Having Connection Detail To External Circuit Patents (Class 349/149)
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Patent number: 9685494Abstract: A terminal is formed on a substrate. An anisotropic conductive film is disposed on the terminal. A flexible printed board is connected to the terminal via the anisotropic conductive film. At least one opening is formed in the terminal. An adhesion reinforcing portion as a projection is formed inside the opening. The adhesion reinforcing portion is formed of a material having higher adhesion to the anisotropic conductive film than a material constituting the surface of the terminal, and is adhered to the anisotropic conductive film.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Odaka, Jun Hanari, Toshihiro Sato
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Patent number: 9678588Abstract: An LCD module may include a color filter (CF) layer with pixels for modifying light energy to form a display image. A transistor layer below the CF layer may include a glass panel, conductive pathways, and transistors coupled to the conductive pathways and for controlling the pixels. A control layer is located below the transistor layer and may include a display controller for generating signals to control the transistor. First wire bondings carry the signals between the display controller and the conductive pathways included in the transistor layer. The LCD module may be used in a substantially round device, such as a watch, to provide a substantially borderless display.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Stjepan Begic, Olof Simonsson, Magnus Steijner
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Patent number: 9673225Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an array substrate, a fabrication method thereof and a display device. The array substrate comprises a driver IC and pixel units, wherein each port of the driver IC is connected to a plurality of pixel units through a connecting structure, each connecting structure comprises a connecting line connected between a port of the driver IC and a plurality of pixel units, at least some of the connecting structures also comprise resistance regulating units for changing the total resistance values of the connecting structures, and the resistance regulating units are connected in series with the respective connecting lines; and/or the resistance regulating units are connected in parallel with parts of the respective connecting lines, so that the differences among resistance values of connecting structures can be reduced, and in turn the display effect of a display panel is improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yu Ma
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Patent number: 9666832Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a display device, includes preparing a first substrate formed such that a first resin layer is formed on a first support substrate, and thereafter a display element portion and a mounting portion are formed above the first resin layer and a protection layer, which extends from an end portion of the first resin layer along the mounting portion onto the first support substrate, is disposed, preparing a second substrate formed such that a second resin layer is formed on a second support substrate, attaching the first substrate and the second substrate, and mounting a flexible printed circuit board, which is in a state in which the flexible printed circuit board is opposed to the protection layer, on the mounting portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Yasushi Kawata
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Patent number: 9658479Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with electrical components mounted in an electronic device housing. A display module may be attached to a display cover layer with a layer of adhesive to form a display module assembly. The display module assembly may include a display module assembly chassis. The display module assembly chassis may include a plastic display module assembly chassis molded over a metal display module assembly chassis. The display module assembly and a backlight unit may be assembled to form a display module that is installed within the electronic device housing or display module assembly layers and backlight unit structures may be assembled into the electronic device housing. The backlight unit may include a backlight unit chassis. A metal housing midplate may serve as part of the backlight unit chassis.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joshua G. Wurzel, David A. Doyle, Shawn R. Gettemy, Wey-Jiun Lin
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Patent number: 9651806Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel (1) includes a TFT substrate (10), a CF substrate (20) facing the TFT substrate (10), a frame region around a display region (D), and a sealing material (26) in the frame region. The frame region includes a wide frame region (F1) adjacent to a terminal region (T), and a narrow frame region (F2) having a smaller width than the wide frame region (F1). A dummy structure (2) overlapping the sealing material (26) as viewed from above is in the CF substrate (20) in the wide frame region (F1).Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuta Senokuchi, Noriyuki Ohashi, Shohichi Andoh, Tomoyuki Nagai
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Patent number: 9651837Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate parallel to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate and parallel to the first substrate and the second substrate, a common electrode layer and a pixel electrode located between the first substrate and the second substrate, and an electrical conducting layer located on a side of the second substrate opposite from the first substrate. The electrical conducting layer is electrically coupled to a common electrode wiring located on an outer peripheral portion of the first substrate. The pixel electrode and the common electrode layer are configured to cooperatively induce an electric field to drive liquid crystals of the liquid crystal layer to rotate.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Century Technology (Shenzhen) Corporation LimitedInventors: Hai-Bo Peng, Chen-Fu Mai
