Patents Examined by Alexander P Gross
  • Patent number: 11550187
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes: a first polarizer having a first transmission axis; a liquid crystal panel; a second polarizer having a second transmission axis; a biaxial retarder having a slow axis parallel to the second transmission axis; a third polarizer having a third transmission axis parallel to the second transmission axis; and a backlight, a back side polarizer portion that includes the second polarizer, the biaxial retarder, and the third polarizer satisfying the following formula (1): ?YI2=YI2?? YI2<0 (1) wherein YI2? represents a yellowness index in observation from an oblique direction, YI2 represents a yellowness index in observation from a front direction, and ?YI2 represents a difference between YI2? and YI2, wherein the front direction represents a direction at a 0° polar angle and the oblique direction represents a direction at a 60° polar angle and a 45° azimuth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Kawahira, Takako Koide, Masahiro Hasegawa, Akira Sakai
  • Patent number: 11543717
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes an array substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the opposite substrate. The array substrate is located above the opposite substrate near a light emerging side of the display panel. A photosensitive device is disposed inside the assay substrate, and a path for the photosensitive device to receive ambient light avoids a color resist layer in the display panel. The photosensitive device is not affected by the color resist layer when receiving infrared light from the outside, which can eliminate red spots on a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Zhang, Sijia Wu, Miao Jiang
  • Patent number: 11541477
    Abstract: An ultrasonic bonding device includes a stage and an ultrasonic horn. A first flat member and a second flat member to be bonded are placed on the stage. The ultrasonic horn includes a press part to be pressed on a laminated portion of the first flat member and the second flat member. The stage includes a lower-side surface, a higher-side surface, and a step wall surface. The first flat member is to be placed on the lower-side surface. The higher-side surface is positioned higher than the lower-side surface by a predetermined step height. The second flat member is to be placed on the higher-side surface. The step wall surface is positioned in a boundary between the lower-side surface and the higher-side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seijiro Sunaga, Toshinobu Miyagoshi, Mitsuyoshi Makida
  • Patent number: 11526062
    Abstract: A display device includes a display substrate, a plurality of source drive circuit elements, gate drive circuits, and a plurality of gate connection lines. The plurality of gate connection lines pass through inter-element regions between the source drive circuit elements in plan view, and pass through mounting regions. Gate terminals connected to the gate connection lines are formed at positions facing the inter-element regions in a direction from the inter-element regions toward an FPC (Y2 direction).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Asai, Isao Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 11526039
    Abstract: A display device includes first and second substrates each including a short side and a long side, ground parts located on at least one of the short and long sides of each of the first and second substrates and including at least one first ground surfaces, which are perpendicular to opposing surfaces of the first and second substrates, and at least one second ground surfaces, which are provided at at least one edge of the second substrate to define an obtuse angle with reference to the first ground surfaces, and unevenness disposed on the first ground surfaces along a first direction, where the unevenness defines an acute angle with reference to a normal line to the opposing surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kang Bin Yi, Dong Rak Ko, Sung Ho Kim, Eun Ji Seo, Sung Hun Son, Hee Kyun Shin, Seok Lyul Yoon, Jeong Seok Lee, Sung Wook Jung, Hwan Kyeong Jeong
  • Patent number: 11520191
    Abstract: Privacy cells can be configured to enable segmented control. A privacy cell can include a segmented array of electrodes that allow segments of liquid crystal to be independently controlled. By independently applying a voltage to each electrode, the liquid crystal within each segment can be independently oriented at a desired angle for a particular mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Liu, Hong-Ji Huang, Joshua Lin
  • Patent number: 11506920
    Abstract: A display device and a screen anti-peeping device are provided. The display device includes a display panel and the screen anti-peeping device. The display panel includes at least one bonding area, wherein the bonding area is configured to be coupled to an outer lead. The screen anti-peeping device overlaps with the display panel and includes a plurality of electrode sets, wherein each of the electrode sets includes a first electrode and a second electrode. At least one of the electrode sets is selected to be coupled to at least one control lead, and the selected electrode set is misaligned with the bonding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Hsing Peng, Bing-Han Tsai
  • Patent number: 11480825
