Opaque Mask Or Black Mask Patents (Class 349/110)
  • Patent number: 11327375
    Abstract: A reflective cholesteric liquid crystal display includes a display unit. The display unit includes a upper transparent substrate, a lower substrate, a upper transparent electrode pattern formed on the upper transparent substrate, a lower transparent electrode pattern formed on the lower substrate, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the upper transparent electrode pattern and the lower transparent electrode pattern, and a light absorbing layer formed on the upper transparent substrate. The cholesteric liquid crystal layer is used for generating a visible light including a wavelength range. The light absorbing layer is used for absorbing light outside the wavelength range, so that the visible light in the wavelength range passes through the light absorbing layer and the upper transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Iris Optronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Chang Liao, Chun-Kang Ku
  • Patent number: 11307447
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel having a top surface, a side surface, a light shielding component, and an optical film is provided. The side surface is adjacent to the top surface. The light shielding component has a first part and a second part. The first part is disposed on the top surface of the display panel. The second part is disposed on the side surface of the display panel. The optical film at least covers the border between the top surface of the display panel and the first part of the light shielding component. The width of the first part of the light shielding component is less than 1 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yung-Chih Chen, Ming-Feng Hsieh, Yen-Shuo Chen, Chung-Cheng Huang
  • Patent number: 11302822
    Abstract: A thin film transistor and a fabrication method thereof, an array substrate and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The thin film transistor includes: a base substrate; a gate electrode, an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode on the base substrate; and the thin film transistor further includes: a light-shielding portion between the active layer and the base substrate, the light-shielding portion includes a groove, and the active layer is in the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengjuan Liu, Donghui Yu
  • Patent number: 11294218
    Abstract: An array substrate includes: a substrate; a black light-shading layer disposed on the substrate; a first metal layer correspondingly disposed on the black light-shading layer and thereby the black light-shading layer being located between the substrate and the first metal layer; an active material layer disposed on the first metal layer; a second metal layer disposed on the active material layer; a passivation layer disposed on the second metal layer and with a contact hole; a color filter layer disposed on the passivation layer; and a pixel electrode layer disposed on the color filter layer and connected to the second metal layer through the contact hole. Moreover, a liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method of an array substrate also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ChunHui Yang
  • Patent number: 11271178
    Abstract: A flexible substrate includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, an array part arranged on the first surface of the substrate, a peripheral part arranged on the first surface of the substrate and located outside the array part, a terminal part arranged in the peripheral part and provided with a plurality of terminals, a protective member arranged on the second surface of the substrate. The second surface of the substrate has a first region including a region overlapping the terminal part, and the protective member has a first opening exposing the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Kazuki Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11257889
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The OLED display panel includes a substrate, an electrode layer, a pixel defining layer, and a light shielding layer. The electrode layer is spaced at intervals on the substrate. The pixel defining layer is placed on the substrate. The pixel defining layer includes dams and a light opening between any two adjacent dams. Each dam includes a dam body and a light shielding layer. A projection of the light shielding layer projected on the substrate is larger than or equal to a projection of the dam body projected on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Xianglong Li
  • Patent number: 11237303
    Abstract: A display unit of the disclosure includes a display panel and a light-distribution adjustment sheet. The light-distribution adjustment sheet is provided on the display panel, and includes a protrusion that protrudes toward the display panel. The protrusion includes a first region including a curved surface, and a second region including a flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Mitsuhiko Taki, Ichiro Utsumi, Kenichi Nakaki
  • Patent number: 11237426
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a blue light blocking layer to block a blue light which is not converted by a color conversion layer, and a reflection preventing layer over the blue light blocking layer to prevent reflection of external light incident thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sanghyun Jeon, Chulmin Bae, Wooseok Jeon
  • Patent number: 11237437
    Abstract: A display panel and a manufacture method thereof, and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate which arranged opposite to each other. The first substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region, a conduction section is in the peripheral region of the first substrate, and the conduction section is electrically connected with a grounded section. The second substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region, a black matrix is at least in the peripheral region of the second substrate, and the black matrix is electrically connected with the conduction section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Le Sun, Wei Zhang, Wulijibaier Tang, Zhengwen Pan, Tianlei Shi, Xiaojie Wang
