For Electronic Systems And Devices Patents (Class 361/679.01)
  • Patent number: 11662767
    Abstract: The description relates to display devices. One example can include a display having an active area surrounded by an inactive deadband. The example can also include a chassis, the display received in the chassis and secured to the chassis beneath the inactive deadband with adhesive. The example can further include a fastening assembly positioned below the inactive deadband and farther beneath the plane than the adhesive, where the fastening assembly creates a retention force between the display and the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kabir Siddiqui, Timothy M. Sullivan, Rajesh M. Dighde, Linghui Rao, Camilo Leon
  • Patent number: 11665953
    Abstract: A display panel and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The display panel may include first and second regions connected to each other. When viewed in a plan view, the first and second regions may have a curved edge and a rectilinear edge, respectively. When viewed in a sectional view, a side surface of the first region may include a center region having a rectilinear shape and a side surface of the second region may include a center region having a curved shape. In some embodiments, the side surface of the first region has a first roughness, and a side surface of the second region has a second roughness that is smoother than the first roughness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaekyung Go, Yongseung Park, Chanyoung Park, Danbi Choi, Soukjune Hwang, Hyunmin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11663944
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes an array substrate and at least two driving units. The array substrate includes a peripheral region and a display region, the peripheral region surrounds the display region, the array substrate further includes a peripheral grounding line, and the peripheral grounding line is located in the peripheral region and surrounds the display region. The at least two driving units are located on at least one side of the array substrate, the driving unit includes at least two grounding pins, a grounding pin of at least one of the driving units is connected to the peripheral grounding line, and each of at least one grounding pin of one of two adjacent driving units is electrically connected to a corresponding grounding pin of the other adjacent driving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bingqing Yang, Wenkai Mu, Haoliang Ji, Bo Feng, Xiaoxiao Chen, Tianxin Zhao, Ji Dong, Zhiying Bao, Wenjun Xiao, Yang Wang, Shijun Wang, Hao Xu
  • Patent number: 11663847
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display and a fingerprint sensor disposed under a specified area of the display. The fingerprint sensor is bonded to an inner surface of the display, through a bonding layer, and at least a portion of the bonding layer is expanded in a second direction different from a first direction facing the specified area and forms a protrusion structure to surround at least a portion of a side surface, which faces the second direction, of the fingerprint sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventors: Yunjang Jin, Suna Kim, Seyoung Jang, Cheolho Cheong, Chihyun Cho
  • Patent number: 11665835
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a light cover that may include a blocking portion configured to block a light emitted from a light-emitting diode, the blocking portion having a first shape associated with a heated state in which the blocking portion extends vertically in parallel with a lower portion of an optical sheet, the first shape configured to minimize a gap between the lower portion of the optical sheet and the blocking portion; a mounting portion configured to contact a bottom portion of a cover bottom of the display, the mounting portion extending orthogonally from the blocking portion; and a plurality of mounting pegs disposed on interior portions of the mounting portion, each of the plurality of mounting pegs configured to removably couple the mounting portion of the light cover to the bottom portion of the cover bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Guentaek Oh, Kyung Eun Lee
  • Patent number: 11659742
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a substrate including a main display area, a first corner display area, a second corner display area, and a peripheral area, where the second corner display area extends from a corner of the main display area, the first corner display area is disposed between the peripheral area and the second corner display area, and the peripheral area surrounds the main display area, the first corner display area and the second corner display area; a first gate driving circuit arranged on the second corner display area of the substrate; a first line connected to the first gate driving circuit and extending toward the main display area; and a second line connected to the first gate driving circuit and extending toward the first corner display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeonghee Won, Jaemin Shin, Jongho Hong, Jangyeol Yoon
  • Patent number: 11650632
    Abstract: A hinge apparatus may include a plurality of plates configured to be rigidly coupled to a foldable component, and a plurality of gears mechanically coupling the plurality of plates to one another. The hinge apparatus may be operable to expand such that, when the hinge apparatus transitions from a flat state to a folded state, the plurality of gears are configured to cause the plurality of plates to translate laterally apart from one another at a selected rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jason Morrison, Chris Torres
  • Patent number: 11647598
