Electrode Or Bus Detail (i.e., Excluding Supplemental Capacitor And Transistor Electrodes) Patents (Class 349/139)
  • Patent number: 9411195
    Abstract: To increase production efficiency while retaining the display quality of a liquid crystal display apparatus. The apparatus comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode on the first substrate extending in a first direction, a second electrode on the second substrate extending in a second direction which intersects to the first direction, a liquid crystal layer provided between the two substrates. A pixel is configured where the two electrodes intersect and an orientation process is performed perpendicular to the second direction on one of the substrates. The electrode edge shape of the second electrode includes lines that are obliquely crossed relative to the direction of orientation process and periodically bend back. The pixel edges of the pixel are demarcated including the lines obliquely crossed, and all change points where the lines of the electrode edge of the second electrode interconnects are disposed to superimpose with the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nomura, Yoshihisa Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 9405160
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix; and a source wiring running in a column direction, wherein the source wiring includes a first side portion running along one side in a column direction of at least one pixel electrode of the plurality of pixel electrodes, a crossing portion running across the pixel electrode, and a second side portion running along another side in the column direction of the pixel electrode, the first side portion and the second side portion are connected to each other via the crossing portion, and at least one crossing portion is provided on each of at least two pixel electrodes aligned in the column direction out of the plurality of pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hironobu Sawada, Junichi Morinaga, Kuniko Maeno, Katsushige Asada, Katsuhiro Mikumo, Tetsuya Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 9400566
    Abstract: A driving method for a display panel is provided. The display panel includes at least a first common signal line, at least a second common signal line and a plurality of pixels arranged as a pixel array. The pixel array includes a first pixel row and a second pixel row electrically connected to the first common signal line and the second common signal line, respectively. The driving method includes steps of: generating a first AC common signal; generating a second AC common signal, wherein the first AC common signal and the second AC common signal are inverse to each other; and providing the first and second AC common signal to the first and second pixel rows through the first and second common signal lines, respectively, by way of N-frame switch, wherein N is a positive integer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Wei-Chun Hsu, Yu-Hsin Ting, Wei-Chih Lee, Chung-Lin Fu, Nan-Ying Lin
  • Patent number: 9397007
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure, which comprises: a) forming gate lines extending in a direction on a substrate; b) forming a photoresist layer that covers the semiconductor structure; patterning the photoresist layer to form openings across the gate lines; c) narrowing the openings by forming a self-assembly copolymer inside the openings; and d) cutting the gate lines via the openings to make the gate lines insulated at the openings. Through forming an additional layer on the inner wall of the openings of the photoresist layer, the method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure provided by the present invention manages to reduce the distance between the two opposite walls of the openings in the direction of gate width, namely, the method manages to reduce the distance between the ends of electrically isolated gates located on the same line where it is unnecessary to manufacture a cut mask whose lines are extremely fine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Huicai Zhong, Qingqing Liang, Da Yang, Chao Zhao
  • Patent number: 9391292
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a passivation layer on the substrate and including an area having a first thickness and an area having a second thickness less than the first thickness, a first electrode on the passivation layer and including at least two sub-electrodes spaced apart from each other by a slit having two ends, a light emitting layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the light emitting layer. Both ends of the slit are in one the area of the passivation layer having the second thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Samaung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Kyung Choi, Yun-Mo Chung, Jong-Ryuk Park, Jinwook Seo, Dong-Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 9391126
    Abstract: A flat panel display is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display includes a first substrate and an organic light emitting device formed over the first substrate, wherein the organic light emitting device comprises a first electrode layer, an organic light emitting layer, and a second electrode layer, and wherein the organic light emitting layer is interposed between the first and second electrode layers. The display also includes a second substrate attached to the first substrate by the use of a sealant and an In-Plane Switching (IPS) mode electrode layer formed between the first and second substrates, wherein the IPS mode electrode layer is closer to the second substrate than the first substrate, wherein the IPS mode electrode layer has first and second surfaces opposing each other, and wherein the first surface is closer to the second substrate than the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sun-Hwa Kim
  • Patent number: 9391097
