Plural Types In Single Liquid Crystal Cell Patents (Class 349/157)
  • Patent number: 10520773
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display are disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel includes a color film substrate and an array substrate disposed opposite each other, wherein the array substrate includes a pixel electrode, a color resistance layer, and a thin film transistor, the color resistance layer is provided with a through hole, a drain of the thin film transistor is connected with the pixel electrode through the through hole, and a region corresponding to the through hole is provided with a spacer for separating liquid crystal molecules in the region where the through hole is located from liquid crystal molecules in a region where the electrodes are located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Liyang An
  • Patent number: 9823519
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display are provided. The liquid crystal display comprises a first substrate and a second substrate that are spaced apart from each other, and spacers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and in contact with the first substrate and the second substrate. Elevating layers are disposed on the second substrate and in contact with the spacers, and each of the elevating layers is structured with a cross section including a laterally extending portion and a longitudinally extending portion. According to the present disclosure, the problem of moving mura of the liquid crystal display can be significantly alleviated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bing Han, Zuomin Liao
  • Patent number: 9709855
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a light blocking member disposed on one of the first substrate or the second substrate, where the light blocking member is disposed in a display area including a plurality of pixel areas, and the light blocking member includes a plurality of extensions having a predetermined plane shape; and a plurality of first spacers disposed on one of the first substrate and the second substrate and contacting an upper surface of a plurality of thin films disposed on the other of the first substrate and the second substrate, in which the extensions of the light blocking member includes a first extension and a second extension, and the first extension overlaps the first spacers, and the second extension does not overlap the first spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Ho Park, Tae Yong Eom, Soo Jeong Huh
  • Patent number: 9581906
    Abstract: A device substrate and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The device substrate includes a substrate and a patterned light-shielding layer. The patterned light-shielding layer having a plurality of pixel openings and a plurality of first exposure openings is disposed on the substrate, and an area and/or shape of one of the first exposure openings is different from an area and/or shape of one of the pixel openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Kai Pei
  • Patent number: 9488875
    Abstract: An LCD device and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, the method including preparing a liquid crystal cell including: a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates, and a sealant surrounding the liquid crystal layer and having a predetermined portion corresponding a cutting line; forming an inlet for the inflow and outflow of liquid crystal in the sealant; regulating the amount of liquid crystal through the inlet; and sealing the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Su Shin
  • Patent number: 9354473
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus comprises a first substrate, a second substrate and a first spacer. The first substrate includes a transparent substrate, a metal layer, an insulating layer and a first electrode layer. The metal layer is disposed on the transparent substrate. The insulating layer is between the metal layer and first electrode layer, and covers the metal layer. The insulating layer has a first indentation. A surface of the first substrate has a second indentation corresponding to the first indentation and having a first width. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The first spacer is on the second substrate and has a top surface opposite to the second indentation. The top surface and the second indentation at least partially overlap, and the top surface has a second width larger than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Ju Yang, Yu-Chien Kao, Li-Wei Sung
  • Patent number: 9343570
    Abstract: A p channel TFT of a driving circuit has a single drain structure and its n channel TFT, an LDD structure. A pixel TFT has the LDD structure. A pixel electrode disposed in a pixel unit is connected to the pixel TFT through a hole bored in at least a protective insulation film formed of an inorganic insulating material and formed above a gate electrode of the pixel TFT, and in an inter-layer insulation film disposed on the insulation film in close contact therewith. These process steps use 6 to 8 photo-masks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yasuyuki Arai, Jun Koyama
  • Patent number: 9291859
