Patents Examined by William D Peterson
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Patent number: 11586085Abstract: A display apparatus including data lines, first gate lines, pixel structures, second gate lines, and first common lines is provided. The data lines are arranged in a first direction. The first gate lines are arranged in a second direction. The data lines and the second gate lines are arranged in the first direction, and the second gate lines are electrically connected to the first gate lines. The pixel structures are arranged in pixel columns which are arranged in the first direction. Each of the first common lines and the corresponding second gate line are configured between two adjacent pixel columns. The first common line and the corresponding second gate line are configured respectively on the opposite sides of the first gate line which is electrically connected to the corresponding second gate line. The first common line and the corresponding second gate line are structurally separated.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Sheng-Yen Cheng, Min-Tse Lee, Hung-Chia Liao, Jia-Hong Wang, Ping-Wen Chen, Yueh-Hung Chung, Ya-Ling Hsu, Chen-Hsien Liao
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Patent number: 11573470Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel and a display device. The display panel comprises: a display liquid crystal panel comprising a plurality of sub-pixels defined by a first grid structure and arranged in an array; a dimming liquid crystal panel located on a light incident side of the display liquid crystal panel and stacked with the display liquid crystal panel, the dimming liquid crystal panel comprising a plurality of dimming pixels defined by a second grid structure and arranged in an array; wherein the second grid structure comprises a plurality of shading lines which extend in a waveform along a row direction and have the same period, and a waveform phase difference ?? of any two adjacent shading lines meets: 0<|??|<?.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignees: Hefei BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yue Du, Yuanhui Guo, Lei Guo, Ke Dai
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Patent number: 11573469Abstract: According to one embodiment, an array substrate includes a semiconductor layer, scanning and signal lines, first and second insulating layers, a pedestal and a pixel electrode. The scanning line is opposed to the semiconductor layer. The first insulating layer is provided above the semiconductor layer. The signal line and the pedestal are connected to the semiconductor layer through first and second contact holes in the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer is provided above the pedestal. The pixel electrode is connected to the pedestal through a third contact hole in the second insulating layer. The signal line and the pedestal are provided in layers different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventor: Osamu Itou
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Patent number: 11567382Abstract: A terminal is provided, and the terminal includes a housing, a front screen, a circuit board, and a power supply. The front screen is disposed on the housing, both the circuit board and the power supply are disposed inside the housing, and the power supply is connected to the circuit board. The front screen includes a toughened glass, a color changing layer, and a display screen that are sequentially stacked. The color changing layer is connected to the circuit board, and can change a color when receiving power supply. The color changing layer is disposed in the front screen, and may change a color when receiving the power supply from the circuit board. The color changing layer is configured to change only a color and cannot display a complex image, and power consumption of the color changing layer is far less than that of the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhongzhi Tang, Zhen He, Ming Cai, Heshuai Si, Banghong Hu
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Patent number: 11543565Abstract: A display panel, a display device and a display method. The display panel includes a first microlens array, a pixel island array and a second lens. The pixel island array is configured to display a plurality of sub-original images. The first microlens array is configured to converge light emitted from the plurality of sub-original images so as to obtain imaging light, and the imaging light is capable of forming a first virtual image. The second lens is on a user viewing side of the display panel relative to the first microlens array, and the second lens is configured to converge the imaging light so as to obtain a second virtual image. The first virtual image is a virtual image in which the plurality of sub-original images are stitched and enlarged, and the second virtual image is an enlarged virtual image of the first virtual image.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiandong Meng, Wei Wang, Tao Hong, Zhenxing Zhou, Gaolei Xue, Qiuyu Ling, Jifeng Tan, Xianqin Meng, Xiaochuan Chen
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Patent number: 11543573Abstract: A polarizing plate has a wire grid structure, and includes a transparent substrate, and a plurality of protrusions, which extend in a first direction (y-direction) on the transparent substrate and are periodically spaced apart from each other at a pitch that is shorter than a wavelength of a light in a use band, wherein each of the protrusions has a base shape portion which is formed having a width across the cross-section orthogonal to the first direction (y-direction) that narrows toward the tip, and a protruding portion which protrudes from the base shape portion and absorbs light having a wavelength in the use band.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Tomu Takeda, Hideto Sagawa