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided and includes a flexible display screen, a fixator, a rotation rod, and an armrest. The flexible display screen includes a first end and a second end. A direction from the first end to the second end is a first direction, and a direction from the second end to the first end is a second direction. The first end of the flexible display screen is fixed to the fixator, and the second end of the flexible display screen is fixed to the rotation rod. The armrest is provided at a side of the fixator away from the rotation rod. The rotation rod and the armrest are movable relative to the fixator and have opposite rotation directions. The rotation rod rotates while moving relative to the fixator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoyin Zhang, Jiaxian Liu
  • Patent number: 11646297
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a glass member having a flat portion and a side portion extending from an edge of the flat portion in at least a partially slanted or curved manner. The side portion includes a first curved portion extending from the flat portion, a second curved portion extending from the first curved portion and connected to the flat portion through the first curved portion, and at least one processing portion formed by at least a part of a border region between the first curved portion and the second curved portion. The at least one processing portion has a different refractive index from at least another portion of the side portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jeongwon Lee, Kyungmin Kwak, Heongap Kim
  • Patent number: 11641724
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing component that can define an interior surface and an exterior surface of the device, a metallic film deposited on the interior surface and extending at least partially onto the exterior surface, and a ceramic film deposited on the exterior surface and at least partially over a portion of the metallic film on the exterior surface. The ceramic film can be in electrical communication with a portion of the metallic film deposited on the interior surface to form an electrical pathway from the exterior surface to the interior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jiahui Liang, Anirban Das, Jungyup Kim, Martin Melcher, Srinivasan Varadharajan, Wolf Oetting
  • Patent number: 11639108
    Abstract: A vehicle display device is configured to be mounted at a housing within a vehicle and to open and close an opening defined at the housing. The vehicle display device includes a first frame configured to be disposed at the opening, a second frame disposed at the first frame and configured to move relative to the first frame, a roller rotatably disposed at the second frame, a third frame disposed at a back surface of the second frame and configured to move relative to the second frame, and a display disposed at a front surface of the first frame and wound around the roller to connect to the third frame. The vehicle display device is configured to open and close at least a portion of the opening, where a size of the opened portion corresponds to a movement distance of the second frame with respect to the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Romain Diboine, Seunghwan Song, Seung Mo Kang
  • Patent number: 11639107
    Abstract: A display assembly for a vehicle includes an electronic display and an adjustment mechanism. The electronic display is configured to be mounted to an instrument panel of the vehicle. The electronic display includes multiple screens and at least one hinge disposed between the screens. The electronic display is configured to be folded at the at least one hinge by pivoting at least one of the screens about the at least one hinge to adjust a viewing angle of an occupant in the vehicle relative to the at least one screen. The adjustment mechanism is configured to maintain the at least one screen in any one of a plurality of positions when the electronic display is folded at the at least one hinge by pivoting the at least one screen about the at least one hinge to adjust the at least one screen to the one position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Joseph F. Szczerba, Xinyu Du, Paul E. Krajewski
  • Patent number: 11637130
    Abstract: An object is to provide a display device which operates stably with use of a transistor having stable electric characteristics. In manufacture of a display device using transistors in which an oxide semiconductor layer is used for a channel formation region, a gate electrode is further provided over at least a transistor which is applied to a driver circuit. In manufacture of a transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer is used for a channel formation region, the oxide semiconductor layer is subjected to heat treatment so as to be dehydrated or dehydrogenated; thus, impurities such as moisture existing in an interface between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate insulating layer provided below and in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer and an interface between the oxide semiconductor layer and a protective insulating layer provided on and in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichiro Sakata, Toshinari Sasaki, Miyuki Hosoba
  • Patent number: 11637151
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a first region and a second region spaced apart from each other in a first direction, and a plurality of display elements arranged in a display area in which the first region and the second region are disposed. The first region and the second region are circular, a diameter of the first region is about equal to a diameter of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chanyoung Park, Jaekyung Go, Hyunmin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11637579
