Patents Examined by Wen-Ying P. Chen
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Patent number: 9664932Abstract: An object of the present invention is to protect exposed inspection pads with a conductive tape when the application of resin is ceased and to enhance the reliability of the inspection pads. A liquid crystal display device is provided with a transparent electrode formed on a superficial side of a CF board, a grounded electrode, an inspection pad and a switching device between the inspection pad and a signal line or a scanning line respectively formed in a terminal area a TFT board and a conductive tape that electrically connects the transparent electrode of the CF board, the grounded electrode and the inspection pad respectively of the TFT board.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tomonori Nishino, Syou Yanagisawa, Kentaro Agata, Nobuyuki Ishige
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Patent number: 9658478Abstract: A laminated glazing with variable liquid-crystal-induced scattering, includes a first glass sheet; a first interlayer film for laminating the first glass sheet, made from a first plastic material; an electrically controllable, variable scattering system including the liquid crystals between a first support for a first electrode and a second support for a second electrode, the electrodes making contact with the liquid crystals; a second interlayer film, made from a second plastic material for laminating a second glass sheet; links to the electrodes; electrical wiring with two wiring inputs; a polymer material, for protecting the wiring inputs, which makes contact with the glass sheets; and a seal for sealing the liquid crystals and the electrodes from water. The protective polymer material forms a seal for sealing the electrode links and the wiring inputs from liquid water.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Cardinal IG CompanyInventors: Jean Kujawa, Serge Vila
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Patent number: 9655264Abstract: A lightweight, weatherproof, protective enclosure for flat panel displays comprising a containing element in the form of an open, shallow rectangular prism with a regular network of shallow reinforcing depressions formed in its outer surface and a substantially transparent planar viewing element hingedly connected to the containing element such that when the viewing element is closed over, and sealed to, the containing element the protective enclosure forms a lightweight, monocoque structure with enhanced structural rigidity.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Inventor: Justin King
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Patent number: 9645423Abstract: Discussed is a liquid crystal display device which provides a simple structure by minimizing structural and optical components. The liquid crystal display (LCD) device can include a liquid crystal display panel that includes a lower substrate and an upper substrate bonded to each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; a rear cover that includes a bottom supporter supporting a light source module emitting light toward a bottom of the liquid crystal display panel, an upper supporter supporting a lower edge of the liquid crystal display panel, and a sidewall between the bottom supporter and the upper supporter; a diffusion sheet arranged below the liquid crystal display panel to cover the bottom supporter of the rear cover; and a sheet attachment member provided at the edge of the diffusion sheet and attached to the bottom of the liquid crystal display panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Hyuck Seo, Ji Gon Kim, Ju Hye Hong
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Patent number: 9645294Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: an illumination device, and a liquid crystal panel that is arranged so as to be stacked on a light-emitting surface side of the illumination device, wherein the illumination device includes a light guide plate in which a side end surface extending in a first direction is a light incident portion, a plurality of light-emitting elements that align along a first direction and, each of the plurality of light-emitting elements faces a light-irradiating surface in the light incident portion, and a plurality of groove rows that are formed of a plurality of grooves which are linearly arranged in a second direction on an opposite surface facing the light-emitting surface of the light guide plate, the second direction intersects the first direction in an in-plane direction of the light-emitting surface, and that are arranged in parallel in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichi Momose, Nobutaka Urano
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Patent number: 9645461Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Kimura
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Patent number: 9648768Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and a light source configured to emit light onto the display panel. The display panel includes a bottom chassis including a binding portion. The display panel and the light source are disposed in the bottom chassis. The binding portion is configured to control a position of the display panel in the bottom chassis. The display device includes a mold frame configured to control a position of the bottom chassis disposed on the mold frame. The mold frame includes a binding groove aligned with the binding portion of the bottom chassis.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Hwa Ha, Chang Moo Lee, Joo Young Kim
