Solid Body Light Emitter (e.g., Led) Patents (Class 345/82)
  • Patent number: 12295220
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a transistor, an interlayer insulating layer, a first conductive line, a pixel electrode, a passivation layer, a common electrode, and a light emitting element layer. The transistor overlaps the substrate. The interlayer insulating layer overlaps the transistor and includes a first groove. The first conductive line is electrically connected to the transistor and is at least partially disposed inside the first groove. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the transistor and overlaps the first conductive line. The passivation layer is disposed between the pixel electrode and the first conductive line and directly contacts at least one of the pixel electrode and the first conductive line. The common electrode overlaps the pixel electrode. The light emitting element layer is disposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hee Lee, Nak Cho Choi, Min Yeul Ryu, Dong Ki Lee, Choong Youl Im, Beohm Rock Choi
  • Patent number: 12295229
    Abstract: A light emitting display apparatus includes a display area including pixels in first to mth horizontal lines parallel to a first direction over a first substrate, gate lines at the first to mth horizontal lines of the display area, gate control lines between the plurality of pixels, and a gate driving circuit including first to mth stage circuit parts at the display area and coupled to the gate lines and the gate control lines. Each of the first to mth stage circuit parts includes a plurality of branch circuits dispersively between the pixels along the first direction and coupled to the gate control lines, and a branch network coupled to the plurality of branch circuits. Each of the branch network of the first stage circuit unit and the mth stage circuit unit is disposed between two adjacent pixels along the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: KyungMin Kim, EunJi Park, YoungIn Jang
  • Patent number: 12288507
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes a display panel including a first pixel group including a plurality of pixels in 2N rows. The light emitting display device further includes a second pixel group disposed subsequent to the first pixel group and including a plurality of pixels in 2N rows. The light emitting display device further includes an emission signal unit including a first emission stage for applying the same first emission signal to the first pixel group and a second emission stage for applying the same second emission signal to the second pixel group. In a first frame, a falling time of the first emission signal and a rising time of the second emission signal are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Ki Kim, Joon Young Park, Jae Woo Park, Sung Min Cho, Hyeong Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 12288800
    Abstract: A monolithic semiconductor LED display system comprising a layered semiconductor material system fabricated to form a plurality of light emitting switch devices. Each of the light emitting switch devices extends along a different axis from a common substrate and comprises a driver device and a light emitting diode. Each of the driver devices comprises, in adjacent order from the substrate and in series, a first type of doped region, a second type of doped region and another of the first type of doped region. Areas of the layered semiconductor material system not utilized for the LED elements are fabricated to form circuitry in two or more of the doped regions for each of the light emitting switch devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: INNOVATION SEMICONDUCTOR
    Inventor: Matthew T. Hartensveld
  • Patent number: 12283232
    Abstract: A luminance compensation circuit includes: a light-emitting circuit; a luminance detector electrically connected to a first power terminal, a second power terminal, and a first node; a reading device electrically connected to the first node; and a timing controller electrically connected to the reading device and the light-emitting circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Guangzhou China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., LTd.
