Patents by Inventor Guangkui QIN

Guangkui QIN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11906832
    Abstract: A dual side view display includes a waveguide with an inside transparent layer and an outside transparent layer spaced apart from and parallel to the inside transparent layer, and a plurality of inside view liquid crystal (LC) pixels and a plurality of outside view LC pixels disposed within the waveguide. The plurality of outside view LC pixels are disposed within the waveguide parallel to and in-plane with the plurality of inside view LC pixels. The plurality of inside LC pixels includes a plurality of outside blocking layers configured to block light scattered in the plurality of inside view LC pixels from propagating through the outside transparent layer. Also, the plurality of outside view LC pixels includes a plurality of inside blocking layers configured to block light scattered in the plurality of outside view LC pixels from propagating through the inside transparent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., MIRISE Technology Corporation, Kent State University
    Inventors: Deng-Ke Yang, Yunho Shin, Guangkui Qin, Sean P. Rodrigues
  • Publication number: 20240036372
    Abstract: A dual side view display includes a waveguide with an inside transparent layer and an outside transparent layer spaced apart from and parallel to the inside transparent layer, and a plurality of inside view liquid crystal (LC) pixels and a plurality of outside view LC pixels disposed within the waveguide. The plurality of outside view LC pixels are disposed within the waveguide parallel to and in-plane with the plurality of inside view LC pixels. The plurality of inside LC pixels includes a plurality of outside blocking layers configured to block light scattered in the plurality of inside view LC pixels from propagating through the outside transparent layer. Also, the plurality of outside view LC pixels includes a plurality of inside blocking layers configured to block light scattered in the plurality of outside view LC pixels from propagating through the inside transparent layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Kent State University, BOE Technology Group Co. LTD.
    Inventors: Deng-Ke Yang, Yunho Shin, Guangkui Qin, Sean P. Rodrigues
  • Patent number: 11621474
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna apparatus. The antenna apparatus may include a first substrate; a second substrate opposite the first substrate; a first antenna layer; an insulating layer; and a conductive layer. The first antenna layer may comprise a plurality of antenna units, each of the plurality of antenna units may comprise a radiation patch and is configured to receive the signals in one of the different frequency ranges. The insulating layer may comprise a plurality of sub-insulating layers; the conductive layer may comprise a plurality of conductive electrodes; and the plurality of the sub-insulating layers, the plurality of the conductive electrodes, and the plurality of the antenna units may be in one-to-one correspondence. The radiation patch, at least one of the plurality of conductive electrodes, and at least one of the plurality of sub-insulating layers may constitute a rectifier diode structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangkui Qin, Xiaoguang Xu
  • Patent number: 11592694
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is configured such that a composite layer thereof is transparent to incident light in one voltage condition (e.g., in the absence of an applied voltage) and scatters incident light out of the display in another voltage condition (e.g., when a voltage is applied). The liquid crystal display does not need polarizers or color filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deng-Ke Yang, Xiaochen Zhou, Guangkui Qin
  • Patent number: 11307450
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel, a method for controlling a display panel, and a display device. The display panel includes a light-emitting substrate and an optical modulation structure which are laminated; and the optical modulation structure supports a first state and a second state which are switchable. In the first state of the optical modulation structure, a first light-emitting unit forms an image at a first position. In the second state of the optical modulation structure, the first light-emitting unit forms an image at a second position. According to the present disclosure, with the optical modulation structure, each light-emitting unit is enabled to form two images at different positions in different states. In this way, the state of the optical modulation structure can be continuously switched without increasing the number of light-emitting units, thereby improving a display effect of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guangkui Qin
  • Publication number: 20220066260
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel, a method for controlling a display panel, and a display device. The display panel includes a light-emitting substrate and an optical modulation structure which are laminated; and the optical modulation structure supports a first state and a second state which are switchable. In the first state of the optical modulation structure, a first light-emitting unit forms an image at a first position. In the second state of the optical modulation structure, the first light-emitting unit forms an image at a second position. According to the present disclosure, with the optical modulation structure, each light-emitting unit is enabled to form two images at different positions in different states. In this way, the state of the optical modulation structure can be continuously switched without increasing the number of light-emitting units, thereby improving a display effect of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Guangkui Qin
