Patents by Inventor Yafeng Li

Yafeng Li 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).

  • Publication number: 20180218685
    Abstract: The invention provides a GOA circuit, comprising a plurality of GOA units, for a positive integer n, n-th GOA unit comprising: a first TFT (T1), a second TFT (T2), a third TFT (T3), a fourth TFT T(4), a fifth TFT (T5), a sixth TFT (T6), a seventh TFT (T7), an eighth TFT (T8), a ninth TFT (T9), a tenth TFT (T10), a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor (T2). The invention, based on known GOA circuit, uses T9 and T10 so as to achieve forward and backward scanning without D2U and U2D control signals, which facilitates narrow border design and simplifies corresponding driving timing and reduce IC cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Yafeng Li
  • Publication number: 20180188581
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an array substrate and the manufacturing method thereof, and a liquid crystal panel. The array substrate includes a transparent substrate; a gate line on the transparent substrate; a touch signal line on the same layer with the gate line, and the touch signal line is arranged on the transparent substrate; a dielectric layer covering the gate line and the touch signal line, and the dielectric layer is configured with at least one first through hole; and a touch electrode arranged on the dielectric layer, the touch electrode electrically connects to the touch signal line via the first through hole. In this way, the storage capacitance may be increased, and the pixels may be fully charged when the resolution rate is high. At the same time, the coupling capacitance between the touch electrode and the Rx signal line may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiangyi PENG, Gui CHEN, Yafeng LI
  • Publication number: 20180190201
    Abstract: The present application discloses a scanning driving circuit and a flat display apparatus, the scanning driving circuit includes a plurality of cascaded scanning driving unit, each scanning driving unit including a forward and reverse scanning circuit for controlling the forward or reverse scanning; an input circuit to perform charging to the pull-up control signal point and the pull-down control signal point; a leakage prevention circuit to preform a process to the leakage of the input circuit; an output circuit to generate a scanning driving signal and output to the level scanning line to drive a pixel unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yafeng LI
  • Publication number: 20180182299
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a scanning drive circuit and a flat display device, the scanning drive circuit includes a plurality of cascaded scanning driving units, each scanning driving unit includes a forward-reverse scanning circuit used to control the forward scan and the reverse scan; a input circuit used to charge the pull-up and pull-down control signal point; a charge compensating circuit used to compensating charge the pull-up and pull-down control signal point; a output circuit generating the scanning driving signal to the present scanning line driving the pixel unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yafeng LI
  • Publication number: 20180182334
    Abstract: The invention provides a GOA circuit, the forward-and-reverse scan control module of the GOA circuit comprising: a first TFT and a third TFT, the first TFT having the gate connected to the gate scan drive signal of the (n?1)-th GOA unit, the source connected to the first constant voltage, and the drain connected to a first node; and the third TFT having the gate connected to the gate scan drive signal of the (n+1)-th GOA unit, the source connected to the first constant voltage, and the drain connected to the first node. With the two TFTs to control the switching of forward and reverse scanning of the GOA circuit, the present invention eliminates two control signals without increasing the numbers of TFTs and capacitors. As such, the selection for IC is increased, which enables the realization of narrow border LCD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Yafeng Li
  • Publication number: 20180174545
    Abstract: The invention provides a GOA circuit, using the ninth and tenth TFTs and the resistor to control the voltage level of the third node, wherein ninth TFT having the gate connected to the m-th clock signal, the source connected to the first constant voltage, and the drain connected to one end of the resistor; the tenth TFT having the gate connected to the (m+2)-th clock signal, the source connected to the second constant voltage, and the drain connected to the other end of the resistor. Through the m-th and the (m+2)-th clock signal to control the ninth and the tenth TFTs to become conductive alternately, the present invention can charge and discharge the third node regularly to prevent the threshold voltage shift of the key TFT because the third node stays high for extended time, and ensure the stability of GOA circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Yafeng Li
  • Publication number: 20180136500
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a GOA circuit based on LTPS TFTs. A ninth TFT is introduced to adjust the high and low voltage levels imposed on the second node P(n). The ninth TFT includes a gate and a source both electrically connected to the second node P(n) and a drain electrically connected to a second clock signal. Such designs make it possible that the level of the second node P(n) is pulled down according to a certain frequency when an output terminal G(n) keeps the low voltage level. So the second node P(n) does not need to keep the high voltage level all the time in the present invention. Also, the fourth and the seventh transistors T4 and T7 do not have the problem of a threshold voltage shift due to a long working time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yafeng LI
