Patents Issued in December 8, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160356901
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: a first layer including a n+ dopant or p+ dopant; an intrinsic layer formed above the first layer, the intrinsic layer including a planar portion and pillars extending above the planar portion, cavity regions being defined between the pillars; and a second layer deposited on a periphery of the pillars thereby forming coated pillars, the second layer being substantially absent on the planar portion of the intrinsic layer between the coated pillars. The second layer includes an n+ dopant when the first layer includes a p+ dopant. The second layer includes a p+ dopant when the first layer includes an n+ dopant. The apparatus includes a neutron sensitive material deposited between the coated pillars and above the planar portion of the intrinsic layer. In additional embodiments, an upper portion of each of the pillars includes a same type of dopant as the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Qinghui Shao, Adam Conway, Rebecca J. Nikolic, Lars Voss, Ishwara B. Bhat, Sara E. Harrison
  • Publication number: 20160356902
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to a coupling assembly. The coupling assembly may include a projecting member or peg and a mounting member coupled to the projecting member or peg and configured to support a device (e.g., a seismic sensor) thereon. The coupling assembly may also include a bushing or sleeve adapted to connect to a mounting base and configured to include a cavity for receiving the projecting member or peg and an attachment assembly configured to releaseably secure the projecting member or peg within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Kevin E. Swier
  • Publication number: 20160356903
    Abstract: A method, including: storing, in a computer storage device, geophysical seismic data that has been separated into a multiple-free component and a multiple contaminated component; performing, with a processor, a first full wavefield inversion process on the multiple-free component of the seismic data, wherein a first subsurface physical property model is generated; determining, with a processor, an extended target reflectivity, wherein the extended target reflectivity includes a reflectivity for each of a plurality of shots; separately performing, with a processor, a second full wavefield inversion process with the multiple contaminated component of the seismic data for each of the plurality of shots using the reflectivity corresponding to each of the plurality of shots, wherein a second subsurface physical property model is generated; and generating, with a processor, multiple-free final subsurface physical property model by combining the first subsurface physical property model and the second subsurface phys
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Volkan AKCELIK, Jerome R. Krebs
  • Publication number: 20160356904
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for integrating plural modalities of information to obtain values for a specified attribute of a given system. In one embodiment, the method comprises acquiring data of a first modality, conveying a first source of data of a first type of the system; configuring simulator with settings of physical sensors; acquiring data of a second modality from the system, conveying a second source of data of a second type of the system. The method further comprises converting the data of the second modality to data of the first type, while configuring a virtual set of sensors to enable acquisition of the converted data of the second modality; and configuring adjoints equipped simulator with settings of the virtual sensors, to mimic collection of data of the first type, while configured to measure data of second type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicants: SHELL OIL COMPANY, International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew R. Conn, Sippe Douma, Gijs VAN ESSEN, Lior Horesh, Eduardo Antonio Arismendi JIMENEZ, Ulisses Mello
  • Publication number: 20160356905
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a subsurface during a 4-dimensional (4D) survey. The method includes obtaining an area of the subsurface that needs to be monitored; identifying receiver and source locations for the area and source frequencies to be emitted into the area based on demigration or inverse ray tracing; performing a light base survey for the area; performing a light monitor survey for the area; and generating an image of the area based on a comparison of (i) the light base survey, and (ii) the light monitor survey for the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Habib ALKHATIB
  • Publication number: 20160356906
    Abstract: Various implementations directed to quality control and preconditioning of seismic data are provided. In one implementation, a method may include receiving particle motion data from particle motion sensors disposed on seismic streamers. The method may also include performing quality control (QC) processing on the particle motion data. The method may further include performing preconditioning processing on the QC-processed particle motion data. The method may additionally include attenuating noise in the preconditioning-processed particle motion data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Ahmet Kemal Ozdemir, Bent Andreas Kjellesvig
  • Publication number: 20160356907
    Abstract: Method and system for acquiring seismic data. The marine seismic acquisition system includes a first vessel that follows an inline direction (X); a first source array (S1) configured to generate first seismic waves; and a second source array (S2) configured to generate second seismic waves. The first and second source arrays are towed by the first vessel along the inline direction (X) and a first inline distance (d) between (i) a first center of source (CS1) of the first source array (S1) and (ii) a second center of source (CS2) of the second source array (S2) is different from zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas MENSCH
