Patents Examined by José M. Diaz
  • Patent number: 11914243
    Abstract: A display panel (display device) includes a first light guide plate, a second light guide plate, a first light source unit, a second light source unit, and a reflection film. In a display region, an air layer is interposed between a first substrate and the first light guide plate, and a second adhesive layer is interposed between a second substrate and the second light guide plate. In a peripheral region, the first light guide plate, a first adhesive layer, the first substrate, the second substrate, the second adhesive layer, and the second light guide plate are interposed between a first reflection surface and a second reflection surface of the reflection film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Michikazu Noguchi
  • Patent number: 11906776
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a backplane, a light guide plate, a light bar assembly, and fixing adhesive tape. The backplane includes a bottom plate, a counter plate and a side plate connected to form an accommodating space. The light guide plate is in the accommodating space. The light bar assembly is in a U-shaped slot of the backplane and comprises a flexible circuit board and a light-emitting component. The flexible circuit board is on a side of the light guide plate facing away from the bottom plate, and the light-emitting component is at a side surface of the light guide plate. The fixing adhesive tape is between the counter plate and the flexible circuit board. The orthographic projection of the fixing adhesive tape on the bottom plate does not overlap the orthographic projection of the light-emitting component on the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hefel BOE Display Lighting Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qiping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11898720
    Abstract: A downlight fixture housing fabrication method in which upper and lower downlight fixture housing portions are formed in separate steps and joined by press-fitting, a bonding agent, pinning, and/or threaded engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Man-D-Tec, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Roy Mandy, Zhang Jun, Dalton John Mandy
  • Patent number: 11899219
    Abstract: In one aspect, a light-mixing system is disclosed, which includes a light pipe having an input surface configured for receiving light from a light source, a light-mixing segment optically coupled to the input surface, and an output surface optically coupled to said light-mixing segment through which light exits the light pipe. A putative vector normal to at least one of the input or the output surface forms a non-zero angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the light-mixing segment. In some embodiments, the non-zero angle can be, for example, about 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Fraen Corporation
    Inventors: Carlton S. Jones, Robert A. Gobron, Anthony L. Bolzan
  • Patent number: 11898728
    Abstract: A flexible light emitting diode (LED) sheet operable to (i) produce light, (ii) enhance an amount of light and/or connected light-emitting diodes and/or sheets that can be daisy chained together, and (iii) lower wattage consumption. Lighting options include single color, color changing lighting, and pixel lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Diodify, LLC
    Inventors: James Boros, Kelly Blackwood Carter
  • Patent number: 11899294
    Abstract: A light path control member according to an embodiment comprises: a first substrate; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; a second electrode disposed under the second substrate; a light conversion unit disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; an adhesive layer between the second electrode and the light conversion unit; and a buffer layer between the first electrode and the light conversion unit. The light conversion unit includes a plurality of partition wall portions, a plurality of accommodation portions, and a base portion. The accommodation portions have a light conversion material disposed therein, and include at least two sealing regions formed on at least one of the first substrate or the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Sik Shin, Jong Sik Lee, Jong Tae Kwon, Byung Sook Kim, Jin Gyeong Park
  • Patent number: 11892653
    Abstract: A light source module includes a first light-splitting element, a second light-splitting element, a first light source, a second light source and a third light source. The first light source emits a first light having a first wavelength to the first light-splitting element in a first optical path direction. The second light source emits a second light having the first wavelength to the first light-splitting element in a second optical path direction perpendicular to the first optical path direction. The third light source emits a third light having a second wavelength to the first and second light-splitting elements in a third optical path direction opposite to the second optical path direction, and the second wavelength is different from the first wavelength. The first light source and the second light source include reflection layers configured to reflect light having the first wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Yi-Ling Lo, Tsung-Hsun Wu
  • Patent number: 11892159