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Patent number: 9645456Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate which faces the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer which is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a wire grid polarizer (WGP) which is disposed on the first substrate; a WGP insulating layer which is disposed on the WGP and covers the WGP; and a pad electrode which is disposed on the first substrate, wherein the first substrate comprises a non-overlap area protruding from the second substrate, a sidewall of the WGP insulating layer is located in the non-overlap area, and the pad electrode extends from the non-overlap area of the first substrate along the sidewall of the WGP insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dae Young Lee, Dae Hwan Jang, Eun Jung Kim, Jung Gun Nam, Moon Jung An, Joo Hyung Lee, Gug Rae Jo, Hyung Bin Cho
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Patent number: 9647003Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including gate lines and data lines, the gate lines and the data lines intersecting, and pixels defined at the intersections of the gate lines and data lines, a gate driver to sequentially output a gate driving signal to the gate lines, a data driver to sequentially output a data signal to channels, a switching controller to electrically connect one of the channels with two or more of the data lines, the switching controller including a switch for each of the channels, wherein the two or more data lines are adjacent, one is directly connected to the channel and the other is connected to the channel through the switch, and a timing controller to provide a selection signal to the switch which controls the connection between the other of the two or more data lines and the channel.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: JiHye Lee, HoYoung Jeong, YoungJang Lee, BokYoung Lee
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Patent number: 9642257Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a display area for displaying images and a non-display area other than the display area, a rigid board configured to connect with an external signal source, and a flexible board. The liquid crystal panel and the flexible board are arranged in a first direction. A direction perpendicular to the first direction and along a plate surface of the liquid crystal panel is a second direction. The flexible board is larger in a dimension in the second direction than the rigid board, and includes an end portion including at least an outer portion located outside of the rigid board in the second direction, and a middle portion located about a middle of the flexible board with respect to the end portion in the second direction. The end portion is larger in dimension in the first direction than the middle portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toru Kuriyama, Hideki Morii, Hirofumi Miyamoto, Takayuki Mizunaga, Yuta Ueyama, Toshihiro Yanagi
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Patent number: 9640630Abstract: In a semiconductor device, a first interlayer insulating layer made of an inorganic material and formed on inverse stagger type TFTs, a second interlayer insulating layer made of an organic material and formed on the first interlayer insulating layer, and a pixel electrode formed in contact with the second interlayer insulating layer are disposed on a substrate, and an input terminal portion that is electrically connected to a wiring of another substrate is provided on an end portion of the substrate. The input terminal portion includes a first layer made of the same material as that of the gate electrode and a second layer made of the same material as that of the pixel electrode. With this structure, the number of photomasks used in the photolithography method can be reduced to 5.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Setsuo Nakajima, Yasuyuki Arai
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Patent number: 9632373Abstract: A display panel including a driving substrate, a display film, a first protection film, a first adhesion layer, and a sidewall structure is provided. The display film is disposed on the driving substrate. The first protection film is adhered on the display film through the first adhesion layer. The display film is located between the driving substrate and the first protection film. A material of the first adhesion layer is thermal melt-able. The sidewall structure is in contact with a side surface of the display film and includes the material of the first adhesion layer which is melted and re-solidified. In addition, a manufacture method of the display panel includes irradiating the driving substrate the first protection film and the first adhesion layer with a laser to form the sidewall structure in contact with the side surface of the display film.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Jiun-Ru Huang, Kuo-Lung Fang, Yu-Chi Chiu, Yao-Jen Hsieh
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Patent number: 9625773Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal display (LCD), which comprises: back plate; light-guiding plate, disposed on top of back plate; optical film, disposed on top of light-guiding plate; mold frame, connected to back plate to fix optical film and light-guiding plate; LCD panel, disposed on top of mold frame, comprising upper and lower glass substrates disposed oppositely, both glass substrates comprising bottom surface, top surface and side surface connecting top and bottom surfaces; driving chip, flexible circuit board, comprising metal wire and connected to LCD panel; wherein driving chip bonded to flexible circuit board, coupled through metal wire of flexible circuit board to LCD panel; joint of bottom and side surfaces of upper glass substrate disposed with first routing gap, flexible circuit board connected to LCD panel routing through first routing gap. The LCD can effectively hide COF in liquid crystal display to maximize borderless LCD design.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Yanxue Zhang
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Patent number: 9626027Abstract: Provided is a touch sensor integrated type display device. The device includes: an active area (AA), a bezel area (BA) outside the AA, the BA including: a data driving integrated circuit (IC), a flexible printed circuit (FPC) board, a gate driving IC, and gate line-on-glass (LOG) wires between the FPC board and the gate driving IC, first electrodes in the AA and crossing in first and second directions, second electrodes in the AA, arranged in the second direction and alternately disposed with the first electrodes along the first direction, grouping wires in the BA in parallel between the AA and the data driving IC, having different lengths, such that the grouping wires are non-overlapped with the gate LOG wires, and first sub-routing wires connecting the first electrodes, corresponding to one line in the first direction, to each of the grouping wires.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manhyeop Han, Juhan Kim
