Opaque Mask Or Black Mask Patents (Class 349/110)
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Patent number: 9824051Abstract: A remote access appliance is disclosed which provides electronic display identification data (EDID) information associated with a monitor which is communicating with the appliance, to any one of a plurality of remote computers in communication with the appliance, without requiring rebooting of a selected one of the remote computers. A plurality of multiplexers is controlled by a controller for interfacing a selected one of the computers to a display data channel (DDC) interface associated with the monitor. Memory devices are accessible by each of the computers and by the controller which store the EDID information. The controller controls the multiplexers so that any selected one of the computers can communicate with the monitor, and can access an associated one of the memory devices to obtain the stored EDID information, or such that the EDID information can be loaded into each of the memory devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: AVOCENT HUNTSVILLE, LLCInventors: Michael J. Balducci, Michael F. Lucero, Mark A. Nicolas
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Patent number: 9817263Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a TFT array substrate; a counter substrate; a black matrix located on a surface of the counter substrate on the TFT-array-substrate side, the black matrix having, in a display region in which the pixels are disposed, a plurality of first openings formed at positions corresponding to the pixels, the black matrix being formed in a solid manner in a non-display region that is a periphery of the display region and is adjacent to the display region; a color material layer located on the counter substrate through the plurality of first openings and on the black matrix, the color material layer being formed in a solid manner in the display region and being formed to have the plurality of second openings as dummies in the non-display region; and a plurality of columnar spacers extended between the color material layer and the TFT array substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Hisatomo Ota
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Patent number: 9804715Abstract: A touch panel includes: a wire substrate and a cover substrate joined to each other, wherein the wire substrate includes a sensor electrode; a plurality of signal wires that are electrically connected to the sensor electrode and extend along a circumference of the sensor electrode; and a first light blocking layer that covers at least a signal wire disposed closest to the sensor electrode of the plurality of signal wires, and wherein the cover substrate includes a second light blocking layer that faces a continuous region including an outer edge region of the first light blocking layer and a signal wire disposed so as to be the most distant from the sensor electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Takeshi Kurashima
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Patent number: 9791750Abstract: A curved display device curved in a first direction includes: a first substrate including a plurality of signal lines, an insulating layer which covers the signal lines, a pixel electrode disposed on the insulating layer, and a shielding electrode electrically insulated from the pixel electrode and disposed along a signal line, which extends substantially in a second direction crossing the first direction, among the signal lines; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate and including a common electrode; and a light control layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: SuWan Woo, Wan-Soon Im, Kee-Bum Park, Younggoo Song, Heehwan Lee, yongwoo Hyung
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Patent number: 9785017Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display including: a display panel which includes a lower panel including a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, and a light blocking member; an upper panel facing the lower panel; and a liquid crystal layer positioned between the lower panel and the upper panel and including liquid crystal molecules. The display panel is a curved display panel which is curved on a first axis. The pixel electrode has long sides and short sides, and the long sides are arranged to be substantially parallel with a second axis perpendicular to the first axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun-Gun Lee, Min Wook Park
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Patent number: 9784892Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate having a display region and a peripheral region, a display structure in the display region, a second substrate parallel to the first substrate, the second substrate including a light scattering structure in the display region, the light scattering structure being configured to scatter light generated in the display structure, and a shielding member adjacent to the light scattering structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yong-Koo Her
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Patent number: 9778474Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of display elements arranged in a matrix manner, a first transparent substrate including a plurality of signal input parts at a circumferential part of the first transparent substrate and a wiring connecting the signal input parts and the display elements formed on the first transparent substrate, and a second transparent substrate including a rectangular light shielding layer shielding light among the display elements and shielding light at an outside of a display region including the display elements, wherein markers for indicating positions with respect to the display elements are located in at least two parts of a circumferential edge of the first transparent substrate, and each of the markers has a crossing part crossing any one of rims at a circumferential edge of the light shielding layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Sakai Display Products CorporationInventor: Hidetoshi Nakagawa
