Particular Illumination Patents (Class 349/61)
  • Patent number: 11994770
    Abstract: A curved surface backlight module and a curved surface display device are provided. The backlight module includes a plurality of light-emitting units. The light-emitting units include reflector cups. The plurality of reflector cups include first reflector cups located in an edge partition and second reflector cups located in a central partition. The first reflector cups are asymmetric with respect to a first curved surface normal corresponding to a position at where the first reflector cups are located. A maximum brightness center of the first reflectors of the edge partition can be made to emit light parallel to a user's viewing direction, and brightness attenuation at an edge of a display device can be relieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiyuan Xiao, Suimang Song
  • Patent number: 11988351
    Abstract: A lamp for the vehicle includes a light source part including a plurality of light sources, a diffuser lens disposed in front of the light source part in a light traveling direction, a first polarizing film disposed in front of the diffuser lens in the light traveling direction, a second polarizing film disposed in front of the first polarizing film in the light traveling direction, a display object disposed between the first polarizing film and the second polarizing film, and a protective lens disposed in front of the second polarizing film in the light traveling direction. The first polarizing film includes a plurality of first slits that extend in a first direction, and the second polarizing film includes a plurality of second slits that extend in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jong Ryoul Park, Michael Luketich
  • Patent number: 11977293
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source, a first optical member, and a fixing portion. The first optical member includes a light reflection portion configured to reflect light, at least a part of the light reflection portion overlapping with the light source, and a light transmitting portion configured to transmit light, the light transmitting portion not overlapping the light reflection portion. A center of the light source in a plan view is defined as a first center, and a center of the light reflection portion in a plan view is defined as a second center. In the light reflection portion, the second center is located between the fixing portion and the first center at a first temperature, and at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, a position of the second center is closer to the first center than a position of the second center at the first temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Yasunaga, Hisashi Watanabe, Takeshi Masuda
  • Patent number: 11970556
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to provide a methacrylic resin and a methacrylic resin composition which enable production of a shaped article excellent in color tone in a long path length. A methacrylic resin of the present disclosure has a structural unit (X) including a cyclic structure in a main chain thereof. The methacrylic resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of higher than 120° C. and 160° C. or lower. An emission intensity at 514 nm in terms of a concentration of a solution of fluorescein in ethanol is 30×10?10 mol/L or less when a solution containing 2.0 mass % of the methacrylic resin in chloroform is spectroscopically analyzed using an excitation wavelength of 436 nm and a slit width of 2 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichiro Inagawa, Junichi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11963336
    Abstract: This application provides a film-like heat dissipation member, a bendable display apparatus, and a terminal device. The film-like heat dissipation member includes a heat dissipation layer. Composition and a structure of the heat dissipation layer are designed, so that a cutting-plane length of the heat dissipation layer changes in a surface bending process, can be bent repeatedly, and can implement uniform temperatures on two sides of the bendable display apparatus and the terminal device, thereby improving heat dissipation capabilities of the bendable display apparatus and the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huipeng Wu, Quanming Li, Guo Yang
  • Patent number: 11946612
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device provides two or more lighting functions using the same exit surface of a light guide panel. A first lighting function is a vehicle lighting function such as a rear tail light function or rear combination lamp function (e.g., brake signal, turn signal, and backup light) provided by a first light source comprising a light emitting diode (LED) light source inputted at an edge surface of the light guide panel. At least one more lighting function is implemented by a second light source outputting light toward a rear surface of the light guide panel and controlled to operate in accordance with one or more second light functions including one or more of: at least part of another vehicle lighting function, and a display including one or more display elements presenting at least one of: a designated pattern, a symbol, a pictogram, and an animation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Autosystems, a division of Magna Exteriors Inc.
