Patents Issued in April 18, 2017
  • Patent number: 9625717
    Abstract: The invention relates to optical devices comprising a transparent substrate and a first transparent grating layer on the substrate, the grating layer comprising periodically alternating zones having different refractive indices. According to the invention, the device comprises a second transparent grating layer located on top of the first grating layer and also comprising periodically alternating zones having different refractive indices so that the zones of the first grating layer having higher refractive index are at least partly aligned with the zones of the second grating layer having lower refractive index and vice versa, the second grating layer reducing the amount of light diffracted to non-zero transmission orders. The invention allows for reducing the so-called rainbow effect for example in head-up displays (HUDs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: DISPELIX OY
    Inventors: Antti Sunnari, Olli-Heikki Huttunen, Juuso Olkkonen
  • Patent number: 9625718
    Abstract: A display system, including: a vehicle windshield; a projector located on the side of a first surface of the windshield and arranged to enable to project an image in the windshield, towards a second surface of the windshield opposite to the first surface, so that the angles of incidence of the rays projected on the second surface are greater than the limiting angle of total reflection of the light on the second surface; and a transmissive diffuser coating an area of the first surface located on the path of the projected rays after at least one reflection on the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Umberto Rossini
  • Patent number: 9625719
    Abstract: A projection display device which outputs light that carries information including an arbitrary planar display image displayed in a prescribed display region and guides the light to a windshield of a vehicle so that the display image carried by the light reflected from a surface of the windshield or its vicinity is projected and visually recognized as a virtual image from a prescribed eye point. A first image forming plane and a second image forming plane are provided as image forming planes of the virtual image, the first image forming plane is disposed approximately parallel with a plane that is perpendicular to a line of sight that connects the eye point and the virtual image, and the second image forming plane is inclined with respect to the plane that is perpendicular to the line of sight that connects the eye point and the virtual image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Takamatsu, Masahide Nagata, Shunsuke Ono
  • Patent number: 9625720
    Abstract: A personal, electronic target vision system renders targets in the field of view of the user in real-time so that the user can visualize where the targets are relative to him, in an orientation analogous to unaided human vision. An electronic vision device exchanges target selection information with a target vision server which returns to the electronic vision device the corresponding selected target location information for rendering selected targets in accordance with the user's changing viewpoint. The target vision server queries a target information server in order to access, filter and provide the real-time target location information required by the electronic vision device. A surveillance system of sensors and target tracking systems provides the target information server with target location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ACCIPITER RADAR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventor: Timothy J. Nohara
  • Patent number: 9625721
    Abstract: A headset system connectable to a video source for receiving a video signal through a wired or wireless communication link comprises a head mounted device, a user interface and a base station. The head mounted device displays a video image to the user via an integrated video display and also comprises an integrated data image processor and optical lenses positioned in front the video display. The data image processor effects high speed real time modification of an image frame of the video signal. The video display is in communication with the data image processor for displaying processed images from the digital image processor. The user interface allows for building a user profile and storing the user profile in the memory of the digital image processor. The base station comprises an input interface connectable to the communication link, and an output interface for forwarding the communication signal to the video display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: VRVANA INC.
