Patents Examined by Mark Edwards
  • Patent number: 12075671
    Abstract: There is provided a display device. The display device includes a first data line on a first interlayer insulating layer over a substrate, a first power line and a second power line on a second interlayer insulating layer, the second interlayer insulating layer covering the first data line, and a plurality of pixels. A first pixel among the plurality of pixels includes a display element including a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode, and an intermediate layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode, the second power line being connected to the opposite electrode, and a driving thin film transistor between the substrate and the display element and including a driving semiconductor layer, a driving gate electrode, a driving source electrode, and a driving drain electrode, the first interlayer insulating layer covering the driving gate electrode, and the first power line being connected to the driving source electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kangmoon Jo, Dongwoo Kim, Sungjae Moon, Junhyun Park, Ansu Lee
  • Patent number: 12073051
    Abstract: A touch sensor panel comprises a plurality of touch electrodes in a two-dimensional array, the plurality of touch electrodes including first and second touch electrodes disposed along a first axis. The first and second touch electrodes can each include one or more first protrusions along a first side and one or more second protrusions along a second side, opposite the first side. The one or more first protrusions along the first side can be offset along a second axis, orthogonal to the first axis, from the one or more second protrusions along the second side. The first and second touch electrodes can tessellate such that the one or more first protrusions along the first side of the first touch electrode interlock with the one or more second protrusions along the second side of the second touch electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Emmanuelle J. Merced-Grafals, Matthew D. Hollands
  • Patent number: 12067209
    Abstract: A light emitting user input device can include a touch sensitive portion configured to accept user input (e.g., from a user's thumb) and a light emitting portion configured to output a light pattern. The light pattern can be used to assist the user in interacting with the user input device. Examples include emulating a multi-degree-of-freedom controller, indicating scrolling or swiping actions, indicating presence of objects nearby the device, indicating receipt of notifications, assisting pairing the user input device with another device, or assisting calibrating the user input device. The light emitting user input device can be used to provide user input to a wearable device, such as, e.g., a head mounted display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Powderly, Savannah Niles, Christopher David Nesladek, Isioma Osagbemwenorue Azu, Marshal Ainsworth Fontaine, Haney Awad, William Wheeler, Brian David Schwab, Brian Edward Oliver Bucknor
  • Patent number: 12069922
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device. The display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a substrate including an active area including a plurality of sub-pixels and a non-active area surrounding the active area; a plurality of transistors disposed in the plurality of sub-pixels, respectively; a plurality of first power supply lines connected to the plurality of sub-pixels; and a plurality of second power supply lines disposed to intersect the plurality of first power supply lines and made of the same material as gate electrodes of the plurality of transistors. Therefore, it is possible to improve the luminance of the display device and suppress the occurrence of mura.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JeHyung Park, Sangjin Kim
  • Patent number: 12062430
    Abstract: A surgery visualization theatre comprising: an augmented/extended reality (AXR) headset; a digital viewport mounted on a cobotic arm; a monitor mounted on a monitor cobotic arm; a camera subsystem mounted on a camera cobotic arm; and a frame with cobotic arms featuring intelligence and command and control for the system and visualization methodologies, where the digital viewport cobotic arm, the monitor cobotic arm, and the camera cobotic arm are mounted on the frame and the AXR headset is connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: RAYTRX, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Riggs, Michael Hayes Freeman, Mitchael C. Freeman, Jordan Boss, Brian Santee, Montgomery H. F. Freeman, Thomas A. Finley, Linda Lam, Victoria M. McArtor, Steven Yeager, David Kessler, Ian Oswald
  • Patent number: 12062333
    Abstract: A pixel includes a first transistor connected between a first power line and a first node, and including a gate electrode connected to a second node, a second transistor connected between a data line and the second node, and including a gate electrode connected to a scan line, a third transistor connected between a first sensing line and the first node, and including a gate electrode connected to a first control line, a fourth transistor connected between a second sensing line and a third node, and including gate electrode connected to a second control line, a first sub light emitting unit including light emitting elements connected in parallel in a forward direction between the first node and the third node, and a second sub light emitting unit including light emitting elements connected in parallel in the forward direction between the third node and a second power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eui Myeong Cho, Ho Cheol Kang, Jae Hyun Koh, Seok Young Yoon
  • Patent number: 12049919