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Patent number: 9625775Abstract: A display device includes: a TFT substrate including: a display region including a plurality of pixels; a plurality of source drivers arranged and aligned in a first direction along the display region; and a plurality of gate drivers arranged and aligned in a second direction along the display region; a printed board including a timing controller for controlling the plurality of source drivers and the plurality of gate drivers; and a plurality of flexible boards for connecting the TFT substrate and the printed board to each other, in which the plurality of flexible boards include a plurality of first flexible boards that extend obliquely to one side with respect to the second direction, and a plurality of second flexible boards that extend obliquely to another side with respect to the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., LtdInventors: Yusuke Katagiri, Masaki Tsubokura
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Patent number: 9626930Abstract: A display device includes: a first display panel including: a display area including a first edge, a second edge and a third edge, where the first and second edges are disposed opposite to each other, and the third edge is connected to the first and second edges, a peripheral area around the display area, and a plurality of pixels disposed in the display area; a first common voltage transmitting line extending along the third edge, where the first common voltage transmitting line transmits a first common voltage to the display area through a plurality of input points sequentially disposed along the third edge; and a second common voltage transmitting line extending along the third edge, where the second common voltage transmitting line transmits a second common voltage to the display area through a supplementary input point, which is adjacent to the second edge or the third edge.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yun Hee Kwak, Jong Woong Jang
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Patent number: 9618811Abstract: A multiple circuit board includes a board having a plurality of product regions respectively corresponding to a plurality of array boards and an out-of-product region, out-of-product wires provided in the out-of-product region, waveform wires electrically connected to the out-of-product wires and extending to depict waveforms to alternately pass inside and outside of the respective product regions, circuit elements provided in respective display regions of the plurality of product regions, scanning circuits provided adjacent to the respective display regions of the plurality of product regions, and a plurality of scanning lines extending from the scanning circuits to both sides in each of the product regions and connecting to the circuit elements at one side and connecting to the waveform wires inside the product region at the other side.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Kentaro Agata
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Patent number: 9606405Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix on the substrate where each pixel includes a switching element, a plurality of gate lines that are connected to the switching elements and extend in a row direction, and a gate driver that is connected to the gate lines and is formed on the substrate as an integrated circuit. In the liquid crystal display, the gate driver includes a first region and a second region that is not aligned with the first region.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong-Ho Yang, Joo-Sun Yoon, Ki-Hun Jeong
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Patent number: 9599872Abstract: An electrically conductive support for a glazing unit having liquid crystal scattering properties may include a multilayer of thin films. In one example, the thin films include an electrode comprising a TCO film, a silicon-nitride-based first barrier film having a thickness e1 of at least 5 nm, and a silicon-oxide-based second barrier film having a thickness e2 of at least 30 nm. The thickness e1 may be smaller than or equal to e2 and/or smaller than 80 nm. Further, the cumulative thickness of the first and second barrier films may be larger than or equal to 50 nm and smaller than 150 nm.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Cardinal IG CompanyInventors: Juliette Sternchuss, Philippe Letocart, Jingwei Zhang, Matthias Alschinger
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Patent number: 9583815Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device having integrated an NFC antenna (9). The NFC antenna is arranged on a display screen of the organic electroluminescent display device, where the NFC interface is equipped with an output line of the display screen and is connected to a control mainboard of the display screen. This combines the display screen and the NFC antenna (9) into one, and has the NFC antenna (9) provided directly on the organic electroluminescent display device, thus preventing the problem of signal quality deterioration and reception failure due to wearing of the NFC antenna (9) interface and inaccurate alignment. In addition, provided is a solution to facilitate reception of an NFC signal from a display panel of the display device or for when the NFC signal must be received from the display panel of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: TRULY SEMICONDUCTORS LTD.Inventors: Jianhua Li, Xuebin Chen
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Patent number: 9575382Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may be a liquid crystal display having a thin-film transistor layer and a color filter layer. The thin-film transistor layer may have diagonally opposed recesses in its edges that form diagonally opposed display driver ledges that protrude outwardly from under the color filter layer. Display driver circuitry may be mounted on the display driver ledges. Gate driver circuitry may be formed on the thin-film transistor layer. Recesses may be formed along the left and right edges of the display to form left and right display driver ledges to support the gate driver circuitry. A single display drive integrated circuit or multiple display driver integrated circuits may be mounted on each display driver ledge. The recesses may accommodate components in the electronic device such as a camera and audio jack or other components.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Douglas J. Weber, Kenneth A. Jenks
