Liquid Crystal Writing Tablet Patents (Class 349/12)
  • Patent number: 10134773
    Abstract: A display device including a substrate including a display area for displaying an image and a non-display area provided on a side of the display area and including a bending area bent with respect to an axis parallel to a first direction; a plurality of step portions disposed in the bending area and extending in the first direction; a plurality of bridge electrodes extending in a second direction crossing the first direction in the bending area; and a plurality of pattern portions disposed in the bending area. The step portions are spaced apart from each other, and the pattern portions are disposed between adjacent step portions. The pattern portions are lower than the step portions, and an acute angle of sides of each of the pattern portions from the substrate is smaller than an acute angle of sides of each of the step portions from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pil Suk Lee, Ju Chan Park, Young Gug Seol, Sun Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10126891
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate including a touch region for sensing a touch and a peripheral area surrounding the touch region; a second substrate facing the first substrate; thin film transistors positioned on the first substrate; pixel electrodes connected to the thin film transistors; common electrodes arranged to transmit a common voltage; sensing wires connected to the common electrodes and arranged to transmit a detection signal for sensing a touch; and a transparent electrode layer positioned on a first surface of the second substrate, the transparent electrode layer having a portion overlapping the peripheral area, and having at least one opening positioned over the touch region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Jin Lee, Ji-Sun Kim, Young Wan Seo, Chong Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 10126613
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel, a liquid crystal display device and a test method thereof. The display panel includes a display area and a GOA circuit area. The GOA circuit area includes a plurality of GOA units arranged on a TFT substrate and metal areas arranged at positions of a CF substrate corresponding to the GOA units, which constitute capacitor structures with the GOA units. The display panel further includes signal lines electrically connected with the capacitor structures and test points elicited through the signal lines. By means of the above configuration, the position where short circuit/open circuit occurs in the GOA circuit area can be found quickly by monitoring the voltage on the test point, thereby shortening the time of seeking ESD and short circuit/open circuit, increasing the analyzing and improving speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongyan Xing, Yanyan Yin, Jing Xue, Bin Ma, Liang Zhao
  • Patent number: 10108302
    Abstract: A touch driving system with low display noise comprises a TFT layer having a plurality of display elements for display based on a display driving signal and a display pixel signal; and a touch detection device for detecting if an external object has approached based on a touch driving signal. In a first time period of a display frame, a touch and display control subsystem provides the display driving signal, the display pixel signal, and the touch driving signal to display and perform touch detection simultaneously. In the first time period, the display pixel signal is a constant signal. In a second time period of the display frame, the touch and display control subsystem only provides the display driving signal and the display pixel signal to display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: FOCALTECH SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chien-Ying Huang
  • Patent number: 10088961
    Abstract: The present invention is an electroconductive laminate characterized in that the hard coat layer is formed from a hard coating composition which contains (A) a phenolic novolac acrylate having two or more acrylate groups, (B) a bisphenol structure-containing diacrylate having 2 to 4 moles of alkylene oxide structure with two or three carbon atoms in each molecule, (C) a polyfunctional acrylate having three or more acrylate groups, and (D) a polyfunctional urethane acrylate having three or more acrylate groups and an ester structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD., TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Koichi Imamura, Atsushi Sasaki, Kazuhito Kobayashi, Yusuke Nakata
  • Patent number: 10078407
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a scanning line, a control line, a control electrode, a signal line, a pixel electrode, a first switching element, and a second switching element. The first switching element includes a first semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode, and a first insulating film. The second switching element includes a second semiconductor layer, a second gate electrode, and a second insulating film. The control electrode is overlapped with the second gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Michiaki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10067624
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes: a substrate; a drive electrode that extends in a first direction; and a plurality of touch detection electrodes that are metal wirings extending in a second direction different from the first direction. The metal wirings are arranged with a predetermined pitch so as to make capacitive coupling with the drive electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Ishizaki, Hayato Kurasawa, Kohei Azumi
  • Patent number: 10050226
    Abstract: A display device provided with a display region composed of a plurality of pixels. The display device includes a first substrate including at least one spacer that is formed so as to surround the display region, and an inorganic film that is formed of an inorganic material and covers at least a top and an outer side surface of the at least one spacer, a second substrate that is disposed opposed to the first substrate and a bonding layer that is disposed inside the at least one spacer, bonds the first substrate and the second substrate with each other, and is made of an organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Shiro Sumita
