Patents Examined by Thanh-Nhan P Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9423655
    Abstract: In a first substrate, a first organic insulating film is arranged in an active area, and includes a first surface and a first concave portion in a peripheral area outside the active area. The first concave portion is located more close to a substrate end side than the first surface. In a second substrate, a shield layer is arranged in the peripheral area facing the first substrate. A second organic insulating film includes a second surface facing the first surface and a second concave portion facing the first concave portion. The second organic insulating film overlaps the shield layer in the peripheral area. A pillar-shaped spacer is arranged between the first surface and the second surface in the peripheral area. A seal material contains the pillar-shaped spacer and is arranged between the first surface and the second surface, and between the first concave portion and the second concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Atsuko Oono
  • Patent number: 9425222
    Abstract: A display device includes pixels. At least one of the pixels includes a pixel area, a first non-pixel area disposed adjacent to the pixel area and extending in a first direction, and a second non-pixel area extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The pixel including a pixel area includes a pixel electrode disposed in the pixel area, a color filter extending in the second direction, and a shielding electrode extending in the second direction and disposed on the color filter in the second non-pixel area. A capping layer is disposed on the color filter. The capping layer covers the shielding electrode in an area except for a crossing area where the first and second non-pixel areas cross each other. A black matrix is disposed on the capping layer and the shielding electrode in the first non-pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyunggi Jung
  • Patent number: 9423543
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first pressure sensitive adhesive positioned on the display panel, a quarter wavelength (?/4) wave plate positioned on the pressure sensitive adhesive, a linear polarizer positioned on the ?/4 wave plate, and a first base layer positioned on the linear polarizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wonjong Cho
  • Patent number: 9417482
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device having excellent display quality, with reduced string-like defects that occur in display pixels. The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention includes multiple spacers between a pair of substrates, wherein the spacers are arranged such that an inter-spacer distance between adjacent spacers in a longitudinal direction is different from an inter-spacer distance between adjacent spacers in a transverse direction, and an angle formed between a line connecting the spacers with a shorter inter-spacer distance and an alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules at a voltage lower than a threshold voltage in the liquid crystal layer is 20° or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isamu Miyake, Koichi Miyachi
  • Patent number: 9411205
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a thin film transistor substrate having a pixel region and a frame region, and a color filter substrate. The frame region includes a first metal wire that surrounds the outside of the pixel region, and a second metal wire that is formed so as to surround the outside of the first metal wire. The first metal wire has at least one slit at an area overlapping with a seal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Kitajima, Ryouhei Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9411087
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a backlight unit in which a viewing angle of a liquid crystal display device may be easily enlarged or changed. The backlight unit includes a light source, a light guide plate formed below a liquid crystal panel and including a light emitting surface through which incident light supplied from the light source is emitted toward the liquid crystal panel, a prism sheet formed between the light guide plate and the liquid crystal panel, and a plurality of protrusion patterns formed on one surface of the light guide plate which is opposite to the light emitting surface thereof, each of the plurality of protrusion patterns including a first prism which extends in a first direction and at least one second prism which extends in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, comes into contact with the first prism, and is shorter than the first prism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young-Bae Han
  • Patent number: 9411448
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus comprises a display panel, a touch panel, a functional film and an adhesive element. The touch panel is disposed opposite the display panel and includes a first surface facing the display panel. The functional film is disposed on the first surface of the touch panel and includes an outer edge. The adhesive element is disposed at an edge of at least one of the display panel and the touch panel and adheres to the display panel and the touch panel. The adhesive element includes an inner edge, and a minimum distance between the inner edge and the outer edge is between 0 and 10 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuan-Li Lin, Wen-Jyh Sah, Cheng-Hsia Kuo
  • Patent number: 9405140
    Abstract: A curved frame for securing a display panel includes two long-side frame parts having a curved shape, each of the two long-side frame parts including a groove member provided through each of edge portions thereof and a first coupling hole defined to penetrate the groove member, and two short-side frame parts having a straight line shape, each of the two short-side frame parts including a protruding member provided in correspondence with the groove member of the two long-side frame parts and a second coupling hole defined to penetrate the protruding member, each of the two short-side frame parts being coupled to the two long-side frame parts to define a rectangular frame shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joo-Woan Cho, Myoung-Seok Son
  • Patent number: 9405153
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device capable of suppressing display unevenness around a seal in the case of performing PS treatment on a horizontal alignment film formed from a photoactive material. The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes the steps of: forming a horizontal alignment film containing a photoactive material on at least one substrate of a pair of substrates; dropping a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal material and a monomer on one of the pair of substrates, the monomer being contained in an amount of 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isamu Miyake, Koichi Miyachi, Yuko Teraoka
  • Patent number: 9405144
    Abstract: A liquid crystal grating, a 3D touch display device and a driving method of the liquid crystal grating are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shengji Yang
  • Patent number: 9391249
