Fluid Light Emitter (e.g., Gas, Liquid, Or Plasma) Patents (Class 345/60)
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Patent number: 10878766Abstract: An LCD device and a method of driving the LCD device that reduce scattering afterimages, the LCD device including: a liquid crystal display panel including a gate line, a data line intersecting the gate line and a pixel connected to the gate line and the data line; a timing controller receiving a data signal including a plurality of frames and outputting a data signal; a power supply generating a gamma reference voltage corresponding to the data signal; and a data driver receiving the data signal, receiving the gamma reference voltage corresponding to the data signal from the power supply and applying a data voltage to the data line.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Wonjong Ohn, Youngjin Kim, Taekyoung Kim, Joonbum Lee, Jaemin Ha
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Patent number: 10831306Abstract: There is provided a display device equipped with a touch sensor that can decrease the area of the mounting surface with electromagnetic interference reduced. The display device includes a plurality of drive electrodes, an output circuit connected to the plurality of drive electrodes, a power supply circuit, and a resistor element. A power of the output circuit is connected to the power supply circuit through the resistor element.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Toshihiko Tanaka, Naoki Takada, Chihiro Tanaka
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Patent number: 10803815Abstract: The examples relate to various implementations of an electrowetting cell and optical devices including the electrowetting cell. The electrowetting cell includes an ionic conductive fluid and a non-conductive fluid having refractive indices that differ by at least 0.2. In an example, the fluids of the electrowetting cell are capable of providing at least 50% transmissivity to radiation in a preselected band within the x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave, or radiowave spectrums after 1 hour at a temperature of 40° C. and/or after 1 hour of an exposure at an average illuminance of at least 80,000 lux. In another example, the ionic conductive fluid is selected from a compound of Formula 1: in which R is a substituted or unsubstituted, branched or unbranched alkyl group comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms; R1, R2, and R3 are independently selected from a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group; and X is selected from a halogen, a sulfonate or sulfonamide group.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Alexander Jacob Schultz, John M Reilly
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Patent number: 10803270Abstract: A barcode reader is provided. The barcode reader comprises an imaging assembly having a field of view (FOV) extending along one or more horizontal planes and a housing of the imaging assembly, the housing being a cuboid shape having six sides. The FOV of the imaging assembly passes through an opening in a first side of the housing with a width that is 1.5 inches or greater. The first side of the housing has a width that is greater than or equal to 2.5 inches and less than or equal to 3.5 inches, and has a height that is greater than or equal to 2.0 inches and less than or equal to 3.5 inches. The housing is substantially stable when at least a portion of a second side of the housing, substantially parallel to at least one of the one or more horizontal planes, is placed on a flat surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Darran Michael Handshaw, Edward Barkan, Mark Drzymala
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Patent number: 10784187Abstract: Provided are an array substrate, a chip on film, a display panel and a display device. The array substrate has a display area and a bonding area located in a periphery of the display area. The array substrate includes a plurality of first bonding pads located in the bonding area, and length directions of the first bonding pads face the display area.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Hong Li, Liqiang Chen
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Patent number: 10692810Abstract: A semiconductor module includes a first electronic device in which one terminal is connected to a first wiring line, the other terminal is connected to a second wiring line, and a first device current flows in a first current direction from the first wiring line to the second wiring line, and a second electronic device in which one terminal is connected to a third wiring line, the other terminal is connected to a fourth wiring line, and a second device current flows in a second current direction from the third wiring line to the fourth wiring line, the first electronic device and the second electronic device being disposed such that at least part of a first magnetic flux generated by the first device current flowing in the first current direction cancels at least part of a second magnetic flux generated by the second device current.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kosuke Ikeda, Kenichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 10631439Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel; a frame positioned in a rear of the display panel; a back cover positioned in a rear of the frame; a controller installed between the frame and the back cover; a control module movable between the frame and the back cover; and a bridge unit installed between the frame and the back cover, electrically connected to the controller, and electrically connected to the control module when the control module is inserted between the frame and the back cover.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Heeseung Son
