公开(公告)号：US11177329B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16437979

申请日：2019-06-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aleksandr N. Polyakov ,  Meng-Huan Ho ,  Yi Huang ,  Yi Qiao ,  David S. Hum ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Yanming Li ,  Jun Qi ,  KiBeom Kim ,  Kwang Ohk Cheon ,  Cheng Chen ,  Rui Liu ,  ByoungSuk Kim ,  Ying-Chih Wang ,  Hung Sheng Lin ,  Donghee Nam ,  Tyler R. Kakuda ,  Takahide Ishii ,  Yurii Morozov

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  H01L51/52 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: Display structures for controlling viewing angle color shift are described. In various embodiments, polarization sensitive diffusers, independent controlled cathode thicknesses, filtermasks, touch detection layers, and color filters are described.

公开(公告)号：US12020603B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US18299487

申请日：2023-04-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ying-Chih Wang ,  Michael J. Brown ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Paul C. Kelley ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  Tyler R. Kakuda ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Marwan Rammah

IPC: G09G3/20 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02B6/12 ,  G09F9/30

CPC classification number: G09G3/20 ,  G02B6/0006 ,  G02B6/0008 ,  G02B2006/12111 ,  G09F9/301

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with pixels configured to display an image. The pixels may be overlapped by a cover layer. The display may have peripheral edges with curved cross-sectional profiles. An inactive area in the display may be formed along a peripheral edge of the display or may be surrounded by the pixels. Electrical components such as optical components may be located in the inactive area. An image transport layer may be formed from a coherent fiber bundle or Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may overlap the pixels, may have an opening that overlaps portions of the inactive area, may have an output surface that overlap portions of the inactive area, and/or may convey light associated with optical components in the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US11817025B1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US16682346

申请日：2019-11-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ying-Chih Wang ,  Michael J. Brown ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Paul C. Kelley ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  Tyler R. Kakuda ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Marwan Rammah ,  Richard H. Dinh

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  G09F9/30 ,  G02B6/12 ,  G09G3/20

CPC classification number: G09G3/20 ,  G02B6/0006 ,  G02B6/0008 ,  G09F9/301 ,  G02B2006/12111

Abstract: An electronic device may have pixels. The pixels may form one or more displays. The displays may be flexible organic light-emitting diode displays or other displays. The electronic device may have first and second display layers that face away from each other and display images in different directions. Image transport layers may overlap the display layers and may have curved edges that overlap a sidewall portion of the electronic device. Image transport layers receive images at input surfaces and transport the received images to corresponding output surfaces. Image transport layers may be provided with hemispherical shapes and other shapes having output surfaces of compound curvature. A folding device may have first and second displays that are overlapped by respective first and second image transport layers that join over a hinge to block the hinge from view. A wristwatch device may have links or other structures with an image transport layer.

公开(公告)号：US11810534B1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US16566530

申请日：2019-09-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Qiao ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Yingying Tang ,  Michael J. Brown ,  Paul C. Kelley ,  Tyler R. Kakuda ,  Hao Dong ,  Ying-Chih Wang ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Shaorui Yang ,  Wei H. Yao

IPC: G09G5/37 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  G06T1/20 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G09G5/36 ,  G02B6/06

CPC classification number: G09G5/37 ,  G06T1/20 ,  G06T5/006 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  G09G5/363 ,  G02B6/06 ,  G09G2320/0646

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display layer for displaying images. An optical coupling layer having an input surface that receives light from the display panel may convey the light from the input surface to an output surface. The output surface may have different dimensions than the display layer and may have any desired shape. To account for the displacement of light between the active area and the outer surface of the optical coupling layer and to ensure the output image is perceived with the desired distortion, image data may be rendered for the output surface then modified to account for the distortion and displacement that will occur later when the image is transported by the optical coupling layer from the display active area to the output surface of the optical coupling layer. Image distortion control circuitry may modify the rendered image data based on a distortion map.

公开(公告)号：US20230343914A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18185237

申请日：2023-03-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Han-Chieh Chang ,  Anshi Liang ,  Arnoldus A Barlian ,  Bayu A Thedjoisworo ,  Boris A Russ ,  Chun-Lan Wu ,  Ken Hsuan Liao ,  Marc J DeVincentis ,  Meng-Tse Chen ,  Nathan K Gupta ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Paul S Drzaic ,  Po-Jui Chen ,  Ying-Chih Wang ,  Yong Sun ,  Zhen Zhang ,  Ziyang Zhang

IPC: H01L33/62 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L33/48

CPC classification number: H01L33/62 ,  H01L27/156 ,  H01L33/486

Abstract: Conductive traces may be conformally wrapped around the side of a display panel that includes an array of display pixels. The conductive traces may electrically connect contacts on an upper surface of the display panel to corresponding contacts on a flexible printed circuit that is attached to a lower surface of the display panel. The side-wrapped conductive traces may be interposed between first and second insulating layers. The flexible printed circuit may have a multi-step interface that is electrically connected to the side-wrapped conductive traces. A system-in-package including a display driver integrated circuit may be mounted to the flexible printed circuit. The system-in-package may include a plurality of redistribution layers that electrically connect contacts on the display driver integrated circuit to contacts on the flexible printed circuit.

