Patents Assigned to Sharp Display Technology Corporation
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Patent number: 12174482Abstract: Provided is a display device in which warping of a display panel is sufficiently reduced or prevented. The display device includes: a display panel; and a polarizer, the polarizer being provided with at least one notch that extends inward from an outer edge of the polarizer.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Ryosuke Saigusa, Akira Sakai, Yuichi Kawahira, Masahiro Hasegawa
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Patent number: 12174469Abstract: Provided is a display device including a backlight; a first liquid crystal panel; a display panel; and a second liquid crystal panel. The first liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate, a first liquid crystal layer containing first liquid crystal molecules, and a second substrate. The second liquid crystal panel includes a third substrate, a second liquid crystal layer containing second liquid crystal molecules, and a fourth substrate. The display device satisfies the following formula: |?3??1|?50°, wherein ?1 represents an azimuthal angle of a director of the first liquid crystal molecules near the first substrate with no voltage applied to the first liquid crystal layer, and 43 represents an azimuthal angle of a director of the second liquid crystal molecules near the third substrate with no voltage applied to the second liquid crystal layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Koji Murata, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Atsuko Kanashima, Takashi Satoh, Shinji Shimada
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Patent number: 12175916Abstract: A display device has a gate drive circuit that performs scanning to sequentially supply a gate signal, and a source drive circuit that inverts the polarity of the voltage applied to the source line in each vertical scanning period. The gate drive circuit starts scanning from a first gate line among the plurality of gate lines when scanning the gate lines in a preceding period of two consecutive vertical scanning periods, and starts scanning from a second gate line different from the first gate line when scanning the gate lines in a period following the preceding period of two vertical scanning periods.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventor: Osamu Sasaki
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Patent number: 12174386Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a linearly polarizing plate, and a first polarized light-selective reflector disposed sequentially toward a viewer; a first phase difference plate and a first lens disposed closer to the viewer relative to the first polarized light-selective reflector and facing each other; a semi-transparent mirror disposed closer to the viewer relative to the first phase difference plate and the first lens; a second lens and a second phase difference plate disposed closer to the viewer relative to the semi-transparent mirror and facing each other; and a second polarized light-selective reflector disposed closer to the viewer relative to the second lens and the second phase difference plate. The first lens and the second lens have shapes asymmetric about the semi-transparent mirror as a plane of symmetry in a cross-sectional view in a direction from the display panel toward the second polarized light-selective reflector.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: SHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Naru Usukura
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Patent number: 12170293Abstract: An array substrate includes a thin film transistor including a drain electrode, a first insulation film included in an upper layer than the drain electrode and including a contact hole overlapping the drain electrode, a pixel electrode included in an upper layer than the first insulation film and overlaps the drain electrode at least inside the contact hole and is connected to the drain electrode, a second insulation film included in an upper layer than the pixel electrode and overlaps the pixel electrode inside the contact hole and extends outside the contact hole, a conductive portion included in an upper layer than the second insulation film and overlaps the pixel electrode at least inside the contact hole, and an insulation portion included in an upper layer than the pixel electrode and in a lower layer than the conductive portion and overlaps the pixel electrode inside the contact hole.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Tomohisa Aoki, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Tohru Sakata, Miho Yamada, Kohichi Kumagai
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Patent number: 12164203Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a substrate, a pixel TFT that is supported by the substrate, provided corresponding to each of a plurality of pixel areas, and includes an oxide semiconductor layer, an organic insulating layer disposed above at least the oxide semiconductor layer of the pixel TFT, and an inorganic insulating layer disposed in contact with an upper surface of the organic insulating layer on the organic insulating layer. The organic insulating layer and the inorganic insulating layer are provided with a plurality of dual-layer hole structure portions, each of the dual-layer hole structure portions includes a through-hole provided in the inorganic insulating layer and a bottomed hole provided in the organic insulating layer and positioned below the through-hole, and the through-hole is positioned on an inner side of an outer edge of the bottomed hole when viewed from a normal direction of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: SHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuhichi Saitoh, Hiroaki Furukawa, Atsushi Hachiya, Hiroshi Matsukizono
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Patent number: 12164189Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal panel which has good visibility and in which a decrease in the display quality is sufficiently suppressed, and a head mounted display and a liquid crystal display device using the same. The liquid crystal panel includes a liquid crystal layer, a spacer, and a light-shielding section between a first substrate a second substrate facing the first substrate. The light-shielding section includes column-direction light-shielding sections arranged in a column direction and shielding parts between the pixels aligned in a row direction from light, and row-direction light-shielding sections arranged in the row direction and shielding parts between the pixels aligned in the column direction from light. The row-direction light-shielding sections include one that includes a first light-shielding section including an arrangement region of the spacer and a second light-shielding section adjacent to the first light-shielding section in the column direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Seiichi Uchida, Kuniaki Okada, Keisuke Yoshida