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Patent number: 10582174Abstract: A camera microcomputer sets a gamma characteristic that suits a luminance input value/output value relationship in the entire luminance region extending from lower luminance to higher luminance of a video signal to a luminance input value/output value relationship of a referential gamma characteristic, irrespective of input dynamic range. A gamma correction processing unit performs gamma correction processing on a captured video signal in such a way as to convert the input value into the output value based on the set gamma characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shinya Urisaka
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Patent number: 10554202Abstract: A gate driver for driving a switching element includes turn-on current sources, turn-on switches, turn-off current sources, and turn-off switches. The turn-on current sources switch a voltage gradient of a rising edge waveform of a gate voltage of the switching element between a plurality of levels when the switching element is turned on. The turn-on switches drive and control the turn-on current sources. The turn-off current sources switch a voltage gradient of a falling edge waveform of the gate voltage between a plurality of levels when the switching element is turned off. The turn-off switches drive and control the turn-off current sources.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Ichiro Nomura
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Patent number: 10529899Abstract: Disclosed are a phosphor sheet capable of improving color purity of each of RGB reproduced through a color filter, a white light source device including the phosphor sheet, and a display device including the white light source device. The disclosed phosphor sheet is a phosphor sheet for converting LED light into white light, including: a phosphor layer containing at least a phosphor and a resin; and a pair of transparent substrates sandwiching the phosphor layer, in which the phosphor sheet includes a coloring material having an absorption maximum wavelength of at least one of from 480 nm to 510 nm or from 570 nm to 620 nm.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Dexerials CorporationInventors: Noritaka Sato, Koichi Kishimoto, Tomomitsu Hori, Yasushi Ito
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Patent number: 10522068Abstract: Techniques for displaying a quality-improved image with reduced power consumption are provided. In one embodiment, a display panel driver is provided that includes a dithering section configured to receive first m-bit image data and configured to generate second image data by performing dithering on the first image data with n-bit dither values each selected from elements of a dither table, and a driver circuit configured to drive the source lines of a display panel in response to the second image data. In generating the second image data corresponding to first pixels belonging to a first pixel column, the dither values are selected from elements in a first column of the dither table, while the second image data corresponding to second pixels belonging to a second pixel column adjacent to the first pixel column, the dither values are selected from elements in a second column of the dither table.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Synaptics Japan GKInventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose
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Patent number: 10437972Abstract: An image exposure method for a mobile terminal may be based on eyeprint recognition and an image exposure system, wherein the image exposure method may include acquiring image data through a camera when it is detected that the mobile terminal turns on the eyeprint recognition; positioning an eyeball at an eyeball position, and acquiring a brightness parameter of the eyeball position; and querying a prestored exposure parameter corresponding to the acquired brightness parameter, adjusting the exposure parameter, and exposing the eyeball at the eyeball position according to the adjusted exposure parameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: JRD Communication Inc.Inventor: Xiangdong Tang
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Patent number: 10430316Abstract: Examples herein involve designating a first dimension of a thread visualization based on timing of a duration of a user action, the user action corresponding to a user interaction with an application; designating a second dimension of the thread visualization based on a number of threads of the application utilized for running tasks in response to the user action, the second dimension comprising a number of parallel timelines corresponding to the number of threads; determining locations for representations of the tasks within the appropriate parallel timelines of the thread visualization based on the timing of the tasks and the threads running the tasks; and rendering the thread visualization on a display.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: ENTIT SOFTWARE LLCInventors: Hana Giat, Michael Seldin
