Filter Patents (Class 349/104)
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Patent number: 8982197Abstract: An optical filter for stereoscopic image display device and a stereoscopic image display device may be provided. In one embodiment, the optical filter for stereoscopic image display device may include a plastic substrate; an alignment layer; and a retardation layer, and the stereoscopic image display device may include the optical filter.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Sin-Young Kim, Moon-Soo Park, Byoung-Kun Jeon, Sang-Choll Han, Bu Gon Shin, Hyuk Yoon
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Patent number: 8964139Abstract: Provided are a multifunctional optical filter for a stereoscopic display device and a stereoscopic display device including the same. The multifunctional optical filter includes a 3D filter layer patterned into a first region adjusting a polarization state of a right-eye image and a second region adjusting a polarization state of a left-eye image, and a color filter layer having a RGB pattern, wherein the RGB pattern of the color filter layer and the pattern of the 3D filter layer are formed to correspond to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventor: Joon-Hyung Kim
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Patent number: 8941788Abstract: A switchable window includes: first and second substrates (e.g., glass substrates); a liquid crystal inclusive layer (e.g., PDLC layer) disposed between at least the first and the second substrates; and a low-E coating provided between at least the liquid crystal inclusive layer and the first substrate. Voltage is applied to the liquid crystal inclusive layer via the low-E coating and a substantially transparent conductive coating which are on opposite sides of the liquid crystal inclusive layer. By adjusting voltage applied to at least part of the liquid crystal inclusive layer, the window is selectively switchable between at least first and second states with different visible light transmissions.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Guardian Industries Corp.Inventors: Greg Brecht, Daniel F. Prone, Timothy J. Frey, Jean-Marc Sol, Robert A. Vandal
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Patent number: 8941799Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display including: a lower display panel including a lower insulating substrate and a lower reflective layer; an upper display panel including an upper insulating substrate and an upper reflective layer; a liquid crystal layer positioned between the lower reflective layer of the lower display panel and the upper reflective layer of the upper display panel; and a backlight unit positioned on a lower portion of the lower display panel and including a light source, wherein a pair of field generating electrodes are formed in at least one display panel of the lower display panel and the upper display panel, wherein microcavities are formed in the lower reflective layer, the upper reflective layer, and the liquid crystal layer, and wherein a wavelength and luminance of light resonated and emitted in the microcavities are changed by an electric field generated by the field generating electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Ho You, Hyun Jin Cho, Dae Ho Yoon, Moon Gyu Lee, Byoung Ho Cheong
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Publication number: 20150022765Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a main substrate, and a light control layer. The main substrate includes a main base having a main surface, a wavelength selective transmission layer provided on the main surface, and a circuit layer provided on the wavelength selective transmission layer. The light control layer is stacked with the main substrate and has variable optical characteristics. The wavelength selective transmission layer includes lower and upper reflecting layers, and first and second spacer layers. The upper reflecting layer is provided on the lower reflecting layer. The first spacer layer is provided between the lower and upper reflecting layers. The second spacer layer is provided between the lower and upper reflecting layers, and has a different thickness from the first spacer layer. The circuit layer includes first and second pixel electrodes, and first and second switching elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hitoshi NAGATO, Takashi Miyazaki, Yutaka Nakai, Hajime Yamaguchi, Koji Suzuki, Rei Hasegawa
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Patent number: 8917373Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, a photo-curable seal member between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first light-shielding layer between the first substrate and the photo-curable seal member, and a second light-shielding layer between the first substrate and the first light-shielding layer. The first substrate may include a pixel area in which pixels are aligned, and a seal region around the pixel area and in which the photo-curable seal member is provided. Within the seal region, the second light-shielding layer may be larger in an outer shape or pattern than the shape or pattern of first light-shielding layer. The pixel area may include an interconnect layer made of the same layer as the one of the light-shielding layers, and the interconnect layer may be narrower than one of the light-shielding layers.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
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Patent number: 8908125Abstract: A fluorescent substrate (5) of the present invention includes: a fluorescent layer (3) which emits light by receiving excitation light; and a reflecting film (10) being provided both (i) on a side surface(s) of the fluorescent layer (3) and (ii) on a surface of the fluorescent layer (3), on which surface the excitation light is incident, the reflecting film (10) (I) transmitting a component having a peak wavelength of the excitation light, and (II) reflecting a component having a peak wavelength of the light emitted from the fluorescent layer (3).Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshimasa Fujita
