Reflector Patents (Class 349/113)
  • Patent number: 11289512
    Abstract: A substrate includes: a base substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the base substrate, an organic insulating layer disposed on the thin film transistor, an inorganic passivation layer disposed on the organic insulating layer, and at least a portion of the organic insulating layer which is in contact with the inorganic passivation layer is provided with a concave-convex structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Na Zhao, Liyun Deng
  • Patent number: 11281018
    Abstract: The present application discloses a light collimating thin film, an edge-type backlight module, a liquid crystal display device, and a micro light emitting diode display device. The light collimating thin film includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface which are opposed to each other, and a plurality of conical structures respectively penetrating the substrate. Axes of the plurality of conical structures are respectively perpendicular to the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianwei Qin, Bing Zhang, Liang Gao, Bo Han, Hai Tang, Lu Gao
  • Patent number: 11269214
    Abstract: In a semi-transmission liquid crystal display device, two resist masks are required to form a reflective electrode and a transparent electrode; therefore, cost is high. A transparent electrode and a reflective electrode which function as a pixel electrode are stacked. A resist pattern which includes a region having a thick film thickness and a region having a thinner film thickness than the aforementioned region is formed over the reflective electrode by using a light exposure mask which includes a semi-transmission portion. The reflective electrode and the transparent electrode are formed by using the resist pattern. Therefore, the reflective electrode and the transparent electrode can be formed by using one resist mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hajime Kimura
  • Patent number: 11259408
    Abstract: A stretchable contractible wiring sheet includes: stretchable contractible first elastomer sheet; stretchable contractible second elastomer sheet facing and bonded on the first elastomer sheet, and lead that has a transverse section having any cross-sectional shape selected from circular shape, elliptical shape, and track shape, and is plastically deformed in wavy shape periodically curving along longer direction, the lead being interposed between the first elastomer sheet and the second elastomer sheet in a manner that height direction of waves in wavy shape is along in-plane direction of facing surfaces of the first elastomer sheet and second elastomer sheet. The wiring sheet that can be produced easily at low costs, has high flexibility and durability, and undergoes small resistance value change along with stretching and contracting, and stretchable contractible touch sensor sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TOKUSEN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Yamashita, Shin Sumimoto, Manabu Yoshida, Sei Uemura, Taiki Nobeshima
  • Patent number: 11231614
    Abstract: A display panel, a display method thereof, and a display device are provided, which are related to the field of display technology and a reflective e-book with high refresh rate is provided. The display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other; a liquid crystal (LC) layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate; a polarizer disposed at a side of the LC layer far away from the second substrate; and an alignment layer disposed at both sides of the LC layer, wherein the second substrate is provided with a reflective layer, the reflective layer is configured to allow incident light transmitting through the first substrate to be reflected at a predetermined color on the reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fei Gao, Wenming Ren
  • Patent number: 11221539
    Abstract: A lighting device using a liquid crystal beam modulator produces good broadening of a light beam. The liquid crystal cell has a patterned electrode structure having a pattern of paired electrodes on a first one of a pair of cell substrates for providing a spatially modulated electric field extending into a liquid crystal material, and the cell is arranged with respect to a light source so that an incident beam will arrive through another of the pair of substrates and exit from the first one of the pair of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventors: Tigran Galstian, Karen Asatryan, Armen Zohrabyan, Vladimir Presniakov
  • Patent number: 11204527
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, and specifically discloses a liquid crystal display panel, a driving method therefor and a display device. Specifically, the liquid crystal display panel comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged oppositely, as well as a plurality of liquid crystal diffraction units arranged in a same layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each liquid crystal diffraction unit comprises: a first electrode, a second electrode comprising at least one strip sub-electrode, as well as liquid crystal sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode. Furthermore, each liquid crystal diffraction unit is configured to change a deflection direction of light passing through each liquid crystal diffraction unit when voltages are applied to the first electrode and the strip sub-electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinye Zhu
  • Patent number: 11187932
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate including a first end portion and a second end portion located at a position different from the first end portion, a polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a light source device located above the first substrate and disposed along the first end portion, and a light-shielding member disposed on at least a part of the second end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yudai Numata, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 11187844