  • Patent number: 10050227
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate, a display unit on a first surface of the substrate, and a protection film on a second surface, opposite the first surface, of the substrate. The protection film includes a first adhesive layer having a first surface that faces the second surface of the substrate; a protection film base having a first surface that faces a second surface, opposite the first surface, of the first adhesive layer; and a light blocking layer having a first surface that faces a second surface, opposite the first surface of the protection film base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donghee Park, Cheolgeun An, Jihoon Oh, Chungseok Lee, Euiyun Jang, Jeongho Hwang
  • Patent number: 10042452
    Abstract: A touch sensor device is provided. The touch sensor device includes a substrate having a sensing region and a non-sensing region. There is a plurality of sensor electrodes disposed on the surface of the substrate in the sensing region. At least one of the sensor electrodes has a sidewall with a concave-convex contour. The concave-convex contour includes a first convex portion, a second convex portion, and a concave portion between the first convex portion and the second convex portion. The first convex portion is closer to the surface of the substrate than the second convex portion, and the first convex portion is more outward than the second convex portion. A method for forming the touch sensor device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ju-Ling Lin, Hsi-Chien Chen, Chia-Hsiung Chang, Yang-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 10042197
    Abstract: A display device includes a first display segment having an at least partly transparent cover element that has a main plane of extent and a front side and a rear side, and a second display segment having at least one display unit arranged on the rear side of the partly transparent cover element. The partly transparent cover element has a higher transparency in the region of the display unit than in at least one other region. The partly transparent cover element has a transitional region between the region of low transparency and the region of higher transparency. The transitional region has an extent parallel to the main plane of extent of the cover element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Jordan Tuzsuzov
  • Patent number: 10031359
    Abstract: A touch display device capable of reducing the width of a bezel area and achieving a slim device while arranging touch type button keys in the bezel area. The touch display device may be an in-cell touch display device that include at least one touch electrode located on a cover glass, corresponding to one or more touch key areas separated at intervals in a bezel area, extended to a display area and overlapping with a common electrode neighboring the touch key area from among the plurality of common electrodes. Accordingly, when a touch key area is touched, the voltage of a common electrode overlapping the touch electrode changes to sense whether the touch key area is touched, and thus there may not be a need to provide an additional touch panel and an additional touch driving circuit to the bezel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yeoun-Jei Jung
  • Patent number: 10031550
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a display unit (31); a touch panel (32) stacked on a front part of the display unit (31); and a case for housing the touch panel (32) and the display unit (31). The case includes: a rear case (21); and a front case (22) removably attached to the rear case (21), which has an opening portion for exposing a touch detection region and a visible region of the touch panel (32) and the display unit (31) stacked together. The display unit (31) is mounted to the rear case (21), and the touch panel (32) is mounted to the front case (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Iwamoto, Natsuki Hagiwara, Takashi Nakashima
  • Patent number: 10025421
    Abstract: A touch window according to one embodiment includes a substrate; and a sensing electrode and a wire electrode on one surface of the substrate, wherein the wire electrode is formed in a mesh shape, the wire electrode comprises a second mesh line and a connection mesh line, and the connection mesh line connects at least one of disconnection areas of the mesh shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Jin Kim, Jong Sun Kim, Dong Mug Seong
  • Patent number: 10025131
    Abstract: A touch-sensing liquid crystal panel and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The touch-sensing liquid crystal panel includes a color filter substrate and a transistor substrate. In the fabrication method, at first, a first glass substrate is provided. Thereafter, a sensing matrix is formed on a first surface of the first glass substrate at a baking temperature. The sensing matrix is formed from indium tin oxide (ITO), and a sheet resistance of the sensing matrix is equal to or less than 30 ohm/square. Then, color filters and a common electrode are disposed on a second surface of the first glass substrate to form a color filter substrate, wherein the second surface is opposite to the first surface. Thereafter, the transistor substrate is provided and combined with the color filter substrate. Thereafter, a slimming process is performed to slim a second glass substrate of the transistor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: HannStar Display Corporation
    Inventors: Hsu-Ho Wu, Ping-Yuan Su, Yu-Cheng Lin, Hsing-Ying Lee, Kun-Hua Tsai
  • Patent number: 10013086
