公开(公告)号：US10198040B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-05

申请号：US15272957

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zhen Zhang ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Cyrus Y. Liu ,  Paul S. Drzaic ,  Sungwon Bae ,  Chun-Hao Tung ,  Kiarash Vakhshouri ,  Sunggu Kang ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: An electronic device may have a flexible portion that allows the device to be folded. The device may have a flexible display. The flexible display may have a flexible display layer, a cover layer, a touch sensor interposed between the flexible display layer and the cover layer, a support layer, and a polarizer layer. The polarizer layer may be interposed between the touch sensor and the flexible display or between the touch sensor and the cover layer. The touch sensor may include optically clear adhesive that is flexible and facilitates bending of the display. The optically clear adhesive may include additives such as water vapor penetration reducing additive, anticorrosion additive, ultraviolet-light blocking additive, and index-of-refraction adjustment additive. The support layer may be formed from shape memory alloy or amorphous metal and may have openings to facilitate bending.

公开(公告)号：US20180307100A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15974590

申请日：2018-05-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daming Xu ,  Heesang Suh ,  Mookyung Son ,  Wenyong Zhu ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02F1/1337

CPC classification number: G02F1/133603 ,  G02B6/0031 ,  G02F1/133504 ,  G02F1/133711

Abstract: A display may have a backlight unit that provides backlight illumination. The backlight unit may include a light guide that distributes light through the display. Light-emitting diodes may emit light into the light guide. A reflector that is overlapped by the light guide may help reflect light upwards through an array of pixels. The backlight unit may have a chassis that receives the reflector, light guide, light-emitting diodes, and optical films such as diffusers and prism films. Optical and mechanical features in the backlight unit may enhance color and intensity uniformity for the backlight illumination and may help enhance durability.

公开(公告)号：US20180032105A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15782458

申请日：2017-10-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Thomas W. Wilson, JR. ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Bryan W. Posner ,  Chris Ligtenberg ,  Brett W. Degner ,  Peteris K. Augenbergs

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H01L27/12 ,  G02F1/1333

CPC classification number: G06F1/1637 ,  G02F1/133308 ,  G02F2001/133317 ,  G02F2001/13332 ,  G02F2001/133331 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  G06F1/1658 ,  H01L27/1214 ,  H01L27/1218 ,  H01L27/124 ,  H05K5/0017

Abstract: An electronic device housing may have upper and lower portions that are attached with a hinge. At least one portion of the housing may have a rear planar surface and peripheral sidewalls having edges. A display module may be mounted in the housing. The display module may have glass layers such as a color filter glass layer and a thin-film transistor substrate. The color filter glass layer may serve as the outermost glass layer in the display module. The edges of the display module may be aligned with the edges of the peripheral housing sidewalls to create the appearance of a borderless display for the electronic device. The display module may be provided with an opening that allows a camera or other electronic components to receive light. Traces may be provided on the underside of the thin-film transistor substrate to serve as signal paths for the electrical components.

公开(公告)号：US20180026152A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15724162

申请日：2017-10-03

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 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H01L31/18 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1362

CPC classification number: H01L31/12 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F2001/133388 ,  G02F2201/58 ,  G06F1/1643 ,  G06F1/1686 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H01L31/18

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：US09728124B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US14270693

申请日：2014-05-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jun Qi ,  Gabriel Marcu ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G09G3/32 ,  G09G3/3233

CPC classification number: G09G3/3233 ,  G09G2300/0452 ,  G09G2340/06 ,  G09G2360/144

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels. Each display pixel may include a red subpixel, a green subpixel, a blue subpixel, and a white subpixel. The display may be controlled using display control circuitry. The display control circuitry may convert frames of display data from a red-green-blue (RGB) color space to a red-green-blue-white (RGBW) color space. The display control circuitry may supply data signals corresponding to a frame of display data in the RGBW color space to the array of display pixels. A frame of display data may be converted from the RGB color space to the RGBW color space based on an amount of color saturation in the frame of display data, based on information identifying what code is running on control circuitry in the electronic device, and/or based on ambient lighting condition information.

