Patents Examined by Lisa Lea-Edmonds
  • Flexible display device
    Patent number: 11423810
    Abstract: A flexible display device is provided. The flexible display device includes a display body, a scroll box disposed on a side of the display body, and a flexible display screen, wherein an end of the flexible screen is connected to the scroll box, and a middle portion of the flexible screen is fixed on the display body. The flexible display screen is configured to be rolled up around the scroll box and be unrolled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ruiting He, Xiaokang Li
  • Display device
    Patent number: 11423811
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device. The display device may include a flexible display panel configured to display an image, a panel roller, an outer circumferential surface of which is wound by the flexible display panel and in which a timing controller board is installed, and a pair of elastic assemblies respectively disposed at both ends of the panel roller to provide elastic force to the panel roller in a direction in which the flexible display panel is wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Wuram Choi
  • Display device
    Patent number: 11416035
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device. The display device may include a display panel, a supporting portion, a hinge part, a joint part, and a magnet unit. The supporting portion is disposed below the display panel and includes a plurality of supporting bars which are arranged in a first direction and are extended in a second direction crossing the first direction. The hinge part is disposed below the supporting portion and is overlapped with the supporting bars to define a folding axis extending in the second direction. The joint part is disposed between the hinge part and the supporting bars. The joint part including a plurality of joints, which are arranged in the first direction, are extended in the second direction, and are coupled to rotate with respect to each other. The magnet unit is disposed between the hinge part and the joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jungil Lee
  • Foldable display device
    Patent number: 11409333
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a foldable display device comprising a flexible display panel, a foldable mechanism, a support, and a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism includes two base plates and a fixing part. The flexible display panel is located on the two base plates. The flexible display panel when in an unfolded state is located on the fixing part. When the flexible display panel is in a folded state, a portion of the flexible display panel enters into a cavity of the fixing part through an opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zikang Feng
  • Device with opening and closing performance
    Patent number: 11409334
    Abstract: A device includes a first body, a second body, and a rotating shaft connection mechanism configured to connect the first body and the second body. The rotating shaft connection mechanism includes N rotating shaft components, a connection component, and N movable linear components corresponding to the N rotating shaft components. An ith linear component is wound around a rotating shaft of a corresponding ith rotating shaft component. A segment of extending linear component and a segment of extending linear component separately pass through the connection component. When the second body rotates relative to the first body, the segment of linear component and the segment of linear component have different rotation radii.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo Kato, Yaming Jiang, Lei Bai, Guanjun Zhang
  • Display apparatus
    Patent number: 11403973
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display module, a support configured to rotate and support the display module, and a mounting device configured to mount a mobile device on the display module. The mobile device is configured to be paired with the display module. The mounting device includes a mounting portion including a mounting groove having a shape corresponding to a frame forming borders of the display module. The mounting portion is coupled to the frame when the frame is inserted into the mounting groove, and an accommodating portion is positioned below the mounting portion, and accommodates the mobile device such that the mobile device is mounted on the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunyong Choi, Jisu Kim, Hunsung Kim, Boum-Sik Kim, Seungjae Kim, Chul-Yong Cho, Tae-Hun Kim
  • Display device
    Patent number: 11403974
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel configured to be wound around or unwound from a roller installed in a housing, wherein the housing is configured to provide a receiving space for the display panel, a module cover coupled to a rear of the display panel, wherein the module cover is configured to be wound around or unwound from the roller with the display panel, an extension sheet extending from a lower side of the display panel, wherein the extension sheet is configured to be wound from the roller, and at least one shock-absorbing member positioned next to a lower end of the module cover, wherein the at least one shock-absorbing member is disposed at a rear surface of the extension sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hoyoung Kim, Haesuk Choi, Kyeongdong Kim, Byunghee Kim
  • Hybrid coverlay/window structure for flexible display applications
    Patent number: 11402868
    Abstract: Protective cover layers for electronic devices are described. In an embodiment, an electronic device includes a display panel and a protective cover layer over the display panel. The protective cover layer includes a transparent support substrate and a hardcoat layer covering an exterior facing surface of the transparent support substrate. The display panel may be a flexible display panel and the protective cover layer may flex with the flexible display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hoon Sik Kim, Chang-Chia Huang, Christopher D. Jones, Masato Kuwabara, Nikhil D. Kalyankar, Terry C. Shyu, Yasmin F. Afsar, Paul S. Drzaic
  • Hinge structure and electronic device including the same
    Patent number: 11385687
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge structure configured to connect the first housing and the second housing, and a foldable display module. The hinge structure includes a rotating shaft, a first idle gear, a second idle gear, a first gear, a second gear, a first pressing member configured to move the first gear toward the second gear, and a first interconnecting structure formed between the first gear and the second gear to enable the first gear to engage with the second gear, the first interconnecting structure being formed between the first gear and the second gear such that, as first pressing member moves the first gear toward the second gear, the first gear and the second gear receive with rotational forces in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongkeun Kim, Hyungsoo Kim
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 11379013
    Abstract: An electronic device including a flexible display having a first region and a second region; a first frame supporting the first region and rotatable about a first axis; a second frame supporting the second region and rotatable about a second axis different than the first axis; and a hinge module connecting the first frame and the second frame and including a gear mechanism so the first frame rotatable about the first axis and the second frame rotatable about the second axis rotate in conjunction and synchronization with each other when the electronic device is folded and unfolded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngdo Cha, EuJin Kim, Jungyun Lee, Junhong Kang
  • Rollable display device
    Patent number: 11373560
