Patents Examined by José M. Diaz
  • Patent number: 12232695
    Abstract: An imaging system includes an image acquisition module, an image processing module, a comparison module, a diagnostic module, and a user interface module. The image acquisition module is configured to obtain a set of images of a human subject. The image processing module is configured to edit the set of images to produce a set of edited images. The comparison module is configured to select a set of reference images and generate a set of differences by comparing the set of edited images to the set of reference images. The diagnostic module is configured to process the set of differences to generate diagnostic information describing the human subject. The user interface module is configured to graphically present the diagnostic information to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Inventor: Gustav Lo
  • Patent number: 12232461
    Abstract: A lighting fixture for facilitating plant growth and a light emitting component. The fixture includes a single light emission source LED device which provides at least two emission peaks in the wavelength range of 300-800 nm and at least one of the emission peaks has Full Width of Half Maximum (FWHM) at least 50 nm or higher. The emission peaks of the LED match well with a plant photosynthesis response spectrum and is therefore particularly suitable for high efficiency artificial lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: GREENLUX LIGHTING SOLUTIONS OY
    Inventor: Lars Aikala
  • Patent number: 12234979
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a backplane (1), a lamp board (2), a thermally conductive connecting layer (3), and a heat dissipation assembly (4), the backplane (1) has a first surface and a second surface, which are opposite each other; the lamp board (2) is arranged on the first surface of the backplane (1); the thermally conductive connecting layer (3) is arranged between the lamp board (2) and the backplane (1), and the thermally conductive connecting layer (3) is connected to the lamp board (2); the heat dissipation assembly (4) is arranged on the second surface of the backplane (1), and the heat dissipation assembly (4) passes through the backplane (1) and is then connected to the thermally conductive connecting layer (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Chatani Electronics Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qilin Li, Qing Tian
  • Patent number: 12238850
    Abstract: A neutron capture therapy system and a target material for a particle beam generation apparatus, the heat dissipation performance of a target material might be improved. A neutron capture therapy system includes a neutron generation apparatus and a beam shaping body, the neutron generation apparatus includes an accelerator and a target material, and a charged particle beam generated by means of acceleration of the accelerator acts with the target material to generate a neutron beam. The target material includes an active layer, an anti-foaming layer, a heat dissipation layer and a heat conduction layer, the active layer acts with a charged particle beam to generate a neutron beam; the anti-foaming layer suppresses foaming caused by the charged particle beam; the heat dissipation layer directly and rapidly conducts to the heat conduction layer, heat deposited on the active layer, and discharges by means of a cooling medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: NEUBORON THERAPY SYSTEM LTD.
    Inventors: Yuan-hao Liu, Chun-ting Lin
  • Patent number: 12222637
    Abstract: A display device which includes a display component; a display frame; an embedded camera system, the embedded camera system including a camera component, the camera component being physically coupled to the display frame to embed the camera component within the display device and an electronic shutter component, the electronic shutter component being physically coupled to a display frame of the display device, the electronic shutter component restricting visual access to the camera component when the electronic shutter component is functioning in a camera off mode of operation, the electronic shutter component providing visual access to the camera component when the electronic shutter component is functioning in a camera on mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Guentaek Oh, Jae Hyun You, Eun Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 12216357
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus may include a backlight unit (BLU) including an electronic integrated circuit layer, a photonic integrated circuit layer, a color conversion module, and a display interface layer. In some examples, a BLU may include at least one laser or may be configured to receive laser light from at least one external laser source. Laser light may be transmitted towards a portion of the display interface layer using the photonic integrated circuit. Color conversion modules may be used to convert the laser light into one or more desired colors. Example apparatus may be used in head-mounted devices such as augmented reality and/or virtual reality devices. Other devices, methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Zhimin Shi, Xi Wu, James Ronald Bonar, Yun Wang, Edward Buckley
  • Patent number: 12210244
    Abstract: A light-emitting module is provided. The light-emitting module includes a circuit substrate and a first light-emitting element disposed on the circuit substrate. The light-emitting module also includes an optical pattern disposed on the circuit substrate and adjacent to the first light-emitting element. The light-emitting module further includes a lens covering the first light-emitting element and the optical pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Yujun Chiu, Lavender Cheng, Maggy Hsu
  • Patent number: 12209728
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a housing, a light source, a light guide panel, a lens, and a rotatable clip. The housing includes an internal cavity. The light guide panel is configured to diffuse light emitted by the one or more light sources. The lens includes a base, a first side wall, and a second side wall defining an internal cavity. The lens is coupled to the housing such that at least a portion of the housing is disposed within the internal cavity of the lens and at least a portion of the light diffused by the light guide panel is emitted through the base, the first side wall, and the second side wall of the lens. The rotatable clip is coupled to the housing and is configured to mount the lighting device to an external structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Inventors: David E. Doubek, Erik Salinas
  • Patent number: 12207541
    Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate including a first and a second region, which are spaced apart from each other with a penetrating portion provided therebetween, and a display element arranged on the substrate and including a first display element overlapping the first region and a second display element overlapping the second region, wherein a first side surface of the substrate that corresponds to an edge of the first region, and a second side surface of the substrate that corresponds to an edge of the second region, define at least portions of the penetrating portion, and an interval between the first and second side surfaces from an upper surface of the substrate, the upper surface facing the display element, is less than an interval between the first and second side surfaces from a lower surface of the substrate that does not face the display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongwon Kim, Sangwoo Kim, Yongseok Kim, Gyujeong Lee
  • Patent number: 12197081
