Patents Examined by Mariam Qureshi
  • Patent number: 11812637
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a display element layer disposed on the substrate, where the display element layer includes a light emitting element which emits light; a polarizing film disposed on the display element layer, where the polarizing film includes a first polarizer having a first absorption axis extending to a first direction and a first transmission axis extending to a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; and a first layer disposed on one surface of the polarizing film, where the first layer has a first phase difference. Light emitted from the display element layer has a polarizing axis, and an angle between the polarizing axis and one of the first absorption axis and the first transmission axis is in a range of about 25 degrees to about 65 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Young Lee, Eun Mi Seo, Gil Yeong Park, Min Ju Oh
  • Patent number: 11809048
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel and a display device. The array substrate includes: a base substrate, and a first electrode and a second electrode located in a region defined by intersection of two adjacent data lines, a gate line and a common electrode signal line, where the second electrode is located on a side of the first electrode facing away from the base substrate; the first electrode is in a block shape; the second electrode has a symmetry axis perpendicular to the gate line and passing through the center of the second electrode; the second electrode includes: a frame with an opening in a side; an opening side of the frame faces a first type of signal lines; the first type of signal lines are other signal lines than the data lines and signal lines parallel to the data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyunsic Choi
  • Patent number: 11805676
    Abstract: A package structure, a method for forming a package structure, a display panel and a display device are provided. The package structure includes: a polarizing structure and a first optical adhesive layer; the polarizing structure includes a first viewing aperture corresponding to a camera; the first optical adhesive layer is arranged at a side of the polarizing structure, and at least a part of the first viewing aperture is filled with the first optical adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng Bao, Kang Wang, Xiaodong Hao, Junyue Yuan, Yanxia Xin, Gong Chen
  • Patent number: 11796841
    Abstract: A thermally tunable microresonator device with enhanced thermal confinement for greater efficiency is provided. A thermal confinement structure is electrically connected in series with the heater element used for tuning the microresonator. The heater element is conformed in a circular arc concentric with the microresonator, the thermal confinement structure comprises two or more tiers, and each tier comprises at least one metal trace conformed in a circular arc concentric with the microresonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Jacob Martinez, Anthony L. Lentine
  • Patent number: 11774824
    Abstract: The present invention describes a liquid crystal composite tuneable device for fast polarisation-independent modulation of an incident light beam comprising: (a) two supporting and functional panels, at least one of them coated with a transparent conductive electrode layer and with optionally at least one additional layer selected from an alignment layer, antireflective coating layer, thermochromic or electrochromic layer, photoconductive or photosensitive layer, and (b) a composite structure sandwiched between said two panels and made of a liquid crystal and porous microparticles infiltrated with said liquid crystal. The porous microparticles have an average refractive index approximately equals to one of the liquid crystal principal refractive indices, matching that of the liquid crystal at one orientational state (for example, parallel n?), and exhibiting large mismatch at another orientational state (for example, perpendicular n?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Ibrahim Abdulhalim
  • Patent number: 11774644
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing with a display. A protective display cover layer for the display may have an image transport layer formed from fibers or Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may include light absorbing material. Light absorbing material may be incorporated as an additive into a component of the image transport layer such as the binder layer of a coherent fiber bundle or the cladding of fibers in the image transport layer. The image transport layer may also be formed from fibers with a light absorbing layer formed in addition to a transparent cladding. The image transport layer may be formed from Anderson localization material that has light absorbing material. Fibers for the image transport layer may be extruded with light absorbing portions. A polymer preform having light absorbing material may be drawn to form fibers for the image transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre S. Guillou, Michael J. Brown, Michael B. Wittenberg, Wei Lin, Salman Karbasi, Shubhaditya Majumdar, Ian T. Clark, Nathan K. Gupta, Prabhakar Gulgunje, Chunchia Huang
  • Patent number: 11768323