    Abstract: A polarizer and optical display device comprising the same are disclosed. Specifically, the polarizer comprises: a polarizing film; and a contrast ratio improving film formed on one surface of the polarizing film, wherein the contrast ratio improving film comprises a contrast ratio improving layer consisting of a first protective layer, and first and second resin layers facing each other, and the first resin layer has: pattern parts having two or more optical patterns on one surface thereof that faces the second resin layer and a flat part between the optical pattern and another immediately adjacent optical pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Ho Wee, Jeong Ho Lee, Yong Un Jung, Young Oh, Young Hyun Ju
  • Patent number: 11467449
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, comprising an upper polarizer, an in-plane switching mode liquid crystal panel, and a lower polarizer. The in-plane switching mode liquid crystal panel comprises a liquid crystal layer having a Rin (550) value in a range of 310 nm to 350 nm. An absorption axis of the upper polarizer and an absorption axis of the lower polarizer are orthogonal. The lower polarizer is adjacent to a light source as compared to the upper polarizer. The liquid crystal display further comprises, as retardation films, a positive biaxial retardation film having a Rin (450)/Rin (550) value in a range of 0.99 to 1.01, and a negative C plate between the upper polarizer and the in-plane switching mode liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Jin Kim, Kyun Do Park, Dae Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 11460741
    Abstract: A transistor substrate is provided. The transistor substrate includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines, wherein the scan lines intersects with the data lines to define a plurality of pixel units. One of the pixel units includes a first electrode having a slit substantially parallel to the data lines. The pixel units include a second electrode and a switching transistor. The switching transistor includes a gate electrode connecting to one of the scan lines. The gate electrode has a first edge substantially parallel to the extending direction of the scan lines. The switching transistor includes a drain electrode electrically connected to one of the first electrode and the second electrode. The drain electrode includes an extending portion which extends toward the slit and extends away from an extending line of the first edge. The drain electrode and the slit have an overlapping region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yung-Shun Yang, Chun-Liang Lin, Yi-Ching Chen, Nai-Fang Hsu
  • Patent number: 11448917
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal panel; a light control layer; and a surface light source device, wherein the liquid crystal panel includes: a liquid crystal cell; a viewer-side polarizing plate; and a back surface-side polarizing plate, wherein the light control layer includes a first transparent substrate; a first transparent electrode layer; a composite layer of a polymer matrix and a liquid crystal compound; a second transparent electrode layer; and a second transparent substrate, wherein the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate each independently have a thickness of 70 ?m or less, wherein the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate each independently have a front retardation at a wavelength of 590 nm of 100 nm or less, wherein the surface light source device is configured to emit light which has directivity in an approximately normal direction of the light emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki Takemoto, Mariko Hirai, Masanori Otsuka
  • Patent number: 11428990
    Abstract: The present application relates to a liquid crystal display comprising: an upper polarizer; a lower polarizer; and a liquid crystal panel provided between the upper polarizer and the lower polarizer, in which the upper polarizer and the lower polarizer are provided such that the absorption axes thereof are parallel to each other, a wavelength plate is comprised between the upper polarizer and the liquid crystal panel which rotates linear polarized light at 85 to 90 degrees, and the liquid crystal panel is a horizontally aligned liquid crystal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Nayoung Shin, Junwon Chang, Moon Soo Park, Kyun Il Rah, Sun Kug Kim
  • Patent number: 11415844
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a pixel array, a first pad, a dielectric layer, a filling pattern, a first conductor, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate has a display area and a pad area located outside the display area. The pixel array is disposed on the display area. The first pad is disposed on the pad area. The dielectric layer has a first opening overlapped with the first pad. The filling pattern is disposed within the first opening of the dielectric layer. The filling pattern has through holes, and the through holes of the filling pattern are overlapped with the first pads. The first conductor is disposed in the first opening of the dielectric layer, and is electrically connected to the first pad via the through holes of the filling pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Po-Nan Chen, Ya-Jing Yang, Yu-Jui Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11415854
