Patents Issued in January 19, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170017069
    Abstract: System and method configured to operate under conditions when the object being imaged destroys or negates the information which otherwise allows the user to take advantage of optical parallax, configured to elicit luminescence from the same targets in the object as a result of irradiation of these targets with pump light at different, respectively corresponding wavelengths, and acquire optical data from so-illuminated targets through the very same optical path to image the object at different wavelengths. One embodiment enables acquisition, by the same optical detector and from the same object, of imaging data that includes a reflectance image and multiple fluorescence-based images caused by light at different wavelengths, to assess difference in depths of locations of targets within the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: ANDREW M. SIEGEL, NANDINI RAJAN, ANGELA M. BELCHER, NEELKANTH M. BARDHAN
  • Publication number: 20170017070
    Abstract: A microscopy system includes a microscope apparatus. The microscope apparatus has an objective and a correction device correcting for a spherical aberration, and obtains image data. The microscopy system further includes an estimator that estimates, on the basis of information on a medium placed between the objective and an observation target plane, an amount of spherical aberration that occurs in the microscope apparatus. The microscopy system determines, by use of a contrast value calculated from the image data obtained by the microscope apparatus and an amount of spherical aberration that is estimated by the estimator, a target set value that is a set value of the correction device, the set value corresponding to the amount of spherical aberration that occurs in the microscope apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shingo SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20170017071
    Abstract: A microscopy system includes a microscope apparatus that has an objective and a correction device correcting for a spherical aberration, and a refractive index calculator that calculates a refractive index of a sample at a target position in the sample on the basis of a plurality of target set values each of which is a set value of the correction device and each of which corresponds to an amount of spherical aberration that occurs in the microscope apparatus when an observation target plane is situated at a different position in the sample in an optical-axis direction of the objective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro UE, Daisuke NISHIWAKI, Kenya OKAZAKI, Osamu ONO, Shingo SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20170017072
    Abstract: The Water Window allows for the viewing of objects that are 1 to 4 feet deep, at the bottom of beaches, lakes and streams, by placing the device on top of the water and giving a clear magnification of objects that are available to be viewed and picked up by children and adults alike and treasured forever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Kevin Faulkner
  • Publication number: 20170017073
    Abstract: An electrowetting element comprises a first fluid and a second fluid substantially immiscible with the first fluid. Greater than or equal to 0.05 wt % and less than or equal to 15 wt % of the second fluid is water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Romaric Mathieu MASSARD
  • Publication number: 20170017074
    Abstract: Provided is a micro drive unit, which is capable of performing multi-axis drive, the micro drive unit including: a movable object; and at least one pair of beams configured to pivotally support the movable object and formed only in one direction, the movable object being configured to rotate or translate in an x-axis direction, a y-axis direction, and a z-axis direction when the at least one pair of beams is twisted or bent at one or a plurality of resonant frequencies of the at least one pair of beams, thereby being capable of simultaneously avoiding upsizing and complication of the structure. And by incorporating the micro drive unit, a micro device capable of achieving multi-axis drive can be manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: WASEDA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Eiji Iwase, Chisa Iino
  • Publication number: 20170017075
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, apparatus and process for providing at least one radiation can be provided. For example, with at least one multi-mode waveguide, it is possible to transmit the radiation(s). In addition, with a shape sensing arrangement, it is possible To dynamically measure a shape of the multi-mode waveguide(s). Further, with a specifically programmed computer arrangement, it is possible to control a light modulator arrangement based on the dynamically-measured shape to cause the radiation(s) transmitted through the multi-mode waveguide(s) to have at least one pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Rohith K. Reddy, Guillermo J. Tearney
  • Publication number: 20170017076
    Abstract: The invention concerns an optical system (10) comprising: a spatial light modulator (13) comprising an array of controllable elements adapted for generating a modulated light beam (17) by diffracting an incident light beam (12), the modulated light beam (17) comprising a modulated part and an unmodulated “zero order” part, the modulated part carrying an image to be projected into a replay volume (18), a control unit for applying a control signal to the controllable elements so as to control the modulated light beam (17) generated by the controllable elements, a perturbing optical element (30) for introducing optical aberrations in the incident light beam (12) and/or the modulated light beam (17) so as to spread the unmodulated “zero order” part of the modulated light beam in the replay volume (18), the perturbing optical element (30) generating distortions in the image to be projected, wherein the control signal comprises an image signal component carrying data representative of the image to be projected a
