Patents Examined by David Y. Chung
  • Patent number: 10459137
    Abstract: A metal wire grid polarization plate and a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel and a display device are provided. The metal wire grid polarization plate includes a substrate, a light absorption wire grid and a metal wire grid. The light absorption wire grid is disposed on a side of the substrate, and the metal wire grid covers the light absorption wire grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Zhu, Yafeng Yang, Zhen Liu, Jikai Yao
  • Patent number: 10416505
    Abstract: A pixel structure is arranged on an array substrate and controlled by one or two TFTs. The pixel structure includes a plurality of raised structures, a plurality of projection electrodes, and a bottom electrode. The projection electrodes are formed on the raised structures. The bottom electrode is located under the raised structures. The projection electrodes formed on the raised structures may induce a horizontal electric field therebetween. The bottom electrode and the projection electrodes formed on the raised structures may induce a sideway horizontal electric field therebetween. A liquid crystal display device including the pixel structure is also provided. The pixel structure and the liquid crystal display device reduce a vertical electric field component and increase a horizontal electric field so as to increase transmittance of the FFS and IPS modes or the response speed of liquid crystal and reduce the trend of positive liquid crystal to stand up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yuejun Tang
  • Patent number: 10416489
    Abstract: A polymer dispersed liquid crystal film for vehicles includes an electrode unit, a first electrode provided on the electrode unit, a polymer layer provided between the electrode unit and the first electrode, and a plurality of liquid crystal molecules dispersed in the polymer layer. The electrode unit includes a resin layer and a mesh-type second electrode inserted into the resin layer. The upper surface of the second electrode is exposed to the outside of the resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, LIVICON
    Inventors: Moon Jung Eo, Hee Young Yun
  • Patent number: 10394094
    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: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke Yuminami, Masakazu Miyamoto, Masahiro Yoshida, Masayuki Takashima, Toshiaki Fujihara
  • Patent number: 10386667
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with a touch sensing function can improve productivity without a pitch limitation between pads in a pad area. The liquid crystal display device can include a touch signal line of a third wiring layer including lower and upper layers, and the lower layer is formed of the same material as a pixel electrode. A touch-common electrode of a fourth wiring layer is disposed on a second passivation layer, and is connected to a touch signal line via a second hole. A first data pad includes a first lower pad formed of a third wiring layer and connected to a first data link, a second lower pad formed of a first wiring layer, and an upper pad formed of the fourth wiring layer and connecting the first lower pad to the second lower pad, via a third contact hole and a fourth contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Hoon Ahn, Chang-Kuk Yang
  • Patent number: 10386682
    Abstract: A substrate and a display device are disclosed. The substrate includes a plurality of common electrode lines that are spaced at an interval, configured for providing corresponding pixel units with a common voltage; at least two connecting lines, each of which is located in a display region, and which are configured for achieving mutual electrical connection between at least two of the common electrode lines that are adjacent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianbo Xian, Yong Qiao, Hongfei Cheng, Wenbo Li, Pan Li
  • Patent number: 10371875
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate and a plurality of color conversion units on the substrate. Each of the plurality of color conversion units may include a photonic crystal layer having at least two layers having different refractive indices alternately stacked, and a wavelength shifter dispersed in at least one of the at least two layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Uk Kim, Min Ki Nam, Hae Il Park, Jun Han Lee
  • Patent number: 10371943
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for controlling the focus depth of a 2D projected image on a pixel by pixel basis or on a region by region basis to create a 3D projected image that may be used for a heads up display (HUD) for augmented reality applications. The 3D projected image may be overlaid or combined with a 3D real world view using multiple reflective LCD arrays. The multiple reflective LCD arrays may receive a 2D projected image and may generate different length optical paths that may add depth to the 2D projected image to create a 3D projected image. The 3D projected image may be combined with the real world 3D image to create a 3D image encompassing a real world image and a 3D projection image that looks real and contains depth within the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventor: Jeri Janet Ellsworth
  • Patent number: 10367014
    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: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yoshiharu Hirakata, Takashi Hamada, Kohei Yokoyama, Yasuhiro Jinbo, Tetsuji Ishitani, Daisuke Kubota
  • Patent number: 10365512
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a light blocking part configured to define a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening, a first color filter which overlaps the first opening, a second color filter which overlaps the second opening and having a green color, a third color filter which overlaps the third opening, and a wire grid polarizer including a first stitch line spaced apart from the second opening in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Gun Nam, Hyang-Shik Kong, Soo-Lin Kim, Tae-Woo Kim, Dae-Young Lee, Gug-Rae Jo
  • Patent number: 10324318
    Abstract: A curved liquid crystal display panel includes an upper substrate having a curved shape, a liquid crystal layer, a lower substrate having a curved shape, where the lower substrate is combined with the upper substrate and the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, and a heating line disposed on at least one of the upper substrate and the lower substrate and which provides heat to the liquid crystal layer such that a temperature of the liquid crystal layer increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheong-Hun Lee, Jeong-Man Son, Dong-Wook Kim, Byong-Wook Ahn
  • Patent number: 10291888
    Abstract: A projection display device includes: a light source device which emits source light; a first polarizer passes the source light in a first polarization state; a reflective liquid crystal panel; an illumination optical system which causes the source light to be incident to the reflective liquid crystal panel; a second polarizer passes the source light in the first polarization state from the first polarizer, and reflects the source light in a second polarization state from the reflective liquid crystal panel; a projection optical system which projects the source light reflected by the second polarizer; a support member which includes an outer member that supports the first polarizer and the reflective liquid crystal panel and an inner member that is fixed to the outer member in an internal space of the outer member and supports the second polarizer; and a seal mechanism which seals the internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Takatsugu Aizaki, Hiroshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10288951