    Inventor: Bertrand Nepveu
  • Patent number: 9625722
    Abstract: There is provided a control device including an illumination control unit that controls an illumination device illuminating a non-display region of a light-shielding unit that includes a display region in which an image is displayed and the non-display region in which the image is not displayed and is designed to be disposed in a region covering a visual field of a user. The illumination control unit controls the illumination device according to display content of the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Rekimoto
  • Patent number: 9625723
    Abstract: An example see-through head-mounted display system includes a freeform prism and a display device configured to emit display light through the freeform prism to an eye of a user. The see-through head-mounted display system may also include an imaging device having an entrance pupil positioned at a back focal plane of the freeform prism, the imaging device configured to receive gaze-detection light reflected from the eye and directed through the freeform prism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Xinye Lou, Scott McEldowney, Steve Robbins
  • Patent number: 9625724
    Abstract: A head mounted device includes a helmet with a guide, a lens frame, at least one display surface mounted to the lens frame. The guide extends from a cavity of the helmet. The lens frame is moveably connected to the guide and moves along an axis of the guide between a first position within the cavity of the helmet and a second position outside the cavity of the helmet. The display surface is transparent and configured to display augmented reality content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: DAQRI, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Mullins, Matthew Kammerait, Christopher Broaddus, Timotheos Leahy, Christopher Michaels Garcia
  • Patent number: 9625725
    Abstract: A wearable computer includes a computer, a display unit, first and second casings, temples, a holding member and an adjustment mechanism. The second casing houses the computer. The temples are respectively connected to one end and, through a connection member, the other end of the first casing in a longitudinal direction. The holding member extends downward from the connection member and holds a nose pad and a translucent member. The display unit extends downward from the first casing and to outside of an installation space of the translucent member to face one eye of a wearer. The adjustment mechanism adjusts a relative position of the display unit and the nose pad. The wearable computer is wearable with the first casing being held above the one eye by the temples, the connection member and the nose pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Ishikawa, Naoki Tajima, Kazuhiko Iwaki, Satoru Hirose
  • Patent number: 9625726
    Abstract: Systems configured to provide illumination for wafer inspection performed by a wafer inspection tool are provided. One system includes one or more pupil lenses configured to focus a first far field pattern having a shape different than a shape of light generated by a light source. The system also includes a field lens array positioned between the one or more pupil lenses and an aperture stop. In addition, the system includes a lens group configured to focus a second far field pattern generated by the field lens array to a back focal plane of the lens group. The back focal plane of the lens group is a field plane of a wafer inspection tool at which a wafer to be inspected is placed during wafer inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corp.
    Inventor: Qibiao Chen
  • Patent number: 9625727
    Abstract: Device for homogenizing a laser beam including a first substrate with a first lens array including a plurality of cylindrical lenses and a second substrate with a second cylindrical lens array, which is arranged in the beam path downstream of the first substrate and includes a plurality of cylindrical lenses. Exactly one of the cylindrical lenses of the second lens array is assigned to each of the cylindrical lenses of the first lens array. Center-to-center distances between the cylindrical lenses of the first lens array are greater than the center-to-center distances between the cylindrical lenses of the second lens array. A lens vertex of a central one of the cylindrical lenses of the first lens array is aligned with a lens vertex of a central one of the cylindrical lenses of the first lens array that is assigned thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: LIMO PATENT VERWALTUNG GMBH & Co. KG.
    Inventor: Ingo Steiner
  • Patent number: 9625728
    Abstract: A method of spatially splitting a primary radiation beam (1) with a first radiation component (2) including an optical wavelength and a second radiation component (3) having a wavelength shorter than the first radiation component wavelength, said second radiation component (3) having a second or higher harmonic wavelength relative to the optical wavelength, comprises directing the primary radiation beam (1) onto a deflection mirror (10) having a reflective mirror surface (12) and carrying a refractive plate element (20), reflecting the first radiation component (2) at the reflective mirror surface (12) and reflecting the second radiation component (3) at an exposed plate surface (22) of the refractive plate element (20), wherein the reflected radiation components (4, 5) travel along different beam paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Ioachim Pupeza, Ferenc Krausz
  • Patent number: 9625729
    Abstract: A liquid crystal lens includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate disposed opposite to the lower substrate, a plurality of lower lens electrodes disposed on the lower substrate and corresponding to a unit liquid crystal lens, an upper lens electrode disposed on substantially an entire surface of the upper substrate, a spacer disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, where the lower lens electrodes includes a flat-shaped central lens electrode disposed at a central portion thereof and has a width wider than a width of other lower lens electrodes corresponding to the unit liquid crystal lens, and the spacer is disposed only on the central lens electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Soo Hee Oh
  • Patent number: 9625730
    Abstract: The invention provides a lenticular lens type three-dimensional image display device and a method of fabricating the device without a need for a clear plastic substrate transposed between the image and lenticular lenses. The device can be obtained by directly printing curable coatings onto the image, making them particularly well suited for volume production. The combination the image printing and application of curable coatings process can be joined together to conduct the single pass-process. The single pass-process allows for flexibility of the printing only selective areas of the substrate. Moreover, this process allows the device to be recyclable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ACTEGA NORTH AMERICA, Inc.
