Patents Issued in April 26, 2016
  • Patent number: 9323089
    Abstract: A thin LCD device includes an LCD panel with fixing holes; a fixed plate with two opposite sides covering two opposite sides of the LCD panel and having through holes corresponsive to the fixing holes of the LCD panel respectively; a main board fixed to the fixed plate and the fixed plate being installed between the main board and the LCD panel; a housing shielding the main board and covering sides of the LCD panel and the fixed plate and having through holes corresponsive to the through holes of the fixed plate and the fixing holes of the LCD panel; and a fixing element passing through the respective through hole of the housing, the respective through hole of the fixed plate and the respective fixing hole of the LCD panel to fix the housing, the fixed plate and the LCD panel, so as to facilitate assembling and reduce thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: LITEMAX ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Tien-Teng Yang, Ling-Chi Lo
  • Patent number: 9323090
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate and a first roof layer portion that is formed of a roof layer material and overlaps the substrate in a direction, the direction is perpendicular to a surface of the substrate. A lateral surface of the first roof layer portion is disposed in a plane. The display device may further a second roof layer portion formed of the roof layer material and separated from the first roof layer portion. The display device may further a common electrode portion disposed between the first roof layer portion and the substrate in the direction. A lateral surface of the common electrode portion is disposed in the plane or is spaced from the lateral surface of the first roof layer portion in a second direction parallel to the surface of the substrate. The display device may further a pixel electrode disposed between the first common electrode portion and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Ho Lee, Won Tae Kim, Sung Hwan Won, You Young Jin, Kyung Tae Chae, Pil Sook Kwon, Yong Seok Kim, Han Joon Yoo, Seon Uk Lee, Woo Jae Lee, Tae Woo Lim
  • Patent number: 9323091
    Abstract: A protective film configured to be positioned on a touch panel includes a transparent base material and a plurality of conductive particles included in the base material, and a manufacturing method of a protective film configured to be positioned on a touch panel includes: mixing conductive particles in a transparent base material composition; and pressing the base material composition to form a base material. According to exemplary embodiments, the protective film may reduce input errors by increasing touch sensitivity while protecting the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Se-In Chang
  • Patent number: 9323092
    Abstract: A touch panel including a first substrate, plural first electrode lines and plural second electrode lines is provided. The first electrode lines and the second electrode lines are respectively arranged on the first substrate and extended along two different directions respectively. Each of the first electrode lines includes plural electrode pads and plural first connecting parts connected therebetween, wherein each of the first connecting parts has two end portions and a center portion, a width of each of the first connecting parts is decreased from the two end portions to the center portion, and corners of connections between the end portions and the corresponding electrode pads are smooth curved surfaces. The second electrode lines are electrically insulated with the first electrode lines, and perpendicular projections of each of the second electrode lines and the corresponding first connecting part on the first substrate are intersected to form an overlap region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Pi-Lin Lo, Yen-Cheng Lin, Yi-Fan Hsueh, Jui-Liang Chen, Yi-Cheng Li
  • Patent number: 9323093
    Abstract: A display device for displaying information to a user in correspondence with a display signal. The display device includes an LCD receiving the display signal and displaying information in accordance with the display signal. The display device additionally includes a capacitive touch panel having an electrically conductive surface. The capacitive touch panel provides a signal corresponding to the location of an object touching or placed in close proximity to the surface of the capacitive touch panel for providing user input. A chassis supports the LCD and capacitive touch panel in the device. A capacitor capacitively connects the electrically conductive surface of the capacitive touch panel to the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Avionics Corporation
    Inventors: Loi Quang Ninh, Vic Wu, Wenkai Hsu, Curtis Le
  • Patent number: 9323094
    Abstract: Disclosed is a touch panel. The touch panel includes a substrate, a sensor part on the substrate, a connection electrode to connect the sensor part on the substrate, and an anti-view part on the connection electrode. A position of the connection electrode corresponds to a position of the anti-view part. A method of fabricating the touch panel includes forming the sensor part on the substrate, forming a connection electrode layer on the substrate, and patterning the connection electrode layer. The connection electrode layer includes a conductive layer and an anti-view layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Su Oem, Hyun Min Nah, Yong Suk Kim, Jin Bok Kim, Myung Ki Min, Woo Ju Jeong, Jae Hak Her
  • Patent number: 9323095
