Patents Examined by Mariam Qureshi
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Patent number: 11112661Abstract: This application discloses a method for manufacturing a display panel, a display panel, and a display device. The display panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate, cell-assembled to the first substrate; and a plurality of data lines and scanning lines, arranged on the first substrate. The first substrate includes a first shading layer blocking the data lines or the scanning lines; the second substrate includes a second shading layer blocking the data lines or the scanning lines; and each of the data lines and the scanning lines is blocked by at least one of the first shading layer and the second shading layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventor: Chunhui Yang
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Patent number: 11112553Abstract: A light source module includes an optical plate, a light source and a dimming liquid crystal panel. The dimming liquid crystal panel includes a first driving substrate, a second driving substrate and a liquid crystal material layer. The first driving substrate includes a first substrate and a common electrode. The second driving substrate includes a second substrate, independent electrodes, first signal pads, first wires, dummy wires and a transparent insulation layer. The first wires and dummy wires are disposed on the second substrate and covered by the transparent insulation layer, the first wires are exposed from the transparent insulation layer, the independent electrodes are insulated from each other, disposed on the transparent insulation layer and overlap the first wires and the dummy wires, and each independent electrode is electrically connected to one first signal pad via one first wire. A display device having the light source module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yi-Hsing Peng, Wen-Chun Wang, Chung-Yang Fang, Chih-Jen Tsang
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Patent number: 11112633Abstract: A frame-shaped reinforcement member is bonded and fixed to a rear surface of a cover panel, such as a glass plate. The reinforcement member has a rigidity higher than that of the cover panel. Since the reinforcement member is provided, the flatness of flat portions of the cover panel can be maintained at a high level. The reinforcement member is bonded and fixed to a rear support member after display cell elements are bonded to the flat portions and backlights are fixed to the reinforcement member.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Hiroyuki Mochiji, Satoshi Hara
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Patent number: 11112671Abstract: The present invention describes a liquid crystal composite tunable device for fast polarisation-independent modulation of an incident light beam comprising: (a) two supporting and functional panels, at least one of them coated with a transparent conductive electrode layer and with optionally at least one additional layer selected from an alignment layer, antireflective coating layer, thermochromic or electrochromic layer, photoconductive or photosensitive layer, and (b) a composite structure sandwiched between said two panels and made of a liquid crystal and porous microparticles infiltrated with said liquid crystal. The porous microparticles have an average refractive index approximately equals to one of the liquid crystal principal refractive indices, matching that of the liquid crystal at one orientational state (for example, parallel n?), and exhibiting large mismatch at another orientational state (for example, perpendicular n?).Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Inventor: Ibrahim Abdulhalim
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Patent number: 11112664Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates an active matrix substrate includes pixel electrodes forming the pixels; first gate lines respectively disposed between the pixel electrodes; first source line respectively disposed between the pixel electrodes and extended in a direction crossing the first gate lines; first capacitor lines respectively disposed between the first gate lines and extended in nonparallel to one another; switch devices respectively disposed on the pixel electrodes; second source lines respectively disposed between the pixel electrodes and extended in parallel to the first source lines; second gate lines respectively disposed between the pixel electrode and extended in parallel to the first gate lines; and second capacitor lines respectively adjacent to the first capacitor lines and extended in nonparallel to the first capacitor lines. The first gate lines, first capacitor lines, first source lines, second gate lines, second capacitor lines and second source lines are isolated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: HKC Corporation LimitedInventor: Huailiang He
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Patent number: 11112643Abstract: An electro-optical device including a first substrate in which a plurality of pixel electrodes are provided, a second substrate in which a common electrode is provided, and an electro-optical layer disposed between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode, and having optical characteristics varying in accordance with an electric field, wherein the first substrate or the second substrate includes a base member having light-transmissivity and provided with a plurality of concave faces corresponding to the plurality of pixel electrodes, and a lens layer disposed to fill inner sides of the plurality of concave faces and having a refractive index different from that of the base member, and the base member includes a plurality of layers of which etching rates under a same etching condition differ from one another.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Ito, Shotaro Izawa