  • Publication number: 20160356908
    Abstract: Various technologies described herein are directed to a method that includes deploying a plurality of wave gliders in a seismic survey area, where the plurality of wave gliders has one or more seismic sensors coupled thereto for acquiring seismic data. The method may also include deploying at least one source vessel in the seismic survey area, where the at least one source vessel has one or more sources coupled thereto and a central communication unit disposed thereon. The method may then include positioning the plurality of wave gliders according to an initial navigation plan. The method may further include monitoring a relative position of a respective wave glider in the plurality of wave gliders with respect to other wave gliders in the plurality of wave gliders and with respect to the at least one source vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: EVERHARD MUYZERT, KENNETH E. WELKER
  • Publication number: 20160356909
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining vertical seismic profile (VSP) data using seismic sources positioned at corresponding shot locations at desired offsets from seismic receivers positioned in a borehole drilled through a formation. The method further comprises receiving seismic waves emanating from the seismic sources, processing the VSP data to determine vertical slowness of the formation, and analyzing an azimuthal anisotropy of the formation. This is performed by calculating modified total slowness of the formation using the vertical slowness and vertical polarization angle, calculating and applying a polar anisotropy correction to the modified total slowness to obtain a corrected value of the modified total slowness, and normalizing the corrected modified total slowness to a desired polarization angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: HALL IBURTON ENERGY SERVICE, INC.
    Inventor: Ran Zhou
  • Publication number: 20160356910
    Abstract: A method for torsional wave logging in a borehole of a subterranean formation. The method includes obtaining a torsional wave measurement of the borehole, wherein the torsional wave measurement represents characteristics of a torsional wave propagating within a cylindrical layered structure associated with the borehole, wherein the cylindrical layered structure comprises the subterranean formation and a completion of the borehole, analyzing, by a computer processor, the torsional wave measurement to generate a quality measure of the completion, and displaying the quality measure of the completion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: BIKASH K. SINHA, SANDIP BOSE, JIAQI YANG, TING LEI, TAREK M. HABASHY, SMAINE ZEROUG, MA LUO
  • Publication number: 20160356911
    Abstract: An illustrative permanent electromagnetic (EM) monitoring system including a casing string positioned inside a borehole penetrating a formation, a source electrode attached to the casing string, an electrically insulating layer on an outer surface of the source electrode that provides a capacitive coupling of the source electrode to the formation, a power supply coupled to the source electrode which injects electrical current into the formation via the capacitive coupling, and a processing unit that determines a formation property based on at least the current received by a return electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Glenn Andrew Wilson, Burkay Donderici
  • Publication number: 20160356912
    Abstract: A method of estimating fluid saturations includes obtaining amplitude values of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data for a material, with each amplitude value being associated with a longitudinal magnetization recovery (T1 relaxation) time and a transverse magnetization decay (T2 relaxation) time. A mean is calculated as a function of the amplitude values and the T1 and T2 relaxation times for the amplitude values. Hydrocarbon saturation of pore space of the material is estimated as a function of the deviation of the mean from a threshold hydrocarbon saturation indicator and a threshold water saturation indicator, using the processor. Water saturation of the pore space of the material is estimated as a function of the deviation of the mean from the threshold hydrocarbon saturation indicator and the threshold water saturation indicator, using the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Mansoor Ali, Vivek Anand
  • Publication number: 20160356913
    Abstract: Techniques and systems for two scanners to inspect objects based on an initial scanning of all objects and an additional scanning of objects that are determined by the initial scanning to potentially include one or more suspect regions. In one implementation, a system can include a primary scanner for performing the initial or primary scanning and a smaller secondary scanner for the additional or secondary scanning to provide efficient and accurate inspection of objects while maintaining a desired throughput of the inspection. In another implementation, a single scanner can be used to perform both the initial scanning and the additional scanning while maintaining a sufficient throughput of a line of objects under inspection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Michael James Sossong, Shawn McKenney, Robert Whalen, Gary Blanpied, Andre Lehovich, Priscilla Kurnadi
  • Publication number: 20160356914