    Abstract: A lens includes a main lens, a first light-diffusion capping layer and a second light-diffusion capping layer formed on the top of the main lens in sequence. The main lens includes a light incident surface and a light exit surface opposite to the light incident surface. The main lens defines a recess in the top thereof, and the recess is located at a central region of the light exit surface and recessed inwardly toward the light incident surface. The first and the second light-diffusion capping layers are received in the recess, and the second light-diffusion capping layer is located over the first light-diffusion capping layer. A refractive index of the first light-diffusion capping layer is smaller that that of the main lens but larger than that of the second light-diffusion capping layer. A backlight module source incorporating the lens and the LED light source is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng-Yuen Dai, Chau-Jin Hu, Li-Ying Wang He, Yung-Lun Huang
  • Patent number: 9323096
    Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed to a pixel unit and a method for manufacturing the same and a liquid crystal display device. The pixel unit comprises: an array substrate; a color filter substrate; and a liquid crystal layer located between the array substrate and the color filter substrate. The pixel unit includes a displaying region and a non-displaying region in which a first electrode and a second electrode are formed on the array substrate and the color filter substrate respectively, and the rotation of molecules in the liquid crystal layer between the first electrode and the second electrode can be controlled by a vertical electrical field generated between the first electrode and the second electrode after energized to realize a normal black display mode, so that light leaking from the liquid crystal layer between the first electrode and the second electrode is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sha Liu, Hebin Zhao, Seungmin Lee, Dan Wang
  • Patent number: 9323097
    Abstract: The invention is related to thin film optical filters, and can be used in liquid crystal displays (LCD) in order to increase their brightness, and provide savings in energy consumption. According to the invention, a reflective color filter for visible light substantially transmitting a light of the chosen spectral range entering into it and substantially reflecting a visible light of other spectral ranges, includes an odd total number of alternate nonmetallic and metal layers, and the first and last layers are nonmetallic ones, and each metal layer is placed between nonmetallic layers, each nonmetallic layer possesses a refractive index not less than 2.2 and thickness not less than 40 nanometers, and each metal layer possesses the thickness in a range from 10 to 40 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: Vladimir Kleptsyn
  • Patent number: 9323098
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a color filter substrate, a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display device. The color filter substrate is used for a transflective LCD device, and comprises: a color filter layer including a reflective region color photoresist corresponding to a reflective region of the transflective liquid crystal display device and a transmissive region color photoresist corresponding to a transmissive region of the transflective liquid crystal display device, wherein the reflective region color photoresist and the transmissive region color photoresist are the same in concentration of colored particles, the average size of the colored particles in the reflective region color photoresist is smaller than that of the colored particles in the transmissive region color photoresist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yue Li
  • Patent number: 9323099
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layered foil body (1) for marking a security document, in particular a banknote. The foil body (1) has at least one color filter layer (2) and at least one change layer (4) with an electrically controllable transmittance and/or an electrically controllable color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & CO. KG., OVD KINEGRAM AG
    Inventors: Rainer Stahl, Wayne Robert Tompkin, Harald Walter
  • Patent number: 9323100
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of liquid crystal display technologies, and discloses a color filter substrate and a display component. For a display component which takes a transverse electric field as a driving electric field, when a part of a black matrix of a color filter substrate is located at a non-display region, the black matrix includes a portion to be connected, and a predetermined voltage is applied to the black matrix through the portion to be connected, so as to ensure that a voltage difference between the black matrix and a pixel electrode or between the black matrix and a common electrode is small enough to be unable to drive liquid crystal molecules to deflect, thereby avoiding undesirable phenomenon such as becoming green when displaying in dark state, and improving production yield and display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Feng, Hui Wang
  • Patent number: 9323101
    Abstract: A spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens provides a vision correcting area for the correction of a wearer's refractive error. The viewing correction area provides correction for non-conventional refractive error to provide at least a part of the wearer's vision correction. The lens has a prescription based on a wave front analysis of the wearer's eye and the lens can further be modified to fit within an eyeglass frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Blum, William Kokonaski
  • Patent number: 9323102
    Abstract: There are provided a resin composition and an optical film using the same. The resin composition includes a copolymer (A) formed by polymerizing a (meth)acryloyl morpholine-based monomer (a), a maleimide-based monomer (b), and an alkyl(meth)acrylate-based monomer (c), and the optical film is manufactured using the same. The resin composition may provide a film having excellent optical properties and optical transparency, reduced haze, excellent mechanical strength, a relatively low level of thermal expansion coefficient leading to a relatively small change in a dimension, and a relatively low level of alteration in a retardation value due to external stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Geun Um, Nam-Jeong Lee