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Patent number: 11079636Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes TFTs, an interlayer insulating layer, a common electrode, a first dielectric layer, pixel electrodes, a second dielectric layer, and touch wirings, in which each of the pixel electrodes at least partially overlaps the common electrode via the first dielectric layer, so that an auxiliary capacitance including each of the pixel electrodes, the common electrode, and the first dielectric layer is formed, the touch sensor electrodes include a first electrode, the touch wirings include a first wiring and a second wiring in the touch sensor electrodes, the second wiring extends to the other electrode across the first electrode when viewed from a normal direction, and a portion of the second wiring overlaps the first electrode via the first and the second dielectric layers, so that a touch wiring capacitance including the second wiring, the first electrode, the first and the second dielectric layers is formed.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiharu Hirata, Yoshihito Hara, Hideki Kitagawa, Tatsuya Kawasaki, Masaki Maeda, Teruyuki Ueda, Yoshimasa Chikama, Hajime Imai, Tohru Daitoh
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Patent number: 11073721Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first substrate to which external light is applied; a first and a second control electrode disposed on the first substrate, the second control electrode being spaced apart from the first control electrode; an insulating film disposed on the first and the second control electrode; a first and a second contact electrode formed on the insulation film, wherein the first contact electrode at least partially overlaps the first control electrode, and the second contact electrode is spaced apart from the first contact electrode and at least partially overlaps the second control electrode; a shuttering operation body moving between the first and the second contact electrode so as to transmit or block light; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; and a quantum dot film disposed on the first or the second substrate and adjusting the wavelength of light passing through the shuttering operation body.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Sejong CampusInventors: Mun Pyo Hong, Sang II Kim, Ho Won Yoon, Yun Seong Jang
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Patent number: 11061286Abstract: Color derived from metallic nanostructures are often more efficient, more robust to environmental changes, and near impossible to damage or bleach due to overexposure. The embodiments combine these advantages with the millisecond re-configurability of liquid crystals to actively control a reflective color of a metallic nanostructure. Of the current technologies that boast active color tunability, many are pigmentation based (e-ink in e-readers) and/or need seconds to change color (photonic ink, electrochromic materials). Speed is an advantage of the embodiments and is comparable to current liquid crystal displays (˜120 Hz). Traditional LC displays use static polymer films (color filters) and white back light to generate color. Being able to actively tune the color from a single metallic nanostructure allows for smaller pixel size, increased resolution, and decreased fabrication cost compared to a conventional RGB color pixel without needing external white light source for extremely low power operations.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.Inventors: Debashis Chanda, Daniel Franklin
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Patent number: 11054714Abstract: Resistive bridges can connect many ring electrodes in an electro-active lens with a relatively small number of buss lines. These resistors are usually large to prevent excessive current consumption. Conventionally, they are disposed in the same plane as the ring electrodes, which means that the ring electrodes are spaced farther apart or made discontinuous to accommodate the resistors. But spacing the ring electrodes farther apart or making them discontinuous degrades the lens's optical quality. Placing the ring electrodes and resistors on layers separated by an insulator makes it possible for the ring electrodes to be closer together and continuous with resistance high enough to limit current consumption. It also relaxes constraints on feature sizes and placement during the process used to make the lens. And because the resistors and electrodes are on different planes, they can be formed of materials with different resistivities.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Van Heugten, Harry Milton
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Patent number: 11036087Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a light source member and a display panel disposed on the light source member. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a liquid crystal layer, and a color conversion layer that is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the first substrate. The color conversion layer includes a light emitter and a low refractive body having a refractive index of about 1.0 to about 1.3. The liquid crystal display device exhibits high color reproducibility and improves external light extraction efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Inventors: Kwangkeun Lee, Youngmin Kim, Haeil Park, Moonjung Baek, Seon-tae Yoon, Kunhee Jo
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Patent number: 11029563Abstract: A color conversion substrate for displaying a first color, a second color, and a third color may include a base substrate, a first light-blocker, a second light-blocker, a pattern layer, a first color converter, and a second color converter. The first light-blocker contacts a surface of the base substrate and may block first light of the third color. The second light-blocker contacts the surface of the base substrate and may block second light of the third color. The pattern layer is disposed on the first light-blocker and the second light-blocker and includes an optical pattern that includes protrusions. The first color converter overlaps the first light-blocker and may convert a first portion of incident light into light of the first color. The second color converter overlaps the second light-blocker and may convert a second portion of the incident light into light of the second color.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Inventors: Seung Jin Chu, Yeo Geon Yoon, Won Tae Kim, Hoon Kim, Hee Keun Lee
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Patent number: 11016355Abstract: A liquid crystal light control apparatus includes a liquid crystal light control film and power supply device that drives liquid crystal light control film. Liquid crystal light control film has a structure wherein liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between paired transparent electrode layers, and used by being adhered to a large transparent member. Power supply device supplies a predetermined AC voltage between terminals a and b of liquid crystal light control film. A condition |Z0|??×RF is set where RF is a DC resistance between terminals a and b of liquid crystal light control film, |Z0| is an output impedance between terminals A and B of power supply device, and predetermined coefficient ?=0.2. In order to protect power supply device, condition Vp/Imax?|Z0|??×RF is set where Vp is output peak voltage of power supply device and Imax is maximum allowable current.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Kubota, Yusuke Hagiwara, Yasunori Hayashida
