Patents Issued in February 13, 2018
  • Patent number: 9891473
    Abstract: Provided is a laminate film having a substrate and at least one thin film layer which has been formed on at least one surface of the substrate, in which at least one of the thin film layer contains silicon atoms, oxygen atoms, and carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Akira Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9891474
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible liquid crystal panel and a manufacture method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yungjui Lee, Xinhui Zhong
  • Patent number: 9891475
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first display substrate, a second display substrate, a coupling member interposed between the first display substrate and the second display substrate in a seal line area to couple the first display substrate and the second display substrate, a contact structure interposed between the coupling member and at least one of the display substrates in the seal line area, the contact structure having a concavo-convex shaped surface in contact with the coupling member, and the contact structure includes a moisture trap area and a moisture barrier area, and an electrode layer disposed on the moisture trap area but not on the moisture barrier area, and configured to contact portions of the coupling member in the seal line area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Eung-Gyu Lee, JinSuek Kim, Hyeran Mun
  • Patent number: 9891476
    Abstract: A substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate including a display region displaying an image and a non-display region surrounding the display region; a dummy pattern in the non-display area over the substrate, the dummy pattern having a length that corresponds to a side of the display area; and an orientation film on the dummy pattern, the orientation film covering the non-display area and the whole display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Won Lee, So-Young Noh, Sung-Ki Kim, Jin-Pil Kim, Kyung-Mo Son
  • Patent number: 9891477
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for manufacturing a HVA pixel electrode and an array substrate. The method comprises: a first metal material is deposited on a substrate, and a first conductive metal layer is formed through etching; a first insulating material and a semiconductor material are deposited on a first conductive metal layer, and an intermediate layer is formed through etching; a second insulating material is deposited on the intermediate layer, and a second conductive metal layer is formed through etching; the second conductive metal layer and an exposed part of the intermediate layer are coated with a second insulating material, and contact holes and a three-dimensional insulating structure are formed through etching; the surface of the insulating structure and the exposed parts of other layers are coated with a transparent conductive material, and a transparent conductive layer is formed through etching. A photomasking procedure is saved, and manufacturing cost is saved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Hung Shih, Jiali Jiang
  • Patent number: 9891478
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an array substrate and liquid crystal display, and the array substrate comprises: a first substrate, which is transparent and a first electrode, located on the first substrate and employed to form a liquid crystal layer electrical field; wherein the first electrode comprises at least two non-parallel electrodes, a first strip electrode and a second strip electrode, and one end of the first strip electrode adjacent to the second strip electrode is bent/bent and extended to a tilt direction of the first strip electrode, and the one end of the first strip electrode adjacent to the second strip electrode is disconnected with the second strip electrode. With the aforesaid arrangement, the present invention can rapidly recover the liquid crystal molecules to the normal twisted directions as the liquid crystal display is acted upon by an external force, and is propitious to raise the image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yu-chih Wu
  • Patent number: 9891479
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first line, a second line, a switching element, a common electrode, an insulating film disposed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode connected with the switching element and opposed to the common electrode with the insulating film interposed therebetween, and a first alignment film covering the pixel electrode. The second substrate includes a second alignment film. And the pixel electrode includes one main pixel electrode extending in a belt shape in a pixel area defined by the first line and the second line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Seiji Uejima, Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Takeyuki Tsuruma, Kenta Seki, Toshiaki Fukushima
  • Patent number: 9891480
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate comprising a pixel area a first pixel electrode on the pixel area and a second pixel electrode overlapping the first pixel electrode; a second substrate including a common electrode and facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first pixel electrode includes first and second sides parallel to a side of the pixel area; third and fourth sides respectively extending from first ends of the first and second sides, inclined with respect to the first and second sides and parallel to each other; and fifth and sixth sides parallel to each other, and connecting the second and first sides with the third and fourth sides, respectively. An acute angle between each of the third to sixth sides, with respect to the first and second sides, exceeds about 135 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jang-Mi Kang, Mee-Hye Jung, In-Jae Hwang, Il-Gon Kim
