Inventor

John Z. Zhong

Inventor

Cupertino, CA, US

Overview

1997–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 211 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G02Fprimary

G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein25%

G06FElectric digital data processing20%

G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information8%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification7%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus5%

H10DInorganic electric semiconductor devices5%

H10KOrganic electric solid-state devices5%

H01LSemiconductor devices3%

H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation3%

H05KPrinted circuits2%

PatentTitleYear

10,867,578Ambient light adaptive displays with paper-like appearance2020 10,761,358Display screen shield line system2020 10,754,066Electronic device with low reflectance and color matched display border2020 10,739,882Electronic device display with array of discrete light-emitting diodes2020 10,725,228Electronic device display with switchable film structures2020 10,636,847Light-emitting diode displays2020 10,593,294Electronic device with ambient light sensor system2020 10,591,645Electronic devices having scratch-resistant antireflection coatings2020 10,558,281Touch sensor panel having an index matching passivation layer2020 10,534,481High aspect ratio capacitive sensor panel2020 10,475,363Displays with adaptive spectral characteristics2019 10,444,874Touch sensor panel having an index matching passivation layer2019 10,444,918Back of cover touch sensors2019 10,446,112Electronic devices having light sensors with thin-film filters2019 10,419,717Split-type television for converting content to a standard format2019 10,409,434Integrated touch screens2019 10,381,381Display with light transmitting windows2019 10,353,516Merged floating pixels in a touch screen2019 10,331,278Single-layer touch-sensitive display2019 10,306,729Display with ambient-adaptive backlight color2019 10,288,788Electronic device display with polarizer windows2019 10,261,540Methods for fabricating display structures2019 10,247,982Electronic device display with switchable film structures2019 10,238,018Shield structures with reduced spacing between adjacent insulation components and systems and methods for making the same2019 10,217,439Electronic device with ambient light sensor system2019 10,200,650Plug-in television2019 10,198,040Electronic devices with flexible displays2019 10,191,576Touch screen liquid crystal display2019 10,192,519Ambient light adaptive displays with paper-like appearance2019 10,192,938Light-emitting diode displays2019 10,154,299Split-type television2018 10,133,382Structure for integrated touch screen2018 10,108,049Gray scale inversion reduction or prevention in liquid crystal displays2018 10,073,569Integrated polarizer and conductive material2018 10,061,164Column spacer design for a display incorporating a third metal layer2018 10,048,814Corrosion mitigation for metal traces2018 10,031,367Display with inverted thin-film-transistor layer2018 10,009,576Audio and video conversion device2018 9,997,578Displays with reduced driver circuit ledges2018 9,971,459Touch sensitive module with integrated sensor and artwork2018 9,964,820Displays with flipped panel structures2018 9,948,045Audio/video signal transmission connector2018 9,947,259Ambient light adaptive displays2018 9,944,554Perforated mother sheet for partial edge chemical strengthening and method therefor2018 9,939,699Displays with bent signal lines2018 9,939,978Touch sensitive displays2018 9,911,550'Touch sensitive device with multiple ablation fluence values'2018 9,885,809'Reducing optical effects in a display'2018 9,874,965Transparent strain sensors in an electronic device2018 9,869,908'Pixel inversion artifact reduction'2018 9,853,096Display with inactive area surrounded by active area2017 9,843,014'Electronic devices with sapphire-coated substrates'2017 9,760,200'Integrated touch screen'2017 9,733,331'Method of manufacturing touch sensors'2017 9,727,193'Integrated touch screens'2017 9,727,191'Integrated in-plane switching'2017 9,618,669'Electronic device display with polarizer windows'2017 9,612,377'Touch screen display with transparent electrical shielding layer'2017 9,615,448'Method for fabricating thin sheets of glass'2017 9,615,021'Image capture device with adaptive white balance correction using a switchable white reference'2017 9,601,557'Flexible display'2017 9,575,354'Methods for fabricating display structures'2017 9,575,610'Touch screen liquid crystal display'2017 9,557,619'Data line-to-pixel decoupling'2017 9,542,892'Organic light-emitting diode display with reduced lateral leakage'2017 9,541,794'High dynamic range liquid crystal display'2017 9,530,362'Ambient light adaptive displays with paper-like appearance'2016 9,504,124'Narrow border displays for electronic devices'2016 9,478,157'Ambient light adaptive displays'2016 9,470,941'In-cell or on-cell touch sensor with color filter on array'2016 9,454,025'Displays with reduced driver circuit ledges'2016 