Patents Examined by Richard Kim
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Patent number: 9885897Abstract: A method of forming a front frame of an LCD includes: providing a rectangle frame; disposing bending lines on the side frames of the rectangle frame; adhering a layer of buffering material to the part of the side frame that is on the inner side of the bending line, where the part of the side frame that is on the inner side of the bending line refers to the part of the side frame that is between the bending line and the inner edge of the side frame; and stamping and bending the rectangle frame along the bending line. The present invention can align the layer of buffering material with the inner edge of the side frame so that the layer of buffering material does not extend to the open area of the front frame, therefore does not affect the display of the liquid crystal panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Quan Li
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Patent number: 9869891Abstract: A thin-film transistor includes a gate electrode made of metal, a light transmissive gate insulating film that covers the gate electrode, a semiconductor film that overlaps with the gate electrode through the gate insulating film, and a source electrode and a drain electrode, made of metal, and spaced from each other. The gate electrode and the semiconductor film have respective through-holes communicated with each other so that the gate insulating film enters an inside of the through-holes. The gate insulating film has an area of the inside of the through-holes of the gate electrode and the semiconductor film. The source electrode and the drain electrode pass through the inside of the through-holes of the gate electrode and the semiconductor film so as to overlap with a part of the area of the inside of the through-hole of the gate insulating film and avoid a remaining portion thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masateru Morimoto, Takeshi Sato, Kimitoshi Ougiichi
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Patent number: 9857637Abstract: The present invention provides a pixel electrode and a liquid crystal display panel. In the liquid crystal display panel of the present invention, by locating the main parts to be elbow bend zigzag structures to make the liquid crystal molecules of the main electrode position be aligned along a tilt 45 degrees direction as possible, the active area is enlarged to solve the issue that the penetration rate is low because the liquid crystal molecules at the structure of the (cross) keel of pozidriv pixel electrode fall down toward the improper directions, to raise the penetration rate for reducing the demand to the backlight brightness of the liquid crystal display panel and lowering the cost and the usage power consumption. In the liquid crystal display panel of the present invention, of which the main parts of the pixel electrode utilizes the elbow bend zigzag structures, the penetration rate is higher, and the demand to the backlight brightness is lower, and the usage power consumption is lower.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Xinhui Zhong
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Patent number: 9857524Abstract: A liquid crystal module and an electronic device are provided. The liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal panel including a light-admitting area and a light-shielding area located at an edge of the light-admitting area, a light conversion film disposed opposite to the liquid crystal panel, where the light conversion film includes a first side portion disposed opposite to the light-shielding area, and a width of the first side portion is greater than or equal to 0.8 mm, a brightness enhancement film disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the light conversion film, and a supporting portion disposed between the first side portion and the light-shielding area, and configured to support the liquid crystal panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.Inventor: Wei Li
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Patent number: 9857649Abstract: A display panel includes: a pixel electrode including first, second, and third sub-pixel electrodes separated from each other; a first TFT connected to the first sub-pixel electrode; second and fourth TFTs connected to the second sub-pixel electrode; a third TFT connected to the third sub-pixel electrode; a first gate line connected to the first to third TFTs; a second gate line connected to the fourth TFT; a data line electrically insulated from and intersecting the first and second gate lines and connected to the first to third TFTs; and a storage electrode connected to the fourth TFT and overlapping the first sub-pixel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Duk Sung Kim, Sung Hwan Bae, Young Min Jung
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Patent number: 9835894Abstract: An encapsulated polymer stabilized cholesteric texture (EPSCT) light shutter is formed from a cholesteric liquid crystal and monomer that is encapsulated into micron sized, polymer-coated droplets by either an emulsification or phase separation process. The polymer-coated droplets are disposed between transparent electrodes, where they are irradiated by ultra-violet (UV) light to polymerize the monomer.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Kent State UniversityInventors: Deng-Ke Yang, Yue Cui, Cuiyu Zhang
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Patent number: 9829744Abstract: A display illumination module for the illumination of a rear-projection screen is provided in which a first array of light sources is positioned adjacent to a first face of an optical modulating array layer for modulating the transmission of light emitted by the first array light sources. The first array light sources emit light within a defined angular range, and the optical modulating array layer is positioned relative to the first array of light sources so that light from adjacent light sources does not overlap at the optical modulating array layer. A second array of light sources is positioned adjacent to a second side of the optical modulation array layer and is arranged such that light from the second array of light sources does not pass through said optical modulation array layer and said second array of light sources does not substantially block light from the first array of light sources passing through the optical modulating array layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: McMaster UniversityInventor: Adrian Kitai
