Patents Examined by Mariam Qureshi
  • Patent number: 11448934
    Abstract: An optical device is provided in the present application. The present application provides an optical device capable of varying transmittance, and such optical device can be used for various applications, such as eyewear, for example, sunglasses or AR (augmented reality) or VR (virtual reality) eyewear, an outer wall of a building or a sunroof for a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventors: Nam Hun Kim, Seong Min Lee, Byoung Kun Jeon, Su Young Ryu, Jung Woon Kim, Young Shin Lee
  • Patent number: 11448916
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a smart glass and a light adjusting method, a light adjusting device and a non-transitory computer storage medium. The smart glass includes a first glass module, a touch control layer and a control unit. The first glass module includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, and a first light adjusting layer between the first and second substrates. The light transmittance of the first light adjusting layer is adjusted by an electric field between the first substrate and the second substrate. The touch control layer is provided in at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. The control unit is electrically coupled to the touch control layer to receive a touch control signal output by the touch control layer and adjust the electric field between the first substrate and the second substrate according to the touch control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiaxing Wang, Hongliang Yuan, Xiaojuan Wu, Qi Zheng, Yao Bi, Zhiqiang Zhao, Xuan Zhong, Zhangxiang Cheng, Donghua Zhang, Ce Wang
  • Patent number: 11442302
    Abstract: A semiconductor device including a large display portion with improved portability is provided. The display device includes a first display panel, a second display panel, and an adhesive layer. The area of the second display panel is larger than the area of the first display panel. The first display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a reflective liquid crystal element and a first transistor each positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second display panel includes a first resin layer having flexibility, a second resin layer having flexibility, and a light-emitting element and a second transistor each positioned between the first resin layer and the second resin layer. The liquid crystal element has a function of reflecting light toward the second substrate side. The light-emitting element has a function of emitting light toward the second resin layer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Eguchi, Hideaki Kuwabara, Kazune Yokomizo
  • Patent number: 11442319
    Abstract: The present application discloses display substrate having a base substrate; an insulating layer on the base substrate; and an electrode layer on a side of the insulating layer distal to the base substrate and having a plurality of electrode blocks. The insulating layer has a first side distal to the base substrate and a second side opposite to the first side and proximal to the base substrate. Each of the plurality of electrode blocks has a third side distal to the base substrate and a fourth side opposite to the third side and proximal to the base substrate. The first side of the insulating layer in the inter-electrode block region has a first height relative to a surface of the base substrate greater than a second height of the fourth side of an adjacent electrode of the plurality of electrode blocks relative to the surface of the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Zhijun Lv, Wenqu Liu, Liwen Dong, Shizheng Zhang, Ning Dang
  • Patent number: 11435642
    Abstract: A smart window includes two transparent substrates and a liquid crystal layer. The two transparent substrates are opposite to each other and are electrically connected to a voltage supply. A first pulse voltage or a second pulse voltage is provided between the two transparent substrates by the voltage supply. The liquid crystal layer is located between the two transparent substrates and has a liquid crystal material. The liquid crystal material has a pitch of at most 250 nanometers or at least 500 nanometers. The liquid crystal material includes a nematic liquid crystal, a rotatory molecule, and a photochromic dye mixed with each other. The liquid crystal material changes a transmittance corresponding to a specific light wavelength range when receiving a light. The liquid crystal material is switched between a planar texture and a focal-conic texture respectively according to the first pulse voltage and the second pulse voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tsung-Hsien Lin, Cheng-Chang Li, Heng-Yi Tseng, Hung-Chang Jau, Li-Min Chang, Kuan-Wu Lin
  • Patent number: 11435624
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a manufacturing method thereof. A temperature sensing driver chip is disposed in the LCD device and can output a voltage signal to a control electrode according to changes in temperature. Therefore, an electric field is formed between the control electrode and a common electrode. Heights of a plurality of supporting posts can be changed by the electric field to control stretching and shrinking of the control electrode, thereby improving performance of the supporting posts. Thus, a plurality of organic material spheres disposed in the supporting posts can improve stress tolerance of the supporting posts, thereby further improving performance of the supporting posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuan Shao, Chunqiu Yan, Hsiaohsien Chen