    Abstract: A light-emitting module including a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a window plate, and an encapsulant is provided. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the substrate and have a plurality of light colors. The window plate is disposed on light-emitting surfaces of the light emitting elements. The encapsulant wraps the light-emitting elements and surrounds the window plate. A front-lit liquid-crystal-on-silicon module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Himax Display, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuet-Wing Li, Chi-Wen Lin, Chien-Tang Wang
  • Patent number: 12200855
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are radio frequency (RF) front-end structures, as well as related methods and devices. In some embodiments, an RF front-end package may include an RF package substrate including an embedded passive circuit element. At least a portion of the embedded passive circuit element may be included in a metal layer of the RF package substrate. The RF package substrate may also include a ground plane in the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sidharth Dalmia, Zhenguo Jiang, William J. Lambert, Kirthika Nahalingam, Swathi Vijayakumar
  • Patent number: 12183727
    Abstract: A flexible display device may include a display panel including a display area and a bending area extending from one side of the display area to be bent, a back plate disposed on a rear surface of the display panel, a cushion tape disposed on a rear surface of the back plate, a driver integrated circuit (IC) disposed in a pad portion extending from the bending area, and a functional tape adhered between the cushion tape and the back plate and disposed to face the driver integrated circuit, so that effects capable of improving an EMI shielding function with a low cost, together with an adhesive function, and deriving an optimum efficiency, may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Insik Shin, Jongseok Cha
  • Patent number: 12181145
    Abstract: An optical device for modifying a light distribution is made of transparent material and includes a front wall constituting a front portion, a coupling portion for connecting to a light source system, and side walls between the coupling portion and the front portion. The front wall is configured to let through a first part of light emitted by the light source, and the side walls are configured to let through a second part of the light. The side walls have grooves that refract at least 80% of the second part of the light obliquely rearwards with respect to a direction from the coupling portion to the front portion. Thus, the optical device can be used for illuminating both a floor and a ceiling so that light emitted to unwanted directions and potentially causing glare can be kept at a low level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LEDIL OY
    Inventors: Olli-Pekka Laakkio, Joel Jones, Veijo Isojunno
  • Patent number: 12181740
    Abstract: A transparent structure may have layers with curved cross-sectional profiles. The transparent structure may have inner and outer layers with curved portions formed by bending the layers. A display may be applied to one or more of the inner and outer layers. To reduce the strain applied to the display while being bent into a desired curvature, a carrier film may be used during bending operations. The carrier film may be modified with a patch or openings distribute the strain evenly across the display. Additionally or alternatively, a convex mold may be used to further decrease the strain on the display while being formed into the desired curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peng Lv, Mahmut Tosun, Ho Hyung Lee, Paul W Tsao, Da Yu, Michael Vosgueritchian, Francois R Jacob
  • Patent number: 12183570
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a field emission cathode, the field emission cathode including a substrate having a field emission layer engaged therewith, where the field emission layer includes a plurality of purified carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes are purified via a graphitization or annealing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: NCX Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng Qian
  • Patent number: 12173872
    Abstract: An adjustable light fixture includes a frame configured to connect to a support. A lamp assembly is connected to the frame. The lamp assembly includes a housing, a light emitter connected to the housing, and a lens connected to the housing. The lamp assembly is rotatably connected to the frame about an axis offset from an axis of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Progress Lighting, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Phonexay Sinphay, Dhavalkumar Prabhudas Patel, William Buck Thomas
  • Patent number: 12176684
    Abstract: A discharge device includes a discharge member, a support portion, and a protruding piece. The discharge member discharges when a voltage is applied thereto. The support portion has a flat-plate shape and supports the discharge member. The protruding piece is inclined relative to the support portion and protrudes in a direction intersecting the support portion. The support portion preferably includes a holding portion that holds the discharge member. The discharge member is preferably a bundle of fibers. The support portion preferably includes a pair of first surfaces. The holding portion preferably holds the discharge member on one first surface of the pair of first surfaces. The protruding piece is preferably inclined, relative to the support portion, in a direction in which the discharge member is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Ezaki, Nobuyuki Ohe
  • Patent number: 12169285
    Abstract: In one aspect, a light pipe is disclosed. In some embodiments, the light pipe comprises an input section including a waveguide having a circular cross section; and an output section having a polygonal cross section, wherein the input section has an input surface for receiving light from one or more light sources and an output surface through which light exits the input section, and the output section has an input surface optically coupled to the output surface of the input section to receive at least a portion of the light exiting the input section, and an output surface through which light exits the light pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Fraen Corporation
    Inventors: Carlton S. Jones, Robert A. Gobron, Anthony L. Bolzan
  • Patent number: 12166020
    Abstract: A display module includes a substrate including a mounting surface on which a plurality of inorganic LEDs are mounted and a side surface orthogonal to the mounting surface; a cover which is disposed on the mounting surface, and is configured to cover the mounting surface and extend to an area outside the mounting surface; and a side surface member provided on the side surface, and configured to be bonded to a lower surface of a region of the cover that corresponds to the area outside the mounting surface and to at least a part of the side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seonghwan Shin
  • Patent number: 12161023
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate comprising a plurality of pixel areas and a non-pixel area surrounding each of the plurality of pixel areas. The non-pixel area includes a plurality of first areas and a second area surrounding the plurality of first areas. A functional layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of first holes defined through the functional layer and overlapping the plurality of first areas. An element layer is disposed on the functional layer. A pixel definition layer is disposed on the element layer and overlaps the non-pixel area. The pixel definition layer includes pixel openings defined therethrough. The pixel openings overlap the plurality of pixel areas. A plurality of light emitting elements is disposed on the element layer and is disposed in the pixel openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-hun Ryu, IlNam Kim, Jae-Kyoung Kim, WonSang Park, Eunjin Sung, Seongryong Lee, Jonghyun Lee