    Inventor: Frank Hallitschke
  • Patent number: 11934062
    Abstract: A display device is providing and includes first substrate including first transparent substrate, and pixel electrode disposed in each of pixels on first transparent substrate; second substrate including second transparent substrate having first and second side surfaces, and common electrode disposed over pixels; and liquid crystal layer disposed between first and second substrates and including stripe-shaped polymer and liquid crystal molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kojiro Ikeda, Tenfu Nakamura, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 11934063
    Abstract: A system may have a display that includes a plurality of light sources such as light-emitting diodes. The display may be an exterior display that is routinely operated in daytime conditions where ambient light levels are very high. To increase contrast in an exterior display, the display may include a sunlight blocking element. A static sunlight blocking element may include a louver film with asymmetric light blocking portions. The system may include an ambient light sensor that is configured to determine ambient light levels. Based on the detected ambient light level, control circuitry in the system may adjust one or more adjustable components in the display. The display may include an adjustable diffuser that has at least two states with different haze levels. The display may include an adjustable tint layer that has at least two states with different transmission levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Zhan, Yu P Sun, Rong Liu, Yong Seok Choi, Joshua A Spechler, Jun Qi, Victor H Yin
  • Patent number: 11935441
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling a multi-image display provided in a vehicle, and a method thereof. According to the present disclosure, a multi-image display device may simultaneously output two or more images separated depending on an output angle or an optical frequency, and a first reflection member provided in an indoor ceiling of the vehicle may reflect one image among the two or more images output from the multi-image display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, ANYRACTIVE.CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Jin Ji, Min Han Kim, Yong Lee, Sung Hyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11927787
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illumination device includes a first light guide having a first side surface, a second side surface located on a side opposite to the first side surface in a first direction, a first main surface, and a first opposed surface located on a side opposite to the first main surface in a second direction intersecting the first direction and a first light source opposed to the first side surface to emit first P-polarized light to the first side surface, the first side surface is inclined to the first main surface and the first opposed surface, the first light source is inclined to a first straight line perpendicular to the first side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kijima, Shinichi Komura, Koichi Okuda, Ken Onoda
  • Patent number: 11927320
    Abstract: A signal light device (1) of a motor vehicle with a signal lighting unit (3) that comprises housing (1a) covered by cover (2) and in the housing a carrier (5) secured to the housing (la) and with its front panel (7) facing the cover (2). The carrier (5) comprises a supporting surface (22) with at least one light source (6), a front panel (7) and a thin-walled partition panel (12) situated between the supporting surface (22) and the front panel (7). The partition panel (12) comprises an input surface (20) facing the supporting surface (22) and an output surface (21) wherein the supporting surface (22) is fitted with the main reflective surface (11) to reflect light rays (10). The space between the front panel (7) and the output surface (21) and between the supporting surface (22) and the input surface (20) is only filled with air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: PO LIGHTING CZECH S.R.O.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Tomas Mateju, Michal Jahunak
  • Patent number: 11852915
    Abstract: The present application discloses a polarizer, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The polarizer includes an alignment layer and a polarizer main body disposed on a side surface of the alignment layer. The polarizer main body includes a plurality of light-transmitting regions distributed on the polarizer main body at intervals and a non-light-transmitting region surrounding the light-transmitting regions. The alignment layer includes alignment regions corresponding to the light-transmitting regions and a non-alignment region corresponding to the non-light-transmitting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventors: Rui He, Wei Cheng
  • Patent number: 11848405
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes one or more light sources operable to emit light and a light guide plate arranged adjacent to the one or more light sources, reflected lights exiting the one or more light sources via the second surfaces and entering the light guide plate. A light source includes a light emitting device having a substrate and a semiconductor stack disposed on the substrate. The reflector is structured and positioned to block light emitted from a first surface of the light emitting device by reflecting the light emitted from the first surface toward second surfaces of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Jun Song, Da Hye Kim, Seoung Ho Jung
  • Patent number: 11796843
    Abstract: A viewing angle control device including a plurality of first polarizing portions and a plurality of transmissive portions is provided. The first polarizing portions are arranged along a first direction and extended in a second direction. The transmissive portions and the first polarizing portions are alternately arranged. Each of the first polarizing portions has a width in the first direction and a height in a direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. A ratio of the height to the width of the first polarizing portion is greater than 1. A display apparatus adopting the viewing angle control device is also provided. The viewing angle control device and the display apparatus provided herein have a filter effect at a large viewing angle, improved light transmittance in the viewing angle direction, and excellent anti-peeping performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Wen-Chun Wang