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Patent number: 9774011Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes an OLED layer including a plurality of OLEDs that respectively form a plurality of sub-pixels and an encapsulation layer disposed over the OLED layer. The OLED display also includes an optical film disposed over the encapsulation layer and comprising a reflection control layer, a first lens disposed below the reflection control layer, and a second lens disposed over the reflection control layer, wherein the reflection control layer comprises i) a plurality of color filters respectively corresponding to the sub-pixels, and ii) a light shielding portion disposed between the color filters. The OLED display further includes an intermediate layer disposed between the encapsulation layer and the optical film, wherein the first lens is disposed over sides of at least one sub-pixels and wherein the second lens is disposed over center portions of selected sub-pixels.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haeyun Choi, Jaeik Lim, Jinwoo Choi
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Patent number: 9766504Abstract: A display device includes an array substrate, an opposite substrate, a printed circuit board, and a conductive member. The array substrate includes pixel electrodes. The opposite substrate faces the array substrate, is coupled with array substrate, and includes a light blocking layer disposed in a non-pixel area of the array substrate. The printed circuit board includes a ground terminal and output terminals to apply a driving signal to the array substrate through the output terminals. The conductive member electrically connects the light blocking layer to the ground terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Soo Kang, Beomjun Kim
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Patent number: 9759944Abstract: Discussed are a side cover film for a display device and the display device including the same, which include a reduced bezel area and which effectively discharge static electricity. The display device can include a display panel including a signal line, a panel supporting frame supporting the display panel, a driving circuit unit connected to the signal line at a side surface of the display panel and disposed on one side surface of the panel supporting frame, a cover shield covering the driving circuit unit, and a side cover film covering the side surface of the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: TaeJin Kim
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Patent number: 9753321Abstract: Disclosed are a color filter substrate and the manufacturing method thereof. The color filter substrate comprises: a substrate (1); a black matrix (3) and a color pixel layer (4, 5, 6) formed on the substrate (1); and a transparent thermally conductive layer (2) disposed between the substrate (1) and the black matrix (3) and between the substrate (1) and the color pixel layer (4, 5, 6).Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinbo Lu, Jianshe Xue, Jisheng Zhao, Lin Li, Chen Liu
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Patent number: 9740040Abstract: A display panel includes a lower panel configured to display an image. The lower panel includes a plurality of unit pixels. A slit layer is disposed on the lower panel. The slit layer includes a first pattern configured to form a first slit corresponding to each of the plurality of unit pixels and a second pattern configured to form a second slit corresponding to the first slit. The slit layer is configured to project an image through the first slit and the second slit. A top layer is disposed on the slit layer. The top layer is larger than the lower panel in a plan view. The top layer is configured to have the image projected thereon.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki-Soo Park, Yong-Il Kim, Jai-Ho Kim, Sang-Sik Yang, Jong-Moon Heo, Kyoung-Duck Kim, Jong-Ho Won
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Patent number: 9740064Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display panel and a color filter substrate, said color filter substrate comprising first coplanar transparent conductive layers, and second coplanar transparent conductive layers that are spaced from said first coplanar transparent conductive layers, wherein each of said first coplanar transparent conductive layers is arranged in a region corresponding to a corresponding one of gate lines of an array substrate, and is applied with a signal in synchronism with and the same as a driving signal of said corresponding gate line; and each of said second coplanar transparent conductive layers is arranged in a region corresponding to a corresponding one of pixels of said array substrate, and serves as a common electrode; and wherein said first coplanar transparent conductive layers and said second coplanar transparent conductive layers are transparent conductive layers without patterns therein.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Li Chai
