Dielectric Mirror (i.e., In Devices Excited Other Than By Photoconductive Layer) Or Transflector Patents (Class 349/114)
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Patent number: 10451929Abstract: The present invention provides an array substrate, comprising a substrate, a gate, a gate insulation layer, an active layer, a source, a drain, a data line, an organic insulation layer, a pixel electrode and a common electrode, and the pixel electrode is provided with an opening at a position corresponding to the data line, and the data line has a reflective function and forms a reflective region for reflecting light passing through the opening of the common electrode layer. The present invention further provides a manufacturing method thereof, a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xiangyang Xu
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Patent number: 10446614Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic light-emitting display device capable of improving the aperture ratio thereof, and the organic light-emitting display device according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of sub-pixels respectively including organic emission layers arranged on a substrate, wherein a sub-pixel in which the organic emission layer is spaced a first vertical distance from the substrate and a sub-pixel in which the organic emission layer is spaced a second vertical distance from the substrate are alternatively arranged, thereby improving the aperture ratio.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hee-Young Chae
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Patent number: 10444564Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Kimura
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Patent number: 10437122Abstract: A display device, an array substrate, a pixel structure and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed, and the pixel structure comprises a thin film transistor (101) and a first electrode (102) configured to form an electric field, the pixel structure further comprises a black matrix layer (103), and the black matrix layer (103) is located between the thin film transistor (101) and the first electrode (102). In the display device, the array substrate, the pixel structure and the manufacturing method, the black matrix layer is formed on the surface of the thin film transistor of the pixel structure, which simplifies the processes, saves materials, improves aperture ratio, and reduces parasitic capacitance between the common electrode and the data line to decrease the power consumption of the device.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Lijun Zhao
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Patent number: 10437105Abstract: An optical film includes a negative C-plate, a light diffusion layer on the negative C-plate, and a polarizer on the negative C-plate where the polarizer includes a linear polarizer and a retardation plate on the linear polarizer, the light diffusion layer includes a first light-transmissive base and a plurality of first rods that have a different refractive index from that of the first light-transmissive base and are aligned at a first inclination angle within the first light-transmissive base, and the negative C-plate has an x-axis refractive index Nx, a y-axis refractive index Ny, and a z-axis refractive index Nz, where “Nx>Nz” and “Ny>Nz.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ocksoo Son, Sungin Ro, Youngjin Park, Junho Song, Jaehak Lee
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Patent number: 10417513Abstract: A photosensitive thin film device includes a substrate that is transparent and insulative; a first electrode on the substrate; a circular semiconductor layer on the substrate and surrounding a perimeter of the first electrode; a circular second electrode on the substrate and surrounding a perimeter of the semiconductor layer; an interlayer insulating layer on the semiconductor layer and the first and second electrodes and having a first aperture exposing the first electrode; and a conductive layer including an upper surface light barrier arranged on the interlayer insulating layer and covering an upper surface of the semiconductor layer, and a contact plug extending from the upper surface light barrier and connected to the first electrode via the first aperture.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Taehee Lee
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Patent number: 10401688Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a display device including a first substrate including a plurality of unit regions, a unit electrode portion disposed on the first substrate in one unit region, an opposed electrode facing the unit electrode portion, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the unit electrode portion and the opposed electrode, and a protrusion interposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer and protruded toward the liquid crystal layer. The protrusion includes a pair of horizontal portions facing each other and including a side parallel to a first direction, a pair of vertical portions facing each other and including a side parallel to a second direction different from the first direction, and at least one corner portion including a first oblique side parallel to a direction oblique with respect to the first and second directions.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jeong Man Son, Min Wook Park, Jong-Keun Kim, Sang-Je Lee
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Patent number: 10386945Abstract: A touch display device is provided. The touch display device includes a display module including a first and a second display surfaces. A first and a second transparent cover plates are arranged on the first and the second display surface, respectively, and a first light-emitting unit and a second light-emitting unit are arranged at side faces of the first and second transparent cover plates, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Binfeng Feng
