Patents Examined by Phu Vu
  • Patent number: 12645111
    Abstract: A complex sheet, a method for producing the complex sheet, and a display panel including the complex sheet is disclosed. The complex sheet reduces moisture penetration by forming a side cover that covers an opening included in an edge of a light refracting layer that is included in the complex sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Inwha Lee, Yoonhyung Joo, Chulgoo Son, Suncheol Hwangbo, Junsoo Park
  • Patent number: 12645013
    Abstract: A polarizer and a liquid crystal display device. The polarizer includes a hard coating including whiskers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen Wan, Ji Li
  • Patent number: 12638619
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present application disclose a polarizer and a display device, wherein the polarizer includes a polarizing layer, and a first optical functional layer on a side of the polarizing layer. The first optical functional layer includes a substrate and light-diffusing particles dispersed in the substrate. An average value of a difference between an orientation angle of an orthographic projection of a long axis of the light-diffusing particle in a first plane and an orientation angle of an absorption axis of the polarizing layer in the first plane is less than or equal to 5°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kai Chen, Ji Li, Fang Tan
  • Patent number: 12638678
    Abstract: An optical functional film for a head-up display according to the present disclosure includes (A) two or more phase difference layers and (B) an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is adjacent to at least one phase difference layer, and an absolute value of difference between a refractive index of the adhesive layer and a refractive index of the phase difference layer adjacent to the adhesive layer in a direction of a fast axis is less than 0.060.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nakamura, Chihiro Takahashi, Tomoyuki Hayasaki, Yoshihiko Taira, Yoshiyuki Yahagi
  • Patent number: 12631915
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided by the present application. The display panel includes: a glass substrate, wherein the glass substrate is a substrate at the light exiting side of the display panel; and a tandem layer located at the light exiting side of the glass substrate. The tandem layer includes one or more first sub-layers and one or more second sub-layers, and the first sub-layers and the second sub-layers are arranged alternately. A refractive index of each of the first sub-layers and a refractive index of each of the second sub-layers are unequal. A thickness of each of the first sub-layers is less than a thickness of each of the second sub-layers. A visible-light reflectivity of the display panel is less than or equal to 1.1%. The display panel is used to manufacture low-reflectivity display products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingdan Bo, Yingying Qu, Jianhua Huang, Dongchuan Chen, Pengyu Qi, Yue Yang, Hui Li
  • Patent number: 12625407
    Abstract: An electro-optic assembly includes a front substrate that has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A second substrate has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface, the second and third surfaces face each other to define a gap. A first electrode is coupled to the second surface and a second electrode is coupled to the third surface. An electro-optic medium is in the gap. At least one of the first and second electrodes are an antireflective electrode stack including a conductive layer formed of a transparent conductive oxide, an overcoat layer in contact with the electro-optic medium and formed of a substantially transparent conductive material, an insulating layer between the conductive layer and the overcoat layer, and a base layer between the substrate and conductive layer. A conduction well contains the electro-optic medium and extends through the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mario F. Saenger Nayver, David J. Cammenga, Henry A. Luten, John S. Anderson
  • Patent number: 12625311
    Abstract: A coated article includes: a substrate having a first side and a second side; and a patterned coating over at least a portion of the second side of the substrate. The patterned coating includes: a first dielectric layer over at least a portion of the second side of the substrate; an absorbing layer over a first portion of the first dielectric layer and including a first reflected aesthetic, and absent over a second portion of the first dielectric layer and including a second reflected aesthetic; and a second dielectric layer over at least a portion of the absorbing layer. A contrast between the first reflected aesthetic and the second reflected aesthetic forms a pattern. The contrast between the first reflected aesthetic and the second reflected aesthetic is greater when viewing the coated article from a first direction, compared to viewing the coated article from a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Vitro Flat Glass LLC
    Inventor: Patrick Fisher
  • Patent number: 12619009
    Abstract: This optical laminate contains a transparent substrate, an optical functional layer and an antifouling layer laminated in that order, wherein when a light with a wavelength of 380 nm to 780 nm from a standard light source D65 is incident upon the optical laminate at an incident angle within a range from 5° to 50° relative to the surface, the a* value and the b* value in the CIE-Lab color system of the reflected light are within the same quadrant of the a*b* plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Dexerials Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoaki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12613081