  • Publication number: 20210359397
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna apparatus. The antenna apparatus may include a first substrate; a second substrate opposite the first substrate; a first antenna layer; an insulating layer; and a conductive layer. The first antenna layer may comprise a plurality of antenna units, each of the plurality of antenna units may comprise a radiation patch and is configured to receive the signals in one of the different frequency ranges. The insulating layer may comprise a plurality of sub-insulating layers; the conductive layer may comprise a plurality of conductive electrodes; and the plurality of the sub-insulating layers, the plurality of the conductive electrodes, and the plurality of the antenna units may be in one-to-one correspondence. The radiation patch, at least one of the plurality of conductive electrodes, and at least one of the plurality of sub-insulating layers may constitute a rectifier diode structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guangkui Qin, Xiaoguang Xu
  • Patent number: 11099445
    Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are arranged oppositely. A liquid crystal layer is filled between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal layer has dielectric anisotropy of parameter in a range from ?1 F/m to 1 F/m, a sum of a bending flexural coefficient and a splaying flexoelectric coefficient of the liquid crystal layer is greater than 1 pc/m, and liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are deflected by a flexoelectric effect, so that deflecting speed of the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer is improved and the response time of the liquid crystal layer is shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guangkui Qin, Dengke Yang, Xiaochen Zhou
  • Patent number: 11095028
    Abstract: A frequency tunable antenna includes a first substrate and a second substrate that are disposed opposite to each other, a second electrode disposed on a side of the second substrate close to the first substrate, a first electrode disposed on a side of the first substrate close to the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the second electrode and the first electrode. The second electrode and the first electrode are configured to adjust transmitting and receiving frequencies of the frequency tunable antenna by controlling an alignment manner of liquid crystals of the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tienlun Ting, Guangkui Qin, Lei Wang, Ken Wen, Xiangzhong Kong
  • Patent number: 10992051
    Abstract: An antenna and an electronic device are provided. The antenna includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a dielectric layer, a ground layer and a radiation layer. The second substrate faces to the first substrate. The dielectric layer is between the first substrate and the second substrate. The ground layer is on a first surface of the first substrate. The radiation layer is on a second surface of the second substrate, and the second surface of the second substrate and the first surface of the first substrate face each other. The ground layer and the radiation layer each include a wire grid polarizer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guangkui Qin
  • Patent number: 10884291
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a transparent display device, including a transparent display panel and at least one full color light source. The transparent display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate provided opposite to each other, and a polymer liquid crystal mixed layer located therebetween. The light source is located at a side of the first substrate distal to the second substrate, and an orthographic projection of the light source on a plane where the first substrate is located is outside the first substrate. The light source is configured to emit light of at least two colors toward the transparent display panel in a time division manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nanfang Jia, Long Wang, Guangkui Qin
  • Patent number: 10826192
    Abstract: An antenna includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; a first antenna electrode is disposed on a side of the first substrate away from the second substrate; a second antenna electrode is disposed on a side of the second substrate away from the first substrate and a microstrip line is disposed on a side of the second substrate close to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; at least one drive electrode assembly is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The at least one drive electrode assembly is configured to achieve impedance matching of the antenna by controlling liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer to deflect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tienlun Ting, Xiangzhong Kong, Lei Wang, Ken Wen, Guangkui Qin
  • Patent number: 10705368
    Abstract: A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. Each pixel of the display panel includes a transmission region and a reflection region, and the display panel includes a first polarizer, a first base substrate, a first alignment layer, a liquid crystal layer, a second alignment layer, a second base substrate, and a second polarizer. A reflection layer is provided between the second alignment layer and the second polarizer in the reflection region. The liquid crystal layer in the reflection region includes nematic liquid crystal and a polymer network. The liquid crystal layer in the transmission region includes a liquid crystal mixture including the nematic liquid crystal and polymerizable monomers. The polymer network in reflection region is formed by polymerizing the polymerizable monomers in the liquid crystal mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guangkui Qin, Dengke Yang, Xiaochen Zhou
