With Driving Circuit Having Input And Output Electrodes On Liquid Crystal Substrate Patents (Class 349/151)
  • Patent number: 11924969
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first circuit board, a control unit disposed on the first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a coupling film which electrically couples the control unit and the second circuit board to each other. The coupling film includes a first coupling part including a first region attached to the first circuit board, and a second region overlapping the display panel when viewed in a thickness direction of the display panel, a second coupling part including a third region attached to the second circuit board, and a fourth region overlapping the display panel when viewed in the thickness direction of the display panel, and a third coupling part coupled to each of the second region and the fourth region to electrically couple the first coupling part and the second coupling part to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Hwa Lim, Sangan Kwon, Kyunho Kim, Yong-Jin Shin, Shimho Yi, Heebum Park
  • Patent number: 11877493
    Abstract: A display panel includes: a first display region used for disposing a sensor; a second display region surrounding the first display region; first pixel units in the first display region; second pixel units in the second display region; and an array substrate, where the array substrate includes a plurality of first data lines and a plurality of second data lines, and the plurality of first data lines pass through the first display region; where in the first display region, each of the plurality of first data lines is electrically connected to a sub-pixel of the first pixel units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoufu Jian, Dongliang Dun
  • Patent number: 11848334
    Abstract: This disclosure proposes a display panel, a manufacturing method, an electronic device and a display device. The display panel includes a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area. The display panel includes a display substrate, a plurality of signal lines located on the display substrate, and the plurality of signal lines all extending from the peripheral area on one side of the display area to the peripheral area on the other side of the display area across the display area, at least one first compensation capacitor located in the peripheral area on the one side of the display area and corresponding to at least one of the plurality of signal lines, and at least one second compensation capacitor located in the peripheral area on the other side of the display area and corresponding to at least one of the plurality of signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jing Liu, Zihua Li
  • Patent number: 11809034
    Abstract: A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes: a color filter layer including a display sub-pixel and a dummy sub-pixel and a spacer including a plurality of first spacers located in the periphery region and a plurality of second spacers located in the display region, the display sub-pixel is located in a display region and includes a first display sub-pixel, a second display sub-pixel, a third display sub-pixel, and a fourth display sub-pixel; the dummy sub-pixel is located in a periphery region the dummy sub-pixel is located in the dummy region of the periphery region, the dummy sub-pixel includes a first dummy sub-pixel, a second dummy sub-pixel, a third dummy sub-pixel, and a fourth dummy sub-pixel; an orthographic projection of the first spacer on the first base substrate has no overlap with an orthographic projection of the dummy sub-pixel on the first base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Shi, Bo Wu, Tianwen Hou, Lei Dai
  • Patent number: 11721619
    Abstract: A flexible circuit film includes the following elements: a base film; a first power input terminal, a second power input terminal, a first power output terminal, and a second power output terminal each disposed on the base film; an integrated circuit chip disposed between the first power input terminal and the first power output terminal and overlapping the base film; first power wiring disposed on the base film, connecting the first power input terminal to the first power output terminal, and including a first connection part; and second power wiring disposed on the base film, connecting the second power input terminal to the second power output terminal, and including a second connection part. The first connection part and the second connection part are disposed between the base film and the integrated circuit chip, overlap the integrated circuit chip, and are spaced from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: BoYeon Kim, Whee-Won Lee, Myeong Su Kim, Sang Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 11696473
    Abstract: A display device includes a display substrate, a first connection wiring, and a signal wiring. The display substrate includes a display area and a pad area disposed outside the display area. The first connection wiring is disposed on the pad area of the display substrate. The signal wiring is disposed on the first connection wiring of the pad area of the display substrate. The signal wiring is electrically connected to the first connection wiring through a first contact hole. The signal wiring includes at least one first opening at least partially surrounded by the signal wiring in a plan view. The first opening is disposed closer to the display area than the first contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dae Geun Lee
  • Patent number: 11688745