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Patent number: 8902499Abstract: A display module including a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a liquid crystal layer located between the first and second substrates; a first polarizer laminated on the first substrate; and a conversion layer laminated on the first polarizer. Further, the conversion layer includes a plurality of first films and a plurality of second films in an alternating manner, each of the first films having a first refractive index, and each of the second films being laminated on a lower surface of a corresponding first film and having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Won Heo, Hungchol Chin
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Patent number: 8867132Abstract: Thermochromic filters use combinations of absorptive, reflective, thermoabsorptive, and thermoreflective elements covering different portions of the solar spectrum, to achieve different levels of energy savings, throw, shading, visible light transmission, and comfort. Embodiments include stopband filters in the near-infrared spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Ravenbrick LLCInventors: Wil McCarthy, Richard M. Powers
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Patent number: 8854578Abstract: A display apparatus may include a first substrate defined by a pixel region and a transmitting region adjacent to the pixel region, the pixel region emitting light in a first direction and the transmitting region transmitting external light; a second substrate that faces the first substrate and seals pixels defined on the first substrate; an optical filter arranged on a first side of the display apparatus through which light is emitted, the optical filter being configured to transmit circularly polarized light that rotates in a predetermined direction; and an optical reflectance conversion device arranged on a second side of the display apparatus, opposite the first side, the optical reflectance conversion device being configured to change a reflectance of the external light according to modes of operation of the display apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Hoon Yim, Young-Woo Song, Jin-Koo Chung
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Patent number: 8827459Abstract: An optical unit includes a light source that emits light to be projected onto a screen, one or a plurality of optical elements that controls a spread of a beam of light from the light source to the screen, a combining element that combines the light emitted from the light source, and a scanning element. The light source outputs an optical beam that will generate an elliptically shaped beam spot on the screen, the beam spot having a major axis substantially perpendicular to a scanning direction, and the light source is driven with pulse width modulation (PWM) so that one driven pulse corresponds to one beam spot on the screen.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mayumi Nagayoshi, Satoshi Ouchi, Tadayoshi Kosaka, Tomoki Kobori, Yoshiho Seo
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Patent number: 8823622Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of gate lines having odd-numbered gate lines and even-numbered gate lines, a plurality of source lines, a first gate driver which drives the odd-numbered gate lines, a second gate driver which drives the even-numbered gate lines and a driving controller which outputs an overdriven image signal in at least one driving period of a plurality of driving periods and outputs a normal image signal in remaining driving periods of the plurality of driving periods. The overdriven image signal is obtained by adding an overdrive voltage to the normal image signal, and the overdrive voltage is set according to a level of the normal image signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michiru Senda, Ryoichi Yokoyama
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Patent number: 8823907Abstract: An image display apparatus including an image display panel includes: a first color filter for passing light of a first primary and first auxiliary pixels for displaying the first primary; a second color filter for passing light of a second primary and second auxiliary pixels for displaying the second primary; a third color filter for passing light of a third primary and third auxiliary pixels for displaying the third primary; and fourth auxiliary pixels for displaying a fourth color; the first auxiliary pixels, the second auxiliary pixels, the third auxiliary pixels, and the fourth auxiliary pixels being arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, and a light shielding region disposed at least partly around the peripheral edge of each of the fourth auxiliary pixels.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Japan Display West Inc.Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsui, Masaaki Kabe, Akira Sakaigawa, Kouji Noguchi, Kenta Seki
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Patent number: 8810743Abstract: Provided are a multifunctional optical filter for a stereoscopic display device and a stereoscopic display device including the same. The multifunctional optical filter includes a 3D filter layer patterned into a first region adjusting a polarization state of a right-eye image and a second region adjusting a polarization state of a left-eye image, and a color filter layer having a RGB pattern, wherein the RGB pattern of the color filter layer and the pattern of the 3D filter layer are formed to correspond to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: LG Chem, Co. Ltd.Inventor: Joon-Hyung Kim
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Publication number: 20140218651Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel having, a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealing material provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, a liquid crystal layer sealed in a region surrounded by the sealing material between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a plurality of first cell regions having a pixel electrode and a thin film transistor arranged in a matrix, and the second substrate includes a protective film over the second substrate and a light blocking film coated with the protective film on a surface of the second substrate on the liquid crystal layer side.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicants: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Ohkubo, Koichi Igeta, Go Saitou, Katsuhiro Kato