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Patent number: 10371978Abstract: According to an aspect, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate arranged to be opposed to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first electrode arranged for each of a plurality of pixels that are arranged in a matrix; a second electrode arranged at a position opposed to the first electrode; a plurality of first areas in which light transmission is suppressed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first areas extending in at least one direction to traverse the pixels; and a second area in which liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are rotated according to an electric field acting between the first electrode and the second electrode, the second area being sandwiched between the first areas.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
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Patent number: 10361227Abstract: Array substrate and display panel, and their fabrication methods are provided. The array substrate includes a first base substrate; a pixel electrode over the first base substrate; a first common electrode between the first base substrate and the pixel electrode; and a storage capacitor electrode, between the pixel electrode and the first common electrode and coupled with one of the pixel electrode and the first common electrode. Projections of the first common electrode and the pixel electrode on the first base substrate at least partially overlap with each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongming Zhan, Xibin Shao, Yu Ma, Chao Tian
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Patent number: 10353245Abstract: A tunable terahertz achromatic wave plate including at least three phase retarders and a tuning device is provided. The at least three phase retarders are sequentially arranged along a first direction, and configured to provide an achromatic range in a terahertz band, so as to reduce a chromatic aberration of a terahertz wave through the tunable terahertz achromatic wave plate in the achromatic range. The at least three phase retarders respectively include a liquid crystal cell. The tuning device is configured to tune a liquid crystal orientation angle of the liquid crystal cell, so as to correspondingly change a birefringence of the at least three phase retarders in the terahertz band. The terahertz wave through the tunable terahertz achromatic wave plate has same phase retardation in the achromatic range. The achromatic range in the terahertz band is determined according to the birefringence of the at least three phase retarders.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: National Tsing Hua UniversityInventors: Ci-Ling Pan, Chan-Shan Yang, Ru-Pin Pan, Cho-Fan Hsieh, Fang-Cih Shih
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Patent number: 10353252Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a gate line disposed on the first substrate and extending parallel to a major horizontal reference line of the display, and a plurality of pixel unit cells disposed on and tessellating a display area of the first substrate where each unit cell includes a first field generating electrode and a second field generating electrode with an insulating layer interposed therebetween, wherein a first one of the first and second field generating electrodes has a plurality of cutouts defined therein for producing corresponding liquid crystal domains, the plurality of cutouts each including a first inclined edge portion forming a first angle with the vertical reference line and a second inclined edge portion forming a second angle with the vertical reference line that is different from the first angle, wherein a ratio of a length of the first inclined edge portion to a length of the cutout is about 80% or more, and the density of the plurality of pixels is about 200 PPIType: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soo Jeong Huh, Yang Hee Kim, Sung In Ro
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Patent number: 10331000Abstract: A liquid crystal display including a semiconductor layer disposed on a substrate, a transparent electrode disposed n the semiconductor layer, the transparent electrode overlapping the semiconductor layer and including a source electrode, a drain electrode facing the source electrode, and a first electrode extending from the drain electrode, and an insulating layer disposed on the transparent electrode. The semiconductor layer contacts an entire surface of the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the first electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Duk-Sung Kim, Jae-Jong Lim
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Patent number: 10330987Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a first display substrate, a second display substrate which faces the first display substrate, and a liquid crystal layer which is disposed between the first display substrate and the second display substrate. The first display substrate comprises a first base substrate, a reflective electrode which is disposed on the first base substrate, and a pixel electrode which is disposed on the reflective electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung Tae Chae, Sung Jin Kim, Don Chan Cho
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Patent number: 10330971Abstract: A display apparatus, an electronic device including the same, and an operating method thereof are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Song Hee Jung, Jin Hong Jeong, Youngdo Kim, Joohyun Kim, Taesung Kim, Hyunchang Shin, Hunhee Lee
