Patents Issued in July 3, 2018
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Patent number: 10012862Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal cell, comprising the steps of: providing frame-sealing glue between an array substrate and a transparent plate of a color filter substrate; irradiating the frame-sealing glue from a side of the color filter substrate facing away from the array substrate with ultraviolet light until the frame-sealing glue is cured, so as to fixedly connect the transparent plate and the array substrate; and forming a light-shielding layer on a side of the transparent plate facing away from the array substrate, wherein the light-shielding layer has a projection along a vertical direction covering the frame-sealing glue. A liquid crystal cell manufactured through such a method has superior display effects.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yuejun Tang
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Patent number: 10012863Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel for displaying images in an active area includes a first substrate having a pair of first short ends and first long ends. A second substrate faces the first substrate so as to hold a liquid crystal layer therebetween. A first polarization plate is arranged on an outside surface of the first substrate. The first polarization plate has a pair of second short ends longer than the first short ends, a pair of second long ends, and a first absorption axis. The angle a1 made by the first absorption axis with respect to the second short ends is smaller than an angle b1 made by the first absorption axis with respect to the second long ends. A second polarization plate is arranged on an outside surface of the second substrate and has a second absorption axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kayoko Miyazaki, Tatsuaki Kuji, Keiji Tago
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Patent number: 10012864Abstract: An apparatus for developing a photographic image includes a housing, a light source and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The light source is disposed on a first wall of or inside the housing and configured to emit light inside the housing. The LCD panel having a front side and a back side is disposed on a second wall or inside the housing. The LCD panel is configured to display a digital image on the front side upon illumination of the light toward the back side and to expose a photographic media disposed in close proximity to or contacting the front side of the LCD panel. A method for developing a photographic image is also provided. The photographic media can be developed into a photographic image after exposure using the LCD panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Inventors: Travis Kniffin, Joshua Hopkins
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Patent number: 10012865Abstract: A transflective LCD device and a method of forming the same are proposed. The transflective LCD includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first alignment film, a second alignment film and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate and the second substrate are divided into a transmissive area and a reflective area, in which areas of the first alignment film and the second alignment film are configured respectively by different aligning angles. The liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the transmissive area and the reflective area are tilted by different pretilt angles. Therefore, light going one-way through the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the transmissive area generates the same phase retardation as making a round-trip through the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the reflective area. The present invention can simplify technical difficulties, and reduce occurrences of poor rubbing and dark-state light leakage.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Chang Xie
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Patent number: 10012866Abstract: The present invention provides a mirror display that can match the peripheral environment having diffusely reflecting surfaces in the mirror mode, and an electronic device including the mirror display. The mirror display includes a half mirror plate that includes a reflective polarizer and a display device. The half mirror plate further includes a light-diffusing member that diffuses at least part of incident light. The mirror display includes, in the order from the back surface side, the display device, the reflective polarizer, and the light-diffusing member.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Sakai, Masahiro Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Hakoi, Kiyoshi Minoura, Shigeaki Mizushima
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Patent number: 10012867Abstract: A liquid crystal device and the backlight module thereof are disclosed. The backlight module includes a back plate, at least one optical film, a plurality of optical fibers, and a reflector. The optical fibers are arranged to configure at least one light bar of the backlight module. The optical film and the back plate are spaced apart and opposite to each other to define a chamber for the light beams to be transmitted. The optical fibers positioned by the reflector are located at one lateral side of the chamber such that each of the optical fibers and the back plate form a predetermined inclined angle. In addition, the reflector is arranged at light-emitting locations of the optical fibers so as to adjust an emitting angle of the light beams entering the chamber. The back plate reflects the light beams irradiated on the back plate back to the optical film. The uniformity of the transmitted and mixed light beams is guaranteed when the backlight module is adopted in large-scale LCD.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jianyu Chang
