Electrode Or Bus Detail (i.e., Excluding Supplemental Capacitor And Transistor Electrodes) Patents (Class 349/139)
  • Patent number: 10380939
    Abstract: A display unit includes sub-pixels that each have a light emitting element, a capacitor, a first transistor that writes a video signal potential to the capacitor, and a second transistor that provides a drive current to the light emitting element based on a voltage stored in the capacitor. Each first transistor has a channel width W and channel length L, such that a width to length ratio is W/L. The width to length ratio W1/L1 of one of the first transistors is different than a width-to-length ratio W2/L2 of at least one other of the first transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuo Minami
  • Patent number: 10371981
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises image signal lines, scanning signal lines, pixels, a display area, pixel electrodes, and common electrodes. The common electrodes are configured to detect an object and to display an image in the display area. The common electrodes include first and second common electrodes which are arranged in a first direction. A first slit is provided between the first and second common electrodes. The first and second common electrodes are supplied a signal different from each other. A second slit is provided in the first common electrode. Each of the first slit and the second slit overlaps one of the image signal lines and extends in an extension direction in which the image signal line extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kenta Seki, Gen Koide, Hayato Kurasawa
  • Patent number: 10365516
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device and an array substrate are disclosed. At least one data line and at least one pixel cell are arranged on the array substrate. A gap is formed between the data line and the pixel cell, and an electrode is arranged on the gap to cover the gap. In this way, the light leakage is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 10365514
    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: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Yoshiharu Hirakata, Masahiko Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 10367166
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate; an emitting diode on the substrate; a second substrate on the emitting diode; and a dam between the first substrate and the second substrate and surrounding the emitting diode, wherein the dam include a resin and a plate-shape filler, and the plate-shape filler is arranged to be non-parallel to a surface of the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-Uk Cho
  • Patent number: 10359664
    Abstract: A display device includes a display surface with pixels including four sub-pixels of four colors, and being arrayed in a matrix of a first viewing angle direction and a second viewing angle direction orthogonal thereto. The first viewing angle direction in a direction parallel to the display surface of a main viewing angle direction that intersects with the display surface. A reflective member, first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a color filter with filters of four colors corresponding to the four sub-pixels, and a scattering member is provided on the second substrate. For the color filter, a change in transmittance of the filters per pixel in the main viewing angle direction is smaller than a change in transmittance of the filters per pixel in a direction orthogonal to the first viewing angle direction in the second viewing angle direction parallel to the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masaya Tamaki, Yoko Fukunaga, Masashi Mitsui, Susumu Kimura
  • Patent number: 10359673
    Abstract: An LCD panel and LCD device are disclosed. The LCD panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate, located opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal (LC) layer sandwiched between the first and the second substrates. The LCD panel has an active area having a plurality of sub-pixel areas arranged in an array, and shielding areas between two adjacent sub-pixel areas. A side of the first substrate adjacent to the LC layer includes a first electrode layer, the first electrode layer corresponding to the sub-pixel areas and shielding areas; and a side of the second substrate adjacent to the LC layer includes mutually independent second and third electrode layers; the second electrode layer corresponding to the sub-pixel areas and the third electrode layer corresponding to the shielding areas. The third electrode layer includes vias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuai Chen
  • Patent number: 10360837
    Abstract: The present application discloses a bilateral driving device and a tablet display. The bilateral driving device includes a first source driver, a second source driver and at least two driving signal lines connected to the first source driver, a second source driver, wherein the connection of the middle site of the at least two driving signal lines is not parallel to the specific edge of the display panel. By adapting the embodiment of the present application can utilize the visual characteristics of the human eye, the connection of the middle site of the at least two driving signal lines is not parallel to the edge of the display panel to confuse the dark spots and bright spots, to enhance brightness uniformity of the display panel, and improve the display quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Man Li, Xiaoping Tan, Jiehui Qin
  • Patent number: 10360845