    Abstract: A foldable device includes a flexible display including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion; and a body including a first support portion which supports the first portion of the flexible display, a second support portion which supports the second portion of the flexible display, and a third support portion which supports the third portion of the flexible display. The third support portion includes a first rotation axis which connects the first support portion to the third support portion, and a second rotation axis which connects the second support portion to the third support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-dong Bae, Ho-seong Seo, Wataru Kaihotsu, Toshikazu Takayanagi, Jin-hyoung Park
  • Patent number: 12051363
    Abstract: A display that contains a sparse array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), system, and method of fabrication are disclosed. The display includes a panel having at least one tile configured to display information. The panel is disposed within or on a transparent material. Each tile includes an array of LEDs, which have a uniform distance therebetween such that light from the array is viewable on opposing sides of the panel while providing visibility through the panel. A darkening layer on at least one side of the panel provides selectable darkening to block the light from exiting the at least one side of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventor: Brendan Jude Moran
  • Patent number: 12041814
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a base substrate which includes a display region and a frame region surrounding the display region; at least one circle of blocking dam arranged around the display region in the frame region; and a touch metal layer located on the side, away from the base substrate, of the layer where the blocking dam is located; the touch metal layer includes a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of touch signal lines electrically connected to the plurality of touch electrodes, wherein the plurality of touch electrodes are at least partially located in the display region, and the plurality of touch signal lines are located in the frame region; the plurality of touch signal lines include: a plurality of first wirings and a plurality of second wirings arranged in parallel in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Erjin Zhao, Zhiliang Jiang, Lingran Wang, Jun Yan
  • Patent number: 12029942
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a computer program product for use in performing, monitoring, and evaluating the performance of therapeutic exercises. The apparatus includes a human-device interface and a motion sensor. In response to movement of the human-device interface, a controller receives motion data from the motion sensor, and transmits the motion data to a computing device. Based on the motion data, the computing device displays a graphical element that depicts the movement. The computing device compares the movement to a target motion, and if the movement matches the target motion, displays a graphical element indicating an exercise is being performed properly. If the movement does not match the target motion, the computing device indicates the exercise is not being performed properly and displays another graphical element indicating how to correct the motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Band Connect Inc.
    Inventors: Abigail McInturf, Rohit Nayak
  • Patent number: 12032778
    Abstract: A touch display device and a display panel uniformly distributing capacitances between the touch lines and the touch electrodes are provided. The device includes a display panel in which a plurality of X-touch electrodes are electrically connected to form a X-touch electrode line and a plurality of X-touch electrode lines arranged in parallel to receive a plurality of touch driving signals, and a plurality of Y-touch electrode lines to transmit a plurality of touch sensing signals, and a touch driving circuit. A plurality of X-touch lines transmit the touch driving signals connect together the plurality of X-touch electrodes constituting a same X-touch electrode line through a plurality of contact holes. Distances between at least one Y-touch electrode line and the plurality of contact holes through which the plurality of X-touch lines are electrically connected to the X-touch electrodes adjacent to the at least one Y-touch electrode line are uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wooram Oh, Youngchul Kwon
  • Patent number: 12027126
    Abstract: A display element includes a light-emitting unit of a current drive type, and a drive unit that drives the light-emitting unit, in which the drive unit includes a capacitance unit, a drive transistor that causes a current corresponding to a voltage held by the capacitance unit to flow through the light-emitting unit, and a write transistor that writes a signal voltage to the capacitance unit, the drive transistor and the write transistor are formed in a state of being separated by an element isolation region, on a semiconductor substrate, and a capacitance generated in a portion where the drive transistor and the write transistor face each other through the element isolation region functions as at least a part of the capacitance unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Kei Kimura
  • Patent number: 12027120
    Abstract: Circuits, systems, methods, and devices are provided for isolating the first ground domain from the second ground domain while transmitting and receiving data between the two ground domains. The proposed high-voltage ground-isolating level shifter may be formed by AC coupling capacitors and a memory cell. The circuit under the high voltage ground domain may be located in an engineered high-voltage isolation well with a relatively large breakdown voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jaeyoung Kang, Baris Cagdaser, Yaser Azizi
  • Patent number: 11992373
