Patents Issued in July 12, 2016
  • Patent number: 9389435
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens having a front and back face, at least one including a filter, which provides the main face/filter with the following properties: an average blue reflectance factor within a wavelength ranging from 420-450 nm, which ?5%, for an angle of incidence ? ranging from 0°-15°, a spectral reflectivity curve for ?, having: a maximum reflectivity at a wavelength <435 nm, and a full width at half maximum ?80 nm, and for ? ranging from 0°-15° and for ?? ranging from 30°-45°, a parameter ?(?,??)=1?[R??(435 nm)/R?(435 nm)], such that ?(?,??)?0.6, where R?(435 nm) represents the reflectivity value of the main face/filter at a wavelength of 435 nm for ?, and R??(435 nm) represents the reflectivity value of the main face/filter at a wavelength of 435 nm for ??.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Francisco De Ayguavives, Helene Maury
  • Patent number: 9389436
    Abstract: The invention discloses a cover glass system for securing lenses to prescription eyeglasses to allow the viewer to watch a three dimensional motion picture or television program. Lenses having different characteristics are mounted in a frame having elastic loops are attached to the upper corners of the cover glass system to further secure the cover glass system to prescription eyeglasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Inventor: Rebeca Figueroa
  • Patent number: 9389437
    Abstract: A clip-on lens assembly for removable disposition and/or mounting to existing eyeglasses is presented. The clip-on lens assembly include at least one clip-on lens selectively positionable in a removably coupled relation to a pair of eyeglasses, and disposed in an at least partially overlying relation to the eyeglass lens. The clip-on lens includes at least two mounting clips disposed at an upper portion thereof, the mounting clips being structured to removably engage or contact the eyeglasses. Particularly, the mounting clips of certain embodiments include a base fixedly secured to the clip-on lens, and a flexible mounting portion extending outwardly therefrom. The flexible mounting portion may be flexed or moved outwardly to expose or enlarge an opening through which a portion of the eyeglasses are positioned. The flexible mounting portion will then engage or contact the eyeglasses for mounting the clip-on lenses thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Inventor: Joseph Tammaro
  • Patent number: 9389438
    Abstract: Method for determining the relative amplitude of eye and head movements of an individual, comprising: —a target providing step during which a list of visual targets comprising at least two different visual targets is provided; —a reference positioning step; —a reference target providing step during which a reference target comprising a visual and auditory target is provided; —a reference target gazing step during which the individual gazes at the reference target; —a peripheral target providing step during which a peripheral target comprising a visual and auditory target is provided; —a peripheral target gazing step during which the individual gazes at the peripheral target; and, —a rotation measurement step during which the angle of rotation of the individual's head and the angle or rotation of the individual's eyes are measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: ESSILOR CANADA LTEE/LTD, Université de Montréal
    Inventors: Guillaume Giraudet, Jocelyn Faubert, Rafael Doti, Eduardo Lugo
  • Patent number: 9389439
    Abstract: Provided is a spatial light modulation element comprising a substrate; a reflecting mirror that moves from an initial position relative to the substrate; an elastic member that exerts an elastic force in a direction causing the reflecting mirror to return to the original position; a support body that supports the elastic member; and an elastic support member that elastically supports the support body relative to the substrate. In the spatial light modulation element, the support body may be supported at a distance from a surface of the substrate. The spatial light modulation element may further comprise a connecting portion that connects the support body to the substrate such that the support body can move along a surface direction of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9389440
    Abstract: A light-scattering photonic material is disclosed having a matrix defining a plurality of disordered voids. The material may be reversibly responsive to an external stimulus, exhibiting reversible first and second optical effects. The material may be a thin film material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: OPALUX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Eric Arsenault, Andre Arsenault
  • Patent number: 9389441
    Abstract: A photonic transmitter, comprises a modulator driver having a first and second output ports, a photonic integrated transmitter circuit having a modulator having a first and a second input line, and a first input port electrically coupled with the first input line and a second input port electrically coupled with the second input line, and an interconnect bridge assembly, including a first termination resistor, a second termination resistor, and a substrate. An impedance-controlled transmission structure is formed in the substrate, and has: (a) an impedance control section including a first and a second signal lines electrically insulated from one another; and (b) a transmission section including a third and a fourth signal line coupled with termination resistor. The interconnect bridge assembly transmits an impedance controlled differential electrical signal from the modulator driver to the modulator, and transmits the electrical signal from the modulator to the first and second termination resistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: David Gerald Coult, Radhakrishnan L. Nagarajan, Jiaming Zhang, Joseph Edward Riska, Donald J. Pavinski, Jr., Jie Tang, Timothy Butrie
