Patents Issued in February 8, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180039097
    Abstract: An eye-mountable device includes an enclosure material shaped to be removably mounted over a cornea and to permit eyelid motion when the enclosure material is so mounted. The eye-mountable device also includes a tactile sensor system, including one or more pressure-sensitive sensors, disposed within the enclosure material and coupled to output a signal in response to pressure applied to the one or more pressure-sensitive sensors by a user. A controller is disposed within the enclosure material and electrically coupled to the tactile sensor system to receive the signal and, in response to the signal, control at least one other piece of circuitry in the eye-mountable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Christian A. Gutierrez
  • Publication number: 20180039098
    Abstract: A customizable eyeglass system for use in any remote situation, and which is ideal for use in third-world countries or areas where electrical power and typical machinery for manufacturing eyeglasses is lacking. The system includes a frame with receivers for the temples to connect into and lock into place. A pair of customizable lenses is connected to the front of the frame. The lenses can be rotated to dial in the correct prescription for the patient and then locked into place as well. Thus the invention corrects near and distance vision while also correcting astigmatism. If adjustments need to be made, the patient can easily unlock the lenses, rotate them to a proper orientation for proper sight, and then lock the lenses into place again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Santana L. Nottage
  • Publication number: 20180039099
    Abstract: Piece of ophthalmic equipment comprising a frame (30), at least one ophthalmic lens (10), wherein the frame and/or the ophthalmic lens comprises a conductive material arranged, on the periphery of the external outline of the ophthalmic lens, in the form of at least one substantially closed turn (20), so as to form a supply inductor allowing the electronic component to be supplied with electrical power via mutual inductance with a source magnetic circuit that has an inductance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Stéphane PERROT, David ESCAICH, Jérôme BALLET, Aude BOUCHIER, Willy CHAUDAT, Samuel ARCHAMBEAU
  • Publication number: 20180039100
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a contact lens and a storage medium enabling a pair of contact lenses to operate in coordination with each other. [Solution] Provided is a pair of contact lenses including: a pair of lens parts configured to be worn on respective eyeballs of both eyes; a first function unit provided to one of the pair of lens parts; and a second function unit provided to the other one of the pair of lens parts, the second function unit having a function different from a function of the first function unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: YOICHIRO SAKO, KAZUNORI HAYASHI, TAKATOSHI NAKAMURA, TOMOYA ONUMA, TAKAYASU KON, AKIRA TANGE, HIROYUKI HANAYA, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, KOHEI ASADA
  • Publication number: 20180039101
    Abstract: The invention provides composite materials comprising a shape change element and an optical change element, which elements undergo a change in response to an applied stimulus. Also provided are objects that include the subject shape changing materials, as well as methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Hans O. Ribi
  • Publication number: 20180039102
    Abstract: A method of designing a meta optical device is provided. The method includes: setting, via a processor, design data for arrangement and dimensions of a nanostructure of the meta optical device, according to a function to be implemented by the meta optical device; obtaining a phase change graph with respect to a change in the dimensions; setting a shape dimension region with phase defect in the phase change graph; and substituting a shape dimension with phase defect, which is included in the shape dimension region with phase defect among the dimensions included in the design data, with a substitution value that is outside the shape dimension region with phase defect. Accordingly, a meta optical device having no phase defect is implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chanwook BAIK, Changwon LEE, Heejeong JEONG, Jaekwan KIM, Byonggwon SONG, Jeongyub LEE
  • Publication number: 20180039103
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: an anode and a cathode facing each other; a quantum dot emission layer disposed between the anode and the cathode and including a plurality of quantum dots; and a light emitting source, wherein the quantum dot emission layer is configured to receive electrical energy from the anode and the cathode and to emit light having a first wavelength, wherein the quantum dot emission layer and the light emitting source are configured so that the light emitting source provides the quantum emission layer with light having a second wavelength, and the plurality of quantum dots are excited by the light having the second wavelength and emit light having a third wavelength, wherein the anode, the cathode, or a combination thereof is a light transmitting electrode, and the light of the first wavelength and the light of the third wavelength are emitted through the light transmitting electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Eun Joo JANG, Chil Hee CHUNG, Tae Hyung KIM, Jihyun MIN, Hyo Sook JANG, Dae Young CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20180039104