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Marc Guillon, Eirini Papagiakoumou, Valentina Emiliani
  • Publication number: 20170017077
    Abstract: A short-distance optical amplification module and a near-eye display optical module using the same in the present invention relates to an optical amplification module applicable for short distance and an optical module using the same for near-eye display. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an optical amplification module for large-multiple amplification within a short distance (less than 5 cm) and a near-eye display optical module using the same to achieve super large field of view within a short distance (less than 3 cm). The short-distance optical amplification module in the present invention comprises a first 45 degree phase delay sheet (2), a partial-transmission and partial-reflection curved lens (4), a second 45 degree phase delay sheet (5) and a reflective polarizing sheet (6) which are sequentially arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Weiping Tang, Gang Li, Fengxue Zhang, Xu Xiong
  • Publication number: 20170017078
    Abstract: A short-distance optical amplification module and a near-eye display optical module using the same in the present invention relates to an optical amplification module applicable for short distance and an optical module using the same for near-eye display. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an optical amplification module for large-multiple amplification within a short distance (less than 5 cm) and a near-eye display optical module using the same to achieve super large field of view within a short distance (less than 3 cm). The short-distance optical amplification module in the present invention comprises a first 45 degree phase delay sheet (2), a partial-transmission and partial-reflection curved lens (4), a second 45 degree phase delay sheet (5) and a reflective polarizing sheet (6) which are sequentially arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Weiping Tang, Gang Li, Fengxue Zhang, Xu Xiong
  • Publication number: 20170017079
    Abstract: The present invention provides a head up display device and a vehicle. The head up display device comprises an arc-shaped screen configured to display information which is to be displayed and projected onto the screen, and to reflect displayed information to human eyes. The head up display device further comprises a transparent film provided on the screen, and the transparent film is configured to change a direction of a light ray reflected by the screen, such that ghosting is prevented from occurring in the displayed information which is reflected into the human eyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kening ZHAO, Chao MA
  • Publication number: 20170017080
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for implementing a zooming application that pairs an optical head mounted display (OHMD) device with an electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor to facilitate the control and the level of magnification as well as the text-to-speech conversion of any text depicted on an optical head mounted display device. The zooming application may be configured to perform various operations such as, for example, zoom-in, zoom-out, text-to-speech, freeze, and/or other operations on an image as well as text depicted on an optical head mounted display device in response to a triggering signal obtained from the electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor, motion detecting sensor, neural implant, or other sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Azubuike Victor Onwuta
  • Publication number: 20170017081
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an optical medium, for enabling increase in the viewing field angle without increasing a thickness of a device. The optical medium includes: a substrate having an upper interface and a lower interface parallel to each other; a first anisotropic partially-reflective film and a second anisotropic partially-reflective film being parallel to each other and arranged between the upper interface and the lower interface of the substrate in an inclined way; and a total reflection film arranged within the substrate in a direction of inclination opposite to that of the first and second anisotropic partially-reflective films. Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide glasses including the optical medium and an imaging method for the glasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Shuxin Yu
  • Publication number: 20170017082
    Abstract: An image display device is used by being mounted on an observer, and includes: a frame section that includes a front section and a temple section; a modulated light generation section, a scan section that is arranged in the temple section and scans the modulated light which is emitted from the modulated light generation section; a deflection section that is arranged in the front section and deflects the modulated light which is scanned by the scan section toward the eye of the observer; and a detection section that detects the modulated light which is reflected in the deflection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Shuichi WAKABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170017083
    Abstract: Configurations are disclosed for a health system to be used in various healthcare applications, e.g., for patient diagnostics, monitoring, and/or therapy. The health system may comprise a light generation module to transmit light or an image to a user, one or more sensors to detect a physiological parameter of the user's body, including their eyes, and processing circuitry to analyze an input received in response to the presented images to determine one or more health conditions or defects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Nicole Elizabeth Samec, John Graham Macnamara, Christopher M. Harrises, Brian T. Schowengerdt, Rony Abovitz, Mark Baerenrodt