    Abstract: A surface light source module includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted on the substrate, a first optical layer disposed on the light-emitting elements to cover the light-emitting elements and configured to disperse light emitted from the light-emitting elements, and a second optical layer disposed on the first optical layer and configured to absorb the light emitted from the light-emitting elements and emit light of a different wavelength band from a wavelength of the absorbed light, wherein a distance from an upper surface of the first optical layer to an upper surface of the second optical layer has a value less than a distance from an upper surface of the substrate to the upper surface of the first optical layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: LUMENS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Oh, Pyeong Guk Kim, Jung Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 11882736
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a bending area and a non-bending area adjacent to the bending area, a base substrate disposed under the display panel and including a through-hole overlapping the bending area, a conductive part filling the through-hole, a flexible printed circuit board including a first surface connected to the conductive part and second a surface opposite to the first surface, a first film contacting the first surface of the flexible printed circuit board overlapping the non-bending area, and a protection member contacting an upper surface of the first film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changmoo Lee, Donghyeon Lee, Jongin Ahn
  • Patent number: 11882663
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes providing a display layer including a light-emitting element, providing a base resin on the display layer, providing a chassis part by using a chassis providing unit including an electromagnet, providing a resin part by transforming a shape of the base resin, and separating the chassis providing unit from the display layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Young Lee, Youn Woong Kang, Min Sang Koo, Si Joon Song, Dong Hyun Lee, Jae Hak Lee
  • Patent number: 11882734
    Abstract: A display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region. The display region includes an opening, and the peripheral region includes a first peripheral region; the first peripheral region includes a first dam region, a second dam region, and an interval region; the display substrate includes a base substrate, a first conductive semiconductor pattern, a first conductive pattern, and a second conductive pattern; the first conductive pattern is insulated from the first conductive semiconductor pattern, and the second conductive pattern is insulated from the first conductive pattern; the second conductive pattern is electrically connected to the first conductive semiconductor pattern through via holes in the first peripheral region; and an arrangement density of the via holes in the interval region is smaller than an arrangement density of the via holes in the first dam region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Zhang, Xiangdan Dong, Rong Wang
  • Patent number: 11878629
    Abstract: A multi-function rearview device for use with a vehicle includes a housing configured to be attached to the vehicle and to be moveable relative to the vehicle, a rearview element including at least one of a reflective element, a camera and a display element, a bezel formed at an outer portion of the multi-function rearview device surrounding the rearview element, with the rearview element being attached to at least one of the bezel and the housing, one or more light assemblies providing at least one or more light function indications, including a Human Machine Interface (HMI), and at least one sensor, the sensor controlling the one or more light assemblies or the display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company Limited
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Andrew Lettis, Callum Scott-Collins, Gary Smith, Graham Rehill, Andrew Brian Little, Ian Robert Toone
  • Patent number: 11868001
    Abstract: A display device includes a first display unit and a second display unit. The first display unit emits a red light having a first output spectrum corresponding to a highest gray level of the display device. The second display unit emits a blue light having a second output spectrum corresponding to the highest gray level of the display device. An intensity integral of the first output spectrum within a range from 380 nm to 780 nm is defined as a first intensity integral, an intensity integral of the second output spectrum within a range from 511 nm to 597 nm is defined as a second intensity integral, and a ratio of the second intensity integral to the first intensity integral is greater than 0% and less than or equal to 29.0%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Lang Lin, Jia-Yuan Chen, Jui-Jen Yueh, Kuan-Feng Lee, Tsung-Han Tsai
  • Patent number: 11871633
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area including emission areas and a light blocking area; and a non-display area adjacent to the display area; a thin-film transistor layer disposed on the substrate and including thin-film transistors; a light-emitting element layer disposed on the thin-film transistor layer and including light-emitting elements; a wavelength conversion layer disposed on the light-emitting element layer that converts a peak wavelength of a light from at least a part of the of light-emitting elements; and a color filter layer disposed on the wavelength conversion layer, and including color filters corresponding to the emission areas and a first light blocking part corresponding to the light blocking area and the non-display area. A transmittance of the first light blocking part with respect to a light having a wavelength of about 1000 nm or more is about 80% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sae Ron Park, Kyung Min Kim, Jin Suek Kim, Jae Soo Jang