    Abstract: Object To provide an optical waveguide device capable of suppressing an excess optical loss at a low level. Means An optical waveguide device including a substrate having an electro-optic effect, an optical waveguide 1 formed on the substrate, and a control electrode having a signal electrode 2 and ground electrodes 3 and 4 for controlling light waves that propagate through the optical waveguide, in which the signal electrode 2 has, in an intersection portion in which the signal electrode 2 is disposed on the optical waveguide 1, a narrow portion at which a width of the signal electrode 2 is narrower than those of portions before and after the intersection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Youichi HOSOKAWA, Norikazu MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180039105
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel and a LCD are disclosed. The liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate parallel to each other, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate comprises at least one reflective area and at least one transmission area arranged in an interleaved manner. A surface of the first substrate facing away the second substrate is configured with a metallic reflective layer of a wedged-shaped structure, the metallic reflective layer is arranged on the reflective area. A surface of the metallic reflective layer facing toward the liquid crystal layer is a plane, and a surface of the metallic reflective layer facing away the liquid crystal layer is a slope. A thickness of the metallic reflective layer has been gradually increased along a direction from the transmission area toward the reflective area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang XIE
  • Publication number: 20180039106
    Abstract: Described herein are electronic liquid crystal lenses for use in electronic devices, and associated devices, systems, and methods. The disclosed lenses can be positioned external to an electronic display component or image receiving component of an electronic device to manipulate the light passing through the lens in a desirable manner. The disclosed lenses include liquid crystal material that is adjustably controllable using individually controlled linear electrodes to produce a variable refractive index across the liquid crystal material and achieve a desired lensing effect on light passing through the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Vicente Calvo Alonso
  • Publication number: 20180039107
    Abstract: Provided is a display device allowing a plurality of pieces of correction data for correcting uneven display which occurs on a display panel to be respectively written to a plurality of memory devices without error. In the case where correction. data writing tools (80a, 80b) are connected to connectors (24a, 24b), even if the tools are mistakenly connected to the wrong connectors, a PC (90) determines whether a SEL signal provided by each connector (24a, 24b) is at H- or L-level. As a result, the PC (90) can identify the connectors (24a, 24b) to which the correction data writing tools (80a, 80b) are connected, and write correction data that should be written, to respective memory devices (50a, 50b) without error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: TAKASHI SASAKI, KOHJI NAGASAKA, KAZUMASA HATA
  • Publication number: 20180039108
    Abstract: A light emission module includes: a light guide including emission sides disposed facing each other, a first and second side connecting the emission sides, a third side connecting the first and second side; a light source unit including a first and second light source corresponding to the first and third side respectively, and a light source substrate supporting the first and second light source and including a first and second portion supporting the first and second light source respectively, the second portion inclined at a first angle with respect to the first portion, the second light source emits a light incident on the third side comprising a first and second orientation angle edge light, the former inclined at a second angle and refracted to propagate in a path adjacent to the second side, and then refracted adjacent to the second side, the first angle smaller than the third angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kyu-Hun SHIM, Jae Sul AN, Ju Hwa HA
  • Publication number: 20180039109
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. A thin film transistor array substrate of a display panel is provided with a first alignment layer; a color filter substrate of display panel is provided with a second alignment layer; the first alignment layer is formed by irradiating the first alignment material with a first light having a first wavelength, the second alignment layer is formed by irradiating the second alignment material with a second light having a second wavelength. The present invention permits the display panel to have good reliability and high contrast as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: XIANG LI, CHUNG-CHING HSIEH, YANJUN SONG, YONGCHAO ZHAO, RENTANG ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20180039110
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a first electrode disposed on the first substrate, a second electrode which is disposed on the first substrate and overlaps the first electrode, an insulating layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a first alignment layer disposed on the first electrode and the second electrode, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a second alignment layer disposed on the second substrate, where a first resistivity value of the first alignment layer is smaller than a second resistivity value of the second alignment layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Soo Jeong HUH, Jun Ho SONG, Jae Hak LEE
  • Publication number: 20180039111