  • Patent number: 11221482
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display element, an optical element, a projection optical system, a driver, and a controller. The display element includes a display surface having subpixels arranged in a grid pattern along a first direction and a second direction approximately orthogonal to the first direction. The optical element is configured to define a beam direction of image light emitted from the subpixels in each of strip-shaped regions that extend in the second direction on the display surface. The projection optical system is configured to project image light having the beam direction defined by the optical element to form a virtual image of the display surface. The driver is configured to displace the optical element. The controller is configured to displace the optical element using the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Kaoru Kusafuka
  • Patent number: 11215866
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate including a display area and a non-display area including a first non-display area and a second non-display area on respective sides of the display area with respect to a first direction; a color filter in the display area and including a first color filter, a second color filter, and a third color filter; and a color filter dam in the non-display area, wherein the color filter dam includes a first color filter dam in the first non-display area and a second color filter dam in the second non-display area, the first color filter dam includes a same material as the first color filter, and the second color filter dam includes a same material as the second color filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Hee Shin, Byoung Sun Na, Yoo Mi Ra
  • Patent number: 11209698
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel from which lights of different colors are respectively emitted; in the first pixel, a first light conversion layer overlapping a first color filter; in the second pixel, a second light conversion layer overlapping a second color filter; and in the third pixel, a third light conversion layer overlapping a third color filter. The first light conversion layer, the second light conversion layer, and the third light conversion layer respectively include a quantum dot, and an amount of the quantum dot included in the first light conversion layer is larger than each of amounts of the quantum dot respectively included in the second light conversion layer and the third light conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Seong Kim, Duk-Hwan Kang, Si Woong Lee, Hyo Taek Lim, Jae Jin Choi, Heung-Sik Tae
  • Patent number: 11177453
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device comprises: a substrate comprising a display area where a plurality of sub-pixels are arranged and a non-display area surrounding the display area; a data driver disposed in the non-display area of the substrate; a GIP driver disposed in the non-display area, adjacent to the display area; data link lines extending from the data driver to the display area; gate link lines extending from the GIP driver to the display area; and a passivation film disposed on the gate link lines, wherein the passivation film comprises one or more passivation holes that are arranged between the gate link lines, at the intersections of the data link lines and the gate link lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sungwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11164498
    Abstract: A display panel and a test method thereof are provided in the preset disclosure. The display panel includes a first test area and a second test area; the display panel also includes an array substrate, a pixel electrode layer, and a light shielding layer, wherein the pixel electrode layer includes a plurality of pixel electrode units, and in a direction perpendicular to the array substrate, an orthographic projection of the light shielding layer covers orthographic projections of each main pixel electrode in the first test area and each sub-pixel electrode in the second test area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventors: Bangyin Peng, Ilgon Kim
  • Patent number: 11163189
    Abstract: A display device comprises: a thin film transistor substrate; a counter substrate disposed to be opposed to the thin film transistor substrate; and a plurality of spacers protruding from the counter substrate toward the thin film transistor substrate, wherein the counter substrate includes: a black matrix including a first opening and a second opening that are adjacent to each other in a first direction; a first color filter being disposed while overlapping with the first opening and the second opening in planar view; and a second color filter being disposed while overlapping with at least a part of a region between the first opening and the second opening in planar view, and a first spacer included in the plurality of spacers overlaps with the second color filter between the first opening and the second opening in planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Mibu, Teruhisa Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11156878
    Abstract: An electro-optical device may include a first substrate, a second substrate, a seal member extending in a first direction and disposed between the first and second substrates in a seal region defined around a pixel area, a first conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the seal member and extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, a second conductive layer disposed between the first substrate and the first conductive layer and extending in the second direction, a third layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the first conductive layer, and a fourth layer disposed in the pixel area and formed of the second conductive layer. In plan view, the first conductive layer overlaps the second conductive layer in the seal region. In a cross-sectional view the first direction, the second conductive layer is larger in an outer shape than the first conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Kinoe, Yoichi Momose
