Patents Examined by Richard H Kim
  • Patent number: 10503038
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, and a semiconductor layer, and a gate line disposed over the first substrate. The gate line overlaps the semiconductor layer. The display device also includes a first insulating layer disposed over the semiconductor layer, wherein a first opening is formed through the first insulating layer. The display device further includes a metal pad disposed over the first insulating layer, being electrically connected to the semiconductor layer through the first opening, and a data line disposed over the first insulating layer, wherein the data line crosses the gate line. In addition, the display device includes a second insulating layer disposed over the metal pad and the first insulating layer, wherein a second opening is formed through the second insulating layer, and the second opening at least partially overlaps the gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Tsung Liu, Kuan-Yu Chiu, Te-Yu Lee, Chao-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10495907
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device capable of improving reliability of a gate in panel (GIP) type gate driving circuit by improving positive bias temperature stress (PBTS) characteristics of a thin film transistor in the gate driving circuit. The liquid crystal display device may include a first substrate including a thin film transistor of a GIP circuit, and an opaque electrode line that overlaps a semiconductor active layer of the thin film transistor. A backlight unit is included, and a second substrate is positioned between the backlight unit and the first substrate. The second substrate includes a black matrix having an opening that transmits light emitted from the backlight unit. In operation, the opaque electrode line blocks a portion of the light transmitted through the opening of the black matrix, and another portion of the light transmitted through the opening of the black matrix is transmitted to the semiconductor active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongseok Park, Hyelim Ji
  • Patent number: 10488685
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a thin film transistor substrate, a counter substrate that faces the thin film transistor substrate, a liquid crystal composition that is arranged between the thin film transistor substrate and the counter substrate, an oriented film that arranges orientation of the liquid crystal composition contacting with the thin film transistor substrate, a seal material that seals the liquid crystal composition between the two substrates, and a driver circuit. The driver circuit has a light transmission area that is formed inside of the driver circuit, and is higher in light transmittance than an area in which a non-transparent conductive film forming the driver circuit is formed, and a high sealing property area in which the seal material and an insulating film come into direct contact with each other between the light transmission area and an outer edge of the thin film transistor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Yuki Kuramoto, Masahiro Hoshiba
  • Patent number: 10490612
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes: a display module including a first organic light emitting diode to emit light with a first wavelength, a second organic light emitting diode to emit light with a second wavelength, and a third organic light emitting diode to emit light with a third wavelength; a phase difference layer including a first liquid crystal pattern on the first organic light emitting diode, and a second liquid crystal pattern on the second organic light emitting diode and the third organic light emitting diode; and a linear polarization layer on the phase difference layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Suk Choi, Hee Young Lee, Cheol Kyu Kim, Sun Haeng Cho, Hyun-Joo Hwang
  • Patent number: 10488721
    Abstract: A method of forming an electrical connection in a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) device, comprising: providing a silicon substrate including a first surface and a second surface, wherein the silicon substrate includes an conductive pad at the first surface; providing a cover glass panel that includes a cover glass, a transparent electrode layer formed upon the cover glass, and a first sealing material layer formed upon the transparent electrode layer; forming a second sealing material layer upon the first surface of the silicon substrate, wherein the second sealing material layer covers the conductive pad; forming a display layer, comprising a liquid crystal portion, a first seal portion, and a second seal portion, upon the second sealing material layer; wherein the first seal portion and the second seal portion are situated to form a space between them; and wherein the space is situated on top of the conductive pad; placing the cover glass panel upon the display layer, wherein the first sealing material la
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Sheng Fan
  • Patent number: 10466526