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Patent number: 10409128Abstract: A plurality of pixel electrodes disposed in a matrix are electrically connected with a plurality of first thin film transistors, respectively. Coloring layers in a plurality of colors overlap, in a plan view, with two or more pixel electrodes adjacent to each other in one direction among the plurality of pixel electrodes. Channel layers of the first thin film transistors are covered from above by a coloring laminated body including end parts of the respective coloring layers in at least two colors among the coloring layers in a plurality of colors, the end parts overlapping with each other in the plan view.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kazunori Inoue, Takaharu Konomi, Takeshi Kubota, Toshiaki Fujino
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Patent number: 10379339Abstract: An electrowetting display device is presented. The device includes a top support plate including a top surface and a bottom surface. A viewing surface of the device is over the top surface of the top support plate. A bottom support plate is positioned opposite the top support plate. A plurality of pixel walls are formed over a bottom surface of the top support plate. The plurality of pixel walls are associated with an electrowetting pixel and define a portion of a volume containing at least a portion of a first fluid and a second fluid. A transparent pixel electrode is on the top support plate and a common electrode is over a top surface of the bottom support plate. The common electrode includes a transparent material.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Olivier Rainaut, Toru Sakai
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Patent number: 10347479Abstract: A circuit for generating a voltage waveform at an output node includes a first voltage rail configured to be held at a first voltage, the first voltage rail being connected to the output node via a first voltage rail switch, a second voltage rail configured to be held at a second voltage that is different from the first voltage, the second voltage rail being connected to the output node via a second voltage rail switch, at least one anchor node connected to the output node via an inductor and an anchor node switch, and a control unit configured to switch the circuit between: a first voltage outputting state in which the first voltage rail switch is closed and the second voltage rail switch is open, and a second voltage outputting producing state in which the second voltage rail switch is closed and the first voltage rail switch is open.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventors: Steven Douglas Taylor, Stuart John Lawrence Harley, John Handford
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Patent number: 10326831Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a signal generating method for generating a visible light signal. A signal generating method includes: a step SD11 of determining, as a method for transmitting a visible light signal from a transmitter, one of a single-frame transmitting method for transmitting data as one frame and a multiple-frame transmitting method for transmitting the data while dividing the data into a plurality of frames; a step SD12 of, when the multiple-frame transmitting method is determined, generating partition type information indicating a type of data to be transmitted, and generating combination data by adding the partition type information to the data to be transmitted; a step SD13 of generating the plurality of frames each of which includes each of a plurality of data parts by dividing the combination data into the plurality of data parts; and a step SD14 of generating the visible light signal by adding a preamble to a head of each of the plurality of frames.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Hideki Aoyama, Mitsuaki Oshima
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Patent number: 10271028Abstract: A device, system and method for subliminally projecting structured light patterns is provided. A computing device alters at least a portion of a plurality of content bitplanes to subtract a structured light bitplane therefrom, such that pixels of the structured light bitplane and the plurality of content bitplanes, when altered, sum to a same respective brightness as corresponding pixels of the plurality of content bitplanes before alteration. A a projector projects the structured light bitplane and the plurality of content bitplanes having the structured light bitplane subtracted therefrom. A camera captures images of the structured light bitplane as projected by the projector, for example to calibrate the projector.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: CHRISTIE DIGITAL SYSTEMS USA, INC.Inventors: Mark Lamm, Randy Spruyt, Ryan Thomas Morris, Colin Yardley, John Vieth
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Patent number: 10243278Abstract: The present application provides a multi-frequency array antenna. The multi-frequency array antenna includes at least one dual-polarized low frequency subarray (21) and at least one dual-polarized high frequency subarray (22), where the dual-polarized low frequency subarray (21) and the dual-polarized high frequency subarray (22) are arranged, within a same radome (23), in parallel along an axial direction (24) of the multi-frequency array antenna, the dual-polarized low frequency subarray includes at least two types of dual-polarized low frequency radiation unit pairs (211), and each of the dual-polarized low frequency radiation unit pairs includes at least four low frequency radiation units.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Weihong Xiao, Naibiao Wang, Guoqing Xie
