Including Electromagnetic Shielding Patents (Class 349/59)
  • Patent number: 12262491
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a frame, and a bracket. The frame surrounds an outer circumference of the display panel in a planar view in which the display apparatus is viewed in a direction orthogonal to a plane of the display panel. The bracket holds the display panel from a back side of the display panel and extends outside the outer circumference of the display panel in the planar view. The bracket (i) has a bending portion that extends toward a front side of the display panel outside the outer circumference of the display panel in the planar view, (ii) supports the frame from a back side of the frame by the bending portion and (iii) has a projection in the bending portion that holds a lateral surface of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Yuta Yamagami, Daisuke Onojima
  • Patent number: 12248212
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device of the present disclosure includes: a display panel; a rear frame which is positioned in a rearward direction of the display panel; an inner frame which is positioned between the display panel and the rear frame, and coupled to the rear frame; and an outer frame which is coupled to the inner frame, and supports a rear surface of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Minhyun Kang, Junhee Kong, Byungchun Yoo, Hyeongryeol Kim, Hyungu Kim, Subin Kim
  • Patent number: 12197689
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel with a folding area between two non-folding areas. A window is on the display panel. A first adhesive layer is between the window and the display panel, and has a first thickness. A lower structure is under the display panel. The lower structure includes a first support layer overlapping the first non-folding area and the second-non-folding area, a digitizer under the first support layer, including a loop coil, and overlapping the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area, an electromagnetic shielding layer under the digitizer having a second thickness, a metal layer under the electromagnetic shielding layer, and an insulating second support layer under the metal layer. The first thickness is about 75 ?m to about 100 ?m, and the second thickness is about 30 ?m to about 60 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bugyoon Yoo, Yunjae Kim
  • Patent number: 12099278
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first common electrode and a second common electrode arranged in a first direction, a first switch unit selectively supplying a first drive signal or a second drive signal different from the first drive signal to the first common electrode, and a second switch unit selectively supplying the first drive signal or the second drive signal to the second common electrode, wherein the second common electrode and the first switch unit are arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the first switch unit comprises a first switch circuit and a second switch circuit arranged in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Gen Koide
  • Patent number: 12072561
    Abstract: Display assemblies and related systems and methods for mounting are provided. A side assembly includes a cover positioned forward of an electronic display and a mounting device positioned, at least in part, rearward of the electronic display. The mounting device includes a laterally extending portion and hooked portions facing, at least primarily, in a downward facing direction. An additional mounting device includes a laterally extending portion and hooked portions facing, at least primarily, in an upward facing direction, where the hooked portions of the mounting device are complementary with the hooked portions of the additional mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Marcos Diaz, Andrew Lincoln
  • Patent number: 12068553
    Abstract: A flat-conductor connection element for an electrically conductive structure applied to a pane, includes at least one conductor, containing a flat conductor, having a first connection region at a first end and a second connection region at a second end, the first connection region having a connection surface for electrically connecting to the electrically conductive structure and having a contact surface opposite the connection surface for contact with a soldering tool; an encapsulation layer made of an electrically insulating material, which encapsulation layer surrounds the conductor at least in a conductor portion containing the first connection region, the encapsulation layer having a through-hole, through which the connection surface and the contact surface of the first connection region are accessible, the first connection region of the conductor being within the through-hole in a view perpendicularly through the plane of the encapsulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: François Hermange, Bernhard Reul
  • Patent number: 12066709
    Abstract: A display area formed in an overlapping area of a TFT substrate and a counter substrate, a terminal area formed on the TFT substrate in which the counter substrate does not overlap, and a side of the counter substrate adjacent to the terminal area extending in a first direction, in which a basic potential terminal to be connected to a basic potential, and terminal wirings are formed in the terminal area, an IC driver is installed on the terminal area, an upper polarizing plate having a transparent conductive adhesive is adhered to the counter substrate, the upper polarizing plate extends in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, and covers a part of the terminal area, the basic potential terminal is electrically connected with the transparent conductive adhesive of the upper polarizing plate via a conductive element, and the upper polarizing plate covers the driver IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shota Hasegawa, Shinichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 12022717
