Sealing Of Liquid Crystal Patents (Class 349/190)
  • Patent number: 8226448
    Abstract: A laser beam irradiation apparatus irradiates a laser beam to a sealing unit disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate to seal the first substrate and the second substrate. The laser beam irradiation apparatus includes a laser head for irradiating the laser beam; and a control unit for controlling a drive-velocity and a drive-direction of the laser beam. The laser beam is controlled by the control unit which repetitively performs a backward and forward movement along a first direction, and passes a same position at least twice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Voronov, Gyoo-Wan Han, Tae-Wook Kang, Cheol-Lae Roh
  • Patent number: 8223309
    Abstract: A display panel provided with a first region and a second region includes an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate, a display medium between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate and a conductive member. The active device array substrate includes an active device array, a pad located in the second region and a first alignment layer covering the first region and the second region. The opposite substrate includes an electrode layer and a second alignment layer covering the electrode layer. The ratio of a thickness of the first or second alignment layer in the second region to that in the first region is substantially greater than zero and less than or equal to about 0.43. The conductive member is located in the second region and corresponding to the pad and penetrates the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer to connect the electrode layer and the pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yi-Hau Shiau
  • Patent number: 8223308
    Abstract: The method for dispensing sealant comprises: preparing an inner-side sealant that comprises a light curing sealant or a first mixture of a light curing sealant and a thermal curing sealant in which the content of the light curing sealant is more than that of the thermal curing sealant; preparing an outer-side sealant that comprises a thermal curing sealant or a second mixture of a light curing sealant and a thermal curing sealant in which the composition of the light curing sealant is less than or equal to that of the thermal curing sealant; simultaneously dispensing the inner-side sealant and the outer-side sealant onto a substrate along four edges of the substrate by using a device for dispensing sealant so that one side of the inner-side sealant abuts the sealed liquid crystal materials and the other side thereof integrates with the outer-side sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haiyu Zhao, Jingjing Liang
  • Patent number: 8216018
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display, where the display includes a light-transmissive substrate adhering to a display substrate that forms a display surface side of a display body. An edge of at least either an adhesion surface of the display substrate or an adhesion surface of the light-transmissive substrate is coated with an adhesive. The display substrate and the light-transmissive substrate are positioned in an offset manner to provide overlapping and non overlapping regions. For example, an edge of each of two adhesion surfaces overlap with each other, and other regions do not overlap with each other. The display substrate and the light-transmissive substrate are relatively moved to a position where an edge of the display substrate and an edge of the light-transmissive substrate respectively overlap with other edges in a state in which adhesive reservoirs are formed while maintaining a fixed gap between the two adhesion surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Watanabe, Kazuhiko Kaida, Toshimitsu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120154720
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display that includes: a first substrate and a second substrate each including a display area and a non-display area, the display and non-display areas positioned opposite to each other; a plurality of data driver ICs formed in the non-display area of the first substrate; a plurality of data voltage supply lines connected to the data driver ICs and extending to the display area of the first substrate; a sealant positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate to surround the display areas; and a step compensating member formed outside the sealant on the non-display area of one of the first substrate and the second substrate, in which at least some of the data voltage supply lines extend under the sealant, and the step compensating member is positioned generally inline with the at least some of the data voltage supply lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun PARK, Jong Oh KIM, Da Hye CHO, Jin Suk SEO, Jong Bum CHOI
  • Patent number: 8199272
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes an array substrate, a display medium layer, a transparent substrate and a first sealant. The array substrate has a display region and a sealant spread region surrounding the display region. The display medium layer is disposed on the array substrate and located in the display region. The transparent substrate is disposed above the display medium layer. The first sealant is formed between the array substrate and the transparent substrate and located in the sealant spread region of the array substrate. The first sealant has a first sidewall and a second sidewall. One of the first sidewall and the second sidewall has a plurality of fillisters arranged at intervals. Since the first sealant of the flexible display device has the fillisters arranged at intervals, the stress imposed on the first sealant may be decreased. Therefore, the life of the first sealant may be prolonged and the sealing performance of the flexible