    Abstract: A display device. A display including a display panel configured to include a plurality of active pixels and a plurality of dummy pixels, which are formed near the active pixels, a control driver configured to control a pixel driving circuit formed in each of the active pixels and a dummy driving circuit formed in each of the dummy pixels, wherein each of the pixel driving circuits of the active pixels includes a pixel driving transistor and each of the dummy driving circuits of the dummy pixels, which are formed at either end of the display panel in a first direction, is electrically connected at a first dummy node thereof and includes a dummy driving transistor and a first dummy capacitor, which connects a control terminal of the dummy driving transistor and the first dummy node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyong Tae Park, Yu Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 10359623
    Abstract: A optical phase shifter is provided for adjusting an optical phase of light propagating therethrough along an optical axis. The optical phase shifter includes first and second transparent slides defining a cavity therebetween. A sheet is received in the cavity and has first and second sides. The sheet includes a rigid inner portion alignable with the optical axis and is moveable along the optical axis between a first position and a second position. A tuning structure is operatively engageable with the rigid inner portion of the sheet to selectively move the rigid inner portion of the sheet along the optical axis so as to adjust the optical phase of light propagating through the optical phase shifter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hongrui Jiang, Alireza Ousati Ashtiani
  • Patent number: 10353260
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel, including an array substrate and a color film substrate; in the array substrate, every two adjacent columns of highlight sub-pixels form a group of highlight sub-pixels, at least one column of color sub-pixels is arranged between any two groups of highlight sub-pixels; the color film substrate includes a black matrix and color filters arranged in array, the black matrix includes a first and second black matrixes, the color filter includes columns of highlight color filters and columns of colored color filters, every two adjacent columns of highlight color filters form a group of highlight color filters, at least one column of colored color filters is arranged between any two groups of highlight color filters; on the color film substrate, orthogonal projection of the second black matrix does not overlap with orthogonal projection of the gap between the two adjacent columns of highlight color filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingxiao Du, Kang Yang, Huiping Chai, Hong Ding
  • Patent number: 10353259
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a semiconductor layer including a first extension portion and a second extension portion, a gate line, a first common electrode opposed to at least the second extension portion, a source line extending above the second extension portion, a pixel electrode including a main pixel electrode, a second common electrode including a second main common electrode opposed to the source line, and a first alignment film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Jin Hirosawa
  • Patent number: 10353488
    Abstract: Positional input systems and methods are provided. Using a handheld device comprising a detector, to which display of a plurality of displays a detector is proximate may be determined. Using the detector, at least a part of an optical pattern disposed on the display to which the detector is proximate may be detected. The part of the optical pattern may correspond to a location on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Fred Charles Thomas, III, Bruce E. Blaho
  • Patent number: 10330923
    Abstract: A member for an optical scanner includes: a functional portion including a movable portion, a shaft portion oscillatably supporting the movable portion, and a support portion supporting the shaft portion; a wiring line provided on the movable portion; and a structure provided on the functional portion and thicker than the wiring line; the wiring line and the structure are provided on a first major surface of the functional portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makiko Hino, Yasushi Mizoguchi
  • Patent number: 10330994
    Abstract: A drain electrode 25 of a TFT 21 overlaps with a gate electrode formed integrally with a gate line 23. A pixel electrode 22 has a main body part formed on a first side of the gate line 23, and an extension part extending in an extending direction of a data line 24 and covering an overlapping portion of the gate electrode and the drain electrode 25. The drain electrode 25 is not formed on a second side of the gate line 23, whereas the extension part of the pixel electrode 22 is formed also on the second side of the gate line 23. Even when a position of the pixel electrode 22 is shifted in the extending direction of the data line 24, a parasitic capacitance between a drain and a source of the TFT 21 is kept constant, because an area of a portion where the extension part of the pixel electrode 22 overlaps with the gate line 23 does not change. With this, degradation of display quality due to a variation in the parasitic capacitance between the gate and drain of the TFT 21 can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Yoshida, Masakatsu Tominaga, Tomoo Furukawa, Junichi Morinaga
  • Patent number: 10331002
    Abstract: A pixel array substrate including a plurality of pixel units disposed on a substrate is provided. Each of the pixel units includes a scan line, a data line and an active element. The active element includes a semiconductor layer, a gate, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The semiconductor layer has a channel region, a source region, a drain region, a first connection region and a second connection region. The first connection region is connected between the channel region and the source region. The second connection region is connected between the channel region and the drain region. A normal projection of the first connection region on the substrate and a normal projection of the second connection region on the substrate are respectively located at two opposite sides of a normal projection of the data line on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiu-Chun Hsieh, Yi-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 10317753