  • Patent number: 9323103
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device (100) of the present invention includes a liquid crystal panel (10) having a plurality of pixels (P), and a backlight (20) having at least one light source (22) that emits light to the liquid crystal panel (10). Each of the plurality of pixels (P) includes four or more sub-pixels (R, G, B, Ye), and the light source unit (22) includes a red light source (22R), a green light source (22G), and a blue light source (22B). According to the present invention, a liquid crystal display device which can perform display of wide color reproduction range with low power consumption is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiko Mori, Kazunari Tomizawa, Makoto Hasegawa, Yuichi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9323104
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a display panel that displays an image, a backlight unit that provides a light to the display panel, and a frame that accommodates the display panel and the backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a light source that emits the light, a diffusion plate that diffuses the light from the light source, an optical sheet that condenses the diffused light and provides the condensed light to the display panel, and a clip that couples the diffusion plate and the optical sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Woan Cho, Sangheon Ye
  • Patent number: 9323105
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a frame, a light source, a light guide plate, a wavelength conversion layer, and an optical film group. The light source is disposed in the frame. The light guide plate is disposed in the frame, and the light guide plate includes a light emitting surface, a light incident surface, and at least one side wall. The light source is disposed corresponding to the light incident surface. The side wall connects the light emitting surface and the light incident surface. The wavelength conversion layer is at least disposed on the side wall. The wavelength conversion layer is configured for converting light provided by the light source into white color. The optical film group is disposed on the light emitting surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chun-Ting Hsu
  • Patent number: 9323106
    Abstract: A fabricating method of a transparent liquid crystal display includes the following steps. First, a first substrate and a second substrate are assembled. Then, a liquid crystal composition is injected between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal composition includes a plurality of liquid crystal molecules and a polymerizable material, wherein the polymerizable material includes a polyether polyol acrylate monomer and a liquid crystal polymerization initiator. Afterward, an irradiation procedure and a thermal procedure are executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Wei Su, Jan-Tian Lian
  • Patent number: 9323107
    Abstract: An array substrate, a color filter substrate or a liquid crystal display device comprises an alignment film (6) which is a light sensitive alignment film (6) and can generate directions of orientation perpendicular or parallel to the polarization direction under different dosages of linearly polarized ultraviolet light (10). By adjusting the polarization direction or dosage of the linearly polarized ultraviolet light (10), multi-dimensional orientations of the alignment film (6) is achieved. Manufacture of a multi-dimensional liquid crystal display device using a substrate (1) having the alignment film (6) with multi-dimensional orientations avoids the manufacture of the multi-dimensional electrode, and reduces costs and difficulty of process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Li, Ang Xiao, Hongliang Yuan, Kaixuan Wang
  • Patent number: 9323108
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid curable resin composition containing (A) a polymer component containing (A1) a polymer having an ethylenically unsaturated bond in a molecule thereof; (B) a low-molecular weight monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group in a molecule thereof; and (C) a polymerization initiator, wherein the component (B) contains a compound represented by the following general formula (I). The liquid curable resin composition may be a material which is suitably applicable for the purpose of filling a space between a protective panel and an image display unit or the like in a large-sized image display device and which is excellent in moist heat resistance reliability. (In the formula, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents an alkyl group having 4 or more carbon atoms; and n represents a number of from 1 to 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shunrin Ryuu, Youichi Kimura, Tetsuya Okazaki, Masayuki Wada, Junichi Kamei
  • Patent number: 9323109
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel section provided between a pair of substrates and including plural pixels; one or plural active components disposed in a frame region around the pixel section on one substrate of the pair of substrates; an insulating film provided in the frame region on the one substrate to cover the one or plural active components; and a sealing layer provided to seal the pixel section and cover an end edge portion of the insulating film in the frame region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Jun Yamaguchi, Morikazu Nomura, Takashi Fujimura
  • Patent number: 9323110