  • Patent number: 9966029
    Abstract: A GOA circuit includes GOA circuit units. Each of the GOA circuit units at each stage includes an input control module, an output control module, and a pull-down module. The pull-down module includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a resistor. The GOA circuit unit uses fewer transistors and fewer capacitors. Therefore, the GOA circuit unit proposed by the present invention is beneficial for being used in displays with a narrow bezel. In addition, the GOA circuit unit omits a capacitor so power generated after the capacitor is charged is reduced. It provides a beneficiary effect of reducing power of the whole GOA circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yafeng Li
  • Publication number: 20180114498
    Abstract: A GOA electric circuit introduces a resistor and a timing signal, which are used to replace a second capacitor in the existing skills. One terminal of the resistor is connected to a constant high voltage level and the other terminal thereof is connected to a gate electrode of a ninth thin-film transistor. A source electrode of the ninth thin-film transistor is electrically connected to the timing signal. In the stage maintaining the output terminal at low voltage level, the voltage level of the second node can be changed between high and low voltage levels as the timing signal is changed, and the voltage level of the second node is pulled down in a specific frequency. This effectively prevents the second node from being at high voltage level for a long time and avoids the problem of threshold voltage shifting, and therefore improves the stability of GOA electric circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventor: Yafeng LI
  • Publication number: 20180108316
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a GOA circuit having GOA units connected in a serial. Each GOA unit includes a scan-control module, an output module, a pull-down module, and an output adjusting module. By using the output adjusting module formed by a ninth TFT, a tenth TFT, an eleventh TFT, and a twelfth TFT, the voltage level of a fourth node transits between the high voltage level and the low voltage level with the second clock signal in either forward scanning or backward scanning. Compared with the conventional technology where the high and low voltage levels of the output terminal are mainly realized using the second TFT, the GOA circuit realizes that the output ability of the output terminal enhances and the charging capacity of in-plane pixels upgrades in the same period of time to improve the display effect of the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: Yafeng LI
  • Patent number: 9935094
    Abstract: The present invention provides a GOA circuit based on LTPS semiconductor thin film transistor to control the voltage levels of the first node (Q(n)) and the second node (P(n)) with the forward scan direct current control signal (U2D) and the backward scan direct current control signal (D2U). The clock signal (CK(M)) is merely in charge of the output of the GOA unit of corresponding stage, which can effectively reduce the loading of the clock signal. It ensures that the entire loading of the clock signal after the GOA units of multiple stages are coupled to promote the output stability of the GOA circuit, and to realize the forward-backward scan of the GOA circuit. Moreover, the GOA unit of each stage comprises only ten thin film transistors, which is beneficial to reduce the layout space of the GOA circuit and to achieve the narrow frame design of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yafeng Li, Jinfang Wu
  • Patent number: 9921673
    Abstract: The present invention provides an in-cell touch display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yafeng Li, Xiangyi Peng
  • Patent number: 9916805
    Abstract: The invention provides a GOA circuit for LTPS-TFT, by adding the twelfth and thirteenth TFTs (T12, T13) controlled by output ends (G(n?1), G(n+1)) of (n?1)-th and (n+1)-th GOA units, the drain of twelfth TFT T12 connected through the fourth node (W1(n)) to source of first TFT (T1), the drain of first TFT (T1) connected to output end of (n?1)-th GOA unit, the drain of thirteenth TFT (T13) connected through the fifth node W2(n) to source of third TFT (T3), the drain of third TFT (T3) connected to output end of (n+1)-th GOA unit; the first and third TFTs (T1, T3) controlled respectively by the forward and backward scan DC control signals (U2D, D2U) to reduce leakage of twelfth TFT (T12) in forward scanning and leakage of thirteenth TFT (T13) in backward scanning. As such, the leakage in key TFTs is reduced and GOA circuit stability is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yafeng Li, Jinfang Wu
  • Publication number: 20180061346
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit disposed on an array substrate and an LCD using the same are described. The gate driving circuit on the array substrate comprises a plurality of sequentially connected gate driving units. The gate driving circuit unit comprises an input module, a reset module, a latch module and a signal processing module. The signal processing module receives the current inverse stage-transmitting signal XQ(N), the low voltage signal, a second clock signal and a third clock signal to control on/off statuses of two transistors by the current stage-transmitting signal Q(N) so that the two transistors forms Nth gate signal G(N) and gate signal (N+1)th based on the second clock signal and the third clock signal. The present invention utilizes less clock signals and transistors, which is favorable to the narrower LCD's frame design and solves the problem of manufacturing process restriction of the LCD panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mang ZHAO, Yafeng LI