    Abstract: A surgical system includes an AR headset and a AR headset controller. The AR headset is configured to be worn by a user during a surgical procedure and has a see-through display screen configured to display an AR image and to allow at least a portion of a real-world scene to pass therethrough for viewing by the user. The AR headset also includes an opacity filter positioned between at least one of the user's eyes and the real-world scene when the see-through display screen is viewed by the user. The opacity filter provides opaqueness to light from the real-world scene. The AR headset controller communicates with a navigation controller to receive navigation information from the navigation controller which provides guidance to the user during the surgical procedure on an anatomical structure, and generates the AR image based on the navigation information for display on the see-through display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc
    Inventors: Thomas Calloway, Weston Healy, Isaac Dulin, Dale Earle, Keiichi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11989476
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remotely monitoring display assemblies are provided. Each of the electronic display assemblies includes sensors in electronic communication with a controller, which is in electronic communication with a network communication device. At a monitoring center, different customer identifiers are associated with different portions of data, a particular customer identifier is received from a customer device, the portions of the data associated with the particular customer identifier are identified for transmission to the customer device, and one or more user displays are generated with the identified data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: Elliot Newnham, Brock Bearchell, William Dunn
  • Patent number: 11989371
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, an input sensor having a plurality of first sensing electrodes and a plurality of second sensing electrodes, and a readout circuit that includes a noise filter electrically connected to the plurality of first sensing electrodes and the plurality of second sensing electrodes to remove noise of a receiving signal received from the plurality of first sensing electrodes and the plurality of second sensing electrodes. The readout circuit determines which of the first sensing electrodes are influenced by a touch based on the receiving signal as influenced electrodes, during a first sensing mode. The readout circuit adjusts a passband of the noise filter based on the number of influenced electrode and transmits a transmitting signal to the influenced electrodes, during a second sensing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sanghyun Heo, Jiwoong Kim, Hyunggun Ma, Kyungtea Park, Seongan Park, Seongjoo Lee, Taehun Lee
  • Patent number: 11983332
    Abstract: An information handling system keyboard has plural key caps coupled to a frame with a vertical travel having a raised position defined by engagement between a stop of the frame and a key cap extension from the key cap. A fluid reservoir coupled to the key cap at the key cap extension dampens contact between the extension and stop to reduce sound generated from the keyboard at release of the keyboard key. The fluid reservoir is, for instance, an acoustic grease enclosed in membrane and integrated in the keyboard key at the extension where it aligns with the stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Peng Lip Goh, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Patent number: 11977708
    Abstract: Disclosed a sensing apparatus having a frame element and a displaceable element mounted relative to the frame element. The sensing apparatus comprises a plurality of displacement sensor elements each configured to provide a displacement sensor output signal indicative of a displacement between the frame element and the displaceable element, wherein the plurality of displacement sensor elements are arranged at different spatial locations relative to the displaceable element and configured to provide a displacement sensor output signal indicative of a displacement between the frame element and the displaceable element at the respective spatial location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TouchNetix Limited
    Inventor: Robert Money
  • Patent number: 11972672
    Abstract: Display assemblies providing alerts, along with related systems and methods, are provided. A side assembly with an electronic display is movably attached to a structural subassembly. A latching device selectively secures the side assembly to the structural subassembly. Where a controller receives data from a sensor indicating that the latching device is latched, the controller causes the side assembly to provide normal operations, including displaying normal programming images at the electronic display. Where the controller receives data received from the sensor indicating that the latching device is unlatched, the controller causes the side assembly to interrupt the normal operations and display an unlatched alert image at the electronic display indicating that the side assembly is unlatched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventor: William Dunn
  • Patent number: 11972065
    Abstract: An example electronic device may include a display module, a communication module, a physical input device, and a processor. The processor may detect a trigger related to external device control from the electronic device and identify a capability to be controlled by the external device, based on the detection of the trigger. The processor may change a first function configured to cause a designated physical input device of the electronic device to operate, to a second function related to control of the identified capability of the external device and control the capability of the external device on the basis of detection of a user input through the physical input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bonheon Koo, Seoyoung Ko, Kyoungae Kim, Hyungjoo Nam, Semin Park, Sooah Park, Dasom Lee