    Inventor: Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 12276790
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for accommodating multiple sets of laser light sources in an optical engine of a display system such as a laser projection system are described. Laser light beams may be combined via wavelength-, polarization-, and/or angular-separation-based techniques. First and second sets of laser light beams may be angularly separated such that different sets of partially overlapping pixels are projected by the system, thereby increasing the display pixel density and/or an expanding the field of view of the display. One or more laser die may be mounted to each submount of the optical engine. For embodiments with two laser dies on each submount, collimating lenses may introduce angular separation between laser light beams output by each pair of commonly mounted laser dies. A retroreflector prism may be disposed at a beam combiner to provide a compact extension of the optical path through the beam combiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Adema, Stuart James Myron Nicholson
  • Patent number: 12270681
    Abstract: Operation of a hubodometer includes orbiting detection and cancelation. In particular, in a hubodometer having a housing that rotates relative to a pendulous assembly, such operation includes detecting, by at least one orbiting sensor operatively connected to the pendulous assembly, an orbiting condition of the pendulous assembly, the orbiting condition being at least partly defined by an orbiting direction. Thereafter, and responsive to the detection of the orbiting condition, operation of the hubodometer further comprises applying, by an electric actuator operatively connected to the pendulous assembly, a countervailing force to the pendulous assembly in a direction opposite the orbiting direction. Through application of the countervailing force, the orbiting condition may be canceled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: DYNAPAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenneth L. Dickinson
  • Patent number: 12274127
    Abstract: An array substrate is configured to carry a plurality of light emitting units with different light emitting colors. The array substrate includes a plurality of pixel driving circuits, a first voltage input line and a second voltage input line. The plurality of pixel driving circuits include at least one first driving circuit and at least one second driving circuit. The first voltage input line is coupled to the at least one first driving circuit, and is configured to transmit a first voltage to the at least one first driving circuit. The second voltage input line is coupled to the at least one second driving circuit, and is configured to transmit a second voltage to the at least one second driving circuit. The first voltage is different from the second voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongni Liu, Minghua Xuan, Haoliang Zheng, Jiao Zhao
  • Patent number: 12272312
    Abstract: A pixel including: a light emitting element; a first transistor including a first electrode, a second electrode electrically connected to the light emitting element, a gate electrode, and a body electrode; a second transistor connected between a first driving voltage line for receiving a first driving voltage and the first electrode of the first transistor and including a gate electrode for receiving a first emission control signal; a first circuit which provides a reference voltage to the gate electrode of the first transistor in response to a first scan signal and a second scan signal; and a second circuit which provides an initialization voltage to the body electrode of the first transistor in response to the first scan signal, the second scan signal, and a second emission control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonjun Lee, Cholho Kim
  • Patent number: 12266305
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a display device including pixels that compensate a threshold voltage of a driving transistor, the pixels arranged in a plurality of rows. The gate of the driving transistor of each pixel is coupled to a pixel data switch and a reference voltage switch, configured to selectively provide pixel data provided via a data line and a reference voltage provided via a separate reference voltage line to the gate of the driving transistor, respectively. As pixel data and the reference voltage are provided to the driving transistor via separate lines, the compensation period of the pixel may overlap in time with a data writing period of pixels of a previous row of the display device, increasing the rate at which the display device is able to program the pixels of each row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gyungmin Kim, Min Hyuk Choi, Takanori Shibasaki
  • Patent number: 12266281
    Abstract: A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a display region and a non-display region at least partially surrounding the display region and including a binding region. A plurality of first pads are located in the binding region, and configured to be electrically coupled to an external electrical test circuitry at a panel test stage, and bound to a circuit board so as to transmit an electric signal from the circuit board to the display region at a display stage. A plurality of second pads are located in the binding region, and configured to be bound to the circuit board so as to transmit the electric signal from the circuit board to the display region at the display stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lili Du, Hongjun Zhou, Feng Wei
  • Patent number: 12260800
    Abstract: A pixel may include: a first transistor including a second electrode, a first electrode electrically connected to a first power line, and a gate electrode connected to a first node; a second transistor including a second electrode, a first electrode electrically connected to a data line, and a gate electrode electrically connected to a first scan line; a third transistor connected between the first node and the data line, and including a gate electrode electrically connected to a second scan line; a first capacitor including a first electrode connected to the second electrode of the second transistor, and a second electrode connected to the first node; a second capacitor connected between the first power line and the first node; and a light emitting element between a second power line and the first transistor, and including a second electrode electrically connected to the second power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Heo, Joon Chul Goh, Oh Jo Kwon, Dong Soo Kim, Hyung Gun Ma, Jung Hun Yi
