Featuring Flexible Circuit (i.e., Tape Automated Bonding (tab), Etc.) Patents (Class 349/150)
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Patent number: 10750272Abstract: The invention relates to a hearing device that comprises a flexible electric connection between device components that are pivotably connected to each other. The electric connection comprises an originally flat flexible circuit comprising one or more electric conductors embedded in a flexible substrate. The flexible circuit comprises a centre portion that is curved in its original, flat state and that in its mounted stage is bent to form a turn such that two curved sections of the curved centre portion emerge that are arranged opposite to each other in two spaced apart planes that essentially are parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: SENNHEISER COMMUNICATIONS A/SInventors: Henrik Roed, Torben Kristensen, Brian Spidsbjerg, Arne Lindbjerg Pedersen, Martin Feilberg Hansen, Peter Bauerlund
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Patent number: 10748848Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, first signal lines, pixel structures, first pads, transmission pads, a first combination circuit board, and a transmission circuit board. The first pads are electrically connected to some of a plurality of first signal lines. The transmission pads are electrically connected to some of the first signal lines. The first combination circuit board is disposed between a first side and a second side of the substrate opposite to each other. The transmission circuit board is disposed between the first combination circuit board and the second side of the substrate. The first combination circuit board is electrically connected to at least some of the first pads, and a first pitch exists between the adjacent first pads. The transmission pads are electrically connected to the transmission circuit board, and a transmission-pad pitch exists between the adjacent transmission pads. The transmission-pad pitch is greater than the first pitch.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Chih-Hao Wang, Po-Fu Huang, Shang-Lin Chiang, Tsai-Chi Yeh, Chih-Hung Chen
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Patent number: 10725344Abstract: Provided is a display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate that are opposite to the first substrate and a sealant arranged in the non-display area. The first substrate includes a base substrate, first fanout wires and a planarization layer that are arranged at a side of the base substrate proximate to the second substrate. The first fanout wires are arranged in the non-display area and at a side of the planarization layer facing away from the base substrate. Each first fanout wire includes first to third wires that are connected in sequence. A distance between adjacent second wires is greater than a distance between adjacent first wires, and is greater than a distance between adjacent third wires. The planarization layer is provided with a first opening, and the first opening overlaps with the sealant and a second wire area formed by second wires.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., LtdInventor: Hao Wu
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Patent number: 10705277Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source having an emission region, a wiring board having the light source mounted thereon, a light guide plate having a side surface into which light from the light source enters, and a front surface from which the light exits, a light shielding adhesive tape adhering to the wiring board, and an optical sheet which overlaps with the front surface of the light guide plate. The front surface of the light guide plate includes an effective region serving as a planar light source and a light entering region ranging from the side surface to the effective region. The wiring board and the light-shielding adhesive tape each have a part positioned in the light entering region, and the optical sheet is arranged from the effective region to the light entering region. An end portion of the optical sheet overlaps with the light-shielding tape.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Munenori Motooka, Nobuyuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 10698244Abstract: A display device includes a display component configured to display an image and having a display surface and an opposite surface opposite of the display surface, a fastener included on the opposite surface of the display component and protruding from the opposite surface toward an opposing component that is arranged opposite the opposite surface, the fastener having a stepped portion in a side surface thereof, and a functional component disposed between the opposing component and the opposite surface and having an end portion fitted in the stepped portion. The fastener fixes the opposing component to the display component.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshinori Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10672853Abstract: The present disclosure describes a flexible display apparatus that includes a display substrate including a light-emitting area, and a non-emitting area including a bending area foldable in a folding direction outside of the light-emitting area, and a pad area outside of the bending area, a thin film encapsulation layer over the light-emitting area, and a driver inside a curvature portion of the display substrate at the bending area, and including a plurality of driving terminals electrically connected to a plurality of pad terminals in the pad area through penetration wirings in via holes defined by the display substrate to provide a new, thinner flexible display apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seunghwa Ha, Euiyun Jang, Donghee Park, Jihoon Oh
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Patent number: 10665149Abstract: A display device may include (1) a light-emitting layer having a plurality of light-emitting regions, with at least some of the light-emitting regions operable to emit a varying, controlled intensity of light at a fixed location, (2) a color selector layer disposed over the plurality of light-emitting regions, the color selector layer having at least one group of color selectors, and (3) an actuator operable to move the color selector layer relative to the light-emitting layer. The movement of the color selector layer may result in each color selector of the at least one group of color selectors passing each fixed location. Various other apparatus, systems, and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Jasmine Soria Sears, James Ronald Bonar, Stephen John Holmes