    Inventor: Anshyang Albert Lin
  • Patent number: 9625731
    Abstract: The disclosure provides 3D glasses and a display device. The 3D glasses include a frame, a left lens and a right lens. Each of the left lens and the right lens includes a transparent base layer and a light-sensitive material layer. The light-sensitive material layer is in a first state when being irradiated by a light beam with a predetermined characteristic and in a second state when being not irradiated by the light beam with the predetermined characteristic. The first state is one of a light-transmitting state and a light-proof state, and the second state is the other one of the light-transmitting state and the light-proof state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Gai, Chunbing Zhang
  • Patent number: 9625732
    Abstract: An apparatus, such as a Pepper's ghost system, for displaying images. The apparatus includes a projection assembly projecting an image stream and a tensioning assembly supporting a reflective element such as a polyester film. The tensioning assembly includes first and second edge retention assemblies retaining, respectively, a first edge of the reflective element and a second edge of the reflective element opposite the first edge. The tensioning assembly includes a tension adjuster applying tensile forces at spaced apart locations along the first edge of the reflective element. The first edge of the reflective element is serrated such as with a plurality of spaced apart slots that may be shaped as a partial oval. The first edge retention assembly includes a pair of retention plates with the first edge sandwiched there between. The first edge retention assembly includes fasteners passing through slots to couple the first and second plates together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Laduke, Mark A. Reichow, Mason Daryl Lev
  • Patent number: 9625733
    Abstract: A zoom optical system has, in order from an object: a first lens group G1 having positive refractive power; a second lens group G2 having negative refractive power; a third lens group G3 having positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having negative refractive power, wherein the mutual distance between the lens groups G1 to G4 change upon zooming, and one of the third lens group G3 and the fourth lens group G4 includes at least one diffractive optical element PF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Miho Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9625734
    Abstract: A long-range optical device has at least one optical channel which comprises a housing and an arrangement of optical elements. At least one of the optical elements is movable relative to the housing for image stabilization in the event of perturbing movements of the housing. The device further comprises a stabilization system for the at least one movable optical element, which has an eddy current damper for damping movements of the at least one movable element. The stabilization system, in the event of a displacement of the at least one movable optical element, generates a restoring force proportional to the displacement velocity of the at least one movable optical element. The eddy current damper comprises a magnet system and an eddy current carrier interacting therewith. The restoring force generated by the eddy current damper is dependent on the amplitude of the displacement of the at least one movable optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: Carl Zeiss Sports Optics GmbH, Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Dirk Dobermann, Rainer Robotta, Georg Guenther, Jens Hofmann, Kurt Becker, Eckhard Roth, Tobias Thiele
  • Patent number: 9625735
    Abstract: An image stabilizer includes a movable member holding a lens, a tilting unit configured to rotate around a predetermined point to tilt the movable member relative to an optical axis, and a driving unit configured to move a position in an optical axis direction of the movable member relative to the tilting unit, the movable member is configured to tilt such that a radius of curvature around the predetermined point varies according to the position in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiromu Yasuda
  • Patent number: 9625736
    Abstract: A voice coil motor actuator includes a housing, a lens barrel, a frame, two elastic sheets and a carrier. The lens barrel is received in the frame, the frame is received in the housing, the two elastic sheets are arranged on the lens barrel, the carrier is arranged on one of the elastic sheets. A holding hole is opened on the lens barrel. Permanent magnets are arranged symmetrically on the lens barrel. The frame includes electromagnets. The magnet poles of the electromagnets and the magnet poles of the permanent magnets are spaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chia-Hung Liao
  • Patent number: 9625737
    Abstract: A lens drive apparatus that displaces a lens holder in a direction of an optical axis and a direction orthogonal to the optical axis comprises: an assembly formed by assembling the lens holder together with a conductive body and comprises a circuit that receives supplied power; a shake correction drive section configured to displace the assembly by a shake correction magnet and a shake correction coil disposed at a position facing the shake correction magnet in collaboration with each other; and a position detection section configured to detect a position of the assembly in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis, wherein: the shake correction magnet is disposed around the lens holder, and the shake correction magnet, the shake correction coil and the position detection section are disposed at respective positions shifted in the direction of the optical axis with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Moriya, Masayoshi Sugawara
  • Patent number: 9625738
    Abstract: A hybrid contact lens has a rigid gas permeable (RGP) central portion and a soft flexible portion that extends outward from the RGP central portion. The soft flexible portion defines the posterior surface and base curve of the hybrid contact lens that contacts a user's cornea, such that the RGP central portion does not contact the user's cornea while wearing the hybrid contact lens. The hybrid contact lens can be a single lens system with one optical power, or a dual lens system with two different optical powers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SYNERGEYES, INC.
