With Particular Topology (i.e., Other Than For Diffraction And Spacers) Patents (Class 349/160)
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Patent number: 7136136Abstract: A method for producing a liquid crystal device, the method including: assembling two substrates to form at least one liquid crystal cell; and removing material from a first one of the assembled substrates to produce a first region of the first substrate that is thinner than a second region of the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2005Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Cambridge Research and Instrumentation, Inc.Inventors: Randall J. Deary, Peter J. Miller
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Patent number: 7136137Abstract: A liquid crystal panel device, being able to transfer heat generation within each of cells building up a panel, into an outside thereof, effectively, therefore being suitable for use in a liquid crystal projection, etc.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro Kondo, Nariaki Shigyo
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Patent number: 7136129Abstract: The present invention provides an in-plane switching liquid crystal display (IPS-LCD) device that includes a substrate, a protrusive layer having many protrusions on the substrate and a transparent electrode on each of the protrusions. One may dispose a color filter on the protrusions and fill in liquid crystal material between the color filter and the substrate. In contrast to conventional IPS-LCD devices, the IPS-LCD device of the present invention does not require the use of spacers. The present invention may thus largely enhance the light penetration rate and simplify the manufacturing process.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2004Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Innolux Display Corp.Inventors: Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Jia-Pang Pang, Cheuh-Ju Chen
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Patent number: 7123337Abstract: A LCD device is provided. On the input side, the collimated-light generator generates collimated light from incident light and then, the first polarizer plate of the first polarized-light controller generates first polarized light from the collimated light. The first quarter wavelength plate of the first polarized-light controller generates second polarized light from the first polarized light. The second polarized light thus generated passes through the liquid crystal layer to reach the output side. On the output side, the second polarized light passes through the second quarter wavelength plate of the second polarized-light controller and the second quarter wavelength plate thereof. Thus, the polarization state of the second polarized light is returned to its original one.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2005Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Okumura, Masayoshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 7113249Abstract: The main object of the present invention is to provide a substrate for a monochrome liquid crystal display apparatus having the excellent evenness of the gap between the substrate for a monochrome liquid crystal display apparatus and the counter substrate, capable of displaying with a preferable image quality without the brightness irregularity.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2003Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohisa Honda, Tomonobu Sumino
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Patent number: 7106406Abstract: A liquid crystal display comprising an upper substrate having the inner surface on which an upper electrode and an upper grating film having surface undulation are laminated; a lower substrate having the inner surface on which a lower electrode and a lower grating film having surface undulation are laminated, the said inner surface of the lower substrate being located facing the inner surface of the upper substrate; and the liquid crystal having dielectric anisotropy which is sealed in the space between the upper substrate and the lower substrate is presented. The liquid crystal display may accomplish wide viewing angles and high contrast ratio.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2004Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sin-Doo Lee, Jae Hong Park
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Patent number: 7050133Abstract: A pixel electrode is formed in the pixel area defined by longitudinal data lines and transverse gate lines, and has openings. Projections made up of a gate insulating film and a passivation film are formed under the pixel electrode, and a gate pattern is formed under the projections. This gate pattern is formed to be wider than the projections to fully cover texture around the projections.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2001Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin-Oh Kwag, Jang-Soo Kim
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Patent number: 7019805Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixel regions, a plurality of gate and data lines on the first substrate, a thin film transistor at a crossing portion of the gate and data lines, a first auxiliary electrode under the data line, a plurality of second auxiliary electrodes in a horizontal direction of the pixel region, a pixel electrode in the pixel region, a plurality of protrusions on a second substrate, the protrusions being formed between the second auxiliary electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2003Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.Inventors: Do-Sung Kim, Do-Yeon Kim
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Patent number: 7006191Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method for a microdisplay. After providing a wafer with a plurality of pixel structures on the front side, trenches with a pattern are formed on the backside of the wafer. A transparent plate is disposed above the front side of the wafer and a sealant is applied to join the wafer and the transparent plate. After cutting the wafer and the transparent plate into display cells of suitable sizes, liquid crystal is then introduced in-between the sealant of the display cells.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2003Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Sheng-Lung Chen, Da-Shuang Kuan
