Patents Examined by Vip Patel
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Patent number: 11655969Abstract: A headlamp includes a strap, a bracket coupled to the strap, and a first lighting assembly pivotally coupled to the bracket and including a first light housing enclosing a first LED, a battery housing enclosing a battery configured to power the first LED, and a first actuator operable to toggle the first lighting assembly between a first plurality of operating modes. The headlamp also includes a second lighting assembly coupled to the strap and having a plurality of second LEDs and a second actuator operable to toggle the second lighting assembly between a second plurality of operating modes such that the lighting assemblies are operable independently. A wire extends between the lighting assemblies to provide power from the battery to the plurality of second LEDs. The second lighting assembly extends along more than 50% of a circumference of the strap and follows a curvature of the strap.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Benjamin D. Gall, Sara M. Manulik, Alan Amundson
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Patent number: 11639785Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a strip-like high flexibility region and a strip-like low flexibility region arranged alternately in a direction. The high flexibility region includes a flexible light-emitting panel. The low flexibility region includes the light-emitting panel and a support panel having a lower flexibility than that of the light-emitting panel and overlapping with the light-emitting panel. It is preferable that the light-emitting panel include an external connection electrode and that a length in the direction of a low flexibility region A that overlaps with the external connection electrode be longer than a length in the direction of a low flexibility region B that is closest to the region A.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiharu Hirakata, Akio Endo
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Patent number: 11614646Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a back frame, a panel disposed on the back frame, a protective substrate disposed on the panel, and an adhesive element disposed on a portion of the back frame. The back frame and the protective substrate adhere to each other via the adhesive element.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Fang-Cheng Jhou, Tsu-Hsien Ku
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Patent number: 11615721Abstract: A foldable display device including a lower module having a first side end disposed in a first side area of the foldable display device; a display module including: a main region including a display area and a first side end disposed in the first side area; a sub region disposed under the lower module, overlapping the main region, and having a first side end disposed in the first side area; and a bent region disposed between the first side ends of the main region and the sub region and having an outer surface between an upper surface of the main region and a lower surface of the sub region, and an inner surface between a lower surface of the main region and an upper surface of the sub region; and a functional module and a window module each having a first side end disposed in the first side area.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Myoung Seo Park
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Patent number: 11608974Abstract: A combination axial fan and LED lighting system configured to fit into the footprint of a standard ceiling tile. The system includes a housing container and an axial fan. The fan has a fan cavity including air diversion mechanism to direct air from the fan cavity toward the lighting and fan components. The invention includes an airflow surface to direct air existing the fan cavity along an LED light fixture.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Go Fan Yourself, LLCInventors: Darrin Niemiec, William J. Carlson
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Patent number: 11610934Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a substrate; a unit light-emitting area disposed on the substrate; first and second electrodes disposed in the unit light-emitting area to be separated from each other; a plurality of rod-shaped LEDs disposed between the first and second electrodes; a reflective contact electrode disposed on opposite ends of the rod-shaped LEDs to electrically connect the rod-shaped LEDs to the first and second electrodes; and a light-transmitting structure disposed between the first and second electrodes and extending to cross the rod-shaped LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Hyuk Kang, Hyun Min Cho, Dae Hyun Kim, Joo Yeol Lee, Hyun Deok Im
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Patent number: 11597875Abstract: A wavelength converter includes: a substrate portion; and an optical conversion layer including optical conversion inorganic particles and a binder portion that mutually holds the optical conversion inorganic particles, and being formed on the substrate portion, wherein the substrate portion and the binder portion bond to each other, and wherein the binder portion includes, as a main component, an inorganic polycrystalline substance composed in such a manner that inorganic material particles having an average particle size of 1 ?m or less are bound to one another, and has thermal conductivity of 2 w/mK or more.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masahiro Nakamura
