Patents Examined by Hoan C. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10288956
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal layer between first and second base plates. The first and second scan lines along a first direction are disposed adjacently above the first base plate. A first region defined by the first and second data/scan lines includes the first and second sub-pixel regions. The first sub-pixel region includes a first TFT (connected to the first scan line and the first data line) and a first electrode electrically connected to the first TFT. A first common electrode disposed above the first base plate includes the first and second portions connected to each other. The first portion corresponds to the first sub-pixel region and is adjacent to the first data line, and the second portion corresponds to the second sub-pixel region and is adjacent to the first data line, wherein a width of the first portion in the first direction is greater than a width of the second portion in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsung-Han Tsai, Hsia-Ching Chu, Mei-Chun Shih
  • Patent number: 10281790
    Abstract: An anti-glare device comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode configured to be opposite to each other; an anti-glare layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a reflector layer provided on the second electrode, wherein the anti-glare layer comprises a plurality of deflection molecules, which are capable of switching between an ordered deflection and a disordered arrangement when different voltage differences are applied between the first electrode and the second electrode; and the reflector layer is configured to reflect a light passing through the first electrode and transmitting through the anti-glare layer. In the anti-glare device, the multi-stable liquid crystal molecules or the Bi-stable liquid crystal molecules have a property of ordered arrangement during power on and disordered arrangement during power off, whether or not performing anti-glare function can be automatically switched, and an automatic partition control may be realized as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lin Zhu
  • Patent number: 10274753
    Abstract: The invention is based on a sun protection device, in particular sun spectacles, with at least one optical sun protection filter comprising at least one liquid-crystal cell, with at least one sensor unit configured for capturing a solar irradiation, and with at least one control and/or regulation unit, which is configured for controlling and/or regulating a permeability of the optical sun protection filter depending on a solar irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Optrel Holding AG
    Inventor: Ramon Hofer-Kraner
  • Patent number: 10268087
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a base substrate having a plurality of pixel areas and a pixel electrode in a pixel area of the plurality of pixel areas. The pixel electrode a first stem portion extending in a first direction, a second stem portion extending from the first stem portion in a second direction that intersects the first direction, a plurality of branch portions diagonally extending from at least one of the first stem portion and the second stem portion, and a bent portion extending from at least one of the plurality of branch portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyusu Ahn, Dongil Yoo, Haeryeong Park, Sangyun Lim
  • Patent number: 10261357
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display such as a liquid crystal display. A color filter layer may be formed on a display layer such as a transparent substrate layer. The color filter layer may include an array of color filter elements on a central portion of a surface of the transparent substrate layer. The color filter layer may include a peripheral color filter of a single color that at least partially surrounds the color filter elements on the central portion of the inner surface. In an inactive portion of the display, an opaque masking material may be formed over the peripheral color filter. In an active portion of the display the opaque masking material may form a grid that covers interfaces between adjacent color filter elements. The peripheral color filter may completely cover the surface of the substrate in the entire inactive portion of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng Chen, Young Cheol Yang, Chul Ho Park
  • Patent number: 10261353
    Abstract: A display device includes a supporting frame, a display panel, an optical film assembly, and a light-penetrated adhesive member. The supporting frame includes a first supporting portion, and the display panel is disposed on the supporting frame. The display panel includes a pixel region and a non-pixel region, and the non-pixel region is disposed outside of the pixel region. The optical film assembly is partially disposed between the first supporting portion and the display panel. The light-penetrated adhesive member is disposed between the first supporting portion of the supporting frame and the optical film assembly. The light-penetrated adhesive member includes a first portion disposed corresponding to the non-pixel region and a second portion disposed corresponding to the pixel region. The configuration can achieve the narrow border design, provide a sufficient structural strength, or improve the light leakage or shadow issue at the edge of the active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yin-Lin Chen, Tsu-Chi Kuo, Yu-Kai Hsu, Jen-Hsiang Yen
  • Patent number: 10254600