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is configured to prevent the appearance on its display of a black stain stemming from a drop in volume resistivity of liquid crystal caused by ions therein. The device includes a thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate and a counter substrate bonded together along the periphery thereof by a seal material. The TFT substrate and the counter substrate have liquid crystal sandwiched therebetween and include a display area. A second wall is formed outside the display area over the TFT substrate. A second electrode is formed over the second wall. A first wall is formed between the second wall and the display area. A first electrode is formed over the first wall. The first wall has a gap against the counter substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Genki Asozu
  • Patent number: 10319487
    Abstract: A process for producing a transparent conductive film, comprising (a) providing a graphene oxide gel; (b) dispersing metal nanowires in the graphene oxide gel to form a suspension; (c) dispensing and depositing the suspension onto a substrate; and (d) removing the liquid medium to form the film. The film is composed of metal nanowires and graphene oxide with a metal nanowire-to-graphene oxide weight ratio from 1/99 to 99/1, wherein the metal nanowires contain no surface-borne metal oxide or metal compound and the film exhibits an optical transparence no less than 80% and sheet resistance no higher than 300 ohm/square. This film can be used as a transparent conductive electrode in an electro-optic device, such as a photovoltaic or solar cell, light-emitting diode, photo-detector, touch screen, electro-wetting display, liquid crystal display, plasma display, LED display, a TV screen, a computer screen, or a mobile phone screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Nanotek Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Jun Lin, Aruna Zhamu, Bor Z. Jang
  • Patent number: 10312263
    Abstract: The display panel includes a first substrate, first signal lines, second signal lines, third signal lines, thin film transistors, pixel electrodes, and at least one driving circuit. The first signal lines respectively intersect with the second signal lines to define multiple pixel regions. At least one of the pixel regions has one of the third signal lines diposed therein. The second signal lines and the third signal lines are electrically connected to the at least one driving circuit. Each of the first signal lines is electrically connected to one of the gate and the source of at least one of the thin film transistors. Each of the second signal lines is electrically connected to the other one of the gate and the source of at least one of the thin film transistors. Each of the third signal lines is electrically connected to one of the first signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: HannStar Display Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Yen Yeh
  • Patent number: 10310342
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate including a display area and a non-display area; a gate line in the display area and a gate pad in the non-display area, the gate line extending in a first direction; a data line in the display area, the data line extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a thin film transistor at an intersection point among the gate line and the data line; a step-difference pattern on the gate pad; and a protective layer including a first protective layer on the thin film transistor and a second protective layer on the step-difference pattern and the gate pad. The second protective layer has a height less than a height of the first protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungjin Mun, Namwook Lee, Kihun Jeong, Xinxing Li, Hyeongjun Jin
  • Patent number: 10308870
    Abstract: A liquid crystal medium that has stability to heat, light and so forth, a wide temperature range of a liquid crystal phase and significantly large dielectric anisotropy to develop an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase is required. Moreover, various optical devices that can be used in a wide temperature range, and have a short response time, a large contrast ratio and a low drive voltage are required. A liquid crystal composition contains an achiral component T containing at least one compound (1) represented by formula (1) and a chiral agent to develop an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase, wherein in formula (1), R1 is alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, L1, L2 and L3 are each independently hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine; and Y1 is fluorine, CF3, or —OCF3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: JNC CORPORATION, JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Haseba, Koki Sago, Shinichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10304768
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate including wiring layers, a semiconductor chip including electrode pads and mounted on the wiring substrate, and a first capacitor including a first electrode and a second electrode, and mounted on the wiring substrate. The wiring layers include a first wiring layer including a first terminal pad electrically connected with the first electrode of the first capacitor and a second terminal pad electrically connected with the second electrode of the first capacitor; and a second wiring layer on an inner side by one layer from the first wiring layer of the wiring substrate and including a first conductor pattern having a larger area than each of the first terminal pad and the second terminal pad. The first conductor pattern includes a first opening in a region overlapping with each of the first terminal pad and the second terminal pad in the second wiring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Nakagawa, Shinji Baba, Takeumi Kato