    Abstract: An in cell touch panel and a method for driving the same, and a display device are provided. A transparent conductive layer is divided into second touch electrodes and common electrodes, that is, a conventional entire common electrode layer is divided into second touch electrodes and common electrodes insulated from each other; accordingly, during a display operation, both the second touch electrodes and the common electrodes are applied with common electrode signals; and, during an touch operation, ones of the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are applied with touch scanning signals while the other ones of the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are coupled to the touch scanning signals and perform outputting, so that a touch function and a display function are achieved by asynchronous drivings. The second touch electrodes are manufactured such that no additional steps should be included for sole manufacture of the second touch electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengji Yang, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Xiaoliang Ding, Yingming Liu, Weijie Zhao, Changfeng Li, Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 10007389
    Abstract: A touch window according to an embodiment includes a cover substrate on which a first area and a second area are defined; a coil on the second area of the cover substrate; a first substrate on the cover substrate; and a sensing electrode on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do Young Kim, Ji Won Jo
  • Patent number: 10005928
    Abstract: Disclosed are an adhesive composition that includes: a first photopolymerization initiator having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of about 350 nm to about 370 nm and a second photopolymerization initiator having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of about 380 nm to about 390 nm, and a method of manufacturing a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junho Kwack, Jongsung You
  • Patent number: 10001875
    Abstract: A touch panel and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The touch panel may include: a substrate; first sensing electrodes disposed on a first surface and arranged along a first direction and second sensing electrodes arranged along a second direction; at least one first connector connecting the first sensing electrodes in the first direction; a first insulating layer pattern disposed on the first connector; at least one second connector disposed on the first insulating layer pattern, intersecting the first connector, and connecting the second sensing electrodes in the second direction; and wires disposed on the first surface of the substrate in the peripheral area and electrically connected to the first sensing electrodes and the second sensing electrodes. The first connector includes a first light-transmitting conductive pattern disposed on the first surface of the substrate and a first light-blocking conductive pattern disposed on the first light-transmitting conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Kyun Park, Cheol Kyu Kim, Ki Hyun Cho, Sun Haeng Cho, Kyung Seop Kim, Jae Neung Kim
  • Patent number: 10001677
    Abstract: A touch display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The touch display panel includes: a first substrate, a second substrate, a common electrode layer, a touch electrode layer and a touch electrode wire layer. The common electrode layer is an entire piece of electrode; thus, respective display units may be ensured to have the same common voltage during a display driving, thereby solving the conventional problem of image flicker and non-uniform display of the display panel due to different common voltages in the respective display units caused by different resistances of the block-shaped electrodes in the common electrode layer. Moreover, the touch electrodes in the touch electrode layer are metal grid electrodes. Hence, the resistances of the touch electrodes are reduced and a touch sensitivity of the touch display panel is improved, while a high light transmittance of the touch display panel is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yungang Sun, Chunmei He, Gujun Li, Kang Yang
  • Patent number: 9996208
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a touch screen which comprises a transparent substrate having a surface which includes a central region and a peripheral region, an electrode array arranged in the central region and formed by a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes, which are arranged on the surface of the transparent substrate, and multiple wires formed on the surface of the transparent substrate for electrically connecting each electrode in the electrode array to an external touch driving circuit, wherein all the electrodes in the electrode array and the multiple wires are formed by a single-layer metal which is formed on the surface of the transparent substrate. The disclosure further provides a manufacturing method of the touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taofeng Xie, Lei Zhang, Yang Liu, Lingyan Wu
  • Patent number: 9997729
    Abstract: A display device may include a first substrate including a plurality of pixel areas, a plurality of display elements disposed in the plurality of pixel areas on the first substrate, respectively, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a plurality of spacers disposed between the plurality of display elements, and a plurality of touch sensing electrodes disposed on a surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate. The display element, among the plurality of display elements, includes a first electrode disposed in a pixel area among the plurality of pixel areas, a pixel defining layer disposed between each pixel area among the plurality of pixel areas and exposing the first electrode, an emission layer disposed on the first electrode and including at least a light generating layer, and a second electrode disposed on the emission layer and extending to the pixel defining layer and the plurality of spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Won Chae
  • Patent number: 9990073
