Patents Examined by David Y. Chung
  • Patent number: 11977307
    Abstract: The cholesteric liquid crystal display (CLCD) device includes first and second cholesteric liquid crystal panels that reflect light within different wavelength ranges. Both panels have gate lines that extend from one side to the other. A gate driver is electrically connected to the first panel's gate lines. Additionally, a flexible printed circuit is electrically connected to both the first and second panels' gate lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Han Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 11977300
    Abstract: A display device includes a first base substrate, a second base substrate disposed on the first base substrate, a connecting member disposed between the first base substrate and the second base substrate, a pad disposed on the first base substrate, and a first protruding pattern disposed between the connecting member and the pad. A thickness of the first protruding pattern is smaller than a thickness of the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Hee Shin, Yonghee Lee, Geunho Lee
  • Patent number: 11971630
    Abstract: The present disclosure provide methods of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel and the liquid crystal display panels. In a process of forming a motherboard of the display panel, a second sealant portion and a third sealant portion with a lower height than that of a first sealant portion are temporarily formed outside the first sealant portion, so that a smooth transitional support surface is formed between the first sealant portion, the second sealant portion, the third sealant portion and a support column inside the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingju Huang, Hongjun Zhu
  • Patent number: 11971566
    Abstract: A laminate including a horizontally oriented liquid crystal cured film that is a cured material of a polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing at least one type of polymerizable liquid crystal compound, and a vertically oriented liquid crystal cured film is provided. The horizontally oriented liquid crystal cured film is the cured material of the polymerizable liquid crystal composition in which the polymerizable liquid crystal compound is cured in a state of being horizontally oriented with respect to a plane of the liquid crystal cured film, and satisfies the following formulae: nxA(450)>nyA(450)>nzA(450) and ReA(450)/ReA(550)<1.00.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuaki Kasai, Nobuyuki Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 11960179
    Abstract: A display device includes a protective film, a display panel, and a conductive film package. The protective film has a first area, a second area, and a third area positioned between the first area and the second area. The display panel is disposed in the first area and the third area on the protective film. The conductive film package is disposed on the display panel, and is in contact with the protective film positioned in the second area. In this manner, a defect of the substrate included in the display panel and a defective adhesion between the conductive film package and the display panel may be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheolhwan Eom
  • Patent number: 11927784
    Abstract: Provided is an anti-dazzling device, including a first electrode, a second electrode and a dimming structure, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are disposed opposite to each other, and the dimming structure is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and is configured to change a light transmittance of the anti-dazzling device under action of voltage. An OLED display device and a method for manufacturing an anti-dazzling device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Caiyu Qu, Yanjun Hao, Huijuan Zhang, Xueyan Tian, Zheng Liu
  • Patent number: 11921376
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes: a first base, a second base disposed opposite to the first base, a liquid crystal layer and a first optical compensation layer that are disposed between the first base and the second base, and a second optical compensation layer disposed on a side of the first base away from the liquid crystal layer or on a side of the second base away from the liquid crystal layer. An orthogonal projection of an optic axis of the first optical compensation layer on the first base is parallel to orthogonal projections of optic axes of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer on the first base. An orthogonal projection of an optic axis of the second optical compensation layer on the first base is perpendicular to the orthogonal projection of the optic axis of the first optical compensation layer on the first base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Lintao Ji, Feifei Wang, Kaixuan Wang, Hongming Zhan, Bowen Li, Jiao Li, Xibin Shao
  • Patent number: 11906829
    Abstract: A display system includes: a transmissive liquid crystal display panel; a scattering panel having a scattering area provided with a scattering portion; a temperature detector having a temperature detection area provided with a resistor element; a light source configured to emit projection light to the liquid crystal display panel; and a controller configured to control operations of the scattering panel and the light source based on an output of the temperature detector corresponding to a temperature of the resistor element. A display area of the liquid crystal display panel, the scattering area, and the temperature detection area overlap one another. The projection light that has passed through the display area and the scattering area is projected onto a light-transmitting projection target. When an output indicating that the temperature of the resistor element is a predetermined temperature or higher is acquired, the controller causes the scattering portion to scatter light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Masashi Takahata
  • Patent number: 11886063
    Abstract: A display panel motherboard, a cutting method and a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel, and a display device are provided. The display panel motherboard includes at least three mother substrates, at least one display panel unit, and a cutting region. The at least three mother substrates are stacked with each other, at least a portion of the at least one display panel unit is surrounded by the cutting region, and an organic film layer is not disposed in at least two of the at least three mother substrates in the cutting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shulei Li, Hua Huang, Zhao Kang
  • Patent number: 11874567
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix having a row-column configuration; and a light control panel configured to control light traveling from the display panel to a plurality of viewpoints such that the light varies from viewpoint to viewpoint. The pixels include a first pixel configured to output light in a first color and a second pixel configured to output light in a second color. The first and second pixels are arranged in a column direction orthogonal to an arrangement direction of the viewpoints. A width of each pixel in a row direction along the arrangement direction of the viewpoints is greater than a width of the pixel in the column direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takeo Koito
  • Patent number: 11874550
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises a liquid crystal layer held between a first substrate and a second substrate, a display region having a first region in which a plurality of pixels are provided, a non-display region provided in an island-like shape in the display region and having a second region, a first polarizer and a second polarizer that overlap the first region, and a third polarizer and a fourth polarizer that overlap the second region, wherein a transmission axis of the fourth polarizer and a transmission axis of the second polarizer form an angle other than 0° and other than 90° with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Mitsutaka Okita
