Patents by Inventor Zhongxiao Li

Zhongxiao Li has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210215977
    Abstract: Liquid crystal display panel, display device, operating method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhongxiao LI
  • Patent number: 11054678
    Abstract: A display device and a display method. The display device includes an anti-peeping backlight module, a display panel and a regulator, the display panel being arranged on a light exit surface of the anti-peeping backlight module, and the anti-peeping backlight module being configured to emit an anti-peeping backlight; the display device has an anti-peeping OFF state and an anti-peeping ON state; wherein, in the anti-peeping OFF state, the regulator is configured to increase a divergence angle of the anti-peeping backlight so as to obtain divergent light; in the anti-peeping ON state, the regulator is configured to maintain the divergence angle of the anti-peeping backlight so as to obtain anti-peeping light. The display device and display method provided in this text can enable switching between normal display mode and an anti-peeping display mode to facilitate safe display of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xue Dong, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Chenyu Chen, Ming Yang
  • Publication number: 20210173240
    Abstract: Provided are an anti-peep display, a liquid crystal display device and an anti-peep component, the anti-peep display includes a backlight source, a liquid crystal display screen, and a grating layer and a black matrix layer which are arranged between the liquid crystal layer and the backlight source; the grating layer includes a grating layer controllable light-blocking area and a grating layer light-transmitting area that are alternately arranged; the black matrix layer includes a black matrix layer light-blocking area and a black matrix layer light-transmitting area that are alternately arranged; the grating layer light-transmitting area and the black matrix layer light-transmitting area are in one-to-one correspondence, and the grating layer light-transmitting area is aligned with the black matrix layer light-transmitting area corresponding to the grating layer light-transmitting area in a direction perpendicular to the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Ming Yang
  • Publication number: 20210165267
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display device. The display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of sub-pixels, each of the sub-pixels including at least one display unit, each display unit including a first electrode, a second electrode and a liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal layer being configured to deflect collimated light rays incident onto the display panel by controlling electric signals applied to the first electrode and the second electrode; and an optical member configured to convert collimated light rays emitted from the liquid crystal layer into divergent light rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xue Dong, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Haiyan Wang, Chen-Yu Chen, Xiaochen Niu, Jinye Zhu
  • Patent number: 11016332
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of pixel units is provided. The display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other a first light-shielding layer including a plurality of first openings as light-transmitting regions for the pixel units, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each pixel unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a lens. The first electrode and the second electrode are configured to form an electric field in response to receiving a voltage, the electric field is configured to drive liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer to deflect to change a ratio of transmission and reflection of linearly polarized light incident onto the liquid crystal layer at the light incident surface of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao
  • Patent number: 11002428
    Abstract: A light regulation device includes: a first substrate on which a first electrode layer is provided; a second substrate on which a second electrode layer is provided; and liquid crystals interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of electrode units. Each of the electrode units includes a plurality of electrode strips. Each of the electrode strips is configured to be loaded a different driving voltage signal. The second electrode layer is configured to be loaded a common voltage signal. An exiting direction of light passing through liquid crystals at a position corresponding to each of the electrode units is deflected in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Wei Wang, Pengxia Liang, Wenqing Zhao, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11003040
    Abstract: A grating structure includes slit regions (4) and light blocking regions (5) that are alternately distributed in a first direction. The slit regions (4) and the light blocking regions (5) extend in a second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The grating structure further includes two electrode plates (10, 20) disposed oppositely, and a plurality of support columns (3) disposed between the two electrode plates (10, 20) and supporting them. At least two of the support columns (3) are spaced apart in the first direction are arranged in each of the slit regions (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chenyu Chen, Zhongxiao Li, Xiaoehen Niu, Jinye Zhu, Wenqing Zhao, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Publication number: 20210132443
