Holder, Support, Frame, Or Housing Patents (Class 349/58)
  • Patent number: 10274904
    Abstract: A smart watch includes a main CPU, a sub CPU, a first display unit, and a second display unit. While the main CPU and the sub CPU cooperate with each other and perform a display operation including a time display, time display processing is performed to at least either of the first display unit or the second display unit according to an operation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Minami, Kimiyasu Mizuno, Hideo Suzuki, Takashi Suenaga, Keiichi Nomura, Shuhei Uchida, Munetaka Seo
  • Patent number: 10274771
    Abstract: A touch display screen applied to an electronic device, and the touch display screen includes a touch component, a buffer layer, and a display component, where the touch component includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; the buffer layer is made of a transparent elastic material, is filled between the touch component and the display component, and includes a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, and the third surface is disposed opposite to the second surface; and the display component includes a display surface and a backlight surface opposite to the display surface, and the display surface is disposed opposite to the fourth surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bin Zhang, Menglong Zhao, Guangsheng Liu
  • Patent number: 10270064
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a polarizer on the display panel, an adhesion layer on the polarizer, and a window on the adhesion layer, the window including a light transmissive window base, a light shielding layer on the window base and a protrusion on the light shielding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyunchul Kim
  • Patent number: 10267980
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illuminating device includes a lightguide plate including a curved emitting surface, and an incidence surface including a side edge curved along the emitting surface, a printed circuit board facing the incidence surface, and light sources mounted on the printed circuit board. Each light source includes a light-emitting center, a pair of connection terminals, and a central axis extending through the connection terminals and the light-emitting center. The light sources are arranged along a curved mounting line extending along the curved side edge of the incidence surface on the printed circuit board. The light-emitting centers are located on the mounting line, and the central axes are parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masayuki Mifune, Makoto Miyao
  • Patent number: 10261239
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a housing structure of a backlight module, a backlight module and a display device. The housing structure of a backlight module includes a back plate and a plastic frame. The back plate includes a bottom plate, a first sidewall extending perpendicularly from one side of the bottom plate, and a first engaging portion disposed on the first sidewall. The plastic frame includes a second sidewall, a slot disposed on the second sidewall, and a second engaging portion disposed on a side surface of the slot. The slot is elastically deformable by a force. The first sidewall can be clamped in the slot. The first engaging portion can be engaged with the second engaging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE DISPLAY LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chunsheng Wu
  • Patent number: 10261238
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight source and a display device. The backlight source includes a back plate, a light bar and a rubber strip. The back plate is made of a metal material and includes a base, one first side portion and three second side portions, wherein the first side portion and the three second side portions are connected to the base and arranged at four sides of the base respectively. The first side portion includes a parallel part which is parallel to the base and a connection part which connects the parallel part to the base. The light bar is fixed on the parallel part. The rubber strip is fixed on at least one of the second side portions. An upper surface of the rubber strip and a surface of the parallel part form a support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BOE OPTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wenjun Li
  • Patent number: 10261362
    Abstract: An assembly for enhancing an image displayed on a liquid crystal display (LCD) is disclosed. The assembly comprises a housing configured to surround a backlight, an optical sheet, and an LCD. The optical sheet being located between the backlight and the LCD. The assembly further comprises a spring assembly for tensioning the optical sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Brown, Michael LeCave
  • Patent number: 10261355
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device, including a display panel; a sealant layer on the display panel; a transparent protective layer covering an active area of the display panel; and a protective cover fixed by the sealant layer to cover the transparent protective layer. The transparent protective layer fills up a gap between the protective cover and the display panel, a refractive index of the transparent protective layer being substantially close to a refractive index of the protective cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD, HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changdi Chen, Tao Yang
  • Patent number: 10255863
    Abstract: A flexible display panel having a first region, a second region, and a third region between the first region and the second region, the display panel including a first display portion on the first region and configured to display a first image, a second display portion on the second region and configured to display a second image, and a first drive portion on the third region and configured to drive at least one of the first display portion and the second display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoung Seop Song, Jong Soo Kim, Myung Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10247972
    Abstract: Methods for manufacturing an ultra-thin display assembly with integrated touch functionality may include edge bonding a laminate layer to a backlight portion of an LCD module. A display portion of the LCD module may be direct bonded to a cover glass including a transparent conductive electrode layer. The cover glass may be manufactured from a large glass sheet and may have an edge polymer deposited on edges of the cover glass, a conductive polymer layer over the transparent conductive electrode layer, and a smart polymer at the edges of the cover glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: David Michael Meyers, Deeder Mohammad Aurongzeb