    Abstract: A display device configured to control an aggregation position of an alignment layer and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The device includes a substrate including pixel areas; a thin film transistor formed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and formed on the pixel area; a roof layer formed above the pixel electrode and separated from the pixel electrode by a micro-cavity; a first injection hole formed in the roof layer and extending to a first edge and/or a second edge of the micro-cavity; a second injection hole formed in the roof layer and extending to a left edge and a right edge of the micro-cavity; a liquid crystal layer in the micro-cavity; and an encapsulation layer formed on the roof layer to cover the first injection hole and the second injection hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon Uk Lee, Tae Woo Lim, Sun Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 9323111
    Abstract: The present invention provides an array substrate, its manufacturing method, and a display device. The array substrate comprises a plurality of grid lines a plurality of data lines, and pixel regions defined by every two adjacent grid Fines and every two adjacent data lines. The pixel region is provided with a common electrode, a pixel electrode and a thin film transistor. The common electrode includes a first common electrode and a second common electrode which are powered independently. A projection of the first common electrode onto a layer where the data lines are located covers the data line, and a projection of the second common electrode onto a layer where the pixel electrode is located falls on the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon-Sung Um, Hyun-Sic Choi, Zhiqiang Xu, Hui Li
  • Patent number: 9323112
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a pair of substrates composed of an element substrate and a counter substrate and a liquid crystal layer that is held between the pair of substrates. In the liquid crystal device, a data line and a scanning line are provided on the element substrate in a manner to be orthogonal to each other, a plurality of pixels including a switching element are arranged in matrix, a first electrode and a second electrode are provided on the element substrate, an image signal potential is supplied to the first electrode via the switching element, a common potential is supplied to the second electrode, the second electrode includes a plurality of openings, and a width, in an alignment direction of the plurality of openings, of the opening positioned on an outermost side in the alignment direction is smaller than a width of the rest of the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
  • Patent number: 9323113
    Abstract: Electro-optic lenses, including liquid crystals, wherein the power of the lenses can be modified by application of an electric field. In one embodiment, the liquid crystal-based lenses include ring electrodes having a resistive bridge located between adjacent electrodes, and in a preferred embodiment, input connections for several electrode rings are spaced on the lens. In a further embodiment, liquid crystal-based lenses are provided that can increase optical power through the use of phase resets, wherein in one embodiment, a lens includes ring electrodes on surfaces of the substrates on opposite sides of the liquid crystal cell such that a fixed phase term can be added to each set of electrodes that allows for phase change across each group of electrodes to be the same and also be matched with respect to a previous group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Philip Bos, Douglas Bryant, Lei Shi, Bentley Wall
  • Patent number: 9323114
    Abstract: A self-luminous reflective pixel structure, a display panel and a display device. The pixel structure includes a first electrode capable of reflecting light, a self-luminous layer disposed over the first electrode, a second electrode disposed over the self-luminous layer, and a reflected light control layer disposed over the second electrode. A self-luminous structure and a reflective structure can be formed in a single pixel with the pixel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kun Xuan
  • Patent number: 9323115
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel, a display device and a monochromatic quantum dot layer are disclosed; in the liquid crystal display panel, a plurality of pixel units are defined on the liquid crystal display panel, each pixel unit having sub-pixel units displaying different colors, at a position of the apposing substrate or the array substrate corresponding to a sub-pixel unit of at least one color in each pixel unit, a monochromatic quantum dot layer is disposed. Dispersing of monochromatic quantum dots with a macromolecular polymer network can prevent the quantum dots from aggregation and increase the quantum yield of the quantum dots, so as to increase the light efficacy of quantum excitation, as well as avoiding the contact between the monochromatic quantum dots with oxygen and increasing the life of quantum dots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Renwei Guo, Xue Dong
  • Patent number: 9323116
    Abstract: A pixel of an LCD device includes a gate line, a data line intersecting with the gate line, a gate insulation layer between the data line and the gate line, a thin film transistor formed at an intersection of the gate line and the data line, a planarization layer, a common electrode formed on the planarization layer, a pixel electrode formed over the common electrode, and an insulation layer between the common electrode and the pixel electrode. The common electrode is formed with groove extending along a region where the data line extends. Material of the common electrode is absent from the groove to reduce capacitance between the common electrode and the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun You, Chul Sang Shin