    Abstract: A polarizer with a high degree of alignment and an image display device including the polarizer. The polarizer is formed of a polarizer-forming composition containing a liquid crystal compound, a first dichroic material, and a second dichroic material, in which the polarizer has an array structure formed of the first dichroic material and an array structure formed of the second dichroic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru Hoshino, Yoshiaki Takada, Yasuhiro Ishiwata, Yuzo Fujiki, Kengo Saito
  • Patent number: 11768396
    Abstract: A human-machine interface module structure includes a circuit module, a retaining seat, and a liquid crystal panel. The circuit module is fixedly connected to a frame. The circuit module includes a first circuit board and a second circuit board that are stacked in parallel. The first circuit board is fixedly connected to an inner side of the frame. The second circuit board is located behind the first circuit board. The first circuit board is electrically connected to the second circuit board. The retaining seat is parallel with and connected to the first circuit board. A front of the retaining seat has an accommodating space. The liquid crystal panel is accommodated in the accommodating space. The liquid crystal panel is electrically connected to the first circuit board through a flat flexible cable. The human-machine interface module structure is small in size and is easy to assemble and durable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: CHYNG HONG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mu-Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 11762245
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept provides a display device including: a first substrate; a gate line; a storage electrode; a data line insulated from the gate line and the storage electrode line and extending along a second direction; a drain electrode disposed on a same layer as the data line to include an contact pad; a first electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode; a second substrate overlapping the first substrate; and a light blocking layer disposed on the second substrate to have an opening exposing the first electrode, wherein an edge of a region of the storage electrode line in the second direction and an edge of the contact pad of the drain electrode in the second direction are disposed on a line extending in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Hee Lee, Dong Hee Shin, Geun Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 11762241
    Abstract: Devices for the regulation of light transmission and in particular switchable windows, including window elements containing a switchable optical cell having a homeotropically aligned liquid crystal layer with a pretilt angle in the range of 77° to 88°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Junge, Rainer Neeff
  • Patent number: 11754891
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes, a first inorganic insulating layer, a first metal layer, a wiring group, a first organic insulating layer formed above the first inorganic insulating layer, the first metal layer and the wiring group, a second inorganic insulating layer formed above the first organic insulating layer and includes an opening portion overlapping the first metal layer, and a first transparent conductive layer formed above the second inorganic insulating layer, overlapping the opening portion and electrically connected to the first metal layer. The first organic insulating layer includes a groove portion which exposes the first inorganic insulating layer between the opening portion and the wiring group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Ishikawa, Masaru Nakakomi
  • Patent number: 11754767
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device includes a display configured to emit first optical radiation in a first wavelength band through a front surface of the display. A planar optical waveguide, which is transparent in the first wavelength band, is overlaid on the display and is configured to guide second optical radiation in a second wavelength band along a direction transverse to the front surface. One or more diffractive structures are formed in the planar optical waveguide so as to couple the guided second optical radiation between the planar optical waveguide and a region in front of or behind the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Yakov G. Soskind, Alexander Shpunt, Graham C. Townsend
  • Patent number: 11747687
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first display portion including a first pixel, a second display portion including a second pixel, a first light shield surrounding the first display portion and the second display portion, a second light shield disposed between the first display portion and the second display portion, a liquid crystal layer disposed in the first display portion and the second display portion, a first sealant overlapping the first light shield and sealing the liquid crystal layer in the first display portion and the second display portion, and a second sealant overlapping the second light shield. The second sealant has at least one opening through which the first display portion and the second display portion communicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro Adachi, Kenji Tanase
  • Patent number: 11747673
    Abstract: A white light emitting device, including a circuit board; a plurality of light sources mounted on the circuit board, each light source of the plurality of light sources configured to emit monochromatic light; a light converter spaced apart from the circuit board, the light converter configured to convert the monochromatic light emitted from the light sources to white light; and a compensator provided between the circuit board and the light converter, the compensator configured to convert the emitted monochromatic light to white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Pil Jeon, Jong-hoi Kim, Kye Hoon Lee, Dae-hee Lee, Byoung-jin Cho, Suk-ju Choi