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Patent number: 9829737Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal device including: a liquid crystal panel including a first substrate having a first vertical alignment film, a second substrate having a second vertical alignment film, a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the first vertical alignment film and the second vertical alignment film and has a negative dielectric anisotropy, a first polarizing plate that is disposed on a light-incident side of the liquid crystal layer, and a second polarizing plate that is disposed on a light-emitting side of the liquid crystal layer; an illuminating device which is disposed on a light-incident side of the liquid crystal panel, and emits light toward the liquid crystal panel; and a light control member which is disposed on a light-emitting side of the liquid crystal panel, and diffuses light that is emitted from the liquid crystal panel in an azimuth angle direction and a polar angle direction viewed from a normal direction of the liquid crystal panel to control an emission direction of thType: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shohei Katsuta, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Hideomi Yui, Yuhsuke Tsuda
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Patent number: 9829741Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a wire grid polarizer, in which the wire grid polarizer is directly formed on a lower substrate, thereby decreasing the thickness of the liquid crystal display. In the wire grid polarizer formed on the lower substrate, a plurality of protective layers are formed on polarizing patterns that perform a polarizing function, so that it is possible to reduce or minimize the deterioration of characteristics of thin film transistors of the liquid crystal display, which are formed on the protective layers.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dae-Hwan Jang, Dae-Young Lee, Jung-Gun Nam, Gug-Rae Jo, Eun-Jung Kim
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Patent number: 9823524Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a display substrate and a method of manufacturing a display panel, the display substrate includes a color filter layer disposed on a base substrate within a pixel area, a first organic insulating pattern disposed on a first boundary area between adjacent pixel areas, a pixel electrode disposed on the color filter layer, and a first blocking pattern disposed on the first organic insulating pattern. Accordingly, an organic insulating layer corresponding to the pixel area is removed so that deterioration of the display quality by impurities generated from the organic insulating layer may be minimized. In addition, a stepped portion of a blocking pattern disposed between a pixel area and a boundary area of a plurality of the pixel areas is reduced so that motion blurring of a liquid crystal may be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun-Hyup Lee, Jae-Jin Lyu
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Patent number: 9826654Abstract: A display includes: a plate member having flexibility and including a first face and a second face that face each other; a frame member provided on the first face of the plate member and extending in one direction of the first face; and a display body having flexibility and disposed on a side of the plate member on which the second face is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Hiroaki Fujii, Shinpei Nagatani, Takefumi Ikenoya, Hiroaki Yokota
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Patent number: 9817157Abstract: When it comes to configuring the lens array substrate on which a multistage lens array is formed, a first concavity which is formed of the concave surface is formed on a first surface which is formed of a substrate surface of one of several translucent substrates. In addition, on the substrate surface of one of the translucent substrates, a first lens layer, a first translucent layer, a second lens layer, a second translucent layer, a translucent protective layer, and a common electrode are stacked in order. The first translucent layer has the same refractive index as that of the first lens layer and the second lens layer. In addition, a refractive index of the protective layer is within a range between the refractive index of the second translucent layer and the refractive index of the common electrode.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Satoshi Ito, Masashi Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Oikawa
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Patent number: 9812087Abstract: A display device in which an image with a wide color reproduction range and bright red can be displayed is provided. The display device is a display device such as, for example, a liquid crystal display device, a cathode ray tube, an organic electroluminescent display device, a plasma display panel, and a field emission display. The display device includes a display surface including a pixel having red, green, blue, and yellow sub-pixels, wherein the red sub-pixel preferably has the largest aperture area.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kozo Nakamura, Shun Ueki, Tokio Taguchi, Akiko Itou
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Patent number: 9804452Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first insulation substrate; a lower electrode disposed on the first insulation substrate; a second insulation substrate facing the first insulation substrate; an upper electrode disposed on the second insulation substrate and facing the lower electrode; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The lower electrode forms one unit region, the unit region includes a plurality of subregions, and the lower electrode includes: a first lower electrode including a central pattern disposed at a center of a border between each pair of adjacent subregions, and a plurality of micro branch portions that are coupled to the central pattern, the micro branch portions of two different subregions extending in different directions; and a second lower electrode having intersecting elongated portions that each extend along parts of the border.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Oh Jeong Kwon, Sung Jae Yun, Hyeok Jin Lee, Ki Chul Shin