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a first light-emitting element disposed over the substrate to emit light, a first dummy light-emitting element disposed over the substrate to emit light of a same color as a color of the light emitted from the first light-emitting element, an input sensing layer disposed on the first light-emitting element and the first dummy light-emitting element, and a light-blocking layer disposed on the input sensing layer, where an opening is defined through the light-blocking layer to overlap the first light-emitting element, and the input sensing layer includes a diffraction structure disposed to overlap the first dummy light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eonjoo Lee, Kwangwoo Park, Donghwan Shim, Jinyong Lee, Cheol Jang, Yongseon Jo
  • Patent number: 11903303
    Abstract: A flexible display panel and a manufacturing method which is capable of removing a non-display area without damaging a display element layer, the flexible display panel includes a flexible substrate which includes a display area and a peripheral area outside of the display area, a display element layer disposed on the flexible substrate, and a neutral plane balancing layer disposed on the display element layer in the peripheral area, wherein the peripheral area of the flexible substrate in which the neutral plane balancing layer is disposed is folded towards a rear side of the display area along a first bending line, and the neutral plane balancing layer overlaps the first bending line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Namkung, Soon Ryong Park, Chul Woo Jeong
  • Patent number: 11903149
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a foldable display, a decoration member made of a resin material to surround at least a portion of the foldable display, a support member configured to support the foldable display and including a metal area connected to the decoration member, and a conductive member disposed on the decoration member and electrically connected to the metal area. The conductive member may include a first conductive member arranged to face the support member and a second conductive member arranged parallel to the first conductive member and electrically connected to the first conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seunghui Sunwoo, Suyoun Kim, Youngmin Bae, Daekyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11899298
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device of the present disclosure includes: a display panel; a rear frame which is positioned in a rearward direction of the display panel; an inner frame which is positioned between the display panel and the rear frame, and coupled to the rear frame; and an outer frame which is coupled to the inner frame, and supports a rear surface of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Minhyun Kang, Junhee Kong, Byungchun Yoo, Hyeongryeol Kim, Hyungu Kim, Subin Kim
  • Patent number: 11846852
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first common electrode and a second common electrode arranged in a first direction, a first switch unit selectively supplying a first drive signal or a second drive signal different from the first drive signal to the first common electrode, and a second switch unit selectively supplying the first drive signal or the second drive signal to the second common electrode, wherein the second common electrode and the first switch unit are arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, the first switch unit comprises a first switch circuit and a second switch circuit arranged in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Gen Koide
  • Patent number: 11828433
    Abstract: An embodiment may comprise a lighting device comprising: a substrate comprising a first side surface to a fourth side surface; a resin layer including a plurality of grooves including a bottom surface, an exit surface, and an inclined surface; a plurality of light emitting devices disposed inside the grooves and emitting a first light; a reflective layer formed on the inclined surface; and a diffusion layer disposed on the resin layer. The plurality of grooves extends in a direction from the third side surface to the fourth side surface and are arranged in a direction from the first side surface to a second side surface. The plurality of grooves includes a first groove closest to the first side surface of the substrate and a second groove adjacent to the first groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoon Park, Dong Il Eom, Yu Won Lee
  • Patent number: 11705464
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided, wherein an insulating layer covers a substrate and a first metal layer, and wherein the insulating layer includes a protruding portion covering a first signal transmission portion. A second metal layer is disposed on a side of the insulating layer away from the first metal layer and includes a second signal transmission portion, wherein the second signal transmission portion covers at least part of a sidewall of the protruding portion. The protruding portion includes a first sub-layer, a second sub-layer, and a first hole arranged at a sidewall of the protruding portion, wherein the first sub-layer is positioned on a side of the second sub-layer away from the first signal transmission portion, and wherein the second signal transmission portion extends into the first hole and contacts the second sub-layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Guangzhou China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanhong Meng
  • Patent number: 11658182