  • Patent number: 12260818
    Abstract: A sensing circuit includes a first line selection switch which connects a first sensing line to a sensing channel in a first sub-sensing period, a first noise selection switch which connects the first sensing line to a reference channel in a second sub-sensing period, a second line selection switch which connects a second sensing line to the sensing channel in the second sub-sensing period, and a second noise selection switch which connects the second sensing line to the reference channel in the first sub-sensing period. The sensing channel samples a first sensing voltage and noise of the first sensing line and the reference channel samples noise of the second sensing line in a first sampling period, and the sensing channel samples a second sensing voltage and noise of the second sensing line and the reference channel samples noise of the first sensing line in a second sampling period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayong Jung, Wook Lee, Sung Hwan Kim, Jaehoon Shin
  • Patent number: 12262589
    Abstract: A pixel includes: a driving transistor including a semiconductor layer and a gate electrode; and a compensation transistor connected to the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer of the driving transistor, wherein the first thin-film transistor includes: a first sub-transistor including a first gate electrode receiving a first scan signal having a first voltage level during a period; and a second sub-transistor connected to the first sub-transistor in parallel and comprising a second gate electrode receiving a second scan signal having a second voltage level that is an inverted level of the first voltage level during the same period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keunwoo Kim, Hyena Kwak, Sangsub Kim, Hanbit Kim
  • Patent number: 12260808
    Abstract: A transparent display module includes: a transparent substrate; a line pattern provided on the transparent substrate in a form of a two-dimensional grid; a plurality of micro-pixel integrated circuits (ICs) provided on the line pattern; a plurality of inorganic light emitting elements provided on the line pattern or the plurality of micro-pixel ICs; a plurality of transparent areas formed in areas in which the line pattern is not provided, and at least one pixel circuit configured to supply a driving current to the plurality of inorganic light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seungryong Han, Jaeseok Kim, Jaehoo Park, Sangkyun Im, Kilsoo Jung
  • Patent number: 12254841
    Abstract: A display substrate a driving method therefor, and a display apparatus. The display substrate comprises: M rows and N columns of sub-pixels, N data signal lines and a data reset circuit, wherein at least one sub-pixel comprises a pixel circuit; an ith data signal line is connected to pixel circuits in an ith column, where M?1, N?1, and 1?i?N; and the data reset circuit is electrically connected to a data reset control end, a data initial signal end and the N data signal lines, and is configured to provide a signal of the data initial signal end to the N data signal lines under the control of the data reset control end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haoliang Zheng, Yan Qu, Dongni Liu, Li Xiao, Jiao Zhao, Xiaorong Cui, Seungwoo Han, Minghua Xuan
  • Patent number: 12254836
    Abstract: A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes: a base substrate; a plurality of pixels; and a light emitting control line and a first power supply line which are electrically connected to a light emitting control circuit of the pixel. The light emitting control circuits of pixels located in two adjacent rows share the same light emitting control line. The light emitting control circuit includes a light emitting control transistor, the gate of the light-emitting control transistor is electrically connected to the light emitting control line, one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the light emitting control transistor is connected to the first power supply line, and the first power supply line extends in parallel to the light emitting control line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE JOINT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongqian Li, Can Yuan
  • Patent number: 12253233
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device and a vehicle lamp are provided. The vehicle lighting includes a socket; a substrate provided on one end portion side of the socket; light emitting elements provided on the substrate; and a control element provided on the substrate and electrically connected to the light emitting elements. The control element turns on some of the light emitting elements when the input voltage is lower than a first voltage; turns on all of the light emitting elements when the input voltage exceeds a second voltage higher than the first voltage; and turns on all of the light emitting elements and changes at least one of total luminous flux of the light emitting elements and current flowing through the light emitting elements according to the input voltage when the input voltage is equal to or higher than the first voltage and equal to or lower than the second voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Hiraku Mori, Daisuke Kosugi
  • Patent number: 12248211
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a curved shape in section along one axis, the display panel including a display screen that includes a concave surface, wherein a radius of curvature (R) of the curved shape of the display screen is larger than 2000 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Shinpei Nagatani
  • Patent number: 12249272