    Abstract: The present invention realizes a bright image display by enhancing a numerical aperture of pixels. At least a portion of a pixel electrode is overlapped to a thin film transistor by way of a first insulation film, the pixel electrode is connected to an output electrode of the thin film transistor via a contact hole which is formed in the first insulation film, the counter electrode is arranged above the pixel electrode by way of a second insulation film in a state that the counter electrode is overlapped to the pixel electrode, the counter electrode is formed at a position avoiding the contact hole formed in the first insulation film as viewed in a plan view, and at least a portion of the counter electrode is overlapped to the thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignees: JAPAN DISPLAY INC., PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Tohru Sasaki, Hirotaka Imayama, Masateru Morimoto
  • Patent number: 10254598
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display including a first substrate; a pixel electrode which includes a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode disposed adjacent to and spaced apart from the first subpixel electrode on the first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; and a common electrode disposed on the second substrate and defines a first slit thereof and a second slit thereof which is connected to the first slit. The first subpixel electrode defines a first plate-shaped portion overlapping the first slit and a plurality of first branches which extend from the first plate-shaped portion, and the second subpixel electrode defines a second plate-shaped portion overlapping the second slit and a plurality of second branch portions which extend from the second plate-shaped portion. At least one of the first branch portions is connected to at least one of the second branch portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hwa Sung Woo
  • Patent number: 10256254
    Abstract: To reduce power consumption and suppress display degradation of a liquid crystal display device. To suppress display degradation due to an external factor such as temperature. A transistor whose channel formation region is formed using an oxide semiconductor layer is used for a transistor provided in each pixel. Note that with the use of a high-purity oxide semiconductor layer, off-state current of the transistor at a room temperature can be 10 aA/?m or less and off-state current at 85° C. can be 100 aA/?m or less. Consequently, power consumption of a liquid crystal display device can be reduced and display degradation can be suppressed. Further, as described above, off-state current of the transistor at a temperature as high as 85° C. can be 100 aA/?m or less. Thus, display degradation of a liquid crystal display device due to an external factor such as temperature can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10254593
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided in the present disclosure. The display panel includes an array substrate, a color filter substrate and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the array substrate and the color filter substrate. A liquid crystal blocking component is arranged between the array substrate and the color filter substrate, a display region of the display panel is divided into at least two display sub-regions by the liquid crystal blocking component which is configured to block liquid crystals from flowing between the at least two display sub-regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuekai Gao, Jian Li, Yuguang Fan, Yongshan Zhou, Jingpeng Li
  • Patent number: 10254591
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a first alignment key disposed on the first substrate; and a second alignment key disposed on the second substrate to overlap the first alignment key, where the second alignment key includes a border portion and a groove pattern disposed in a region defined by the border portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Jae Yun, Jin Won Kim, Tae Min Kim, Taek Joon Lee
  • Patent number: 10247985
    Abstract: A color filter substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The color filter substrate includes a base plate and a color filter layer formed on the base plate, a photoluminescent layer arranged at a side of the color filter layer away from the base plate, and a brightness enhancement structure arranged at the side of the color filter layer away from the base plate. In the color filter substrate, by arranging the photoluminescent layer and the brightness enhancement structure at the side of the color filter layer away from the base plate, the color filter substrate has a better color gamut and the brightness at a light-outgoing side is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yonglian Qi, Tingting Zhou, Bin Zhang, Chuanxiang Xu, Xin Gu
  • Patent number: 10243026
    Abstract: A display device may include a pixel and a light shutter. The pixel may include a first region and a second region. The light shutter may be disposed in the second region. The light shutter may include a first electrode, a heat generation layer disposed on the first electrode, and a phase change layer disposed on the heat generation layer. The phase change layer may include a phase change material of which optical property is changed depending on temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rang-Kyun Mok, Yi-Joon Ahn
  • Patent number: 10234707
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a display cover that is arranged being opposite to the display panel and covers a display surface of the display panel. The display cover includes a transmission region that transmits light from the display panel, a light shielding region that is arranged at an outer circumference of the transmission region and shields the light from the display panel, a first light shielding member arranged on a surface of a display panel side of the display cover in the light shielding region, and a translucent conductive film laminated on the first light shielding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takaharu Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10234739
