公开(公告)号：US11874559B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17519344

申请日：2021-11-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Meizi Jiao ,  Joshua A. Spechler ,  Jie Xiang ,  Zhenyue Luo ,  Chungjae Lee ,  Morteza Amoorezaei ,  Mengyang Liang ,  Xinyu Zhu ,  Mingxia Gu ,  Jun Qi ,  Eric L. Benson ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Youchul Jeong ,  Xiang Fang ,  Yanming Li ,  Michael J. Lee ,  Marianna C. Sbordone ,  Ari P. Miller ,  Edward J. Cooper ,  Michael C. Sulkis ,  Francesco Ferretti ,  Seth G. McFarland ,  Mary M. Morrison ,  Eric N. Vergo ,  Terence Chan ,  Ian A. Guy ,  Keith J. Hendren ,  Sunitha Chandra

IPC: G02F1/13357 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G02F1/133611 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133603 ,  G02F1/133605 ,  G02F1/133606 ,  G02F1/133607 ,  G02F1/133608 ,  G02F1/133614 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  G02F2202/28

Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a printed circuit board. The display may have a notch to accommodate an input-output component. Reflective layers may be included in the notch. The backlight may include a color conversion layer with a property that varies as a function of position. The light-emitting diodes may be covered by a slab of encapsulant with recesses in an upper surface.

公开(公告)号：US20230378405A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18182118

申请日：2023-03-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yu P Sun ,  Jun Qi ,  Rong Liu ,  Ziruo Hong ,  Victor H Yin ,  Tao Zhan ,  Yong Seok Choi

IPC: H01L33/58 ,  H01L25/075 ,  B60Q1/50

CPC classification number: H01L33/58 ,  H01L25/0753 ,  B60Q1/5035 ,  G02B5/0284

Abstract: A system may have an external display that presents content to viewers outside of the system. The external display may have a display panel with an array of pixels formed from light-emitting diodes. Optical films that help collimate and homogenize light from the light-emitting diode pixels may overlap the light-emitting diodes. A transparent cover may overlap the display. The transparent cover may have an outer surface and an opposing inner surface. The outer surface and inner surface may be planar or may have a curved cross-sectional profile. An optical louver layer or other solar rejection layer may be interposed between the inner surface of the transparent cover and the display panel. The louver layer may have a series of elongated parallel louvers formed from an opaque polymer or other material. The louvers may be configured to block sunlight reflections while allowing images on the display panel to be viewed.

公开(公告)号：US20230290897A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-14

申请号：US18320922

申请日：2023-05-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Eric L. Benson ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Christopher L. Boitnott ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Jun Qi ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: H01L31/12 ,  H01L31/18 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: H01L31/12 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H01L31/18 ,  G02F1/133512

Abstract: A display may include a color filter layer, a liquid crystal layer, and a thin-film transistor layer. A camera window may be formed in the display to accommodate a camera. The camera window may be formed by creating a notch in the thin-film transistor layer that extends inwardly from the edge of the thin-film transistor layer. The notch may be formed by scribing the thin-film transistor layer around the notch location and breaking away a portion of the thin-film transistor layer. A camera window may also be formed by grinding a hole in the display. The hole may penetrate partway into the thin-film transistor layer, may penetrate through the transistor layer but not into the color filter layer, or may pass through the thin-film transistor layer and partly into the color filter layer.

公开(公告)号：US20230205002A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18156286

申请日：2023-01-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daming Xu ,  Yufeng Yan ,  Qingbing Wang ,  Chenhua You ,  Rong Liu ,  Jun Qi ,  Zhenyue Luo ,  Mookyung Son ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G02F1/13357 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02F1/133603 ,  G02F1/133606 ,  G02F1/133608 ,  G02F1/133611 ,  G02F1/133612 ,  G02F1/133614

Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes on a printed circuit board. The backlight unit may include first, second, and third light spreading layers formed over the array of light-emitting diodes. A color conversion layer may be formed over the first, second, and third light spreading layers. First and second brightness enhancement films may be formed over the color conversion layer.

公开(公告)号：US20230091389A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17519344

申请日：2021-11-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Meizi Jiao ,  Joshua A. Spechler ,  Jie Xiang ,  Zhenyue Luo ,  Chungjae Lee ,  Morteza Amoorezaei ,  Mengyang Liang ,  Xinyu Zhu ,  Mingxia Gu ,  Jun Qi ,  Eric L. Benson ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Youchul Jeong ,  Xiang Fang ,  Yanming Li ,  Michael J. Lee ,  Marianna C. Sbordone ,  Ari P. Miller ,  Edward J. Cooper ,  Michael C. Sulkis ,  Francesco Ferretti ,  Seth G. McFarland ,  Mary M. Morrison ,  Eric N. Vergo ,  Terence Chan ,  Ian A. Guy ,  Keith J. Hendren

IPC: G02F1/13357 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a printed circuit board. The display may have a notch to accommodate an input-output component. Reflective layers may be included in the notch. The backlight may include a color conversion layer with a property that varies as a function of position. The light-emitting diodes may be covered by a slab of encapsulant with recesses in an upper surface.

