Patents Examined by Joe H. Cheng
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Patent number: 11690296Abstract: The present disclosure provides a deformation driving device for flexible display panel, the deformation driving device includes a photodeformable element, and the flexible display panel includes a display surface and a back surface opposite to the display surface. The photodeformable element has a binding surface for being attached to the flexible display panel's back surface, and is capable of deforming under irradiation of light with a predetermined wavelength to bend or flatten.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Feng Han, Ruifeng Yang, Litao Fan, Yufei Liu, Junhuan Liu, Chengrun Xu
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Patent number: 11681339Abstract: A display device may include a display panel including a signal pad and a circuit board including a connection pad having a first connection pad portion and a second connection pad portion. The second connection pad portion may be thicker than the first connection pad portion and may not be overlapped with the first connection pad portion in a plan view. The connection pad may be in contact with the signal pad. A first surface roughness between the first connection pad portion and the signal pad may be greater than a second surface roughness between the second connection pad portion and the signal pad.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoungyong Kim, Seongtaek Lee, Young-Min Park
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Patent number: 11681330Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a supporting member for a display device, a display device including the same, and a manufacturing method of a supporting member for a display device. The supporting member for the display device according to an embodiment includes: a first region and a second region, and a third region positioned between the first region and the second region and made of a non-metal material. The supporting member includes a plurality of patterns positioned in the third region and adjacent to one another along a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, where each of the plurality of patterns extends along the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin Yong Sim, Min Su Kim, Jai Ku Shin, Mun Sik Ham
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Patent number: 11672080Abstract: A touch sensor for a cursor control device includes a support layer, a first printed layer, and a second printed layer. The support layer includes a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface. The first printed layer includes a first conductive ink and is printed on the first surface of the support layer. The first printed layer includes a printed surface opposite from the support layer, and the printed surface of the first printed layer defines a touch area of the touch sensor. The second printed layer includes a second conductive ink and is printed on the printed surface of the first printed layer. The second printed layer is electrically connected to the first printed layer and forms a border around the touch area.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: IDD AEROSPACE CORPORATIONInventor: Mark Liebendorfer
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Patent number: 11669193Abstract: A position detection method performed using a capacitive touch sensor with line electrodes two-dimensionally arranged. The method includes: acquiring first two-dimensional data indicating a first distribution of detection values of capacitance on the touch sensor; recognizing that a foreign object is present in an area on the touch sensor based on the first two-dimensional data; in response to the recognizing that the foreign object is present in the area on the touch sensor based on the first two-dimensional data, using a first threshold that is lower than a second threshold for detecting a first touch position or touch area inside of the area on the touch sensor in which the foreign object is present; and detecting the first touch position or touch area inside of the area on the touch sensor in which the foreign object is present based on the first two-dimensional data and the first threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: JuiMin Liu, Shigeyuki Sano
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Patent number: 11662855Abstract: A gaming input device implements a method of adjusting input polling rate in various usage scenarios to optimize performance in light of scenario-specific considerations. The device detects a usage scenario and maps it to an optimized input polling rate, then requests the optimized input polling rate from associated firmware and hardware so an adjustment can be accomplished. The automated adjustment to polling rate accounts for problems associated with various usage scenarios, such as latency and power consumption, and allows for optimization specific to each scenario.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: BACKBONE LABS, INC.Inventors: Eric Sorensen, Maneet Singh Khaira, Zachary Scott, Samuel Boegli
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Patent number: 11663988Abstract: A display panel driving method, a drive circuit thereof, and a display device. The method comprises: when determined that the picture to be displayed belongs to a high power consumption display picture, providing a touch control and display integrated circuit and power supply management circuit of the display panel with a second reference voltage that is amplified by a first reference voltage and that is provided by an external voltage source, and driving each pixel to ensure the normal display of the high power consumption display picture; and when determined that the picture to be displayed belongs to a low power consumption display picture, directly providing the first reference voltage to the touch control and display integrated circuit and power supply management circuit of the display panel, and driving each pixel within the display panel so as to ensure the normal display of the low power consumption picture.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignees: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuanyuan Liu, Xuanxuan Qiao, Zhenzhou Xing, Xiaozhe Zhang, Jianjun Wang