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a writable liquid crystal display device, a manufacturing method and a driving method thereof. The writable liquid crystal display device comprises a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal molecule layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate. A plurality of pixel units arranged in an array are disposed on the first substrate, and a pixel electrode is arranged in each pixel unit. A piezoelectric transducer connected with the pixel electrode is further arranged in each pixel unit. A surface plasma resonance metal layer is arranged on the pixel electrode. A pressure transfer structure is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. One end of the pressure transfer structure is in contact with the second substrate, and the other end of the pressure transfer structure is in contact with the piezoelectric transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuxi Wang, Junwei Wang
  • Patent number: 9990082
    Abstract: A touch-control display panel includes a common electrode layer, a display electrode layer, and a driving circuit. The common electrode layer include a plurality of stripe-shaped electrodes disposed in parallel in a first direction, with at least one of the plurality of stripe-shaped electrodes including at least two stripe-shaped sub-electrodes arranged in parallel in the first direction. The display electrode layer is disposed opposite to the common electrode layer, and the driving circuit is configured for driving the plurality of stripe-shaped electrodes. In a display stage, the plurality of stripe-shaped electrodes operate as common electrodes, and the driving circuit provides common voltage signals to the stripe-shaped electrodes. In a touch-control stage, the plurality of stripe-shaped electrodes operate as touch-control electrodes, and the driving circuit provides touch-control driving signals to the stripe-shaped electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: SHANGHAI AVIC OPTO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huijun Jin
  • Patent number: 9983363
    Abstract: An optical semiconductor device includes a base, a wiring substrate, and a sub-mount. The base includes a bottom wall, a side wall projecting from a peripheral edge of the bottom wall, and a flange extending outward from an upper end of the side wall. The wiring substrate includes a distal portion inserted into and fixed to the base. An optical element is mounted on the sub-mount. The bottom wall of the base includes a first seat to which the sub-mount is fixed and a second seat to which the distal portion is fixed. The second seat is located at a higher position than the first seat. An upper surface of the distal portion of the wiring substrate includes a pad connected to the optical element. An upper surface of the pad of the distal portion is flush with an upper surface of an electrode of the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Kimura
  • Patent number: 9977534
    Abstract: A touchscreen panel includes a base film having a bezel area and a free form active area; first touch electrodes and second touch electrodes crossing each other in the active area; first touch pads and second touch pads in the bezel area, and a guard pad between adjacent first and second touch pads; first routing lines in the bezel area, connecting the first touch electrodes and the second touch pads; second routing lines in the bezel area, connecting the second touch electrodes and the second touch pads; a guard line extending from the guard pads and disposed between adjacent first and second routing lines; and a bridge pattern over an insulating film that covers the first routing lines, second routing lines, and guard line, wherein one or more of the first routing lines and one or more of the first touch electrodes that correspond to each other are attached to the bridge pattern via contact holes penetrating the insulating film and electrically connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minseob Song, Seunghyun Kim
  • Patent number: 9971439
    Abstract: A configuration of a touch-panel-equipped display device in which the occurrence of moire can be suppressed is provided. A touch-panel-equipped display device (1) includes: a color filter layer (121) that includes a plurality of pixels (PX) arranged in matrix along a first direction and a second direction that intersect at a right angle; and a sensor pattern layer (1220) that includes a plurality of electrodes (1220) arranged along the second direction at a predetermined sensor interval (SY) and is disposed so as to overlap the color filter layer (121) in a plan view. Each of the plurality of pixels (PX) includes n color filters (121R, 121G, 121B) that transmit light in different wavelength regions from one another, where n represents an integer of 3 or more. The n color filters are arranged at predetermined subpixel intervals (CSFY) along the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takatoshi Kira, Tomotoshi Tsujioka, Shinichi Miyazaki, Kohji Yabuta
  • Patent number: 9965120
    Abstract: An electronic device and method for processing an input are provided. The electronic device includes a digitizer pad formed by a single channel and a digitizer pad controller configured to supply a current to the digitizer pad, sense a change in at least one of a frequency and a phase of an electromagnetic field corresponding to a pressure intensity applied by a tip of an external input device, and determine data related to the pressure intensity applied by the external input device based on the change in the at least one of the frequency and the phase of the sensed electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Sungchul Park
  • Patent number: 9959822
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device including a plurality of pixels in a display portion and configured to performed display in a plurality of frame periods, each of the frame periods includes a writing period and a holding period, and after an image signal is input to each of the plurality of pixels in the writing period, a transistor included in each of the plurality of pixels is turned off and the image signal is held for at least 30 seconds in the holding period. The pixel includes a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor layer, and the oxide semiconductor layer has a carrier concentration of less than 1×1014/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Ryo Arasawa, Jun Koyama, Masashi Tsubuku, Kosei Noda