    Abstract: Systems and methods for scanning an item utilizing an X-ray scanner in order to facilitate a determination of whether the X-ray radiation penetrated through the entirety of the scanned item. Various embodiments comprise a conveying mechanism, an X-ray emitter, a detector, and an X-ray penetration grid (XPG). The XPG may comprise a radiopaque grid that may serve as a reference for determining whether radiation passes through the scanned item, the grid oriented such that the grid members are neither parallel nor perpendicular to the direction of travel. Such orientation may minimize or eliminate “ghosted” radiation signals included in a visual display of the radiation received by the detector. A scanned item may be oriented with the XPG such that radiation emitted by the X-ray emitter that passes through a portion of the scanned item must also pass through the XPG before being received by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Wendie Patricia Hayler, Mark Rutherford, Marcus A. Jones, Anthony David Kirk, Gilbert Walter Vanorder, III, Roy Douglas Hudson, Paul Mason, James Termini
  • Publication number: 20160356915
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a four plane x-ray inspection system for inspecting objects present within containers to be transported and for identifying and distinguishing objects constituting weapons, explosives, bombs, materials, chemicals, drugs, substances, and other items that may cause harm to humans, vehicles, and property. The system uses four, multi-energy level, x-ray scanning planes, including two, multi-energy level, x-ray scanning planes configured at angles, in a scanning tunnel to generate ultra-high definition imaging data and metadata corresponding to dimensionally accurate front, top and side orthogonal views of a target object that may comprise a threat. The system also provides orthogonal views of such target objects and identifies them through the calculation of accurate effective atomic numbers and densities. Through use of the angled, multi-energy level, x-ray scanning planes, the system increases the probability of detecting threats while reducing the probability of false alarms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher K. Green, Eric Weldon, Marion I. Starns, IV, Alfred Forbes, IV
  • Publication number: 20160356916
    Abstract: A method of noninvasively determining desired positioning of a component beneath a substrate is described. The component has a concealing surface longitudinally separated by a substrate body from an accessible surface of the substrate. A component having longitudinally differing activated and deactivated positions is provided. The component is located longitudinally beneath the concealing surface of the substrate. The accessible surface of the substrate is inspected with an inspection device while the component is beneath the concealing surface. With the inspection device, at least one of an activated and a deactivated position of the component is detected. The detected activated and/or deactivated position of the component is indicated, in a user-perceptible format. An apparatus for noninvasively determining desired positioning of a component beneath a substrate is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: MATTHEW NEAL
  • Publication number: 20160356917
    Abstract: Various embodiments include systems and methods of sensing implemented by utilizing quantum entanglement between photon states. An approach to sensing may include generating entangled pairs of photons, sending photons of the entangled pairs in a detection direction and other photons of the entangled pairs in a sensing direction, and analyzing statistics of detected photons with respect to an entanglement characteristic. Additional systems and methods are described that may be used in a variety of applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Satyan Gopal Bhongale
  • Publication number: 20160356918
    Abstract: A heat source-free fiber positioning and orienting system for seepage of submerged or partially submerged structures and monitoring method thereof includes a plurality of seepage monitoring devices connected through rotary supports. The seepage monitoring devices include first seepage monitoring units symmetrically distributed on the front and back and second seepage monitoring units symmetrically distributed on left and right. Seepage, monitoring fibers are distributed in the first seepage monitoring units and the second seepage monitoring units, and the seepage conditions of the submerged or partially submerged structures are monitored through the seepage monitoring fibers. The heat source-free fiber positioning and orienting system for the seepage of submerged or partially submerged structures has the characteristics of no heating, distribution manner, multiple orientations and synchronicity or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Huaizhi Su, Meng Yang, Hao Li, Xing Li, Zhaoqing Fu
  • Publication number: 20160356919
    Abstract: Thermal conductivity measurements of a wellbore fluid may be used to derive the sag of the wellbore fluid (i.e., the inhomogeneity or gradation in particle distribution in the fluid as a result of the particles settling). For example, a method may include measuring a thermal conductivity of a fluid at two or more locations along a height of a vessel containing the fluid that comprises particles dispersed in a base fluid; and calculating a sag of the fluid based on the thermal conductivity at the two or more locations. In some instances, the temperature and pressure of the wellbore fluid may be changed and/or the wellbore fluid may be sheared to investigate their effects on sag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale E. Jamison, Cato Russell McDaniel, Katerina V. Newman, Xiangnan Ye
  • Publication number: 20160356920
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for detecting, recognizing, and positioning a zonal underground target in a mountain land environment by detecting a ridge position in the mountain land environment and carrying out energy correction. The method belongs to the interdisciplinary field of pattern recognition, remote sensing technology and terrain analysis. The zonal underground target can cause energy abnormity when the heat field thereof is different from that of a mountain mass, and the heat island effect of the ridge can also cause the energy of the mountain mass to be abnormal. However, the energy abnormity caused by the heat island effect is essentially different from the energy abnormity caused by the zonal underground target in the aspect of mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Tianxu ZHANG, Cen LU, Yuehuan WANG, Weidong YANG, Nong SANG, Wenxuan MA, Longwei HAO
