Patents Examined by Jessica M Merlin
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Patent number: 12135481Abstract: The present invention is related to a display panel and an electronic display device. The present invention adds a second metal layer in a transfer pad region, so an upper surface of a second insulating layer in a bus line region is flush with an upper surface of the second insulating layer in the transfer pad region. In addition, a distance between the upper surface of the second insulating layer in the bus line region and an upper surface of a first substrate is less than a distance between a highest point of an upper surface of a first electrode layer in the transfer pad region and the upper surface of the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Ying Zhou
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Patent number: 12130457Abstract: Provided is an optical laminate used for a viewing angle control system, and an image display device, including a light absorption anisotropic layer formed of a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal compound and a dichroic substance, a first adjacent layer in contact with one surface of the light absorption anisotropic layer, and a second adjacent layer in contact with a surface of the light absorption anisotropic layer opposite to the one surface, in which a content of the dichroic substance is 7.0% by mass or greater, an angle ?s between a transmittance central axis of the light absorption anisotropic layer and a surface of the light absorption anisotropic layer in a normal direction is in a range of 5° to 60°, and both refractive indices n1 and n2 of the first and second adjacent layers, respectively, are in a range of 1.46 to 1.72.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Wataru Hoshino, Naoyoshi Yamada, Shinichi Yoshinari
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Patent number: 12130521Abstract: A vehicle or other system may have windows. A window may include an outer glass layer having a concave inner surface and an inner glass layer having a convex inner surface. Transparent conductive electrodes may be formed on the concave inner surface and the convex outer surface. A liquid crystal layer such as a nanocapsule guest-host liquid crystal layer may be interposed between the transparent conductive electrodes. During manufacturing, a first layer of liquid crystal may be coated onto the transparent electrode on the outer glass layer, and a second layer of liquid crystal may be coated onto the transparent electrode on the inner glass layer. The two coated glass layers may then be pressed together in a vacuum chamber so that the first and second liquid crystal layers merge and become a homogenous layer, thereby removing surface irregularities in the liquid crystal layers and reducing undesired haze.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Peter F Masschelein, David E Kingman, Yunseok Lee
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Patent number: 12124646Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display panel, further including a plurality of signal lines; a plurality of fan-out wiring structures including a first group of wires and a second group of wires at both sides, the first group of wires including a first broken line segment and a second broken line segment in the same bending direction, and the second group of wires including a third broken line segment and a fourth broken line segment in the opposite bending direction; a plurality of chips respectively connected to one of the fan-out wiring structures. The impedances of the fan-out wires at opposite ends of the fan-out region may be matched with each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Inventors: Yuanyuan Xie, Zuzhao Xu
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Patent number: 12124065Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel and an optical member positioned on the display panel. The optical member includes: a polarization layer positioned on the display panel; a first compensation layer positioned between the display panel and the polarization layer; a second compensation layer positioned between the display panel and the first compensation layer; a third compensation layer positioned between the display panel and the second compensation layer; and a fourth compensation layer positioned between the display panel and the third compensation layer. The first compensation layer is a positive C plate and a thickness direction phase delay value of the first compensation layer is about ?65 nm to about ?15 nm, and the second compensation layer is a positive A plate and an in-plane phase delay value of the second compensation layer is about 75 nm to about 125 nm.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Beong-Hun Beon, Je Seon Yeon, Duk Jin Lee, Woo Suk Jung
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Patent number: 12124122Abstract: A display device includes a light emitter located on a first light-transmissive substrate, a second light-transmissive substrate facing the first light-transmissive substrate, a first light-shielding layer located on the first light-transmissive substrate and located away from the light emitter, a second light-shielding layer located on the second light-transmissive substrate and located away from a first portion facing the first light-shielding layer, a first light output section between the first light-shielding layer and the first portion and switchable between a transmissive state and a scattering state, and a second light output section between the second light-shielding layer and a second portion located on the first light-transmissive substrate and facing the second light-shielding layer. The second light output section is switchable between the transmissive state and the scattering state.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Masaya Tamaki