  • Publication number: 20170017084
    Abstract: The invention generally provides a transparent projection screen material with sound dampening properties and methods for using a screen to manipulate light and sound. Methods and materials of the invention can improve live sound and sound recordings by inhibiting ambient sound from reaching listeners or microphones and reducing feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Olav Christensen
  • Publication number: 20170017085
    Abstract: There is provided a head-mounted display which allows the lengths of fastening bands to be adjusted easily and can be mounted on the head of the user with increased stability. The head-mounted display (1) has a first fastening band (21) and a second fastening band (22) which extend from the front side toward rear side thereof, for being fastened to the head of the user. At least a portion of the first fastening band (21) is made of an elastically expandable material. The second fastening band (22) is made of a material which is less expandable than the material of the first fastening band (21) and includes a mechanism (M1) for adjusting the length thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takamasa ARAKI, Fumihiko SATO, Tateno TAKAYUKI
  • Publication number: 20170017086
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide a stereoscopic display device and a method for manufacturing the same, relating to the technical field of display; the stereoscopic display device and the method for manufacturing the same can reduce Moire fringe phenomenon during displaying of a naked eye 3D display device. The stereoscopic display device comprises a display panel and a grating, wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of first display units and a plurality of second display units, the plurality of first display units and the plurality of second display units are arranged alternately in a Y direction of the display panel; the grating comprises a plurality of optical structures arranged parallel to each other; a preset angle ? is arranged between the optical structure and an X direction of the display panel, thereby reducing Moire fringe phenomenon during displaying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Wei Wei
  • Publication number: 20170017087
    Abstract: The display device includes an image display the screen of which includes a plurality of sub-pixels of three primary colors R, G and B for displaying a 2D image and a 3D image; and a DFD-PDLC lenticular lens array which includes a plurality of parallel DFD-PDLC lenticular lens elements, wherein the direction of the long axis of each of the DFD-PDLC lenticular lens elements is vertical or slant to the screen of an image display, the DFD-PDLC lenticular lens array is installed in front of the screen of the image display, the optical refractive index of the DFD-PDLC lenticular lens elements is variated under the drive of an external drive voltage V(f) to switch between the display of a 2D image and the display of a 3D image on the screen of the image display, wherein f is the drive frequency of the external drive voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Mingyan Lin
  • Publication number: 20170017088
    Abstract: A head mounted display device that displays three dimensional images from a mobile device, which includes a viewing assembly, a housing, a mobile device holder, connected to the housing, a reflecting surface, connected to the housing that reflects images displayed by the mobile device, a lens, and an eyepiece onto which the reflecting surface reflects the images through the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: John T. Murray, Katherine Compton
  • Publication number: 20170017089
    Abstract: Discussed is a manufacturing method of a micro mirror array including forming a mirror surface on a polymer film, bonding a plurality of polymer films, each having the mirror surface formed thereon, cutting the bonded polymer films to manufacture a primary micro mirror array, forming an additional mirror surface on the manufactured primary micro mirror array, bonding a plurality of primary micro mirror arrays, each having the additional mirror surface formed thereon, and cutting the bonded primary micro mirror arrays. The micro mirror array is used to form a high-quality floating image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wootae KIM, Jinbeom KIM
  • Publication number: 20170017090
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel comprising a plurality of first sub-pixels for a first field of view and a plurality of second sub-pixels for a second field of view; and a first polarization filter having blank regions corresponding to the first sub-pixels or the second sub-pixels. The blank regions have no light polarization property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Changlin Leng
  • Publication number: 20170017091
    Abstract: A light source for providing light comprises a light emitting layer and a lens comprising a periodic structure therein that is periodic along at least one direction in a plane. The structure includes or is formed from at least two optically transparent materials of different optical indices. The lens is separated from the light emitting layer, and the radiation propagating from the light emitting layer within an angle to a line normal to the plane will be transmitted by the lens to a far field in an index-guided mode. The separation between the light emitting layer and the lens is such that near field radiation propagating from the light emitting layer towards the lens not within said angle to the line will be scattered and redirected by the first lens to the far field to thereby collimate the radiation propagating from the light emitting layer to the far field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee, Ho-Shang Lee