    Abstract: A protective case for an electronic device includes a main case, an outer cover plate, an inner cover plate, a support, a support plate, and a handle. A front surface of the main case recesses to define an accommodating groove configured to accommodate the electronic device. A middle portion of a bottom surface of the accommodating groove is communicated with a middle portion of a rear surface of the main case to define a mounting groove. Elastic positioning beads are arranged on an inner wall of the mounting groove. By arranging the support plate and support in the receiving groove, the triangular support structure is formed when the support plate and the support are opened. By arrangements of the elastic positioning beads, a contact area between the outer cover plate and the mounting groove is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN XINYUEHE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Lei Wang
  • Patent number: 11630244
    Abstract: A coated article is described herein that may comprise a substrate and an optical coating. The substrate may have a major surface comprising a first portion and a second portion. A first direction that is normal to the first portion of the major surface may not be equal to a second direction that is normal to the second portion of the major surface. The optical coating may be disposed on at least the first portion and the second portion of the major surface. The coated article may exhibit at the first portion of the substrate and at the second portion of the substrate hardness of about 8 GPa or greater at an indentation depth of about 50 nm or greater as measured on the anti-reflective surface by a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, Shandon Dee Hart, Karl William Koch, III, Carlo Anthony Kosik Williams, Charles Andrew Paulson, James Joseph Price
  • Patent number: 11630635
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display unit including a display panel configured to display an image, a curvature variation unit disposed on a rear surface of the display unit and varying a curvature of the display unit, and a vibration unit disposed on the rear surface of the display unit configured to vibrate the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seokhyo Cho
  • Patent number: 11632452
    Abstract: An expandable touch screen display device made up of a flexible display that can be reconfigured from a compact state to a plurality of expanded states. The form factor of the compact state is roughly the size of a typical handheld phone or smaller. The form factor of each of the expanded states is roughly the size of a tablet computer. An internal mechanism is provided for synching the motion of the device's expansion with the motion of the flexible display's end plate which provides a force to guide the display around the roller located at the edge of the device. The device may further include an integrated speaker and microphone, and sensors to indicate the expanded position of the display. In one embodiment, a module attached to, situated within, or otherwise associated with the device may contain all or substantially all processing and memory, along with a communications system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Lepton Computing LLC
    Inventor: Stephen E. Delaporte
  • Patent number: 11626040
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel that displays an image, a first flexible printed circuit film disposed on a rear surface of the display panel, and a cover window disposed on the display panel. The first flexible printed circuit film includes a first horizontal portion electrically connected to the display panel and extending in a first direction, a first vertical portion electrically connected to the first horizontal portion and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a protruding portion that protrudes from a side surface of the first vertical portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Eun Won Seo
  • Patent number: 11626083
    Abstract: A novel human interface excellent in operability is provided. Furthermore, a novel data processor excellent in operability is provided. Furthermore, a novel data processor, a novel display device, or the like is provided. An input/output device that receives image data and supplies positional data, and an arithmetic device that supplies the image data and receives the positional data are included. The input/output device includes a first region, a second region, and a bend portion between the first region and the second region. Each of the first region and the second region includes a display portion and a positional data input portion that overlaps the display portion. The arithmetic device includes an arithmetic unit and a storage unit that stores a program to be executed by the arithmetic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yoshiharu Hirakata
  • Patent number: 11626041
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display area where images are displayed, a first cover configured to support a rear surface of the display panel, a roller configured to wind or unwind the display panel and the first cover, a second cover with a first end of the second cover fixed to the roller and a second opposite end of the second cover connected to an end of the first cover, and a cover assembly connecting the first cover and the second cover, wherein a boundary of the display area overlaps the cover assembly, and the cover assembly is configured to expose the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: GeunChang Park, ChounSung Kang
  • Patent number: 11627669
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a housing (10) with one first housing part (12) and one second housing part (14), which are reliably locked by an internal locking arrangement. The locking arrangement is suitable for various types and sizes of housings, particularly for the housings of electronic and display devices. The locking mechanism comprises a first locking element (30) being arranged moveably along an axis on the first housing part (12) and comprises a first engaging portion (32) that forms an engaged or disengaged state with a second engaging portion (42), which is arranged on the first housing part (12). A third engaging portion (52) arranged on the second housing part (14) is locked-in in the engaged state leading to a reliable locking of the first housing part (12) and second housing part (14), whereby the change between the engaged and disengaged state is realized by a movement of the first locking element (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Jasmin Ritter
