Flexible Board Patents (Class 361/749)
  • Patent number: 11683968
    Abstract: A diode display includes a substrate having a first island and a second island spaced apart from each other, a first pixel disposed on the first island, and a second pixel disposed on the second island. The first pixel includes a first base layer, a first transistor on the first base layer, a first light emitting element electrically connected to the first transistor, and a first encapsulation layer covering the first light emitting element. The second pixel includes a second base layer, a second transistor on the second base layer, a second light emitting element connected to the second transistor, and a second encapsulation layer covering the second light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Ho Hong, Won Il Choi, Hye Jin Joo, Won Sang Park, Mu Gyeom Kim, Man Sik Myeong, Hyo Yul Yoon
  • Patent number: 11678524
    Abstract: A display substrate, a method for manufacturing a display substrate, and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes an effective display area, a punch area, and a critical area between the effective display area and the punch area. The critical area of the display substrate includes: a substrate, and at least one first barrier wall on the substrate. The at least one first barrier wall is a convex structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pan Zhao, Zhiliang Jiang, Ge Wang
  • Patent number: 11665819
    Abstract: There is disclosed a driving circuit board for a display device. The driving circuit board is foldable. The driving circuit board is provided with a through hole which penetrates through the driving circuit board and which is located at a foldable portion of the driving circuit board. The disclosure also provides a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Binfeng Feng
  • Patent number: 11659666
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel in a wraparound form and comprising two wraparound edges opposite to each other and two non-wraparound edges opposite to each other. The display device further includes a flexible circuit board having a surface and a bonding region at a periphery of the surface. The flexible circuit board is electrically bonded to one of the two non-wraparound edges through the bonding region for driving the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Lin Wu, Kuan-Feng Lee
  • Patent number: 11653078
    Abstract: An optical device comprises at least one printed circuit board, the printed circuit board includes an electronic image-capture circuit, a lens holder comprising at least one optical lens, the lens holder comprising a wall forming a cavity extending along the optical axis of the device from its top end to its bottom end, the bottom end being mounted on the rigid printed circuit board so as to align, along the optical axis of the device, the electronic image-capture circuit and the optical lens, a flexible heater band arranged in contact with the wall of the lens holder and around the wall of the lens holder, the heater band comprising an electrical connection interface electrically connected to at least one rigid printed circuit board of the optical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Arkadiusz Rafalowski, Witold Poreda
  • Patent number: 11651712
    Abstract: A display panel comprising a first display area, a second display area including a through portion, and a third display area disposed between the first display area and the second display area. The display panel further comprises a substrate extending continuously from the first display area to the third display area and separating the substrate in the second display area. A plurality of display elements is arranged on the substrate and includes a first display element, a second display element, and a plurality of third display elements. An organic insulating layer is arranged between the substrate and the plurality of display elements and includes a second display area hole disposed between the second display element and the through portion, and a third display area hole disposed between adjacent third display elements of the plurality of third display elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunmi Choi, Guanghai Jin, Hyunjung Kim
  • Patent number: 11647580
    Abstract: Disclosed are a flexible printed circuit, a flexible apparatus and a display device. The flexible printed circuit includes: a circuit bonding region, a flat and straight region, and a bent region located between the circuit bonding region and the flat and straight region; where the bent region has an opening structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Baofeng Sun, Shangchieh Chu, Zewen Bo
  • Patent number: 11647616
    Abstract: The display assembly includes a display module, a flexible printed board, an integrated circuit chip, and a composite tape. The integrated circuit chip and a binding portion of the flexible printed board are respectively in binding connection with the display module. The composite tape includes: a conductive fabric layer comprising a first part and a second part, the first part covering the integrated circuit chip and the binding portion, and the second part covering at least part of a grounding portion of the flexible printed board; and an insulating film layer on a side of the conductive fabric layer facing the integrated circuit chip and the flexible printed board, and including a third part, which is at the first part of the conductive fabric layer and covering the integrated circuit chip and the binding portion, and the insulating film layer avoiding the at least part of the grounding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qizhong Chen, Bing Ji
  • Patent number: 11632863
    Abstract: A display device includes a cover member which is at least partially bent, a panel member arranged along a surface of the cover member, where the panel member displays an image, and a support member arranged on another surface of the panel member different from the surface of the panel member on which the cover member is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dohyung Ryu, Yonggil Ryu, Wonju Kim, Wuhyeon Jung, Daehyun Hwang
