Patents Examined by Dung T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10509289
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display device, including: a liquid crystal display panel, comprising a liquid crystal layer including a polymer network formed of a polymerizable monomer; a light guide component, wherein the light guide component is configured such that light from the light source is emitted out from the first surface of the light guide component into the liquid crystal display panel, and in a case that the liquid crystal layer is not applied with a voltage, light from the light source is totally reflected at the liquid crystal display panel without being emitted from a side of the second substrate opposite to the first substrate into the outside air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guangkui Qin, Dengke Yang, Xiaochen Zhou
  • Patent number: 10511064
    Abstract: A battery having a display function comprises a volatile display layer, a substrate layer (107), and a power supply layer. The substrate layer (107) is located between the volatile display layer and the power supply layer. The volatile display layer comprises a reflector (108), a first polarizer (112), a first optical film (113), a first electrode layer (117), a display medium layer (114), a second electrode layer (118), a second optical film (115), and a second polarizer (116). The power supply layer comprises a first electrode current collector (101), a first electrode material (102), an electrolyte (103), a second electrode material (104), and a second electrode current collector. The substrate layer (107) is a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate (107).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Feitian Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhou Lu, Huazhang Yu
  • Patent number: 10509254
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for manufacturing a display substrate, a display substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus. The method comprises: forming a black matrix and a plurality of black matrix alignment marks; providing a color film mask having a plurality of color film layer alignment marks associated with the black matrix alignment marks; and forming the color film layer on the black matrix by aligning the black matrix alignment marks with the associated color film layer alignment marks respectively, wherein the black matrix has a group of N first black matrix alignment marks and a group of N second black matrix alignment marks formed on ends of opposing edges thereof, respectively, and a spacing between adjacent first black matrix alignment marks different from that between adjacent second black matrix alignment marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Danhui Li, Qingde Long, Zerong Yang, Chao Ye, Changyu Fu, Xiaojiao Xiong
  • Patent number: 10503009
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated polarizer film and a liquid crystal display integrated with the same polarizer film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoonjung Eo, Sejeon Park
  • Patent number: 10503019
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is provided and includes a pair of substrates arranged face to face so as to sandwich a liquid crystal layer, a lower electrode formed on a lower substrate, an upper electrode formed on the lower substrate through an insulating layer, in which plural slits are formed in each sub-pixel, wherein each of the plural slits is formed as an aperture in which both ends thereof in the longitudinal direction are closed, and an alignment film formed so as to cover a surface of the upper electrode and the insulating layer. The plural slits have different widths at both ends of slits in a longitudinal direction, and a rubbing direction of the alignment film is a direction crossing longitudinal edges of each of the slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Aya Yoso, Joji Nishimura, Hayato Kurasawa
  • Patent number: 10503036
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first insulation substrate; a gate line disposed on the first insulation substrate; a first data line and a second data line disposed on the first insulation substrate; a color filter disposed on the first insulation substrate and disposed between the first data line and the second data line; a first light blocking member disposed on the first data line and the second data line; and a second light blocking member disposed on the color filter and the first light blocking member, extending in the same direction as the gate line, and overlapping the first light blocking member on the first data line and the second data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung Gi Jung, Swae-Hyun Kim, Yeo Geon Yoon, Sung Hee Hong, Hyung June Kim, Jae Hwa Park, Young Goo Song, Sung Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 10499493
    Abstract: A flexible display can include a display panel including a first substrate having a plurality of pixels, the first substrate having a display area, a bent part extending from the display area, and a pad part extending from the bent part; a second substrate coupled to the first substrate; a back plate provided at a bottom of the first substrate; a supporting member adhered to the back plate and to the pad part or the bent part of the first substrate; and a first driver including at least one driving IC that is electrically connected to the pad part of the first substrate, wherein the pad part of the first substrate and the first driver are disposed below the display area of the first substrate and the supporting member, the first substrate includes a first surface and a second surface, the second substrate includes a third surface and a fourth surface, and the first surface of the first substrate faces the fourth surface of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dal Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 10481451