  • Patent number: 11150505
    Abstract: Display panel and display device are provided. The display panel includes: a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base substrate and an optical sensor disposed on the first base substrate. The second substrate includes a second base substrate, a black matrix disposed on the second base substrate, and a light collecting structure disposed on a side of the black matrix adjacent to the first substrate. The optical sensor and the light collecting structure overlap each other in a direction perpendicular to the display panel. The light collecting structure includes at least one transparent protrusion protruded along a direction perpendicular to a surface of the first or second substrate and from the second substrate to the first substrate. The light collecting structure has a refractive index larger than the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ankai Ling, Xuanxian Cai, Binyi Zheng, Boping Shen
  • Patent number: 11137655
    Abstract: A tunable liquid crystal (LC) device includes an LC layer between a pair of reflectors forming an optical cavity. The reflectors include conductive layers for applying an electrical signal to the LC layer. One of the conductive layers may include an array of conductive pixels for spatially selective control of the effective refractive index of the LC layer. The phase delay introduced by the LC layer may be greatly increased or magnified by placing the LC layer into the optical cavity. This enables a substantial reduction of the LC layer thickness, which in its turn enables very tight pitches of the LC pixels, with a reduced inter-pixel crosstalk caused by fringing electric fields, as well as faster switching times. A tight-pitch, fast LC device may be used as a configurable hologram or a spatial light modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Maxwell Parsons, Shane Colburn, Yingfei Jiang, Andrew Maimone, Erik Shipton, Guohua Wei, Oleg Yaroshchuk
  • Patent number: 11137637
    Abstract: A display device and a display method using the same are disclosed. The display device includes: a display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal prism arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a backlight source configured to emit a light which is incident onto the second substrate at an oblique angle; wherein the liquid crystal prism is configured to adjust a deflection angle of the light emitted from the backlight source traveling between the first substrate and the second substrate such that the light emitted from the backlight source is totally-reflected at a light exit face of the display device or exits from the light exit face of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhongxiao Li, Xue Dong, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Haiyan Wang
  • Patent number: 11133580
    Abstract: An antenna device is provided, which includes a first substrate, and a second substrate facing and spaced with the first substrate in a distance. At least one working element disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the at least one working element is filled with a modulation material. At least one buffer element is connected with the at least one working element for adjusting the amount of the modulation material in the at least one working element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: I-Yin Li, Yi-Hung Lin, Chin-Lung Ting, Tang-Chin Hung, Jeng-Nan Lin
  • Patent number: 11111176
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to methods and apparatus of processing transparent substrates, such as glass substrates. In one implementation, a film stack for optical devices includes a glass substrate including a first surface and a second surface. The film stack includes a device function layer formed on the first surface, a hard mask layer formed on the device function layer, and a substrate recognition layer formed on the hard mask layer. The hard mask layer includes one or more of chromium, ruthenium, or titanium nitride. The film stack includes a backside layer formed on the second surface. The backside layer formed on the second surface includes one or more of a conductive layer or an oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yongan Xu, Chien-An Chen, Ludovic Godet
  • Patent number: 11114511
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel comprising two pixels spaced apart from each other and a transmission area between the two pixels. An input sensing section is disposed on the display panel and comprises sensing electrodes and trace lines electrically connected to the sensing electrodes. A metal layer is on the display panel. The metal layer is disposed between the two pixels and surrounds the transmission area. The metal layer comprises a first hole located in the transmission area. The first hole has a first width. An optical functional section is on the metal layer. The optical functional section includes a second hole that overlaps the first hole. The second hole has a second width that is greater than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wonjun Choi, Iljoo Kim, Deokjung Kim
  • Patent number: 11079639