  • Patent number: 10295876
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate and a method for manufacturing the same, and a display apparatus. The array substrate comprises a shielding electrode driven independently, and the shielding electrode covers at least one gate line and/or at least one data line. The shielding electrode can isolate a signal of the at least one gate line and/or the at least one data line, so that the signal of the at least one gate line and/or the at least one data line is prevented from interfering with normal deflections of liquid crystal molecules of a liquid crystal display. Moreover, since the shielding electrode is driven independently, the shielding electrode will not affect a voltage of a common electrode of the liquid crystal display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pan Li, Hongfei Cheng
  • Patent number: 10297655
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area, a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a function-adding area, of which at least a portion is surrounded by the display area, and a detour area disposed between the display area and the function-adding area. The display apparatus includes a plurality of pixel circuits disposed in the display area. A plurality of driving lines are electrically connected to the pixel circuits and extend in a direction in the display area. A first detour line is disposed in the detour area and is electrically connected to a first driving line. A second detour line is disposed in the detour area. The second detour line is electrically connected to a second driving line and is disposed in a different layer from the first detour line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Hyun Ka, Seung-Kyu Lee, Hwan-Soo Jang, Jin-Tae Jeong
  • Patent number: 10288959
    Abstract: A terminal structure that keeps the resistance of its connecting portion small and secures mechanical reliability is to be achieved. A display device includes a display region and a terminal region. A terminal formed in the terminal region is formed with a terminal metal, a first oxide conductive film covering the end portion of the terminal metal, and a second oxide conductive film covering the first oxide conductive film and the terminal metal. The first oxide conductive film has an opening in the center part of the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Motoharu Miyamoto, Hidetatsu Nakamura, Yasuhiro Kanaya, Yasushi Nakano, Yasuhito Aruga
  • Patent number: 10281713
    Abstract: A display device and a method for making the same are provided. In the method, source and drain contacts are patterned on a buffer layer. An IGZO layer is depositing over at least a portion of the source contact and a portion of the drain contact. A gate structure is formed over the IGZO layer. A silicon nitride layer is deposited over the gate structure and the IGZO layer to form a first doped region in the IGZO layer and a second doped region in the IGZO layer. A pixel electrode is formed over the buffer layer. A plurality of pixel walls are formed over the buffer layer, the plurality of pixel walls being associated with an electrowetting pixel and the pixel electrode being configured to a apply voltage within the electrowetting pixel. At least one of the source contact and the drain contact is connected to the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Toru Sakai
  • Patent number: 10281784
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device may comprise: a substrate; first and second data lines extending in parallel to each other over the substrate; a first thin-film transistor (TFT) disposed on the substrate and connected to the first data line; a second TFT disposed on the substrate and connected to the second data line; a first sub-pixel electrode disposed to overlap the first and second data lines and connected to the first TFT; and a second sub-pixel electrode disposed to overlap the first and second data lines and connected to the second TFT, wherein an overlapping area of the first sub-pixel electrode and the first data line is the same as an overlapping area of the first sub-pixel electrode and the second data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 10274775
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, on which a display area and a non-display area are defined, a first electrode on the first substrate in the non-display area, where the first electrode receives a common voltage, a step difference pattern on the first electrode, a second electrode on the step difference pattern, where the second electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode, a first light shielding unit spaced apart from the step difference pattern and having a first height, a second light shielding unit between the first light shielding unit and the step difference pattern, where the second light shielding unit has a second height, which is less than the first height, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wansoon Im, Jungwook Lee
  • Patent number: 10274792
    Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device includes a substrate, a thin-film transistor (“TFT”) disposed on the substrate, an insulation film disposed on the TFT, a pixel electrode disposed on the insulation film, an expanded electrode disposed in a same layer as the pixel electrode, a connection electrode which is disposed in the same layer as the pixel electrode and connects the pixel electrode with the expanded electrode, and a shield electrode disposed in the same layer as the pixel electrode and separated from the pixel electrode, the connection electrode and the expanded electrode, where the expanded electrode is electrically connected to the TFT via a contact hole defined in the insulation film, and where the shield electrode includes a first shield portion disposed between the pixel electrode and the contact hole in a plan view, and a second shield portion other than the first shield portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Cheol Shin, Hak Sun Chang, Jin Ah Kim, Se Hyun Lee, Seung Min Lee, Jung Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 10254606