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Publication number: 20140211133Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel each displaying a different color. A first data line is positioned between the first pixel and the second pixel, and a second data line is positioned between the second pixel and the third pixel. A first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, and a third pixel electrode are respectively positioned in the first, second, and third pixels. An interval between the first pixel electrode and the first data line is larger than an interval between the second pixel electrode and the first data line. An interval between the second pixel electrode and the second data line is smaller than an interval between the third pixel electrode and the second data line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: SOO JEONG HUH, Dong Wook Kim, Sung Jin Hong
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Patent number: 8773615Abstract: In a liquid crystal device, a liquid crystal layer is interposed between first and second substrates. The liquid crystal device includes a light-shielding layer formed in a lattice shape and a condensing lens condensing light incident on the side of the first substrate into the inside of an opening portion of a light-shielding section. In the second substrate, a prism element condensing the light which has been incident from the side of the first substrate and has passed and spread through the condensing lens, the liquid crystal layer, and the opening portion is disposed at a position overlapping the light-shielding layer in a plan view. The prism element includes a groove formed in the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Norihiko Ozawa
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Patent number: 8743324Abstract: A display apparatus includes an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate disposed opposite to the active device array substrate, and a display medium disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate. The opposite substrate includes a first base and a light-shielding structure disposed on the first base and located between the first base and the active device array substrate. The light-shielding structure has a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, a third dielectric layer, a metal layer, a fourth dielectric layer, a fifth dielectric layer, and a sixth dielectric layer stacked sequentially in a direction from the first base to the active device array substrate. The first, second, and third dielectric layers have different thicknesses. The fourth, fifth, and sixth dielectric layers have different thicknesses.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Kuang-Heng Liang, Jia-Hung Chen, Shuan-Shen Yang
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Publication number: 20140125927Abstract: In a liquid crystal display apparatus, a pair of substrates has surfaces which is so arranged as to be opposed to each other. The one of the opposed surfaces has a display region in which pixels are arrayed in a matrix. A liquid crystal layer is held between the opposed surfaces of the pair of substrates. A first shading portion is arranged to surround the display region. A second shading portion is arranged between the first shading portion and an outer peripheral end of the one of the substrates, and is formed as discontinuous segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Masanobu YONEYAMA, Shin MORITA
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Patent number: 8710501Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a light-emitting layer provided with a white light-emitting element; and a reflective filter layer that is located at one side of the light-emitting layer and is provided with a reflective color filter.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2005Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Takashi Miyazawa
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Patent number: 8711304Abstract: An electronic device housing may have upper and lower portions that are attached with a hinge. At least one portion of the housing may have a rear planar surface and peripheral sidewalls having edges. A display module may be mounted in the housing. The display module may have glass layers such as a color filter glass layer and a thin-film transistor substrate. The color filter glass layer may serve as the outermost glass layer in the display module. The edges of the display module may be aligned with the edges of the peripheral housing sidewalls to create the appearance of a borderless display for the electronic device. The display module may be provided with an opening that allows a camera or other electronic components to receive light. Traces may be provided on the underside of the thin-film transistor substrate to serve as signal paths for the electrical components.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Dinesh C. Mathew, Thomas W. Wilson, Jr., Victor H. Yin, Bryan W. Posner, Chris Ligtenberg, Brett W. Degner, Peteris K. Augenbergs
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Patent number: 8711303Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel that includes a number of pixel electrodes formed on a substrate and are located in a pixel region defined by gate lines and data lines that cross the gate lines. Each of the pixel electrodes located in the pixel region includes a number of sides, and at least one of the sides includes oblique lines and a protrusion formed by the oblique lines, and the pixel electrodes located in the pixel region and adjacent to each other in a first direction form a separation space that includes at least one protrusion, and a width of the separation space gradually reduces and gradually increases in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a singular point that controls the texture of liquid crystals is located at the narrowest width of the separation space.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi Li, Seong-Jun Lee, Yong-Kyu Jang, Jae-Young Lee, Ju-Yeon Seo
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Patent number: 8704979Abstract: An optical filter for reducing color shift in a display device includes a background layer made of a light-transmitting material and a light-diffusing pattern formed over the background layer to diffuse light. The light-diffusing pattern is a thin film coating applied along the cross section of the background layer in the depth direction thereof. The light-diffusing pattern is a self-assembled thin film in which the light-diffusing particles are self-assembled. A method of manufacturing the optical filter includes forming a concave-convex pattern layer made of a first light-transmitting material and having a concave-convex pattern, and forming the light-diffusing pattern along the sidewall surface of the concave section of the concave-convex pattern. After the light-diffusing pattern is formed, the concave section is filled with a second light-transmitting material, and the light-diffusing particles are removed from the upper surface of the convex section.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Samsung Corning Precision Materials Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong Sik Park, Eun Young Cho