  • Publication number: 20170017092
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes an optical modulation element, a lighting optical unit, a projection unit, and a shifting unit. The optical modulation element generates an image from light emitted from a light source. The lighting optical unit is configured to guide the light emitted from the light source to the optical modulation element. The projection unit projects the image generated by the optical modulation element. The shifting unit relatively shifts the optical modulation element with respect to the lighting optical unit. The shifting unit also generates driving forces to shift the optical modulation element, respectively, in a vertical direction, in a direction of being inclined by a first angle less than 90 degrees with respect to the vertical direction, and in a direction of being inclined by a second angle less than 90 degrees in an opposite side of the first angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Akihisa MIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170017093
    Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function may include a movable body having an optical element, a fixed body swingably supporting the movable body through a gimbal mechanism, and a drive mechanism to drive the movable body around the first axial line and the second axial line. The gimbal mechanism includes a movable frame, two first swing support points provided between the movable frame and the fixed body and two second swing support points provided between the movable frame and the movable body. At least one of the two swing support points includes a contact spring having a movable plate part with which the movable frame is abutted, and a fixed plate part which is bent back from the movable plate part, and a fixing member which fixes the movable plate part to the fixed plate part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Shinji MINAMISAWA, Takeshi SUE
  • Publication number: 20170017094
    Abstract: The present invention generally concerns a one piece eyewear having concealed hinges made via 3D printing. More specifically, the invention includes a U-shaped hinge with irregular offsets that are blended parametric curves that connect a lens frame to temple bars. The hinge is most flexible at its parabolic cross section and allows the temple bars to open and close, mimicking the rotational and stress bearing properties of traditional mechanical hinges. The eyewear is sculpted in a 3D modeling program that exports digital instructions for rendering the hinges, lens frame, and temple bars as a single construct by a 3D printer. The one piece eyewear is capable of accepting prescription or non-prescription lenses. A method for making the eyewear having concealed hinges is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Timothy James
  • Publication number: 20170017095
    Abstract: A method of calculating an optical system (OS) of an ophthalmic lens according to a given spectacle frame, said ophthalmic lens comprising a back surface (BS) and a front surface (FS) arranged to deliver an ophthalmic vision image (VI), a light-guide optical element having a proximal surface (PS) and a distal surface (DS), said light-guide optical element being arranged to output a supplementary image (SI), wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing at least a morpho-geometrical parameter data of the frame or of the light-guide optical element; optimizing the optical system (OS) according to at least the morpho-geometrical parameter data as a target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Sébastien FRICKER, Benjamin ROUSSEAU, Mathieu GUILLOT
  • Publication number: 20170017096
    Abstract: This invention provides a clip-on type eyeglasses that facilitate its attachment and detachment to and from an spectacle frame while making it possible to attach a mounting tool to the clip-on body and which do not touch the lenses of the eyeglass frame. For these purposes, a clip-on member 1 includes a lens mounting rod 2 to which clip-on lenses are mounted, and a pair of upper clipping arms 4 and another pair of lower clipping arms 5 made of elastic members for attachment to the eyeglass frame. The upper clipping arms 4 include an upper hooking part 4a and another upper hooking part 4b with which the upper clipping arms 4 are fitted and mounted to the brow part of the spectacle frame from above. The lower clipping arm 5 includes an arm part 7a, an arm part 7b, and a pinching part 8. The arm parts 7a and 7b have left engagement part 5a and right engagement part 5b respectively held by the holding parts 6a and 6b, and placed at the nasal area of the spectacle frame between its right and left lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Munakata, Chiharu Ishibe
  • Publication number: 20170017097
    Abstract: An optical modulator includes: a ferroelectric substrate in which an input optical waveguide, first and second optical waveguides, and an output optical waveguide are formed; a first electrode formed in a vicinity of the first optical waveguide and to which a first DC voltage is applied; a second electrode formed in a vicinity of the second optical waveguide and to which a second DC voltage is applied; a third electrode electrically connected to the first electrode and formed on both sides of the second electrode; and a fourth electrode electrically connected to the second electrode and formed on both sides of the first electrode. A first gap between the first electrode and the fourth electrode is approximately the same as a second gap between the second electrode and the third electrode. A gap between the third electrode and the fourth electrode is 1-5 times greater than the first gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaharu DOI, Yoshihiko YOSHIDA, Yoshinobu KUBOTA, Yoshitada KAWASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20170017098