  • Patent number: 11625073
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a first housing; a second housing; a hinge housing; a hinge assembly; first and second hinge plates covering at least part of the hinge assembly; an FPCB; and a flexible display. The hinge assembly includes a support portion having a plurality of support grooves and at least part of the first and second hinge plates may be supported by the support grooves in an unfolded state of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventors: Heebo Shim, Jongmin Kang, Jingook Kim, Suman Lee, Wonseok Rhee, Seongki Jeong, Seungwhee Choi
  • Patent number: 11622181
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a light emitting element layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and outputting light toward the second substrate, a first sound generator which is disposed on the first substrate and outputs a first sound by vibrating the display panel, a source circuit board which is disposed on the first substrate, and a first sound circuit board which connects the first sound generator and the source circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Joon Hak Oh
  • Patent number: 11610520
    Abstract: A foldable display apparatus includes a display panel including a flexible substrate, in which at least one folding area folded based on a folding axis and non-folding areas disposed at one side and the other side of the folding area are defined, a glass substrate disposed below the flexible substrate, including an opening portion corresponding to the folding area, and a pattern frame disposed below the glass substrate, wherein the flexible substrate includes at least one groove pattern formed to overlap the folding area, and the groove pattern is formed on a rear surface of the flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seongwoo Park, SeungHan Paek, HyunJin An, Kyungjae Yoon
  • Patent number: 11609606
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel which is foldable at a folding area thereof; a foldable support which faces the display panel and is foldable together with the display panel; an elastic sheet between the foldable support and the display panel; a lower adhesive layer which is between the foldable support and the elastic sheet, and attaches the foldable support to the elastic sheet; and an upper adhesive layer which is between the elastic sheet and the display panel and attaches the elastic sheet to the display panel. Each of the foldable support, the elastic sheet, the lower adhesive layer and the upper adhesive layer is disconnected at the folding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Man Sik Myeong, Heung Seok Go, Chang Min Park, Gil Jae Choi
  • Patent number: 11604620
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display unit including a display panel configured to display an image, a curvature variation unit disposed on a rear surface of the display unit and varying a curvature of the display unit, and a vibration unit disposed on the rear surface of the display unit configured to vibrate the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seokhyo Cho
  • Patent number: 11602058
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a hinge housing extending in a direction of a rotational axis, a first housing connected to one side of the hinge housing in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis to rotate about the rotational axis relative to the hinge housing, a second housing connected to an opposite side of the hinge housing in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis to rotate about the rotational axis relative to the hinge housing, and a flexible display including a bending area at least partially disposed in the hinge housing and formed to be a flat surface or a curved surface, a first area extending from the bending area in one direction perpendicular to the rotational axis, and a second area extending from the bending area in an opposite direction perpendicular to the rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dooryong Kim, Yunsik Kim, Jaemyung Cho, Jingook Kim, Yonghee Jang, Sinyoung Park
  • Patent number: 11585498
    Abstract: A channel system that includes a first channel section, a second channel section, and a hinge joint between the first and second channel sections is disclosed. The hinge joint allows the first channel section to fold against the second channel section for storage and shipping of the channel system. In one embodiment, the hinge joint itself includes a hinge member that extends between the two channel sections and bends hingedly to allow movement and two intermediate endcaps, which cap the channel sections on either side of the hinge joint. The hinge joint may be designed to “snap back” to a fully extended position. Mechanical securement structure may be added to the first channel section and the second channel section to improve force and retention during the “snap back” movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Elemental LED, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander L. Findlay, James Edward Stillman
  • Patent number: 11577662