  • Patent number: 10665660
    Abstract: A single-side light-emitting source, a method for manufacturing the same, and a display device are provided. The single-side light-emitting source includes a base substrate; a plurality of light-shielding patterns on the base substrate; a signal transmission pattern covering the plurality of light-shielding patterns; a plurality of first electrodes; an electroluminescent layer on the first electrodes; and a transparent second electrode layer on the electroluminescent layer. In the above single-side light-emitting source, the first electrodes are on the signal transmission pattern, and an orthographic projection of each first electrode onto the base substrate is within an orthographic projection of a corresponding light-shielding pattern onto the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Zhu, Xue Dong, Jikai Yao, Guangkui Qin, Xinxing Wang, Jing Lv
  • Patent number: 10620477
    Abstract: A display assembly having opposingly disposed display surface and back surface is disclosed herein, which includes a pixel electrode substrate and a common electrode substrate. A liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between, and configured to be in a scattering state if an electric field is applied to, the pixel electrode substrate and the common electrode substrate. A light source at a lateral side of the display assembly generates, and emits into the display assembly, a linearly polarized light having a first polarization direction. A blocking member disposed at the side of the back surface is configured to block a light having the first polarization direction to, and to allow a light having a second polarization direction perpendicular to the first polarization direction to pass therethrough. A method for manufacturing the display assembly, and a display device including one or two display assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Li, Guangkui Qin
  • Publication number: 20200110314
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a transparent display device, including a transparent display panel and at least one full color light source. The transparent display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate provided opposite to each other, and a polymer liquid crystal mixed layer located therebetween. The light source is located at a side of the first substrate distal to the second substrate, and an orthographic projection of the light source on a plane where the first substrate is located is outside the first substrate. The light source is configured to emit light of at least two colors toward the transparent display panel in a time division manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nanfang JIA, Long WANG, Guangkui QIN
  • Patent number: 10509289
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display device, including: a liquid crystal display panel, comprising a liquid crystal layer including a polymer network formed of a polymerizable monomer; a light guide component, wherein the light guide component is configured such that light from the light source is emitted out from the first surface of the light guide component into the liquid crystal display panel, and in a case that the liquid crystal layer is not applied with a voltage, light from the light source is totally reflected at the liquid crystal display panel without being emitted from a side of the second substrate opposite to the first substrate into the outside air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guangkui Qin, Dengke Yang, Xiaochen Zhou
  • Patent number: 10502884
    Abstract: The invention discloses a light guide plate, a manufacturing method thereof, a backlight module and a display device. The light guide plate comprises a main body, a transparent material layer is arranged on a surface of the main body, and a scattering structure is arranged in the transparent material layer. The scattering structure can change the outgoing direction of first light entering the scattering structure, so that the first light has different outgoing directions, and thus a display panel can achieve normal display even in a dark environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangkui Qin, Xinxing Wang, Ming Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190361272
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is configured such that a composite layer thereof is transparent to incident light in one voltage condition (e.g., in the absence of an applied voltage) and scatters incident light out of the display in another voltage condition (e.g., when a voltage is applied). The liquid crystal display does not need polarizers or color filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicants: Kent State University, BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Deng-Ke Yang, Xiaochen Zhou, Guangkui Qin
  • Publication number: 20190363434
    Abstract: A frequency tunable antenna includes a first substrate and a second substrate that are disposed opposite to each other, a second electrode disposed on a side of the second substrate close to the first substrate, a first electrode disposed on a side of the first substrate close to the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the second electrode and the first electrode. The second electrode and the first electrode are configured to adjust transmitting and receiving frequencies of the frequency tunable antenna by controlling an alignment manner of liquid crystals of the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Tienlun TING, Guangkui QIN, Lei WANG, Ken WEN, Xiangzhong KONG