    Abstract: Display device, control method are provided, which includes: light guide plate including light incident side, bottom surface, opposite light exiting surface; light extracting structure, on light exiting or bottom surface, configured to make light propagated in total reflection in light guide plate exit from light exiting surface at predetermined angle; first low refractive index layer, covering light exiting surface, refractive index of which being smaller than that of light guide plate; liquid crystal light adjusting layer, including liquid crystal layer and driving electrodes for driving liquid crystal molecules, on side of first low refractive index layer away from light exiting surface; second low refractive index layer, on side of liquid crystal light adjusting layer away from first low refractive index layer, refractive index of which and refractive index of first low refractive index layer being smaller than initial refractive index of liquid crystal light adjusting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jifeng Tan, Wei Wang, Xiandong Meng, Xianqin Meng, Jian Gao, Wenqing Zhao
  • Patent number: 11181774
    Abstract: An optical film and a display device including the same are disclosed, in which an image of the display device is prevented from being irradiated to an unwanted place and luminance is prevented from being deteriorated. The optical film includes a first base film; a second base film spaced apart from the first base film to face the first base film; an optical pattern arranged between the first base film and the second base film, having an inclined surface inclined at a certain angle; and a reflective member arranged at one side of the optical pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SeungJu Gwon, HyeokJoon Yoon, SeMin Lee
  • Patent number: 11171312
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a substrate, display units, a thin film encapsulation layer, a dispersion layer, a color filter substrate, and a cover plate, wherein the dispersion layer includes dispersion areas and non-dispersion areas, and the dispersion areas consist of several regions of different refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wenjing Yu
  • Patent number: 11169316
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel. The display panel includes: a light guide member, a light extraction member and a modulation member sequentially arranged along a first direction; and wherein the light extraction member is configured to extract light propagating within the light guide member in a collimated manner to one side of the light extraction member away from the light guide member, and the modulation member is configured to modulate a reflectance and transmittance of the light extracted in a collimated manner by the light extraction member within the modulation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiandong Meng, Wei Wang, Xianqin Meng, Jifeng Tan, Qiuyu Ling, Fangzhou Wang, Xiaochuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11163200
    Abstract: Provided is a laminate which can not only control the amount of external light transmitted, but can also be used as a mirror. A laminate 1 comprises: a first liquid crystal member 100; a reflection type polarizing member 200; and a second liquid crystal member 300. The first liquid crystal member has first liquid crystal cells with changing orientation states, and a first absorption type polarizing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hagiwara, Yasunori Hayashida, Tomoya Kawashima, Yukihiro Kyouden
  • Patent number: 11150517
    Abstract: Provided is an optical element in which transmission of incident light with an angle in a predetermined direction is allowed and the brightness of transmitted light is high. The optical element is formed using a composition including a liquid crystal compound and has a liquid crystal alignment pattern in which a direction of an optical axis derived from the liquid crystal compound rotates in one direction; and the optically-anisotropic layer has regions in which the optical axis is twisted in a thickness direction of the optically-anisotropic layer and rotates, the regions having different magnitudes of twist angles of the rotation in a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sato, Yukito Saitoh, Ayako Muramatsu, Daisuke Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: 11143882
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal lens and a display apparatus. The liquid crystal lens includes a first substrate and a second substrate arranged to be opposite to each other, a common electrode being provided on the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates and including liquid crystal molecules; liquid crystal lens units, each of which includes a first group of strip-shaped electrodes and a second group of strip-shaped electrodes parallel to each other and spaced apart thereon, upon applying a voltage among the first and second groups, and the common electrode, a planoconvex lens is formed within the liquid crystal molecules between them, wherein each of the first and second groups includes layers of sub-electrodes insulated from each other, the sub-electrodes of the first and second groups are applied with a voltage, so as to adjust symmetry of the planoconvex lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haiyan Wang, Hui Li, Yunyun Tian, Zheng Fang, Hyun-Sic Choi
  • Patent number: 11144131
    Abstract: An illuminated module includes a light source assembly, a light guide plate, a filter, and a light-shielding sheet. The light source assembly includes a light-emitting component, the light-emitting component being configured to emit light. The light guide plate is on a traveling route of the light, and has a surface and a microstructure. The filter is located on the surface, and has a first area and a second area, the first area and the second area corresponding to the microstructure, where the first area has a first filter characteristic, the second area has a second filter characteristic, and the first filter characteristic is different from the second filter characteristic. The light-shielding sheet is located on the other side of the light guide plate opposite to the filter, and has a transparent opening corresponding to the microstructure. In addition, an illuminated keyboard is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Wei Ho, Yi-Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 11126044