display device can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Ching Wang, Po-Wen Hsiao, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8199310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display panel and a method for fabricating the same, wherein the liquid crystal display panel of the present invention comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, and a sealant having a plurality of modifying patterns. In addition, the method of the present invention comprises steps of providing a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate and a sealant having a plurality of modifying patterns, and then cutting off a part of the modifying patterns. Thereby, the present invention can eliminate the gravity flow and reduce the gravity mura, so that a liquid crystal display panel having few mura defects is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventor: Mei-Yeh Wu
  • Patent number: 8194224
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for unifying steps of sealing material so that the yield and the reliability of a liquid-crystal display device become high. A starting film of scanning lines is patterned so that prismatic dummy wirings 301 for the first layer which are not electrically connected are formed in regions R1 and R2, and wirings 302 extending from the pixel section are formed in a region R3, and wirings 303 having connection end portions 303a are formed in a region R4. After an interlayer insulation film is formed, the starting film of the signal lines is patterned so that the dummy wirings 304 for the second layer are formed to embed the gaps between the wirings 301 to 303, and also the wirings 305 and the wirings 303 which extend from the pixel portion are connected to each other. This permits unification of the cross-sectional structure of the sealing material formation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hongyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8189167
    Abstract: A mask holder for irradiating UV-rays is disclosed in the present invention. The mask holder includes a lower part having a frame and a mask supporting member supporting a mask, wherein the mask supporting member is in the frame and has a plurality of first connecting portions, and an upper part having a plurality of second connecting portions to be aligned with the first connecting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Sang Byun, Moo Yeol Park, Sung Su Jung
  • Patent number: 8187048
    Abstract: A system and a method for manufacturing an optical display device. The system includes a first cutting and bonding apparatus to handle a first roll of sheet material including a first optical film with a width corresponding to the short side of an optical display unit and to bond the first optical film to one surface of the optical display unit and then to cut the first optical film into a length corresponding to the long side of the optical display unit. A second cutting and bonding apparatus handles a second roll of sheet material including a second optical film with a width corresponding to the long side of the optical display unit and bonds the second optical film to the other surface of the optical display unit and then cuts the second optical film into a length corresponding to the short side of the optical display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Kitada, Tomokazu Yura, Satoru Koshio, Takuya Nakazono
  • Patent number: 8184254
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a method of fabricating the same is capable of strengthening adhesion between a sealant and a lower plate in a panel with a high aperture ratio to which an organic protective film is applied. The organic protective film and a gate insulating film are patterned in such a manner that the sealant comes into contact with a substrate directly. Accordingly, the organic protective film or the gate insulating film at the area coated with the sealant is partially or entirely removed to directly contact the sealant with the gate insulating film or the lower glass, thereby strengthening the adhesion between the sealant and the lower plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Wun Ko, Sung Il Park, Dong Yeung Kwak, Gun Hee Lee, Kwang Sup Park
  • Patent number: 8184258
    Abstract: A dispenser system for a liquid crystal display panel includes a table to overturn a substrate having at least one image display part on a first surface of the overturned substrate, and at least one syringe system to supply sealant onto a first surface of the overturned substrate to form a seal pattern along outer edges of the image display part on the first surface of the overturned substrate, wherein the at least one syringe system moves along horizontal directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Hyun Kim, Sung-Su Jung
  • Patent number: 8179515
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel, a sealant having a cut-out formed at least on the other end side of a display region is provided on one film substrate. A liquid crystal material is supplied to one end side of the display region in the one film substrate or the other film substrate. An apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel includes a bonding unit arranged to bond the pair of film substrates and to each other through the sealant and the liquid crystal material by pressing respective surfaces of the film substrates and so that a pressure in a middle of the film substrates and becomes higher than that at both ends thereof, and a sealing unit arranged to seal the cut-out of the sealant to the pair of film substrates and bonded in the bonding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tokuo Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8174663