  • Publication number: 20180061620
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to zero volt mass spectrometry probes and systems. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system including a mass spectrometry probe including a porous material, and a mass spectrometer (bench-top or miniature mass spectrometer). The system operates without an application of voltage to the probe. In certain embodiments, the probe is oriented such that a distal end faces an inlet of the mass spectrometer. In other embodiments, the distal end of the probe is 5 mm or less from an inlet of the mass spectrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Graham Cooks, Michael Stanley Wleklinski, Soumabha Bag, Yafeng Li
  • Patent number: 9905493
    Abstract: The invention provides an array substrate and activation method for TFT elements in the array substrate. The array substrate comprises a shielding metal layer (10) and a TFT layer (20) disposed on the shielding metal layer (10); by connecting the shielding metal blocks (11) on the shielding metal layer (10) to electricity to heat up the shielding metal blocks (11) for pre-heating the TFT layer (20) to accelerate activating the TFT elements in the TFT layer (20). The activation method, by connecting the shielding metal blocks (11) on the shielding metal layer (10) to electricity to heat up the shielding metal blocks (11) for pre-heating the TFT layer (20) before activating the TFT elements in the TFT layer (20), accelerates activating the TFT elements in the TFT layer (20). The method is applicable to activating the TFT elements in array substrate in low temperature environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yafeng Li, Xiangyi Peng
  • Publication number: 20180040600
    Abstract: The present invention provides a GOA circuit based on LTPS semiconductor thin film transistor to control the voltage levels of the first node (Q(n)) and the second node (P(n)) with the forward scan direct current control signal (U2D) and the backward scan direct current control signal (D2U). The clock signal (CK(M)) is merely in charge of the output of the GOA unit of corresponding stage, which can effectively reduce the loading of the clock signal. It ensures that the entire loading of the clock signal after the GOA units of multiple stages are coupled to promote the output stability of the GOA circuit, and to realize the forward-backward scan of the GOA circuit. Moreover, the GOA unit of each stage comprises only ten thin film transistors, which is beneficial to reduce the layout space of the GOA circuit and to achieve the narrow frame design of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Yafeng Li, Jinfang Wu
  • Publication number: 20180031623
    Abstract: The invention provides an ESD detection method for array substrate. By connecting the first metal layer on array substrate through the first wire to the first test point, connecting the second metal layer on array substrate through the second wire to the second test point, when ESD occurs on array substrate, the resistance detection device is used to measure the resistance between the first and second test points. If the resistance is positive infinity, ESD did not occur between the first and second metal layers; if the resistance is within a measurable range, ESD occurs between the first and second metal layers. The resistance is used to locate the location of ESD occurrence on array substrate. Compared to known method using microscope to search ESD location, the invention can locate ESD location on array substrate more accurately and rapidly to save time and labor as well as detection cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yafeng Li, Xiangyi Peng
  • Publication number: 20180031877
    Abstract: The invention provides an LCD, wherein the color-resist layer, photo-spacer and TFT layer are disposed at the same second substrate of LC panel to achieve higher alignment precision by reducing offset between layers of second substrate; also, because the backlight module is disposed at the side near first substrate of LC panel and second substrate uses a top gate structure, when the backlight module light enters from first substrate side of LC panel, the gate shields the channel region of polysilicon layer to improve current leakage of second substrate; moreover, the shielding metal layer at the bottom of the second substrate side is made of a black metal, the shielding metal layer at the bottom can prevent reflection of light from second substrate side caused by metal to reduce contrast. As such, the present invention has a simple structure, and saves black matrix fabrication compared to conventional technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventor: Yafeng Li
  • Publication number: 20180033389
    Abstract: The invention provides a GOA circuit for LTPS-TFT, by adding the twelfth and thirteenth TFTs (T12, T13) controlled by output ends (G(n?1), G(n+1)) of (n?1)-th and (n+1)-th GOA units, the drain of twelfth TFT T12 connected through the fourth node (W1(n)) to source of first TFT (T1), the drain of first TFT (T1) connected to output end of (n?1)-th GOA unit, the drain of thirteenth TFT (T13) connected through the fifth node W2(n) to source of third TFT (T3), the drain of third TFT (T3) connected to output end of (n+1)-th GOA unit; the first and third TFTs (T1, T3) controlled respectively by the forward and backward scan DC control signals (U2D, D2U) to reduce leakage of twelfth TFT (T12) in forward scanning and leakage of thirteenth TFT (T13) in backward scanning. As such, the leakage in key TFTs is reduced and GOA circuit stability is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yafeng Li, Jinfang Wu