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Patent number: 6977696Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical film having matt property and a matted film having a high transmittance which can be used for producing polarizing plates or liquid crystal display device excellent in display brightness and display quality by using the aforesaid films adjusted in a specific surface roughness or by using a specific two kinds of fine particles in a hard coat layer of the films. The present invention relates also to a polarizing plate of a high transmittance having an optical compensative capacity and matt property. A liquid crystal display device and a color liquid crystal display device using the aforesaid polarizing plate possessing an excellent viewing angle characteristics and is improved in Newton ring caused by contact with a light-tuning film and in non-uniformity in brightness due to the light-tuning film.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2003Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Amimori, Hidetoshi Watanabe, Jun Watanabe, Hiroshi Inoue
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Patent number: 6970219Abstract: An electronic device and method of fabricating the same. The device comprises a substrate having a display area and at least one receptor site configured to receive a functional block that is to be deposited within the receptor site, embedded below a surface of the substrate and situating outside the display area. A first barrier layer is deposited over the display area and not covering the functional block. A first patterned electrode layer is deposited over the first barrier layer. The first patterned electrode layer makes contact to the functional block. A display medium is deposited over the first patterned electrode layer. A second patterned electrode layer is deposited over the display medium. A second barrier layer is deposited over the second patterned electrode layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2003Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: Alien Technology CorporationInventor: Scott J. Hermann
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Patent number: 6965421Abstract: A liquid crystal device, in which an orientation film does not deteriorate over time, contrast decreases slightly during longterm use, the axial orientation in the horizontal direction is high, and superior display quality is exhibited, and electronic equipment therewith are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2003Date of Patent: November 15, 2005Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yutaka Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 6956636Abstract: A seal material for isolating a liquid crystal material from the outside is provided between substrates disposed opposite to each other with the liquid crystal material interposed therebetween. The seal material is formed as an annular pattern having no portion that contacts the liquid crystal material. There is a first rib-like supporting strut for preventing contact between the liquid crystal and the seal material and a second rib-like supporting strut that is positioned with respect to the first rib-like supporting strut to form a passage into which the liquid crystal material flows from an opening formed in the first rib-like supporting strut, which opening serves as an exit, the supporting struts being formed inside the seal material and between the substrates.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2003Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.Inventor: Kazuhiko Yanagawa
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Patent number: 6924866Abstract: A method of constructing a liquid crystal display element or similar article of manufacture includes providing a first transparent substrate bondable to a second transparent substrate. The second transparent substrate has a plurality of vias passing through opposing active faces. A dispensing technique is used to fill the vias void-free with an optical grade adhesive material to form the LCD element.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2001Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Kenneth M. Fallon, Charles F. Scaglione
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Patent number: 6914658Abstract: A method for fabricating a microelectronic image projection device. One or more nitride dams are formed upon the substrate of the device surrounding the active pixel area. The nitride dams help to contain the liquid crystal and confine the epoxy sealant. In alternative embodiments one or more nitride pillars are formed on the substrate to support the cover glass and maintain the distance between the cover glass and the active pixel area of the substrate. The nitride dams and pillars may be formed on the substrate through an ion implantation method in which HDP nitride is implanted with, for example, silicon ions. The ion implantation causes those areas of the nitride that are implanted with ions to etch more slowly than those areas that are not implanted with ions. This etch rate differential allows formation of the nitride formations with a non-contact single mask etching process.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2002Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Krishna Seshan, Chaoyang Li, Geoffery L. Bakker, Lawrence Dass
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Patent number: 6909481Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display that can provide a display with high contrast in both the transmissive mode display and the reflective mode display as a transflective liquid crystal display, and an electronic appliance provided therewith. The liquid crystal display can include a liquid crystal layer of a nematic liquid crystal with positive anisotropy of dielectric constant held between a pair of substrates in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that areas used for the display in the liquid crystal layer includes individual areas having at least two kinds of different liquid crystal layer thickness, the individual areas of different liquid crystal layer thickness are either a reflective display unit or a transmissive display unit, a reflective means is disposed on the reflective display unit, and a transparent resin layer is formed in a portion except a portion corresponding to the transmissive display unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2001Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Maeda, Osamu Okumura