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a light blocking member disposed on one of the first substrate or the second substrate, where the light blocking member is disposed in a display area including a plurality of pixel areas, and the light blocking member includes a plurality of extensions having a predetermined plane shape; and a plurality of first spacers disposed on one of the first substrate and the second substrate and contacting an upper surface of a plurality of thin films disposed on the other of the first substrate and the second substrate, in which the extensions of the light blocking member includes a first extension and a second extension, and the first extension overlaps the first spacers, and the second extension does not overlap the first spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Ho Park, Tae Yong Eom, Soo Jeong Huh
  • Patent number: 9233481
    Abstract: A method of patterning an electrically-conductive film is performed by providing a flexible substrate that carries the electrically-conductive film thereon to form a combined layer. The combined layer is then bent about a radius of curvature, so as to impart a stress on the brittle conductive film along the axis of curvature of the curved surface. The application of the stress to the conductive film results in the formation of crack lines that are substantially perpendicular to the direction to which the substrate and conductive film are bent. The crack lines serve to define and electrically isolate conductive sections therebetween that can be utilized as electrodes and address lines in electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Kent State University
    Inventors: John L. West, Da-Wei Lee
  • Patent number: 9036124
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes an upper substrate; a lower substrate having gate and data lines, with exposing a part of the lower surface of the upper substrate; a sealant for adhering the upper substrate to the lower substrate; a panel driver connected to the part of a lower surface of the upper substrate; a pad formed on the lower substrate, for applying a signal to the gate and data lines; and a connection part formed on the upper substrate, for connecting the pad and the panel driver. Accordingly, the thickness of the display device decreases, and a step height is not formed at a front surface of the display device, whereby the present invention can obtain an aesthetic design effect in that the front surface of the display device is shown as one structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JaeHyung Jo, JongSin Park
  • Patent number: 9025108
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate having a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, an organic film on the first substrate, a first trench in the organic film in the non-display area, the first trench surrounding the display area and including a first sidewall on an inner side of the display apparatus, which includes a sidewall of the organic film, and a second sidewall on an outer side of the display apparatus, which includes a sidewall of the organic film, and a first blocking film containing an inorganic material and covering a surface of the organic film in the non-display area and the sidewall of the organic film included in the first sidewall of the first trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Ho Cho, Do Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9007536
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided that includes: a first display panel including a thin film transistor and a plurality of pixel electrodes; a second display panel facing the first display panel with a cell gap therebetween; a lower resistive layer disposed on the first display panel; an upper resistive layer disposed on the second display panel; and a sensing spacer connecting the lower resistive layer and the upper resistive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Mo Hwang, Hyeon Yong Jang, Jae Jin Pyun, Il Ho Lee, Moon Jung Baek
  • Patent number: 8928846
    Abstract: An object is to provide a liquid crystal display device a driving voltage of which is reduced, which is formed using a liquid crystal material exhibiting a blue phase, and which enables higher contrast. In a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal layer exhibiting a blue phase, a first wall-like structure body is formed over a first electrode layer (pixel electrode layer), a second wall-like structure body is provided over a second electrode layer (common electrode layer), and a dielectric film covers them. The dielectric film is an insulator having a higher dielectric constant than the first wall-like structure body, the second wall-like structure body, and a liquid crystal material used for the liquid crystal layer, and is provided so as to protrude in the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Akio Yamashita, Tetsuji Ishitani
  • Patent number: 8928596
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a first substrate section formed on the front side of the display panel; a second substrate section which is opposed to the first substrate section; a plurality of pixel sections formed in a matrix form between the first and second substrate sections; and a plurality of sensor sections, each of the sensor sections having two electrodes, one electrode disposed with a electrode-to-electrode gap from the other between the first and second substrate sections, the electrode-to-electrode gap being removed as a result of the deformation of the first substrate section under pressure so that the one electrode is brought into contact with the other electrode, the sensor sections being provided between the first and second substrate sections with one of a plurality of electrode-to-electrode gap lengths respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.