  • Patent number: 10247367
    Abstract: A lighting system includes an optic that has at least two reflective surfaces that are oriented such that they face each other. Further, the lighting system includes a plurality of light emitting diodes that are disposed adjacent one end of the optic. Furthermore, the lighting system includes a lightguide that is disposed adjacent an opposite end of the optic such that an edge of the lightguide is retained within and disposed between the at least two reflective surfaces of the optic. The at least two reflective surfaces of the optic reflect and guide light emitted by the plurality of light emitting diodes to the edge of the lightguide. The light then couples into the lightguide through the edge and is guided towards an opposing edge of the light guide. The light exits the lightguide through the opposing edge and/or major surfaces of the lightguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kevin Charles Broughton
  • Patent number: 10247877
    Abstract: The present application discloses a backlight module including a light guide plate having a light emitting side and a rear side opposite to the light emitting side, and a plurality of lateral sides each of which connecting the light emitting side and the rear side, at least a first side of the plurality of lateral sides is a light incident side configured to receive light from a light source, and at least a second side of the plurality of lateral sides is not the light incident side; a light barrier attached to the second side and in contact with the second side for blocking light propagation, the light barrier fixedly positioned relative to the light guide plate; and a mold frame on a periphery of the light guide plate, the mold frame having at least one spacer. The light barrier includes at least one protruding support protruding away from an outer surface of the light barrier, the outer surface being on a side of the light barrier distal to the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhongbao Wu
  • Patent number: 10234622
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light guide plate-positioning column, a backlight module and a display apparatus. The column comprises a first positioning body for positioning a light guide plate and a second positioning body for positioning an optical film; the second positioning body is located on a side of the first and fixedly connected to it; a projection of the first positioning body in a direction from it toward the second completely covers that of the second, and a projection area of the first positioning body is greater than that of the second; wherein in the direction, a surface on a side of the first positioning body close to the second does not extend beyond a surface on a side of the plate close to the second. Both the requirements of the positioning strength of the plate and the fine positioning of the film can be met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongda Ma, Xinyin Wu, Jing Su, Yuxin Zhang
  • Patent number: 10234724
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate configured to guide light to the display panel, a light source module configured to emit light toward the light guide plate, optical sheets disposed between the display panel and the light guide plate, a bottom chassis, on which the light guide plate is seated, and configured to support the optical sheets to be spaced apart from the light guide plate forming an optical distance between the optical sheets and the light guide plate, and a plurality of supporters fixed to the bottom chassis and configured to support the optical sheets to prevent the optical sheets from sagging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil Hong Lee, Dae Young Kim, Hyung-Ki Kim, Duk Jin Jeon
  • Patent number: 10236609
    Abstract: Connector tongues that may provide a high signal quality or signal integrity to allow high speed data transfers, may be reliably manufactured, and may be durable and have good wear performance. One example may provide a connector tongue having contacts and traces formed on a printed circuit board. Using a printed circuit board for pathways through a connector tongue may provide low impedances for power traces, matched impedances for differential signal pairs, and shielding. This may provide a connector tongue that may provide a high signal quality or signal integrity to allow high speed data transfers. These and other examples may provide a connector tongue that is durable and has good wear performance by including side retention features on each side of the printed circuit board. The side retention features may be metallic, ceramic, or other durable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: George Tziviskos, Paul Joseph Hack, Yufan Liao, Mahmoud R. Amini, James M. Jeon, Daniel A. Bergvall
  • Patent number: 10234624
    Abstract: The display device includes a display panel, an optical member, a light guide plate, and a bottom member. The optical member includes a body contacting a bottom surface of the display panel and a plurality of foldable parts extending from the first body. The light guide plate overlaps the body and is disposed below the optical member. The bottom member is disposed below the light guide plate and has a plurality of slits, which correspond to the plurality of foldable parts. The plurality of first foldable parts are bent from the first body, respectively inserted into the plurality of first slits, and fixed to the bottom member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Donghyeon Lee
  • Patent number: 10237988
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a frame and a display member exposed through an opening of the frame. The display member includes a first glass exposed through the opening to an outside and a second glass disposed on a surface of the first glass. The second glass includes an area formed to project beyond an edge of the first glass such that the area is positioned inside the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Hui Lee, Jong-Hae Kim, Hee-Young Yun
  • Patent number: 10228578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display apparatus and a housing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: NEW OPTICS, LTD.