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Patent number: 12124146Abstract: A display device including a substrate, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and a transparent electrode layer that are sequentially stacked is provided. The cholesteric liquid crystal layer includes cholesteric liquid crystal molecules and a plurality of transparent photoresist structures. Each of the transparent photoresist structures is a closed structure, and the cholesteric liquid crystal molecules are respectively accommodated in a plurality of patterned areas respectively surrounded by the transparent photoresist structures, so as to form a plurality of cholesteric liquid crystal patterns. The transparent electrode layer includes a plurality of sub-electrodes. The cholesteric liquid crystal patterns are respectively driven by the sub-electrodes. An orthogonal projection of each of the transparent photoresist structures on the substrate falls in an orthogonal projection of a corresponding sub-electrode of the sub-electrodes on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: AUO CorporationInventors: Chun-Han Lee, Chien-Chuan Chen, Ju-Wen Chang, Hsin Chiang Chiang, Peng-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 12117696Abstract: Provided is a pixel electrode. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode, the first electrode being a strip-shaped electrode; and a plurality of second electrodes, wherein each of the second electrodes is a strip-shaped electrode and is connected to the first electrode, and the plurality of second electrodes are arranged along an extending direction of the first electrode; wherein a length of the first electrode is greater than a length of any one of the second electrodes, and a width of the first electrode is greater than a width of any one of the second electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignees: Wuhan BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuanhui Guo, Wei Zhang, Xia Shi, Yujie Gao, Yang Hu
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Patent number: 12111544Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate having a display region where pixels each having a TFT and a pixel electrode are formed in a matrix, a counter substrate having a display region where color filters of three colors are formed in a matrix, the TFT substrate and the counter substrate being bonded together with a sealing material in a seal portion at a periphery, and liquid crystal sealed between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate by the seal material. In the display region, a first insulation film, a first alignment film, a first columnar spacer, an overcoat film, a first color filter among the color filters of three colors are stacked in this order between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignees: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Takashi Yamamoto, Tomoya Sugano, Takamitsu Kamada
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Patent number: 12105363Abstract: An optical apparatus includes means for determining an optical depth at which a user is looking, an active optical element per eye, controlling means for controlling an active material in the active optical element to generate one or more optical powers, and a processor. The processor is configured to process data, collected by the means for determining, to determine the optical depth at which the user is looking; detect when the optical depth at which the user is looking is greater than a predefined optical depth; and when it is detected that the optical depth is greater than the predefined optical depth, generate a drive signal to drive the controlling means to control the active material in a portion of the active optical element to produce a predefined optical power thereat, wherein the predefined optical power is a negative optical power.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Pixieray OyInventors: Klaus Melakari, Rebecca Qing Melakari
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Patent number: 12105379Abstract: A display device includes a touch panel, an optical adhesive layer, and a front light module that includes a light source and a light guide plate (LGP) including multiple microstructures recessed into the LGP from a first surface of the LGP to form voids. The optical adhesive layer is adhered between the touch panel and a first surface of the LGP. A surface of the optical adhesive layer facing the LGP is in contact with the first surface of the LGP in multiple first regions, and a surface of the optical adhesive layer facing the LGP and the plurality of microstructures being overlapped in multiple second regions. A maximum vertical distance between each void and the first surface is a first depth. A vertical distance between the first regions and the second regions is 0 to 0.7 times the first depth.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Yu-Feng Lin, Ying-Shun Syu, Che-Jui Hsu
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Patent number: 12092915Abstract: A touch display panel includes: an embedded touch liquid crystal display (LCD) module, a polarizer, and a cover plate. The embedded touch LCD module includes a non-filter window. The polarizer is disposed over the embedded touch LCD module. The polarizer includes a polarizing layer, and the polarizing layer includes a base layer and a dichroic absorption layer disposed in the base layer. The dichroic layer has a non-polarized window, and the first vertical projection of the non-polarized window overlaps with the second vertical projection of the non-filtering window. The cover plate covers the polarizer. The disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing the touch display panel and a display device including the touch display panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignees: Interface Technology (ChengDu) Co., Ltd., Interface Optoelectronics (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., General Interface Solution LimitedInventor: Chen-Ming Jen
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Patent number: 12096674Abstract: A color conversion assembly, a display panel and a manufacturing method for the color conversion assembly. The color conversion assembly includes: a color conversion layer comprising isolation structures, a plurality of accommodating spaces enclosed by the isolation structures, openings in communication with the respective accommodating spaces, and light conversion units arranged in at least some of the accommodating spaces; and a Bragg filter layer comprising curved filters corresponding to the light conversion units. The curved filters are bent in a direction away from the light conversion units.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: CHENGDU VISTAR OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Yan Wang