  • Patent number: 11747531
    Abstract: A display substrate, a fine metal mask set and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display substrate includes a plurality of repeat units. Each of the plurality of repeat units includes one first-color sub-pixel, one second-color sub-pixel pair and one third-color sub-pixel which are arranged in a first direction, the second-color sub-pixel pair includes two second-color sub-pixels arranging in a second direction. Light-emitting layers of adjacent sub-pixels of two different colors in the first direction are connected with each other; light-emitting layers of the third-color sub-pixel and the second-color sub-pixel which are adjacent to each other in the second direction are connected with each other; and a spacing is disposed between the light-emitting layer of the first-color sub-pixel and the light-emitting layer of at least one of the second-color sub-pixel and the third-color sub-pixel which are adjacent to the first-color sub-pixel in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengli Ji, Chang Luo, Jianpeng Wu, Lujiang Huangfu
  • Patent number: 11740526
    Abstract: A display device includes a thin film transistor on a base substrate and a signal wiring electrically connected to the thin film transistor. The signal wiring includes a main conductive layer including copper, and a capping layer including titanium the capping layer overlapping a portion of an upper surface of the main conductive layer. The signal wiring has a taper angle in a range of about 70° to about 90°. A thickness of the capping layer is in a range of about 100 ? to about 300 ?, and a thickness of the main conductive layer is in a range of about 1,000 ? to about 20,000 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seon-Il Kim, Sung Won Cho, Sang Gab Kim, Su Bin Bae, Yu-Gwang Jeong, Dae Won Choi
  • Patent number: 11733567
    Abstract: A light modulation device is disclosed herein. The light modulation device can properly maintain a cell gap by controlling the shape and arrangement of spacers and the like, and is applicable for various applications by effectively controlling omnidirectional light leakage in a black mode, while having excellent optical properties, including transmittance-variable characteristics and haze characteristics, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventors: Min Jun Gim, Jung Sun You, Cheol Ock Song, Dong Hyun Oh, Nam Gyu Kim, Jin Hong Kim, Jung Woon Kim
  • Patent number: 11733558
    Abstract: A curved optic structure includes an optic film, a polarizer and a liquid crystal compensation film. The optic film includes a light incident side and a light exit side. The optic film has a curved surface on the light exit side. The polarizer is conformally attached on the curved surface. The liquid crystal compensation film is disposed at the light exit side of the optic film. The polarizer is located between the optic film and the liquid crystal compensation film. The liquid crystal compensation film includes a liquid crystal layer and a power supply. The liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of liquid crystals inside. The power supply is connected to a first side surface and an opposite second side surface of the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: Interface Technology (ChengDu) Co., Ltd., Interface Optoelectronics (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Interface Optoelectronix (Wuxi) Co., Ltd., General Interface Solution Limited
    Inventors: Po Lun Chen, Yun Pei Chen, Che Wen Chiang, I Chen Liu
  • Patent number: 11726252
    Abstract: A self-lit display panel includes a photonic integrated circuit payer including an array of waveguides and an array of out-couplers for out-coupling portions of the illuminating light through pixels of the panel. The self-lit display panel may include a transparent electronic circuitry layer backlit by the photonic integrated circuit layer; the two layers may be on a same substrate or on opposed substrates defining a cell filled with an electro-active material. The configuration allows for chief ray engineering, zonal illuminating, and separate illumination with red, green, and blue illuminating light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Zhujun Shi, Keith Patterson, Maxwell Parsons, Giuseppe Calafiore, Yongdan Hu, Zhimin Shi
  • Patent number: 11719866
    Abstract: Diffractive optical element includes two resin layers stacked on first substrate. One of the two resin layers is cured article of first resin containing thiol group and sulfide group, the cured article having diffraction grating shape. The other is cured article of second resin, the cured article having diffraction grating shape. When measurement is performed by laser Raman spectroscopy, ?<?, where ? is the ratio of the intensity of peak corresponding to the sulfide group to the intensity of peak corresponding to the thiol group in first region containing no interface between the cured articles of the first and second resins, and ? is the ratio of the intensity of peak corresponding to the sulfide group to the intensity of peak corresponding to the thiol group in second region containing the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mamo Matsumoto