9,419,065'Flexible displays'2016 9,409,383'Layer-specific energy distribution delamination'2016 9,405,388'Full perimeter chemical strengthening of substrates'2016 9,400,576'Touch sensor arrangements for organic light-emitting diode displays'2016 9,395,583'Column spacer design for a display incorporating a third metal layer'2016 9,397,124'Organic light-emitting diode display with double gate transistors'2016 9,382,614'Defect reduction in meta-mode sputter coatings'2016 9,354,761'Display with dual-function capacitive elements'2016 9,348,475'Integrated in-plane switching'2016 9,329,314'Touch screen display with transparent electrical shielding layer'2016 9,317,165'Single layer touch-sensitive display'2016 9,304,641'Multiple bridges single sided touch sensor'2016 9,292,141'Double sided touch sensor on transparent substrate'2016 9,268,429'Integrated display and touch screen'2016 9,259,904'Opaque thin film passivation'2016 9,244,561'Touch screen liquid crystal display'2016 9,236,202'Corrosion mitigation for metal traces'2016 9,213,451'Thin glass for touch panel sensors and methods therefor'2015 9,207,787'Full perimeter chemical strengthening of substrates'2015 9,207,528'Thin sheet glass processing'2015 9,201,276'Process architecture for color filter array in active matrix liquid crystal display'2015 9,195,108'Displays with bent signal lines'2015 9,164,309'Display with broadband antireflection film'2015 9,158,143'Dual purpose touch sensor panel and optical retarder'2015 9,146,414'Integrated touch screens'2015 9,134,560'Integrated touch screen'2015 9,110,320'Display with bent inactive edge regions'2015 9,104,258'Integrated in-plane switching'2015 9,088,003'Reducing sheet resistance for common electrode in top emission organic light emitting diode display'2015 9,083,344'Touch sensor with integrated signal bus extensions'2015 9,079,384'Touch sensor panel having an index matching passivation layer'2015 9,075,490'Display with dual-function capacitive elements'2015 9,069,525'Methods for fabricating display structures'2015 9,063,605'Thin glass processing using a carrier'2015 9,048,256'Gate insulator uniformity'2015 9,025,100'Display with shielding antireflection layer'2015 9,025,090'Integrated touch screens'2015 9,001,297'Third metal layer for thin film transistor with reduced defects in liquid crystal display'2015 8,997,339'Method for fabricating thin touch sensor panels'2015 8,976,094'Display edge seal improvement'2015 8,970,562'LCD module with thermal sensor integrated and its implementation'2015 8,970,504'Reliability metal traces'2015 8,956,718'Transparent conductor thin film formation'2015 8,933,453'Routing for high resolution and large size displays'2015 8,866,787'Integrated touch panel for a TFT display'2014 8,857,490'3-dimensional curved substrate lamination'2014 8,854,401'System and method to improve image edge discoloration'2014 8,801,948'TFT mask reduction'2014 8,804,056'Integrated touch screens'2014 8,773,397'Display with dual-function capacitive elements'2014 8,767,141'Methods for fabricating display structures'2014 8,755,010'Displays with multilayer masks and color filters'2014 8,748,320'Connection to first metal layer in thin film transistor process'2014 8,748,909'Display system'2014 8,749,496'Integrated touch panel for a TFT display'2014 8,749,737'Display with color control'2014 8,743,087'Display with dual-function capacitive elements'2014 8,743,300'Integrated touch screens'2014 8,743,309'Methods for fabricating display structures'2014 8,730,478'Manufacturing and testing techniques for electronic displays'2014 8,730,196'Integrated touch screen'2014 8,703,365'UV mask with anti-reflection coating and UV absorption material'2014 8,692,948'Electric field shielding for in-cell touch type thin-film-transistor liquid crystal displays'2014 8,673,163'Method for fabricating thin sheets of glass'2014 8,654,083'Touch screen liquid crystal display'2014 8,633,915'Single-layer touch-sensitive display'2014 8,633,879'Undulating electrodes for improved viewing angle and color shift'2014 8,603,574'Curved touch sensor'2013 8,593,598'Controlling reflection in LCD devices'2013 8,575,865'Temperature based white point control in backlights'2013 8,570,261'Undulating electrodes for improved viewing angle and color shift'2013 8,558,978'LCD panel with index-matching passivation layers'2013 8,552,989'Integrated display and touch screen'2013 8,531,408'Pseudo multi-domain design for improved viewing angle and color shift'2013 8,525,405'Electronic devices with flexible glass polarizers'2013 8,508,495'Display with dual-function capacitive elements'2013 8,502,799'Integrated touch screen'2013 8,497,967'Common bus design for a TFT-LCD display'2013 8,475,872'Patterning of thin film layers'2013 8,475,030'LED backlight for display systems'2013 8,451,244'Segmented Vcom '2013 8,441,643'Manufacturing and testing techniques for electronic displays'2013 8,432,371'Touch screen liquid crystal display'2013 8,388,852'Method for fabricating touch sensor panels'2013 8,390,582'Integrated touch screen'2013 8,390,562'Aging based white point