Patents Examined by W. Patty Chen
  • Patent number: 7782431
    Abstract: A roll printing device, a roll printing method, and a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device using the same. The roll printing device includes a dispenser; an anilox roll to receive a designated material dispensed by the dispenser; a printing roll engaged with the anilox roll to rotate with the printing roll to receive the designated material supplied from the anilox roll; and a substrate stage fixed below the printing roll for mounting a substrate. The printing roll is movable on the substrate stage to deposit the designated material on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young Phil Bang
  • Patent number: 7777826
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate including a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines and a plurality of pixel units is provide. All of the scan lines, the data lines, the pixel units are disposed on the substrate. Each of the pixel units is electrically connected with the corresponding scan line and data line. In addition, at least a part of the pixel units further includes a plurality of active devices and a pixel electrode. The active devices are respectively electrically connected with the corresponding scan lines and data lines and the pixel unit is electrically connected with one of the active devices. In summary, each of the pixel units of the active matrix substrate provided by the invention includes more than one active device. When an active device is damaged under normal operation, another active device may be employed for repairing the pixel unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Han-Chung Lai
  • Patent number: 7768603
    Abstract: Opening portions (opening patterns) having different arrangement pitches and sizes are formed in first metal film patterns, a first semiconductor film, second metal film patterns, a third insulating film, and the like under a reflective electrode, respectively. These opening portions overlap each other complexly to form fine bumps and dips in the surface of the reflective electrode. Further, the opening portions can be formed in the first metal film patterns, the first semiconductor film, and the second metal film patterns simultaneously with the formation of TFTs. Accordingly, an increase in the number of steps can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignees: Fujitsu Limited, Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yasutoshi Tasaka, Hidefumi Yoshida, Kunihiro Tashiro, Yoshinori Tanaka, Seiji Doi, Tomoshige Oda, Isao Tsushima
  • Patent number: 7768599
    Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide a color filter for a transflective type color liquid crystal display which is easily produced and capable of displaying the same color tone with both of a reflecting light and a transmitting light, and shows light scattering in a reflective light region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Sugawara, Mitsuru Iida, Ryutaro Harada, Tomohisa Ishizawa
  • Patent number: 7755719
    Abstract: A color filter has a light-transmissive substrate, a reflecting layer formed on the back substrate and provided with openings, boundary layers and formed on the reflecting layer, and a plurality of coloring layers enclosed by the boundary layers. A transparent coat layer is provided between the reflecting layer and the boundary layers. A step is formed between the openings and the transparent coat layer. The coloring layers are formed by applying the droplets of colored fluid to the openings first, and then to the transparent coat layer. The difference in color saturation of the color filter in a reflective display mode and a transmissive display mode is reduced. Also, a liquid material is appropriately applied to the color filter, to enhance color balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Katagami, Toshihiro Ushiyama, Hisashi Aruga
  • Patent number: 7750994
    Abstract: A flat panel display having a black mask EMI layer isolated from Vcom and tied to zero potential. The flat panel display has an integral metal heater layer and thermal sensor that are in close proximity to the liquid crystals to provide efficient heating and temperature sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: American Panel Corporation, Inc.
    Inventor: William R. Dunn
  • Patent number: 7750992
    Abstract: To prevent particles from infiltrating into a display apparatus, a liquid crystal display panel supporting member includes a first particle interceptor and a second interceptor. The first particle interceptor is formed along the top face of the first supporting member frame portion facing a bottom plate of a liquid crystal display panel that is to be mounted on the liquid crystal display panel supporting member. The first particle interceptor has at least two cut portions. The second particle interceptor is disposed between the cut portions to prevent particles from infiltrating into the first particle interceptor. Thus, the liquid crystal display apparatus may prevent deterioration of its display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Yong Kang, Jong-Dae Park, Yong-Gwang Won, Sang-Min Kang, Jung-Soo Ok, Tae-Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 7746424
    Abstract: A high-brightness polarizing plate of the present invention comprises a polarizing plate that comprises a polarizer and a protective film prepared on one or both sides of the polarizer, a brightness enhancement film and an adhesive layer through which the polarizing plate and the brightness enhancement film are laminated with the protective film interposed between them, wherein the protective film has an in-plane retardation Re of 0 to 10 nm and a thickness-direction retardation Rth of ?30 to 10 nm, wherein Re=(nx?ny)d and Rth={(nx+ny)/(2?nz)}d. The high-brightness polarizing plate has a small color shift, and can be applied to various image displays such as liquid crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Tadayuki Kameyama, Naoki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7742132
    Abstract: A method for arranging reflective patterns for a liquid display (LCD) device. A substrate having at least one first pixel region and one second pixel region is provided, in which the first and second pixel regions have a reflector thereon, respectively, and the first pixel region is adjacent to the second pixel region. A first pattern is formed on the reflector on the first pixel region. A second pattern is formed on the reflector on the second pixel region, in which the second pattern is formed by dividing the first pattern into at least two pattern regions according to a predetermined direction and rearranging the pattern regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Yu Tsai, Chih-Ming Chang, Pin-Miao Liu
  • Patent number: 7742142
