Patents Examined by Ryan Crockett
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Patent number: 11914257Abstract: A display device includes: a base substrate, a transistor disposed on the base substrate, an organic layer disposed on the transistor, a display element layer disposed on the organic layer, and a pixel electrode disposed between the organic layer and the display element layer. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode layer disposed between the organic layer and the display element layer and containing an organic matter derived from the organic layer, and a second electrode layer disposed between the first electrode and the display element layer and not containing the organic matter.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jung-Woo Lee
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Patent number: 11899336Abstract: A liquid crystal element is provided that can inhibit occurrence of voltage drop between one end and the other end of each electrode. A liquid crystal element (100) includes a liquid crystal layer LQ, a plurality of first arcuate electrodes (1), and a plurality of second arcuate electrodes (2). The first arcuate electrodes (1) are disposed concentrically about an optical axis (AX) of the liquid crystal element (100) and applies first voltage (V1) to the liquid crystal layer (LQ). The second arcuate electrodes (2) are disposed concentrically about the optical axis (AX) and applies second voltage (V2) to the liquid crystal layer (LQ).Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Giichi Shibuya, Sunri Lee, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Masanori Ozaki
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Patent number: 11899320Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate and a liquid crystal display panel, belonging to the file of display technology. The array substrate includes a base substrate, a first electrode, an insulating dielectric layer and a second electrode stacked in sequence; the second electrode is provided with at least one hollow hole, and the hollow hole is in a shape of convex polygon, circle or ellipse.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hongpeng Li, Pengxia Liang, Zheng Fang, Ge Shi, Hyunsic Choi, Yanliu Sun, Jiahui Han, Song Yang, Yujie Liu
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Patent number: 11886060Abstract: A method for electrically controlling at least one functional element having electrically controllable optical properties, wherein the optical properties are controlled by a control unit, wherein the control unit is connected to at least two transparent flat electrodes of the functional element, and an electrical voltage is applied between the flat electrodes by the control unit, wherein the electrical voltage has a periodic signal profile with a first, variably adjustable frequency and the glazing unit is surrounded by light beams of a second frequency, and wherein the light beams are sensed by a sensor unit and the first frequency is changed as a function of the second frequency, wherein the first frequency is synchronized with the second frequency.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Richard Stelzer, Bastian Klauss, Michael Zeiss, Doane Shelby Craig
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Patent number: 11886082Abstract: The liquid crystal display panel includes a color filter substrate providing with a common electrode layer t; and an array substrate arranged in cell alignment with the color filter substrate and providing with a common electrode line, the array substrate includes a display area and a peripheral area including a plurality of connection areas located on the connection areas and arranged between the color filter substrate and the array substrate; at least one connection area includes a conductive sub-region and a detection sub-region, and the conductive members located on the conductive sub-region are respectively in contact with the common electrode line and the common electrode layer for conducting the common electrode line and the common electrode layer; and the conductive members located on the detection sub-region are respectively in contact with the common electrode layer and a detection pad for conducting the common electrode layer and the detection pad.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Xiaowu Sun, Wei Li
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Patent number: 11886094Abstract: Provided is an optical element including: a first liquid crystal cell including first liquid crystal molecules and a first electrode; and a second liquid crystal cell including second liquid crystal molecules and a second electrode, the first and second electrodes disposed to enable switching between a first state twist-aligning the second liquid crystal molecules and vertically aligning the first liquid crystal molecules and a second state twist-aligning the first liquid crystal molecules and vertically aligning the second liquid crystal molecules. Alignment directions of the second liquid crystal molecules near a third substrate and the second liquid crystal molecules near a fourth substrate in the first state are respectively at azimuthal angles resulting from a ΒΌ turn in the same direction of azimuthal angles of alignment directions of the first liquid crystal molecules near the first substrate and the first liquid crystal molecules near the second substrate in the second state.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Daisuke Minami, Hiroaki Asagi, Kiyoshi Minoura
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Patent number: 11880113Abstract: A device includes a first-type liquid crystal (LC) lens configured to provide a first optical power that is variable in a first step resolution. The device also includes a second-type LC lens coupled with the first-type LC lens, and configured to provide a second optical power that is variable in a second step resolution. The first step resolution is smaller than the second step resolution. A total optical power of the device is a sum of the first optical power and the second optical power, and is variable in the first step resolution.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Lu Lu, Fenglin Peng, Douglas Robert Lanman
