Patents Examined by Mariceli Santiago
  • Patent number: 11774067
    Abstract: A condenser lens includes an exit surface divided into a plurality of light controlling surfaces. The exit surface includes a first exit region and a second exit region. The first exit region includes a plurality of first light controlling surfaces arrayed in a predetermined direction. The second exit region is located side by side with the first exit region and includes a plurality of second light controlling surfaces arrayed in the predetermined direction. A border between adjacent first light controlling surfaces and a border between adjacent second light controlling surfaces are out of alignment in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenta Mukojima
  • Patent number: 11774810
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate including scanning lines extending in a first direction and being arranged in a second direction, video signal lines extending in the second direction and being arranged in the first direction, pixel electrodes arranged in regions surrounded by the scanning lines and the video signal lines, and common electrodes formed with an insulating film arranged between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes; a counter substrate opposed to the TFT substrate; and a liquid crystal. The first common electrode extends between the first and second scanning lines in the first direction, and the second common electrode extends between the second and third scanning lines in the first direction. The first and second common electrodes are electrically connected by a bridge. The bridge covers the first video signal line without covering the second video signal line, when seen in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Motoharu Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11774086
    Abstract: A simple light-blocking and air-exhausting device includes a ventilation plate and a light-blocking plate arranged oppositely and spaced apart from each other. The ventilation plate is provided with an air vent formed by die-cutting the ventilation plate, and vertical projection of the light-blocking plate on the ventilation plate overlaps the air vent. The vertical projection of the light-blocking plate on the ventilation plate overlaps the air vents on the ventilation plate, so that the light-blocking plate can prevent light from leaking out of the air vents, while air flow can flow out from a gap between the light-blocking plate and the ventilation plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU HAOYANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Patent number: 11774642
    Abstract: A lenticular display may be formed with convex curvature. The lenticular display may have a lenticular lens film with lenticular lenses that extend across the length of the display. The lenticular lenses may be configured to enable stereoscopic viewing of the display. To enable more curvature in the display while ensuring satisfactory stereoscopic display performance, the display may have stereoscopic zones and non-stereoscopic zones. A central stereoscopic zone may be interposed between first and second non-stereoscopic zones. The non-stereoscopic zones may have more curvature than the stereoscopic zone. To prevent crosstalk within the lenticular display, a louver film may be incorporated into the display. The louver film may have a plurality of transparent portions separated by opaque walls. The opaque walls may control the emission angle of light from the display, reducing crosstalk. The louver film may be interposed between the lenticular lens film and the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: ByoungSuk Kim, Yi Huang, Jun Qi, Victor H. Yin, Seung Wook Kim, Nicolas V. Scapel, Yi-Pai Huang
  • Patent number: 11768325
    Abstract: Display device is provided and includes display panel; and illumination device provided on rear surface side of display panel, wherein illumination device includes light sources, and light guiding member arranged at rear surface side of display panel, light guiding member has holes which penetrates the light guiding member, light sources are housed in corresponding hole, rear surface of light guiding member has first inclined surface inclined upwardly from light source housed in one of holes, front surface side of light guiding member has second inclined surface inclined upwardly from light source housed in one of the holes, and angle of first inclined surface to center line of one of holes is greater than angle of second inclined surface to center line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Hiramoto, Masafumi Okada, Hiroshi Nakamoto, Ken Kagabu, Ken Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11764329
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes plural light emitting elements arranged on a substrate in lines and individually emit light each other. The light emitting device includes a single continuous n-type semiconductor layer on the substrate shared by the plural light emitting elements, a single continuous light emitting layer on the n-type semiconductor layer shared by the plural light emitting elements, a single continuous p-type semiconductor layer on the light emitting layer shared by the plural light emitting elements, a single continuous contact electrode film on the p-type semiconductor layer shared by the plural light emitting elements, and plural p-side bonding electrodes on the contact electrode film respectively used for the plural light emitting elements. The contact electrode film and the p-type semiconductor layer are configured so as to control current diffusion in in-plane directions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koichi Goshonoo
  • Patent number: 11725802