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is equipped with: a TFT array substrate having a thin film transistor in each of pixel areas; and a counter substrate having a black matrix in which an opening part is formed in each of areas corresponding to the pixel areas. The TFT array substrate includes: a protective film formed on a drain electrode of the thin film transistor; a contact hole formed in the protective film so as to reach the drain electrode; and a pixel electrode formed on the protective film and connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole. An inner wall of the contact hole includes a first sloped part and a second sloped part which are arranged in line in a circumferential direction of the contact hole and have slope angles different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Naruhito Hoka, Manabu Tanahara, Takeshi Sonoda
  • Patent number: 10459261
    Abstract: A display substrate has first and second conductive layers separated from one another by an insulation layer. The first and second conductive layers are used to integrally form on the display substrate, pixel units in a relatively central display area of the substrate and integrated gate driving circuitry as well as associated wirings thereof in one or more peripheral areas. The first and second conductive layers are covered by a first protection layer made of a first electrically insulative material. A second and supplementing protection layer is provided on top of the first protection layer. The supplementing protection layer (buffer layer) is formed of a material different from that of the first protection layer so as to provide supplemental resistance against corrosive chemical agents and supplemental resistance against formation of cracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kook-Hyun Choi, Hyo-Taek Lim, Dong-Ho Shin, Young-Je Cho, Yong-Jo Kim, Sang-Yong No, Sung-Hoon Kim, Hyo-Seop Kim
  • Patent number: 10451909
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the first base substrate, a color filter disposed on the first base substrate, and a first alignment layer disposed on the thin film transistor and the color filter. The second substrate includes a second base substrate, a second alignment layer disposed on a first surface of the second base substrate, a touch electrode disposed on a second surface of the second base substrate, a connecting electrode disposed on the second surface, and a connecting line disposed on the second surface. The first surface faces the first substrate, and the second surface is opposite to the first surface. The touch electrode includes a crystallized indium tin oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Mo Hwang, Jin Woo Park
  • Patent number: 10444565
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display apparatus, a backlight source, and a light source module. The display apparatus includes a display panel and interference light sources which generate interference light on a display side of the display panel. The interference light is invisible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wenbo Li
  • Patent number: 10444562
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal display panel includes a color filter substrate, an array substrate, and liquid crystal molecules located between the color filter substrate and the array substrate. The array substrate includes a pixel electrode layer. The pixel electrode layer includes at least one pixel electrode unit. The pixel electrode unit is configured to focus light irradiated to the pixel electrode unit onto a central area of the circular ring, to generate a bright state of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fengling Bian
  • Patent number: 10429709
    Abstract: A pretilt angle of a liquid crystal molecule on the side of an array substrate is formed such that the liquid crystal molecule goes away from the array substrate in a direction to the left when viewed from a position facing a display surface of a liquid crystal panel. The pretilt angle on the side of a counter substrate is formed such that the liquid crystal molecule goes away from the counter substrate in a direction to the right when viewed from a position facing the display surface. The directions to the left and the right define a direction X corresponding to a horizontal direction of the liquid crystal panel. A direction of a delay phase axis of a biaxial phase difference film is arranged in a position rotated anticlockwise in an angular range from over 0° to 1° from the direction X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Yonemura, Hiroshi Umeda, Kazunori Okumoto
  • Patent number: 10423045
    Abstract: Optical beam shaping systems and methods can include an illumination source and a diffractive waveplate diffuser. The diffractive waveplate diffuser includes a layer of patterned optically anisotropic material. In one embodiment, the layer of patterned optically anisotropic material is fabricated in the form of patterned, optically anisotropic liquid crystal polymer. In another embodiment, the layer of patterned optically anisotropic material is a layer of liquid crystal, the diffractive waveplate diffuser also includes two alignment layers and two transparent conductive coatings, and the properties of the liquid crystal layer are controlled by the application of an electric potential between the two transparent conductive coatings. A method is provided for designing the alignment pattern of the layer of optically anisotropic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Beam Engineering for Advanced Measurements Co.
