Patents Examined by Richard H Kim
  • Patent number: 11874565
    Abstract: A display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region, and includes: a common electrode line extending in a first direction on a base substrate and arranged at the display region and the peripheral region; a first conductive pattern arranged at the peripheral region and electrically connected to the common electrode line; an insulation layer covering the first conductive pattern and the common electrode line, a via-hole being formed in the insulation layer, an orthogonal projection of the via-hole onto the base substrate not overlapping an orthogonal projection of the common electrode line onto the base substrate; and a second conductive pattern arranged at the peripheral region and at a side of the insulation layer distal to the first conductive pattern, and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern through the via-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chunguang Tian, Tianyu Xia, Xiaolong Li
  • Patent number: 11867992
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a front surface panel; a plurality of display units disposed at different positions on a back of the front surface panel; and a main frame supporting side parts of a first display unit and a second display unit adjacent to each other among the plurality of display units, and fixed to a back surface of the front surface panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takuya Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 11868017
    Abstract: An electrochromic rearview mirror contains: a first substrate, a first plating layer, a second plating layer, a packaging fringe, an electrochromic layer, a first conductive glue, a second conductive glue, at least one third plating layer, at least one fourth plating layer, a second substrate, a first electricity transmission sheet, and a second electricity transmission sheet. The first substrate includes a first face and a second face. The second substrate includes a third face and a fourth face. A respective one fourth plating layer includes a first turning extension which is rough. A respective one third plating layer includes a second turning extension which is rough. The first electricity transmission sheet includes a first conducting portion and a first contact portion. In addition, the second electricity transmission sheet includes a second conducting portion and a second contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Hsin-Chun Cheng
  • Patent number: 11860496
    Abstract: A liquid crystal apparatus includes a substrate, a pixel electrode, common wiring, a TFT provided between the substrate and the common wiring, a scanning line provided between the substrate and the TFT along a first direction, a capacitance element provided between the substrate and the scanning line and overlapping the scanning line in plan view, and a second relay electrode electrically coupled to the common wiring and overlapping the scanning line in plan view. The second relay electrode and a first capacitance electrode serving as one electrode of the capacitance element are electrically coupled to each other through a contact hole overlapping the scanning line and the first capacitance electrode in plan view. The scanning line has a cutout portion provided between the second relay electrode and the first capacitance electrode and surrounding at least three directions of the circumference of the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuaki Murohashi, Kikuya Morita
  • Patent number: 11846839
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel; a front cover including a front part covering an edge of a front surface of the display panel, a side part extended from the front part and covering a side surface of the display panel, and a guide protruded from the side part and contacting the side surface of the display panel; wherein the guide extends in a direction in parallel with the side surface of the display panel, and wherein a gap is formed between the guide and the side part of the front cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyongil Kil, Sangmin Baek
  • Patent number: 11841594
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel, a preparing method, and a display device. The display panel includes: a color film substrate and an array substrate opposite to the color film substrate. The color film substrate includes: an opposite substrate, a color resistance layer on the opposite substrate and a plurality of support structures on a side, away from the opposite substrate, of the color resistance layer at intervals. The array substrate includes: a base substrate and a plurality of auxiliary structures on a side, facing the opposite substrate, of the base substrate at intervals. At least one auxiliary structure of the plurality of auxiliary structures correspondingly contacts with at least one support structure of the plurality of support structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Quan Gan, Mingfei Zhang, Yongcan Wang, Fengzhen Lv, Xianjie Shao, Rui Ma
  • Patent number: 11835825
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other, and a first spacer located between the first substrate and the second substrate, both ends of the first spacer are in contact with the first substrate and the second substrate respectively; a surface of the first substrate close to the second substrate includes a recess, and an end of the first spacer in contact with the first substrate is embedded in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qi Liu, Wei Zhang, Xipeng Wang, Jilei Gao, Yonggang Zhang, Xin Zhou, Chao Li, Bin Li, Benzhi Xu
  • Patent number: 11822169
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate including a first area, a second area surrounding the first area, and a third area surrounding the second area; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a sealing member between the first substrate and the second substrate at the third area; a color filter layer under the second substrate; a low refractive index layer under the color filter layer, overlapping with the first area, and spaced from the sealing member; a protective layer covering the low refractive index layer, surrounding a side surface of the low refractive index layer, and including an inorganic material; and a color conversion layer under the protective layer, overlapping with the first area, and including a plurality of color conversion parts spaced from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ran Kim, Juwon Lee, Kihyun Kim, Younggil Park, Sooim Jeong
  • Patent number: 11822199
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first liquid crystal display panel and a second liquid crystal display panel. The second liquid crystal display panel includes a scanning wiring extending in a zig-zag in the predetermined first direction. A period of bending points of the scanning wiring corresponds to a predetermined number of the sub pixels of the first liquid crystal display panel. The predetermined number is greater that a number of colors of the sub pixels arranged in the predetermined first direction in one of the first main pixel of the first liquid crystal display panel, and is not a natural number multiple of the number of colors of the sub pixels repeatedly arranged along the predetermined first direction of the first liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Hayashi, Hidenori Ikeno
  • Patent number: 11807082
    Abstract: A vehicle pane, includes successively a) an outer glass pane, b) at least one laminated layer, c) a PDLC layer, including a polymer matrix, in which liquid crystal droplets are embedded, and in each case an electrically conductive layer on both sides of the polymer matrix, d) at least one laminated layer, and e) an inner glass pane. The TL(inside) is in the range from 5 to 46% and the TL(outside) is in the range from 20 to 73% and the TL(outside) is greater than or equal to TL(inside), wherein the TL(inside) is the light transmittance of an inner stack that is formed by the inner glass pane and the layers between the PDLC layer and the inner glass pane, and TL(outside) is the light transmittance of an outer stack that is formed by the outer glass pane and the layers between the PDLC layer and the outer glass pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Florian Manz, Michael Labrot, Jefferson Do Rosario, Valentin Schulz