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Patent number: 11860485Abstract: According to an aspect, a liquid-crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid-crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a pixel electrode provide, the first electrode includes an electrode base portion extending in a first direction and comb tooth portions extending in a second direction and protruding in a comb teeth shape from the electrode base portion with a predetermined distance interposed therebetween, and adjacent comb tooth portions include adjacent comb tooth portions having a relation in which a first long side of one comb tooth portion closest to a boundary between pixels is not parallel to a first long side of the other comb tooth portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
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Patent number: 11860466Abstract: An optical path control member according to an embodiment comprises an adhesive layer disposed between a second electrode and a light conversion part, wherein: the light conversion part includes a partition wall part and a reception part alternately arranged; the partition wall part includes a first area from the upper surface of the partition wall part up to 30 ?m in a direction toward the first substrate, a third area from the lower surface of the partition wall part up to 30 ?m in a direction toward the second substrate, and a second area provided between the first area and the third area; and Si measured by XPS in the first area corresponds to 2 at % or less.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeon Ji Hong, In Hae Lee
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Patent number: 11860481Abstract: A method for forming an electronic device including two stacked liquid crystal cells is disclosed. A first liquid crystal cell including two substrates is provided. A second liquid crystal cell is formed by disposing another substrate to one of the substrates of the first liquid crystal cell. Subsequently, a cutting step is performed to cut off unnecessary portions of the substrates of the first liquid crystal cell and the second liquid crystal cell. Before bonding the another substrate, a pre-cutting step is performed to form at least a pre-cutting mark on the substrate on which the another substrate is bonded in order to facilitate removal of unnecessary portions of the substrates.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Jen-Hai Chi, Chean Kee
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Patent number: 11860456Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal device includes a plurality of first light-shielding members arranged at a first pitch, a first organic insulating film covering the first light-shielding members, a plurality of second light-shielding members overlapping the first light-shielding members, a second organic insulating film covering the second light-shielding members, a plurality of third light-shielding members overlapping the second light-shielding members, a third organic insulating film covering the third light-shielding members, and a plurality of first electrodes arranged at a second pitch that is smaller than the first pitch.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Junko Nagasawa, Jin Hirosawa
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Patent number: 11862664Abstract: A foldable electronic device may bend about a bend axis. A foldable display panel may be configured to bend along the bend axis as the foldable device is folded. A display cover layer may overlap the display panel. The display panel may have an array of pixels configured to display an image viewable through the display cover layer. The display cover layer may be formed from a layer of glass. A recess may be formed in the layer of glass that runs parallel to the bend axis and that overlaps the bend axis. The recess forms a flexible locally thinned portion in the glass that allows the display cover layer to bend. A rough surface texture and polymer coating may be provided in the recess. The recess may have shallowly sloping walls.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Que Anh S. Nguyen, Christian Weddeling, Hoon Sik Kim, Terry C. Lam
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Patent number: 11860489Abstract: The shorting bar includes a test signal wiring layer, an insulating layer, a signal lead layer, a protective layer and a bonding lead layer that are sequentially stacked. The test signal wiring layer is arranged with test signal lines, and the signal lead layer is arranged with signal leads. The test signal lines are made of a transparent conductive material, and a coverage region of the insulating layer and a coverage region of the protective layer are staggered from coverage regions of the test signal lines; or, the signal leads are made of the transparent conductive material, the coverage region of the protective layer is staggered from coverage regions of the signal leads; or, the protective layer is arranged with a plurality of first through holes, and the first through holes correspond to the signal leads in a one-to-one correspondence.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: HKC Corporation LimitedInventors: Shishuai Huang, Wei Li