    Inventors: Shuji Hayashi, Tsutomu Tanaka, Takeo Koito, Hiroshi Muzuhashi, Yuko Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 8917374
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device in which, even when a columnar spacer is misaligned, the columnar spacer can be light-shielded without reduction of an aperture ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaharu Akitomo, Ryohki Itoh
  • Publication number: 20140347619
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal element in which the liquid crystal layer shows less thickness variation. A spacer 12 includes a first spacer 12a, a second spacer 12b made of resin, and a third space 12c made of resin. The first spacer 12a is formed of an annular glass or metal sheet in which an opening 12a1 constituting an interior space 18 is formed. The second spacer 12b has a smaller thickness than the first spacer 12a. The third spacer 12c has a smaller thickness than the first spacer 12a. An opening 12b2, 12c2 connected to the opening 12a1 in the first spacer 12a and constituting an inlet 17 is formed in at least one of the second and third spacers 12b, 12c.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Wada, Takasi Akimoto, Kiichi Ohkubo
  • Patent number: 8873018
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a substrate on which a first pixel area including a first light-blocking region, and a second pixel area adjacent to the first pixel area and including a second light-blocking region are defined, an insulating layer in the first and second light-blocking regions, a black matrix pattern layer on the insulating layer, a first column spacer in the first light-blocking region and protruding from the black matrix pattern layer, and a second column spacer in the second light-blocking region and protruding from the black matrix pattern layer. A height of a top surface of the first column spacer is different from a height of a top surface of the second column spacer, where the heights are taken with respect to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Ah Kwon, Sang-Hun Lee, Gwan-Soo Kim, Yui-Ku Lee
  • Patent number: 8817221
    Abstract: A touch-type liquid crystal display apparatus with a built-in contact, includes a substrate support structure supporting a first substrate and a second substrate respectively. The substrate support structure includes a pillar-shaped spacer formed on an opposing surface of the second substrate, and a base region formed on an opposing surface of the first substrate and having a front end with which a front end of the pillar-shaped spacer is in contact. A contact point protrusion is also formed on the opposing surface of the second substrate by using the same material as that of the pillar-shaped spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8810751
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a plurality of sub-pixel regions formed on the first substrate, liquid crystal disposed in the sub-pixel regions and containing red, green, or blue dye, and a second substrate bonded to the first substrate. Each sub-pixel regions is surrounded by four connected baffle panels, which collectively form a black matrix block wall. The second substrate is positioned on the black matrix block wall to face the first substrate so as to enclose the liquid crystal in the sub-pixel regions. The liquid crystal display panel uses liquid crystal that contains red, green, or blue dye and a black matrix block wall that blocks the liquid crystal to form the R, G, B sub-pixels, so that the manufacture steps are lessened, the structure is simple, and the cost is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinhui Zhong, Kuancheng Lee
  • Patent number: 8804065
    Abstract: A flexible liquid crystal display and a flexible fluid display are provided. The flexible liquid crystal display includes a first module, a second module, at least two supporting structures and a liquid crystal layer. The second module is disposed correspondingly to the first module. The supporting structures are separately disposed between the first module and the second module and used for abutting the first module and the second module, so that a space between the first module and the second module is divided into a flexible area and two non-flexible areas. The flexible area is located between the two non-flexible areas. The liquid crystal layer is disposed in the flexible area and the two non-flexible areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Tarng-Shiang Hu, Yi-Kai Wang, Yu-Jung Peng, Tsung-Hua Yang, Chih-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 8797495
    Abstract: An LCD panel and method for forming the same are proposed. The LCD panel includes a TFT substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal LC layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate. The opposite substrate includes main spacers for sparing space between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate and secondary spacers. The TFT substrate includes TFTs and color filters with recesses. The secondary spacers fit the recesses, and the secondary spacers do not touch the TFT substrate. Not only a thickness of the LCD panel is adjustable when the liquid crystal is injected between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate, but also the optical characteristics of the LCD panel can not change to effect display quality when the LCD panel is squeezed by force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-lung Hou, Cheng-ming He
  • Patent number: 8797496
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a TFT substrate retains a contact hole that is formed in a passivation film, and is for connecting the TFT and the pixel electrode. And an opposite substrate retains a columnar spacer for ensuring a cell gap, and a columnar projection for misalignment prevention formed at a position corresponding to a position of the contact hole. Accordingly, misalignment between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate is suppressed, occurrence of uneven brightness due to misalignment between pixel regions and a bright spot caused by shaving of an orientation film is prevented, and a favorable image is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Tomioka, Noboru Kunimatsu, Hidehiro Sonoda, Yasuo Imanishi, Koichi Igeta