  • Patent number: 11803085
    Abstract: The electronic device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first support member, a planarization layer, and an alignment layer. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The first support member is disposed in the peripheral region and located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The planarization layer is disposed on the first substrate and has a first portion and an opening. The first portion is disposed between the opening, and the first support member and the first portion are overlapped in a normal direction of the first substrate. The alignment layer is disposed on the planarization layer. The alignment layer on the first portion has a first thickness. The alignment layer in the opening has a second thickness. The first thickness is greater than or equal to zero and less than the second thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Shu-Han Yang, Hui-Min Huang, Chia-Min Yeh
  • Patent number: 11803073
    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: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    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: 11796865
    Abstract: A conductive tape comprising a conductive particle-containing layer containing at least a binder resin layer and a plurality of conductive particles, In this conductive tape, the plurality of conductive particles are distributedly disposed independently from each other on one surface of the binder resin layer, a surface of the binder resin layer in a vicinity of each of the conductive particles has an inclination or an undulation with respect to a tangent plane of the binder resin layer in a center portion between adjacent conductive particles, in the inclination, the surface of the binder resin layer around the conductive particle is lacked with respect to the tangent plane, and in the undulation, a resin amount of the binder resin layer right above the conductive particle is smaller than that when the surface of the binder resin layer right above the conductive particle is flush with the tangent plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Iiyama, Reiji Tsukao
  • Patent number: 11796850
    Abstract: The display device includes a display panel, a first heating member, a second heating member, a housing, first and second chasses, first and second exhausters. The first exhauster includes a first exhaust port provided in the back surface of the housing, and exhausts air in a first internal space layer between the first chassis and the second chassis from a first exhaust port. The second exhauster exhausts air in a second internal space layer between the second chassis facing the second chassis in the housing and the back surface of the housing from a second exhaust port provided in the back surface of the housing. The first internal space layer and the second internal space layer are shielded from each other. The first exhauster exhausts the air in the first internal space layer from the first exhaust port through the exhaust duct shielded from the second internal space layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tadaaki Yoshikane
  • Patent number: 11774794
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is provided, which includes a color filter substrate, an array substrate disposed opposite to the color filter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the color filter substrate and the array substrate. The array substrate includes: a substrate; an array driving layer disposed on the substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the array driving layer; a pixel electrode disposed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to a thin film transistor in the array driving layer by a via hole on the insulating layer; and a distributed Bragg reflective film disposed on the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yihe Zhang, Zhijun Huang
  • Patent number: 11774815
    Abstract: Provided display panel includes color film substrate, array substrate disposed opposite to color film substrate, first color resist layer disposed on color film substrate and including first-type color resist blocks, second color resist layer disposed on array substrate, and first metal wires disposed on array substrate. Second color resist layer is disposed on side of first metal wires facing color film substrate. First metal wires extend along first direction. Second color resist layer includes second-type color resist blocks. Color of second-type color resist blocks different from color of first-type color resist blocks. Each first-type color resist block and each second-type color resist block are disposed alternatively along second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongjin Teng, Xiaoli Liu, Limin Lin, Yingzhang Qiu, Jiao Gao, Tingxi Huang
  • Patent number: 11762229
    Abstract: In one example, a crystal cell comprises: a first substrate, a second substrate, first spacers and second spacers sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate to define a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first spacers being fixedly bonded to each of the first substrate and the second substrate, the second spacers being movable between the first and second substrates, a sealant sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate and enclosing the first spacers and the second spacers, and a liquid crystal enclosed by the sealant, the first substrate, and the second substrate. Examples of a dimmable glass incorporating liquid crystal cells and methods of manufacturing the liquid crystal cells are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Wicue USA Inc.
    Inventor: Fenghua Li
  • Patent number: 11762231
    Abstract: A display assembly for inducing turbulent flow includes electronic display subassemblies attached to a structural framework, each including an illumination device for providing illumination to an electronic display layer when powered, a cover forward of said electronic display layer, and a closed loop fan unit located at a first side of the respective one of said electronic display subassemblies. A rear passageway is positioned between the electronic display subassemblies. A closed loop airflow pathway for circulating gas extends through each of the electronic display subassemblies and includes the rear passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Marcos Diaz, Mike Brown, Kevin O'Connor, Alex Moreau
  • Patent number: 11754876
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a light source module provided behind the display panel, the light source module including a board and a light source provided on a rear surface of the board; a rear chassis covering a rear surface of the light source module; and a supporter extending between the board and the rear chassis, the supporter being electrically conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bupmyoung Kim, Sungho Kim
  • Patent number: 11747690
    Abstract: A display device includes: an array substrate; a counter substrate; a liquid crystal layer; and a light source that emits light into a side surface of the array substrate or a side surface of the counter substrate. The display device includes: first wiring lines in a first peripheral region outside a display region, the first wiring lines being configured to be supplied with a constant potential; and second wiring lines in a second peripheral region located opposite to the first peripheral region with the display region therebetween, the second wiring lines being coupled to the scanning lines. A shape of a region occupied by the first wiring lines in the first peripheral region is obtained by inverting a shape of a region occupied by the second wiring lines in the second peripheral region, in a mirror-symmetrical manner. The first wiring lines are not coupled to the scanning lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshihide Ohue