  • Patent number: 9389442
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate comprising a structure to be detected disposed on a base substrate. An additional layer for detecting the structure to be detected is broken is disposed below the structure to be detected. The additional layer has a color different from that of the structure to be detected and a same pattern shape as that of the structure to be detected. The present disclosure also provides a detecting method and detecting apparatus of the array substrate described above. According to the array substrate, the detecting method and the detecting apparatus of the present disclosure, an early detection of the breakage defect occurred during the fabrication process of the array substrate can be achieved so as to discover and eliminate those defects as early as possible, which improves throughput and yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinyou Ji, Jian Guo
  • Patent number: 9389443
    Abstract: A device according to an embodiment includes: a simulated skin portion being located near a photoelectric pulse wave sensor to simulate a blood flow of the skin; a reflectance changing unit located on an opposite side of the simulated skin portion to the photoelectric pulse wave sensor, the reflectance changing unit changing, in time series, reflectance of light emitted from the light-emitting unit of the photoelectric pulse wave sensor and passing through the simulated skin portion; a reflectance change control unit that transmits a reflectance control signal to the reflectance changing unit to control changes in reflectance of the reflectance changing unit; and a synchronization signal output unit that outputs a signal in sync with the reflectance control signal to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junya Takakura, Kanako Nakayama, Sawa Fuke, Takuji Suzuki, Yasunobu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 9389444
    Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus is provided with a pixel where first scanning line, first signal line, second scanning line, and second signal line are wired. The pixel includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, and an electro-optical material, and the electro-optical material is interposed between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuro Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9389445
    Abstract: An electro-optic device includes an electro-optic panel, a transparent protective member disposed at a viewer side of the electro-optic panel, an adhesive provided between the electro-optic panel and the transparent protective member, and a gas barrier film provided on a surface of the transparent protective member at a side opposite to the viewer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shinji Sakurai, Shoji Hinata
  • Patent number: 9389446
    Abstract: There are disclosed a frame assembly and liquid crystal display device for reducing leakage of light around a liquid crystal panel and improving display quality of the liquid crystal display device. The frame assembly includes a backboard in which a receiving portion is formed, a front frame mounted on the backboard around an periphery of the backboard and a buffer frame provided between the backboard and the front frame, wherein the backboard is provided with a first support portion, which is folded from a periphery of the backboard towards inside of the receiving portion so as to support the buffer frame. With the backboard of the above configuration, the support stability for the glue frame can be increased, and the deformation of the glue frame under a reaction force from the liquid crystal panel can be reduced, thereby reducing leakage of light around the liquid crystal panel and improving a display quality of the liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhidan Zhang, Yoon Dae Keun, Qing Ma
  • Patent number: 9389447
    Abstract: This panel composite body 1 according to the present invention is provided with: a main panel 11 that has a large first substrate 111 and a small second substrate 112, the edge portion 111a of the large substrate 111 protruding further outwards than the edge portion 112a of the small substrate 112, and that has a polarizing plate 115 arranged on the outer surface 112c side of the second substrate so as to fit on the plate surface of the second substrate 112; a plate member 12 that, protruding further outwards than the edge portion 112a of the second substrate 112, sandwiches the polarizing plate 115 together with the second substrate 112; and an adhesive layer 21 that, bonding the main panel 11 and the plate member 12, is disposed between the polarizing plate 115 and the plate member 12 and, so as to cover the edge portion of the polarizing plate 115, between the second substrate 112 and the plate member 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichiroh Tsuchida, Nobuhiro Nakata, Masataka Ohyama
  • Patent number: 9389448
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of liquid crystal display, and particularly, relates to a device for fixing a quantum strip of a display. The device includes: a first support extending along a first direction, which first support is capable of clamping the long ineffective part of the quantum strip and being fixedly connected to the shell of the display, and which first support is provided with a connecting portion on one end in the first direction; a second support extending along the first direction, which second support is capable of clamping the effective part of the quantum strip and being fixedly connected to the shell of the display, and which second support is provided with connecting portions on both ends in the first direction, wherein the first support is connected to the second support on at least one end of the second support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weifeng Chen, Guofu Tang, Yajun Yu, Jiaxin Li