    Inventors: Neal White, Christopher Jennings, Kevin Pelka
  • Patent number: 9625739
    Abstract: A lens includes a center of the ophthalmic lens having a negative power that provides foveal vision correction for myopia; a first peripheral zone surrounding the center having a power that gradually increases to a first peak having a dioptric power that is more positive than at the center; and a second peripheral zone surrounding the first peripheral zone and having a second peak having a dioptric power that is more positive than at the center and that is different than the power at the first peak. The power profile slows, retards, or prevents myopia progression independent of pupil size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Noel A. Brennan, Khaled A. Chehab, Michael J. Collins, Xin Wei
  • Patent number: 9625740
    Abstract: A photochromic ophthalmic lens includes a photochromic substrate and a filter having at least one layer formed on the main front face of the lens. The filter has a total thickness ?700 nm and the front face has: an average UVA reflection factor over a range of wavelengths from 330 to 380 nanometers that is ?40%, for an incident angle between 0° and 15°, an average blue reflection factor over a range of wavelengths from 420 to 450 nanometers that is ?5%, for an incident angle between 0° and 15°, a spectral reflectivity curve for an incident angle between 0° and 15°, the reflectivity curve having a reflectivity maximum at a wavelength <435 nanometers, and a width at mid-height ?70 nanometers, and for an incident angle between 0° and 15°, ?spectral=1?[R0°-15° (480 nm)/R0°-15° (435 nm)], with ?spectral?0.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Amelie Kudla, Helene Maury
  • Patent number: 9625741
    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: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Joseph Tammaro
  • Patent number: 9625742
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical article, preferably an ophthalmic lens, including a substrate having at least one main surface and a precursor coating of an anti-fog coating, the precursor coating in direct contact with either the main surface of the substrate, or with a first coating, when the main surface of the substrate is coated with a first coating, the precursor coating being formed by a deposition of at least one hydrophilic compound A on the substrate or on the first coating, including an inner portion in which the compound A is grafted on the substrate or on the first coating, and an outer portion that can be removed by washing and/or wiping, resulting from the deposition of the compound A, and being coated with a temporary layer, in direct contact with the compound, including at least one compound selected from the metal fluorides and the compounds including magnesium and oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Arnaud Igier, Francis Henky, Alexis Theoden, David Robin
  • Patent number: 9625743
    Abstract: A method of preparing an ophthalmic lens (20) for mounting in an eyeglass frame, the ophthalmic lens including a memory mark (28) that is situated on one of its ophthalmic faces (22) and that forms a code storing in digital form at least one item of information relating to a mechanical, geometrical, or optical characteristic of the ophthalmic lens. The method includes three steps: a) acquiring a raw image of at least a portion of the optical face of the ophthalmic lens on which an image of the memory mark appears; b) processing the raw image acquired in step a) in order to decode the information stored in the code; and c) centering and then shaping the ophthalmic lens as a function of the information decoded in step b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'OPTIQUE)
    Inventors: Loic Levraud, Dominique Leguy, Eva Lazuka-Nicoulaud
  • Patent number: 9625744
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for cleaning and disinfecting contact lenses. In various respects, the invention is directed to an insulated system that reduces heat loss from catalyzed neutralization of a disinfecting solution resulting in an increased temperature of the disinfection solution during the disinfection process and neutralization of the disinfection solution. The increased temperature increases the kill rate (i.e., better reduction) of microorganisms present on the lenses, and increases the neutralization rate of the disinfection solution. Increase of the kill rate allows better reduction of microorganisms resistant to elimination using previous systems and methods, (e.g., Acanthamoeba cysts), and decreases the amount of time as compared to previous systems and methods necessary to reduce microorganisms to acceptable levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Francavilla, David Stroman
  • Patent number: 9625745
    Abstract: Display devices with high dynamic ranges approaching the limitations of the human eye are discussed herein. High dynamic range projections systems may be 2D or 3D and devices may or may not be implemented with polarization preserving optics for high efficiency. In one embodiment, 2D HDR projection systems may compensate the modulator for varying transmission and contrast versus field of view. In another embodiment, 3D HDR projection systems may include a global or pixelated/segmented modulator. The global or pixelated/segmented modulator may be included in a stereoscopic polarization switch or in a polarization-preserving stereoscopic projection system. Additionally, a combination of global/global or pixelated/pixelated, or global/pixelated modulators may be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: RealD Inc.