    Abstract: An optical device includes an optical waveguide that includes an incident waveguide, parallel waveguides along an electrode, and emission waveguides, formed on a substrate having an electro-optical effect, a first emission waveguide among the emission waveguides is set as an output waveguide of signal light, for output to an external destination and a second emission waveguide among the emission waveguides is set as a monitoring optical waveguide for the signal light; a photodetector that is disposed over the monitoring optical waveguide; and a groove formed on a portion of the substrate, where the photodetector of the monitoring optical waveguide is disposed. The monitoring optical waveguide has a width that, as compared with the width at a starting point side, is formed to increase as the monitoring optical waveguide approaches the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Fujitsu Optical Components Limited
    Inventors: Masaki Sugiyama, Shinji Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20170017099
    Abstract: Disclosed is liquid crystal paper and an erasing device that is not permanently connected to the liquid crystal paper. A sheet of liquid crystal paper includes flexible polymeric substrates. A polymer network or a spacer network, in which bistable cholesteric reflective liquid crystal material is dispersed, is disposed between two of the substrates. Optional alignment layers or optional electrically conductive layers sandwich the liquid crystal material therebetween. An optional layer of light absorbing material is disposed near one of the substrates. Application of pressure to an upper substrate changes a focal conic nonreflective texture of the liquid crystal material to a reflective planar texture. The erasing device applies a voltage or heat for erasing the paper by changing the reflective planar texture to the focal conic nonreflective texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Hunter Morris, Albert M. Green
  • Publication number: 20170017100
    Abstract: A smart flexile smart curtain film is disclosed, a light transparency for the smart curtain film can be adjusted according to a voltage applied thereon. One of the embodiment shows that the smart curtain film is designed normal dark, and the transparency is related to the voltage applied. The greater voltage is applied the more transparent the smart curtain film displays. The smart curtain film is adaptive to be attached onto a surface of a window glass to form a smart window glass. During daytime, a person can adjust the transparency of the smart curtain to block some light beams from entering the room; and vice versa, during nighttime, a person can adjust the transparency of the smart curtain to block some light beams from exiting the room to keep one's privacy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Chi-Chang LIAO, Shu-Shien LIU, Ku-Wei TSENG
  • Publication number: 20170017101
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a display area and a terminal area, a second substrate opposed to the display area, a first sealing member formed between the first and second substrate and surrounding the display area, a second sealing member formed between the first sealing member and a first edge of the second substrate located at the terminal area side, and a first spacer formed between the first and second sealing member and formed at least in contact with the second sealing member. The first spacer includes a first side surface at the second sealing member side and a second side surface at the first sealing member side, and the first side surface at least partly projects toward the first edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke MORITA, Nobuko FUKUOKA, Kazuya DAISHI
  • Publication number: 20170017102
    Abstract: A substrate unit, a display device, and a method for manufacturing the display device are disclosed. The method for manufacturing the display device includes the steps of: providing a first carrier plate and forming a first interlayer on the first carrier plate; disposing a first glass substrate on the first interlayer to form a first substrate unit; forming a first device layer on the first glass substrate to obtain a first device substrate; providing a second carrier plate and forming a second interlayer on the second carrier plate; disposing a second glass substrate on the second interlayer to form a second substrate unit; combining the first device substrate with the second substrate unit; separating the first glass substrate from the first interlayer; and separating the second glass substrate from the second interlayer to obtain the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Wei-Yen WU, Yu-Yao CHEN, Jiun-Ru TZENG, Chi-Che TSAI, Ker-Yih KAO
  • Publication number: 20170017103
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate comprises a bottom gate disposed on a substrate and a bottom gate insulating layer covering the bottom gate, a semiconductor oxide layer disposed on the bottom gate insulating layer and an etch blocking layer covering the semiconductor oxide layer and including a first via, a drain disposed on the etch blocking layer contacting with the semiconductor oxide layer through the first via and an insulating protection layer covering the drain, a second via arranged in the insulating protection layer, the etch blocking layer and the bottom gate insulating layer, a top gate disposed on insulating protection layer contacting with the bottom gate through the second via. The disclosure further discloses a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor array substrate. The thin film transistor of the disclosure prevents the threshold voltage thereof from being drifted in a case of negative bias illumination stress (NBIS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiangyang XU
