Patents Issued in August 17, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170235145
    Abstract: A Head Mounted Display (“HMD”) includes a display module to generate image light, an optical combiner, a stacked switchable lens, and control circuitry. The optical combiner combines the image light with external scene light. The optical combiner includes a reflective element coupled to receive the image light and direct the image light in an eye-ward direction. The stacked switchable lens is optically coupled to receive the image light. The stacked switchable lens includes at least a first switching optic and a second switching optic. The control circuitry is configured to selectively activate the first switching optic and the second switching optic. The first switching optic is configured to direct the image light toward a first eyeward region when activated by the control circuitry. The second switching optic is configured to direct the image light toward a second eyeward region when activated by the control circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Bernard C. Kress, Greg E. Priest-Dorman
  • Publication number: 20170235146
    Abstract: An apparatus and method wherein the apparatus includes an image source; an exit pupil configured to be positioned proximate to an eye of a user to enable a user to view an image from the image source; and a plurality of grating areas between the image source and the exit pupil wherein the plurality of grating areas are configured to direct beams of light from the image source to the exit pupil; wherein the image source is configured to be moved relative to the plurality of grating areas to control the position of the exit pupil relative to the eye of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Toni JARVENPAA
  • Publication number: 20170235147
    Abstract: A head-mount type image display device includes a display section adapted to display an image, a frame member adapted to support the display section, and a case member attached to the frame member, the frame member includes a support part adapted to support the display section, and a side surface part extending from an end of the support part in a direction crossing the support part, the case member is combined with the side surface part to form a housing space adapted to house a housed member making a contribution to display of the image by the display section, and the side surface part includes a first rib extending along a first direction, and a second rib extending along a second direction crossing the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya KAMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20170235148
    Abstract: A head mounted image display apparatus including a display section that displays an image, a frame member that supports the display section, and a mounting member that is supported by one end of the frame member and allows the frame member to be mounted on a user's head, wherein the frame member has, at the one end, a first support section that supports the mounting member and a second support section that supports the mounting member in a support scheme different from a support scheme in accordance with which the first support member supports the mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya KAMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20170235149
    Abstract: A hand-held emergency vision apparatus comprises an enclosed tubular structure having opposite first and second ends; first and second clear members disposed at respective the first and second ends; the structure including a plurality of tubular members retractable to a shorter length and extendable to one of several lengths, the tubular members are rigid and sealed from the outside air; and a filter operably associated with the tubular structure to filter the outside air such that when the tubular structure is extended from the compact form air the outside air is forced through the filter and clean air enters the tubular structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Bertil R.L. WERJEFELT, Christian WERJEFELT, Alexander K. WERJEFELT
  • Publication number: 20170235150
    Abstract: A device for shaping laser radiation (2), with a first array (7) of optical elements for deflecting and/or imaging and/or collimating the laser radiation (2), the first array (7) having a plurality of optical elements arranged side by side in a first direction (X), and a second array (8) of optical elements for deflecting and/or imaging and/or collimating the laser radiation (2), the second array (8) having a plurality of optical elements arranged side by side in the second direction (Y), wherein the optical elements of at least one of the arrays (7, 8) are mirror elements (9, 10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Klaus BAGSCHIK
  • Publication number: 20170235151
    Abstract: Examples of combining multiple laser beams into a single laser beam by using a circular or spiral diffraction grating are described. The multiple laser beams can be combined coherently or incoherently depending on the geometrical layout of the laser beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Gerald Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20170235152
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display optics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: John N. Border
  • Publication number: 20170235153