  • Patent number: 11620954
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel configured to display images, a data driver configured to supply data voltages to the display panel, and a controller configured to control the data driver, wherein the controller operates in a normal mode having normal driving conditions and a power saving mode having driving conditions for reducing power consumption and lowers a driving frequency and an environment of an interface connected to the data driver as compared to a driving frequency and an interface environment in the normal mode when operating in the power saving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun Cheol Noh, Tae Gung Kim
  • Patent number: 11616110
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate, a plurality of pixels on the substrate, a first inorganic insulating layer that covers the plurality of pixels, a conductive layer on the first inorganic insulating layer, and a second inorganic insulating layer that on the conductive layer, the conductive layer being between the first inorganic insulating layer and the second inorganic insulating layer, wherein the first inorganic insulating layer includes an area that is in direct contact with the second inorganic insulating layer, and all of the conductive layer is covered with the first inorganic insulating layer and the second inorganic insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiraaki Kokame, Akinori Kamiya
  • Patent number: 11615722
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis; a second chassis; a hinge device connecting the first and second chassis in a relatively rotatable manner; a display having a bending region; a first plate; and a second plate. In the first posture, the bending region of the display has a bag-shaped bending shape in cross section that protrudes from end faces of the first plate and the second plate disposed to overlap each other. The electronic apparatus further has a first inclined face protruding from the end face of the first plate to be inclined gradually downward from the surface of the first plate in the protruding direction, and a second inclined face protruding from the end face of the second plate to be inclined gradually downward from the surface of the second plate in the protruding direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Morino, Kenji Watamura, Moriyuki Tsuchihashi
  • Patent number: 11617269
    Abstract: Current measurement devices for printed circuit board mounting are disclosed herein. The current measurement devices include a hollow and flexible core to improve response to a primary signal and decrease weight. The current measurement device includes a housing with guides to maintain alignment of the core. An electromagnetic shield may be placed between the circumference of the core and the housing. The housing may include apertures to facilitate washing. The current measurement device may include a primary conductor external to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent R. Lee, Veselin Skendzic, Arkanatha Sastry, Robert Lopez, Jr., Jeevan Jalli
  • Patent number: 11612054
    Abstract: A substrate that is stretchable; wiring positioned on a first surface side of the substrate, the wiring having a meandering shape section including peaks and valleys aligned along a first direction that is one of planar directions of the first surface of the substrate; and a stretching control mechanism that controls extension and contraction of the substrate. The substrate has a component region and a wiring region adjacent to the component region. The component region includes a component-fixing region overlapping an electronic component mounted on the wiring board when viewed along the normal direction of the first surface of the substrate and a component-surrounding region positioned around the component-fixing region. The stretching control mechanism is positioned in the component-surrounding region and at least includes a stretching control part that spreads to the border between the component-surrounding region and the component-fixing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Naoko Okimoto, Kenichi Ogawa, Takao Someya
  • Patent number: 11612053
    Abstract: A circuit board includes a first circuit board portion and a second circuit board portion. The first circuit board portion is provided with a first transmission line for a low-frequency signal or a low-speed signal, and the second circuit board portion is provided with a second transmission line for a high-frequency signal or a high-speed signal. The second circuit board portion is located on the first circuit board portion in a positional relationship in which the first transmission line and the second transmission line are side-by-side with each other. With this structure, signal leakage and interference between different signals are reduced or prevented in a line that transmits signals with different frequencies and different transmission speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tenno, Takahiro Baba, Kuniaki Yosui, Yasuko Yoshinaga
  • Patent number: 11602053
    Abstract: A display device includes the following elements: a base substrate having an active area and a non-active area; a plurality of pads disposed on the non-active area; and a printed circuit disposed on the plurality of pads. The printed circuit may include the following elements: a support layer; a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer respectively disposed on two opposite surfaces of the support layer. The second conductive layer may include the following elements: a first conductive member; a second conductive member; and a space between the first conductive member and the second conductive member. The first conductive member and the second conductive member may be electrically connected to the first conductive layer through contact holes. A side surface of the base substrate may be positioned between two edges of the space in a direction parallel to the support layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventors: Cheol Hwan Eom, Deok Young Choi
  • Patent number: 11586242
