Patents Examined by Ryan Crockett
  • Patent number: 11977306
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a transparent screen including two main surfaces, and out of light of which a wavelength incident on one main surface out of the two main surfaces is 532 nm, a half width of a peak observed in a distribution indicating strength with respect to a diffraction angle of a primary diffraction light emitted from the other main surface out of the two main surfaces is 2 degrees or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Hayashi, Mitsuyoshi Ichihashi, Satoshi Kuniyasu, Hirofumi Toyama
  • Patent number: 11971629
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel (100) and a display apparatus (200). The liquid crystal display panel (100) includes a color filter substrate (1), an array substrate (2), and a sealant (3). An amorphous silicon layer (4) and a first interlayer dielectric (5) are provided between a shading layer (12) and a first substrate (11), a first through groove (12a) is formed in the shading layer (12) and the amorphous silicon layer (4), and a part of the sealant (3) is filled in the first through groove (12a) and is in direct contact with the first interlayer dielectric (5); and/or a planarization layer (22) is wrapped with a second interlayer dielectric (6), such that the planarization layer (22) is respectively separated from the sealant (3) and a second substrate (21), and the second interlayer dielectric (6) is in direct contact with the sealant (3). The phenomenon of film separation in a liquid crystal display panel is effectively alleviated, and the reliability of the liquid crystal display panel is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Long Sun, Wenlong Zhang, Xin Zhao, Yanwei Ren, Yanhao Sun, Huijie Zhang, Jingwei Hou
  • Patent number: 11971618
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first pixel area and a second pixel area, a display panel disposed on the substrate and including a first light-emitting diode emitting a first light having a first color and overlapping the first pixel area and a second light-emitting diode emitting a second light having the first color and overlapping the second pixel area, a first pixel electrode which is disposed on the display panel and overlaps the first pixel area, and in which first slits are defined, a second pixel electrode which is disposed on the display panel, is spaced apart from the first pixel electrode, and overlaps the second pixel area, and in which second slits extending in a direction different from the first slits are defined, a common electrode layer and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second pixel electrodes and the common electrode layer and including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huigyeong Yun, Ji-Hyun Ka
  • Patent number: 11971620
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a display panel and an electronic device. The display panel may include an array substrate and an opposing substrate. The array substrate includes scan lines, data lines, a first blocking wall and a second blocking wall. The first blocking wall and the second blocking wall are respectively arranged on opposite sides of at least one of the scan lines, and each of the first blocking wall and the second blocking wall includes a first blocking layer arranged in a same layer as the scan lines and a second blocking layer arranged in a same layer as the data lines. The distance between the first blocking layer and the scan line in a first direction is smaller than the distance between the second blocking layer and the scan line in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: WUHAN BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Hu, Yuanhui Guo, Xia Shi, Yujie Gao
  • Patent number: 11971641
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a first TFT disposed in each of pixel regions, a first flattened layer covering the first TFT, and a pixel electrode provided on the first flattened layer. The first TFT includes a lower gate electrode, a lower gate insulating layer, an oxide semiconductor layer, an upper gate insulating layer, and an upper gate electrode. The active matrix substrate further includes a first connection electrode for electrically connecting a drain contact region of the oxide semiconductor layer and the pixel electrode. The first flattened layer includes a pixel contact hole formed so as to expose a part of the first connection electrode. The bottom face of the pixel contact hole at least partially overlaps, of a lower gate metal layer including a lower gate electrode and an upper gate metal layer including an upper gate electrode, at least the lower gate metal layer when viewed from the normal direction of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Hachiya, Hiroaki Furukawa, Yuhichi Saitoh, Kuniaki Okada
  • Patent number: 11966008
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical film having a liquid crystal layer having excellent durability, and a liquid crystal film. The optical film of the present invention has an organic base material and a liquid crystal layer disposed on the organic base material, the liquid crystal layer contains a photo-alignment compound, and in the liquid crystal layer, the photo-alignment compound is unevenly distributed on a side of the organic base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kazushige Nakagawa, Hideyuki Nishikawa, Masato Nakao, Shunya Katoh, Hiroyuki Hagio, Yutaka Nozoe, Kunihiro Kasezawa, Yuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11960153