  • Patent number: 9389449
    Abstract: Disclosed are a flat panel type image display device and an assembly method thereof which improve a coupling structure between a panel guide and a bottom case in a clear borderless design and thus increase coupling force therebetween and durability of the panel guide and the bottom case and enhance product reliability. The flat panel type image display device includes an image display panel, a panel guide having a loading part to which the image display panel is attached, and a side surface part bent from the loading part such that a plurality of first fixing holes and a plurality of second fixing holes are alternately disposed on the side surface part, and a bottom case having a plurality of first protruding fixing parts and a plurality of second protruding fixing parts alternately disposed on side surfaces thereof, and fixed to the inside of the panel guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Moo-Wook Bang
  • Patent number: 9389450
    Abstract: A slim bezel liquid crystal display device includes a rear enclosure, a front enclosure mating the rear enclosure, and a liquid crystal display module arranged inside the rear enclosure. The quid crystal display module has two opposite sides each forming a raised portion that includes a constraint section and an extension section extending from a middle portion of a free end of the constraint section. The rear enclosure forms retention sections in the form of recesses corresponding to the extension sections, such that the retention sections are respectively receivable in the recesses so as to fix the liquid crystal display module in the rear enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Gang Yu, Liuyang Yang
  • Patent number: 9389451
    Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition is disclosed. The disclosed photosensitive resin composition includes an acryl-based copolymer formed by copolymerizing i) unsaturated carboxylic acid, unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride, or a mixture thereof, and ii) an olefin-based unsaturated compound or a mixture thereof, a dissolution inhibitor in which a phenolic hydroxyl group is protected by an acid-degradable acetal or ketal group, a photoacid generator, and a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoon Kang, Jae-Sung Kim, Jin-Young Choi, Koichi Sugitani, Ki-Hyun Cho, Jin Ho Ju, Byung-Uk Kim, Joo-Pyo Yun, Hyoc-Min Youn
  • Patent number: 9389452
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus includes a base substrate, a light blocking semiconductor pattern disposed on the base substrate and configured to block a visible light and transmit an infrared light, a sensing element disposed on the light blocking semiconductor pattern and configured to detect a touch position using an incident infrared light, a driving element configured to drive the sensing element, a signal line electrically connected with the sensing element or the driving element, and a wiring connecting part disposed under the signal line and including a same material as the light blocking semiconductor pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Jin Mun, Dae-Cheol Kim, Woong-Kwon Kim, Sung-Ryul Kim, Ki-Hun Jeong, Byeong-Hoon Cho, Jung-Suk Bang, Kun-Wook Han
  • Patent number: 9389454
    Abstract: A liquid crystal lens includes a first liquid crystal cell, a second liquid crystal cell, and an intermediate layer sandwiched therebetween. The first liquid crystal cell includes a pair of a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate, a first liquid crystal layer, and a first electrode. The second liquid crystal cell includes a pair of a third transparent substrate and a fourth transparent substrate, a second liquid crystal layer aligned in a direction perpendicular to the first liquid crystal layer, and a second electrode. The intermediate layer includes a high dielectric constant layer and a third electrode including one or a plurality of opening portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: ORTUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Yamaguchi, Mamoru Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9389455
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive composition, a polarizer and a liquid crystal display device. The present invention may provide a pressure sensitive adhesive which can have excellent stress relaxation characteristic to effectively inhibit light leakage by dimension change of optical films such as polarizing plates. In addition, a pressure sensitive adhesive having excellent physical properties such as adhesion durability and workability may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Seok Jang, Suk Ky Chang, Min Soo Park, Se Woo Yang
  • Patent number: 9389456
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display which is a reflective liquid crystal display displaying an image by controlling reflectance of ambient light includes: a front substrate; a rear substrate; and a liquid crystal material layer disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate, wherein the rear substrate is provided with a plurality of reflective electrodes formed on a surface side opposite to the liquid crystal material layer, and a specular light reflecting member reflecting ambient light which is directed to a rear surface side of the rear substrate through a gap between the adjacent reflective electrodes toward the front substrate side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Masashi Mitsui
  • Patent number: 9389457