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Patent number: 6879368Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including a pair of substrates opposed to each other, a pixel region provided between the substrates, and an external wiring provided on an extension of one of the substrates. The external wiring is disposed in a recess formed on the extension. With this structure, the external wiring provided on the extension can be reliably protected to thereby improve the reliability of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2003Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hisao Hayashi, Shigetaka Toriyama
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Patent number: 6876421Abstract: An in-plane switching mode LCD device is disclosed, in which high response time is obtained and residual images are prevented from occurring. The in-plane switching mode LCD device includes first and second substrates, common electrodes arranged on one of the two substrates in a substantially zigzag pattern, a pixel electrode arranged with a substantially zigzag pattern corresponding to the common electrodes roughly in parallel with the common electrodes, common electrode frames projected from a bent portion of the common electrodes, pixel electrode frames projected from a bent portion of the pixel electrodes, and a liquid crystal between the first and second substrates.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2004Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: LG.Philips Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun Bok Lee, Jang Jin Yoo
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Patent number: 6859251Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) applying an adhesive onto at least one of a pair of substrates; (b) dispensing a liquid crystal material to at least one of the pair of substrates; (c) superposing one of the pair of substrates upon the other substrate; and (d) conducting a curing process of the adhesive in an air pressure greater than atmospheric pressure such that one of the substrates is concave toward the other substrate in the finished liquid crystal display.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2003Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.Inventors: Jyh Chau Wang, Cheng Che Pan, Chin Lung Ting
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Patent number: 6853434Abstract: A liquid crystal display device with plastic substrates is disclosed, which comprises: a subsidiary substrate, upper and lower plastic substrates including edge grooves and being fixed on the subsidiary substrate by heat resistant tapes and being joined with liquid crystals sealed there-between, and alignment layers formed on the surfaces which face one another of the upper and lower plastic substrates.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2002Date of Patent: February 8, 2005Assignee: Boe-Hydis Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyang Yul Kim, Seung Hee Lee
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Patent number: 6825906Abstract: A multi-domain liquid crystal display device comprises first, and second substrates facing each other and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. A plurality of gate bus lines are arranged in a first direction on the first substrate and a plurality of data bus lines are arranged in a second direction on the first substrate to define a pixel region. A pixel electrode electrically is charged through the data bus line in the pixel region, a color filter layer is formed on the second substrate, and a common electrode is formed on the color filter layer. Dielectric frames are formed in the pixel region, and an alignment layer on at least one substrate between the first and second substrates.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Inc.Inventors: Kyeong Jin Kim, Jang Jin Yoo, Sung Joon Bae
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Transflective liquid crystal display device having a color filter and method for fabricating thereof
Patent number: 6809791Abstract: A color filter substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate having a transmissive portion and a reflective portion, the transmissive portion having a groove; a black matrix on the substrate; and a color filter layer on the black matrix and on the substrate. In another aspect, a color filter substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate having a transmissive portion and a reflective portion; a black matrix on the substrate; a plurality of buffer patterns at the reflective portion, the plurality of buffer patterns having a substantially uneven shape; and a color filter layer at the transmissive and reflective portions.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2001Date of Patent: October 26, 2004Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Hoon Yi, Oh Nam Kwon, Kyoung-Su Ha -
Patent number: 6801278Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal display apparatus having a flexible substrate that realizes the bright and high quality display. A liquid crystal display apparatus has a liquid crystal layer interposed between a pair of flexible substrates that face each other, and a plurality of concave faces having a spherical inner surface are formed continuously on the surface of the substrate that faces the liquid crystal layer side.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2001Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsushi Tanada, Mitsuru Kano
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Patent number: 6753933Abstract: A bistable liquid crystal display device can be erased by the application of a mechanical pressure P at a section 20 of the display. The pressure induces a flow of the liquid crystal (5) material into an expansion chamber (22). The induced flow causes a transition from the non-reflecting to the reflecting state, thus eliminating the necessity of high voltage erasing voltages.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2002Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Peter Albert Cirkel, Petrus Cornelis Paulus Bouten, Peter Jan Slikkerveer, Giovanni Nisato