    Abstract: A protection member for a display device includes a first glass substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other in a thickness direction and side surfaces; and a first coating layer covering and in contact with the side surfaces of the first glass substrate, and including a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other in the thickness direction and having side surfaces, wherein the first surface of the first glass substrate is exposed via the first coating layer, and the first surface of the first coating layer is located in substantially the same extended plane of the first surface of the first glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Jin Hwang, Sang Hoon Kim, Min Hoon Choi
  • Patent number: 11586247
    Abstract: A flexible display is disclosed. In one aspect, the flexible display includes a window layer including a bending area and a non-bending area and a flexible display panel formed over a surface of the window layer and configured to display images. The bending area includes a plurality of cut portions which are configured to be at least partially separated along a plurality of cut lines formed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: An Na Ryu, Mu Gyeom Kim
  • Patent number: 11582873
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substrate unit and a substrate assembly, and a camera module using the same. The present invention may comprise: a first substrate part having rigidity; a second substrate part stacked on one surface of the first substrate part and having flexibility; a third substrate part extending outwardly from the second substrate part and having flexibility; and a reinforcing part which is disposed at a portion where the edge portions of the first substrate part and the third substrate part meet, the reinforcing part having a recessed portion which is formed by recessing the first substrate part inwardly so as to inhibit interference between the first substrate part and the third substrate part. The present invention is capable of resolving the interference between a rigid PCB and a flexible PCB and the tearing thereof by providing a reinforcing part in a connection portion of the rigid PCB and the flexible PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyun Woo Ryou
  • Patent number: 11582876
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display panel including first and second display areas and a folding part between the first and second display areas; first and second system units disposed under the display panel and corresponding to the first and second display areas, respectively, an elastic plate between the display panel and the first and second system units; and a hinge system corresponding to the folding part and disposed on rear surfaces of the first and second system units, the hinge system including a first hinge portion on the rear surface of the first system unit and a second hinge portion on the rear surface of the second system unit, wherein the first and second hinge portions are rotatably hinge-combined with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-Hoon Ko, Yong-Ik Hwang, Bo-Ra Kim
  • Patent number: 11575112
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gasket for a display device and a display device. The gasket includes a body, the body having a plurality of via hole structures penetrating through the body in the same direction. The display device includes a display panel, the display panel having a bending structure bent toward the back of the display panel, the gasket being located between the bending structure and the display panel opposite to the bending structure, and the gasket is the above-mentioned gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao Fu, Shihua Huang, Jing Wang, Wei Li
  • Patent number: 11573605
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a display device includes providing a display panel including: a first area in which a plurality of pixels is arranged, a second area adjacent to the first area and at which the display panel is bendable, and a third area facing the first area with the second area therebetween; providing a circuit board electrically connected to the display panel at the third area; providing a first force to the third area of the display panel; and bending the second area of the display panel by the first force which is provided to the third area of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ju-young Park
  • Patent number: 11570915
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module extending in a first direction, a supporting portion disposed under the display module and which supports a part of the display module, a first driving part connected to a first end of the display module to roll and unroll the display module, a connecting portion connected to a second end of the display module, and a second driving part connected to the connecting portion to roll and unroll the connecting portion. The second driving part unrolls the connecting portion when the first driving part rolls the display module, and the second driving part rolls the connecting portion when the first driving part unrolls the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeongho Kim, Hyungsik Kim, Dongwon Choi, Jin Hwan Choi, Hayk Khachatryan
  • Patent number: 11570899
    Abstract: A circuit board that has flexibility owing to an organic insulating layer and that still has high adhesion between metal wiring and the organic insulating layer; and a method for producing the circuit board without employing photolithography. The circuit board comprising a metal wiring arrangement portion and a metal wiring non-arrangement portion, wherein: in the metal wiring arrangement portion, metal wiring, a first diffusion layer, and a first organic insulating layer are stacked; in the metal wiring non-arrangement portion, a metal oxide layer, a second diffusion layer, and a second organic insulating layer are stacked; the metal wiring is made of a first metal element; and the first diffusion layer contains the first metal element and a second metal element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: MATERIAL CONCEPT, INC.