  • Patent number: 9952695
    Abstract: A touch display device and an electronic apparatus are disclosed. The touch display device comprises a sensing layer, an insulation layer, and a common electrode layer arranged in sequence. The common electrode layer comprises driving areas, suspension areas, and driving wirings. The sensing layer comprises suspended connection lines. According to the present disclosure, the technical difficulty of hole-digging thereof can be reduced effectively, the structure of the product can be simplified, and the qualified rate of the product can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianxing Xie, Yao Li Huang, Chun Hung Huang
  • Patent number: 9946419
    Abstract: A display device substrate including a transparent substrate having a display portion formed in an overall rectangular shape in a planar view, an electrode disposed in the display portion and having pixel openings, the electrode including partial patterns which are electrically isolated from one another and formed in parallel to a first direction along the transparent substrate, a first transparent resin layer formed on the electrode, a transparent electrode formed on the first transparent resin layer, and including partial patterns which are formed along the transparent substrate and in parallel to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a second transparent resin layer formed on the partial patterns of the transparent electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Kimura, Kenzo Fukuyoshi
  • Patent number: 9946422
    Abstract: An in-cell touch panel including pixels is disclosed. A laminated structure of each pixel includes a substrate, a TFT layer, a color filter layer, at least one protrusion, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The TFT layer is disposed on the substrate. The color filter layer is disposed above the TFT layer. The at least one protrusion is disposed under the color filter layer opposite to the TFT layer. The first conductive layer is disposed above the TFT layer opposite to the color filter layer. The second conductive layer is disposed on the at least one protrusion. The first conductive layer and a part of second conductive layer are electrically connected, so that the first conductive layer which is disposed near the TFT layer and not electrically connected originally can be electrically connected through the second conductive layer disposed near the color filter layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Raydium Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Yi-Ying Lin
  • Patent number: 9939974
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel, a contact sensitive device on the display panel, and a linear polarizer on the contact sensitive device. The contact sensitive device includes an electro-active layer which is uniaxially elongated and configured to retard a phase of incident light. Since the display device includes the contact sensitive device having the electro-active layer configured to retard the phase of the incident light, a separate phase retardation film for suppressing external light reflection may be omitted. As a result, the thickness of the display device may be decreased and manufacturing cost of the display device may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Su Ham, SuSeok Choi, Taeheon Kim, YongWoo Lee, MyungJin Lim, Seulgi Choi
  • Patent number: 9939936
    Abstract: A one-glass-solution (OGS) touch screen substrate bridge structure and its manufacturing method, an OGS touch screen and its manufacturing method as well as a display device. The OGS touch screen substrate bridge structure includes: one insulating layer and two layers of transparent electrodes provided on the substrate, the two layers of transparent electrodes are the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode, the insulating layer is provided on the first transparent electrode, and the second transparent electrode is provided on the insulating layer, the first transparent electrode includes several sub-electrodes arranged at a certain spacing from each other, the second transparent electrode keeps the sub-electrodes in electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEIFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qingchao Meng, Weigang Gong, Chengzhu Lu, Xiaofeng Wang
  • Patent number: 9927935
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a transparent substrate and a sensing pattern formed on the transparent substrate. The sensing pattern is in the form of a mesh structure. The mesh structure includes a plurality of conductive wires intersecting with each other to form a plurality of grids and a plurality of nodes connected between the grids. The grids are formed by the conductive wires intersecting with each other, and the nodes are formed at the intersection points of the conductive wires. The node has an annular shape with a center hole being defined in a center portion of the node. Due to the nodes having an annular shape, the surface resistance at the nodes is decreased and the signal attenuation is accordingly reduced. The conductive wires are connected firmly without the risk of breakage after the sensing pattern is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: INFOVISION OPTOELECTRONICS (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Binbin Song, Fengching Chiu, Pengfei Wang
  • Patent number: 9904088
    Abstract: Disclosed are a touch panel and a method for manufacturing the same. The touch panel according to one embodiment includes the touch panel including a substrate, a first transparent electrode including a first sensor part formed on the substrate in a first direction and a first electrode connection part for electric connection of the first sensor part, and a second transparent electrode electrically insulated from the first transparent electrode, and including a second sensor part formed in a second direction crossing the first direction and a second electrode connection part for electric connection of the second sensor part. The second electrode connection part has a mesh shape. The touch panel according to another embodiment includes a substrate, a transparent electrode base spaced apart from the substrate, and a transparent electrode on the transparent electrode base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung Hoon Chai, Byung Soo Kim, Keun Sik Lee, Sun Hwa Lee, Chung Won Seo, Hyuk Jin Hong
