Patents Issued in October 6, 2020
  • Patent number: 10795185
    Abstract: Provided is a connector, the connector comprises: a first connecting component provided with a first magnetic component; and a second connecting component provided with a second magnetic component, wherein the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component can be magnetically attached to each other, wherein the second connecting component can rotate by a predetermined angle relative to the first connecting component in a plane perpendicular to a direction of magnetic attraction. The connector of the present disclosure can solve the technical problem that the mounting angle of the assistive device relative to the wearable device cannot be flexibly and conveniently adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: NEXTVPU (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Sun, Haijiao Cai, Xinpeng Feng, Ji Zhou
  • Patent number: 10795186
    Abstract: Optical materials for optical devices are provided that comprise a plurality of hedgehog-shaped microparticles. Each hedgehog microparticle comprises a core region formed of a first material having a first refractive index and a plurality of needles connected to and substantially orthogonal to a surface of the core region. The needles comprise a second material having a second refractive index. The optical material enhances forward scattering of a predetermined wavelength of light, while suppressing backscattering of the predetermined wavelength of light. Methods of controlling transparency in an optical material comprising a plurality of hedgehog microparticles, while suppressing backscattering are also provided. Spectral tuning with use of such optical materials is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Kotov, Joong Hwan Bahng
  • Patent number: 10795187
    Abstract: An electro-optic assembly includes a first substrate and a second substrate. A primary seal is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The primary seal, the first substrate, and the second substrate define an interior cavity. A fill port extends through the primary seal. A secondary seal is disposed proximate a side of the primary seal. The primary seal and the secondary seal define a channel. A sealing plug is disposed within the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: David J. Cammenga, Adam R. Heintzelman, Juan C. Lara, Xiaoxu Niu
  • Patent number: 10795188
    Abstract: An optical phase shifter includes, in part, a waveguide, a heating element adapted to heat the waveguide, and a cooling element adapted to cool the waveguide. The heating element may be integrated within a substrate in which the waveguide is formed. The cooling element is biased to maintain the temperature of the waveguide within a predefined range characterized by a substantially high gradient of the thermal constant of the waveguide. The optical phase shifter may optionally include a substrate on which the waveguide is positioned. The substrate may include, in part, through substrate vias for supplying electrical signals to the cooling element. A control circuit supplies electrical signals to the heating and cooling elements. The control circuit may maintain the cooling element and heating element on concurrently. Alternatively, the control circuit may turn off the cooling element before turning on the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Firooz Aflatouni, Seyed Ali Hajimiri
  • Patent number: 10795189
    Abstract: An electro-optical phase modulator includes a waveguide made from a stack of strips. The stack includes a first strip made of a doped semiconductor material of a first conductivity type, a second strip made of a conductive material or of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type, and a third strip made of a doped semiconductor material of the first conductivity type. The second strip is separated from the first strip by a first interface layer made of a dielectric material, and the third strip is separated from the second strip by a second interface layer made of a dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) SAS
    Inventor: Stephane Monfray
  • Patent number: 10795190
    Abstract: An input sensing unit includes sensing electrodes and auxiliary electrodes. The sensing electrodes are disposed in an input-sensing area of the input sensing unit. The auxiliary electrodes are disposed in a supplementary area and configured to sense damage occurring in an auxiliary area of the input sensing unit. The supplementary area is adjacent to the input-sensing area. The auxiliary area is part of the supplementary area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Nam Lee, Kyo Won Ku, Mi Young Kim, Chang Bum Kim, Hyun Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 10795191
    Abstract: A display device and a display method are provided. The display device includes: an optical element including a plurality of optical units arranged independent of each other, wherein one or more optical parameters of each of the optical units are adjustable, and the one or more optical parameters comprise at least one of light transmittance or refractive index; a laser source arranged at a side of the optical element, and configured to emit a laser beam related to a to-be-displayed holographic image; and a driving circuit configured to adjust the light transmittance and/or refractive index of each of the optical units in accordance with image data about the to-be-displayed holographic image in such a manner that the optical unit is configured to modulate the laser beam or a linearly-polarized light beam acquired by converting the laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Gao, Xiaochuan Chen, Yafeng Yang, Xiandong Meng, Pengcheng Lu
  • Patent number: 10795192