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Patent number: 9807375Abstract: A 3D image display device includes: a display panel that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form; and a view point division part that divides the plurality of pixels into a plurality of corresponding view points. The view point division part includes a plurality of view point division units each associated with a lenticular lens tilted at an inclination angle and an inclination angle changing unit for changing the inclination angles of the plurality of the view point division units to correspond to a portrait mode or a landscape mode. The view point division part and the display panel are configured so that a same optimal viewing distance is calculated in portrait mode and landscape mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO, LTD.Inventors: Kyung Ho Jung, Goro Hamagishi
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Patent number: 9784893Abstract: A color filter substrate which includes: a substrate having a surface; a light-shielding layer disposed on the surface; a first color filter layer; and a second color filter layer disposed over the substrate, the second color filter layer covers the light-shielding layer and the first color filter layer and has a second main body on the surface, the light-shielding layer is located between the first color filter layer and the second color filter layer, at least a part of the first main body has a first thickness and at least a part of the second main body has a second thickness, and the first thickness is less than the second thickness.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Yao-Teng Tseng, Tsung-Han Tsai, Ying-Tong Lin
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Patent number: 9778521Abstract: A display apparatus includes pixels. Each pixel includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a black matrix, a shielding electrode, and first and second sub-shielding electrodes. The first pixel electrode is disposed in a first pixel area. The second pixel electrode is disposed in a second pixel area. The black matrix is disposed in a predetermined area of a first boundary area between the first pixel area and the second pixel area. The shielding electrode is disposed between first pixel areas and between second pixel areas, which are arranged in a first direction, and extends in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first and second sub-shielding electrodes branch from the shielding electrode along the first direction and are spaced apart from each other in the first boundary area while the black matrix is disposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyunggi Jung, Younggoo Song, Kipyo Hong
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Patent number: 9778523Abstract: An array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device of the present disclosure provided are designed to form a MIS storage capacitor by the polycrystalline semiconductor layer, the first metal layer and the insulating layer between the two or the polycrystalline semiconductor layer, the second metal layer and the insulating layer between the two. When one side of the first metal layer or the second metal layer is receiving the negative gray scale voltage, a P—Si in the polycrystalline semiconductor layer will gather to form a cavity, when receiving the positive gray scale voltage, a blocking layer will be formed on the P—Si to reduce the capacity of the MIS storage capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Shangcao Cao
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Patent number: 9772520Abstract: The present invention discloses a touch control device, which is addressed to the rimple problem resulting from the full-lamination design of the touch control panel and the liquid crystal display module. The present invention compensates for the elevation drop of the slightly lower control circuit region of the liquid crystal display module in a thickness-increasing way to make the entire liquid crystal display module have an identical elevation. In some embodiments, the present invention increases the thickness of a portion of a ground tape or an optical adhesion layer to compensate for the elevation drop of the liquid crystal display module with respect to the touch control panel. Thereby, the rimple problem is effectively solved.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignees: Interface Optoelectronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., General Interface Solution LimitedInventors: Yu-Chen Kuo, Chia-Jung Fan, Kuo-Tung Liao
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Patent number: 9772535Abstract: A display device includes an array substrate defined with a plurality of pixel structures arranged in an array. Each of the pixel structures includes a semiconductor layer disposed over a substrate and a first metal layer disposed over the substrate. The pixel structure includes a first insulating layer disposed over the semiconductor layer, having a first opening exposing a top surface of the semiconductor layer and a sidewall surface of the first insulating layer. The pixel structure includes a metal pad disposed over the first insulating layer, being formed over the top surface of the semiconductor layer and the sidewall surface of the first insulating layer through the first opening. The pixel structure includes a second insulating layer disposed over the metal pad and the first insulating layer, having a second opening exposing the metal pad over the sidewall surface of the first insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Yu-Tsung Liu, Kuan-Yu Chiu, Te-Yu Lee, Chao-Hsiang Wang