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Publication number: 20240402487Abstract: An optical system includes, in order from the pupil plane side to the display plane side, a first reflective polarizing plate, a first lens having a convex surface on the pupil plane side, a half mirror, a second lens having a convex surface on the display plane side, a second reflective polarizing plate, a first ¼ wavelength plate, and a second ¼ wavelength plate. The optical system satisfies: 1 ? 4 < r ? 1 / T ? 1 < 250 ( 1 ) 0.7 < ( D ? 2 / f ? 2 ) × 1 ? 0 ? 0 < 5. ( 2 ) where r1 is the paraxial radius of curvature of a surface of the first lens on the pupil plane side, T1 is the distance on an optical axis from a surface of the first lens on the display plane side to a surface of the second lens on the pupil plane side, D2 is the thickness of the second lens L2 on the optical axis, and f2 is the focal length of the second lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicants: Kantatsu Co., Ltd, Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Ryo Maruyama, Naru Usukura
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Patent number: 12158658Abstract: Provided is a display device allowing perception of any design in a non-display state while allowing perception of display images in a display state without hindrance by the design. The display device includes, in the following order from a viewer side: a front plate; and a display panel. The front plate includes: a transflective component; a design layer having a first design and being disposed on or in front of a viewer side of the transflective component; and an inverted design layer disposed on or behind a side opposite to the viewer side of the transflective component. The transflective component transmits light incident on its display panel side and partially reflects light incident on its viewer side. The inverted design layer has a second design overlaid with the first design in a plan view and being an inversion of the first design in terms of brightness or hue.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventor: Hisashi Watanabe
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Patent number: 12158680Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display region including three or more divided regions disposed in a first direction on a main surface, a scanning line extending in a first direction, a data line extending in a second direction, a plurality of pixels, and a scanning line connection wiring line extending in the second direction, which are disposed in each divided region, a plurality of data line drive circuits respectively connected to the data lines in each divided region, and a plurality of scanning line drive circuits corresponding to each divided region.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2024Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: SHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
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Patent number: 12159602Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: an active matrix substrate including a first electrode and a second electrode configured to generate a transverse electrical field; a counter substrate including a plurality of third electrodes disposed at predetermined intervals and having a stripe pattern; a liquid crystal layer located between the active matrix substrate and the counter substrate; and a control circuit. The liquid crystal display device can display an image in a first viewing angle mode and a second viewing angle mode having a viewing angle narrower than the first viewing angle mode by the control circuit switching an amplitude and a waveform of a voltage applied to the third electrodes. The control circuit applies a common voltage having a different value to the first electrode or the second electrode in each of the first viewing angle mode and the second viewing angle mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Koji Murata, Takashi Satoh
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Patent number: 12153299Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes an array substrate, a counter substrate disposed to face the array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the array substrate and the counter substrate, in which the array substrate is provided with a plurality of pixel electrodes aligned at intervals in a plane of the array substrate, a common electrode disposed to overlap the plurality of pixel electrodes, an insulating film disposed on an upper layer side of the common electrode, and an alignment film disposed on an upper layer side of the insulating film, a light blocking portion and a spacer are provided in the counter substrate, the light blocking portion separating the plurality of pixel electrodes, the spacer being disposed to overlap the light blocking portion and protruding to the liquid crystal layer side from the counter substrate, the alignment film is connected to the common electrode directly or via another member through an opening provided in the insulating film, and the opening is disposed atType: GrantFiled: December 16, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Junichi Morinaga, Hikaru Yoshino
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Patent number: 12147127Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display in a fringe field switching mode including a first pixel and a second pixel which are contiguous to each other, in which a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate are sequentially provided, the first substrate has at least one layer of a lower layer member, a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode, an interlayer insulating film, and a common electrode, in order toward a liquid crystal layer side, at least one layer of the lower layer member has a first region and a second region having a smaller thickness than that of the first region via a step difference portion, and the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are disposed in the first region, and the second region is disposed between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2024Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventor: Tetsuo Fukaya
