Patents by Inventor David A. STRONKS

David A. STRONKS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150084911
    Abstract: Devices and methods for reducing display-to-touch crosstalk are provided. In or more examples, an electronic display panel may include a pixel. The pixel may include a pixel electrode, a common electrode, and a first transistor having a first source coupled to a data line, a first gate coupled to a gate line, and a first drain coupled to the pixel electrode. The first transistor may be configured to pass a data signal from the data line to the pixel electrode upon receipt of an activation signal from the gate line. The pixel may also include a second transistor having a second source coupled to the common electrode, a second gate coupled to the gate line, and a second drain coupled to a common voltage source. The second transistor may be configured to cause a parasitic capacitance between the gate line and the second drain of the second transistor instead of between the gate line and the first drain of the first transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: David A. Stronks, Ahmad Al-Dahle, Wei H. Yao
  • Patent number: 8988471
    Abstract: Systems and methods for calibrating an electronic display to reduce or eliminate a mura artifact are provided. The mura artifact may be due to differential behavior of common voltage layers (VCOMs) in the electronic display. One method for reducing or eliminating the mura artifact may involve turning on an electronic display and programming pixels the electronic display to a uniform gray level. An initial luminance value may be determined and, after waiting a period of time, a subsequent luminance of the pixels may be measured. When a difference between the subsequent luminance and initial luminance is within a threshold, the mura artifact may be understood to have settled and the electronic display may be calibrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmad Al-Dahle, David A. Stronks, Hopil Bae
  • Publication number: 20140139415
    Abstract: Systems and methods for efficiently generating display driver timing signals are provided. In one example, display driver circuitry of an electronic display may provide a negative voltage from a negative voltage supply to display control circuitry during a first period and may provide a positive voltage from a positive voltage supply to the display control circuitry during a second period. After providing the negative voltage during the first period but before providing the positive voltage during the second period, the display driver circuitry may precharge the capacitance of the display control circuitry to ground. In this way, the positive voltage supply substantially does not supply charge to raise the voltage on the capacitance of the display control circuitry from the negative voltage to ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: David A. Stronks, Hopil Bae, Kingsuk Brahma, Sang Y. Youn
  • Publication number: 20140132585
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for reducing power consumption of a display. One electronic display includes a first switch coupled between a first gate of a first transistor and a second gate of a second transistor to selectively connect the first gate to the second gate. The display includes a second switch coupled between the second gate of the second transistor and a third gate of a third transistor to selectively connect the second gate to the third gate. The display also includes driving circuitry that controls the first switch to connect the first gate to the second gate to share a first charge between the first and second gates. The driving circuitry also controls the second switch to connect the second gate to the third gate to share a second charge between the second and third gates. Accordingly, power consumption of the display may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc
    Inventors: Sang Y. Youn, Hopil Bae, David A. Stronks, Kingsuk Brahma, Taif A. Syed
  • Patent number: 8687369
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to create a resistive pathway for an electronic assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, the pathway can be formed with a resistive film in conjunction with a conductive adhesive and a coverlay. In another embodiment, the resistive film, the conductive adhesive and the coverlay can be relatively transparent. In yet another embodiment, the resistive pathway can couple directly with traces on an electronic assembly saving space and easing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Stronks, Ahmad Al-Dahle, Wei H. Yao
  • Publication number: 20130328759
    Abstract: Systems and methods for calibrating an electronic display to reduce or eliminate artifacts are provided. One method for reducing or eliminating artifacts may involve baking the operational—but not yet fully calibrated—electronic display to reduce stray charge on the electronic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ahmad Al-Dahle, David A. Stronks, Hopil Bae
  • Publication number: 20130328755
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided to calibrate an electronic display to reduce or eliminate mura artifacts. Such mura artifacts may be due to differential behavior of multiple common voltage layers (VCOMs) of the display. One method for reducing or eliminating such muras may involve setting pixels of an electronic display to a gray level and setting an operating parameter of the liquid crystal display to a starting value. An image of the pixels may be captured. Using the image, an average luminance of the pixels may be determined and the image may be amplified around the average luminance to enhance contrast of the image. When the amplified image substantially does not indicates the presence of a mura, the value of the operating parameter may be stored in the electronic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ahmad Al-Dahle, David A. Stronks, Hopil Bae
  • Publication number: 20130328843
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for calibrating an electronic display to reduce or eliminate a mura artifact are provided. The mura artifact may be due to differential behavior of common voltage layers (VCOMs) in the electronic display. One method for reducing or eliminating the mura artifact may involve setting pixels of the electronic display to a first gray level and measuring a luminance difference between light and dark areas of a mura artifact on the electronic display. A value of an operating parameter of the electronic display may be adjusted while monitoring the luminance difference measurement. A value of the operating parameter that causes the luminance difference measurement to be within a specified range of acceptable luminance difference measurement values may be stored in the electronic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ahmad Al-Dahle, David A. Stronks, Hopil Bae
  • Publication number: 20130329057
    Abstract: Systems and methods for calibrating an electronic display to reduce or eliminate a mura artifact are provided. The mura artifact may be due to differential behavior of common voltage layers (VCOMs) in the electronic display. One method for reducing or eliminating the mura artifact may involve turning on an electronic display and programming pixels the electronic display to a uniform gray level. An initial luminance value may be determined and, after waiting a period of time, a subsequent luminance of the pixels may be measured. When a difference between the subsequent luminance and initial luminance is within a threshold, the mura artifact may be understood to have settled and the electronic display may be calibrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ahmad Al-Dahle, David A. Stronks, Hopil Bae
  • Publication number: 20130328758
    Abstract: A differential subpixel of a display apparatus includes a first drive transistor and a second drive transistor. The first drive transistor has a first drive signal with a first polarity and the second drive transistor has a second drive signal with a second polarity. The first polarity is opposed to the second polarity and the first drive signal and the second drive signal are configured to be driven with complementary differential signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David A. STRONKS, Hopil BAE
  • Publication number: 20130328847
    Abstract: Methods and devices employing mura prevention circuitry, are provided. In one example, a method may include supplying a first voltage pathway between a common electrode driver and a common electrode of an electronic display device and supplying a second voltage pathway between the common electrode driver and ground. Mura prevention circuitry may be supplied that activates the first voltage pathway when the electronic display device is turned on and an activation gate signal is provided from a gate corresponding to the common electrode driver. Further, the mura prevention circuitry may activate the second voltage pathway when the electronic display device is turned off or no activation gate signal is provided from the gate corresponding to the common electrode driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ahmad Al-Dahle, Hopil Bae, Sang Y. Youn, Yafei Bi, Wei H. Yao, David A. Stronks
  • Publication number: 20130215578
    Abstract: A method of creating a resistive pathway for an electronic assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, the pathway can be formed with a resistive film in conjunction with a conductive adhesive and a coverlay. In another embodiment, the resistive film, the conductive adhesive and the coverlay can be relatively transparent. In yet another embodiment, the resistive pathway can couple directly with traces on an electronic assembly saving space and easing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David A. STRONKS, Ahmad Al- Dahle, Wei H. Yao