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Patent number: 11543698Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels has a reflection region for performing display in a reflective mode. The first substrate includes a pixel electrode provided in each of the pixels and a reflection layer positioned opposite to the liquid crystal layer with respect to the pixel electrode. The reflection layer has a first region positioned in each of the pixels and a second region positioned between any two pixels adjacent to each other. Voltages of an identical polarity are applied to the liquid crystal layer for any two pixels adjacent to each other in a row direction, for any two pixels adjacent to each other in a column direction, or for all the pixels.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Sasaki, Ming Ni, Takashi Satoh, Keiichi Ina, Shuji Nishi
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Patent number: 11536994Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal driver. The liquid crystal panel includes a segment electrode, a segment signal line connected to the segment electrode, and a segment signal line connected to the segment electrode. The liquid crystal driver includes a segment terminal to be connected to the segment signal line, a segment driving circuit that outputs a segment driving signal to the segment terminal, a segment terminal to be connected to the segment signal line, and an anomalous segment detection circuit that detects anomalous driving of the segment electrode based on a segment monitoring signal that is input to the segment terminal from the segment electrode via the segment signal line.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hironori Kobayashi, Norichika Muraki
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Patent number: 11538269Abstract: An optical fingerprint sensor (OFPS) for use with a liquid-crystal display (LCD) panel having a backlight module is positioned under the backlight module and captures an image of a fingerprint sensing area on the LCD panel through an aperture in both a reflector and a metal shield of the backlight module. The OFPS includes a sensor layer, a wafer-level optic layer bonded to the sensor layer and an infrared pass filter (IRPF) coating formed on a substantially flat top surface of the wafer-level optic layer. An OFPS may be formed with a flat top and may include a wafer-level optic layer having one or more lenses to direct light generated by a light source beneath the wafer-level optic layer. The wafer-level lenses may be bonded with the fingerprint scanner. The flat top of the OFPS may be made with an IRPF coating.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tsung-Wei Wan, Wei-Ping Chen
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Patent number: 11531437Abstract: A touch substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display panel are disclosed. The touch substrate is applicable to an array driving structure. The array driving structure includes: a first signal line extending in a first direction and a second signal line extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; and the touch substrate includes a touch electrode structure, and the touch electrode structure is configured to be stacked with the array driving structure and includes: a first touch electrode extending in a third direction and a second touch structure extending in a fourth direction. The third direction is different from both the first direction and the second direction; and a second touch electrode is insulated from and intersects the first touch electrode.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Ji Dong
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Patent number: 11526053Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical assembly, a liquid crystal display device, and an electronic equipment. The optical assembly includes: a linear polarizer, a half-wave plate, and a quarter-wave plate stacked in sequence. An absorption axis of the linear polarizer is substantially perpendicular to a first direction, and the first direction is parallel to a surface of the linear polarizer; an angle between an in-plane slow axis of the half-wave plate and the first direction is in a range of 100° to 110°; an angle between an in-plane slow axis of the quarter-wave plate and the first direction is in a range of 160° to 170°.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Xuan Zhong, Hongliang Yuan, Jian Wang, Qi Zheng, Wei Zhao, Xiaojuan Wu, Zhangxiang Cheng, Jiaxing Wang
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Patent number: 11513406Abstract: The present application provides a display panel, a display device and a repairing method of the display panel, the display panel includes: a color filter substrate; an array substrate opposite to the color filter substrate and provided with a plurality of pixel areas at intervals, and each of the pixel areas including a signal line and a light-emitting diode electrically connected with the signal line; a liquid crystal layer located between the array substrate and the color filter substrate; a common electrode located on a surface of the color filter substrate facing the liquid crystal layer; and a plurality of compensation electrodes arranged at intervals and located on a surface of the array substrate facing the liquid crystal layer, the common electrode is opposite to the compensation electrodes, and the plurality of compensation electrodes corresponding to the plurality of light-emitting diodes one by one.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Hung-chun Lin, Junfei Zhang, Yubo Gu
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Patent number: 11506927Abstract: The present invention provides a polarizer, a manufacturing method of the polarizer, and a display panel. The polarizer includes a transparent base substrate and a metal wire grid layer arranged on the transparent base substrate. The metal wire grid layer includes at least two wire grid units spaced apart from each other, and each of the wire grid units includes a plurality of metal wires parallel to each other. The transparent base substrate has a light transmissive region and a light emitting region, and the wire grid units are arranged corresponding to the light emitting region.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Inventor: Bei Jiang
