Patents Examined by Nitin Patel
-
Patent number: 12718756Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having an active area in which a plurality of sub-pixels are disposed and a non-active area surrounding the active area, and a plurality of level shift circuits disposed in the active area and configured to transmit a mode signal to drive the plurality of sub-pixels in either a first mode or a second mode. Further, each of the plurality of sub-pixels includes a first light emitting element, a first optical member configured to refract light from the first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, and a second optical member configured to refract light from the second light emitting element and having a different shape from the first optical member. As a result, by embedding the level shift circuit for generating the mode signal in the active area, it is possible to reduce a bezel area.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2024Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Haksu Kim
-
Patent number: 12718723Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first block and a second block, the display panel having a plurality of pixels located therein, and a first gate driver configured to provide a gate signal to the first block and the second block, wherein the first gate driver provides the gate signal to a first sub-gate line connected to the first block through a first buffer and a first slew rate controller, and provides the gate signal to a second sub-gate line connected to the second block through a second buffer, and wherein the first block is closer to the first gate driver than the second block.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2025Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyeong Min Park, Kyung Bae Kim, Jin Seon Kwak, Dong Woo Kim
-
Patent number: 12711924Abstract: A scan driver includes a first scan driving circuit sequentially outputting gate scan signals to scan signal lines during an active period, wherein the first scan driving circuit includes: an n-th stage supplying a gate-on voltage to a pull-up node in response to a first gate control signal of a display driver circuit; output control parts sharing a pull-up node of the n-th stage and sequentially outputting the gate scan signals during an enable period in which the gate-on voltage is supplied to the pull-up node; at least one carry output part sharing the pull-up node of the n-th stage and outputting at least one carry signal during the enable period; and at least one node voltage control part controlling a voltage magnitude of the gate-on voltage charged to the pull-up node during the enable period in response to a pull-up control signal of the display driving circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2025Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jung Hwan Hwang
-
Patent number: 12710908Abstract: An electronic device is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2025Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Donghyuk Ahn, Sanghun Kim, Jongwoon Jang, Bongseok Park, Jinhyun Kim, Taehoon Lee
-
Patent number: 12706017Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels, a low-dropout circuit configured to generate an internal power supply voltage in response to a low-dropout enable signal, and to provide the internal power supply voltage to the pixels through a power supply line, a load switch circuit configured to receive an external power supply voltage, and to selectively provide the external power supply voltage to the power supply line in response to a load switch enable signal, and a controller configured to generate the low-dropout enable signal and the load switch enable signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2025Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kihyun Pyun, Dae-Sik Lee
-
Patent number: 12688821Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a light-emitting pixel including a light-emitting element, and a light-sensing pixel including an organic photodiode, and configured to reset the organic photodiode to a reset voltage in response to a global reset signal, a data driver configured to provide a data signal to the light-emitting pixel, a scan driver configured to provide a scan signal to the light-emitting pixel and to the light-sensing pixel, and a readout circuit connected to the light-sensing pixel through a readout line, and configured to change at least one of the global reset signal or the reset voltage between a first sensing mode and a second sensing mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chul Kim, Jongyeop An, Dongwook Yang
-
Patent number: 12681588Abstract: A bendable mouse structure is provided. The mouse structure includes a main body, an extension portion and at least one first connecting member. The main body includes a button portion. The first connecting member is connected between the main body and the extension portion. The first connecting member includes a first fixing portion, a second fixing portion and a rotating shaft. The first fixing portion is fixed on one of the main body and the extension portion. The second fixing portion is fixed on another one of the main body and the extension portion. The rotating shaft is disposed between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion, so that the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are pivotally connected to each other, wherein the rotating shaft includes a first damping structure and the second damping structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2025Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: SILITEK ELECTRONICS (DONGGUAN) CO., LTDInventor: Wei-Wu Su
-
Patent number: 12669703Abstract: The invention relates to method for calibrating a head-mounted device (1), the head-mounted device (1) comprising a frame (2) and at least one sensor (4) mounted on the frame (2), for measuring position and/or motion, the method being implemented while the head-mounted device (1) is worn on a wearer's head, the method comprising steps of: —detection (DET) of a known repetitive movement pattern of the wearer's head by the sensor (4), —acquisition (ACQ) of three-dimensional motion data by the sensor (4), —selection (SEL) of data relative to the movement pattern from the motion data, —numerical treatment (NUM) of the selected data to obtain a reference base relative to the wearer's head, and —calibrating (CAL) the sensor (4) based on the obtained reference base.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2023Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Aurélie Le Cain, Amandine Debieuvre, Bruno Amir, Konogan Baranton, Delphine Bernardin