    Abstract: A mounting system and method that provides simplified mounting points and attachment interfaces for associated components. Specifically, the system and method generally comprise a mounting system, including a new support chassis, which allows for a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) aiming system which was built to be placed in an infantry system for a TOW missile, to be used in a vehicle mounted ISU system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: ON-POINT DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Jason R. Lane, Parker Wilson Adams, Frank Wayne Tinklepaugh, Steven Louis Iezzi
  • Patent number: 12611931
    Abstract: A head up display glass and a head up display system are provided. The head up display glass includes an outer glass sheet, an inner glass sheet, an intermediate layer, a transparent conducting coating, and an enhanced reflection coating. The outer glass sheet has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The inner glass sheet has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface. The second surface faces the third surface. The intermediate layer is disposed between the second surface and the third surface. The transparent conducting coating is disposed on the second surface or the third surface. The enhanced reflection coating is disposed on the fourth surface. The transparent conducting coating has a reflectivity for P-polarized light not less than 6%. The enhanced reflection coating has a reflectivity for P-polarized light not less than 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bingming Jiang, Jinliang Guan, Zhixin Chen, Canzhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 12613411
    Abstract: A display device includes a transparent display and having a first display region capable of outputting a video of a first shape, and a variable light transmittance sheet which corresponds to at least the first display region, is disposed on at least a front seat side of the vehicle body, and has a variable light transmittance. When outputting a video including a second display region having a second shape in the first display region, the variable light transmittance sheet is set to include a light-shielding region having a third shape and having a first light transmittance, and a transmission region having a fourth shape other than the light-shielding region and having a second light transmittance larger than the first light transmittance, and at least a part of the light-shielding region is set to overlap with the second display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio, Toshihiro Miyamichi
  • Patent number: 12607847
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an optical structure and a method for manufacturing an optical structure. The optical structure includes: a substrate layer; a first isolation layer on the substrate layer and having a first opening on a side away from the substrate layer; a second isolation layer on the first isolation layer and having a second opening on a side away from the substrate layer, wherein a projection of the first opening on the substrate layer overlaps at least partially with a projection of the second opening on the substrate layer, and wherein a ratio of a refractive index of the first isolation layer to a refractive index of the second isolation layer is in a range of 0.95 and 1.05; and a first conductive portion in the second isolation layer and filling at least the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jian Zhou
  • Patent number: 12607922
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a camera module and/or an electronic device comprising same may comprise: a first guide unit comprising a first magnet having the shape of an arc around a first axis of rotation; a first rotating unit comprising a rotation base disposed on the first guide unit and configured to rotate around the first axis of rotation; a support bearing disposed between the first guide unit and the first rotating unit and configured to rotatably support the first rotating unit with regard to the first guide unit; a first coil disposed on the first rotating unit and configured to generate an electromagnetic force together with the first magnet in response to an electric signal applied thereto, thereby providing a driving force for rotating the first rotating unit; a fixed magnet disposed on one of the first guide unit and the first rotating unit; and a first yoke disposed on an other of the first guide unit and the first rotating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwangseok Byon, Kihuk Lee, Min Heu
  • Patent number: 12601960
    Abstract: A control apparatus is configured to control an interchangeable lens attachable to, detachable from, and communicable with an image pickup apparatus, and includes a unit. The control apparatus includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions to determine whether the interchangeable lens is attached to the image pickup apparatus, control the unit using at least one of information from the image pickup apparatus and information from the interchangeable lens in a case where the interchangeable lens is attached to the image pickup apparatus, and control the unit using information from the interchangeable lens in a case where the interchangeable lens is not attached to the image pickup apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koya Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12596217