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Patent number: 10663785Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a conductive housing; a display fitted into and fixed to the housing; one or more display support members disposed between the display and the housing where the one or more display support members include a display support member provided with a bonding region on part of a surface of the display support member that is in contact with the housing and is fixed to the housing via a bonding member in the bonding region; and a flexible circuit board including a grounding pattern where the flexible circuit board is disposed such that the grounding pattern is in contact with the housing at a non-bonding region on the surface of the display support member and part of the flexible circuit board that includes the grounding pattern is held between the display support member and the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITEDInventors: Shuji Honda, Wakana Sato
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Patent number: 10663786Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel displaying an image and an LED and an IC driver which is a heat generating component generating heat during operation, the liquid crystal panel includes a pair of substrates that are disposed opposite each other, and a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules and sealed between the pair of substrates, and a transparent thermal conducing sheet is disposed such that a part thereof is continuous from the LED and the IC driver and another part thereof is directly in contact with a TFT substrate to cover a display area.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yohji Kuwamura, Kohichi Ohhara, Takuya Handa
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Patent number: 10658450Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The display substrate includes: a display area; an edge area; a bent portion between the display area and the edge area, the edge area being bent at a predetermined angle towards a side facing away from a display surface of the display area by means of the bent portion; and a row driving circuit in the edge area.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yipeng Chen, Libin Liu
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Patent number: 10655823Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a light-diffusive panel that has opposing first and second faces bounded by one or more sides. A first conductor is disposed on the first face of the light-diffusive panel and proximate a first side of the one or more sides. A second conductor is disposed on the second face of the light-diffusive panel and proximate the first side. A first plurality of solid-state lighting (SSL) elements have light emitting portions that face a second side that is adjacent to the first side of the light-diffusive panel. The first plurality of SSL elements are electrically coupled to the first conductor and to the second conductor.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Automated Assembly CorporationInventors: Scott Lindblad, Aaron M. Anderson
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Patent number: 10649256Abstract: A panel module including a display panel, a chips-on-film (COF) having a first end connected to an end portion of the display panel, and a COF cover configured to extend past the first end of the COF to block the first end of the COF, the cover having a front surface formed to be coplanar with a front surface of the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Jae Cho, Myeong Gil Kim, Seo Joon Lee, Hyun Jun Jung, Jong Hee Han
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Patent number: 10642081Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of fixation of light guide plates, and in particular discloses an elastic fixing member for fixing a light guide plate, a backplane for use in conjunction therewith, and a liquid crystal display device comprising both. The elastic fixing member comprises: a body part and a self-fixation part, wherein the self-fixation part is configured to fix the elastic fixing member on a backplane in use. Correspondingly, the backplane comprises: a base and a side wall. Furthermore, a fixing structure and a mounting guide structure are arranged on the side wall of the backplane. The fixing structure is configured to maintain the fixation of the elastic fixing member on the backplane together with the self-fixation part of the elastic fixing member in use, and the mounting guide structure is configured to guide the elastic fixing member in use to fix it on the backplane.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Suimang Song, Liang Li
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Patent number: 10629669Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor unit that prevents connection failure caused by a wiring substrate to improve reliability, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor unit, and an electronic apparatus including the semiconductor unit. The semiconductor unit includes: a device substrate including a functional device and an electrode; a first wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the electrode; and a second wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the first wiring substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Hironobu Abe
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Patent number: 10620490Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having a thin-film transistor layer. One or more holes in the thin-film transistor layer may be used to form pathways from display circuitry to other circuitry underneath the display. One or more conductive bridges may pass through holes in the thin-film transistor layer and may have one end that couples to the display circuitry and a second end that couples to a printed circuit underneath the display. These conductive bridges may be formed from wire bonding. Wire bond connections may be encapsulated with potting material to improve the reliability of the wire bond and increase the resiliency of the display. Display signal lines may be routed through holes in a thin-film transistor layer to run along a backside of the display thereby reducing the need for space in the border region for display circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Paul S. Drzaic, Jeremy C. Franklin, Stephen Brian Lynch, Scott A. Myers, Benjamin M. Rappoport, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, John P. Ternus