    Abstract: A folding lens system includes: a polarization-dependence device, a first optical device, a first polarization controller, a second optical device and a second polarization controller. The polarization-dependence device has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first optical device is located at a side facing toward the first surface of the polarization-dependence device. The first polarization controller is located between the polarization-dependence device and the first optical device. The first polarization controller has the same curvature as the first surface of the polarization-dependence device. The second optical device is located at a side facing toward the second surface of the polarization-dependence device. The second polarization controller is located between the polarization-dependence device and the second optical device. The second polarization controller has the same curvature as the second surface of the polarization-dependence device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Interface Technology (ChengDu) Co., Ltd., Interface Optoelectronics (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., General Interface Solution Limited
    Inventors: Po Lun Chen, Yun Pei Chen, Hui-Ping Shen, Ting-Huei Chen, Wei-Hung Tsay
  • Patent number: 11947229
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. A data line is divided into first and second sub data lines. Each sub-pixel meets a condition that any two adjacent sub-pixels are respectively electrically connected to the first and second sub data lines, so that connections of the two adjacent sub-pixels and the sub data lines are opposite. A display device is also provided. The display panel can solve problems of capacitance changes caused by poor alignment accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: JinJie Wang
  • Patent number: 11947226
    Abstract: An electrode for display includes at least two display electrodes arranged at intervals along first direction, each including a body electrode and an end electrode; the at least two display electrodes include first and second display electrodes, body electrodes of the first and second display electrodes being parallel in first direction with a first preset pitch; among two side edges of the end electrode of the first display electrode opposite in first direction and two side edges of the end electrode of the second display electrode opposite in first direction, at least two side edges are unparallel; a minimum distance in first direction between one side edge of the end electrode of the first display electrode close to the second display electrode and one side edge of the end electrode of the second display electrode close to the first display electrode is greater than or equal to first preset pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Liu, Jiao Li, Xiaoqing Peng, Kaixuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11940696
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the disclosure, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first wire, a first electrode adjacent to the first wire and closer to the second substrate than the first wire, a second electrode closer to the second substrate than the first electrode and disposed to overlap the first wire and the first electrode, a first overlap section, disposed to overlap at least the first wire, that blocks light, and a third electrode closer to the second substrate than the first wire and further away from the second substate than the first electrode. A plurality of slits is formed in the second electrode, the plurality of slits being placed at spacings from one another and cutting across the first wire and the first electrode. The third electrode is disposed to overlap at least both the first wire and the slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Nemoto, Shogo Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 11940690
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer comprises a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. When the display panel is in a first display mode, the plurality of liquid crystal molecules rotate in a slanted plane parallel to a first direction and a second direction. The first direction is slanted with respect to a thickness direction of the display panel, and the second direction is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the display panel and the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Cheng, Rui He, Xindong Mei
  • Patent number: 11934076
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display panel. The array substrate includes at least one marking member in at least one marking sub-region and at least one bonding lead in at least one bonding sub-region, and the at least one marking sub-region and/or the at least one bonding sub-region are further provided with: a first substrate; a first reflecting layer on the first substrate; and a first light absorbing layer on a side of the first reflecting layer distal to the first substrate. The at least one marking member and/or the at least one bonding lead is on a side of the first light absorbing layer distal to the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: Fuzhou BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daelim Choi, Jinliang Wang, Liangliang Li, Rong Wu
  • Patent number: 11927846
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to the present disclosure includes: a liquid crystal layer; a drive substrate including a light-shielding region and a transmissive region; a plurality of pixel electrodes that is transmissive and provided at a position corresponding to the transmissive region on the drive substrate; a counter substrate disposed to be opposed to the drive substrate with the plurality of pixel electrodes and the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; a first layer provided between the counter substrate and the liquid crystal layer and including a material having a first refractive index; and a second layer that is provided in at least a portion of a region corresponding to the light-shielding region in the first layer, includes a material having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index, and has a rectangular cross-sectional shape in a thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yasui, Tsuyoshi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 11921377