  • Patent number: 9891481
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display substrate and a display device, which display substrate including a base substrate a plurality rows of subpixel units formed on the base substrate. Each of the subpixel units is of a parallelogram shape including first sides parallel to the row direction and second sides inclined with respect to vertical direction, wherein the vertical direction is perpendicular to the row direction, second sides of subpixel units in the same row have consistent incline direction, and second sides of subpixel units in adjacent two rows have opposite incline directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Optoelectrics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Yang, Xue Dong, Renwei Guo, Lei Ma, Wenqing Zhao
  • Patent number: 9891482
    Abstract: A curved display device including a gate line and a first data line, a first switching element connected to the gate line and the first data line, and a first subpixel electrode connected to the first switching element and including a first horizontal stem part, a second horizontal stem part, and a vertical stem part, in which the first subpixel electrode includes a first sub region, a second sub region, a third sub region, and a fourth sub region which are divided by the first horizontal stem part, the second horizontal stem part, and the vertical stem part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Min Soo Kim, Cheol-Gon Lee
  • Patent number: 9891483
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix pattern, each pixel including a first electrode and a second electrode for generating a transverse electric field, wherein: in a first group of pixels arranged in a line along either a row direction or a column direction, pairs of pixels are arranged repeatedly, each pair of pixels including two adjacent pixels that are different from each other in terms of an electrode structure of at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode; and voltages of the same polarity are applied to the two adjacent pixels included in the pair of pixels, and voltages of different polarities from each other are applied to two pixel pairs adjacent to each other in the first group of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Nishihara, Kazuhiko Tsuda, Tetsuo Fukaya, Hideki Fujimoto, Yoshito Hashimoto, Masahiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9891484
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed on the first conductive layer, and a third conductive layer disposed on the second conductive layer. The second conductive layer includes silver (Ag) and an alloy element, the alloy element has a smaller atomic radius than the Ag, and a thickness of the second conductive layer is in a range of 20 ? to 60 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyuneok Shin, Dongmin Lee, Chanwoo Yang, Juhyun Lee, Changoh Jeong
  • Patent number: 9891485
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate and including a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, where the first substrate includes an insulating substrate, a thin-film transistor which is disposed on the insulating substrate and include a gate electrode, a first pixel electrode which is disposed on the insulating substrate to be spaced apart from the thin film transistor and charges a first voltage, a second pixel electrode which is disposed on the insulating substrate to be spaced apart from the thin film transistor, is disposed in a same layer as the first pixel electrode, and receives a second voltage having a magnitude different from the first voltage, and a storage electrode disposed on the same layer as the gate electrode and to overlap a portion of the second pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Keum Dong Jung
  • Patent number: 9891486
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a flexible wiring board, an end portion of which is joined to the display panel. The flexible wiring board includes a flexible base substrate in which a through-hole is formed in a position not overlapping the display panel of an extending portion extending from the end portion joined to the display panel in plan view, a first wiring pattern formed to close the through-hole on one surface of the flexible base substrate, and a first resin layer having more flexibility than the flexible base substrate and formed to fill the through-hole formed in the flexible base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Yuuki Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 9891487
    Abstract: An array substrate for a display device includes a first substrate which includes a display region and a non-display region enclosing a periphery of the display region, a second substrate facing the first substrate which includes the display region and the non-display region enclosing a periphery of the display region, a color filter disposed on the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed on the color filter and a black matrix disposed on the first substrate in the non-display region and at least a part of the display region, where the black matrix has a thickness ranging from about 2.5 micrometers to about 6.0 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Youn Park, Sang Hun Lee, Min Jung Kang, Chang Hun Kwak
  • Patent number: 9891488