  • Patent number: 8773631
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method of fabricating the same is disclosed, to provide a liquid crystal display device to simplify the process and decrease the fabrication cost, the liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a color filter and a second substrate having a thin film transistor, wherein the first and second substrates face each other, a first passivation film formed on the thin film transistor, and a first column spacer formed integrally with the first passivation film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Wuk Kim, Tae Joon Song
  • Patent number: 8767162
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display panel, which can prevent a Mura from forming at the time of physical impact or vibration for improving a display quality. The liquid crystal display panel can include an upper substrate having a plurality of column lines formed thereon, a lower substrate having a plurality of row lines formed thereon perpendicular to the plurality of column lines, a pixel region formed at each crossed region of the plurality of column lines and the plurality of row lines, and column spacers each formed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate for maintaining a cell gap between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, wherein the column spacers formed at a first region of a display region adjacent to a liquid crystal injection have dot shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo-Sik Song, Dae-Kyu Kim
  • Patent number: 8755016
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed technology relates to a liquid crystal panel, a TFT (thin film transistor) array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The TFT array substrate, comprising: a base substrate; and gate scanning lines, data scanning lines and a protection layer formed on the base substrate, and the protection layer covering the gate scanning lines and the data scanning lines, wherein conductive layers are disposed on the protection layer at locations corresponding to the gate scanning lines and/or the data scanning lines in a region for applying a sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Hun Song
  • Patent number: 8749746
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel including a pair of substrates facing each other with a space in between and a liquid crystal layer disposed in the space between the pair of substrates. Further, the liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of pairs of pillar structures. Each pair of pillar structures is arranged on opposing faces of the pair of substrates, respectively, to face each other along a normal to the opposing faces. With the benefit of such pillar configuration, degradation of the liquid crystal panel due to an external pressure may be decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.
    Inventors: Takeo Koito, Shuji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8702244
    Abstract: A multimedia player for providing clear projection image includes; a projection unit displaying a projection image; a screen sensing unit sensing a color of a display plane on which the projection image will be displayed; and a virtual input unit for detecting and providing coordinates of a position being touched on the projection image, wherein a driving unit of the projection unit controls a focal length of a projection lens unit based on a projection image being captured by the screen sensing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology
    Inventors: Byeong-Dae Choi, Dae-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8698995
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel provided with a laminate spacer including a plurality of primary color filters which can avoid deterioration of the display quality and improve the production efficiency. The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention comprises: an array substrate provided with a first electrode; a color filter substrate provided with a second electrode; and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the array substrate and the color filter substrate, wherein the color filter substrate further includes: four or more differently colored transparent layers, the colors of which include red, green, blue, and at least one of yellow and white; and a laminate spacer formed by the second electrode and at least two layers among the four or more differently colored transparent layers, and the laminate spacer is surrounded by the yellow or white transparent layer when viewed in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takehisa Yoshida, Masayuki Katagami, Atsushi Ban
  • Patent number: 8687132
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device according to one aspect of the present invention is a method of manufacturing a display device including a liquid crystal interposed between a CF substrate and a TFT substrate that are opposed to each other, the method including the steps of: bonding the CF substrate and the TFT substrate each having a mother substrate shape to form a cell substrate from which at least one panel is to be cut out; forming, after formation of the cell substrate, a parallax barrier layer for separating a display image on an outer side of the cell substrate at a side of one of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate; and dividing, after formation of the parallax barrier layer, the cell substrate into at least one panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Akio Nakayama
  • Patent number: 8665413