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes: a first fin structure disposed on a substrate in a first direction; a second fin structure disposed on the substrate and aligned in the first direction; a third fin structure disposed on the substrate and aligned in the first direction; and a first conductive line aligned in a second direction arranged to wrap a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion of the first fin structure, the second fin structure and the third fin structure, respectively. Each of the first fin structure, the second fin structure and the third fin structure has a same type dopant. A first distance between the first fin structure and the second fin structure is different from a second distance between the second fin structure and the third fin structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Kam-Tou Sio, Shang-Wei Fang, Jiann-Tyng Tzeng, Chew-Yuen Young
  • Patent number: 11632864
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display module including a display panel; a back cover including a main cover body and an auxiliary cover body that are detachably connected; a circuit board; and a frame module including (i) an outer frame body, and (ii) an inner frame body embedded in an inner wall of the outer frame body and connected with the outer frame body, where the display module is fixedly connected to the inner frame body; the circuit board is fixed on the auxiliary cover body and is electrically connected to the display module; the back cover faces a surface of the display panel away from a display surface, and the back cover is fixedly connected with the outer frame body and/or the inner frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yan Ren, Deli Fang, Jigang Lv
  • Patent number: 11454386
    Abstract: A panel module (100), comprising a first frame (110) arranged in a first plane (P), and at least one optical element (135) elongating along the first plane. The first frame is at least partially hollow and arranged to hold at least a peripheral portion of the at least one optical element. The panel module further comprises a lighting arrangement (130) comprising at least one light-emitting diode, wherein the lighting arrangement is arranged within the first frame and at an edge portion of the at least one optical element. The panel further comprises a driver unit (140) coupled to the lighting arrangement and configured to supply power thereto. The first frame comprises a first space (150) provided behind the at least one optical element in a direction (D) perpendicular to the first plane, wherein the driver unit is arranged within the first space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Vincent Stefan David Gielen, Henricus Mathijs Maria Creemers, Rene Theodorus Wegh
  • Patent number: 11309260
    Abstract: A chip on film structure and a display device including chip on film structure, the chip on film structure including a film substrate including a body area, a plurality of traces, and a bonding area at opposite ends of the film substrate; at least one chip, the chip disposed in the body area through bonding and electrically connected to the display panel through the plurality of traces and the bonding area; and a guiding member disposed at one end of the film substrate connected to the display panel and covering the bonding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaohua Li
  • Patent number: 11165139
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display and a phased array antenna that transmits radio-frequency signals at frequencies greater than 10 GHz. The display may include a conductive layer that is used to form pixel circuitry and/or touch sensor electrodes. A filter may be formed from conductive structures within the conductive layer. The conductive structures may include an array of conductive patches separated by slots or may include conductive paths that define an array of slots. The filter may include an additional array of conductive patches stacked under the array of conductive patches to allow the slots to be narrower than would be resolvable to the unaided human eye. The periodicity of the conductive structures and the slots in the filter may be selected to tune a cutoff frequency of the filter to be greater than frequencies handled by the phased antenna array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Simone Paulotto, Matthew A. Mow, Mattia Pascolini
  • Patent number: 11156881
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a circuit connection module, and a supporting block. The display panel has a first end and a bottom surface. The circuit connection module has a connecting end, a circuit bearing portion, and a bending section between the connecting end and the circuit bearing portion. The connecting end is connected to the display panel at the first end while the bending section bends to make the circuit bearing portion connect to the bottom surface near the first end. The supporting block is arranged with the circuit bearing portion in an extending direction of the first end, and are at least partially connected to the portion of the bottom surface near the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Wu, Han-Ping Kuo
  • Patent number: 11097306
    Abstract: The present invention provides a support for temporary bonding a workpiece such as a thick device wafer. The support comprises a carrier having a supporting surface and an isolation film. A first side of the isolation film is bonded to the supporting surface with a peeling strength of from 0.01 to 50.0 g/cm. The invention also provides a method of using the support to e.g. grind the workpiece in making thinned products such as thin silicon wafer, optical lens, thin LCD glass, and thin rock crystal wafer, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Micro Materials Inc.