    Abstract: A wideband diffractive component capable of diffracting an incident beam exhibiting a wavelength lying in a diffraction spectral band, the diffractive component elementary areas arranged on a surface, each area belonging to a type indexed by an index i lying between 1 and n, with n greater than 1, index i corresponding to blaze wavelength ?i of index i, the blaze wavelengths lying in the diffraction spectral band, an elementary area of type i comprising microstructures having at least a size less than 1.5 times the blaze wavelength of index i, the microstructures arranged to form an artificial material exhibiting an effective index variation such that an elementary area of type i constitutes a blazed diffractive element at the blaze wavelength ?i of index i, the different values of the blaze wavelengths and the proportion of surface area occupied by the areas of a given type a function of a global diffraction efficiency desired in the diffraction spectral band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Mane-Si Laure LEE-BOUHOURS, Brigitte LOISEAUX, Gaëlle LEHOUCQ
  • Publication number: 20170235154
    Abstract: The present invention provides a diffuser plate in a simple structure capable of achieving optical properties with less luminance irregularity and color irregularity and good quality of appearance. A diffuser plate is a diffuser plate where a plurality of microlenses are placed on a principal surface, shapes of the plurality of microlenses along a cross-section perpendicular to the principal surface are different from one another and do not have an axis of symmetry. A method for designing the diffuser plate includes steps of determining a specific reference microlens; placing the reference microlens on the principal surface; forming a specific phase modulation shape; and determining a shape of the plurality of microlenses by combining the specific reference microlens and the specific phase modulation shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi UCHIDA, Masaru KARAI
  • Publication number: 20170235155
    Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function may include a movable body which may include an optical module and a holder for holding the optical module, and a gimbal mechanism which swingably supports the movable body with respect to a fixed body. The gimbal mechanism may include a movable frame which is a gimbal spring. The movable frame may include a supporting point part and a connecting part including a meandering part. The meandering part has a cross-sectional shape in which on the assumption that a direction perpendicular to first and second axial lines is a first direction and a direction perpendicular to the first direction and a meandering path of the meandering part is a second direction, a thickness in the second direction is larger than a thickness in the first direction of each plate-shaped spring which structures the movable frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Shinji MINAMISAWA, Takeshi SUE
  • Publication number: 20170235156
    Abstract: An optical lens blank includes a first and a second lens surface, which are arranged opposite each other and which are delimited at a lens circumference, wherein the first lens surface has a surface geometry that corresponds to a first partial cutout from a first melon shape. A range of blanks consisting of such lens blanks have first lens surfaces of varying degrees of curvature, wherein the different degrees of curvature are based on different melon shapes. Finally, a method for producing a spectacle lens from such an optical lens blank includes mechanically shaping at least the first or second surface, and separating a cutout from the mechanically shaped lens blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Roland Mandler
  • Publication number: 20170235157
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method implemented by computer for determining a lens blank intended to be used for the manufacturing of a finished optical article. The method includes: —a virtual volume data determining step, during which virtual volume data are determined based at least on finished optical article data representative of the volume of the finished optical article and over-thickness data representative of over-thickness requirements, the virtual volume data are determined so that the virtual volume defined by the virtual volume data includes the volume of the finished optical article volume of the finished optical article and the over-thickness, —a lens blank determining step, during which a lens blank is determined based on the virtual volume data so as to include the virtual volume defined by the virtual volume data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Jean-Marc PADIOU, Luis Ricardo CASTRO-MARTINEZ, Eric GACOIN, Mathieu MEYNEN, Alexandre GOURRAUD, Loic QUERE, Jerome MOINE
  • Publication number: 20170235158
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an elastic electronic circuit adapted to provide three dimensional elasticity while conforming to the curved or angled structures of a swellable medical device, such as a hydrogel or silicone hydrogel contact lens. The elastic electronic circuit can include a first pattern for flexibility in a first dimension, a second pattern for flexibility in a second dimension, and a third pattern for flexibility in a third dimension. Alternatively, the elastic circuit can include a first pattern for flexibility in a first dimension and a second pattern for flexibility in a second dimension. The resulting three-dimensional elasticity enables the use of electronic circuits on soft contact lenses, where manufacture and use will cause the lenses and circuits to swell and shrink. Furthermore, the electronic circuit will not distort the vision correction of the contact lens or otherwise cause discomfort or other negative side effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: EP Global Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: David T. Markus, Michael C. Hayes, Arthur Back
  • Publication number: 20170235159