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an array substrate is provided. The array substrate, by providing a black matrix and a color resist layer on the array substrate and providing the color resist layer on the TFT layer, prevents bad influences on the color resist layer caused by a high temperature TFT process so as to provide a liquid crystal panel with improved displaying quality. The method includes, firstly, forming a black matrix on a substrate, and secondly, implementing a TFT manufacture process on the black matrix, and then forming a color resist layer after the TFT manufacture process. Accordingly, forming both the black matrix and the color resist layer on the array substrate can be achieved, where the color resist layer is formed after the TFT manufacture process to prevent bad phenomenon caused by the high temperature of the TFT process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Liwang Song
  • Patent number: 9891489
    Abstract: An array substrate including a plurality of pixel cells, at least one common electrode line, at least one data line, and at least one first scanning line and second scanning line parallel to the first scanning line is disclosed. The first scanning line and the second scanning line intersect with the data line. The pixel cell includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a control circuit. In addition, a liquid crystal display is also disclosed. By adding one control circuit, the color shift effect in wide viewing angle is enhanced and the image sticking is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chengcai Dong
  • Patent number: 9891490
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate comprising a pixel area, a second substrate having a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first and second substrates, where the first substrate includes a first pixel electrode which is arranged on the pixel area and in which a diamond shaped open unit is defined, and a plate shaped second pixel electrode arranged on the first pixel electrode, the first pixel electrode having first and second sides parallel to one side of the pixel area, third and fourth sides extending from one side of the first and second sides, inclined against the first and second sides, and parallel to each other, and fifth and sixth sides that connect the first and second sides with the third and fourth sides, and are parallel to each other, and the second pixel electrode includes a cross-shaped stem unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Il Tae, Eun-Kil Park, Seung-Ho Yang
  • Patent number: 9891491
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer between first and second substrates, a gate line and a data line on the first substrate, a first sub-pixel electrode in a first sub-pixel region of the first substrate, a first transistor connected to the gate line, the data line, and the first sub-pixel electrode, and a second sub-pixel electrode in a second sub-pixel region of the first substrate. The device further includes a second transistor connected to the gate line, the first transistor, and the second sub-pixel electrode, a first storage line extending along an edge portion of the first sub-pixel electrode, a third transistor connected to the gate line, the second sub-pixel electrode, and the first storage line, and a second storage line extending along a side of the second sub-pixel electrode, The second storage line is separated from the first storage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaewon Kim, Seonkyoon Mok, Kyunghoe Lee, Seongyoung Lee, Yoomi Ra
  • Patent number: 9891492
    Abstract: Array substrate includes a gate line which extends along a first direction, a gate insulating layer which covers the gate line, a data line located on the gate insulating layer and intersects the gate line, a thin-film transistor (“TFT”) which has a control electrode connected to the gate line and an electrode connected to the data line, a pixel electrode connected to the other electrode of the TFT, where the pixel electrode includes branch electrodes, openings are defined between the branch electrodes, each of the openings includes a first bent portion which corresponds to a middle part of the pixel area and a second bent portion and a third bent portion located symmetrically to each other with respect to the first bent portion, and the data line includes a cover region which protrudes toward the pixel area and covers at least part of the pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Park, Jean Ho Song
  • Patent number: 9891494
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pixel unit, a driving method of the pixel unit, a driving module of the pixel unit, a display panel and a display device. The pixel unit includes four sub-pixels and a first color filter, a second color filter, a third color filter and a fourth color filter corresponding to the four sub-pixels respectively, the first color filter allows only light of a first color to pass through, the second color filter allows only light of a second color to pass through, the third color filter allows only light of a third color to pass through, and the fourth color filter allows light of n different colors selected from the first color, the second color, and the third color to pass through, wherein n is larger than or equal to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhihua Sun, Seungmin Lee, Baoyu Liu, Weichao Ma, Shulin Yao, Xu Zhang
  • Patent number: 9891495
    Abstract: An array substrate and a fabricating method thereof, and a display panel are provided. The array substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of pixel units arranged in matrix on the base substrate, wherein, a first electrode groove and a second electrode groove separated from each other are arranged in a region of the base substrate corresponding to one of the pixel units, the first electrode groove and the second electrode groove respectively extending from an upper surface of the base substrate towards a lower surface of the base substrate; the pixel unit includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode, the pixel electrode being arranged in the first electrode groove, and the common electrode being arranged in the second electrode groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying Zhang, Zhi Hou, Daeoh Oh, Ziheng Yang, Yinan Wang, Xin Ding, Fu Chen, Jianhui Liu, Rong Shen