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate comprising an insulating film, a first organic layer on the insulating film, and a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix in an active area. The display device further includes a second substrate comprising a black matrix and a second organic layer stacked on the black matrix. The display device also includes a seal material that attaches the first substrate and the second substrate in a circumference area outside the active area. The first organic layer includes a first opening portion which exposes the insulating film, the second organic layer includes a second opening portion which exposes the black matrix, and the first opening portion and the second opening portion overlap the seal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: AYUMI MORI
  • Publication number: 20180039112
    Abstract: A liquid crystal coating apparatus and a liquid crystal coating method are provided. The liquid crystal coating apparatus comprises a liquid crystal nozzle and a cooling device, the cooling device is located behind the nozzle along a movement trace of the nozzle, and the cooling device moves along the movement trace of the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicants: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jian Ma, Wenming Ren, Yudong Liu
  • Publication number: 20180039113
    Abstract: A drain layer lead line connecting an image signal line and a terminal of an IC driver is interrupted in the middle, and the gap is bridged by bridging ITO that is formed at the same time as pixel ITO. Thus, the difference in the length of the lead lines is adjusted such that the length of the bridging ITO in the lead line connected to the terminal in the center of the IC driver is longer than the length of the bridging ITO in the lead line connected to the terminal in the end of the IC driver to reduce the difference in the wiring resistance of the lead lines due to the difference in the length of the lead lines depending on the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Takahiro NAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20180039114
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and a drive method thereof. Both the 4jth gate scan line and the 4j?3 gate scan line are set to be odd frame gate scan lines, and both the 4j-1th gate scan line and the 4j?2 gate scan line are set to be even frame gate scan lines, and all the first red sub pixel (R1), the first green sub pixel (G1) and the first blue sub pixel (B1) are electrically coupled to the odd frame gate scan line, and all the second red sub pixel (R2), the second green sub pixel (G2) and the second blue sub pixel (B2) are electrically coupled to the even frame gate scan line, and the odd frame gate scan lines and the even frame gate scan lines respectively perform the odd frame scan and the even frame scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics TechnologyCo., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiangyang XU
  • Publication number: 20180039115
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for an array substrate is provided. A protrusion column is formed through a mask process of a color filter film and a mask process of a black matrix, and using the protrusion column to realize the function of a Sub PS so that a mask for manufacturing the Sub PS is not required in order to reduce the type and the number of the masks for manufacturing the PS, simplify the manufacturing process, and decrease the production cost. The present invention also provides an array substrate and a liquid crystal display panel adopting the above manufacturing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Sikun HAO
  • Publication number: 20180039116
    Abstract: The present invention provides a TFT array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The TFT array substrate has a source electrode (801) and a drain electrode (802), which each include, stacked from bottom to top, a first molybdenum layer (811), a first aluminum layer (812), a second aluminum layer (813), and a second molybdenum layer (814). The first aluminum layer (812) and the second aluminum layer (813) each have a surface including a plurality of spikes (8120) formed and distributed thereon. The spikes (8120) of the second aluminum layer (813) have a height greater than a height of the spikes (8120) of the first aluminum layer (812) such that the source electrode (801) and the drain electrode (802) each have an upper surface exhibiting a rough surface having irregularity comprising raised and recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Anshi LI
  • Publication number: 20180039117
    Abstract: To display a high-quality video regardless of a usage environment. To provide a display device which is lightweight and less likely to be broken. To reduce power consumption of the display device. The display device includes a first display element, a first transistor connected to the first display element, a second display element, and a second transistor connected to the second display element. The first display element is a reflective display element. The first display element and the first transistor are bonded to the second display element and the second transistor with an adhesive layer. Light from the second display element is extracted to the display surface on the first display element side. The light is condensed or guided by a light-condensing means or a light-guiding means provided in a path of the light from the second display element to the display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hisao IKEDA, Fumito ISAKA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180039118
    Abstract: The present invention provides a narrow frame In cell type touch display panel structure, and by locating m control signal lines (TL(1) to TL(N/m)), and N/m touch driving signal lines (CL(1) to CL(m)) and m TFTs (T1 to Tm) respectively located corresponding to each of the touch driving signal lines, the touch driving signal can be provided to the N touch driving electrodes (1). In comparison with prior art that the N touch driving signal lines of the same amount of the N touch driving electrodes are located, the present invention can reduce the amount of the signal lines in the frame regions at two sides of the panel to reduce the width of the frame regions for being beneficial to realization of the narrow frame design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Caiqin Chen, Qipei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180039119