    Abstract: A system includes glasses for executing a process to correct the alignment of an eye if a misalignment condition is detected. The glasses include lens that change opacity as instructed by a processor. The system determines that an eye is not aligned correctly based on data captured by one or more sensors in the glasses. Data is captured periodically and compared to a baseline set of data. If a deviation is detected, then the appropriate lens is turned “ON” to shade the aligned eye, thereby forcing the misaligned eye to properly align itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Ara KESHISHIAN
  • Publication number: 20170235160
    Abstract: An ophthalmic spectacle lens having transmittance properties that block UV and violet light and partially block certain cyan wavelengths to enhance contrast between blue versus green and partially block certain yellow wavelengths to enhance contrast between green versus red, and keep in accordance with the tristimulus values. Adding wavelength-selective organic dyes provides the entire functional attributes of the current invention or improves the contrast-enhancing attributes provided by a glass wafer having functional rare-earth oxides, either of which improve multi-band spectrum that is balanced in blocking UV light, and adding contrast between the primary colors to optimize color-enhancing functions. When using organic dyes for all functional attributes it is possible to integrate these dyes into plastic ophthalmic materials. Some lenses are polarized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Charles P. Larson
  • Publication number: 20170235161
    Abstract: A head worn display can be designed with an integrated camera for obtaining an image of a scene, transmitting the obtained image to a processor, modification of the image in substantially real time by the processor, and displaying the modified image on a display device worn by the individual. According to embodiments of the invention various methods are provided for adjusting the position of the displayed video in the horizontal left/right, vertical up/down, and horizontal in/out, and angular up/down dimensions relative to the individual's eyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: ROBERT HILKES, FRANK JONES, KEVIN RANKIN
  • Publication number: 20170235162
    Abstract: A time-varying optical metasurface, comprising a plurality of modulated nano-antennas configured to vary dynamically over time. The metasurface may be implemented as part of an optical isolator, wherein the time-varying metasurface provides uni-directional light flow. The metasurface allows the breakage of Lorentz reciprocity in time-reversal. The metasurface may operate in a transmission mode or a reflection mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Amr Shaltout, Alexander Kildishev, Vladimir Shalaev
  • Publication number: 20170235163
    Abstract: Preparation cell systems and methods are described herein. One example of a system for a preparation cell includes a laser coupled to a fiber bundle comprising a plurality of fibers, a preparation cell to prepare a state of laser light received by the fiber bundle, and an exiting fiber bundle coupled to the preparation cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: James Goeders, Matthew Edward Lewis Jungwirth
  • Publication number: 20170235164
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including: a first substrate including a first base substrate, a first field-generating electrode disposed on the first base substrate, and a second field-generating electrode disposed on the first field-generating electrode; a second substrate facing the first base substrate and disposed spaced apart from the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystals, in which an electric field is formed by the first field-generating electrode and the second field-generating electrode, being disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and contacting the second field-generating electrode; and a plurality of first projections disposed between the second field-generating electrode and the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Ho LIM, Sung Yi KIM, Hyun Ku AHN, Gi Hoon YANG, Suk Kung CHEI, Ji Phyo HONG
  • Publication number: 20170235165
    Abstract: An optical device includes a first electrode and a second electrode that have translucency and are disposed facing each other, and an optical adjustment layer that is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The optical adjustment layer includes a first phase that includes an electrolyte including a metal having a visible light reflecting property, and a second phase that is dispersed in the first phase, and includes a variable refractive index material having a refractive index that is variable in a visible light range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomonori YAMADA, Yuko SUZUKA
  • Publication number: 20170235166
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy, a response speed of about 4.0 ms or less, and a rotational viscosity of about 47 mPa·S to about 75 mPa·S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Soon Joon RHO, Kyungmin KIM, Jin-Lak KIM, Hyelim JANG
  • Publication number: 20170235167
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has pixels in a TFT substrate, each of the pixels has a TFT. An organic insulting film 108 is formed to cover the TFT. A first electrode 109 and a second electrode 111 are formed above the organic insulting film 108 with an inorganic insulating film 110 placed between the first electrode 109 and the second electrode 111. An alignment film is formed on the first electrode 109 and the second electrode 111. The second electrode 111 connects with the TFT through a contact hole formed in the organic insulating film 108. A cross section of the organic insulating film 108 that includes the contact hole and is parallel to the second direction has a convex section and a concave section 70 at a bank located near the contact hole, the convex section being located closer to the contact hole than the concave section 70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Tomokazu ISHIKAWA, Yuki KURAMOTO, Hiroshi MIYAIRI, Ryota KOBAYASHI, Katsuto SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170235168