  • Publication number: 20160356921
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems related to a spectroelectrochemical cell apparatus including a cell body that has a first volume, a transparent sample window defined in the cell body, the transparent sample window defining an optical path through the cell body and having a second volume, a working electrode extending through the cell body and into the transparent sample window in the optical path, a counter electrode extending through the cell body, a reference electrode extending through the cell body, a sample inlet extending through the cell body, a solvent inlet extending through the cell body, an electrolyte inlet extending through the cell body, an ionic fluid inlet extending through the cell body, a detection species inlet extending through the cell body, a fluid outlet extending through the cell body, and a fluid mixer located within the cell body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jing Shen, Wei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160356922
    Abstract: The DYNAMIC STORM ENVIRONMENT ENGINE (DSEE) transforms flight profiles, atmospheric data, and convective and non-convective turbulence predictions and observations into dynamic turbulence alerts, nowcasts, and optimized flight paths. The DSEE determines four-dimensional grid points for a temporal geographic area and determines atmospheric potential instability and potential turbulence intensity at each grid point. The DSEE masks potential turbulence intensity at least one grid point and determines and outputs at least one of the TKE and the total EDR for each grid point. In some implementations, the DSEE receives a flight profile for an aircraft, including an initial route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: TELVENT DTN LLC
    Inventors: Donald MCCANN, Daniel W. LENNARTSON, James H. BLOCK
  • Publication number: 20160356923
    Abstract: The invention provides a class of block copolymers having a plurality of chemically different blocks, at least a portion of which incorporating polymer side chain groups having a helical secondary structure. The invention also provides structures generated by self-assembly of polymer blends including at least one block copolymer component, such as a brush block polymer or wedge-type block polymer. The invention provides, for example, periodic nanostructures and microstructures generated by self-assembly of block copolymers and polymer blends comprising a mixture of at least one block copolymer component, such as a brush block copolymer, and at least a second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Garret M. MIYAKE, Raymond WEITEKAMP, Robert H. GRUBBS, Victoria PIUNOVA
  • Publication number: 20160356924
    Abstract: Provided are a lens composition that filters out and reduces transmittance of blue light and a lens formed of the composition. The lens composition includes: 40-50% thermoplastic material, 34-46% plasticizer, 2.6-4.4% quinophthalone, 2.1-3.6% perynone, 1.3-2.3% anthraquinone, and 0.48-0.82% luminophor. The lens is formed by having the composition mixed and subjected to pressing or injection molding so that the lens reduces the transmittance of blue light in the wavelength range of 380-550 nm to about 35-65% thereby reducing the harm caused thereby to human eyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: KUO-LIANG CHEN, HSI-LIANG LIN, CHAO-YUNG CHAN, YEN-HUEI WEN
  • Publication number: 20160356925
    Abstract: An optical element for a mobile apparatus comprising a layer of sapphire having a first refractive index value and comprising a surface, wherein the surface is visible to a user. The optical element further comprises a textured structure arranged on the surface of the layer of sapphire for affecting propagation of visible light incident upon the surface of the layer of sapphire, wherein the structure is configured to have a second refractive index value, the second refractive index value being lower than the first refractive index value, and wherein the textured structure is configured to reduce reflection of the visible light incident from the surface of the layer of sapphire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Fiona Lowrie
  • Publication number: 20160356926
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical component, an infrared camera including the optical component, and a method for manufacturing the optical component. Antireflection materials 3A are formed on a chalcogenide glass 2 of which a compositional ratio of germanium and selenium is 60 percent or greater. With respect to the antireflection materials 3A, an extinction coefficient to light of 10.5 ?m is 0.01 or less, and a refractive index to light having a wavelength of 10.5 ?m are greater than 1 and 2.6 or less. The antireflection materials 3A are formed on a surface of a chalcogenide glass 2 at an interval of 0.5 ?m to 2.0 ?m, so as to form an antireflection film 3. Adhesiveness of the antireflection film 3 is higher than that In a case where the surface of the chalcogenide glass 2 is evenly coated with the antireflection materials 3A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Mototaka KANAYA
  • Publication number: 20160356927
    Abstract: This polarizing film is characterized by comprising an inorganic layer on one or both surfaces of a polarizing element. The polarizing film has barrier properties against steam, and, even when used in the mode of a polarizing film with an adhesive layer, has good adhesion with the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicants: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION, NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yasui, Yuusuke Toyama, Akinori Izaki, Nozomi Fujino