    Inventors: Gary D. Sharp, Miller H. Schuck, Douglas J. McKnight
  • Patent number: 9625746
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, structures, and devices for a silicon carrier-depletion based modulator with enhanced doping in at least part of slab regions between waveguide core and contact areas. Compared to prior designs, this modulator exhibits lower optical absorption loss and better modulation bandwidth without sacrificing the modulation efficiency when operating at comparable bandwidth settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Acacia Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Long Chen, Christopher Doerr
  • Patent number: 9625747
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a liquid-crystal display device in which at least an absorptive polarizing film is arranged on a viewing side of a rectangular liquid-crystal display panel and at least the absorptive polarizing film and a reflective polarizing film are arranged on a non-viewing side thereof, the liquid-crystal display panel having a long side and a short side and of VA mode or IPS mode is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomokazu Yura, Akira Tawada, Satoru Koshio, Takuya Nakazono
  • Patent number: 9625748
    Abstract: Provided is a display device capable of reducing a bezel space. The display device includes: a display panel; a lower chassis receiving the display panel; and a metal line fixed to one edge of the display panel and the lower chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung Hui Lee, Seung-Won Kuk, Jee Su Park
  • Patent number: 9625749
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a backlight unit including a bottom chassis including a bottom portion and a side wall, the bottom portion of the bottom chassis including a first bottom portion disposed in a corner portion of the bottom portion and including a first bottom side surface and a second bottom side surface, and a second bottom portion connected to the first bottom portion, the first bottom side surface of the first bottom portion including a first sub-bottom side surface and a second sub-bottom side surface including a third sub-bottom side surface and a fourth sub-bottom side, where the side wall of the bottom chassis is connected perpendicularly to the bottom portion and exposes at least one of the second sub-bottom side surface and the fourth sub-bottom side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong-Cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 9625750
    Abstract: A display device includes a first housing containing a display panel between a backlight and the first housing, the backlight includes a light source substrate, and a second housing that holds the light source substrate, the second housing includes a back surface portion and a first side wall portion protruded in a front surface direction of the backlight from the back surface portion, the light source substrate is fixed to an inside of the first side wall portion, an opening is provided in the first side wall portion so as to overlap the light source substrate, the first housing includes a front surface frame portion and a second side wall portion protruded in a back surface direction of the backlight from the front surface frame portion, a projected portion is provided in an inside of the second side wall portion, and the projected portion is fitted into the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji Arita
  • Patent number: 9625751
    Abstract: A transparent display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal molecule layer, a first liquid crystal cell layer, a second liquid crystal cell layer and a thermal reaction type high polymer film. The second substrate is disposed opposed to the first substrate. The liquid crystal molecule layer has a plurality of liquid crystal molecules and is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first liquid crystal cell layer has a plurality of first liquid crystal cells and is disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal molecule layer. The second liquid crystal cell layer has a plurality of second liquid crystal cells and is disposed between the liquid crystal molecule layer and the second substrate. The thermal reaction type high polymer film is disposed between the second liquid crystal cell layer and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Wei Su, Jian-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: 9625752
    Abstract: Responsive, biocompatible substrates are of interest for directing the maturation and function of cells in vitro during cell culture. This can potentially provide cells and tissues with desirable properties for regenerative therapies. The present disclosure provides a scalable approach to attach, align and dynamically load cells on responsive liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) substrates. Monodomain LCEs exhibit reversible shape changes in response to cyclic stimulus, and when immersed in an aqueous medium on top of, for example, resistive heaters, shape changes are fast, reversible and produce minimal temperature changes in the surroundings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Rafael Verduzco, Jeffrey G. Jacot, Oluwatomiyin Adetiba, Aditya Agrawal
  • Patent number: 9625753