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a tiled display comprising the same. The display device includes PWM data lines for respectively receiving PWM data voltages, first to third data lines for respectively receiving first to third data voltages, sub-pixels respectively connected to the PWM data lines, respectively connected to the first to third data lines, and respectively including at least one light-emitting element, a global power supply line for receiving a global power supply voltage, and a first demultiplexer between the PWM data lines and the global power supply line, wherein the PWM data voltages have grayscale voltages from a black grayscale voltage to a white grayscale voltage, the black grayscale voltage being greater than or equal to the global power supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Jin Jeon, Min Chul Shin, Jung Hwan Hwang, Sung Hwan Kim, Ji Youn Seo, Kye Uk Lee
  • Patent number: 12243488
    Abstract: A pixel includes a light emitting element, a first transistor including an electrode connected to a first power source line via a first node, another electrode connected to a second power source line via a second node and the light emitting element, and another electrode connected to a third node. The pixel further includes a second transistor connected between a data line and the second node and having a gate electrode connected to a scan line, a third transistor connected between the first node and the third node and having a gate electrode connected to the scan line, a fourth transistor connected between the first power source line and the first node and having a gate electrode connected to an emission control line, a first capacitor connected between the second node and the third node, and a second capacitor connected between a third power source line and the third node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Woo Kim, Kwi Hyun Kim, Yeon Kyung Kim
  • Patent number: 12243495
    Abstract: A pixel circuit and a display device including the same are disclosed. The pixel circuit includes a driving element including a first electrode connected to a first power line, a gate electrode connected to a first node, and a second electrode connected to a second node, a first switch element connected between a data line through which a first or second data voltage is applied and the first node, and supplies the first data voltage to the first node responsive to a first gate signal, a second switch element connected between the data line and the second node and supplies the second data voltage to the second node responsive to a second gate signal, a light-emitting element including an anode connected to the second node and a cathode connected to a second power line, and a capacitor connected between the first and second nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Soo Lee, Sung Ho Hong, Seo Jun Yeom
  • Patent number: 12245474
    Abstract: An array substrate is provided. The array substrate includes a gate line; a data line; a voltage supply line; and a pixel driving circuit. The pixel driving circuit includes a plurality of transistors and a storage capacitor. The storage capacitor includes a first capacitor electrode, a second capacitor electrode, and an insulating layer between the first capacitor electrode and the second capacitor electrode. The second capacitor electrode is electrically connected to the voltage supply line. The second capacitor electrode includes a first portion and a second portion as parts of a first unitary structure in a respective subpixel. The voltage supply line crosses over the first portion by a first crossing-over distance. The data line crosses over the second portion by a second crossing-over distance. The first crossing-over distance is greater than the second crossing-over distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Siyu Wang, Tinghua Shang, Yi Zhang, Chang Luo, Huijuan Yang, Xiaofeng Jiang, Yongjie Song, Shun Zhang, Lulu Yang
  • Patent number: 12236899
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel, a method for preparing the same, and a display device. The display panel includes pixel units distributed in an array in a display area, where the pixel units include sub-pixels, at least one of which has a maximum grayscale value voltage different from a maximum grayscale value voltage of the other sub-pixel; and a switching circuit including switching units on a side of the display area, where one end of the switching unit is connected to a data line. In two adjacent columns of pixel units, two sub-pixels having the same maximum grayscale value voltage are connected to two adjacent switching units through data lines, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zheng Bao, Mingqiang Wang, Ziqian Li, Yi Zhang, Xiangdong Wei, Gong Chen, Haotian Yang, Chang Wang, Jiaxiang Zhang, Bin Zhang
  • Patent number: 12236874
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a gate driver, a data driver and an emission driver. The display panel includes a pixel. The gate driver is configured to output a gate signal to the pixel. The data driver is configured to output a data voltage to the pixel. The emission driver is configured to output an emission signal to the pixel. The pixel includes a light emitting element, a driving switching element configured to apply a driving current to the light emitting element and a bias switching element configured to apply a bias voltage to the driving switching element. The display apparatus increases a level of the bias voltage when a duration of a light emission time of the pixel is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sehyuk Park, Youngha Sohn, Jin-Wook Yang, Donggyu Lee, Jae-Hyeon Jeon
  • Patent number: 12236863
    Abstract: A display comprising a light emitting OLED stack on top of a silicon-based backplane with individually addressable pixels and control circuitry wherein the control circuitry of the silicon-based backplane comprises at least one driving transistor where a first terminal of the driving transistor is electrically connected to an external power source VDD, and the second terminal of the driving transistor is electrically connected to the bottom electrode of the OLED stack; wherein the gate of the driving transistor is controlled by a data signal which supplied by a scan transistor controlled by a signal from select line SELECT1; and the control circuitry additionally comprises a protection circuit comprising a bipolar junction transistor. There can be a switch transistor between the scan transistor and the gate of the driving transistor for microdisplay applications. The OLED stack can comprise two or more OLED light-emitting units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: OLEDWorks LLC, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e.V.