    Abstract: Provided are a thin film transistor display panel, a liquid crystal display, and a manufacturing method therefor, that can prevent errors or omissions in rubbing due to a step between a pixel electrode and a data line, and the resulting light leakage, as well as increase the effective area ratio of a spacer and prevent shorts from occurring during at least some repair processes. The thin film transistor array panel includes: a first substrate; a gate line and a data line formed on the first substrate; a step preventing member formed on the data line to at least partially fill a volume positioned between the data line and a pixel electrode; and a spacer formed on the first substrate, wherein the spacer and the step preventing member comprise the same material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Myung Sub Lee, Ji Young Jeong, Sun-Kyu Joo, Myung Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 8648984
    Abstract: A color filter substrate for a liquid crystal display device and a method of fabricating the same includes black matrixes on a transparent insulating substrate, the black matrixes defining pixel areas and having a first region and a second region, color filters in the pixel areas and having areas overlapping the first region of the black matrixes, and ball spacers above the second region of the black matrixes, wherein a thickness of the first region is greater than a thickness of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong Chul Kim, Jun Beom Cho, Seung Hyung Lee, Kyo Yong Koo, Hyeon Jin Seo, Dhang Kwon, Robert Taff
  • Patent number: 8643819
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device in which liquid crystal is sealed by a one drop fill method, the gap between a TFT substrate and a counter substrate is defined by a columnar spacer in a display region, and the gap between them is defined by a columnar spacer also in a seal portion. In the display region, one layer of a color filter is formed below the columnar spacer. In the seal portion, two layers of island-shaped color filters are formed. With this configuration, the gap between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate can be maintained equal between the display region and the seal portion. Even when the process for forming the columnar spacer varies, it is possible to eliminate a change in difference between the gap between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate in the display region and the gap in the seal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Yamamoto, Tomoya Sugano, Takamitsu Kamada
  • Patent number: 8619218
    Abstract: A display substrate and a display device including the same are provided. The display substrate includes a first substrate which is divided into a display portion including pixel regions and a non-display portion including a region other than the display portion. Color filters are formed in the pixel regions of the substrate to respective thicknesses. At least one stepped pattern is formed on the non-display portion of the substrate and from the same material as used to form at least one of the color filters. The stepped patterns are formed at an area occupancy density of 20% or more of the non-display portion. A minimum distance is maintained between the stepped patterns and the pixel regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuk-Jin Kim, Hyo-Taek Lim, Kweon-Sam Hong, Hyun Park, Tae-Hyeong Kim
  • Patent number: 8605246
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates spaced apart from each other, on which a display area and a non-display area are defined, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, a seal pattern in the non-display area between the first and second substrates, a driver in the non-display area on the first substrate, column spacers in the display area between the first and second substrates, and a first auxiliary spacer between the driver and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Jae Kim, Tae-Man Kim, Keuk-Sang Kwon
  • Patent number: 8605245
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and a method of manufacturing the same are provided, and the LCD panel comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate, which are assembled together to form a cell, in which liquid crystal; and spacers formed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The spacers comprise, at least, first-type spacers and second-type spacers, which are formed of different kinds of materials, the material for the first-type spacers has a thermal expansion coefficient lower than that of liquid crystal, the material for the second-type spacers has a thermal expansion coefficient higher than that of liquid crystal, and the first-type spacers and the second-type spacers are disposed in alternation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Haiyu Zhao
  • Patent number: 8599354
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display with two insulating substrates. A first insulating substrate has crossing signal lines, a pixel electrode, and a drain electrode electrically connected to the pixel electrode through a contact hole. A spacer is formed on the first signal line of the first insulating substrate, and is wider at a first portion close to the first insulating substrate than at a second portion close to the second insulating substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun Mun, Jang-Kun Song, Yong-Woo Choi, Bo-Sung Kim, Kwan-Wook Jung, Jung-Ho Lee, Hyo-Rak Nam
  • Patent number: 8576369
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device including a plurality of pixels each having a reflecting section and a transmitting section, the pixels each including a plurality of sub-pixels resulting from alignment division, the liquid crystal display device including: an element layer formed on a substrate; an insulating film formed on the substrate so as to cover the element layer; a pixel electrode formed on the insulating film so as to be connected to the element layer; a gap adjusting layer formed on the insulating film on the element layer including a region of connection between the element layer and the pixel electrode; and a dielectric formed on a connecting part for making an electric connection between the sub-pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Display West, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeo Koito, Hiroshi Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 8553194