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first line extending in a first direction, an insulating layer covering the first line, a second line disposed on the insulating layer and extending in a second direction, and a drive circuit including an output line extending in the first direction and connected to the first line through a contact portion. The contact portion includes a first portion to which the first line is connected at a first position, and a second portion to which the output line is connected at a second position which is apart from the first position in the second direction, the second portion facing the first portion with the insulating layer interposed therebetween while being electrically connected to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Akira Yokogawa
  • Patent number: 10254578
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, where a display area and a non-display area are defined in each of the first and second substrates; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a common voltage line disposed in the non-display area of the first substrate; a light-shielding pattern disposed on the common voltage line and including an open portion, which at least partially exposes the common voltage line; and a dummy color layer disposed below the common voltage line and at least partially overlapping the open portion. The light-shielding pattern includes a first stepped portion disposed on a side of the open portion and a second stepped portion disposed on another side of the open portion, and the dummy color layer overlaps at least one of the first and second stepped portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Hee Shin, Dong Hyeon Ki, Bo Yeong Kim, Byoung Sun Na
  • Patent number: 10234972
    Abstract: A touch display panel and controlling method thereof are provided. The touch display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display medium layer, a first common electrode, and a pixel structure including a pixel electrode and a second common electrode. The first common electrode has a voltage signal. In a display mode, the pixel electrode is provided with a data signal so that a first voltage difference exists between the first and the second common electrodes. The arrangement of the display medium layer varies according to the data signal and the first voltage difference. In a touch mode, the second common electrode is provided with an indication signal whose waveform alternates between first and second voltage values. When the indication signal is at the first voltage value and a second voltage value respectively, a second and a third voltage differences exist between the first and second common electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Chun Wang, Pi-Chun Yeh, Hsin-Chun Huang, Ching-Sheng Cheng
  • Patent number: 10234971
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch-display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate; a touch electrode layer provided on the first substrate and including a plurality of touch electrodes; a touch signal wire layer including a plurality of touch signal wires. The touch signal wire layer further includes a plurality of dummy touch signal wires. A plurality of spacers is provided on a surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, wherein the plurality of spacers have a first orthographic projection on the plane of the touch signal wire layer, and the orthographic projection is overlapped with said touch signal wires or the dummy touch signal wires. The touch-display panel provides dummy touch signal wires and the first orthographic projections of the spacer on the plane of the touch signal wire layer are overlapped with the touch signal wires or dummy touch signal wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: Shanghai Tianma Micro-electronics Co., Ltd., Tianma Micro-electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong Ding, Lingxiao Du, Gujun Li
  • Patent number: 10234733
    Abstract: An array substrate, a display device and a method for manufacturing an array substrate are provided. The array substrate includes: two first conductive connection strips arranged opposite to each other; and multiple electrode strips arranged between the two first conductive connection strips. The multiple electrode strips are electrically connected to each other via the two first conductive connection strips. Slits are formed between adjacent electrode strips. The multiple electrode strips include at least one electrode strip, of which one end is electrically connected to one of the two first conductive connection strips and another end is spaced at a distance from the other of the two first conductive connection strips to form an opening. The opening is communicated with two adjacent slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenwei Wang, Yuguang Fan, Yezhou Fang, Hong Zhu, Hongjun Yu
  • Patent number: 10234739
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate includes a substrate and thin film transistors arranged in first and second directions above the substrate. Each thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode and a semiconductor layer. The drain electrode is above the gate electrode and includes a first drain oblique portion and a second drain oblique portion extending from an end portion of the first drain oblique portion. The source electrode is spaced apart from the drain electrode above the gate electrode and includes a first source oblique portion and a second source oblique portion extending from an end portion of the first source oblique portion. The semiconductor layer at least partially overlaps the gate electrode and includes a drain region to which the drain electrode is connected, a source region to which the source electrode is connected, and a channel region therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeonmun Jeon, Minchul Song, Seongsu Lim, Yanghee Kim