    Abstract: A display device including: a display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate that are coupled to and face each other; a first polarizing plate attached to the second substrate of the display panel; a second polarizing plate attached to the first substrate of the display panel; and a side cover layer. The first polarizing plate has a first extended portion that extends outwardly beyond an end portion of the second substrate, and the second polarizing plate has a second extended portion that extends outwardly beyond an end portion of the first substrate. The side cover layer is between the first and second extended portions of the first and second polarizing plates and covers a first side surface of the first substrate and a second side surface of the second substrate that are near the first and second extended portions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-mi Moon, Jin-kyu Park, Taegyun Kim, Myunghun Baek
  • Patent number: 10795193
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module, a circuit board, and a shield cover. The display module includes a display panel. The circuit board is disposed under the display module and is connected to a first side of the display panel. The shield cover includes a body portion, a side portion, and a first support portion. The body portion is disposed under the circuit board. The side portion extends in an upward direction from a first side of the body portion along a first side surface of the display module, the first side surface of the display module being adjacent to the first side of the display panel. The first support portion protrudes in the upward direction from a second side of the body portion adjacent to the first side of the body portion, the first support portion contacting a lower surface of the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Jin Jin, Seung Jae Kang, Dong Jin Park, Jong Hyeon Choi
  • Patent number: 10795194
    Abstract: A method for quickly applying and spreading adhesive between substrates without leaving air bubbles. The method includes holding two substrates apart from each other with adhesive sides facing, a second substrate being positioned above a first substrate. The second substrate is suspended in a manner so as to cause a portion to warp towards the first substrate. After a liquid filler is applied between the two substrates, rollers are lowered onto the second substrate and moved so as to disperse the liquid filler between the first and second substrates. In accordance with the rolling of the rollers, end portions of the second substrate are lowered towards the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouichi Ogawa, Yoshihisa Shinya, Tomoyuki Toyoda, Yasumi Endo
  • Patent number: 10795195
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus of the present invention includes a housing holding an outer peripheral portion of a liquid crystal panel with gap portions provided in a central portion thereof such that a curvature of a curved shape is variable when a surface pressing stress is applied, in which columnar spacers are arranged at a higher density in a region of the central portion in a curve direction than in a region of a peripheral portion, the density being the density of the columnar spacers holding a gap between glass substrates in a display region of the curved liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiro Kudo, Koji Yonemura, Hiroshi Umeda
  • Patent number: 10795196
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device that can correctly detect the approach of an object to be detected. A display device (10) includes conductors (40a) and (40b) arranged outside a display region (R) on a display substrate so as to extend along the outer periphery of the display region (R). The conductors (40a) and (40b) are configured such that a predetermined voltage is applied thereto and capacitances are formed between the conductors and an object to be detected. The outer periphery of the display region (R) has a corner portion (C) that is at least partially bent. The conductors (40a) and (40b) are adapted such that the capacitance formed between the conductors and the object to be detected at the corner portion (C) is adjusted so as to be approximately equal to the capacitances formed between the conductors and the object to be detected in regions other than the corner portion (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinichi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 10795197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal panel including in the following order from a viewing surface side: an antireflection film; a circularly polarizing plate including a linearly polarizing plate and an out-cell retarder; a touch panel including a support and a detection electrode; a panel substrate; and an in-cell retarder, the support having a retardation slow axis that forms an angle of 40° to 50° with a slow axis of the in-cell retarder and with a slow axis of the out-cell retarder, the support having a retardation of 3 nm or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Kawahira, Koji Murata, Takako Koide, Masahiro Hasegawa, Akira Sakai
  • Patent number: 10795198
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a feedback circuit for monitoring a heating loop, comprising a sample input module, a voltage conversion module and a main control chip. The sample input module has an input terminal coupled to the heating loop and configured to collect a voltage signal from the heating loop, and an output terminal electrically coupled to an input terminal of the voltage conversion module. The voltage conversion module has an output terminal coupled to an input terminal of the main control chip, and is configured to convert the voltage signal received from the sample input module into a voltage signal that the main control chip can withstand. The main control chip is configured to send a sample control signal to the heating loop, and calculate and output magnitude of the voltage signal inputted to the sample input module according to the voltage signal outputted by the voltage conversion module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianfu Liu, Qingyong Li, Junbo Hu
  • Patent number: 10795199