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Patent number: 9733774Abstract: A touch-sensitive device includes a cover plate, a first electrode layer and a laminated electrode structure. The cover plate has opposite upper and lower surfaces. The first electrode layer is disposed on the lower surface of the cover plate. The laminated electrode structure includes an adhesive substrate and a second electrode layer. The adhesive substrate is electrically insulating and heat-activated adhesive. The second electrode layer is disposed on a surface of the adhesive substrate, where another surface of the adhesive substrate that is opposite to the surface on which the second electrode layer is disposed is laminated to the first electrode layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: TPK Mastouch solutions (xiamen) Inc.Inventors: Tiefei Xiao, Zhengqiang Sun, Li Luo, Yongshan Chen
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Patent number: 9735182Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate and data lines and scan lines arranged on the substrate. The data lines and the scan lines define plural pixel regions. A thin film transistor is arranged in each pixel region and includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an active region. The gate electrode is arranged above the active region. The source electrode and the drain electrode are arranged at two opposite sides of the active region respectively. A light shielding metal layer is further arranged in each pixel region. The light shielding metal layer and the data lines are arranged in the same layer on the substrate. The light shielding metal layer is arranged under the active region and at least partially overlaps with the active region. The data line is close to the source electrode and does not overlap with the active region at least partially.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jian Sun, Cheng Li, Seongjun An, Bongyeol Ryu
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Patent number: 9733534Abstract: A display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate and a black matrix disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a plurality of pixel areas arranged in a matrix, and each of the pixel areas has a plurality of sub-pixel areas. The second substrate is disposed on the first substrate. The black matrix comprises a plurality of row shading bars and a plurality of column shading bars. The row shading bars are disposed between the two adjacent pixel areas and extend along a first direction, and have a first thickness. The column shading bars are disposed between the two adjacent sub-pixel areas and extend along a second direction, and have a second thickness. The second thickness is different from the first thickness and the first direction is different from the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Li-Ming Lin, Chih-Ming Liang
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Patent number: 9726938Abstract: Red pixels (R), blue pixels (B) and green pixels (G) are formed in parallel. First columnar spacers 10 and second columnar spacers 20 are formed on a first substrate. The distance between the first substrate and a second substrate in a normal state is determined by the first columnar spacers 10. The diameter of a light blocking film corresponding to each first columnar spacer 10 is greater than the diameter of a light blocking film corresponding to each second columnar spacer 20. The first columnar spacer 10 is not formed at a boundary between a green pixel (G) and a red pixel (R) or a boundary between a green pixel (G) and a blue pixel (B). The second columnar spacer 20 is formed at a boundary between pixels irrespective of the pixel color. Thus, appropriate color balance can be attained with ease without having a drop in the luminance.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Saori Sugiyama, Takanori Nakayama, Yuki Kuramoto
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Patent number: 9720266Abstract: An LCD with switchable viewing angle includes a first substrate, second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate is provided with a first electrode and a first alignment film. The second substrate is provided with a second electrode, a third electrode and a second alignment film. The liquid crystal molecules adjacent to the first alignment film are tilted at a first pretilt angle. The liquid crystal molecules adjacent to the second alignment film are tilted at a second pretilt angle. The first pretilt angle and the second pretilt angle have the same magnitude but are contrary in direction. When no bias voltage is applied to the first electrode, the LCD is displayed with a narrow viewing angle; and when a bias voltage is applied to the first electrode, the LCD is displayed with a wide viewing angle.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: INFOVISION OPTOELECTRONICS (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Zifang Su, Yaqin Xu
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Patent number: 9720313Abstract: An imaging plate for projection, the imaging plate comprising an impermeable plate and a projecting device disposed in said one surface of the plate in a certain distance, wherein the projecting device is capable of projecting light and image; the plate having a plurality of cylinder through holes disposed on both surface thereof; wherein the cylinder through holes are filled with transparent pillars, one end of said pillar defined an input end which receives the light and image from the projecting device and then guides them to an output end thereof; wherein an inner wall of the cylinder through holes comprises a light reflective surface; wherein the both input end and output end of transparent pillar are parallel to the rear and front surface of the plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Inventor: Chu-Yih Yu