    Abstract: A device including a phosphor layer having a plurality of holes or pockets arranged within the phosphor layer to reduce lateral light transmission. The phosphor layer can be sized and positioned to extend over a plurality of LED emitter pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Kentaro Shimizu, Venkata Ananth Tamma, Hisashi Masui
  • Patent number: 11713865
    Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated projection and illumination device. The integrated projection and illumination device includes a lamp housing, a mounting assembly, an illumination assembly and a projection assembly; and the mounting assembly includes a mounting disc, a mounting ring and clamping blocks, elastic members being arranged between the clamping blocks and the mounting ring, the mounting disc being provided with top surface connectors and an outer limiting edge, the outer limiting edge being capable of being clamped on the clamping blocks protruding out of the inner wall of the mounting ring, the mounting disc being further provided with pressing blocks, and the pressing blocks rotating along with the mounting disc and being capable of making contact with the clamping blocks and pressing the clamping blocks into the mounting ring during rotation. The present disclosure can be used for illumination and projection, and further features convenient dismounting and mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG TAI-G PHOTOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hang Shen, Youwen Zhang, Jinhua Wang, Huabin Liu
  • Patent number: 11692688
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes at least one light source, a light guide member having a demarcating groove configured to demarcate at least one light emitting region, and at least one light source arrangement part located in each of the at least one light emitting region and accommodating a light source, a first light-reflecting member disposed in the demarcating groove, and a wavelength converting member covering an upper surface of the light guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toru Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11696469
    Abstract: An electronic device that includes a display module having an active area that includes at least one pixel and a module hole and a non-active area adjacent to the active area that does not include a pixel. A window is disposed on the display module. A functional layer is disposed between the display module and the window. The functional layer includes a first opening defined therethrough that overlaps with the module hole. A light blocking layer is disposed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the functional layer and is positioned adjacent to the first opening. An electronic module is disposed in an opening formed by at least one of the module hole and the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ri-Na You, Sungchul Kim
  • Patent number: 11675249
    Abstract: A softbox for use with a light source has structures to collapse the softbox. These structures include a ring-support assembly. The ring support assembly includes a support ring and a light ring, both of which couple to frame arm assembly. The frame arm assembly supports the material of the softbox. When the support ring and light ring are separated, the frame collapses. The structures of the light box may be entirely disposed outside of the direct path of the light source to the target, facilitating, in part, the softbox being integrated with other light manipulating devices proximal to the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: MGMD BrainPower LLC
    Inventor: Spencer Boerup
  • Patent number: 11668445
    Abstract: A vehicle light includes a lighting unit with multiple light-emitting elements (LEEs), one or more couplers, a light guide and an extractor. The lighting unit has a curved elongate extension. Each of the couplers has an input aperture coupled with one or more of the LEEs and an exit aperture coupled with a first edge of the light guide and is configured to couple light from the LEEs into the light guide. The light guide is configured to propagate light via total internal reflection to a second edge of the light guide. The extractor has an input aperture coupled with the second edge of the light guide and an exit aperture configured to emit light into an ambient environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Quarkstar LLC
    Inventors: Hans Peter Stormberg, Victor E. Isbrucker, Ferdinand Schinagl
  • Patent number: 11668868
    Abstract: A stepped light guide illumination system employing a planar sheet of an optically transmissive material having a stepped light guiding structure including one or more parallel arrays of channels. Light is input into the stepped light guiding structure using a number of side-emitting LED sources located within the channels and coupled to the stepped light guiding structure at multiple locations. The LED sources are mounted to a printed circuit board extending along one or more channels and having a width which is greater than a width of the respective channel. Light is extracted from the stepped light guiding structure using a two-dimensional pattern of light extraction features formed in a surface of the planar sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: S.V.V. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Sergiy Vasylyev
  • Patent number: 11672142
    Abstract: A display device includes an organic light emitting device in a display area on a substrate; a thin film transistor being connected with the organic light emitting device, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode; a protecting portion surrounding at least a portion of a camera area on the substrate, the protecting portion formed of a same material as a material of the source electrode or the drain electrode; and a hole in the camera area, the hole provided inside the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SangHyun Lim, MinJi Kang, SeHwan Na