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Patent number: 10607533Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate having a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposite to the first principal surface; light-emitting portions disposed on a first principal surface side; a time-division driving circuit which is disposed on the first principal surface side, and outputs a light-emission control signal to the light-emitting portions via respective light-emission control signal lines in a time-division manner; a driving signal line which is disposed on a second principal surface side, and feeds the light-emission control signal to the light-emitting portions via the time-division driving circuit; and a connection conductor which extends from the first principal surface to the second principal surface, and electrically connects the time-division driving circuit and the driving signal line.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoichi Yokoyama, Sumio Kato
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Patent number: 10602615Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate provided with electrodes and wiring lines, a second substrate provided with wiring lines and opposing the first substrate, and a connector which connects the wiring lines on the first substrate and the wiring lines on the second substrate. The connector includes a support member formed of a resin and a plurality of wiring portions on the support member, and each wiring portion includes a first junction joined to the wiring lines of the first substrate, a second junction joined to the wiring lines of the second substrate, a coupling section located between the first junction and the second junction and embedded inside of the support member.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Junji Kashiwada
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Patent number: 10559270Abstract: An array substrate includes three first conductive lines, three second conductive lines, and four switches. The three first conductive lines are sequentially and consecutively arranged along a direction, and the three second conductive lines are sequentially and consecutively arranged along another direction and intersect the first conductive lines. The four switches are respectively connected to the corresponding first conductive lines and the corresponding second conductive lines. Two of the switches are connected to the second one of the first conductive lines and are substantially located between two adjacent second conductive lines, and the other two of the switches are not connected to the second one of the first conductive lines and are substantially located between the other two adjacent second conductive lines.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Yu-Min Chi, Sung-Yu Su
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Patent number: 10531563Abstract: A display device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a drive IC and a protection layer. The first substrate has a first region and a second region. The second substrate is correspondingly disposed on the first region. The drive IC is disposed on the second region. The protection layer is disposed enclosing the drive IC, and the protection layer has a maximum height larger than the height of the drive IC.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Chin-Cheng Kuo, Chia-Chun Yang, Wen-Cheng Huang
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Patent number: 10509277Abstract: The present invention provides a LCD device, comprising: a backlight module, comprising a light emitting surface and an opposite back surface; a liquid crystal panel, on the light emitting surface, wherein a signal binding end is disposed on a front surface, away from the backlight module, of the liquid crystal panel; and a COF, comprising a flexible circuit board, and a binding part and a driver chip on a first surface of the flexible circuit board, wherein the flexible circuit board is connected to the signal binding end through the binding part and is bent extendedly to the back surface of the backlight module; and in the region of the flexible circuit board at the back surface of the backlight module, the first surface of the flexible circuit board comprises a first area facing away from the backlight module, and the driver chip is connected to the first area.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yujie Bai, Chun-hung Huang
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Patent number: 10495803Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a liquid crystal display device with a reduced size and little restriction for incorporation into other devices. The liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate that includes multiple thin film transistors for pixel driving, a scanning line and a signal line. The liquid crystal display device also includes a counter substrate disposed on the display side in a manner opposed to the array substrate. The liquid crystal display device further includes an FPC arranged to transmit an external signal for driving of the thin film transistors. One end portion of the FPC is connected to the scanning line and the signal line, while the other end portion is extended inward. The scanning line, the signal line and the FPC are disposed within an outline of the counter substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Yasushi Kawata, Arichika Ishida
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Patent number: 10459554Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a display area containing a plurality of pixels and a non-display area, a drive circuitry on the non-display area of the first substrate and connected to the plurality of pixels, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a touch sensor including detection electrodes on the second substrate, and a third substrate including first wiring lines connected to the detection electrodes and a heat radiation layer thermally connected to the drive circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yukihide Funayama, Kazuki Tamanaga