  • Publication number: 20170017104
    Abstract: An achromatic phase modulator (300) arranged to modulate the phase of linearly polarized light and to output the linearly polarized light having undergone phase modulation, comprising: means to establish a predefined light path; a linear input polarizer (301); at least two liquid crystal elements (1, 2) disposed in series downstream the linear input polarizer (301) on and orthogonally to the predefined light path, the liquid crystal elements (1, 2) being each constituted with a respective liquid crystal material and the refractive index wavelength dependence characteristics of the respective liquid crystal materials are different from each other; and a control unit (15) arranged to apply drive electric signals individually to the liquid crystal elements (1, 2) so as to achieve achromatic phase modulation for linearly polarized light exiting the linear input polarizer (301) and orthogonally passing through the liquid crystal elements (1, 2) along the predefined light path, wherein in each liquid crystal elemen
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Yi-Hsin LIN, Hung-Shan CHEN, Ming-Syuan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170017105
    Abstract: A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display panel has a first display area, a second display area, and a non-display. A color film of the first display area has a first color barrier corresponding to the first display area, and a second color barrier corresponding to the second display area. A first light shielding block of the first panel corresponds to the non-display area. A second light shielding block of the second panel corresponds to the non-display area. The present invention can prevent the light leakage problem of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Yanxi YE, Yunglun LIN, Zhuming DENG, Chunkai CHANG
  • Publication number: 20170017106
    Abstract: In an amorphous silicon thin film transistor-liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing the same, gate patterns including a gate line and a gate electrode are formed on an insulation substrate having a display region and a driving circuit region on which a plurality of shift resistors are formed. A gate insulating film, active layer patterns and data patterns including source/drain electrodes are formed successively on the substrate. A passivation layer on the substrate has a first contact hole exposing a drain electrode of the display region and second and third contact holes respectively exposing a gate electrode and source/drain electrode of a first transistor of each of the shift resistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: DONG-GYU Kim
  • Publication number: 20170017107
    Abstract: A display device with compact integrated structural design in a portable information handling system may have a narrow or no border. The display device with compact integrated structural design may include a combined display assembly that is fixed to an A-cover using selected means of attachment. The combined display assembly may internally integrate a backplate, a backlight, a liquid crystal display (LCD) cell, and a cover glass. The cover glass may be direct bonded to the LCD cell without direct attachment to the A-frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Schwager, Stefan Peana, Deeder M. Aurongzeb, David Michael Meyers
  • Publication number: 20170017108
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a display panel; a panel driver electrically connected to the display panel, a guide frame arranged at an edge area of the display panel and configured to support the display panel; and a coupling member arranged on an upper surface of the support and configured to couple the display panel to the guide frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Eui SHIN, JeongJo LEE
  • Publication number: 20170017109
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a light shielding pattern disposed on the first substrate, where the light shielding pattern includes an open portion defined in a non-display area, and the open portion is defined in the light shielding pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Min Wook PARK, Jeong Man SON, Jin Young LEE, Deok Ho KANG, Jong Keun KIM, Dong Hee YE
  • Publication number: 20170017110
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a multiple viewing-field display component, a patterned shielding layer for a multiple viewing-field display apparatus and a multiple viewing-field display apparatus including the multiple viewing-field display component. The multiple viewing-field display component includes a plurality of multiple viewing-field pixels each including a plurality of sub-pixels corresponding to a plurality of viewing fields, each sub-pixel having a substantially triangular shape. In embodiments of the present disclosure, an arrangement of triangular sub-pixels is applied for enabling multiple viewing-field display with high brightness and low crosstalk, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: Wei Wei
  • Publication number: 20170017111
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates with liquid crystal sandwiched therebetween. A first blue, a red, a green, and a second blue color filters are disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and arranged in a first direction. First to third light blocking films are respectively disposed between the first blue and the red color filters, between the red and the green color filters, and between the green and the second blue color filters. A distance Lr between a first central line of a part of the first light blocking film and a second central line of a width the second light blocking film is larger than a distance Lg between the second central line and a third central line of a width of the third blocking film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Takahiro OCHIAI, Tohru Sasaki, Osamu Ito