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Patent number: 10012868Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable compound denoted by Formula (I): in the formula, Z1 and Z2 represent an arylene group, and the like, m represents 1 or 2, n represents an integer of 0 or 1, and when m is 2, n is 0, L1, L2, L3, and L4 each independently represent a linking group such as —C(?O)O— and —OC(?O)—, T3 represents -Sp4-R4, X represents —O—, and the like, r represents 1 to 4, Sp1, Sp2, Sp3, Sp4, and Sp5 each independently represent a single bond or a linking group, R1 and R2 each independently represent a polymerizable group, and R3, R4, and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a polymerizable group, or the like; a polymerizable composition containing the polymerizable compound described above; a film formed of the polymerizable composition described above; and a half mirror for displaying a projection image including the film described above.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yuki Nakazawa, Shunya Katoh, Hiroshi Matsuyama, Daisuke Hayashi, Masaru Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 10012869Abstract: A method and a device for detecting a rubbing cloth, the method includes rubbing a coloring sheet with the rubbing cloth; and detecting the rubbing cloth according to a pattern in a rubbed region. The device includes a base platform, a coloring sheet is provided on the base platform; and a rubbing roller, a rubbing cloth to be detected is provided on an outer surface of the rubbing roller, the rubbing roller is disposed in parallel to the base platform and the rubbing roller is configured to rub on the coloring sheet. By coloring the rubbing cloth with the coloring sheet, and detecting the rubbing cloth with a pattern in a rubbed region, the quality of the rubbing cloth can be detected by observing the depth and the arrangement of the pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jian Li, Yan Yang, Shichao Wang, Yuguang Fan, Jingpeng Li, Yuekai Gao
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Patent number: 10012870Abstract: This disclosure discloses an alignment device and a method of manufacturing an alignment film, and a display substrate. The alignment device comprises a first exposure chamber that contains a first light box and a light-shielding plate for blocking light emitted from the first light box from irradiating the alignment region of the alignment film. The light emitted from the first light box is used to irradiate a non-alignment region so as to eliminate the alignment film in the non-alignment region.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Hongpeng Li
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Patent number: 10012871Abstract: An LCD panel and an LCD apparatus are provided. The LCD panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of supporters disposal between the first substrate and the second substrate and configured to support the first substrate and the second substrate, a plurality of liquid crystals filling a space formed by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the plurality of supporters, a plurality of buffers disposed between adjacent supporters, and a black matrix disposed on the second substrate. The plurality of the supporters includes a plurality of first supporters and a plurality of second supporters. In a direction perpendicular to at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, a second supporter has a height smaller than a first supporter, and a buffer has a height smaller than the first supporter.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Binyi Zheng, Ling Wu, Poping Shen
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Patent number: 10012872Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate, including at least two sub-pixel electrodes separated from one another; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, each of the sub-pixel electrodes includes a stem electrode, an outer electrode connected to the stem electrode, a first branch electrode extending from the stem electrode or the outer electrode in a first direction, and a second branch electrode extending from the stem electrode or the outer electrode in a second direction, wherein an angle between the first direction and the second direction is in a range of about 170 to about 180 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seungkyu Lee, Wan Namgung, Hongmin Yoon, Hojun Lee
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Patent number: 10012873Abstract: A display panel is divided into a first region and a second region located outside the first region, and includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a plurality of scan lines, a first common line, a second common line, and a black matrix. In the first sub-pixel, a first distance exists between the first common line and a neighboring scan line along a second direction. In the second sub-pixel, a second distance exists between the second common line and a neighboring scan line along the second direction, and the first distance is not equal to the second distance. The black matrix has a plurality of holes, including a first hole and a second hole. The first hole exposes the first sub-pixel and the first common line located in the first region. The second hole exposes the second sub-pixel and the second common line located in the second region.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Kung-Ching Chu, Ju-Chin Chen, Sung-Yu Su
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Patent number: 10012874Abstract: A display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, and a pixel array disposed on the first substrate and including at least one pixel, which includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer and an insulation layer disposed between the first and second electrode layers. The second electrode layer has n electrode portions, the electrode portions are spaced from each other and disposed along a first direction, an electrode width of one of the electrode portions along the first direction is denoted by W (?m), the maximum width of a light-emitting area of the pixel along the first direction is denoted by Ax (?m), and the equation is satisfied as below: 1 2 × ( ? 10 × Ax 3 × W - 1 ) - 1 ? n ? 1 2 × ( ? 10 × Ax 3 × W - 1 ) + 1 wherein, n is a positive integer, 0.05<R<0.1, and a unit of W and Ax is ?m.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Yu-Lun Hsu, Chao-Hsiang Wang, An-Chang Wang