    Abstract: An optical element includes a first polarizing plate having a first absorption axis, a second polarizing plate facing the first polarizing plate and having a second absorption axis, and a first liquid crystal film and a second liquid crystal film provided between the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate. The second polarizing plate, the second liquid crystal film, the first liquid crystal film, and the first polarizing plate are stacked in order, the first liquid crystal film and the second liquid crystal film each include a liquid crystal molecule immobilized in hybrid orientation along a normal direction, and a front phase difference of the first liquid crystal film and the second liquid crystal film is 200 nm or larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
  • Patent number: 12585152
    Abstract: A display device, including a first display panel, a second display panel, and a first optical structure layer, is provided. The first display panel has a first display surface emitting light toward a first direction. The second display panel has a second display surface emitting light toward a second direction, wherein the first direction is different from the second direction. The first optical structure layer is disposed on the first display panel, wherein a glossiness of the first optical structure layer is between 4 GU and 35 GU, and a reflectivity of specular component included (SCI) of the first optical structure layer is between 3% and 6%. The display device provided by the disclosure can reduce the influence of ambient light from the outside on a displayed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Hsu, Wei-Ming Chu, Yi-Hui Lee, Yung-Chih Cheng, Kuan-Chou Chen, Sheng-Nan Fan
  • Patent number: 12585081
    Abstract: The optical module includes a bracket component, a focusing component, a screen component, and a lens component. The bracket component further includes a position-limiting press plate and a screen bracket, and a guide groove. The focusing component further includes a lens tube and a focusing piece installed on the screen bracket by the position-limiting press plate. A spiral guide protrusion is formed on the focusing piece, a protrusion matched with the guide groove and a sliding groove are formed on the lens tube. The spiral guide protrusion is configured to rotate axially along the sliding groove on the lens tube, to enable the lens tube to move in the guide groove of the screen bracket along an optical axis, and the position-limiting press plate is configured to perform position limiting, to prevent the focusing element from moving along the optical axis, thereby achieving convenient focusing and a large focusing range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Changzhou AAC Raytech Optronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fangjian He, Xintong Hu, Tianyu Wang
  • Patent number: 12560841
    Abstract: A first and/or second alignment film is a photo-alignment film on which alignment division is performed. Each pixel has multiple alignment regions having different alignment directions of liquid crystal molecules of a liquid crystal layer by the alignment division. The number of times of exposure in each alignment region for the alignment division is two or more and the same number among the regions; in each time of exposure for the alignment division, exposure is performed on two or more alignment regions along an arrangement direction, the previous numbers of times of exposure in alignment regions to be exposed in each times of exposure are the same among the regions; and the angle formed by the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer in each region of the alignment regions and a direction where the polarizing axis of a polarizing plate extends is 45°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kuroda, Koichi Miyachi
  • Patent number: 12554113
    Abstract: A microscope apparatus includes a color temperature adjustment unit. The color temperature adjustment unit includes, in order from an incident side of light: a first polarizer that converts the light into linearly polarized light; a ¼-wave plate that converts at least light of a predetermined wavelength of the linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light, the ¼-wave plate being fixed in a predetermined orientation relative to the first polarizer; and a second polarizer that extracts a predetermined polarization component, the second polarizer being disposed to be rotatable relative to the first polarizer. A difference between a phase amount with respect to light of 435 nm and a phase amount with respect to light of 635 nm of the ¼-wave plate is 30 degrees or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Evident Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichi Kusaka
  • Patent number: 12554046
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and an optical structure layer. The optical structure layer is disposed on the display panel. A glossiness of the optical structure layer is between 4 GU and 35 GU, and a reflectivity of specular component included (SCI) of the optical structure layer is between 3% and 6%. The display device disclosed in the disclosure may reduce an influence of a displayed image from ambient light from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Hsu, Wei-Ming Chu, Sheng-Nan Fan, Shih-Fu Liao, I-An Yao, Chiu-Lien Yang