  • Publication number: 20170017112
    Abstract: The present invention provides an array substrate and a liquid crystal display panel using the same. The array substrate includes: a base substrate, a first metal layer, a color resist layer, a black matrix layer, a transparent conductive layer. The color resist layer comprises a plurality of color film resists. Adjacent two of the color film resists are disposed with an interval. In the array substrate and the liquid crystal display panel of the present invention, by disposing the color film resists with the interval, an overlap between the color film resists can be avoided, so that the surface of the array substrate is more smooth, and the dark fringes can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Chengliang YE, Ruhai FU, Jie QIU, ChunKai CHANG, Yunglun LIN
  • Publication number: 20170017113
    Abstract: An array substrate is provided, and comprises: a first metal layer, a first insulation layer, a second metal layer, a second insulation layer, a pixel electrode layer, and a color filter layer. The first metal layer comprises light-shading lines. The second metal layer comprises data lines. In interfaces of color resists, lights are shaded by crossing the light-shading lines and the data lines, and by stacking color resists. This can achieve an entire lightproof effect, but is unnecessary to be provided with black matrices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Yanxi YE, Yung-Lun LIN, Zhuming DENG, ChunKai CHANG
  • Publication number: 20170017114
    Abstract: A display device may include a lighting unit, a transparent substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a polarizer, and a plurality of fillers. The liquid crystal layer may be positioned between the lighting unit and the transparent substrate. The polarizer may be positioned between the liquid crystal layer and the transparent substrate and may include a plurality of conductive members. The conductive members may be electrically conductive, opaque, and spaced from one another. The fillers may include at least one of a plurality of phase difference members formed of a polymer material, a plurality of passivation members formed of an electrically insulating material, and a plurality of gas members formed of a gaseous material. The fillers and the conductive members may be alternately arranged in a direction parallel to the transparent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Nak Cho CHOI, Jong Hak HWANG, Su Wan WOO, Yeo Geon YOON, Je Hong CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170017115
    Abstract: A display device comprises a first light-transmissive substrate, a second light-transmissive substrate and a solar cell disposed between the first and second light-transmissive substrates. The solar cell includes a conductive wire grid pattern layer, which is disposed between the first and second light-transmissive substrates, a transparent electrode, which is disposed between the second light-transmissive substrate and the conductive wire grid pattern layer, and at least one photoactive layer, which is disposed between the transparent electrode and the conductive wire grid pattern layer. The second light-transmissive substrate is configured to output an image therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Dae Hyun KIM, Jae Woong KANG, Jong Hyuk KANG, Jae Byung PARK, Joo Yeol LEE, Hyun Deok IM, Hyun Min CHO, Sung Jin HONG
  • Publication number: 20170017116
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display glass substrate can include a plurality of red, green and blue polarizing regions configured to polarize red, green and blue light, respectively. A red, green or blue color pixel can be disposed on a respective polarizing region. Each polarizing region can include at least one array of nanostructures having parallel projections and recesses embedded in the substrate. A refractive index of the projections can be different from a refractive index of the recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventor: Toshimi FUKUI
  • Publication number: 20170017117
    Abstract: A reflective polarizing film for a liquid crystal display polarizer that has a high polarization performance and eliminates a hue shift at an oblique azimuth of 45°, a polarizer for a liquid crystal display composed of the same, an optical member for a liquid crystal display, and a liquid crystal display are provided. In a reflective polarizing film for a liquid crystal display polarizer composed of a uniaxially stretched multi-layer laminate film in which a first layer and a second layer are alternately laminated, the reflective polarizing film has a polarization degree of 99.5% or more and an amplitude of a transmittance waveform of 2.0% or less in a wavelength range of 450 to 650 nm measured with respect to the polarized light incident at an incident angle of 60° on an incident plane including an azimuth angle of 45°, among polarized light components parallel to the transmission axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoko SHIMIZU, Taro OYA, Takashi NAKAHIRO, Koji KUBO
  • Publication number: 20170017118
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal panel member including a visible side polarizer, a liquid crystal cell, and a backlight side polarizer; and an optical conversion member including an optical conversion layer containing a quantum dot emitting fluorescent light which is excited by incident excitation light, in which the optical conversion member is integrally laminated on a backlight side surface of the liquid crystal panel member, a liquid crystal display device, a polarizing plate, and a polarizing plate protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi YONEMOTO, Yukito SAITOH