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, on which a display region and a non-display region disposed outside the display region are defined; a first dam pattern and a second dam pattern, which are disposed on the first substrate in the non-display region. The first dam pattern includes a first stem section extending in a predetermined direction, and a first branch section and a second branch section extending to diverge from the first stem section, and the second dam pattern includes a second stem section disposed parallel to the first stem section, and a third branch section extending to diverge from the second stem section and facing the second branch section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Seung Ki SONG, Joon Hyeong KIM, Sung Hwan BAE, Seung Hee OH
  • Publication number: 20170235169
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display including: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate to be connected to a gate line extending in a first direction and a data line extending in a second direction; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a roof layer positioned over the pixel electrode; a liquid crystal layer disposed in a plurality of microcavities formed between the pixel electrode and the roof layer; an inorganic insulating layer disposed to overlap the microcavities; and an overcoat disposed on the roof layer, wherein the inorganic insulating layer includes a first portion overlapping the roof layer and a second portion that does not overlap the roof layer, and a length of the second portion in the second direction is about 20 ?m or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Tae Woo LIM, Seong Gyu KWON, Choi Sang PARK
  • Publication number: 20170235170
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin film transistor array substrate and a liquid crystal display panel. The thin film transistor array substrate comprises: a substrate; a light shielding layer, located at a middle part on a surface of the substrate; a buffer layer, covering the light shielding layer; a Low Temperature Poly-silicon layer, being located on the buffer layer, and corresponding to the light shielding layer; an isolation layer, covering the Low Temperature Poly-silicon layer, and the isolation layer comprises a through hole, wherein a width of the through hole is smaller than a width of the light shielding layer; a metal layer, located on the isolation layer, and the metal layer is connected with the Low Temperature Poly-silicon layer via the through hole. The thin film transistor array substrate and the liquid crystal display panel have a higher aperture ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicants: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Gui CHEN, Caiqin CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170235171
    Abstract: The present invention provides an array substrate, and the array substrate includes a substrate, a buffer layer, a semiconductor layer, a gate isolation layer, a gate metal layer, a source drain metal layer, a flat layer, an interlayer insulation layer, a common electrode layer, a passivation layer and a pixel electrode layer, which are sequentially formed on the substrate, wherein the array substrate further comprises a common signal adjustment structure formed at the common electrode layer, and the common signal adjustment structure and the common electrode layer are together employed to be a common electrode for transmitting a common signal to reduce a resistance in a common signal transmission process. The present invention further provides the aforesaid array substrate and a manufacture method thereof, a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yue MA
  • Publication number: 20170235172
    Abstract: An active element array substrate including a substrate, a first metal layer, a first insulation layer, a semiconductor layer, a first patterned conductive layer, a second metal layer, a second insulation layer, and a second patterned conductive layer is provided. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the first insulation layer. The first patterned conductive layer is disposed on the first insulation layer and covers a partial region of the semiconductor layer. The second metal layer is disposed on the first patterned conductive layer. The second insulation layer is disposed on the second metal layer and covers at least a partial region of the second metal layer, the first patterned conductive layer, the semiconductor layer, and the first insulation layer. The second patterned conductive layer is disposed on the second insulation layer and overlapped with the first patterned conductive layer. A display panel is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Te-Yi Chen, Han-Tsung Su, Hsin-Hung Lin, Ker-Yih Kao
  • Publication number: 20170235173
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first metal layer including a gate electrode; a first insulating layer provided on the first metal layer; an oxide semiconductor layer provided on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer provided on the oxide semiconductor layer; a second metal layer provided on the oxide semiconductor layer and the second insulating layer, the second metal layer including a source electrode; a third insulating layer provided on the second metal layer; and a first transparent electrode layer provided on the third insulating layer. The oxide semiconductor layer includes a first portion lying above the gate electrode and a second portion extending from the first portion so as to lie across an edge of the gate electrode on the drain electrode side. The third insulating layer does not include an organic insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Sumio KATOH, Naoki UEDA