    Abstract: A display device and a manufacturing method of the display device are provided. The display device includes a first substrate, and a flip chip film. The first substrate is provided with bonding pins, conductive adhesive layers, and barriers. Each bonding pin is extended to a side edge of the first substrate, and each bonding pin includes a connecting surface which is flush with the side edge of the first substrate. Each conductive adhesive layer covers one side of each bonding pin, each conductive adhesive layer is extended to the side edge of the first substrate, and the conductive adhesive layer includes an auxiliary connecting surface which is flush with the side edge of the first substrate. Each barrier surrounds side surfaces of each conductive adhesive layer. The flip chip film is connected to the connecting surface and the auxiliary connecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hailong Pan, Chao Wang
  • Patent number: 11126054
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes: a lower substrate and an upper substrate cell-assembled together; a light-emitting control layer disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate; and a plurality of pixel units defined by a plurality of data lines and gate lines intersected with each other. Each pixel unit includes a plurality of subpixel areas. One or more side surfaces of the lower substrate are configured to receive incidence of the collimated light. The light-emitting control layer is configured to control the light-emitting directions and the light-emitting colors of the subpixel areas, to allow the light-emitting directions of the subpixel areas toward the central portion of the display panel. The light-emitting control layer is also configured to control the display grayscale of the subpixel areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Yafeng Yang, Xiaochuan Chen, Xianqin Meng, Jifeng Tan
  • Patent number: 11119355
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a transmission polarization axis conversion unit having a first surface and a second surface, an absorption polarization unit having transmission polarization axis in a first direction and having absorption polarization axis in a second direction, and a reflective polarization unit including a region having a transmission polarization axis in the first direction and a reflective polarization axis in the second direction, and an opening. The transmission polarization axis conversion unit can switch a first/second state, the first state is an incident light entering the first surface from the absorption polarization unit is converted into a first outgoing light of linearly polarized light in the second direction, and the first outgoing light is emitted from the second surface, the second state is the incident light converted into a second outgoing light of linearly polarized light in the first direction and emitted from the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Masaya Adachi
  • Patent number: 11112643
    Abstract: An electro-optical device including a first substrate in which a plurality of pixel electrodes are provided, a second substrate in which a common electrode is provided, and an electro-optical layer disposed between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode, and having optical characteristics varying in accordance with an electric field, wherein the first substrate or the second substrate includes a base member having light-transmissivity and provided with a plurality of concave faces corresponding to the plurality of pixel electrodes, and a lens layer disposed to fill inner sides of the plurality of concave faces and having a refractive index different from that of the base member, and the base member includes a plurality of layers of which etching rates under a same etching condition differ from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Ito, Shotaro Izawa
  • Patent number: 11099422
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel, a display device, a reflective filter and a control method thereof. The reflective filter includes: a substrate; a first dielectric layer having a first refractive index, and located on one side of the substrate; a periodic array structure located on one side of the first dielectric layer away from the substrate and in direct contact with the first dielectric layer, wherein the periodic array structure includes a plurality of solid material patterns spaced apart by gaps; and a second dielectric layer covering the periodic array structure and filling the gaps, wherein a material of the second dielectric layer is a variable refractive index material; wherein the first refractive index of the first dielectric layer is lower than an equivalent refractive index nneff of the periodic array structure with the gaps filled with the variable refractive index material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Song Yang, Ming Zhu, Shiyu Zhang, Zheng Fang, Haijun Niu, Ge Shi, Yujie Liu, Jiahui Han, Yuyao Wang
  • Patent number: 11093068
    Abstract: The present application provides a touch control array substrate. The touch control array substrate includes a touch electrode layer having a plurality of touch electrode blocks configured to detect a touch and configured to provide at least a portion of back light for image display in the touch control array substrate by reflecting ambient light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Hua, Lei Mi, Yanna Xue, Yong Zhang, Zhiying Bao, Lu Bai, Jingpeng Wang, Haobo Fang, Wenjun Xiao
  • Patent number: 11092840