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light emission clusters arranged in a matrix pattern, wherein the light emission cluster has four sub light emission clusters of two rows and two columns, the sub light emission cluster has a plurality of light sources, the plurality of light sources having a first light source that emits light of a first color and a second light source that emits light of a second color, a difference in brightness of the second color being more easily perceived than a difference in brightness of the first color, and an interval between a center of the light emission cluster and the second light source of the light emission cluster is greater than or equal to an interval between the center of the light emission cluster and the first light source of the light emission cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Patent number: 9389458
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device having the backlight module are disclosed. The backlight module includes tricolor light sources, a light combining unit, a linear reflection unit, and a two-dimension reflection unit. The light combining unit is configured to combine tricolor beams to a white light beam. The linear reflection unit includes a plurality of first micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) reflectors arranged in a line, and is configured to periodically reflect white light beams. The two-dimension reflection unit includes a plurality of second MEMS reflectors arranged in rows and columns, and the second MEMS reflectors in each row faces and interacts with a first MEMS reflector. The second MEMS reflectors are configured to periodically reflect light beams emitted from the linear reflection unit, to form a surface light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Po-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 9389459
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light source, and a reflective sheet. The reflective sheet includes a four-sided bottom face part with two pairs of mutually opposing sides, a first peripheral portion extending from one of the sides, and a second peripheral portion with a first section extending from adjacent one of the sides and a second section extending from the first section. The first peripheral portion and the second section of the second peripheral portion partially overlap with each other at a location between ends of the one of the sides to form one of side face parts of the reflective sheet. The second peripheral portion forms adjacent one of the side face parts of the reflective sheet that is adjacent to the one of the side face parts of the reflective sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Suzuki, Makoto Nameda
  • Patent number: 9389460
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight unit which generates light, a display panel which receives the light to display an image, a containing member in which the display panel is accommodated, and a supporting member coupled to the containing member and configured to support an edge portion of the display panel. The supporting member includes first and second supporting part and a coupling part. The first and second supporting parts extend in first and second directions, respectively, along the edge portion of the display panel. The coupling part is coupled to the first and second supporting parts and is configured to connect the first supporting parts to the second supporting parts. The coupling part includes a reflection surface facing a direction different from the first and second directions in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seki Park, Luly Lee, Seul-Gi Kim, Suchang Ryu, Donghyeon Lee
  • Patent number: 9389461
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display apparatus includes an array substrate, a counter-substrate and a liquid crystal layer formed of a negative liquid crystal material. The array substrate includes a common electrode, an insulating film, a plurality of pixel electrodes each provided with a slit, and a first alignment film. A ratio of a liquid crystal capacitance to a capacitance of the first alignment film (liquid crystal capacitance/alignment film capacitance) is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value. The formula (es/d_LC)/(e_PI/d_PI)?0.0599 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Youichi Asakawa
  • Patent number: 9389462
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device of VAIPS mode, which uses a liquid crystal material having negative dielectric anisotropy (??<0), and has a high response speed, a wide viewing angle, a high transmittance at the time of light transmission, a high black level at the time of light blockage, and an excellent contrast ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyofumi Takeuchi, Masakazu Kaneoya
  • Patent number: 9389463
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display, including: a first substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the first substrate and overlapping with each other with a first insulating layer therebetween; a second insulating layer disposed on the first substrate and having an opening; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a first alignment layer disposed on the first substrate; a second alignment layer disposed on the second substrate; and a spacer disposed between the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer, in which the spacer is positioned in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Soo Jung, Bong Sung Seo, Jun Woo Lee, Baek Kyun Jeon, Min-Sik Jung
  • Patent number: 9389464
