Patents Examined by Lisa Lea-Edmonds
  • Flexible display device
    Patent number: 11573606
    Abstract: In a flexible display device including a non-bending area and a bending area, the flexible display device may include a circuit structure, a display structure on the circuit structure, and an organic layer under or over the circuit structure, the organic layer including a groove corresponding to the bending area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Kim, Minsoo Kim
  • Accessory display device
    Patent number: 11573596
    Abstract: An accessory display device includes a back support having at least one female support rail, a first hinge coupled to the back support, and a first display coupled to the first hinge. The accessory also includes at least one male support rail configured to slide in an out of the at least one female support rail, a second hinge coupled to the at least one male support rail, and a second display coupled to the second hinge. Further, the accessory includes a tensioning member coupled to the back support on a first end and coupled to the male support rail, the tensioning member configured to cause elastic tension between the back support and the male support rail. Further still, the accessory includes a top lip coupled to the back support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventor: Alex Cole Levine
  • Hinge assembly for mobile computing device
    Patent number: 11567543
    Abstract: A hinged mobile computing device includes a first housing part and a second housing part coupled by a hinge assembly having a harness, a harness cover, a first hinge body, and a second hinge body. The harness is configured to accommodate flexible printed circuitry and a cable that extend from the first housing part to the second housing part via the hinge assembly. The hinge bodies include respective friction bands, each friction band being configured to engage a respective shaft formed on the harness and having a gear configured to mesh with a respective cog arranged within the harness cover to coordinate a timing of the rotation of the first and second housing parts between face-to-face and back-to-back orientations. The hinge assembly further includes a spring-loaded opening mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kabir Siddiqui, Daniel Clark Park
  • Display apparatus
    Patent number: 11567546
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a display device including a display panel and a back cover on a rear surface of the display panel, and a curvature variation device at the back cover to vary a curvature of the display device, the curvature variation device may include an arc member at a rear region of the display device parallel to a first direction, a supporting plate at the rear region of the display device, a rotation driver on the supporting plate, a rectilinear driver on the supporting plate to perform a rectilinear motion, a rotation link part coupled to a center portion of the arc member on the supporting plate to rotate the center portion of the arc member based on a rectilinear motion of the rectilinear driver, and a holder part rotatably supporting the center portion of the arc member on the supporting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JaeHo Kim, SeokHyo Cho, Homin Lee
  • Rotating module and electronic device
    Patent number: 11567544
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a rotating module and an electronic device. The rotating module includes a support, a rotating member, and an elastic damping member. The rotating member includes a first rotating member and a second rotating member connected to the support respectively. A first end of the damping member is fixed to the support. A second end of the damping member is in contact with the rotating member for providing a damping force for relative rotation of the first rotating member and the second rotating member. The second end is an opposite end of the first end. The support is located between the rotating member and the damping member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jianwei Liu
  • Electronic device including housing and method for manufacturing the housing
    Patent number: 11561577
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a front plate, a rear plate facing away the front plate, a side member disposed to surround a space defined between the front plate and the rear plate, wherein the side member is coupled to the front plate and the rear plate to define a housing, wherein the side member is at least partially made of a metallic material, a polymer structure located in the space, and a display received in the space to be viewable through the front plat. The rear plate may be seated on the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chongkun Cho, Hyeongsam Son, Changjin Song, Hyeonwoo Lee, Minwoo Yoo
  • Electronic device including antenna arrangement
    Patent number: 11561576
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first housing including a first space and including a first support member. The device includes a second housing including a second space, including a second support member, and slidably combined with the first housing. The device includes a bendable member connected to the first housing, being at least partly accommodated in a second space in a slide-in state, and at least partly forming the same plane with the first housing in a slide-out state. The device includes a flexible display including a first part disposed to be seen from an outside in the slide-in state, and a second part not seen from the outside. The device includes at least one first antenna and a wireless communication circuit configured to transmit or receive a wireless signal. The first support member includes a non-overlapping part not overlapping the second support member in the slide-in state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jooyoung Kang, Yeonggyu Yoon, Inkuk Yun, Wonho Lee, Joungmin Cho, Junyoung Choi, Yangwook Kim, Byounguk Yoon, Hyunju Hong
  • Display device
    Patent number: 11561575
    Abstract: A display device can include a display panel hinged to a support panel that includes a first portion hinged to a second portion, where the display panel includes a display surface and a back surface, where the support panel is foldable over the display surface and foldable over the back surface, and where the first portion is hingedly adjustable with respect to the second portion for angled support of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Thomas Perelli
  • Display device
    Patent number: 11557231
    Abstract: A display device includes a rollable display panel having two surfaces opposed to each other, and a heat dissipation sheet disposed on one of the two surfaces of the display panel and rollable together with the rollable display panel. The heat dissipation sheet has a thermal conductivity greater than 200 W/mK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Lin Wu, Kuan-Feng Lee
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 11556146
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display panel having an active region and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region; an electronic module disposed below the display panel; a first light-blocking element disposed on the display panel and overlapping the peripheral region; and a second light-blocking element disposed on the electronic module with the display panel interposed therebetween. A hole is at least partially surrounded by the active region is defined in a portion of the display panel. The second light blocking element is disposed in an area adjacent to the hole, when viewed in a plan view. The first light-blocking element has a first thickness and the second light-blocking element has a second thickness less than the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeyoung Nam, Boyun Kim, Namhee Park
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 11550357