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Patent number: 10012875Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided, which includes: first and second gate lines, a data line intersecting the gate lines, first to fourth drain electrodes located near the intersections between the first and second gate lines and the data line, and a coupling electrode. First to fourth pixel electrodes respectively connected to the first to fourth drain electrodes are also provided, and the first pixel electrode is connected to the coupling electrode while the fourth pixel electrode overlaps the coupling electrode. The LCD further includes a common electrode opposite the pixel electrodes, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode, and a domain partitioning member formed on at least one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode. Two long edges of the domains are angled with respect to the first and the second gate lines or the data line substantially by about 45°.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jang-Kun Song
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Patent number: 10012876Abstract: A blue phase liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Yuejun Tang
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Patent number: 10012877Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device, includes a first substrate including a second line extending in a second direction, a first interlayer insulating film, a first electrode, a second interlayer insulating film, and a second electrode, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules initially aligned in the second direction, a first polarizer having a first transmission axis perpendicular or parallel to the second line, and a second polarizer having a second transmission axis orthogonal to the first transmission axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Toshiyuki Higano
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Patent number: 10012878Abstract: Even when a width of a frame region is narrowed, expansion and movement of impurity ions into a display region and peeling off of a seal material are prevented or suppressed. A substrate includes a first frame region positioned outside a display region, a second frame region positioned outside the first frame region, and a third frame region positioned outside the second frame region. The substrate includes a first electrode in the first frame region, a second electrode in the second frame region, and a third electrode in the third frame region. A first potential is applied to the first electrode, a second potential larger in an absolute value than the first potential is applied to the second electrode, and a third potential different from the second potential is applied to the third electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Morikazu Nomura
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Patent number: 10012879Abstract: An array substrate is disclosed. The array substrate includes a substrate, a first film layer on a side surface of the substrate, an insulation layer on the side surface of the substrate, an electrostatic charge dispersion layer on the side surface of the substrate, and a second film layer arranged on the side surface of the substrate. The first film layer, the insulation layer, the electrostatic charge dispersion layer, and the second film layer are sequentially arranged on the substrate. In addition, the insulation layer and the electrostatic charge dispersion layer include via holes, the second film layer is electrically connected with the first film layer through the via holes, and the electrostatic charge dispersion layer is in a same profile as the second film layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Liang Wen
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Patent number: 10012880Abstract: To improve viewing angle characteristics by varying voltage which is applied between liquid crystal elements. A liquid crystal display device in which one pixel is provided with three or more liquid crystal elements and the level of voltage which is applied is varied between the liquid crystal elements is varied. In order to vary the level of the voltage which is applied between the liquid crystal elements, an element which divides the applied voltage is provided. In order to vary the level of the applied voltage, a capacitor, a resistor, a transistor, or the like is used. Viewing angle characteristics can be improved by varying the level of the voltage which is applied between the liquid crystal elements.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Kimura
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Repairing methods of defective pixels having light spots, array substrates and liquid crystal panels
Patent number: 10012881Abstract: A repairing method of defective pixels having light spots includes: connecting the pixel electrode and a drain electrode of the of the TFT via a point welding method; cutting off the continuous common electrode to divide the common electrode within the switch area and the common electrode within the pixel area; and removing the pixel electrode arranged above intersections of the common electrode, and connecting the pixel electrode within the switch area and the pixel electrode within pixel area. In addition, an array substrate and a liquid crystal panel are disclosed. By cutting off the common electrode within the pixel area switch area and the pixel area, the defective pixels having light spots are eliminated. In addition, such defective pixels are repaired to be pixels capable of emitting light normally.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Xiangdeng Que -
Patent number: 10012882Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel comprises a data driving module; data lines arranged in an active area in parallel with one another; and data wirings arranged in a fanout area, one end of each data wiring being connected with an output end of said data driving module, the other end thereof being connected with a data line of said active area, wherein the data lines in said active area are arranged to have different widths.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zuomin Liao, Bing Han