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device and a method for fabricating the same, which has a structure applied thereto for preventing a liquid applied to a substrate from passing through a display portion to encroach even to a seal pattern portion causing seal breakage or gap defect. The liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates placed opposite to each other, each having an active region at a center thereof, a seal pattern formed on an outside circumference of the active region spaced from a boundary portion of the active region, between the first substrate and the second substrate, a spread preventive wall formed on the first substrate between the boundary portion of the active region and the seal pattern, and an alignment film formed on an inner side of the spread preventive wall on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun Lee, Young-Sup Jung
  • Patent number: 8149344
    Abstract: In a pixel array substrate, scan lines intersect data lines to define first to third sub-pixel regions. First to third conductive parts are respectively disposed in the first to third sub-pixel regions. First to third capacitor electrodes are respectively disposed over the first to third conductive parts to form pixel storage capacitors. A spacer is disposed over the third capacitor electrode. At least one of a shape or a size of the third capacitor electrode is different from that of the first or second capacitor electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventor: Yu-Chien Kao
  • Patent number: 8147645
    Abstract: A syringe for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel is provided. The syringe includes a body, a plurality of nozzles, and a connection portion. The body portion has a dispensing material contained therein. The plurality of nozzles supply the dispensing material received from the body portion to a substrate of the liquid crystal display panel. The connection portion are provided on a bottom surface of the connection portion and couples the nozzles with the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Su Jung, Yong-Keun Kwak
  • Patent number: 8149365
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. The lower substrate includes a display part for displaying image and a driving part for providing the display part with a driving signal. The upper substrate includes a common electrode and an insulating member that electrically insulates the common electrode from the driving part. The insulating member has a lower dielectric constant than the liquid crystal layer. Thus, a parasitic capacitance between the driving part and the common electrode is reduced to prevent malfunction of the driving part, and a display quality is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-Ju Kim, Joo-Sun Yoon, Yong-Ho Yang, Seung-Gyu Tae, Jin-Suk Park, Hyun-Young Kim, Ji-Hye Moon
  • Publication number: 20120075567
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display in which a wide angle of view is obtained and a response time at a halftone can be shortened by regulating an alignment orientation of a liquid crystal by the use of a polymer fixation system in which a liquid crystal layer containing a polymerizable component is scaled between substrates. The polymerizable component is polymerized while a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer to fix a liquid crystal alignment. A plurality of stripe-like electrode patterns, in which a pattern width is formed to be wider than a width of a space, are arranged so that the liquid crystal molecules are aligned in a longitudinal direction of the pattern when the polymer is formed by solidifying a polymerizable component mixed in the liquid crystal layer while a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Sasaki, Kazutaka Hanaoka, Tsutomu Seino, Yohei Nakanishi, Seiji Tanuma, Kimiaki Nakamura, Yuichi Inoue, Masakazu Shibasaki, Hideaki Tsuda, Yoshio Koike, Yasutoshi Tasaka, Hidefumi Yoshida, Kunihiro Tashiro
  • Patent number: 8134680
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal panel 10 includes a panel manufacturing process, a substrate detachment process and a reuse-panel manufacturing process. A first liquid crystal panel 10A and a second liquid crystal panel 10B, which differ from each other in position of a sealant portion 20A, 20B to be formed thereon, are manufactured by the panel manufacturing process. Substrates 17, 18 are detached from a defective liquid crystal panel, i.e., from any one of the first liquid crystal panel 10A and the second liquid crystal panel 10B having a defect, by the substrate detachment process. The reuse-panel manufacturing process manufactures a third liquid crystal panel 10C by attaching the substrate 18A detached from the first liquid crystal panel 10A and the substrate 17B detached from the second liquid crystal panel 10B to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinichi Hirato
  • Patent number: 8134677
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal display panel and a method of fabricating the same, which can increase the attachment force of the liquid crystal display panel by forming holes in wires passing through a seal line in a case where a liquid crystal layer is formed by a dropping method, reduce the resistance of the wires by differentiating the width of the holes from the width of the wires with respect to a specific region of the seal line, and prevent an afterimage defect caused by blurring and contamination of the seal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: LG. Display Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jao-Chang Kwon, Yu-Ri Shim, Chang-Yeop Shin, Chung-Wan Oh, Dong-Bok Kim
  • Patent number: 8125601