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Patent number: 12147124Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed on a viewer side relative to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, a polarizer disposed on the viewer side relative to the liquid crystal layer, and a phase difference layer disposed between the polarizer and the liquid crystal layer, and also includes a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix shape. The first substrate includes a reflective layer that reflects light, a first electrode and a second electrode that can generate a transverse electrical field in the liquid crystal layer, and a first horizontal alignment film in contact with the liquid crystal layer. The second substrate includes a second horizontal alignment film in contact with the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer takes a twist alignment when no voltage is applied.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Shinichi Terashita, Kouichi Watanabe, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
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Patent number: 12147138Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a substrate that is transparent, and a plurality of pixels positioned on the substrate. Each pixel includes a thin-film transistor (TFT) positioned on the substrate, a first color filter layer disposed on the substrate so as to cover the TFT, a contact hole being provided in the first color filter layer, a pixel electrode that is positioned on a bottom face and a side face of the contact hole, and on the first color filter layer, and that is electrically connected to the TFT via the contact hole, and a second color filter layer disposed within the contact hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Seiichi Uchida, Kiyoshi Minoura, Kuniaki Okada, Hiromi Katoh, Keisuke Yoshida
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Patent number: 12147126Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes: an array substrate; a counter substrate; a liquid crystal layer located between the array substrate and the counter substrate; and an alignment film formed on a surface facing the liquid crystal layer in each of the array substrate and the counter substrate. In a plan view, the liquid crystal display panel includes a display region, a non-display region adjacent to the display region, and a light-transmitting region located in the non-display region. At least one of the array substrate or the counter substrate includes a wall portion surrounding the light-transmitting region in the non-display region of the surface facing the liquid crystal layer, and the alignment film is not formed in a range surrounded by the wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Asai, Isao Ogasawara
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Patent number: 12147125Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal panel provided with a display region and a frame region and including a first substrate and a second substrate disposed facing the first substrate. In the display region, a liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. In the frame region, a sealing portion is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first support substrate and a first substrate-side insulating layer contacting the first support substrate in order toward the liquid crystal layer side. The second substrate includes a protrusion protruding to the liquid crystal layer side. The first substrate-side insulating layer includes a first thickness portion having a flat surface on the liquid crystal layer side, and a second thickness portion protruding to the liquid crystal layer side relative to the first thickness portion and disposed to face the protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2024Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Hiromi Matsumoto, Takahiro Sasaki, Takashi Satoh, Akira Sakai
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Patent number: 12135478Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal panel sequentially including: a first polarizing plate with a first absorption axis; a first substrate including a first electrode; a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules; and a second substrate including a second electrode. The liquid crystal panel satisfies the following Formula (1) as well as the following Formula (2-1) or Formula (2-2): 5°?|?1??2|?20°??(Formula 1) 5°?|?P1??2|?20°??(Formula 2-1) 65°?|?P1??2|?80°??(Formula 2-2) wherein ?1 represents an azimuthal angle of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the first substrate, ?2 represents an azimuthal angle of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the second substrate, and ?P1 represents an azimuthal angle of the first absorption axis of the first polarizing plate, each with no voltage applied.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Koji Murata, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Takashi Satoh, Shinji Shimada
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Patent number: 12125856Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer, an interlayer insulating layer covering the thin film transistor, a pixel electrode provided above the interlayer insulating layer and electrically connected to the thin film transistor, a common electrode provided between the pixel electrode and the interlayer insulating layer, a first dielectric layer provided between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, and an alignment film covering the pixel electrode. The first dielectric layer includes a plurality of openings each of which exposes a part of the common electrode and includes the alignment film positioned therein.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Yoshihito Hara, Tohru Daitoh, Jun Nishimura, Kengo Hara, Yohei Takeuchi
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Patent number: 12124143Abstract: A display panel includes a display region and a peripheral region other than the display region. The display panel includes, in the peripheral region, a gate drive circuit and a first trunk line extending in a column direction. The first trunk line includes a first edge on a first side corresponding to the display region side in the row direction and a second edge on a second side corresponding to a side opposite to the display region in the row direction. The first trunk line includes a first portion and a second portion, each including the first edge and the second edge, and the first edge of the second portion is closer to the second side in the row direction than the first edge of the first portion. The first portion is not provided with an element, and the second portion includes a region provided with an element.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Hidetoshi Nakagawa, Yoshihisa Takahashi, Masahiro Matsuda