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected with the thin film transistor; and a roof layer disposed to face the pixel electrode, wherein a plurality of microcavities having respective liquid crystal injection holes are formed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer, and the microcavities are filled with electrically orientatable liquid crystal molecules, wherein a light blocking layer disposed adjacent to the injection holes is formed and covering the thin film transistor, wherein the light blocking layer is covered by a passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeun Tae Kim, Koichi Sugitani, Jung Wook Lee, Hoon Kang, Min Su Kim, Seon-Il Kim, Hee-Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 9625754
    Abstract: A backlight assembly outputs light. A display panel receives the light and displays an image. A first adhesive member on an edge of the backlight assembly fixes the backlight assembly to the display panel. The backlight assembly may include a light emitting unit, a light guide plate and a reflecting member. The first adhesive member may intervene between the display panel and the reflecting member and may fix the display panel to the reflecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Cheolyong Noh, Kise Lee, Seongsik Choi
  • Patent number: 9625755
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a lower display electrode provided on the first substrate, an insulating layer provided on the lower display electrode, an upper display electrode provided on the insulating layer and having a mesh pattern including opening portions, a common electrode provided on the second substrate, and a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate in a state in which the upper display electrode and the common electrode face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ORTUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norishige Iwanami, Shinichi Shimomaki, Jiro Takei, Masamichi Komaki, Yasushi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 9625756
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes first and second insulating substrates facing to each other, and a plurality of pixels comprising a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns and divided into a first pixel group comprising only the pixels on a first row and a second pixel group comprising each of the remaining pixels on second to last rows. The pixels of the first pixel group have a first opening ratio, and the pixels of the second pixel group have a second opening ratio different from the first opening ratio. The first opening ratio is smaller than the second opening ratio, and the first opening ratio is about 60% to about 80% of the second opening ratio; and the pixels of the first pixel group but not the pixels of the second pixel group have a light interception pattern in an opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-Gyu Kim
  • Patent number: 9625757
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device, include a first substrate includes a first pixel electrode including m first strip electrodes, a second pixel electrode including m second strip electrodes, a third pixel electrode including n third strip electrodes, a fourth pixel electrode including m fourth strip electrodes, a fifth pixel electrode including m fifth strip electrodes, and a sixth pixel electrode including n sixth strip electrodes, m and n being positive integers and unequal to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Atsuko Oono, Arihiro Takeda, Jin Hirosawa, Satoru Kawasaki, Yuji Maede, Saori Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 9625758
    Abstract: An LCD device includes: a first substrate; a gate line and a data line on the first substrate; at least one TFT connected to the gate and data lines and comprising source and drain electrodes; a pixel electrode connected to the TFT; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; a common electrode on one of the first and second substrates; a black matrix disposed on one of the first and second substrates and configured to at least partially define a pixel region; a color filter disposed to correspond to the pixel region; and a cell gap adjustment layer disposed on one of the first and second substrates and positioned so as to form different cell gaps within one pixel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Park, Hyang Yul Kim, Jun Ho Song, Jean Ho Song
  • Patent number: 9625759
    Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell is formed on a substrate, and a coloring material pattern is formed on the substrate in an area different from an area where the dye-sensitized solar cell is disposed. The dye-sensitized solar cell includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode disposed facing one another, and a sensitizing dye adsorption layer and an electrolyte layer both formed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The coloring material pattern transmits wavelength components of light that differ from wavelength components of light transmitted by the sensitizing dye adsorption layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Eguchi
  • Patent number: 9625760