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including: first and second substrates disposed oppositely to each other; a first spacer formed on a side of the first substrate so as to be directly or indirectly abutted against a side of the second substrate; and a second spacer formed on the first substrate side so as to be spaced apart from the second substrate side; wherein a concavo-convex portion is formed in an area, of the second substrate, corresponding to the second spacer on the first substrate side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Tanaka, Yasuhiro Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 8520181
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate, a facing substrate and liquid crystal sandwiched therebetween. First pixels for displaying a first color according to a first color filter, second pixels for displaying a second color according a second color filter and third pixels for displaying a third color according to a third color filter are aligned in a longitudinal direction on the facing substrate, respectively. The first color filters, the second color filters, and the third color filters extend in stripes in the longitudinal direction so as to cover the first, second and third pixels, respectively. First spacers are formed between the first pixels by layering a number of color filters, including the first color filters, and second spacers are formed of a number of color filters, including the second color filters, between the second pixels. The first color filters which are formed between the second pixels are circular in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Iwato, Yoshiki Watanabe, Norimichi Shirai, Kazumi Kanesaka
  • Patent number: 8508708
    Abstract: A liquid crystal layer sandwiched by a lower substrate 1 and an upper substrate comprises cross-shaped supports, a wall surface structure, and a seal member. The supports 15 are provided at the four sides of each pixel. Contiguous pixels are linked via openings between supports. The wall surface structure is provided in the periphery of the supports arranged in the form of a grid. The supports and the wall surface structure are a same member having adhesiveness. A portion of the wall surface structure is an inlet of liquid crystal. A seal member is provided at the perimeter of the wall surface structure 17. The liquid crystal poured from the inlet is poured into all of pixels via openings. A black matrix in the form of a grid, which covers the top side of all of the supports, is provided on the upper substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Junji Tomita, Masaki Nose, Tomohisa Shingai
  • Patent number: 8488095
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display panel, including an array substrate; a color filter substrate; and primary post spacers and secondary post spacers disposed between the array substrate and the color filter substrate, wherein the color filter substrate is divided into a side portion and a central portion inside the side portion, and the density of the secondary post spacers in the central portion is less than that in the side portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Bejing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Haiyu Zhao
  • Patent number: 8477282
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixels; a thin film transistor each pixel and having a gate electrode, a drain electrode and a source electrode; a pixel electrode at each pixel and connected to the drain electrode; a plurality of column spacers between the first substrate and a second substrate; and a protrusion on the first substrate overlapped with at least one of the column spacers, wherein the protrusion includes a first layer of the same material as an active layer of the thin film transistor and formed on the same layer as the active layer; a second layer of the same material as the source and drain electrodes and formed on the same layer as the electrodes; and a third layer of the same material as the pixel electrode and formed on the same layer as the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae-Hoon Shim
  • Patent number: 8471987
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has pixel electrodes including a transmissive pixel electrode and a reflective pixel electrode. The liquid crystal display device includes a TFT array substrate, an opposing substrate, a sealing material that bonds both substrates, an organic film formed on the TFT array substrate and having a thick film portion provided below the pixel electrode and a thin film portion provided outside the thick film portion, a columnar spacer formed on the opposing substrate and holding substrate gap between the both substrates, and a gap retaining pad formed in a region outside the display region and inside the sealing material to adjust the substrate gap outside the display region according to the substrate gap on the pixel electrode. The columnar spacer holds the substrate gap between both substrates over the gap retaining pad and over the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Miyamoto, Masami Hayashi, Manabu Tanahara, Masaru Aoki
  • Patent number: 8451419
    Abstract: A touch panel and methods for manufacturing the same is provided. The method for manufacturing a touch panel includes providing a substrate and forming a photospacer layer on the substrate. Subsequently, a single lithography process is performed to the photospacer layer to define a main spacer and a sensor spacer. After forming a conductive layer on the main spacers and sensor spacers, a part of the conductive layer is removed to expose a top part and a part of a upper side of the main spacer. Accordingly, the conductive layer on the top part of the main spacer can be completely removed. In addition, the aperture ratio loss due to over-etching the conductive layer on the color filter can be prevented by the conductive layer remained on a lower side of the main spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsung-Chin Cheng, Zeng-De Chen, Seok-Lyul Lee