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Patent number: 9577219Abstract: A highly reliable light-emitting module including an organic EL element or a light-emitting device using a highly reliable light-emitting module including an organic EL element is provided. Alternatively, a method of manufacturing a highly reliable light-emitting module including an organic EL element, or a method of manufacturing a light-emitting device using a highly reliable light-emitting module including an organic EL element is provided. The light-emitting module has a structure in which a light-emitting element formed over a first substrate and a viscous material layer are sealed in a space between the first substrate and a second substrate which face each other, with a sealing material surrounding the light-emitting element. The viscous material layer is provided between the light-emitting element and the second substrate and includes a non-solid material and a drying agent which reacts with or adsorbs an impurity.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kaoru Hatano, Satoshi Seo, Akihiro Chida
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Patent number: 9564091Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines disposed at a display area; a data driver; and a plurality of driver connection lines disposed at a peripheral area and connecting the plurality of data lines and the data driver, wherein the plurality of driver connection lines include a plurality of first connection portions connected to the plurality of data lines, a plurality of second connection portions connected to the data driver, and a plurality of oblique line portions disposed between the plurality of first connection portions and the plurality of second connection portions, and an imaginary line connecting a plurality of direction change portions disposed at a boundary portion between the plurality of second connection portions and the plurality of oblique line portions does not have a straight line.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: So-Woon Kim
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Patent number: 9557613Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a pixel electrode formed on the first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a common electrode formed on the second substrate. The pixel electrode includes a first subpixel electrode disposed in a first subpixel region, and a second subpixel electrode disposed in a second subpixel region. A first voltage applied to the first subpixel electrode and a second voltage applied to the second subpixel electrode are different from each other, and a ratio of the first voltage to the second voltage is about 0.76 to about 0.80.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae-Hoon Jung, Hoon Kim, Cheol Shin, Ka Eun Kim, Su Jeong Kim, Ki Chul Shin, Ho Kil Oh, Min Ju Han, Dan Bi Yang, Ji Phyo Hong
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Patent number: 9543364Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. The display may have an active region in which display pixels are used to display images. The display may have one or more openings and may be mounted in a housing associated with the electronic device. An electronic component may be mounted in alignment with the openings in the display. The electronic component may include a camera, a light sensor, a light-based proximity sensor, status indicator lights, a light-based touch sensor array, a secondary display that has display pixels that may be viewed through the openings, antenna structures, a speaker, a microphone, or other acoustic, electromagnetic, or light-based component. One or more openings in the display may form a window through which a user of the device may view an external object. Display pixels in the window region may be used in forming a heads-up display.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Benjamin M. Rappoport, Jeremy C. Franklin, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Scott A. Myers, Richard P. Howarth, Julian Hoenig, Christopher J. Stringer, John P. Ternus, Stephen Brian Lynch
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Patent number: 9528720Abstract: An HVAC Controller including a printed circuit board (PCB) and a display sub-assembly. The display sub-assembly may include a frame, a display, and a light guide. The frame may be secured relative to the PCB and may have a front side facing away from the PCB and a back side facing toward the PCB. The frame may include one or more side walls that may extend between the front side and the back side, where the side walls may define a space. The display and the light guide may be positioned at least partially within the space and the light guide may be positioned between the display and the PCB. The frame may have one or more back stop features and one or more front stop features that stop the light guide and the display from sliding out of the back side and front side of the frame, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Josef Novotny, Arnold Kalla, Tomas Losak, Reed Bisson, Eugene J. Takach
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Patent number: 9515092Abstract: A display device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display area formed over a substrate and configured to display an image, and a pad area formed over the substrate surrounding the display area and configured to provide an electrical signal to the display area. The pad area includes a first electrode layer formed over the substrate and electrically connected to the display area and a second electrode layer formed over the first electrode layer and electrically connected to the first electrode layer. The pad area also includes a first organic layer bonded to a portion of the second electrode layer at a first adhesion strength, a third electrode layer bonded to the first organic layer at a second adhesion strength and electrically connected to the second electrode layer, and a flexible PCB electrically connected to the third electrode layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun-Been Hwang, Jung Joon Seo, In Huh