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Patent number: 9642257Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a display area for displaying images and a non-display area other than the display area, a rigid board configured to connect with an external signal source, and a flexible board. The liquid crystal panel and the flexible board are arranged in a first direction. A direction perpendicular to the first direction and along a plate surface of the liquid crystal panel is a second direction. The flexible board is larger in a dimension in the second direction than the rigid board, and includes an end portion including at least an outer portion located outside of the rigid board in the second direction, and a middle portion located about a middle of the flexible board with respect to the end portion in the second direction. The end portion is larger in dimension in the first direction than the middle portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toru Kuriyama, Hideki Morii, Hirofumi Miyamoto, Takayuki Mizunaga, Yuta Ueyama, Toshihiro Yanagi
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Patent number: 9632347Abstract: A display substrate includes a substrate and a light blocking element. The light blocking element is disposed on the substrate. The light blocking element includes a first light blocking portion, a second light blocking portion, and a column spacer portion. The first light blocking portion includes an upper surface at a first height. The second light blocking portion is disposed adjacent to the first light blocking portion. The second light blocking portion includes an upper surface at a second height. The second height is less than the first height. The column spacer portion is disposed adjacent to the second light blocking portion. The column spacer portion includes an upper surface at a third height. The third height is greater than the first height.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., LtdInventors: Chul Huh, Min-Jung Kang, Chang-Hun Kwak
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Patent number: 9625758Abstract: An LCD device includes: a first substrate; a gate line and a data line on the first substrate; at least one TFT connected to the gate and data lines and comprising source and drain electrodes; a pixel electrode connected to the TFT; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; a common electrode on one of the first and second substrates; a black matrix disposed on one of the first and second substrates and configured to at least partially define a pixel region; a color filter disposed to correspond to the pixel region; and a cell gap adjustment layer disposed on one of the first and second substrates and positioned so as to form different cell gaps within one pixel region.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung Hyun Park, Hyang Yul Kim, Jun Ho Song, Jean Ho Song
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Patent number: 9618808Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first subpixel electrode disposed on a first substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the first subpixel electrode; a second subpixel electrode disposed on the insulating layer; and a common electrode disposed on a second substrate, the second substrate facing the first substrate. The first subpixel electrode is overlapped with a portion of the second subpixel electrode, and the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode are configured to receive substantially the same electric potential.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hoon Kim, Ki Chul Shin, Dan Bi Yang, Ji Phyo Hong
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Patent number: 9616625Abstract: A transparent lens and differing plastic material housing is provided that includes a transparent lens including a front surface, a rear surface, and a perimeter edge, the perimeter edge including a flange, a plastic housing affixed to the perimeter edge flange having a different material than the transparent lens, a portion that is tangent to the front surface of the transparent lens; and a portion that is tangent to the rear surface of the transparent lens.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Joseph L. Allore, Adam R. Cole, Michael J. Formenti, Michael J. Lombardi, Michael L. Neau, Natalie J. Stevens
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Patent number: 9618677Abstract: A light guide assembly, a backlight module and a liquid crystal display (LCD) are provided. The backlight module includes a back plate, light guide plate, an adhesive member and a light source. The light guide plate is disposed on the back plate and includes a first optical surface, a second optical surface and a light-incident surface. The first optical surface is opposite to the second optical surface. The light-incident surface connects the first optical surface and the second optical surface. The first optical surface or the second optical surface of the light guide plate is set with a recess. The adhesive member is disposed in the recess to adhere the light guide plate to the back plate. The light source is disposed on the back plate and emits light toward the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics CorporationInventor: Jui-Lin Chen
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Patent number: 9612472Abstract: Embodiments of the invention disclose a color filter substrate comprising: an underlying substrate; a semi-transparent and semi-reflecting layer formed on the underlying substrate; and a black matrix and a color filter layer formed on the semi-transparent and semi-reflecting layer. The black matrix and the color filter layer are formed on a side of the semi-transparent and semi-reflecting layer opposite from the underlying substrate. Other embodiments of the invention further disclose a method for manufacturing the color filter substrate, and a display device comprising the color filter substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Yanbing Wu