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Patent number: 10388201Abstract: Electronic devices and methods pertain to reducing artifacts resulting from a thermal profile preexisting a boot up of an electronic device are disclosed. Scanning driving circuitry of the electronic device scans at least a portion of one or more pixels of an active area of a display using a boot up scan before a boot up sequence of at least a portion of an electronic device completes. The results of the boot up scan are stored in local buffers and transferred to one or more processors upon connection to the one or more processors. The results of the boot up scan cause the one or more processors to modify image data to reduce or eliminate artifacts that may result during boot up due to thermal profiles or other parameters that may cause artifacts.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sun-Il Chang, Hyunwoo Nho, Hung Sheng Lin, Junhua Tan, Jie Won Ryu, Kingsuk Brahma, Jesse A. Richmond, Mohammad B. Vahid Far, Yafei Bi
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Patent number: 10381565Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes first to third substrates, a display function layer and a first connecting structure. The first substrate includes a first basement and a first conductive layer. The second substrate includes a second basement. The third substrate includes a third basement. The first connecting structure includes a first contact hole which penetrates at least the second basement and a first connecting material which electrically connects the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer to each other via the first contact hole, and electrically connects the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer to each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoichi Kamijo, Shuichi Osawa, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Yoshikatsu Imazeki
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Patent number: 10353432Abstract: An electronic device housing may have upper and lower portions that are attached with a hinge. At least one portion of the housing may have a rear planar surface and peripheral sidewalls having edges. A display module may be mounted in the housing. The display module may have glass layers such as a color filter glass layer and a thin-film transistor substrate. The color filter glass layer may serve as the outermost glass layer in the display module. The edges of the display module may be aligned with the edges of the peripheral housing sidewalls to create the appearance of a borderless display for the electronic device. The display module may be provided with an opening that allows a camera or other electronic components to receive light. Traces may be provided on the underside of the thin-film transistor substrate to serve as signal paths for the electrical components.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Dinesh C. Mathew, Thomas W. Wilson, Jr., Victor H. Yin, Bryan W. Posner, Chris Ligtenberg, Brett W. Degner, Peteris K. Augenbergs
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Patent number: 10338434Abstract: A back-light module includes a back board. The back board includes a substrate and a plurality of frame monomers. Each frame monomer comprises four lateral ribs, every two adjacent lateral ribs are perpendicularly connected with each other. The frame monomers are detachably assembled to each other to form a height adjustable back frame, and the height adjustable back frame is assembled with the substrate to form a height adjustable light-mixing chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: I-Ting Huang, Cheng-Fa Chung, Yue-Han Chen, Chih-Hsien Chen
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Patent number: 10314180Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a bezel, at least one flexible circuit board, and a rigid circuit board. The display panel includes a display surface. The bezel includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a side wall between the top wall and the bottom wall. The top wall is configured to support the display panel. The flexible circuit board includes a first portion, a second portion, and a connection portion between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion of the flexible circuit board is connected to the display panel. At least part of the rigid circuit board overlaps and faces the bottom wall of the bezel. The rigid circuit board includes an edge extending outwardly and beyond the side wall. The edge of the rigid circuit board includes at least one recess. The second portion of the flexible circuit board is connected to the rigid circuit board. At least part of the connection portion of the flexible circuit board is accommodated in the recess.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Chih-Chung Wang
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Patent number: 10310655Abstract: An ATM device may include an external frame, a touch screen component coupled to the external frame, and a heating element. The heating element may be positioned such that heat generated by the heating element is directed at the touch screen component. The ATM device may include a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of an environment of the ATM device, and may receive temperature measurement data from the temperature sensor, process the temperature measurement data after receiving the temperature measurement data, determine whether the temperature measurement data indicates that a current temperature of the environment satisfies a threshold based on processing the temperature measurement data, and perform an action to control an operating state of the heating element based on determining whether the temperature measurement data indicates that the current temperature of the environment satisfies the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Joshua Edwards, Abdelkadar M'Hamed Benkreira, Michael Mossoba