    Inventors: John Hamer, Jeffrey Spindler, Marina Kondakova, Bernd Richter, Philipp Wartenberg, Gerd Bunk, Uwe Vogel
  • Patent number: 12238984
    Abstract: A display device includes a first light emitting element in a first display area, a first pixel circuit in a first non-display area spaced from the first display area and connected to the first light emitting element, an insulating layer covering the first pixel circuit, a metal wiring on the insulating layer, connected to the first pixel circuit, and extending from the first non-display area to a second non-display area between the first display area and the first non-display area, and a transparent wiring on the insulating layer, connecting the first light emitting element and the metal wiring, and extending from the first display area to a surface of the metal wiring, where a trench is defined in a surface of the insulating layer in the second non-display area, and the metal wiring is in the trench in the second non-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gwui-Hyun Park, Koichi Sugitani, Hye In Kim, Chulwon Park, Pil Soon Hong
  • Patent number: 12236850
    Abstract: To reduce image artifacts induced by temperature variations associated with display pixels of an electronic display, processing circuitry may process temperature sensing data to obtain an average temperature and a temperature distribution of the electronic display. Based on the processed temperature data, the processing circuit may adjust a reference voltage applied to the display pixels to compensate for the average temperate. To further correct for the image artifacts, the processing circuitry may transform image data to luminance domain. Based on the processed temperature data, the processing may adjust luminance vales of the image data to compensate for the temperature distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sunmin Jang, Ce Zhang, Hopil Bae, Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi, Pablo Moreno Galbis, Paolo Sacchetto, Yaser Azizi, Young Don Bae
  • Patent number: 12236829
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes a driving circuit, a first reset circuit, and a second reset circuit. The driving circuit is coupled to a first node and a second node, and is configured to output a driving current according to a voltage difference between the first node and the second node. The first reset circuit is coupled to the first node, a first initial signal terminal and a first reset signal terminal, and is configured to transmit a signal of the first initial signal terminal to the first node in response to a signal of the first reset signal terminal. The second reset circuit is coupled to the second node and a first power terminal, and is configured to transmit a signal of the first power supply terminal to the second node in response to a control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huaping Sun, Kai Zhang, Erlong Song, Qiang Fu, Xingrui Cai
  • Patent number: 12233782
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing system that are able to appropriately superimpose content on a scene visible from within a mobile body. The information processing apparatus includes a recognition section and a display control section. The recognition section recognizes a scene visible from within the mobile body through a transparent or translucent display surface provided in the mobile body. The display control section controls display of the content on the display surface according to the recognized scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ikeda, Maho Hayashi, Hiroshi Imamura, Mikinori Matsuda, Yuya Takayama
  • Patent number: 12227103
    Abstract: A vehicle provides an indication of status of an energy source that provides power for the vehicle. The vehicle includes an indicator, positioned on the vehicle at a location determined to be among a plurality of locations to most likely be intact during and after an accident. The indicator provides a predetermined indication that identifies status of an energy source that provides power for the vehicle. The indicator may provide a visual or acoustical indication or may provide a wireless message. The indication may provide an indication of one or more of make/model of the vehicle, battery charge level, type, danger condition, danger condition reoccurrence, danger condition suppression technique and a warning to not approach the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventor: William S. Lerner
  • Patent number: 12230186
    Abstract: Provided is a pixel driving circuit operatable in a low-definition mode and a high-definition mode using the same pixel memory, and a display device including the same. The pixel driving circuit may include a driving line configured to connect between an emitter and a positive power source or between the emitter and a negative power source, a first transistor connected in series on the driving line and turned on in response to a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal, a first driving unit and a second driving unit that are connected in series on the driving line and electrically connected in parallel to each other, and a second transistor connected between a reference voltage source, which is connected to apply a reference voltage to the first driving unit and the second driving unit, and the second driving unit and turned on or off in response to a display mode selection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SAPIEN Semiconductors Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Jin Woong Jang