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. The lower substrate includes a display part for displaying image and a driving part for providing the display part with a driving signal. The upper substrate includes a common electrode and an insulating member that electrically insulates the common electrode from the driving part. The insulating member has a lower dielectric constant than the liquid crystal layer. Thus, a parasitic capacitance between the driving part and the common electrode is reduced to prevent malfunction of the driving part, and a display quality is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-Ju Kim, Joo-Sun Yoon, Yong-Ho Yang, Seung-Gyu Tae, Jin-Suk Park, Hyun-Young Kim, Ji-Hye Moon
  • Patent number: 8120744
    Abstract: A liquid crystal cell assembly includes a first substrate member on which at least first electrodes are formed on each of cell regions which respectively correspond to liquid crystal cells and are arranged to be adjacent to each other, a second substrate member on which at least a second electrode opposing the first electrodes is formed on each cell region to correspond to each cell region of the first substrate member, and frame-like seal members which are arranged between the first substrate member and second substrate member, include common sides each formed by continuously connecting at least two adjacent side, are formed into frames that respectively define the cell regions, and bond the first and second substrate members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Yoshino, Toshiharu Nishino
  • Patent number: 8120743
    Abstract: A production method of a liquid crystal display device that is constructed by placing liquid crystals between a first substrate and a second substrate. The production method includes a step of applying seal material onto the first substrate such that the seal material surrounds a liquid crystal filling area, and a step of bonding the first substrate and the second substrate together. The layer of the seal material is formed such that the thickness becomes smaller than the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the portion corresponding to the display area when the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhito Katsumura, Hiroaki Miwa
  • Patent number: 8111368
    Abstract: Exemplary methods and apparatus are provided herein related to display systems. According to one exemplary embodiment, a method of forming a display is discussed that includes providing an embossable material and embossing the embossable material to form a plurality of features including at least one geometric adhesive portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Qin Liu, Alan R. Arthur
  • Patent number: 8111369
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an LCD device includes preparing first and second substrates and dispensing liquid crystal on the first substrate. A plurality of column spacers are formed on the second substrate, and a seal pattern is formed on the second substrate. The second substrate is inversed and the first and second substrates are bonded to each other to form an LCD panel having a first height (h1) corresponding to a cell gap between the first and second substrates. Pressure is applied to the rear surfaces of the first or second substrates so as to change the cell gap to a second height (h2) smaller than the first height (h2<h1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong Su Shin
  • Patent number: 8087967
    Abstract: Manufacture a highly reliable image display device capable of proceeding with resin cure even in the case where a protective panel is provided with a light shielding portion. A liquid crystal display unit 2 having a liquid crystal display panel 8 and a light transmissive protective panel 3 having a light shielding portion 5 are disposed face to face, a resin composition 10 is interposed between the liquid crystal display unit and the protective panel, and the resin composition is cured into a cured resin layer 11. As the resin composition 10, a light-heat-curing resin composition and containing a photopolymerization initiator and organic peroxide of thermal polymerization initiator is used. In curing the resin composition 10, cure by light (ultraviolet rays) irradiation is performed until a cure ratio of the resin composition becomes 30% or more and thereafter thermal cure is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Chemical & Information Device Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Shinya, Kenji Kamiya, Yusuke Kamata
  • Patent number: 8083563
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a display panel comprises the steps of: forming a controlling elements array substrate and a flexible color filter, respectively; forming a displaying medium on the controlling elements array substrate; and assembling the flexible color filter to the controlling elements array substrate for disposing it on the displaying medium layer. A method of fabricating a flexible color filter comprises the steps of: forming a flexible substrate on a rigidly substrate; forming a color filter film comprising a plurality of color filter patterns; and separating the flexible substrate from the rigidly substrate. Since the color filter film are formed before separating the flexible substrate from the rigid substrate, the flexible color filter may have good resolution and process yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Su-Cheng Liu, Ted-Hong Shinn, Yi-Ching Wang
  • Patent number: 8072573
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching substrates includes an upper chamber for holding an upper substrate and a lower chamber for holding a lower substrate which is to be attached to the upper substrate. The lower chamber is moved up and down so as to come together with the upper chamber to form a sealed attaching space. A substrate receiving part is fixed to a frame of the apparatus so that it does not move as the lower chamber is raised and lowered. The substrate receiving part alternatively projects from the lower chamber is the lower chamber is moved down, or is recessed into the top of the lower chamber when the lower chamber is lifted up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: ADP Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Seok Hwang, Kyung Mi Kim