    Inventor: Won Joon Jung
  • Patent number: 10228589
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a bottom cover; a plurality of light sources in the bottom cover; a guide panel on an outer circumference of the bottom cover; a reflecting portion on at least one of the bottom cover and the guide panel and configured to reflect light from the light sources; and a diffuser plate supported by the guide panel. A convex pattern is on an upper surface of the reflecting portion or a lower surface of the diffuser plate to maintain an interval between the diffuser plate and the guide panel or the reflecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: ShinWoo Yang
  • Patent number: 10222641
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a first protection member which accommodates the display panel. The first protection member includes first sidewalls facing each other and second sidewalls connected to ends of the first sidewalls to face each other. The first and second sidewalls are disposed to surround a side surface of the display panel, the first sidewalls are curved symmetrical to each other, and a distance between central portions of the first sidewalls facing each other is a minimum distance between the first sidewalls, and a distance between ends of the first sidewalls facing each other is a maximum distance between the first sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-cheol Lee, Tae-chang Kim, Seki Park, Myunghun Baek
  • Patent number: 10222835
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal comprising a flexible display unit, which includes a deformation area that may be deformed to a folded state and an unfolded state by an external force; a body portion supporting one area of the flexible display unit on a front surface; a deformation support unit supporting the display unit, having a first living hinge unit corresponding to the deformation area; and a folding unit built in the body portion, guiding deformation of the display unit by means of the external force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunggeun Lim, Taehyun Kim, Zhimin Choo, Hyunjin Yoon, Sanghyuck Lee, Seihyun Cho
  • Patent number: 10222541
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD apparatus having a reduced size and weight. The LCD apparatus includes a bottom chassis having a bottom surface and first to fourth sidewalls. The sidewall of the bottom chassis includes a supporting member for preventing a light guiding plate from being moved and a fixing boss for fixing an optical sheet. The bottom chassis includes a lamp insertion portion for receiving a lamp unit, which is disposed on the third and fourth sidewalls of the bottom chassis. The bottom chassis receives a reflecting plate, the light guiding plate and the optical sheet. A mold frame is coupled to the bottom chassis to fix the reflecting plate, the light guiding plate and the optical sheet to the bottom chassis. A display unit disposed on the mold frame is fixed to the mold frame by a top chassis coupled to the mold frame. Accordingly, a bottom mold frame for receiving a backlight assembly is removed, so that it is able to reduce a cost of the LCD apparatus and a weight thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young-il Kim
  • Patent number: 10222649
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a backlight device includes a support frame including a first frame body including a pair of first frame members and a second frame member connected to respective ends of the first frame members and a second frame body being separate from the first frame body, which connects other respective ends of the first frame members to each other, a reflective sheet on the support frame, a light guide on the reflective sheet within the support frame, an optical sheet on the light guide, and a light source unit in the support frame. The light source unit includes a wiring board on the second frame body and a light source on the wiring board, opposing an incidence surface of the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Sugiyama, Koji Hiramoto, Taketoshi Masamoto, Kazunari Nishita
  • Patent number: 10215910
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a plurality of light source groups each including a plurality of light source units which generate light. The backlight unit further includes a light source substrate on which the light source groups are disposed and a plurality of light source drivers connected to the light source substrate to drive the light source groups. The light source substrate includes a first extension portion extended in a first direction. The light source units are disposed on the first extension portion. The light source substrate further includes a plurality of second extension portions extended from the first extension portion in a second direction crossing the first direction and a plurality of third extension portions extended from ends of the second extension portions in the first direction. The light source drivers are connected to the third extension portions to drive the light source groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Siyoung Choi
  • Patent number: 10209545
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, which includes a liquid crystal display panel (2) and a backlight module (1) arranged on an undersurface of the liquid crystal display panel (2). A first flexible circuit board (20) and a second flexible circuit board (15) are electrically connected together and height-constraint components (22) of a liquid crystal display panel drive circuit and a backlight source drive circuit are collectively arranged on the second flexible circuit board (15). A mold frame (11) of the backlight module (2) is provided with accommodation holes (111) formed therein to receive and accommodates the height-constraint components (22) so as to effectively reduce the thickness of the liquid crystal display device and improve product competition power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shihhsiang Chen, Chao Liang