  • Patent number: 11790812
    Abstract: A multi-screen display installation device includes a first display cabinet and a second display cabinet with different lengths. Each of the first display cabinet includes first lower and upper connecting portions. The second display cabinet includes second lower and upper connecting portions. Each second lower connecting portion is aligned with and detachably engaged with the corresponding first upper connecting portion to bring the second display cabinet into ready stacking on a top of the first display cabinet in a desired upper stacking position. Each second upper connecting portion is aligned with and detachably engaged with the corresponding first lower connecting portion to bring the second display cabinet into ready stacking on a bottom of the first display cabinet in a desired lower stacking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOP VICTORY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Quan Bo Li, Li-Wei Lin, Kuo-Hua Liao
  • Patent number: 11785825
    Abstract: A display panel is provided with a plurality of sub-pixel areas and includes: a base substrate, a light emitting structure including a plurality of light emitting devices corresponding to the sub-pixel areas, an encapsulating layer, and a pixel defining layer. The pixel defining layer includes: a plurality of openings; at least two sub-pixel defining layers, and a quantum dot color film layer. Each of the sub-pixel defining layers is provided with a pixel separator. The pixel separators fence each of the plurality of openings, and define the plurality of sub-pixel areas. In the at least two sub-pixel defining layers, the sectional shape of the pixel separator in the sub-pixel defining layer which is farthest away from the encapsulating layer includes a regular trapezoid. The quantum dot color film layer includes a plurality of quantum dot color films arranged in the corresponding openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haitao Huang, Shi Shu, Qi Yao, Chuanxiang Xu, Zhao Cui, Lina Jing, Renquan Gu, Yong Yu
  • Patent number: 11776490
    Abstract: A display device includes an array of LEDs, an array of LCD pixels, and a display controller that compensates for one or more sources of color variation in light produced by the LEDs having multiple color components that change differently as a function of distance. The display controller can determine a variation of a received color value from a color of light emitted by a given LED at a given LCD pixel based on the distance between the given LCD pixel and the given LED, and determine an accumulated color value that includes the variation and multiple other corresponding variations of other received color values of light emitted by multiple other emitters determined based on respective distances from the given LCD pixel. The display controller configures the given LCD pixel to filter light that is received from the LEDs in a manner that reduces or eliminates the color variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventor: Gerrit Slavenburg
  • Patent number: 11778887
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate and a display device. The array substrate includes a substrate, a pixel unit and a measurement unit on the substrate, and a compensation element. The measurement unit includes: a photosensitive device configured to detect a luminous intensity of the pixel unit; a thermosensitive device configured to measure an operating temperature of the photosensitive device; and a light source device configured to provide light to the thermosensitive device. An orthographic projection of the light source device on the substrate is within an orthographic projection of the thermosensitive device on the substrate. The compensation element is configured to compensate the luminous intensity of the pixel unit according to the luminous intensity of the pixel unit detected by the photosensitive device and the operating temperature of the photosensitive device measured by the thermosensitive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Likai Deng, Ping Zhang, Xiaoliang Ding, Pengpeng Wang
  • Patent number: 11747676
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device achieves a slim bezel by forming a through hole at a bottom portion of a cover, and changing a connection structure of a sub-FPCB to be connected to a main FPCB such that the connection structure extends through the cover without extending along the outside of the cover. The display device achieves a reduction in the thickness of the display device and an enhancement in picture quality through change of an installation direction of an LED module constituted by a main FPCB and LED elements disposed at one surface of the main FPCB. The display device can reduce a space where a sensor unit is disposed in conventional cases by mounting the sensor unit on the LED module, and can realize an additional function such as skin care or sterilization in accordance with the kind of the sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventors: Ji-Soon Oh, Cheol-Woo Park, Yeoun-Jei Jung, Jung-Mok Lee, Keum-Young Oh
  • Patent number: 11733563
    Abstract: An optical structure includes a high refractive-index layer and a low refractive-index layer laminated on the high refractive-index layer and having a refractive index lower than that of the high refractive-index layer, and is disposed on a display surface of a display device. An interface between the layers has a concave-and-convex shape, and each of a concavity and a convexity in the shape has a flat portion extending in a surface direction of the layers. A side surface of the concave-and-convex shape, which extends between the flat portions of the concavity and convexity, is a curved surface or a folded surface that is convex to the low refractive-index layer. A difference between a maximum angle and a minimum angle, which are defined between the side surface of the concave-and-convex shape and a normal direction of the layers, is not less than 3 degrees and not more than 60 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Ueba, Tatsuaki Inoue
