Patents Examined by Donald Raleigh
  • Patent number: 9696591
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal panel and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display apparatus comprising the liquid crystal panel, which relates to the field of display technology, and can avoid the problem that the sealant is separated from the first substrate and/or the second substrate while the liquid crystal panel is bent. The liquid crystal panel of the present invention comprises a first substrate and a second substrate, the first substrate and the second substrate are aligned with each other to form a liquid crystal cell, and the liquid crystal cell is sealed with sealant, wherein, at least one convex structure is provided in a region which corresponds to position of the sealant on the first substrate and/or the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengtan Zhao, Jaegeon You, Jikai Yao
  • Patent number: 9696594
    Abstract: The invention discloses a display substrate, a fabricating method thereof and a display device. The display substrate comprises a base substrate, a black matrix, a main photo spacer and a sub photo spacer. The black matrix is located above the base substrate. The cover layer is located above the black matrix. The main photo spacer and the sub photo spacer are located on the cover layer and within a region corresponding to the black matrix. A first recess is provided in a region of the cover layer corresponding to the black matrix. The sub photo spacer is located in the first recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaobin Yin
  • Patent number: 9691306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transparent electric billboard having a multilayer structure and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to a transparent electric billboard having a multilayer structure that have high insulation and soundproof effect by having a multilayer structure with spaces therein, and a method of manufacturing the transparent electric billboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: G-SMATT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Joon Lee, Hak Ryul Shin
  • Patent number: 9691798
    Abstract: A display device includes: an insulating layer positioned on a first insulating substrate; a pixel electrode including a first subregion electrode applied with a first voltage and positioned beneath the insulating layer, a first subpixel electrode which includes a second subregion electrode positioned on the insulating layer, and a second subpixel electrode which is positioned on the insulating layer and applied with a second voltage; a second insulating substrate facing the first insulating substrate; and a common electrode positioned under the second insulating substrate and applied with a common voltage, wherein one pixel area is divided into a first part in which the second subregion electrode is positioned, a second part in which the first subregion electrode and a portion of the second subpixel electrode overlap each other, and a third part which does not overlap the first subregion electrode in the second subpixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-Jae Hwang, Mee Hye Jung, Jang Mi Kang, Il Gon Kim
  • Patent number: 9693422
    Abstract: A curved display device comprises a display panel which includes a display area portion having a curved shape and a plurality of corner portions located on the outside of the display area portion where the plurality of corner portions is curved towards the display area portion in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seki Park, Jooyoung Kim, Dong-cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 9693447
    Abstract: A display panel includes a periphery area, an active display area adjacent to the periphery, a driving chip disposed out of the active display area for driving the active display area, and a plurality of wires electrically connecting the driving chip and the active display area. The width of at least one wire at a portion adjacent to the driving chip is smaller than the width of the at least one wire at the other portion adjacent to the active display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Chih Chiu, Wei-Chung Lu
  • Patent number: 9689556
    Abstract: The present invention relates inter alia to an array comprising i times j array elements, wherein the array elements may comprise at least one quantum dot and/or at least one photoluminescent compound. Further the present invention relates to devices comprising these arrays. The arrays and devices can be used to generate white light with high color purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Niels Schulte, Thomas Eberle
  • Patent number: 9683727
    Abstract: A landscape light incorporating two or more lasers or LEDs of different colors (e.g., red, green, white, blue) in the same housing, each laser or LED preferably having a separate lens. The apparatus projects any of a variety of colors including red, green, white, blue, or other colors, or combinations of any colors, as well as providing an optional flash/pulse setting for the lights. The apparatus preferably includes an RF remote which enables the user to control the apparatus from anywhere in and around the house, and may also include a built-in timer which runs the lights for selected periods such as 2, 4, 6, or 8 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Telebrands Corp.