  • Patent number: 12230184
    Abstract: At least one chip group and a group of first PLG wirings corresponding to each of the chip groups are disposed in a first bonding area, each of the chip groups includes at least two groups of chip units, each group of the chip units includes at least one gate drive chip, each group of the first PLG wirings includes a first wiring and at least one second wiring; power pins of any two adjacent gate drive chips are connected by the first wiring, each of the second wirings surrounds and passes through each of the gate drive chips, the first wirings connected with the power pin of the last gate drive chip in the previous group of the chip units and any of the second wirings, are parallelly connected with the power pin of the first gate drive chip in the next group of the chip units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiujie Su, Yingmeng Miao, Dongchuan Chen, Yanping Liao, Seungmin Lee, Xibin Shao, Xiaofeng Yin
  • Patent number: 12231861
    Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device including a control unit configured to control each of a plurality of actuators configured to drive a display unit on the basis of an acoustic signal, in which the plurality of the actuators is provided for respective regions of the display unit, and the control unit executes low band component reduction processing of reducing a low band component of an acoustic signal of the region for driving the actuator on the basis of luminance of an image to be displayed in the region of the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Maeshiba, Hiroshi Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 12223889
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption of a drive circuit for a display device. A drive circuit (10) for the display device includes a comparator (100), a PWM signal generation unit (200), and a drive unit (300). The comparator (100) is a comparator that starts comparison between a count number of pulses in an input clock signal and input comparison data in synchronization with a start signal, and includes a shift register (120) that is configured by a plurality of flip-flops in which the clock signal is input to a clock terminal and that is cascade-connected and shifts the start signal, and a selection unit (130) that selects one of outputs of the plurality of flip-flops constituting the shift register according to the comparison data and outputs the shifted start signal as a result of the comparison. The PWM signal generation unit (200) generates a PWM signal according to the result of the comparison. The drive unit (300) drives a light emitting element (11) based on the generated PWM signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Kouichi Hashikaki
  • Patent number: 12221124
    Abstract: A means of transport and a device (10) for outputting a request for a driver of a means of transport to take over vehicle guidance are proposed. The device (10) comprising: a line-shaped first LED strip (1) with a first electrical connector (5) comprising a first plurality of LEDs (3), a line-shaped second LED strip (2) with a second electrical connector (6) comprising a second plurality of LEDs (4), a control device (7) comprising an interface (8) configured to receive the first electrical connector (5) and the second electrical connector (6), wherein the first plurality of LEDs (3) is arranged interleaved with respect to the second plurality of LEDs (4) and the control device is configured to output the request as light signals by controlling the first electrical connector (5) and the second electrical connector (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motorenwerke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dirk Kaule, Michael Strolz, Florian Chouard, Holger Forst, Philipp Kerschbaum
  • Patent number: 12224035
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a device for receiving a single-ended signal of an LED control card and forwarding as differential signals, including a parsing unit, a control unit, an SRAM and a differential output unit; the parsing unit is used for receiving and parsing data, latch and clock signals sent by the control card; the SRAM is used for storing display data of a parsing result; the control unit is used for processing commands of the parsing result, accessing the SRAM, modifying the display data transmitted by the parsing unit in the SRAM, and filling the SRAM for provision to a back end for output display; and the differential output unit is used for obtaining differential signals based on a processing result of the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Valley Microelectronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Lifeng Jiang, Gufeng Xi
  • Patent number: 12223902