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Patent number: 10012883Abstract: A semiconductor device (100A) includes a substrate (11); a TFT (10A) supported on the substrate, the TFT including an oxide semiconductor layer (16); an organic insulating layer (24) covering the TFT; a lower layer electrode (32) on the organic insulating layer; a dielectric layer (34) on the lower layer electrode; an upper layer electrode on the dielectric layer; and an upper layer electrode (36) including a portion opposing the lower layer electrode via the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is a silicon nitride film having a hydrogen content of 5.33×1021 atoms/cm3 or less.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yohsuke Kanzaki, Seiji Kaneko, Takao Saitoh, Yutaka Takamaru, Keisuke Ide
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Patent number: 10012884Abstract: A high-contrast electro-optic liquid crystal camera iris (10) provides angle independent transmission for uniform gray shades. The liquid crystal iris comprises a combination of first and second liquid crystal devices (12, 14) arranged in optical series and positioned between optical polarizers (46, 48). The director field (18) of the second liquid crystal device is a mirror image of the director field (16) of the first liquid crystal device, and the first and second liquid crystal devices are placed together so that the azimuthal directions (42) of the surface-contacting directors (18c, 22c) are in parallel alignment at the adjoining or confronting surfaces of the substrates (242, 321) of the first and second liquid crystal devices. The liquid crystal iris provides, therefore, less angular variation of intermediate transmittances compared with that provided by prior art liquid crystal irises.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: LC-TEC Displays ABInventors: Jesper Osterman, Terry J. Scheffer
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Patent number: 10012885Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 10012886Abstract: Disclosed is an optical modulator. An optical modulator comprises a substrate, an upper transparent electrode on the substrate, a partition wall providing a chamber between the substrate and the upper transparent electrode, an optical modulation member provided in the chamber and disposed on the substrate, and an electrolyte filling the chamber and including a first metal in an ionic state. The optical modulation member comprises a reflection layer on the substrate, and a lower transparent electrode on the reflection layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Seong-Mok Cho, Tae-Youb Kim, Seung Youl Lee, Yong Hae Kim, Hojun Ryu, Juhee Song, Chil Seong Ah, Jeong Ik Lee, Chi-Sun Hwang
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Patent number: 10012887Abstract: A method for enhancing the reliability of contacting the conductive layers in a laminated electrochromic device structure is disclosed (FIG. 7). The laminate structure (10), typically fabricated in the form of a sheet, comprises: two polymer substrates (21, 22); two conductive layers (31, 32)—one arranged on each substate—and facing each other; an electrochromic layer (41) and a counter-electrode layer (42) each arranged on different conductive layers; and an electrolyte layer (50) interposed between the electrochromic layer and the counter-electrode layer. Either an incision with an undulating cutting depth or perforations of predetermined sizes, depths (through at least most of one substrate) and separations are prefabricated along a desired tear line in the structure (step 220)—once the final shape of the device is defined—to facilitate the tearing away of the one polymer substrate to reveal the conductive layer to be contacted on the underlying substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: CHROMOGENICS ABInventors: Richard Karmhag, Greger Gregard, Roger Vogt
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Patent number: 10012888Abstract: An optical lighting accessory is described for use with a handheld mobile device in photography or videography applications. The handheld mobile device includes at least a front-facing camera and light source. The optical lighting accessory includes 1) an optical element, the optical element configured to receive and capture a plurality of light rays from the light source of the handheld mobile device, 2) a light receiver panel for transforming the light source into a diffused lighting, and 3) a pair of attachment members or accessory case coupled to the light receiver panel, the pair attachment members or accessory case are configured to receive and fasten to the handheld mobile device, and a diffuser layer of the light receiver panel is configured to provide the diffused light to the front-facing camera.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Inventor: Ronaldo Green Penaflor
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Patent number: 10012889Abstract: An electronic apparatus which is capable of reducing the number of parts and assembling man-hours of a seal construction of an matching section of external covers, and making seal performance stable while realizing downsizing of the apparatus. The electronic apparatus has a first external cover, a second external cover abutting to the first external cover through a matching section, a seal member disposed at the matching section, a gap disposed at the matching section on an external side of the electronic apparatus with respect to the seal member, and a third external cover fitted to the first external cover and the second external cover so as to partially cover the seal member. The seal member has, at a part of the gap partially covered by the third external cover, a protruding portion abutting to the third external cover to seal the part of the gap.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshikazu Asai