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Patent number: 10241320Abstract: An electrowetting element comprises a first fluid and a second fluid. A support plate surface has a first surface portion lying in a first plane, and a second surface portion lying in a second plane different from the first plane. The second surface portion comprises a first side, a second side, and a third side extending from the first side to the second side. The third side is located between the first surface portion and the second surface portion, with a first part of the third side non-perpendicular to the first side. A wall corresponds with a perimeter of the surface, the wall comprising: a first wall portion extending along the first side; and a second wall portion extending along the second side.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gor Manukyan, Petrus Maria De Greef
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Patent number: 10225514Abstract: A video player is provided, comprising: a video playing unit, configured to convert an image inputted to the video playing unit into a driving signal for driving a display panel; and an image preprocessing unit, configured to receive the inputted image from a display source, to preprocess the inputted image into n preprocessed images, and to output the n preprocessed images to the video playing unit, wherein the video playing unit is further configured to convert the n preprocessed images into n sets of first driving signals, and to output the n sets of first driving signals via the n output terminals of the video playing unit for displaying, wherein the n preprocessed images correspond to the n output terminals of the video playing unit with each other in a preset manner. Furthermore, a display apparatus and a video playing system and a video playing method are also provided. The video player can display high resolution images at a low cost.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Changlin Leng, Jianmin He, Lihua Geng
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Patent number: 10204569Abstract: Examples relate to a method and implementations of general illumination light emitters, an image display device and an image diffuser in a luminaire. The image display device is configured to output an image having a reduced, or first, pixel image fill factor and, as a result, might appear pixelated. To mitigate the pixelation, the image diffuser has a predetermined image diffusion angle and is a predetermined distance from the image display device. The image diffuser outputs an image having a second image pixel fill factor that is greater than the first image pixel fill factor. The appearance of the outputted image appears to be formed from fuzzy pixels. Characteristics related to the image, device, diffuser, and their arrangement may be optimized to provide the fuzzy pixels. A luminaire may output an image formed of the fuzzy pixels and general illumination lighting to an area.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Jonathan Lloyd Goodman, David P. Ramer, Ravi Kumar Komanduri, Jack C. Rains, Jr.
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Patent number: 10153244Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a substrate including a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region; at least one driver IC including connecting terminals with a first surface fixed to face the non-display region; first wires supplying a signal to the display region; first bumps connected with the first wires; second wires transferring a signal to and from outside; second bumps connected with the second wires; and inspection wires. The connecting terminals of the driver IC include first connecting terminals overlapping the first or second bumps in plan view, and second connecting terminals not overlapping the first or second bumps in plan view. The inspection wires include a connecting conductor between themselves and at least one of the second connecting terminals. The inspection wires are pulled out to an outside of the driver IC in plan view.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tetsuya Okamae, Shinji Yamakawa, Kazuyuki Sunohara
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Patent number: 10074825Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent element containing a flexible substrate having thereon: a first gas barrier layer, an insulating layer, a first electrode, a light emitting unit containing an organic functional layer, and a second electrode, in that order, wherein the first gas barrier layer is a polysilazane reforming layer; the insulating layer is a layer containing a metal oxide; and a metal element in the metal oxide has a lower redox potential than silicon.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Shota Hirosawa
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Patent number: 10026229Abstract: An auxiliary device can be used to display a fiducial that contains information useful in determining the physical size of the fiducial as displayed on the auxiliary device. A primary device can capture image data including a representation of the fiducial. The scale and orientation of the fiducial can be determined, such that a graphical overlay can be generated of an item of interest that corresponds to that scale and orientation. The overlay can then be displayed along with the captured image data, in order to provide an augmented reality experience wherein the image displayed on the primary device represents a scale-appropriate view of the item in a location of interest corresponding to the location of the auxiliary device. As the primary device is moved and the viewpoint of the camera changes, changes in relative scale and orientation to the fiducial are determined and the overlay is updated accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: A9.com, Inc.Inventors: Ismet Zeki Yalniz, Rahul Bhotika, Song Cao, Michael Patrick Cutter, Colin Jon Taylor, Mark Scott Waldo, Chun-Kai Wang, Daniya Zamalieva