    Abstract: A liquid-crystal display panel and a liquid-crystal display device are provided. The display panel includes a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region. The display panel also includes a first base including a first substrate, and a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of sub-pixels disposed in the display region. Moreover, the display panel includes a second base including a second substrate, and a liquid-crystal layer disposed between the first base and the second base. In addition, the display panel includes a heating power terminal disposed in the non-display region and including a first heating power terminal for outputting a high voltage and a second heating power terminal for outputting a low voltage. Further, the display panel includes at least one heating electrode disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and used to heat the liquid-crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CHENGDU TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Ling Shen, Feng Qin, Zhidan Su
  • Patent number: 10795200
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light shielding unit and a back plate. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and an upper polarizer. The first substrate is disposed corresponding to the second substrate. The upper polarizer is disposed on the second substrate. The light shielding unit is connected to the upper polarizer. The first substrate is disposed on the back plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Chih Chen, Chia-Chun Yang, Chin-Cheng Kuo, Hsin-Tien Wu, Chih-Jen Chang
  • Patent number: 10795201
    Abstract: It is possible to cause a display device to achieve an increased light transmittance for light to reach an imaging element. A display device having a see-through panel structure includes: a display panel; a protection plate provided on a front side of the display panel; an imaging element provided on a back side of the display panel; a second polarizer provided between the display panel and the protection plate; and a transparent material with which a hole passing through the second polarizer is filled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jin Nakamura, Naoki Moriya
  • Patent number: 10795202
    Abstract: Techniques of effective and continuous signal transmission in a display device are described. Techniques of the present subject matter allow lead-out lines of the display device to provide continuous transmittance of signals to data/gate lines. In an example, the display device may include a plurality of pixels arranged in a first direction and a second direction in a matrix arrangement, and a plurality of first lines extending in the first direction and a plurality of second lines extending in the second direction. Further, the display device may also include a plurality of lead-out lines extending in the first direction, such that, a lead-out line from the plurality of lead-out line overlaps a second line from the plurality of second lines to form an overlap region, where, the lead-out lines may be electrically connected to the second lines through a plurality of contact points in the overlap region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Teruhisa Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10795203
    Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first polarizer disposed on a side of the first substrate away from the second substrate, a second polarizer disposed on a side of the second substrate away from the first substrate, liquid crystals, a light guiding plate disposed on a side of the first polarizer away from the first substrate, and a side-entry backlight. The reflective liquid crystal display panel further includes a third polarizer laminated on a side of the light guiding plate away from the first polarizer, a composite layer having a mixture of liquid crystals and dichroic dyes, and a third substrate. The third polarizer has the same polarization direction as the first polarizer and a light absorption axis of the third polarizer is orthogonal to a light absorption axis of the composite layer in a display dark state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weipin Hu, Xibin Shao, Dan Wang, Xiao Sun
  • Patent number: 10795204
    Abstract: A flexible liquid crystal display (LCD) module for double-side display includes a flexible substrate, a first blue light emitting diode (LED) set and a second blue LED set arranged on the flexible substrate. A first yellow phosphor layer and a second yellow phosphor layer are arranged on the first blue LED set and the second blue LED set, respectively. A first flexible LCD panel and a second flexible LCD panel are combined with the flexible substrate through a first fixing material and a second fixing material, respectively. The LCD module is fabricated by flexible material. The first and second flexible LCD panels display identical or different images simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shiyuan Xiao
  • Patent number: 10795205
    Abstract: A plastic frame includes: a first frame portion having a surrounding structure; and a second frame portion having an outer edge part and an inner edge part opposite to the outer edge part, and having a first surface and a second surface between the outer edge part and the inner edge part. The outer edge part is joined with the first frame portion in such a manner that the first frame portion and the second frame portion are connected to form an L-shaped groove when viewed in a sectional view, and that the first surface of the second frame portion is an inner face of the L-shaped groove and the second surface is an outer face of the L-shaped groove. A beveled surface extends between an end face of the inner edge part and the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaochun Shi, Mookeun Shin, Hui Dong, Xiaojun Wu, Aixia Sang
  • Patent number: 10795206