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Patent number: 6734934Abstract: In a liquid crystal display, first and second substrates are provided opposing each other with a liquid crystal layer held between them, the outer surface of the first substrate serves as a light scattering surface having a light scattering characteristic, and a reflector including an irregular reflection surface is provided on the light scattering surface so that the reflection surface is on the light scattering surface side.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2003Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsumasa Yoshii, Tetsushi Tanada
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Patent number: 6707518Abstract: Surface textures embossed in a substrate such as plastic include surface depressions or cones having equally-spaced, reflective terraced steps to support coherent reflections of incident light. A desired color or bandwidth of coherent reflected light off the terraced steps is produced by adjusting the index of refraction of a material in communication with the terraced steps of the substrate. Preferably, the index of refraction of each zone of terraced steps is controlled based on an applied electric field. Accordingly, light reflected from a plurality of controlled zones can be used to produce an image for an observer.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2000Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: CoHo Holdings, LLCInventor: James J. Cowan
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Patent number: 6665041Abstract: A liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) panel in single-domain vertical alignment mode. The LCOS includes a front plate, a rear plate, and a liquid crystal layer. The rear plate includes a number of pixel electrodes and the pixel electrodes are grouped in pairs. Every two pairs of pixel electrodes are separated by a groove while the pixel electrodes in each pair are separated by a protrusion. The LCOS panel is filled with the liquid crystal layer, between the front and rear plates, while the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are in vertical alignment mode. By the configuration of the protrusions and grooves among the pixels of the LCOS panel, a single domain is readily formed in every pixel while high contrast ratio, reduced fringe field effect and effect of transverse electric field can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2002Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Himax Optoelectronics Corp.Inventors: Bing-Jei Liao, Chung-Yuan Liu
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Patent number: 6657687Abstract: A liquid crystal display in accordance with the present invention having a liquid crystal 25 held between a front substrate 21 and a back substrate 22 comprises a plurality of spacer units 221 which are formed on a surface of the back substrate 22 facing the front substrate 21 and have slits, a plurality of reflectors 222 which are formed on a surface of each of the spacer units 221, reflect light transmitted through the front substrate 21 and have slits corresponding to the slits in the spacer units 221, a color filter 223 which has a flat portion 223a formed on a surface of each reflector 222, and a projected portion 223b which reaches the back substrate 22 through the slit 220.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2001Date of Patent: December 2, 2003Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Keiji Takizawa
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Patent number: 6654086Abstract: A reflection-type liquid crystal display apparatus capable of securing sufficient brightness, gray scale display and reducing color changes with a viewing angle, and a cost-effective manufacturing method of the same. As a reflector, a light interference reflector having preferably a grating structure for selectively reflecting light only in a particular wavelength range by using light interference is used, incident light is selectively reflected by the light interference reflector, and reflected light having only wavelengths of R, G and B is individually made incident on respective pixel portions of R, G and B. The light interference reflector performs the function of a color filter. Thus, a reflection-type liquid crystal display apparatus is provided, which is capable of securing sufficient brightness without using any color filters, in addition to providing gray scale display and reducing color changes with a viewing angle.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2000Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Nakasima
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Patent number: 6650395Abstract: The total thickness of a reflecting layer 12, colored layers 13 and a protecting layer 14 formed on a roughened surface area 11a of a reflecting substrate 10 is larger than a step difference &Dgr;d between the roughened surface area 11a and a flat surface area 11b so that the surface of the roughened surface area 11a of the reflecting substrate 10 is lower than the surface of the flat surface area 11b.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2001Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Mutsumi Matsuo
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Patent number: 6608664Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display having a housing; and a liquid crystal panel which has a first substrate and a second substrate each of which has a nearly line-symmetrical and planar form and which have a nearly equal surface area and at least one of which are transparent, the first substrate and second substrate being nearly parallel disposed sandwiching a liquid crystal composition layer. The first substrate is provided with mounting end regions that are extended outside from the end of the second substrate at the line-symmetrical position of the first substrate, so that the liquid crystal panel is fixed to the housing through the mounting end regions.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2000Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Fumio Hasegawa