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Patent number: 10306766Abstract: The flexible display panel includes a flexible substrate, a display device, a driver chip and a connector, the connector is configured to electrically connect the flexible display panel to a system circuit board, the display device, the driver chip and the connector are all provided on the flexible substrate. The flexible substrate includes a first portion and a second portion which is bendable towards a back of the flexible display panel relative to the first portion. The second portion further includes a first region and a second region. The second region is bendable towards the back of the flexible display panel relative to the first region. In the flexible display panel, the flexible substrate is used in place of a conventional COF or FPC, such that physical and electrical connections between the flexible display panel and the system circuit board are achieved directly through the flexible substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Shiming Shi
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Patent number: 10292268Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board including an annular main board and a plurality of branches connected with the annular main board is provided. Each of the branches includes an extension portion connected with the annular main board and a bonding portion, and an electronic component is adapted to be disposed on the bonding portion. A supporting holder including an annular base, two wing structures, and a plurality of mounting portions is also disclosed, wherein the wing structures extend outward from the annular base and the mounting portions are located on the annular base and the wing structures. Further, a controller including the flexible printed circuit board and the supporting holder aforementioned is disclosed, wherein the annular main board is disposed on the annular base and the branches are disposed on the annular base and the wing structures, such that the bonding portions are located on the mounting portions correspondingly.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Hung-Chi Shui, Ping-Kun Fu, Min-Jung Hsieh, Yu-yu Lin, Jen-Tsung Chang, Chih-Lin Chang
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Patent number: 10288930Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate, a base plate and a chip. The second substrate comprises a region overlapping with the first substrate and a region not overlapping with the first substrate, and a region for mounting a chip is disposed in the non-overlapping region. The base plate is disposed within the chip mounting region and has a receiving portion. The chip is disposed within the receiving portion of the base plate and electrically connected to the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yongda Ma, Jianbo Xian
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Patent number: 10281636Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source having an emission region, a wiring board having the light source mounted thereon, a light guide plate having a side surface into which light from the light source enters, and a front surface from which the light exits, a light shielding adhesive tape adhering to the wiring board, and an optical sheet which overlaps with the front surface of the light guide plate. The front surface of the light guide plate includes an effective region serving as a planar light source and a light entering region ranging from the side surface to the effective region. The wiring board and the light-shielding adhesive tape each have a part positioned in the light entering region, and the optical sheet is arranged from the effective region to the light entering region. An end portion of the optical sheet overlaps with the light-shielding tape.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Munenori Motooka, Nobuyuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 10282012Abstract: A touch display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display medium layer, a transparent electrode layer, a first conductive layer, a control unit and a ground electrode layer. The display medium layer is disposed between the first and second substrates. The transparent electrode layer is disposed on an inner surface of the first substrate and includes touch electrodes disposed in the display region. The first conductive layer is disposed at the transparent electrode layer and includes touch conductive lines and force sensing lines. Each touch conductive line is electrically connected to one touch electrode. The force sensing lines are electrically insulated from the touch conductive lines. A portion of the force sensing lines is connected to the control unit. The ground electrode layer is disposed on the second substrate. A force sensor is formed of the ground electrode layer, the force sensing lines and the control unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chi-Cheng Chen, Gui-Wen Liu
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Patent number: 10254574Abstract: Provided is a display device having a flexible substrate including an active region and a wiring region. The active region possesses a plurality of pixels each including a display element. The wiring region has a plurality of terminals, and a plurality of wirings extends from the active region to the plurality of terminals. An insulating film included in the active region and extending from the active region has a sidewall between an edge of the flexible substrate and the wiring adjacent to the edge in the wiring region. The sidewall has a curved portion on a plane in which the plurality of wirings is arranged, and a distance between the edge and the curved portion is curvedly varied.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Naoki Tokuda
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Patent number: 10256165Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus capable of minimizing defect occurrences during manufacturing of the display apparatus while securing a long lifespan of the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a substrate comprising a bent area between a first area and a second area and bent about a bending axis, display devices on the first area, a scan driving circuit unit on the second area, a first encapsulation layer configured to cover the display devices, and a second encapsulation layer apart from the first encapsulation layer and configured to cover the scan driving circuit unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yunmo Chung, Ilhun Seo, Hojin Yoon, Daewoo Lee, Minseong Yi, Miyeon Cho