  • Patent number: 10222659
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, and a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode includes a plurality of micro-branches which are spaced apart from each other and extend side by side with each other, where a micro-slit is defined between the micro-branches, and a stem part which is connected to each of the micro-branches, where an indentation pattern is defined by a cutout portion extending into the stem part, and at least one of two points connecting the indentation pattern and the micro-slit is located on a slit boundary line at which the micro-slit and the stem part meet each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Se Hyun Lee, Cheol Shin, Hak Sun Chang
  • Patent number: 10224345
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes at least one pixel in a display area, a driving circuit disposed in a peripheral area adjacent the display area, the peripheral area including a first fan-out area and a second fan-out area disposed between the first fan-out area and the display area, a first fan-out line disposed in the first fan-out area and the second fan-out area, and fanned out from the first fan-out area to the display area, a second fan-out line disposed in the second fan-out area, and fanned out from the second fan-out area to the display area, a first horizontal power line disposed in the second fan-out area, and a second horizontal power line disposed in the first fan-out area, and electrically connected to the second fan-out line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deok-Young Choi, So-Hyun Lee, Young-Jin Cho
  • Patent number: 10216048
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a liquid-crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid-crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a pixel electrode provide, the first electrode includes an electrode base portion extending in a first direction and comb tooth portions extending in a second direction and protruding in a comb teeth shape from the electrode base portion with a predetermined distance interposed therebetween, and adjacent comb tooth portions include adjacent comb tooth portions having a relation in which a first long side of one comb tooth portion closest to a boundary between pixels is not parallel to a first long side of the other comb tooth portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventor: Toshiharu Matsushima
  • Patent number: 10218289
    Abstract: A stacked switched capacitor (SSC) energy buffer circuit includes a switching network and a plurality of energy storage capacitors. The switching network need operate at only a relatively low switching frequency and can take advantage of soft charging of the energy storage capacitors to reduce loss. Thus, efficiency of the SSC energy buffer circuit can be extremely high compared with the efficiency of other energy buffer circuits. Since circuits utilizing the SSC energy buffer architecture need not utilize electrolytic capacitors, circuits utilizing the SSC energy buffer architecture overcome limitations of energy buffers utilizing electrolytic capacitors. Circuits utilizing the SSC energy buffer architecture (without electrolytic capacitors) can achieve an effective energy density characteristic comparable to energy buffers utilizing electrolytic capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: David J. Perreault, Khurram K. Afridi, Minjie Chen, Steven B. Leeb, Arthur Hsu Chen Chang
  • Patent number: 10209579
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pixel electrode and an array substrate. The pixel electrode comprises four pixel domains, each of which is divided into a first alignment unit and a second alignment unit. The first alignment unit and the second alignment unit can be used to form a first electric field and a second electric field respectively, and the first and second electric fields are different in intensity. The pixel electrode effectively reduces color distortions on a large-size liquid crystal display device observed from a large viewing angle as well as ensures an aperture ratio of a pixel, which enhances the competitiveness of a product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng Hung Chen, Xiaohui Yao
  • Patent number: 10204928
    Abstract: The present application discloses a display substrate comprising a base substrate; a first electrode on the base substrate; a first insulating layer on a side of the first electrode distal to the base substrate; a thin film transistor on a side of the first insulating layer distal to the first electrode; a second insulating layer on a side of the thin film transistor distal to the first insulating layer; an organic layer on a side of the second insulating layer distal to the thin film transistor; and a second electrode on a side of the organic layer distal to the second insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenfei Cai, Qiangqiang Ji, Guoquan Liu, Zhengwei Chen
  • Patent number: 10197522
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multilayer constructs for producing metabolite strips. The multilayer constructs include a substrate layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, a thin film metal conductor layer formed on the top surface of the substrate layer and configured to act as an electrode, and a Transparent Conductive Oxide (TCO) protective layer deposited on top of the metal conductor layer. The metabolic strips can be used, along with various measuring devices, for determining the presence of certain analytes in a specimen and for various like applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: MATERION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin V. Goodwin, Robert R. Newton, Peter J. Asiello, Ian S. Tribick, Jerome Farquharson
  • Patent number: 10198235