    Abstract: A second substrate has detection electrodes of a touch panel, each of pixels has a pixel electrode and a counter-electrode, the counter electrode is divided into a plurality of blocks, the counter electrodes of the respective divided blocks are commonly provided for the respective pixels of the plurality of display liner in series, and the counter electrodes also serve ae scanning electrodes of the touch panel, and a counter electrode selector circuit that selects the counter electrodes. The counter electrode selector circuit includes an address decoder circuit that selects the counter electrodes of the respective blocks for a given period, and a selector circuit that applies a touch panel scanning voltage to the counter electrode of the block selected by the address decoder circuit, and applies a counter voltage to the counter electrodes of the blocks not selected by the address decoder circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshinori AOKI, Keita Sasanuma, Kazune Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20180039120
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between an element substrate and an opposing substrate; a plurality of spacers; and a Hack matrix provided on a surface on the element substrate side of the opposing substrate and having a first portion that extends in a row direction to separate a plurality of suhpixels arranged in a column direction and a second portion that extends in the column direction to separate a plurality of subpixels arranged in the row direction, are included. The first portion is formed by alternately disposing first regions and second regions having a narrower area than the first regions every two subpixels arranged in the row direction. The spacer is disposed in any of the first regions. The spacer in disposed in the first regions. Spacers arranged in odd-numbered rows and spacers arranged in even-numbered rows do not adjoin each other in the column direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: KAORI SAITOH, YASUYOSHI KAISE
  • Publication number: 20180039121
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate including a first through-hole; a second substrate facing the first substrate and including a second through-hole corresponding to the first through-hole; a sealant coupling the first substrate and the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a spacer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a supporting assistance member including a third through-hole connected to the first through-hole and the second through-hole, wherein the supporting assistance member includes a first supporting assistance member made with the same material as the spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Sun-Kwun SON, Sang-Moon MOH, Jin-Suk SEO, Mi-Sun LEE, Hye-Rhee HAN
  • Publication number: 20180039122
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a patterned electrode and a liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The method for manufacturing a patterned electrode includes the following steps: Step 1: mixing a graphene aqueous solution and a PEDOT:PSS solution at a predetermined ratio to form a graphene/PEDOT:PSS mixture solution; Step 2: mixing the graphene/PEDOT:PSS mixture solution and photoresist at a predetermined ratio, followed by stirring, to form graphene/PEDOT:PSS photoresist that has electrical conduction capability; Step 3: providing a substrate and coating the graphene/PEDOT:PSS photoresist formed in Step 2 on the substrate, followed by exposure, development, and baking to form a patterned electrode. Compared to a conventional process of manufacturing an ITO electrode, the present invention can simplify the manufacturing process of a patterned electrode and lower down the manufacturing cost of the patterned electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Yungjui Lee, Haijun Wang, Tao Hu
  • Publication number: 20180039123
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device, including: a first substrate including a display area displaying an image, and a non-display area disposed in a form surrounding the display area; a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a first static electricity absorbing pattern disposed on the non-display area of the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Dong In KIM, Jin Kyu PARK, Yo Han LEE, Ki Hoon CHOI, Hyun Seok HONG
  • Publication number: 20180039124
    Abstract: An in-plane retardation switching device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a non-chiral smectic C phase liquid crystal material disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal material is of a bulk state. The liquid crystal material has a phase transition sequence of a smectic C phase, a smectic A phase, a nematic phase and an isotropic phase in this order. The liquid crystal material does not have spontaneous polarization and is configured to be driven by quadra-pole momentum of the liquid crystal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: I-CORE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventor: Akihiro MOCHIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180039125
    Abstract: A thin display device, a lightweight display device, or a bendable display device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Daisuke KUBOTA, Yusuke KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20180039126