  • Publication number: 20170235174
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight module, a display apparatus and an illumination apparatus. The backlight module includes: a light guide plate; a light emitting diode arranged above the light guide plate; an optical film layer arranged above the light emitting diode; a film of material with a polarization orientation arranged above the optical film layer; a liquid crystal cell arranged above the film of material; and a polarizer arranged above the liquid crystal cell. The liquid crystal cell includes an upper electrode and a lower electrode and a liquid crystal layer between the upper electrode and the lower electrode and the liquid crystal layer is capable of changing polarization state of a light passing through the liquid crystal cell, by the control of a voltage applied between the upper electrode and the lower electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Yuanhui Guo, Bingbing Wu
  • Publication number: 20170235175
    Abstract: An optical device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a refractive index adjustment layer, and a textured layer. The first electrode is light-transmissive. The second electrode is light-transmissive and electrically paired with the first electrode. The refractive index adjustment layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and has a refractive index that is adjustable in an arbitrary wavelength band from the visible light range to the near-infrared range. The textured layer gives the refractive index adjustment layer an uneven surface and is in the form of a film. The refractive index adjustment layer is variable between a transparent state and a state of distributing incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko SUZUKA, Masuyuki OTA
  • Publication number: 20170235176
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes a transparent cover, a first polarizing plate with retardation function, an optical device, and a liquid crystal panel. The first polarizing plate with retardation function is in a form of a film, and is obtained by laminating, from the front side, a cover film, a polarizer layer, and a cover film with retardation function for changing the polarization state of transmitted light. The first polarizing plate with retardation function and the transparent cover are bonded by using a transparent adhesive layer. The second polarizing plate with retardation function has a configuration in which a cover film with retardation function for changing the polarization state of transmitted light, a polarizer layer, and a cover film are laminated, and is bonded to the liquid crystal section with a transparent adhesive layer being interposed between the second polarizing plate with retardation function and the liquid crystal section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: TOSHIHARU OISHI, TAKAHIDE FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170235177
    Abstract: The present invention provides a curved display panel, comprising a color filter substrate, an array substrate and a plurality of spacers, and the color filter substrate and the array substrate are curved, and the plurality of spacers is positioned between the color filter substrate and the array substrate, and an edge of one of the color filter substrate and the array substrate comprises recesses at positions corresponding to the spacers, a center of one of the color filter substrate and the array substrate comprises bulges at positions corresponding to the spacers. By the method in which the recesses are positioned at the edge and the bulges are positioned at the center, the cell gaps at respective positions in the curved display panel are the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicants: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Chang XIE
  • Publication number: 20170235178
    Abstract: A COA substrate is provided. The COA substrate includes a substrate, a metal layer, a thin-film transistor, a color filter, a transparency electrode, and a spacer. The color filter herein has a plurality of through holes disposed thereon. The spacer is disposed in a corresponding region of the through hole of the color filter. The present invention can better avoid the vacuum bubbles arising in the liquid crystal layer by disposing the spacer in the region of the through hole, thereby enhancing the image display quality of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Siyang LIU, Zui WANG, Shihhsun LO
  • Publication number: 20170235179
    Abstract: The invention provides a curved liquid crystal panel, including a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, frame adhesive and a plurality of holders, the space includes a central region, marginal regions and interim regions between the central region and the marginal regions, the holders are disposed in the space and between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first bearing layer is disposed on ends towards the first substrate on the holders in the central region, the first bearing layer supports the first substrate by a plane, a second bearing layer is disposed in the interim regions, the second bearing layer supports the first substrate by a supporting plane formed by a plurality of points, a third bearing layer is disposed on ends towards the first substrate on the holders in the marginal regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang XIE
  • Publication number: 20170235180