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Patent number: 8670091Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a display device having a high contrast ratio. Another object of the invention is to manufacture such a high-performance display device at low cost. In a display device having a display element between a pair of light-transmissive substrates, polarizer-including layers, which have different wavelength distributions of extinction coefficients, are stacked so that absorption axes are in a parallel nicol state, over each light-transmissive substrate. Absorption axes of one of a pair of stacks of polarizers and the other together which interpose the display element are deviated from a cross nicol state. A retardation plate may be provided between the stack of polarizing plates and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Egi, Tetsuji Ishitani, Takeshi Nishi
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Patent number: 8654283Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a pair of substrates bonded together via a seal member disposed in a seal region, and a plurality of light-shielding layers formed so as to overlap with each other on one of the substrates, and one of the plurality of light-shielding layers is larger in outer shape than another light-shielding layer formed at a level higher than the one of the light-shielding layer, in plan view from above the one of the substrates.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
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Publication number: 20140043569Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a functional panel, a photo curable adhesive, a transparent electrode, and a light blocking line. The liquid crystal panel includes a display area to display an image and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The functional panel is attached to the liquid crystal panel, and includes a display overlapping area overlapping with the display area and a display non-overlapping area overlapping with the non-display area in a plan view. The photo curable adhesive is arranged between the panels and cured by light applied thereto. The transparent electrode is arranged in the display overlapping area and made of light transmissive conductive material. The light blocking line is arranged in the display non-overlapping area and made of light shielding metal material. The light blocking line partially has a light-transmission cutout that is configured to allow the light to pass therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohji Yabuta, Tomotoshi Tsujioka, Kosuke Nagata, Mikihiro Noma, Masayuki Hata, Kiyoshi Inada, Hideaki Takizawa, Masahiro Kihara
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Publication number: 20140043550Abstract: A displaying panel and a displaying apparatus therewith are disclosed. The displaying panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate joined onto the first substrate, a light-masking structure, and a plurality of light modulation units. The light-masking structure and the light modulation units are disposed between the substrates. An edge of the second substrate is aligned with or beyond a corresponding edge of the first substrate. The light modulation units are disposed corresponding to a plurality of light-penetrating portions of the light-masking structure, for controlling whether light passes through the displaying panel to generate plane images. The light-masking structure wholly covers an edge portion including the edge of the second substrate. Therefore, the displaying panel can directly use the light-masking structure to perform as a border frame for shielding the interior structure and light emitted from the interior without external covers or frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Shih-Chieh Chen, Chih-Chuan Chang, Yao-Chi Liu, Shun-Chieh Huang
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Publication number: 20140028960Abstract: This disclosure provides a LC panel and the UV curing method therein for the LC curing treatment. The LC panel includes: a first substrate with a plurality of protrusion electrodes formed thereon; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; a LC layer interposed between the first and second substrates; and a deflecting structure disposed between the first and second substrates and configured for changing optical paths of UV light; wherein the UV light passes through the areas between the neighboring protrusion electrodes, and the deflecting structure is located in the optical paths of the UV light.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: YU-WEI CHEN, PI-YING CHUANG, CHIEN-HUNG CHEN
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Patent number: 8625056Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first flat glass substrate, an opposite second flat glass substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, a backlight module disposed adjacent to the first flat glass substrate, a color filter disposed adjacent to the second flat glass substrate, a bandpass filter member disposed on the color filter. The bandpass filter member is configured for allowing light of a given spectrum emitted from the backlight module to pass therethrough and blocking light that is not in the given spectrum from passing therethrough, and a touch panel disposed adjacent to the bandpass filter member.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shih-Che Chien