control in backlights'2013 8,390,553'Advanced pixel design for optimized driving'2013 8,378,958'White point control in backlights'2013 8,368,661'Method for fabricating touch sensor panels'2013 8,363,027'Integrated touch screen'2013 8,345,177'Via design for use in displays'2013 8,294,647'LCD pixel design varying by color'2012 8,294,850'LCD panel having improved response'2012 8,294,865'Common bus design for a TFT-LCD display'2012 8,274,492'Integrated in-plane switching'2012 8,259,078'Touch screen liquid crystal display'2012 8,253,890'High aperture LCD with insulating color filters overlapping bus lines on active substrate'2012 8,248,554'Edge-lit backlight unit with thin profile'2012 8,243,027'Touch screen liquid crystal display'2012 8,243,426'Reducing optical effects in a display'2012 8,217,913'Integrated touch screen'2012 8,198,110'Method of making a TFT array with photo-imageable insulating layer over address lines'2012 8,196,636'3-dimensional curved substrate lamination'2012 8,169,388'Color correction apparatus'2012 8,153,016'Shaping a cover glass'2012 8,144,295'Common bus design for a TFT-LCD display'2012 8,123,894'3-dimensional curved substrate lamination'2012 8,115,892'Display that emits circularly-polarized light'2012 8,111,232'LCD electrode arrangement'2012 8,100,544'LED backlight for display systems'2012 8,049,862'Indium tin oxide (ITO) layer forming'2011 8,040,326'Integrated in-plane switching display and touch sensor'2011 7,969,478'Method and apparatus for color correction of color devices for various operating conditions'2011 7,918,019'Method for fabricating thin touch sensor panels'2011 7,911,565'Display that emits circularly-polarized light'2011 7,859,521'Integrated touch screen'2010 7,841,759'LED backlight for display systems'2010 7,810,355'Full perimeter chemical strengthening of substrates'2010 7,683,983'Display that emits circularly-polarized light'2010 7,522,236'Cosmetically uniform reflective border area in a transflective display'2009 7,445,948'Method of making a TFT array with photo-imageable insulating layer over address lines'2008 7,135,705'High aperture LCD with insulating color filters overlapping bus lines on active substrate'2006 6,707,067'High aperture LCD with insulating color filters overlapping bus lines on active substrate'2004 6,587,168'Liquid crystal display with internal polarizer and method of making same'2003 6,515,300'Method of making a TFT array with photo-imageable insulating layer over address lines'2003 6,417,899'Liquid crystal display with internal polarizer and method of making same'2002 6,372,534'Method of making a TFT array with photo-imageable insulating layer over address lines'2002 6,365,916'High aperture LCD with insulating color filters overlapping bus lines on active substrate'2002 6,307,215'TFT array with photo-imageable insulating layer over address lines'2001 6,124,606'Method of making a large area imager with improved signal-to-noise ratio'2000 6,124,907'Liquid crystal display with internal polarizer and method of making same'2000 6,060,714'Large area imager with photo-imageable interface barrier layer'2000 6,028,651'Normally white twisted nematic liquid crystal display including retardation films for improving viewing characteristics'2000 6,008,872'High aperture liquid crystal display including thin film diodes, and method of making same'1999 5,994,836'Organic light emitting diode (OLED) structure and method of making same'1999 5,994,721'High aperture LCD with insulating color filters overlapping bus lines on active substrate'1999 5,926,236'High aperture liquid crystal display including thin film diodes, and method of making same'1999 5,907,378'Normally white twisted nematic liquid crystal display including retardation films for improving viewing characteristics'1999 5,780,871'TFT structure including a photo-imageable insulating layer for use with LCDs and image sensors'1998 5,641,974'LCD with bus lines overlapped by pixel electrodes and photo-imageable insulating layer therebetween'1997

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1997–2012Based in Troy, MI, US· patent location history

1999–2012Based in Novi, MI, US· patent location history

2009–2020Patents assigned to APPLE INC (181)· patent assignee history

2009–2020Based in Cupertino, CA, US· patent location history

2012–2020Patents assigned to ZHONG JOHN Z (79)· patent assignee history

2012–2020Patents assigned to CHEN CHENG (31)· patent assignee history

2012–2020Patents assigned to CHANG SHIH CHANG (30)· patent assignee history

2012–2018Patents assigned to CHEN WEI (24)· patent assignee history

2014–2020Based in Saratoga, CA, US· patent location history

2018–2019Based in Shanghai, CN· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
APPLE INC	181	2009–2020
ZHONG JOHN Zself	79	2012–2020
CHEN CHENG	31	2012–2020
CHANG SHIH CHANG	30	2012–2020
CHEN WEI	24	2012–2018

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Cupertino, California, US	122	2009–2020
Saratoga, California, US	61	2014–2020
Novi, MI, US	15	1999–2012
Troy, MI, US	7	1997–2012
Shanghai, CN	4	2018–2019