    Abstract: A pixel structure is provided. The pixel structure has a first substrate, a scan line, a data line, an active device, a pixel electrode, and a conductive strip-shaped pattern. The scan line and the data line are located on the first substrate. The active device is electrically connected to the scan lines and the data line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device. The conductive strip-shaped pattern is correspondingly disposed over the data line. The conductive strip-shaped pattern has an opening at least partially overlapped with the data line in a vertical projection at the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jia-Hong Wang, Ya-Ling Hsu
  • Patent number: 10481425
    Abstract: A display panel may include the following elements: a substrate; a first-color filter, which overlaps the substrate and may include a first-color portion and a first-color part; a second-color filter, which may include a second-color portion and a second-color part; a third-color filter, which may include a third-color portion and a third-color part; a light-blocking structure, which may be positioned between the first-color part and the second-color part in a plan view of the display panel and may include the first-color portion, the second-color portion, and the third-color portion, wherein the first-color portion, the second-color portion, and the third-color portion are stacked in a direction perpendicular to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Ha Hwang, Seung-Suk Yang, You Hyun Jeong, Joong Tae Kim, Da Young Lee, Kweon Sam Hong
  • Patent number: 10473995
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device and the use thereof are provided. The liquid crystal device has an advantage in terms of power consumption since a normally transparent mode may be realized in a state in which an external electric field is not applied, and can exhibit an excellent light blocking characteristic when an external electric field is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Hong Kim, Dong Hyun Oh, Sung Joon Min, Jung Sun You, Jung Woon Kim, Eun Jung Lim
  • Patent number: 10473993
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pixel electrode and a liquid crystal display panel. The pixel electrode includes a first enclosure frame (15) that is connected to distal ends of all pixel electrode branches (13) and a trunk (11) and at least a second enclosure frame (17) that is set around an outer circumference of the first enclosure frame (15) and connected to the trunk (11) so that electric fields at edges of the pixel electrode are made regular and uniform by means of the arrangement of the first enclosure frame (15) and the second enclosure frame (17) and thus, liquid crystal molecules located around edges of a sub-pixel could be oriented in a more consistent or more uniform manner, making it possible to eliminate dark patterns at the edges of the sub-pixel and increasing the optical transmission rate of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sikun Hao
  • Patent number: 10473971
    Abstract: A color conversion display panel according to an exemplary embodiment includes a transmission layer disposed on a substrate, a color conversion layer disposed on the substrate and including at least one of a quantum dot and a phosphor, a wire grid pattern disposed on the color conversion layer and the transmission layer, and a reflection pattern connected to a part of the wire grid pattern and disposed between the color conversion layer and the transmission layer disposed adjacent to the color conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon Uk Lee, Sung Man Kim, Han Jun Yu, Seong Su Lim, Kyung Tae Chae, Tae Hyung Hwang
  • Patent number: 10437097
    Abstract: Disclosed are a spatial light modulator and a display device, where 2*2 adjacent pixel electrodes are a pixel group, through-holes corresponding to the respective pixel electrodes are located proximate to the center of the pixel group, and a photo spacer is located at the center of the pixel group, so that the photo spacer can overlap with the through-holes, or the photo spacer can be arranged in close proximity to the through-holes. If the photo spacer overlaps with the through-holes, then a black matrix layer covering the photo spacer, and a black matrix layer covering the surrounding of the photo spacer may cover at least a part of the through-holes; and if the photo spacer is arranged in close proximity to the through-holes, then the black matrix layer covering the surrounding of the photo spacer may cover at least a part of the through-holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jialing Li, Lei Niu, Jian Xu, Yaoyang Liu
  • Patent number: 10437118