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Patent number: 11016332Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of pixel units is provided. The display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other a first light-shielding layer including a plurality of first openings as light-transmitting regions for the pixel units, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each pixel unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a lens. The first electrode and the second electrode are configured to form an electric field in response to receiving a voltage, the electric field is configured to drive liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer to deflect to change a ratio of transmission and reflection of linearly polarized light incident onto the liquid crystal layer at the light incident surface of the lens.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao
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Patent number: 10996530Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: transistors and pixel electrodes respectively provided in pixels; a common electrode facing the pixel electrodes; gate lines extending along the first direction and supplying gate signals to the transistors respectively; gate lead lines extending along the second direction and respectively connected to the gate lines at at least one of a plurality of intersections between the gate lead lines and the gate lines; and data lines extending along the second direction and supplying data signals to the transistors respectively. The pixels are made up of a plurality of types of pixels arranged periodically and repeatedly along the first direction, the data lines and the gate lead lines are formed in a same layer, and either of the data lines and the gate lead lines are alternatively provided for boundaries between two pixels adjacent in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Daisuke Kajita
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Patent number: 10990231Abstract: A touch display apparatus includes a first substrate, a touch electrode, an insulating pattern, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The touch electrode is disposed on a first surface of the first substrate. The insulating pattern is disposed on the touch electrode. The insulating pattern has a refractive index same as a refractive index of the touch electrode. The second substrate faces a second surface of the first substrate opposite to the first surface of the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Inventors: Jongwon Lee, Jongoh Kim, Jeong-Young Kim, Sooguy Rho, Juyong Park
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Patent number: 10983261Abstract: A panel device according to various embodiments of the disclosure includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels and a polarization panel including a first polarization pattern and a second polarization pattern and disposed on the display panel to allow a boundary line between the first polarization pattern and the second polarization pattern to divide each of the pixels into a first area corresponding to the first polarization pattern and a second area corresponding to the second polarization pattern.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung Hoon Cha, Sergey Shestak, Farid Mukhtarov
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Patent number: 10976615Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal display panel, by an in-panel hole defining process, defines an installation hole. A position of an array substrate corresponding to the installation hole is opened, and an inner surface of a color filter substrate corresponding to the installation hole 340 is curved such that the color filter substrate has a lens structure to decrease total reflection between air and the glass substrate and increase outwardly directed light and light emitting efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wei Cheng
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Patent number: 10976595Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical substrate and a display device. The optical substrate includes: a light guide plate which includes a light entering surface and a light extraction surface adjacent to the light entering surface, and is configured to enable light entering the light guide plate through the light entering surface to be totally reflected toward an opposite surface of the light guide plate opposite to the light entering surface; and a plurality of light extraction structures which is arranged on the light extraction surface of the light guide plate for extracting the totally-reflected light in the light guide plate, and has areas of orthogonal projections of the plurality of light extraction structures on the light extraction surface of the light guide plate gradually increasing along a direction from the light entering surface to the opposite surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiandong Meng, Jifeng Tan, Wei Wang, Xianqin Meng, Fangzhou Wang, Qiuyu Ling, Xiaochuan Chen
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Patent number: 10962836Abstract: A display device includes a first display panel, a second display panel, a quantum dot layer and a backlight module. The first display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a first display medium layer disposed between the second substrate and the first substrate. The second display panel includes a third substrate, a fourth substrate and a second display medium layer disposed between the third substrate and the fourth substrate. The quantum dot layer is disposed between the second substrate and the fourth substrate, and the quantum dot layer has multiple first quantum dot particles, multiple second quantum dot particles and multiple diffusing particles dispersed therein. The backlight module is located at a side of the second display panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Hung-I Wang, Ti-Kuei Yu, Chia-Jung Wu