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Patent number: 8619216Abstract: An optical wavelength selective device includes a waveguide grating unit to separate input beam signals with different wavelengths into a plurality of output beam signals, each of which has a different wavelength span and is output from a different channel region of the waveguide grating unit; a polarization splitting unit to split each of the output beam signals into a first polarized beam with a first polarization and a second polarized beam with a second polarization different from the first polarization; a birefringence control member to control the first polarized beam to undergo a different refractive effect than the second polarized beam when the first and second polarized beams pass through the birefringence control member under a first voltage applied thereto; and a reflection member configured to reflect the first and second polarized beams output from the birefringence control member back to the birefringence control member.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: INLC Technology, Inc.Inventor: Seong Woo Suh
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Patent number: 8610847Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes an array substrate having pixel regions, the pixel regions including thin film transistors and pixel electrodes, a color filter substrate above the array substrate, the color filter substrate including a plurality of color filters corresponding to respective pixel regions in the array substrate, a black matrix in spaces between the plurality of color filters, and a color frame layer surrounding the plurality of color filters and the black matrix, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the array substrate and the color filter substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Youn-Hwan Jung
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Publication number: 20130314651Abstract: A display apparatus including a display panel configured to display an image, and a wavelength selective transflective member configured to transmit a light corresponding to at least one wavelength band of an incident light, to reflect a light corresponding to at least one remaining wavelength band, and to provide the display panel with the transmitted light or the reflected light. The transmitted light or the reflected light has a plurality of separated wavelength bands.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Seongmo HWANG, Moongyu LEE, Jaeho YOU
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Publication number: 20130300985Abstract: An integrated privacy filter comprises a multilayer display portion comprising a panel comprising a front display surface. The multilayer display portion further comprises a native viewing angle. An electronically activated material layer is disposed above the front display surface to substantially cover at least an active display area of the multilayer display portion in which the electronically activated material layer is integrated with the multilayer display portion and activation of the electronically activated material layer alters the native viewing angle. A touch screen portion is disposed above the electronically activated material layer. The touch screen portion is configured to at least react to touch inputs from a user and to substantially cover the active display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventor: Marcus Bulda
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Publication number: 20130278869Abstract: A display device comprising a first substrate, a second substrate, a blue phase liquid crystal layer and an optical element is provided. The first substrate has a display area and is opposite to the second substrate. The blue phase liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and the second substrate and reflects a light selectively. The spectrum peak of the light is within an intersection interval corresponding to a cross point of x_bar, y_bar and z_bar stimulus value spectrums, and the intersection interval has a wavelength range from 480 nm to 520 nm. The optical element has at least one function for adjusting a phase of the light or absorbing the light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Chien-Hung CHEN, Pi-Ying CHUANG, Chuan-Chung WANG
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Patent number: 8558972Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed to face each other, a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a black matrix provided on the first substrate, where a display region for displaying an image and a frame region around the display region are defined, and in the frame region, the black matrix includes a plurality of light-blocking regions spaced apart from one another.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasushi Asaoka, Eiji Satoh, Kazuhiro Deguchi, Sayuri Fujiwara, Takafumi Matsuda, Katsuhiro Mikumo, Kazunori Tanimoto
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Patent number: 8553181Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including pixel electrodes disposed, respectively, in a first color pixel on one end side of an active area and in a second color pixel on the other end side of the active area, a light-shield layer which surrounds the first color pixel and the second color pixel and extends to a peripheral area surrounding the active area, a first color filter disposed in the first color pixel, a second color filter disposed in the second color pixel, a dummy color filter which is stacked on the light-shield layer in the peripheral area, creates a distance between second color filter and the dummy color filter and is continuous with the first color filter.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Japan Display Central Inc.Inventors: Eishi Yamakawa, Sakae Yoshida, Daichi Hosokawa, Junichi Kobayashi, Takuho Maeda, Atsushi Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20130222743Abstract: A display device can include a housing, a processor, and a display assembly. The processor can be arranged within the housing. The display assembly can be operably coupled to the processor and arranged within the housing. The display assembly can include a first display, a privacy filter, and a second display. The first display can output a first portion of the display. The second display can output a second portion of the display. The privacy filter and the first and second displays can be arranged such that the first portion of the display assembly is filtered by the privacy filter to be viewable in a first viewable arc. The second portion of the display assembly can be viewable in a second viewable arc that is different than the first viewable arc. The first and second displays can be LCD's.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: Google Inc.Inventor: Google Inc.