    Abstract: A display substrate includes: a base, a plurality of pixel units arranged in columns in a first direction and in rows in a second direction, a plurality of data lines and first gate lines extending in the first direction, a plurality of second gate lines extending in the second direction, and at least one gate driver circuit connected to the first gate lines and located at a side of the display substrate parallel to the second direction. One pixel unit includes a TFT. The TFT is connected to one data line. In a column of pixel units, TFTs of any two adjacent pixel units are respectively located at first and second sides of a respective data line. Each second gate line is connected to a row of pixel units and at least one of the first gate lines. First gate lines connecting different second gate lines are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cong Wang, Seungmin Lee, Xipeng Wang, Wei Zhang, Benzhi Xu, Xin Zhou, Tao Yang, Yingmeng Miao
  • Patent number: 11624956
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device including the same, in which heights of at least some of metal terminals in a flexible circuit board bonding pad increase in a direction away from a driving chip. Therefore, more space is reserved for connecting traces between the metal terminals and the driving chip, thereby avoiding occurrence of a display abnormality caused by short-circuiting between the connecting traces due to limitation of space for setting the connecting traces and avoiding the metal terminals being too close to a fan-out trace area in order to reduce impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Go., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yantao Lu
  • Patent number: 11624957
    Abstract: An electro-optical panel including a display region includes a first terminal group including a plurality of first terminals arranged along a first side of a liquid crystal panel; and a second terminal group disposed between the first terminal group and the display region and including a plurality of second terminals arranged along the first side, in which the number of the plurality of second terminals is smaller than the number of the plurality of first terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinsuke Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 11567359
    Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel may include a first glass substrate; a second glass substrate provided in front of the first glass substrate in a first direction; and a color filter layer provided between the second glass substrate and the first glass substrate in the first direction. The color filter layer may include a plurality of color filters and a black matrix surrounding the plurality of color filters. A side edge of the black matrix may extend beyond a side edge of the first glass substrate in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction. The display apparatus may include a backlight unit and the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungho Choi, Sungho Kim, Jeongphil Seo, Junghyun Yoon, Minnyeong Han
  • Patent number: 11538893
    Abstract: A display device includes a first display region, a second display region, a curved portion provided between the first display region and the second display region, a plurality of first control lines provided in the first display region and extending in a first direction in which the first display region and the second display region are arranged side by side, and a plurality of second control lines provided in the second display region and extending in the first direction. The first control lines and the second control lines are electrically connected via curved portion wiring lines formed in the curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriko Watanabe, Takeshi Yaneda
  • Patent number: 11531234
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a first substrate; a second substrate in a superposed arrangement with the first substrate; and an auxiliary retaining wall located between the first and second substrates in an edge area of a facing portion of the first and second substrates. The auxiliary retaining wall includes a first retaining wall having a first sub-portion and a second sub-portion disposed opposite to each other, the second substrate comprises a bonding area outside of and adjoined by the facing portion, and the first and second sub-portions are located in areas corresponding to two opposite edges adjacent to an edge where the bonding area is located, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Li, Hongfei Cheng, Pan Li
  • Patent number: 11443697
    Abstract: Provided is a scan driving circuit including a plurality of unit scan driving circuits, at least one of the plurality of unit scan driving circuits including: a first transistor configured to receive a prior scan signal in synchronization with a first clock signal and to respond to an enable level of the prior scan signal to output a second clock signal as a corresponding scan signal during one cycle of the first clock signal; a second transistor coupled between the first transistor and a first voltage; and a third transistor coupled to a gate of the second transistor and configured to be turned on by a first signal. A width of a first wire configured to transfer the first clock signal and a width of a second wire configured to transfer the second clock signal are larger than that of a third wire configured to transfer the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ki-Myeong Eom
  • Patent number: 11428999