    Abstract: In a pixel, a display device including a pixel, and a method of driving the display device, the pixel includes a first transistor connected to a first power source, a fourth node and a first node, a second transistor connected to a third node, a data line and an i-th first scan line, a third transistor connected to the first node, the fourth node, and an i-th third scan line, a fourth transistor connected to the second node, an initialization voltage, and an i-th second scan line, a first capacitor connected between the third node and the first node, a second capacitor connected between the first node and the second node, and an organic light emitting diode connected between the second node and a second power source, wherein I is a natural number and the third transistor is an N-type transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Il Hun Jeong
  • Patent number: 12211423
    Abstract: A display panel includes: sub-pixels each including a storage capacitor configured to have a data voltage written thereto; a capacitor node line connected to the storage capacitor of at least one of the sub-pixels; a compensation reference voltage line configured to receive a compensation reference voltage; a first power supply voltage line configured to receive a first power supply voltage; a first connection transistor configured to connect the compensation reference voltage line to the capacitor node line based on an emission signal; and a second connection transistor configured to connect the first power supply voltage line to the capacitor node line based on the emission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Danwon Lim, Hyunjoon Kim, Jaeyong Jang, Bon-Yong Koo
  • Patent number: 12211453
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driver circuit, a driving method of the driver circuit, an array substrate and a display device, belonging to the field of display technology. The driver circuit provided by the present disclosure includes a logic control module, a data pin and at least two output pins. The data pin is configured to receive driving data. The logic control module is configured to generate driving control signals in a one-to-one correspondence with the at least two output pins according to the driving data. The driving control signals are configured to control the current flowing through the corresponding output pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaimin Yin, Wei Hao, Lingyun Shi, Wenchieh Huang, Feifei Wang, Wengang Su, Rui Shi, Xingce Shang, Junwei Zhang, Taotao Duan
  • Patent number: 12211432
    Abstract: A display panel includes light-emitting elements and pixel circuits. The pixel circuit includes a comparator and a first transistor. The first transistor and the light-emitting element are electrically connected in series between a first power supply terminal and a second power supply terminal. An output terminal of the comparator is coupled to a control terminal of the first transistor. The comparator includes a first input terminal receiving a data signal, and a second input terminal receiving a step signal. The comparator is configured to compare a voltage of the data signal with a voltage of the step signal, and supply a comparison result to the control terminal of the first transistor. An operation cycle of the pixel circuit includes a light-emitting phase in which the step signal includes plateau signals and ramp signals, plateau signals are constant-voltage signals, and voltages of ramp signals progressively change over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Tianma Advanced Display Technology Institute (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Minhui Zheng
  • Patent number: 12211443
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit includes: a data writing circuit, a compensation control circuit, a light emission control circuit, a voltage regulation circuit, a driving transistor, the compensation control circuit is connected with the driving transistor at a first node, the compensation control circuit is connected with the data writing circuit at a second node, the compensation control circuit, the light emission control circuit, the voltage regulation circuit are connected with the driving transistor at a third node; the compensation control circuit obtains a threshold voltage of the driving transistor, writes a third voltage into the second node, and writes a light emission voltage into the first node according to a variation in a voltage at the second node and the threshold voltage; the voltage regulation circuit maintains a voltage at the third node stable during the compensation control circuit writing the light emission voltage into the first node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li Zhu, Xilei Cao, Zhenhua Zhang, Xiaoxin Li, Changlong Yuan
  • Patent number: 12211414
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide a device that includes a full color display. A camera may be disposed below the full color display. A controller may modify a video signal applied to one or more sub-pixels of the full color display based on a predicted degradation of the one or more sub-pixels, such that the modification is updated by the controller based on luminance data for the one or more subpixels acquired by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Hack, Michael Stuart Weaver
  • Patent number: 12205527