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Patent number: 9500910Abstract: At a corner of a TFT substrate where sealants are coated overlapping each other, a phenomenon that the sealants protrude into the display region is prevented by a structure that: the TFT substrate having an organic passivation film is formed as far as the outside of the display region. A groove-like organic passivation film removed portion is formed surrounding the display region. Since the sealants are coated overlapping each other at the corner, when a TFT substrate and a counter substrate are superposed at a predetermined gap, the width of the groove-like organic passivation film removed potion is made larger at the corner than the side in order to prevent the sealant from extending. Since an excessive sealant is absorbed in the groove-like organic passivation film removing portion of a larger width at the corner, the sealant can be prevented from protruding to the inside of the display region.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Daisuke Ikeda
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Patent number: 9501987Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD device. The LCD device includes a panel in which a plurality of gate lines cross a plurality of data lines, a source driving IC configured to alternately output a current data voltage and a current common voltage, a common electrode connected to the source driving IC through at least two or more common voltage lines, and a timing controller configured to generate current image data used to generate the current data voltage and common voltage data used to generate the current common voltage to be outputted to the source driving IC in correspondence with the current data voltage.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: DaeSeok Oh, YongHwa Park
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Patent number: 9490307Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes a display substrate including first and second surfaces opposing each other. The OLED display further includes a touch sensing layer formed over the encapsulation substrate and configured to sense a touch input, a display flexible printed circuit board electrically attached to the second surface of the display substrate, and a touch flexible printed circuit board electrically connected to the touch sensing layer and attached to the second surface of the display substrate. An impact absorbing layer is formed over the second surface of the display substrate and attaches the display flexible printed circuit board and the touch flexible printed circuit board to the second surface of the display substrate. The impact absorbing layer includes a metal layer electrically connected to the display flexible printed circuit board and the touch flexible printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tae Sik Kim
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Patent number: 9490271Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an array substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and display device. The array substrate comprises: a first wiring and a second wiring located in a first metal layer; a first insulating layer covering the first metal layer, wherein the first insulating layer is provided with via holes corresponding to the first wiring and the second wiring respectively; and a jumper located in a second metal layer provided on the first insulating layer, wherein the jumper is connected with the first wiring and the second wiring through the via holes, thereby the first wiring and the second wiring being electrically conducted with each other through the jumper. The array substrate of the present disclosure can be used in liquid crystal television, liquid crystal display, mobile phone, tablet personal computer and other display devices.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jinlei Li
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Patent number: 9489908Abstract: In order to realize display control of a display panel in which gate signals and source signals are supplied to the display panel via only one side of the display panel, a display device (1) includes a driving module (12) including: input terminals via which input signals from an input signal generating section (13) are supplied; output terminals via which gate signals and source signals are outputted; a gate driving circuit for generating the gate signals; and a source driving circuit for generating the source signals, and a display panel (11) in which control terminals are provided on only one side of the display panel (11).Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshinari Marushima, Nakae Nakamura, Nobuaki Asayama
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Patent number: 9478181Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a display area in which gate lines and data lines are disposed to display an image and a peripheral area which is disposed around the display area and includes fan-out lines having different lengths, and a driving part configured to output driving signals having different levels to channels respectively connected to the fan-out lines according to the different lengths of the fan-out lines.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong-Beom Cho, Young-Dong Koo, Min-Wook Park
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Patent number: 9477122Abstract: A display device is provided. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a display panel including: a display area where a plurality of pixels are disposed and a peripheral area near the display area; and a gate driver disposed in the peripheral area and including a transistor unit and a common voltage application unit, wherein the common voltage application unit overlaps via a first insulating layer disposed on the transistor unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Bon-Yong Koo, Dong Yeon Son
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Patent number: 9478520Abstract: A solid-state imaging device is a solid-state imaging device in which a first substrate formed on a first semiconductor wafer and a second substrate formed on a second semiconductor wafer are bonded via connect that electrically connects the substrates, wherein the first substrate includes photoelectric conversion units, the second substrate includes an output circuit that acquires a signal generated by the photoelectric conversion unit via the connector and outputs the signal, and dummy connectors that support the first and second bonded substrates are further arranged in a substrate region in which the connectors are not arranged in a substrate region of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuhiro Tsukimura, Naohiro Takazawa, Yoshiaki Takemoto, Hiroshi Kikuchi, Haruhisa Saito, Yoshitaka Tadaki, Yuichi Gomi