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Patent number: 11493791Abstract: A light blocking screen includes a liquid crystal array mounted to a window. The liquid crystal array has a plurality of liquid crystal (LC) pixels, each of which is selectively darkenable. A controller is operatively connected to the liquid crystal array and configured to darken a set of the LC pixels, such that the darkened set of LC pixels limits light passage through the window in one or more selected areas. The LC pixels need not limit light passage through the entire window. The controller may determine a location of a glare source relative to the window and a location of a user proximate the window, and then darken the set of the LC pixels in an area between the glare source and the user, such that the glare source is limited from shining onto the user. The screen may be incorporated into vehicles or buildings.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Benjamin J. Richards
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Patent number: 11487120Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to techniques for improving the performance and efficiency of optical systems, such as optical systems for using head-mounted display system. The optical systems of the present disclosure may include polarized catadioptric optics, or “pancake optics,” which utilize a wire grid polarizer as a reflective polarizer. Wire grid polarizers may not perform uniformly over wavelength or over varying angles of incidence. To improve performance, a spatially varying polarizer is provided in the optical system that operates to provide polarization compensation for the wire grid polarizer so that the wire grid polarizer performs more uniformly over wavelength and/or over incidence angles (e.g., on-axis and off-axis). The spatially varying polarizer may be formed of a liquid crystal material, such as a multi-twist retarder.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Valve CorporationInventor: Joshua Mark Hudman
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Patent number: 11480827Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a reflective region for performing display in a reflection mode. The first substrate includes a reflective electrode including a first region located within each of the plurality of pixels and a second region located between any two pixels, of the plurality of pixels, adjacent to each other, a transparent insulating layer provided to cover the reflective electrode, and a pixel electrode formed from a transparent conductive material and provided on the transparent insulating layer in each of the plurality of pixels. The second substrate includes a counter electrode provided to be opposite to the pixel electrode and the reflective electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Sasaki, Takashi Satoh, Ming Ni, Shuji Nishi, Keiichi Ina
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Patent number: 11474388Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display material layer, an active component layer, a color filter layer and a light source. The display material layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The active component layer and the color filter layer are disposed between the first substrate and the display material layer. The light source is disposed on one side of the second substrate, and emits light. The light passes through the second substrate and the color filter layer and arrives at the first substrate, and is reflected by the first substrate and then enters the color filter layer. The light further passes through the color filter layer, enters the display material layer, passes through the display material layer, and is outputted to the exterior.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: SICHUAN LONGHUA FILM CO. LTD.Inventors: Po Hung Yao, Yao-Chang Wang, Erh-Ming Hsieh
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Patent number: 11474287Abstract: Provided is an optical element with which a high diffraction efficiency can be obtained with a simple configuration. The optical element includes: an optically-anisotropic layer that is formed using a composition including a liquid crystal compound, in which the optically-anisotropic layer has a liquid crystal alignment pattern in which a direction of an optical axis derived from the liquid crystal compound changes while continuously rotating in at least one in-plane direction, and the optically-anisotropic layer has a region in which an alignment direction of a liquid crystal compound in at least one of upper and lower interfaces has a pre-tilt angle with respect to the interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yukito Saitoh, Hiroshi Sato, Ayako Muramatsu
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Patent number: 11469491Abstract: An antenna device is provided. The antenna device includes a first substrate, a multilayer electrode, a second substrate, and a liquid-crystal layer. The multilayer electrode is disposed on the first substrate, and the multilayer electrode includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a third conductive layer. The second conductive layer is disposed on the first conductive layer. The third conductive layer is disposed on the second conductive layer. The liquid-crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. In addition, the third conductive layer includes a first portion that extends beyond the second conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Chia-Ping Tseng, Ker-Yih Kao, Chia-Chi Ho, Ming-Yen Weng, Hung-I Tseng, Shu-Ling Wu, Huei-Ying Chen
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Patent number: 11462573Abstract: A display panel includes a base substrate, a pixel including a thin film transistor and a display element, a first signal line connected to the pixel, and a second signal line disposed on a layer different from the first signal line. At least one of the first signal line and the second signal line includes a lower layer including a conductive material and an upper layer disposed on the lower layer and including a conductive material. The upper layer has an etch selectivity in a range equal to or greater than about 0.5 and equal to or smaller than about 3 with respect to the lower layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Juhyun Lee, Gyungmin Baek, Hongsick Park, Sangwon Shin, Hyuneok Shin, Shin Il Choi