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device that employs a horizontal alignment mode providing wide viewing angles and is capable of achieving high-speed response and high transmittance. The liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates with fringe electric field structures and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the paired substrates. Each fringe electric field structure includes a planar electrode, a slit electrode, and an insulating film interposed between the planar electrode and the slit electrode. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules that align horizontally to the substrate surfaces of the paired substrates with no voltage applied. The liquid crystal molecules in the vicinity of the respective substrates are configured to rotate in the same direction from the alignment azimuth with no voltage applied when voltage is applied to each of the fringe electric field structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Satoshi MATSUMURA, Mitsuhiro MURATA, Yosuke IWATA, Hidefumi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20170235181
    Abstract: Interconnects (34) include an inside interconnect section (40) and an outside interconnect section (41). The inside interconnect section (40) includes a first interconnect layer (42), a second interconnect layer (43), and a connection section (44) that connects the first interconnect layer (42) and the second interconnect layer (43). The outside interconnect section (41) includes a third interconnect layer (45). Of a plurality of interconnects (34), in one interconnect (X) of neighboring interconnects the second interconnect layer (43) and the third interconnect layer (45) are connected, and in another of the neighboring interconnects (Y), the first interconnect layer (42) and the third interconnect layer (45) are connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Yohsuke FUJIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170235182
    Abstract: In an IPS-mode liquid crystal display device, the area of a terminal portion is decreased. A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate and a counter substrate attached to the TFT substrate with a sealing material, and includes a display region and a terminal portion formed on the TFT substrate. A shielding transparent conductive film is formed on the outer side of the counter substrate. On the terminal portion, an earth pad formed with a transparent conductive film is formed on an organic passivation film. The shielding transparent conductive film is connected to the earth pad through a conductor. Below organic passivation film of the terminal portion, a wire is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ABE, Kentaro AGATA, Masaki MURASE, Kazune MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20170235183
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a middle frame, a plastic frame, a backplane, and a display module including a display panel and a backlight module. The plastic frame includes a first frame and a second frame. Two opposite sides of the backlight module respectively abut the first frame and the second frame such that the backlight module is received in the plastic frame. The backplane carries the backlight module and plastic frame. The middle frame surrounds the plastic frame and the display module. The middle frame, the plastic frame and the backplane are formed integrally as a case. The present mobile terminal omit the plastic frame and the backplane to realize slim effect, narrow frame and frameless for the mobile terminal. Besides, an assembly for the display module, the plastic frame and the backplane are omitted to simplify the assembly process and reduce the production cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-hsiang CHEN, Pengbo XU
  • Publication number: 20170235184
    Abstract: An optical film includes: a light-transmissive matrix having a plate shape; a plurality of first rods having a refractive index different from a refractive index of the light-transmissive matrix and disposed at a first inclination angle in the light-transmissive matrix; and a plurality of second rods having a refractive index different from the refractive index of the light-transmissive matrix and disposed at a second inclination angle in the light-transmissive matrix. The first inclination angle is different from the second inclination angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Seunghyun PARK, Sungin RO, Junho SONG, Seah KWON, Sungjin KIM, Youngjin PARK, Ocksoo SON, Yeogeon YOON, Jaehak LEE
  • Publication number: 20170235185
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display are disclosed. Stray backlights which are irradiated into areas of gate electrode circuits are absorbed by adding an anisotropic absorbing material into a mixture for forming a color filter layer and then controlling orientation of the anisotropic absorbing material to reduce the stray backlights entering into the gate electrode circuits, so that a better shading effect for the gate electrode circuits is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Yuan XIONG
  • Publication number: 20170235186
    Abstract: A color film substrate and a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device. The color film substrate includes: a base substrate and a black matrix provided on the base substrate, a through hole or groove is provided in an area of the black matrix to be coated with a sealant, a high impedance material is filled in the through hole or the groove, and an impedance of the high impedance material is higher than that of the black matrix. A display device including the color film substrate mentioned above can solve the problem of a greenish picture of the display panel that caused by the charge release in flush-cut products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicants: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd .
    Inventors: Anxin Dong, Jongwon Moon, Bin Li, Sang Man Yuk, Huifang Yuan, Tao Zhu, Wenhao Tang, Haibin Yin, Jian Chen, Qun Fang
  • Publication number: 20170235187
    Abstract: An electrical polarization filter, an electronic apparatus including the electrical polarization filter, and a method of operating the electronic apparatus are provided. The electrical polarization filter includes a liquid crystal panel configured to control a polarization angle of incident light and a polarization unit configured to display a linear polarization characteristic. The liquid crystal panel includes first and second transparent plates, first and second electrodes provided between the first transparent plate and the second transparent plate, and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the incident light directly enters one of the first and second transparent plate provided on an outer side. The polarization unit may be a passive type polarization unit or an active type polarization unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seokyoon JUNG, Byounglyong CHOI, Dongkyun KIM, Sunghyun NAM, Younghun SUNG, Sanghun LEE, Yangho CHO
  • Publication number: 20170235188
    Abstract: A display includes a display modulation layer, a backlight unit configured to generate light for illumination of the display modulation layer, and a filter film disposed between the backlight unit and the display modulation layer. The filter film includes a plurality of Bragg grating sets. Each Bragg grating set is configured to reflect the light in a wavelength-selective and angular-selective manner rearward toward the backlight unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Timothy Large
  • Publication number: 20170235189
    Abstract: A display device includes a display, a light source, a housing, an optical component, and a support component. The light source emits light towards the display. The housing accommodates the light source, and includes a bottom portion that has a first holding portion and a side wall that extends towards the display from an outer peripheral edge of the bottom portion. The optical component is disposed between the display and the housing. The support component supports the optical component, and is held by the first holding portion. The support component includes a translucent main body portion that is disposed on the bottom portion and extends towards the optical component, a protruding portion that protrudes in a direction parallel to a main face of the display from the main body portion, and a second holding portion that is provided to the protruding portion and is held by the first holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Naoki NITANAI
  • Publication number: 20170235190
    Abstract: A backplate includes side plates forming a trumpet-shaped opening and a bottom plate connecting the side plates, a convex rib connecting the side plates and the bottom plate is arranged in a corner formed by the side plate and the bottom plate, and the convex rib is arranged to be protrusive and toward an internal of the backplate. A direct-type backlight module is also disclosed. By configuring the convex ribs in the transit corner between the side plates and the bottom plate, the overall rigidity of the backplate is increased without increasing the thickness of the backlight module. At the same time, the side plate may include the first side plate and the second side plate. The second side plate is tiltedly connected between the first side plate and the bottom plate, which extends the length of the backplate so as to ensure the optical performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zuwei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170235191
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels; a first substrate including a pixel electrode disposed in a pixel of the plurality of pixels, a second substrate facing the first substrate and including a color adjusting pattern, which is disposed in the pixel of the plurality of pixels, and a common electrode, which is disposed on the color adjusting patterns, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and including a liquid crystal and a dichroic dye, wherein the plurality of pixels include a first-color pixel, which is configured to display a first color, and a second-color pixel, which is configured to display a second color different from the first color, and the color adjusting pattern includes a first color adjusting pattern, which is disposed in the first-color pixel, and a second color adjusting pattern, which is disposed in the second-color pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Yun JANG, Nam Seok ROH, Seung Beom PARK
  • Publication number: 20170235192
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device capable of suppressing display unevenness around a seal in the case of performing PS treatment on a horizontal alignment film formed from a photoactive material. The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes the steps of: forming a horizontal alignment film containing a photoactive material on at least one substrate of a pair of substrates; dropping a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal material and a monomer on one of the pair of substrates, the monomer being contained in an amount of 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Isamu MIYAKE, Koichi MIYACHI, Yuko TERAOKA
  • Publication number: 20170235193
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pixel unit and an array substrate. The pixel electrode includes four branch sections to divide the pixel zone into four display domains, helping improve the large angle color shifting problem of a display product and also simplifying the structure of the pixel electrode and making the manufacturing process simple, and facilitating the production of large-size wide-angle display products. The array substrate of the present invention is composed, in the horizontal direction, of multiple pixel units. The pixel units each include a pixel electrode that includes four branch sections to divide the pixel zone into four display domains, helping improve the large angle color shifting problem of a display product, and the pixel electrode has a simple structure to simplify the manufacturing process and facilitate the production of large-size wide-angle display products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Lin Meng
  • Publication number: 20170235194
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates facing each other and including a plurality of pixels; a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates and including a liquid crystal mixture. The first substrate includes a pixel electrode in each pixel. The pixel electrode includes a stem electrode extending in a first direction and a second direction in a cross shape and dividing the pixel into first to fourth domains; and branch electrodes disposed in the first to fourth domains and extending from the stem electrode in a tilted direction to the first and second directions. The branch electrodes disposed in two adjacent domains extend to have angles different from each other with respect to the first direction and the second direction. The liquid crystal mixture includes liquid crystals, and a dopant which adjusts a pitch of the liquid crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Dong Chul SHIN, Dong Han SONG, Ki Chul SHIN, Ho Kil OH