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Patent number: 9709842Abstract: A mask of a display device for forming a light shielding unit, which includes a first column spacer, a second column spacer, a light shielding layer, and a first groove, is capable of reducing the number of tones therein, the mask including: a first portion corresponding to the first column spacer; a second portion having substantially a same light transmittance as that of the first portion and corresponding to the second column spacer; a third portion corresponding to the light shielding layer; a fourth portion corresponding to a pixel region; and a fifth portion disposed between the first portion and the third portion to correspond to the first groove and having a light transmittance substantially the same as that of the fourth portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Changsoon Jang, Esu Kim, Heera Kim, Yiseop Shim
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Patent number: 9703146Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display panel and a preparation method thereof. The liquid crystal display panel comprises: a first substrate having a display area and a sealant area, wherein the sealant area surrounds the display area; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a sealant frame disposed on the sealant area of the first substrate, wherein the sealant frame includes a plurality of corner portions and a plurality of strip portions, wherein the adjacent strip portions intersect at one of the corner portions; and these corner portions includes a plurality of first corner portions and a plurality of second corner portions. Each of the first corner portion includes an arcuate peripheral edge adjacent to the display area, and each of the second corner portion includes an angular peripheral edge adjacent to the display area.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Shih-Hsiung Wu, Jui-Chu Lai, Lung-Sheng Sun, Chih-Hua Chang
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Patent number: 9703153Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to the present invention is of the lateral electric field type and includes an array substrate having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix state, a counter substrate disposed opposite to the array substrate, and liquid crystal enclosed between the array substrate and the counter substrate by a sealing material. The liquid crystal display has a display area for an image and a frame area surrounding the display area. The liquid crystal display further includes an inspection circuit or a protection circuit disposed in the frame area of the array substrate, and a counter electrode disposed in the frame area of the counter substrate and overlapped with entirety of the inspection circuit or the protection circuit in a planar view. The counter electrode is equal in electric potential to a common electrode of the array substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yasunori Niwano, Toshiaki Fujino
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Patent number: 9696565Abstract: A liquid crystal lens comprises a first substrate and a second substrate which are aligned-and-assembled, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, the first substrate comprises a first transparent substrate base, and a first alignment film comprising first alignment grooves, the first alignment film is provided on the first transparent substrate base, the first alignment grooves extend to the edge of the liquid crystal lens in annular shapes with their geometric centers located at the geometric center of the liquid crystal lens, the second substrate comprises a second transparent substrate base, and a second alignment film comprising second alignment grooves corresponding to the first alignment grooves, and the second alignment film is provided on the second transparent substrate base, the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and second alignment films. The liquid crystal lens is applied to liquid crystal glasses.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jiuxia Yang, Jiantao Liu, Feng Bai
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Patent number: 9696594Abstract: The invention discloses a display substrate, a fabricating method thereof and a display device. The display substrate comprises a base substrate, a black matrix, a main photo spacer and a sub photo spacer. The black matrix is located above the base substrate. The cover layer is located above the black matrix. The main photo spacer and the sub photo spacer are located on the cover layer and within a region corresponding to the black matrix. A first recess is provided in a region of the cover layer corresponding to the black matrix. The sub photo spacer is located in the first recess.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaobin Yin
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Patent number: 9698161Abstract: A display device may include these elements: a first data line; a second data line; a first subpixel electrode positioned at a first half of the display device, connected to the first data line, and comprising a first member and a second member, the first member extending parallel to the first data line, the second member connecting directly to and extending perpendicular to the first member; and a second subpixel electrode positioned at a second half of the display device, connected to the second data line, and comprising a third member and a fourth member, the third member extending parallel to the second data line, the fourth member connecting directly to and extending perpendicular to the third member, wherein the second member and the fourth member are aligned and are positioned between the first member and the third member in a layout view of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Jun Yu, Ha Won Yu, Ki Kyung Youk, O Sung Seo, Su Wan Woo, Sang-Myoung Lee