  • Patent number: 9323117
    Abstract: Flexible substrates are drawn from two terminals provided on a TFT substrate, respectively, and IC chips are mounted on both flexible substrates. Both flexible substrates are placed so that positions of the IC chips provided on both flexible substrates overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoaki Miyashita
  • Patent number: 9323118
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device, comprising: two liquid crystal cells connected together and facing in opposite directions, each liquid crystal cell includes a substrate, a pixel electrode, a common electrode, and a cholesteric liquid crystal layer filled between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, the polarization properties of the filled cholesteric liquid crystals are opposite to each other. In the present invention, the two cholesteric liquid crystal cells are connected together, such that transparent display as well as double-side display can be achieved by using the reflective, polarizing and full stable performance of the cholesteric liquid crystals as well as by controlling voltage to switch two cholesteric liquid crystal cells between a plane orientation and a vertical orientation. In addition, with this technology, no polarizer is used and light absorption is removed, thus, the transmission rate of the display device is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weili Zhao
  • Patent number: 9323119
    Abstract: Discussed is an LCD device which includes: a substrate; an array cell formed on the substrate and defined into a display area and a non-display area; a thin film transistor formed on the display area of the array cell; a light blocking layer configured to block light being irradiated to a semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor; and an identification mark layer used for writing information about the array cell and formed in the same layer as the light block layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung Sik Kong
  • Patent number: 9323120
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of main pixels, which may include main pixels having bright spot defects to be repaired. Each of the main pixels is of a charge-share pixel structure and the main pixel includes first and second voltage-division capacitors, which are connected in series. The first voltage-division capacitor includes first and second metal layers that are opposite to each other. The second voltage-division capacitor includes third and fourth metal layers that are opposite to each other. The first metal layer and the second metal layer of the first voltage-division capacitor of the main pixels to be repaired are additionally soldered together and the third metal layer and the fourth metal layer of the second voltage-division capacitor of the main pixels to be repaired are additionally soldered together thereby shorting the first and second voltage-division capacitors to achieve an effect of dark spot repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dongzi Gao, Mei Xiong, Zhicheng Liu
  • Patent number: 9323121
    Abstract: A semi-transmissive display apparatus includes: a reflective electrode provided for each pixel, wherein the semi-transmissive display apparatus performs reflective display operation by using the reflective electrodes and transmissive display operation by using spaces between the reflective electrodes of the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Masaya Tamaki, Kazuyuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 9323122
    Abstract: Embodiments provide an array substrate and a liquid crystal display panel. The array substrate comprises: a substrate, data lines and gate lines which are provided on the substrate and intersect with each other, and sub-pixel units which are defined by surrounding of the data lines and the gate lines and are arranged in an array form. Two gate lines for respectively driving the sub-pixel units in two adjacent rows are located between the sub-pixel units in the two adjacent rows; each sub-pixel unit comprises a thin film transistor (TFT) and a pixel electrode, and a connection area of the TFT and the pixel electrode is located between the two gate lines adjacent to the sub-pixel unit and has no overlapping area with a projection of the two gate lines in a perpendicular direction of the array substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenbo Jiang, Hailin Xue, Xue Dong, Chuncheng Che, Dong Chen
  • Patent number: 9323123
    Abstract: The present invention provides a structure of a pixel, which has a simple structure and employs an arrangement where a terminal of the storage capacitor Cst is of the same potential as the gate line. In other words, under a condition of not reducing aperture ratio, an arrangement of two (or three) gate lines is used, of which one is used to early set the voltage of the pixel electrode to a reference voltage by one period of line scanning time and, also, which is set to partly overlap the pixel electrode of a structure of another pixel to provide a storage capacitor, so as to shorten the charging time of the pixel unit and increase the charging speed of the pixel unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Xiangyang Xu
  • Patent number: 9323124
    Abstract: Provided are display apparatuses and methods of operating the same. In a display apparatus, a display image may be continuously held for longer than about 10 msec after the power of the display panel is turned off. The display apparatus may indicate a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus including an oxide thin film transistor (TFT). Off leakage current of the oxide TFT may be less than about 10?14 A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-hoon Lee, Do-Hyun Kim, Sang-wook Kim, Chang-jung Kim
  • Patent number: 9323125