    Abstract: A reflective pixel unit, a reflective display panel and a display apparatus are disclosed. The reflective pixel unit includes a substrate, a reflective plate on the substrate, and a reflective filter layer on a side of the reflective plate facing away from the substrate. The reflective filter layer is configured such that a surface of the reflective filter layer facing away from the reflective plate receives visible light and reflects a part of light having wavelengths within a specific range in the visible light, and allows another part of the light having wavelengths within the specific range to pass through the reflective filter layer to the reflective plate. The reflective plate is configured to reflect the another part of the light having wavelengths within the specific range passed through the reflective filter layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: BOE OPTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hunghuei Hsu, Xiuhe Zhou
  • Patent number: 11082663
    Abstract: An imaging system for a vehicle includes an image sensor for detecting electromagnetic radiation, a first lens unit and a second lens unit for focusing electromagnetic radiation, and at least one transflective or switchable mirror unit, with the at least one transflective or switchable mirror unit being configured to project electromagnetic radiation from at least one of the first lens unit and the second lens unit essentially perpendicularly on the image sensor, where the first lens unit has a first optical axis and the second lens unit has a second optical axis crossing the first optical axis at a crossing point, and the at least one transflective or switchable mirror unit is arranged between the image sensor, the first lens unit, and the second lens unit at the crossing point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Alexander Slama, Benjamin Samson, Jean-Sebastian Samson
  • Patent number: 11061271
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a polarizing device, a preparation method thereof, a display panel, and a display device. The polarizing device includes: a polarizing functional layer; and an auxiliary functional layer disposed on the polarizing functional layer, wherein the auxiliary functional layer includes a host material and an additive, a thermal expansion coefficient of the additive is less than that of the host material, and a thermal conductivity of the additive is greater than that of the host material. In the above way, the present invention can improve stress bending of the polarizing device in a severe environment such as high temperature and high humidity, and improve quality and reliability of product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Haijun Wang
  • Patent number: 11061286
    Abstract: Color derived from metallic nanostructures are often more efficient, more robust to environmental changes, and near impossible to damage or bleach due to overexposure. The embodiments combine these advantages with the millisecond re-configurability of liquid crystals to actively control a reflective color of a metallic nanostructure. Of the current technologies that boast active color tunability, many are pigmentation based (e-ink in e-readers) and/or need seconds to change color (photonic ink, electrochromic materials). Speed is an advantage of the embodiments and is comparable to current liquid crystal displays (˜120 Hz). Traditional LC displays use static polymer films (color filters) and white back light to generate color. Being able to actively tune the color from a single metallic nanostructure allows for smaller pixel size, increased resolution, and decreased fabrication cost compared to a conventional RGB color pixel without needing external white light source for extremely low power operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Debashis Chanda, Daniel Franklin
  • Patent number: 11048123
    Abstract: A reflective-type liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate including a light-reflective first electrode; a second substrate including a light-transmissive second electrode; a liquid crystal layer that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and takes a generally vertical alignment during black display; a polarizing layer provided on a viewer side of the second substrate; and a first retardation layer, a second retardation layer and a third retardation layer that are arranged in this order from a side of the polarizing layer, wherein 40°?|?3?2×?2+2×?1|?50°, 130°?|?3?2×?2+2×?1|?140°, 220°?|?3?2×?2+2×?1|?230° or 310°?|?3?2×?2+2×?1|?320° is satisfied, where ?1 denotes an angle formed between an absorption axis or a transmission axis of the polarizing layer and a slow axis of the first retardation layer, ?2 an angle formed between the absorption axis or the transmission axis of the polarizing layer and the slow axis of second retardation layer, and ?3 an angle formed betwe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Satoh
  • Patent number: 11018206
    Abstract: A novel display panel that can be used as a reflective display panel in an environment with strong external light and as a self-luminous display panel in a dim environment, for example and that has low power consumption and is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The display panel includes a pixel and a substrate that supports the pixel. The pixel includes a first display element (e.g., a reflective liquid crystal element) that includes a reflective film having an opening as a first conductive film and a second display element (e.g., an organic EL element) that emits light to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yoshihara Hirakata, Tetsuji Ishitani, Kenichi Okazaki, Hajime Kimura
  • Patent number: 11018210
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface, and defining a through portion passing therethrough, a pixel array including a plurality of pixels surrounding the through portion at the first surface, a plurality of scan lines extending along a first direction for providing scan signals to the pixels, and a plurality of data lines extending along a second direction crossing the first direction for providing data signals to the pixels, the plurality of data lines including first and second data lines adjacent the through portion at different layers, and having at least a portion thereof curved along a perimeter of the through portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonghyun Choi, Kinyeng Kang, Sunkwang Kim, Joosun Yoon