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is disclosed and includes: a substrate, a plurality of data lines and gate lines disposed on the substrate, the data lines intersecting the gate lines to form a plurality of pixel units each including a metal pattern layer, a color resist, and a gate electrode light shielding structure; the metal pattern layer disposed on the substrate; the color resist covering the metal pattern layer; the gate electrode light shielding structure disposed on the gate lines to shield a gap between adjacent pixel units, an edge of the gate electrode light shielding structure located in the color resist and retracting away from the color resist to form a retraction portion reducing an extent of the color resist edge overlapping the light shielding structure edge to prevent a blocking wall of the protruding gate electrode light shielding structure from being excessively high and affecting later processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wu Cao
  • Patent number: 11081059
    Abstract: A display panel including a substrate is disclosed. The substrate includes: a display area including pixel units arranged in an array and a signal line connecting the pixel units; a front surface of the substrate having the display area; a back surface of the substrate facing away from the display area; a side surface of the substrate connecting the front surface of the substrate with the back surface of the substrate; and a mounting groove recessed into the substrate from the side surface of the substrate. The display panel further includes a fan-out line disposed in the mounting groove, one end of the fan-out line is connected to the signal line, and the other end meanders from the mounting groove to the back surface of the substrate. The above display panel can achieve a narrow border display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Kunshan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miao Chang, Weilong Li, Siming Hu, Zhenzhen Han
  • Patent number: 11073709
    Abstract: An example liquid crystal display device includes a circuit substrate, an array of conductive mirrors formed on the substrate, a light absorbing material disposed between the conductive mirrors, a transparent plate disposed over the array of conductive mirrors, and liquid crystal material disposed between the conductive mirrors and the transparent plate. The light absorbing material can also be disposed around the peripheral region of the array of the conductive mirrors. In an example display, the light absorbing material is black and/or has a light absorbing efficiency of at least fifty percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Pei-Wen Ko, Chun-Sheng Fan
  • Patent number: 11075221
    Abstract: A thin-film transistor substrate may include a first thin-film transistor and a second thin-film transistor which are disposed on a substrate. The first thin-film transistor may include a first semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode, and a first electrode. The second thin-film transistor may include a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer and overlapping at least a portion of the first semiconductor layer, a second gate electrode, and a second electrode electrically connected to the first electrode. The second electrode may overlap the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun Choi, Tae-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11073719
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel comprises a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate opposite to each other, a sealant, and a liquid crystal layer. A metal layer and a blue color-resist are disposed over a peripheral region of the first transparent substrate, and the sealant is disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, contacting the second transparent substrate and the blue color-resist. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate and adjacent to the sealant and the blue color-resist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventor: Yun Yu
  • Patent number: 11047895
    Abstract: A leakage electromagnetic field sensing device that determines a level of interference of a leakage electromagnetic field includes a sensor probe configured to measure the intensity and frequency of the leakage electromagnetic field, the sensor probe sensing three-axis components of the intensity. A data processing module operatively coupled to the sensor probe includes a processor programmed to analyze the three-axis components of the leakage electromagnetic field intensity to determine an absolute magnitude of the leakage electromagnetic field intensity and calculate a safety factor output based on the absolute magnitude of the intensity and on the frequency of the leakage electromagnetic field that indicates a level of interference to operation of an electronic device caused by the leakage electromagnetic field. A display element in operable communication with the processor illuminates in one of a plurality of colors based on a value of the safety factor output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventor: Roberto B. B. Ovando Martinez
  • Patent number: 11048113
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a window panel covering the display panel, and including a display area configured to transmit the image and a non-display area surrounding the display area; and an adhesive layer between the display panel and the window panel, wherein the window panel includes: a window substrate facing the display panel; a protective layer on a portion of a surface of the window substrate in the non-display area; and a light blocking layer on the protective layer, wherein the protective layer is an organic-inorganic composite layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanghoon Lim, Jaeyoung Yu, Jongsung You, Heuiweon Yun
  • Patent number: 11036096
    Abstract: A transverse electric field type liquid crystal display panel includes a pair of substrates opposed with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. A plurality of sub-pixels having at least one curved portion in a display area are provided in a matrix on one side of the pair of substrates, and a pair of electrodes having at least one curved portion are formed in the plurality of sub-pixels. A light shield layer shielding a non-display area positioned on an outer peripheral side of the display area and between the plurality of sub-pixels is formed on the other side of the pair of substrates. The light shield layer of the non-display area is formed in a shape in which the outermost peripheral side of the display area is rectangular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Akio Ota