  • Patent number: 11709395
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a backlight unit and a display device using the same. In an embodiment, the backlight unit includes a substrate, at least one light source on the substrate, a lenses placed over the light source, a reflection sheet in which at least one through hole corresponding to the lens is formed, and a reflection ring comprising an opening portion corresponding to the at least one light source, and placed between the lens and the substrate. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, luminance uniformity of the backlight unit can be improved because the reflection ring surrounding the light source is included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyungjoon Lee, Uihyung Lee, Juyoung Joung, Wondo Kee, Minho Kim, Wongjoon Hwang, Jaeyoon Jeong, Bohee Kang, Manhyuck Han, Jiu Myeong
  • Patent number: 11699405
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for compensating colors based on virtual chromaticity coordinate points and the related display devices. The present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device comprises: a display comprising an array of pixels and a control circuit electrically connected to the display. Pixels in the array comprise a plurality of first sub-pixels defining a first color area on a chromaticity plane, a plurality of second sub-pixels defining a second color area on the chromaticity plane, and a plurality of third sub-pixels defining a third color area on the chromaticity plane. The control circuit is configured to receive an input image signal and generate a control signal to the display for driving each pixel of the display to output light in a virtual color gamut. The virtual color gamut of the display is among the first, second and third color areas on the chromaticity plane and does not overlap any of the first, second or third color areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: DYNASCAN TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Tsun-I Wang, Ching-Chun Wu, Chia-Liang Yang
  • Patent number: 11693276
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a display panel, an optical assembly configured to provide blue-based light to the display panel, and a light-absorbing layer located in the path of light provided from the optical assembly to the display panel, the light-absorbing layer being configured to absorb light in a predetermined wavelength range. The light provided to the display panel through the light-absorbing layer has optical characteristics such that the intensity of green-based light is 20 to 70% of the intensity (100%) of the blue-based light and the intensity of red-based light is 20 to 70% of the intensity of the blue-based light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Geunhwan Kim, Wondo Kee, Sangsoo Hwang, Seongjun Kim
  • Patent number: 11668863
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to an optical polyester film. The optical polyester film according to one embodiment can minimize the difference between the orientation angle at the center and the orientation angle at the end of the film while producing a difference between the tensile strengths in the lengthwise/widthwise directions of the film, thereby increasing mechanical strength and brightness and suppressing the occurrence of polarization Mura defects. Further, the optical polyester film employs a single layer film, and thus is more easily processed and has a slimmer thickness. Therefore, the optical polyester film can be usefully applied to small-sized thin film display devices and, specifically, can be favorably used as a substrate material of a prism sheet or a polarized reflection sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SK MICROWORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Min Heo, Sechul Lee, Seungwon Lee, Dawoo Jeong, Jung Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11670243
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel with a first display area having a first light transmittance and a second display area having a second light transmittance higher than the first light transmittance. The display device also includes a driving controller which divides an image signal into a first image signal corresponding to a first pixel unit in the first display area and a second image signal corresponding to a second pixel unit and a non-pixel unit adjacent to the second pixel unit. The display controller calculates the second image signal with a preset kernel matrix, and outputs a data signal corresponding to the second pixel unit in the second display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deokhwa Woo, Jeonkyoo Kim, Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Myungwoo Lee, Bitna Lee, Manseung Cho
  • Patent number: 11663985
    Abstract: The present application provides a backlight module and a display device. The present application converts a display image into control information through a driver board, and can precisely control a mini-LED backlight. The driver board is provided with multiple interfaces for transmitting control signals based on different transmission protocols, so the compatibility of the entire display device is improved. In addition, the driver board can be continuously updated by using programmable devices to meet the needs of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoli Fang, Yu Wu, Yuhong Fu, Guangxing Xiao
  • Patent number: 11650640