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes: a liquid crystal panel; a particle aligned type anisotropic conductive film having a plurality of electrically conductive particles that are arranged in a state of being aligned along a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction; and a printed circuit board coupled to a connection terminal portion of the liquid crystal panel via the particle aligned type anisotropic conductive film, wherein the connection terminal portion includes a plurality of connection terminals, a plurality of recessed portions that are arranged in a state of being aligned along a third direction and a fourth direction intersecting with the third direction are formed on a surface of the connection terminal, and at least one of the first direction and the second direction along which the electrically conductive particles are arranged is different in arrangement direction from both the third direction and the fourth direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinsuke Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 11424297
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel and a display apparatus. The display panel includes: a first display region and a second display region. The first display region includes first pixel units arranged in an array, and the second display region includes second pixel units arranged in an array. A density of the first pixel units in the first display region is lower than a density of the second pixel units in the second display region. The display panel further includes an array substrate, which includes first data lines and second data lines extending in a column direction. The first data lines pass through the first display region. Each first data line is electrically connected to a sub-pixel of the first pixel unit in the first display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoufu Jian, Dongliang Dun
  • Patent number: 11355727
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a window, a display module that includes a module hole, an optical member disposed between the window and the display module and in which a first opening that overlaps the module hole is formed, and a cover pattern disposed on an inner surface of the first opening of the optical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong-Su Yee
  • Patent number: 11342300
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to counter measure a disconnection between the driver IC and the terminal when the terminal area of the electronic device is curved. One of the structures is as follows. An electronic device comprising: a driver IC installed in a terminal area, the terminal area being curved, wherein the driver IC has a circuit and plural bumps, the driver IC has a tapered portion formed on an opposite surface from a surface that the plural bumps are formed, the tapered portion overlaps with an outer most bump of the plural bumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Youhei Iwai, Hideaki Abe
  • Patent number: 11269381
    Abstract: A display screen with an irregular shape is provided. The display screen with the irregular shape includes: an irregular-shaped display area including an irregular-shaped boundary and a pixel area, and the irregular-shaped boundary is located at a periphery of the pixel area; a packaging area provided at a periphery of the irregular-shaped boundary, the packaging is used to package the irregular-shaped display area; a number of connecting lines located between the irregular-shaped boundary and the packaging area, and the connecting lines are arranged along a direction from the irregular-shaped boundary to the packaging area. During arranging the connecting lines, along the direction from the irregular-shaped boundary to the packaging area, the connecting lines are bent, such that the plurality of connecting lines are compactly arranged. A display device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xu Qin, Xiuqi Huang, Tingting Zhang, Lu Zhang, Siming Hu, Zhenzhen Han
  • Patent number: 11202366
    Abstract: An object has a first conductor structure, an electronic unit, a second conductor structure galvanically isolated from the first conductor structure and/or from the electronic unit but coupleable electrically thereto, and a carrier structure with a first pliable carrier layer having a first carrier layer region and with a second carrier layer region. The carrier structure is a layer stack in a base surface region including at least part of the carrier structure base surface and includes at least the first and second carrier layer regions. At least part of the conductor structures is in the base surface region. The first conductor structure and/or the electronic unit is joined with the first carrier layer region. The second conductor structure is joined with the second carrier layer region and coupleable electrically to the first conductor structure and/or the electronic unit by a layer stack surface region outside the electronic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Johannes Becker
  • Patent number: 11143918
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area; a scan driver disposed on the peripheral area of the base substrate; and a spacer overlapping the scan driver, wherein the spacer includes a first spacer and a second spacer which are spaced apart from each other and have different heights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sae Ron Park, Do Yeong Park, Hyun Soo Ryu
  • Patent number: 11138927