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel having gate bus lines extending along a row direction and source bus lines extending along a column direction; and a gate bus line driving circuit and a source bus line driving circuit. The pixels are disposed in a pixel array region, which includes: a first region where arbitrary displaying takes place; and a second region where exclusively black displaying takes place, the second region adjoining the first region along the column direction. The gate bus lines include a first group of gate bus lines disposed in the first region and a second group of gate bus lines disposed in the second region. The second group of gate bus lines include a first gate bus line connected to the gate bus line driving circuit and second gate bus lines connected to the first gate bus line via an interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yohichiroh Sakaki
  • Patent number: 11391971
    Abstract: A display device includes an electrically controlled viewing angle switching device including two polarizers and a liquid crystal cell disposed between the two polarizers. The liquid crystal cell includes two alignment layers and a liquid crystal material layer disposed between the two alignment layers and including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. A direction of an optical axis of the liquid crystal molecules and a viewing angle control direction of the display device have an included angle ?1 of 70-110 degrees. Two alignment directions of the two alignment layers and the viewing angle control direction have an included angle of 90±20 degrees and an included angle of 270±20 degrees, respectively. Included angles between directions of transmission axis of the two polarizers and alignment directions of the two alignment layers are selected from one of 0±5 degrees and 90±5 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Yang Fang, Ping-Yen Chen, Jen-Wei Yu, Yang-Ching Lin, Yu-Fan Chen
  • Patent number: 11373434
    Abstract: A fingerprint-recognition function in a backlit display device includes a cover plate, a display panel, a backlight module, and a fingerprint recognition module. The cover plate has an operating surface defining a touchable fingerprint identification area. The backlight module emits light for the display panel to display images and, as a first detection light, backlighting incident on the fingerprint identification area reflected by a fingerprint is taken and recognized by the recognition module. Along a thickness direction of the display device, a projection of the fingerprint identification module on the cover plate at least partially overlaps with the fingerprint identification area, and supplementary side-mounted sources emitting non-visible light enhance the accuracy of detection of the recognition module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: JADARD TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Hon-Yuan Leo, Jung-Tse Lee, Sheng-Hsiung Lin, Qing-Shan Yan
  • Patent number: 11372297
    Abstract: A display panel including a pixel array substrate, an opposite substrate, and a display media is provided. The pixel array substrate includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixel units, and a gate driving circuit. The gate driving circuit including a plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of second signal lines, a plurality of dummy signal lines, and a plurality of contact structures is disposed in a peripheral region of the substrate. Each of the second signal lines is electrically connected to one corresponding first signal line. Each of the dummy signal lines is electrically connected to one corresponding second signal line via one corresponding contact structure. Each of the first signal lines is electrically connected to the corresponding second signal line via one corresponding contact structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hung Ko, Yi-Fu Chen, Yu-Sen Chang, Chia-Heng Chen, Hsiao-Chun Chen, You-Ying Lin, Cheng-An Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11360357
    Abstract: A display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are disclosed. The manufacturing method of the display substrate includes: forming a first display electrode; and forming a thin film transistor, which includes forming a semiconductor layer; The first display electrode and the semiconductor layer are in one same layer, and a step of forming the first display electrode is performed before performing a step of forming the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenjun Xiao, Shijun Wang, Hehe Hu, Haoliang Zheng, Xi Chen, Xiaochuan Chen, Guangcai Yuan
  • Patent number: 11353755
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept includes: a first substrate including a display area and a non-display area; a second substrate overlapping the first substrate; a sealant disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a stacked body disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, disposed on an outermost edge of the non-display area, and disposed spaced apart from the sealant, wherein the stacked body includes a column spacer and a color filter stacked body in which at least two color filters are stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventors: Sae Ron Park, Jin Suek Kim, Sang Woo Kang, Eung Gyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11347117
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes: a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix; a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of transistors provided in each of the plurality of pixels; and a scanning line connected to the plurality of transistors in each of the plurality of pixels arranged in a first direction. In each of the plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixel electrodes and the plurality of transistors are arranged in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD., PASONA KNOWLEDGE PARTNER INC.
    Inventor: Daisuke Kajita