IP Library Granted Patent US 9,013,367
Granted Patent B2
US 9,013,367 · App. 12/348,158 · Granted Apr 21, 2015

Flexible display

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Patent No.
US 9,013,367
App. No.
12/348,158
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flexible display includes a plurality of pixel chips, chixels, provided on a flexible substrate. The chixels and the light emitters thereon may be shaped, sized and arranged to minimize chixel, pixel, and subpixel gaps and to provide a desired bend radius of the display. The flexible substrate may include light manipulators, such as filters, light convertors and the like to manipulate the light emitted from light emitters of the chixels. The light manipulators may be arranged to minimize chixel gaps between adjacent chixels.

Claims (10)

1. A flexible display comprising:

a flexible substrate;

a plurality of rigid LED pixel-containing chixels carried by said flexible substrate;

each of said plurality of rigid LED pixel-containing chixels affixed to said flexible substrate;

each of said plurality of rigid LED pixel-containing chixels comprising an array of LED pixels and having a non-functional edge and an adjacent region devoid of any conductor;

a first pixel gap is provided between adjacent LED pixels on each of the plurality of pixel-containing chixels and a second pixel gap disposed across said non-functional edges is provided between adjacent LED pixels on adjacent pixel-containing chixels in a vertical and horizontal direction, said first pixel gap being substantially the same throughout a respective of a pixel containing chixels among adjacent LED pixels in both a vertical and horizontal direction;

wherein each of the plurality of pixel-containing chixels are positioned and arranged such that the first pixel gap and the second pixel gap are substantially the same and uniform across the flexible display in both a horizontal and vertical direction;

further characterized in that said first pixel gap is substantially equal to said second pixel gap;

a front film including a diffusion medium;

said plurality of chixels carried by said front film and wherein said non-functional edge enables for a small profile to be obtained between the respective chixels.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2018
From: PACIFIC WESTERN BANK (SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO SQUARE 1 BANK)
To: NANOLUMENS ACQUISITION INC.
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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded Jan 9, 2018
From: WF FUND V LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, C/O/B/ AS WELLINGTON FINANCIAL LP AND WELLINGTON FINANCIAL FUND V
To: CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE
Reel/Frame 045028/0880 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2016
From: NANOLUMENS ACQUISITION, INC.
To: PACIFIC WESTERN BANK
Reel/Frame 040804/0772 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2015
From: NANOLUMENS ACQUISITION INC.
To: WF FUND IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (C/O/B AS WELLINGTON FINANCIAL LP AND WELLINGTON FINANCIAL FUND IV)
Reel/Frame 034656/0875 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 2, 2013
From: NANOLUMENS ACQUISITION INC.
To: SQUARE 1 BANK
Reel/Frame 030938/0750 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2013
From: COPE, RICHARD
To: NANOLUMENS ACQUISITION, INC.
Reel/Frame 029653/0905 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2009
From: COPE, RICHARD C.
To: NANOLUMENS ACQUISITION, INC.
Reel/Frame 022205/0243 →