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Patent number: 10025114Abstract: An ophthalmic device having improved oxygen transmissibility is provided. The ophthalmic device includes a hydrogel lens wherein the peripheral zone of the hydrogel lens includes a plurality of raised portions on the surface of the lens proximal to the ocular surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.Inventor: James Daniel Riall
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Patent number: 10019126Abstract: A touch window may include a substrate, and an electrode part on the substrate to detect a position. The electrode part includes a first sub-pattern, a second sub-pattern adjacent to the first sub-pattern, a first electrode layer on the first sub-pattern, and a second electrode layer on the second sub-pattern. Another touch window includes a substrate, and an electrode part on the substrate to detect a position, the electrode part includes a first sub-pattern, a second sub-pattern adjacent to the first sub-pattern, an electrode layer on the first sub-pattern, a first anti-reflective layer on the first sub-pattern, and a second anti-reflective layer on the second sub-pattern.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Lee, In Tae Kim, Jung Ki Lee, Beom Sun Hong
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Patent number: 10001638Abstract: An electrowetting display device includes first and second barrier layers which cover first and second electrodes. The electrowetting display device includes a first base substrate which faces a second base substrate, the first electrode on the first base substrate, the first barrier layer which covers the first electrode, the second electrode on the second base substrate, the second barrier layer which covers the second electrode, a barrier wall between the first base substrate and the second base substrate, and an electrowetting layer between the first base substrate and the second base substrate. The barrier wall defines a pixel area corresponding to the first electrode, and the electrowetting layer is in the pixel area. The electrowetting layer includes a polar fluid and a non-polar fluid which are separated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Tae Woo Lim, Keunkyu Song, Jihoon Yang, Tae Hyung Hwang
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Patent number: 9977234Abstract: A display device includes a first support plate and an opposing second support plate. A wall is formed on the first support plate. A portion of the wall is associated with an electrowetting pixel. A distal end of the wall portion forms a non-planar contact surface having a first surface feature. A spacer is positioned between the second support plate and the wall portion. The spacer has a distal end forming a non-planar contact surface with a second surface feature complementary to the first surface feature. The non-planar contact surface of the spacer contacts the non-planar contact surface of the wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeroen Cornelis van der Gaag, Carlo Klein
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Patent number: 9977096Abstract: An electrical connector includes one or more connector terminals, which are connected to wiring extending from the connector and are coupled to interconnect with corresponding connector terminals in a mating connector. An active shielding circuit is mounted adjacent to the connector terminals and is configured to sense a first magnetic field in a vicinity of the electrical connector and to generate, based on the sensed magnetic field, a second magnetic field that reduces interference induced in the wiring and the connector terminals by the first magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.Inventors: Assaf Govari, Andres Claudio Altmann, Yaron Ephrath
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Patent number: 9973100Abstract: A synchronous rectifier applied to a power converter includes a power supply module, a control module, and a gate driving unit. The power supply module is used for generating a supply current according to an induced voltage generated from a secondary side of the power converter, wherein the supply current is used for establishing a supply voltage, and the induced voltage corresponds to a control signal of a power switch of a primary side of the power converter. The control module is coupled to the power supply module for turning on or turning off the power supply module according to the supply voltage. The gate driving unit is coupled to the power supply module for generating a gate control signal controlling turning-on and turning-off of a synchronous switch of the secondary side of the power converter, wherein the supply voltage is used for driving the gate driving unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2017Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Leadtrend Technology Corp.Inventor: Chung-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 9965995Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels. The array of pixels may have a shape such as a circular shape or other shape with a curved edge. Display driver circuitry may supply data signals to the pixels using folded vertical data lines and bisected horizontal gate lines. Each folded vertical lines may have a first segment in a left half of the array and a second segment in a right half of the display. Curved coupling segments in an inactive area of the display may be used in joining the first and second segments. Display driver circuits may be provided in top and bottom portions of the inactive area to supply data to respective top and bottom portions of the array. Gate driver output buffers may have different strengths in different rows of the array.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yu Cheng Chen, Tsung-Ting Tsai, Shih Chang Chang