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Patent number: 10012890Abstract: A support for an imaging device includes a first rotatable assembly supportable by a support that rotates in a generally horizontal plane and a horizontal locking member. The imaging device includes a second rotatable assembly that rotates in a generally vertical plane. Imaging device includes an interconnection structure that interconnects the first rotatable assembly to the second rotatable assembly such that the second rotatable assembly is rotatable around the first rotatable assembly at an elevation higher than the first rotatable assembly and offset laterally from the first rotatable assembly. Imaging device includes the first rotatable assembly including a panning structure that rotates the support in the generally horizontal plane and a leveling base that is rotatable in a non-coplanar manner relative to the panning structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Really Right Stuff, LLCInventors: Joseph M. Johnson, Sr., Verent Chan
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Patent number: 10012891Abstract: A plate provides clearance between a camera and a quick-release receiver securing the camera to a support.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Really Right Stuff, LLCInventors: Joseph M. Johnson, Sr., Matthew L. Burk
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Patent number: 10012892Abstract: A flexible blend filter for projectors is provided in a device comprising: a frame defining an open region; an elongated surface including a blending edge and an opposite edge; the elongated surface being flexible at least in a plane defined by the blending edge and the opposite edge; the elongated surface pivotably connected to the frame at one or more points; the blending edge spanning at least a portion of the open region; and, an actuator connected to the elongated surface, the actuator configured to move the elongated surface thereby flexing the blending edge in the plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: CHRISTIE DIGITAL SYSTEMS USA, INC.Inventor: Gordon Harris
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Patent number: 10012893Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes a light source, light from which is used to form an image to be projected, a first flow path, a control unit configured to control a light emission from the light source, an electrical power stabilizing unit configured to stabilize an electrical power to be supplied to the light source, and an electrical power source unit configured to supply the electrical power to at least one of the control unit and the electrical power stabilizing unit. One or both of the electrical power source unit and the electrical power stabilizing unit is/are divided into a plurality of boards. The light source is arranged on a normal line of a surface of any of the plurality of boards. The plurality of boards configure surfaces of the first flow path except a surface nearest to the light source.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Masamichi Yamada, Tetsuya Fujioka, Yasutada Tsukioka, Naoyuki Ishikawa, Hideo Kanai
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Patent number: 10012894Abstract: A light source unit according to an embodiment has a first light source which emits light in a first wavelength range, a second light source which emits light in a second wavelength range which differs from the light in the first wavelength range, a dichroic mirror to which the light in the first wavelength range and the light in the second wavelength range are incident from directions which differ from each other and which reflects or transmits the light in the first wavelength range and the light in the second wavelength range, and an optical device which is disposed on an optical path between the dichroic mirror and the second light source, and the optical device is a spectral member to which a coating is applied which transmits the light in the second wavelength range and reflects or absorbs the light in the first wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Sato, Hiroshi Ogino, Osamu Umamine
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Patent number: 10012895Abstract: The present invention provides a cinema screen that improves audience perception of brightness at, for example, a premium theater without additional illumination cost. The screen is produced from materials that also help mitigate speckle from laser illumination. The screen has properties and includes structures that may be tuned to the specific capabilities of the projection system, arrangement of the theater, and projector (and angle of projection, angle of viewing). Light reflected from the screen are direct toward audience members and away from walls and ceilings.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Douglas J Gorny, Martin J Richards, Timo Kunkel, David Lloyd Schnuelle
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Patent number: 10012896Abstract: A lithography mask production method includes (a) forming, in a reflection layer of a blank substrate, a reference pattern used as a reference in reflectivity measurement and a reflection pattern used for lithography; (b) measuring a reflectivity Rref of the reflection layer at the reference pattern and a reflectivity RLS of the reflection layer at the reflection pattern; and (c) determining an effective width of the reflection layer at the reflection pattern based on the reflectivity Rref and the reflectivity RLS.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventor: Kosuke Takai
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Patent number: 10012897Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask blank production system includes: a substrate handling vacuum chamber for creating a vacuum; a substrate handling platform, in the vacuum, for transporting an ultra-low expansion substrate loaded in the substrate handling vacuum chamber; and multiple sub-chambers, accessed by the substrate handling platform, for forming an EUV mask blank includes: a first sub-chamber for forming a multi-layer stack, above the ultra-low expansion substrate, for reflecting an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light; and a second sub-chamber for forming a bi-layer absorber, formed above the multi-layer stack, for absorbing the EUV light at a wavelength of 13.5 nm provides a reflectivity of less than 1.9%.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Vinayak Vishwanath Hassan, Majeed Foad, Cara Beasley, Ralf Hofmann