    Inventors: Hao Tang, Zhoujie Zhang
  • Patent number: 10914989
    Abstract: The invention discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a first substrate and a sealant disposed on the first substrate. The first substrate includes a display area and a bezel area surrounding the display area. The sealant is disposed in the bezel area and surrounds the display area, wherein a widened portion is disposed between the display area and the sealant at a corner to increase a shortest distance between a boundary of the display area and the sealant at the corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zijie He
  • Patent number: 10914873
    Abstract: A display substrate includes: a display region having an irregular edge portion; and a light-shielding area located around the display region; wherein: a pixel array is disposed in the display region; the pixel array includes outermost edge pixels of the irregular edge portion, and central pixel; each of the edge pixels includes at least one edge sub-pixel; each of the edge sub-pixels includes a light-shielding sub-region and a light-emitting sub-region arranged along a row direction; and the light-shielding sub-region is located at a side of each of the edge sub-pixels proximal to the light-shielding region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengcheng Zang, Yang Wang, Ting Li
  • Patent number: 10894609
    Abstract: An electronic unit defines an interior and includes a circuit card assembly disposed in the interior. An enclosure surrounds five sides of the interior. A sixth side of the interior is closed by a circuit card assembly. The circuit card assembly is coated with a metal layer configured to contain flame within the interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Steven Haim, Mark Struebel
  • Patent number: 10613365
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided in embodiments of the disclosure, the display panel having a display region and a non-display region surrounding the periphery of the display region, and comprising: a first display substrate; a second display substrate, which is arranged opposite to, aligned with and assembled together with the first display substrate; a signal shielding frame, in the non-display region and between the first display substrate and the second display substrate; and signal antennas within the signal shielding frame, the signal shielding frame being configured to shield at least an inward transmission of the signal from the signal antennas towards the display region, so as to enable merely an outward transmission of the signal from the signal antennas towards an outer side of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping Zhang, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Chun-Wei Wu, Xiaoliang Ding, Yanling Han, Xueyou Cao, Wei Liu, Yingming Liu, Yuzhen Guo, Pengpeng Wang, Chih-Jen Cheng, Rui Xu, Lijun Zhao, Yanan Jia, Changfeng Li, Yunke Qin, Pinchao Gu
  • Patent number: 10615229
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a display area for displaying an image and a peripheral area positioned adjacent to the display area; a plurality of normal pixels disposed within the display area on the substrate, where each normal pixel includes a first transmissive area and a pixel area disposed adjacent the first transmissive area; and a dummy pixel disposed within the display area on the substrate, adjacent to a curved section of the peripheral area, and disposed between the peripheral area and the plurality of pixels. The dummy pixel includes: a second transmissive area; and a wire area disposed adjacent the second transmissive area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., INC.