    Abstract: A device for securing a display for a vehicle roof having a main slider and an adjustment slider. Each can be coupled to the display and configured for pivoting the display open and closed and for moving it. The device may have a lever arrangement coupled to the main slider and adjustment slider for display open-and closed pivoting and movement. The device also has a locking unit having a locking element coupled to the adjustment slider pivotable relative to the adjustment slider, and which cooperates with a locking pin arranged on the lever arrangement, so that an open position of the locking element in which the locking element is spaced from the locking pin, and a closed position of the locking element in which the locking element retains the locking pin, can be set, and the display can be transferred from a first open-pivoted state into a second closed-pivoted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventor: Thomas Podolski
  • Patent number: 11576270
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a housing provided with an opening at a front surface, a roll disposed within the housing, and a display wound to the roll and capable of extending and retracting through the opening. The opening is disposed to be adjacent to a first edge of the front surface, and the display is configured to move in parallel with the front surface toward a second edge of the front surface facing the first edge from a front of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Beomkyun Rha, Kibum Seong, Woosung Chung
  • Patent number: 11569323
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a substrate including a front display area, and a corner display area at a corner of the display panel; and a display element at the corner display area. The corner display area includes: a first extension area extending in a direction away from the front display area; and a first auxiliary area connected to the first extension area, and extending in a direction away from the front display area. The substrate includes a base layer, and a barrier layer on the base layer, the base layer overlapping with the first extension area and the first auxiliary area, and the barrier layer overlapping with the first extension area and spaced from the first auxiliary area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jangyeol Yoon, Sangwoo Kim, Junhyeong Park, Jaemin Shin
  • Patent number: 11567540
    Abstract: A foldable device includes first and second bodies that respectively support a first part and a second part of a flexible display device and are foldably connected to each other between a folded position and an unfolded position, and a movable support member that continuously near-supports a third part of the flexible display device between the first part and the second part when the first body and the second body change from the folded position to the unfolded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-seong Seo, Kyung-wan Park, Ga-eun Lee, Ji-hyun Jung, Shi-yun Cho
  • Patent number: 11567546
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a display device including a display panel and a back cover on a rear surface of the display panel, and a curvature variation device at the back cover to vary a curvature of the display device, the curvature variation device may include an arc member at a rear region of the display device parallel to a first direction, a supporting plate at the rear region of the display device, a rotation driver on the supporting plate, a rectilinear driver on the supporting plate to perform a rectilinear motion, a rotation link part coupled to a center portion of the arc member on the supporting plate to rotate the center portion of the arc member based on a rectilinear motion of the rectilinear driver, and a holder part rotatably supporting the center portion of the arc member on the supporting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JaeHo Kim, SeokHyo Cho, Homin Lee
  • Patent number: 11563459
    Abstract: An integrated structure of shell and film with high compatibility and convenient positioning includes a bottom shell and an upper cover, the bottom shell is provided with a mobile phone accommodating cavity, and the upper cover is buckled with the bottom shell to wrap the mobile phone accommodating cavity. The bottom shell is provided with a fixing structure for fixing a mobile phone, the fixing structure includes a fixing piece, the upper cover is provided with an avoiding position that cooperates with the fixing piece, and the fixing piece cooperates with the avoiding position to form a first positioning structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventor: Xudong Cai
  • Patent number: 11556021
    Abstract: A novel foldable display device or an electronic device using the same, e.g., a portable information processor or a portable communication information device, is provided. A foldable display device of which a display panel can be folded n times (n?1, and n is a natural number) at a curvature radius of greater than or equal to 1 mm and less than or equal to 100 mm is obtained. The display device can be miniaturized by being foldable. In addition, in the state where the flexible display panel is opened, display which is unbroken and continuous over a plurality of housings is possible. The plurality of housings can store a circuit, an electronic component, a battery and the like inside as appropriate, and the thickness of each housing can be small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiharu Hirakata
  • Patent number: 11556022
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes: a display panel, including a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region; a back plate, arranged opposite to the display panel, where the back plate comprises a bottom wall and a side wall extending from the bottom wall to one side of the display panel; a backlight source, arranged between the display panel and the back plate, where the backlight source comprises a light source arranged on the bottom wall of the back plate and a diffusion plate arranged on a light emitting side of the light source; and a middle frame, where the middle frame comprises a first support part, and a second support part connected with one side, deviating from the display panel, of the first support part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenbo Dong, Jianming Liu, Wei Kang, Chaoyue Wang