  • Patent number: 9891496
    Abstract: Provided is an electrochromic display device, including: a pair of electrodes facing each other; an electrochromic layer provided to one of the pair of electrodes: and an electrolytic solution layer provided between the electrodes facing each other, wherein the electrochromic display device includes an yttrium-containing metal oxide layer between the electrochromic layer and the electrode to which the electrochromic layer is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Okada, Yoshihisa Naijo, Tohru Yashiro, Shigenobu Hirano, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Toshiya Sagisaka, Keiichiroh Yutani, Sukchan Kim, Kazuaki Tsuji, Mamiko Inoue, Tamotsu Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 9891497
    Abstract: To provide an electrochromic device including: a support; a first electrode formed on the support; a second electrode facing the first electrode, where through-holes are formed in the second electrode; an electrochromic layer disposed in a space between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first electrolyte layer disposed in the space between the first electrode and the second electrode; a second electrolyte layer disposed to communicate with the first electrolyte layer through the through-holes; an inorganic protective layer, which is disposed on a surface of the second electrolyte layer not facing the second electrode, and is configured to shield oxygen and water vapor; and an organic protective layer disposed on a surface of the inorganic protective layer that does not face the second electrolyte layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru Yashiro, Kohji Takeuchi, Sukchan Kim, Shun Goto, Yuuma Usui, Yasuo Katano, Satoshi Yamamoto, Daisuke Goto, Toshiya Sagisaka, Masato Shinoda, Mamiko Inoue, Fuminari Kaneko, Hidekazu Yaginuma, Takahiko Matsumoto, Keiichiroh Yutani, Tamotsu Horiuchi, Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9891498
    Abstract: An electrophoretic device includes: a porous layer including a first fibrous structure and a non-electrophoretic particle held in the first fibrous structure; an electrophoretic particle configured to move through a space formed at the porous layer; a second fibrous structure covering the porous layer; and a partition provided from the porous layer to the second fibrous structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuhito Yasui, Hidehiko Takanashi, Ken Kobayashi, Yuriko Kaino, Masakazu Mitsugi, Aya Shuto
  • Patent number: 9891499
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an acousto-optic modulator includes an acousto-optic medium and a piezoelectric transducer. The acousto-optic medium has a configuration of a hexahedron. The acousto-optic medium has surfaces D, E, F, G and H. The piezoelectric transducer is provided on a surface C of the acousto-optic medium. The surface D opposes the surface C and has respective four sides shared by the surfaces E, F, G and H. Four angles defined between the surface D and the surfaces E, F G and H each is other than 90°. At least one of eight angles defined between each pair of the surfaces C, E, F, G and H is other than 90°. The each pair has one shared side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakamura, Hayato Goto, Mamiko Kujiraoka, Kouichi Ichimura
  • Patent number: 9891500
    Abstract: Systems and methods which provide for the generation of optical frequency combs using a microring resonator optical frequency comb generator configuration are described. A microring resonator optical frequency comb generator configuration of embodiments comprises a plurality of fiber loop laser cavities and at least one microring cavity are utilized. For example, an optical frequency comb generator may include a first fiber loop laser cavity, a second fiber loop laser cavity that is symmetrical with the first fiber loop laser cavity, and a microring resonator that is coupled into both of the first and second fiber loop laser cavities. The microring resonator may be configured to provide a high quality factor, Q, value. The microring resonator of embodiments works together with optical bandpass filters and amplifiers in the multiple fiber loops to make the generated optical frequency comb stable and flexible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Sai Tak Chu, Kun Zhu
  • Patent number: 9891501
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a polycrystalline silicon thin film transistor device includes the following steps. A substrate is provided, and a buffer layer having dopants is formed on the substrate. An amorphous silicon layer is formed on the buffer layer having the dopants. A thermal process is performed to convert the amorphous silicon layer into a polycrystalline silicon layer by means of polycrystalization, and to simultaneously out-diffuse a portion of the dopants in the buffer layer into the polycrystalline silicon layer for adjusting a threshold voltage. The polycrystalline silicon layer is patterned to form an active layer. A gate insulating layer is formed on the active layer. A gate electrode is formed on the gate insulating layer. A source doped region and a drain doped region are formed in the active layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yun Hsiao, Chia-Kai Chen, Shih-Liang Lin, Ting-Yu Hsu, Pei-Yun Wang, Ya-Qin Huang, Cheng-Wei Jiang
  • Patent number: 9891503