    Abstract: A light emitting device package including a light emitting device; an encapsulant configured to cover the light emitting device; a first material mixed with the encapsulant to scatter light emitted from the light emitting device or convert a wavelength; and a second material mixed with the encapsulant, and disposed on a layer different from that of the first material in the encapsulant to scatter or wavelength-convert at least part of light scattered and wavelength-converted from the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Munheon Hong, Sangcheon Kim, Chilkeun Park, Muntae Jung
  • Patent number: 9377643
    Abstract: An electro-optical devices includes: a first substrate; a second substrate having one surface opposite to the first substrate; a support member configured to hold the first and second substrates with the second substrate located outside the first substrate, and to include a frame portion surrounding the first and second substrates; a first conductive film formed on the other surface of the second substrate; and a conductor layer placed between the frame portion and the first and second substrates, and electrically connected to the first conductive film. The first conductive film is held at a constant potential via the conductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yasunori Onishi
  • Patent number: 9377676
    Abstract: An autostereoscopic display device includes a projector, an angle-enlarging module, a screen, and a polarization selector. The projector provides a lamp image unit with a first polarization state. The angle-enlarging module includes a deflecting plate, a wavelength retarder, and a polarizer. The deflecting plate has a first deflecting segment and a second deflecting segment alternately with each other. The first and the second deflecting segments respectively deflect the lamp image unit to a first direction and a second direction different from each other. The wavelength retarder has a transmitting segment aligned to the first deflecting segment and a wavelength retarding segment aligned to the second deflecting segment. The transmitting segment maintains the first polarization state when the lamp image unit passes therethrough. The wavelength retarding segment converts the first polarization state into a second polarization state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: June-Jei Huang
  • Patent number: 9366398
    Abstract: A backlight unit (BLU) and a liquid crystal display apparatus having the BLU are provided. The BLU includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to emit blue light, a fluorescent member configured to convert the blue light emitted from the plurality of LEDs into tricolor light and emit the tricolor light, and a filter disposed between the fluorescent member and the plurality of LEDs, and configured to selectively filter a first wavelength area of the tricolor light emitted from the fluorescent member toward the plurality of LEDs, and reflect a second wavelength area of the tricolor light emitted from the fluorescent member toward an output direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Na-won Jang, Kun-ho Cho
  • Patent number: 9362467
    Abstract: Discussed is a flat panel display device in which a protective pattern is formed on a lower surface of an upper film so that when the upper film is cut, link lines of a display panel formed in a cutting region is not damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: BongKi Choi, KwangSu Lim, HyoDae Bae, ChangNam Kim, SangKyu Lee
  • Patent number: 9354732
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a receiving container, a backlight assembly, a display panel, a touch screen assembly, a first mold frame, and a second mold frame. The receiving container includes a bottom portion and side walls that extend from the bottom portion, and the backlight assembly is contained in the receiving container to generate light. The display panel is positioned to receive light from the backlight assembly to display an image, and the touch screen assembly is disposed on the display panel to detect a touch event occurring thereon. The first mold frame is coupled to the receiving container to support a first edge part of the display panel. In addition, the second mold frame is spaced apart from the display panel, and coupled to the first mold frame, so as to be configured to support a second edge part of the touch screen assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanga An, Yongwoo Kim, Joo Woan Cho, In-Su Baek
  • Patent number: 9341895
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a plurality of first electrodes on the first substrate, a first vertical alignment layer on the first electrodes, a second electrode on the second substrate, a second vertical alignment layer on the second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy, a chiral dopant, and an alignment aiding agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Gi Seong, Hee Hwan Lee, Min-Jae Kim, Min-Hee Kim, Keun Chan Oh
  • Patent number: 9341950
    Abstract: An exposure apparatus is provided and adapted for exposing a photoresist layer on a layer to form a plurality of strip exposed patterns. The exposure apparatus includes a light source, a lens group and a mask. The lens group is disposed between the photoresist layer and the light source and includes a plurality of strip lens parallel to each other, wherein an overlapping region between any two neighboring strip lens is defined as a lens connecting region, and the other regions excluding the lens connecting regions are defined as lens regions. The mask is disposed between the photoresist layer and the lens group and includes a plurality of shielding patterns, wherein an outline of the shielding patterns corresponds to the strip exposed patterns, each shielding pattern has a strip opening, and an extension direction of the strip openings is substantially parallel to an extension direction of the shielding patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chih Hsiao, Ta-Wen Liao, Tzu-Min Yang, Shan-Fang Chen, Ya-Ping Chang, Chi-Hung Yang, Chung-Yuan Liao
  • Patent number: 9329444
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal between the TFT substrate and the opposite substrate. In the TFT substrate, there are formed in the following order, a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode, a first scan line and a second scan line which extend in a first direction and are arranged in a second direction, a first insulating film, a first video signal line and a second video signal line which extend in the second direction and are arranged in the first direction, a second insulating film, and a common electrode. The first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are formed in an area surrounded by the first scan line, the second scan line, the first video signal line and the second video signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takahiro Nagami
  • Patent number: 9322981
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a support frame having a partitioned storage space; a backlight unit disposed in the storage space; a liquid crystal display panel disposed over the backlight unit and spaced apart from the backlight unit by a gap; and a cover window combined with the support frame such that the liquid crystal display panel is attached to the cover window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junhyuk Kim, Hyeonsoo Hong