    Abstract: A panel carrier includes a substrate, a die-attach region, a short sidewall, and a conductor. The die-attach region is on a top substrate surface of the substrate for supporting the LCoS panel. The short sidewall is on a first side of the die-attach region and has a top sidewall surface at a first height above the top substrate surface exceeding 0.4 millimeters and an aperture spanning the top sidewall surface and the top substrate surface. The conductor at least partially fills the aperture for electrically connecting to the conductive layer. A method for mechanically and electrically connecting a LCoS panel to a panel carrier having a short sidewall includes electrically connecting a transparent conductive layer of the LCoS panel to a conductive material, within the short sidewall, with a conductive adhesive having a thickness, between the transparent conductive layer and the short sidewall, less than two-hundred micrometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: En-Chi LI, Chi-Chih HUANG
  • Publication number: 20180039127
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cover substrate of a display, the cover substrate comprising: one surface having curvatures in at least two directions; and the other surface having a curvature in one direction. A touch device including the cover substrate comprises: a touch window having a curved surface; and a display panel on the touch window, wherein the touch window comprises: the cover substrate having curvatures in at least two directions; and a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode on the cover substrate, and the display panel has a curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Seong Su EOM, Jong Seon JEONG
  • Publication number: 20180039128
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel which displays an image with light; a support frame on which the display panel is supported, the support frame including a support portion which supports the display panel thereon, and a side surface portion extended bent from the support portion; an auxiliary sheet between the display panel and the support portion, the auxiliary sheet fastened to the display panel and to the support frame; and a first adhesive member between the auxiliary sheet and the support portion, the first adhesive member attaching the auxiliary sheet to the support portion. The auxiliary sheet includes a same material as a material included in the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Cheolse LEE, Jiwon LEE, Hyunsu PARK, Juyoung YOON, Sunghun LEE
  • Publication number: 20180039129
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other, wherein a touch functional layer and a conductive layer are insulated from each other and are disposed on the second substrate. The conductive layer is disposed between the touch function layer and the first substrate; and the conductive layer serves as a heating layer in a first state and serves as a shield layer in a second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Xiaogang LIAO
  • Publication number: 20180039130
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, and a display function layer, wherein the first substrate comprises an insulating substrate, a color filter layer includes a first color filter provided above the insulating substrate, and a second color filter provided above the insulating substrate and arranged in alignment with the first color filter, and a first inorganic insulating film which is in contact with a top surface of the first color filter, a first side surface of the first color filter opposed to the second color filter, and an under surface of the second color filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Muneharu AKIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20180039131
    Abstract: Color conversion films for a LCD (liquid crystal display) having RGB (red, green, blue) color filters, as well as such displays, formulations, precursors and methods are provided, which improve display performances with respect to color gamut, energy efficiency, materials and costs. The color conversion films absorb backlight illumination and convert the energy to green and/or red emission at high efficiency, specified wavelength ranges and narrow emission peaks. Film integration and display configurations further enhance the display performance with color conversion films utilizing various color conversion elements and possibly patterned and/or integrated with a crosstalk blocking matrix. For example, color conversion and/or assistant dyes may be used to enhance spectral regions transmitted through the color filters and shape the illumination spectrum, to improve efficiency and performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: StoreDot Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel SZWARCMAN, Ziv Sobol
  • Publication number: 20180039132
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a method of fabricating a color filter. The method includes: forming a permeable film on a glass substrate and drying the permeable film; and covering a black mask with a first hollow area, a red mask with a second hollow area, a green mask with a third hollow area, and a blue mask with a fourth hollow area on the dried permeable film successively, and only one of the four masks being covered each time; putting the permeable film covered by the masks into a particle solution corresponding to a respective color successively for forming the color filter comprising a black shielding area, a red area, a green area, and a blue area. The color filter is fabricated in a simpler manufacturing process. The thickness of the black shielding area of the color filter is accordance to the thickness of the RGB primary color area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiangjiang SONG
  • Publication number: 20180039133