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Patent number: 11581499Abstract: A display device has a first non-foldable area, a second non-foldable area spaced apart from the first non-foldable area, and a foldable area disposed between the first non-foldable area and the second non-foldable area. The display device includes: a support member; a first adhesive layer disposed on the support member; a buffer member disposed on the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer disposed on the buffer member; and a flexible display panel disposed on the second adhesive layer. At least one of the support member and the buffer member includes a first area overlapping the foldable area having at least one first uneven area to facilitate bending, the at least one first uneven area being formed on a surface of the first area.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Min Sok Jang
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Patent number: 11572502Abstract: A wavelength conversion element includes a phosphor layer having phosphor particles and a binder, and a holding member including alumina, configured to hold the layer. The binder includes glass and is configured to bind a part the adjacent particles. The holding member has a pore, defining an apparent porosity thereof as X, bending strength A of the holding member fulfills A=?7.11X+316.52, an elastic modulus B of the holding member fulfills B=?6.26X+288.43, and defining an elastic modulus of the glass as C, 1/B+1/C=D, and a product of a difference between a linear expansion coefficient of the holding member and a linear expansion coefficient of the glass and a transition point of the glass as Y, Y<(A)(D)(0.001) when the linear expansion coefficient of the glass is smaller than the linear expansion coefficient of the holding member in a temperature range from the transition point of the glass to a room temperature.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Toshiaki Hashizume
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Patent number: 11569465Abstract: In a display device including a flexible display panel, the risk of disconnection of a wiring due to bending is reduced. A display panel includes a display function layer including display elements and a wiring on one major surface of a base material having flexibility. The display panel includes, on the one major surface of the base material, an organic-film-covered wiring area where the surface of the wiring is covered with an organic planarization film that is an organic insulating film in direct contact with the wiring. The display panel includes, in the plane thereof, a display area where the display elements are arranged and a component mounting area that is a peripheral area located outside the display area. As the organic-film-covered wiring area, a curved area is provided in the peripheral area.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Masumi Nishimura
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Patent number: 11560513Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure provides an optical wavelength conversion member including a polycrystalline ceramic sintered body containing, as main components, Al2O3 crystal grains and crystal grains represented by formula (Y,A)3B5O12:Ce. In the optical wavelength conversion member, a (Y,A)3B5O12:Ce crystal grain has a region wherein the A concentration of a peripheral portion of the (Y,A)3B5O12:Ce crystal grain is higher than that of an interior portion of the (Y,A)3B5O12:Ce crystal grain. Thus, the optical wavelength conversion member exhibits high fluorescence intensity (i.e., high emission intensity) and high heat resistance (i.e., low likelihood of temperature quenching). The optical wavelength conversion member has a structure wherein the element A concentration of a peripheral portion of a (Y,A)3B5O12:Ce crystal grain differs from that in an interior portion of the crystal grain.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.Inventors: Shohei Takaku, Yusuke Katsu, Tsuneyuki Ito, Toshiaki Kurahashi, Hideto Yamada
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Patent number: 11555674Abstract: A non-lethal dazzling turret includes a laser operable in the visible spectrum. The non-lethal dazzling turret can be deployed, for example, behind a counter at a convenience store or a gas station, and can include a camera as well as an on-board computer. The non-lethal dazzling turret can stream video to a remote location where an operator can aim and fire the non-lethal dazzling turret at potential targets as needed. Alternatively, a fully autonomous version is disclosed that can be activated by, for example, a panic button.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Inventor: Daniel Poplawski
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Patent number: 11538865Abstract: A display panel includes a base, a plurality of first pixels disposed on the base, and at least one second pixel disposed on the base. The base has a plurality of island regions spaced apart and a plurality of bridge regions connecting the plurality of island regions. Each bridge region includes a first region and two second regions disposed on two opposite sides of the first region. Each second region is directly connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of island regions. The base includes a plurality of openings, each opening is disposed between two adjacent bridge regions. Each island region is provided with at least one first pixel therein. The at least one second pixel is disposed in at least one of second regions of the plurality of bridge regions.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Wenjing Tan, Hui Zhao
