Patents Examined by Mike Qi
  • Patent number: 9423659
    Abstract: An array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel (20) and a display device. The array substrate comprises: a substrate (10); a first transparent conductive layer (11) disposed on the substrate (10); an insulating layer (12) disposed on the first conductive layer (11); and a second transparent conductive layer (13) disposed on the insulating layer (20) and configured for forming a horizontal electric field with the first transparent conductive layer (11); the second conductive layer (13) comprises a plurality of transparent electrodes (14), adjacent transparent electrodes (14) possess a slit structure therebetween, and two ends of each transparent electrode each possess a bent structure (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Honglin Zhang, Hebin Zhao, Sha Liu, Dan Wang
  • Patent number: 9423643
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is provided, including a lower substrate; an upper substrate disposed to face the lower substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate; a lower polarizing layer with a structure of wire grid formed on one surface of the lower substrate and configured to provide polarizing-filtering of light radiated from a backlight; and an upper polarizing layer with a structure of wire grid formed on one surface of the upper substrate and configured to provide polarizing-filtering of the radiated light passing through the lower polarizing layer and the liquid crystal layer, at least one of the wire grid of the lower polarizing layer and the wire grid of the upper polarizing layer including a reflection layer configured to reflect the radiated light and an absorbing layer configured to absorb external light incident from the outside through the upper substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong-eun Chung, Il-yong Jung
  • Patent number: 9417380
    Abstract: A light emitting device array includes a substrate including a first region and a second region that is inclined with respect to the first region, a first light emitting device package arranged on the first region, and a second light emitting device package that is arranged on the second region and is inclined with respect to the first light emitting device package at an inclination angle between 90° and 160°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK, CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Il Seo, Hongboem Jin, Sangwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 9413167
    Abstract: A panel for a display device includes a display unit, an electrostatic protection wire, a wire being connected to the display pixels, an electrostatic protection circuit, and an electrostatic protection circuit control line. The display unit includes a plurality of display pixels. The electrostatic protection wire is connected to a test pad, the test pad being provided to receive a test signal. The electrostatic protection circuit connects the electrostatic protection wire and the wire connected to the display pixels. The electrostatic protection circuit includes a back-gate-type transistor that has a gate electrode, a drain electrode being short-circuited with the gate electrode, and a back-gate electrode. The electrostatic protection circuit control line includes a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the back-gate electrode of the back-gate-type transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventor: Kouhei Ebisuno
  • Patent number: 9406737
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which comprises: a first substrate; a first insulating layer disposed on the first substrate; a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer; and a patterned metal layer disposed on the second insulating layer and comprising plural conductive lines, wherein an opening region is located between two adjacent conductive lines to expose the second insulating layer, and a thickness of the second insulating layer under the conductive lines of the patterned metal layer is larger than that exposed from the opening region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuang-Pin Chao, Yun-Sheng Chen, Ming-Chien Sun
  • Patent number: 9405158
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display including a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix of pixel rows and pixel columns, the liquid crystal display including: a plurality of gate lines formed on a first substrate and disposed two between every pixel row; a plurality of data lines formed on the first substrate and disposed one between every two adjacent pixel columns; a common voltage line formed on the first substrate and extending in a pixel row direction along a vertical center of the pixel; and a plurality of pixel electrodes and common electrodes formed on the first substrate and overlapping with each other with an insulating layer therebetween, each pixel electrode positioned in a pixel, and in which two pixel electrodes in the two pixel columns disposed between two adjacent data lines among the plurality of data lines are both connected to any one of the two data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jong Woong Chang
  • Patent number: 9389463
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display, including: a first substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the first substrate and overlapping with each other with a first insulating layer therebetween; a second insulating layer disposed on the first substrate and having an opening; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a first alignment layer disposed on the first substrate; a second alignment layer disposed on the second substrate; and a spacer disposed between the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer, in which the spacer is positioned in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Soo Jung, Bong Sung Seo, Jun Woo Lee, Baek Kyun Jeon, Min-Sik Jung