    Abstract: Disclosed are an LCD device and a method of manufacturing the same, in which a passivation layer and a pixel electrode are simultaneously formed by a single mask process using a half tone mask, and thus, manufacturing efficiency increases, and a defective contact due to loss of the pixel electrode can be prevented in a pad area. The LCD device includes a pad part including a pad area and a contact area. The LCD device includes a pixel pad formed in the pad area, a pixel bar formed in the contact area, and a bridge layer contacting the pixel pad with the pixel bar. The bridge layer is formed as a single layer or multi layers, and formed of one or more of a transparent conductive material and an opaque conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Ki Jung, Jae Sung Yu, In Hyuk Song, Jae Hoon Park, Han Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 10437110
    Abstract: A color filter substrate and a display panel are provided. The color filter substrate includes a substrate, first spacers, second spacers, color resist patterns, and at least one dummy-color resist pattern. A first area has a first projection area A. A second area has a second projection area B. The color resist patterns are disposed at least partially around of at least one of the first spacers. A covering area of the color resist patterns in the first area is a. (a/A)*100% is defined as a first coverage rate M. The dummy-color resist pattern is disposed at least partially around of at least one of the second spacers. The covering area of the dummy-color resist pattern in the second area is b. (b/B)*100% is defined as a second coverage rate N. The first projected area A is equal to the second projected area B and 27%?(N?M)?58%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Rung-Guang Hu, Wei-Yuan Huang, Sung-Ying Tsai, Hsiang-Pin Fan, Pin-Miao Liu
  • Patent number: 10429697
    Abstract: A curved liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes: a first curved substrate; a second curved substrate; a first curved liquid crystal alignment layer disposed between the first curved substrate and the second curved substrate; a second curved liquid crystal alignment layer includes polymerized reactive mesogens, and a polymerization initiator; and a liquid crystal layer including first and second liquid crystal molecules disposed between the first curved liquid crystal alignment layer and the second curved liquid crystal alignment layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Hoon Kim, Tae Min Kim
  • Patent number: 10423038
    Abstract: A display assembly includes a display unit for displaying an image. The display unit includes a backlight unit configured to provide light. A color conversion layer is positioned adjacent to and configured to receive the light from the backlight unit. A structural layer is positioned adjacent to the color conversion layer and configured to support the display unit. A first stack is positioned adjacent to the structural layer and includes a first thin-film-transistor (TFT) layer, a color filter layer and a first liquid crystal layer. The display unit is configured to be bendable to a fixed shape such that the display unit retains the fixed shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Seder, James A. Carpenter
  • Patent number: 10416497
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes first and second electrodes. A subpixel area includes a first area in which the first electrode is formed, and a second area in which the first electrode is not formed. The first area includes a connective area extending in first directions, and branch areas extending from the connective area. The subpixel areas include a first and second subpixel areas. The first directions intersect with second directions. Each of the branch areas extends from the connective area in the second direction 2A in the first subpixel area, and each of the branch areas extends from the connective area in the second direction 2B in the second subpixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
  • Patent number: 10416510
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device provides enhanced display quality. An insulating layer is formed on a first substrate. The insulating layer covers the contact portion of a switching device in which the switching device is electrically connected to a transparent electrode and has an opening for exposing a portion of the transparent electrode. A reflection electrode is electrically connected to the transparent electrode through the opening. The insulation layer covers a first portion of a driving circuit formed on the first substrate. A sealant is interposed between the first and second substrate to engage the first and second substrate and to cover a second portion of the driving circuit. Therefore, the driver circuit may operate normally, and the distortion of the signal outputted from the driver circuit may be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10416494
    Abstract: A blue-phase liquid crystal display module, a blue-phase LCD, and the manufacturing method are disclosed. The blue-phase liquid crystal display module includes an up substrate, a down substrate and blue-phase liquid crystals. The down substrate is opposite to the up substrate, and the blue-phase liquid crystals are arranged between the up substrate and the down substrate. The pixel electrodes and the common electrodes are alternately arranged on the down substrate, and the pixel electrodes and the common electrodes are spaced apart from each other. Electrical fields are formed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrodes to drive the blue-phase liquid crystals. The blue-phase liquid crystal display module may form a plurality of IPS electrical fields such that the driving voltage of the blue-phase liquid crystals may be effectively reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuejun Tang