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公开(公告)号:US10558281B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-11
申请号:US14798417
申请日:2015-07-13
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Chun-Hao Tung , EnkhAmgalan Dorjgotov , Masato Kuwabara , Sunggu Kang , Cheng Chen , John Z. Zhong
Abstract: Touch sensor panels typically include a plurality of layers that can be stacked on top of each other. When the touch sensor panel is used in a bright environment, incident light can hit the interfaces between those layers of the stackup having mismatched refractive indices and can reflect off those interfaces. The light reflected from those interfaces can give rise to the appearance of fringes on the touch sensor panel, which can be visually distracting. In order to reduce the appearance of these fringes, embodiments of the disclosure are directed to the addition of an index matching passivation layer between a conductive layer of traces and an adhesive layer in the touch sensor panel stackup.
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公开(公告)号:US10073569B2
公开(公告)日:2018-09-11
申请号:US14166817
申请日:2014-01-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Cheng Chen , Masato Kuwabara , Sunggu Kang , John Z. Zhong
CPC classification number: G06F3/044 , G02B5/3033 , G06F3/0412 , G06F2203/04103 , G06F2203/04111
Abstract: A polarizer integrated with conductive material and a process for forming a polarizer integrated with conductive material are disclosed. A polarizer can be integrated with conductive material to form a portion of a touch sensor panel. In one example, a layer of conductive film forming either the row or column traces can be patterned on a surface of a substrate in the polarizer. In another example, the layer of conductive film can be patterned on a viewing angle compensation film of the polarizer. One or more of the polarizer's polarizing layer, protective substrates or viewing angle compensation film can act as a dielectric between the conductive material forming the rows and column traces in the stack-up. As a result, the clear polymer spacer acting as a dielectric in touch panels can be removed, reducing the thickness of the touch screen stack-up.
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公开(公告)号:US20250160074A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US18890511
申请日:2024-09-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Wenzhong Liu , Avery P Yuen , Daming Xu , Jun Qi , Jungwook Park , Masato Kuwabara , Meizi Jiao , Mingxia Gu , Mookyung Son , Rasmi R Das , Sebastian Knitter , Victor H Yin , Yu Wang , Zhenyue Luo , Zhijian Lu
IPC: H01L33/54
Abstract: An electronic device may include display pixels and a display cover layer. The display cover layer may be formed from a transparent material such as glass. The display cover layer may have a nanotextured upper surface to improve the optical and mechanical characteristics of the display cover layer. The nanotextured upper surface may include first and second different types of nanostructures. The first type of nanostructures may have a relatively low aspect ratio and a first average height. The second type of nanostructures may be elongated nanostructures with a relatively high aspect ratio and a second average height that is greater than the first average height.
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公开(公告)号:US11846984B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-19
申请号:US17809740
申请日:2022-06-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Hoon Sik Kim , Chang-Chia Huang , Christopher D. Jones , Masato Kuwabara , Nikhil D. Kalyankar , Terry C. Shyu , Yasmin F. Afsar , Paul S. Drzaic
CPC classification number: G06F1/1607 , B32B7/12 , B32B17/067 , G06F1/1643 , G06F1/1652 , H04M1/0268 , H05K5/03 , B32B2457/208
Abstract: Protective cover layers for electronic devices are described. In an embodiment, an electronic device includes a display panel and a protective cover layer over the display panel. The protective cover layer includes a transparent support substrate and a hardcoat layer covering an exterior facing surface of the transparent support substrate. The display panel may be a flexible display panel and the protective cover layer may flex with the flexible display panel.
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公开(公告)号:US09612377B2
公开(公告)日:2017-04-04
申请号:US14965657
申请日:2015-12-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Cheng Chen , Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov , Masato Kuwabara , Wonjae Choi , Martin P. Grunthaner , Albert Lin , John Z. Zhong , Wei Chen , Steven P. Hotelling , Lynn R. Youngs
IPC: G02F1/1333 , G02B5/30 , H04N9/31 , G06F3/041 , G02B1/16 , G02B1/11 , G02F1/1335 , G06F3/044 , G02F1/1362 , G02F1/1343
CPC classification number: G02B5/3033 , G02B1/11 , G02B1/16 , G02F1/133308 , G02F1/13338 , G02F1/133502 , G02F1/133514 , G02F1/133528 , G02F1/134363 , G02F2001/133334 , G02F2001/136218 , G02F2202/28 , G06F3/041 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/044 , G06F2203/04107 , H04N9/3105 , H04N9/3197
Abstract: A polarizer includes a polarizer component having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface. The bottom surface is configured to couple to a color filter layer for a liquid crystal display. The polarizer also includes a transparent conducting layer disposed over the top surface. The transparent conducting layer being configured to electrically shield the LCD from a touch panel. The polarizer further includes a coating layer disposed over the transparent conducting layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20140152943A1
公开(公告)日:2014-06-05
申请号:US13690304
申请日:2012-11-30
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor: Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov , Masato Kuwabara , Cheng Chen , Wei Chen , John Z. Zhong
IPC: G02F1/1335 , H05B33/22
CPC classification number: H05B33/22 , G02F1/133502 , G02F2202/22
Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display such as a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display may have a color filter layer, a thin-film-transistor layer, and a layer of liquid crystal material between the color filter layer and the thin-film-transistor layer. A lower polarizer may be formed under the thin-film-transistor layer. An upper polarizer may be formed on the color filter layer. A shielding antireflection layer may be formed on the upper polarizer. The shielding antireflection layer may serve both as a shielding layer that protects against display damage due to electrostatic charge and as an antireflection coating that helps to minimize reflections from the surface of the display. The shielding antireflection layer may include low and high index of refraction layers and a conductive layer such as a transparent conductive oxide layer that provides shielding.
Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有诸如液晶显示器的显示器。 液晶显示器可以在滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层之间具有滤色器层,薄膜晶体管层和液晶材料层。 可以在薄膜 - 晶体管层下面形成下偏振器。 可以在滤色器层上形成上偏振器。 屏蔽抗反射层可以形成在上偏振器上。 屏蔽抗反射层可以用作防止由于静电荷引起的显示损坏的屏蔽层和用作有助于最小化从显示器表面的反射的抗反射涂层。 屏蔽抗反射层可以包括低和高的折射率折射率层和导电层,例如提供屏蔽的透明导电氧化物层。
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公开(公告)号:US20230067589A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-02
申请号:US17660373
申请日:2022-04-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Shigeto Kobori , Avery P. Yuen , Khadijeh Bayat , Masato Kuwabara , Nikhil D. Kalyankar
IPC: C09D183/04 , C09D7/61 , G02B1/14 , H04M1/02
Abstract: An optical device includes a dielectric substrate and a cured resin coating adhered to the substrate. The resin coating includes an organic component and an inorganic component. A surface portion of the resin coating includes greater than about 60 at. % inorganic component and less than about 40 at. % organic component, an intermediate portion includes between about 10 at. % and about 60 at. % inorganic component, and between about 40 at. % and about 90 at. % inorganic component, and a bottom portion includes less than about 10 at. % inorganic component and greater than about 90 at. % organic component. The resin coating has improved hard coat properties and excellent adhesion to a dielectric.
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公开(公告)号:US10444874B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-15
申请号:US14957553
申请日:2015-12-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Chun-Hao Tung , EnkhAmgalan Dorjgotov , Masato Kuwabara , Sunggu Kang , Cheng Chen , John Z. Zhong
Abstract: Touch sensor panels typically include a plurality of layers that can be stacked on top of each other. When the touch sensor panel is used in a bright environment, incident light can hit the interfaces between those layers of the stackup having mismatched refractive indices and can reflect off those interfaces. The light reflected from those interfaces can give rise to the appearance of fringes on the touch sensor panel, which can be visually distracting. In order to reduce the appearance of these fringes, embodiments of the disclosure are directed to the addition of an index matching passivation layer between a conductive layer of traces and an adhesive layer in the touch sensor panel stackup.
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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.
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公开(公告)号:US20150160390A1
公开(公告)日:2015-06-11
申请号:US14502704
申请日:2014-09-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Supriya Goyal , Christopher L. Boitnott , Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov , Li Zhang , Masato Kuwabara , Nathan K. Gupta , Victor H. Yin , Jun Qi , Adam T. Garelli , Nicholas A. Rundle , Dinesh C. Mathew , Cheng Chen
CPC classification number: G02B5/3033 , B32B37/1284 , B32B37/203 , B32B38/0004 , B32B2307/42 , B32B2329/04 , B32B2457/20 , G02B1/14 , G02B5/305 , G02B5/3083 , Y10T156/1064
Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with displays that have polarizers. A polarizer may be provided with an unpolarized strip. The unpolarized strip may extend across the width of the polarizer and may overlap a light-based component such as a camera that is located in an inactive border area of a display. The polarizer may have a polarizer layer formed form a polymer with a dichroic dye. A strip-shaped opening may be formed in the polarizer layer by cutting out a strip of the polarizer layer with a laser cutting tool or other equipment, a strip of unpolarized material may be formed in the polarizer layer using chemical bleaching, or light-based bleaching techniques may be used to form an unpolarized strip in the polarizer layer.
Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有具有偏振器的显示器。 偏振器可以设置有非偏振条。 非偏振条可延伸跨越偏振器的宽度,并且可以与位于显示器的非活动边界区域中的基于光的组件(例如相机)重叠。 偏振器可以具有由具有二色性染料的聚合物形成的偏振层。 可以通过用激光切割工具或其他设备切割偏振器层的条带来在偏振器层中形成条形开口,可以使用化学漂白或基于光的方式在偏振器层中形成非偏振材料条 可以使用漂白技术在偏振器层中形成非偏振条。
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