Patents by Inventor Mingxia Gu

Mingxia Gu 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: 20250291959
    Abstract: A display may include light-emitting diode (LED) pixels. Each LED pixel may include both narrow-viewing-angle subpixels and wide-viewing-angle subpixels. Each LED pixel may include driver circuits that each drive a narrow-viewing-angle subpixel and a wide-viewing-angle subpixel of the same color. An emission logic circuit may direct a drive current from a drive circuit to one or both of a narrow-viewing-angle subpixel and a wide-viewing-angle subpixel of the same color. To correct for off-axis color shift, a pixel may include a green subpixel with two or more overlapping microlenses, a blue subpixel with two or more overlapping microlenses, and a red subpixel without any overlapping microlenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2025
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Inventors: Hao Chen, Zhenyue Luo, ByoungSuk Kim, Han Liu, Jun Qi, Rong Liu, Tao Zhan, Yujia Zhai, Xin Huang, Mingxia Gu, Meizi Jiao
  • Publication number: 20250275448
    Abstract: A display may include an array of pixels such as light-emitting diode pixels. The circular polarizer may be omitted from the display to increase efficiency. A polarizer-free display may use other non-polarizer techniques to mitigate reflections of ambient light and mitigate associated diffraction artifacts. The polarizer-free display may include a black matrix, color filter element, or pixel definition layer with tapered surfaces to make changes in reflectance associated with the subpixels more gradual. Instead or in addition, a subpixel may have a footprint with one or more protrusions. Instead or in addition, different pixels may have subpixels with different elliptical footprints and/or different footprints with protrusions. Instead or in addition, the polarizer-free display may include color filter elements with concave upper surfaces. Instead or in addition, the polarizer-free display may include subpixels with varying anode heights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: Hao Chen, Sukru Ekin Kocabas, Xiao Li, Yujia Zhai, Yue Qu, Shih-Chyuan Fan Jiang, Young Cheol Yang, ByoungSuk Kim, Mingxia Gu, Zhibing Ge, Jun Qi
  • Publication number: 20250160074
    Abstract: An electronic device may include display pixels and a display cover layer. The display cover layer may be formed from a transparent material such as glass. The display cover layer may have a nanotextured upper surface to improve the optical and mechanical characteristics of the display cover layer. The nanotextured upper surface may include first and second different types of nanostructures. The first type of nanostructures may have a relatively low aspect ratio and a first average height. The second type of nanostructures may be elongated nanostructures with a relatively high aspect ratio and a second average height that is greater than the first average height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Wenzhong Liu, Avery P Yuen, Daming Xu, Jun Qi, Jungwook Park, Masato Kuwabara, Meizi Jiao, Mingxia Gu, Mookyung Son, Rasmi R Das, Sebastian Knitter, Victor H Yin, Yu Wang, Zhenyue Luo, Zhijian Lu
  • Publication number: 20250160178
    Abstract: An electronic device may include display pixels and a display cover layer. The display cover layer may be formed from a transparent material such as glass. The display cover layer may have a nanotextured upper surface to improve the optical and mechanical characteristics of the display cover layer. The nanotextured upper surface may include first and second different types of nanostructures. The first type of nanostructures may have a relatively low aspect ratio and a first average height. The second type of nanostructures may be elongated nanostructures with a relatively high aspect ratio and a second average height that is greater than the first average height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Pan Hu, Jungwook Park, Wenzhong Liu, Zhijian Lu, Qingbing Wang, Jaeyi Chun, Cyrus Y Liu, Patrick Su, Chia Chun Yeh, Daming Xu, Mingxia Gu, Mookyung Son, Jun Qi, Victor H Yin
  • Patent number: 12197078
    Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a printed circuit board. The display may have a notch to accommodate an input-output component. Reflective layers may be included in the notch. The backlight may include a color conversion layer with a property that varies as a function of position. The light-emitting diodes may be covered by a slab of encapsulant with recesses in an upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Meizi Jiao, Joshua A. Spechler, Jie Xiang, Zhenyue Luo, Chungjae Lee, Morteza Amoorezaei, Mengyang Liang, Xinyu Zhu, Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi, Eric L. Benson, Victor H. Yin, Youchul Jeong, Xiang Fang, Yanming Li, Michael J. Lee, Marianna C. Sbordone, Ari P. Miller, Edward J. Cooper, Michael C. Sulkis, Francesco Ferretti, Seth G. McFarland, Mary M. Morrison, Eric N. Vergo, Terence Chan, Ian A. Guy, Keith J. Hendren, Sunitha Chandra
  • Publication number: 20240386852
    Abstract: Front-of-screen performance of the electronic display may be highly sensitive to timing settings of emission and anode reset frequencies. Changes in the timing settings may result in diverging brightness and color performance on the electronic display, which may negatively impact user experience. In some cases, emission frequency of the self-emissive display pixels may be fixed at a value, such as 120 Hertz (Hz), 240 Hz, or 480 Hz. The anode reset frequency may be set at a divisor of the emission frequency. Some refresh rates may be divisors of the pixel emission frequency. However, other refresh rates may not be divisors of the pixel emission frequency. For such non-divisor refresh rates, different driving schemes may be used to compensate for a difference from the pixel emission frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Daming Xu, Mingxia Gu, Mookyung Son, Victor H Yin, Wenzhong Liu, Sameer M Venugopal, Jun Qi