    Abstract: A transverse electric field-type liquid crystal display device displays by rotating homogeneous-aligned liquid crystals by a transverse electric field substantially parallel to a substrate, applied across a pixel electrode and a common electrode, assuring sufficient storage capacitance while enlarging the area of driving the liquid crystal molecules in a sub pixel. A source pixel electrode connected to a source electrode extends along the data line, a storage capacitance electrode formed by the same layer as the data line is formed above an adjacent scan line so as to overlap the adjacent scan line, the source pixel electrode is disposed so as to be connected to the storage capacitance electrode and a pixel along one side, an interlayer film is formed over the source pixel electrode, and a pixel electrode and a common electrode formed by a transparent conductive film are formed over the interlayer film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishida, Naoyuki Taguchi, Takahiko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9389465
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a first alignment film formed over the first substrate, a second substrate, a second alignment film formed over the second substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first alignment film and the second alignment film, and a projecting portion formed over the second substrate. The first alignment film is a photo alignment film, and a thickness “d2” of the second alignment film over the projecting portion and a film thickness “d1” of a portion of the first alignment film facing the projecting portion satisfy formula (1) and (2): 0 nm<d2<30 nm??(1); d2<d1??(2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidehiro Sonoda, Chikae Matsui, Noboru Kunimatsu
  • Patent number: 9389467
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate with a predetermined interval therebetween, a liquid crystal material filled between the first substrate and the second substrate, a column spacer disposed at the second substrate and maintaining the predetermined interval between the first substrate and the second substrate, a passivation layer disposed at the first substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer; and a fixing protrusion which is disposed on the first substrate, is positioned at an opposing surface of the column spacer and includes at least one of a lower layer including the passivation layer and an upper layer including the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Sik Jung, Byung-Chul Kim, Young Gu Kim, Hwa Sung Woo, Baek Kyun Jeon
  • Patent number: 9389468
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes multiple pixels which are arrayed. Each pixel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode formed on an opposing face of the first substrate which faces the second substrate, a second electrode formed on an opposing face of the second substrate which faces the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer which includes liquid crystal molecules, situated between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a planarization layer. The liquid crystal molecules are pretilted. Multiple ridge-and-groove portions are formed at the first electrode. At least the grooves of the first electrode are filled in by the planarization layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Miyakawa, Chikashi Kobayashi, Shunichi Suwa
  • Patent number: 9389469
    Abstract: A display device includes: a common voltage line formed on a display unit and at an outer side of the display unit; a first insulating layer formed on a thin film transistor on the display unit; a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating layer; a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of microcavities formed on the pixel electrode; a common electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode with the liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween; the common electrode contacting the common voltage line at the outer side of the display unit through a contact hole; a second insulating layer formed on the common electrode; a roof layer formed on the second insulating layer; an injection hole formed on the common electrode, second insulating layer, and roof layer; and an overcoat formed on the roof layer covering the injection hole and sealing the microcavity, wherein the roof layer covers the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Tae Kim, Yu Jin Kim, Seon Uk Lee, Kyung Tae Chae
  • Patent number: 9389470
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array. Each of the sub-pixels includes an active device and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the active device. A disclination area and a plurality of domains separated by the disclination area are defined in each of the pixel electrodes, respectively. Here, only a portion of the sub-pixels further includes a light-shielding pattern arranged corresponding to the disclination area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kun-Cheng Tien, Chien-Huang Liao, Shu-En Li
  • Patent number: 9389471
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate having a display region with first and second electrodes, TFTs, scanning signal lines connected to the TFTs, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and counter substrates, and sealed by a sealant, scanning line leads connected to the scanning signal lines and formed outside of the display region, video signal line leads connected to the video signal lines and formed outside of the display region and a shield electrode formed on the TFT substrate covering the scanning line leads but not the video signal line leads. The second electrode is connected to a TFT, and liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are driven by an electric field, which is generated between the first and second electrodes. The shield electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode and overlapped with the sealant in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Anjo, Takahiro Nagami, Kenichi Hatakeyama
  • Patent number: 9389472