公开(公告)号：US09638950B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US14278768

申请日：2014-05-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Young Cheol Yang ,  Xinyu Zhu ,  Jin Yan ,  Cheng Chen ,  Po-Wen Chiu ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/136204 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/133357 ,  G02F2001/133388 ,  G02F2202/22

Abstract: A display may have a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. A liquid crystal layer may be located between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer. The display may have an active area surrounded by an inactive area. The opaque border layer may contain first and second opaque layers in the inactive area. The first opaque layer may have an opening in the inactive area that is overlapped by an isolation layer. The second opaque layer may be located in the inactive area and may overlap the opening in the first opaque layer to block light in the inactive area. The isolation layer may be interposed between the first and second opaque layers and may prevent static charge from an electrostatic discharge event along the edge of the display from migrating to the active area through the opaque border in the inactive area.

公开(公告)号：US09618669B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-11

申请号：US14075419

申请日：2013-11-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cheng Chen ,  Masato Kuwabara ,  Christopher L. Boitnott ,  Jun Qi ,  Nathan K. Gupta ,  Victor H. Yin ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02F1/1333

CPC classification number: G02B5/305 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02B1/18 ,  G02B5/3083 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/133533 ,  G02F2001/133374 ,  G02F2001/133538

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with displays that have polarizers. A polarizer may have a polymer layer that has a portion covered with a dichroic dye to form a polarized region and a portion that is free of dichroic dye to form an unpolarized region. The unpolarized region may be formed by masking the polymer layer during a dye coating process. Masks may be formed from polymers. The shape of the mask may define the shape of the unpolarized region. The mask may be left in place within the polarizer or may be removed from the polarizer during fabrication. Unpolarized regions may also be formed by light bleaching, chemical bleaching, and material removal techniques. Bleached areas may be chemically stabilized. A moisture barrier layer may be incorporated into the polarizer to help prevent the unpolarized region from reverting to a polarized state.

公开(公告)号：US20170090654A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15258863

申请日：2016-09-07

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: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0238 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0231 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F2203/0339 ,  G06F2203/04104 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G06F2203/04111

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：US20170090104A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15014596

申请日：2016-02-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Robert Y. Cao ,  Craig C. Leong ,  Bradford J. Zercoe ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Mahesh Krishnamurthi ,  Jun Qi ,  Rong Liu ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  H01H13/83

CPC classification number: G02B6/0061 ,  G02B6/0038 ,  G02B6/0045 ,  G06F1/1662 ,  H01H13/023 ,  H01H13/14 ,  H01H13/7065 ,  H01H13/83 ,  H01H2219/056 ,  H01H2219/06 ,  H01H2219/062 ,  H01H2219/0622

Abstract: Described is an illumination structure for a key of a keyboard. The illumination structure is used to uniformly illuminate the key and any glyphs that are present on the key. The illumination structure includes a light guide having various features that increase total internal reflection and also illuminate the glyphs of the key.

公开(公告)号：US20170012095A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15272295

申请日：2016-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John Z. Zhong ,  Cheng Chen ,  Shih-Chang Chang ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Shawn R. Gettemy ,  Wei Chen

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  H01L51/52 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G02F1/133 ,  H01L25/18 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1333

CPC classification number: H01L27/3262 ,  G02F1/13306 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/13452 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2201/42 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H01L25/18 ,  H01L27/1218 ,  H01L27/323 ,  H01L27/3258 ,  H01L27/3276 ,  H01L51/5281

Abstract: An electronic device display may have a color filter layer, a thin-film-transistor layer, and a layer of liquid crystal material. The display may have a display cover layer such as a layer of glass or plastic. Adhesive may be used to attach the upper polarizer to the display cover layer. The thin-film transistor layer may have a substrate with upper and lower surfaces. Thin-film-transistor circuitry may be formed on the upper surface. A display driver integrated circuit may be mounted to the lower surface or a flexible printed circuit and may be coupled to the thin-film-transistor circuitry using wire bonding wires. Through vias that are formed through the thin-film-transistor layer substrate may be used in coupling the thin-film-transistor circuitry to the display driver integrated circuit.

Abstract translation: 电子设备显示器可以具有滤色器层，薄膜晶体管层和液晶材料层。 显示器可以具有诸如玻璃或塑料层的显示器覆盖层。 粘合剂可用于将上偏振器附接到显示器盖层。 薄膜晶体管层可以具有具有上表面和下表面的基板。 薄膜晶体管电路可以形成在上表面上。 显示驱动器集成电路可以安装到下表面或柔性印刷电路，并且可以使用引线接合线耦合到薄膜晶体管电路。 通过薄膜晶体管层基板形成的通孔可以用于将薄膜晶体管电路耦合到显示驱动器集成电路。