    Abstract: A display including a display panel, a circuit board and a tape carrier package structure is provided. The circuit board is disposed at the display panel. The tape carrier package structure includes a substrate having an opening, a plurality of leads, a chip, and a blocking bar. The substrate is between the display panel and the circuit board. A plurality of leads, each having an inner lead and outer lead, are disposed around the opening on the substrate. A portion of the outer leads is electrically connected to the display panel, and another portion is electrically connected to the circuit board. The chip has a plurality of contact points, and is disposed at the opening of the substrate. The contact points are electrically connected to the inner leads. Moreover, the blocking bar is disposed on the substrate between the chip and the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Po-Lung Chen
  • Patent number: 7733443
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display with a backlight is described. The liquid crystal cell comprising a front panel and a rear panel with polarizing means on each panel, and the front polarizing means includes a reflective polarizer and a dichroic polarizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Pavel I. Lazarev, Michael V. Paukshto
  • Patent number: 7719652
    Abstract: An array substrate for an in-plane switching liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, gate lines arranged in a first direction on the substrate, data lines crossing the gate lines to define a pixel region, the pixel region consists of four sub-pixel regions, a switching element at the crossing of the gate and data lines, a pixel electrode in each of the sub-pixel regions, and a common electrode alternatively arranged with the pixel electrode to form a plurality of blocks in each of the sub-pixel regions. Two of the sub-pixel regions include an n-number of blocks (n is a natural number). Two of the sub-pixel regions include an (n+2)-number of blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeon-Ho Son, Heum-Il Baek
  • Patent number: 7719642
    Abstract: A backlight device for a liquid crystal display device includes a light source providing light; a light waveguide plate 40 guiding light from the light source, having an emitting surface, a front surface and a bottom surface, the emitting surface adjacent to the light source; a reflector arranged under the bottom surface of the light wave guide plate, reflecting light; and at least one cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) film arranged over the front surface of the light wave guide plate, collimating light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeon-ho Son, Jong-weon Moon
  • Patent number: 7710523
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention is constituted of a TFT substrate and an opposing substrate which are arranged so as to be opposite to each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. In addition, in the liquid crystal layer, formed is a polymer into which a polymer component added to liquid crystal is polymerized, and which determines directions in which liquid crystal molecules tilt when voltage is applied. In the TFT substrate, formed are a sub picture element electrode directly connected to a TFT and a sub picture element electrode connected to the TFT through capacitive coupling. In each of these sub picture element electrodes, formed are slits extending in directions respectively at angles of 45 degrees, 135 degrees, 225 degrees and 315 degrees to the X axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yohei Nakanishi, Kunihiro Tashiro, Katsufumi Ohmuro, Kazutaka Hanaoka, Jin Hirosawa, Norio Sugiura, Kengo Kanii, Shota Makimoto, Naoto Kondo, Isao Tsushima, Tomonori Tanose, Takashi Takagi, Tetsuya Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 7705941
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a first field generating electrode arranged on the first substrate and including first and second cutouts, and a second substrate facing the first substrate. A second field generating electrode is arranged on the second substrate and includes a third cutout, and a liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first and second field generating electrodes. A column spacer is interposed between the first and second substrates and is disposed in the first cutout region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yang-Gyu Jang
  • Patent number: 7705933
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a viewing-angle controlling liquid crystal layer that, when in a horizontal alignment state, exhibits a slow axis that is parallel to a polarized-light transmitting or absorbing axis of a polarizing layer that is disposed opposite to the displaying liquid crystal layer from the viewing-angle controlling liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
  • Patent number: 7701523
    Abstract: An electro-optical device comprising a display drive system with the display timing related to the unit time t for writing-in a picture element and to the time F for writing-in one picture is disclosed. In the device, a gradated display corresponding to the ratio of the division can be obtained by time-sharing the signal during a write-in of time t without changing the time F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Masaaki Hiroki, Akira Mase
  • Patent number: 7697087
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module (100) includes a housing (10), a reflective sheet (30), a number of point light sources (20). The housing includes a bottom plate (12) and at least one platform support (14) extending out from the bottom plate towards an interior of the housing. The reflective sheet is supported by the platform support, and defines a number of through holes (301). The point light sources are arranged in the housing corresponding to the through holes of the reflective sheet. Each point light source includes a base portion (22) and a light emitting portion (24). The base portion is secured at the bottom plate of the housing, and the light emitting portion protrudes through a corresponding one of the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shao-Han Chang
  • Patent number: 7683987
    Abstract: The present invention provides a TFT array panel having a transmissive region and a reflective region. A transmissive electrode is disposed in the transmissive region. The first reflective electrode connected to the transmissive electrode is disposed on the reflective region. The second reflective electrode separated from the transmissive electrode and the first reflective region is formed in the reflective region. A first conductor is connected to at least one of the transmissive electrode and the first reflective electrode. A second conductor is connected to the second reflective electrode. At least one of the transmissive electrode, the first reflective electrode and the first conductor overlaps at least one of the second reflective electrode and the second conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Chol Yang, Chong-Chul Chai, Jeong-Ye Choi, Jin-Oh Kwag, Jin-Hong Kim, Sang-Il Kim, Mun-Pyo Hong, Nam-Seok Roh
  • Patent number: 7683990
    Abstract: An MVA LCD including an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate, the active device array substrate has pixel units, and the liquid crystal layer above each pixel unit is divided into several domain sets. Each domain set includes at least four domains having the same size, and at least the size of one of the domains in a domain set is different from the size of one of the domains in another domain set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: De-Jiun Li, Ta-Wei Wu, Chun-Ming Huang