-
Patent number: 12669712Abstract: Head wearable display (HWD) systems and methods of display reliability verification with respect to the HWD operated by a user are provided, which comprise tracking a position and orientation (P&O) of the HWD relative to hardware element(s) at known position(s), which are selected from a surroundings of the user and are visible to the user through the HWD, calculating position(s) of the hardware element(s) with respect to the HWD, and displaying, in the HWD and according to the calculated position(s), verification symbol(s) that correspond to the hardware element(s). Display reliability verification may be carried out automatically using a camera and an image processing module, optionally with an additional illuminator, which compares the element(s)'s captured locations with the element(s)'s expected location according to the tracking, and indicates possible discrepancies. Discrepancy identification may be used to initiate a correction process or to indicate the presented symbology to be unreliable.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2024Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: Elbit Systems Ltd.Inventors: Yaniv Roimi, Ben-Yishai Rani, Adi Charny
-
Patent number: 12658142Abstract: A display substrate, a driving method therefor and a display device are provided, the display substrate includes: a plurality of gate driving circuits, each of the gate driving circuits includes a plurality of shift registers that are cascaded with each other, each of the shift registers includes a first reset sub-circuit, the first reset sub-circuit is connected to an inter-frame reset control end, a reset signal end and a first to-be-reset node, respectively, and the first reset sub-circuit is configured to write a reset signal of the reset signal end into the first to-be-reset node according to an inter-frame reset control signal of the inter-frame reset control end; wherein the inter-frame reset control end is connected to an inter-frame reset control line, and inter-frame reset control ends of the plurality of gate driving circuits are connected to a same inter-frame reset control line.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2024Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignees: HEFEI BOE JOINT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Can Yuan, Yongqian Li, Liu Wu, Zhidong Yuan
-
Patent number: 12653702Abstract: A prosthetic liner incorporating a locking attachment that can be used by amputees to engage their prosthetic liner with a prosthetic device. The prosthetic liner has an open proximal end and a closed distal end with a liner opening at the closed distal end. The prosthetic liner further comprises an external fabric layer and an internal elastomer layer. This internal elastomer layer may be made of silicone, urethane, or a thermoplastic styrene-based elastomer gel. The locking attachment is comprised of two parts: an umbrella further comprising a stem having a base and the exterior screw cap. The exterior screw cap can engage the umbrella in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, locking grooves, locking studs, and locking teeth. In addition, the locking attachment has an internally threaded central aperture that allows for the expulsion of air as well as the mounting of a prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2023Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Inventors: Aldo Laghi, Nathaniel Vint, Kurt T. Kruger, Jakob W. McClelland
-
Patent number: 12658144Abstract: A security device includes a summing circuit configured to receive a key signal and generate a merged signal by summing a lock signal and the key signal, a check voltage generating circuit configured to generate a check voltage having a voltage level corresponding to a duration of an on-period of the merged signal, and a check circuit configured to check whether the merged signal exceeds a comparison voltage, to check whether the check voltage is within a normal check voltage range, and to generate an OK signal having an on-level if the merged signal does not exceed the comparison voltage and the check voltage is within the normal check voltage range.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2025Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jungeon An, Kihyun Pyun
-
Patent number: 12650759Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an input unit capable of detecting handwritten input; a display unit capable of displaying a trajectory of the handwritten input; a text recognition unit which recognizes text based on the handwritten input detected by the input unit; a prediction processing unit which predicts text candidates following the text based on the text recognized by the text recognition unit; a handwriting synthesis unit which synthesizes the text candidates predicted by the prediction processing unit into handwritten characters by combining first generation processing to generate handwritten characters based on tokens, each of which is a set of one or more handwriting strokes, collected from the handwritten input by a user, and second generation processing to generate handwritten characters based on a conversion model prepared in advance for converting text characters to handwritten characters; and a display processing unit which displays, on the display unit, the handwritten characterType: GrantFiled: February 27, 2025Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Tran Minh Khuong Vu, Qiang Yao
-