  • Patent number: 11023060
    Abstract: A display device having an open area and a non-open area surrounding the open area includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode disposed in the open area; a gate line disposed to extend in a first direction in the non-open area surrounding the open area and transmitting a gate signal to the pixel electrode; a data line disposed to extend in a second direction in the non-open area and transmitting a data signal to the pixel electrode; a plurality of sensing lines disposed in the non-open area and transmitting a common voltage or a touch scan signal to the common electrode; and a photo touch sensor disposed in the non-open area and electrically connected to one of the plurality of sensing lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SeungHwan Shin, YoungMin Jeong, Daeyoung Seo, Soyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 11022844
    Abstract: A display device including: a display panel; a light source providing light to the display panel; and a color conversion unit converting a color of the light incident from the light source into a different color. The color conversion unit includes: a first color converting member, a second color converting member, and a third color converting member, located on a substrate, which convert the color of the light incident from the light source into different colors from each other, respectively, and output the lights having converted colors; and a blue light blocking filter located to overlap the second color converting member and the third color converting member. The blue light blocking filter is thicker at a boundary portion than at a center portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heekeun Lee, Taejin Kong, Wontae Kim, Keunwoo Park, Yeogeon Yoon, Seokjoon Hong
  • Patent number: 11022846
    Abstract: A substrate for a display device includes a substrate, a first insulator disposed on the substrate, a second insulator disposed above the first insulator, an alignment film disposed above the second insulator, a first insulator main section being a section of the first insulator and disposed on an inner side than an outer edge of the substrate such that the first insulator is not disposed on an outer edge portion of the substrate, a film forming area restricting portion being a section of the second insulator and disposed on an outer edge portion of the substrate not to overlap the first insulator main section and restricting a film forming area in which the alignment film is to be formed, and an overlapping portion being a section of the first insulator and extending continuously from the first insulator main section and disposed to overlap the film forming area restricting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroto Akiyama, Tomofumi Kubota
  • Patent number: 11016347
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display device including a substrate including a display area in which a plurality of pixel groups are disposed and a peripheral area disposed around the display area, and a plurality of alignment keys disposed on the substrate, wherein each of the pixel groups may include a plurality of pixels displaying different colors, and the plurality of alignment keys may include first alignment keys that are disposed in the pixel groups adjacent to edges of at least two corners of the display area and that are disposed in a plurality of first pixels that display the same color among a plurality of pixels included in the pixel group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventors: Na Hyeon Cha, Sun Kwun Son, Dae Ki Park, Hwan Young Jang
  • Patent number: 10996524
    Abstract: A display device with low power consumption and high display quality is provided. The display device includes first and second electrodes. One pixel includes a region in which the distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is constant and a region in which the distance varies; this structure allows the switching operation of liquid crystal to start in a predetermined region, thereby improving the stability of the operation of the liquid crystal. A pixel region is divided into two regions in which the liquid crystals are aligned in the two respective directions when switching is performed, whereby viewing angle characteristics are improved. Furthermore, the supply of a potential to a third electrode suppresses alignment disorder of the liquid crystal and improves the display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kubota, Daisuke Kubota
  • Patent number: 10989950
    Abstract: The present invention provides a highly reliable camera module optical shutter capable of preventing the occurrence of a streaky transparent portion in a polymer network liquid crystal layer in a scattering state, and a method for producing the camera module optical shutter. A camera module optical shutter includes a pair of substrates bonded together with a seal and a polymer network liquid crystal layer sealed between the substrates, wherein at least one of the substrates includes a transparent electrode made of an oxide conductive film and a silicon oxide layer covering the transparent electrode, and a silane coupling agent is bonded to a surface of the silicon oxide layer, the surface being in contact with the polymer network liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanobu Mizusaki, Kiyoshi Minoura
  • Patent number: 10983402
