Patents Examined by Kendrick Hsu
  • Patent number: 8953115
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame. The back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, and the light homogenization mechanism guides light from the light source into the display panel. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The primary assembling pieces are connected through joining and use different thermally conductive materials. Further, the primary assembling piece includes a joint section that forms a reinforcement structure and a circuit board is mountable through a bracing piece. The present invention also provides a backlight system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8937693
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a back light module and a liquid crystal display (LCD) thereof. The back light module comprises a light guide plate, an optical sheet laid on the light transmission surface of the light guide plate, wherein the edge of the optical sheet is fixed to the light guide plate by a plurality of positioning structures. With application of the positioning structures, because the expansion coefficient of the optical sheet is not nearly to that of the frame but is close to the thermal expansion rate of the light guide plate, after the optical sheet is fixed to the light guide plate, the light guide plate is expanded along with the expansion of the optical sheet when subject to heating, and shrunk along with the shrinking of the optical sheet when the temperature drops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gang Yu
  • Patent number: 8913208
    Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a display panel having an active area; a case top configured to surrounds an edge of an upper surface and edges of a display panel, and having first through holes; a cover bottom configured to support a light guide plate disposed under the display panel; a supporter main configured to support the display panel and the cover bottom; a light source circuit board on which light emitting diodes (LEDs) emitting light to at least one of both sides of the light guide plate are mounted, wherein the light source circuit board is disposed on the supporter main; and fasteners configured to pass through the first through hole of the case top and to couple the case top with the supporter main, wherein at least two of the LEDs are disposed between the fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanghoon Ahn, Hyojin Kim, Jonghyeok Kim, Youngchul Jung
  • Patent number: 8913222
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the LCD device includes a first substrate including a plurality of interconnections and a protection layer covering the interconnections, a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate, a liquid crystal (LC) layer interposed between the first and second substrates, and a sealant configured to contact the protection layer and interposed between the first and second substrates to surround and seal the LC layer. Convex portions are formed at positions between the interconnections of the protection layer and protrude convexly toward the sealant. In the above-described structure, even if light irradiated to cure the sealant is blocked by the plurality of interconnections, the light can be diffused into the entire sealant at an interface between the sealant and the protection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 8913210
    Abstract: The present invention provides a back frame of flat panel display device, which includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The primary assembling pieces have a number of at least two, and the at least two primary assembling pieces are connected through joining. The secondary assembling pieces are joined to the primary assembling pieces. The bracing piece includes a bracing body, a first suspension section, a first bearing section, and a first resilient bent section. The bracing body is mounted to the primary assembling pieces or the secondary assembling pieces or is mounted to both the primary assembling pieces and the secondary assembling pieces. The available mounting points between the bracing body and the primary assembling pieces or the secondary assembling pieces are of a number of at least two. The bracing piece fixes a circuit board. The present invention also provides a backlight system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8908111
    Abstract: The present invention is for a liquid crystal display device having a patterned retarder enabling stereoscopic image display and a light reflector capable of improving luminous efficiency provided on a panel of the display device, and a manufacturing method thereof, the liquid crystal display device includes; first and second substrates arranged opposite each other, a light reflector on the first substrate, a first black stripe on the second substrate facing to the light reflector corresponding to the light reflector, a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates, a retarder provided on top of the second substrate, a reflector placed below the first substrate, and a light source positioned below the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Jic Le
  • Patent number: 8896785
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame. The back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, and the light homogenization mechanism guides light from the light source into the display panel. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The primary assembling pieces are connected through joining and use different thermally conductive materials. Further, a circuit board is mountable and position adjustable through a bracing piece. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8896780
    Abstract: The present invention provides a back frame of flat panel display device, which includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The primary assembling pieces have a number of at least two. At least one of the primary assembling pieces has an end forming joint sections. The secondary assembling pieces are joined to the primary assembling pieces. The at least two primary assembling pieces are joined through corresponding joint sections thereof. At least one of the primary assembling pieces includes a reinforcement structure formed on the joint section thereof. The bracing piece includes a bracing body, a first suspension section, a first bearing section, and a first resilient bent section. The present invention also provides a backlight system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8891037
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame. The back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, and the light homogenization mechanism guides light from the light source into the display panel. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The bracing piece includes a bracing body, a first suspension section, a first bearing section, and a first resilient bent section. The bracing body is selectively mounted to different positions of the back frame so that a single bracing piece meets different requirements for mounting. The bracing piece fixes a circuit board so as to overcome the problem that a circuit board cannot be easily fixed. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8873013
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel divided into a first area and a second area is provided. The first and second areas both include first sub-pixels and second sub-pixels. Each first sub-pixel provides a first main alignment vector; each second sub-pixel provides a second main alignment vector having a direction opposite to that of the first main alignment vector. The LCD panel has first sub-pixel units and second sub-pixel units arranged in arrays. Each first sub-pixel unit includes one first sub-pixel and one second sub-pixel sequentially arranged from top to bottom in a column direction. Each second sub-pixel unit includes one first sub-pixel and one second sub-pixel sequentially arranged from bottom to top in the column direction. In any one of the first area and the second area, multiple first sub-pixel units and multiple second sub-pixel units are arranged together in a same row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Wei Yeh, Chien-Huang Liao, Wen-Hao Hsu
  • Patent number: 8866979