  • Patent number: 10209434
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes: a light source which generates light; and frame members which accommodate the light source therein. The frame members include: a first frame member which is bent in at least one direction and includes a superelastic alloy; and a second frame member which overlaps an edge portion of the first frame member and includes an elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seongsik Choi, Myoungseok Son, Kwangwook Choi
  • Patent number: 10209435
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a backlight module and a liquid crystal display, which relates to the technical field of liquid crystal display. A quantum tube bracket of the backlight module is fixed on the bracket mounting portion by means of a single point of fixation along a length direction of the quantum tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: HISENSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD., HISENSE USA CORPORATION, HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jihang Ma, Hui Wang, Jiguang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10203445
    Abstract: A backlight unit, a display panel and a display device are provided. The backlight unit includes a plurality of fixed supports (4) and a back plate (1) provided with a receiving space. Each of the fixed supports (4) is connected to an outer side of a side wall of the back plate (1) and includes a blocking part (41) protruding into upper portion of the receiving space of the back plate (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE CHATANI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhonglian Qiao
  • Patent number: 10203449
    Abstract: A light assembly, a backlight module and a liquid crystal display are described. The light assembly includes a carrier, a light guide plate, a light source, a constraining member and a securing unit. The light guide plate is disposed on the carrier and has an incident surface. The light source which emits light towards the light guide plate and is adjacent to the incident surface of the light guide plate. The constraining member is disposed above the carrier and has a constraining surface. The securing unit is used to combine the constraining member with the carrier while the light guide plate is restrained against movement by the constraining surface of the constraining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Teng-Yi Huang, Ming-Cheng Lin, Yung-Chieh Chao
  • Patent number: 10197833
    Abstract: Discussed are a supporting cover for curved display and a curved display device including the same, which include a fastening part for preventing a screw fastening defect. The supporting cover may include a fastening part including a screw thread which is provided in an edge of a floor having a curved shape and is inclined at an angle of N degrees from a normal line direction with respect to a curved surface of the floor, where N is a real number greater than zero, thereby preventing a screw fastening defect from occurring in assembling the fastening part and a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HyunChul Kim, Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 10197846
    Abstract: A display device includes a display component (1), which includes a liquid crystal panel and a backlight source (11) with the liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizing sheet (12) located on a side of the liquid crystal cell near the backlight source, and a second polarizing sheet (16) located on a side of the liquid crystal cell away from the backlight source. One of the first polarizing sheet (12) and the second polarizing sheet (16) is movable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yupeng Wang, Xiaolong Li, Lifeng Lin, Chao Tian, Hongming Zhan
  • Patent number: 10197832
    Abstract: A frame assembly and a display device are provided. The frame assembly includes a back plate, a first frame and a fixing assembly. The back plate comprises at least one side edge, and the side edge has an extending direction. The first frame is combined with the back plate. The fixing assembly includes at least one first engaging structure, at least one second engaging structure and a fixing member. The first engaging structure is disposed on the at least one side edge of the back plate. The second engaging structure is disposed on at least one side edge of the first frame. The fixing member is inserted into and combined with the at least one first engaging structure and the at least one second engaging structure along the extending direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: Radiant Opto-Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Hsin Liu, Yi-Jen Chiu
  • Patent number: 10201103
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a housing, a plurality of rollers positioned inside the housing, a display unit including a display panel and a module cover having at least one apron, of which at least a portion is connected to each other, and a driver including a motor assembly, an upper bar coupled to an upper part of the display unit, and at least one support portion having one side coupled to both ends of the upper bar and the other side coupled to the motor assembly and moving up and down the upper bar. The display panel and the module cover are in a first state in which they are wound around the roller or a second state in which they are unwound from the roller, contact each other, and are exposed to the outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hoyoung Kim, Kitae Kang, Dohyeon Hoyoung Kim Kim, Changwan Noh
  • Patent number: 10191315
