Patents Examined by Duane N Taylor, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12204727
    Abstract: A touch control structure is provided. The touch control structure includes a plurality of first mesh electrodes along a row direction and a plurality of second mesh electrodes along a column direction. The touch control structure is limited in a touch control region and absent in a window region surrounded by the touch control region. The plurality of second mesh electrodes includes a first mesh block and a second mesh block; and a first conductive bridge connecting the first mesh block and the second mesh block. A second segment of the first conductive bridge is in a layer different from a first segment of the first conductive bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping Wen, Wei Wang, Shun Zhang, Yuanqi Zhang, Chang Luo, Yang Zeng, Yu Wang, Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 12200992
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a display area and a non-display area, signal wires disposed in the display area, connection wires disposed in the display area and electrically connected to the signal wires, and touch electrodes disposed on the connection wires. The connection wires include diagonal portions extending in a diagonal direction, and first protrusion patterns protruding from the diagonal portions of the connection wires. Parts of the first protrusion patterns overlap the touch electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jang Mi Kang, Cheol Gon Lee, Jae Yong Jang, Mee Hye Jung
  • Patent number: 12183292
    Abstract: A backlight driving method and a display panel are provided. The backlight driving method provided by the present application uses pulse width modulation technology to modulate a low-level pulse width of a scan signal. By increasing a low-level pulse width to increase the pulse period, a number of high-level pulses is reduced, thereby reducing a high-level pulse time. Therefore, a time for a TFT to receive a high-level voltage is also reduced, thereby improving a stability of the TFT and also improving a problem of a threshold voltage drift of the TFT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daobing Hu, Guangmiao Wan, Hang Wang, Xu Wang, Cong Hu, Hongyuan Xu, Woosung Son
  • Patent number: 12171205
    Abstract: A lure for attracting aquatic life comprises a submersible main body portion that defines a watertight interior volume. A removable internal sound cartridge disposed within the interior volume provides a synthetic sound for attracting aquatic life. The removable internal sound cartridge may be exchanged for a second removable internal sound cartridge to provide a second synthetic sound for attracting aquatic life. A speaker operably is coupled to the removable internal sound cartridge and configured to emit the synthetic sound for attracting aquatic life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SPFM, L.P.
    Inventors: Erick Oscar Jorge Arnoldson, Basil Battah
  • Patent number: 12164737
    Abstract: A touch control structure is provided. The touch control structure includes a corner row including a plurality of row mesh blocks electrically connected along a row direction; and a plurality of residual portions in a corner region, and electrically connected to the plurality of row mesh blocks. The touch control structure includes a corner column including a plurality of column mesh blocks electrically connected along a column direction; and a corner column mesh block at least partially in the corner region. The corner column mesh block includes a main portion and a plurality of protrusion portions along an edge of the main portion. The plurality of residual portions and the plurality of protrusion portions are alternately arranged along a direction substantially parallel to the edge of the main portion. The touch control structure further includes a residual connecting conductive plate electrically connecting the plurality of residual portions together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd., Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun Zhang, Ping Wen, Yuanqi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Tingliang Liu, Chang Luo, Wei Wang, Yu Wang, Yang Zeng
  • Patent number: 12161016
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including an antireflection layer on a light emitting element layer which includes a first pixel defining layer in which an opening defining a light emitting area of a first pixel is defined, and a second pixel defining layer in which an opening defining a light emitting area of a second pixel is defined. The antireflection layer includes first and second light blocking layers respectively overlapping the first and second pixel defining layers, and includes a first gap defined by a length of a predetermined direction from an edge of the opening to an edge of an opening of the first light blocking layer, and a second gap defined by a length from an edge of the opening to an edge of an opening of the second light blocking layer in the predetermined direction. The first gap is less than the second gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Ho Kim, Sun Hee Lee, Gun Hee Kim, Tae Hoon Yang, Seung Chan Lee, Joo Hee Jeon
  • Patent number: 12153743
    Abstract: A rendering device that renders an object in a virtual reality space includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a first rendering process that renders in the virtual reality space an image of an input surface on which a position is indicated by a stylus, perform a second rendering process that renders in the virtual reality space an image of a display surface that displays the object, the image of the display surface being different from the image of the input surface, perform an acquisition process that acquires the position on the input surface indicated by the stylus, and perform a display process that displays the object in the image of the display surface based on the position on the input surface acquired by performing the acquisition process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Hiroshi Tamano, Yuanhao Chen
  • Patent number: 12147616
    Abstract: A rendering device that renders an object in a virtual reality space includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a first rendering process that renders in the virtual reality space an image of an input surface on which a position is indicated by a stylus, perform a second rendering process that renders in the virtual reality space an image of a display surface that displays the object, the image of the display surface being different from the image of the input surface, perform an acquisition process that acquires the position on the input surface indicated by the stylus, and perform a display process that displays the object in the image of the display surface based on the position on the input surface acquired by performing the acquisition process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Hiroshi Tamano, Yuanhao Chen
  • Patent number: 12141402
    Abstract: A display device includes a flexible member having a light-transmissive property, a plurality of first light sources disposed on a side of a first surface of the flexible member, the first light sources outputting light toward the flexible member, a skin disposed on a side of a second surface of the flexible member opposite from the first surface, the skin including a plurality of first transmission areas that transmit the light output from the plurality of first light sources and passing through the flexible member as light representing shapes of a plurality of first symbols in plan view, and a first light-shielding wall at least part of which is disposed in the flexible member, the first light-shielding wall separating a plurality of first optical paths extending from the plurality of first light sources to the plurality of first transmission areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanori Yabuki
  • Patent number: 12141401