    Abstract: An electronic book includes an electronic paper display module, an electrochromic unit, a light source module, and a light detecting unit. The electrochromic unit is arranged on the electronic paper display module and configured for adjusting a brightness for the electronic paper display module. The light source module is arranged on the electrochromic unit and configured for illuminating the electronic paper display module. The light source module includes a light guide member and a light source, the light source arranged at one side of the light guide member. The light detecting unit includes a light detector, a storage unit, and a control unit. The light detector is configured for detecting a brightness of ambient light, the storage unit is used for storing a preset value range, and the control unit is used for controlling the light source module and the electrochromic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Po-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 9323126
    Abstract: There is provided electrophoretic particle which has core particle, and a siloxane-based compound which includes a connecting structure in which a plurality of siloxane bonds are connected in series, and the surface of the core particle includes a first region to which the siloxane-based compound is bonded, and a second region in which charging characteristic derived from the core particle is expressed by exposure of the surface of the core particle. An occupancy rate of the first region on the surface of the core particle is preferably equal to greater than 0.05% and equal to or less than 20%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Nakazawa, Shinobu Yokokawa
  • Patent number: 9323127
    Abstract: The present invention provides an active substrate and a display device for realizing color display of an electronic paper. The active substrate comprises a first substrate and a pixel electrode layer formed on the first substrate, and further comprises a color filter layer formed on the pixel electrode layer and a protective layer formed on the color filter layer, wherein the color filter layer comprises: a red sub-pixel unit, a green sub-pixel unit and a blue sub-pixel unit that are sequentially arranged; wherein the materials of the red sub-pixel unit, the green sub-pixel unit and the blue sub-pixel unit are quantum dot materials that emit red light, green light and blue light respectively when excited by the ambient light. The display device according to the present invention comprises an electrophoretic display device and an electrowetting display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jian Guo
  • Patent number: 9323128
    Abstract: An integrated optical modulator device. The device can include a driver module coupled to an optical modulator. The optical modulator is characterized by a raised cosine transfer function. This optical modulator can be coupled to a light source and a bias control module, which is configured to apply an off-quadrature bias to the optical modulator. This bias can be accomplished by applying an inverse of the modulator transfer function to the optical modulator in order to minimize a noise variance. This compression function can result in an optimized increased top eye opening for a signal associated with the optical modulator. Furthermore, the optical modulator can be coupled to an EDFA (Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier) that is coupled to a filter coupled an O/E (Optical-to-Electrical) receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: INPHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Radhakrishnan L. Nagarajan, Hari Shankar, Masaki Kato, Yang Fu
  • Patent number: 9323129
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to increase a frame speed at the time of performing continuous shooting in a shutter drive device by controlling a charge member by using a position sensor and a temperature sensor. The shutter drive device of the present disclosure includes: a shutter mechanism; a charging member that drives the shutter mechanism by using a plurality of gears, a rack member, and a motor; the temperature sensor mounted on the charging member; a position sensor that is mounted on the charging member, and detects the rack member moved to a predetermined position; and a control part that controls stop timing of the motor based on a position of the rack member detected by the position sensor and a temperature detected by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nakagai, Hiroki Aono, Yoshihiro Nakajima
  • Patent number: 9323130
    Abstract: A shutter assembly comprising a first planar member and a second planar member opposed from one another and forming a sleeve having a cavity therebetween, the sleeve having a pair of side rails adjacent the cavity along sides of the sleeve. A first shutter member having a first end is disposed in the cavity and slidingly disposed along one of the side rails, and a second shutter member having a second end is disposed in the cavity and slidingly disposed along the other side rail. The first end is opposed to the second end and is configured to be selectively advanced towards, and retracted from, the second end so as to define an aperture therebetween having a first shape when disposed in a first position, and wherein the aperture has a second larger shape when the first end is disposed in a second position. The first shutter member and the second shutter member maintain a thermal contact with the side rails and the planar members in all positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Yanevich, Michael L. Brest, Kenneth L. McAllister, James E. Scroggin, Gregory D. Tracy, Julio C. Dominguez
  • Patent number: 9323131
