encapsulation layer includes an inorganic layer and a polymer organic layer alternatingly stacked with an intermediate layer formed of a first organic monomer between the inorganic layer and the polymer organic layer, and one surface of the intermediate layer is bonded to the inorganic layer through bonding sites on a surface of the inorganic layer and another surface of the intermediate layer is bonded to the organic layer by polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Ho Oh, Yoon-Hyeung Cho, Yong-Tak Kim, So-Young Lee, Jong-Woo Kim, Ji-Young Moon