Patents Examined by Anthony G. Quash
  • Patent number: 10197836
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of display, particularly to a spliced display and a display system. The spliced display includes clips and a number of display modules. The display modules can be spliced into an image display area, and adjacent two display modules can be connected by clips. By connecting adjacent two display modules by clips into the spliced display, the assembling time can be reduced, the assembling process can be simplified, and this is advantageous to mass production of products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhihong Du
  • Patent number: 10185079
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus having a quantum dot sheet to change color by converting the wavelength of blue lights, a middle mold having a middle supporting unit to support a front edge unit of a light guide plate, and a supplement member coupled to the middle supporting unit and configured to reflect the light radiated from the a source to prevent the light that is radiated from the light source from exiting through the gap between the light guide plate and the middle supporting unit, and thus the generation of bright line may be minimized and heat radiation performance may be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Gyu Yoon, Heong Seog Lee
  • Patent number: 10168568
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device comprising a display panel, wherein a first polarizer is arranged at a side of the display panel that is opposite to the side for displaying images, and a functional component with a grid structure and a second polarizer are arranged in sequence along the direction away from the display panel at the side for displaying images, the second polarizer being capable of scattering light rays that penetrate the second polarizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qing Zhang, Wei Yan
  • Patent number: 10162210
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch panel, a method for producing the same and a display apparatus. The touch panel includes: a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a display medium layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a black matrix arranged on one of the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of driving electrode units and a plurality of inductive electrode units arranged alternatively on the other one of the first substrate and the second substrate, and each of the plurality of driving electrode units or the plurality of inductive electrode units includes a plurality of transparent electrodes and projections of boundaries of the transparent electrodes onto the substrate having the black matrix are covered by the black matrix or coincide with the range of the black matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiangxiang Zou
  • Patent number: 10163412
    Abstract: A pixel structure is provided. The pixel structure includes a scan line and a data line, an active device, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The active device is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device. The common electrode is disposed to overlap with the pixel electrode. The common electrode is coupled to the pixel electrode to form a first storage capacitor and a second storage capacitor. The first storage capacitor and the second storage capacitor commonly use the pixel electrode as an upper electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hung-Che Lin, Cheng-Han Tsao, Sheng-Ju Ho, Shang-Jie Wu
  • Patent number: 10133111
    Abstract: A protective panel for a display device includes a substrate and a light-blocking layer provided over the substrate. A display window is defined on a region of the substrate where the light-blocking layer is not provided. The light-blocking layer includes a first layer which comprises a first material having a first color. The protective panel further includes a hole formed through the light-blocking layer. The hole having an inner sidewall, which is clad with a cladding material having a color different from the first color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10126596
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes: a display panel; an optical layer configured to be positioned behind the display panel; a reflecting sheet configured to be positioned at the rear side of the optical layer; a frame configured to be positioned behind the reflecting sheet; and a supporter configured to be positioned between the optical layer and the reflecting sheet so that the optical layer and the reflecting sheet are spaced apart from each other and to have an elastic portion that at least partially deforms upon deformation of the optical layer. According to the present invention, even if the optical layer deforms, the possibility of damage to the optical layer due to the supporter with the elastic portion can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junhee Kong, Hyungu Kim, Subin Kim
  • Patent number: 10126484
    Abstract: An optical member, backlight unit and display device are provided. The optical member includes: a reflective substrate including a base member, a reflective layer disposed on the base member, and a plurality of refractive layers disposed on the reflective layer; an optical conversion layer disposed on the reflective substrate; and a barrier substrate disposed on the optical conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seongman Jeon, Sangcheon Kim, Byoungkwon Cho, Hyunkwon Shin
  • Patent number: 10120251
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: gate lines formed in a first direction on a second transparent substrate; data lines formed in a second direction; first transparent common electrodes; a protective insulating film; transparent pixel electrodes arranged in the first direction and the second direction and formed so as to be opposed to the first transparent common electrodes on a surface of the protective insulating film; thin film transistors connected to the transparent pixel electrodes; a second transparent common electrode formed on the surface of the protective insulating film; and a liquid crystal layer formed on the protective insulating film, the transparent pixel electrodes, and the second transparent common electrode. The second transparent common electrode covers the gate lines and the data lines through intermediation of the protective insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kikuo Ono
  • Patent number: 10067371
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and an LCD device are provided. The panel has: a metal layer having transparent portions configured to conveniently cure a sealant and opaque portions; a second transparent conductive layer; and conducting particles positioned between a first substrate and a second substrate and configured to connect a first transparent conductive layer with the second transparent conductive layer. A light-shading layer is aligned with the transparent portions, so that light leakage of the transparent portions is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yanxi Ye
  • Patent number: 10056411
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an array substrate, preparation and driving methods thereof, a liquid crystal display panel and a display device, for reducing the drive voltage required by a liquid crystal display device, and increasing the light transmission rate. The array substrate comprises data lines and gate lines intersecting transversely and longitudinally to form a plurality of pixel units, each pixel unit comprising a pixel electrode and common electrodes, wherein the common electrodes include first common electrodes and second common electrodes; the first common electrodes, the second common electrodes and the pixel electrode are located in a same layer and do not overlap with each other; and the first common electrodes and the second common electrodes are in strip patterns, and the first common electrodes, the pixel electrode and the second common electrode are spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guangye Hao, Teng Ye, Lijun Zhao, Yunsik Im