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Patent number: 10012898Abstract: Obtaining optimal focus for exposing a photoresist in an EUV lithography with an EUV mask containing a pattern with an assist feature is disclosed. The EUV mask contains a repeating pattern, wherein the repeating pattern has two different pitches, i.e. a first pitch and a second pitch, and contains an assist feature between main features. Because the two different pitches have different focus offsets, the difference between linewidths of said gratings provides a calibration curve which is a measure of focus. The method for monitoring focus is performing a EUV exposure using a focus position with a pre-determined focus position as calibrated using the linewidth difference between the two gratings. The EUV mask for monitoring focus of present invention is applicable to both test and product masks.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Timothy Allan Brunner, Martin Burkhardt
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Patent number: 10012899Abstract: A method includes depositing a first material layer over a first substrate; and depositing a graphene layer over the first material layer. The method further includes depositing an amorphous silicon layer over the graphene layer and bonding the amorphous silicon layer to a second substrate, thereby forming an assembly. The method further includes annealing the assembly, thereby converting the amorphous silicon layer to a silicon oxide layer. The method further includes removing the first substrate from the assembly and removing the first material layer from the assembly, thereby exposing the graphene layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chih-Chiang Tu, Chun-Lang Chen, Chue San Yoo, Jong-Yuh Chang, Chia-Shiung Tsai, Ping-Yin Liu, Hsin-Chang Lee, Chih-Cheng Lin, Yun-Yue Lin
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Patent number: 10012900Abstract: A method of manufacturing a reticle, the method including preparing a substrate, determining position data of a pattern to be formed on the substrate, and setting a primary exposure condition to form the pattern; performing a primary exposure simulation regarding the substrate based on the position data of the pattern and the primary exposure condition; calculating a primary deformation rate of the substrate, which is generated in the primary exposure simulation; correcting the position data of the pattern based on the primary deformation rate of the substrate to provide a corrected position data of the pattern; and exposing the substrate under the primary exposure condition based on the corrected position data of the pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong-su Kim, Shuichi Tamamushi, In-kyun Shin, Sung-il Lee, Jin Choi
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Patent number: 10012901Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide the following: a photosensitive epoxy resin composition that, via photolithography, can form a high-resolution, low-stress image that has vertical side walls and resists moisture and heat, and/or a resist laminate using said photosensitive epoxy resin composition; and an article or articles obtained by curing said photosensitive epoxy resin composition and/or resist laminate. The present invention is a photosensitive resin composition containing the following: an epoxy resin (A), a polyol compound (B) having a specific structure, a cationic-polymerization photoinitiator (C), a silane compound (D) containing an epoxy group, and a reactive epoxy monomer (E) having a specific structure. The epoxy resin (A) contains the phenol derivative represented by formula (1), an epoxy resin (a) obtained via a reaction with epihalohydrin, and an epoxy resin (b) that can be represented by formula (2).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoko Imaizumi, Shinya Inagaki, Nao Honda
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Patent number: 10012902Abstract: A non-chemically-amplified positive resist composition comprising a polymer comprising both recurring units derived from a sulfonium salt capable of generating a fluorinated acid and recurring units containing an amino group as a base resin exhibits a high resolution and a low edge roughness and forms a pattern of good profile after exposure and organic solvent development.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Teppei Adachi, Masaki Ohashi
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Patent number: 10012903Abstract: A resist composition is provided comprising a polymer comprising recurring units (a) having a succinimide structure and recurring units (b) containing a group capable of polarity switch with the aid of acid. The resist composition suppresses acid diffusion, exhibits a high resolution, and forms a pattern of satisfactory profile with low edge roughness.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: SHIN-ESTU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Hatakeyama, Koji Hasegawa
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Patent number: 10012904Abstract: A coating for use with a hydrophilic sheet substrate to form a lithographic printing plate precursor, including at least one Compound A silane compound and at least one Compound B phosphinic acid or organic derivative thereof. Compounds A and B experience a synergistic interaction which substantially increases adhesion to the substrate of areas imaged by radiation. The resulting plate is exhibits high on-press durability suitable for high volume commercial uses without a preheat step prior to development, even when imaged with lower levels of radiation such as violet lasers. A method of preparing a lithographic printing plate includes imagewise exposing the coating on a surface of a hydrophilic substrate to violet radiation and developing in an alkaline aqueous solution without preheating.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Mark'Andy Inc.Inventor: Anthony Paul Kitson