  • Publication number: 20160356928
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display substrate. The display substrate includes a substrate having a display area and a border area surrounding the display area; a non-black photo-resist layer formed on the substrate in the border area; and a black photo-resist layer formed on the non-black photo-resist layer. The non-black photo-resist layer interfaces the black photo-resist layer with a diffusion structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: WUSHENG LI, KI MAN KIM
  • Publication number: 20160356929
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device for creating a 3-D effect. The display device comprises a substrate, a first layer attached to the substrate comprising glass beads and at least one pigment, and an LED light source for shining upon the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Lara Knutson
  • Publication number: 20160356930
    Abstract: The embodiments of the invention provide a color filter substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device, belonging to the field of display technology. Manufacturing the display device by using the above color filter substrate can simplify the manufacturing process and reduce the cost. The manufacturing method of the color filter substrate comprises: performing a single patterning process to form patterns of a plurality of first black matrixes and second black matrixes which are horizontally and longitudinally intersected, and patterns of a plurality of first touch electrodes positioned on surfaces of the second black matrixes away from a base substrate, wherein the patterns of the first black matrixes and the second black matrixes are intersected to define a plurality of color filter regions arranged in a form of matrix; and forming patterns of color filter layers within the color filter regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Mingchao LI, Fangzhen ZHANG, Peilin ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160356931
    Abstract: The invention provides a glazing sheet and a low-emissivity coating on the glazing sheet. The low-emissivity coating comprises, in sequence moving outwardly from the glazing sheet, a layer comprising oxide film, nitride film, or oxynitride film, an infrared-reflective film, a nickel-aluminum blocker film, and an oxide film. Also provided are methods of depositing such a low-emissivity coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Kari B. Myli, Gary L. Pfaff, Daniel J. Plaggemeyer
  • Publication number: 20160356932
    Abstract: The invention relates to the technical field of screen protection, and in particular, relates to a screen cover piece, acting as a filter, of specific colors that will filter the bright light and bright glare emitted from the viewing screens of various electronic devices. A transparent color screen filter cover will be made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, polyurethane film, and/or tempered glass with the composition of an Anti-Glare layer and a Hard Coating Layer. A gluing layer is applied on any side of the piece body or no gluing layer may be applied for other utility options. The transparent colored light filtering screen cover besides filtering out the irritating, bright light from electronic devices is also an aesthetically enhancing screen cover piece for such devices. The color spectrums being claimed for such transparent color tinted screen filter covers are: orange, red, rose, yellow, gold, green, brown, amber, copper and/or purple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Maria Carlucci, Ronald Carlucci
  • Publication number: 20160356933
    Abstract: A display includes: a laminated wiring with a conductive film arranged on a foundation layer, and a transparent film and a translucent film arranged on the conductive film; a wiring terminal part arranged at an edge portion of the laminated wiring and having the same laminated structure as that of the laminated wiring; and an insulating film that covers the laminated wiring and the wiring terminal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masami HAYASHI, Kenichi MIYAMOTO, Nobuaki ISHIGA, Naoki TSUMURA, Kensuke NAGAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160356934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of polarizer, and discloses a circular polarizer and a fabricating method thereof, as well as a display panel. The circular polarizer comprises a substrate, as well as a linear grating structure layer and a quarter-wave plate which are located on one side of the substrate. In specific implementations, the quarter-wave plate is a quarter-wave plate formed from a photo-polymerized liquid crystal material. The above circular polarizer may be directly integrated on an upper substrate and/or a lower substrate of a display panel, thereby simplifying the structure of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Wenbo Li
  • Publication number: 20160356935
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a mother substrate assembly includes forming a metal layer on substantially an entire surface of a transparent substrate including a cell area including a non-display area and a display area, an align key area, and a substrate area surrounding the cell area and the align key area, etching the metal layer to form an align key in the align key area, etching the metal layer to form a reflection part in the non-display area, and etching the metal layer in the display area to form a metal nanowire in the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: SEUNG-WON PARK, TAEWOO KIM, MOONGYU LEE, MINHYUCK KANG
  • Publication number: 20160356936
    Abstract: A phase difference element has a transparent substrate and a birefringent film with tantalum oxide and titanium oxide obliquely deposited on one surface of the transparent substrate. The birefringent film has a first photorefractive film and a second photorefractive film laminated to each other and having different oblique deposition directions. The ratio of titanium atoms to the total of titanium atoms and tantalum atoms in the birefringent film is 4.0 atomic % or higher to 30 atomic % or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Nobuyuki KOIKE