    Abstract: Provided is a display device or a display system capable of displaying images along a curved surface, a display device or a display system capable of displaying images seamlessly in the form of a ring, or a display device or a display system that is suitable for increasing in size. The display device includes a display panel. The display panel includes a first part and a second part and is flexible. The first part can display images. The second part can transmit visible light. The display panel is curved so that the second part and the first part overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke Yoshizumi, Yuichi Yanagisawa, Kei Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10197848
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, a repairing method thereof, a display panel and a display device. The array substrate includes a base substrate, and a pixel electrode and a common electrode superimposed one on another on the base substrate. An electrically conductive layer is arranged at a region where the pixel electrode and the common electrode overlap each other. The electrically conductive layer is at least insulated from one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huishuang Liu, Mingxuan Liu, Zengbiao Sun, Liping Luo, Huali Yao
  • Patent number: 10192937
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a pixel unit provided in the display area, and including a first pixel column including a plurality of pixels and a second pixel column including a plurality of pixels displaying a different color from a color of the first pixel column, and data lines which are respectively connected to the first pixel column and the second pixel column, and respectively apply data signals to the first pixel column and the second pixel column, wherein the data line connected to the first pixel column includes sub lines and the data line connected to the second pixel column includes sub lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deuk Jong Kim, Ji Hye Heo, Za Il Lhee, Mi Na Jung
  • Patent number: 10191342
    Abstract: According to the display panel, when a disconnection occurs in a first auxiliary capacitor wiring at a location outside from the outermost wiring among the plurality of second auxiliary capacitor wirings of an active area, the first auxiliary capacitor wiring and an auxiliary capacitor spare wiring are short-circuited at an overlapped portion A, and the auxiliary capacitor spare wiring and a normal first auxiliary capacitor wiring are short-circuited at an overlapped portion B, such that a path is formed through which a signal is transmitted by bypassing the location of the disconnection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yuko Taniguchi, Takuya Ohishi
  • Patent number: 10186198
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes a first driving stage driving a first gate line included in a display panel. The first driving stage includes a first output transistor outputting a first carry signal on the basis of a first clock signal in response to a voltage of a first node, a second output transistor outputting a first gate signal on the basis of the first clock signal in response to the voltage of the first node, a first control transistor applying a second clock signal to a second node, a second control transistor applying a start signal to the first node in response to a voltage of the second node, and a third control transistor applying a first discharge voltage to the first node in response to the first carry signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jonghee Kim, Youngwan Seo, Jaekeun Lim, Chongchul Chai
  • Patent number: 10185193
    Abstract: A liquid crystal pixel structure is disclosed. The liquid crystal pixel structure includes: a pixel electrode, located in a pixel aperture. The pixel electrode has two or more display domains applied with the same voltage level. The pixel electrode extends in different directions in the display domains. A gate line is located at an intersection of the display domains. An edge of the intersection of the display domains overlaps the gate line. A data line is located at an edge of the pixel aperture. The pixel electrode is controlled by the gate line and the data line via a transistor. The aperture of the pixel structure is divided by the gate lines. Therefore, the edge of the display domains overlaps the gate lines. The dark line can be covered by the gate lines and thus the aperture rate and the transparent rate can be raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Peng Du
  • Patent number: 10177210
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having an edge portion, a display region located on the substrate and separated from the edge portion, a drive circuit region between the display region and the edge portion, a terminal region on the edge portion; and wirings in the display region, the drive circuit region, and an area between the drive circuit region and the terminal region, wherein at least one wiring of the wirings include a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer overlapping the first conductive layer in a plan view and separated from the first conductive layer, a first connection portion where the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are electrically connected, a second connection portion where the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are electrically connected, and the first connection portion is separated from the second connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Hiromi Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 10170725
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device includes, in order an anode, an organic layer comprising a light-emitting layer, and a cathode. The anode is a laminated structure comprising in order: a first anode layer comprising a metal compound or a conductive oxide; a second anode layer that is a reflective layer; and a third anode layer comprising a metal compound or a conductive oxide. Light generated in the light-emitting layer is extracted through the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Seiichi Yokoyama