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which allows a backlight case to be easily produced. A liquid crystal display device (1) includes: a liquid crystal panel (3) whose planar shape has a contour a part of which includes a curved part (31); and a backlight case (11) configured to hold therein a backlight for emitting light to the liquid crystal panel (3), the backlight case (11) including a resin part (21) and a sheet metal part (22) which are integrally formed, and the backlight case (11) having a part which corresponds to the curved part (31) and is formed by the resin part (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideki Dainobu
  • Patent number: 10795207
    Abstract: An example of the present invention provides a quantum rod layer including: a photo-induced polymer including a base polymer aligned along a first direction and a photo-reactive group combined to the base polymer; and a quantum rod aligned along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Ryull Park, Hyun-Jin Park, Han-Jin Ahn
  • Patent number: 10795208
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is formed by arraying a plurality of pixels 10, and the pixel 10 includes a first substrate 20, a second substrate 50, a first electrode 120 formed on the first substrate 20, a second electrode 52 formed on the second substrate 50, and a liquid crystal layer 60. A pretilt angle is provided to a liquid crystal molecule 61, and the first electrode 120 is formed of a transparent conductive material layer and a foundation layer 150 including a plurality of projecting portions 130 and recessed portions 140. A first transparent conductive material layer 135 connected to a first power feeding unit is formed on a projecting portion top surface 151 of the foundation layer 150, and a second transparent conductive material layer 145 connected to a second power feeding unit is formed on a recessed portion bottom surface 152 of the foundation layer 150.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunichi Suwa, Masashi Miyakawa, Chikashi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10795209
    Abstract: A liquid crystal phase shifter, a method for producing the same and a method for shifting phase of electromagnetic wave are provided. The liquid crystal phase shifter includes: a first base substrate and a second base substrate opposed to each other; a first liquid crystal modulation portion and a second liquid crystal modulation portion between the first base substrate and the second base substrate; a first electromagnetic wave transport layer between the first base substrate and the first liquid crystal modulation portion; and a second electromagnetic wave transport layer between the first base substrate and the second liquid crystal modulation portion. The first liquid crystal modulation portion is configured to modulate a phase of electromagnetic waves in a first frequency range and the second liquid crystal modulation portion is configured to modulate a phase of electromagnetic waves in a second frequency range different from the first frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE SPECIAL DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jingming Wang
  • Patent number: 10795210
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes substrates, a liquid crystal layer between the substrates, a spacer provided on an opposite surface of one of the substrates, and an alignment film provided on an opposite surface of another substrate. The display surface is curved around a curved axis or formed to be bendable around the curved axis, and the spacer directly or indirectly abuts on the alignment film provided on the opposite surface of the other substrate. The alignment film is a horizontal alignment film that contains a polymer having an alkylene chain structure having two or more carbon atoms in a main chain and allows liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to be aligned horizontally to the alignment film, and in the alignment film provided on the opposite surface of the other substrate, the polymer is aligned such that the alkylene chain structure extends parallel to the curved axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroaki Asagi
  • Patent number: 10795211
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first area and a second area, a second substrate opposing the first substrate but not opposing the second area, a sealing part which adheres the first substrate and the second substrate to each other, a liquid crystal layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate and surrounded by the sealing part, an alignment film disposed on the first substrate so as to be in contact with the liquid crystal layer and a terminal located in the second area and connected to an external circuit. In plan view, the alignment film includes an end located between the sealing part and the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hidehiro Sonoda, Takenori Hirota, Noboru Kunimatsu, Koichi Igeta
  • Patent number: 10795212
    Abstract: A stacked body includes a first resin film, a first electrode portion, a first alignment film, and a sealing material which are stacked, wherein the first alignment film has a permeation region where at least a part of components constituting the sealing material permeate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keisuke Miura
  • Patent number: 10795213
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display medium layer, a sealant and a conductor. The first and second substrates are assembled via the sealant that surrounds the display medium layer disposed between the first and second substrates. The second substrate includes a second conductive layer and a passivation layer disposed on the second conductive layer. The passivation layer reveals a portion of the second conductive layer. The conductor electrically connects a first conductive layer of the first substrate to the revealed portion of the second conductive layer and is disposed between the sealant and an edge of the display panel. A first conductive protrusion and a second conductive protrusion are sequentially disposed on one of the first and second substrates to form the conductor. A material of the second conductive protrusion may be formed from a conductive composite material, that may include a curable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Himax Display, Inc.
