公开(公告)号：US20230350457A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18349682

申请日：2023-07-10

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

CPC classification number: G06F1/1637 ,  G06F1/1601 ,  H05K5/0017 ,  G06F1/1658 ,  G02F1/133308

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：US11782190B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17003816

申请日：2020-08-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： ByoungSuk Kim ,  Yi Huang ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Seung Wook Kim ,  Nicolas V. Scapel ,  Yi-Pai Huang

IPC: H04N13/305 ,  G02B3/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F1/16 ,  H04N13/383 ,  G02B30/29 ,  G02B30/27 ,  G02F1/17 ,  H10K50/86 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K59/12

CPC classification number: G02B3/005 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B30/27 ,  G02B30/29 ,  G02F1/17 ,  G06F1/1609 ,  H04N13/305 ,  H04N13/383 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K50/86 ,  H10K50/865 ,  H10K59/12 ,  G02B2027/0134 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G02B2207/123

Abstract: A lenticular display may be formed with convex curvature. The lenticular display may have a lenticular lens film with lenticular lenses that extend across the length of the display. The lenticular lenses may be configured to enable stereoscopic viewing of the display. To enable more curvature in the display while ensuring satisfactory stereoscopic display performance, the display may have stereoscopic zones and non-stereoscopic zones. A central stereoscopic zone may be interposed between first and second non-stereoscopic zones. The non-stereoscopic zones may have more curvature than the stereoscopic zone. To prevent crosstalk within the lenticular display, a louver film may be incorporated into the display. The louver film may have a plurality of transparent portions separated by opaque walls. The opaque walls may control the emission angle of light from the display, reducing crosstalk. The louver film may be interposed between the lenticular lens film and the display panel.

公开(公告)号：US11650484B1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US16943835

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Rong Liu ,  Benjamin M. Oztalay ,  Chenhua You ,  Corey S. Provencher ,  Florence W. Ow ,  Jeremy L. Britt ,  Joshua A. Spechler ,  Jun Qi ,  Ling Han ,  Shaofeng Liu ,  Sherry Cao ,  Tavys Q. Ashcroft ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wenyong Zhu ,  Ziruo Hong ,  Janos C. Keresztes ,  Hung Sheng Lin

IPC: G03B17/18 ,  F21V3/06 ,  H04N5/232 ,  F21Y113/17 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  F21Y115/30 ,  F21W111/00

CPC classification number: G03B17/18 ,  F21V3/0625 ,  H04N5/23229 ,  F21W2111/00 ,  F21Y2113/17 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  F21Y2115/30

Abstract: An electronic device may have a camera. The camera may capture still and moving images. A camera status indicator may be included in the electronic device. The camera status indicator may emit light to indicate when the camera is in use capturing video or other images. The camera status indicator may have multiple light-emitting devices such as light-emitting diodes or lasers. The light-emitting devices may have different colors. Clear encapsulant may cover the light-emitting devices. A white polymer wall or other light recycling structure may run along an outer peripheral edge of the encapsulant. A light diffusing coating layer may coat an outer surface of the clear encapsulant. Light reflections from the status indicator may be reduced in captured images.

公开(公告)号：US20230093750A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17519221

申请日：2021-11-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Zhenyue Luo ,  Meizi Jiao ,  Morteza Amoorezaei ,  Ling Han ,  Chungjae Lee ,  Ziruo Hong ,  Wei He ,  Rong Liu ,  Xinyu Zhu ,  Mingxia Gu ,  Jun Qi ,  Eric L. Benson ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G02F1/13357

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：US20230041381A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-09

申请号：US17971260

申请日：2022-10-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mikael M. Silvanto ,  Dinesh C. Mathew ,  Victor H. Yin

IPC: G09G5/14 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may be formed from liquid crystal display pixels, organic light-emitting diode pixels, or other pixels. The display may have an active area that is bordered along at least one edge by an inactive area. The active area contains pixels and displays images. The inactive area does not contain any pixels and does not display images. The inactive area may have a layer of black ink or other masking material to block internal components from view. The active area may have an opening that contains an isolated portion of the inactive area or may contain a recess into which a portion of the inactive area protrudes. An electrical component such as a speaker, camera, light-emitting diode, light sensor, or other electrical device may be mounted in the inactive area in the recess or opening of the active area.

公开(公告)号：US11526051B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US17409458

申请日：2021-08-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daming Xu ,  Wei Lv ,  Pee Khiam So ,  Wenyong Zhu ,  Rong Liu ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Mookyung Son ,  Jun Qi ,  Yufeng Yan ,  Shaofeng Liu ,  Thomas O. Henry ,  Suraj P. Gorkhali

IPC: G02F1/13357

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：US20220334432A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17409467

申请日：2021-08-23

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

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：US11372137B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US16425741

申请日：2019-05-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Mingxia Gu ,  Janos C. Keresztes ,  Jun Qi ,  Jungwook Park ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Yanming Li

IPC: G02B1/11 ,  H05K5/00 ,  G02B5/18 ,  G02B5/02 ,  H05K5/03

Abstract: Textured cover assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. The textured cover assemblies may be placed over a display and may provide anti-glare and anti-reflection properties to the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20220005798A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：US17475831

申请日：2021-09-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jun Qi ,  Rong Liu ,  Saijin Liu ,  Shaofeng Liu ,  Tongbi T. Jiang ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Xia Li ,  Xiang Fang ,  Ziruo Hong

IPC: H01L25/16 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L33/62

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having a monolithic array of light-emitting diodes mounted to a surface of a substrate layer. The diodes may include contact pads. Driver circuitry may independently drive each of the diodes in the array using drive signals. The driver circuitry may be formed on a driver integrated circuit. Bond pads may be formed on a surface of the integrated circuit. Copper pillars may be grown on the bond pads. In another suitable arrangement, the driver circuitry may be formed on a driver printed circuit board coupled to an interposer by a flexible printed circuit. The interposer may include bond pads and copper pillars grown on the bond pads. The contact pads on each of the diodes may be simultaneously bonded to the copper pillars. A surface of the substrate layer may be patterned to form light redirecting elements if desired.

公开(公告)号：US20210208313A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17211354

申请日：2021-03-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Huang ,  Steven M. Scardato ,  ByoungSuk Kim ,  Jun Qi ,  Victor H. Yin ,  Wenyong Zhu

IPC: G02B5/00 ,  H01L51/52 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/36

Abstract: A privacy film may have a light-blocking layer that is interposed between first and second transparent substrates. The light-blocking layer may have a plurality of opaque portions and a plurality of transparent portions. The opaque portions may be shaped to ensure light from the display is directed only to the primary viewer of the display. Each opaque portion of the light-blocking layer may extend along a respective longitudinal axis between the first and second transparent substrates. Privacy films used to cover curved displays may have opaque portions that extend along longitudinal axes that have different angles relative to the transparent substrates. Opaque portions in the edge of the privacy film may have longitudinal axes that are at non-perpendicular angles with respect to the transparent substrates. A privacy film for a curved display may also include a light-redirecting layer such as a prism layer or a liquid crystal layer.