Particular Nonoptical Film Or Layer (e.g., Adhesive Layer, Barrier Layer) Patents (Class 349/122)
  • Patent number: 7995333
    Abstract: A sliding-type portable electronic device includes a main body having a first display, a first cover, and a second cover. The first cover and the second cover are slidably assembled on the main body. When the sliding-type portable electronic device is closed, the first cover and the second cover cooperatively cover the first display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Jian-Hui Li
  • Patent number: 7986388
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a substrate film for optical sheets, an optical sheet and a backlight unit which can markedly enhance utilization efficiency of rays of light and dramatically increase luminance and which are suited for immediate beneath type liquid crystal display modules and the like. The present invention is characterized by a substrate film for optical sheets formed into a rectangular shape and made of a resin, in which the substrate film for optical sheets has an optical anisotropy, and the absolute value of an angle of the crystal orientation with respect to the short side orientation is ?/8 or greater and 3?/8 or less. The retardation value of the substrate film is preferably 70 nm or greater and 320 nm or less. Matrix resin constituting the substrate film is preferably polyethylene terephthalate or polycarbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Keiwa Inc.
    Inventor: Kenichi Harada
  • Patent number: 7986374
    Abstract: An autostereoscopic display device has an array (9) of lenticular elements (11) overlying a display panel (3), the lenticular elements comprising electro-optic material (23) and being switchable to enable 2D and 3D viewing modes. The electro-optic material, for example liquid crystal material, is contained adjacent an optically transparent layer in the form of a lenticular body (21). A birefringent material is utilized for the lenticular body, preferably with the ordinary and extra-ordinary index of refraction substantially matching that of the electro-optic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Willem Lubertus Ijzerman, Siebe Tjerk De Zwart, Maarten Sluijter
  • Patent number: 7978284
    Abstract: An illumination device comprising: a wired board having flexibility and including a light source member mounted on one of principal planes; a light-shielding member disposed so as to cover at least part of the other principal plane of the wired board on the opposite side from the one principal plane and having at least partly a light-shielding property; a fixing member having first and second sticking surfaces to which the wired board and the light-shielding member are stuck respectively, a first adhesive layer being interposed between the one principal plane of the wired board and the first sticking surface of the fixing member, having an adhesive property with respect to both of the one principal plane of the wired board and the first sticking surface, and having a first adhesive force with respect to the one principal plane, and a second adhesive layer being disposed on a surface opposing the fixing member of the light-shielding member, and having a portion having an adhesive property with respect to both
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventor: Naruo Hashino
  • Patent number: 7978289
    Abstract: A flexible display device may include a first panel including a multifunction film, a second panel arranged facing the first panel with a gap therebetween, the second panel including a substrate and electrodes formed on the substrate, and an electro-optical active layer disposed in the gap between the first panel and the second panel. The multifunction film may perform at least two of the following functions: aligning molecules in the electro-optical active layer, protecting the electro-optical active layer, keeping the thickness of the electro-optical active layer uniform, and serving as a flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignees: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd., Seoul National University Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Sin-Doo Lee, Yeun-Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20110164212
    Abstract: A display panel using laser cutting technology and a mother substrate thereof are provided. The display panel comprises two base plates opposite to each other, a sealant and a buffering metal layer. The sealant is disposed between the two base plates. The buffering metal layer formed on the inside surface of at least one of the two base plates is disposed along the sealant. At least a portion of the buffering metal layer is positioned outside the sealant. There is a first distance between the rim of the buffering metal layer and the edge of the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Li-Ya YEH, Shu-Chih WANG
  • Patent number: 7973888
    Abstract: The LCD device comprises a display region defined by a plurality of gate and data lines, and having a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs), for displaying an image; a frame region disposed outside the display region, and composed of a first region having a reflection layer for displaying a color having a set brightness by reflecting incident light in a reflective mode, and a second region having a driving circuit pattern and a driving circuit for shielding incident light; and an outer region formed outside the frame region and having the driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Yong Jung, Jong-Hyun Park, Do-Heon Kim, Dae-Sung Jung, Jung-Eun Son
  • Patent number: 7969518
