Patents Examined by Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11592712
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a first light-transmissive substrate; a second light-transmissive substrate arranged to face the first light-transmissive substrate; a liquid crystal layer including polymer dispersed liquid crystals sealed between the first light-transmissive substrate and the second light-transmissive substrate; at least one light-emitting device arranged to face at least one of a side surface of the first light-transmissive substrate or a side surface of the second light-transmissive substrate; and at least one reflector arranged on at least one of a side surface of the first light-transmissive substrate or a side surface of the second light-transmissive substrate, the side surface of the first or second light-transmissive substrate being on an opposite side of the side surface of the first or second light-transmissive substrate to which the at least one light-emitting device faces, and configured to reflect light at the side surface on the opposite side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Manabu Mizuno, Kentaro Okuyama, Hiroshi Inamura, Hiroki Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11590250
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display panel including a display surface; a sensor configured to detect an external object in proximity to or in contact with the display surface; an ultraviolet light emitter configured to emit ultraviolet light to the display surface; and a controller configured to control an operation of the ultraviolet light emitter. The controller increases an emission amount of ultraviolet light from the ultraviolet light emitter as the object approaches the display surface, and reduces the emission amount of ultraviolet light from the ultraviolet light emitter as the object recedes from the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Masashi Takahata
  • Patent number: 11586068
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a backlight source, a privacy filter disposed on the backlight source, a light adjusting panel disposed on the privacy filter, and a display panel disposed on the light adjusting panel. The light adjusting panel includes a first substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first vertical alignment film disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a second vertical alignment film disposed on the second substrate, and a positive liquid crystal layer disposed between the first vertical alignment film and the second vertical alignment film. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed on the first substrate. Here, the first electrode has a plurality of first slits, and a plurality of orthogonal projections of the first slits on the first substrate overlap an orthogonal projection of the second electrode on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Hsuan Chiu, Chih-Hao Chen, Seok-Lyul Lee, Syuan-Ling Yang
  • Patent number: 11585966
    Abstract: The disclosure describes asymmetric turning films (ATFs) that may be used in conjunction with multiple light sources in a liquid crystal display assembly to provide multiple different characteristic output distributions of light. In some examples, the ATFs include a structured surface defining a plurality of microstructures having two or more faces with each face configured to reflect light in different directions. The microstructure may define a microstructure axis and an angle gradient characterizing the rotation of the microstructure axis across the structured surface of the ATF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Epstein, Nicholas A. Johnson, Michael E. Lauters, Shannon L. Siefken, Gary T. Boyd
  • Patent number: 11587520
    Abstract: A pixel drive circuit and a display panel are provided. According to the pixel drive circuit, a first data line and a first sharing line form a first sub pixel area, a second data line and a second sharing line form a second sub pixel area, and a third data line and a third sharing line form a third sub pixel area. The first sub pixel area, the second sub pixel area and the third sub pixel area share one scan line. The first sharing line of the first sub pixel area is connected in series with the third sharing line of the third sub pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zixiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11579482
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: an array substrate having a display region provided with a plurality of signal lines arranged with spaces in a first direction and a plurality of scanning lines arranged with spaces in a second direction; a counter substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the counter substrate; and a light source disposed so as to cause light to enter a side surface of the array substrate or a side surface of the counter substrate. The counter substrate is provided with a light-blocking layer. In a plan view, the light-blocking layer overlaps either of the signal lines and the scanning lines, and the other of the signal lines and the scanning lines each have a non-overlapping portion that does not overlap the light-blocking layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshihide Ohue
  • Patent number: 11573445
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged across a display area of a display device, and a black matrix configured to block a portion of light outputted by each pixel of the plurality of pixels. The black matrix is configured to allow light from the second pixel having a first output intensity distribution having a peak intensity corresponding to a first direction to pass through, and to allow light from the first pixel having a second output intensity distribution having a peak intensity corresponding to a second direction to pass through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Linghui Rao, Samara Kate Sytsma, Jacques Gollier, Agnes Lee, Fenglin Peng
  • Patent number: 11573444
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer, wherein the second substrate includes a first light-shielding member in a frame shape having a first opening overlapping an optical sensor, a light-shielding layer having a second opening overlapping the first opening, and a first pixel opening and a second pixel opening, the first light-shielding member has a first outer edge and a second outer edge elongated in a second direction, the first outer edge overlaps the light-shielding layer between the second opening and the first pixel opening in a planar view, and the second outer edge overlaps the light-shielding layer between the second opening and the second pixel opening in a planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Jin Hirosawa
  • Patent number: 11573446
    Abstract: Disclose are a display substrate, a liquid crystal display panel and a display device. The display substrate is provided with a display region. The display substrate includes: a base substrate, and a black matrix arranged on a side of the base substrate. The black matrix includes: a first region corresponding to the display region, and a plurality of frame regions arranged on a periphery of the first region. At least one rectilinear first slit and at least one rectilinear second slit intersecting with the at least one rectilinear first slit are arranged in the at least one of the frame regions, and an extending direction of the at least one rectilinear first slit is same as an extending direction of the at least one of the frame regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Cheng, Ke Dai, Haipeng Yang, Maoxiu Zhou, Xiaoting Jiang, Chunxu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11567373
    Abstract: Provided are a laminated glass which has a reduced occurrence of voids and accumulation of liquid crystal, and a production method for the laminated glass. Also provided is a laminated glass which can prevent deterioration of a sealing material. This laminated glass 1 comprises a first glass plate 33A, a first intermediate film 31A, a liquid crystal film 10, a second intermediate film 31B, and a second glass plate, which are layered and disposed in this order, wherein the first glass plate 33A and the second glass plate 33B have a larger outer shape than that of the liquid crystal film 10, and a spacer 32 is provided in at least a portion of a region which is interposed between the first glass plate 33A and the second glass plate 33B and in which the liquid crystal film 10 is not disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norio Ishii, Keisuke Miura, Yusuke Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 11567372
