Patents Examined by J. E. Schoenholtz
  • Patent number: 12677552
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel divided into a non-display region including a stretchable region and a display region adjacent to the non-display region, and a flexible printed circuit board disposed to overlap the stretchable region and including circuit pads, where the display panel includes: display pads disposed to overlap the stretchable region and electrically connected to the circuit pads at least partially, and a functional pattern disposed to overlap the stretchable region, and spaced apart from the display pads in a plan view. The functional pattern includes an insulating portion, a first metal portion disposed on a first side surface of the insulating portion, and a second metal portion disposed on a second side surface of the insulating portion opposite to the first side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daehyuk Im, Hanbum Kwon, Kikyung Youk
  • Patent number: 12677554
    Abstract: A display device includes a display area including a display layer, a folding area extending from the display area and at which the display device is bendable, and a signal wire which is connected to the display layer and extends across the folding area. The signal wire includes within the folding area a first signal wire layer which crosses the folding area, a second signal wire layer which is on the first signal wire layer and electrically connected to the first signal wire layer, the second signal wire layer including a plurality of patterns spaced apart from each other along the signal wire, and a metal layer which is on the second signal wire layer and electrically connected to the second signal wire layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Hyun Lee, Youn-Woong Kang, Si Joon Song, Jaehak Lee
  • Patent number: 12677495
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a substrate including a plurality of pixels and a photoelectric conversion region in an inside thereof, a pixel isolation structure isolating the plurality of pixels, and an isolation layer defining a plurality of active regions in the substrate, wherein the plurality of active regions include a center part having a plurality of branching sections extending from a center toward the plurality of pixels, the center being adjacent to each of the plurality of pixels, and an extension part in the plurality of pixels and extending in a horizontal direction from the center part. In a plan view, a first angle between a side wall of the extension part and the pixel isolation structure extending in a first direction exceeds about 45 degrees, or a second angle between two adjacent branching sections among the plurality of branching sections is less than about 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeonglim Kim, Byungje Jung
  • Patent number: 12677707
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bio sensing device including a medium layer, a light emitting element and an optical sensor. The light emitting element is configured to emit a light toward a user's skin layer, in which the light passes through the medium layer and has a maximum intensity in a first wavelength. The optical sensor is configured to receive a reflected part of the light from the user's skin layer, in which the reflected part of the light passes through the medium layer, and the medium layer has a first transmittance greater than 60% with respect to the first wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Lin Wu, Chandra Lius, Tsung-Han Tsai, Kuan-Feng Lee
  • Patent number: 12666857
    Abstract: The present application provides a foldable display module and a foldable display device. The foldable display module includes a foldable region and a non-foldable region adjacent to the foldable region, and further includes a display main body structure and a glass substrate. The glass substrate is disposed on a back side of a light emitting surface of the display main body structure, and a thickness of a portion of the glass substrate corresponding to the foldable region is less than or equal to 100 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wen Han
  • Patent number: 12666827
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a substrate; a plurality of display units arranged on a side of the substrate, each of the plurality of display units including at least one sub-pixel; a plurality of elastic stretching units arranged on a side of the substrate, each of the plurality of elastic stretching units being connected between two adjacent display units, and a plurality of hollow regions being formed between the plurality of elastic stretching units and the plurality of display units. A sum of areas of the plurality of hollow regions is a, a sum of areas of the plurality of display units is b, and a sum of areas of the plurality of elastic stretching units is c; 15%?a/(a+b+c)×100%?30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinxiang Xue, Zhongyuan Sun, Wenqi Liu, Jingkai Ni, Che An, Guangcai Yuan, Lu Wang, Fang Liu, Xiaohu Li, Liangliang Kang, Zhiqiang Jiao, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 12660590
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first control electrode and a second control electrode for switching that are formed in a first main surface and a second main surface, respectively, of a semiconductor substrate; a first control electrode pad electrically connected to the first control electrode; a first through-via penetrating the semiconductor substrate in a thickness direction and including a conductor electrically connecting the first main surface to the second main surface; and a second control electrode pad formed on the first main surface and electrically connected to the second control electrode through the first through-via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Tsukuda, Akihisa Yamamoto, Tatsuya Kawase, Masaki Sudo, Shinya Soneda, Hidenori Fujii, Tomohide Terashima, Takaya Noguchi