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Patent number: 9477123Abstract: This disclosure aims to reduce workloads and material costs when a driving circuit and a flexible wiring board are fixed to a first substrate. A display device includes a display panel having the first substrate. The driving circuit is fixed to the first substrate in a portion other than a display portion with an anisotropic conductive film. The flexible wiring board is fixed to the first substrate at an end of the portion other than the display portion with an anisotropic conductive film. The anisotropic conductive film for fixing the driving circuit and the anisotropic film for fixing the flexible wiring board are the same. The anisotropic conductive film is also formed and hardened in a region other than a region having the driving circuit and the flexible wiring board fixed therein within the portion other than the display portion of the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kouichi Inoue, Tomokazu Saitou
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Patent number: 9472673Abstract: A source electrode (5) and a drain electrode (6) are film-formed, and a semiconductor layer (7) is formed in a substantially stripe shape substantially parallel to the X axis direction (channel-length direction) using a coating method. Then, a protection layer (8) is formed in a substantially stripe shape substantially parallel to the Y axis direction (channel width direction) orthogonal to the semiconductor layer (7). Then, a semiconductor layer (7) portion not covered with the protection layer (8) is removed using an organic solvent or an inorganic solvent or a mixed solution of the organic solvent and the inorganic solvent. Consequently, the semiconductor layer (7) and the protection layer (8) are formed with improved alignment accuracy, and electrical isolation between transistor elements (50) can be achieved with a simplified process.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Kodai Murata
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Patent number: 9465256Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a substrate, a thin film transistor array, a circuit, and a dummy circuit. One surface of the substrate is divided into a display region and a wiring region. The thin film transistor array is formed on the display region. The circuit and the dummy circuit are formed on the wiring region, the dummy circuit is adjacent to the circuit, and the circuit and the dummy circuit protrude from the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Charles Chien, Shang-Yu Huang, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Hung-Sheng Cho
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Patent number: 9459501Abstract: A display device according to the present invention includes a display panel (liquid crystal panel); a backlight located on a rear surface of the display panel; a circuit board located on a rear surface of the backlight; flexible wiring located between a first connecting side that is one side of the display panel and a second connecting side that is one side of the circuit board to bridge over one side of the backlight, the flexible wiring connecting the display panel and the circuit board to each other; and a support a support that supports the display panel or the circuit board by regulating at least one of a movement, on the first connecting side, toward at least a side opposite to the second connecting side and a movement, on the second connecting side, toward at least a side opposite to the first connecting side.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takuya Sakamoto
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Patent number: 9460646Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a glass substrate, a first input pad formed on the glass substrate and a second input pad formed on the glass substrate, and a driver integrated circuit mounted on the glass substrate of the display panel using a chip-on-glass (COG) method. The driver integrated circuit includes first and second input bumps respectively coupled to the first and second input pads, and an internal ground line coupled to the first and second input bumps. The first input bump of the driver IC receives a test signal through the first input pad when a COG bonding test is performed, and receives a ground voltage when the display device operates.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung-Ho Hwang, Dong-Hwan Lee
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Patent number: 9442325Abstract: The present invention includes liquid crystal held between an array substrate including a display area and a color filter substrate, a seal material pasting the both substrates together outside in plan view of the display area, and column spacers between the both substrates. The seal material includes a seal periphery surrounding the display area, and seal extending portions forming an injection port of the liquid crystal by extending the seal periphery outside in plan view of the display area from both end of a partial opening. The seal periphery includes no spacer therein, and the seal extending portions include spacers therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Isao Nojiri, Toshiro Taniguchi
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Patent number: 9436331Abstract: A display device is disclosed which includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate; a plurality of touch electrodes formed in a fixed area of the first substrate; touch lines connected to the touch electrodes; and a driver disposed in an edge of the first substrate and configured to apply a voltage to the touch lines. The touch lines connected to the touch electrodes have the same resistance value.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Woo Jo, Jae Hun Jun