  • Publication number: 20240318146
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions of organoids comprising a mesodermal vascular network and definitive endoderm derivatives. Also disclosed herein are methods making use of human pluripotent stem cells to differentiate cells of multiple germ layer lineages with proper organization. These organoids exhibit vasculature and can be used as models for studying endoderm-derived organogenesis and vascular interactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Mingxia GU, Yifei MIAO
  • Patent number: 11982905
    Abstract: A pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight. The backlight may include a two-dimensional array of light-emitting diodes, with each light-emitting diode being placed in a respective cell. Different light-emitting diodes may have unique brightness magnitudes based on the content of the given display frame. Driver integrated circuits may control one or more associated light-emitting diodes to have a desired brightness level. The driver integrated circuits may be formed in an active area of the backlight. The driver integrated circuits may be arranged in groups that are daisy chained together. A digital signal (that includes information such as addressing information) may be propagated through the group of driver integrated circuits. To manage thermal performance of the backlight, the backlight may include a thermally conductive layer and/or a heat sink structure. To increase the efficiency of the backlight, the backlight may include one or more reflective layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Lum, Kyung Wook Kim, Kwang Soon Park, Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi
  • Publication number: 20240126120
    Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a printed circuit board. The display may have a notch to accommodate an input-output component. Reflective layers may be included in the notch. The backlight may include a color conversion layer with a property that varies as a function of position. The light-emitting diodes may be covered by a slab of encapsulant with recesses in an upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Meizi Jiao, Joshua A. Spechler, Jie Xiang, Zhenyue Luo, Chungjae Lee, Morteza Amoorezaei, Mengyang Liang, Xinyu Zhu, Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi, Eric L. Benson, Victor H. Yin, Youchul Jeong, Xiang Fang, Yanming Li, Michael J. Lee, Marianna C. Sbordone, Ari P. Miller, Edward J. Cooper, Michael C. Sulkis, Francesco Ferretti, Seth G. McFarland, Mary M. Morrison, Eric N. Vergo, Terence Chan, Ian A. Guy, Keith J. Hendren, Sunitha Chandra
  • Patent number: 11940594
    Abstract: Textured cover assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. The textured cover assemblies may be placed over a display and may provide anti-glare and anti-reflection properties to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Mingxia Gu, Janos C. Keresztes, Jun Qi, Jungwook Park, Victor H. Yin, Yanming Li
  • Patent number: 11874559
    Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a printed circuit board. The display may have a notch to accommodate an input-output component. Reflective layers may be included in the notch. The backlight may include a color conversion layer with a property that varies as a function of position. The light-emitting diodes may be covered by a slab of encapsulant with recesses in an upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Meizi Jiao, Joshua A. Spechler, Jie Xiang, Zhenyue Luo, Chungjae Lee, Morteza Amoorezaei, Mengyang Liang, Xinyu Zhu, Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi, Eric L. Benson, Victor H. Yin, Youchul Jeong, Xiang Fang, Yanming Li, Michael J. Lee, Marianna C. Sbordone, Ari P. Miller, Edward J. Cooper, Michael C. Sulkis, Francesco Ferretti, Seth G. McFarland, Mary M. Morrison, Eric N. Vergo, Terence Chan, Ian A. Guy, Keith J. Hendren, Sunitha Chandra
  • Patent number: 11740509
    Abstract: A pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight. The backlight may include a two-dimensional array of light-emitting diodes, with each light-emitting diode being placed in a respective cell. Different light-emitting diodes may have unique brightness magnitudes based on the content of the given display frame. Driver integrated circuits may control one or more associated light-emitting diodes to have a desired brightness level. The driver integrated circuits may be formed in an active area of the backlight. The driver integrated circuits may be arranged in groups that are daisy chained together. A digital signal (that includes information such as addressing information) may be propagated through the group of driver integrated circuits. To manage thermal performance of the backlight, the backlight may include a thermally conductive layer and/or a heat sink structure. To increase the efficiency of the backlight, the backlight may include one or more reflective layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Lum, Kyung Wook Kim, Kwang Soon Park, Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi
  • Patent number: 11719978
    Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a printed circuit board. The display may have a notch to accommodate an input-output component. Reflective layers may be included in the notch. The backlight may include a color conversion layer with a property that varies as a function of position. The light-emitting diodes may be covered by a slab of encapsulant with recesses in an upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenyue Luo, Meizi Jiao, Morteza Amoorezaei, Ling Han, Chungjae Lee, Ziruo Hong, Wei He, Rong Liu, Xinyu Zhu, Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi, Eric L. Benson, Victor H. Yin
  • Publication number: 20230093750
    Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a printed circuit board. The display may have a notch to accommodate an input-output component. Reflective layers may be included in the notch. The backlight may include a color conversion layer with a property that varies as a function of position. The light-emitting diodes may be covered by a slab of encapsulant with recesses in an upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Zhenyue Luo, Meizi Jiao, Morteza Amoorezaei, Ling Han, Chungjae Lee, Ziruo Hong, Wei He, Rong Liu, Xinyu Zhu, Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi, Eric L. Benson, Victor H. Yin
  • Publication number: 20230091389
    Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a printed circuit board. The display may have a notch to accommodate an input-output component. Reflective layers may be included in the notch. The backlight may include a color conversion layer with a property that varies as a function of position. The light-emitting diodes may be covered by a slab of encapsulant with recesses in an upper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Meizi Jiao, Joshua A. Spechler, Jie Xiang, Zhenyue Luo, Chungjae Lee, Morteza Amoorezaei, Mengyang Liang, Xinyu Zhu, Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi, Eric L. Benson, Victor H. Yin, Youchul Jeong, Xiang Fang, Yanming Li, Michael J. Lee, Marianna C. Sbordone, Ari P. Miller, Edward J. Cooper, Michael C. Sulkis, Francesco Ferretti, Seth G. McFarland, Mary M. Morrison, Eric N. Vergo, Terence Chan, Ian A. Guy, Keith J. Hendren
  • Patent number: 11513392
    Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a printed circuit board. The display may have a notch to accommodate an input-output component. Reflective layers may be included in the notch. The backlight may include a color conversion layer with a property that varies as a function of position. The light-emitting diodes may be covered by a slab of encapsulant with recesses in an upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenyue Luo, Morteza Amoorezaei, Qingbing Wang, Chenhua You, Meizi Jiao, Chungjae Lee, Joshua A. Spechler, Xinyu Zhu, Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi, Eric L. Benson, Victor H. Yin
  • Publication number: 20220326413
    Abstract: Textured cover assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. The textured cover assemblies may be placed over a display and may provide anti-glare and anti-reflection properties to the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Mingxia Gu, Janos C. Keresztes, Jun Qi, Jungwook Park, Victor H. Yin, Yanming Li
  • Patent number: 11442312
    Abstract: A pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight. The backlight may include a two-dimensional array of light-emitting diodes, with each light-emitting diode being placed in a respective cell. Different light-emitting diodes may have unique brightness magnitudes based on the content of the given display frame. Driver integrated circuits may control one or more associated light-emitting diodes to have a desired brightness level. The driver integrated circuits may be formed in an active area of the backlight. The driver integrated circuits may be arranged in groups that are daisy chained together. A digital signal (that includes information such as addressing information) may be propagated through the group of driver integrated circuits. To manage thermal performance of the backlight, the backlight may include a thermally conductive layer and/or a heat sink structure. To increase the efficiency of the backlight, the backlight may include one or more reflective layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Lum, Jingdong Chen, Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi
  • Patent number: 11428987
    Abstract: A pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight. The backlight may include a two-dimensional array of light-emitting diodes, with each light-emitting diode being placed in a respective cell. Different light-emitting diodes may have unique brightness magnitudes based on the content of the given display frame. Driver integrated circuits may control one or more associated light-emitting diodes to have a desired brightness level. The driver integrated circuits may be formed in an active area of the backlight. The driver integrated circuits may be arranged in groups that are daisy chained together. A digital signal (that includes information such as addressing information) may be propagated through the group of driver integrated circuits. To manage thermal performance of the backlight, the backlight may include a thermally conductive layer and/or a heat sink structure. To increase the efficiency of the backlight, the backlight may include one or more reflective layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mingxia Gu, Jun Qi, Yanming Li, Jingdong Chen
  • Patent number: 11372137
    Abstract: Textured cover assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. The textured cover assemblies may be placed over a display and may provide anti-glare and anti-reflection properties to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Mingxia Gu, Janos C. Keresztes, Jun Qi, Jungwook Park, Victor H. Yin, Yanming Li