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, there are provided a thin film transistor, an array substrate and method of manufacturing the same, and a display device. The thin film transistor comprises: a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor active layer, an etch stop layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode, wherein, the gate insulating layer is interposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor active layer, the etch stop layer covers the semiconductor active layer, and has a first via hole and a second via hole formed therein which expose a part of the semiconductor active layer, the source electrode of the thin film transistor contacts with the semiconductor active layer through the first via hole, and the drain electrode of the thin film transistor contacts with the semiconductor active layer through the second via hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guangcai Yuan
  • Patent number: 9383874
    Abstract: A touch screen panel is provided. The touch screen panel includes: a sensing area comprising a plurality of first electrodes arranged in a matrix form in first and second directions of a substrate and a plurality of second electrodes extending in the first direction, the plurality of second electrodes being arranged alternately with the plurality of first electrodes in the second direction; a channel wiring area including a plurality of channel wires configured to transmit signals of the plurality of first electrodes and signals of the plurality of second electrodes, the channel wiring area being disposed around the sensing area; and an electrode wiring area comprising a plurality of electrode wires connecting the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes to the plurality of channel wires, the electrode wiring area being in the sensing area, wherein at least two electrodes, from among the first electrodes, that are disposed in a same column are connected to different channel wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-ju Lee, Jong-oh Lee, Jin-bong Kim, Se-won Seo, Yoon-Kyung Choi, Steve J. Kim, Young-joo Lee, Heon Jekal
  • Patent number: 9383617
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, there are provided a sub-pixel structure of a thin film transistor liquid crystal display and a liquid crystal display. The sub-pixel structure comprises: a gate line, a data line, a thin film transistor, a sub-pixel electrode, and a common electrode, which are formed on an array substrate, wherein a liquid crystal electric field in a first domain and a liquid crystal electric field in a second domain, which are located on both sides of the gate line, respectively, are created between the sub-pixel electrode and the common electrode, and the angle between the direction of the liquid crystal electric field in the first domain and the direction of the liquid crystal electric field in the second domain is larger than 0° and smaller than 180°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xi Chen
  • Patent number: 9383481
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display comprising a conductive pressure sensitive adhesive layer. The present invention may provide a liquid crystal display which may prevent malfunction of devices by static electricity generated in preparation or use procedures even without using the ITO layer conventionally formed between the upper substrate and a polarizer in a liquid crystal panel for an antistatic purpose, and has excellent physical properties such as endurance reliability under high temperature or high humidity condition and optical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Se Ra Kim, Jung Sik Jo, Mun Gi Park, Kee Young Kim, In Cheon Han
  • Patent number: 9377658
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a liquid crystal display device includes a first electrode having a plurality of electrode base portions that extend in a first direction; a plurality of first comb-shaped portions that protrude from each of the plurality of electrode base portions in a second direction; and a plurality of second comb-shaped portions that protrude from each of the plurality of electrode base portions in an opposite direction to the second direction. Front edges of the first comb-shaped portions and the second comb-shaped portions that extend from the adjacent electrode base portions face each other with a gap therebetween, respectively. Transmission ineffective areas are formed at portions between the front edges facing each other, respectively, and not continuously aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masaya Tamaki, Toshiharu Matsushima
  • Patent number: 9372362
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed on the first substrate and including a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode, the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode respectively including a cruciform stem part, and a plurality of fine branch parts which extends from the cruciform stem part, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, the second substrate including a common electrode in which an opening corresponding to the cruciform stem part of the pixel electrode is defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Soo Jang, Jang Wi Ryu, Cheol Shin, Hak Sun Chang, Ki Chul Shin
  • Patent number: 9366913
    Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device including a counter substrate and an element substrate firmly attached with each other with a sealant, and a liquid crystal layer between the counter substrate and the element substrate is provided. The counter substrate is provided with at least a resin layer. An outer end portion of the resin layer is not exposed to the outside atmosphere. The resin layer and the sealant at least partly overlap with each other when seen from a cross section of the liquid crystal display device. A moisture impermeable layer is formed between the resin layer and the sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Yoshiharu Hirakata, Masahiko Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 9366897
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device including a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas, a thin film transistor formed on the substrate, a common electrode and a pixel electrode formed on the thin film transistor, a liquid crystal layer filling a microcavity formed on the common electrode and the pixel electrode, a lower insulating layer formed to be spaced apart from the common electrode and the pixel electrode, a roof layer formed on the lower insulating layer, an intermediate insulating layer formed on the roof layer, a first touch sensing electrode formed on the intermediate insulating layer, an injection hole partially exposing the microcavity formed in the roof layer, the intermediate insulating layer, and the first touch sensing electrode, an overcoat formed on the first touch sensing electrode to cover the injection hole and sealing the microcavity, and a second touch sensing electrode formed on the overcoat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Gun Choi, Seung-Yeon Chae, Hee-Keun Lee, Tae Woon Cha
