Patents by Inventor Wenqing ZHAO

Wenqing ZHAO 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: 11024688
    Abstract: A pixel structure is disclosed. The pixel structure includes a plurality of sub-pixel groups arranged in an array, wherein each sub-pixel group is constituted by 6 sub-pixels of different colors arranged in two rows and three columns respectively. In each row of the sub-pixels, a square pixel unit is constituted by at most two adjacent sub-pixels. The present application further discloses a display panel and a driving method of said pixel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengcheng Lu, Xue Dong, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Lei Wang, Ming Yang, Qian Wang, Rui Xu, Jian Gao, Xiaochen Niu, Haisheng Wang, Shengji Yang, Changfeng Li
  • Patent number: 11016332
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of pixel units is provided. The display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other a first light-shielding layer including a plurality of first openings as light-transmitting regions for the pixel units, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each pixel unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a lens. The first electrode and the second electrode are configured to form an electric field in response to receiving a voltage, the electric field is configured to drive liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer to deflect to change a ratio of transmission and reflection of linearly polarized light incident onto the liquid crystal layer at the light incident surface of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210141139
    Abstract: A light collimation structure includes a light guide plate (1) and a light extraction unit (2) on the light guide plate (1). The light extraction unit (2) may be configured to take out lights having a filtered first color having a narrow band of spectrum, a filtered second color having a narrow band of spectrum, and a filtered third color having a narrow band of spectrum in the light guide plate (1) to provide a collimated first color light, a collimated second color light and a collimated third color light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiandong Meng, Wei Wang, Jifeng Tan, Xianqin Meng, Wenqing Zhao, Qiuyu Ling, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11002428
    Abstract: A light regulation device includes: a first substrate on which a first electrode layer is provided; a second substrate on which a second electrode layer is provided; and liquid crystals interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of electrode units. Each of the electrode units includes a plurality of electrode strips. Each of the electrode strips is configured to be loaded a different driving voltage signal. The second electrode layer is configured to be loaded a common voltage signal. An exiting direction of light passing through liquid crystals at a position corresponding to each of the electrode units is deflected in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Wei Wang, Pengxia Liang, Wenqing Zhao, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11003040
    Abstract: A grating structure includes slit regions (4) and light blocking regions (5) that are alternately distributed in a first direction. The slit regions (4) and the light blocking regions (5) extend in a second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The grating structure further includes two electrode plates (10, 20) disposed oppositely, and a plurality of support columns (3) disposed between the two electrode plates (10, 20) and supporting them. At least two of the support columns (3) are spaced apart in the first direction are arranged in each of the slit regions (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chenyu Chen, Zhongxiao Li, Xiaoehen Niu, Jinye Zhu, Wenqing Zhao, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Patent number: 10989953
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel, a method for manufacturing the same, and a display device, relating to the field of display technology. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a light splitting structure disposed on a side of the first substrate facing away from the liquid crystal layer. The light splitting structure is configured to perform spectroscopic processing on light incident on the light splitting structure to obtain light of at least one color, and project the light of the at least one color onto a pixel of a corresponding color in the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yafeng Yang, Wei Wang, Xiaochuan Chen, Xue Dong, Jifeng Tan, Jian Gao, Xiandong Meng, Xianqin Meng, Wenqing Zhao, Feng Guan, Lu Yu, Congcong Wei
  • Patent number: 10991308
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel regions, each pixel region including a pixel island and a transparent region located on a periphery of the pixel island. The pixel island includes K active display area, a distance between adjacent ones of the K active display area in the pixel island is less than a distance between pixel islands of adjacent ones of the plurality of pixel regions. Each of the plurality of pixel regions includes K sub-regions with approximately equal areas, K pixel driving circuits are respectively disposed in the K sub-regions, the K pixel driving circuits are configured to respectively drive the K active display areas, and the K is an integer greater than or equal to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Yang, Minghua Xuan, Can Zhang, Xiandong Meng, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao
  • Patent number: 10969617
