Patents Examined by Duane N Taylor, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11392237
    Abstract: In some examples, a processor of a system is to cause display of a virtual input device on a display device, the virtual input device corresponding to a pressure sensitive surface, and perform different tasks responsive to different touch pressures applied on a first location of the pressure sensitive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Steinmark, Nathan Barr Nuber
  • Patent number: 11392234
    Abstract: Provided is a touch display device. Because a shielding electrode, which is disposed in a non-active area and electrically coupled between a common electrode and a common voltage supply line, is located between a touch routing line and a signal line, the effects of noise caused by the signal line on the touch routing line may be reduced. Further, an encapsulation portion located on the shielding electrode has a planarized structure. The resulting maintenance of a certain distance between the shielding electrode and the touch routing line may reduce noise caused by the signal line from indirectly affecting the touch routing line through the shielding electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yangsik Lee, HwiDeuk Lee, Jungho Jo
  • Patent number: 11385747
    Abstract: A display device may include a display panel and an input sensor thereon. The input sensor may include an active region and a pad region adjacent to each other and may include a sensing electrode overlapped with the active region to sense an input, a sensing pad overlapped with the pad region, and a sensing line electrically connecting the sensing electrode to the sensing pad. The sensing pad may include a pad portion and an edge portion, which is extended from the pad portion to an edge of the input sensor in a plan view. Each of the pad portion and the edge portion may include a first pad and a second pad, which is at least partially overlapped with the first pad. In the edge portion, at least a portion of the second pad may be spaced apart from the first pad, in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Yang, Hyunsik Park
  • Patent number: 11385735
    Abstract: An in-cell touch-type display panel includes an array substrate divided into a display area, a bezel area, and a pad area, gate lines, data lines and touch lines disposed in the display area of the array substrate, a data pad and a touch pad disposed in the pad area of the array substrate, and data link lines connecting the data lines to the data pad and the size of a bezel can be reduced by applying a dual link to data link lines using gate line metal and data line metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hye-Jung Jin, Soo-Young Choi, Sun-Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 11366559
    Abstract: An antenna laminate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first dielectric layer and an antenna electrode layer disposed above a first ground layer, and a second dielectric layer and a second ground layer disposed below the first ground layer. The first ground layer and the second ground layer may form a ground composite to improve signal characteristics of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Seok Oh, Young Jun Lee, Yoon Ho Huh
  • Patent number: 11365571
    Abstract: An operation input device includes a substrate formed of an insulator, a plurality of detecting electrodes provided on a surface of the substrate, and a controller, wherein the controller detects capacitance generated between each of the detecting electrodes and an operation body when the operation body is positioned in proximity to the substrate, and determines that a gesture operation by the operation body is performed when a duration from when the capacitance becomes a first threshold or greater to when the capacitance becomes a second threshold or greater is a predetermined value or greater, or when a length in which the operation body is moved from when the capacitance becomes the first threshold or greater to when the capacitance becomes the second threshold or greater is a predetermined value or greater, the first threshold being a threshold for the capacitance, and the second threshold being greater than the first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhito Oshita, Daisuke Takai, Toshiki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11353998
    Abstract: A touch panel has a substrate having a display region and a peripheral region, a touch sensing electrode disposed in the display region of the substrate, and a peripheral circuit disposed in the peripheral region of the substrate. The touch sensing electrode is electrically connected to the peripheral circuit, and the touch sensing electrode layer includes a first portion of a patterned metal nanowire layer. The peripheral circuit includes a patterned conductive layer and a second portion of the metal nanowire layer. At least a non-conductive material of the conductive layer is between the peripheral circuit and a second peripheral circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TPK Advanced Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Shan-Yu Wu, Chih-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 11347334
    Abstract: An array substrate, a method for fabricating the same, and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes: a base substrate; touch electrode wiring including a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, where the first conductive layer is between the base substrate and the second conductive layer, the second conductive layer includes at least one first via hole to expose the first conductive layer, and the first conductive layer has a higher electrical conductivity than that of the second conductive layer; a planarization layer on the second conductive layer, where the planarization layer includes at least one first touch electrode contact hole; and touch electrode on the planarization layer, where the touch electrode is connected with the first conductive layer through the first touch electrode contact hole and the first via hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cenhong Duan, Dawei Shi, Fengguo Wang, Feng Li, Hong Liu, Xinguo Wu, Lu Yang, Wentao Wang, Zifeng Wang, Bo Ma, Yuanbo Li, Zhixuan Guo, Jing Zhao, Haiqin Liang
  • Patent number: 11320900
    Abstract: In some embodiments, eye tracking is used on an AR or VR display system to determine if a user of the display system is blinking or otherwise cannot see. In response, current drain or power usage of a display associated with the display system may be reduced, for example, by dimming or turning off a light source associated with the display, or by configuring a graphics driver to skip a designated number of frames or reduce a refresh rate for a designated period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Tal Mor
  • Patent number: 11307726
    Abstract: A touch sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate layer, sensing electrodes arranged on a top surface of the substrate layer, the sensing electrodes having boundaries in which a plurality of convex portions are connected, and a dummy electrode disposed between the sensing electrodes, the dummy electrode having a boundary in which a plurality of convex portions are connected. The sensing electrodes include a first sensing electrode arranged in a column direction and a second sensing electrode arranged in a row direction. A convex portion in a region where the first sensing electrode, the second sensing electrode and the dummy electrode are adjacent to each other has a radius of curvature less than that of a convex portion in other regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jin Park, Do Hyoung Kwon, Cheol Hun Lee, Sung Jin Noh, Jun Gu Lee, Ki Joon Park