    Inventor: Junichi Koike
  • Patent number: 11567287
    Abstract: A lens apparatus includes an optical system, a holding barrel configured to hold at least part of the optical system, an electric unit attached to the holding barrel, a control board configured to control the electric unit, a flexible printed circuits board configured to connect the electric unit and the control board to each other, a holding member attached to the holding barrel and configured to hold the flexible printed circuits board, and a fixing member configured to attach the holding member to the holding barrel. The flexible printed circuits board includes a first bent part, and the fixing member has a receiving surface configured to receive a reaction force from the first bent part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshihiro Okuda
  • Patent number: 11564311
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a rigid-flexible printed circuit board and an electronic device including same. The electronic device may include: a housing; a first module disposed in one region of the housing; a second module disposed in an other region of the housing and spaced apart from the first module; and a rigid-flexible printed circuit board electrically connecting the first module and the second module, wherein the rigid-flexible printed circuit board includes: a rigid region; a flexible region coupled to the rigid region, wherein a part of the flexible region overlaps the rigid region; and a protective layer laminated on at least one of an upper end or a lower end of the flexible region to cover at least a part of a coupling portion of the rigid region and the flexible region by a designated numerical value, the coupling portion having a tensile strength equal to or greater than a designated strength based on the flexible region being bent. Various other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngsun Lee, Byeongkeol Kim, Yeongjin Lee, Jongmin Jeon, Jaeyoub Jung, Eunseok Hong
  • Patent number: 11550357
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display module including: a display panel foldable with respect to a folding axis and a support part disposed under the display panel; and an accommodating part which accommodates the display module. The display panel includes: a first display portion covered by the accommodating part in a folded state of the display panel; and a second display portion exposed to the outside in the folded state. The accommodating part includes: a first accommodating part which accommodates the first display portion in the folded state; and a second accommodating part which accommodates the first accommodating part in the folded state. As the display panel is folded, an included angle between the first display portion and the second display portion decreases, and an area in which the first accommodating part overlaps the second accommodating part increases in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jiheon Lee
  • Patent number: 11552829
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a line width and a line gap of a differential signal pair includes performing a new parameter setting step, a distance difference of center calculating step, a reference polygon generating step and a differential signal pair adjusting step. The new parameter setting step is performed to set a new line width and a new line gap of the new differential signal line pair. The distance difference of center calculating step is performed to calculate a difference between an original center distance of the original differential signal line pair and a new center distance of the new differential signal line pair. The reference polygon generating step is performed to generate a reference polygon from an original center line of the original differential signal line pair. The differential signal pair adjusting step is performed to adjust the reference polygon to the new differential signal line pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Universal Global Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chu, Ming-Yu Cheng
  • Patent number: 11553598
    Abstract: An integrated electro-optical circuit board comprises a first flexible substrate having a top side and a bottom side, at least one first optical circuit on the bottom side of the first flexible substrate connected to the top surface through a filled via, at least one first metal trace on the top side of the first flexible substrate, an optical adhesive layer connecting the bottom side of the first flexible substrate to a top side of a second flexible substrate, and at least one second metal trace on a bottom side of the second flexible substrate connected by a filled via through the second flexible substrate, the optical adhesive layer, and the first flexible substrate to the at least one first metal trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Compass Technology Company Limited
    Inventors: Kelvin Po Leung Pun, Chee Wah Cheung, Jason Rotanson
  • Patent number: 11552153
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a display panel including a display region where a plurality of pixels are disposed, a pad region including a bending region and a pad electrode region where pad electrodes are disposed, a polarizing layer disposed in the display region, and a lower protection film disposed on a lower surface of the display panel. The lower protection film includes a first and a second lower protection film pattern. The first lower protection film pattern is disposed in the display region, and the second lower protection film pattern in the pad electrode region such that a lower surface of the display panel in the bending region is exposed. The bending protection layer has an upper surface with a height that is less than a height of the polarizing layer, and is disposed in the bending region on the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Euncheol Son, Dongbin Um, Kichang Lee, Myoung-Ha Jeon, Sangkyu Choi