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display module including: a display panel foldable with respect to a folding axis and a support part disposed under the display panel; and an accommodating part which accommodates the display module. The display panel includes: a first display portion covered by the accommodating part in a folded state of the display panel; and a second display portion exposed to the outside in the folded state. The accommodating part includes: a first accommodating part which accommodates the first display portion in the folded state; and a second accommodating part which accommodates the first accommodating part in the folded state. As the display panel is folded, an included angle between the first display portion and the second display portion decreases, and an area in which the first accommodating part overlaps the second accommodating part increases in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jiheon Lee
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 11551586
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel including a folding area and a non-folding area which is adjacent to the folding area along a first direction, and a support member facing the display panel. The support member includes in order from the display panel, an upper plate which faces the folding area and the non-folding area, has a thickness and in which are defined a plurality of openings corresponding to the folding area, and a lower plate having a thickness which is greater than the thickness of the upper plate and including a first lower plate and a second lower plate each corresponding to the folding area and the non-folding area. At the folding area, the second lower plate is spaced apart from the first lower plate by a gap along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seunghwa Ha, Sangjae Kim, Hyeong-Jun Kim, Seung-Ho Jung, In-Woo Jeong
  • Modular electronic device system
    Patent number: 11543856
    Abstract: A modular electronic device system includes an electronic device and a cover for the device that allows the device to be mechanically and electrically mounted to a stand or device adapter on the rear side of the cover. The cover or device adapter can be connectable to modularly attachable and removable accessory devices and can provide electrical ports for powering and operating the accessory devices. While mounted to a stand, power and data communications can be provided to the electronic device, cover, and accessory devices from the stand or an external source. The modular components of the system can be interchangeable to allow the system to be adapted to many different settings and use cases based on the types of components included as the accessory devices and based on the number of accessory devices used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Mohammadali Parsian, J. Gerson Goldberg, Nicolas Huynh
  • Display apparatus and electronic device
    Patent number: 11538371
    Abstract: A display apparatus and an electronic device relating to the field of display technologies are provided. The display apparatus includes: a first housing, one end of which includes an opening; a second housing slidably connected to the first housing and configured to slide out of a cavity of the first housing via the opening of the first housing; a flexible display screen configured to slide out of the cavity of the first housing along with the second housing when the second housing slides out of the cavity of the first housing; and at least one elastic assembly configured to provide an elastic force to the second housing when the second housing slides out of the cavity of the first housing so that a second lateral outer surface is kept flush with the first lateral outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongyuan Wang, Lu Liu, Lupeng Bian, Yanyan Yang, Biao Gao, Xiaolin Liu
  • Flexible display module comprising heat dissipation assembly and display device thereof
    Patent number: 11537166
    Abstract: A flexible display module and a display device are provided. The flexible display module includes a flexible display panel; and a heat dissipation assembly. The heat dissipation assembly includes a fan assembly and a first air tube; the first air tube is disposed on at least one side edge of the flexible display panel; and the fan assembly provides an airflow to a surface of the flexible display panel through the first air tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Hubei Yangtze Industrial Innovation Center Of Advanced Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoyin Zhang, Donghua Chen
  • Display apparatus
    Patent number: 11538370
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel having a first area, a second area, and a bending area between the first area and the second area and having a shape extending in a direction crossing an imaginary first straight line connecting the first area and the second area, the bending area being bendable; a support at a rear of the display panel and comprising a first support supporting the first area, a second support supporting the second area, and a connection portion connecting the first support and the second support and having a thickness less than a thickness of the first support or a thickness of the second support; and a magnetic field generation portion configured to generate a magnetic field in a direction from the first support toward the second support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyeonggwaon Kim
  • Display-screen supporting mechanism and electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 11521522
    Abstract: A display-screen supporting mechanism and an electronic apparatus are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a display screen with a first end and a second end arranged oppositely, a housing and a movable assembly; the first end is connected with the housing, the second end is connected with the movable assembly, and the movable assembly may be moved relative to the housing, such that the second end is close to or away from the first end; and the mechanism includes a fixed supporting member configured to be connected with the housing and a movable supporting member configured to be connected with the movable assembly. One of the fixed and movable supporting members is provided with a guide groove, the other is provided with a guide rail, and the fixed and movable supporting members are movably connected by means of the guide groove and the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhenhua Liu
  • Display device
    Patent number: 11514824
    Abstract: A display device includes a table including an upper plate portion and a support portion that supports the upper plate portion; a window member disposed in an upper portion of the upper plate portion; and a display module slidable with respect to the window member, wherein a position of the display module varies from a first position of being accommodated in the upper plate portion to overlap the window member to a second position of protruding from the upper portion of the upper plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hun Lee, Ji Heon Lee
  • Display apparatus
    Patent number: 11513555
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display area and a folding area; a display panel; a digitizer disposed below the display panel; a sagging prevention member disposed in a portion below the display panel overlapping the folding area; and a lower cover disposed below the sagging prevention member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seokchan Lee, Dongwoo Seo, Sojeong La, Dongjin Park, Jaiku Shin, Jihye Shin, Sungchul Choi
  • Hinge device and electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 11507145
    Abstract: A hinge device includes a shaft that is rotatable around the axis, and a torque imparting portion configured to impart a rotational torque to rotation of the shaft. The torque imparting portion includes: a ring having a shaft insertion hole through which the shaft is inserted with rattling, the ring covering a part of an outer circumferential face of the shaft in the axis direction; an elastic member that biases the ring in the axis direction from a position displaced from the axis of the shaft; and an adjuster configured to adjust a force that the elastic member biases the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Fusanobu Nakamura, Atsushi Nagashima