Patents Examined by Wen-Ying P. Chen
  • Patent number: 10031384
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display element using a liquid crystal composition having negative dielectric anisotropy, which is capable of realizing excellent display properties by being used in an FFS mode liquid crystal display element without deteriorating various properties, as a liquid crystal display element, such as dielectric anisotropy, viscosity, a nematic phase upper limit temperature, nematic phase stability at low temperature, and ?1, and burn-in characteristics of the display element. Provided is an FFS mode liquid crystal display element using an n-type liquid crystal composition so as to achieve the above object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Ogawa, Yoshinori Iwashita, Makoto Negishi, Hiromitsu Kishi
  • Patent number: 10025135
    Abstract: A microlens array substrate includes a substrate, a first microlens that is disposed on a face of the substrate, a first light-transmissive layer that is disposed to cover the first microlens, a second microlens that is disposed on the intermediate layer and is arranged to overlap with the first microlens in a planar view, and a second light-transmissive layer that is disposed to cover the second microlens. A first flat portion is disposed between the first microlenses that neighbor each other at a vertex. A second flat portion is disposed between the second microlenses that neighbor each other at a vertex. The first flat portion and the second flat portion are arranged in order for at least a part of the first flat portion and a part of the second flat portion to overlap with each other in a planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Junichi Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: 10012880
    Abstract: To improve viewing angle characteristics by varying voltage which is applied between liquid crystal elements. A liquid crystal display device in which one pixel is provided with three or more liquid crystal elements and the level of voltage which is applied is varied between the liquid crystal elements is varied. In order to vary the level of the voltage which is applied between the liquid crystal elements, an element which divides the applied voltage is provided. In order to vary the level of the applied voltage, a capacitor, a resistor, a transistor, or the like is used. Viewing angle characteristics can be improved by varying the level of the voltage which is applied between the liquid crystal elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hajime Kimura
  • Patent number: 10007162
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a first substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The substrate includes a pixel electrode and sub-pixel areas including a first area and a second area. The first area is an area where the pixel electrode exists, the second area is an area where the pixel electrode does not exist. The first area includes first and second main areas. The second area includes a first gap area extending in a second direction, between the first and second main areas. The first gap area includes first and second end parts in the second direction, and a central part between the first and second end parts. A width of the first gap area in the first direction is greater at the central part than at any one of the first end part and the second end part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
  • Patent number: 10007153
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal display and a method for fabricating the same. The liquid crystal display comprises a substrate having a plurality of pixel areas; a first electrode formed on the substrate in the unit of a pixel area; a fine space layer positioned on the first electrode; a partition formed between the adjacent fine space layers to partition the plurality of pixel areas; a roof layer formed on the fine space layer and the partition to define the fine space layer between the substrate and the partition; and a second electrode formed on a bottom surface of the roof layer, wherein the second electrode comes in contact with an upper surface of the partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang Soo Bae, Sang Il Park, Sung Hwan Won, Woo Jae Lee, Tae Woo Lim
  • Patent number: 10007154
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes: a TFT array substrate; a column spacer on the TFT array substrate; and a non-light transmissive material layer under the column spacer, the non-light transmissive material layer being in contact with a lower surface of the column spacer and formed of a non-light transmissive material having a different refractive index from the column spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeonghwan Park, Hun Jeoung, Sukho Cho
  • Patent number: 9995978
    Abstract: To improve the reliability of a display device. The display device includes a display portion, an input unit, and a lead-out wiring portion which connects the display portion and the input unit to each other. In addition, the input unit includes a first terminal group in which a plurality of first terminals are arranged. In addition, the lead-out wiring portion includes a plurality of first lead-out wirings connected to the plurality of first terminals. In addition, a first end-portion wiring, which is formed in an end portion of an array, among the plurality of first lead-out wirings, includes a first main line which extends along an extending direction of a neighboring first lead-out wiring, a first bypass line which extends along the first main line, and a first branch portion and a second branch portion which connect the first main line and the first bypass line to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Daisuke Ikeda, Atsuhiro Katayama, Yasuhiro Kanaya
  • Patent number: 9989814
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, gate lines on the first substrate, a gate insulating layer on the gate lines, a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, data lines and a drain electrode on the semiconductor layer, a passivation layer which covers the data lines and the drain electrode and in which a contact hole that partially exposes the drain electrode is defined, a common electrode above the passivation layer, a pixel electrode connected with the drain electrode through the contact hole, overlapped with the common electrode, and including a plurality of branch electrodes connected to each other through a connection portion, a contact portion extended from the connection portion and connected with the drain electrode, and a protrusion protruding toward a neighboring pixel and provided at least one corners among the connection portion or the contact portion of the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Park, Hyang Yul Kim, Ji Eun Lee, Soo Jeong Huh
  • Patent number: 9983440
    Abstract: A display device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a liquid crystal panel including a curved display screen, and a phase compensation member provided at a position corresponding to each of corner portions of the curved display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shinichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9983439
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wavelength converter includes a microlens which condenses excitation light, a reflective layer which is opposed to the microlens and includes an aperture, and a wavelength conversion element which is opposed to the microlens via the reflective layer, absorbs the excitation light, and emits emission light whose wavelength is different from that of the excitation light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuro Mizunuma, Shigesumi Araki, Hirohisa Miki
  • Patent number: 9983443