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Patent number: 10303022Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a first insulating layer, a common electrode, a second insulating layer, a first pixel electrode, and a second pixel electrode. The first insulating layer is located on the first substrate. The common electrode having a first through hole is located on the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer covers the common electrode and partially covers the first through hole. The first pixel electrode is located on the second insulating layer and penetrates through the first through hole. The second pixel electrode is located on the second insulating layer. The second pixel electrode is adjacent to the first pixel electrode and overlaps a portion of the first through hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Chung-Wen Yen, Te-Yu Lee, Chien-Ta Huang
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Patent number: 10302983Abstract: A novel display panel that is highly convenient or highly reliable is provided. In addition, a novel input/output device that is highly convenient or highly reliable is provided. Furthermore, a novel data processor that is highly convenient or highly reliable is provided. A structure including a pixel and a functional film in which the functional film includes a region overlapping with the pixel, the pixel includes a first display element and a second display element, the functional film includes a first region and a second region, the first region includes a region overlapping with the first display element, and the second region includes a region overlapping with the second display element and has a function of transmitting less polarized light as compared with light transmitted through the first region has been devised.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Daisuke Kubota, Masaru Nakano, Yoshiharu Hirakata
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Patent number: 10290660Abstract: An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a base substrate, and a gate layer, an active layer, a data line layer, a resin layer, a first transparent electrode and a second transparent electrode disposed on the base substrate, the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode being insulated from each other. The second transparent electrode is extended below the resin layer via a through hole of the resin layer, the first transparent electrode includes a hollowed-out region; and an orthographic projection of the through hole of the resin layer on the base substrate falls within an orthographic projection of the hollowed-out region of the first transparent electrode on the base substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhilian Xiao, Haisheng Zhao
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Patent number: 10290269Abstract: An LCD includes a 2-D array of pixels including at least one transmissive light modulator including a first light modulation signal input, and at least one reflective light modulator including a second light modulation signal input, a processor configured to provide a plurality of images to a display driver; and a display driver configured to provide the plurality of images to the 2-D array of pixels, wherein the display driver provides a first image frame to the transmissive light modulator, wherein the display driver provides a second image frame to the reflective light modulator; wherein the display driver provides a first image frame to the transmissive light modulator, wherein the display driver provides a second image frame to the reflective light modulator, and wherein the first image frame is displayed by the transmissive light modulator at the same time the second image frame is displayed by the reflective light modulator.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Eric D Berdinis, Toshihiro Fujimura, Sen Yang
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Patent number: 10274764Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes first and second substrates, first pixel electrodes, second pixel electrodes, common electrodes, first auxiliary electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and the second substrates. The first pixel electrodes, the second pixel electrodes, and the common electrodes are disposed on the first substrate. The first auxiliary electrodes are disposed on the second substrate. One of the first pixel electrodes is not overlapping one of the first auxiliary electrodes in a vertical projection direction and overlapping one of the common electrodes in the vertical projection direction. A driving method of the liquid crystal display panel includes setting a first voltage difference in a wide viewing mode and a second voltage difference in a narrow viewing mode between the first auxiliary electrodes and the common electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Wan-Heng Chang, Chen-Feng Fan, Sung-Yu Su, Hsiao-Wei Cheng
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Patent number: 10267964Abstract: The present disclosure provides a color filter substrate, a method for producing the same and a display apparatus. The color filter substrate includes a base substrate; a photonic crystal layer located on the base substrate; a plurality of light emitting medium layers corresponding to pixels of different colors located on the photonic crystal layer, wherein the light emitting medium layer is capable of emitting light of corresponding color under excitation of light from a backlight source; a transflective layer located on the light emitting medium layers; wherein the photonic crystal layer is used to reflect the light emitted from the light emitting medium layers to the transflective layer, so that the light is oscillated and interferes between the photonic crystal layer and the transflective layer and finally exits from the transflective layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaojin Zhang
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Patent number: 10229933Abstract: A flexible display and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a flexible substrate including a display area and a peripheral area that surrounds the display area, and a thin-film transistor (TFT) layer formed on the flexible substrate and comprising an insulating layer and a TFT. The insulating layer is formed of an organic material and has an opening that surrounds the display area in the peripheral area; a pixel electrode electrically connected to the TFT. The display also includes a first metal layer formed in the opening and covering inner sides of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Taean Seo, Taewoong Kim, Younggug Seol, Jinhwan Choi