  • Patent number: 11003002
    Abstract: A display substrate, a display panel, and a display device are provided. The display substrate of the present invention can realize an integration of an optical film and optical path system of an original backlight module onto the display substrate by adding a first functional layer, a second functional layer, and a first polarizing layer. The display device uses the display substrate described in the present invention and adds an optical layer on the display substrate, so that the display device or a display apparatus can be thinned and lightened, and a reliability of a light source module can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bingkun Yin, Changchih Huang
  • Patent number: 10996472
    Abstract: New augmented reality display systems are provided, including a new form of mediated reality techniques, known as “shifted-reality” techniques. In some embodiments, an augmented reality display system includes a matrix of light-augmenting pixels within a variable-transmission, semi-transparent screen and creates redirected, attenuated and augmented light to form and alter virtual objects. In some embodiments, a plurality of angle-alterable, shiftable sources aid in creating virtual, 3-D objects of greater realism than conventional 3-D imaging methods, and in reducing the appearance of other objects or conditions. In these aspects, existing images and objects may be shifted in perspective for an observer, and enhanced and overlaid with effects and demonstrative information related to viewable objects and a surrounding environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventor: Christopher V. Beckman
  • Patent number: 10989842
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method of fabricating an anti-reflective film, comprising forming a zinc oxynitride layer on a substrate; annealing the zinc oxynitride layer; and etching the surface of the zinc oxynitride layer with an etching solution to form a micro lenses layer comprising a plurality of micro lenses on surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongfang Wang, Meili Wang, Li Zhang
  • Patent number: 10991918
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a display panel, a display panel and a display device including the same. The method includes: providing a transparent substrate; and preparing a display structure and a protective film layer covering the display structure on the transparent substrate, in which the preparing the display structure includes: forming a pixel unit array and a lead metal layer on the transparent substrate; and forming a laser barrier layer on a surface of the lead metal layer away from the transparent substrate, in which an orthogonal projection of the laser barrier layer on the transparent substrate partially covers that of the lead metal layer on the transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Sun, Tao Wang, Ziyu Zhang
  • Patent number: 10989957
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which has a high luminance and consumes less power by increasing the utilization efficiency of light. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first absorptive polarizing plate; a liquid crystal panel including a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate in order from the first absorptive polarizing plate side; a second polarizing plate; and a backlight unit including a reflector in the stated order. The second substrate includes a reflective layer facing the second polarizing plate. A transmittance of polarized light vibrating in a direction parallel to a transmission axis of the second polarizing plate is greater than a transmittance of polarized light vibrating in a direction parallel to a transmission axis of the first absorptive polarizing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hakoi, Akira Sakai, Kiyoshi Minoura
  • Patent number: 10990790
    Abstract: A display device including a first substrate, a sensing element, a display switch element and a blocking structure is provided. The first substrate has a first top surface perpendicular to a first direction. The sensing element is disposed on the first substrate and includes an active layer having a channel region. A first distance is formed between a channel top surface of the channel region and the first top surface of the first substrate along the first direction. The display switch element is disposed on the first substrate and adjacent to the sensing element. The blocking structure is disposed on the sensing element. The blocking structure has a bottom surface and a first opening, the first opening corresponding to the channel region of the sensing element. A second distance, greater than the first distance, is formed between the bottom surface and the first top surface along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Feng Chien, Jian-Min Leu
  • Patent number: 10983258
    Abstract: Disclosed are a color filter substrate, a method for fabricating the same, and a display device. The color filter substrate includes a plurality of color-resist elements, and the color filter substrate further includes: a base substrate, and a groove arranged on the base substrate in correspondence to each of the color-resist elements, wherein a size of an opening of each groove is increase from the bottom to the top, a reflecting layer is coated on an inner surface of the groove, and a color-resist filler corresponding to a color of light emitted by the color-resist element is further filled in the groove above the reflecting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Song Yang, Ge Shi, Ming Zhu, Shiyu Zhang, Zheng Fang, Haijun Niu, Yujie Liu, Jiahui Han, Yuyao Wang
  • Patent number: 10976601