  • Patent number: 8068206
    Abstract: Electronic displays are physically reshaped and/or resized to meet custom specifications for special applications such as avionics, where Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) are not typically used. Customization includes cutting the physical display to specified dimensions to fit into a target opening, and resealing the display to preserve proper cell spacing and assure basic functionality. The sealing process may include improving the original seal, and/or providing additional seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Inventor: Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8064030
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an array of pixels each including a plurality of sub-pixels, a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed in the respective sub-pixels, and a plurality of common electrodes disposed in the respective sub-pixels. The common electrode disposed in each of the sub-pixels in one of the pixels on each row is connected to the common electrodes disposed in the corresponding sub-pixels in the others of the pixels on the each row, to form a group of common electrodes connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: NED LCD Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiaki Sakamoto, Kenichi Mori, Kenichirou Naka, Hiroshi Nagai
  • Patent number: 8064031
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to prevent irregular burrs from being created on the surface during cutting due to the cutting line crossing over the sealing material when a liquid crystal display panel is separated from a mother substrate. When the sealing material 30 is applied using a dispenser, the starting point 31 and the finishing point 32 of the sealing material are at points inside the cutting line 40, and thus, the cutting line 40 is prevented from crossing the sealing material 30 when the liquid crystal display panel is separated from a mother substrate 100. As a result, the breaking line 42 runs straight down from the scribe line 41, creating a clean cross section. Even though the starting point 31 and the finishing point 32 of the sealing material 30 are at points inside the liquid crystal display panel, the starting point 31 and the finishing point 32 are formed so as to be contained within the black matrix in frame form in the periphery, and thus, the display region is not affected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuto Sugimoto, Hideo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20110279767
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes: a first substrate 10a made of glass; a second substrate 20a which is made of glass, is located so as to face the first substrate 10a, and has a smaller thickness than that of the first substrate 10a; a liquid crystal layer 25 provided between the first substrate 10a and the second substrate 20a; and a frame-shaped sealant 15a for bonding the first substrate 10a and the second substrate 20a to each other, and enclosing the liquid crystal layer 25 therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinji Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 8054438
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same include a seal line having two protrusions, one of the protrusions having a liquid crystal (LC) injection hole. Moreover, the LCD apparatus having the seal line constitutes a closed loop. The display apparatus and the manufacturing method thereof increase production yields because the number of apparatus substrates for the display apparatus obtained from a mother substrate is increased by minimizing a distance between two adjacent apparatus substrates on the mother substrate. The method of manufacturing an exemplary LCD apparatus includes a one drop filling method or a vacuum injection method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong-Jun Lee, Jin Jeon, Yong-Je Jeon, Sung-In Ro, Sun-Ja Kwon, Sang-Ho Moon
  • Patent number: 8054437
    Abstract: A plurality of panels (40) are cut from a large substrate (mother substrate) including a lower large substrate (41A) and an upper large substrate (42A). For each panel (40), a frame-shaped seal (47) and a connection electrode forming section (C) are formed in the large substrate. Since the left side (47c) of the frame of a panel (40) is close to the right side (47b) of the frame of the left-adjacent panel, these sides of the seals are formed from a sealing material containing a lower density of spacers. Since the upper side (47a) of the frame of a panel (40) is separated from the lower side (47d) of the frame of the upper adjacent panel (40) by an extension (C?) for the connection electrodes, these seal members are formed from a sealing material containing a higher density of spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Okada, Katsuyuki Tanaka, Hiroshi Tsukada
  • Patent number: 8049853
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate each including an active area and a non-active area; a black matrix on the first substrate in the non-active area; a color filter layer on the black matrix; a common electrode on the color filter layer and black matrix; an array element on the second substrate in the active area; a plurality of signal lines and a common bridge line in the non-active area; a protective layer on the array element, signal lines and a common bridge line; a transparent pattern connected to the common bridge line and extending to a border region between the active and non-active areas; a seal pattern formed in an edge portion of the first and second substrates; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheol-Woo Park
  • Patent number: 8045111