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Patent number: 10012905Abstract: A device substrate and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The device substrate includes a substrate and a patterned light-shielding layer. The patterned light-shielding layer having a plurality of pixel openings and a plurality of first exposure openings is disposed on the substrate, and an area and/or shape of one of the first exposure openings is different from an area and/or shape of one of the pixel openings.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationsInventor: Kai Pei
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Patent number: 10012906Abstract: A developing device includes a spraying assembly and a concentration regulating assembly. A developing method usable in the developing device includes: spraying developing agents by a spraying assembly onto respective developing regions on a substrate to be developed; and spraying a regulating liquid by a concentration regulating assembly onto a target developing region on the substrate to be developed to change concentration of the developing agents.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Liping Luo, Mingxuan Liu, Xiaoxiang Zhang, Huishuang Liu, Zengbiao Sun, Wei Li
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Patent number: 10012907Abstract: An optical system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus designed for an operating wavelength of at least 150 nm. In one disclosed aspect, the optical system includes an element (11, 21) producing an angular distribution for light incident during the operation of the optical system and a fly's eye condenser (200, 400, 500) which includes two arrangements (210, 220, 410, 420, 510, 520) following one another in the light propagation direction and made of beam-deflecting optical elements (211-213, 221-223, 411-413, 421-423, 511-513, 521-523), which produce a multiplicity of optical channels. No optical element with refractive power is arranged in the beam path between the element (11, 21) producing an angular distribution and the fly's eye condenser (200, 400, 500).Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbHInventors: Markus Deguenther, Thomas Korb
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Patent number: 10012908Abstract: An apparatus and method of manufacture of an extreme ultraviolet reflective element includes: a substrate; a multilayer stack on the substrate, the multilayer stack includes a plurality of reflective layer pairs having a first reflective layer formed from silicon and a second reflective layer formed from niobium or niobium carbide for forming a Bragg reflector; and a capping layer on and over the multilayer stack for protecting the multilayer stack by reducing oxidation and mechanical erosion.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.Inventors: Ralf Hofmann, Vinayak Vishwanath Hassan, Cara Beasley, Majeed A. Foad
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Patent number: 10012909Abstract: A liquid immersion exposure apparatus includes a projection system having a last optical element, a liquid supply system having a first path through which immersion liquid is supplied to a supply opening, and a liquid removal system having a second path connected to the first path. The liquid removal system removes the immersion liquid from the first path using the second path so that the supply flow path becomes a substantially gas filled space.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: NIKON CORPORATIONInventors: Hideaki Hara, Hiroaki Takaiwa, Dai Arai
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Patent number: 10012910Abstract: Multi-beam pattern generators employing processors to vary delivered dose of writing beams according to photoresist thicknesses, and associated methods are disclosed. A pattern generator may write a pattern upon a substrate having a photoresist which is sensitive to the writing beams. The pattern may be written in respective writing cycles when the writing beams write at least a portion of the pattern at writing pixel locations. A beam actuator of the pattern generator may independently direct the writing beams to the writing pixels to deliver respective pixel doses during each writing cycle. Pixel doses delivered may be adjusted according to a thickness of the photoresist at various writing pixel locations according to one or more approaches, using one or more of: actuator dwell times, emitted pulse duration, emitted pulse frequency, and emitted pulse intensity. In this manner, additional dimensional control is provided for substrates having variable photoresist thicknesses.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventor: Christopher Dennis Bencher
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Patent number: 10012911Abstract: A projection exposure apparatus includes a projection lens, a wavefront manipulator and a wavefront measuring device for measuring a wavefront in the projection lens. The wavefront measuring device includes a Moiré grating arrangement having an object grating and an image grating which are designed to be arranged in an object plane and an image plane, respectively, of the projection lens. The object grating and the image grating are coordinated with one another in a manner true to scale in such a way as to generate a Moiré superimposition pattern from an imaging of the object grating onto the image plane and the image grating. The Moiré grating arrangement is designed in such a way as to simultaneously generate the Moiré superimposition pattern for a plurality of field points of an object field in the object plane and/or of an image field in the image plane.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbHInventors: Michael Arnz, Sascha Bleidistel, Toralf Gruner, Joachim Hartjes, Markus Schwab