    Abstract: A display panel has a non-display area and a display area including first and second display areas. The display panel includes pixel circuits located in the display area, and driving circuits located in the non-display area. Each pixel circuit includes a driving transistor and a first transistor electrically connected to a gate of the driving transistor. The pixel circuits include first pixel circuits electrically connected to pixels located in the first display area and second pixel circuits electrically connected to pixels located in the second display area. A gate of the first transistor in the first pixel circuit and a gate of the first transistor in the second pixel circuit are coupled to different driving circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH, WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xingyao Zhou, Yana Gao, Kang Yang, Wei Liu, Qijun Yao
  • Patent number: 12205539
    Abstract: A pixel driving circuit and a mobile terminal are provided. The pixel driving circuit includes a switch circuit, a storage circuit, and a light driving circuit. The switch circuit receives data signal applied on the data line in response to scan signal applied on the scan line. The storage circuit is charged by the data signal. The light driving circuit emits light in response to the data signal. The light driving circuit includes a driving unit, light-emitting unit, a supply voltage end, a ground end, and a voltage dividing unit that is coupled between the driving unit and the ground end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Daobing Hu
  • Patent number: 12200988
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus capable of reducing a voltage drop of a common electrode and improving a transmittance. The display apparatus comprises a substrate including a display area having a first area and a second area, a first electrode disposed on the substrate and configured to cover the first area and the second area, a first common power line disposed between the substrate and the first electrode and connected to the first electrode provided in the first area, and a second common power line connected to the first electrode provided in the second area through the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonghyeok Im, Sul Lee, Hyoung-Su Kim
  • Patent number: 12198635
    Abstract: A display device of the present disclosure includes: a pixel array unit in which pixels respectively including light emitting units are arranged; a writing scanning unit that writes a video signal while scanning each of the pixels of the pixel array unit in units of pixel rows; and a light emission driving unit that divides a display screen into a plurality of units in a scanning direction in units of the pixel rows, and performs light emission driving for each of the divided units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Takuma Fujii
  • Patent number: 12200993
    Abstract: A display device includes a display element that includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode, a driving thin-film transistor, a first thin-film transistor connected to a gate electrode of the driving thin-film transistor and a first initialization voltage, a second thin-film transistor connected to the pixel electrode of the display element and a second initialization voltage line, and a common voltage line connected to the first initialization voltage line and the second initialization voltage line, wherein a voltage equal to a voltage transmitted to the common electrode is transmitted to the common voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ansu Lee, Jihye Lee, Kangmoon Jo
  • Patent number: 12200995
    Abstract: A display device with high luminance is provided. A pixel includes a light-emitting device, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. One electrode of the light-emitting device is electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the first transistor. A gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to one electrode of the first capacitor and one of a source and a drain of the second transistor. The other of the source and the drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to one electrode of the second capacitor. One electrode of the second capacitor is electrically connected to a first wiring having a function of supplying a first potential. The other electrode of the second capacitor is electrically connected to the other electrode of the first capacitor, one of a source and a drain of the third transistor, and one of a source and a drain of the fourth transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakagawa, Hidetomo Kobayashi, Hideaki Shishido
  • Patent number: 12196988
    Abstract: A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a plurality of repeat units. Each of the plurality of repeat units includes one first-color sub-pixel, one second-color sub-pixel pair and one third-color sub-pixel which are arranged in a first direction, the second-color sub-pixel pair includes two second-color sub-pixels arranging in a second direction. Connecting lines of centers of orthographic projections of light-emitting regions of four second-color sub-pixels on the base substrate form a first trapezoid, and at least one edge of the first trapezoid is located outside orthographic projections of light-emitting regions of respective sub-pixels on the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengli Ji, Chang Luo, Jianpeng Wu, Lujiang Huangfu