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Patent number: 11656697Abstract: A touch-sensitive textile device that is configured to detect the occurrence of a touch, the location of a touch, and/or the force of a touch on the touch-sensitive textile device. In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive textile device includes a first set of conductive threads oriented along a first direction, and a second set of conductive threads interwoven with the first set of conductive threads and oriented along a second direction. The device may also include a sensing circuit that is operatively coupled to the first and second set of conductive threads. The sensing circuit may be configured to apply a drive signal to the first and second set of conductive threads. The sensing circuit may also be configured to detect a touch or near touch based on a variation in an electrical measurement using the first or second set of conductive threads.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel A. Podhajny, Kathryn P. Crews, Daniel D. Sunshine
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Patent number: 11656830Abstract: A dual-screen computing device includes two separate displays that are coupled to an interconnecting hinge. A hinge detector detects movement or position of the hinge, and the positions of the displays may be determined based on the hinge movement or position. The positions of the displays relative to each other may then be used to determine which mode of operation the dual-screen computing device is operating (e.g., tent mode, open, closed, etc.). Additionally, the dual-screen computing device may include various sensors that detect different environmental, orientation, location, and device-specific information. Applications are configured to operate differently based on the mode of operation and, optionally, the sensor data detected by the sensors.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kapil Kumar, Robert I. Butterworth
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Patent number: 11656696Abstract: A touch pad structure includes a touch module, a first bracket, a second bracket, and a plurality of linkage rods. The touch module is disposed on the first bracket. The second bracket is surrounding the first bracket and the touch module. A plurality of outer edges of the first bracket faces to a plurality of inner edges of the second bracket respectively. Each of the linkage rods is pivotally connected the outer edge and the inner edge facing to each other, so that the touch module is moved together with the first bracket and relative to the second bracket when the touch module is pressed or released, and the linkage rods have synchronized seesaw motion.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Yu-Shih Wang, Wen-Chieh Tai, Cheng-Nan Ling, Chih-Chun Liu
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Patent number: 11651712Abstract: A display panel comprising a first display area, a second display area including a through portion, and a third display area disposed between the first display area and the second display area. The display panel further comprises a substrate extending continuously from the first display area to the third display area and separating the substrate in the second display area. A plurality of display elements is arranged on the substrate and includes a first display element, a second display element, and a plurality of third display elements. An organic insulating layer is arranged between the substrate and the plurality of display elements and includes a second display area hole disposed between the second display element and the through portion, and a third display area hole disposed between adjacent third display elements of the plurality of third display elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yunmi Choi, Guanghai Jin, Hyunjung Kim
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Patent number: 11644600Abstract: Proposed is a flexible cover window including a window substrate and an elastic buffer layer having a single-layer structure or a multi-layer structure. The elastic buffer layer is provided on the rear surface of the window substrate to absorb deformation occurring in a folding part. The flexible cover window is a glass-based cover window for protecting a flexible display that is foldable, rollable, slidable, or stretchable. In addition, the flexible cover window has an elastic buffer layer on the rear surface of the window substrate to reduce the difference in elongation between the window substrate and a display panel so that delamination or buckling due to micro-deformation at the folding part thereof can be prevented. Therefore, the life span of the flexible cover window is prolonged and distortion of an image on the screen at the folding part can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventors: Jae Young Hwang, Kukhyun Sunwoo, Tea Joo Ha
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Patent number: 11640808Abstract: Disclosed are an array substrate row drive circuit unit, a drive circuit and a liquid crystal display panel thereof. The array substrate row drive circuit unit includes a pull-up control module; a pull-up module; a pull-down module connected to the pull-up control module and the pull-up module and being configured to simultaneously pull down a pull-up control signal and a row scan signal of a current stage array substrate row drive circuit unit to a low level according to a direct current low voltage signal when receiving the row scan signal; and a voltage dividing module electrically connected to the pull-up module and being configured to increase a falling edge during pull-down when the pull-down module simultaneously pulls down the pull-up control signal and the row scan signal of the current stage array substrate row drive circuit unit to a low level.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignees: CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventor: Junhong Cao