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes: a substrate; data lines and scanning lines extending to cross each other on the substrate; thin film transistors disposed below the data lines on the substrate; storage capacitors each of which is disposed in a region including a region facing a channel region of each of the thin film transistors in plan view above the substrate and is disposed above each of the data lines, each of the storage capacitors being formed by stacking a fixed-potential-side electrode, a dielectric film, and a pixel-potential-side electrode in this order from below; and pixel electrodes that are disposed for respective pixels defined in correspondence with the data lines and the scanning lines in plan view above the substrate and are disposed above the storage capacitors, each of the pixel electrodes being electrically connected to the pixel-potential-side electrode and each of the thin film transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuji Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 7969527
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a housing, a display, and a screen protection device. The housing defines a receiving portion therein. The display is received in the housing, and displays images in an operative state and is powered off in a non-operative state. The screen protection device is received in the receiving portion when the display is in the operative state, and covers the display when the display is in the non-operative state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhi-Peng Ma
  • Publication number: 20110149186
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a dual passivation layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The dual passivation layer includes a first passivation layer and a second passivation layer. A refractive index of the first passivation layer is different from a refractive index of the second passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jang-Kun SONG, Yeon-Sik HAM, Kang-Woo KIM, Yeon-Mun JEON, Jeong Hyun LEE
  • Patent number: 7965369
    Abstract: A display device is provided which comprises a first conductive layer in which a first electrode film is formed, a first insulating layer provided over the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer provided over the first insulating layer and in which a second electrode film is formed at a position different, in plane, from the first electrode film, and a second insulating layer provided over the second conductive layer. Over a surface of the second insulating layer, a recess having, in its inside, a first region in which the first electrode film is exposed, a second region in which the second electrode film is exposed, and a third region which connects the first region and the second region is formed, and a conductive film is formed at least in the first through the third regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Miyo Ishii, Manabu Yamashita
  • Patent number: 7961281
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel to display an image, a protection plate that is arranged on an observation side of the display panel with a predetermined gap with respect to the display panel, spacer that is arranged between the display panel and the protection plate to surround a region that corresponds to a screen area of the display panel, and a filler layer filling the region that is surrounded by the spacer of a gap between the display panel and the protection plate. The spacer includes at least one missing portion to connect an inside and an outside of the region to each other. The filler layer has been polymerized by irradiation of light and heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Tsuji, Masami Morikawa, Tatsuhito Harada
  • Publication number: 20110134379
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal layer disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, a pixel electrode in a reflection region and a transmission region over the first substrate, a film for adjusting a cell gap in the reflection region over the first substrate, and an opposite electrode in the reflection region and the transmission region over the second substrate. The pixel electrode in the reflection region is provided over the film and reflects light. The pixel electrode in the transmission region transmits light. The pixel electrode in the reflection region and the transmission region includes a slit. The slit is overlapped with at least a part of a step portion which is provided by the film between the reflection region and the transmission region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hajime KIMURA
  • Patent number: 7956959
    Abstract: A display device includes: a back light unit for emitting a light; a lower polarization plate on the back light unit; a liquid crystal display panel on the lower polarization plate for displaying an image; an upper polarization plate on the liquid crystal display panel; an optical film bonded to the upper polarization plate; and a transparent material on the optical film for improving hardness of the optical film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su Chang An, So Haeng Cho, Jae Hoon Park
  • Patent number: 7956967