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first insulation substrate, a gate line, a data line configured to cross the gate line while being insulated therefrom, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode configured to include a first subpixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and a second subpixel electrode, a second insulation substrate configured to face the first insulation substrate, a common electrode disposed on the second insulation substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first insulation substrate and the second insulation substrate to include a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, where each of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode includes a unit pixel electrode including a plurality of minute branches that is extended from a horizontal stem and a vertical stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Wan Woo, Min Wook Park, Young Goo Song, Ki Chul Shin
  • Patent number: 10985113
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display substrate, a display panel, and a display device. The display substrate includes: a base, and a device layer and an insulation layer on the base. The base includes a display area and a non-display area located on a peripheral side of the display area. At least one blocking dam is provided in a portion, located on the non-display area, of the insulation layer, and each blocking dam corresponds to an edge portion of one side edge of the base. In each edge portion of a side edge corresponding to a blocking dam, the blocking dam includes a plurality of blocking strips arranged along an extension direction of the side edge, an extension direction of each blocking strip is perpendicular to the side edge, and each blocking strip has a zigzag structure extending along a direction perpendicular to the side edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Liu, Zhiliang Jiang, Zhenli Zhou, Xiaoling Luo
  • Patent number: 10983375
    Abstract: A display panel, a method for testing a cell gap thereof, and a display device are disclosed. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other, wherein a light shielding layer is provided on a side of the first substrate close to the second substrate, a portion of the light shielding layer located in a peripheral region includes a plurality of opening areas arranged at intervals, each opening area being provided with a light transmissive layer; and wherein the second substrate has a light transmissive area, an orthographic projection of the light transmissive layer on the second substrate at least partly overlaps with the light transmissive area on the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xuebing Jiang
  • Patent number: 10971565
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate and having a first end, a second end and a control end, a first signal line electrically connected to the first end of the thin film transistor, a second signal line electrically connected to the control end of the thin film transistor, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the second end of the thin film transistor, and a light shielding layer. At least one of the first end of the thin film transistor, the second end of the thin film transistor, the control end of the thin film transistor, the first signal line and the second signal line is formed of a conductive layer. The light shielding layer is disposed on a top surface and a sidewall of the conductive layer. The light shielding layer includes a photoresist and particles mixed within the photoresist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Yuan Tu, Chen-Chung Wu, Tai-Tso Lin
  • Patent number: 10948765
    Abstract: A display device includes a light source, a light-directing element, a first lens, a microlens array, and a reflective display element. The light-directing element is adapted to project a lighting beam provided by the light source toward an incident direction. The first lens is configured to receive the lighting beam projected by the light-directing element and project the lighting beam toward the incident direction. The first lens is located between the microlens array and the light-directing element. The micro-image units of the reflective display element correspond to the microlenses of the microlens array respectively. Each micro-image unit converts the lighting beam into an sub-image beam and reflect the sub-image beam to the microlens array. Each sub-image beam is projected to the first lens by the corresponding microlens, and the sub-image beams pass through the light-directing element and transmit to an aperture to form an image beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Chien Lo, Hsin-Hsiang Lo, Chuan-Chung Chang, Fu-Ming Chuang
  • Patent number: 10942414
    Abstract: An electronic ink display screen, wherein a spacer frame is coated on the pixel electrode by a One Drop Filling (ODF) process, the spacer frame includes a first spacer frame and a second spacer frame. The second spacer frame is located on a side of the first spacer frame. The electronic ink microcapsule array is provided inside the first spacer frame. Conductive silver paste is provided inside the second spacer frame. The upper transparent electrode is covered on the spacer frame. The conductive silver paste electrically contacts the pixel electrode and the upper transparent electrode, respectively. Peripheries of the spacer frame and the upper transparent electrode are sealed and fixed by a waterproof adhesive. The electronic ink display screen of the present invention uses the ODF production process, so there is no complicated process in the production of the traditional electronic paper film sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: WUXI VISION PEAK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jin Bao, Lei Zhang, Shan Chen
  • Patent number: 10935850