    Inventor: Po-Hung Pan
  • Patent number: 10795214
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first signal line and a second signal line adjacent to each other along a first direction, an organic insulating film located on the first signal line and the second signal line, and a first spacer located on the organic insulating film and a second substrate opposing the first substrate and including a second spacer opposing the first spacer. The organic insulating film has a through-hole between the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view. The first spacer is provided to overlap the through-hole in plan view and filling the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Morikazu Nomura, Yoshitaka Ozeki, Toru Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10795215
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device, the display panel includes a substrate; a display area, defined at a surface of the substrate, the display area includes a plurality of unit pixel areas, an outer edge of one of the unit pixel areas encloses to form area A1; a photo spacer, including a main photo spacer, one end of the main photo spacer fixedly connects to the substrate, an outer edge of the other end of the main photo spacer encloses to form area A2, A1 and A2 satisfy a relationship: 0.0001?A2/A1?0.0004; and/or, the photo spacer includes an auxiliary photo spacer, one end of the main photo spacer fixedly connects to the substrate, an outer edge of the other end of the auxiliary photo spacer encloses to form an area A3, A1 and A3 satisfy a relationship: 1/100<A3/A1?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: HKC Corporation Limited
    Inventor: Jianfeng Shan
  • Patent number: 10795216
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a display device including a louver that is capable of changing viewing angle. The method includes: a first step of forming a first electrode layer to drive the louver on a first main face of a first substrate; a second step of forming a resin layer on the first electrode layer; a third step of forming louver grooves to contain electrophoretic particles and dispersion medium in the resin layer; a fourth step of forming a sealing layer having a flat top face on the resin layer having the louver grooves in such a manner that the sealing layer closes the louver grooves; a fifth step of forming color filters on the sealing layer; and a sixth step of forming a second electrode layer to drive the louver on the sealing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuroh Asakura, Hideki Nishimura, Futoshi Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10795217
    Abstract: A liquid crystal grating and a fabrication method thereof, and a display device are provided. The liquid crystal grating comprises a first substrate (1) and a second substrate (2) provided opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer (7); a plate-shaped transparent substrate (3) is provided on the first substrate (1), and a second transparent conductive layer (4), a transparent insulating layer (5) and a first transparent conductive layer (6) are sequentially provided on the second substrate (2); the first transparent conductive layer (6) includes first strip-shaped transparent electrodes (61) and second strip-shaped transparent electrodes (62) which are alternately provided, and there is a gap between the first strip-shaped transparent electrode (61) and the second strip-shaped transparent electrode (62) adjacent to each other; and the second transparent conductive layer (4) includes third strip-shaped transparent electrodes (41) provided at intervals. The liquid crystal grating reduces a black stripe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJENG BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuqiong Chen
  • Patent number: 10795218
    Abstract: A display substrate may include a base substrate having a plurality of pixel areas; and a pixel electrode in each of the pixel areas. The pixel electrode may include a vertical stem portion extending in a first direction; a horizontal stem portion extending from the vertical stem portion in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a plurality of main branch portions extending from at least one of the vertical stem portion and the horizontal stem portion in an inclined manner; and a sub-branch portion extending from at least one of the plurality of main branch portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyusu Ahn, Haeryeong Park, Dongil Yoo
  • Patent number: 10795219
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a substrate, a display panel and a display device. The substrate includes a substrate body, a fan-out layer including a plurality of traces, the plurality of traces being arranged at intervals, and a transparent conductive layer defined as a different layer from the fan-out layer. The fan-out layer is located between the substrate body and the transparent conductive layer, the transparent conductive layer includes a plurality of pattern groups, which are arranged at intervals, the pattern groups and the traces are alternately defined, the pattern group includes a plurality of conductive patterns, which are arranged at intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: HKC Corporation Limited
    Inventor: Huailiang He