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus which facilitates minimized thickness by innovatively removing a case and some portions of a set cover, which have been regarded as indispensable structures for the display apparatus, and simultaneously facilitates good aesthetic exterior appearance of the display apparatus by a novel design. The display apparatus comprises a set cover exposed externally and formed to have a storage space; a guide frame received in the storage space; a screw coupled to the guide frame by penetrating through the set cover so as to fix the guide frame to the set cover; a display unit placed onto the guide frame; and an adhesive member for fixedly adhering the display unit to the guide frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Nam Jean, Nam Do Son, Kyeong Tak Baek, Dong Yong Kim, Min Jae Kim
  • Patent number: 10191211
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises: a display panel which displays an image on one surface thereof, a light guide plate disposed to face the other surface of the display panel; a plurality of optical sheets interposed between the display panel and the light guide plate; and a spacer which is sandwiched between the display panel and the light guide plate to secure a space for interposing the optical sheets therebetween, wherein the spacer has a space holding layer fixed to the light guide plate and securing the space, and a fixed layer sandwiched between the display panel and the space holding layer and fixed to the display panel, wherein the thickness of the space holding layer is thicker than a total of the thicknesses of the plurality of optical sheets except for an optical sheet nearest to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Yonezawa, Takashi Iwaki
  • Patent number: 10191516
    Abstract: Disclosed is a foldable display device which may reduce an amount of impact energy reaching a display panel, when external impact energy is transmitted, and thus protect the display panel. The foldable display device includes a display panel including at least one folding part and non-folding parts, a cover window attached to the upper surface of the display panel, and a frame configured to receive the display panel and the cover window and to pull one side and the other side of the cover window in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Jin Jang, Young-Joo Park, Yu-Lim Won
  • Patent number: 10191208
    Abstract: A light source device which includes a reflection sheet suspended by protrusions which penetrate plural places of an outer peripheral edge part of the reflection sheet, and a light guide plate disposed to face the reflection sheet is provided. And the light guide plate has notches formed at positions corresponding to the protrusions of an edge part corresponding to the outer peripheral edge part of the reflection sheet. The light guide plate is provided with being extended using the notches to extend an image display region. The reflection sheet near the notches of the light guide plate reflects the light irregularly reflected near the notches to a light emitting surface side of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Yasumori Kuromizu
  • Patent number: 10191210
    Abstract: Discussed herein is an optical sheet and a display device having the same. In the display device, a fixing portion for fixing optical sheets is provided in the active area of a liquid-crystal panel, and the fixing portion is fixed to a buffer region for evacuation of the panel corner provided in the guide panel, thereby reducing the number of processing steps, and addressing the limitation that components are visible at some viewing angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JungKi Yoon, YongNam Jo
  • Patent number: 10191209
    Abstract: A light guide plate, a backlight module and a display device is provided. The light guide plate includes: a film limit part and a fixed part. The film limit part is arranged on a light exiting surface of the light guide plate as a protruding structure, limiting an optical film arranged on the light exiting surface of the light guide plate. The fixed part is arranged on a side surface of the light guide plate as a bump structure to fix the light guide plate to a frame arranged on the side surface of the light guide plate. Issues of vibration friction between the light guide plate and the optical film and poor white spots can be solved effectively according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanqi Chu, Site Cai, Jinmoo Park, Shounian Chen, Ming Fang
  • Patent number: 10194542
    Abstract: Provided is a display device which may include a display panel having a long side in a first direction, a short side in a second direction, and a thickness in a third direction, a back cabinet disposed in the rear of the display panel, and a case that covers an edge of a front surface of the display panel. The case may include a horizontal case that covers an edge of the front surface of the display panel on a long side of the display panel and a vertical case covering an edge of the front surface of the display panel on a short side of the display panel. The horizontal case and the vertical case may be coupled to each other in a region corresponding to a corner of the display panel, and the horizontal case and the vertical case may be formed of different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jein Lee, Seunggyu Kang, Jaehun Lee, Hyuncheol Cho
  • Patent number: 10185186
    Abstract: An ultra-thin liquid crystal display including: a liquid crystal panel, a backlight module disposed opposite to the liquid crystal panel, and a metal frame for fixedly coupling the liquid crystal panel and the backlight module. The liquid crystal panel includes: a color filter substrate disposed opposite to the backlight module, an array substrate positioned between the backlight module and the color filter substrate and disposed by box with the color filter substrate, and a chip-on-film (COF), wherein the array substrate includes an extension part formed by extending one side thereof, wherein a screen electrode is formed on the extension part, an electrode on the COF is bonded with the screen electrode, and the COF is attached to the metal frame. The ultra-thin LCD achieves the thinning design while having an advantage of high heat dissipation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lixuan Chen, Yuchun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10185179