    Abstract: A rollable display device including a rollable display module is provided. The rollable display module includes a hard film group and a flexible film group that are stacked, the hard film group has a greater overall Young's modulus than the flexible film group, and the rollable display device has a rolled state and an unrolled state; the hard film group includes a first surface facing away from the flexible film group in the unrolled state; the rollable display module is rolled towards the first surface in the rolled state; a minimum thickness of the flexible film group is D1, a thickness of the hard film group is D2, and D1/(D1+D2)>?n/M, where n is a positive number that represents a preset number of rolling turns of the rollable display module, and M represents a failure strain of the flexible film group under a shearing stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qijun Yao, Qing Zhang
  • Display apparatus
    Patent number: 11372454
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a flexible display panel including a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area disposed between the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area, and a support structure that supports the flexible display panel. The support structure includes a first support portion, a second support portion, a hinge shaft portion disposed between the first support portion and the second support portion and having a semi-cylindrical shape, a first hinge portion, a second hinge portion, a first sliding portion slidable with respect to the first support portion and the hinge shaft portion, and a second sliding portion slidable with respect to the second support portion and the hinge shaft portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ji Heon Lee
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 11366495
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a rotating shaft connected with the first body and the second body, at least one driving member, a third body and a flexible display. The first body and the second body rotate relatively to be folded or unfolded via the rotating shaft. The driving member is movably pivoted to the rotating shaft. The third body is movably disposed at the second body, the third body is located on a moving path of the driving member, and the third body and the driving member rotate relative to the first body to be folded or unfolded along with the second body. The flexible display is disposed at the first body and the third body, and the driving member drives the third body to move close to or away from the first body in a rotating folding or unfolding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yen-Chou Chueh, Hui-Ping Sun, Wei-Chih Wang
  • Display module and foldable display device including the same
    Patent number: 11366494
    Abstract: A display module provides a panel part, a first supporting member, a second supporting member, a receiving guide member and a shielding member. The panel part includes a pixel array to display an image. The first supporting member is disposed under the panel part. The second supporting member is disposed under the panel part and adjacent to the first supporting member along a first direction. The receiving guide member is combined with the second supporting member. The shielding member covers a boundary area between the first supporting member and the second supporting member, and is combined with the first supporting member, and is allowed to slide on the second supporting member and is partially disposed in a receiving space between the receiving guide member and the second supporting member, and is flexible to be bendable or foldable in response to deformation of the panel part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Kwon Soh, In Soo Park, Jin Yong Sim
  • Flexible display device and control method thereof
    Patent number: 11366496
    Abstract: A flexible display device and a control method thereof are provided. In an embodiment, the flexible display device includes a display panel, and the display panel includes a first flexible region. In an embodiment, the he flexible display device further includes supporting structures, and a first supporting plate for supporting the supporting structures. In an embodiment, the he supporting structures can support the first flexible region according to the usage states of the first flexible region, such that the first flexible region can be effectively supported at different usage states, which improves the user experience and the service life of the first flexible region, thereby ensuring the performance stability of the flexible display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hebing Feng, Shaorong Yu
  • Hinge assemblies with composite neck shafts
    Patent number: 11360523
    Abstract: In one example, a hinge assembly is disclosed, which may include a first bracket, a second bracket, and a shaft to pivotally connect the first bracket and the second bracket. The shaft may have a composite neck portion. The composite neck portion may include a metal portion and a non-metallic washer fixedly attached to the metal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Wei-Chung Chen, Kuan-Ting Wu
  • Hinge structure and electronic device including the same
    Patent number: 11353935
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge structure configured to connect the first housing and the second housing, and a foldable display module. The hinge structure includes a rotating shaft, a first idle gear, a second idle gear, a first gear, a second gear, a first pressing member configured to move the first gear toward the second gear, and a first interconnecting structure formed between the first gear and the second gear to enable the first gear to engage with the second gear, the first interconnecting structure being formed between the first gear and the second gear such that, as first pressing member moves the first gear toward the second gear, the first gear and the second gear receive with rotational forces in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongkeun Kim, Hyungsoo Kim
  • Hinges with magnets
    Patent number: 11353930
    Abstract: Examples herein relate to a hinge. In some examples, a hinge can include a first bracket connected to a shaft, a second bracket connected to the first bracket, a member connected to the shaft and magnetically attracted to a magnet at a first position, where the member translates relative to the magnet to a second position as the shaft rotates about an axis of the shaft, and the magnet to generate a magnetic attraction force between the member and the magnet, where the magnetic attraction force is higher at the second position than the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Wei-Chung Chen, Kuan-Ting Wu, Kun-Hung Lin
  • Display device
    Patent number: 11348488
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a folding area, and a metal plate disposed below the display panel. The metal plate includes a first plate and a second plate which are spaced apart from and face each other, at least one spacer disposed between the first plate and the second plate, and a space between the first plate and the second plate, the space excluding the at least one spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min Sok Jang
  • Cable routing in a portable information handling system
    Patent number: 11347276
    Abstract: A portable information handing system. The portable information handling system includes a base chassis, the base chassis comprising a motherboard, the motherboard comprising a processor and a bus coupled to the processor, the base chassis portion comprising a cable routing bracket; a display chassis, the display chassis being rotationally-coupled to the base chassis via a hinge, the hinge having a corresponding hinge axis, the display chassis comprising a display chassis component; and, a flexible printed circuit cable, the flexible printed circuit cable being coupled to the motherboard and the display chassis component, the flexible printed circuit cable being routed from the motherboard to the display chassis component via the cable routing bracket, the cable routing bracket causing the flexible printed circuit cable to pivot about the hinge axis of the hinge when the display chassis portion is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Schwager, Yu-Feng Huang, Kai-Yuan Cheng, Nicholas G. DiLoreto