    Abstract: A focal-plane shutter includes: first, second, and third boards each including an opening and arranged in an optical axis direction passing through the openings; a first blade arranged between the first and second boards and capable of opening and closing the openings; a second blade arranged between the second and third boards and capable of opening and closing the openings; first and second arms arranged between the second and third boards, connected to the second blade, made of synthetic resins, and capable of rotating about respective different fulcrums; and a drive member connected to the first arm and driving the first arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Mitsuru Suzuki, Minori Murata, Makoto Toriumi
  • Patent number: 9323133
    Abstract: A photo booth with an improved lighting system may comprise a light reflecting element, a rear wall panel, and a side wall panel positioned to form a booth interior chamber which may function as an enclosure configured to receive one or more subjects. A camera may be positioned to the front of the booth and directed to take images of the booth interior chamber. A light source may be positioned at a location above the camera and oriented to direct an initial burst of light downward towards a portion of the light reflecting element positioned above the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: Jason Bananal Matriano
  • Patent number: 9323134
    Abstract: A small, lightweight assembly that enables document camera functionality, along with other features and functionalities is disclosed. Examples of additional functionality provided with some embodiments include split-screen viewing, high quality screen shots, and digital zoom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: Shannon Elizabeth Clark
  • Patent number: 9323135
    Abstract: A foldable extension arm for holding a camera, cellular phone, a recorder or the like has several foldable segments and a terminal mounting plate. The foldable segments have an edge portion joined to a main body with a longitudinal living hinge. The main bodies and the edge portions are joined together at the ends with a transverse living hinge. The foldable segments can be unfolded and retained in an extended configuration by folding the edge portion toward the main body. The mounting plate is joined to the last one of foldable segments with a living hinge and has a locking slot to receive a locking tab hinged on the last foldable segment so the mounting plate may be set at an angle from about 15 degrees to about 95 degrees with respect to the foldable extension arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: Carlos J. Veloso
  • Patent number: 9323136
    Abstract: A function expanding system is provided and includes an image capturing device and a function expanding stand. The image capturing device includes an image capturing module, a device processing module, and a first connecting interface. The device processing module is electrically connected to the image capturing module, and the first connecting interface is electrically connected to the device processing module. The function expanding stand includes a second connecting interface, a stand processing module and a function expanding module. The second connecting interface is removably connected to the first connecting interface. The device processing module sends a control signal to the stand processing module to execute a function. According to the function expanding system, the image capturing device may be paired with different function expanding stands for expanding functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Cheng Huang, Mei-Yi Tsai
  • Patent number: 9323137
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for illuminating a windshield of a vehicle during a carwash. The system has a vehicle illuminating display device and an applicator for applying a reflective or absorptive material to the windshield of the car. The display device include a mask or template of an image to be displayed on the windshield and a light assembly for passing rays of light through and around the template. The method has the steps of moving the car into position and then applying a substance, such as a wax or soap, to the surface of the windshield. The targeted vehicle's windshield is then illuminated through the use of either LED or incandescent lighting to thereby project an image corresponding to the template onto the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: Patrick Secord
  • Patent number: 9323138
    Abstract: There is provided an image output device including a projectable region calculating unit that calculates a projectable region which is a region on a screen in which laser beam is projectable based on a trajectory in which scanning with the laser beam is performed using information specifying the screen onto which an image is projected by two-dimensional scanning with the laser beam, a projection window setting unit that causes the laser beam to be emitted and sets a projection window serving as a range in which the image is projected in the projectable region, and a generating unit that generates a pixel value of each of positions corresponding to pixels included in the image within the projection window on the screen for each pixel in a manner that the image is projected in the range set by the projection window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsunori Seno, Naotaka Osawa, Tomotaka Miyashiro
  • Patent number: 9323139
    Abstract: Alight source device includes a solid-state light source emitting light, a base member having an arrangement surface (front portion) on which the solid-state light source is arranged, and a pressing member having a pressing portion (projection) provided on the base member to fix the solid-state light source through pressing of the solid-state light source toward the arrangement surface (front portion). Through this, the solid-state light source can be easily arranged on the base member as compared with a case where the solid-state light source is fixed by welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Zakoji