    Abstract: A display panel, a display device and a display method are provided. The display panel includes: first pixels configured to display a first image; second pixels configured to display a second image. The display panel further includes light-shielding patterns configured to shield part of light beams emitted by the second pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Wenqing Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210096421
    Abstract: A display panel includes a light guide plate, a substrate, a reflector and a liquid crystal layer. A refractive index of the liquid crystal layer can vary between a minimum liquid crystal refractive index and a maximum liquid crystal refractive index. One side, facing the substrate, of the light guide plate includes a light entry region, light at least partially enters the liquid crystal layer through the light entry region and is propagated towards the reflector. The maximum liquid crystal refractive index is greater than a refractive index of the reflector, and the minimum reflective index is not greater than the refractive index of the reflector. When the refractive index of the liquid crystal layer is greater than the reflective index of the reflector, the reflector reflects at least a part of light entering the liquid crystal layer from the light entry region to the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Sen Ma, Qian Wang, Zhongxiao Li, Qingxun Zhang, Wenqing Zhao, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Patent number: 10962823
    Abstract: A display module and a display device. The display module includes: a display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrate; and a backlight panel on a side of the first or second substrate away from the liquid crystal layer. The display panel further includes a color filter layer on a side of the liquid crystal layer away from the backlight panel. The color filter layer includes at least two portions having different transparency. The backlight panel is configured to emit a plurality of directional light beams to the color filter layer. The display panel is configured to change a propagation direction of each of the directional light beams by means of the liquid crystal layer, to adjust an irradiation position of the directional light beam on the color filter layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xue Dong, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210088837
    Abstract: A display panel including a plurality of pixel units is provided. The display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other a first light-shielding layer including a plurality of first openings as light-transmitting regions for the pixel units, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each pixel unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a lens. The first electrode and the second electrode are configured to form an electric field in response to receiving a voltage, the electric field is configured to drive liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer to deflect to change a ratio of transmission and reflection of linearly polarized light incident onto the liquid crystal layer at the light incident surface of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Zhongxiao LI, Xiaochuan CHEN, Wenqing ZHAO
  • Patent number: 10955684
    Abstract: A grating driving circuit, including: a grating including a plurality of grating elements, each having an on/off state controlled by a grating driving signal; a viewpoint tracker for determining a viewing distance of a viewer; a plurality of grating control electrodes with each configured to control the on/off state of a corresponding grating element in the grating according to a grating driving signal; a grating driving signal generator for generating a plurality of sets of grating driving signals with each set corresponding to a viewing distance and including a plurality of grating driving signals; and a grating driving controller for determining a set of grating driving signals corresponding to the viewing distance, and forming grating periods corresponding to the viewing distance, each grating period including a plurality of grating control electrodes that correspond to the plurality of grating driving signals in a one-to-one relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Yang, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Chenyu Chen, Jinye Zhu
  • Patent number: 10948751
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an anti-peep display device and an anti-peep display device. The anti-peep display device includes a display layer and a liquid crystal grating layer; the liquid crystal grating layer is disposed at a surface of the display layer, and the liquid crystal grating layer includes two layers of glass substrate and a liquid crystal layer; these two layers of glass substrate are spaced apart and oppositely disposed; the liquid crystal layer is sandwiched between the two layers of the glass substrate; by adjusting the liquid crystal layer, a plurality of gratings of the liquid crystal grating layer are controlled to switch between black and white, thereby controlling the anti-peep display device to switch between an anti-peep display mode and a shared display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Ming Yang
  • Patent number: 10928687
    Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The display device comprises: an array substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer; the display device includes sub-pixel areas including a shading area and a light-transmitting area; the sub-pixel area includes an electrode structure and a first shading part, and the electrode structure includes: first electrodes, second electrodes and third electrodes; the first electrodes are divided into first type electrodes and second type electrodes; the electrode structure is configured to: apply the same voltage to the first type electrode, the second electrode and the third electrode, apply different voltages to the first type electrode and the second type electrode to control liquid crystal molecules to form a liquid crystal lens; or apply different voltages to the second electrode and the third electrode to control the liquid crystal molecules to form a liquid crystal grating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Qingxun Zhang, Wenqing Zhao