  • Patent number: 11860480
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having excellent display quality and suppressed occurrence of halo. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention is a liquid crystal display device including, in the following order, a first polarizer, a liquid crystal cell, a second polarizer, and a direct type backlight that uses a point light source, in which a light control member is further provided between the second polarizer and the direct type backlight, and the liquid crystal display device satisfies relationships of the following Expression (1) 70%?(I20/I0)×100?90%, Expression (2) 10%?(I40/I0)×100?35%, and Expression (3) 1%?(I60/I0)×100?20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Suzuki, Tatsuya Iwasaki, Katsufumi Ohmuro
  • Patent number: 11852855
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a panel and a polarizing element. The polarizing element is disposed at one side of the panel, and the polarizing element includes a plurality of coating polarizing layers. A method for manufacturing an electronic device is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Hsin Chen, Ying-Jen Chen, Chin-Lung Ting
  • Patent number: 11846849
    Abstract: A curved display panel and a display device are disclosed. The curved display panel includes a sealant, a first substrate, a second substrate, and at least two sets of buffer members that are respectively disposed along both sides of the curved display panel in a bending direction and between the sealant and a display region. The buffer members are made of an elastic material, and include a first fixing member arranged between the sealant and the display region and connected to the first substrate, and a second fixing member arranged between the first fixing member and the sealant and connected to the second substrate. Before the curved display panel is bent, one side of the first fixing member abuts one side of the second fixing member. After the curved display panel is bent, the first and the second fixing member are pressed against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: MIANYANG HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Hui Li, Rongrong Li
  • Patent number: 11841574
    Abstract: A display device is provided, which includes a first substrate, a first display structure, a second display structure, a first optical film, a second optical film, a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer. The first and second display structures are disposed on the first substrate. The first display structure is disposed between the first substrate and the first optical film. The second display structure is disposed between the first substrate and the second optical film. The first and second optical films are separated. The first adhesive layer is disposed between the first display structure and first optical film. The second adhesive layer is disposed between the second display structure and second optical film. The first and second display structures are different from each other and are selected from a liquid-crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode display, an inorganic light-emitting diode display or a laser display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jia-Yuan Chen, Kuan-Feng Lee, Tsung-Han Tsai, Yuan-Lin Wu
  • Patent number: 11835812
    Abstract: A display system includes a lighting device, a correction coefficient generating circuit receiving a plurality of image data including first image data and second image data, generating a first correction coefficient based on a brightness of the first image data and generating a second correction coefficient based on a brightness of the second image data, and the first image data corresponding to a first image and a second image data corresponding to a second image adjacent to the first image and located on the opposite side of the lighting device, a multiplication circuit generating first corrected image data using the first image data and the first correction coefficient, and generating second corrected image data using the second image data and the second correction coefficient, and a display drive control unit transmitting the first and the second corrected image data to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshio Maruoka
  • Patent number: 11824068
    Abstract: A display device in which a peripheral circuit portion has high operation stability is provided. The display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. A first insulating layer is provided over a first surface of the first substrate. A second insulating layer is provided over a first surface of the second substrate. The first surface of the first substrate and the first surface of the second substrate face each other. An adhesive layer is provided between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. A protective film in contact with the first substrate, the first insulating layer, the adhesive layer, the second insulating layer, and the second substrate is formed in the vicinity of a peripheral portion of the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yoshiharu Hirakata, Takashi Hamada, Kohei Yokoyama, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Tetsuji Ishitani, Daisuke Kubota
  • Patent number: 11815769
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel (display panel) 11 includes a display area AA configured to display images, a non-display area NAA outside the display area AA, a light blocking layer (a light blocking portion) 11i disposed at least in the non-display area NAA and configured to block light, a signal line connection line (a narrow line portion) 29 where lines are arranged at intervals in the non-display area NAA, and a common electrode connection line portion (a wide line portion) 30 disposed in the non-display area and having a line width greater than that of the signal line connection line 29 and including empty portions 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke Yuminami, Masakazu Miyamoto, Masahiro Yoshida, Masayuki Takashima, Toshiaki Fujihara
  • Patent number: 11808645
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel that includes a first strain sensor element including a first resistance member and a second strain sensor element including a second resistance member that are provided in a pixel area, and a first wiring electrically coupling the first strain sensor element and the second strain sensor element, a first variable resistance member, a second variable resistance member, and a second wiring electrically coupling the first variable resistance member and the second variable resistance member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hidenori Kawata
  • Patent number: 11754872
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a pixel electrode, alight shielding portion, a lens being arranged between the light shielding portion and the pixel electrode and overlapping with the pixel electrode in plan view, and a phase difference compensation member arranged on an incident side of the light with respect to the liquid crystal layer and compensating a phase difference of the light in the liquid crystal layer. In a display region, a light shielding member having a light shielding property is provided between the liquid crystal layer and the phase difference compensation member. The lens includes a first layer arranged on a side of the light shielding portion and a second layer being arranged on a side of the pixel electrode and having a refractive index different from that of the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Eguchi