Patents Examined by Ida M. Soward
  • Display device including adhesive layer having multiple adhesive layers
    Patent number: 11557740
    Abstract: A display device includes a display part including a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area between the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area, the folding area being foldable with respect to a folding axis, a window disposed on the display part, and an adhesive layer disposed between the display part and the window, the adhesive layer including a first adhesive material and a second adhesive material having an elongation rate greater than an elongation rate of the first adhesive material. The first adhesive material has a planar area greater than a planar area of the second adhesive material in each of the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area, and the second adhesive material has a planar area greater than a planar area of the first adhesive material in the folding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheolgeun An, Kyoungah Lee, Euiyun Jang, Seul-Gi Kim, Yejin Kim, Wonjoon Choi
  • Display device including component areas with corresponding transmission areas
    Patent number: 11552138
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area, a first component area including a first pixel group and a first transmission area, and a second component area including a second pixel group and a second transmission area, main sub-pixels disposed in the display area, and auxiliary sub-pixels disposed in the first pixel group, wherein a first distance between adjacent ones of the auxiliary sub-pixels is different from a second distance between adjacent ones of the main sub-pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jaesung Lee
  • Organic light emitting display device including curve-shaped third dam structure
    Patent number: 11552141
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device including a dam structure disposed in a non-display area of a substrate and an alignment mark disposed outside the dam structure. The alignment mark is not covered by, and does not overlap with, the dam structure, because the alignment mark is disposed outside the dame structure. Thus, a scribing process may be performed smoothly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO, LTD.
    Inventor: Dongjin Kim
  • Electronic device including display and camera
    Patent number: 11552133
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device including a display and a camera. The electronic device may include a camera overlapping the display and configured to photograph external light passing through the display, wherein the display may include: a colorless and transparent substrate, a pixel layer disposed in a first direction from the substrate and comprising organic light-emitting diode (OLED) type pixels, an organic encapsulation layer (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungyoung Shin, Minsuk Uhm
  • Organic light-emitting display panel and organic light-emitting display device
    Patent number: 11545530
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display panel having a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area and includes a base substrate, an organic light-emitting layer, a pixel definition layer, and a microlens layer that are located in the display area is disclosed. The organic light-emitting layer is located at a side of the base substrate and includes light-emitting units. The pixel definition layer includes first openings, and each light-emitting unit is located in one of the first openings. The microlens layer is located at a side of the pixel definition layer facing away from the base substrate and includes at least one first microlens. An orthogonal projection of the first microlens on the base substrate is located between orthogonal projections of two adjacent first openings on the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH
    Inventors: Guofeng Zhang, Junqiang Wang, Jiaxin Li, Quanpeng Yu
  • Display apparatus including link line portion
    Patent number: 11538895
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display area, a non-display area surrounding the display area, and a bending area formed in at least one side of the non-display area. The display apparatus includes a first glass substrate provided in the display area, a second glass substrate provided in the non-display area, an anti-etching member provided to overlap the bending area, and a link line portion formed on the anti-etching member and formed to overlap the non-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SeungHan Paek, Kyungjae Yoon, HyunJin An, Seongwoo Park
  • Organic electroluminescence device including multi-layered protective layer
    Patent number: 11539028
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device includes an organic electroluminescence element, and a protective layer configured to protect the organic electroluminescence element, wherein the protective layer includes a first insulating film, a second insulating film, a third insulating film, a fourth insulating film, and a fifth insulating film, each of the first insulating film, the second insulating film, the third insulating film, the fourth insulating film, and the fifth insulating film is formed of an inorganic material, and a density of the first insulating film is lower than a density of each of the third insulating film and the fifth insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takefumi Fukagawa
  • Display apparatus including glass substrates
    Patent number: 11532797
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display area, a non-display area surrounding the display area, and a bending area formed in at least one side of the non-display area. The display apparatus includes a first glass substrate provided in the display area, a second glass substrate provided in the non-display area, and a flexible substrate provided to overlap the bending area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SeungHan Paek, Kyungjae Yoon, HyunJin An, Seongwoo Park
  • Light emitting diode (LED) stack for a display
    Patent number: 11532664
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) stack for a display including a first LED sub-unit configured to emit a first colored light, a second LED sub-unit disposed on the first LED sub-unit and configured to emit a second colored light, and a third LED sub-unit disposed on at least one of the first LED sub-unit and the second LED sub-unit and configured to emit a third colored light, in which the first LED sub-unit is configured to emit light through the second LED sub-unit and the third LED sub-unit, and the second LED sub-unit is configured to emit light through the third LED sub-unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hyeon Chae, Chung Hoon Lee, Seong Gyu Jang, Chang Yeon Kim, Ho Joon Lee
  • Organic light emitting display apparatus
    Patent number: 11527733
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus including a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas; a pixel electrode on the substrate; an opposite electrode on the pixel electrode, the opposite electrode transmitting light; an organic light emitting layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode, the organic light emitting layer emitting a first light toward the opposite electrode; a light emitting layer on the opposite electrode, the light emitting layer absorbing a portion of the first light and emitting a second light; and a sealing layer on the light emitting layer, the sealing layer sealing the pixel electrode, the opposite electrode, the organic light emitting layer, and the light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-O Cho, Byungchoon Yang, Young-Jun Seo, Won Sang Park
  • Light emission element and display device including recessed or dome-shaped portions
    Patent number: 11515510