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Patent number: 10224511Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a dielectric mirror structure, a reflection pattern, and a pixel structure. The substrate includes a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region. The dielectric mirror structure is disposed on the substrate. The reflection pattern is disposed in the second region on the substrate. The pixel structure is disposed in the first region on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mu-Gyeom Kim
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Patent number: 10203571Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid crystal display device which has a wide viewing angle and less color-shift depending on an angle at which a display screen is seen and can display an image favorably recognized both outdoors in sunlight and dark indoors (or outdoors at night). The liquid crystal display device includes a first portion where display is performed by transmission of light and a second portion where display is performed by reflection of light. Further, a liquid crystal layer includes a liquid crystal molecule which rotates parallel to an electrode plane when a potential difference is generated between two electrodes of a liquid crystal element provided below the liquid crystal layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Kimura, Hideki Uochi
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Patent number: 10203565Abstract: Liquid crystal display includes a first substrate which includes a pixel electrode disposed in each pixel, a second substrate which faces the first substrate and includes a common electrode and an insulating layer, and a liquid crystal layer which is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, where the common electrode includes a first common electrode which is disposed on the whole surface defining the second substrate and a second common electrode which is disposed on the first common electrode with the insulating layer interposed therebetween and includes an opening defined in each pixel, and each pixel includes a first region in which the pixel electrode and the first common electrode face each other through the opening and a second region in which the pixel electrode and the second common electrode face each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTDInventors: Kyeong Jong Kim, Hoon Kim, Heung Shik Park, Ki Chul Shin
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Patent number: 10197869Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which comprises: a substrate; a scan line having an extension direction, disposed on the substrate and comprising a gate electrode; a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate electrode; source and drain electrodes disposed on the semiconductor layer; an insulating layer comprising a via hole and disposed on the drain electrode; a first transparent conductive layer disposed on the insulating layer, wherein a part of the first transparent conductive layer electrically connects to the drain electrode through the via hole; and a second transparent conductive layer disposed between the substrate and the first transparent conductive layer and not overlapping the via hole. Herein, the second transparent conductive layer has a first edge, the drain has a second edge, a minimum distance between the first edge and the second edge along a direction substantially perpendicular to the extension direction ranges from 0 ?m to 4 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Tsung-Han Tsai, Hsia-Ching Chu, Mei-Chun Shih
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Patent number: 10191324Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate opposing a second substrate, a reflection layer on the first substrate, a color filter layer on the reflection layer, and a pixel electrode on the color filter layer. The color filter layer includes a first color filter adjacent to a second color filter. The reflection layer includes a slit portion overlapping an edge portion between the first color filter and the second color filter.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Seunghyun Park, Sungin Ro, Junho Song, Jaehak Lee
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Patent number: 10191325Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device and a liquid crystal display panel thereof. Each pixel unit comprises staggered reflecting regions and transmitting regions. The reflecting region is corresponded with a reflective layer and a common electrode. The transmitting region is corresponded with a pixel electrode and a common electrode. By applying voltages to the pixel electrode and the common electrode, the transflective display of the liquid crystal display panel can be achieved. With the aforesaid arrangement, the electrode structure employed by the present invention is capable of reducing the drive voltage, raising the luminous transmittance and enlarging the view angle. With the vertical orientation, the dark-state light leakage can be diminished to promote the display contrast. The difficulty of the manufacture process can be reduced with the single cell thickness structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Chang Xie
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Patent number: 10186686Abstract: An apparatus for use as both a mirror and a display includes a first substrate; a plurality of organic light emitting elements arranged on the first substrate to define a plurality of sub-pixels; a separation layer on the organic light emitting elements; an optical unit on the separation layer, the optical unit including a plurality of reflective electrodes in an area corresponding to at least one sub-pixel, an electrochromic layer on the reflective electrodes, and an electrode layer disposed on the electrochromic layer; and a second substrate on the optical unit. If an electric field is applied to the organic light emitting elements and the optical unit, the apparatus operates in a display mode. If an electric field is not applied to the organic light emitting elements and the optical unit, the apparatus operates in a mirror mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: OhNam Kwon