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate includes a substrate and thin film transistors arranged in first and second directions above the substrate. Each thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode and a semiconductor layer. The drain electrode is above the gate electrode and includes a first drain oblique portion and a second drain oblique portion extending from an end portion of the first drain oblique portion. The source electrode is spaced apart from the drain electrode above the gate electrode and includes a first source oblique portion and a second source oblique portion extending from an end portion of the first source oblique portion. The semiconductor layer at least partially overlaps the gate electrode and includes a drain region to which the drain electrode is connected, a source region to which the source electrode is connected, and a channel region therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeonmun Jeon, Minchul Song, Seongsu Lim, Yanghee Kim
  • Patent number: 10228498
    Abstract: An optical-diffusion film for display which, particularly when applied to a display device using a collimated backlight as a backlight for the display panel, can efficiently diffuse and emit a highly directional light emitted from the collimated backlight toward the front of the display device as image display light, without allowing straight transmission of the highly directional light, and a display device using the optical-diffusion film for display are provided. Disclosed is a single layered optical-diffusion film having a columnar structure in which plural pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index are arranged to stand close together in a film thickness direction in a region having a relatively low refractive index, in which the film thickness of the optical-diffusion film has a value within the range of 60 to 700 ?m, and the haze value obtainable in the case in which light is made incident in the normal line direction of the film plane has a value of 80% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignees: LINTEC CORPORATION, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri, Tomoo Orui, Satoru Shoshi, Hideo Fujikake, Takahiro Ishinabe
  • Patent number: 10222647
    Abstract: The present application discloses a liquid crystal display panel, comprising an antireflective film, a front polarizer, an array substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a color filter substrate, and a rear polarizer disposed sequentially, a metal trace is disposed on the array substrate, and the antireflective film completely covers the metal trace. The antireflection film is provided on one side of the array substrate away from the color filter substrate in the present application, whereby the reflected light formed on the antireflective film and the reflected light formed by the front polarizer having the interference offsetting action to reduce the reflecting light on the liquid crystal display, thereby increasing the contrast of the liquid crystal display panel and improving the display quality of the image. The frame of the liquid crystal display of the present application can be further narrow and has a high contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Bo Hai
  • Patent number: 10215899
    Abstract: A liquid crystal (LC) display device uses a phase difference film which increases front contrast of the device, and a polarization plate. The film includes a first optical anisotropic layer, and a second optical anisotropic layer thereon, the first layer formed by fixing an LC compound in a homogeneous alignment state, has an order parameter (OP) of 0.75 to 0.95, and layer thickness of 0.3 ?m to 3.0 ?m, the second layer formed by fixing an LC compound in a homeotropic alignment state, has an OP of 0.60 to 0.95, and layer thickness of 0.3 ?m to 3.0 ?m, the OP which is denoted by OP=(A??A?)/(2A?+A?), “A?” which represents absorbance of the LC compound regarding light polarized parallel to an alignment direction, and “A?” which represents absorbance of the LC compound regarding light polarized vertical to the alignment direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Takeda, Shunya Katoh, Michio Nagai, Yoji Ito, Masaya Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10216027
    Abstract: A display device includes a liquid crystal display panel (3) and a backlight source (2), and further includes a plurality of bandpass filters (1) corresponding to respective pixel units of the liquid crystal display panel (3), the bandpass filters (1) being configured to perform narrowband filtering on the light emergent from the backlight source (2). By adopting the bandpass filters (1), the narrowband filtering on the red, green and blue light is realized by using a narrowband interference filtering method, such that the effect of improving the gamut of the display device is achieved and the high-gamut display is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yingyi Li
  • Patent number: 10209532
    Abstract: A switchable facemask comprises a viewing window through which a user views the outside, the viewing window including a clear member; a film operably disposed across the clear member to cover the user's field of view; a power source operably connected to the film; and a switch for turning ON or OFF the power source. The film is switchable between a clear state such that the user can see through the clear member and a light obscuring state such that the user's field of view is obscured. The film is in one of the clear and light obscuring states when the switch is ON and the film is in another of the clear and light obscuring states when the switch is OFF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Jonathan MacDonald Parker