  • Patent number: 9368743
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an organic light emitting device includes forming a first electrode layer on a substrate, surface-treating the first electrode layer with CF4 plasma, forming a first common layer containing pentacene on the surface-treated first electrode layer, forming an organic light emitting layer on the first common layer, forming a second common layer on the organic light emitting layer, and forming a second electrode layer on the second common layer. The CF4 plasma treatment enhances the luminous efficiency of the organic light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Ju Choi, Chang Ho Lee, Ilsoo Oh, HeeJoo Ko, Dae Yup Shin, KeonHa Choi, Changmin Lee, Injae Lee, Pyungeun Jeon, Sejin Cho, JinYoung Yun, Bora Lee, Beomjoon Kim, Yeon woo Lee, Ji Hye Shim, Joongwon Sim
  • Patent number: 9366912
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a cover layer which defines a tunnel-shaped cavity on the substrate, a support part which extends from the cover layer and corresponds to an edge of the tunnel-shaped cavity, a liquid crystal layer in the tunnel-shaped cavity, first and second electrode which apply an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, and a sealant layer which seals the tunnel-shaped cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Woo Lim, Yu Deok Seo, Sunghwan Won, Kyungtae Chae
  • Patent number: 9360695
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a gate line and a data line disposed on the substrate; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; first and second field generating electrodes disposed on the substrate; and a first protecting layer formed from the same layer as the first field generating electrode and covering at least a portion of the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun Choung, Wang Woo Lee, Bong-Kyun Kim, In-Bae Kim, Seon-Il Kim, Young Min Moon, Hong Sick Park, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 9354475
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a first electrode on the first substrate, and a second electrode on the first substrate, spaced apart from the first electrode and overlapping at least a part of the first electrode. the second electrode includes a plurality of branch electrodes, and a coupling portion which couples the plurality of branch electrodes to each other. The coupling portion includes a longitudinal coupling portion extended in a length direction of the branch electrode and a transverse coupling portion extended in a width direction of the branch electrode. An edge portion of the first electrode is disposed between at least one of the plurality of branch electrodes and the longitudinal coupling portion, in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo-Jung Chae, Sung-Man Kim, Young-Je Cho
  • Patent number: 9356208
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of pixel structure includes forming a first conductive layer on a substrate and forming a first insulation layer thereon; forming a second conductive layer on the first insulation layer; forming a second insulation layer on the second conductive layer; forming a semiconductor layer on the second insulation layer above the gate; forming a third conductive layer on the second insulation layer, wherein the gate, the semiconductor layer, the source, and the drain together constitute a thin film transistor, and the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode together constitute a capacitor; forming a third insulation layer on the third conductive layer; and forming a pixel electrode on the third insulation layer, the pixel electrode being electrically connected to the drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chuan-Sheng Wei, Chau-Shiang Huang, Wu-Liu Tsai, Chih-Hung Lin, Maw-Song Chen
  • Patent number: 9341918
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal optical device includes an optical unit and a control unit. The optical unit includes a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate unit includes a first substrate having a first surface, and first elongated electrodes provided on the first surface. The second substrate unit includes a second substrate having a second surface opposing the first surface, first opposing electrodes provided between the first and second substrates and a second opposing electrode provided between the first and second substrates. The liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrate units. The control unit is electrically connected to the first elongated electrodes, and the first and second opposing electrodes. The control unit implements a first operation of forming a first voltage distribution and a second operation of forming a second voltage distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ayako Takagai, Shinichi Uehara, Masako Kashiwagi, Masahiro Baba
  • Patent number: 9341898
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a cross-shaped pixel electrode which includes a main pixel electrode and a sub-pixel electrode, and a second substrate including a common electrode which includes main common electrodes and sub-common electrodes. A first horizontal inter-electrode distance between the main pixel electrode and the main common electrode is less than a second horizontal inter-electrode distance between the sub-pixel electrode and the sub-common electrode and is greater than a vertical inter-electrode distance between the main pixel electrode and the main common electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Jin Hirosawa, Arihiro Takeda
  • Patent number: 9335590