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Patent number: 9692018Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate divided into an emission area and a non-emission area; a pixel electrode disposed in the emission area; an intermediate layer disposed on the pixel electrode, including an organic emission layer; a counter electrode covering the intermediate layer; an external light reflection layer disposed on the counter electrode, the external light reflection layer being configured to reflect a portion of incident visible rays; and absorb and transmit another portion of the incident visible rays; a phase control layer disposed between the counter electrode and the external light reflection layer, being configured to control a phase of a light reflected by the counter electrode to destructive interfere with light reflected by the external light reflection layer; a thin-film encapsulating layer disposed on the external light reflection layer; and a black matrix disposed on the thin-film encapsulating layer in the non-emission area.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sanghwan Cho, Chungsock Choi, Seunghun Kim, Cheol Jang
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Patent number: 9690132Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided. The liquid crystal display device comprises a backlight module and a display panel. The display panel includes an array substrate disposed on the light entering face side, a color filter substrate disposed on the light exiting face side and a liquid crystal layer between the two substrates. On the array substrate, there is provided a first polarizing plate. The color filter substrate includes a base substrate, a second polarizing plate disposed on the light exiting face side of the base substrate and a color filter layer disposed on the light exiting face side of the second polarizing plate. The backlight module is a collimated backlight module.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Kiman Kim
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Patent number: 9684213Abstract: The present invention provides a BOA liquid crystal panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The BOA liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a black matrix arranged in the first substrate, a thin-film transistor arranged on the black matrix, a color resist layer arranged on the second substrate, a common electrode layer arranged on the second substrate and the color resist layer, a photoresist spacer arranged on the common electrode layer and located between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate. The present invention arranges the black matrix of the liquid crystal panel in a channel that is pre-formed in a substrate to make the film thickness of the liquid crystal panel uniform and improve the display performance of the liquid crystal panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Chuan Wu
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Patent number: 9677168Abstract: A touch panel includes a first substrate; a mask layer formed on the first substrate, and on a marginal region thereof; a first high density conductive layer covering the mask layer and the first substrate. An adaptive method for manufacturing the touch panel incorporating a HiPIMS-assisted-DC sputtering process is provided as well.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: TPK America, LLCInventors: Brain Baker, Mondher Cherif, Ed Sasamoto
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Patent number: 9671682Abstract: An excitation light source is configured to emit excitation light. A fluorescent substance plate is configured to be excited by the excitation light and to emit fluorescent substance light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the excitation light. A condensing optical system is configured to condense the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source to an excitation light irradiation region that is smaller than the fluorescent substance plate, to apply the excitation light to the fluorescent substance plate, and to take in fluorescent substance emission light from the excitation light irradiation region. The excitation light is applied to the fluorescent substance plate such that the excitation light irradiation region is eccentric to the fluorescent substance plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Naotsugu Ogura
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Patent number: 9671646Abstract: A method for manufacturing an eye-protecting liquid crystal display device is disclosed, in which an ultraviolet light emitting material and a ultraviolet absorbent are added in a first planarization layer of an array substrate and a second planarization layer of a color filter substrate. The ultraviolet absorbent absorbs short-wavelength blue light having a wavelength less than 400 nm and ultraviolet light emitting from a backlight module. The short-wavelength blue light and the ultraviolet light so absorbed excite the ultraviolet light emitting material to give off long-wavelength visible blue light having a wavelength greater than 400 nm. The first and second planarization layers are thus useful in converting ultraviolet light and short-wavelength blue light having a wavelength less than 400 nm, which could damage human eyes, into long-wavelength visible blue light having a wavelength greater than 400 nm that does not damage human eyes.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Guoqiang Tang