    Abstract: A light emitting device including first and second power sources, which is capable of emitting light without being affected by a charging recycle period. The light emitting device includes an LED as a light emitting section for emitting light, and illuminates an object by light emission from the LED. The light emitting device further includes a first power source and a second power source that is charged by the first power source. Light emission from the LED is controlled using one of the first power source and the second power source as an input power supply according to light emitting current for causing the LED to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Genta Otsuka
  • Patent number: 9891504
    Abstract: A mounting device and system for holding a camera or tool on a surface or a tripod. A camera holder has an upper panel that folds open to expose an adhesive surface on an upper panel to adhere to a wall, while the bottom panel holds metal objects, such as a camera or tools that will attach to a magnetic surface. A tripod adapter for mounting the camera holder has a pocket designed to match the shape of the camera holder for mounting, while leaving the front surface of the camera holder exposed for attachment of the camera. A flexible wraparound silicon or rubber camera adapter or grip can be attached to the camera holder to hold the camera through an elastic grip, rather than magnetic or adhesive means of attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventor: Wayne Fromm
  • Patent number: 9891505
    Abstract: The invention relates to photographic equipment field and provides a panoramic camera stabilizer suitable for panoramic camera to shoot steadily from any angle, which comprises a fixing assembly, a rotating component and a handle. The fixing assembly is connected with and arranged above the rotating component for mounting a panoramic camera, the rotating component is connected to handle end and comprises a first adjustment mechanism for adjusting pitching angle of the fixing assembly, a second adjustment mechanism for adjusting rolling angle of the fixing assembly, and a third adjustment mechanism for adjusting yawing angle of the fixing assembly. The fixing assembly is arranged at upper part of the stabilizer, thereby avoiding blocking camera lens. Due to multi-direction adjustable rotating component, the panoramic camera may capture images at any angle. By adjusting gravity center through the counterweight and fixing assembly, cameras in different sizes and weights may be mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventor: Chengyun Wei
  • Patent number: 9891506
    Abstract: A camera stabilizer, comprising a mounting assembly and a gravity center adjusting assembly arranged below the mounting assembly, wherein the mounting assembly comprises a mounting mechanism for mounting camera, a longitudinal adjusting mechanism relative to which the mounting mechanism is longitudinally slidable, and a transverse adjusting mechanism relative to which the longitudinal adjusting mechanism is transversely slidable, wherein the gravity center adjusting assembly comprises an adjusting rod mechanism and a counterweight balancing mechanism, wherein the length of the adjusting rod mechanism is adjustable, and the adjusting rod mechanism has an upper end connected to the transverse adjusting mechanism and a lower end fixedly connected to the counterweight balancing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: GUILIN FEIYU TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventor: Chengyun Wei
  • Patent number: 9891507
    Abstract: A system including a light source configured to illuminate light onto an image modulation element; a projection optical system including at least a first lens system and a second lens system configured to project the image modulated by the modulation element; and circuitry configured to shift a position of the first lens system in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the projection optical system based on an optical zoom factor, wherein a position of the image modulation element is unchanged when the circuitry shifts the position of the first lens system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jun Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 9891508
    Abstract: A optical system including a projection lens system 102 for emitting light image to be enlarging-projected is accommodated inside a frame 1 configured with a lower case 2 and an upper case 3, a reflecting mirror 32 which enlarging-projects the image light emitted from the optical system toward a screen S or a top surface of a table T as a display plane is openably attached to a portion of the upper case of the frame, the device can be installed by a bottom surface of the lower case or one side surface thereof, a stand leg 5 is accommodated integrally with the case and extractably in the one side surface of the lower case, and the stand leg has a form (an inclination angle, a ratchet mechanism, a locking mechanism, and the like) satisfying an installation condition for vertically erected arrangement in the extracted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Fukui, Kazuomi Kaneko
  • Patent number: 9891509
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for mounting a projector holder to or placing a projector holder on an object for displaying an image onto a surface is disclosed. The projector holder includes a body within which a projector is at least partially disposed. The body includes one or more pliable appendages that are adapted to be manipulated and deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration. In some embodiments, the body is formed in the shape of an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Mimono LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Christian Rossell
  • Patent number: 9891510