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes steps of preparing first and second substrates, forming alignment films on one surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively, performing rubbing treatment on the alignment films, screen-printing a seal member on the one surface of the first substrate so as to surround a display area, and stacking the first and second substrates on each other while the first surfaces face to each other, with rubbing directions of the alignment films on the first and second substrates being parallel to each other, and joining the first and second substrates through the seal member by curing the seal member while the first and second substrates are bonded to each other through the seal member. The screen-printing is performed while a squeegee is moved in a direction parallel to the rubbing direction of the alignment film formed on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiro Arai, Ryota Mizusako
  • Patent number: 8035793
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for dispensing sealant material including: a disposable syringe in which sealant material is filled; a nozzle member installed at a bottom portion of the syringe, for dispensing the sealant material over a substrate; and a gas supply unit for supplying gas into the syringe to apply pressure to the sealant material in a syringe main body, and dispensing the sealant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignees: LG Display Co., Ltd., Top Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Seok Lee, Gu-Yun Bok, In-Ju Kim, Heui-Geun Kim
  • Patent number: 8031320
    Abstract: An LCD panel includes an array substrate, an opposite substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The opposite substrate is opposite to the array substrate, and the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the array substrate and the opposite substrate. The array substrate includes a substrate, an array, a sealant and a stop structure. The array disposed on the substrate is a thin-film transistor array or a color filter array. The sealant has a first end and a second end, and the first and second ends form an inlet. The stop structure is placed at least between the first end of the sealant frame and a side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chung Ta Lee, Yu Tung Wu
  • Patent number: 8031321
    Abstract: An LCD device and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, in which it is possible to correct a problem of insufficient or excessive supply of liquid crystal in an LCD device by controlling an amount of liquid crystal. The method includes preparing a liquid crystal cell comprised of a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, and a first sealant formed in the periphery of the liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; measuring an amount of liquid crystal provided to the inside of liquid crystal cell; forming an inlet for liquid crystal in the first sealant; and regulating the amount of liquid crystal by supplying or discharging the liquid crystal through the inlet; and sealing the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bum Soo Kim, Byoung Chul Choi, Byoung-Mok Ha, Chang Bo Shim, Chang-Soo Na, Cheol Joo Moon, Chong Chan Eun, Gu-Yun Bok, Hae Joon Son, Heung-Sun Kim, Hong Seok Lee, Hyung Jin Park, Hyun-Ho Song, In Kyu Lee, Jae Chuon Ryu, Jae Ho Shin, Jae Min Jong, Je Hyun Kim, Jeong-Ho Lee, Jeong-Joon Lee, Jong Won Kim, Jun Beom Cho, Jun Young Yu, Jung Seung Kim, Jung-Deog Yoo, Jung-Sik Kim, Se Joon Baek, Seung-Bum Lee, Seung-Won Moon, Sung-Mo Koo, Tae Man Kim, Young Phil Bang, Myoung Su Yang, Jae Kyun Lee, Hyun-Seok Jang, Jung Il Lee
  • Patent number: 8031319
    Abstract: Described herein are structures and techniques for providing an LC cell having a hermetically sealed cover disposed over a fill hole provided in a superstrate. The superstrate and cover have adhesion layers disposed thereon. Solder is disposed or otherwise provided around the fill hole (e.g. either on the cover or the superstrate or as a separate piece). The cover is then disposed over the fill hole and the solder is reflowed to form the hermetic seal over the fill hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Benoit, Daniel P. Resler, Steven R. Collins, Robert D. O'Shea
  • Publication number: 20110234967
    Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a dam disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate along edges of the first and second substrates, the first substrate, second substrate, and dam having a same outermost incision surface, and a sealing member disposed between the first and second substrates, the sealing member being between an interior of the display panel and the dam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventor: Nam-Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20110222013
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates placed so as to face each other; a frame-shaped sealing member provided between the first and second substrates, and configured to bond the first and second substrate together; and a liquid crystal layer formed by enclosing a liquid crystal material inside the sealing member. A display region configured to display an image is defined inside the sealing member, and a non-display region is defined outside the display region. The non-display region is also provided in an inner periphery of the sealing member. The first substrate is provided with a plurality of wall-shaped portions formed in the non-display region in the inner periphery of the sealing member so as to extend along the sealing member and to be separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawanishi, Hisashi Nagata, Naoto Kondo
  • Patent number: 8014167