    Abstract: Provided is an optical element including: a liquid crystal cell including a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate; and a quarter-wave film. The liquid crystal layer contains liquid crystal molecules twist-aligned. The liquid crystal cell includes electrodes. The electrodes are disposed to enable switching between a first state and a second state by application of voltage to the liquid crystal layer. The switching between the first state and the second state controls a polarization state of light incident on the liquid crystal cell. Circularly polarized light incident on the liquid crystal cell is converted to first linearly polarized light in the first state while converted to second linearly polarized light in the second state. Linearly polarized light incident on the liquid crystal cell is converted to first circularly polarized light in the first state while converted to second circularly polarized light in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Minami, Hiroaki Asagi, Kiyoshi Minoura
  • Patent number: 11914257
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base substrate, a transistor disposed on the base substrate, an organic layer disposed on the transistor, a display element layer disposed on the organic layer, and a pixel electrode disposed between the organic layer and the display element layer. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode layer disposed between the organic layer and the display element layer and containing an organic matter derived from the organic layer, and a second electrode layer disposed between the first electrode and the display element layer and not containing the organic matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung-Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11899336
    Abstract: A liquid crystal element is provided that can inhibit occurrence of voltage drop between one end and the other end of each electrode. A liquid crystal element (100) includes a liquid crystal layer LQ, a plurality of first arcuate electrodes (1), and a plurality of second arcuate electrodes (2). The first arcuate electrodes (1) are disposed concentrically about an optical axis (AX) of the liquid crystal element (100) and applies first voltage (V1) to the liquid crystal layer (LQ). The second arcuate electrodes (2) are disposed concentrically about the optical axis (AX) and applies second voltage (V2) to the liquid crystal layer (LQ).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Giichi Shibuya, Sunri Lee, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Masanori Ozaki
  • Patent number: 11899320
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate and a liquid crystal display panel, belonging to the file of display technology. The array substrate includes a base substrate, a first electrode, an insulating dielectric layer and a second electrode stacked in sequence; the second electrode is provided with at least one hollow hole, and the hollow hole is in a shape of convex polygon, circle or ellipse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongpeng Li, Pengxia Liang, Zheng Fang, Ge Shi, Hyunsic Choi, Yanliu Sun, Jiahui Han, Song Yang, Yujie Liu
  • Patent number: 11886060
    Abstract: A method for electrically controlling at least one functional element having electrically controllable optical properties, wherein the optical properties are controlled by a control unit, wherein the control unit is connected to at least two transparent flat electrodes of the functional element, and an electrical voltage is applied between the flat electrodes by the control unit, wherein the electrical voltage has a periodic signal profile with a first, variably adjustable frequency and the glazing unit is surrounded by light beams of a second frequency, and wherein the light beams are sensed by a sensor unit and the first frequency is changed as a function of the second frequency, wherein the first frequency is synchronized with the second frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Richard Stelzer, Bastian Klauss, Michael Zeiss, Doane Shelby Craig
  • Patent number: 11886082
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display panel includes a color filter substrate providing with a common electrode layer t; and an array substrate arranged in cell alignment with the color filter substrate and providing with a common electrode line, the array substrate includes a display area and a peripheral area including a plurality of connection areas located on the connection areas and arranged between the color filter substrate and the array substrate; at least one connection area includes a conductive sub-region and a detection sub-region, and the conductive members located on the conductive sub-region are respectively in contact with the common electrode line and the common electrode layer for conducting the common electrode line and the common electrode layer; and the conductive members located on the detection sub-region are respectively in contact with the common electrode layer and a detection pad for conducting the common electrode layer and the detection pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaowu Sun, Wei Li
  • Patent number: 11886094
    Abstract: Provided is an optical element including: a first liquid crystal cell including first liquid crystal molecules and a first electrode; and a second liquid crystal cell including second liquid crystal molecules and a second electrode, the first and second electrodes disposed to enable switching between a first state twist-aligning the second liquid crystal molecules and vertically aligning the first liquid crystal molecules and a second state twist-aligning the first liquid crystal molecules and vertically aligning the second liquid crystal molecules. Alignment directions of the second liquid crystal molecules near a third substrate and the second liquid crystal molecules near a fourth substrate in the first state are respectively at azimuthal angles resulting from a ΒΌ turn in the same direction of azimuthal angles of alignment directions of the first liquid crystal molecules near the first substrate and the first liquid crystal molecules near the second substrate in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Minami, Hiroaki Asagi, Kiyoshi Minoura