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and a heat-dissipating member disposed on the display panel and including a conductive metal. The display device further includes a sound generator disposed on the heat-dissipating member and generating sound by vibrating the display panel and the heat-dissipating member. The display device additionally includes a display circuit board disposed on the heat-dissipating member. The heat-dissipating member includes openings and a first line formed in the openings, and the first line electrically connects the sound generator with the display circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Jung Hun Noh, Yi Joon Ahn
  • Patent number: 11644609
    Abstract: A transparent illumination system and related light guide plate is provided. The system is configured to facilitate total internal reflection propagation of light through the light guide plate despite low index of refraction differences between the glass material of the light guide layer and the adjacent layer. The system includes a light source, such as a laser diode, and an optical element to fan out light from the light source in the plane of the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes internal light extraction features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Venkatesh Botu, Roni Daniel Levi, Christian Alexander Rothenbach Stacey, Andrew Joseph Sullivan, James Andrew West
  • Patent number: 11636300
    Abstract: A mark substrate includes a base substrate, a light-blocking layer disposed on the base substrate, where an opening or a groove is defined in the light-blocking layer, and an infrared-transmitting member. At least a portion of the infrared-transmitting member is disposed in the opening or the groove of the light-blocking layer to define a mark having a two-dimensional shape and optically distinguished from an adjacent area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jintaek Park, Jong-Won Choo
  • Patent number: 11629839
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle lamp includes a functional surface and a functional marking integrated within the functional surface. A housing has a plurality of mounting locations configured to respectively align a plurality of light sources configured to illuminate the functional marking or the functional surface, or both, in a lit mode. A controller is configured to individually control each of the plurality of light sources for providing different illumination patterns of the functional marking and the functional surface such that such that automotive functional lighting and non-automotive functional lighting is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLC
    Inventors: Lester Ray Sullivan, Ronie George
  • Patent number: 11604306
    Abstract: A privacy protection film, a manufacturing method thereof, a backlight module, and a display device are provided. The privacy protection film includes a substrate, a light incident surface of the substrate is provided with a reflective layer, light transmission holes are provided on the reflective layer; a light exiting surface of the substrate is provided with a micro-lens array; each of the light transmission holes corresponds to at least one micro-lens in the micro-lens array; and the micro-lens is configured to control an exiting direction of light exiting from the light exiting surface of the substrate to remain unchanged; or, the micro-lens is configured to control an exiting direction of the light exiting from the light exiting surface of the substrate to be deflected toward a direction of an axis of the micro-lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: BOE OPTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jialuo Chen
  • Patent number: 11573449
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises a collimating layer including first to third openings, first to third color filters overlaid on the first to third openings, respectively, a first sensor outputting a first detection signal corresponding to light made incident through the first opening and the first color filter, a second sensor outputting a second detection signal corresponding to light made incident through the second opening and the second color filter, and a third sensor outputting a third detection signal corresponding to light made incident through the third opening and the third color filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ito, Kazuki Matsunaga, Shigesumi Araki, Kazuhide Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 11555951
    Abstract: A display device includes a cover structure, a light guide plate, and a display panel. The cover structure includes an anti-glare layer, a light blocking frame, and an adhesive layer. The anti-glare layer has a display region and an non-display region. The light blocking frame surrounds a receiving space. An orthogonal projection of the light blocking frame on the anti-glare layer is located within the non-display region. An adhesive layer is located in the receiving space of the light blocking frame. The light guide plate is located on the surface of the adhesive layer facing away from the anti-glare layer. The display panel is adjacent to the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Ko, Yun-Nan Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11526046
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate having a first side surface and a second side surface, and a liquid crystal layer including a stripe-shaped polymer and liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal layer has a first region and a second region. When no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer, a first intersection angle of a first director of a first liquid crystal molecule and a first extension axis of the polymer included in the first region is different from a second intersection angle of a second director of a second liquid crystal molecule and a second extension axis of the polymer included in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kojiro Ikeda, Tenfu Nakamura, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 11513391