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a device comprising: a housing including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction; a transparent cover formed on at least a portion of the first surface of the housing; a display disposed between the transparent cover and the second surface; a sensor disposed between the display and the second surface; and a control circuit, electrically connected to the sensor, for controlling the sensor, wherein the display can comprise: a first region including a plurality of pixels capable of displaying color; and a second region aligned on at least a portion of the sensor such that light acquired from the outside of the electronic device passes through the sensor. The present invention can have various examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Songhee Jung, Seungjun Hyun, Minsik Kim, Min-Sung Lee, Mooyoung Kim, Kihuk Lee
  • Patent number: 11138938
    Abstract: Provided are a gate driver and a display device. A low-resolution area is disposed in a portion of an active area, and an optical sensor is disposed on a side of the low-resolution area opposite to a surface of the low-resolution area on which an image is displayed, such that the display device displays images on the low-resolution area and performs sensing using the optical sensor. The low-resolution area and a high-resolution area surrounding the low-resolution area are driven using different gate lines. Image compensation for the low-resolution area is easily performed to reduce or remove the difference in the image quality between the low-resolution area and the surrounding areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JongHyuck Lee, Donghyang Lee
  • Patent number: 11112823
    Abstract: Provided is a display device or a display panel including a substrate on which a plurality of light emitting elements are mountable, and on which at least one hole is formed to penetrate through the substrate among the plurality of light emitting elements, and at least one microphone mountable on a rear side of the substrate to collect a sound passing through the at least one hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Il Yoon, Ho June Yoo, Eun Seok Choi, Hyun Kyu Yun, Kang Wook Chun
  • Patent number: 11081538
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (“OLED”) display device includes a substrate having a display region including a plurality of sub-pixel regions. A peripheral region at least partially surrounds the display region. A sub-pixel structure is disposed in each of the plurality of sub-pixel regions on the substrate. A circuit structure is disposed within the substrate in the sub-pixel region, and is located adjacent to the peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byungseok Choi, Hyung-Il Jeon, Sang-Hee Jang
  • Patent number: 11011130
    Abstract: A circuit device includes a driving circuit and an output capacitor. The output capacitor includes a first MIM capacitor element including a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a first insulating layer, and a second MIM capacitor element including a third metal layer, a fourth metal layer, and a second insulating layer. The first metal layer and the fourth metal layer are electrically coupled to the capacitor drive node, and the second metal layer and the third metal layer are electrically coupled to the voltage output node. The second metal layer is positioned at the third metal layer side with respect to the first metal layer, and the third metal layer is positioned at the second metal layer side with respect to the fourth metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Morita
  • Patent number: 10921624
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel and a method for manufacturing the same. The display panel includes an infrared receiver. The infrared receiver is disposed on a substrate and is located on one side of the substrate which is close to a light emitting surface, wherein the infrared receiver is configured to receive infrared light incident through the light emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shicheng Sun, Zhiqiang Wang, Peirong Huo, Jianfei Tian, Delong Zhong, Shuang Hu
  • Patent number: 10845662
    Abstract: A display panel including: a display portion including a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of pixels connected to the signal lines; a peripheral portion provided around the display portion; an integrated circuit (IC) mounting unit provided on the peripheral portion, and including a plurality of driver ICs connected to a data driver; and a test pad portion provided on the peripheral portion and testing the signal lines. The test pad portion includes a gate driver test pad portion including a gate driver test pad unit and a data line test pad unit including a data line test pad unit, the data line test pad unit includes an outermost data line test pad unit provided on respective sides of the data line test pad portion and a plurality of intermediate data line test pad units provided between the outermost data line test pad units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Yeong Park, Ki Won Park, Kyung Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 10802546
    Abstract: In implementations of device component exposure protection, a computing device includes device components enclosed within a housing. The device components are assembled within the housing and enclosed within the housing upon completion of assembly of the computing device. The computing device further includes a protective material contained within the housing, which fills void spaces around the device components. The protective material prevents exposure of the device components to external matter that the computing device is exposed to upon completion of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Richard W. Brotzman, Jr., Deborah M. Paskiewicz
  • Patent number: 10789869