    Inventor: Lou Lentine
  • Patent number: 9671536
    Abstract: A multicolor electronic display is based on an array of luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals. Nanocrystals which emit tight of different colors are grouped into pixels. The nanocrystals are optically pumped to produce a multicolor display. Different sized nanocrystals are used to produce the different colors. A variety of pixel addressing systems can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Shimon Weiss, Michael C. Schlamp, A. Paul Alivisatos
  • Patent number: 9666823
    Abstract: Organic electroluminescent element capable of conveniently and precisely establishing the emission color of the element. The organic electroluminescent element includes a pair of electrodes and a light-emitting layer provided between the electrodes and presents an emission color at the coordinate Ao (Xo, Yo) in CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate system. The light-emitting layer contains in the same layer, a light emitting material A1 that presents an emission color at the coordinate A1 (x1, y1) in the CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate system and a light emitting material A2 that presents an emission color at the coordinate A2 (x2, y2) in the CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate system; a distance LAo-A1 between the coordinates Ao (Xo, Yo) and A1 (x1, y1) in the CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate system satisfies LAo-A1?0.20; and a distance LA1-A2 between the coordinates A1 (x1, y1) and A2 (x2, y2) in the CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate system satisfies 0.13?LA1-A2?0.35 s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kyoko Yamamoto, Yoshinobu Ono
  • Patent number: 9664368
    Abstract: A light bulb (10) including an outer housing (12) shaped like a standard Edison light bulb. The interior of the bulb includes a circuit board (24) and one or more LEDs (26). A heat sink (30) is provided inside the bulb housing that draws thermal energy away from the LEDs using graphite based materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Energy Technologies LLC
    Inventor: James T. Petroski
  • Patent number: 9664938
    Abstract: A display device of this disclosure: a display element; a first frame holding the display element; a second frame having an opening and engaged with the first frame to arrange therein the display element, and a transparent member arranged on a front surface of the display element with an adhesive material being interposed therebetween. The transparent member is accommodated in an opening without overlapping with the opening of the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji Arita
  • Patent number: 9660005
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a first light emitting structure, a first transistor, a second transistor, a second light emitting structure, and a second substrate. The first light emitting structure is disposed on the first substrate. The first transistor is disposed on the first light emitting structure, and electrically connected to the first light emitting structure. The second transistor is disposed on the same level with the first transistor. The second light emitting structure is disposed on the first and second transistors, and electrically connected to the second transistor. The second substrate is disposed on the second light emitting structure, and opposite to the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Woo-Sik Jun
  • Patent number: 9658496
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a step of preparing a lower panel in which a pixel electrode is formed and which is coated with a lower alignment layer including reactive mesogen; a step of preparing an upper panel in which a common electrode is formed and which is coated with an upper alignment layer including reactive mesogen; a step of forming a display panel assembly by injecting a liquid crystal between the lower panel and the upper panel and bonding the lower panel and the upper panel; a step of pre-tilting the liquid crystal by applying a voltage to the display panel assembly and primarily irradiating ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 310 nm to 380 nm; and a step of removing remaining reactive mesogen by secondarily irradiating ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 300 nm to 360 nm to the display panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Jin Kong, Sang Gyun Kim, Taek Joon Lee
  • Patent number: 9658385
    Abstract: Optically patterned waveguides and systems employing optically patterned waveguides are provided. The optically patterned waveguide is configured for use in a lighting system and arranged perpendicular to an overhead structure, such as a ceiling. The optically patterned waveguide includes major surfaces that are patterned with a plurality of elongated facets formed into the major surfaces and extending in a direction parallel to the length of the waveguide. The optically patterned waveguide provides illumination patterns having increased uniformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Marshall Meyers, Steven Robert Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9660219
    Abstract: A display device includes a first optical resonance layer on a substrate, a switching structure on the first optical resonance layer, a first electrode on the switching structure, a light emitting structure on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the emitting structure. The switching structure may include a switching device and an optical distance controlling insulation layer covering the switching device. A first optical resonance distance for an optical resonance of the light may be provided between an upper face of the first optical resonance layer and a bottom face of the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Woo Shin, Seung-Wook Chang, Young-Hee Lee, Chun-Gi You, Pil-Soo Ahn, Byoung-Ki Choi
  • Patent number: 9660424
    Abstract: A spark plug 1 has a center electrode 4 and a ground electrode 5 opposed to each other and causes a spark discharge to occur through application of a voltage between the center electrode 4 and the ground electrode 5 . Moreover, the center electrode 4 has a columnar main chip 10 provided at a distal end thereof by welding via a fusion portion 12 and an annular auxiliary chip 11 surrounding the fusion portion 12. Consequently, when a spark discharge occurring from the center electrode 4 is blown to the downstream side by the influence of a gas flow in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, it is possible to suppress a cathode point from being formed in the fusion portion 12 since the fusion portion 12 is surrounded and thus protected by the auxiliary chip 11. As a result, it is possible to suppress wear of the center electrode 4, thereby extending the service life of the spark plug 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori Doi, Masamichi Shibata, Yuuto Tamei
  • Patent number: 9661692
    Abstract: An optical film includes: a liquid crystal coating; and a base layer on the liquid crystal coating, wherein the liquid crystal coating has reversed wavelength dispersion and in-plane retardation for a reference wavelength ranging from 126 nm to 153 nm, and the base layer has in-plane retardation ranging from about 0 to about 50 nm and out-of-plane retardation ranging from about 0 nm to about 100 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CHEIL INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Hee-Kyung Kim, Moon Yeon Lee, Kyoung Ah Oh, Kyu Yeol In, Ji-Hoon Lee, Myung Sup Jung, Sang ah Gam
  • Patent number: 9651229
    Abstract: A suction anchoring device for use in a light fixture includes a base unit and a movable unit. The base unit includes a casing defining a vent opening, and a surface-contacting member. The movable unit includes a mounting seat slidably disposed in the casing, and a seal member disposed under the mounting seat. The movable unit is movable relative to the base unit between an anchored position, where the seal member sealingly covers the vent opening so as to form a suction-forming space in which a part of air is vented out to create a suction force, and a lifted position, where the seal member is spaced apart from the vent opening to dismiss the suction force. A light fixture including the suction anchoring device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: REALLY USEFUL COMPANY LTD.
    Inventor: Yi-Li Huang
  • Patent number: 9651212
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light assembly including a housing and a lens secured to the housing. The lens cooperates with the housing to define an interior region therebetween. The light assembly also includes a first light module disposed in the interior region. The first light module is selectively operable to emit light that is transmitted through the lens. The light assembly further includes a second light module selectively operable to emit light that is transmitted through the lens. At least a portion of the second light module is integrated into the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Andrzej Wasilewski, Richard Tepper