  • Patent number: 12660445
    Abstract: A light emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, a lower metal layer disposed on the substrate, a driving transistor disposed on the lower metal layer, a connection electrode connected with an electrode of the driving transistor, and a light emitting diode including an anode electrode connected with the electrode of the driving transistor by the connection electrode, wherein the lower metal layer comprises a pattern portion exposing a portion of the connection electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Ji Joo, Hyun Haeng Lee
  • Patent number: 12660714
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip including first front connection pads on a first front surface, first rear connection pads and dummy pads on a first rear surface, and through-electrodes. The package includes a second semiconductor chip including second front connection pads and test pads on a second front surface, and a protective layer including openings exposing at least a portion of the second front connection pads and the test pads. The package includes bump structures electrically connecting the first rear connection pads and the second front connection pads, and an adhesive film surrounding at least a portion of each of the first rear connection pads, the dummy pads, and the bump structures. The dummy pads overlap the test pads in a direction perpendicular to the first rear surface, and a height of the dummy pads is greater than a height of the first rear connection pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngjun Yoon, Yunseok Choi, Jongpa Hong
  • Patent number: 12648431
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a wiring line on a substrate, a first line portion having a line shape in a first direction, a head hammer pattern connected to an end of the first line portion in the first direction; a second wiring line spaced from the first wiring line in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the second wiring line including a second line portion parallel to the first line portion; a first contact plug electrically connecting the first line portion and the second line portion, the first contact plug being positioned adjacent to the first end of the first line portion and a second end of the second line portion in the first direction. The first contact plug has a bottom surface higher than a bottom surface of the first and second wiring lines. The upper surface of the first head hammer pattern contacts an insulation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eunjung Kim
  • Patent number: 12641995
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first lower electrode and a second lower electrode, a power supply line, a first organic layer including a light emitting layer and covering the first lower electrode, a second organic layer including a light emitting layer and covering the second lower electrode, a first upper electrode being in contact with the power supply line and covering the first organic layer, a second upper electrode being in contact with the power supply line and covering the second organic layer, and a first inorganic insulating film covering the first upper electrode and the second upper electrode and exposing the power supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hayata Aoki, Masumi Nishimura, Hiroumi Kinjo
  • Patent number: 12628516
    Abstract: A display panel has a display area and a peripheral area including: a first fan-out region, a bending region, and a second fan-out region. The display panel includes: a substrate layer, at least one connecting lead and at least one first-type signal line. The substrate layer includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The at least one connecting lead is between the first and second substrates and extends from a side of the bending region to another side of the bending region through the bending region. The at least one first-type signal line is located on a side of the second substrate away from the first substrate. A first-type signal line is in at least one of the first fan-out region or the display area. The first-type signal line is electrically connected to a connecting lead through a via hole in the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongqiang Du, Jizhe Wang, Ying Zhang, Zhihao Xie, Hengzhen Liang
  • Patent number: 12622164
    Abstract: Foldable substrates comprise a first outer layer comprising a first major surface, a second outer layer comprising a second major surface, and a core layer positioned therebetween. The core layer may comprise a first central surface area positioned between a first portion and a second portion of the first outer layer, and the core layer comprising a second central surface area positioned between a third portion and fourth portion of the second outer layer. Some foldable substrates comprise a first portion comprising a first depth of compression, a first depth of layer, and a first average concentration. The central portion may comprise a first central depth of compression, a first central depth of layer, and a central average concentration. Methods comprise chemically strengthening a foldable substrate. Some methods comprise etching the foldable substrate and then further chemically strengthening the foldable substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Douglas Clippinger Allan, Matthew John Dejneka, Yuhui Jin, Xinghua Li, Yousef Kayed Qaroush, Tingge Xu
  • Patent number: 12610716