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, the present invention relates to the field of display technology and can eliminate vacuum bubbles so as to increase the product yield. The liquid crystal display panel comprises an array substrate and a color filter substrate which are assembled to form a cell, and a liquid crystal layer and spacers provided between the array substrate and the color filter substrate, wherein the spacer is provided with a deformation layer therein, and the deformation layer is used to allow the spacer to be expanded in a direction perpendicular to the cell thickness direction under the action of an external condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuai Han, Chunlei Wang, Junsheng Chen
  • Patent number: 10274780
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes: a first type pixel including first liquid crystal molecules aligned approximately in a first direction; a second type pixel including second liquid crystal molecules aligned approximately in a second direction different from the first direction; a first lower polarizer disposed opposite to the first type pixel and having a transmissive axis approximately parallel to the first direction; and a second lower polarizer disposed opposite to the second type pixel and having a transmissive axis approximately parallel to the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Ho Kim, Tae Hyung Hwang, Young Jin Park, Seong Su Lim, Young Je Cho
  • Patent number: 10267994
    Abstract: A wavelength selective switch (WSS) apparatus is disclosed, which includes: a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) phase array configured for selectively diverting a certain wavelength component of light beams to continue to propagate and keeping another wavelength component of the light beams from propagating by controlling a voltage applied thereto and/or a polarization of the light beams, the LCOS phase array being provided with a first liquid crystal (LC) domain, a second liquid crystal (LC) domain, and a reflection component, the reflection component being configured to reflect a light beam input through the first LC domain back to the first LC domain and reflect a light beam input through the second LC domain back to the second LC domain; and a reflective element that is arranged to reflect the light beams output from the LCOS phase array back to the LCOS phase array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: INLC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Seong Woo Suh
  • Patent number: 10268089
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel, a light source, a light guide and a prism sheet. The display panel includes a display area in which unit pixels each containing first sub-pixels and second sub-pixels are arranged along a first direction and a second direction. In the display area, the first sub-pixels have a width different from that of the second sub-pixel in at least one of the first direction and the second direction, or each unit pixel contains different numbers of first sub-pixels and second sub-pixels. The prism sheet is interposed between the light guide and the display panel and includes prisms extending along a third direction inclined with respect to the second direction by an acute angle of inclination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tae Kurokawa, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe, Kojiro Ikeda, Amane Higashi
  • Patent number: 8189127
    Abstract: According to the input device of the present invention, phase-difference plate (11) with ¼ wavelength is disposed on the top surface of upper substrate (1) of touch panel (12). As a result of passing through phase-difference plate (11), lamplight 9a that illuminates LCD element (8) goes outside as outgoing-light 9c with a phase-shift of ¼ wavelength. With the structure above, a user wearing polarized sunglasses—even if they have an absorption axis in a direction the same as that of lamplight 9a—can easily recognize the displays shown by LCD element (8) on the back surface of touch panel (12). The structure offers a user-friendly input device with good visibility of LCD element (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Matsumoto, Koji Tanabe
  • Patent number: 8035762
    Abstract: A display (8) comprises a display panel (9), a polariser (10), a polarisation rotator (13), and a scatterer (12) arranged to scatter light having a first polarisation as compared with light having a second polarisation. The display (8) can be switched between 2D and 3D modes by operating the polarisation rotator (13) accordingly. In 3D mode, the polarisation rotator (13) transmits light with relatively little or no change to its polarisation. Light transmitted by the scatterer (12) is then used to present a three-dimensional image (50). In 2D mode, the polarisation rotator (13) alters the polarisation of the light and light that is scattered by the scatterer (12) is used to present a two-dimensional image (51). The polarisation rotator (13) maybe arranged so that light incident on a first area thereof undergoes a different change in polarisation to light incident on a second area, in order to allow simultaneous presentation of 2D and 3D images (51, 50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Willem L. Ijzerman, Hugo J. Cornelissen
  • Patent number: 8009258
    Abstract: A display panel including a substrate and a plurality of films for carrying chips is provided. The substrate has a display region and a non-display region located at one side of the display region. The non-display region has a plurality of pad regions, and each pad region has a plurality of first leads and at least one first displacement measuring mark disposed therein. The first displacement measuring mark is located at at least one side of all the first leads. The films for carrying chips are correspondingly sticking on the substrate. Each film for carrying chips has a plurality of second leads and at least one second displacement measuring mark. The second displacement measuring mark is located at least one side of all the second leads and is corresponding to the first displacement measuring mark. The second leads are correspondingly connected with the first leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Chien Chen
  • Patent number: 7995158
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus is provided in which occurrence of a moiré pattern can be prevented without largely reducing front luminance. A liquid crystal display apparatus 1 includes a surface light source 4, a liquid crystal display panel 2, and first and second prism sheets 5 and 6 for condensing light emitted from the surface light source 4 and guiding the light toward the liquid crystal display panel. The first and second prism sheets 5 and 6 are disposed such that prism array directions thereof are orthogonal to each other. When a pixel pitch of the liquid crystal display panel 2 is defined as Pp [?m]; a prism array pitch of the first prism sheet 5 is defined as Px [?m]; and a prism array pitch of the second prism sheet 6 is defined as Py [?m], relationships of Px?Pp/(14?0.045 Pp) and Py?Pp/(11.5?0.032 Pp) are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyohiro Kimura, Makoto Aoki, Jun Sasaki, Toru Abiko