Patents Examined by José M. Diaz
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Patent number: 11940692Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a plurality of first retaining walls, a second retaining wall, and a light emitting element. The first retaining walls are arranged on the substrate. The second retaining wall is arranged on the substrate and disposed within one of the first retaining walls. The light emitting element is arranged on the substrate and disposed between the second retaining wall and one of the first retaining walls adjacent to the second retaining wall. In a cross section, there are a first distance between the light emitting element and the one of the first retaining walls, and a second distance between the light emitting element and the second retaining wall, wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Wei-Tsung Hsu, Chun-Fang Chen, Wei-Ning Shih
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Patent number: 11934068Abstract: The present application discloses a display module and a manufacturing method thereof, and a mobile terminal. The display module includes a printed circuit board connected to a backlight flexible circuit board. A side of the backlight flexible circuit board connected to the printed circuit board comprises at least two first bonding regions, wherein each of the first bonding regions includes at least two first bonding terminals distributed therein, and wherein a distance between any two adjacent first bonding regions is greater than a distance between any two adjacent first bonding terminals in each of the first bonding regions.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Pengfei Yu
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Patent number: 11933489Abstract: An optical device includes a metal reflective layer substantially made of a metal material, a first light transmissive layer disposed on the metal reflective layer, an optical multilayer reflective film disposed on the first light transmissive layer and including a plurality of sublayers stacked on each other and having different refractive indexes, and a wavelength converting layer disposed on the optical multilayer reflective film and containing a fluorescent material capable of absorbing incident excitation light and generating fluorescent light having a lower energy. The wavelength converting layer is capable of generating mixed light containing the excitation light and the fluorescent light in response to irradiation with the excitation light.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Yokobayashi, Yasuyuki Kawakami, Yosuke Maemura, Hideaki Yamamoto, Keijiro Takashima, Ryosuke Kamakura
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Patent number: 11937367Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 3, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Sidharth Dalmia, Zhenguo Jiang, William J. Lambert, Kirthika Nahalingam, Swathi Vijayakumar
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Patent number: 11914243Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 17, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Michikazu Noguchi
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Patent number: 11913629Abstract: Provided is Provided is a light fixture comprising: a body made from a metal; a circular LED board; a plurality of led light sources placed on the board, the LED light sources illuminating in an inwardly direction; a light guide positioned directly in front of the LED lights in such configuration that light from the LED light sources travels to inside of the guide through a side of the light guide; a reflective paper positioned above the light guide; a lens below the light guide; a ring below the lens for keeping the lens in place; and clips attached to the body for securing the light fixture in place.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Inventor: Hamid Rashidi Doust
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Patent number: 11914259Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a transparent structure. The structure may include at least one light source, a transparent light-carrying guide layer optically coupled with the at least one light source. The structure may include refractive layers where a light absorbing feature is operably associated with the light-carrying guide layer to absorb any light not internally reflected in the light guide layer, at least adjacent the light source.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Clarisse Mazuir, Matthew E. Last, Ryan J. Garrone, Budhadipta Dan, Khadijeh Bayat, Gregory A. Cohoon, Jack E. Graves
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Patent number: 11906776Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignees: Hefel BOE Display Lighting Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventor: Qiping Zhang
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Patent number: 11899219Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Fraen CorporationInventors: Carlton S. Jones, Robert A. Gobron, Anthony L. Bolzan
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Patent number: 11898728Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 17, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Diodify, LLCInventors: James Boros, Kelly Blackwood Carter
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Patent number: 11898720Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Man-D-Tec, Inc.Inventors: Terry Roy Mandy, Zhang Jun, Dalton John Mandy
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Patent number: 11899294Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Sik Shin, Jong Sik Lee, Jong Tae Kwon, Byung Sook Kim, Jin Gyeong Park
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Patent number: 11892653Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Qisda CorporationInventors: Chih-Shiung Chien, Ming-Kuen Lin, Yi-Ling Lo, Tsung-Hsun Wu
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Patent number: 11892159Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LUMENS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Hyun Oh, Pyeong Guk Kim, Jung Hyun Park
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Patent number: 11878629Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 9, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company LimitedInventors: Andreas Herrmann, Andrew Lettis, Callum Scott-Collins, Gary Smith, Graham Rehill, Andrew Brian Little, Ian Robert Toone
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Patent number: 11882663Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Young Lee, Youn Woong Kang, Min Sang Koo, Si Joon Song, Dong Hyun Lee, Jae Hak Lee
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Patent number: 11882736Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Changmoo Lee, Donghyeon Lee, Jongin Ahn
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Patent number: 11882734Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Bo Zhang, Xiangdan Dong, Rong Wang
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Patent number: 11871633Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sae Ron Park, Kyung Min Kim, Jin Suek Kim, Jae Soo Jang
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Patent number: 11864672Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Inventor: Christopher R Ganter