    Abstract: A light emission element of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes at least: a base; a recessed portion provided at a surface of the base; a first electrode layer formed at least partially along a shape of a top surface of the recessed portion; an organic layer formed on the first electrode layer at least partially along a shape of a top surface of the first electrode layer; a second electrode layer formed on the organic layer along a shape of a top surface of the organic layer; and a planarization layer formed on the second electrode layer, in which light from the organic layer is emitted to an outside via the second electrode layer and the planarization layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Motoyama, Reo Asaki
  • Display apparatus including encapsulation layer with alternately arranged inorganic and organic thin layers
    Patent number: 11515506
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area around the display area, the substrate having a bent portion; a plurality of display elements in the display area; and a thin film encapsulation layer over the plurality of display elements and including a first encapsulation layer, a second encapsulation layer over the first encapsulation layer, and an organic encapsulation layer between the first encapsulation layer and the second encapsulation layer, wherein the second encapsulation layer includes a plurality of inorganic thin layers and a plurality of organic thin layers alternately arranged, and a thickness of the second encapsulation layer is equal to or less than a thickness of the first encapsulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sunhee Lee, Sunho Kim, Gunhee Kim, Donghwan Shim, Taehoon Yang
  • Display device including block patterns
    Patent number: 11508936
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate on which an active region and a non-active region disposed are defined. The non-active region at least partially surrounds the active region. A light-emitting element is disposed in the active region on the substrate. An encapsulation layer is disposed on the light-emitting element. Block patterns are disposed in the non-active region on the substrate and at least partially surround the active region. The non-active region includes a first non-active region positioned at a first side of the active region and a second non-active region positioned at a second side of the active region. There are more block patterns disposed in the first non-active region than in the second non-active region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Kyu Kang, Dae Suk Kim, Seon Kyoon Mok, Il Goo Youn, Dong Sun Lee, So Young Lee, Ji Eun Lee, Jun Young Jo, Min Hee Choi
  • Display device including island-shaped inorganic films
    Patent number: 11508797
    Abstract: A display device includes: a resin substrate; a TFT layer; a bending portion; at least one inorganic film forming the TFT layer; an interlayer insulating film forming the TFT layer; and a plurality of wires forming the TFT layer, wherein the at least one inorganic film and the interlayer insulating film include an opening disposed at the bending portion, the at least one inorganic film includes a plurality of island-shaped inorganic films remaining in the opening, each of the plurality of wires overlaps a corresponding island-shaped inorganic film among the plurality of island-shaped inorganic films, and the display device includes a metal layer in a form of islands disposed between each of the plurality of wires and the corresponding island-shaped inorganic film overlapping each of the plurality of wires, the metal layer being in contact with each of the plurality of wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaki Yamanaka, Masahiko Miwa, Yohsuke Kanzaki, Takao Saitoh, Yi Sun, Seiji Kaneko
  • Display apparatus including semi-transmissive mirror
    Patent number: 11508941
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel having a front area and a side area, a main body supporting the display panel, an auxiliary member arranged inside the main body, and a semi-transmissive mirror arranged between the auxiliary member and the front area, wherein the side area of the display panel may be arranged inside the main body to face the semi-transmissive mirror. Since an image partially emitted from the display panel may be reflected toward the front area, auxiliary members such as a camera, an illumination sensor, and a proximity sensor may be arranged inside the main body (or below a display) to embody a full screen display, whereby a user's satisfaction may be enhanced and a manufacturing process may be simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JongSung Kim, TaeHan Park, Howon Choi, Dongyoung Kim
  • Electronic device including a display panel and a sensory button set
    Patent number: 11502271
    Abstract: An electronic device including a window having a front surface and a rear surface, a display panel disposed on the rear surface of the window, the display panel having a front surface and a rear surface, and a sensory button set disposed on the rear surface of the display panel. The sensory button set includes a sensor unit, and a pusher disposed between the sensor unit and the display panel configured to transfer an external force applied to a predetermined area of the window to the sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ga Na Kim, Jung Hun Noh, Jae Been Lee, Yi Joon Ahn
  • Organic electroluminescent element and light-emitting device
    Patent number: 11502276
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic compound layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. A protective layer and a planarization layer are disposed in this order on the light emission side of whichever of the first and second electrodes is closer to the light emission side. A surface of the protective layer adjacent to the planarization layer has an uneven shape. The planarization layer is in contact with the protective layer. A surface of the planarization layer away from the protective layer is flat. The refractive index of the planarization layer is equal to or lower than that of the protective layer and equal to or higher than that of a light emission medium in contact with the planarization layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Ishizuya, Hiroaki Sano
  • Display panel including grooves surrounded by signal lines
    Patent number: 11502155
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including an opening area in a display area and a non-display area between the display area and the opening area; signal wires disposed in the non-display area to bypass the opening area, and at least one groove disposed between the signal wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Lee, Ki Nyeng Kang, Tae Woo Kim, Tae Hoon Yang, Seon Beom Ji, Jong Hyun Choi
  • Light path control member and electronic device including the same
    Patent number: 11500199
    Abstract: A light path control device and an electronic device including the light path control device, which reduce color shift at a side viewing angle, are provided. The light path control device can include a light path control layer including first, second and third light control layers, and a transparent base member coupled to the first light control layer or the third light control layer. The third light control layer can have a refractive index which is lower than a refractive index of the second light control layer. The light path control layer can include a first refractive surface disposed between the first light control layer and the third light control layer, and a second refractive surface and a third refractive surface disposed between the second light control layer and the third light control layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngki Song, Chiyong Kim
  • Latch-up immunization techniques for integrated circuits
    Patent number: 11502078
    Abstract: In an integrated circuit supporting complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits, latch-up immunity is supported by surrounding a hot n-well with an n-well strap spaced from the hot n-well by a specified distance in accordance with design rules. The n-well strap is positioned between the hot n-well and other n-well or n-type diffusion structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics International N.V.
    Inventor: Vishal Kumar Sharma