  • Patent number: 10795220
    Abstract: A graphene transparent conductive film is disclosed. The graphene transparent conductive film includes graphene and a vertical alignment agent. A method for manufacturing the graphene transparent conductive film is further disclosed. In the method, graphene, a surfactant, and water are mixed to obtain a graphene solution; a vertical alignment agent is added to the graphene solution to obtain a graphene transparent conductive film liquid, and the film liquid is coated on a substrate and heated to obtain the graphene transparent conductive film. The vertical alignment agent can reduce a surface energy of liquid crystal molecules in a polymer matrix, increase a contact angle, so that the liquid crystal molecules can be aligned vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Song Lan
  • Patent number: 10795221
    Abstract: A method of making a two-phase light-transmissive electrode layer comprising a first phase made of a highly electronically-conductive matrix and a second phase made of a polymeric material composition having a controlled volume resistivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Paolini, Jr., Stephen J. Telfer
  • Patent number: 10795222
    Abstract: A display device according to a present disclosure comprises: a first glass substrate including a through-hole; a wiring disposed in a first main surface of the first glass substrate; and a terminal formed in a second main surface of the first glass substrate and electrically connected to the wiring through the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yabuki, Kazuhiko Tsuda
  • Patent number: 10795223
    Abstract: A display device including a base member, a plurality of transistors, a plurality of pad parts, a plurality of signal lines, and a blocking pad. Each of the plurality of transistors includes a control electrode, an input electrode, and an output electrode, and is disposed on the center area. The blocking pad is disposed between two adjacent signal lines among the plurality of signal lines. A part of the blocking pad is disposed on the same layer as at least any one of the control electrode, the input electrode, and the output electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sunghyun Kim, Seungjae Kang, Nagjoon Kim, Chunghyuk Shin
  • Patent number: 10795224
    Abstract: A curved display apparatus includes a display panel curved along a first direction, and an FPC board used for driving the display panel. The FPC board is connected to a side of a curved side of the display panel. The FPC board is provided with the slits for reducing the stress applied to the FPC board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hirofumi Iwanaga
  • Patent number: 10795225
    Abstract: Provided is a display device in which connection defects in terminal parts can be suppressed, and a method for producing the same. An active matrix substrate 1 of a display device includes gate lines, data lines arranged so as to intersect with the gate lines, pixel electrodes, counter electrodes forming capacitors between the same and the pixel electrodes, and signal lines that are connected with the counter electrodes and supply a driving signal for touch detection. Further, the active matrix substrate 1 includes a display driving circuit that supplies a control signal to at least either the gate lines or the data lines, and a touch detection driving circuit that supplies a driving signal for touch detection. Still further, the active matrix substrate 1 includes a plurality of terminal parts Ta to which the display driving circuit and the touch detection driving circuit are connected, and the terminal parts Ta have a common layer structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihito Hara, Masaki Maeda, Masakatsu Tominaga, Isao Ogasawara, Kuniko Maeno, Shingo Kamitani, Yasuhiro Mimura, Satoshi Horiuchi, Yoshihiro Asai
  • Patent number: 10795226
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a third substrate, and a fourth substrate. The first substrate and the second substrate are arranged opposite to each other. The third substrate and the fourth substrate are arranged opposite to each other. A liquid crystal layer is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. A bistable polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer is located between the third substrate and the fourth substrate. A band-pass filter is located between the liquid crystal layer and the bistable polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer. A backlight module is located on one side of the fourth substrate away from the third substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Yang, Guowei Zha, Xin Zhang
  • Patent number: 10795227
    Abstract: A display panel including a dimming panel and a display panel is provided. The dimming panel includes a light-shielding structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ju-Chin Chen, Min-Hsuan Chiu
  • Patent number: 10795228
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate, a method for manufacturing the same, and a display device. The array substrate includes a base substrate, and gate lines and data lines arranged on the base substrate to define a plurality of pixel regions, and a diffuse reflection layer arranged in the plurality of pixel regions, in which a surface of the diffuse reflection layer facing a light emitting side of the array substrate is uneven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Yao, Dawei Shi, Wentao Wang, Lu Yang, Haifeng Xu, Lei Yan, Jinfeng Wang, Xiaowen Si, Fang Yan, Jinjin Xue, Lin Hou, Yuanbo Li, Zhixuan Guo, Xiaofang Li