    Abstract: A transparent liquid crystal display panel is provided, including a first substrate and a second substrate oppositely to each other, where the first substrate is configured to enable light incident therein to be transmitted through a reflection; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first grating layer between the liquid crystal layer and the first substrate, where the first grating layer includes a plurality of first gratings arranged in an array; a first electrode layer between the first grating layer and the liquid crystal layer, where the first electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrodes arranged in an array; and a second electrode layer between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate; an orthographic projection of each of the first gratings onto the first substrate at least partially covers an area between orthographic projections of two adjacent first electrodes onto the first substrate; where the liquid crystal layer is configured to form
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Zhongxiao LI
  • Patent number: 10969617
    Abstract: A display panel, a display device and a display method are provided. The display panel includes: first pixels configured to display a first image; second pixels configured to display a second image. The display panel further includes light-shielding patterns configured to shield part of light beams emitted by the second pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Wenqing Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210096421
    Abstract: A display panel includes a light guide plate, a substrate, a reflector and a liquid crystal layer. A refractive index of the liquid crystal layer can vary between a minimum liquid crystal refractive index and a maximum liquid crystal refractive index. One side, facing the substrate, of the light guide plate includes a light entry region, light at least partially enters the liquid crystal layer through the light entry region and is propagated towards the reflector. The maximum liquid crystal refractive index is greater than a refractive index of the reflector, and the minimum reflective index is not greater than the refractive index of the reflector. When the refractive index of the liquid crystal layer is greater than the reflective index of the reflector, the reflector reflects at least a part of light entering the liquid crystal layer from the light entry region to the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Sen Ma, Qian Wang, Zhongxiao Li, Qingxun Zhang, Wenqing Zhao, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Patent number: 10962823
    Abstract: A display module and a display device. The display module includes: a display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrate; and a backlight panel on a side of the first or second substrate away from the liquid crystal layer. The display panel further includes a color filter layer on a side of the liquid crystal layer away from the backlight panel. The color filter layer includes at least two portions having different transparency. The backlight panel is configured to emit a plurality of directional light beams to the color filter layer. The display panel is configured to change a propagation direction of each of the directional light beams by means of the liquid crystal layer, to adjust an irradiation position of the directional light beam on the color filter layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xue Dong, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210088837
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of pixel units is provided. The display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other a first light-shielding layer including a plurality of first openings as light-transmitting regions for the pixel units, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each pixel unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a lens. The first electrode and the second electrode are configured to form an electric field in response to receiving a voltage, the electric field is configured to drive liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer to deflect to change a ratio of transmission and reflection of linearly polarized light incident onto the liquid crystal layer at the light incident surface of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Zhongxiao LI, Xiaochuan CHEN, Wenqing ZHAO
  • Patent number: 10948751
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an anti-peep display device and an anti-peep display device. The anti-peep display device includes a display layer and a liquid crystal grating layer; the liquid crystal grating layer is disposed at a surface of the display layer, and the liquid crystal grating layer includes two layers of glass substrate and a liquid crystal layer; these two layers of glass substrate are spaced apart and oppositely disposed; the liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between the two layers of the glass substrate; by adjusting the liquid crystal layer, a plurality of gratings of the liquid crystal grating layer are controlled to switch between black and white, thereby controlling the anti-peep display device to switch between an anti-peep display mode and a shared display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Ming Yang
  • Patent number: 10928687
    Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The display device comprises: an array substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer; the display device includes sub-pixel areas including a shading area and a light-transmitting area; the sub-pixel area includes an electrode structure and a first shading part, and the electrode structure includes: first electrodes, second electrodes and third electrodes; the first electrodes are divided into first type electrodes and second type electrodes; the electrode structure is configured to: apply the same voltage to the first type electrode, the second electrode and the third electrode, apply different voltages to the first type electrode and the second type electrode to control liquid crystal molecules to form a liquid crystal lens; or apply different voltages to the second electrode and the third electrode to control the liquid crystal molecules to form a liquid crystal grating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Qingxun Zhang, Wenqing Zhao
  • Patent number: 10931937