  • Patent number: 11435612
    Abstract: An optical composite film includes a reflection grating film layer, an optically-uniaxial optical film layer, and a substrate layer. The optically-uniaxial optical film layer includes a plate-shaped portion and a plurality of refraction portions, where the plate-shaped portion is stacked on the reflection grating film layer, the plurality of refraction portions is disposed on a side of the plate-shaped portion away from the reflection grating film layer, and the plurality of refraction portions is selected from one type of camber columns and quadrangular prisms; and the substrate layer is stacked on a side of the plate-shaped portion close to the refraction portion, where the plurality of refraction portions is accommodated in the substrate layer, and a refractive index of the substrate layer is less than an extraordinary light refractive index of the optically-uniaxial optical film layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: HKC Corporation Limited, Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih Tsung Kang
  • Patent number: 11428974
    Abstract: To provide a thin touch panel, a touch panel having a simple structure, a touch panel which can be easily incorporated into an electronic device, or a touch panel with a small number of components. The touch panel includes pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix, a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of first wirings extending in a direction parallel to the signal lines, and a plurality of second wirings extending in a direction parallel to the scan line. Part of the first wiring and part of the second wiring function as a pair of electrodes included in a touch sensor. The first wiring and the second wiring each have a stripe shape or form a mesh shape and are each provided between two adjacent pixel electrodes in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Shishido, Daisuke Kubota, Yusuke Kubota
  • Patent number: 11422400
    Abstract: This application discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a first substrate, provided with a plurality of recessed portions; a second substrate, including a first metal layer; a plurality of photo spacers; a peripheral area; and a second metal layer. The depth of the recessed portion is smaller than a doubled thickness of the second metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhongnian Liu
  • Patent number: 11415836
    Abstract: Provided is a polarizing plate and a display device. The polarizing plate has excellent durability against an external environment, for example, moisture, due to a protective film of a polarizer, and can prevent color distortion upon observation with polarized sunglasses, and a display device comprising the polarizing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventors: Tae Woo Kim, Jin Yong Park, Won Chul Lee, Jun Cheol Shin, Ki Jun Jung, Jae Min Choi
  • Patent number: 11415838
    Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a first substrate, a first drain, a planarization layer, a first pixel electrode, a second substrate, and a spacer. The first drain is disposed on the first substrate. The planarization layer is disposed on the first drain and has a first contact hole exposing the first drain. The first pixel electrode is disposed on the planarization layer and is electrically connected to the first drain via the first contact hole. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The spacer is disposed between the planarization layer and the second substrate. The spacer at least partially overlaps with the first contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Jou Tai, Chia-Hao Tsai
  • Patent number: 11397367
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Van Heugten, Harry Milton
  • Patent number: 11398503
    Abstract: A display device, comprising: a first pixel row including a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode that are arranged in a first direction; a second pixel row; a third pixel row; a first source line and a second source line that extend in a second direction between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode; a first gate line that extends in the first direction between the first pixel row and the second pixel row; a second gate line that extends in the first direction between the second pixel row and the third pixel row; a first end connection wiring that connects the first gate line to the second gate line at an end portion of the second pixel row; and one or more first cross connection wirings that transverse the second pixel row and connect the first gate line to the second gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Teruhisa Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11397358
    Abstract: The present application discloses display substrate having a base substrate; an insulating layer on the base substrate; and an electrode layer on a side of the insulating layer distal to the base substrate and having a plurality of electrode blocks. The insulating layer has a first side distal to the base substrate and a second side opposite to the first side and proximal to the base substrate. Each of the plurality of electrode blocks has a third side distal to the base substrate and a fourth side opposite to the third side and proximal to the base substrate. The first side of the insulating layer in the inter-electrode block region has a first height relative to a surface of the base substrate greater than a second height of the fourth side of an adjacent electrode of the plurality of electrode blocks relative to the surface of the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Zhang, Zhijun Lv, Wenqu Liu, Liwen Dong, Shizheng Zhang, Ning Dang