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display element (10) of the present invention includes a transparent common electrode (40) which is provided in a layer between (i) a scan line (20) and a signal line (19) and (ii) a pixel electrode (30) so that the transparent common electrode (40) covers a location which faces at least one of (i) at least part of the scan line (20) and (ii) at least part of the signal line (19), the transparent common electrode (40) having an opening part (41) at a location which faces the pixel electrode (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kaori Saitoh, Yoshimizu Moriya, Yuki Kawashima, Noboru Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 9332634
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to a first side of the first substrate, and a functional element between the first side of the first substrate and the second substrate. A first electrode is arranged to a first substrate side of the functional element and overlaps with the functional element. A second electrode is arranged to a second substrate side of the functional element and overlaps with the functional element. An electronic component is arranged between the functional element and the first electrode, overlaps the first and second electrodes, and drives the functional element. A connecting section includes a first wiring, a second wiring, a first contact hole connecting the first electrode to the first wiring, and a second contact hole connecting the first wiring to the second wiring. The first contact hole has a portion that does not overlap with the second contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Sato
  • Patent number: 9316855
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device including a TFT substrate and a counter substrate, when an organic passivation film is not formed in the TFT substrate, the distance between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate in the display area of a liquid crystal display panel is provided by a cylindrical spacer. Also, the distance in the area where pixels, scan lines, and image signal lines are not formed within the liquid crystal display panel is provided by the cylindrical spacer. In this case, it is necessary to form a mount. The layer structure of the mount is the same as that of the TFT substrate with which the cylindrical spacer in the display area comes into contact. This makes it possible to equalize the distance of the liquid crystal layer of the liquid crystal display panel without an increase in production cost, and to prevent uneven brightness or color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Takahiro Nagami
  • Patent number: 9318511
    Abstract: A display device having repair and detect structure includes a substrate, a pixel array, a first shorting bar and a first repair line. The pixel array disposed on the substrate includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines. The first shorting bar disposed on the substrate is connected to the gate lines for testing the gate lines, and the first shorting bar includes a first shorting segment. The first repair line is disposed on the substrate for repairing at least one of the data lines. The first shorting segment of the first shorting bar is electrically connected to the first repair line. Furthermore, another repair and detect structure of a display device is disclosed, wherein the first shorting bar includes a first shorting segment, the first repair line includes a first repair segment, and the first shorting segment overlaps with the first repair segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai-Ting Chang, Han-Tung Hsu, Tsu-Te Zen
  • Patent number: 9298048
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device in which smear error is suppressed and transmittance is uniform is provided. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a plurality of pixels and uses comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 as common wirings, the common wirings include mesh-shaped common metal wirings 101v and 101h extending in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction and the comb-teeth-shaped transparent conductive films 110 are connected between adjacent pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Saori Sugiyama, Yuji Maede, Masateru Morimoto
  • Patent number: 9299727
    Abstract: An array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof as well as a display panel are provided. The manufacturing method comprises: forming a pattern including a scanning line (32) and a spacer base (33) on a same layer of a substrate (31); forming a gate insulating layer (34); forming a pattern including an active layer (35), a data line, a source electrode and a drain electrode; forming a passivation layer (36); sequentially etching the passivation layer (36) and the gate insulating layer (34) through a dry etching method to form a via hole (38) exposing the spacer base (33), and inducing materials generated from an etching process in a reaction cavity to deposit on a surface of the spacer base (33) through an electric field formed by the spacer base (33) exposed in the via hole (38) and etching gas adopted in the etching process, to form a spacer (39).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jian Guo
  • Patent number: 9299729
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a substrate; a translucent pixel electrode installed at one side of the substrate; and a storage capacitor which is installed between the pixel electrode and the substrate, and in which a translucent first electrode layer overlapping with the pixel electrode in a plane view, a translucent second electrode layer electrically connected to the pixel electrode, and a translucent dielectric layer interposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are laminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Ito, Yoshitake Tateno
  • Patent number: 9293097
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes gate lines, data lines insulated from the gate lines while crossing the gate lines, and pixels each including sub-pixels in two successive rows by three successive columns. Among the sub-pixels in the two rows by the three columns, the sub-pixels in one of the three columns are respectively connected to a pair of different gate lines among three gate lines, and the sub-pixels in a different one of the three columns are connected to a remaining gate line among the three gate lines. The sub-pixels in the one and the different one of the three columns includes the same color filter and are applied with a gate signal transmitted in the same direction along pixel rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Sun Kim, Yeong-Keun Kwon, Soo-Wan Yoon, Young-Soo Yoon, Jaehoon Lee, Chongchul Chai