    Abstract: A display device includes a transparent substrate having a display region with a plurality of scanning signal lines and video signal lines intersecting thereon, a first terminal formed outside the display region connecting to a first terminal wiring and a second terminal wiring connected to a semiconductor chip, and an inverted staggered thin film transistor. The first terminal includes a first portion, a second portion on the first portion, a third portion having an exposed planar terminal plate on the second portion, a plurality of first vias between the first portion and the second portion, and a plurality of second vias between the second portion and the third portion. The first portion is connected to the first and second terminal wirings, and each of the plurality of first vias is not overlapped with each of the plurality of second vias in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ochiai, Mitsuru Goto
  • Patent number: 9389473
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including an insulative substrate, a first electrically conductive layer, a second electrically conductive layer, a third electrically conductive layer, a fourth electrically conductive layer. The first electrically conductive layer includes a gate line located on the insulative substrate, a common potential line and a first pad portion. The second electrically conductive layer includes a common electrode which is located on the insulative substrate and is put in contact with the common potential line, and a second pad portion stacked on the first pad portion. The fourth electrically conductive layer includes a pixel electrode in which a slit facing the common electrode is formed, and a third pad portion which is put in contact with the second pad portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Shin Morita
  • Patent number: 9389474
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel (10) includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix pattern having rows and columns. A plurality of Cs bus lines (43c) as storage capacitor lines are routed in the row direction of the liquid crystal panel (10). A plurality of branch lines (310) are routed in the column direction across a pixel region (10a). The branch lines (310) are connected to the Cs bus lines (43c) so that control signals are sent to storage capacitors from the branch lines (310) through the Cs bus lines (43c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh, Yuki Yamashita, Akihiro Shohraku
  • Patent number: 9389475
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a matrix substrate and a liquid crystal display device. When the scan line set comprises at least three scan lines, a part of data lines is bended from one side of the pixels corresponding to a same column to another side between two adjacent pixels such that the thin film transistor of each of the pixels can be connected to a nearest data line. This prevents the data lines from interfering with the pixel electrode, and raises the charging time by turning on at least three scan lines simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Shih-Hsun Lo
  • Patent number: 9389476
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD device that includes a plurality of horizontal gate lines provided in a horizontal direction in a liquid crystal panel, a plurality of data lines and a plurality of vertical gate lines provided in a vertical direction in the liquid crystal panel, and a driving IC connected to the plurality of vertical gate lines to supply a gate driving signal, and connected to the plurality of data lines to supply data voltages. One of the horizontal gate lines is connected to at least two vertical gate lines, and the driving IC supplies the same gate driving signal to the at least two vertical gate lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Sin Park, Chul Nam, Jae Hyung Jo
  • Patent number: 9389477
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes TFTs designed in accordance with characteristics of circuits. In a first structure of the invention, the TFT is formed by using a crystalline silicon film made of a unique crystal structure body. The crystal structure body has a structure in which rod-like or flattened rod-like crystals grow in a direction parallel to each other. In a second structure of the invention, growth distances of lateral growth regions are made different from each other in accordance with channel lengths, of the TFTs. By this, characteristics of TFTs formed in one lateral growth region can be made as uniform as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Hisashi Ohtani
  • Patent number: 9389478
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate, a thin film transistor on the substrate, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, a common electrode on the pixel electrode to be spaced apart from the pixel electrode while a plurality of microcavities are interposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, a roof layer on the common electrode, an alignment layer on the pixel electrode and beneath the common electrode and including a photosensitive material, a liquid crystal layer filling the microcavities, and an encapsulation layer on the roof layer to seal the microcavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seon Uk Lee, Nam Seok Roh, Hee-Keun Lee, Seok-Joon Hong
  • Patent number: 9389479
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrochromic device having a structure in which atoms of an electrolytic layer and an ion storage layer are mixed with each other. The electrochromic device includes an active layer configured to provide a transparent state by a protonation and a reflective state by a deprotonation, an ion storage layer which stores a proton, an electrolytic layer which is provided between the active layer and the ion storage layer and used a medium through which the proton is moved, and a mixed layer having constituent elements of the ion storage layer and the electrolytic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cho-Young Lee, Do-Won Heo