    Abstract: An optical structure includes a high refractive-index layer and a low refractive-index layer laminated on the high refractive-index layer and having a refractive index lower than that of the high refractive-index layer, and is disposed on a display surface of a display device. An interface between the layers has a concave-and-convex shape, and each of a concavity and a convexity in the shape has a flat portion extending in a surface direction of the layers. A side surface of the concave-and-convex shape, which extends between the flat portions of the concavity and convexity, is a curved surface or a folded surface that is convex to the low refractive-index layer. A difference between a maximum angle and a minimum angle, which are defined between the side surface of the concave-and-convex shape and a normal direction of the layers, is not less than 3 degrees and not more than 60 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Ueba, Tatsuaki Inoue
  • Patent number: 11513385
    Abstract: A color conversion element and a display device including the same are provided. The color conversion element includes: a base substrate in which a first region and a second region are defined; a color conversion layer on the base substrate, in the first region, and including color conversion particles configured to convert a wavelength of incident light; and a color light transmitting layer on the base substrate and in the second region; wherein each of the color conversion particles includes a compound represented by Formula 1 (AmBnXl - - - (1)), where, in Formula 1, A is Cs, Rb, or an alloy thereof; B is at least one of Cu, Sb, Ge, Sn, and Bi, or an alloy thereof; m, n, and l are each an integer of 1 to 9; and X is at least one of F, Cl, Br, and I, or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung Won Park, Min Ki Nam, Sung Woon Kim, Dong Han Song
  • Patent number: 11513401
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display module and a display device are provided. An end surface of a binding terminal is combined with an end surface of an array substrate to form a contact surface. The contact surface is disposed obliquely to any side surface of the array substrate. A conductive film is fit to and electrically connected with the contact surface. By increasing area of the contact surface between the binding terminal and the first conductive film, a contact resistance can be effectively reduced. The flip-chip film is bent at least twice to reduce a damage to the flip-chip film during bending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huihua Liao, Qingyong Zhu
  • Patent number: 11506830
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a polarizing light guide plate configured to convert incident light into first polarized light and second polarized light, a polarization direction of the first polarized light being perpendicular to a polarization direction of the second polarized light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donglong Lin, Peng Wu, Zeyuan Tong, Wenyang Li, Fujian Ren, Dong Cui, Zhipeng Zhang, Bin Long, Dae Keun Yoon, Qing Ma, Rui Han, Pai Sun
  • Patent number: 11506833
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device including: a casing, a main body of which is provided with a light transmitting area; an indicating structure including a light emitting component and a light guide component which are fixedly coupled; the light guide component is configured to scatter the light emitted by the light emitting component and then emit the scattered light; the indicating structure is fixedly coupled to the casing, and a light exiting surface of the indicating structure corresponds to the light transmitting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Vision-Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chao Wu
  • Patent number: 11506938
    Abstract: A lighting unit includes a glass laminate structure including a base layer formed from a first glass composition with a refractive index nbase and a surface layer fused to a surface of the base layer and formed from a second glass composition with a refractive index nsurface. The surface layer includes a high refractive index region with a refractive index nhigh and a low refractive index region with a refractive index nlow. nbase and nsurface satisfy the equation |nsurface?nbase?0.001, nhigh is greater than or equal to nbase 1, and nlow is less than nbase. The high refractive index region is optically coupled to the base layer such that at least a portion of light propagating through the base layer leaks out of the base layer and into the high refractive index region. A display device or a luminaire can include the lighting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Venkata Adiseshaiah Bhagavatula, Natesan Venkataraman
  • Patent number: 11503733
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel device and a frame configured to hold the display panel device. The display panel device includes a first magnetic adherent. The frame includes a second adherent. The display panel device is adhered to the frame via the first adherent and the second adherent, such that the display panel device is removable from the frame for rework without damaging the first adherent and the second adherent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Guantaek Oh, KyungEun Lee
  • Patent number: 11488941
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is provided, including a light-emitting unit and an optical layer. The light-emitting unit includes a light-emitting chip and an encapsulation disposed thereon. The optical layer is disposed on the light-emitting unit, the optical layer having a first region overlapping the light-emitting chip in a top view direction of the light-emitting device and a second region not overlapping the light-emitting chip in the top view direction of the light-emitting device, wherein the transmittance of the first region is less than the transmittance of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun-Yuan Hu, Chin-Lung Ting, Ker-Yih Kao, Li-Wei Mao
  • Patent number: 11480824