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Patent number: 10216020Abstract: A display device includes a flexible display panel and a cover window. The flexible display panel includes a display area to display an image and a pad area extending from the display area. The pad area is bent from the display area. The cover window is disposed on the flexible display panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sang-Hyun Lim
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Patent number: 10209548Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel arranged substantially along a second direction. The display panel is curved in a first direction with a first degree of curvature. The second direction crosses the first direction. A first accommodating member receives the display panel. A plurality of flexible circuit boards is connected to one side portion of the display panel. A printed circuit board is connected to the flexible circuit boards. A beading portion is disposed on a lower portion of the first accommodating member. The printed circuit board is disposed on a lower portion of the beading portion. A lower surface of the beading portion includes a curved surface that is curved in the first direction with a second degree of curvature that is smaller than the first degree of curvature.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Seki Park, Jinhyuk Park
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Patent number: 10154618Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display panel; a housing; a printed circuit board; a boss that penetrates a first through hole in the printed circuit board and protrudes from a surface of the housing, the surface being attached to the printed circuit board; a shield cover; and a male screw. The shield cover includes: a top plate; side plates; and a contact piece formed by folding a part of one of the side plates inward and including a protrusion in contact with a ground pattern of the printed circuit board and a claw facing the top plate. The protrusion causes the claw to protrude toward the printed circuit board. The male screw is fastened to the boss from the outside of the top plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Masanori Maemuko
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Patent number: 10114243Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a thin film transistor substrate and a counter substrate having a transparent conductive film formed on the counter substrate, a mold frame fixing the display panel on the mold frame, a conductive rubber cushion that lies astride the counter substrate and the mold frame and is attached to both the counter substrate and the mold frame, and a metal frame, made of metal, that covers the edge of the display panel and the mold frame from above the conductive rubber cushion in a plan view. The metal frame has a recess. A first surface of the recess is lower than the surrounding thereof. A second surface the recess is higher than the surrounding thereof to be in contact with the conductive rubber cushion.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Yuuichi Kanesaka
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Patent number: 10108057Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a first flexible board, a second flexible board and an integrated circuit mounted on the first flexible board, the flexible board is connected between an electro-optical panel and the second flexible board and includes a single-layered wiring layer, the second flexible board is connected to an external apparatus and includes a multilayered wiring layer, the single-layered wiring layer includes a first video signal wiring and a first ground wiring, a first wiring layer of the multilayered wiring layer includes a second video signal wiring connected to the first video signal wiring, a second wiring layer of the multilayered wiring layer includes a second ground wiring which is connected to the first ground wiring and is formed at a position opposite to the second video signal wiring.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Shinta Enami
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Patent number: 10102813Abstract: An array substrate of a display device includes an active area with curved corner portions and a compensation unit to reduce a difference in a parasitic capacitance of each gate line and each data line. Also, a plurality of data lines disposed to overlap the corner portions of the active area may be disposed with a different width therebetween to reduce a difference in parasitic capacitance of each gate line or data line disposed to overlap the corner portions of the active area and to reduce a resistance difference between data lines. Therefore, a degree of delay of a signal transferred through a plurality of gate lines or data lines can be similar in each gate line or data line, so that a defect can be prevented in a displayed image.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: SeoungUk Heo, Sahnglk Jun, Kyeusang Yoon
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Patent number: 10103294Abstract: An equipment system for bond-packaging an LED using a special-shaped organic silicone resin photoconverter includes: a roll-laminating apparatus used for refining a photoconversion sheet (8-6); a roll-shaping apparatus used for performing heating and roll-shaping on the refined photoconversion sheet (8-6); a sheet-melting apparatus (3) used for performing sheet melting on the roll-shaped refined photoconversion sheet (8-6); and a roll-bonding apparatus used for performing roll-bonding on the sheet-melted refined photoconversion sheet and a flip chip LED array with a carrier film, the refined photoconversion sheet and the flip chip LED array facing each other and being aligned with each other. The roll-laminating apparatus, the roll-shaping apparatus, the sheet-melting apparatus, and the roll-bonding apparatus are arranged sequentially to form cooperatively linked process equipment.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: JIANGSU CHERRITY OPTRONICS CO., LTDInventor: Jinhua He
