Development of LG's Flexible AMOLED Technology from its Patent Portfolios

Table of Contents

1. Commercialization of LG's Flexible AMOLED Products 4
1.1 POLED Resolution Crossing High-end Smartphone Entry Barriers 4
1.2 World's First Circular POLED Display Ready for Mass Production 5

2. LG's Flexible AMOLED Patents 6
2.1 Sharp Rise in Patent Applications for Flexible Displays Since 2012 6
2.2 Surge in Number of Flexible Display Patent Applications Filed by LG's Top Ten Inventors between 2013 and 2014 7
2.3 Increased R&D Workforce for Flexible Displays 8
2.4 Patent Applications Concentrated in Two Classes 8

3. LG's Flexible AMOLED Technologies in Top Two Patent Classes 10
3.1 Class 257/040: Organic Semiconductor Material 10
3.2 Class 345/173: Touch Panel 11
Conclusion 13
Appendix 14
Patent Search Criteria 14
Glossary of Terms 15
List of Companies 16

List of Tables

Table 1: Claimed Functions of Patent Applications in Class 257/040 10

List of Figures

Figure 1: LG's Smartphones with Flexible Displays 4
Figure 2: Moto 360 vs. LG Watch Urbane 5
Figure 3: Number of LG's Patent Applications for Flexible Displays 6
Figure 4: Number of Flexible Display Patent Applications Filed by LG's Top Ten Inventors 7
Figure 5: Flexible Display Patent Applications Filed by LG's Top 20 Inventors by Year of Application 8
Figure 6: Patent Classes for LG's Top 20 Flexible Display Technologies by Year of Application 9
Figure 7: Top 2 Patent Classes of LG's Applications Filed between 2013 and 2014 9
Figure 8: Function Description in Class 345/173 (Application No. US20140002401A1) 12
Figure 9: LG's Rollable Display 12