  • Patent number: 11540392
    Abstract: A display device is provided and includes a display panel including a display area that displays an image and a pad area disposed at least at a side of the display area, and a flexible circuit film electrically connected to the pad area. The flexible circuit film includes connection pads, a first measurement pad, and a second measurement pad. The connection pads are arrayed in a first direction and inclined with respect to a reference line extending in a second direction different from the first direction, the first measurement pad is disposed adjacent to a first side of the connection pads, and the second measurement pad is disposed adjacent to a second side of the connection pads. The connection pads are between the first measurement pad and the second measurement pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sehui Jang, Chongguk Lee
  • Patent number: 11533812
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a bonding method, the bonding method includes: bonding first areas of a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards on a substrate, the plurality of flexible printed circuit boards being sequentially arranged along a direction parallel to a first side of the substrate, and a second area of each of the flexible printed circuit boards exceeds the first side; cutting at least one of the flexible printed circuit boards to enable second sides of all the flexible printed circuit boards to be flush and parallel to the first side, wherein each of the second sides is a side of the second area away from the first area; and bonding second areas of the flexible printed circuit boards with a connection circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Yu, Chang Zhang, Lixia Shen
  • Patent number: 11521520
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a roller configured to wind or unwind the display panel, a flexible cable configured to transmit an electrical signal to the display panel and including an extension part to be wound around the end of the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MiJin Han, SeungHee Lee, Hyosung Lee
  • Patent number: 11516919
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes an auxiliary substrate, a display substrate, and a circuit board. The auxiliary substrate includes an auxiliary circuit. The display substrate is disposed on the auxiliary substrate. The display substrate includes a circuit. The circuit board is electrically connected to the auxiliary substrate. The circuit of the display substrate is electrically connected to the auxiliary circuit through a first conductive via, and the circuit board provides a signal to the auxiliary circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wan-Ling Huang, Jian-Jung Shih, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11515615
    Abstract: A display apparatus and an antenna assembly are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display; a first circuit board including at least one electronic part configured to process an image signal for displaying an image on the display; a second circuit board including at least one antenna configured to transmit and receive a radio frequency (RF) signal for communication between the display apparatus and an external apparatus; and a spacer provided between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and configured to space the first circuit board and the second circuit board apart from each other. Thus, radiation performance in the antenna is improved with easy design based on the structure of the display apparatus. Thus, radiation performance in the antenna is improved with easy design based on the structure of the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sanggi Oh, Sangho Hong, Hyungyong Lee
  • Patent number: 11515367
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for manufacturing the display apparatus. The electronic device includes a display apparatus and a processor, wherein the display apparatus includes an active-matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) panel, a touch panel, a chip IC, and a printed circuit board. The touch panel is disposed on an upper surface of the AMOLED panel, and the touch panel and the AMOLED panel each has an outgoing line. The outgoing line of the touch panel and the outgoing line of the AMOLED panel are separately extended to form an outgoing line extension end of the touch panel and an outgoing line extension end of the AMOLED panel. The outgoing line extension end of the AMOLED panel and the outgoing line extension end of the touch panel are electrically connected to the printed circuit board PCB by using the chip IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shanshan Wei, Yanfeng Liang, Haohui Long, Jianhui Li, Lin Qu
  • Patent number: 11508268
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; and a cover window on the display panel. The display panel and the cover window include a flat area, and a bendable area adjacent to the flat area. The cover window includes: patterns at the bendable area along a first direction; and dummy patterns at the flat area along the first direction, the dummy patterns including a first dummy pattern, and a second dummy pattern adjacent to the first dummy pattern. A length of the first dummy pattern is different from a length of the second dummy pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang-Woo Lee, Yougn Do Kim, Hyun Seok Oh
