Patents Examined by Angela Davison
  • Patent number: 9726931
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a liquid crystal display panel, a method for manufacturing the same and a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display panel includes a screen body including a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array form, and a plurality of light sources arranged at a peripheral region of the screen body so as to provide back light to the pixel units. An aperture ratio of the pixel unit increases along with an increase in a distance between the pixel unit and the light source arranged at the peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yingying Nan, Shan Gao
  • Patent number: 9726950
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel is disclosed. The panel includes a first substrate, having a plurality of color filter units. The panel also includes a second substrate disposed opposed to the first substrate, where the second substrate includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines intersecting and insulated from the gate lines, and a plurality of pixel units connected to the gate and data lines. The panel also includes a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a shielding pillar disposed between two adjacent color filter units, where the shielding pillar includes a plurality of discontinuous auxiliary shielding pillars, and where each auxiliary shielding pillar intersects a data line at an included angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignees: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Liang Wen
  • Patent number: 9638961
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, liquid crystal layer, and first and second spacer sections. The first substrate has a first surface including a light-shielding region in a lattice form and a plurality of opening regions surrounded by the light-shielding region. The light-shielding region includes a plurality of first extended portions extending in a first direction and a plurality of second extended portions extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction. The first substrate has a plurality of transistors formed thereon. The second substrate has a second surface that is opposed to and spaced from the first surface. The liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first and second surfaces. The first spacer section has long sides oriented in the second direction, and the second spacer section has long sides oriented in the first direction. The spacer sections protrude into the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Morikazu Nomura
  • Patent number: 9638957
    Abstract: An embodiment of present invention discloses a liquid crystal display provided with viewing angle compensation. The liquid crystal display provided with viewing angle compensation comprises a liquid crystal cell in a vertical arrangement, upper and lower polarizer sheets, and further comprises the first biaxial compensation film provided between the liquid crystal cell and the lower polarizer sheet, the second biaxial compensation film provided between the liquid crystal cell and the upper polarizer sheet, and a monoaxial compensation film provided at the upside and/or downside of the liquid crystal cell. The embodiment of present invention may be applicable for the viewing angle compensation in wide viewing-angle techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yafeng Yang, Guangkui Qin, Jiaoming Lu, Jaegeon You
  • Patent number: 9634448
    Abstract: In the field of active matrix liquid crystal displays and, more particularly, to microdisplays produced using collective fabrication technologies, a matrix comprises, for each pixel, a transparent electrode and opaque regions resulting from the presence in the pixel of at least one row conductor, one column conductor, and one control transistor for the pixel connected to the electrode of the pixel. The pixel comprises at least three possible geometrical configurations, the position of the transistor with respect to the rows and to the columns being different in the various configurations, the various configurations being distributed in a pseudo-random manner within at least one region of the matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Umberto Rossini
  • Patent number: 9625755
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a lower display electrode provided on the first substrate, an insulating layer provided on the lower display electrode, an upper display electrode provided on the insulating layer and having a mesh pattern including opening portions, a common electrode provided on the second substrate, and a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate in a state in which the upper display electrode and the common electrode face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ORTUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norishige Iwanami, Shinichi Shimomaki, Jiro Takei, Masamichi Komaki, Yasushi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 9618797
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including an outer peripheral wiring which is formed along an outer periphery of an active area that displays an image, and which has a first reflective surface, a second substrate including a reflective layer which is formed by a plurality of segments that are mutually spaced apart, and which has a second reflective surface opposed to the first reflective surface, a sealant formed of a photosensitive resin material, which surrounds the active area, is formed along the outer peripheral wiring, and attaches the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer held in a cell gap in an inside surrounded by the sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Junichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9618807
    Abstract: Methods and devices to compensate for image color variance due to display temperatures are provided. In one example, a display of an electronic device may include a first pixel section that has multiple pixels. The pixels may include a red subpixel, green subpixel, and blue subpixel that each has a respective aperture ratio. The display may also include a second pixel section that has multiple pixels. Again, the pixels may include a red subpixel, green subpixel, and blue subpixel that each has a respective aperture ratio. One or more of the subpixel aperture ratios of the first pixel section may be greater than a respective one or more of the subpixel aperture ratios of the second section to overcome image color variance that may exist due to temperature variations of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Chia-Ching Chu
  • Patent number: 9606381
    Abstract: A display device includes: pixels corresponding to respective plural colors arranged in matrix, wherein each pixel has a pixel circuit portion in which a circuit for display driving of the pixel is arranged and a pixel opening to be an area obtaining effective display light, the pixel openings of the pixels corresponding to at least one color have an area different from areas of the pixel openings of pixels corresponding to other colors, and the pixel circuit portions in respective pixels are arranged at equal pitches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Hironao Tanaka, Daisuke Ito
  • Patent number: 9588364
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a rear face housing, and a slender support member. The display panel is configured to display image. The rear face housing is disposed on a rear side of the display device with respect to the display panel. The support member is disposed between a peripheral edge portion of the display panel and a peripheral edge portion of the rear face housing. The support member supports the peripheral edge portion of the display panel from the rear side. The support member has a protruding portion that protrudes in a direction intersecting a lengthwise direction of the support member. The rear face housing includes an insertion component at the peripheral edge portion of the rear face housing, with the protruding portion of the support member being engaged with the insertion component of the rear frame housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Ando, Tatsuji Sudo, Yasuhiro Mori