    Abstract: An exemplary display device includes: a display panel; a color conversion panel overlapping the display panel; and an optical bonding layer positioned between the display panel and the color conversion panel. The color conversion panel includes: a substrate; a color conversion layer and a transmission layer positioned between the substrate and the display panel; a first capping layer having one side facing the color conversion layer and the transmission layer, and another side facing the display panel; a second capping layer positioned between the first capping layer and the display panel; and an optical layer positioned between the first capping layer and the second capping layer and/or between the second capping layer and the optical bonding layer. A refractive index of the optical layer is lower than at least one of a refractive index of the first capping layer and a refractive index of the second capping layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventors: Seung-Jin Chu, Seung-Jin Baek, Young Min Kim, Hae Il Park, Kun Hee Jo
  • Patent number: 11474389
    Abstract: A display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention is a display panel having a display region including a plurality of pixels arrayed along a first direction and along a second direction which is different from the first direction, the display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate opposing each other, the first substrate and the second substrate being curved along the first direction. The first substrate has a color filter layer that includes: a plurality of color filters provided respectively corresponding to the plurality of pixels; and a black matrix having a plurality of light shielding portions disposed between adjacent color filters adjoining along the first direction. The second substrate includes a plurality of pixel electrodes respectively included in the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Asamizu, Daisuke Teragawa
  • Patent number: 11442512
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel, a frame positioned behind the display panel, a back cover coupled to the frame so as to cover a rear surface of the frame, and a fixing member, which extends longitudinally and which is disposed between the frame and the back cover and is fixed to the frame, the fixing member having a fixing hole formed in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the fixing member, wherein the back cover has therein a coupling hole at a location facing the fixing hole, and is coupled to the fixing member by means of a fastening member, which is inserted into the fixing hole through the coupling hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunggyu Kang, Hyuncheol Cho
  • Patent number: 11435618
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device achieves a slim bezel by forming a through hole at a bottom portion of a cover, and changing a connection structure of a sub-FPCB to be connected to a main FPCB such that the connection structure extends through the cover without extending along the outside of the cover. The display device achieves a reduction in the thickness of the display device and an enhancement in picture quality through change of an installation direction of an LED module constituted by a main FPCB and LED elements disposed at one surface of the main FPCB. The display device can reduce a space where a sensor unit is disposed in conventional cases by mounting the sensor unit on the LED module, and can realize an additional function such as skin care or sterilization in accordance with the kind of the sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Soon Oh, Cheol-Woo Park, Yeoun-Jei Jung, Jung-Mok Lee, Keum-Young Oh
  • Patent number: 11435614
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes: a polarizer; and a pattern layer on a surface of the polarizer and including a first resin layer and a second resin layer facing the first resin layer, the first resin layer including a patterned portion located at at least a portion thereof facing the second resin layer, the patterned portion includes at least two embossed optical patterns and a flat section formed between a pair of adjacent embossed optical patterns, each of the embossed optical patterns includes an upper surface defining a wave pattern, and the wave pattern has a value of about 20% to 60%, as calculated according to Formula 1 herein, and a pitch of greater than about 100 ?m and less than about 400 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung Min Cho, Young Oh, Dong Ho Wee, Jang Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 11417135
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that can optimize information output in response to an environment in a space, the information processing apparatus including: a recognition unit that recognizes a situation in a space based on sensor data obtained by sensing the space in which a content is output; and a determination unit that determines an output scheme of the content based on a result of the recognition and an analysis result of related information of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuichi Suzuki, Kentaro Ida, Takuya Ikeda, Fumihiko Iida
  • Patent number: 11410616
    Abstract: A backlight driving method and device of a display panel, and a display panel are provided. The backlight driving method of a display panel includes generating a synchronous drive frame and performing black frame insertion control according to a synchronous drive frame, the synchronous drive frame includes a first time region and a second time region, in the synchronous drive frame, a PWM light-adjusting signal is not output in the first time region and the PWM light-adjusting signal is output in the second time region, the first time region corresponds to line scan time, and the second time region corresponds to liquid crystal stabilization time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhaohui Meng, Hao Zhang, Dong Chen
  • Patent number: 11397351
    Abstract: In a display device, a drive circuit drives LEDs arranged in n rows (n is an integer equal to or greater than two) so as to correspond to a plurality of areas of a backlight, row by row through division into n time slots or every k rows (k is an n's divisor equal to or greater than two and is smaller than n) through division into n/k time slots in accordance with the status of use of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoto Inoue, Naoko Goto, Tomoyuki Nara