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Patent number: 9947285Abstract: A voltage converter includes a conversion unit, a self driver and an output unit. The conversion unit includes at least one inductor and provides a boosting power based on an input voltage and a first driving signal. The self driver includes at least one inductor that forms a magnetic coupling with the at least one inductor of the conversion unit. The self driver generates a second driving signal that is synchronized with the first driving signal through the magnetic coupling. The output unit generates an output voltage based on the boosting power and the second driving signal. Switching loss and conduction loss may be reduced by replacing an output diode with an output transistor and voltage spike and electromagnetic interference may be reduced through zero voltage switching. The driving signal of the output transistor may be controlled efficiently by adjusting the inductance of the driving inductor.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gwang-Teak Lee, Seung-Young Choi, Jae-Kyu Park
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Patent number: 9922591Abstract: A display driving method includes: performing a display scan function and a display stop function during a plurality of frame periods; during one frame period, outputting, alternately and sequentially along a scan direction, N scan signals according to K clock signals when performing the display scan function, wherein each of the scan signals has an enable period of a scan line, the clock signals sequentially have a delay, and each of the clock signals is a periodic signal with K delays as one period; providing a driving control signal and disabling the clock signals when performing the display stop function during a display stop period, wherein an initiation time position of the display stop period is changed based on an offset between two neighboring frame periods, and the neighboring frame periods have no overlapping or interlacing interval.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chien-Chuan Ko, Chun-Hung Kuo, Meng-Chieh Tsai
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Patent number: 9916050Abstract: [PROBLEM] To reduce a time constant of an electric circuit including driving electrodes and detecting electrodes in a display provided with an input device, and reduce a temperature variation ratio of the time constant. [SOLVING MEANS] The display 1 includes driving electrodes COML provided along an X axis direction when seen in a plan view, buffer TFT elements Trb serially connected to the driving electrodes COML, and a plurality of detecting electrodes TDL respectively provided to intersect with the driving electrodes COML when seen in a plan view and aligned in the X axis direction. A temperature coefficient of resistance of a sum of an ON resistance of the buffer TFT elements Trb and a resistance of the driving electrodes COML is negative, each of the specific resistances of the plurality of detecting electrodes TDL is not more than 40 ??cm, and each of the temperature coefficients of resistance of the plurality of detecting electrodes TDL is 1×10?3 to 5×10?3K?1.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masanobu Ikeda, Koji Ishizaki, Hayato Kurasawa
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Patent number: 9898956Abstract: A method of driving active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) panels includes: (A) dividing a current frame of a current image corresponding to an i-th color component into a plurality of sub-frames, wherein i?[1,N], and N is a total number of the color component; (B) obtaining a sequence of the sub-frames of a previous frame of a previous image corresponding to the i-th color component, wherein the previous frame has been divided into a plurality of sub-frames by the same way with the current frame; (C) determining the sequence of the sub-frames of the current frame in accordance with the sequence of the sub-frames of the previous frame, wherein the sequence of the sub-frames (SF) of the current image is same with or is different from that of the previous frame; and (D) controlling the panel to display in accordance with the sequence of the sub-frames of the current frame determined by corresponding color components.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Ping-sheng Kuo, Li-wei Chu
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Patent number: 9891250Abstract: A bidirectional voltage differentiator circuit comprises start-up circuitry, sensing circuitry, and output circuitry coupled to logic circuitry. The start-up circuitry acts to start-up the sensing circuitry when the circuit is powered on, and accelerates the response of the sensing circuitry thereafter. The sensing circuitry senses variation in an input voltage applied to an input node. Responsive to the voltage variation sensed by the sensing circuitry, the output circuitry produces a state change at a first or second output node. The logic circuitry receives the states of the output nodes and produces a logic output signal to indicate the occurrence of the variation sensed in the input voltage. The voltage sensing circuit is operable to sense variation of the input voltage regardless of whether the voltage is rising or falling and without regard to the DC value of the input voltage.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Shenzhen) R&D Co. LtdInventor: Yijun Duan