  • Patent number: 11385494
    Abstract: A color filter substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided. The color filter substrate includes: a base substrate; a black matrix on the base substrate, the black matrix including a plurality of openings and a bank surrounding each opening; a color filter layer in each opening; a first planarization layer covering the color filter layer, and the bank protruding relative to the first planarization layer in a direction away from the base substrate; a second planarization layer covering both the first planarization layer and the bank, the second planarization layer including a first surface distal to the base substrate; and a grating layer on the second planarization layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Yue, Shi Shu, Chuanxiang Xu, Haitao Huang, Xiang Li, Jiangnan Lu, Qi Yao
  • Patent number: 11378839
    Abstract: The present disclosure can provide a transparent display panel, a preparation method thereof and a display device. The transparent display panel includes a bearing layer disposed between a base substrate and a liquid crystal layer and including a plurality of concave structures, and a plurality of reflecting structures located between the bearing layer and the liquid crystal layer, where an orthographic projection of the concave structure on the base substrate covers an orthographic projection of one or more reflecting structures on the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoxin Song, Feng Zhang, Wenqu Liu, Zhijun Lv, Liwen Dong, Zhao Cui, Detian Meng, Libo Wang, Dongfei Hou, Qi Yao
  • Patent number: 11378834
    Abstract: An ultrasonic dimming system includes: a function processing module including: a first unit for generating a first electrical signal for locating a target object in a first operation state, to enable an ultrasonic transducer structure to generate first ultrasonic waves, and generating a second electrical signal for identifying finger touch position in a second operation state, to enable the ultrasonic transducer structure to generate second ultrasonic waves; a second unit for detecting reflected first ultrasonic waves to obtain target position information of the target object in the first operation state, and detecting reflected second ultrasonic waves to obtain finger touch position information in the second operation state; a third unit for controlling the ultrasonic transducer structure to perform directional sounding for the target object in the first operation state; a fourth unit for sending a control signal to the dimming glass structure to perform dimming in the second operation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuelei Xiao, Yue Li, Fengchun Pang, Xue Cao, Wenbo Chang, Yifan Wu, Jing Yu, Qiang Li
  • Patent number: 11378858
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display panel, a color resistance layer is disposed on an array substrate corresponding to the bonding terminals, a plurality of conductive components are disposed on a surface of the color resistance layer and one-to-one electrically connected to metal lines, a first silver line is in contact with each of the metal lines and the conductive components corresponding to the metal lines in a thickness direction of the liquid crystal display panel, and a second silver line is in contact with a surface of the conductive components near the color filter substrate, to improve display effect of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: Min Fu
  • Patent number: 11372301
    Abstract: A display device includes a first conductive layer including horizontal scan lines, and island-type electrodes, which are spaced apart from the horizontal scan lines; a first insulating layer disposed on the first conductive layer; a second conductive layer disposed on the first insulating layer, the second conductive layer including data lines, and a plurality of vertical scan lines; a second insulating layer disposed on the second conductive layer; and a third conductive layer disposed on the second insulating layer and including first shield electrodes, which cover first edges of the vertical scan lines, and second shield electrodes, which are spaced apart from the first shield electrodes, and cover second edges of the vertical scan lines, wherein the vertical scan lines are electrically connected to the island-type electrodes via contact holes that extend through the first insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventors: Si Hyun Ahn, Na Hyeon Cha, Sun Kwun Son
  • Patent number: 11372295
    Abstract: This application discloses a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate parallel arranged to the first substrate, a pixel unit formed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The pixel unit includes at least two kinds of transparent areas and multiple liquid crystal materials injected in the transparent areas. A penetration rate of each of the liquid crystal materials is injected into the transparent areas are different. the liquid crystal materials include a first liquid crystal material, a second liquid crystal material, and a third liquid crystal material. A penetration rate of the first liquid crystal material, the second liquid crystal material, and the third liquid crystal material increases in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMIIED
    Inventor: Junhong Cao