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) device including a display area and a non-display area, a bonding area is further disposed in the non-display area, a bonding lead is formed on an array substrate in the bonding area, and a first alignment film is further disposed on the array substrate. A dam is disposed on a side of the bonding lead near an edge of the display area, and the first dam is configured to isolate the first alignment film from the bonding lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventor: Qingyong Zhu
  • Patent number: 11567358
    Abstract: Provided are a color film substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and a display panel and manufacturing method thereof. The color film substrate is divided into a display region, and a non-display region around a periphery of the display region and including an edge region at an edge of the color film substrate. The color film substrate includes base, color resist layer on the base and black matrix layer on the base at least in the display region. In the edge region, the color resist layer includes first sub color resist layer on the base and second sub color resist layer on the first sub color resist layer, the first sub color resist layer allows light in first wavelength range to transmit therethrough, the second sub color resist layer allows light in a second wavelength range to transmit therethrough, and the first wavelength range does not overlap the second wavelength range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: FUZHOU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Fang, Jixiang Chen, Shanshan Xu, Longgan Hu, Wenchao Wang, Jinliang Wang, Sang Jin Park
  • Patent number: 11567355
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first base substrate, a partitioning wall pattern disposed between a first pixel area and a second pixel area and on the first base substrate, a first color conversion pattern disposed in the first pixel area and including quantum dot particles and/or phosphor, a first fluorine layer disposed on the first color conversion layer, fluorine content of the first fluorine layer being higher than that of the first color conversion pattern, and a second color conversion pattern disposed in the second pixel area and including quantum dot particles and/or phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Boram Lee, Taimei Kodaira, Sangji Park, Kwangsoo Bae, Haeju Yun, Donchan Cho, Youngje Cho
  • Patent number: 11561424
    Abstract: Provided is a tiled display device including a plurality of display devices each having a display panel including a plurality of pixels and a support plate disposed under the display panel, a lower cover including an alignment hole and coupled to a lower portion of the support plate of each of the plurality of display devices, and a first coupling member including a base portion fixed to the support plate and a first coupling portion protruding from the base portion and passing through the alignment hole. A diameter of the first coupling portion is smaller than a diameter of the alignment hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hyeon Choi, Haeng Won Park, Il Hyun Yang, Dae Hwan Jang, Jin Ho Cho
  • Patent number: 11561422
    Abstract: A display module and a vehicle-mounted display device are disclosed. The display module includes a middle frame, a display panel and an elastic adhesive body; the middle frame includes a first frame body, being arranged around an opening region and having a bearing surface; the display panel includes a middle portion and an edge portion; the adhesive body is located between the bearing surface and the edge portion; the middle frame further includes a second frame body, located at an edge of the first frame body and, the second frame body is located at a side of the first frame body away from the display panel, and an orthographic projection of the edge portion on a plane where the bearing surface is located at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of the second frame body on the plane where the bearing surface is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haifeng Xu, Kaiwen Wang
  • Patent number: 11561430
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a control method thereof. The polarizer is disposed on a light-emitting side of the display panel, and the imaging module is disposed on a non-light-emitting side of the display panel. The display panel includes a first display region, and in a direction perpendicular to the polarizer, the polarizer covers the first display region and the imaging module at least partially overlaps the first display region. The polarizer includes a polarized state and an unpolarized state, and a light transmittance of the polarizer in the unpolarized state is greater than a light transmittance in the polarized state. The first reaction light emitting unit emits a first reaction light to the first display region. The polarizer includes a light sensitive structure, and the light sensitive structure adjusts the polarizer from the polarized state to the unpolarized state under the action of the first reaction light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhaodi Yin, Yangzhao Ma, You Gao, Jian Wu, Kaen Jiang, Zhenkai Yang
  • Patent number: 11556035
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor substrate including, a switching element, a first organic insulating film, first and second metal lines arranged in a first direction and extending in a second direction, and a metal electrode located between the first and second metal lines. The first organic insulating film includes first and second surfaces. The switching element is covered with the first surface. The first and second metal lines and the metal electrode are located on the second surface side. The first metal line includes a first portion extending in the second direction and a second portion having a width larger than a width of the first portion. The second portion includes arcuate first and second edge. The metal electrode has a polygonal shape having n corners or an elliptic shape where n is larger than four.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Gen Koide
  • Patent number: 11550189
    Abstract: A display device includes a flexible substrate including a first region including a display region, a second region including a curved region, and a third region including a terminal region; an electro-optical element located in the display region; and a resin layer continuously extending from the first region to the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masumi Nishimura, Shinichiro Oka
  • Patent number: 11543713
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate including a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines to the data lines, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, an image display layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of first pads which electrically connected to the gate lines, respectively, where the first pads further protrude outward than a first side surface of the first substrate, a gate driver facing the first pads, and a first adhesive disposed between the gate driver and the first pads. The first adhesive includes a first conductive film and a plurality of first conductive patterns disposed between the first conductive film and the first pads to respectively overlap the first pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deok-Hwan Kim, Jinseok Kim, Hyoung-Rae Lee, Hasook Kim
  • Patent number: 11536995
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a first pixel area and a second pixel area adjacent to the first pixel area. The display panel includes an array substrate, a color film substrate arranged oppositely to the array substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the array substrate and the color film substrate, and a backlight module positioned at a side of the color film substrate, which is back on to the array substrate. The display panel comprises a plurality of micro light emitting diode (micro LED) lighting units. A transparent area is placed among the micro LED lighting units, and the color film substrate includes a color filter in the second pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Li Zhong