Patents Examined by Antohony G Quash
  • Liquid crystal display device
    Patent number: 9268183
    Abstract: At least either a first substrate or a second substrate has regions corresponding to subpixels (15a, 15b, 15c) and provided with ribs (100a) for controlling how a liquid crystal material is aligned. Scanning signal lines (32) and picture element electrodes (60) are overlapped with each other via an insulating material as seen in plan view. The ribs (100a) and the scanning signal lines (32) are at least partially overlapped with each other as seen in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsushige Asada, Masahiro Yoshida, Masakatsu Tominaga, Tetsuya Fujikawa, Junichi Morinaga, Toshiaki Fujihara