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Patent number: 9666831Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes first and second substrates, a display unit on the first substrate, a metal layer on the first substrate and including a plurality of first straight and curved portions arranged to surround the display area, and a sealant bonding the first substrate and the second substrate, the sealant at least partially being on the metal layer and including a plurality of second straight and curved portions arranged to surround the display area, wherein the metal layer includes an inner area facing toward the display unit and an outer area outside the inner area in a width direction, the inner area in the first curved portions being thinner in the width direction than the inner area in the first straight portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sangmin Hong, Jungi Youn, Goeun Lee
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Patent number: 9664937Abstract: A display panel with microcavities each having ends of asymmetric cross-sectional area. An exemplary display panel has a substrate; a pixel electrode formed on the substrate; a first black matrix and a second black matrix each disposed on the substrate; and a supporting member disposed on the substrate over the pixel electrode and the black matrix, the supporting member shaped so as to form a microcavity between the pixel electrode and the supporting member, the microcavity having an upper surface proximate to the supporting member and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The microcavity has one end positioned over the first black matrix, and another end opposite the first end and positioned over the second black matrix; the lower surface of the microcavity has first and second channels disposed therein, the first channel positioned over the first black matrix, and the second channel positioned over the second black matrix.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., LTD.Inventors: Hee-Keun Lee, Jung Wook Lee, Yeun Tae Kim, Hae Ju Yun
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Patent number: 9660039Abstract: According to one embodiment, a thin-film transistor includes a semiconductor layer SC including a channel region, and a source region and a drain region on both sides of the channel region, a gate electrode GE, a first electrode SE connected to the source region via a first contact hole CH1, a second electrode DE connected to the drain region via a second contact hole CH2, a source line connected to the first electrode, and a drain line connected to the second electrode. A distance from the first and second contact holes to an end of the respective regions in a direction of a channel width is greater than or equal to 5 ?m and less than or equal to 30 ?m. The source line and the drain line extend in directions different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hidekazu Miyake, Arichika Ishida, Hiroto Miyake, Isao Suzumura, Yohei Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 9658504Abstract: A display panel comprising a substrate, a plurality of gate lines, source lines, semiconductor layers and light shielding layers is provided. The gate lines are disposed on the substrate in parallel. The source lines are disposed on the substrate in parallel. The gate lines and the source lines are intercrossed to define a plurality of pixel areas. The semiconductor layers are disposed on the corresponding pixel areas, and each semiconductor layer includes at least one channel region overlapping each gate line. The slight shielding layers are located between the channel regions and the substrate. In a normal direction of the substrate, one of the gate lines is overlapped by two of the light shielding layers, and one of the light shielding layers overlaps even number of the source lines.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Yung-Hsin Lu, Cheng-Min Wu, Ming-Yo Chiang, Jyun-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 9658501Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a fringe field switching (FFS) array substrate, comprising: forming a gate electrode and a common electrode line on the array substrate; forming a gate electrode insulating layer; forming a layer of pixel electrode ITO; forming a semiconductor active layer; forming a source electrode and a drain electrode; forming an insulating protective layer and a via structure; forming a common electrode. The present invention further provides an FFS array substrate and a display apparatus, the display apparatus comprises the FFS array substrate above.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.Inventor: Xiangyang Xu
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Patent number: 9658494Abstract: The present invention provides a display substrate, a mother substrate for display substrates and a display device. The display substrate comprises a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, wherein an alignment layer is disposed in the display area and the non-display area. In the display substrate according to the present invention, by providing the same pattern of alignment layer in both of the non-display area and the display area of the display substrate, the Mura defect caused by the difference of surface roughness between the display area and the non-display area of the display substrate may be significantly reduced, and a large amount of small foreign matters gathered due to the rubbing between the rubbing cloth and metal residuals may also be significantly reduced. Therefore, the yield of production and the quality of products may be improved.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tingze Dong, Dongsheng Huang, Zhinan Zhang, Yujia Wang, Qian Zhang, Peiqiang Guan