  • Patent number: 11307723
    Abstract: A touch panel is provided. the touch panel includes a substrate, a sensing electrode, and a driving electrode. The sensing electrode and the driving electrode are disposed on the substrate insulated from each other. The sensing electrode includes a plurality of sensing sub-electrodes electrically connected to each other. The driving electrode includes a plurality of driving sub-electrodes electrically connected to each other. A length of each sensing sub-electrode is less than 500 ?m. A length of each driving sub-electrode is less than 500 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bo Li
  • Patent number: 11301096
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes a base layer and an electrode pad portion formed in a bezel area of the base layer. The base layer includes recessed portions, which are spaced apart along the edge and recessed inward, outside the electrode pad portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wonkyu Jung, Chan-Hee Lee, Taek Ki Lee
  • Patent number: 11302900
    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: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    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: 11294186
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a guide element including a first part guiding light from the incident optical system in first direction and a second part guiding the light from the first part in second direction intersecting with the first direction; and an incident optical system. The first part has a first mirrors guiding the light to the second propagation part by reflection. The second part has a second mirror set causing the light to exit in third direction from the light element by reflection. The first part has a first reflection surface facing the first mirrors. The second part has a second reflection surface facing the second mirrors. The incident optical system causes the light coming from the display element to enter the first part obliquely with respect to the second and third directions. The first mirrors are disposed between the first reflection surface and the second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Keiichiro Ishihara
  • Patent number: 11294518
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of touch technology, and provides a touch display module including a substrate, a transparent conductive layer, a moisture barrier layer, and a display element. The transparent conductive layer is disposed on the substrate. The moisture barrier layer extends laterally on the transparent conductive layer and covers the transparent conductive layer, and the moisture barrier layer includes inorganic materials. The display element is disposed on the moisture barrier layer. The touch display module of the present disclosure can avoid or slow down the water vapor/humidity intrusion from the environment, thereby meeting the specification requirements for improving product reliability test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TPK Advanced Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Qi Bin Liu, Kuolung Fang, You Zhi She, Ya Ting Hsu, Bao Lin Liu, Yong Jin Wu, Pei Qin Xu
  • Patent number: 11287938
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a base substrate, a first sensing electrode, and a second sensing electrode. A hole is defined through the base substrate. The first sensing electrode includes first sensing patterns and first connection patterns, which are arranged in a first direction. The second sensing electrode includes second sensing patterns and second connection patterns, which are arranged in the first direction. One first connection pattern and one second connection pattern are spaced apart from each other in a second direction with the hole defined therebetween. A first distance in the second direction between the one first connection pattern and the one second connection pattern is greater than a second distance in the second direction between another first connection pattern and another second connection pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungsu Lee, Jong-Hwa Kim, Jeongyun Han
  • Patent number: 11262878
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of touch technology, and provides a touch module, which includes a substrate, a first touch sensing layer, a metal wiring layer, and a transparent conductive layer. The substrate has a visible area and a peripheral area located around the visible area. The first touch sensing layer extends from the visible area to the peripheral area of the substrate. The metal wiring layer is located in the peripheral area of the substrate and is laterally separated from the first touch sensing layer. The transparent conductive layer is located in the peripheral area of the substrate and has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is in contact with the first touch sensing layer and the second portion is in contact with the metal wiring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: TPK Advanced Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Qi Bin Liu, Kuo Lung Fang, Ya Mei Chen, Ya Ting Hsu
  • Patent number: 11262879
    Abstract: A touch module includes a substrate, a touch sensing layer, a first transparent adhesive layer, and a second transparent adhesive layer. The substrate has a visible area and a peripheral area surrounding the visible area. The touch sensing layer is disposed on the substrate and located in the visible area. The first transparent adhesive layer is disposed on the touch sensing layer, and a dielectric constant of the first transparent adhesive layer is between 1.5 and 3.0. The second transparent adhesive layer is disposed on the first transparent adhesive layer, and a dielectric constant of the second transparent adhesive layer is between 3.0 and 8.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: TPK Advanced Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Huang Chen, Wei-Sheng Chen, Ching-Mao Huang
  • Patent number: 11262857
    Abstract: A rendering device that renders a three-dimensional object displayed in a virtual reality space on a display includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to render the 3D object as a 3D object of 3D displaying in a virtual reality space coordinate system, render the 3D object as a 3D object of 2D displaying in a plane coordinate system, and update displaying of the display based on a result of the 3D object being rendered as the 3D object of 3D displaying in the virtual reality space coordinate system and a result of the object being rendered as the 3D object of 2D displaying in the plane coordinate system. The rendering device enables intuitive drawing with high accuracy in the virtual reality space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Hiroshi Tamano, Yuanhao Chen
  • Patent number: 11250787
    Abstract: A signal control apparatus and method, a display control apparatus and method, and a display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes M rows by N columns of pixel driving circuits arranged in an array, the M pixel driving circuits of each column are grouped into at least a first group of pixel driving circuits and a second group of pixel driving circuits, M and N are integer and N is larger than 2. The first group of pixel driving circuits connect to a first data line to receive a data signal, and the second group of pixel driving circuits connect to a second data line to receive a data signal. The signal control apparatus includes a phase shifting circuit which provides a scanning signal to a pixel driving circuit; and a write control circuit which provides a data signal from a data signal terminal to a pixel driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuo Sun, Tian Dong, Guoqiang Ma