  • Patent number: 10031356
    Abstract: An optical device, having an active matrix, containing polymer dispersed liquid crystals, guest-host liquid crystals, suspended particles and/or polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals, the active high transmissive mode has at least 40% of incoming light transmitted through the optical device and in low transmissive mode less than 40% of incoming light transmitted through the optical device, the active matrix is switchable between high transmissive mode and low transmissive mode. The optical device containing a fail-safe mechanism, which is capable to switch the active matrix from a low transmissive mode in a high transmissive mode without the power of an applied grid. The optical device has a fail-safe mechanism comprising at least one battery and a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Casper Van Oosten, Felix Schlosser
  • Patent number: 10012881
    Abstract: A repairing method of defective pixels having light spots includes: connecting the pixel electrode and a drain electrode of the of the TFT via a point welding method; cutting off the continuous common electrode to divide the common electrode within the switch area and the common electrode within the pixel area; and removing the pixel electrode arranged above intersections of the common electrode, and connecting the pixel electrode within the switch area and the pixel electrode within pixel area. In addition, an array substrate and a liquid crystal panel are disclosed. By cutting off the common electrode within the pixel area switch area and the pixel area, the defective pixels having light spots are eliminated. In addition, such defective pixels are repaired to be pixels capable of emitting light normally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Xiangdeng Que
  • Patent number: 10012872
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate, including at least two sub-pixel electrodes separated from one another; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, each of the sub-pixel electrodes includes a stem electrode, an outer electrode connected to the stem electrode, a first branch electrode extending from the stem electrode or the outer electrode in a first direction, and a second branch electrode extending from the stem electrode or the outer electrode in a second direction, wherein an angle between the first direction and the second direction is in a range of about 170 to about 180 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungkyu Lee, Wan Namgung, Hongmin Yoon, Hojun Lee
  • Patent number: 10007159
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel including first to nth signal lines formed in a display area in which pixels are formed, and first to nth link lines which are formed in a non-display area excluding the display area from the display panel. The first to nth link lines are respectively connected to the first to nth signal lines, where ‘n’ is an even natural number equal to or greater than 2. At least one of the first to nth link lines includes a hole passing through the at least one link line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minhee Lee, Hoansu Shim
  • Patent number: 9997583
    Abstract: A double-faced display panel and a double-faced display device comprising the double-faced display panel are provided. The double-faced display panel comprises: a first display sub-unit, provided with a first display surface and a first non-display surface opposite to each other; a second display sub-unit, provided with a second display surface and a second non-display surface opposite to each other, and arranged back to back with the first display sub-unit, the second non-display surface facing the first non-display surface; and a reflection unit, arranged between the first display sub-unit and the second display sub-unit. The reflection unit is configured to reflect display light emitted from the first display sub-unit back to the first display sub-unit and reflect display light emitted from the second display sub-unit back to the second display sub-unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chunbing Zhang, Bin Zhang, Shuai Hou, Yichiang Lai, Liang Zhang
  • Patent number: 9983408
    Abstract: A display device 10 comprises a see-through member 12 having a see-through area 14, the see-through member 12 including a plurality of display segments 16 for emitting visible light, the display segments 16 being provided within the see-through area 14 in a mutually spaced manner, the see-through member 12 further including a plurality of holographic optical elements 20 provided within the see-through area 14, each holographic optical element 20 being associated with a respective display segment 16, wherein each holographic optical element 20 is adapted to collimate the visible light emitted by the associated display segment 16 when the display segment 16 is located in a focal plane of the associated holographic optical element 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Lusospace, Projectos Engenharia LDA
    Inventor: Ivo Yves De Matos Pereira Vieira
  • Patent number: 9952470
    Abstract: A color film substrate comprises a underlying substrate, a shading layer on the underlying substrate and photo spacers on the shading layer. The photo spacer comprises a top surface, a bottom surface and side surfaces for connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, and the top surface comprises at least one inclined face portion unparallel to the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Xu, Hongfei Cheng, Yong Qiao
  • Patent number: 9946088
    Abstract: Stereoscopic display system assemblies may be configured to have optimal performance with passive, circular analyzing, cinema eyewear. They may comprise non-twisted electrically controlled birefringent liquid crystal modulators oriented at ±45° to the polarizer orientation of the eyewear. Exemplary embodiments may include single half-wave modulators with a crossing (i.e. negating) quarter wave films. The natural polarization state of the LCD may be rotated and cleaned-up when necessary to cross with the horizontal eyewear polarizer orientation. In an embodiment, the LC modulator substrate is positioned outermost for anti-reflection coating tolerance, durability and touch sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: REALD INC.
    Inventors: Michael G. Robinson, Gary D. Sharp
  • Patent number: 9939671
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal module detection apparatus for detecting image-sticking, and a detection and evaluation system and method. The apparatus comprises: a sealed thermal-insulating transparent container (1), adapted to contain a liquid crystal module (5) to be tested; a temperature-control module, adapted to adjust the temperature inside the container; a signal generator module (4), adapted to provide a drive signal to the liquid crystal module to be tested. The apparatus employs a sealed, well thermal-insulating, transparent container, and utilizes the heat emitted from the panel and the backlight of the module itself to form a desired temperature environment for detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peilin Zhang, Jaegeon You