    Abstract: A touch control LCD including a backlight module and a liquid crystal panel disposed opposite each other, the liquid crystal panel includes glass first and second substrates and a liquid crystal layer disposed there between. A thin film transistor array disposed on one side of the first substrate toward the liquid crystal layer, a color filter disposed on one side of the second substrate toward the liquid crystal layer, a cover lens disposed on the second substrate, and a touch control electrode structure disposed in the liquid crystal panel. A side of the first substrate away from the liquid crystal layer is coupled with a first polarizing film through a coating film. The second substrate side away from the liquid crystal layer or a second substrate side toward the cover lens is coupled with a second polarizing film through the coating film. An electronic apparatus including the LCD is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Zhenzhou XING, Bin XIONG
  • Publication number: 20180039134
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a first substrate; a second substrate overlapping and separated from the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first color conversion layer, a second color conversion layer, and a transmitting layer between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer; a first polarization layer between the first color conversion layer and the liquid crystal layer, between the second color conversion layer and the liquid crystal layer, and between the transmitting layer and the liquid crystal layer; and a thin film transistor between the first polarization layer and the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kyung-Bae KIM, Il Gon KIM, Hyun Joon KIM
  • Publication number: 20180039135
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and a display apparatus including the polarizing plate are provided. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer, a first protective film disposed on one surface of the polarizer with a first adhesive layer having a thickness less than 2.0 ?m being interposed, and a second protective film disposed on the other surface with a second adhesive layer having a thickness less than or equal to 2.0 ?m being interposed, the second protective film being a protective film to be arranged on a side of a cell for display relative to the first protective film in arrangement of the polarizing plate on the cell for display, and the first adhesive layer being smaller in thickness than the second adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Yuichiro KUNAI
  • Publication number: 20180039136
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a backlight unit including: a bottom chassis; a supporter positioned to extend along one edge of the bottom chassis; a light source unit fixed to the supporter; and a light guide plate that is positioned on the bottom chassis and is configured to transmit light emitted from a light source of the light source unit. The supporter may include a main body of which at least one corner area is cut and an insertion portion that is positioned at the corner area. Each of the main body and the insertion portion may include a base portion and a side wall, and the side wall of the insertion portion may extend from the side wall of the main body and in a direction different than a direction of the side wall of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kyu-Hun SHIM, Hyun Su PARK, Min Su JUNG
  • Publication number: 20180039137
    Abstract: A light source device comprises: a light source; a light-transmissive plate having a side surface or a main surface facing the light source; a holding frame having a frame-shaped surface holding a peripheral edge portion of the light-transmissive plate, the holding frame having a frame shape; and a spacer provided between the peripheral edge portion of the light-transmissive plate and the frame-shaped surface of the holding frame. The holding frame comprises: a first rib provided on the frame-shaped surface, at a position closer to an outer edge of the holding frame than a contact position of the frame-shaped surface in contact with the spacer is, the first rib extending along the frame shape; and a first recessed portion provided between the first rib and the contact position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Ryo Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20180039138
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel which is capable of significantly reducing a thickness thereof as compared to conventional liquid crystal panels, and, when used in a liquid crystal display device using a liquid crystal cell such as an IPS-type liquid crystal cell, reducing oblique light leakage in a black state of the liquid crystal display device to enhance contrast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Toshiyuki IIDA, Takeharu KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180039139
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal display panel structure has a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer, wherein the first substrate is provided with a first transparent conductive layer and a first alignment film; the second substrate is provided with a second transparent conductive layer and a second alignment film; and the liquid crystal layer has a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. And, surfaces of the first alignment film and the second first alignment film respectively have a plurality of photo-reactive monomers. In the following electric current conduction and ultraviolet ray exposure processes, the photo-reactive monomers can fix an orientation of the liquid crystal molecules to be horizontal, so as to improve the contrast of the liquid crystal display of a Fringe Field Switching type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Sikun HAO
  • Publication number: 20180039140
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a first alignment film formed over the first substrate, a second substrate, a second alignment film formed over the second substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first alignment film and the second alignment film, and a projecting portion formed over the second substrate. The first alignment film is a photo alignment film, and a thickness “d2” of the second alignment film over the projecting portion and a film thickness “d1” of a portion of the first alignment film facing the projecting portion satisfy formula (2), d2<d1 ??(2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hidehiro Sonoda, Chikae Matsui, Noboru Kunimatsu