    Inventors: Won Se Lee, Dong Wook Kim, Ae Shin, Su Kyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 10558068
    Abstract: A display apparatus capable of preventing wrinkles from occurring on an optical sheet due to thermal expansion, while suppressing damage caused by the movement of the optical sheet when the optical sheet vibrates, is provided. In order to prevent wrinkles from occurring due to thermal expansion while suppressing damage caused by the movement of the optical sheet when the optical sheet vibrates, a clearance between an engaging hole provided in a central engagement flange and the protrusion engaging with the engaging hole is smaller than a clearance between an engaging hole provided in an engagement flange other than the central engagement flange and the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Tomokazu Ohtsubo
  • Patent number: 10514514
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate (LGP) comprising an incident surface, an emergent surface, and a reflective surface, a reflecting plate, a diffuser, a prismatic lens group, a rim tape layer, a light source, and a shading layer. The shading layer corresponds to an incident surface of the diffuser. The shading layer comprises a middle portion and side portions separated from the middle portion, and a length of the middle portion is greater than lengths of the side portions. Each of the side portions are fixed on two sides to the diffuser and the rim tape layer, respectively. The middle portion is fixed on only one side, the one side of the middle portion being fixed to the rim tape layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Pengbo Xu
  • Patent number: 10488570
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a color filter layer and a shielding layer formed on a base substrate, the display substrate includes a display region and a non-display region, the display region has an anomalous boundary, the shielding layer covers the non-display region, a prism component is provided between the shielding layer and the color filter layer, and the prism component is located at a border of the display region and the non-display region for introducing light emitted from the color filter layer in the non-display region into the display region so that the light emitted from the color filter layer in the non-display region finally emits from the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiqi Chen, Ni Jiang, Yuanming Feng, Xiongcan Zuo
  • Patent number: 10473983
    Abstract: A display panel has a variant external shape. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, liquid crystal sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a seal made of a photosetting material, the seal being provided outside a display region, the seal being used to seal the liquid crystal by bonding the first substrate and the second substrate together, and a metallic pattern provided in the first substrate or the second substrate, including a plurality of slits through which light with which the seal is irradiated passes. The plurality of slits are formed along the external shape of the display panel in at least a portion corresponding to a variant portion of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Hirata, Nagatoshi Kurahashi
  • Patent number: 10473960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display apparatus that does not include a middle mold and a rear chassis, and is capable of supporting an internal configuration of a display apparatus such as a display panel and a light guide plate with only a front chassis and a rear cover. It is possible to effectively dissipate heat by including a separate heat sink. In addition, heat generated from the electrical component substrate can be dissipated through the plate coupled to the electrical component substrate, the electromagnetic wave can be shielded, and the heat sink and the plate can be connected to improve the heat dissipation and electromagnetic wave shielding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Seok Ahn, Jun-Mo Yoo
  • Patent number: 10437098
    Abstract: A reflective display apparatus includes an LGP, at least one light-emitting element, a reflective display panel, a first light-absorbing portion, and a first gel layer. The light-emitting element is beside a light-incident surface of the LGP. The LGP has a first region and a second region. The first region is between the light-emitting element and the second region. The reflective display panel is under a bottom surface of the LGP. The first light-absorbing portion is at a side of one of a bottom surface and a top surface of the LGP. The first gel layer is between the first light-absorbing portion and the LGP. The light-absorbing portion is in the first region. A display region of the reflective display panel is in the second region. In the first region, the bottom surface or the top surface where the first light-absorbing portion is disposed is a plane surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Hung Lee, Yi-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 10353581
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for the use of mobile computing devices, such as tablets and/or smartphones, as user-customizable input devices that interface with more sophisticated computer systems (or “parent computing systems”), such as a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and/or an electronic medical record system (EMR). Further described are systems and methods of mobile device user input and interface optimization and customization based on a user's identity, a parent computing system's characteristics, and/or a tilt angle of a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: MERGE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Murray A. Reicher, Florent Saint-Clair, Evan K. Fram
  • Patent number: 10321615
    Abstract: Described herein is a display module for an electronic device having a thermal management structure integrated on a backside of the display module. Also described herein are techniques for manufacturing a display module with an integrated thermal management structure. By integrating the thermal management structure on the backside of the display module, the display module itself becomes a passive thermal management solution for an electronic device. Accordingly, the thermal management structure described herein can be considered a part of the display component stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Taylor Stellman, Andrew D. Delano, Lincoln Ghioni, Kurt A. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 10288926