  • Patent number: 8451416
    Abstract: An LCD panel including a first substrate, multiple horizontal and vertical conductive lines, support pads to form first protrusions, a second substrate, a main spacer, a compensation spacer, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The main spacer and the compensation spacer are in sliding contact with the first protrusions in the horizontal or vertical direction in a plane of the LCD panel, and the compensation spacer is disposed around the main spacer and corresponding first protrusions are next to the compensation spacer. In the horizontal or vertical direction, the main spacer is partially contacted with the first protrusion to obtain a reduced contacting area, and the compensation spacer is partially contacted with the adjacent first protrusion to obtain an increased contacting area. The reduced contacting area between the main spacer and the first protrusion is equal to the increased contacting area between the compensation spacer and the first protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsung-Chien Chang, Chien-Kuo He
  • Patent number: 8421978
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel including an active device matrix substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The active device matrix substrate includes a first substrate, an active device array, a padding device, first connecting electrodes, and shielding electrodes. The padding device is disposed on active devices and data lines of the active device array. The first connecting electrodes are located above the active devices and electrically connected to the active devices. The shielding electrodes are located above the data lines and electrically connected to a common voltage. The opposite substrate includes a second substrate, first electrodes, an insulating layer, second electrodes having slits and opposite to the first electrodes, spacers corresponding to the active devices, and second connecting electrodes covering the spacers to directly contact with the first connecting electrodes and electrically connected to the first electrodes or the second electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Chun Wang, Ming-Chang Yu, Yung-Cheng Chang, Ting-Yu Chang, Wan-Jen Tsai
  • Patent number: 8390575
    Abstract: An exemplary touch-sensitive liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate (21), a second substrate (22) disposed opposite to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer (20) interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Scan lines (212) and data lines (213) are formed at the first substrate. The scan lines and the data lines cross each other thereby defining pixel regions. Conductive pads (203) are arranged corresponding to and electrically coupled to the scan lines. A conductive layer (280) is arranged between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer. Conductive protrusions (202) are arranged on the conductive layer, each of the conductive protrusions is opposite to a corresponding conductive pad with a predetermined gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Kai Meng
  • Patent number: 8379180
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel including a color filter on array (COA) substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The opposite substrate has a common electrode, a plurality of main spacers, a plurality of spacer stages disposed on the common electrode and protruding toward the COA substrate, and a plurality of sub-spacers disposed on the common electrode. The main spacers are disposed on the spacer stages to maintain a cell gap between the COA substrate and the opposite substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the COA substrate and the opposite substrate. The above-mentioned LCD panel is an LCD panel with hybrid spacers having the main spacers and the sub-spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Heng Huang, Chung-Kai Chen, Shu-Chin Lee
  • Patent number: 8368865
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a pixel disposed on either the first substrate or the second substrate. When an electrode is formed, a portion of the electrode is removed to form a spacer area and a droplet including a bead spacer mixed with a solvent is provided in the spacer area. Then, the solvent is vaporized to move the bead spacer to a center of the spacer area. The second substrate is provided to face the first substrate while interposing the bead spacer therebetween. The spacer area has a dimension equal to or greater than a diameter of the droplet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeongho Lee, Woo Yong Sung, Taewoon Cha, TaeGyun Kim, Sanggun Choi, Jihyun Bae, Hyoung Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 8325313
    Abstract: A cambered liquid crystal display including a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant, a plurality of photo-spacers and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The sealant is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate, the second substrate and the sealant are bent to form at least one cambered structure. The photo-spacers are disposed on the first substrate and distributed between the first and the second substrate, wherein a gap formed between a part of the photo-spacers close to the top of the cambered structure and the second substrate is smaller than a gap formed between a part of the photo-spacers apart from the top of the cambered structure and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and the second substrate, wherein the photo-spacers and the liquid crystal layer are surrounded by the sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shu-Chih Wang, Yu-Chen Liu, Che-Yao Wu, Wei-Yi Chien