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a chip-on-film including: a base film; a driver mounted on one of upper and lower surfaces of the base film; and at least one pad group, which includes signal wiring lines disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the base film and transmitting signals via two paths, a first pad and a second pad disposed on one of the upper and lower surfaces of the base film, and a plurality of through-holes disposed between the first pad and the second pad and electrically connecting the signal wiring lines to each other, wherein the first pad and the second pad are separated a predetermined distance from each other in a width direction of the base film, and each of the first pad and the second pad is obliquely arranged in plural in a longitudinal direction of the base film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaesung Jeon, Daekyung Kim, Eunbyul Kim
  • Patent number: 10777626
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface, and defining a through portion passing therethrough, a pixel array including a plurality of pixels surrounding the through portion at the first surface, a plurality of scan lines extending along a first direction for providing scan signals to the pixels, and a plurality of data lines extending along a second direction crossing the first direction for providing data signals to the pixels, the plurality of data lines including first and second data lines adjacent the through portion at different layers, and having at least a portion thereof curved along a perimeter of the through portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonghyun Choi, Kinyeng Kang, Sunkwang Kim, Joosun Yoon
  • Patent number: 10770006
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels, a driving integrated circuit (IC) configured to generate a data voltage for driving the pixels, a display substrate including a display region in which the pixels are disposed and a driving IC region in which the driving IC is disposed, and a first power wire overlapping the driving IC region, wherein the first power wire is insulated from the driving IC, and the first power wire transmits a first power-supply voltage for driving the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Lee, Dong Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 10726753
    Abstract: An array substrate and an array substrate testing structure are provided. The array substrate includes a display region and a non-display region, a plurality of receiving test signal pins, a plurality of bonding pins and a plurality of transmission lines are positioned on the non-display region, the receiving test signal pins and the transmission lines are arranged in row. This invention decreases width of non-display region of electrical device such that easily to design the narrow frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yao-li Huang, Xinglong He
  • Patent number: 10700154
    Abstract: The first type of pixel lines include first type of end pixels disposed at the end on the opposite side of the first direction and at the end on the opposite side of the second direction of a pixel line in the second direction. The second type of pixel lines include second type of end pixels disposed at the end on the opposite side of the first direction and at the end on the opposite side of the second direction of a pixel line in the second direction. Channel widths of driving transistors for light-emitting elements of the first type of end pixels are narrower than channel widths of driving transistors for light-emitting elements of internal pixels surrounded by other pixels in four directions of the first direction, the opposite direction of the first direction, the second direction, and the opposite direction of the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventor: Yojiro Matsueda
  • Patent number: 10690948
    Abstract: The present application discloses a switchable device, comprising a switching layer and a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, where the switching layer is positioned between the first and the second conductive layer, and where at least one of the first and the second conductive layers comprises a plurality of isolating sections and a plurality of conductive sections, where the isolating sections and the conductive sections alternate over the area of the conductive layer, and where the switching state of the switchable device is controlled by touch motions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Ties De Jong, Casper Laurens Van Oosten, Felix Fritz Rudolf Schlosser
  • Patent number: 10674605
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate including a display region configured to display an image, and a pad region positioned around the display region; and a first pad unit positioned on the pad region, wherein the first pad unit includes a first terminal region including a plurality of first pad terminals arranged in a first pattern, and a second terminal region including a plurality of second pad terminals arranged in a second pattern different from the first pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Yong Kim, Jong Hyuk Lee, Jeong Ho Hwang
  • Patent number: 10651260
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including a display panel including a base substrate, pixels, a first insulation layer, and panel pads spaced along a first direction from pixels and each arranged along a second direction crossing the first direction, a circuit board disposed on the display panel and connected to panel pads, and an adhesive interconnect layer disposed between the display panel and the circuit board and electrically connecting the display panel and the circuit board. The circuit board includes a flexible substrate including a top surface facing the base substrate, output pads disposed on the flexible substrate and connected to panel pads, each obliquely extending in the first and second directions and arranged along the second direction, an alignment pad spaced along the second direction from output pads, and a stress relaxation pad disposed between output pads and alignment pads and electrically connected from panel pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-seok Lee, Joonsam Kim, Chulho Jung