  • Patent number: 11552264
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an electronic panel, a first support plate below the electronic panel, a second support plate below the first support plate, and a first input sensor between the first support plate and the second support plate. The electronic panel includes light emitting parts arranged in an active area. The active area includes a folding area and a first non-folding area and a second non-folding area adjacent to the folding area and spaced apart from each other. The first support plate includes a folding part overlapping the folding area, and a first support part and a second support part spaced apart from each other, the folding part being disposed between the first support part and the second support part. An edge of the second support plate protrudes further in the second direction than an edge of the first support plate protrudes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunjae Kim, Dasom Gu, Jaiku Shin, Yongchan Jeon, Sung-Ki Jung, Hyun-Been Hwang
  • Patent number: 11552668
    Abstract: A modular ruggedized protective case for a mobile communications device is disclosed. In embodiments, the protective case includes a flexible (e.g., rubberized) primary housing partially enclosing the mobile device and itself partially surrounded or enclosed by a rigid secondary housing. The secondary housing includes port protectors for concealing or shielding connector ports (e.g., USB, HDMI, AC, other like power/data inputs) of the mobile device. The protective case includes an adapter for a type cover keyboard, e.g., capable of partially covering the display surface of the mobile device when closed and serving as a keyboard or other input device when opened; the type cover adapter attached to a connection port and provides for transmission of control input from the type cover to the mobile device when the mobile device is enclosed in the protective case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MOBILEDEMAND LC
    Inventors: Matthew D. Miller, Steven R. Kunert
  • Patent number: 11553614
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a first structure including a first plate providing a first surface and a second surface and a second structure coupled to surround at least a portion of the first structure and configured to guide the first structure in a direction parallel with the first surface or the second surface. The device also includes a roller mounted on an edge of the second structure and a flexible display including a first area mounted on the first surface and a second area extending from the first area. The device also includes at least one support sheet mounted on the roller and wound around the roller as the roller rotates. The support sheet is wound around the roller when the second area is received inside the second structure, and is unfolded inside the second area when the second area is exposed to the outside of the second structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joongyeon Cho, Taekyung Lee, Gisoo Lim, Byunghun Cho, Bongsuk Choi, Jongchul Choi, Changryong Heo
  • Patent number: 11543854
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes: a display panel including a foldable display area; a first base plate overlapping a portion of the foldable display area to guide folding of the display panel; a second base plate overlapping another portion of the foldable display area to guide the folding of the display panel together with the first base plate; a first rotor coupled to the first base plate to rotate around a first virtual rotation axis, a second rotor coupled to the second base plate to rotate around a second virtual rotation axis; a follower in contact with the first and second rotors to reciprocate in a first direction by rotation of at least one of the first and second rotors; and a bracket coupled to the first and second rotors to guide a rotation path of each of the first and second rotors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Soo Park, Se Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 11543866
    Abstract: A server includes a casing, a frame, at least one movable carrier and at least one M.2 expansion card. The casing has a through hole. The frame has an opening and an accommodation space connected to the opening. The frame is fixed in the casing and the opening corresponds to the through hole, so that the accommodation space is exposed to exterior via the through hole. The at least one movable carrier is removably disposed in the accommodation space, and the at least one M.2 expansion card is disposed on the movable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Xiaogang Lu
  • Patent number: 11546688
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of loudspeakers. Disclosed are a loudspeaker device, a method, apparatus and device for adjusting the sound effect thereof, and a medium. The method is used for increasing the diversity of the sound effect of the loudspeaker device, and comprises: determining the spatial distribution state of multiple loudspeaker units in the loudspeaker device; determining a sound effect mode corresponding to the spatial distribution state; and adjusting the sound effect of the loudspeaker device according to the sound effect mode. According to the present application, the sound effect mode is accordingly adjusted according to the spatial distribution state of multiple loudspeaker units in the loudspeaker device. In this way, when the spatial distribution state changes, the sound effect mode of the loudspeaker device also changes, thereby overcoming the defect of the single sound effect of the loudspeaker device, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GOERTEK INC.