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Patent number: 9645435Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first electrode which is disposed on the first substrate and transmits a first voltage, a second electrode which is disposed on the first substrate and transmits a second voltage, and a light blocking member overlapping a space between a side of the first electrode and a side of the second electrode which face each other, where the light blocking member has an island shape within a region of a pixel of the plurality of pixels in a plan view.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Wuk Kim, Sung Jin Hong, Sung In Ro, Ock Soo Son, Eun Je Jang
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Patent number: 9645660Abstract: A touch display device has portions defining a display area, and a non-display area. The touch display device comprises a display module, a touch panel, and a shielding component. The display module defines at least one light leakage area. The display module generates at least one leaked light ray diverging from the light leakage area. The touch panel module faces the display module and includes a cover structure and a touch sensing structure. The cover structure includes a cover and a decorative layer. The touch sensing structure disposed between the cover structure and the display module. The shielding component disposed between the decorative layer and the display module such that the shielding component shields the traveling path of at least one leaked light ray. The touch display device can prevent light leakage via the positioning of the shielding component.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: TPK Touch Solutions (Xiamen) IncInventors: Tsung-Ke Chiu, Manyu Yang, Sanyang Zhuang, Tianfu Chen, Jing Yu
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Patent number: 9638961Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, liquid crystal layer, and first and second spacer sections. The first substrate has a first surface including a light-shielding region in a lattice form and a plurality of opening regions surrounded by the light-shielding region. The light-shielding region includes a plurality of first extended portions extending in a first direction and a plurality of second extended portions extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction. The first substrate has a plurality of transistors formed thereon. The second substrate has a second surface that is opposed to and spaced from the first surface. The liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first and second surfaces. The first spacer section has long sides oriented in the second direction, and the second spacer section has long sides oriented in the first direction. The spacer sections protrude into the liquid crystal layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Morikazu Nomura
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Patent number: 9640560Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) display panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are disclosed. The LED display panel comprises a thin-film transistor (TFT) backplane, a light-emitting structure and an overcoat (OC) layer (10). The OC layer (10) is disposed between the TFT backplane and the light-emitting structure and configured to cover gate lines (21) and data lines (22) in a display area of the LED display panel. The manufacturing process of the LED display panel adds the process of the OC layer (10) and hence can effectively avoid the scratches onto the TFT backplane caused by an evaporation mask plate when the light-emitting structure is formed and prevent the caused electrostatic problem.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Yongqian Li
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Patent number: 9638948Abstract: A touch panel having a central region and a peripheral region, including: a substrate; a touch sensing layer disposed on the substrate; a wiring layer disposed on the peripheral region of the substrate electrically connected to the touch sensing layer; a first decorative layer disposed on the peripheral region and covering the wiring layer; a transparent adhesive layer disposed on the touch sensing layer and the first decorative layer; a cover substrate disposed on the transparent adhesive laver; and a second decorative layer disposed between the cover substrate and the transparent adhesive layer, and corresponding to the peripheral region.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS (XIAMEN) INC.Inventors: Jing Yu, Huilin Ye, Tsung-Ke Chiu
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Patent number: 9627493Abstract: A technique for creating a conductive connection between a contact part (24) of a display back plane (34) and a common electrode (20) of a display front plane (32), comprising the step of compressing a compressible conductive component (30) between the display front plane (32) and the display back plane (34), wherein the method further comprises the step of interposing one or more layers (10, 36) having a low modulus of elasticity not larger than 5 GPa between the contact part (24) and the compressible conductive component (30) prior to the compressing step.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: FLEXENABLE LIMITEDInventor: Stephan Riedel
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Patent number: 9625756Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes first and second insulating substrates facing to each other, and a plurality of pixels comprising a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns and divided into a first pixel group comprising only the pixels on a first row and a second pixel group comprising each of the remaining pixels on second to last rows. The pixels of the first pixel group have a first opening ratio, and the pixels of the second pixel group have a second opening ratio different from the first opening ratio. The first opening ratio is smaller than the second opening ratio, and the first opening ratio is about 60% to about 80% of the second opening ratio; and the pixels of the first pixel group but not the pixels of the second pixel group have a light interception pattern in an opening portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-Gyu Kim