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Publication number: 20130222742Abstract: In an embodiment, an optical device includes a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer; a plurality of first electrodes; a second electrode; and a light shielding portion. The liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The plurality of first electrodes is provided on the first substrate and arranged in a first direction, extending in a second direction. The second electrode is provided on the second substrate. The light shielding portion is configured to be provided at a position between the first substrate and the second substrate to overlap with the first electrodes when viewed from the third direction. The light shielding portion covers a less space than the first electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Inventors: Masako KASHIWAGI, Shinichi UEHARA, Ayako TAKAGI
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OPTICAL FILTER FOR A STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME
Publication number: 20130222721Abstract: An optical filter for a stereoscopic display device separating left-view and right-view images includes a substrate, an alignment layer formed on the substrate in a predetermined pattern and having a partition wall part on an edge of the alignment layer, and a liquid crystal layer formed on the alignment layer, wherein a height of the partition wall part is two to ten times greater than a thickness of a center part of the alignment layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Hyun-Sik Kim, Jung-Ho Park -
Patent number: 8514353Abstract: A color filter including a red (R) pixel, a green (G) pixel and a blue (B) pixel, wherein at least one of the red (R) pixel, the green (G) pixel and the blue (B) pixel includes one or more kinds of dyes and one or more kinds of pigments and wherein areas of the red (R) pixel, the green (G) pixel and the blue (B) pixel are not the same.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Naoyoshi Yamada, Ryuji Saneto, Junichi Ito, Shigekazu Suzuki
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Patent number: 8493529Abstract: In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, an active area to display an image, a seal material surrounding the active area, and an intermediate area between the active area and the seal area. In the intermediate area, first and second color filters are formed on the second substrate. An overcoat layer is laminated on the first and second color filters. First and second pillar-shaped spacers are provided between the overcoat layer and the first substrate corresponding to the first and second color filters to form a first and second cell gaps between the first and second substrates, respectively. The first cell gap adjacent to the active area between the first and second substrates is smaller than the second cell gap adjacent to the seal area in the intermediate area.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Japan Display Central Inc.Inventors: Junichi Kobayashi, Yoshio Iwai, Kazuyuki Harada, Yasuhiro Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8477269Abstract: In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a first pixel electrode and a first pillar-shaped spacer arranged in an active area, and a second pixel electrode and a second pillar-shaped spacer arranged in a shield area surrounding the active area. A shield layer is formed in the shape of a belt crossing above the first pillar-shaped spacer in the active area and extending to the shield area including a portion above the second pillar-shaped spacer. The height of a first seat layer formed above the first pillar-shaped spacer and including the shield layer, a first color filter layer and an overcoat layer is substantially the same as that of a second seat layer formed above the second pillar-shaped spacer and including the shield layer, a second color filter layer and the overcoat layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Japan Display Central Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Asada, Daiichi Suzuki, Tetsuo Fukami
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Patent number: 8462286Abstract: A method of manufacturing, with high mass productivity, liquid crystal display devices having highly reliable thin film transistors with excellent electric characteristics is provided. In a liquid crystal display device having an inverted staggered thin film transistor, the inverted staggered thin film transistor is formed as follows: a gate insulating film is formed over a gate electrode; a microcrystalline semiconductor film which functions as a channel formation region is formed over the gate insulating film; a buffer layer is formed over the microcrystalline semiconductor film; a pair of source and drain regions are formed over the buffer layer; and a pair of source and drain electrodes are formed in contact with the source and drain regions so as to expose a part of the source and drain regions.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yukie Suzuki, Hideaki Kuwabara, Hajime Kimura
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Publication number: 20130135566Abstract: A manufacturing method of a reflective liquid crystal display device includes the following steps. Firstly, a first substrate and a second substrate are provided. A first channel, a second channel, and a third channel are formed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first channel is filled with a first cholesteric liquid crystal. The second channel and the third channel are filled with a second cholesteric liquid crystal which includes a photoreactive cholesteric liquid crystal. An exposure process is then executed to modify the second cholesteric liquid crystal in the third channel into a third cholesteric liquid crystal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2012Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dongguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd, Wintek Corporation