  • Publication number: 20160356937
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of display, and discloses a light guide plate, a backlight source and a display apparatus, for solving the problem of the exit light non-uniformity of the backlight source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Yongli Yao, Wentao Ying, Xiaoli Xie
  • Publication number: 20160356938
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein include broadband light source system comprising an optic coupler including a plurality of input branches coupled to an output. The system includes a plurality of light sources coupled to the plurality of input branches. Each light source outputs light having a different wavelength distribution than any other light source of the plurality of light sources. The output emits a broadband light source comprising a combined spectral output of the plurality of light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Scott A. CHALMERS
  • Publication number: 20160356939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of display technology, particularly to a backlight unit and a display device. The backlight unit according to the present invention comprises: a light guide plate, the light guide plate comprising a first inclined side and an upper bottom surface and a lower bottom surface parallel with each other, wherein the angle between the first inclined side and the lower bottom surface is a sharp angle; a light emitting element arranged below the first inclined side; and a first reflector arranged on a surface of the first inclined side of the light guide plate. Compared with the prior art, the thickness of such a backlight unit can be kept relatively small, which facilitates lighter and thinner design of the liquid crystal display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Shang Wang
  • Publication number: 20160356940
    Abstract: An optical system and method provides at least one, and preferably an array of relatively small, high brightness light sources with a surrounding surface that exhibits brightness, thereby reducing the contrast between the high brightness produced by the light sources and the brightness of their surrounding surfaces. The optical system includes a light waveguide structure that captures a portion of the light from the individual high-brightness light sources, and then re-emits the source light to create brightness in the light sources' surrounding surfaces. The optical system is particularly adapted for use with LEDs, but could be used with LEDS, but could be used with other high brightness light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Peter Y.Y. Ngai
  • Publication number: 20160356941
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, the output end may be reduced in thickness when compared to that of the output end in accordance with the related art. Therefore, the output end may be applied to the light guide plate having the thin thickness, and also, the display device including the backlight unit having the thin thickness may be manufactured. In addition, the light emitting device package may not be limited to the thickness thereof, unlike the light emitting device package in accordance with the related art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jae Chul JU, Yeong Seok KIM
  • Publication number: 20160356942
    Abstract: A lighting fixture having a glass structure having a first sheet of fusion drawn, chemically strengthened glass, a clear sheet element, a diffusing element having a first surface and a second surface, and a light source situated along one or more edges of the clear sheet element to thereby direct light into the clear sheet element. Another lighting fixture having an acrylic sheet with dispersive particles embedded therein that transfer light perpendicular to an axis of injection of the dispersive particles, the acrylic sheet having a first surface and a second surface. This lighting fixture also includes a first sheet of fusion drawn, chemically strengthened glass positioned on the first surface and a light source situated along one or more edges of the acrylic sheet to thereby direct light into the clear sheet element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Sarko Cherekdjian, Charles Mitchel Sorensen, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160356943
    Abstract: An electronic device may generate content that is to be displayed on a display. The display may have an array of liquid crystal display pixels for displaying image frames of the content. The display may be operated in at least a normal viewing mode, a privacy mode, an outdoor viewing mode, and a power saving mode. The different view modes may exhibit different viewing angles. In one configuration, the display may include a backlight unit that generates a collimated light source and that includes a switchable diffuser film for selectively scattering the collimated light source depending on the current viewing mode of the display. In another configuration, the display may include a backlight unit that generates a scattered light source that includes a switchable microarray structure such as a switchable mirror structure or a tunable microlens array for selectively collimating the scattered light source depending on the current viewing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Hyungryul J. Choi, Zhibing Ge, Cheng Chen, Hossein Nemati, Wei Chen, Jun Qi, Khadijeh Bayat, David A. Doyle, John Z. Zhong
  • Publication number: 20160356944