公开(公告)号：US11460622B1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US17351099

申请日：2021-06-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rong Liu ,  Andrew Baek ,  Ethan W. Juhnke ,  Eugene A. Whang ,  Gemma A. Roper ,  Glenn K. Trainer ,  Jia Chen Pang ,  Jun Qi ,  Ka Ho P. Poon ,  Michael C. Sulkis ,  Pedro Mari ,  Syed F. Mohiuddin ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Yu P. Sun

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  F21V19/00 ,  F21V33/00 ,  F21V7/00 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V5/00 ,  F21V5/02

Abstract: An electronic device such as a voice-controlled speaker device may have a housing. A speaker and other input-output components and control circuitry may be mounted within the housing. Light-emitting components may emit light that passes through a curved upper top cap portion or other housing structure. The light-emitting components may be interconnected using a flex circuit on a curved substrate or may be mounted on a planar circuit board. A subset of the light-emitting components may be rotated to improve color balance. Optical structures such as light guides, lens, microlenses, and/or a diffuser layer may be disposed over the light-emitting components to promote light mixing, to reduce hotspots, and to improve contrast on the top cap. The diffuser layer may be suspended using a support structure having baffle members to constraint the angular spread of the emitted light. Illuminated or persistently visible glyphs may be displayed in or near the top cap portion.

公开(公告)号：US20210364855A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：US17203340

申请日：2021-03-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mingxia Gu ,  Jun Qi ,  Yanming Li ,  Jingdong Chen

IPC: G02F1/13357 ,  G09G3/34

Abstract: A pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight. The backlight may include a two-dimensional array of light-emitting diodes, with each light-emitting diode being placed in a respective cell. Different light-emitting diodes may have unique brightness magnitudes based on the content of the given display frame. Driver integrated circuits may control one or more associated light-emitting diodes to have a desired brightness level. The driver integrated circuits may be formed in an active area of the backlight. The driver integrated circuits may be arranged in groups that are daisy chained together. A digital signal (that includes information such as addressing information) may be propagated through the group of driver integrated circuits. To manage thermal performance of the backlight, the backlight may include a thermally conductive layer and/or a heat sink structure. To increase the efficiency of the backlight, the backlight may include one or more reflective layers.

公开(公告)号：US11073954B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US15261847

申请日：2016-09-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mikael M. Silvanto ,  Erik A. Zweigle ,  Jun Qi ,  Christiaan A. Ligtenberg ,  Robert Y. Cao ,  Bartley K. Andre ,  Molly J. Anderson ,  ByoungSuk Kim ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0354

Abstract: Embodiments related to an electronic device having an adaptive input row. The adaptive input row may be positioned within an opening of a device and include a cover for receiving a touch and a display that is configured to present an adaptable set of indicia. The adaptive input row may also include one or more sensors for detecting the location of a touch and/or the magnitude of a force of the touch. The adaptive input row may be positioned adjacent or proximate to a keyboard of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US11054696B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16629537

申请日：2018-08-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rong Liu ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Zhenyue Luo

IPC: F21V21/00 ,  G02F1/13357 ,  G02F1/1335

Abstract: An array of pixels in a display may be illuminated by a backlight having an array of light sources such as light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a printed circuit. A reflector may be formed on the printed circuit to help reflect light from the light-emitting diodes upwards through the pixels. The reflector may include two white ink layers. Multifunctional layers and other optical films may be incorporated into the backlight. These layers may include diffusers, microlens array layers, thin-film interference filters, phosphor layers, light-collimating layers, and reflective polarizers.

公开(公告)号：US11022840B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16409567

申请日：2019-05-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rong Liu ,  Yu P. Sun ,  Abdeslam Hafidi ,  Erik A. Zweigle ,  Jun Qi ,  Mingxia Gu ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Xiangtong Li ,  Yanming Li ,  Yi Huang ,  Ziruo Hong

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/13357

Abstract: An array of pixels in a display may be illuminated by a backlight having an array of light-emitting diodes in an array of respective cells. A reflector is used to reflect light from the light-emitting diodes through the array of pixels. Within the cells, the reflector has cross-sectional profiles that help distribute light emitted from the light-emitting diodes toward edges of the cells. A light diffuser layer for the backlight may have a partially reflective layer such as a thin-film interference filter with an angularly dependent transmission. Within each cell, the reflector may have cross-sectional profiles with portions that are parabolic or elliptical.