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Patent number: 9606287Abstract: A backlight assembly and display device having the same. The backlight assembly may include a light source, a light guide formed at one side of the light source, at least one optical sheet disposed on the light guide and have first to fourth sides and first to fourth corners and a mold frame which accommodates and fixes the optical sheet, wherein the optical sheet includes a first tab which protrudes in a same plane as the optical sheet and in a direction perpendicular to the second side while being adjacent to the second corner, and a second tab which protrudes in the same plane as the optical sheet and in a direction perpendicular to the third side and is disposed to be between and spaced apart from the third corner and the fourth corner.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joon Ik Lee, Man Soo Kim
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Patent number: 9606606Abstract: A display array is disclosed. The multifunctional pixel may include a plurality of multifunctional pixels. Each multifunctional pixel can include a red display area, a green display area, and a blue display area, as well as at least one sensor selected from the following sensor types: an ultrasonic sensor, an infrared sensor, a photoelectric sensor, and a capacitive sensor. The blue display area can be smaller than the red display area, or smaller than the green display area, in each of the plurality of multifunctional pixels.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jack Conway Kitchens, II, John Keith Schneider, David William Burns, Suryaprakash Ganti
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Patent number: 9599859Abstract: A liquid crystal lens panel includes a plurality of lens electrodes, an alignment layer, a sealant and a light blocking pattern. The lens electrodes are arranged in an active region. The alignment layer is disposed in an alignment region which overlaps an entire of the active region and extends further than the active region. The sealant is disposed in a seal line region which is outside the alignment region. The light blocking pattern is disposed in the light blocking region which is between the seal line region and the alignment region.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Suk Choi, Sung-Hwan Hong, Su-Jin Kim, Hyeok-Jin Lee
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Patent number: 9599846Abstract: Provided are methods of switching guest-host dual frequency liquid crystals by using a back flow. In the case of a shutter having a dual frequency liquid crystal layer between two transparent substrates, such a method includes: applying a first voltage having a first frequency to the dual frequency liquid crystal layer; and applying a second voltage having a second frequency to the dual frequency liquid crystal, the second frequency being higher than the first frequency, wherein the second voltage is higher than a threshold voltage that generates a back flow around liquid crystals of the dual frequency liquid crystal layer, and the first voltage is lower than the threshold voltage.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sun-kwon Kim, Do-kyoon Kim, Kee-chang Lee, Glenn Mangelinckx, Jeroen Beeckman
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Patent number: 9594208Abstract: A backlight module includes a mold frame, a light guide plate, a light bar light source, and an optic film. The light guide plate, the light source, and the optic film are disposed in the mold frame. The light source is arranged between the light guide plate and the mold frame. The optic film and the light guide plate are stacked on each other. The backlight module includes a heat dissipation frame that includes first, second, and third heat dissipation walls. The third heat dissipation wall is opposite to the first heat dissipation wall and the second heat dissipation wall is connected to the first and third heat dissipation walls. An end of the mold frame at which the light source is arranged is received between the first and third heat dissipation walls and the mold frame is in tight engagement with the second heat dissipation wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Gege Zhou
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Patent number: 9593824Abstract: A display device includes a backlight module, a display panel, and a prism film. The backlight module has a light-emitting surface and generates backlight along an average light-emitting direction that is inclined with respect to the light-emitting surface. The display panel is disposed above the light-emitting surface such that backlight from the backlight module passes through the display panel along the inclined direction. The prism film is disposed on one side of the display panel opposite to the backlight module, wherein the prism film has a plurality of prisms disposed side-by-side on one side of the prism film facing the display panel. An extending direction of the prisms at least partially traverses across the average light-emitting direction. Two sides of each prism are respectively a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are asymmetric and projection areas of the first surface and the second surface onto the prism film do not overlap.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Tzu-Ling Niu, Fu-Cheng Fan