    Abstract: Method of using a device for displaying a real image of the head-up display (HUD) type in a passenger compartment comprising glazing, notably laminated glazing, said device comprising a source emitting a beam of radiation of the visible UV or IR laser type or of the light-emitting diode type, directed towards a portion of said glazing comprising a fluorescent material absorbing said radiation and re-emitting light in the visible region, the illumination of said portion by the beam enabling a real image to be displayed on the glazing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Laluet, Guillaume Lecamp
  • Patent number: 9891511
    Abstract: An illumination system includes a solid-state light-emitting element and a wavelength-converting device. A first waveband light is emitted to an optical path by the solid-state light-emitting element. The wavelength-converting device is disposed on the optical path and includes a phosphor plate. The phosphor plate is a solid mixture having a phosphor agent and a binder. The weight percent of the phosphor agent is from 10 to 70, such that the first waveband light is transformed into a second waveband light. Under this circumstance, the efficiency of heat conduction of the phosphor plate is effectively enhanced, thereby enhancing the converting efficiency of the wavelength-converting device, which is strong enough to be applied to rotate with great rigidity. Meanwhile, not only the space requirement is reduced, but also the phenomena of hot spot and heat diffusion are avoided, such that the cost and difficulty of manufacturing the wavelength-converting device are significantly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Keh-Su Chang, Yen-I Chou, Chi Chen, Jau-Shiu Chen, Meng-Han Liu
  • Patent number: 9891512
    Abstract: The image projection apparatus combining lights from first and second light sources to project an image. First and second usable times of a first light source in the apparatus installed respectively in first and second installation positions have a relation that, when the power for the first light source is fixed, the second usable time is shorter than the first usable time. The second usable time shorter than a third usable time of the second light source in the second installation position. The power controller sets, in the second installation position, the power for the first light source to be lower than the power for first light source in the first installation position and set the power for the second light source to be equal to or higher than the power for the second light source in the first installation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takahiro Okamura
  • Patent number: 9891513
    Abstract: An illumination unit includes: a light source section including a laser light source; an optical-path branching device outputting light incident from the light source section, by branching the light into an outgoing optical path of illumination light and other optical path; a photodetector receiving a light flux that travels on the other optical path; a control section controlling an emitted light quantity in the laser light source, based on a quantity of the light flux received by the photodetector; and a light-quantity-distribution control device disposed between the optical-path branching device and the photodetector on the other optical path, the light-quantity-distribution control device controlling a light quantity distribution in the light flux to be incident upon the photodetector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazumasa Kaneda
  • Patent number: 9891514
    Abstract: A light source apparatus and a projection display apparatus according to the present disclosure include: a laser light source; and a multiplexing reflection mirror having a first surface on which a partial reflection coating having a predetermined reflectance is formed, and a second surface on which a total reflection coating is formed, the first surface and the second surface being opposite to each other and formed in a parallel flat shape. The multiplexing reflection mirror is disposed so as to incline toward an optical path of an emission light from the laser light source such that the emission light is incident from first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihiro Okuda, Hiroshi Kitano
  • Patent number: 9891515
    Abstract: A projection screen including a substrate, Fresnel structures and a protective layer is provided. The Fresnel structures are located on a surface of the substrate facing an image-source side and arranged along a first direction. Each Fresnel structure extends along a second direction. The protective layer has a first surface facing the image-source side. The first surface has optical microstructures. The optical microstructures are orthographically projected on a reference plane to form orthographic projection patterns. Each of the orthographic projection patterns has a first axis and a second axis substantially perpendicular to each other. The first axis passes through two end points having a maximum distance in the first direction. The second axis passes through two end points having a maximum distance in the second direction. Each of the orthographic projection patterns is symmetry to at least one of the first axis and the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Hung-Ta Chien, Fang-Hsuan Su, Fu-Chiang Hsu
  • Patent number: 9891516
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for calibrating a light field projection system that includes a screen having convex reflective elements. One example method for calibrating a light field projection system includes scanning the plurality of convex reflective elements with light modulated according to a baseline intensity profile. The method also includes detecting a light intensity profile of the scanned light using a light detector at a first perspective. The method further includes comparing the detected light intensity profile to an expected light intensity profile and modifying operation of a control system that determines light field modulation schemes for projecting light fields to account for any differences between the detected intensity profile and the expected intensity profile. The detector may be moved to a second perspective and the previously steps of the method may be repeated from the second perspective of the light detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Richard DeVaul, Brian Adolf