Patent number: 12651555Abstract: A pixel according to embodiments of the present inventive concept includes a first transistor having a gate electrode connected to a first node; a light emitting element connected between the second electrode of the first transistor and a second power source line; a second transistor connected between the first node and a data line; a third transistor connected between the first electrode of the first transistor and a second node; a fourth transistor connected between the first power source line and the second node; and a first capacitor connected between the first node and the second node, and a reference power source and a voltage of a data signal are sequentially supplied to the data line during a horizontal period.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2024Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji Young Lee, So Hae Kim, Ji Song Chae, Sang Gu Lee, Yong Woo Lee, Hyung Uk Cho, Hyun Young Choi
-
Patent number: 12610479Abstract: Disclosed is a portable electronic device including a flexible display, a shutter frame arranged on a back surface of the flexible display, a middle frame arranged on a back surface of the shutter frame, a sub-board connected to an end of the flexible display via a flexible substrate and arranged between the shutter frame and the middle frame, a main board and a battery arranged in a back surface of the middle frame, and a back cover that covers the main board and the battery and is coupled to the back surface of the middle frame, wherein the middle frame includes a front mounting portion protruding in a backward direction at a location corresponding to the sub-board, a back mounting portion defined at a location corresponding to the main board and the battery, and a shielding side wall between the back mounting portion and the front mounting portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2023Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunsuk Yang, Yongjin Hwang, Donghyok Shin, Peelhyuk Lim, Bongjun Jae, Byeongduk An, Dongjoon Choi, Laio Kang
-
Patent number: 12605298Abstract: A supporting module including a supporting frame including a proximal end and a distal end a connecting plate connected with the distal end of the supporting frame, a sliding plate in contact with one face of the connecting plate, a supporting band connected to both ends of the connecting plate, and an elastic strip configured to connect the sliding pate and the connecting plate is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2023Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byungjune Choi, Se-Gon Roh, Minhyung Lee, Youn Baek Lee, Hyun Do Choi, Jeonghun Kim, Jongwon Lee
-
Patent number: 12603053Abstract: A pixel circuit can include an internal compensation unit having a driving transistor and a capacitor having a first terminal connected to a gate electrode of the driving transistor. Data lines are connected to a first electrode of the driving transistor and a second terminal of the capacitor, respectively, so that a light-emitting element emits light with a grayscale corresponding to a difference between data voltages charged in the capacitor. Accordingly, the number of bits of data output from channels of a data driving circuit can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2024Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki Tae Kwon, Yong Won Jo, Jong Wook Jang
-
Patent number: 12594172Abstract: An implantable human-machine interfacing system is disclosed that includes an implantable muscle interface device including a substrate including a first plurality of sensors and a second plurality of amplifiers that capture and amplify, respectively, electromyographic (EMG) signals arising from motor units under control of neural signals representative of volitional limb movements; and a transceiver device connected to the first plurality of sensors that wirelessly transmits signals to an external decoder that produces decoded signals that discriminate motor signals representative of movements of the motor units, wherein the substrate at least partially surrounds a muscle from which the EMG signals arise; and a receiver device that uses the decoded signals for interaction with an external system.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignee: The Johns Hopkins UniversityInventors: Connor Glass, Nitish V. Thakor, Sami Tuffaha, Alexis Lowe
-
Patent number: 12592197Abstract: A display substrate is provided to include: a base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area; pixel units in array are in the display area; a driving module is in the peripheral area and is configured to provide electrical signals for the pixel units, to control the pixel units to operate; the driving module includes driving circuits each provided with a corresponding operating signal line group in the peripheral area; the signal line group includes at least two operating signal lines connected to the corresponding driving circuit, to provide electrical signals thereto; the at least two operating signal lines include first and second clock signal lines; the first clock signal lines for at least two driving circuits are a same first clock signal line; and/or the second clock signal lines for the at least two driving circuits are a same second clock signal line.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2024Date of Patent: March 31, 2026Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gansong Yang, Yunpeng Zhang, Ming Yang, Yanhong Ding, Ke Liu, Miao Liu, Xing Yao
-
Patent number: 12588350Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer; a circuit layer on the base layer; and an element layer on the circuit layer and including a light emitting element and a hybrid element, wherein the hybrid element includes: a hybrid anode electrode; a light receiving stack on the hybrid anode electrode; a light emitting stack on the light receiving stack; and a hybrid cathode electrode on the light emitting stack, wherein the light emitting element is configured to be turned on to emit a first color light in a light emitting mode and a light receiving mode, wherein the hybrid element is configured to be turned on to output a second color light in the light emitting mode, and wherein the hybrid element is configured to be turned on to receive the first color light in the light receiving mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2024Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Suk Kim, Hyoungwook Jang, Sung-Soo Bae, Jae-Kyoung Kim