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device related to the present invention can reduce a stress applied to a crystal liquid panel and prevent unevenness in a display of the liquid crystal panel. This liquid crystal display device includes the crystal liquid panel having an upper substrate and a lower substrate facing each other, a transparent protection plate provided on the upper substrate of the liquid crystal panel, a transparent elastic adhesive material that fills a space between the liquid crystal panel and the transparent protection plate, and a planar light source unit that emits light from the lower substrate side of the liquid crystal panel. The planar light source unit has a frame that includes transparent protection plate supporting portions for supporting end portions of the transparent protection plate from below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electronic Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji Teramoto
  • Publication number: 20110128485
    Abstract: An LCD device is disclosed. The LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel configured to include a bonding portion formed in its one edge, pluralities of gate and data lines arranged on it, and pixel regions defined by the gate and data lines. The bonding portion includes: first metal patterns formed away from each other and on a substrate of the liquid crystal panel; a gate insulation film and a protective layer sequentially formed to cover the first metal patterns; and a second metal pattern formed on the protective layer and electrically connected to the first metal patterns partially exposed by contact holes which are formed by partially etching the gate insulation film and protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Lee Young Kim, Cheol Woo Park, Jung Ho Park, Hye Jung Lee, Jong Seuk Kang, Kyung Ho Lee, Hoe Woo Koo
  • Publication number: 20110128457
    Abstract: Provided are phase-separating polymer systems including a cured polymeric liquid crystal matrix phase and a guest phase including at least one photoactive material where the guest phase separates from the matrix phase during the curing process. Optical elements, including ophthalmic elements and other articles of manufacture including the phase-separating polymer systems are also disclosed. Methods of forming a liquid crystal phase-separating photoactive polymer system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: TRANSITIONS OPTICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Meng He, Anil Kumar, Peter C. Foller, Chenguang Li, Ruisong Xu, Jiping Shao
  • Patent number: 7952668
    Abstract: A display medium including: a pair of substrates; a pair of electrodes disposed on the pair of substrates, and facing each other; and a functional layer and a display layer disposed between the pair of electrodes with an adhesive layer disposed between the functional layer and the display layer. The display layer includes a binder and microcapsules dispersed in the binder. The microcapsules have a polymer serving as a wall material, and a liquid crystal enclosed therein. A shape of an interface of the display layer at least on the side of the adhesive layer in a cross section along a thickness direction of the disposed layers is an irregular line having a distance between a highest protruding portion and a lowest depressed portion is from about 0.5 ?m to about 2.0 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Kakinuma, Shigeru Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7952172
    Abstract: A light receiving element 1 has a semiconductor substrate 101; a first mesa 11 provided over the semiconductor substrate 101, and having an active region and a first electrode (p-side electrode 111) provided over the active region; a second mesa 12 provided over the semiconductor substrate 101, and having a semiconductor layer and a second electrode (n-side electrode 121) provided over the semiconductor layer; and a third mesa 13 provided over the semiconductor substrate 101, and having a semiconductor layer, wherein the third mesa 13 is arranged so as to surround the first mesa 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Sawaki Watanabe, Kazuhiro Shiba, Takeshi Nakata
  • Patent number: 7952672
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which can enhance optical transmissivity is provided. One pixel region is divided into a first pixel region, a second pixel region and a third pixel region in order from one video signal line to another video signal line, the first pixel region and the third pixel region adopt the so-called IPS-Pro type structure, and the second pixel region adopts the so-called IPS structure in narrow meaning. A line width of linear electrode in the second pixel region is set to 2.5 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masateru Morimoto, Shinichi Komura
  • Patent number: 7948569
    Abstract: An electro-optical device comprising a display drive system with the display timing related to the unit time t for writing-in a picture element and to the time F for writing-in one picture is disclosed. In the device, a gradated display corresponding to the ratio of the division can be obtained by time-sharing the signal during a write-in of time t without changing the time F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Hiroki, Akira Mase, Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 7948584
    Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide a color filter for a transflective type color liquid crystal display which is easily produced and capable of displaying the same color tone with both of a reflecting light and a transmitting light, and shows light scattering in a reflective light region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Sugawara, Mitsuru Iida, Ryutaro Harada, Tomohisa Ishizawa
  • Patent number: 7947342