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Patent number: 9886887Abstract: Techniques for displaying a quality-improved image with reduced power consumption are provided. In one embodiment, a display panel driver is provided that includes a dithering section configured to receive first m-bit image data and configured to generate second image data by performing dithering on the first image data with n-bit dither values each selected from elements of a dither table, and a driver circuit configured to drive the source lines of a display panel in response to the second image data. In generating the second image data corresponding to first pixels belonging to a first pixel column, the dither values are selected from elements in a first column of the dither table, while the second image data corresponding to second pixels belonging to a second pixel column adjacent to the first pixel column, the dither values are selected from elements in a second column of the dither table.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Synaptics Japan GKInventors: Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose
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Patent number: 9875698Abstract: A display apparatus comprises an electrowetting picture element with a first support plate with a first support plate portion comprising a layer substantially non-transmissive for light and second support plate portion substantially non-absorbing for light. A display controller is configured to control a display effect of the electrowetting picture element between a dark and light display effect, and, responsive to input data corresponding to the dark display effect, output at least one signal to a driver corresponding to the dark display effect. The driver is configured to, responsive to the at least one signal output by the display controller, apply a first, non-zero, voltage to the electrowetting picture element to switch a first and a second fluid of the electrowetting picture element to a first configuration with the first fluid and the second fluid in contact with a first surface of the first support plate portion and the first fluid in contact with a second surface of the second support plate portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Bokke Johannes Feenstra, Romaric Mathieu Massard
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Patent number: 9858856Abstract: A method of driving an organic light emitting display, the method including supplying a data signal of an i-th (i is a natural number) frame corresponding to a scan signal non-sequentially supplied during a first period in an i-th frame period, and supplying a data signal of (i+1)-th frame corresponding to a scan signal non-sequentially supplied during a second period, which is different from the first period, in the i-th frame period.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jin-Woo Kim
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Patent number: 9812064Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light-emitting display panel and a method for compensating voltage drop thereof. The organic light-emitting display panel is added with a voltage drop compensation unit, which is connected to a data driving unit, and used for calculating, as per a data voltage output by the data driving unit and inbuilt iterative algorithm, a voltage at a junction between a power wiring and each of a plurality of pixel units. Subsequently, the data voltage output by the data driving unit is compensated based on a voltage difference between the voltage as calculated and a supply voltage.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ping Sheng Kuo
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Patent number: 9740000Abstract: An electrowetting display device comprising: a first fluid adjoining a surface of a support plate; a second fluid; a color filter for outputting light with a predetermined hue; a transmissive region configured to transmit light of at least one wavelength filtered by the color filter; and an electrode for use in applying a voltage to control a configuration of the first and second fluids. In a first configuration the first fluid adjoins a first extent of the surface and overlaps a first extent of the color filter and a first extent of the transmissive region. In a second configuration the first fluid adjoins a second extent of the surface and overlaps a second extent of the color filter and a second extent of the transmissive region.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Petrus Maria De Greef
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Patent number: 9711106Abstract: The present invention provides a display method and a display system, which belong to the field of display technology and solve a problem of large power consumption in the case of light-load images in existing display methods. The display method includes steps of: detecting, when a frame of image is displayed, a variation degree of data voltages on respective data lines; determining, according to the detection result, a load size of the displayed image; and adjusting, according to the determination result, an operating frequency of a charge pump, and outputting, by the charge pump, a voltage corresponding to the operating frequency to a gate driving unit, so that a gate driving voltage is provided to a gate line by the gate driving unit. The overall power consumption of a display system can be reduced and the performance thereof can be improved by the display method according to the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Di Wang, Hao Zhang, Lingyun Shi, Jialong Li, Shuai Han, Xue Dong