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Patent number: 10185173Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display module, including a display panel and a bezel. The display panel includes a central display region, a peripheral display region, a bezel region, a first optical member at least partially arranged above the peripheral display region, and a second optical member at least partially arranged above the bezel region. A part of rays emitted from the peripheral display region is reflected by the first optical member toward the second optical member, and emits upward from the bezel region after being reflected again by the second optical member.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Shang Wang
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Patent number: 10185181Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an array substrate. The array substrate comprises a plurality of pixel units. The array substrate comprises a first electrode layer, an insulating layer covering the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer formed on the insulating layer. The first electrode layer comprises a first electrode arranged in each of the pixel units, the insulating layer comprises an insulating layer unit covering the surface of each of the first electrodes, and the second electrode layer comprises a second electrode arranged on the insulating layer unit. Within each of the pixel units, the insulating layer unit comprises a plurality of insulating regions, and at least one of the insulating regions has a dielectric constant different from dielectric constants of other insulating regions.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTDInventor: Lingjuan Meng
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Patent number: 10186191Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a display unit on the substrate and including a display region including a first display region having a plurality of first pixel circuits configured to drive a plurality of first light-emitting devices, and a second display region having a plurality of second pixel circuits configured to drive a plurality of second light-emitting devices, a plurality of scan lines crossing the display region in a first direction, and a plurality of data lines crossing the display region in a second direction, wherein resolutions of the first and second display regions are different, wherein a total number of the first light-emitting devices driven by one of the first pixel circuits is different from a total number of the second light-emitting devices driven by one of the second pixel circuits, and wherein the display unit and the substrate define at least one through portion in the second display region.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kinyeng Kang, Jonghyun Choi, Sunkwang Kim, Suyeon Sim, Joosun Yoon
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Patent number: 10176748Abstract: A novel information processing device that is highly convenient is provided. The information processing device includes a selection circuit having a function of supplying image data to a reflective display element, a light-emitting element, or both of them on the basis of input position coordinate data, sensing data about the illuminance of the usage environment, and the image data. An icon with high selection frequency is displayed by both the reflective display element and the light-emitting element on the basis of icon coordinate data and the input position coordinate data, so that the icon can be displayed brightly with improved visibility.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kengo Akimoto, Isamu Shigemori
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Patent number: 10168576Abstract: The embodiments of the invention disclose a display substrate, a method for fabricating the same and a liquid crystal display panel. The display panel is used for constructing a transflective liquid crystal display panel comprising a transmissive region and a reflective region. The display substrate comprises an alignment layer which comprises a first alignment structure in the transmissive region and a second alignment structure in the reflective region. The first alignment structure is an oblique alignment structure and the second alignment structure is a vertical alignment structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Chang Xie
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Patent number: 10162224Abstract: A transmission-reflection blue phase liquid crystal panel is disclosed. The transmission-reflection blue phase liquid crystal panel comprises an upper substrate and a lower substrate that are arranged facing each other, and blue phase liquid crystal that is arranged between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. The upper substrate, on a surface thereof facing the blue phase liquid crystal, is provided with a first electrode base layer which has a plurality of first protrusions, and the lower substrate, on a surface thereof facing the blue phase liquid crystal, is provided with a second electrode base layer which has a plurality of second protrusions. The first protrusions each extend to a position between two adjacent second protrusions, and the second protrusions each extend to a position between two adjacent first protrusions.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuejun Tang