    Abstract: A display device may include a floating electrode, a common-voltage electrode, a transistor, and a pixel electrode. The floating electrode may be electrically floating. The common-voltage electrode may be electrically connected to a voltage source. The pixel electrode may be electrically connected to the transistor. A first portion of the pixel electrode may overlap neither of the floating electrode and the common-voltage electrode in a direction perpendicular to at least one of the pixel electrode and an image display side of the display device. A second portion of the pixel electrode may overlap the common-voltage electrode. A third portion of the pixel electrode may overlap the floating electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang-Il Kim, Un Byoll Ko, Yeo Geon Yoon, Hyung Gi Jung, Sei-Yong Park, Sung Hee Hong, Seung Jun Yu, Hyun-Ho Kang, Se Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 9971206
    Abstract: A bendable display panel and a manufacturing method thereof and a bendable display device. The bendable display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant for sealing the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first sealant portion disposed along bendable edges of the bendable display panel has a Young's modulus smaller than that of a second sealant portion disposed along non-bendable edges of the bendable display panel. The sealant includes the first sealant portion and the second sealant portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xinxing Wang
  • Patent number: 9971210
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a display unit including a display substrate, an array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The display substrate includes a first transparent substrate, one or more light absorbing resin layers, a touch electrode layer, a transparent resin layer, and a transparent electrode layer. The light absorbing resin layer is patterned such that resin portions and an opening portion are formed. The touch electrode layer is patterned such that touch electrode portions are each extended in a first direction perpendicular to a lamination direction. The touch electrode layer and the light absorbing resin layer have a same pattern such that the touch electrode portions and the resin portions overlap with one another when viewed in the lamination direction. The transparent electrode layer is patterned such that transparent electrode portions are each extended in a second direction perpendicular to the lamination direction and the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Kimura, Kenzo Fukuyoshi
  • Patent number: 9971180
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a roof layer facing the substrate and shaped so as to at least partially define a plurality of microcavities, a liquid crystal layer disposed in the plurality of microcavities, and a partition wall which partitions adjacent ones of the microcavities and which includes at least two regions having different heights from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Si Kwang Kim, Seung-Yeon Chae
  • Patent number: 9971076
    Abstract: A quantum dot color filter includes a first pixel region, a second pixel region, a third pixel region, and a fourth pixel region. The first pixel region includes a first color conversion layer including quantum dots configured to convert incident light into light of a first color. The second pixel region includes a second color conversion layer including quantum dots configured to convert incident light into light of the first color, and a third color conversion layer including quantum dots configured to convert incident light into light of a second color. The third pixel region includes a fourth color conversion layer including quantum dots configured to convert incident light into light of the second color. The fourth pixel region includes a scattering material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kisoo Park, Donguk Kim, Youngmin Kim, Yongseok Kim, Haeil Park
  • Patent number: 9971190
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display surface on which pixels each including sub-pixels of a plurality of colors are two-dimensionally arrayed; a reflective member; a first substrate provided with the reflective member; a second substrate arranged to face the first substrate; a color filter provided with filters of at least two colors corresponding to the sub-pixels; and a scattering member provided on the second substrate. A main viewing angle direction of the display device is a direction intersecting with the display surface. The color filter is formed such that a change in transmittance of the filters per pixel in the main viewing angle direction is smaller than a change in transmittance of the filters per pixel in a direction orthogonal to the main viewing angle direction in a direction parallel to the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masaya Tamaki, Yoko Fukunaga, Masashi Mitsui, Susumu Kimura
  • Patent number: 9964819
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel comprises a testing region, which comprises testing lines. The testing lines comprise data short lines and scan short lines and a static-electron-protection circuit. The static-electron-protection circuit is disposed between the testing lines and the common welding lead wires. The static-electricity-protection circuit is used to release the static electrons generated on the data lines or the scan lines through the common lines, when static electrons during the liquid crystal display manufacturing process of the data lines or the scan lines are generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shishuai Huang
  • Patent number: 9952379
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of liquid crystal display technology, discloses a backlight module and a display apparatus. The backlight module includes a back plate including a bottom plate and a side plate; a light bar including a body and a plurality of light emitting units arranged on the body. The body is fixed at an outer side of the side plate, the side plate is provided with holes at positions corresponding to the light emitting units. The light emitting units extend from the body to an inner side of the side plate through corresponding holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunpeng Zhu, Inho Park
  • Patent number: 9946110
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display including: a liquid crystal cell in which a liquid crystal layer is installed between two glass substrates; polarizing plates on both surfaces of the liquid crystal cell; and a backlight at a rear side of the liquid crystal cell, which is a non-visual side, wherein in a polarizing plate at a front side of the liquid crystal cell, which is a visual side, a difference in a moisture content of the polarizing plate at the front side under a specific condition in elapse of time is 0.01% or more and 3.0% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Yonemoto, Hiromichi Furukawa, Takahiro Ohno, Megumi Sekiguchi, Mitsuo Osato, Kenichi Fukuda, Daiki Wakizaka
  • Patent number: 9946106
    Abstract: An electronic display includes electrically conductive layers. An active layer is disposed between adjacent electrically conductive layers. The active layer includes cholesteric liquid crystal material. At least one transparent front substrate is disposed adjacent one of the electrically conductive layers near a front of the display. A semitransparent back layer absorbs light that passes through the active layer, reflects grey light or light of a color and is light transmitting. Electronic circuitry applies a voltage to the conductive layers that enables at least one of erasing or writing of the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Kent Displays Inc.
    Inventors: Clinton Braganza, Matthew Schlemmer, Erica Montbach, Asad Khan