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Patent number: 9618801Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to a display device, an optical mask, and a method for manufacturing a display device using the same. The display device including: a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate; a first insulating layer disposed on the thin film transistor; and a light blocking member disposed on the first insulating layer. The light blocking member includes a spacer for maintaining a cell gap between the first substrate and the second substrate and a main light blocking portion having an upper surface that is lower than an upper surface of the spacer, and the light blocking member further includes a furrow at a border between the spacer and the main light blocking portion, the furrow having a surface lower than the upper surface of the main light blocking portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang-Soon Jang, Hee Ra Kim, Yi Seop Shim, Chul Huh
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Patent number: 9618690Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device. The device includes a light guide plate, a color filter substrate, an array substrate and a light shading tape. Wherein, a side wall of the concave slot is an incline slope, an edge of the color filter substrate is supported on the incline slope of the concave slot, an edge of a plastic frame is aligned with an edge of the array substrate, and a light shading tape for relatively fixing the color filter substrate and the light guide plate. The present invention can realize a narrow frame and no frame design of the liquid crystal display device. The structure of the display panel is simplified in order to simplify the manufacturing process and reduce the production cost.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Cong Wang, Peng Du
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Patent number: 9618812Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal display and a method of fabricating the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display comprises: a substrate; a signal electrode on the substrate; a first light-blocking pattern on the signal electrode and having a trench extending to and exposing at least part of the signal electrode; and a second light-blocking pattern on the trench of the first light-blocking pattern and covering the signal electrode, wherein the second light-blocking pattern comprises at least one metal layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae Woon Cha, Sang Gun Choi, Ha Young Park
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Patent number: 9612478Abstract: A curved display device includes a display substrate curved in a first direction and including a plurality of pixel areas, and each of the plurality of pixel areas including a first sub-pixel area and a second sub-pixel area, an opposite substrate facing the display substrate, the opposite substrate coupled to the display substrate and curved in the first direction together with the display substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate, where first domains are defined in the first sub-pixel area along a second direction crossing the first direction, second domains are defined in the second sub-pixel area along the second direction, and a width in the second direction of each of the first domains is equal to a width in the second direction of each of the second domains.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Minwook Park, Kee-Bum Park
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Patent number: 9612374Abstract: The present invention provides a color filter, a display panel and a display device. The color filter comprises a substrate, on which a plurality of pixel regions are formed, in each of the plurality of pixel regions, a color film and a black matrix is provided, and a reflecting layer for reflecting ambient light entering into the color film is provided on a surface of the black matrix. Compared to the prior art, the present invention can improve the utilization rate of ambient light and improve the display effect.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaoxiong Tian
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Patent number: 9614102Abstract: A method of fabricating MO TFTs includes positioning opaque gate metal on a transparent substrate to define a gate area. Depositing gate dielectric material overlying the gate metal and a surrounding area, and depositing metal oxide semiconductor material thereon. Depositing etch stop material on the semiconductor material. Positioning photoresist defining an isolation area in the semiconductor material, the etch stop material and the photoresist being selectively removable. Exposing the photoresist from the rear surface of the substrate and removing exposed portions to leave the etch stop material uncovered except for a portion overlying and aligned with the gate metal. Etching uncovered portions of the semiconductor material to isolate the TFT. Using the photoresist, selectively etching the etch stop layer to leave a portion overlying and aligned with the gate metal and defining a channel area in the semiconductor material. Depositing and patterning conductive material to form source and drain areas.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: CBRITE INC.Inventors: Chan-Long Shieh, Gang Yu, Fatt Foong