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Patent number: 12085823Abstract: A display device including a substrate having a first TFT of an oxide semiconductor and a second TFT of a polysilicon semiconductor comprising: the oxide semiconductor 109 is covered by a first insulating film, a first drain electrode 110 is connected to the oxide semiconductor 109 via a first through hole 132 formed in the first insulating film, a first source electrode 111 is connected to the oxide semiconductor 109 via second through hole 133 formed in the first insulating film in the first TFT, a second insulating film is formed covering the first drain electrode 110 and the first source electrode 111, a drain wiring connects 12 to the first drain electrode 110 via a third through hole 130 formed in the second insulating film, a source wiring 122 is connected to the first source electrode 111 via a fourth through hole 131 formed in the second insulating film.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Toshihide Jinnai, Hajime Watakabe, Akihiro Hanada, Ryo Onodera, Isao Suzumura
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Patent number: 12085799Abstract: In a liquid crystal device serving as an electro-optical device, a liquid crystal layer as an electro-optical element is disposed between a base material 10s as a first substrate and a base material 20s as a second substrate which are disposed to face each other via a photo-curable type seal material, the substrate 10s and the substrate 20s are transmissive and include a plurality of light-shielding patterns disposed at intervals in a seal region of the substrate 10s where the seal material is disposed, and on the substrate 10s, a semiconductor layer of a transistor included in a driving circuit for driving the electro-optical element is disposed to overlap, in plan view, with at least one of the plurality of light-shielding patterns.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Shinsuke Fujikawa
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Patent number: 12085802Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus having an improved degree of freedom in wiring design, the display apparatus including: a liquid crystal panel; and a light source apparatus, wherein the light source apparatus includes: a substrate; and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) provided on the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of LEDs has a lower surface in contact with a first feeding pad and a second feeding pad formed on the substrate, the lower surface of each of the plurality of LEDs includes a first contact area provided to be in contact with the first feeding pad, a second contact area provided to be in contact with the second feeding pad, and a non-contact area other than the first contact area and the second contact area on the lower surface, and each of the first contact area and the second contact area is smaller than the non-contact area.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chunsoon Park, Sungyeol Kim, Seungyong Shin, Jonghoon Jung
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Patent number: 12066739Abstract: An optical scanner includes: a light source; a deflection element including a plurality of pixels arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally; a one-cycle diffraction grating including, among the pixels, continuous N pixels, where N is a natural number of two or more; the one-cycle diffraction grating having a length d in the alignment direction that is smaller than a wavelength ? of the light emitted from the light source; and a phase modulation controller configured to control a phase modulation amount of each of the pixels. Incident light is emitted from the light source obliquely from the reflecting surface at an incident angle ?1. Sin ?i+(?/d)>1 or sin ?i?(?/d)>1 is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Topcon CorporationInventor: Akira Takada
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Patent number: 12066722Abstract: An array base plate and a display panel. The array base plate includes a substrate and a plurality of sub-pixels that are provided on the substrate and are arranged in an array; each of the sub-pixels includes a first slit electrode (1) and a second slit electrode (2) that are arranged in a first direction the first slit electrode (1) includes a plurality of first slits (11) that are arranged parallelly and separately, and the second slit electrode (2) includes a plurality of second slits (21) that are arranged parallelly and separately, and a direction of extension of the first slits (11) and a direction of extension of the second slits (21) are different; and the sub-pixel further includes a dark-region light shielding part (6) located over the first slit electrode (1) and the second slit electrode (2).Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Xueqiang Qian, Dongchuan Chen, Xinli Ma, Bingyang Liu, Tianyu Xu
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Patent number: 12044950Abstract: A method is for operating a phased array. The method includes operating circuity coupled between first and second electrically conductive contacts to apply a voltage signal between the first and second electrically conductive contacts, change the voltage signal to selectively set phase change between IR radiation emitted from adjacent elliptical holes to emit the IR radiation at an angle from normal, and change the voltage signal to selectively set a frequency range of the IR radiation.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2023Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Inventors: Michael N. Leuenberger, Muhammad Waqas Shabbir
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Patent number: 12038654Abstract: A semiconductor substrate includes: a substrate; a first conductive line disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; an electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer and including an arc edge outside the first conductive line; and a conductive layer disposed on the electrode, wherein a part of the semiconductor layer extends along a second direction different from the first direction and the arc edge overlaps the part of the semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Tsung-Han Tsai, Hsia-Ching Chu, Mei-Chun Shih