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Patent number: 10146094Abstract: The invention is a tunable achromatic wave plate comprised of two or more retarders made of electrooptic or magnetooptic materials arranged at different orientations with respect to each other and at least one voltage source configured to tune the retardation dispersion of each of the retarders by applying an external electric or magnetic field to each retarder separately. Also described are examples of optical systems in which the invention can be employed.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Inventors: Ibrahim Abdulhalim, Marwan Abu Leil
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Patent number: 10141259Abstract: Semiconductor devices having one or more vias filled with a transparent and electrically conductive material are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor die stacked over a second semiconductor die. The first semiconductor die can include at least one via that is axially aligned with a corresponding via of the second semiconductor die. The vias of the first and second semiconductor dies can be filled with a transparent and electrically conductive material that both electrically and optically couples the first and second semiconductor dies.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Eiichi Nakano, Mark E. Tuttle
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Patent number: 10132987Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide a backlight module, a liquid crystal display device and a display; laser is used as the light source of the backlight module, improving the utilization of light and realizing high color gamut display. The backlight module comprises a laser light source and several light guide devices provided on a light output side of the laser light source; the several light guide devices are arranged in a first direction; each light guide device comprises several light guide elements and transflective films arranged alternately in a second direction; the transflective films are configured to reflect laser from the laser light source into a third direction; the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Zezhou Yang
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Patent number: 10108149Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a through-hole. The display device also includes a display unit formed on the substrate and surrounding the through-hole, the display unit configured to display an image, and the display unit includes pixels.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki Nyeng Kang, Keum Nam Kim, Jong Hyun Choi
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Patent number: 10101616Abstract: A pixel matrix includes pixel units. The pixel units are arranged in a repeating pattern, in which each of the pixel units includes transparent pixels, reflective pixels, and switch components. Each of the transparent pixels includes a transparent electrode and a transparent color resist layer disposed on the transparent electrode. Each of the reflective pixels includes a reflective electrode. The switch components are connected to the transparent electrodes of the transparent pixels and the reflective electrodes of the reflective pixels respectively for driving the transparent pixels and the reflective pixels individually.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Hui Chu Ke, Sheng-Wen Cheng
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Patent number: 10103210Abstract: An organic light emitting display device is discussed. The organic light emitting display device according to an embodiment includes a base substrate, a buffer layer disposed on the base substrate, and a thin film transistor disposed on the buffer layer. The organic light emitting display device further includes an organic light emitting diode connected to the thin film transistor and disposed on the thin film transistor. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. At least one of the gate, source, and drain electrodes of the thin film transistor includes a semi-transmissive metal layer, a transparent metal layer, and a reflective metal layer to improve outdoor visibility of a display panel by reducing reflectance of the electrodes even though a polarizer is removed.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Eunah Kim, SeYeoul Kwon, MiReum Lee, Chanil Park
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Patent number: 10094962Abstract: A color filter array substrate, a method for fabricating the same and a display device are provided. The color filter array substrate comprises an array substrate (310), and a black matrix (320), a color filter layer (341, 342, 343) and a reflection layer (330) formed on the array substrate (310); wherein the black matrix (320) comprising a plurality of openings defining sub-pixel regions; the color filter layer (341, 342, 343) and the reflection layer (330) are disposed in the plurality of openings and the reflection layer (330) is disposed on a side of the color filter layer (341, 342, 343) that is close to the array substrate (310).Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Chen Liu, Jinbo Lu, Xuelan Wang
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Patent number: 10088717Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprises a first pixel electrode located in a first pixel, a second pixel electrode located in a second pixel, and a common electrode. The common electrode used for displaying a video is located across the first pixel and the second pixel disposed adjacent to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Kenichi Minowa
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Patent number: 10082708Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal device. The liquid crystal panel includes a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate and a color filter (CF) substrate opposite to each other. Each of sub-pixel areas of the TFT substrate is configured with a first conductive film, and each of sub-optical-filter areas of the CF substrate is configured with a second conductive film opposite to the first conductive film, the first conductive film and the second conductive film are rectangular. A central point of the first conductive film projects on the central point of the second conductive film. A dimension of the second conductive film is greater than the dimension of the first conductive film, and a ring-shaped conductive film is formed in an area of the first conductive film not covered by the second conductive film.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Li Zhao, Bangyin Peng