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed housing having a base deck, a cover member and a seal assembly constructed of a liquid crystal material (LCM), the base deck and cover member forming an enclosure containing an inert gas atmosphere. Various embodiments have the LCM seal bonded to one or both of the base deck and cover member and bonded to seal the enclosure by molding, compression, adhesive bonding, thermoplastic welding or soldering, or a combination of such.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Neal F. Gunderson, Daniel D. Dittmer, Michael A. Mewes
  • Patent number: 8013972
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a driver circuit for use with a passive matrix or active matrix electrooptical display device such as a liquid crystal display. The driver circuit occupies less space than heretofore. A circuit (stick crystal) having a length substantially equal to the length of one side of the matrix of the display device is used as the driver circuit. The circuit is bonded to one substrate of the display device, and then the terminals of the circuit are connected with the terminals of the display device. Subsequently, the substrate of the driver circuit is removed. This makes the configuration of the circuit much simpler than the configuration of the circuit heretofore required by the TAB method or COG method, because conducting lines are not laid in a complex manner. The driver circuit can be formed on a large-area substrate such as a glass substrate. The display device can be formed on a lightweight material having a high shock resistance such as a plastic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yasuhiko Takemura, Setsuo Nakajima, Yasuyuki Arai
  • Patent number: 8013973
    Abstract: It is an object to prevent disordered orientation of liquid crystal molecules which is due to division of substrates even when a liquid crystal dripping method is used, and to provide a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device in which liquid crystal is not adversely affected even when a sealant not cured and liquid crystal are in contact. In a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device using a liquid crystal dripping method, a scribe groove is provided for at least one of a pair of substrates with a diamond cutter or the like before the pair of substrates are attached under reduced pressure. After the scribing, the pair of substrates are attached under reduced pressure, heat treatment for curing the sealant and aligning the liquid crystal molecules is performed, and the substrates are divided by applying impact using a breaking apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Kanai, Takeshi Nishi
  • Patent number: 8009253
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes: a sealant provided between a pair of substrates in a frame shape; an electro-optical material layer formed by sealing an electro-optical material within a region surrounded by the sealant; an insulating layer provided within the region surrounded by the sealant on at least one of the pair of substrates; and an alignment layer provided between the insulating layer and the electro-optical material layer. The region surrounded by the sealant includes an effective display region where display is performed and a peripheral region located between the effective display region and the sealant, and the insulating layer within the peripheral region is formed with a recessed portion to which a material of the alignment layer flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Norihito Harada
  • Patent number: 8004646
    Abstract: A reflective liquid crystal display that comprises: a first substrate; a common electrode formed on the first substrate; a second substrate corresponding to the first substrate; a pixel electrode formed on the second substrate; partitions formed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode; red, green, and blue cholesteric liquid crystals formed in regions separated by the partitions; and sealing lines formed on the outer peripheries of the partitions and having three liquid crystal injection holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nak-Cho Choi, Fusayuki Takeshita
  • Patent number: 7999908
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed in the present invention. The liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates including a plurality of liquid crystal display panel regions, each liquid crystal display panel region having an active region and a dummy region, a sealant outside the liquid crystal display panel regions, a dummy column spacer on the dummy region to control a liquid crystal flow, a buffer region between the sealant and the dummy column spacer to accommodate a liquid crystal, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 7982845
    Abstract: A display device which can ensure a sufficient adhesive strength on an adhering surface between each of a pair of substrates of a liquid crystal display panel and a sealing material is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Aki Tsuchiya, Takashi Yamamoto, Akira Ishii, Naoki Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Arai
  • Patent number: 7973903
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate parallel to each other to define a gap therebetween, a sealant disposed around the gap to provide an accommodating space, a liquid crystal layer disposed in the accommodating space, a plurality of signal lines disposed on at least one of the first and second substrates, and a plurality of protrusions at a peripheral side of the liquid crystal layer. The protrusions are configured to narrow the gap thereat. A part of each signal line is disposed between the sealant and the corresponding one of the first and second substrates, and each of the protrusions is arranged between two respective signal lines. A related method for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Tsu-Hsien Ku, Jia-Yi Wu, Kun-Hsing Hsiao