  • Patent number: 11864672
    Abstract: A double walled illuminated vessel for displaying indicia comprising an outer sleeve, an inner liner, a lens, a transparent or translucent connection ring, a base and an illumination module adapted to be inserted into the base whereby the base and connection ring are connected to each other creating a base illumination unit. Light from the illumination module passes through the hollow space between the outer sleeve and the inner liner such that the lens bearing indicia is illuminated thus prominently displaying any desired graphic, logo, design, trademark, symbol, letter, number or any other indicia. The connection ring transmits and diffuses light through the inner liner and upper rim as well as the sidewall of the connection ring. The base illumination unit is removable from the outer sleeve and can be used as an independent light source by a user. Additionally, the illumination module is rechargeable in one embodiment and can provide an adequate charge to a mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Christopher R Ganter
  • Patent number: 11860475
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light source unit including a plurality of light sources; a cover bottom including a horizontal surface on which the plurality of light sources are seated, and a side surface bent along an edge of the horizontal surface; an optical unit on the light source unit; a display panel on the optical unit; a first module film being transparent, supporting a back surface of the optical unit, and including a first edge portion attached to and fixed to an outer side of the side surface of the cover bottom; and a second module film being transparent, attached to a back surface of the display panel, and including a second edge portion attached to and fixed to an outer side of the edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byung-Hyuck Seo, Young-Hun Jeong, Sun-Woong Kim, Seung-Soo Yang
  • Patent number: 11859624
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to a combination axial fan and LED lighting system configured to fit into the footprint of a standard ceiling tile. Disclosed embodiments further include ceiling tiles with a built-in fan and/or LED lighting. The disclosed systems may include a housing container and an axial fan. The fan has a fan cavity including air diversion mechanism to direct air from the fan cavity toward the lighting and fan components. The inventions include an airflow surface to direct air existing the fan cavity along an LED light fixture. Moreover, disclosed embodiments include one or more UV light sources which irradiate contaminants as air flows through the ceiling tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Go Fan Yourself, LLC
    Inventors: Darrin Niemiec, William Carlson
  • Patent number: 11852316
    Abstract: A construction component forms at least a part of a structure that faces a target space. The construction component has a first function, a second function, and a third function. The first function is a function of emitting illumination light toward the target space. The second function is a function of allowing incident light to enter the construction component. The incident light is emitted from a light source disposed out of a projection area, viewed from the target space, of the construction component and is incident on the construction component via a light transmission member. The third function is a function of converting the incident light into the illumination light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kitano, Kenichiro Tanaka, Takanori Aketa, Yoshiyuki Takegawa, Satoshi Hyodo
  • Patent number: 11849628
    Abstract: A display panel including a penetrating portion includes a substrate including a first region and a second region, which are spaced apart from each other with the 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 side surface and the second side surface from an upper surface of the substrate, the upper surface facing the display element, is less than an interval between the first side surface and the second side surface from a lower surface of the substrate that does not face the display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongwon Kim, Sangwoo Kim, Yongseok Kim, Gyujeong Lee
  • Patent number: 11846800
    Abstract: A multiview display includes an array of light valves having rows of a repeating plurality of color sub-pixels and arranged as a plurality of multiview pixels configured to modulate directional light beams as color pixels of views of a multiview image. A first row of the repeating plurality of color sub-pixels is offset from a second row of the repeating plurality of color sub-pixels in a row direction by an integer multiple of a width of a color sub-pixel. The offset of the first and second rows is configured to provide corresponding color sub-pixels in adjacent multiview pixels having different colors to mitigate color fringing associated with the color pixel of the multiview image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LEIA INC.
    Inventor: David A Fattal