  • Patent number: 9288895
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electrical device includes a first substrate with a first side and a second side, a second substrate opposed to the first side of the first substrate, and a functional element arranged between the first side of the first substrate and the second substrate. The electrical device includes a first electrode arranged to a first substrate side of the functional element and overlaps with the functional element in planar view, and a second electrode arranged to a second substrate side of the functional element and overlaps with the functional element in planar view. The electrical device includes an electronic component arranged between the functional element and the first electrode, overlapping the first electrode and the second electrode in planar view, and driving the functional element. The electrical device includes a connecting section electrically connecting the first electrode to the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Sato
  • Patent number: 9288896
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electrical device includes a first substrate with a first side and a second side, a second substrate opposed to the first side of the first substrate, and a functional element between the first side of the first substrate and the second substrate. A first electrode arranged to a first substrate side of the functional element and overlaps with the functional element in planar view. A second electrode is arranged to a second substrate side of the functional element and overlaps with the functional element in planar view. An electronic component is arranged between the functional element and the first electrode, overlaps with the first electrode and the second electrode in planar view, and drives the functional element. A connecting section electrically connects the first electrode to the second electrode and a protection circuit between an output terminal of the electronic circuit and the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Sato
  • Patent number: 9287326
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) for driving a flexible display includes a first layer including spatially non-repetitive features, the first layer deposited on a flexible substrate, the spatially non-repetitive features not substantially regularly repeating in both of two orthogonal directions (x,y) in the plane of the substrate. The IC further includes a second layer including spatially repetitive features with the second layer being deposited on said first layer. The first and second layers are aligned to one another so as to allow electrical coupling between said non-repetitive and said repetitive features, and wherein distortion compensation is applied during deposition of said repetitive features to enable said alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: FLEXENABLE LIMITED
    Inventors: Carl Hayton, Paul Cain
  • Patent number: 9285612
    Abstract: Disclosed is an in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display, in which a pixel electrode and a common electrode are formed on the same substrate. The display includes a first substrate having a first conductive layer and second conductive layer, the first conductive layer and second conductive layer formed on each surface of the first substrate; a second substrate has a transparent pixel electrode and a transparent common electrode formed on one surface of the second substrate, facing the second conductive layer; an electrical connection part is installed to electrically connect the second conductive layer to the transparent common electrode, wherein a common voltage applied to the transparent common electrode is applied to the second conductive layer through the electrical connection part. This arrangement prevents generation of static electricity to suppress a whitening phenomenon due to liquid crystal polarization in a liquid crystal layer, thereby improving display image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Hydis Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong Hoon Lim
  • Patent number: 9274393
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thin film transistor array panel, a liquid crystal display, and a method capable of reducing an effect on neighboring pixels in a process of repairing a pixel defect. The thin film transistor array panel may include: a thin film transistor connected to a gate line and a data line to define a pixel area; a pixel electrode formed in the pixel area and connected to the thin film transistor; and a storage electrode including a first portion overlapping the data line between two adjacent gate lines. The storage electrode may also include a second portion connected to the first portion and enclosing an edge of the pixel area except for a region where the first portion is formed. The storage electrode may be branched between pixel electrodes respectively formed in two adjacent pixel areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Woong Chang, Ho-Kyoon Kwon, Shin-Tack Kang
  • Patent number: 9275573
    Abstract: A display device which includes a substrate having a pixel unit that receiving first and second voltages is disclosed. In one aspect, the first and second power lines are coupled to the first and second voltages, and are supplied to the pixel unit via first and second power pads. In some aspects, the first and second power pads are alternately disposed while being spaced apart from each other in at least a portion of the peripheral area, and the second power pads are disposed in the space between the respective first power pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon Lee, Il-Hun Jeong
  • Patent number: 9268178