  • Patent number: 9389480
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrochromic display device can include a step of applying and attaching a fine particle with a predetermined particle diameter to a display substrate, a step of film-forming a transparent electrically conductive film after the fine particle is applied thereto, a step of removing the fine particle to remove a transparent electrically conductive film attached to a surface of the fine particle and to form a display electrode having a fine through-hole at a position at which the fine particle has been attached thereto, and a step of forming an electrochromic layer on the display electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Naijo, Tohru Yashiro, Shigenobu Hirano, Yoshinori Okada, Sukchan Kim, Koh Fujimura, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Kazuaki Tsuji
  • Patent number: 9389481
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an electrophoretic slurry composition and an electrophoretic display device comprising the same, where the electrophoretic slurry comprises charged particles; polymer beads comprising an acryl- or vinyl-based repeating unit; and a fluid medium. Accordingly, the present invention has a high reactivity to a driving voltage, sustains images or text for a predetermined period of time or longer even when the driving voltage is switched off, and provides a high contrast ratio and enhanced visibility to implement high-quality text or images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hey-Jin Myoung, Ho-Suk Song, Hyeon-Jung Yoo, Young-Seo Yoon
  • Patent number: 9389482
    Abstract: An electrophoresis display device includes: a pair of substrates; an electrophoresis layer which is pinched between the pair of substrates, and includes a partition and electrophoresis particles that are disposed in plural regions which are divided by the partition; a display portion which includes a plurality of pixels; a pixel electrode which is formed on the plurality of pixels; a facing electrode which faces the plurality of pixel electrodes via the electrophoresis layer; a first control line and a second control line which are electrically connected to the pixel electrodes; and a shielding layer which is disposed between the first control line and the electrophoresis layer and between the second control line and the electrophoresis layer, and can perform a potential input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Katsunori Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9389483
    Abstract: A continuous spectrum generation apparatus including a laser light source and a plurality of condensed state transparent plates is provided. The laser light source is configured to emit a laser beam. The condensed state transparent plates are disposed on the transmission path of the laser beam in sequence, and configured to successively extend the spectral bandwidth of the laser beam in sequence. An assembling method of a continuous spectrum generation apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: National Tsung Hua University
    Inventors: Andrew Hing-Cheong Kung, Chih-Hsuan Lu
  • Patent number: 9389484
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes: an image pickup element; a control portion artificially driving an electronic leading blade by resetting stored charges of the image pickup element in a predetermined direction at every pixel line; and a focal plane shutter includes a board including an opening exposing the image pickup element, a mechanical trailing blade capable of opening and closing the opening, a trailing blade drive lever driving the trailing blade, an actuator actuating the trailing blade drive lever, a shading member capable of opening and closing at least a part of the opening, a shading member drive lever driving the shading member, a connection member provided on the shading member drive lever, and a biasing member biasing the shading member drive lever such that the shading member recedes from the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventor: Yoichi Nakano
  • Patent number: 9389485
    Abstract: A device includes a camera and an upper strobe which irradiates a user with light from an upper front. The upper strobe is provided such that a light-emitting surface is positioned at an upper rear of the camera as viewed from an object. The present technology can be applied to a photo sticker creating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: FURYU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyoko Tada, Hidehiro Sakai, Takashi Mitsuyasu, Yukari Hamaguchi, Shingo Hamaguchi, Shuhei Yamoto
  • Patent number: 9389486
    Abstract: In one embodiment of an enclosure device, a camera casing and light source casing are secured to a plate frame, and the enclosure device is configured to be mounted to an arm, such as a robotic welding arm. A shutter mounting arm may also be secured to the plate frame. A flap may be pivotally mounted to the distal end of the shutter mounting arm, such that the flap may be actuated between a first and second position by an actuator cooperatively engaged with the flap. The first position may be defined as to protect a camera lens positioned in the camera casing and a light source lens positioned in the light source casing. The second position may be defined as to not obscure a line-of-sight from either the light source and/or the camera to the work piece on the arm. A light source casing may be sandwiched between two side plates that are generally configured as mirror images of one another. The light source casing housing a light source may be configured as a laser designed to measure distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad J. Goddard, Mark A. Hann