Patents Represented by Law Firm Nixon & Vandehyw P.C.
  • Patent number: 5995178
    Abstract: The active matrix liquid crystal panel of this invention includes: a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of signal lines arranged to cross each other; a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in respective regions defined by the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of signal lines; and a plurality of switching elements for driving the plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein each of the plurality of pixel electrodes overlaps at least one of the adjacent scanning lines and signal lines among the plurality of scanning lines and signal lines via an insulating film, and at least one of the plurality of pixel electrodes is electrically connected with the overlapped line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Fujikawa, Yoshiharu Kataoka, Masaya Okamoto, Mikio Katayama, Katsumi Irie, Yuzuru Kanemori, Akihiro Yamamoto