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Patent number: 9685636Abstract: A display device including: a display panel; a bottom cover configured to accommodate the display panel; and a composite sheet disposed between the display panel and the bottom cover. The composite sheet includes a buffer sheet having at least one through hole and at least one heat-dissipating sheet accommodated in the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung Jun Park, Hwan Jin Kim
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Patent number: 9680126Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) that includes an OLED panel; a back cover supporting the OLED panel and including a reinforcing bent portion; and a heat dissipation member between the OLED panel and the back cover.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-Cheol Kang, Gi-Hyon Jun
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Patent number: 9660521Abstract: A power conversion circuit includes first to fourth switching elements connected in series between ground and high voltage electrical paths, a first reactor, a main battery, a second reactor, a sub battery, a high voltage sensor for detecting a high voltage VH between the ground and high voltage electrical paths, and a controller. Upon issuance of an instruction for turning off all of the first to fourth switching elements, the controller determines that the third switching element is experiencing an ON failure when the high voltage VH is equal to the sum of a battery voltage VB1 of the main battery and a battery voltage VB2 of the sub battery, to thereby allow electrical power to be transferred between the batteries and a load even in the event of occurrence of the ON failure in the switching element.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shohei Oi, Tomoko Oba
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Patent number: 9588336Abstract: A method for fabricating an electrowetting display may include depositing a sacrificial layer on a support plate, etching portions of the sacrificial layer to form liquid duct forms on the support plate, depositing a photoresist layer on the liquid duct forms and the support plate, etching portions of the photoresist layer to form a spacer grid, and removing the liquid duct forms to form liquid ducts between the support plate and the portions of the spacer grid.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gerben Boon, Christian Etienne Hendriks, Daniel Figura
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Patent number: 9567206Abstract: A micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) device is provided. The MEMS device includes a cap substrate and a MEMS substrate bonded with the cap substrate. The MEMS substrate includes a first movable element and a second movable element. The MEMS device also includes a first closed chamber between the MEMS substrate and the cap substrate, and the first movable element is in the first closed chamber. The MEMS device further includes an outgassing layer in the first closed chamber. In addition, the MEMS device includes a second closed chamber between the MEMS substrate and the cap substrate, and the second movable element is in the second closed chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chia-Hua Chu, Chun-Wen Cheng, Shang-Ying Tsai, Chin-Wei Liang
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Patent number: 9558695Abstract: An image display apparatus according this invention includes: a light-emitting unit configured to emit light; a display panel configured to display an image by transmitting the light from the light-emitting unit at a transmittance based on an input image signal; and a control unit configured to set a plurality of lighting periods respectively having different lengths on a frame-by-frame basis and control lighting and extinction of the light-emitting unit in such a manner that the light-emitting unit is lit during the lighting periods and extinguished during a period other than the lighting periods, wherein the control unit makes the number of lighting periods within one frame larger when a brightness of the image is bright than when the brightness of the image is dark.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Mitsuru Tada
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Patent number: 9536480Abstract: An image display device including: a light-emitting unit that is capable of individually controlling emission amounts in each of a plurality of regions constituting a screen; a display unit that displays an image on the screen; and a control unit that sets a first region in which display is performed at a predetermined brightness and a second region in which an image is displayed at a lower brightness than the predetermined brightness in the screen, wherein the control unit sets the second region in a region excluding the first region in the screen on the basis of an influence of light leakage from the first region.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Chika Masuda, Yuka Fujinaka