    Abstract: The present invention involves replicating the existing state in a system to store in memory for detecting variations due to added factors. Based on the stored values in the memory, changes in the system are detected. A certain electronic circuit is used to extract these replicated values, and the values output from the electronic circuit are fed back. The adjusted input variables are then extracted and stored in memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Inventor: Sung Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 12136384
    Abstract: Connection terminals, corresponding to a plurality of channels, are configured to be connectable to light-emitting units so that driving currents can be supplied to the light-emitting units via the connection terminals individually for each channel. During a non-supply period of the driving currents to the light-emitting units, a sensing process is executed to sense a particular fault. The sensing process includes a first comparison process whereby, with a pull-up current fed toward one of two connection terminals, the voltage at the other connection terminal is compared with a judgment voltage and a second comparison process whereby, with a pull-up current fed toward the other of the two connection terminals, the voltage at the one connection terminal is compared with the judgment voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Sasaki, Kenji Yamada
  • Patent number: 12131091
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a first generation unit, a second generation unit, and a control unit. The first generation unit controls a direction of a first image according to a first setting that is a setting for processing of rotation or inversion to generate a second image. The second generation unit controls a direction of the second image according to a second setting that is a setting for processing of rotation or inversion to generate a third image. The control unit 1) controls a display unit to display the third image, and 2) controls the direction of the second image so as to cancel control by the first generation unit to control the second generation unit so that a fourth image is generated and controls the display unit so that the fourth image is displayed regardless of the second setting in response to a first trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideki Santo
  • Patent number: 12131088
    Abstract: An example electronic device may be configured, based on a sliding operation to make visible a second portion of a flexible display including at least a portion of a first portion of the flexible display, according to an input, in a state in which the first portion is visible to the outside, to obtain context information in a state in which the second portion is visible, identify one or more workspaces based on the context information, control the display to display a list of the one or more workspaces in a portion of the second portion, and, based on one workspace being selected from the list, control the display to display execution screens of a plurality of applications in the second portion based on the selected workspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiwon Jeon, Hongsik Park, Donghee Kang, Youngchan Woo, Joayoung Lee
  • Patent number: 12124649
    Abstract: A playback device detects, with one or more onboard sensors, that the playback device is in motion. The playback device activates a command bypass mode. The command bypass mode causes the playback device to not execute commands applied to a touch-sensitive user interface integrated into the playback device. The playback device then detects, with the one or more onboard sensors, that the playback device is stationary. After detecting that it is stationary, the playback device deactivates the command bypass mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SONOS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Yore, Arthur Wu, Ryan Purdy
  • Patent number: 12118173
    Abstract: Provided is a sensor including loop coils arranged in multiple areas, in which a specific loop coil among the loop coils includes a first loop portion in a first area serially connected with a second loop portion in a second area different from the first area within the multiple areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kobori
  • Patent number: 12118161
    Abstract: A display device includes a first forward roll, a second forward roll, a third forward roll, a rotary shaft in a housing and spaced apart from the third forward roll, and a display panel engaging with the rotary shaft, the first forward roll, the second forward roll, and the third forward roll to be inserted into, or retracted from, the housing, the display panel includes a main display region, retracted from the housing through a first opening to display an image, a first sub-region, extending from the first forward roll to the second forward roll, a sub-display region, extending from the second forward roll to the third forward roll and overlapping a second opening in a plan view to display an image, and a second sub-region, extending from the third forward roll to the rotary shaft and wound on an outside of the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 12112006
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device, including forming a first sensing insulating layer on a display panel comprising an active area and a peripheral area; forming a first conductive layer on the first sensing insulating layer; forming a second sensing insulating layer to cover the first conductive layer; forming a second conductive layer comprising a conductive material on the second sensing insulating layer; forming a passivation layer on the second conductive layer; substantially simultaneously etching the second conductive layer and the passivation layer through a photolithography process; and forming a third sensing insulating layer to cover the passivation layer. The passivation layer includes an inorganic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Su Byun, Woongsik Kim
  • Patent number: 12112004
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a touch electrode disposed in a pixel region, a frame touch electrode disposed in a frame region, and a dummy array segment disposed in the frame region. The frame region includes a first dummy region, provided in a position adjacent to the pixel region, where the frame touch electrode is disposed and a second dummy region provided in a position opposite to the pixel region across the first dummy region. In the second dummy region, the frame touch electrode is not disposed, but the dummy array segment is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Yohsuke Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 12105903
    Abstract: The present application provides a display panel and the electronic device. The display panel includes: a substrate; a display layer including light-emitting units; and a touch layer including a first insulating layer, a touch electrode layer, and a second insulating layer. The touch electrode layer includes touch electrodes. Each of the touch electrodes is provided with a first opening corresponding to one of the light-emitting units. Second openings are defined in the first insulating layer and located corresponding to the first openings. The second insulating layer fills the first openings and the second openings, and an included angle between a sidewall of each of the second openings and a side of the first insulating layer close to the display layer is an acute angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Inventors: Haoran Wang, Jing Huang
  • Patent number: 12094887
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a wireless transmission unit and a display panel. The display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel units and a signal line. The substrate includes a display region and a periphery region. The periphery region surrounds the display region. The pixel units are disposed on the display region. Each of the pixel units includes an active device and a pixel electrode. The active device is electrically connected to the pixel electrode. The signal line is on the periphery region. As viewed from a top view, the signal line has an annular shape having a gap and surrounds the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Chi Chang, Chih-Chun Chen, Chi-Ming Wu, Yi-Ching Wang, Jia-Hung Chen, Bo-Tsang Huang, Wei-Yueh Ku