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display device comprises: a parallax barrier comprising a light transmission region and a light blocking region; a backlight unit; and a transflective film disposed between the parallax barrier and the backlight unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yanbing Wu
  • Patent number: 8854581
    Abstract: The present invention has an object of providing a liquid crystal display device having a high transmittance or a high viewing angle characteristic. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes a pixel electrode (30) including a peripheral portion (36), an island portion (32) and a plurality of branch portions (34). The plurality of branch portions (34) are formed of a plurality of first through fourth branch portions (34A through 34D) respectively extending in first through fourth directions. By these branch portions, first through fourth regions (35A through 35D) in which liquid crystal molecules are aligned in different directions from each other at the time of voltage application are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Yoshida, Kunihiro Tashiro
  • Patent number: 8830417
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: a panel substrate, which has a frame, which is fixed to a rear surface of the panel substrate; a backlight unit, which is arranged inside the frame; and an electronic panel, which is overlapped onto the panel substrate on the front surface side of the panel substrate, in which the electronic panel includes a protruding end portion, which extends off from the panel substrate, in which the frame includes: a first portion, which is opposed to the rear surface of the panel substrate; and a second portion, which is provided upright from the first portion on a lateral side of the panel substrate in a direction of the protruding end portion of the electronic panel, and in which the protruding end portion of the electronic panel is opposed to the second portion in a non-adherent state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiji Oohira
  • Patent number: 8823896
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flat panel display device, which includes a backlight system and a display panel. The backlight system includes a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame. The back frame carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism, and the light homogenization mechanism guides light from the light source into the display panel. The back frame includes primary assembling pieces, secondary assembling pieces, and a bracing piece for fixing a circuit board. The at least two primary assembling pieces are connected through joining and the two primary assembling pieces use different thermally conductive materials. Further, the primary assembling piece includes a joint section that forms a reinforcement structure and a circuit board is mountable and position adjustable through a bracing piece. The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device and a plasma display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Cheng Kuo, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jia-He Cheng, Cheng-Wen Que, Quan Li, Liu-Yang Yang
  • Patent number: 8817210
    Abstract: There is provided a flat panel display (FPD). The FPD includes a display panel, a substrate on the display panel, and an anti-reflection polarizer. The anti-reflection polarizer is on the substrate to absorb light reflected from a surface of the substrate or a surface of the display panel. The anti-reflection polarizer includes a top polarizing film for linearly polarizing the light, a top phase difference film for circularly polarizing light that passes through the top polarizing film, a first supporting film between the top polarizing film and the phase difference film to support the top phase difference film, and a second supporting film that faces the first supporting film with the top phase difference film interposed therebetween to support the top phase difference film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Mok Park
  • Patent number: 8817211
    Abstract: Gate lines are arranged in a first direction. Drain lines are arranged in a second direction. A first electrode has slits formed therein. Aperture regions surrounded by the drain lines and the gate lines include an aperture region including the slits having a first inclined angle and an aperture region including the slits having a second inclined angle, the second inclined angle being different from the first inclined angle. The aperture region including the slits having the first inclined angle and the aperture region including the slits having the second inclined angle are alternately formed in the first direction. Within the aperture regions arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction, a first region and a second region forming a pair by being arranged so as to be opposed to each other via one of the gate lines form one of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Japan Display, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sato, Hirotaka Imayama
  • Patent number: 8797487
    Abstract: Photolithography and etching steps for forming an island-shaped semiconductor layer are omitted, and a liquid crystal display device is manufactured with four photolithography steps: a step of forming a gate electrode (including a wiring formed using the same layer as the gate electrode), a step of forming source and drain electrodes (including a wiring formed using the same layer as the source and drain electrodes), a step of forming a contact hole (including the removal of an insulating layer and the like in a region other than the contact hole), and a step of forming a pixel electrode (including a wiring formed using the same layer as the pixel electrode). By the reduction in the number of photolithography steps, a liquid crystal display device can be provided at low cost and high productivity. Formation of a parasitic channel is prevented by an improvement in shape and potential of a wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Koyama
  • Patent number: 8773599
    Abstract: A near-to-eye optical system includes an optically transmissive substrate having a see-through display region and a repeating pattern of diffraction elements. The repeating pattern of diffraction elements is disposed across the see-through display region of the optically transmissive substrate and organized into a reflective diffraction grating that bends and focuses computer generated image (“CGI”) light impingent upon the reflective diffraction grating. The see-through display region is at least partially transmissive to external ambient light impingent upon an exterior side of the optically transmissive substrate and at least partially reflective to the CGI light impingent upon an interior side of the optically transmissive substrate opposite the exterior side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ehsan Saeedi, Babak Amirparviz, Xiaoyu Miao
  • Patent number: 8736790
    Abstract: An OLED display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; an organic light emitting element on the first substrate; a liquid crystal driving electrode facing the organic light emitting diode at a lower portion of the second substrate; and a plurality of liquid crystals between the organic light emitting element and the liquid crystal driving electrode. In this case, the plurality of liquid crystals has optical isotropy when an electric field is not applied and has optical anisotropy when the electric field is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung-Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 8730414
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD device which facilitates to prevent light leakage by forming a light-shielding line in a disclination-occurring portion of a pixel region, that is, a portion along the interface between divided domains in the pixel region, wherein the LCD device comprises gate and data lines which are formed on a substrate while intersecting each other to define a pixel region; a pixel electrode which is formed in the pixel region, and is divided into at least two domains; a common electrode which is patterned to generate an electric field together with the pixel electrode; and a light-shielding line which is formed in the interfacial portion between the domains so as to prevent light leakage therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: JaeHoon Park