    Abstract: A display panel is disclosed in the present application. A display portion is bent about at least a first direction to define a first arc shape, and the first arc shape has a first radius of curvature. A driving chip is bonded to a pad portion. A support pad is provided between the display portion and the pad portion, and is provided corresponding to at least the driving chip. The support pad includes a first surface toward the display portion and a second surface toward the pad portion, the first surface is in contact with the first arc shape, and the second surface is a flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zuojia Wang, Si Xie, Ping He, Junjie Mei, Jun Yang, Qian Liu
  • Patent number: 12610717
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of display. Disclosed are a display substrate and a preparation method therefor, and a display panel, which aim at improving the bending resistance of a flexible display panel, and increasing the yield of a flexible display product. The display substrate comprises: a base substrate provided with a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area; a gate layer located on the base substrate; an interlayer insulation layer, which is located on the side of the gate layer that faces away from the base substrate and comprises a first organic insulation layer and a first inorganic insulation layer, wherein the first organic insulation layer covers the display area and part of the non-display area; a source and drain layer located on the side of the interlayer insulation layer that faces away from the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiuhua Meng, Xueyan Tian, Yueping Zuo
  • Patent number: 12610616
    Abstract: A first TFT includes a first semiconductor layer formed of polysilicon, a gate insulating film provided on the first semiconductor layer, a third semiconductor layer provided on the gate insulating film, and a first gate electrode provided on the third semiconductor layer, and a second TFT includes a second semiconductor layer formed of an oxide semiconductor, a first metal layer and a second metal layer formed on a third conductor region and a fourth conductor region, respectively, of the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tadayoshi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 12604636
    Abstract: Provided is a display module, which includes a display panel and a first support assembly disposed on a non-display side of the display panel. For each of a second support structure, a third support structure, and a fourth support structure of the first support assembly which are configured to support bending regions of the display panel, the thickness of the support structure is less than the thickness of a first support structure configured to support a non-bending region of the display panel, and/or the support structure configured to support bending regions of the display panel at least includes a target material with a lower elasticity modulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ziang Han, Zhengdao Liu, Song Zhang, Zhao Li, Paoming Tsai, Chunyan Xie, Haoran Wang, Biao Gao, Shuang Du
  • Patent number: 12604628
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a substrate, and first active layers, a first functional layer, a second active layer, a second functional layer and an interlayer dielectric layer stacked in sequence on the substrate. The display substrate further includes first vias, second vias and third vias. The first vias each penetrate at least a portion of the second functional layer and at least a portion of the first functional layer, and each expose a partial surface of a first active layer. The second vias each penetrate the interlayer dielectric layer, and are respectively communicated with the first vias. The third vias each penetrate the interlayer dielectric layer and at least another portion of the second functional layer, and each expose a partial surface of the second active layer. The first vias are formed before the interlayer dielectric layer, and the third vias are formed later than the interlayer dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yipeng Chen, Ling Shi
  • Patent number: 12593564
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a glass substrate and having improved heat-dissipation function and impact absorption function and at the same time, having a reduced thickness. To this end, a plate including a porous member having both a heat-dissipation function and an impact absorption function is disposed under a display panel. The plate can have both a heat-dissipation function and a cushion function with only a porous member without adding a separate heat-dissipation layer or cushion layer. Further, disclosed is a display apparatus in which a black screen is displayed while the display panel is not activated, thereby improving display quality. To this end, a black heat-dissipation layer is formed under the porous member such that the heat-dissipation performance and the display quality are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chanhyeok Park
  • Patent number: 12593604
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device including a covering layer and a flexible substrate structure. The covering layer includes a first region and a second region. The flexible substrate structure is disposed under the covering layer and includes a first portion corresponding to the first region and a second portion corresponding to the second region. A Gaussian curvature of the first region of the covering layer is different from a Gaussian curvature of the second region of the covering layer, and a Poisson's ratio of the first portion of the flexible substrate structure is different from a Poisson's ratio of the second portion of the flexible substrate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Lin Wu, Kuan-Feng Lee