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Patent number: 10079306Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor device having a structure in which parasitic capacitance between wirings can be efficiently reduced. In a bottom gate thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor layer, an oxide insulating layer used as a channel protection layer is formed above and in contact with part of the oxide semiconductor layer overlapping with a gate electrode layer, and at the same time an oxide insulating layer covering a peripheral portion (including a side surface) of the stacked oxide semiconductor layer is formed. Further, a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer are formed in a manner such that they do not overlap with the channel protection layer. Thus, a structure in which an insulating layer over the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Miyuki Hosoba, Junichiro Sakata, Hideaki Kuwabara
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Patent number: 10073551Abstract: Provided is a novel display panel which is highly convenient or reliable or a driving method thereof. The display panel includes a first display element, a first conductive film electrically connected to the first display element, a second conductive film having a region overlapping with the first conductive film, an insulating film having a region sandwiched between the second conductive film and the first conductive film, a pixel circuit electrically connected to the second conductive film, and a second display element electrically connected to the pixel circuit. The insulating film has an opening. The second conductive film is electrically connected to the first conductive film in the opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Kouhei Toyotaka
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Patent number: 10074710Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate, and a plurality of transmitting windows configured to transmit light therethrough. The plurality of transmitting windows is spaced apart from the plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a transistor and a capacitor. The transistor includes a light-blocking electrode disposed on the substrate and a plurality of electrode members disposed at different layers on the light-blocking electrode. The capacitor includes a first capacitor electrode disposed on a same layer as the light-blocking electrode, and a second capacitor electrode disposed on a same layer as a first one of the plurality of electrode members to overlap the first capacitor electrode.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kohei Ebisuno, Ae Shin, Yong Ho Yang, Jun Hee Lee, Nak Cho Choi
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Patent number: 10069111Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting display device. An organic light emitting display device includes an organic light emitting element and a light scattering layer disposed on a bottom or a top of the organic light emitting element. The light scattering layer includes a photosensitive resin and dispersion particles dispersed in the photosensitive resin. The dispersion particles are configured to improve light extraction with respect to light emitted from the organic light emitting element and compensate a viewing angle with respect to the light emitted from the organic light emitting element.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sookang Kim, KangJu Lee, Wonhoe Koo, Jihyang Jang, Hyunsoo Lim
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Patent number: 10067354Abstract: A watch may include a first display unit, a second display unit, a first polarizer set, and a second polarizer set. The second display unit may be positioned over the first display unit and may transmit light. One of the first display unit and the second display unit may display a time information image that indicates time. The other of the first display unit and the second display unit may display non-time information image, e.g., a user interface element. The first polarizer set may be positioned between the first display unit and the second display unit. The second polarizer set may be positioned on the second display unit. One of the first polarizer set and the second polarizer set may rotate relative to the other for enabling the watch to conceal or show the time information image.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae-Joong Kwon, Yun-Seon Do
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Patent number: 10067377Abstract: The present invention discloses an array substrate and a method for preparing the same, and a display device. The array substrate comprises a substrate, and a thin-film transistor and a passivation layer formed on a side of the substrate, and the array substrate is divided into a reflective region and a transmissive region, wherein an insulating layer is formed on the reflective region on a side of the passivation layer that is far from the substrate, and a nanoparticle layer for diffuse reflecting an incident light is formed on a side of the insulating layer that is far from the substrate. Not only the viewing angle of the array substrate is enlarged, but also the performances of the array substrate such as transmittance, contrast and dark-state uniformity are guaranteed, thus the present invention is especially applicable for display devices for large-scale outdoor display.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2013Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Xinxing Wang, Jaegeon You, Jikai Yao