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a display panel that can include a display region, a blind hole arranged in the display region for light passage, and a light-shielding region arranged between the display region and a hole region. The display panel can also include a Photo Spacer (PS) structure that is arranged in a liquid crystal layer in the display region and the light-shielding region for supporting the cell thickness of the liquid crystal layer. The density of the PS structure in the liquid crystal layer increases and then decreases from the display region to the light-shielding region, with the density of the PS structure in the light-shielding region is highest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Che-Jui Hsu, Tsang-chih Wu
  • Patent number: 10935851
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first insulation substrate, a gate line, a data line configured to cross the gate line while being insulated therefrom, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode configured to include a first subpixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and a second subpixel electrode, a second insulation substrate configured to face the first insulation substrate, a common electrode disposed on the second insulation substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first insulation substrate and the second insulation substrate to include a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, where each of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode includes a unit pixel electrode including a plurality of minute branches that is extended from a horizontal stem and a vertical stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Wan Woo, Min Wook Park, Young Goo Song, Ki Chul Shin
  • Patent number: 10929640
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flat panel display with an optical image sensor embedded therein. The flat panel display includes a directional light unit. The directional light unit comprises a cover substrate with a surface area corresponding to the length and width; a first low refractive index layer attached to the lower surface of the cover substrate; a light-exiting element disposed to correspond to the display area, on the lower surface of the first low refractive index layer; a light-entering element disposed outside the display area at one side of the light-exiting element, on the lower surface of the first low refractive index layer; a second low refractive index layer disposed on the lower surfaces of the light-exiting element and light-entering element and attached to the upper surface of the display panel; and a light source disposed to face the light-entering element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungman Ryu, Joobong Hyun, Ara Yoon
  • Patent number: 10928565
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a color film substrate, a fabricating method therefor, a display panel and a display device. The color film substrate includes: a first base substrate and a color layer disposed on the first base substrate, the color layer includes a plurality of color blockers having gaps therebetween; and a light-blocking spacer layer which includes a plurality of light-blocking spacers respectively disposed between the plurality of color blockers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Xiao, Guohua Zhang, Dong Wang, Yongzhi Song
  • Patent number: 10921631
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module, a lens module and a transparent cover. The display module is provided with a lens area and a display area disposed outside the lens area. The display module is provided with a prism layer surrounding the lens area. The lens module is disposed in the lens area. The transparent cover covers the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsing Lin, Yen-Hua Lo, Hsin-Chun Huang
  • Patent number: 10914977
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposing the first substrate, a first transparent layer, a first light shield layer, and a photosensitive element layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first transparent layer, the first light shield layer, and the photosensitive element layer are sequentially disposed along a direction from the first substrate to the second substrate. The first transparent layer includes a plurality of protrusions extending toward the first substrate. The first light shield layer includes a plurality of first openings, and the photosensitive element layer includes a plurality of photosensitive elements for acquiring a fingerprint image. The protrusions, the first openings, and the photosensitive elements have one-to-one correspondence, and have at least partially overlapped orthographic projections on the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Che-jui Hsu, Chih-jen Cheng
  • Patent number: 10916731
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device includes an OLED display panel, where a surface of the OLED display panel includes a plurality of pixel display units and a plurality of non-pixel display units; an optical film including an optical film body layer, a black matrix layer, a protective layer, and an adhesive layer which are disposed layer by layer, where the black matrix layer includes a plurality of first black matrix layers and a plurality of second black matrix layers, each of the first black matrix layers is alternated with each of the second black matrix layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventor: Chunmei He
  • Patent number: 10916181
    Abstract: A display device comprising an active area and a surrounding area is provided. The active area includes a common electrode for receiving a common voltage. The surrounding area is located at a side of the active area, and the surrounding area includes a shielding metal layer and a surrounding circuit. The shielding metal layer is electrically isolated from the common electrode and receives a shielding voltage. The surrounding circuit and a first shielding metal are overlapped in a vertical projection direction, and the common voltage is power-isolated from the shielding voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rong-Fu Lin, Kai-Wei Hong, Jie-Chuan Huang, Peng-Bo Xi, Sung-Yu Su