    Abstract: A video display device includes: a display panel that displays an image based on an input image signal; a light source substrate that includes a plurality of light sources on a main surface which is a front side of the light source substrate, and emits, toward a rear side of the display panel, light emitted from the plurality of light sources; a reflection sheet that is provided on the main surface of the light source substrate, and in which hollow partitioning walls each of which separates adjacent two light sources of the plurality of light sources are formed; and an optical member that has a plate shape, is provided between the display panel and the light source substrate, and uniformizes luminance distribution of the light emitted from the light source substrate. The reflection sheet extends to an outside of an outer peripheral edge of the optical member as viewed from the front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kumamoto, Takeichi Shinya, Koujirou Higa, Masaaki Ofuji, Taizou Takeuchi, Tadahiro Kugimaru
  • Patent number: 10962848
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device capable of displaying an image both in a reflective state in which incident light is reflected and in a transmissive state in which incident light is transmitted, the display device includes: a display panel disposed such that a second direction orthogonal to a first direction on a planar surface of the display panel is closer to parallel to a vertical direction than the first direction is. An azimuth at which the highest reflectance is obtained in the reflective state in which incident light is reflected is at a lower side in the vertical direction and between the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ohira, Koji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10962819
    Abstract: A variable transparency glass includes a first film having a first transparent electrode on an inner surface of the first film, a 2nd film having a second transparent electrode on an inner surface of the second film, and a liquid crystal capsule disposed between the first film and the second film. The variable transparency glass is configured to control transmittance of an incident light in response to a voltage applied to each of the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode. The transmittance is partially controlled corresponding to an aligning pattern of each of the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode when the first film and the second film overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Sung Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 10957224
    Abstract: A cover film is applied to a flexible display device. The cover film includes a light incident surface and a light exit surface. A plurality of concaves are provided on the light incident surface. Each of the concaves includes a first portion, and the first portion is arch shaped. By providing the plurality of concaves with an arched structure on the cover film, the flexible display device changes a light path less during a bending process, and rainbow ripples or water ripples may be avoided, thereby improving user experience. In addition, since the plurality of concaves are the arched structures with a certain radian, the plurality of concaves have a certain concentrating effect, so that brightness of a visible region of the flexible display device can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lingyan Chen
  • Patent number: 10950822
    Abstract: A display device is provided that can increase brightness by improving light extraction efficiency. The display device can include a thin-film transistor disposed on a substrate, a first overcoat layer disposed on the thin-film transistor and including a groove portion, a reflective layer disposed on the first overcoat layer including the inside of the groove portion, a color filter disposed on the reflective layer and located in the groove portion, a second overcoat layer disposed on the color filter and the reflective layer, a first electrode disposed on the second overcoat layer and connected to the thin-film transistor, a bank layer disposed on the first electrode and including an open portion exposing the first electrode, an organic layer disposed on the bank layer and the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the organic film layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiseob Shin, Hyoungsu Kim, Doohyun Yoon
  • Patent number: 10950768
    Abstract: A circuit board of the present disclosure includes a substrate, a conductor layer located on the substrate, a reflective layer located on the conductor layer, and a resin layer located on the substrate to be in contact with the conductor layer and the reflective layer. In a surface of the reflective layer, arithmetic mean roughness Ra obtained from a roughness profile is less than 0.2 ?m, and a ratio of kurtosis Rku obtained from a roughness profile to skewness Rsk obtained from a roughness profile is 5 or more and 15 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi Abe
  • Patent number: 10942379
    Abstract: A bi-modal dimming mirror includes a display and a switchable mirror configured to vary in transmissivity in response to a dimming control signal, which includes one or more of an LCD voltage, a rotator control signal, and/or a polarizer control signal. The bi-modal dimming mirror includes a visible segment overlying the display panel and a sample segment for calibrating the transmissivity or the reflectivity of the switchable mirror. A light source projects a light beam through the sample segment, which is measured by a light sensor. A liquid crystal cell changes polarization of light passing therethrough in response to application of an LCD voltage. In some embodiments, an active absorptive polarizer varies in absorption of polarized light in response to a polarizer control signal. An active polarization rotator varies rotation of polarized light in response to a rotator control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul F. Weindorf
  • Patent number: 10942438