  • Patent number: 10600819
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area to display an image and a pad area disposed around the display area; and a first pad unit positioned on the pad area, and including a first terminal region having a plurality of first pad terminals arranged in a first direction, in which each of the plurality of first pad terminals includes: a plurality of first connection pad terminals arranged in a first row disposed at a first angle relative to the first direction; a plurality of second connection pad terminals spaced apart from the plurality of first connection pad terminals, and arranged in a second row disposed at a second angle relative to the first direction; and a first terminal connection line configured to connect one of the plurality of first connection pad terminals and one of the plurality of second connection pad terminals, and having at least one bent shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Yong Kim, Jong Hyuk Lee, Jeong Ho Hwang
  • Patent number: 10591759
    Abstract: A display device includes first and second substrates each including a short side and a long side, ground parts located on at least one of the short and long sides of each of the first and second substrates and including at least one first ground surfaces, which are perpendicular to opposing surfaces of the first and second substrates, and at least one second ground surfaces, which are provided at at least one edge of the second substrate to define an obtuse angle with reference to the first ground surfaces, and unevenness disposed on the first ground surfaces along a first direction, where the unevenness defines an acute angle with reference to a normal line to the opposing surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kang Bin Yi, Dong Rak Ko, Sung Ho Kim, Eun Ji Seo, Sung Hun Son, Hee Kyun Shin, Seok Lyul Yoon, Jeong Seok Lee, Sung Wook Jung, Hwan Kyeong Jeong
  • Patent number: 10488720
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a driving integrated circuit (IC), and an anisotropic conductive film. The display panel includes a non-display area adjacent to a display area and an upper substrate and a lower substrate. The driving IC overlaps the non-display area. The anisotropic conductive film attaches the driving IC to the lower substrate and includes conductive balls with diameters that gradually increase toward the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sukho Choi, Euttum Kim, Joonsam Kim
  • Patent number: 10426033
    Abstract: A printed board has an elongated shape and is to be electrically coupled to a display panel via a flexible board. The printed board includes a first board section; and a second board section shorter in length than the first board section in a substantially perpendicular direction to a longitudinal direction of the printed board. The first board section and the second board section are disposed in a row in the longitudinal direction, each of the first board section and the second board section has a first end in the substantially perpendicular direction to the longitudinal direction, the first end of the first board section projects further than the first end of the second board section in the substantially perpendicular direction, and a connection portion to be connected to the flexible board is disposed at the first end of each of the first board section and the second board section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventor: Hirofumi Miyashita
  • Patent number: 10283064
    Abstract: A connection structure of display panel and system circuit is provided. The disclosure also provides a liquid display panel and a liquid display device. The connection structure includes an array substrate, a printed circuit board, and a plurality of electrically conductive particles. The array substrate provides a plurality of signal lines in a display portion thereof and provides a plurality of traces in a fan-out portion thereof. The signal lines at least includes a first signal line and a second signal line at different height layers. The traces at least includes a first trace and a second trace at different height layers. One end of each trace is electrically connected with one signal line, and the other end of each trace is electrically connected with one conductive line via electrically conductive particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED, CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu-Jen Chen
  • Patent number: 10209826
    Abstract: A touch screen includes a first shield wiring surrounding a plurality of sensor wirings and a plurality of lead wirings, and capacitors. The distance between the first shield wiring and the outermost lead wiring which is the outermost wiring, out of the plurality of lead wirings, is larger than the intervals between the plurality of lead wirings. The capacitors are constituted by first and second electrodes including extending portions which extend in the extending direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Ono, Tatsuya Nakamura, Seiichiro Mori
  • Patent number: 10212832