    Abstract: A display device may include a black member, a first pixel and a second pixel. The black member may have a first boundary and a second boundary in a plan view of the display device. The first boundary may include a first arc and may be surrounded by the second boundary. The first pixel may include a first pixel electrode, may display a first color, may be positioned in a first pixel column of the display device, and may be intersected by the first arc in the plan view of the display device. The second pixel may include a second pixel electrode, may display a second color different from the first color, may immediately neighbor the first pixel, may be positioned in the first pixel column of the display device, and may be spaced from the first boundary in the plan view of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Il Tae, Joo Lark Son, Seung Jun Yu
  • Patent number: 10134766
    Abstract: The number of photolithography steps used for manufacturing a transistor is reduced to less than the conventional one and a highly reliable semiconductor device is provided. The present invention relates to a semiconductor device including a circuit including a transistor having an oxide semiconductor layer over a first substrate and a second substrate fixed to the first substrate with a sealant. A closed space surrounded by the sealant, the first substrate, and the second substrate is in a reduced pressure state or filled with dry air. The sealant surrounds at least the transistor and has a closed pattern shape. Further, the circuit is a driver circuit including a transistor having an oxide semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Hayakawa, Yuta Moriya, Junya Goto, Yasuyuki Arai
  • Patent number: 10070538
    Abstract: A display device may include a display module and a back cover positioned in a rear of the display module. The display module may include a display panel that includes a front substrate and a back substrate positioned opposite the front substrate, a film attached to a front surface of the front substrate, and a frame positioned in the rear of the back substrate. The film may include a first part that covers the front surface of the front substrate and a second part that extends from the first part and covers the side of the display module. At least a portion of each of the first part and the second part of the film is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jungmin Park, Wanjune Kang, Namhun Kim, Dongho Ham
  • Patent number: 9978306
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes first pixel groups each including first pixels disposed in a display area, and sub-pixel groups each including second pixels disposed at an outermost area of the display area and surrounding the first pixels, in which each of the second pixels has a size smaller than a size of each of the first pixels, the second pixels in each of the sub-pixel groups are respectively connected to each other in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gichang Lee, Insoo Wang, Yongsoo Lee
  • Patent number: 9964326
    Abstract: An illustrative electronic assembly having an electrical connector therein to ground an electronic component of the electronic assembly to a grounding feature of a printed wiring assembly (PWA) of the electronic assembly. The electronic assembly may include a housing, the PWA, the electronic component and the electrical connector. The electrical connector may be a conductive and resilient extender or connector that may have a first portion connected to the PWA and a second portion extending generally away from the PWA toward the electronic component. The second portion of the electrical connector may be in mechanical and electrical contact with the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Tarik Khoury, Steven J. McPherson, Petr Adamik, Jiri Sapak
  • Patent number: 9435940
    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: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young-il Kim
  • Patent number: 9405058
    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: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young-il Kim
  • Patent number: 9098134
    Abstract: An LCD device includes a plurality of gate lines and data lines cross-arranged on a lower substrate to define a plurality of pixels, a pixel electrode disposed in each of the pixels, a plurality of common electrode blocks pattern-formed that generate an electric field with the pixel electrode and sensing a touch of a user, a plurality of sensing lines, a plurality of pad parts arranged to be separated from each other at predetermined intervals along a corresponding sensing line, and having a line width thicker than the sensing line, and a contact part disposed between a corresponding pad part and a corresponding common electrode block, and electrically connecting a corresponding sensing line and the common electrode block. When the sensing lines are electrically connected to one of the common electrode blocks, the sensing lines are electrically insulated from the other common electrode blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun Jung Lee, In Hyuk Song, Heesun Shin
  • Patent number: 9083838
    Abstract: A scanner module and an image scanning apparatus employing the same. The scanner module comprises an illuminator for illuminating light on an object to be scanned. The illuminator includes a light emitting diode, a light guide extending in a main scanning direction to change a direction of the light received from the light emitting diode, and at least one elastic member to elastically support at least one longitudinal end of the light guide. As the light guide is elastically supported by the elastic member, convex deformation or bowing of an emission face of the light guide due to thermal expansion can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Kwon Kim, Dong Hua Lee, Hyun Surk Kim, Kyung Rok Kim