    Abstract: The present application discloses a display apparatus including a display panel including a plurality of subpixels. Each subpixel comprises a first region for displaying a subpixel image. The display apparatus further includes a plurality of pixel adjustors each of which is configured to adjust the first region of a corresponding one subpixel to display an initial subpixel image. Additionally, the display apparatus includes a plurality of optical elements at a first side of the display panel. Each of the plurality of optical elements is associated with at least one subpixel to generate a virtual subpixel image at a second side of the display panel corresponding to the initial subpixel image displayed by the at least one subpixel. Each of the plurality of optical elements independently controls a distance of the virtual subpixel image relative to the display panel and the second side is opposite to the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhongxiao Li
  • Patent number: 10921621
    Abstract: An optical structure, a display device and an operating method thereof are provided. The optical structure includes: first electrode and second electrode arranged opposite to each other; first alignment layer; second alignment layer; liquid crystal molecules arranged between first alignment layer and second alignment layer; and insulative protrusions arranged at a side of first alignment layer facing second alignment layer. The insulative protrusions are spaced apart from and arranged parallel to each other, and the protrusion has a same refractive index as the liquid crystal molecules in energized or de-energized state. Through controlling electric signals applied to first electrode and second electrode, it is able to switch the optical structure between first state where the optical structure does not change propagation direction of light entering the optical structure and second state where the optical structure is capable of changing propagation direction of light entering the optical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Qian Wang, Ming Yang
  • Publication number: 20210033933
    Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The display device comprises: an array substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer; the display device includes sub-pixel areas including a shading area and a light-transmitting area; the sub-pixel area includes an electrode structure and a first shading part, and the electrode structure includes: first electrodes, second electrodes and third electrodes; the first electrodes are divided into first type electrodes and second type electrodes; the electrode structure is configured to: apply the same voltage to the first type electrode, the second electrode and the third electrode, apply different voltages to the first type electrode and the second type electrode to control liquid crystal molecules to form a liquid crystal lens; or apply different voltages to the second electrode and the third electrode to control the liquid crystal molecules to form a liquid crystal grating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Zhongxiao LI, Qingxun ZHANG, Wenging ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20210010657
    Abstract: A light regulation device includes: a first substrate on which a first electrode layer is provided; a second substrate on which a second electrode layer is provided; and liquid crystals interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of electrode units. Each of the electrode units includes a plurality of electrode strips. Each of the electrode strips is configured to be loaded a different driving voltage signal. The second electrode layer is configured to be loaded a common voltage signal. An exiting direction of light passing through liquid crystals at a position corresponding to each of the electrode units is deflected in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Wei Wang, Pengxia Liang, Wenqing Zhao, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Patent number: 10884262
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a liquid crystal lens, a method for producing the same, and a display apparatus. This liquid crystal lens comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein a plurality of prism units are provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, each of the prism units comprises a first electrode and a second electrode group, the second electrode group comprises a plurality of second electrodes, a liquid crystal layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode group, a transparent insulating separation structure is provided between two adjacent prism units, and the refractive index of the separation structure is the same as that of the long axis of the liquid crystal molecule constituting the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal lens in this disclosure is used for a naked-eye 3D display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haiyan Wang, Zhongxiao Li
  • Publication number: 20200379285
    Abstract: A display device and a display method thereof are provided. The display device includes: a first base substrate (10) and a second base substrate (20) which are arranged oppositely and a liquid crystal layer (30) between the first base substrate (10) and the second base substrate (20), the display device further includes: a waveguide grating (40) between the liquid crystal layer (30) and the first base substrate (10), the waveguide grating (40) including a waveguide layer (401) and a grating layer (402) on one side of the waveguide layer (401) facing the liquid crystal layer (30), and the grating layer (402) being in contact with the liquid crystal layer (30); and a collimation light source (50) on a lateral surface of the waveguide layer (401), light emitted by the collimation light source (50) being coupled into the waveguide layer (401) and output from the grating layer (402).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Wei WANG, Yafeng YANG, Xiaochuan CHEN, Wenqing ZHAO, Zhongxiao LI, Jifeng TAN, Xianqin MENG