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Publication number: 20130107178Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a plurality of transmittance controlling units, and a plurality of liquid crystal pixel units. The first substrate and the second substrate are disposed oppositely to each other. The first electrode is disposed on the first substrate, and the second electrode is disposed on the second substrate. Each of the transmittance controlling units is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. At least two of the transmittance controlling units have different light transmittances. Each of the liquid crystal pixel units is disposed correspondingly to one of the transmittance controlling units. The liquid crystal pixel units corresponding to the transmittance controlling units with different light transmittances are employed to reflect light within different wavelength ranges.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: WINTEK CORPORATIONInventor: Wintek Corporation
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Publication number: 20130057811Abstract: A pixel structure of a display is disclosed. The pixel structure of the display comprises at least an unit pixel. The unit pixel comprises a plurality of X type light-impenetrable regions and a plurality of light-penetrable regions, or the unit pixel comprises a plurality of X type first light-impenetrable regions, a plurality of X type second light-impenetrable regions and a plurality of light-penetrable regions. The pixel structure of the display of this invention provides good transmittance. In addition, the pixel structure of the display produces four domains or even eight domains. As a result, the problem of color shift can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP.Inventor: Chia-Hua YU
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Patent number: 8379170Abstract: A pixel unit having a display area is provided. The pixel unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and at least one ultraviolet light (UV) absorption pattern. The second substrate is disposed in parallel to the first substrate, and the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The UV absorption pattern is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A part of the display area overlaps the UV absorption pattern to define at least one first alignment area, while the part of the display area which does not overlap the UV absorption pattern defines at least one second alignment area. The liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer present different pre-tilt angles in the first alignment area and the second alignment area.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Chung-Hsiang Chiu, Ching-Huan Lin, Sung-Kao Liu, Yue-Shih Jeng
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Publication number: 20130021556Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a main substrate, and a light control layer. The main substrate includes a main base having a main surface, a wavelength selective transmission layer provided on the main surface, and a circuit layer provided on the wavelength selective transmission layer. The light control layer is stacked with the main substrate and has variable optical characteristics. The wavelength selective transmission layer includes lower and upper reflecting layers, and first and second spacer layers. The upper reflecting layer is provided on the lower reflecting layer. The first spacer layer is provided between the lower and upper reflecting layers. The second spacer layer is provided between the lower and upper reflecting layers, and has a different thickness from the first spacer layer. The circuit layer includes first and second pixel electrodes, and first and second switching elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hitoshi NAGATO, Takashi MIYAZAKI, Yutaka NAKAI, Hajime YAMAGUCHI, Koji SUZUKI, Rei HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20130016311Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device, including: a liquid crystal display panel; a plate-shaped component having a light permeable region, the plate-shaped component being disposed so as to face a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel; a pressure sensitive adhesive layer having light permeability, which is adhered under pressure onto the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel; and an adhesive layer having light permeability, which is adhered onto a surface of the plate-shaped component facing the display surface, in which the plate-shaped component is mounted on the liquid crystal display panel through intermediation of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer and the adhesive layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Akira ISHII, Setsuo Kobayashi, Katsuhiko Ishll, Shinji Tanabe, Kiyoshi Sento
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Patent number: 8330903Abstract: A liquid crystal display, comprising an array substrate and a color filter substrate, wherein a combination type mark is disposed on both of the array substrate and the color filter substrate, and the combination type mark comprises a rough mark and a fine mark that is located around the rough mark; and wherein the rough mark on the array substrate corresponds to the rough mark on the color filter substrate, and the fine mark on the array substrate corresponds to the fine mark on the color filter substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuhua Li, Kun Cao