  • Patent number: 10795229
    Abstract: An element substrate of an electro-optical device includes, in a peripheral area surrounding a pixel area, a metal wiring provided at one surface side of a first substrate that is a substrate body, and a plurality of second light-shielding layers overlapping with the metal wiring between the first substrate and the metal wiring. A second light-shielding interlayer area overlapping with the metal wiring is present between the plurality of second light-shielding layers. A third light-shielding layer is formed in a manner overlapping in a plan view with the second light-shielding interlayer area between the first substrate and the metal wiring. Surfaces of the second light-shielding layer and the third light-shielding layer at the first substrate side have lower reflectance than a surface of the metal wiring at the first substrate side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Masui
  • Patent number: 10795230
    Abstract: A display device including a substrate having a display area to display an image and a non-display area, at least one pixel provided on the substrate, a first insulating layer provided on the substrate, and including a first opening at a area adjacent to the display area, a second insulating layer provided on the first insulating layer, and including a second opening at the area adjacent to the display area, and an encapsulation layer covering the first opening, the second opening, and a portion of the non-display area. The pixel includes a first electrode provided on the first insulating layer, and a second electrode provided on the second insulating layer. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a metal layer. At least one of sides of the first opening includes a plurality of slopes having different inclinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Ryuk Park, Jin Wook Seo, Sung Young Shin
  • Patent number: 10795231
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an array substrate and its manufacturing method, a display panel and its manufacturing method, and a display device. The array substrate includes: a base substrate; a plurality of data lines; and a plurality of pixel units arranged on the base substrate, where each of the plurality of pixel units includes a plurality of subpixel units, and the plurality of subpixel units is in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of data lines, where each of the plurality of subpixel units includes a first subpixel unit and a second subpixel unit that are adjacently arranged, and the data line corresponding to the first subpixel unit and the data line corresponding to the second subpixel unit are both arranged at a position corresponding to a boundary between the first subpixel unit and the second subpixel unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhengkui Wang, Jian Sun, Yun Qiao, Han Zhang, Zhen Wang, Ruichao Liu, Jianjun Zhang, Peng Liu
  • Patent number: 10795232
    Abstract: Thin-film devices, for example electrochromic devices for windows, and methods of manufacturing are described. Particular focus is given to methods of patterning optical devices. Various edge deletion and isolation scribes are performed, for example, to ensure the optical device has appropriate isolation from any edge defects. Methods described herein apply to any thin-film device having one or more material layers sandwiched between two thin film electrical conductor layers. The described methods create novel optical device configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: View, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabian Strong, Yashraj Bhatnagar, Abhishek Anant Dixit, Todd Martin, Robert T. Rozbicki
  • Patent number: 10795233
    Abstract: Techniques and structures for measuring the kickback voltage of an active matrix electro-optic display, such as an electrophoretic display, are described. The active-matrix display includes a capacitor coupled to an electrode of the display. A signal path for measuring the kickback voltage is configured to avoid the capacitor coupled to the electrode of the display. The kickback voltage is measured one or more times during the lifetime of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Raymond Amundson, Zdzislaw Jan Szymborski
  • Patent number: 10795234
    Abstract: A monolithic optical device for light manipulation and control at visible wavelengths includes a device layer deposited on an sacrificial layer deposited on a reflective substrate. The device layer comprises an elastic support structure and nanoscale optical antenna elements, arranged such that the nanoscale optical antenna elements are capable of moving vertically in response to application of an electrostatic potential between the device layer and the reflective substrate. The sacrificial layer joins the elastic support structure to the reflective substrate. The reflective substrate is reflective at optical wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Mark L. Brongersma, Aaron L. Holsteen