  • Patent number: 9905621
    Abstract: An organic electro-luminescence display device includes: a first substrate having transmissive properties; a touch electrode for a touch sensor, the touch electrode being provided on a main surface of the first substrate; an insulating film provided on the main surface and covering the touch electrode wherein the insulating film includes a first surface at the touch electrode-side and a second surface opposite to the first surface; an organic light-emitting element provided on the second surface of the insulating film; a second substrate provided facing the main surface of the first substrate; and an integrated circuit electrically connected with both the touch electrode and the organic light-emitting element. The touch electrode, the insulating film, and the organic light-emitting element are interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: FUTABA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Hirota, Yukio Kamiyama, Keisuke Kawana, Saori Imanishi, Keisuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9902094
    Abstract: A method of forming a film on a component includes providing a curing device. The curing device includes a grooved receiving die, a suction device, and a UV curing system. The suction device vacuum-lifts the component into the groove and a gap between the component and the groove is thus created. A vacuum is created in the gap and a UV curing glue is injected into the gap, the UV curing glue being selected from a monomer, an oligomer, and a photoinitiator. The UV curing glue is cured by the UV curing system and the component with a cured film is easily demolded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng-Yuen Dai, Jih-Chen Liu, Hung-Lien Yeh, Han-Lung Lee, Hung-Chun Ma, Shun-Chi Tseng
  • Patent number: 9904086
    Abstract: A variable liquid crystal optical device for controlling the propagation of light has one or more transparent thin-film highly-resistive layer (HRL) coupled to a substrate and an electrode structure. The HRL has core layer and a cover or proximity layer, wherein the core layer material has a higher electrical conductivity and higher refractive index than the cover layer material; and wherein the core and cover layer materials have substantially the same free energies of formation of oxide. In this way, the electrode structure will be environmentally stable and responsive to an applied electrical current to generate a spatially non-uniform magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: LENSVECTOR INC.
    Inventors: Tigran Galstian, Jean-François Viens, Amir Tork
  • Patent number: 9891773
    Abstract: Techniques for estimating height of an input object in a sensing region of an input device are provided. The techniques include constructing a signal profile based on measured data. The techniques also include determining a fit value of a fitting parameter of a mathematical function that fits the mathematical function to the signal profile such that the fitting of the mathematical exceeds a quality threshold. The fitting parameter correlates to hover height of the input object and adjusting the fitting parameter affects the fit of the mathematical function to the signal profile. In some embodiments, fitting a curve includes varying the height parameter of a mathematical function until the curve generated by the mathematical function with the selected height parameter is deemed to fit obtained sensor data to within a certain tolerance. In other embodiments, fitting a curve may be accomplished with direct computation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Igor Polishchuk
  • Patent number: 9891770
    Abstract: A sensor includes a patterned compliant layer positioned between two substrates. Each substrate can include one or more conductive electrodes, with each electrode of one substrate paired with a respective electrode of the other substrate. Each pair of conductive electrodes forms a capacitor. Several methods are disclosed that can be used to produce the patterned compliant layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Po-Jui Chen, Soyoung Kim, Kuo-Hua Sung, Hui Chen, Rui Qiao
  • Patent number: 9886149
    Abstract: A touch panel and a display device are provided according to the disclosure. The touch panel includes a common electrode and multiple pixel electrodes, and each of the pixel electrodes is short-circuited to the common electrode when the touch panel is powered off. Thus, there is no potential difference between the pixel electrode in each pixel unit and the common electrode, and there is no residual charge between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, after the touch panel is powered off. Therefore, liquid crystal molecules may be twisted in the case that the touch panel is powered off, impurity ions inside the liquid crystal molecules may not be polarized, and may not be attached to an upper substrate and a lower substrate of a touch panel in a long term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yingteng Zhai
  • Patent number: 9874965
    Abstract: An electronic device includes one or more transparent strain sensors configured to detect strain based on an amount of force applied to the electronic device, a component in the electronic device, and/or an input surface of the electronic device. The one or more transparent strain sensors may be included in or positioned below an input surface that is configured to receive touch inputs from a user. The area below the input surface can be visible to a user when the user is viewing the input surface. The one or more transparent strain sensors are formed with a nanostructure, including a nanomesh or nanowires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Pedder, Sunggu Kang, David J. Meyer, John Z. Zhong
  • Patent number: 9870092