    Abstract: A polarizer protective film comprising: a cellulose ester; a saccharide ester having an ester of compound (A), the compound (A) having one furanose structure or one pyranose structure in the molecule, wherein all or a part of OH groups in the compound (A) are esterified, or an ester of compound (B), the compound (B) having two to twelve of at least one of a furanose structure and a pyranose structure bonded in the molecule, wherein all or a part of OH groups in the compound (B) are esterified; and a compound represented by Formula (R) or (Ra):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Murakami, Kunio Shimizu, Minori Tamagawa
  • Patent number: 7948565
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device which improved brightness by preventing a wet out phenomenon caused by narrowing of a space between an upper polarizer and a touch panel is provided. The device includes a liquid crystal display panel for display images; a backlight unit for emitting light from the bottom of the liquid crystal display panel; upper and lower polarizers formed on top and bottom surfaces of the liquid crystal display panel, respectively; a light diffusion bead formed on the upper polarizer for controlling a haze of the upper polarizer; a support main for organizing the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit; a cover bottom for covering a lower surface and one side surface of the support main; a case top for covering and fixing the edges of the liquid crystal display panel and the cover bottom; and a touch panel, whose edges are fixed by the case top, formed on the upper polarizer formed with the light diffusion bead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heon Soo Ha, Jong Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 7944521
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel, a front side viscoelastic layer, a front side hard layer, a back side viscoelastic layer, a back side hard layer, a backlight unit, a driving circuit board, and a metal plate. The front side viscoelastic layer that is viscoelastic covers a display surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The front side hard layer has a higher modulus of elasticity than the front side viscoelastic layer. The back side viscoelastic layer that is viscoelastic covers a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The back side hard layer has a higher modulus of elasticity than the back side viscoelastic layer. The back side viscoelastic layer has a thickness Tb of not less than about 20 ?m, and the front side viscoelastic layer has a thickness Ta and satisfies: Ta/Tb>1 (Tb?0).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Ichioka, Tomohiko Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7940360
    Abstract: The present invention easily provides a liquid crystal display in which conductivity between a first substrate over which a pixel electrode is formed and a second substrate over which a counter electrode is formed, can be certainly obtained even when it has a narrow frame, without adding new steps. As for a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal is interposed between the first substrate over which the pixel electrode is formed and the second substrate over which the counter electrode is formed, when the first and second substrates are positioned so that the pixel electrode and the counter electrode are on the inside, and are attached to each other with a sealant, by providing a partition wall between the sealant and a conductive portion formed with a conductor to electrically connect the pixel electrode to the counter electrode, conductivity in a conductive portion can be certainly obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuji Ishitani
  • Publication number: 20110102719
    Abstract: A horizontal-electric-field liquid crystal display apparatus is provided. A pair of substrates are bonded together through a sealing material. A liquid crystal is contained between the pair of substrates. A first electrode and a second electrode are formed on one of the pair of substrates. An electric field generated between the first electrode and the second electrode drives the liquid crystal. A first conductive film composed of a transparent conductive material is formed on a surface of another of the pair of substrates, the surface being opposite a surface in contact with the liquid crystal. The first conductive film is connected to a ground potential through a connection member composed of a conductive material. A second conductive film composed of a transparent conductive material is formed on a surface of the first conductive film. Also, a polarizing plate is formed on a surface of the second conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kennosuke Kakehi, Kenji Ito
  • Patent number: 7936433
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device that is capable of preventing a conductive paste for connecting a common wiring line of a TFT substrate and a counter electrode of a counter substrate from flowing outward. A sealant is formed outside a display region of a liquid crystal display device. A conductive paste for connecting a common wiring line of a TFT substrate and a counter electrode of a counter substrate is provided at a corner of the liquid crystal display device outside the sealant. An L-shaped stopper is formed on the counter substrate so as to prevent the conductive paste from flowing outward. With the stopper, even if the width of a frame is equal to or less than 1.5 mm, it is possible to prevent the conductive paste from flowing outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kengo Okazaki, Hideaki Ishige, Hitoshi Komeno, Toshiyuki Koshita
  • Patent number: 7936422