    Inventors: David E. Roberts, Nelson V. Tabirian
  • Patent number: 10416507
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate and a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a channel layer, an insulating layer, and a passivation layer sequentially formed on the surface of the substrate. An oxide semiconductor layer that forms a channel layer and a plurality of first IPS electrodes that are spaced from the oxide semiconductor layer are provided on the gate insulating layer. The insulating layer covers the oxide semiconductor layer and the plurality of first IPS electrodes. The passivation layer covers the channel layer and is formed with trenches. The trenches are located on a side of each of the first IPS electrode and extending to the gate insulation layer. Second IPS electrodes are formed on the passivation layer and corresponding to the first IPS electrodes and are connected to the first IPS electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Xianwang Wei, Yang Liu
  • Patent number: 10401673
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate includes a first pixel electrode which comprises a first contact portion and a first strip electrode with a first length, a second pixel electrode which comprises a second contact portion located on a same straight line with the first contact portion and a second strip electrode with a second length equal to the first length, and a third pixel electrode which comprises a third contact portion disposed at a position displaced from the same straight line of the first contact portion and a third strip electrode with a third length different from the first length, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Jin Hirosawa
  • Patent number: 10394074
    Abstract: This invention provides a color filter substrate including a substrate, a blue cut filter disposed on the substrate, and many color filter portions disposed on the blue cut filter. The color filter portions include many blue filter portions. The blue cut filter has different thicknesses in parts respectively corresponding to the blue filter portions. This invention also provides a method for manufacturing a color filter substrate, and a liquid crystal panel. This invention makes the parts of the blue cut filter under the respective blue filter portions different from each other, so that the parts of the blue cut filter corresponding to the respective blue filter portions have different abilities of weakening blue backlight. A color deviation by a viewing angle in the blue filter portion is improved. Each blue filter portion doesn't need a black light-shielding layer, being advantageous for improving an aperture ratio of the blue filter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lixuan Chen
  • Patent number: 10394096
    Abstract: A display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate and a black matrix disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a plurality of pixel areas arranged in a matrix, and each of the pixel areas has a plurality of sub-pixel areas. The second substrate is disposed on the first substrate. The black matrix comprises a plurality of row shading bars and a plurality of column shading bars. The row shading bars are disposed between the two adjacent pixel areas and extend along a first direction, and have a first thickness. The column shading bars are disposed between the two adjacent sub-pixel areas and extend along a second direction, and have a second thickness. The second thickness is different from the first thickness and the first direction is different from the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li-Ming Lin, Chih-Ming Liang
  • Patent number: 10393926
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical conversion member, including an optical conversion layer containing quantum dot emitting fluorescent light and an anisotropic light scattering layer having I (0°)/I (40°) of 3 or greater, in which I (0°) indicates a transmission light intensity of the anisotropic light scattering layer at the time of allowing light to be incident on the anisotropic light scattering layer from a normal direction of a surface of the anisotropic light scattering layer, and I (40°) indicates a transmission light intensity of the anisotropic light scattering layer in an azimuth in which a transmission light intensity of the anisotropic light scattering layer at the time of allowing light to be incident on the anisotropic light scattering layer from a direction of a tilt angle of 40° with respect to the normal direction of the surface of the anisotropic light scattering layer becomes a minimum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Yonemoto, Yukito Saitoh, Megumi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 10386695
    Abstract: An auxiliary panel, includes two auxiliary liquid crystal panels provided in a stack, wherein each of the auxiliary liquid crystal panels includes a liquid crystal layer, a first substrate and a second substrate provided opposite to each other to form a cell, the liquid crystal layer is encapsulated between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first substrate includes a first base substrate and a first transparent electrode layer, the second substrate includes a second base substrate and a second transparent electrode layer comprising a plurality of second transparent electrodes arranged in a matrix, a number of the second transparent electrodes is equal to a number of the second transparent electrodes, the second transparent electrodes on one of the auxiliary liquid crystal panels and the second transparent electrodes on the other of the auxiliary liquid crystal panels have corresponding positions and the same shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Gao, Xiaochuan Chen, Yafeng Yang
  • Patent number: 10379410
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus that controls liquid crystals with a pixel structure having a red pixel, a green pixel, a blue pixel, and a white pixel as a basic unit. Voltage-transmittance characteristics of the liquid crystals corresponding to the white pixel are different from voltage-transmittance characteristics of the liquid crystals corresponding to each of the red pixel, the green pixel, and the blue pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Yonemura
  • Patent number: 10371978
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate arranged to be opposed to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first electrode arranged for each of a plurality of pixels that are arranged in a matrix; a second electrode arranged at a position opposed to the first electrode; a plurality of first areas in which light transmission is suppressed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first areas extending in at least one direction to traverse the pixels; and a second area in which liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are rotated according to an electric field acting between the first electrode and the second electrode, the second area being sandwiched between the first areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Toshiharu Matsushima