  • Patent number: 9379145
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate to be exposed to external light; a second substrate opposing the first substrate; a gate line arranged over the first substrate such that the gate line is located between the first and second substrates; and an anti-reflective layer. The anti-reflective layer is arranged between the first substrate and the gate line. The anti-reflective layer includes an organic layer and an inorganic layer, and the organic layer includes a light absorber configured to absorb light. The inorganic layer overlaps with the organic layer and has a refractive index smaller than that of the gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joonyong Park, Hyang-Shik Kong, Kyungseop Kim, Changoh Jeong, Hoon Kang, Jinho Ju
  • Patent number: 9372357
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display including: a liquid crystal panel configured to display an image; a light unit configured to supply light to the liquid crystal panel; and a bottom chassis configured to accommodate the light unit and the liquid crystal panel, wherein the bottom chassis includes an accommodator configured to accommodate the light unit and the liquid crystal panel, and a flange formed outside the accommodator, and the flange is formed at the same position as a bottom surface of the bottom chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Sik Yoon, Min-Gwan Hyun, Wan-Sang Kim
  • Patent number: 9372369
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a liquid crystal panel, comprising: coating a photoresist layer on a substrate; utilizing a first exposure energy and a first mask for executing a first exposure process to form a spacing column having a first height, wherein, the first mask has a first light transparent area corresponding to a dark area; utilizing a second exposure energy and a second mask for executing a second exposure process to form a spacing column having a second height, wherein, the second mask has a second light transparent area corresponding to the dark area, and the second height is greater than the first height; and removing an unexposed portion of the photoresist layer. Through above way, the present invention can improve the pixel transmittance of the dark area in order to reduce or eliminate the dark area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Hua Zheng
  • Patent number: 9366881
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. The variable optic insert may have surfaces within that have differing radii of curvature. A liquid crystal layer may be used to provide a variable optic function and in some embodiments, the liquid crystal layer may comprise polymer networked regions of interstitially located liquid crystal material. An energy source is capable of powering the variable optic insert included within the ophthalmic lens. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic lens is cast-molded from a silicone hydrogel. The various ophthalmic lens entities may include electroactive liquid crystal layers to electrically control refractive characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall Braxton Pugh, Frederick A. Flitsch, Adam Toner, James Daniel Riall, Praveen Pandojirao-S, Nelson V. Tabirian, Svetlana Serak, Olena Uskova, Luciano De Sio
  • Patent number: 9360728
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate comprising a pixel area and a non-pixel area surrounding the pixel area, a thin-film transistor (TFT) disposed on the pixel area of the first substrate and a pixel electrode connected to the TFT, and a plurality of metal wirings disposed on the non-pixel area of the first substrate and one or more dummy patterns disposed adjacent to the metal wirings. The TFT includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, and the dummy patterns are formed of a same material as at least one of the gate source, the source electrode, and the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Ho Kang, Eun Kil Park, Hyung June Kim, O Sung Seo, Tae Kyung Yim
  • Patent number: 9360980
    Abstract: A display device and panel and manufacturing method with improved outdoor visibility and fewer defects caused by heat and chemicals used in manufacturing processes are disclosed. One inventive aspect includes a first substrate having light emitting structures, a second substrate formed on a first substrate, a touch sensing structure formed in a display region of a second substrate, a touch sensing structure control circuit unit and a polarization member. The polarization member is formed on the touch sensing structure and includes a circular polarization layer. The slow axis of the circular polarization layer is substantially perpendicular to a direction in which a polarization member and a touch sensing structure control circuit unit are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-Suk Jung, Tae-Eun Kim, Hye-Jung Park
  • Patent number: 9348170
    Abstract: A color filter substrate and a display device are provided, and the color filter substrate comprises a base substrate; a color filter layer, disposed on the base substrate and comprising a plurality of sub-pixels; and a touch electrode, disposed on a side of the color filter layer away from the base substrate. A plurality of first concave portions are disposed in the color filter layer on the side away from the base substrate, and the touch electrode covers surfaces of the plurality of the first concave portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Liang Wang