    Abstract: An optical element is arranged in such a manner that a screen thereof can be hardly observed from a predetermined direction, and a deterioration of an image quality caused by moire does not occur. The optical element is constituted by a first polarizing layer, a second polarizing layer, and a liquid crystal layer arranged between these two polarizing layers. In the optical element, absorption axes of the first polarizing layer and the second polarizing layer are located parallel to each other; the liquid crystal layer is made of hybrid-aligned discotic liquid crystal; and an alignment axis of the liquid crystal layer is located parallel to, or perpendicular to both absorption axes of the first polarizing layer and of the second polarizing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Adachi, Osamu Itou, Shinichi Komura
  • Publication number: 20110096276
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a body of fluid, a lower conductor layer disposed below the body of fluid, and a dielectric layer disposed between the body of fluid and the lower conductor layer, connected to the lower conductor layer and supporting the body of fluid. The dielectric layer includes a matrix and a liquid crystal material disposed in the matrix and including liquid crystal molecules. The dielectric layer has a segment disposed adjacent to the fluid. When the segment of the dielectric layer is exposed to an electric field, the body of fluid undergoes electrowetting or dielectrophoresis mechanism, and the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules that are disposed in the segment of the dielectric layer is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shih-Kang Fan, Cheng-Pu Chiu
  • Patent number: 7929084
    Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a gate line and a data line on the first substrate, the gate and data lines intersecting each other and defining a pixel region having a transmissive region and a reflective region, a thin film transistor at an intersection between the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode in the pixel region connected to the thin film transistor, an organic insulating layer on the second substrate, the organic insulating layer including a through-hole in the transmissive region, a reflective electrode on the organic insulating layer in the reflective region, a black matrix on the second substrate, a color filter layer on the second substrate in the pixel region, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong Yung Kim
  • Patent number: 7929083
    Abstract: A subject of the present invention is to prevent damage to a retardation film, etc. to improve the reliability in a liquid crystal display device including a retardation film on the side of the color filter substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Teramoto
  • Patent number: 7924380
    Abstract: Disclosed is light-receiving device (1) comprising semiconductor substrate (101), a light-receiving layer arranged on semiconductor substrate (101), and filter layer (103) arranged between semiconductor substrate (101) and the light-receiving layer to absorb light other than reception light. First mesa (11) serving as the light-receiving layer is surrounded by third mesa (13) for absorbing at least light other than reception light. Consequently, even when filter layer (103) is too thin to sufficiently absorb light other than reception light, third mesa (13) absorbs the light, thereby preventing the light from reaching first mesa (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Sawaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7920230
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a laminate polarizing plate of which application to liquid crystal displays is able to simplify constitutions and production procedures of the displays, and to reduce cost thereof; and to provide an industrially advantageous method of producing the compound polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display using the same. The object is achieved by a laminate polarizing plate comprising a polarizing film, an adhesive layer and a phase retarder film which being laminated in this order, wherein said phase retarder film comprises at least one coating layer having refractive index anisotropy of which an in-plane retardation value (R0) is 0 to 10 nm and a retardation value in the thickness direction (R?) is 40 to 300 nm, wherein said coating layer is formed on a transfer substrate, followed by being transferred on a surface of the adhesive layer of the polarizing film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Yoshiki Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 7916233
    Abstract: An active device array substrate, including a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines and a plurality of pixel units is provided. The scan lines, data lines and pixel units are disposed on the substrate. Each of the pixel units includes a first active device, a first pixel electrode, a first resistive device, a second active device, and a second pixel electrode. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to a corresponding scan line and a corresponding data line through the first active device. The first resistive device is electrically connected between the first active device and the first pixel electrode. Additionally, the second pixel electrode is electrically connected to a corresponding scan line and a corresponding data line through the second active device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Chang Chiu, Jia-Hung Huang, Wen-Ju Chen
  • Publication number: 20110069265