    Abstract: Provided is an electro-optical panel including a first area in which a circuit is formed and a first terminal area and a second terminal area that are arranged side-by-side in a Y direction when viewed from the first area. The first terminal area and the second terminal area are each provided with a terminal group including a plurality of terminals arranged in an X direction different from the Y direction, and at least one of wires from the first terminal area to the first area and from the second terminal area to the first area extends from between the first terminal area and the second terminal area and reaches the first area through an area outside of the first terminal area when viewed from a central axis of the electro-optical panel extending in the Y direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinsuke Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 10178769
    Abstract: A bonded assembly including: a first electronic component including a first substrate and a plurality of first electrodes disposed in a pressed area at a first height from a surface of the first substrate; a second electronic component including a second substrate and a plurality of second electrodes disposed at a second height from a surface of the second substrate, a second electrode overlapping with a corresponding first electrode to face the first electrode; a conductive bonding layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode overlapped with each other to bond the first electrode and the second electrode; and at least one spacer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to overlap the pressed area, the at least one spacer having a thickness that is greater than a value obtained by summing the first height and the second height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Sic Min, Eun Cheol Son
  • Patent number: 10001682
    Abstract: An electrooptic device includes a liquid crystal panel as an electrooptic panel, a first terminal group provided on the liquid crystal panel, the first terminal group including a plurality of terminals arranged in an X direction, and a second terminal group provided on the liquid crystal panel at a position separated from the first terminal group in a Y direction different from the X direction, the second terminal group including a plurality of terminals arranged in the X direction at a terminal arrangement pitch different from that of the first terminal group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinsuke Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 9891476
    Abstract: A substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate including a display region displaying an image and a non-display region surrounding the display region; a dummy pattern in the non-display area over the substrate, the dummy pattern having a length that corresponds to a side of the display area; and an orientation film on the dummy pattern, the orientation film covering the non-display area and the whole display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Won Lee, So-Young Noh, Sung-Ki Kim, Jin-Pil Kim, Kyung-Mo Son
  • Patent number: 9868880
    Abstract: An adhesive film for polarizing plates, a polarizing plate, and an optical display, the adhesive film being prepared from an adhesive composition including an isocyanate crosslinking agent and an imide crosslinking agent, and having a ?G? of about 50% to about 80%, ?G? being represented by Equation 1: ?G?=(G1?G2)/G1×100??[Equation 1] in which G1 is a storage modulus of the adhesive film for polarizing plates as measured at 25° C., and G2 is a storage modulus of the adhesive film for polarizing plates as measured at 85° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Jin Jeong, In Cheon Han, Dong Heon Yun
  • Patent number: 9823527
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes a TFT array substrate and a color filter substrate that includes a transparent conductive film (CF transparent conductive film) formed on a surface thereof. The TFT array substrate includes ground wiring that is connected to the CF transparent conductive film and supplies the CF transparent conductive film with a ground potential and CF ground checking wiring that is connected to the transparent conductive film independently of the ground wiring. The CF ground checking wiring extends along an outermost periphery portion on at least one side of the TFT array substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Tashiro
  • Patent number: 9817276
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device wherein a first substrate and a second substrate are bonded together by a sealing material, a pixel electrode, a common electrode, a shift register, a clock line, and a power supply line are formed on the first substrate, a plurality of conductive particles are mixed into the sealing material, the plurality of conductive particles are maintained at a same potential as the common electrode, and the plurality of conductive particles are disposed at a position overlapping at least a part of the power supply line, when viewed from a normal direction of the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mayuko Sakamoto, Kazuhiko Tsuda
  • Patent number: 9806104
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first insulative substrate, an outer peripheral wiring formed above the first insulative substrate, an insulation film disposed on the outer peripheral wiring, a pixel electrode formed on the insulation film in an active area for displaying an image, and a first bank formed in a line shape on the insulation film in a peripheral area surrounding the active area, a second substrate including at least a second insulative substrate, and a sealant which is provided in a manner to envelop the first bank, and which attaches the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Muneharu Akiyoshi