  • Patent number: 11508669
    Abstract: A structure is provided that reduces the stress generated in a semiconductor device package during cooling subsequent to solder reflow operations for coupling semiconductor devices to a printed circuit board (PCB). Stress reduction is provided by coupling solder lands to metal-layer structures using traces on the PCB that are oriented approximately perpendicular to lines from an expansion neutral point associated with the package. In many cases, especially where the distribution of solder lands of the semiconductor device package are uniform, the expansion neutral point is in the center of the semiconductor device package. PCB traces having such an orientation experience reduced stress due to thermal-induced expansion and contraction as compared to traces having an orientation along a line to the expansion neutral point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Leo van Gemert, Jeroen Johannes Maria Zaal, Michiel van Soestbergen, Romuald Olivier Nicolas Roucou
  • Patent number: 11501668
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having a foldable area; and a support disposed on a bottom surface of the display panel, the support including a plurality of projections spaced apart from each other in the foldable area and being inclined relative to the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Young Wang, Dong Su Yee
  • Patent number: 11490514
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display panel, a plate disposed under the display panel and including a code area in which a unique code is disposed, and a circuit film electrically connected to the display panel. The circuit film includes a first portion, and a second portion extending from the first portion and covering the code area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bugyoon Yoo, Yunjae Kim
  • Patent number: 11489141
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes a polarizing plate disposed on a display panel; a cover glass attached to the polarizing plate with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween; a back plate disposed on a rear surface of the display panel; and a fixing tape disposed on an edge of a rear surface of the cover glass, wherein the adhesive layer protrudes more than the display panel, the polarizing plate, and the back plate at corner regions of the flexible display device. Thus, the flexible display device provides effects of improving product quality by improving waterproof performance and minimizing chemical contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kou Choi, HyunChul Kim, Kyoung-Hoon Kim, Kwangju Lee, TaeWoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11490527
    Abstract: This application relates to a method and apparatus formed using the method. The method includes using a first process to form at least one conductive trace on a flexible surface and using a second process to form at least one bead of fluid conductive material at a first location. The method also includes positioning at least one printed circuit board overlaying conductive trace such that the at least one bead of fluid conductive material is aligned with at least one hole in the printed circuit board and pushing the printed circuit board towards the flexible surface. The pushing of the printed circuit board toward the flexible surface forces the bead of fluid conductive material through the hole to form an electrical connection between the at least one conductive trace and an upper surface of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Salvatore Zarra
  • Patent number: 11475697
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: an array substrate having a display area and a non-display area at least partially surrounding the display area, and the non-display area includes a step region, and a part of the display area is reused as a fingerprint recognition region; a flexible circuit board bonded to the step region and bent to a side of the array substrate facing away from a light-exiting direction of the display device, and the flexible circuit board includes a bent portion facing towards a side surface of the array substrate, and the bent portion includes a bent sub-portion, which is tilted towards the display area along the light-exiting direction of the display device; and at least one light source arranged on the bent sub-portion of the flexible circuit board, and light emitted from the at least one light source is transmitted towards the fingerprint recognition region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinlong Hong
  • Patent number: 11459808
    Abstract: A flexible device includes two opposite sides and a flexible functional element. Each side includes a movable element having a top portion. The flexible functional element includes a flexible functional screen and a support plate supporting the flexible functional screen. The support plate includes a plate body and fixing sheets extending from the plate body. The plate body separably abuts against the top portions of the movable elements, and the fixing sheets fix to the movable elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN ROYOLE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weifeng Wu, Songling Yang
  • Patent number: 11455017