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Patent number: 6601629Abstract: A method for transferring a three-dimensional structure onto a substrate, which includes filling a plurality of concaves arranged on a sheet-form mold with a paste-like structural material, temporarily fixing the mold to a support member, contact-bonding the structural material in a state in which the structural material has the adhesion property or bonding property to the substrate together with the mold, releasing the temporary fixation of the mold by the support member after the contact-bonding, and removing the mold from the substrate, thereby transferring a three-dimensional structure onto the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2002Date of Patent: August 5, 2003Assignee: Fujitsu, LimitedInventors: Osamu Toyoda, Akira Tokai, Motonari Kifune, Keiichi Betsui
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Patent number: 6593988Abstract: A multi-domain liquid crystal display (LCD) has a plurality of wall-bump structures formed on a common electrode layer on a substrate. Each wall-bump structure consists of at least one wall-bump disposed in a pixel area. Wall-bumps of many different shapes can be used in the wall-bump structure. The wall-bump structure is manufactured by a standard photo-lithographic process. It provides pre-tilted angles for liquid crystal molecules and results in orderly alignment of liquid crystal molecules when an external voltage is applied. By means of the fringe field effect to tilt liquid crystal molecules, a multi-domain LCD cell can be established after a voltage is applied. The multi-domain LCD provides fast response speed for its application and higher transmittance than a conventional vertically aligned wide-viewing angle LCD.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2000Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Hong-Da Liu, Ing-Jer Lin, Ching-Her Chao, Dai-Liang Ting
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Patent number: 6559915Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical film having matt property and a matted film having a high transmittance which can be used for producing polarizing plates or liquid crystal display device excellent in display brightness and display quality by using the aforesaid films adjusted in a specific surface roughness or by using a specific two kinds of fine particles in a hard coat layer of the films. The present invention relates also to a polarizing plate of a high transmittance having an optical compensative capacity and matt property. A liquid crystal display device and a color liquid crystal display device using the aforesaid polarizing plate possessing an excellent viewing angle characteristics and is improved in Newton ring caused by contact with a light-tuning film and in non-uniformity in brightness due to the light-tuning film.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2000Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ichiro Amimori, Hidetoshi Watanabe, Jun Watanabe, Hiroshi Inoue
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Patent number: 6556445Abstract: A transceiver module having a housing with a first side and a face perpendicular to the first side, and a tab extending above the surface of the first side sized to mate with a slot in a receptacle for the housing, a wedge slidably mounted on the first side proximate the tab, and a release lever attached to the wedge extending beyond the face of the housing, wherein pressing the release lever causes the wedge to slide between the tab and the slot on the receptacle and remove the tab from within the slot, thereby releasing the transceiver module from the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2000Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Inventor: Raul Medina
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Patent number: 6556265Abstract: With a liquid crystal device of a type wherein light-shielding films are provided below TFTs, in order to enable high-quality image display with a relatively simple configuration using the light-shielding film and capacitance lines, the liquid crystal device may consist of a liquid crystal layer held between a pair of substrates, and pixel electrodes provided in a matrix on a TFT array substrate. A plurality of light-shielding films formed of metal with a high melting point and divided into strips are formed below the pixel TFTs, scanning lines, capacitance lines, and so forth, and the capacitance lines and light-shielding films are electrically connected via contact holes. The resistance of the capacitance lines is lowered by the light-shielding films.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1999Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masao Murade
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Patent number: 6535262Abstract: A display unit includes activation or driver electronics disposed on the rear side of a display element. A display unit has a front region with a display element; a rear region, facing away from the front region, with at least one control element for the activation of the at least one display element; and electrical lines for the connection of the at least one display element to the at least one control element. Preferably, an LCD display with a top layer, a liquid crystal layer, and a bottom sheet is used. The control element is disposed on the bottom sheet. The control element is, for example, an unpackaged IC, that is attached to the bottom sheet folded back on itself and is laterally offset in such a way that it cannot overheat the actual LCD display. The electrical lines are preferably conductor tracks on the bottom sheet.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2002Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventor: Detlef Houdeau
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Patent number: 6525794Abstract: A multi-domain liquid crystal display device comprises first and second substrates facing each other and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. A plurality of gate bus lines are arranged in a first direction on the first substrate and a plurality of data bus lines are arranged in a second direction on the first substrate to define a pixel region. A pixel electrode is formed in the pixel region, a color filter layer is formed on the second substrate, and a common electrode is formed on the color filter layer. Dielectric frames control alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer, and an alignment layer is formed on at least one substrate between the first and second substrates.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 1999Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: LG. Philips LCD Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyeong Jin Kim, Do Hee Kwon