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Patent number: 11852952Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal lens including: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate and containing liquid crystal molecules. The first substrate includes a Fresnel lens and a first electrode sequentially toward the liquid crystal layer. The second substrate includes a second electrode. The Fresnel lens includes a Fresnel-shaped part including annular lens surfaces in a concentric circle pattern and a flat part including a flat surface that extends in a radial direction of the concentric circle and intersects at least one of the annular lens surfaces. The annular lens surfaces are on a liquid crystal layer-facing surface of the Fresnel-shaped part and defines an uneven surface. The flat surface is on the liquid crystal layer-facing surface of the flat part.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Naru Usukura, Hiroaki Asagi, Yasuhiro Haseba, Kiyoshi Minoura
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Patent number: 11852926Abstract: The disclosure provides an array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The array substrate includes a substrate, a driving circuit layer, a pixel electrode layer, and an astigmatism layer, which are stacked. The pixel electrode layer includes a plurality of pixel electrodes which are independent from each other. The astigmatism layer includes a plurality of astigmatism components which are connected to each other and correspond to the pixel electrodes. An area of a light-emitting surface of the astigmatism components away from the pixel electrodes is greater than an area of an electrode surface of the pixel electrodes away from the substrate. The disclosure improves viewing angles.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Weina Yong
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Patent number: 11852947Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes a first component substrate, a second component substrate, a display medium layer, and an isolation structure. The first component substrate includes a first carrier and a plurality of pixel electrodes. The pixel electrodes are arranged in an array on the first carrier. The second component substrate includes a second carrier and at least one common electrode. The at least one common electrode is overlapped with the pixel electrodes. The display medium layer and the isolation structure are located between the first carrier and the second carrier. The display medium layer includes a plurality of charged particles. The isolation structure includes a barrier structure and an isolation electrode. The isolation electrode is formed on a bottom surface of the barrier structure and adjacent to the display medium layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: AUO CorporationInventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Yu-Pin Kuo, Kun-Cheng Tien
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Patent number: 11841569Abstract: The present application provides a splicing display device, a light-emitting diode (LED) substrate is arranged on adjacent display devices, and the LED substrate covers a gap. LED elements are arranged on a base. A first magnetic member is arranged on the base. A fastening module includes a fastening element and a magnetic assembly. The fastening element is arranged on a support module. At least a portion of the fastening element is arranged corresponding to the gap. The magnetic assembly is arranged on the fastening element and located in the gap. The magnetic assembly is magnetically connected to the first magnetic member.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yongping Fan
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Patent number: 11841572Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in a plan view with respect to the primary face of a semiconductor device, includes at least a part of an outer edge of a color filter layer being located between an effective pixel region and a joining member, and the distance from the effective pixel region to at least a part of the outer edge is greater than the distance from the color filter layer to a light transmission plate in the effective pixel region.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hidemasa Oshige
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Patent number: 11829035Abstract: A display apparatus includes an array substrate; a counter substrate facing the array substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the counter substrate; at least one optical compensation film between the array substrate and the counter substrate, extending throughout a display area of the display apparatus; a control electrode between the array substrate and the counter substrate, extending throughout the display area of the display apparatus; and a back light configured to provide light for image display. The liquid crystal layer in a dark state has a first phase retardation. Under control of the control electrode, the at least one optical compensation film gives a second phase retardation when the liquid crystal layer is in the dark state. A sum of the first phase retardation and the second phase retardation is substantially same as an integral multiple of a wavelength of light emitted from the back light.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Feifei Wang, Xibin Shao, Hongming Zhan, Lintao Ji, Xiaochun Xu
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Patent number: 11830277Abstract: A display panel is provided, comprising a backlight module, a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a second substrate, and a glass cover, wherein the second substrate comprises a fingerprint identification layer configured for identifying information from a fingerprint of a user. The second substrate provided with the fingerprint identification layer is disposed close to the glass cover, making the fingerprint identification layer closer to the fingerprint of the user, shortening a path of the light reflected by the fingerprint to the fingerprint identification sensors, and improving fingerprint identification effectiveness.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhou Zhang, Changwen Ma, Pan Xu