    Abstract: A display device is configured that the common electrode wiring layer is divided in a source wiring layer direction, the metal wiring layer is disposed above the source wiring layer at a position in contact with the upper part of the common electrode wiring layer, and the metal wiring layer is not disposed at a position where the common electrode wiring layer is divided. Alternatively, the metal wiring layer is not disposed at a position between the same colors as those at the division position of the common electrode wiring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shigesumi Araki, Mitsutaka Okita, Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Yoshitoshi Kida, Koji Ishizaki, Kohei Azumi, Hiroshi Mizuhashi
  • Patent number: 9864472
    Abstract: A touch driving detection circuit includes a plurality of region driving detection circuits. Each of the plurality of region driving detection circuits includes a control module, a strobe output module, a detection module, a first trigger signal line and a second trigger signal line. The first trigger signal line is configured to input a first trigger signal to the control module to control the strobe output units to output touch scanning signals simultaneously. The detection module is configured to detect whether a touch is present in the touch region and when a touch is present, the detection module triggers the second trigger signal line in the region driving detection circuit to input a primary trigger signal, so that the control module controls the strobe output units to output the touch scanning signals sequentially, thereby determining a location of a touched point in the touch region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kangpeng Yang, Yumin Xu
  • Patent number: 9865623
    Abstract: An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a peripheral common electrode line for supplying a common voltage and a plurality of sub-pixels. The array substrate further includes first connection portions and second connection portions; the first connection portions extend along a first direction and are provided between the peripheral common electrode line and common electrodes of the sub-pixels adjacent to a side of the peripheral common electrode line along a second direction, for electrically connecting the peripheral common electrode line with the common electrodes of the sub-pixels adjacent to the side of the peripheral common electrode line along the second direction; and the second connection portions extend long the first direction and are provided between the common electrodes of adjacent sub-pixels along the first direction, for electrically connecting the common electrodes of the adjacent sub-pixels along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Feng
  • Patent number: 9857653
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thin film transistor array substrate and a liquid crystal display panel. The thin film transistor array substrate comprises: a substrate, and the substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface oppositely located; a thin film transistor array, located on the first surface; a common electrode layer, and the common electrode layer is isolated from the thin film transistor array, and the common electrode layer comprises a plurality of first strip holes; a sensing electrode layer, and the sensing electrode layer is isolated from the common electrode layer, and the sensing electrode layer comprises a plurality of sensing units and a plurality of sensing wires, and the sensing units are distributed in row and column, and the sensing wires are electrically coupled to the sensing units of each row or each column respectively, and the sensing wires are located corresponding to the first strip holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignees: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd, WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Gui Chen, Caiqin Chen
  • Patent number: 9836176
    Abstract: Provided is an optically transparent conductive material which is suitable as an optically transparent electrode for capacitive touchscreens, the optically transparent conductive material not causing moire even when placed over a liquid crystal display, having a favorably low pattern conspicuousness (non-conspicuousness), and having a high reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI PAPER MILLS LIMITED
    Inventors: Takenobu Yoshiki, Kazuhiko Sunada
  • Patent number: 9839144
    Abstract: An electronic device and a display module used therein are provided. The display module includes a display panel, a backlight module and a sensing antenna. The backlight module has a light exit surface and a reflective plate opposite to the light exit surface, and the display panel is stacked on the light exit surface. The sensing antenna is disposed on a surface of the reflective plate opposite to the light exit surface and has a body and two signal connecting terminals connecting the body. The electronic device includes the display module, a system circuit module, and a conductive device. The system circuit module is disposed on a back side of the display module and has a signal connecting parts corresponding to and connecting the signal connecting terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignees: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, JIENG TAI INTERNATIONAL ELECTRIC CORP.
    Inventors: Tzu-Yu Chuang, Fang-Ching Lee, Chi-Hung Lu, Meng-Ying Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9835906
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept includes: a first insulating substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the first insulating substrate; a light blocking member disposed on the thin film transistor; and a spacer disposed on the light blocking member, wherein the spacer includes a main column spacer and a sub column spacer, and the sub column spacer is disposed between the main column spacer and has a stripe shape which extends in parallel to a gate line of the thin film transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi Seop Shim, Hee Ra Kim, Chang Soon Jang, Chul Huh