公开(公告)号：US11650368B1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17071213

申请日：2020-10-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Qiao ,  David A. Doyle ,  James P. Landry ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Ming Xu ,  Paul C. Kelley ,  Shawn R. Gettemy ,  Tyler R. Kakuda ,  Ying-Chih Wang ,  Yue Cui

IPC: G02B6/06 ,  G02B6/34 ,  G02B1/14

CPC classification number: G02B6/06 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G02B6/34

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display that displays an image. The image may be viewed through a display cover layer that overlaps the display. The display cover layer may include an optical coupling layer such as a coherent fiber bundle. A pixel expansion layer such as a diffractive layer may be incorporated between the optical coupling layer and a protective layer. The diffractive layer may create duplicate pixels to occupy otherwise non-light-emitting areas on the output surface of the display cover layer. The diffractive layer may also create duplicate pixels that overlap adjacent pixels to allow for brightness averaging. An adhesive layer or the protective layer may be used to form diffractive elements for the diffractive layer. An adhesive layer having a high index of refraction may be interposed between the optical coupling layer and the display panel to mitigate undesired reflections of ambient light.

公开(公告)号：US20220309980A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17840890

申请日：2022-06-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ying-Chih Wang ,  Michael J. Brown ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Paul C. Kelley ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  Tyler R. Kakuda ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Marwan Rammah

IPC: G09G3/20 ,  F21V8/00

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with pixels configured to display an image. The pixels may be overlapped by a cover layer. The display may have peripheral edges with curved cross-sectional profiles. An inactive area in the display may be formed along a peripheral edge of the display or may be surrounded by the pixels. Electrical components such as optical components may be located in the inactive area. An image transport layer may be formed from a coherent fiber bundle or Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may overlap the pixels, may have an opening that overlaps portions of the inactive area, may have an output surface that overlap portions of the inactive area, and/or may convey light associated with optical components in the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US12101426B1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17526869

申请日：2021-11-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tyler R. Kakuda ,  Hao Dong ,  Ian T. Clark ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Michael J. Brown ,  Paul C. Kelley ,  Shaorui Yang ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Yi Qiao ,  Ying-Chih Wang

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  G02B6/06 ,  H10K50/84 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K77/10 ,  H10K102/00

CPC classification number: H04M1/0269 ,  G02B6/06 ,  H10K50/841 ,  H10K50/858 ,  H10K77/111 ,  H10K2102/311

Abstract: An electronic device may have pixels that form an active area for a flexible display layer. An inactive area that is free of pixels may surround the active area. One or more edges of the flexible display layer may be bent around respective bend axes. The display layer may also have one or more unbent edges in which the inactive area and active area of the display have a planar shape. An image transport layer may have an input surface that receives the image and an output surface to which the image is transported. The image transport layer may be formed from a coherent fiber bundle or a layer of Anderson localization material. The coherent fiber bundle may have straight fibers that run parallel to each other in a vertical direction that is parallel to a surface normal of a central portion of the display layer.

公开(公告)号：US11436964B1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-06

申请号：US17225520

申请日：2021-04-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Ying-Chih Wang ,  Michael J. Brown ,  Michael B. Wittenberg ,  Paul C. Kelley ,  Rasamy Phouthavong ,  Tyler R. Kakuda ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Marwan Rammah

IPC: G09G3/20 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02B6/12 ,  G09F9/30

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with pixels configured to display an image. The pixels may be overlapped by a cover layer. The display may have peripheral edges with curved cross-sectional profiles. An inactive area in the display may be formed along a peripheral edge of the display or may be surrounded by the pixels. Electrical components such as optical components may be located in the inactive area. An image transport layer may be formed from a coherent fiber bundle or Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may overlap the pixels, may have an opening that overlaps portions of the inactive area, may have an output surface that overlap portions of the inactive area, and/or may convey light associated with optical components in the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20250028365A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18762491

申请日：2024-07-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wenyong Zhu ,  Sijun Niu ,  Wei Lv ,  Hao Chen ,  Ken Hsuan Liao ,  Tyler R Kakuda ,  Ying-Chih Wang

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device may have a hinge that allows the device to be flexed about a bend axis. A display may span the bend axis. The device may have a stainless steel and/or carbon fiber reinforced polymer layer with slots. The slots may overlap the bend axis. The slots may have at least one property that varies in a non-linear manner as a function of position on the layer. The device may include an adhesive layer with a cutout that overlaps the slots. An interface that defines the cutout may have a plurality of recesses with varying depths. A flexible printed circuit may be attached to an edge of the display panel. The display cover layer may overlap a bonding region between the flexible printed circuit and the edge of the display panel. A UV-curable gap filler may be interposed between the flexible printed circuit and the display cover layer.