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus according to the present invention includes: a board on which a plurality of light source units are provided; a partition member provided on the board and enclosing each of the light source units; and a fixing member arranged in a boundary portion between two or more light source units that are adjacent to each other and fixing the board and the partition member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Kamiyoshihara, Takuma Kanno
  • Patent number: 10185078
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a back plate, a reflector plate provided on a bottom surface of the back plate, and a spacer provided between the bottom surface of the back plate and the reflector plate and configured to keep a certain spacing between the bottom surface of the back plate and the reflector plate. The display device includes the backlight module. The display device has improved display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianbin Gao, Xianlei Meng, Huijun Li
  • Patent number: 10180596
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image forming apparatus which includes a display panel, a backlight disposed at a rear side of the display panel, optical sheets disposed at a rear surface of the display panel, a quantum dot sheet disposed at a front side of the backlight, a bottom chassis configured to accommodate the backlight, and a middle holder configured to support outer sides of the quantum dot sheet while installed in the bottom chassis, and thus the quantum dot sheet is installable in conjunction with the middle holder in a state of being spaced apart from the optical sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Chul Kim, Joon Seok Ahn, Heong Seog Lee
  • Patent number: 10180595
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a light source configured to generate light to be supplied to the display panel, and a reflecting member disposed behind the display panel and formed of a white foam resin to diffuse and reflect light generated from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hee Jeon, Dae Young Kim, Jong Bin Kim, Gong Hee Lee, Sang-Eun Lee, Jae Hak Cho, Jean Hur
  • Patent number: 10180702
    Abstract: A minimum Z height handheld electronic device and methods of assembly is described. The electronic device includes a single seamless housing having a front opening and a cover disposed within the front opening and attached to the seamless housing without a bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Teodor Dabov, Hui-Leng Lim, Kyle Yeates, Stephen Brian Lynch
  • Patent number: 10180533
    Abstract: A light source module includes a substrate on which a light source is mounted, a light guide plate having one surface configured to emit light made incident from a side surface of the light guide plate opposed to the light source, a support configured to support the substrate at an opposite surface opposed to the side surface of the light guide plate, and an attachment member configured to attach the substrate to the support, wherein the attachment member includes a latch part to be latched to the support and a holding part configured to hold the substrate between the opposite surface and the holding part, and a height of the holding part that is holding the substrate from a surface of the substrate is higher than a height of the light source from the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Horiguchi, Takayuki Nakazawa, Tomoo Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10180534
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a borderless display device including a display panel, a cover, and a guide panel between the display panel and the cover. The guide panel is attached to the display panel through an attaching member. The guide panel includes a first light shielding portion protruding from a body portion of the guide panel towards the surface of the display panel, and a second light shielding portion protruding from the body portion towards the surface of the display panel, a first fastening portion protruding from the body portion towards the cover, and a second fastening portion protruding from the body portion towards the cover. The attaching member is disposed between the first light shielding portion and the second light shielding portion. A side surface of the cover protrudes from the planar surface towards the first direction, and is inserted between the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: GuenTaek Oh
  • Patent number: 10175517
    Abstract: A display device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a liquid crystal panel having light-absorbing properties on at least one portion of an outer peripheral surface, an illumination device illuminating the liquid crystal panel with light, a first frame supporting the liquid crystal panel and illumination device and having light-absorbing properties, a liquid crystal panel, and a second friend housing the illumination device and first frame and having light-absorbing properties on at least a portion of a surface facing the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Qingle Xu
  • Patent number: 10178779
    Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a display panel with which a source PCB is combined in one side; a rear cover disposed in a rear surface side of the display panel; and a housing supporting at least one of the display panel and the rear cover from a lower surface side of the display panel and being equipped with at least one PCB, wherein the rear cover is made of transparent material through which light passes and at least one penetrating hole corresponding to at least one area of the source PCB is formed in at least one area of the rear cover. According to the present invention, the display panel and the rear cover can be combined easily with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Nari Lee, Youngsoo Han, Jongho Kim, Sunha Park, Jonghyun Byeon, Youngkyoung Kim