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Patent number: 11632452Abstract: An expandable touch screen display device made up of a flexible display that can be reconfigured from a compact state to a plurality of expanded states. The form factor of the compact state is roughly the size of a typical handheld phone or smaller. The form factor of each of the expanded states is roughly the size of a tablet computer. An internal mechanism is provided for synching the motion of the device's expansion with the motion of the flexible display's end plate which provides a force to guide the display around the roller located at the edge of the device. The device may further include an integrated speaker and microphone, and sensors to indicate the expanded position of the display. In one embodiment, a module attached to, situated within, or otherwise associated with the device may contain all or substantially all processing and memory, along with a communications system.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Lepton Computing LLCInventor: Stephen E. Delaporte
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Patent number: 11625120Abstract: A display device, and a method of manufacturing the same, includes an encapsulation layer on a display area and a routing area, a touch insulation film on the encapsulation layer and including a plurality of grooves in a first area of the routing area, the routing area including the first area overlapping a folding area of a substrate and a second area not overlapping the folding area, a touch cover on the touch insulation film, a plurality of touch electrodes, at least part of which is disposed at a position overlapping an active area between the encapsulation layer and the touch insulation film or between the touch insulation film and the touch cover, and a plurality of touch signal lines in the routing area and respectively in the plurality of grooves or between the plurality of grooves in the first area, extending in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yangsik Lee, HwiDeuk Lee
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Patent number: 11625164Abstract: A display method includes: in a case that a first area of a screen displays a running interface of a first application, receiving a bending operation performed by a user for the terminal; and in response to the bending operation, displaying a target mark in a second area of the screen, and displaying the running interface of the first application in a third area of the screen. The third area does not overlap the second area, and the target mark is used to indicate at least one of an unread message, a second application, or a target function.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventor: Feng Li
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Patent number: 11620924Abstract: A retractable apparatus is provided. The retractable apparatus includes a stretchable mechanism. The stretchable mechanism includes a plurality of connecting portions arranged in a first plane. Adjacent connecting portions of the plurality of connecting portions are connected to each other in a retractable manner. At least three connecting portions are non-collinearly arranged.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kaikai Zhang
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Patent number: 11617945Abstract: A video game controller is provided with at least one rotatable input mechanism such as a “scroll wheel”. The rotatable input mechanism is disposed within the body of the controller but protrudes partially through an aperture to allow a user to rotate the mechanism using a finger or thumb. The rotatable input mechanism may be positioned so that the user may rotate the mechanism while gripping the controller body with the same hand. The input from the rotatable input mechanism may be used to control various software functions, such as video game functions. In some versions the controller comprises a Gamepad style controller with a scroll wheel disposed at the thumb area of one or both of the hand grips.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: QTECH INNOVATIONS LLCInventor: Quincy Box
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Patent number: 11615722Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis; a second chassis; a hinge device connecting the first and second chassis in a relatively rotatable manner; a display having a bending region; a first plate; and a second plate. In the first posture, the bending region of the display has a bag-shaped bending shape in cross section that protrudes from end faces of the first plate and the second plate disposed to overlap each other. The electronic apparatus further has a first inclined face protruding from the end face of the first plate to be inclined gradually downward from the surface of the first plate in the protruding direction, and a second inclined face protruding from the end face of the second plate to be inclined gradually downward from the surface of the second plate in the protruding direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Morino, Kenji Watamura, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi
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Patent number: 11609660Abstract: According to certain embodiments, an electronic device, comprises a sensor module; a flexible display; and a processor operatively connected to the sensor module and the flexible display, wherein the processor is configured to: measure a first position of the flexible display using the sensor module, thereby resulting in a measured first position value, measure a second position of the flexible display using the sensor module based on a movement of the flexible display, thereby resulting in a measured second position value, determine a change amount in movement of the flexible display using the measured first position value and a measured second position value, thereby resulting in a determined movement change, correct the measured second position value using a threshold based on the determined movement change amount of the flexible display, thereby resulting in a corrected second position value, and display a screen based on the corrected second position value.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jookwan Lee, Yongjin Kwon, Hyunju Hong