    Abstract: A hinge for a mobile terminal having an inwardly bendable flexible screen comprises: a three-member mechanism consisting of a left supporting plate, a middle supporting plate and a right supporting plate which are rotatably and sequentially connected; a left supporting frame; a right supporting frame; and a middle U-shaped outer cover. Both ends of the three-member mechanism are free ends, such that the left supporting plate, the middle supporting plate and the right supporting plate are flexible screen supporting members capable of moving up and down. After moving up, the left supporting plate, the middle supporting plate and the right supporting plate form a flexible screen supporting face, and after moving down, the components are in a bent state, thereby providing a space for bending of the flexible screen. After moving down, the middle supporting plate reaches a bottom portion of the middle U-shaped outer cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: HANGZHOU AMPHENOL PHOENIX TELECOM PARTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaojie Liu
  • Patent number: 11452218
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module and a housing. At least one roller is disposed in the housing. The display module is configured to be wound on the at least one roller and to be inserted and drawn from the housing. The display module comprises a display panel, a window on the display panel and an adhesion layer between the display panel and the window. The adhesion layer comprises a first polymer layer having positive charges and a second polymer layer having negative charges. The second polymer layer is directly disposed on the first polymer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinhwan Choi, Hyunwoo Koo, Taewoong Kim, Dongwon Choi, Kachatryan Hayk
  • Patent number: 11442503
    Abstract: An electronic device such as a wearable electronic device may have a band. The band may form a stand-alone device or a strap for a wristwatch unit or other device. Electrical components may be mounted on flexible printed circuit substrates. A substrate may be encapsulated by elastomeric polymer material or other material forming the band. The elastomeric polymer material may form cavities that receive the electrical components. Components such as light-emitting diodes may be mounted to the flexible printed circuit substrates so that the light-emitting diodes are located in the cavities. Reflective sidewalls in the cavities may reflect light from the light-emitting diodes outwardly through a thinned portion of the band. Light-diffusing material in the cavities may be formed from clear polymer with light-scattering particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yung-Yu Hsu, Shubham A. Gandhi, Mingjing Ha, Paul S. Drzaic, Chang-Chia Huang, Han-Chieh Chang, Bryce T. Bradford, David W. Lum, Bhaskar Banerjee, Adam Adjiwibawa, David A. Doyle, Hong Luo, Michael J. Brown
  • Patent number: 11445602
    Abstract: A power circuit includes bus bars that are connected to terminals of an FET and are provided flush with each other, and a first insulation region arranged between the bus bars. The power circuit includes a bus bar to which the FET is fixed, a conductive sheet that is connected to another bus bar via a first connection portion and electrically connects source terminals of the FET to the other bus bar, and a second connection portion that is provided in the conductive sheet and electrically connects the source terminals to the other bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shungo Hiratani, Shinsuke Okumi, Arinobu Nakamura, Akira Haraguchi, Heng Cao
  • Patent number: 11435783
    Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises a first frame, a second frame slidably moving in a first direction to switch a first state to a second state, a slide frame slidably moving in the first direction to correspond to sliding of the second frame, a flexible display unit including a first region coupled to the first frame, a second region coupled to the slide frame, and a third region arranged between the first region and the second region and bent to surround the second frame, and an edge curtain covering an end portion in a third direction which is vertical to the first direction of a portion arranged in a front direction of the third region at the second state. A rolling plate may be covered so as not to be exposed in a front direction, whereby esthetic external appearance may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu Song, Hoseok Chung, Jungsuk Lee, Minsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11439011
    Abstract: An electronic device module includes: a first board having first surface and a second surface facing opposite directions; electronic devices mounted on the first and second surfaces, respectively; a second board bonded to the second surface and including a device receiving part in which a device, among the electronic devices, is received, wherein the device receiving part is formed by a central opening of the second board; a first flexible printed circuit board including a first end part and a second end part disposed on opposite ends of the first flexible printed circuit board, wherein the first flexible printed circuit board is more flexible than the first and second boards, and wherein the first end part is formed integrally with the second board, is electrically connected to one end of the second board, and extends outside the second board; and a connector mounted on the second end part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sungwon Im