Patents – Page 22 – Display Daily

Nichia/Everlight Dispute Ongoing

by Tom Allen

Patent disputes between Japan’s Nichia and Taiwan’s Everlight Electronics have been on-going since 2012. The two companies have been pursuing litigation against one another over LED patents. Everlight won a victory in late 2014 …

Samsung Patents Large and Small Foldable Screens

by Tom Allen

Although patents are not normally an area that we cover, this one should be noted. Samsung has been awarded a patent by the US Patent & Trademark Office, for a flexible display for foldable …

Apple Patents Method to Raise AMOLED Display Brightness

by Tom Allen

Apple has been granted several new patents, but those that we are interested in relate to AMOLED displays – specifically, raising the performance of these devices. A top-emission AMOLED uses a top electrode with …

Verlase Claims Quantum Wells Challenge QDs

by Tom Allen

Verlase has patented a wavelength conversion technology that it hopes will challenge quantum dots. Click to enlargeThe new patent (US Patent No. 9,035,344) is based on ‘quantum wells’ (QWs) formed from exfoliated 2D materials. …

Nvidia Patent Shows HMD With Own GPU

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeNvidia has filed a patent for a VR headset, with its own CPU, GPU and storage built in. The unit will use six cameras – two forward, two down and two to …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Patents| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Volfoni Forgets Cardinal Rule of Advertising

by Tom Allen

Volfoni is really gunning for RealD, having officially welcomed a patent invalidation in China. China’s Patent Re-Examination Board declared that RealD’s UM patent CN 203433207U did not bring enough novelty and innovation to the …

Mood Sensing Patents – The New Frontier

by Norbert Hildebrand

In recent news Microsoft and Apple were tapped as filing and receiving patents that describe mood or emotion sensing as part of the patents. Microsoft received a patent called “Wearable Emotion Detection Feedback System” …

Microsoft Faces Potential Lumia Sales Ban

by Tom Allen

The International Trade Commission has ruled against Microsoft in an ongoing dispute, which could force the company to stop selling some Lumia smartphones in the USA. A wireless technology company, Interdigital, claims that Microsoft …

Google Patents Back to the Future Technology

by Tom Allen

A patent awarded to Google has the potential to turn walls into screens. The patent outlines a projection system that can display images on a wall covered with photo-reactive paint. A beam of light …

’80s Patent Keeps Apple Out of Switzerland

by Tom Allen

A patent may prevent the Apple Watch from being sold in Switzerland this year. The patent, which covers the use of the word ‘Apple’ and apple imagery in association with watches and jewellery, was …

Samsung Will Use WRGB in OLED TV Return, Says ET News

by Tom Allen

Samsung Display is resuming its efforts in the OLED TV market – according to Korea’s ET News. The source says that SDC is taking up OLED TV panel production once more, using a different …

SiliconCore Granted Two Common Cathode LED Patents

by Bob Raikes

SiliconCore has been granted two patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) which describe a common cathode LED system. The new patents, US 8963811 B2 and US 8963810 B2, both titled ‘LED …

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