  • Publication number: 20180039141
    Abstract: A composite photoalignment layer for aligning liquid crystal molecules includes: a monomeric material; a photoinitiator or a thermal initiator; and an azo dye material. A method for preparing a composite photoalignment layer for aligning liquid crystal molecules includes: mixing, in solution form, a monomeric material, a photoinitiator or a thermal initiator, and an azo dye material; coating the mixed solution onto a substrate to form a thin film; exposing the thin film to polarized light; and, with a thermal initiator, heating the thin film to polymerize the monomeric material and form a solid thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Man Chun TSENG, Abhishek Kumar SRIVASTAVA, Cuiling MENG, Vladimir Grigorievich CHIGRINOV, Hoi Sing KWOK, Yue SHI, Yeuk Lung Jacob HO, Chenxiang ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20180039142
    Abstract: A blue-phase liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate parallel to the first substrate. The first substrate is spaced apart from the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base and a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer arranged close to one side of the second substrate. A first space is arranged between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and a second space is arranged between the second electrode layer and the second substrate, and a channel is configured between the first space and the second space. The first electrode layer cooperatively operates with the second electrode layer to form an electrical field within the first space and a weight of the electrical field is parallel to the first substrate or the second substrate. In addition, a manufacturing method of the blue-phase liquid crystal display panel is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuejun TANG
  • Publication number: 20180039143
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of the TFT substrate is disclosed, and including forming a first metal layer on a base layer; forming a first insulation layer on the first metal layer; forming an active semiconductor layer on the first insulation layer; forming a second metal layer, wherein, the second metal layer includes a first common electrode layer; forming a second insulation layer on the second metal layer; forming a resin layer on the second insulation layer; forming an ITO layer on the resin layer, wherein, the ITO layer includes a second common electrode layer; wherein, the first common electrode layer and the second common electrode layer are respectively disposed corresponding to a light-transmissive region of the TFT substrate. Through above way, the present invention can increase the capacitance of the storage capacitor, avoid the problem of adding the capacitance of the storage capacitor to cause decreasing the aperture ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Sikun HAO
  • Publication number: 20180039144
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second substrate includes an ITO layer facing toward the liquid crystal layer, the ITO layer comprises at least one first pixel electrode layer, at least one common electrode layer, and at least one second pixel electrode layer spaced apart from each other. A first voltage difference between the first pixel electrode layer and the common electrode layer is different from a second voltage difference between the second pixel electrode layer and the common electrode layer. In this way, the intensity of the horizontal electrical field above the common electrode layer is enhanced such that the transmission rate of the liquid crystal panel may be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Sikun HAO
  • Publication number: 20180039145
    Abstract: An in-cell touch display apparatus which is proof against static electricity or the effects of its discharge includes a color filter structure, a thin film transistor (TFT) array structure with a touch electrode layer, and a ground portion. A liquid crystal layer is located between the color filter structure and the TFT array structure, a sealant is located between the color filter structure and the TFT array structure, and a protection layer is included. The protection layer directly contacts the sealant and the protection layer, the sealant, and the ground portion form a discharge path for discharging static electricity from the in-cell touch display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: CHIN-YUEH LIAO, YI-CHUN KAO
  • Publication number: 20180039146
    Abstract: Provided is an active matrix substrate having a narrower frame region, the active matrix substrate having a display region in which a plurality of pixel regions that have pixel groups independent from one another, respectively, are arrayed along the gate lines. An active matrix substrate 20a has a display region 200 in which a pixel region 201A and a pixel region 201B that include gate lines and source lines, respectively, are arrayed along a direction in which the gate lines extend. In the pixel region 201A and the pixel region 201B, gate drivers 11 for driving gate lines 13 in the pixel regions are provided. In a frame region R1, a terminal part 12s for supplying data signals to the data lines are provided. One-side ends of data lines 15a in the pixel region 201A are routed from the terminal part 12s, and the data lines 15b in the pixel region 201A are connected with the data lines 15a in the pixel region 201A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Kohhei TANAKA, Takeshi NOMA, Takayuki NISHIYAMA, Ryo YONEBAYASHI