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light exit surface, a reflection surface opposite to the light exit surface, and at least one light incidence surface connecting to the light exit surface and the reflection surface. The reflection surface includes a plurality of minute projection structures projecting toward interior of the light guide plate. Each of the minute projection structures includes at least two side faces coated with a high reflectivity material. The at least two high reflectivity material coated side faces form at least one included angle pointing toward the at least one light incidence surface. The minute projection structures have a distribution density that is decreased with an increase of a distance thereof from the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Gege ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20160356945
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light exit surface, a reflection surface opposite to the light exit surface, at least one light incidence surface connecting to the light exit surface and the reflection surface, and two side surfaces. The reflection surface includes first and second minute projection structures projecting toward interior of the light guide plate, the second minute projection structures being arranged between the first minute projection structures and the two side surfaces of the light guide plate. The first minute projection structures each include at least two side faces coated with a high reflectivity material and forming at least one included angle pointing toward the at least one light incidence surface. The second minute projection structures each include a side face coated with a high reflectivity material and defining two angles, which are less than 90°, with respect to a light incidence surface and a side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Gege ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20160356946
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of display techniques, and discloses a light guide plate and a manufacturing method thereof, as well as a backlight module; the light guide plate comprises a light guide plate body and lattice points, wherein the light guide plate body is provided with a light output surface, and a receiving groove for receiving a light source is formed in a surface of the light guide plate body facing away from the light output surface thereof, and a side surface and a bottom surface of the receiving groove form a light input surface. The lattice points are distributed inside the light guide plate body along a plane parallel with the light output surface; the further the lattice points are distanced from the light input surface, the more densely they are distributed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Rui Li, Hongjun Yu, Hong Zhu, Yong Song, Hongkun Zhang, Jun Long, Gang Yang
  • Publication number: 20160356947
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a back frame, a light guide plate and a cushion disposed inside the back frame. The back frame includes a base and side walls perpendicular to the base. The cushion is arranged on an area between one of the side walls of the back frame and the LGP, used for fixing the LGP inside the back frame. Air chamber is disposed inside the flexible cushion. At least one exhaust vent is disposed on a non-contact outer wall of the cushion. The air chamber communicates with the outside air via the exhaust vent, and the cushion is fixed on one of the side walls of the back frame. The backlight module is capable of stabilizing an LGP on its position when bearing instantaneous impact forces. Besides, there is enough room for the LGP to swell without being intervened by the backlight module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chengwen QUE
  • Publication number: 20160356948
    Abstract: A backlight module including: a backplane, a curved light guide plate (LGP) and a light source. A heat-dissipating plate is disposed on the backplane and includes a support part fixed on the backplane and an installation part for installing the light source, an angle between the support part and the installation part is ?. A fixing bracket of quantum strip is disposed on the heat-dissipating plate and includes a connection part connected to the support part and a main body part between the light source and the curved LGP, the main body part is disposed with communicated accommodating groove, light incident groove and light-emitting groove, an angle between the main body part and the connection part is ?, where ?=?, the main body part is approximately parallel to a light-incident surface of the curved LGP. A liquid crystal display device also is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chengwen QUE
  • Publication number: 20160356949
    Abstract: A diffusion plate is provided. The diffusion plate includes a diffusion plate substrate, wherein the diffusion plate substrate includes grooves configured to accommodate microstructures of a light guide plate. The groove has a width larger than that of the microstructure, and the groove has a depth larger than a height of the microstructure. A method of manufacturing the diffusion plate and a backlight module are also provided. The groove of the diffusion plate provided by embodiments of the disclosure combines with the microstructure on the surfaces of the light guide plate to form a stable structure together so that the relative movement between them is reduced, and the white spot problem caused by the microstructures being scratched is also reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicants: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Song
  • Publication number: 20160356950
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a back plate, a light guide plate (LGP) arranged on the back plate and including a central region and a peripheral region, and an optical sheet arranged on a light-exiting surface of the LGP. The LGP includes a supporting part arranged on the peripheral region and configured to support a display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicants: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE CHATANI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Peng ZHOU