  • Patent number: 10921621
    Abstract: An optical structure, a display device and an operating method thereof are provided. The optical structure includes: first electrode and second electrode arranged opposite to each other; first alignment layer; second alignment layer; liquid crystal molecules arranged between first alignment layer and second alignment layer; and insulative protrusions arranged at a side of first alignment layer facing second alignment layer. The insulative protrusions are spaced apart from and arranged parallel to each other, and the protrusion has a same refractive index as the liquid crystal molecules in energized or de-energized state. Through controlling electric signals applied to first electrode and second electrode, it is able to switch the optical structure between first state where the optical structure does not change propagation direction of light entering the optical structure and second state where the optical structure is capable of changing propagation direction of light entering the optical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Qian Wang, Ming Yang
  • Patent number: 10914999
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lens and a method for fabricating the same. The lens includes a Fresnel liquid crystal lens and a geometric lens which are sequentially stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weili Zhao, Qian Wang, Wenqing Zhao
  • Patent number: 10908463
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel, a display device and a control method thereof. A display panel (10) includes: two oppositely-provided base substrates (101, 102); a plurality of liquid crystal regulation units (103) provided between the two base substrates; and a light shielding region (104) and a light transmitting region (105) located on a light emissive side of each of the liquid crystal regulation units, wherein each said liquid crystal regulation unit (103) includes a regulation electrode (31a) and a liquid crystal layer (31b), and the regulation electrode (31a) is used for controlling deflection of liquid crystals in the liquid crystal layer (31b), such that beams incident obliquely towards the light shielding region (104) are reflected by the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the light shielding region (104) to the light transmitting region (105).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chenyu Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Xiaochuan Chen, Xue Dong
  • Publication number: 20210018674
    Abstract: Display device, control method are provided, which includes: light guide plate including light incident side, bottom surface, opposite light exiting surface; light extracting structure, on light exiting or bottom surface, configured to make light propagated in total reflection in light guide plate exit from light exiting surface at predetermined angle; first low refractive index layer, covering light exiting surface, refractive index of which being smaller than that of light guide plate; liquid crystal light adjusting layer, including liquid crystal layer and driving electrodes for driving liquid crystal molecules, on side of first low refractive index layer away from light exiting surface; second low refractive index layer, on side of liquid crystal light adjusting layer away from first low refractive index layer, refractive index of which and refractive index of first low refractive index layer being smaller than initial refractive index of liquid crystal light adjusting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jifeng TAN, Wei WANG, Xiandong MENG, Xianqin MENG, Jian GAO, Wenqing ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20210010657
    Abstract: A light regulation device includes: a first substrate on which a first electrode layer is provided; a second substrate on which a second electrode layer is provided; and liquid crystals interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrode layer includes a plurality of electrode units. Each of the electrode units includes a plurality of electrode strips. Each of the electrode strips is configured to be loaded a different driving voltage signal. The second electrode layer is configured to be loaded a common voltage signal. An exiting direction of light passing through liquid crystals at a position corresponding to each of the electrode units is deflected in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Wei Wang, Pengxia Liang, Wenqing Zhao, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Patent number: 10872222
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are disclosed. The display panel includes a display-side substrate, and a display array layer, a lens layer and an image array layer, which are sequentially provided at a side of the display-side substrate. The display array layer includes a plurality of display pixels arranged in an array; and the image array layer includes a plurality of image pixels arranged in an array, and is configured to form an image with light being reflected from a display side and passing through the lens layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Gao, Xiaochuan Chen, Wei Wang, Wenqing Zhao, Haisheng Wang, Yingming Liu, Rui Xu, Xiandong Meng, Jifeng Tan, Pengxia Liang