Patents Examined by James A. Dudek
  • Patent number: 11614659
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel sequentially including: a first substrate provided with a pixel electrode for each pixel; a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules; and a second substrate provided with a counter electrode, the liquid crystal display panel including pixels each including at least four alignment regions with different inclination azimuths of the liquid crystal molecules, with no voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal molecules aligning substantially vertically to the first substrate and the second substrate with inclinations along the inclination azimuths, the liquid crystal molecules having a twist angle of substantially 0° in each alignment region, at least one of the four alignment regions including a first region where the liquid crystal molecules have a relatively small average tilt angle and a second region where the liquid crystal molecules have a relatively large average tilt angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichi Terashita, Kouichi Watanabe, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
  • Patent number: 11609463
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a scanning line, a first inorganic insulating film, an oxide semiconductor, and a first light-shielding wall. The first inorganic insulating film, in planer view, includes a first groove formed between the oxide semiconductor and a light-emitting module. The first light-shielding wall is disposed on the first groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Akihiro Hanada
  • Patent number: 11609451
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device and a preparation method of the display device, and relates to the field of display technology. The display device includes a lower polarizing plate and an upper polarizing plate arranged oppositely, and an embedded polarizing layer located between the lower polarizing plate and the upper polarizing plate. The embedded polarizing layer is located between the lower polarizing plate and the upper polarizing plate, and includes a first orientation layer, a second orientation layer, and a polarizing material layer. The polarizing material layer includes a liquid crystal material. The material layer is arranged between the first orientation layer and the second orientation layer, and is in contact with both the first orientation layer and the second orientation layer. The present disclosure can enhance the contrast of the display device and improve the display effect of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chengtan Zhao, Guangcai Yuan
  • Patent number: 11609448
    Abstract: A system for heating electro-optic media comprises an electro-optic device comprising: a first substrate having first and second surfaces; a second substrate having third and fourth surfaces; a chamber defined between the opposed third surface of the second substrate and the second surface of the first substrate; electro-optic medium in chamber; a first electrode associated with second surface of first substrate; and a second electrode associated with third surface of second substrate; and a circuit in communication with first and second electrodes, comprising: a first EMF source capable of producing a first voltage; a second EMF source capable of producing a second voltage different from the first voltage; a plurality of switches configured to control the application of first and second voltages to the first and second electrodes; and a controller configured to control the switches, the first EMF source, and the second EMF source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mario F. Saenger Nayver, George A. Neuman, Robert R. Turnbull, John S. Anderson
  • Patent number: 11604387
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a data line, a scan line, a common signal line, a first switching element, a second switching element, a first pixel electrode, and a second pixel electrode. The first switching element is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The second switching element is electrically connected to the scan line and the common signal line. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the first switching element. The second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the second switching element. The second pixel electrode surrounds the first pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Chu Wang, Cheng-Wei Lai, Fu-Chun Tsao, Hsiao-Tung Lin, Wei-Cheng Cheng
  • Patent number: 11604390
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a base, a switching element disposed above the base, a scanning line which supplies a scanning signal to the switching element, an organic insulating layer covering the switching element and having a contact hole, a pixel electrode disposed above the organic insulating layer and connected to the switching element through the contact hole, and a metal line disposed above the organic insulating layer and extending parallel to the scanning line. The scanning line, the metal line and the contact hole overlap each other in planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Kyosuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11604380
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight module, a liquid crystal display panel and an optical module. The liquid crystal display panel is disposed on the backlight module. The liquid crystal display panel includes an array substrate, an opposite substrate, a display medium layer, an upper polarizing pattern, and a lower polarizing pattern. The upper polarizing pattern is disposed on the opposite substrate. The lower polarizing pattern is disposed on the array substrate and has a first transmission axis. The optical module is disposed between the backlight module and the liquid crystal display panel. The optical module includes a dual brightness enhancement film. The dual brightness enhancement film has a second transmission axis. The polarization direction of the light after passing through the optical module is different from the polarization direction of the light after passing through the lower polarizing pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Zong-Huei Tsai, Yu-Wen Lee
  • Patent number: 11604384
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal element includes a transparent substrate including a first main surface, a plurality of structures disposed on the first main surface and arranged along one direction, an alignment film disposed on a surface of each of the structures and a liquid crystal layer containing a cholesteric liquid crystal and in contact with the alignment film, and the helical axis of the cholesteric liquid crystal is inclined with respect to the first main surface, each of the plurality of structures includes a first surface inclined with respect to the first main surface, in the plurality of structures, the first surfaces are parallel to each other, and the alignment film is interposed between the first surface and the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Junji Kobashi, Shinichiro Oka, Yasushi Tomioka, Koichi Igeta
  • Patent number: 11604392
    Abstract: An array board 11b includes a display section AA, a source line 20 connected to the display section AA, a test circuit 40 connected to the source line 20 and configured to test the display section AA, a panel-side image input terminal that is disposed such that the test circuit 40 is between the terminal and the display section AA and to which a signal to be supplied to the source line 20 is input, a terminal connection line 51 connecting the source line 20 to the pane-side image input terminal 35A and the terminal connection line 51 including the terminal connection line 51 at least a part of which overlaps the test circuit 40 and a flattening film (insulation film) 28 at least disposed between an overlapping portion of the test circuit 40 and the terminal connection line 51.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yohsuke Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 11598994
    Abstract: A display device including a first display substrate including a switching element disposed on a first base, a height difference generation pattern disposed on the switching element to overlap with the switching element, a color filter layer disposed on the height difference generation pattern and covering the height difference generation pattern, an organic layer disposed on the color filter layer and including a protruding part overlapping the height difference generation pattern, and a pixel electrode disposed on the organic layer, electrically connected to the switching element, and not overlapping the protruding part; a second display substrate including a second base facing the first base; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second display substrates; and a column spacer disposed between a first surface of the second base facing the first base and the organic layer and overlapping the protruding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sae Ron Park, Jung Hyun Ahn