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection element, a liquid crystal display device having the same, and a manufacturing method. A first ESD organic TFT, a second ESD organic TFT, a third ESD organic TFT each have a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode in which the source electrode and drain electrode of the first and second ESD organic TFTs and the gate electrode of the third ESD organic TFT are electrically connected. The gate electrode and the source electrode of the first ESD organic TFT are electrically connected to a first array line and the gate electrode and the drain electrode of the second ESD organic TFT are electrically connected to a second array line. The source electrode of the third ESD organic TFT is electrically connected to a data line or a gate line and the drain of the third ESD organic TFT are electrically connected to a common voltage line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Min Joo Kim, Ho Cheol Kang, Kyo Seop Choo
  • Publication number: 20110069264
    Abstract: The disclosed LCOS device comprises a transparent composite plate, a planar liquid crystal cell, a base plate which contains an active matrix driving circuitry. In the basic embodiment, the planar liquid crystal cell comprises a conductive seal ring which encloses liquid crystal filling and connects the transparent conductive layer underneath the transparent composite plate with the base plate and the active matrix driving circuitry. In the extended embodiment, the base plate further incorporates a set of thru-substrate via and backside bond pads. The set of thru-substrate via electrically connect a set of input-output pads of the active matrix driving circuitry to the bottom bond pads underneath the base plate. In addition, the conductive seal ring electrically connects the transparent conductive film placed underneath the transparent front plane plate, preferably made of glass, to the active matrix driving circuitry on the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: SHANGHAI LEXVU OPTO MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: HERB HE HUANG
  • Publication number: 20110069263
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display apparatus including: a pair of substrates (SUB1 and SUB2); a medium (LC) which is sandwiched between the pair of substrates, is optically isotropic when no voltage is applied thereto, and exhibits optical anisotropy when a voltage is applied thereto; a pixel electrode (PX) and a common electrode (CT) which are formed on one of the pair of substrates , at least one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode being formed into a comb tooth shape; and a horizontal orientation film (AL) which is subjected to orientation treatment so as to orient the medium in a direction horizontal to the pair of substrates , and is formed on an interface of at least one of the pair of substrates with the medium, in which the medium has a selective reflection peak derived from a (110) plane at 400 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventor: Shintaro Takeda
  • Patent number: 7911571
    Abstract: The invention provides, an electro-optic device that can include a pair of substrates sandwiching an electro-optic substance therebetween. The electro-optic device can further include a coating member including an antistatic material and being disposed on a surface not opposing the electro-optic substance of at least one of the pair of substrates. Accordingly, problems of dust adhesion on the surface of the electro-optic device and dust projection can be solved so as to enable images with high quality to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hiromi Saitoh
  • Patent number: 7903204
    Abstract: A polarizing plate formed with an antistatic film preventing the formation of stains caused by the generation of static electricity and a liquid crystal display panel comprising the same. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer polarizing incident light. a first and a second protection film formed on opposing surfaces of the polarizer, respectively, and protecting the polarizer, a first antistatic film formed on the first protection film and an adhesive layer formed on the first antistatic film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Duck Son, Kweon Sam Hong, Sang Gun Choi
  • Patent number: 7903186
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes, on a substrate, a plurality of pixel portions arranged in a pixel region; a peripheral circuit which is placed in a peripheral region located at a periphery of the pixel region, and controls the plurality of pixel portions; image signal lines that supply image signals; and ground potential lines that supply ground potentials to the peripheral circuit. The image signal lines are electrically connected to the ground potential lines via discharge resistors made of a film having a higher resistance than a conductive film constituting the image signal lines and the ground potential lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Masao Murade
  • Publication number: 20110051059
    Abstract: An organic layer composition and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. An organic layer composition according to an exemplary embodiment includes a binder formed by copolymerizing compounds included in a first group and a second group, wherein the first group includes an acryl-based compound and the second group includes a compound without a —COO— group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Hoon Kang, Jae-Sung Kim, Yang-Ho Jung, Jin-Ho Ju, Doo-Hee Jung, Jung-In Park, Shi-Yul Kim
  • Publication number: 20110051063