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Patent number: 10096670Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor unit that prevents connection failure caused by a wiring substrate to improve reliability, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor unit, and an electronic apparatus including the semiconductor unit. The semiconductor unit includes: a device substrate including a functional device and an electrode; a first wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the electrode; and a second wiring substrate electrically connected to the functional device through the first wiring substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Hironobu Abe
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Patent number: 10091884Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a printed circuit board under the display panel and having one surface on which a driving chip is mounted, a first reinforcing member between the display panel and the printed circuit board, and a second reinforcing member under the printed circuit board, configured to face the printed circuit board having the driving chip therebetween, the second reinforcing member having a recessed groove in one surface facing the driving chip and the driving chip being in the recessed groove.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jihoon Kim, Yongmin Kim
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Patent number: 10037952Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit includes a control circuitry, a plurality of pins coupled to a plurality of conductive traces of a printed circuit board (PCB), and a plurality of driving units coupled to the pins. The control circuitry provides a plurality of control signals according to data to be transmitted. The driving units are divided into a plurality of first driving units and second driving units. According to the control signals, the first driving units provide the data to a memory device of the PCB via the corresponding pins and the corresponding conductive traces of PCB, and the second driving units provide a constant voltage to the corresponding conductive traces of PCB via the corresponding pins. The conductive traces corresponding to the second driving units are separated by the conductive traces corresponding to the first driving units on the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: MediaTek Inc.Inventors: Chun-Wei Chang, Shang-Pin Chen
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Patent number: 10033899Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, a board, and a light guide. The light source emits light. The board mounts the light source on a mount surface perpendicular to a light emission surface of the light source. The light guide has an incident surface which the light emitted from the light source enters. The incident surface is opposed to the light emission surface. The light guide extends from the incident surface in a direction of the emitted light and is bent toward an irradiated surface of an irradiation target on a way of the light guide. The board is disposed such that an opposite surface of the board opposite the mount surface is opposed to the irradiated surface of the irradiation target.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Ricoh Company LTD.Inventors: Masatoshi Ishida, Yoshiaki Nagao, Satoshi Narai, Atsushi Sugai, Masafumi Kishi, Makoto Noda
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Patent number: 10031385Abstract: A chip on film package includes a base substrate, an input line, an integrated circuit (IC) chip and an output line. The input line is disposed on the base substrate. The IC chip is electrically connected to the input line. The output line includes a main output and a sub output line. The main output line is electrically connected to the IC chip and extends in a first direction from the IC chip. The sub output line is electrically connected to the IC chip. The sub output line includes at least six bending parts, and is extended in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chong-Guk Lee, Joo-Yeon Won, Se-Hui Jang, Su-Mi Moon, Dong-Wook Lee
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Patent number: 9992872Abstract: An object of the present invention is to allow a connector tail connected to a curved place to be naturally folded. A touch sensor includes: a sensor unit that is curved at least at a peripheral edge; and a connector tail in which a first connection part having a first end portion connected to the sensor unit and a second connection part having a second end portion connected to a connector are continuously formed. The connector tail is configured such that the second connection part extends relative to the first connection part curved in accordance with the curve of the peripheral edge of the sensor portion in a direction in which the curved shape of the first connection part is canceled out.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: SMK CorporationInventor: Takayuki Nakase
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Patent number: 9983447Abstract: A flat panel display module includes a display panel configured to comprise a display area and a first pad that is out of the display area; and an auxiliary panel configured to include a first auxiliary pad disposed on one side, a second auxiliary pad disposed on the other side, and an auxiliary connection line that connects the first auxiliary pad and the second auxiliary pad, wherein the first auxiliary pad is connected to the first pad.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seunghwan Shin, Jaehyung Jo
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Patent number: 9978692Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit includes a control circuitry, a plurality of pins, and a plurality of driving units coupled to the pins. The control circuitry provides a plurality of control signals according to data to be transmitted. The pins are coupled to a device via a plurality of conductive traces of a printed circuit board (PCB). The control signals control each of the driving units to selectively provide the data or one specific shielding pattern via the corresponding pin and the corresponding conductive trace of PCB to the device.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: MediaTek Inc.Inventors: PoHao Chang, Chun-Wei Chang, Ching-Chih Li