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Patent number: 6515724Abstract: The invention generally relates to an optical switch which in particular, is able to present a high-resolution color display. The aim of the invention is to produce an optical switch which has a simpler design than known constructive solutions and has a high degree of luminous efficiency and low parallax. The optical switch should also be guaranteed to function at approx. 550° C. The inventive e.g., LCD-type optical switch is characterized in that at least one of the support plates consists of color-structured dichroic polarization glass which is impressed with dichroic color filters, in that the dichroic color filters are situated within an orthogonal matrix in color filter layers and in that the color filter layers of the support plate, starting form the surface of the support plate, extend into the same to a depth of a few &mgr;m. Once the glass support plates have been structured, the color patterns remain stable to approx. 550° C.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2000Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: F.O.B. GmbH Gesellschaft zur Fertigung Farbiger Optoelektronischer BauelementeInventors: Wolf-Gernot Drost, Klaus Berndt, Andreas Berger
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Patent number: 6501529Abstract: The present invention provides a newly constituted liquid crystal display element incorporating a touch sensor unit. In a liquid crystal display element where a liquid crystal layer is inserted between a first substrate and a second substrate, a display electrode for displaying an image and a touch electrode for detecting a touch position are provided on the surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate opposing with each other. The display electrode may be used as the touch electrode. A pillar-shaped spacer may be formed to support the first substrate and the second substrate. Additionally, the touch electrode may be provided on a convex-shaped part formed on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2000Date of Patent: December 31, 2002Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mikio Kurihara, Eisuke Kanzaki, Fumitoshi Kiyooka
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Patent number: 6485596Abstract: A method for transferring a three-dimensional structure onto a substrate, which includes filling a plurality of concaves arranged on a sheet-form mold with a paste-like structural material, temporarily fixing the mold to a support member, contact-bonding the structural material in a state in which the structural material has the adhesion property or bonding property to the substrate together with the mold, releasing the temporary fixation of the mold by the support member after the contact-bonding, and removing the mold from the substrate, thereby transferring a three-dimensional structure onto the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2000Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Osamu Toyoda, Akira Tokai, Motonari Kifune, Keiichi Betsui
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Patent number: 6480256Abstract: In a process for chamfering substrates constituting a liquid crystal display device, it is made possible to prevent a static electricity from generating in a chamfering amount mark used in order to perform a highly accurate chamfering, and improve a chamfering accuracy. There is provided a structure in which a chamfering amount mark 7 formed in an end portion of a 1st substrate is formed so as to be electrically connected to a short wiring 10, and a connection between the chamfering amount mark 7 and extension wirings 9 which are another conductive wirings is performed, thereby discharging the static electricity to another conductive pattern. Incidentally, there is adopted a structure in which plural mark patterns 8b constituting the chamfering amount mark 7 are intended to be electrically connected by a connecting wiring 8a and, additionally, the connecting wiring 8a is extended to a short wiring 10 side.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2000Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Advanced DisplayInventors: Akinori Sumi, Ichiro Takasaki, Miyuki Hirosue
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Liquid crystal display having uneven convex and concave portions in both pixel and common electrodes
Patent number: 6480252Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display having an improved characteristic of viewing angle by modifying a pixel electrode and a common electrode construction respectively. In a liquid crystal display, upper and lower substrates are opposed to each other and spaced from each other by a predetermined distance. A liquid crystal layer is interposed between the upper and the lower substrates. A pixel electrode is formed at a portion of an inner surface of the lower substrate corresponding to a pixel area, and the pixel electrode has an uneven surface including first convex portions and first concave portions. A common electrode is formed at a portion of an inner surface of the upper substrate corresponding to the pixel electrode, so as to form an electric field together with the pixel electrode. The common electrode has an uneven surface including second convex portions and second concave portions.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: Hyundai Display Technology Inc.Inventors: Kyung Ha Lee, Seung Moo Rim, Do Hyun Choi -
Patent number: 6466296Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer having liquid crystal molecules, interposed between the first and second substrates, and a groove structure having a plurality of grooves provided on the first substrate. The liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of liquid crystal regions defined by the plurality of grooves.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1999Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuaki Yamada, Takashi Kurihara