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of the present invention is a manufacturing method of a display device with a functional film that is adhered to a principal plane of a display panel provided with a display part. A first resin layer is formed outside the display part on the principal plane to surround the display part, a communication part which allows an inner area surrounded by the first resin layer and an outer area outside of the first resin layer to communicate with each other in an in-plane direction of the principal plane is formed, the inner area is coated with a second resin, the functional film is superimposed on the principal plane, and the second resin is pressed and spread throughout the inner area and the communication part by pressing the functional film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: NEC LCD TECHNOLOGIES, LTD
    Inventor: Makoto MORI
  • Patent number: 7898609
    Abstract: An exemplary MVA LCD (2) includes a first substrate (21), a second substrate (22), and a liquid crystal layer (23) interposed between the two substrates. A common electrode (29) and protrusions (211) are formed at an inner side of the first substrate in order. Gate electrodes (221) and pixel electrodes (222) are formed on an inner side of the second substrate. A patterned gate insulating layer (223) is formed at the second substrate. The patterned gate insulating layer covers the gate electrodes, and a part of each pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Chimel Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Shang-Yu Huang, Chao-Yi Hung, Tsau-Hua Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20110043734
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate has a flat plate, an active area, and a sealant supporting element disposed on a surface of the flat plate. The active area is encircled by the sealant supporting element. In addition, the sealant supporting element includes a top surface and a sealant trench concaving the top surface. A sealant is disposed in the sealant trench, and first substrate is connected to the second substrate by the sealant. Furthermore, the sealant is formed in the sealant trench for isolating the sealant from the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: Chao-Jen Chang
  • Publication number: 20110043737
    Abstract: The invention relates to an acrylic adhesive composition, more particularly, to an adhesive composition which: specifies the contents of a (meth)acrylic ester-based monomer and an aromatic group-containing monomer of an acrylic copolymer as a composition having little or no difference of birefringence; has excellent durability; and can reduce light leakage due to flexure by mixing a crosslinkable functional group-containing acrylic copolymer (A) and an acrylic copolymer (B) which does not contain the crosslinkable functional group, in a ratio of 1:9 to 5:5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Se Ra Kim, Kee Young Kim, Sung Soo Yoon, Min Ki Lee, No Ma Kim, In Cheon Han
  • Patent number: 7889298
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film including an indium oxide, a tin oxide and at least one lanthanoid metal oxide, the film including a portion connected to a conductor, and at least the connection portion having crystallinity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Umeno, Akira Kaijo, Kazuyoshi Inoue, Nobuo Tanaka, Tokie Tanaka, legal representative
  • Patent number: 7889308
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display module includes an observation region to allow a visual inspection be performed after bonding of the substrates for inspecting the sealant that may be otherwise blocked by the common voltage line. An embodiment of a liquid crystal display device includes a first electrode on a first substrate, a second electrode and a third electrode on a second substrate, the second electrode electrically contacting the first electrode at a first portion and the third electrode at a second portion, and including a transparent conductive material, a sealant attaching the first and second substrates together in a sealant region, the sealant between the first and second electrodes and the sealant including a plurality of conductive balls for electrically connecting the first and second electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer between the attached first and second substrates and within the sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Duk-Young Jeong
  • Patent number: 7884904
    Abstract: An image display device provided with a panel comprising a substrate comprising glass or resin, a front side laminated body and a back side laminated body, and an optical member adjacent to the back side laminated body, wherein the surface of the optical member going to contact with the back side laminated body has an arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of 6 ?m or more. The image display device can maintain excellent display performance under conditions with significant circumstance variations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventor: Minoru Wada
  • Patent number: 7880821
    Abstract: A touch panel for use in an ultra-high resolution display includes a transparent film substrate having one surface made of PET or the like and a transparent electrode film made of ITO film or the like that is formed on the transparent film substrate. A surface of the film substrate opposite the surface on which the transparent electrode is formed has a coating layer including a filler. The filler has an average particle size of 0.1 ?m to 0.01 ?m, and the coating layer is formed to have a surface having arithmetic particle roughness (Ra) of 0.1 ?m to 0.01 ?m, whereby the Ra of the surface of the coating layer is formed to 1/2000th to 1/4000th of the pixel pitch of a display to which the touch panel is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: SMK Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Egami, Naomi Nakayama