  • Patent number: 11662615
    Abstract: A novel foldable display device or an electronic device using the same, e.g., a portable information processor or a portable communication information device, is provided. A foldable display device of which a display panel can be folded n times (n?1, and n is a natural number) at a curvature radius of greater than or equal to 1 mm and less than or equal to 100 mm is obtained. The display device can be miniaturized by being foldable. In addition, in the state where the flexible display panel is opened, display which is unbroken and continuous over a plurality of housings is possible. The plurality of housings can store a circuit, an electronic component, a battery and the like inside as appropriate, and the thickness of each housing can be small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiharu Hirakata
  • Patent number: 11665925
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate including a plurality of pixel areas provided in a display portion, a second substrate coupled to the first substrate, and a routing portion disposed on an outer surface of the first substrate and an outer surface of the second substrate. The first substrate includes a passivation layer disposed on the display portion, a barrier pattern portion implemented in the passivation layer on an edge portion of the display portion, the barrier pattern portion including a barrier metal pattern, and a light emitting device layer including a light emitting device disposed on the barrier pattern portion and the plurality of pixel areas, and the light emitting device is isolated by the barrier pattern portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Il Kim, JungHo Bang, EunYoung Park
  • Patent number: 11655952
    Abstract: A vehicle grille includes: a grille panel; a lens panel disposed at a rear side of the grille panel, formed in a same shape as some or entire area of the grille panel, and, when a light is incident, configured to allow some of the light to propagate in the lens panel and emit some of the light to an outside of the lens panel; and a housing disposed on a rear surface of the lens panel, formed in a same shape as the lens panel, and including a coupling provision hole configured to allow a front surface of the lens panel to be coupled to a rear surface of the grille panel at a rear side of the lens panel, wherein the rear surface of the lens panel and a front surface of the housing are coupled at the front side of the lens panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Jung Wook Lim, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Sik Han, Dong Hyun Go, Jung Hee Seo, Kyeong Jin Ahn
  • Patent number: 11655975
    Abstract: The present invention is a lamp apparatus that includes a reservoir for flammable liquids and a wick that can be incorporated with a post and within the cap of a post, such as a deck or fence post. The apparatus can include an external housing that attaches to a post and contains and conceals the internal components of the lamp apparatus within the external housing. This external housing can resemble and function as the cap of a post. The apparatus may allow for a user to remove a snuffing cap from the top of the external housing and ignite the lamp's wick, which then allows the post to function as a torch. The apparatus may also allow for a user to place the snuffing cap back on the top of the external housing to extinguish the flame and discreetly conceal that a lamp is contained within the cap of the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventors: Eric A. Sohn, Kristine K. Sohn
  • Patent number: 11647648
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a hinge that allows the device to be flexed about a bend axis. A display may span the bend axis. To facilitate bending about the bend axis without damage, the display may include a display cover layer with a flexible portion. The flexible portion of the display cover layer may be interposed between first and second rigid portions of the display cover layer. The display cover layer may also include a layer with self-healing properties. The layer of self-healing material may be formed across the entire display cover layer or may be formed only in the flexible region of the display cover layer. The display cover layer may include a layer of elastomer in the flexible region of the display cover layer for increased flexibility. Self-healing may be initiated or expedited by externally applied heat, light, electric current, or other type of external stimulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hoon Sik Kim, Terry C. Lam, Chang-Chia Huang, Paul S. Drzaic, Yasmin F. Afsar, Young Cheol Yang, Leiming Wang
  • Patent number: 11635653
    Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal display device, a polarizer, and a protective film that enable suppression of the occurrence of rainbow unevenness to improve visibility in a liquid crystal display device including a backlight light source comprising white-light-emitting diode having an emission spectrum that has one or more peak tops in each of the blue region (400 nm or more and less than 495 nm), the green region (495 nm or more and less than 600 nm), and the red region (600 nm or more and 780 nm or less). The protective film contains a polyethylene terephthalate-based resin film that has a retardation of 3000 to 30000 nm, wherein the CTF value of periodic unevenness of the x value of chromaticity at an observation angle of 55 degrees is 1.2 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahisa Abe, Toshiki Inoue, Kouichi Murata