  • Patent number: 11586082
    Abstract: A color filter substrate and an in-cell touch type display device including the same, in which a low-reflective high-resistance film is disposed on a top face of the color filter substrate. Due to the low-reflective high-resistance film, a finger capacitance is generated, an antistatic path is formed, and reflectance of the display device is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sujeong Lee, Sunghee Kim, Changeun Kim
  • Patent number: 11587956
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a gate layer, a first insulating layer, a channel layer, a source-drain layer, a second insulating layer, and a common electrode layer that are sequentially stacked, wherein the second insulating lay is provided with via holes formed therein; and the source-drain layer includes a plurality of sources, a plurality of drains, a plurality of data lines and a plurality of common electrode signal lines. The common electrode signal line includes a plurality of common electrode signal line segments, each of the common electrode signal line segments passes through at least one sub-pixel row, and each of the common electrode signal line segments is connected to the common electrode layer through the via hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Wu, Yin Deng, Dongmei Wei, Hao Luo
  • Patent number: 11581340
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate is provided with a plurality of oxide semiconductor TFTs including a plurality of first TFTs. An oxide semiconductor layer of each oxide semiconductor TFT includes a channel region, a source contact region, and a drain contact region. In a view from a normal direction of the substrate, the channel region is a region located between the source contact region and the drain contact region and overlapping a gate electrode, and the channel region includes a first end portion and a second end portion that oppose each other and extend in a first direction from the source contact region side toward the drain contact region side, a source side end portion that is located on the source contact region side of the first and second end portions and extends in a second direction that intersects the first direction, and a drain side end portion that is located on the drain contact region side of the first and second end portions and extends in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kengo Hara, Tohru Daitoh, Tetsuo Kikuchi, Masahiko Suzuki, Setsuji Nishimiya, Hitoshi Takahata
  • Patent number: 11579499
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first liquid crystal panel, a second liquid crystal panel, a camera overlapping the first liquid crystal panel and the second liquid crystal panel and receiving light via the first liquid crystal panel and the second liquid crystal panel. The first liquid crystal panel includes a first liquid crystal layer, a first pixel electrode not overlapping the camera, and a second pixel electrode overlapping the camera. The second liquid crystal panel includes first transparent electrodes overlapping the camera, a second transparent electrode overlapping the first transparent electrodes, and a second liquid crystal layer disposed between the first transparent electrodes and the second transparent electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takeo Koito
  • Patent number: 11567380
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: an active matrix substrate including a first substrate, and a first electrode and a second electrode that are stacked via a first insulating layer or that face each other on the first substrate, the second electrode being disposed for each sub-pixel; and a counter substrate sequentially including a second substrate, a third electrode including linear electrode portions, a second insulating layer, and a fourth electrode including linear electrode portions, an extending direction of the linear electrode portions of the third electrode intersecting an extending direction of the linear electrode portions of the fourth electrode in a plan view; and a control circuit being configured to switch between application of an alternating voltage and application of a constant voltage to the third electrode and/or the fourth electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Murata, Hidefumi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11570408
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device including a first substrate including an organic film, a first recess and a second recess formed in the organic film, and a first projection having the organic film, a second substrate, and a sealing member located in a second area around a first area, and bonding the first substrate and the second substrate together, wherein the first substrate includes a mounting portion, the first recess and the second recess extend in the second area, a first leading end portion of the first recess is separated from a second leading end portion of the second recess, and the first projection, the first recess and the second recess overlap the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Ishikawa, Hitomi Hasegawa, Masaru Nakakomi
  • Patent number: 11567370
    Abstract: A display substrate is provided. The display substrate includes an alignment film and a plurality of rows of pixel units arranged in a first direction. Each row of pixel units includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in a second direction. The second direction intersects with the first direction, and the angle between a rubbing direction of the alignment film and the first direction is an acute angle. By setting the angle between the rubbing direction of the alignment film of the display substrate and the first direction to be an acute angle, the contrast of a specific orientation of the display device can be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Quan Gan, Yisan Zhang, Yangyang Hu, Yongcan Wang, Fengzhen Lv, Shuai Huang, Haifeng Wang
  • Patent number: 11561445
    Abstract: A display device includes a first transistor provided with an oxide semiconductor layer, a first gate wiring facing the oxide semiconductor layer and a first gate insulating layer between the oxide semiconductor layer and the first gate wiring, a first transparent conductive layer provided on at least a first insulating layer on the first transistor, the first transparent conductive layer having an area overlapping the gate wiring and being in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer in a first contact area not overlapping the gate wiring, a second transparent conductive layer provided above at least a second insulating layer on the first transparent conductive layer and being in contact with the first transparent conductive layer at a second contact area overlapping the gate wiring, and a third transparent conductive layer provided between the second transparent conductive layer and the second insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Ozeki, Nobutaka Ozaki, Koshiro Moriguchi
  • Patent number: 11561437
    Abstract: An optical element is provided. The optical element includes a positive-C film including a liquid crystal (“LC”) layer. The optical element also includes a positive-A film. The optical element also includes a negative biaxial retardation film disposed between the positive-A film and the positive-C film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Afsoon Jamali, Yingfei Jiang
  • Patent number: 11556034
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first display panel, a second display panel and an adhesive layer. The first display panel includes a first light-shielding pattern. The first light-shielding pattern extend along first scanning lines and first signal lines. The second display panel includes a second light-shielding pattern. The second light-shielding pattern includes a first light-shielding portion extending along second scanning lines and second signal lines, and a second light-shielding portion overlapping first pixels of the first display panel in planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yosuke Hyodo