  • Patent number: 9030626
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, which includes a backlight module, a mold frame arranged on the backlight module, a liquid crystal display panel arranged on the mold frame, a front enclosure made of a plastic material and arranged on the liquid crystal display panel, and a conductor piece mounted on the front enclosure. The backlight module includes a backplane made of a conductive materiel, a backlight source mounted in the backplane, and an optic film assembly received in the backplane. The conductor piece includes a first conductive section to which a second conductive section is connected. The first conductive section is arranged between the front enclosure and the liquid crystal display panel to engage the liquid crystal display panel. A bolt is received through the second conductive section of the conductor piece, the front enclosure, and the mold frame to engage and fix to the backplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yanxue Zhang
  • Patent number: 8982298
    Abstract: The backplane for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes side walls, and the backplane at least includes two backplane units. A horizontal moving guide device is arranged between the adjacent backplane units, and an elastic device which enables the two backplane units to relatively elastically expand and contract horizontally is further arranged between the adjacent backplane units. The backplane of the LCD device of the present disclosure is designed to be able to elastically expand and contract in a direction perpendicular to a light emitting diode (LED) lightbar. When a light guide panel (LGP) in the backplane expands after absorbing heat, the backplane is extended by a pushing force, and heat expansion quantity of the LGP is directly absorbed. When the LGP is contracted because of temperature drop, the backplane is shortened under action of the elastic device, and a light coupling distance between the LGP and the LED lightbar is always kept constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shihhsiang Chen, Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 8958033
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a rectangular display panel, a polarizing plate covering an entire surface of the display panel, and a frame supporting the display panel, wherein the polarizing plate includes a polarizing plate extended portion extended from at least one side surface of the polarizing plate outward beyond the display panel, and the frame includes a frame extended portion extended from the frame along an extending direction of the polarizing plate extended portion to support the polarizing plate extended portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kengou Aoki, Nobuhiro Honda, Kiyohito Fujita, Nobuyuki Shigeno, Shuichi Tatemori
  • Patent number: 8947616
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, which includes (1) providing a backlight module, a liquid crystal display panel, and a front bezel, wherein the liquid crystal display panel includes a TFT substrate, a CF substrate attached to the TFT substrate, and liquid crystal interposed between the substrates, an interval zone being formed between an edge of the TFT substrate and an edge of the CF substrate, flip chip films being mounted at intervals to the interval zone; (2) attaching cushioning tapes to the interval zone of the TFT substrate at locations other than the flip chip films; (3) assembling the liquid crystal display panel to the backlight module; and (4) assembling the front bezel to the liquid crystal display panel in such a way that the front bezel is positioned on the cushioning tapes of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guofu Tang, Shihhsiang Chen
  • Patent number: RE47371
    Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method for assembling the LCD device. The LCD device has a display section for displaying images, a receiving container for receiving the display section, a power supplying section for supplying a power source to the display section, a signal converting section for converting signals from the display section and a securing section for securing the power supplying section and the signal converting section to the receiving container. The power supplying section and the signal converting section are disposed between the display section and the securing section that is directly facing to a rear surface of the receiving container. Accordingly, a total thickness and weight of the LCD device can be minimized and an assembly facility of the LCD device can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Ho Ha, Se-In Chang
  • Patent number: RE49402
    Abstract: An LCD device includes a plurality of gate lines and data lines cross-arranged on a lower substrate to define a plurality of pixels, a pixel electrode disposed in each of the pixels, a plurality of common electrode blocks pattern-formed that generate an electric field with the pixel electrode and sensing a touch of a user, a plurality of sensing lines, a plurality of pad parts arranged to be separated from each other at predetermined intervals along a corresponding sensing line, and having a line width thicker than the sensing line, and a contact part disposed between a corresponding pad part and a corresponding common electrode block, and electrically connecting a corresponding sensing line and the common electrode block. When the sensing lines are electrically connected to one of the common electrode blocks, the sensing lines are electrically insulated from the other common electrode blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun Jung Lee, In Hyuk Song, Heesun Shin
  • Patent number: RE49403
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight and a cover. The backlight includes optical sheets that are configured to be mounted to the cover using a plurality of holes provided on the optical sheet that material to corresponding protrusions provided on the cover. The holes and protrusions are configured to reduce damage or misalignment to the optical sheet that may be caused by heat generated inside the liquid crystal display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangjeon Kim, Seonghwan Ryu