  • Patent number: 9341918
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical device includes an optical unit and a control unit. The optical unit includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate having a first surface, and first elongated electrodes provided on the first surface. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate having a second surface opposing the first surface, first opposing electrodes provided between the first and second substrates and a second opposing electrode provided between the first and second substrates. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrate units. The control unit is electrically connected to the first elongated electrodes, and the first and second opposing electrodes. The control unit implements a first operation of forming a first voltage distribution and a second operation of forming a second voltage distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ayako Takagai, Shinichi Uehara, Masako Kashiwagi, Masahiro Baba
  • Patent number: 9341889
    Abstract: A curved backlight module comprises a light emitting module which is curved shape and a light conversion module which is curved shape and arranged in opposite to the light emitting components, where the light conversion module transform the light from the light emitting module into the parallel light. Also, a curved LCD device having the curved backlight module is disclosed. The uniform illustration of the curved LCD panel can be improved and the shadow region appeared in the two side of the curved LCD panel is eliminated for improving the display quality of the curved LCD panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 9335562
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. The variable optic insert may have surfaces within that have differing radii of curvature. A liquid crystal layer may be used to provide a variable optic function and in some embodiments, the liquid crystal layer may comprise polymer networked regions of interstitially located liquid crystal material. An energy source is capable of powering the variable optic insert included within the ophthalmic lens. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic lens is cast-molded from a silicone hydrogel. The various ophthalmic lens entities may include electroactive liquid crystal layers to electrically control refractive characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall Braxton Pugh, Frederick A. Flitsch, Adam Toner, James Daniel Riall, Praveen Pandojirao-S, Nelson V. Tabirian, Svetlana Serak, Olena Uskova, Luciano De Sio
  • Patent number: 9335556
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a waveguide assembly having a first wedge and a birefringent wedge disposed adjacent to, and arranged nose-to-tail with, the first wedge, to define an interface of the waveguide assembly. The birefringent wedge has different indices of refraction for light propagating through the waveguide assembly in first and second polarization states. The first wedge is configured to propagate the light in the second polarization state at a different speed than the birefringent wedge. A liquid crystal layer is configured to selectively switch the light between the first and second polarization states. An extraction grating is configured to extract the light from the waveguide assembly at an emission angle established in accordance with an angle of incidence of the light on the extraction grating determined by an extent to which the light encountered the interface while propagating through the waveguide assembly in the second polarization state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Adrian Travis
  • Patent number: 9329436
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a display area having a black matrix and a peripheral area surrounding the display area. At least one opening is arranged on the black matrix of the peripheral area. The second substrate includes at least one masking unit arranged corresponding to the openings. In addition, a liquid crystal device including the above liquid crystal panel is also disclosed. By arranging the openings on the black matrix of the peripheral area of the first substrate, the UV rays are prevented from being absorbed by the black matrix. As such, residue of the reactive monomer left within the liquid crystal layer is decreased and display performance is enhanced. Also, the light leakage occurring due to the openings is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yuan Xiong
  • Patent number: 9323089
    Abstract: A thin LCD device includes an LCD panel with fixing holes; a fixed plate with two opposite sides covering two opposite sides of the LCD panel and having through holes corresponsive to the fixing holes of the LCD panel respectively; a main board fixed to the fixed plate and the fixed plate being installed between the main board and the LCD panel; a housing shielding the main board and covering sides of the LCD panel and the fixed plate and having through holes corresponsive to the through holes of the fixed plate and the fixing holes of the LCD panel; and a fixing element passing through the respective through hole of the housing, the respective through hole of the fixed plate and the respective fixing hole of the LCD panel to fix the housing, the fixed plate and the LCD panel, so as to facilitate assembling and reduce thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: LITEMAX ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Tien-Teng Yang, Ling-Chi Lo