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Patent number: 6462803Abstract: In a display panel structure, a display panel is interposed between a transparent member and a metal sealing member. The edge portions of the sealing member are cemented to edge portions of the transparent member by adhesive so that the display panel is air-tightly sealed from the outside. The sealing member is integrally formed with a lattice of outwardly raised ribs for adding rigidity to the sealing member.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2001Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Keiichiro Kumagai, Mitsuru Kuroda
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Patent number: 6437845Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a vertical alignment layer provided thereon; a second substrate having a horizontal alignment layer provided thereon; a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a concave-convex structure for regulating an alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules and a transparent conductive, layer provided on the concave-convex structure, the concave-convex structure being provided on one of the first substrate and the second substrate with one of the vertical alignment layer and the horizontal alignment layer interposed therebetween. The liquid crystal molecules in the vicinity of the horizontal alignment layer are aligned in an axially symmetrical manner when no voltage is provided, and the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer-are aligned substantially vertically relative to the first substrate and the second substrate when a voltage is applied.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2000Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuaki Yamada, Yasuhiro Kume
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Patent number: 6400440Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a passive liquid crystal display cell includes a first substrate having a light absorbent material patterned thereon. A first conductive material is formed in a position relative to the light absorbent material for forming one of a data line and a gate line. The position may be over the light absorbent material or below the light absorbent material (and may include transparent layers in between). A second conductive material is spaced apart from the first conductive material by a gap. The gap includes liquid crystal, and the second conductive material forms the other of the data line and the gate line. A pretilt control structure is formed adjacent to the liquid crystal. The gate line and the data line provide an electric field therebetween wherein the pretilt control structure provides pretilt for the liquid crystal to provide a wide viewing angle.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 1999Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Evan G. Colgan, Shui-Chih A. Lien, Kai R. Schleupen
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Patent number: 6396552Abstract: In a liquid crystal display (1), a laterally arranged light coupling surface (2) permits the active illumination of the liquid crystal display (1) by a light source (3). For this purpose, the liquid crystal display (1) has a light deflecting element (7) which deflects the incident optical radiation in the direction of a liquid crystal cell (5). The light polarized by means of a rear polarization filter (9) is reflected at a rear, reflective element (10) and deflected into the liquid crystal cell (1). The segmented display is therefore produced on a front side (14) of the liquid crystal display (1), provided with a front polarization filter (13). By contrast with known liquid crystal displays having a transflector, it is thereby possible substantially to reduce a possible color deviation and the limited readability associated therewith. At the same time, the cost of production and the overall space required are substantially reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2000Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AGInventors: Peter Brandt, Dietmar Tippl
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Patent number: 6362030Abstract: To manufacture an active-matrix substrate, a metal film is formed on a glass substrate. The metal film has a first region and a second region, which lie between other regions of the metal film that will be gate lines and auxiliary capacitance lines. The first and second regions are removed in a process of making, in the metal film, through holes achieving ion doping. Thereafter, the metal film including the first and second regions is patterned, thereby forming gate lines and auxiliary capacitance lines. Hence, the first and second regions of the metal film are etched twice, without increasing the number of steps of manufacturing the active-matrix substrate. The probability of short-circuiting between any gate line and the adjacent auxiliary capacitance line is therefore low.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2000Date of Patent: March 26, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kohei Nagayama, Yasuyuki Hanazawa
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Patent number: 6351296Abstract: A beam polarizer device for splitting an unpolarized beam of incident radiation into first and second beams of different polarizations. The beam polarizer comprises a birefringent cell interposed between a pair of parallel sides of first and second prisms made of an optically transparent material. The birefringent cell is formed of an oriented organic material having a desired orientation of its optical axis relative to the sides of the prisms enclosing the birefringent cell therebetween. The organic material has substantially different refraction indices n1 and n2 for light components of, respectively, two different orientations of electric fields relative to the direction of propagation of a beam impinging onto the birefringent cell while propagating inside the first prism. The optically transparent material has a refraction index n3 which is substantially equal to the greatest one between the refraction indices n1 and n2.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1998Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Fabia Engineering (1992) Ltd.Inventors: Nissim Pilossof, Klara Vinokur, Isaac Shariv