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Patent No.:

US 12446445 B1

Date of Patent:

Oct. 14, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2021

Display apparatus

Applicant:

Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;

Inventor:

Hyeonbum Lee, Yongin-si, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Display Co., LTD., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

Primary Examiner:

David Vu

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

H10K 59/80 (2023.01); H10K 50/80 (2023.01); H10K 50/84 (2023.01); H10K 50/858 (2023.01); H10K 50/86 (2023.01); H10K 59/122 (2023.01); H10K 59/38 (2023.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

H10K 59/879 (2023.02); H10K 50/84 (2023.02); H10K 50/858 (2023.02); H10K 50/865 (2023.02); H10K 50/868 (2023.02); H10K 59/122 (2023.02); H10K 59/38 (2023.02); H10K 59/871 (2023.02); H10K 59/8793 (2023.02);

Abstract

A display apparatus includes a display element disposed on a substrate; an encapsulation layer disposed on the display element; a light-blocking layer disposed on the encapsulation layer and including a first opening at a location corresponding to an emission area of the display element; a first refractive layer disposed on the light-blocking layer and including a second opening overlapping the first opening of the light-blocking layer; and a second refractive layer disposed on the first refractive layer, the second refractive layer having a refractive index that is higher than a refractive index of the first refractive layer.

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