    Abstract: Provided are method for manufacturing a color filter substrate, color filter substrate and display device. The method includes the following steps: providing a substrate; forming a color pixel unit on the substrate; forming a protective layer on the color pixel unit; coating an alignment film paint and a spacer paint on the protective layer in turn, and forming an alignment film and a spacer via a single patterning process or double patterning processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jikai Zhang, Tonghua Yang, Jiyu Wan, Dan Wang, Gyuhyun Lee
  • Patent number: 9625761
    Abstract: A polarizer and a liquid crystal display including the polarizer, the polarizer including a plurality of metal lines extending in one direction and being arranged at regular intervals; and a plurality of low reflection layers on the plurality of metal lines, the plurality of low reflection layers contacting respective upper parts of the plurality of metal lines and having an interval and a width about equal to an interval and a width of the plurality of metal lines, wherein the interval of the plurality of metal lines is smaller than a wavelength of a visible ray, and light incident from an upper side of the plurality of low reflection layers is reflected with reflectivity equal to or smaller than 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-Young Lee, Joon Yong Park, Kyung Seop Kim, Jung Gun Nam, Chang Oh Jeong, Gug Rae Jo
  • Patent number: 9625762
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device, including: first and second substrates, which are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval while facing each other; a reflective polarizing plate disposed under the first substrate, and including a first refractive index layer and a second refractive index layer, which have different refractive indexes and are repeatedly stacked; first and second compensation layers sequentially stacked on the second substrate, and an upper polarizing plate including a polarizing layer formed on the second compensation layer; and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gwan-Young Na, Kwang-Hyun Kim, Sang-Jae Kim, Ji-Hye Kim, Teck-Soo Kim, Hyoung-Joo Lee, Seon-Ah Cho
  • Patent number: 9625763
    Abstract: An LCD includes a first TAC film, a first optical uniaxial phase compensating film, an LC cell, a second optical uniaxial phase compensating film and a second TAC film from the incident surface to the emitting surface. The first optical uniaxial phase compensating film is used for providing a first compensating value and a second compensating value by adjusting thickness and by adjusting a first refractive index, a second refractive index, and a third refractive index. The second optical uniaxial phase compensating film is used for providing a third compensating value by adjusting thickness and by adjusting a fourth refractive index, a fifth refractive index, and a sixth refractive index. Leakage of light is controlled according to the first compensating value, the second compensating value, and the third compensating value in the LCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Hai, Chihtsung Kang
  • Patent number: 9625764
    Abstract: A display device having high reliability is provided. A frame of a display device is narrowed. A display device such as a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate overlapping with the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first sealant surrounding the liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a second sealant surrounding the first sealant, closing a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, and extending to at least a side surface of the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yoshiharu Hirakata, Takeshi Nishi
  • Patent number: 9625765
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device having a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, and a sealing member formed in a peripheral portion of at least one of the substrates. The method includes forming the sealing member, disposing the liquid crystal layer inside the sealing member, and bonding the first substrate to the second substrate. In forming the sealing member, a ring-shaped portion that seals the liquid crystal layer inside the sealing member, a first sealing layer and a second sealing layer that face each other to be separated from each other are formed. In the bonding of the first substrate to the second substrate, a junction portion is formed in which the first and second sealing layers are pressed and joined outside the sealing member so as to form the ring-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Momose, Satoshi Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9625766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of display, and in particular to a post spacer, a display panel and a display device. The post spacer includes a support post and a support pillow, wherein the support pillow is formed of a plurality of sub-pillows dispersedly arranged below the bottom of the support post. Since the post spacer is provided with the support pillows dispersedly arranged below the bottom of the support post, the bottom of the support post can be more uniformly stressed, and the support pillow can further provide a certain antiskid effect. Therefore, the post spacer of the present invention has a better supporting effect and can effectively avoid Mura faults.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xingxing Song, Chaohuan Hsu, Zhengwei Chen, Zhenfei Cai