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Patent number: 11530785Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated substrate includes removing a portion not covered with a resist layer from a laminated substrate with an etchant to form a wiring, the laminated substrate including: a base layer including a mesa portion having a trapezoidal cross section, the mesa portion having a first inclined surface extending downward and outward from a top surface and a second inclined surface having an eaves-shaped portion protruding outward from the top surface; a wiring layer formed on an upper surface of the base layer; and the resist layer formed on an upper surface of the wiring layer and having a shape corresponding to a shape of the wiring, and the wiring is arranged at a position where the wiring covers a whole of the eaves-shaped portion of the second inclined surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventors: Seiji Ono, Yoshinao Kondo, Mutsuya Takahashi
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Patent number: 11532798Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a flexible pad for a display device lamination process includes: a generally straight area having an upper surface defining substantially the same height along a first direction and a generally convex shape along a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction; a first inclined area having a first upper surface inclined along the first direction at a first inclination angle and being generally flat along the second direction; and a second inclined area disposed between the first inclined area and the generally straight area, wherein the second inclined area has a second upper surface inclined along the first direction at a second inclination angle smaller than the first inclination angle.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyu Sang Yun, Seon-Kyong Kim, Hyoseung Kim
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Patent number: 11527736Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having an upper surface to display an image and a lower surface; a first support and a second support disposed on the lower surface of the display panel; a first hinge connecting a side of the first support and a side of the second support and defining a first axis; a cover disposed on another side of the second support; and a second hinge connecting another side of the second support and a side of the cover and defining a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis, wherein the cover comprises a transparent material and a recess disposed on the side connected to the second hinge member.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung Hwa Ha, Seung Ho Jung, In Woo Jeong
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Patent number: 11522155Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display device including a display panel having a folding area to be folded along a virtual folding axis and first and second non-folding areas adjacent to both sides of the folding area, and a window disposed on the display panel, the method including preparing a mother substrate having an effective area and a non-effective area divided by a cutting line, performing a first laser process along a first cutting line disposed in the first non-folding area, performing a second laser process along a second cutting line disposed in the second non-folding area, and performing a third laser process along a third cutting line disposed in the folding area, in which one end of the third cutting line overlaps a first end of the first cutting line, and the other end of the third cutting line overlaps a first end of the second cutting line.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Geunwoo Yug, Taehyun Jung, Seoin Han
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Patent number: 11515503Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a flexible display device includes: a display panel which includes a display area and a bending area extending from one side of the display area to be bent; a first back plate disposed on a rear surface of the display area; a first cushion tape disposed on a rear surface of the first back plate; a heat radiation sheet disposed on a rear surface of the first cushion tape; a second cushion tape which is disposed below the heat radiation sheet and absorbs a damage from the outside; and a bottom hole which passes through the first cushion tape, the heat radiation sheet, and the second cushion tape.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Myeongah Shin, Jin Woo Kim
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Patent number: 11506931Abstract: A backlight module and a display device including the backlight module are provided. The backlight module comprises a substrate and a plurality of miniature LEDs arranged on the substrate. The plurality of miniature LEDs comprise a miniature LED array, the miniature LED array comprises a plurality of LED sub-arrays, and the lighting parameters of each LED sub-array in the miniature LED array are independently controlled.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Zan Zhang, Wenyang Li, Rui Han, Zeyuan Tong, Dong Cui, Zhipeng Zhang, Yue Zhai, Shouyang Leng, Fengping Wang, Weining Chi, Dong Guan
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Patent number: 11502270Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a window disposed on the display panel; a window protection layer disposed on the window; and a first adhesive layer disposed between the window and the window protection layer; wherein the first adhesive layer has a creep value of about 38.1876% to about 40.4371% at a temperature of about 25° C. when a stress of about 2,000 Pa is applied to the first adhesive layer for about 10 minutes, the first adhesive layer has a storage modulus of about 0.0317 MPa to about 0.0348 MPa, a loss modulus of about 0.0108 MPa to about 0.0120 MPa, and a tan delta value of about 0.3354 to about 0.3480 at the temperature of about 25° C. when a frequency of about 1 Hz and an axial force of about 1.0 N are applied and the first adhesive layer maintains a strain of about 1%, and the tan delta value is defined by dividing the loss modulus by the storage modulus.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kicheol Song, Young Do Kim, Youngmoon Kim, Nari Ahn