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a device includes a first substrate including first and second gate lines which extend in a first direction, a source line which extends in a second direction, and a pixel electrode including a primary pixel electrode which is located between the first and second gate lines and which extends in the second direction, a second substrate including a common electrode which extends parallel to the primary pixel electrode on both sides across the primary pixel electrode, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first and second substrates. At a position that intersects with the source line, at least one of the first gate line and the second gate line includes a depression provided in an end located on the side of the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Midori Takano, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Tatsuya Wakimoto
  • Patent number: 9263508
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a display panel, which includes a substrate having a pixel region and a peripheral region, a control element overlying the pixel region of the substrate, a conducting layer overlying the substrate in the peripheral region, a first insulating layer overlying the conducting layer in the peripheral region, wherein a ratio between an area of the first insulating layer and an area of the conducting layer in the peripheral region is between about 0.27 and 0.99, a lower electrode layer overlying the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer overlying the lower electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi Su, Yu-Hung Dai, Chang-Ho Tseng
  • Patent number: 9263480
    Abstract: A fabricating method of an array substrate, an array substrate and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a substrate; a plate electrode, a gate electrode, a gate line, a gate insulating film, semiconductor silicon islands, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a data line, a slit electrode formed on the substrate, and the substrate is also provided with a gate line through hole and a data line through hole. The gate electrode and the gate line include the first transparent conductive material and gate metal material stacked sequentially; the slit electrode is directly connected to the drain electrode; a second transparent conductive material is connected to the gate line through the gate line through hole; and connected to the data line through the data line through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Qin
  • Patent number: 9256106
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The common electrode includes a first cross-shaped cutout overlapping the pixel electrode, and a second cutout parallel to an edge of the pixel electrode, the second cutout being separated from the edge of the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jae Yun, Hyun-Cheol Moon, Jae Hong Park, Oh Jeong Kwon, Hyeok Jin Lee, Sang-Uk Lim, Jiang Shuai, Kyung Hye Park, Joo Young Yoon, Kwang-Chul Jung, Sang Cheol Shin, Joo Ae Youn
  • Patent number: 9250474
    Abstract: A display substrate for a display device includes: a substrate which includes a light blocking region defining a plurality of pixel areas disposed in a matrix, each pixel area having a length extending in a second direction, and a width extending in a first direction; a color filter overlapping a portion of the each pixel area of the plurality of pixel areas; and an alignment layer disposed on the color filter. the color filter includes a first edge parallel to the second direction, and a second edge forming a predetermined angle with the first edge. The second edge is substantially parallel to an alignment direction of the alignment layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun Park, Seul Ki Kim, Seung Sok Son, Hye Jung Lee, Soon Wook Hong
  • Patent number: 9250463
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate including a plurality of pixels, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each pixel includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor pattern, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The first electrode includes a first portion overlapping the drain electrode and a second portion outside the first portion, and the second electrode does not overlap the first portion of the first electrode. The first electrode or the second electrode is formed as a single unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Hun Jung, Dongwuuk Seo, Sun-Jung Lee
  • Patent number: 9250485
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and an array substrate thereof. The LCD panel includes a number of pixel units, each of the pixel units includes a pixel electrode, and each pixel electrode includes a number of bar-shaped gaps and a number of first electrode patterns. The bar-shaped gaps and the first electrode patterns are alternatively arranged. In the number of the pixel units, the sum of the area of the bar-shaped gaps in each of the pixel units increases gradually along a direction from a middle region of the LCD panel to side regions of the LCD panel, while the sum of the area of the first electrode patterns in each of the pixel units is same. By using the above means, the LCD panel of the present invention obtains better brightness uniformity, and “white sides” phenomenon is alleviated or even eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hua Zheng
  • Patent number: 9244312
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has a TFT substrate, a color filter (CF) substrate, a liquid crystal layer, wall structures formed on the TFT substrate, pixel electrodes provided on at least the sides of the wall structures, and common electrodes and counter electrodes formed on the TFT substrate and on the CF substrate to face each other, and a number of pixels are provided to include the TFT substrate, the CF substrate and the liquid crystal layer, wherein a light blocking region is provided around each of the number of pixels, each wall structure is arranged in the light blocking region, a support formed of a transparent and elastic material is arranged on an upper surface of each wall structure, the CF substrate is supported by the supports, and the liquid crystal layer is driven by electrical fields generated by the pixel electrodes, the common electrodes and the counter electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Miharu Otani, Takato Hiratsuka, Osamu Itou
  • Patent number: 9247615
    Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of second signal lines, a plurality of pixel units, a plurality of transmitting lines, and a driving chip. The transmitting lines are disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the second signal lines. The driving chip includes a plurality of first pins, a plurality of second pins, and a driving circuit. The first pins are electrically connected to the first signal lines, and the second pins are electrically connected to the transmitting lines. The first pins and the second pins are disposed alternately and evenly, such that the first signal lines and the transmitting lines do not intersect each other. The transmitting lines are disposed on the substrate evenly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Hao Chang, Chi-Ming Wu, Ian French
  • Patent number: 9244319
    Abstract: To provide a plural-viewpoint display device having an image separating optical element such as a lenticular lens or a parallax barrier, which is capable of arranging thin film transistors and wirings while achieving substantially trapezoid apertures and high numerical aperture, and to provide a driving method thereof, a terminal device, and a display panel. A neighboring pixel pair arranged with a gate line interposed therebetween is connected to the gate line placed between the pixels, each of the pixels configuring the neighboring pixel pair is connected to the data line different from each other, and each of the neighboring pixel pairs neighboring to each other in an extending direction of the gate lines is connected to the gate line different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: NLT TECHNNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Uehara, Hidenori Ikeno, Tetsushi Satou
  • Patent number: 9235070
    Abstract: The A voltage-applying circuit for LC photo-alignment, comprising: a plurality of liquid crystal panels each of which comprises G_Odd, a G_Even, a R, a B, a G, a CF_Com, and a TFT_Com signal input terminals; a plurality of voltage-applying point groups connected to the liquid crystal panels, each voltage-applying point group comprising G_Odd, a G_Even, a R, a G, a B, a CF_Com, and a TFT_Com voltage-applying points respectively connected to the G_Odd, G_Even, R, G, B, CF_Com, and TFT_Com signal input terminals of the corresponding liquid crystal panel; a voltage supplying module comprising a plurality of power sources each of which is connected to the voltage-applying points of the voltage-applying point groups having the same function; and a plurality of switch control circuits each of which is connected between each liquid crystal panel and the voltage-applying point group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhengxing Xu
  • Patent number: 9236162
    Abstract: Provided is a transparent conductive ink which contains metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes as a conductive component and can form a coating film which has good conductivity and a high light transmittance property, and also provided is a transparent conductive pattern forming method wherein this transparent conductive ink is used for forming a transparent conductive pattern by simple production steps, to thereby suppress the production cost and environmental load. At least one of metal nanowires and metal nanotubes are dispersed in a dispersion medium containing a shape-holding material which contains an organic compound having a molecular weight in the range of 150 to 500 and which has a viscosity of 1.0×103 to 2.0×106 mPa·s at 25° C., to prepare a transparent conductive ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignees: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Suganuma, Kuniaki Ohtsuka, Koichiro Murahashi, Yasutaka Takemura, Hiroshi Uchida
  • Patent number: 9229275
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, and a controllable layer disposed between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a pixel. The pixel includes a display region and a non-display region. The first substrate further includes: a transistor disposed in the non-display region; a protection layer disposed on and covering the transistor; a first electrode disposed on the protection layer; and a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, the second electrode being insulated from the first electrode and including a slit disposed in the display region. One of the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically connected to the transistor via a contact hole extending through the protection layer. The other of the first electrode and the second electrode is configured to receive a common voltage. The contact hole and the slit do not overlap one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JeongMin Park, Ji-Hyun Kim, Sungkyun Park, Jung-Soo Lee, Jun Chun, Jinho Ju
  • Patent number: 9219156
    Abstract: A display substrate includes a gate line disposed on a base substrate and extending in a direction. A data line crosses the gate line. A thin film transistor comprises a gate electrode, a semiconductor pattern, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The thin film transistor is connected to the gate line and the data line. A pixel electrode is connected to the thin film transistor. A light blocking pattern overlaps the semiconductor pattern. The light blocking pattern includes a haze-processed material of substantially the same material as the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Ki Hwang, Sung-Man Kim, Young-Jin Park, Hwa-Yeul Oh, Young-Je Cho, Soo-Jung Chae
  • Patent number: 9217898
    Abstract: A vertical alignment liquid crystal display device (VA-LCD) includes a display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel unit includes a first thin film transistor (TFT), a second TFT, and a liquid crystal capacitor having a pixel electrode and a common electrode. The common electrode is applied with a common voltage, a first gray voltage is applied to the pixel electrode through a first TFT, and a second gray voltage is applied to the pixel electrode through a second TFT different from the first gray voltage, such that liquid crystal capacitor maintains two different gray voltages in a display frame time of the VA-LCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yueh-Ping Chang, Chao-Yi Hung