    Inventors: Huaiqing Tian, Xiaojiao Zhang, Ke Dong
  • Patent number: 11543859
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a housing including an inner space; a slide structure including a reciprocating slide configured to be slidable from the housing by a predetermined reciprocating distance along a first direction; a flexible display at least partially supported by the slide structure and configured to be received in the inner space to be at least partially invisible from the outside in a slide-in state of the electronic device; and a first friction reducing structure disposed between the housing and the slide structure. The first friction reducing structure may include: a guide slit disposed in the housing in a direction parallel to the first direction and having a predetermined length; a guide protrusion configured to be guided by the guide slit in the slide structure; at least one first magnet disposed on the guide slit; and at least one second magnet disposed on the guide protrusion at a position affected by the magnetic force of the first magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myunghoon Kwak, Moonchul Shin, Seungjoon Lee, Yangwook Kim, Byounguk Yoon, Hyunju Hong
  • Patent number: 11537111
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for two-dimensional and three-dimensional scanning path visualization are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a parameter determiner to determine at least one of a laser beam parameter setting or an electron beam parameter setting, a melt pool geometry determiner to identify melt pool dimensions using the parameter setting, the melt pool geometry determiner to vary the parameter setting to obtain multiple melt pool dimensions, and a visualization path generator to generate a three-dimensional view of a scanning path for an additive manufacturing process using the identified melt pool dimensions. The visualization path generator adjusts the laser beam parameters based on the generated three-dimensional view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pinghai Yang, Hongqing Sun, Manuel Acosta, Ruben E. Fairman
  • Patent number: 11538365
    Abstract: The present disclosure relate to a display module, comprising: a flexible panel, wherein bumps are formed along two opposing sides of the flexible panel respectively, and a size of the bumps in a thickness direction of the flexible panel is larger than a thickness of the flexible panel; two curled slide rails arranged opposite to and in parallel with each other, wherein each slide rail has a groove for receiving the bump that extends along a curling direction of the slide rail, and for each groove, a groove entry for entering the groove is formed at one end of a respective slide rail; the slide rails and a space therebetween form a receiving rail for receiving the flexible panel; each of the bumps is able to enter a respective groove of the slide rail through the groove entry of the groove and move along the groove where the bump resides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhao Li
  • Patent number: 11536993
    Abstract: A display panel and a method for fabricating the same, and a display device and a method for charging the same are provided. The display panel includes: an array substrate; an opposite substrate arranged opposite to the array substrate; a charging coil located between the array substrate and the opposite substrate, wherein the charging coil is configured to generate electrical energy through electromagnetic induction. In this way, a battery for charging the battery is integrated inside the display panel to thereby make the display panel thin and lightweight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanwei Ren, Jingyi Xu, Min Liu, Ruize Jiang, Yanan Yu
  • Patent number: 11540412
    Abstract: A safety device for medium-high voltage system is disclosed and includes a cabinet, a power module and a metal cover plate. The cabinet includes an accommodation seat connected to the medium-voltage charged region and having an opening. The power module is detachably disposed in the accommodation seat through the opening. The metal cover plate is pivotally connected to the accommodation seat and grounded. When the metal cover plate is in the first position, the opening is closed and the medium-voltage charged region is shielded. When the power module is set in the accommodation seat, the metal cover plate is pivotally rotated to a second position, and the power module is electrically connected to the medium-voltage charged region. When the power module is detached from the accommodation seat, the metal cover plate is rotated to the first position, and the opening is closed to shield the medium-voltage charged region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hua Li, Chun-Han Lin
  • Patent number: 11531378
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed in the present document relates to a foldable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seo Lee, Sangchul Lee
  • Patent number: 11528813
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a display area including a plurality of pixels, and a peripheral area outside the display area; and a window including a transmissive region corresponding to the display area, a non-transmissive region corresponding to the peripheral area, a base, and a first printed layer directly on a first surface of the base, the first printed layer having a cavity, wherein the cavity is in the non-transmissive region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyang shin Jeong, Jung A Lee