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a structure having an excellent diffuse reflectivity and a method of manufacturing a structure. The object is achieved by a structure including a plurality of reflection layers formed by fixing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase, the reflection layers being laminated, in which in a reflection layer, a bright portion and a dark portion derived from the cholesteric liquid crystalline phase have wavy structures in a cross section, and undulations of the wavy structures of bright portions closest to each other coincide in the adjacent reflection layers; and by a method of manufacturing a structure including forming a reflection layer formed by fixing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase, in which a bright portion and a dark portion have wavy structures, in a cross section, and forming the reflection layer on a first reflection layer by a coating method using an composition containing a liquid crystal compound and a chiral agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shunya Katoh, Rie Takasago
  • Patent number: 10928701
    Abstract: An optical beam deflection device includes a dual-twist Pancharatnam phase device (DTPPD) with first and second Pancharatnam layers each with an in-plane twist and a transverse twist that is at least 60° over the thickness of each Pancharatnam layer, and more preferably at least 75°, and still more preferably at least 90°, with the twist sense of the second Pancharatnam layer being opposite the twist sense of the first Pancharatnam layer. To provide switchable beam deflection, an electro-optic polarization element inputs a circularly polarized light beam to the DTPPD with left-handed circular polarization or right-handed circular polarization controlled by an electrical input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Kent State University
    Inventors: Hsien-Hui Cheng, Philip Bos, Achintya Bhowmik
  • Patent number: 10910424
    Abstract: A solid-state image pickup unit includes: a first member including a photoelectric conversion section; and a second member including a reflective plate with a concave surface section, the second member being bonded to a surface opposite to a light incident surface of the first member to allow the concave surface section of the reflective plate to face the photoelectric conversion section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Keisuke Hatano
  • Patent number: 10908446
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first display panel, and a polarizer opposed to the first display panel and having a transmission axis for transmitting linearly polarized light. The first display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, and a first liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate and including streak-like polymers and liquid crystal molecules. An extension direction of the polymers is substantially orthogonal to the transmission axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Kentaro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 10901270
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for pixel electrode is disclosed. The preparation method is simple and efficient, low in cost, and can be used for large-scale industrial production. The present also provides a pixel electrode including a substrate, and multiple branch electrodes disposed on a pixel region of the substrate; wherein the multiple branch electrodes includes a first branch electrode and a second branch electrode which are alternately spaced, the first branch electrode includes a first transparent conductive layer and a first transparent metal oxide layer which are sequentially stacked on the substrate, the second electrode includes a second transparent conductive layer and a second transparent metal oxide layer which are sequentially stacked on the substrate. The pixel electrode has high transmittance and high resolution. The invention also provides a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaolong Meng
  • Patent number: 10892190
    Abstract: A manufacturing process of an element chip comprises steps of preparing a substrate including dicing regions and element regions, attaching a holding sheet held on a frame with a die attach film in between, forming a protective film covering the substrate, forming a plurality of grooves in the protective film along the dicing regions, plasma-etching the substrate to expose the die attach film and then die attach film along the dicing regions, and picking up each of the element chips along with the separated die attach film away from the holding sheet, wherein the die attach film has an area greater than that of the substrate, and wherein the protective film includes a first covering portion covering the substrate and a second covering portion covering at least a portion of the die attach film that extends beyond an outer edge of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Okita, Atsushi Harikai, Noriyuki Matsubara, Hidefumi Saeki, Akihiro Itou
  • Patent number: RE48695
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a transparent OLED device, which comprises a plurality of pixels, each pixel comprising an organic functional layer, a first transparent electrode and a second transparent electrode being disposed on both sides of the organic functional layer, a reflective electrode being disposed on one side of the organic functional layer, the area of the reflective electrode being less than that of the organic functional layer. With regard to the transparent OLED device, by providing a reflective electrode, a combination of a light-emitting device over a microdomain is combined with a transparent light-emitting device, such that the luminance on both sides of a transparent OLED device can be respectively adjusted to be the same or different as required. The present invention can be applied to the field of transparent illumination or display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING VISIONOX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guohui Zhang, Mengzhen Li, Man Li, Lian Duan