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Patent number: 9429807Abstract: A means of forming unevenness for preventing specular reflection of a pixel electrode, without increasing the number of process steps, is provided. In a method of manufacturing a reflecting type liquid crystal display device, the formation of unevenness (having a radius of curvature r in a convex portion) in the surface of a pixel electrode is performed by the same photomask as that used for forming a channel etch type TFT, in which the convex portion is formed in order to provide unevenness to the surface of the pixel electrode and give light scattering characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki
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Patent number: 9433087Abstract: A display device includes: a glass substrate including a driver circuit and a plurality of connection terminals that is connected to the driver circuit and is arranged in an array, and an elongated FPC, which has a plurality of panel connection terminals that correspond to the connection terminals and which is mounted on the glass substrate, wherein the FPC has a coverlay. The FPC has a chamfered-area end gap between an end portion of the coverlay facing an end face of the glass substrate and a chamfered-area end portion of the glass substrate in a mounted state, wherein the chamfered-area end gap is covered with an insulating resin, and wherein the chamfered-area end gap at a center portion of the FPC is narrower than the chamfered-area end gap at both end portions of the FPC.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Tashiro
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Patent number: 9423891Abstract: An apparatus can include a flat panel, a flat panel display, an electromagnetic digitizer panel disposed at least partially between the flat panel and the flat panel display and circuitry to digitize input signals from a flat panel side of the electromagnetic digitizer panel and to digitize input signals from a flat panel display side of the electromagnetic digitizer panel. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Scott Edwards Kelso, Robert A. Bowser
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Patent number: 9423660Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel has a display area and a peripheral area and includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of data lines and a plurality of signal traces. The pixels are disposed on the display area and arranged in an array. The data lines extend from the display area to the peripheral area and are respectively electrically connected to a plurality of columns of pixel. The signal traces extend from the display area to the peripheral area and are parallel to the data lines. In addition, the data lines and the signal traces are respectively disposed between two columns of pixels, and the signal traces include a plurality of gate signal traces.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Te-Chun Huang, Kuo-Yu Huang, Yu-Han Huang, Maw-Song Chen, Wei-Ming Huang
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Patent number: 9411205Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a thin film transistor substrate having a pixel region and a frame region, and a color filter substrate. The frame region includes a first metal wire that surrounds the outside of the pixel region, and a second metal wire that is formed so as to surround the outside of the first metal wire. The first metal wire has at least one slit at an area overlapping with a seal material.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kenji Kitajima, Ryouhei Suzuki
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Patent number: 9389472Abstract: A display device includes a transparent substrate having a display region with a plurality of scanning signal lines and video signal lines intersecting thereon, a first terminal formed outside the display region connecting to a first terminal wiring and a second terminal wiring connected to a semiconductor chip, and an inverted staggered thin film transistor. The first terminal includes a first portion, a second portion on the first portion, a third portion having an exposed planar terminal plate on the second portion, a plurality of first vias between the first portion and the second portion, and a plurality of second vias between the second portion and the third portion. The first portion is connected to the first and second terminal wirings, and each of the plurality of first vias is not overlapped with each of the plurality of second vias in plan view.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Mitsuru Goto
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Patent number: 9392707Abstract: Provided is a display device that is exceptionally easy to assemble. A display device includes an electroconductive housing. A case body accommodates the display device. A connecting member causes electrification between the housing of the display device and a grounding part of a circuit substrate. The connecting member has a base part that contacts the housing, and an elastic contact armature that contacts the grounding part of the circuit substrate when the circuit substrate is secured to the case body. A securing member secures the display device to the case body so that the base part is held between the housing and the case body. The case body has an elastic locking armature for securing the circuit substrate. The case body has a through-hole through which the elastic contact armature of the connecting member is inserted.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka Fujita, Yusuke Okaji
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Patent number: 9385143Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a TFT array substrate, in which TFT elements and pixel electrodes being correspondingly connected with the TFT elements are arrayed in matrix on an insulating substrate, the TFT array substrate including: gate bus lines made from a first metal material; source bus lines made from a second metal material; pixel electrodes made from a third metal material; a clock wiring made from the first metal material; a branch wiring made from the second metal material; and a connection conductor made from the third metal material, the connection conductor connecting the clock wiring and the branch wiring at a connection part in a periphery area, the connection part having a branch-wiring via hole, which exposes the branch wiring which is covered with the connection conductor, and overlaps the clock wiring at least partly in a plane view.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Isao Ogasawara, Takaharu Yamada, Masahiro Yoshida, Satoshi Horiuchi, Shinya Tanaka, Tetsuo Kikuchi