  • Patent number: 9591760
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention relate to a display panel comprising an array substrate, wherein the array substrate comprises: gate lines connected to a gate driving module and data lines connected to a data driving module; gate line redundancy lines, corresponding to the gate lines one by one and receiving the same signal, and each of which is connected with the gate driving module at one end and with a corresponding gate line at the other end through a first control switch; and data line redundancy lines, corresponding to the data lines one by one and receiving the same signal, and each of which is connected with the data driving module at one end and with a corresponding data line at the other end through a second control switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Geng Qin
  • Patent number: 9588374
    Abstract: A sub-wavelength thin-film metal grating is placed inside a liquid crystal variable optical retarder at a selected distance from a reflective electrode to form a reflective half wave plate, thereby reducing polarization dependence of the optical retardation generated by the variable optical retarder. The approach enables to form within the device the reflective half wave plate that is suitably thin without modifying the reflective electrode of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLC
    Inventors: Keith Anderson, John Michael Miller, Hery Djie, Lu Tian
  • Patent number: 9568775
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposing each other. One of the first and second substrates includes a display surface. The display device further includes a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the display device. The display device includes a common voltage line formed in the non-display area and over the first substrate, at least one column spacer formed over the common voltage line, a conductive layer formed over the first substrate to cover the column spacer and electrically connected to the common voltage line, a common electrode formed over the second substrate and electrically connected to the conductive layer, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Gyu Kim, Do Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9568796
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected with a terminal of the thin film transistor; a microcavity on the pixel electrode, and including a plurality of regions corresponding a pixel area; a liquid crystal layer in the microcavity; a liquid crystal injection hole exposing the microcavity; a common electrode on the microcavity; a supporting member on the common electrode; and a capping layer on the supporting member and covering the liquid crystal injection hole. The pixel electrode is connected with the terminal of the thin film transistor through a contact hole, and the contact hole is within the pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Hyoung Cho, Mee Hye Jung, Sun Hwa Lee, Kwang-Chul Jung, Chong Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 9557600
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes excellent heat radiation characteristics. The backlight unit of an embodiment of the present invention includes a chassis and a light source attached to the chassis. As the light source, an LED is preferably used. The chassis includes an aluminum base or aluminum layer, and a porous alumina layer or pore-sealed porous alumina layer provided on the surface of the aluminum base or aluminum layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takao Imaoku, Takatomo Yoshioka, Kohji Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 9507205
    Abstract: A display device includes a first cabinet to which a display panel is attached and a second cabinet to which a light source is attached. The first cabinet and the second cabinet are assembled with an optical member, which diffuses light from the light source, held between the cabinets. The optical member includes a first optical member having relatively large weight and a second optical member having relatively small weight. The first optical member is pressed by the top of a projection provided in at least one of the first cabinet and the second cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masashi Yokota
  • Patent number: 9482811
    Abstract: The invention provides a backlight module, including: an optical plate and an optical film, wherein at least one edge of optical film being disposed with a protruding ear, protruding ear having a via hole; backlight module further comprising at least a hanging element; wherein a side of the optical plate corresponding to edge of optical film with protruding ear being fixedly connected to hanging element; optical film being disposed on top of optical plate and via hole hanging on hanging element so as to fasten optical film. The backlight module improves the fix reliability of optical plate and prevents from arching up caused by thermal expansion. Because optical plate and optical film expand simultaneously due to heat, the wavy curve of the optical film is avoided and optical quality is improved. The present invention also discloses a liquid crystal display device with the backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yuchun Hsiao, Chong Huang
  • Patent number: 9477124
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a flexible circuit board, a signal transmission board, a driver component, a frame-shaped member, and a heat dissipation member. The signal transmission board is configured to transmit signals to the flexible circuit board. The driver component is mounted on the flexible circuit board and configured to process the signals from the signal transmission board and supply the processed signals to the display panel. The frame-shaped member retains the liquid crystal panel by holding edges of the display panel on a display surface side. The heat dissipation member has higher thermal conductivity than the frame-shaped member and embedded in a portion of the frame-shaped member. The heat dissipation member includes a contact portion that projects toward the signal transmission board and a distal end that is in contact with a portion of the flexible circuit board on which the driver component is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takeshi Wada
  • Patent number: 9470560
    Abstract: A display assembly comprising a first display member and a second display member, wherein the first display member is at least partially superimposed upon, fixed to and rotated with respect to the second display member and the first and second display members can be selectively actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Electronic Temperature Instruments Limited
    Inventors: Paul David Wyatt, David Parsons
  • Patent number: 9442236
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate. A plurality of fine metal lines is disposed on the first substrate. The plurality of fine metal lines including a plurality of small regions. A second substrate is aligned with the first substrate. A light blocking portion is disposed on the second substrate. The light blocking portion is disposed in a region between the small regions of the plurality of small regions of the plurality of fine metal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Takakuwa, Dae Hwan Jang, Hyang-Shik Kong, Gug Rae Jo, Kyu Young Kim