  • Patent number: 9891517
    Abstract: An image projection system includes a translucent screen, a projector that projects image light to the translucent screen, and a controller that controls the projector and the translucent screen. The translucent screen includes a first light control film configured to be switchable between a transmissive state for transmitting incident light therethrough and a diffusion state for diffusing incident light, and a second light control film configured such that the transmittance thereof with respect to incident light can be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takehiko Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9891518
    Abstract: A mask, comprising an opaque region, a first semi-transparent region, and a second semi-transparent region. The transmittance of the second semi-transparent region is less than that of the first semi-transparent region. The mask solves the over-etching problem caused by the difference between the thicknesses of photoresist in different regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Deshuai Wang, Lianjie Qu
  • Patent number: 9891519
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of fracturing free form target design into elementary shots for defined roughness of the contour comprises determining a first set of shots which pave the target design and determining a second set of shots to fill the gaps. The dose levels of overlapping shots in the first or second sets of shots are determined so the compounded dose is adequate to the resist threshold, considering the proximity effect of the actual imprint of shots on the insulated target. A dose geometry modulation is applied and rounded shot prints are produced by shots not circular that may overlap. The degree of overlap is determined as a function of desired optimization of fit criteria between a printed contour and the contour of the desired pattern. Placements and dimensions of the shots are determined by a plurality of fit criteria between printed contour and contour of the desired pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Aselta Nanographics
    Inventors: Serdar Manakli, Luc Martin
  • Patent number: 9891520
    Abstract: In a method for cleaning photo masks having patterns with smallest line-space dimensions below 200 nm, a surfactant composition A is used, wherein A contains at least three short-chain perfluorinated groups Rf selected from the group consisting of trifluoromethyl, pentafluoroethyl, 1-heptafluoropropyl, 2-heptafluoropropyl, and pentafluorosulfanyl and wherein A exhibits, at a 1% by weight aqueous solution, a static surface tension below 25 mN/m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andreas Klipp, Andrei Honciuc, Chu-Ya Yang
  • Patent number: 9891521
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of depositing a thin film. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a method of depositing a thin film, including: a step of forming a protective layer containing silicon on a substrate; and a step of forming a sacrificial layer on the protective layer, wherein the protective layer and the sacrificial layer may include silicon (Si), and the step of forming the protective layer may include a step of supplying a precursor containing silicon and a step of supplying plasma activating a purge gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventor: DongSeok Kang
  • Patent number: 9891522
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sensitive material. The sensitive material comprises a copolymer that includes polymer units including a hydrophobic unit; a hydrophilic unit comprising an acid generator; and a connection unit bonded between the hydrophobic unit and the hydrophilic unit, the connection unit comprising an acid-labile group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Ya-Ling Cheng, Ching-Yu Chang
  • Patent number: 9891523
    Abstract: Provided is a photosensitive dry film capable of forming a solder resist layer that has an excellent filling property of underfill and that exhibits an excellent adhesion with a mold material. The photosensitive dry film according to the present invention is a photosensitive dry film including a supporting film and a photosensitive resin layer provided on one side of the supporting film, wherein the arithmetic average surface roughness Ra of the side of the supporting film on which the photosensitive resin layer is provided is 50 to 390 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: TAIYO INK MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi Okamoto, Nobuhito Ito, Shoji Minegishi
  • Patent number: 9891524
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes forming an energy-ray-curable resin layer containing a sensitizer for increasing sensitivity to exposure light, on an underlayer region including a semiconductor substrate, irradiating the energy-ray-curable resin layer with energy rays to form a lower layer film containing the sensitizer, forming a resist film on the lower layer film, diffusing the sensitizer from the lower layer film into the resist film by thermal treatment, irradiating the resist film in which the sensitizer is diffused with exposure light, and developing the resist film irradiated with the exposure light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Eishi Shiobara