Color Patents (Class 349/97)
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Patent number: 12248204Abstract: A reflective polarization rotator based on a twisted nematic (TN) liquid crystal (LC) configuration may be optimized for achromatic performance in both bright and dark states by compensating wavelength dependence of polarization transformation by the TN LC layer. At linear achromatic input polarization, the compensation aims to provide a circular achromatic polarization at the reflector, which guarantees the achromaticity of the 90 degrees polarization rotation on double pass. The compensation takes care to preserve linear polarization at the reflector when the LC device is driven to a vertical LC director configuration. Such an approach ensures that the performance of the polarization rotator is achromatic in both driven and undriven states of the LC device.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Meta Platform Technologies, LLCInventors: Gary D. Sharp, David Coleman
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Patent number: 12189231Abstract: Systems and methods for IR readable transmissive and reflective displays are disclosed that do not suffer from a mirror-like appearance or undesirable dimming of the display due to sequential stacks of polarizers. The disclosed systems and methods use available IR LEDs in addition to, or in place of, visible light LEDs. An illuminator or integrator, which is a lightguide, is designed to maintain the polarization state of the light. The display can use a regular visible light, front polarizer and hence does not suffer from brightness reduction caused by an IR capable polarizer. A digital license plate application comprising a reflective liquid crystal display with a front light, which includes polarized IR illumination, is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: New Vision Display, Inc.Inventor: Matthias T. Pfeiffer
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Patent number: 12163083Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal composition that is capable of forming a light absorption anisotropic film having a high degree of alignment, excellent moisture-heat resistance, and excellent alignment uniformity, a light absorption anisotropic film, a laminate, and an image display device. The liquid crystal composition includes a liquid crystal compound, a first dichroic substance having a structure represented by Formula (1), and a second dichroic substance having a structure represented by Formula (2).Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Takashi Katou, Takuya Inoue
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Patent number: 12135478Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal panel sequentially including: a first polarizing plate with a first absorption axis; a first substrate including a first electrode; a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules; and a second substrate including a second electrode. The liquid crystal panel satisfies the following Formula (1) as well as the following Formula (2-1) or Formula (2-2): 5°?|?1??2|?20°??(Formula 1) 5°?|?P1??2|?20°??(Formula 2-1) 65°?|?P1??2|?80°??(Formula 2-2) wherein ?1 represents an azimuthal angle of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the first substrate, ?2 represents an azimuthal angle of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the second substrate, and ?P1 represents an azimuthal angle of the first absorption axis of the first polarizing plate, each with no voltage applied.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Sharp Display Technology CorporationInventors: Koji Murata, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Takashi Satoh, Shinji Shimada
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Patent number: 11988465Abstract: A radiative cooling device having high flexibility that can be retrofitted to an existing outdoor facility. An infrared radiative layer for radiating infrared light from a radiative surface and a light reflective layer disposed on the side opposite to the presence side of the radiative surface of the infrared radiative layer are provided. The infrared radiative layer is a resin material layer whose thickness is adjusted to discharge a greater thermal radiation energy than absorbed solar light energy in a wavelength band ranging from 8 ?m to 14 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Suemitsu, Tadashi Saito
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Patent number: 11835822Abstract: A color tunable optical device electrically connects to a driving power source, and includes a first polarizer, a liquid crystal layer, a phase retarder and a second polarizer. The first polarizer converts a first mixed light into a first polarized mixed light. The liquid crystal layer is located behind the first polarizer and electrically connected to the driving power source for changing an arrangement direction of liquid crystal cells of the liquid crystal layer, and receives the first polarized mixed light. The phase retarder is located behind the liquid crystal layer to generate a second polarized mixed light. The second polarizer is located behind the phase retarder, and a second mixed light is generated by changing an incident angle of the second polarized mixed light incident on the second polarize, wherein a color of the second mixed light is different from that of the first mixed light.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventors: Ting-Jia Chang, En-Chieh Lin, Xin-Hung Chen
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Patent number: 11719985Abstract: A non-mechanical liquid crystal tunable filter (LCTF) assembly capable of switching between a multi-conjugate filter mode and a conformal filter mode is described. The non-mechanical LCTF architecture can include a plurality of LCTF components that each comprises a first optical filter comprising a first optical axis, a second optical filter comprising a second optical axis, wherein the second optical axis is rotated 90° relative to the first optical axis, and a first twisted nematic cell positioned between the first optical filter and the second optical filter, the first twisted nematic cell configured to polarize received light by 90° when a voltage is not applied and not polarize the received light when the voltage is applied. The non-mechanical LCTF assembly is configured to switch between a conformal filter mode and a multi-conjugate filter mode based on whether the voltage is applied to each of the plurality of LCTF components.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: ChemImage CorporationInventors: Lei Shi, George Ventouris
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Patent number: 11624861Abstract: A vehicular rearview assembly, includes a front substrate defining a first surface and a second surface. The front substrate being substantially transparent. The front substrate defines a shaped edge along a periphery of the first surface. A first polarizer is coupled with the second surface. An electro-optic element is coupled to the first polarizer having a first substrate defining a first element surface and a second element surface. A second substrate is spaced away from the first substrate and defines a third element surface and a fourth element surface. An electro-optic material is positioned between the first and second substrates. A second polarizer is coupled to the fourth element surface. A display is configured to emit light having a first polarization into the second polarizer. A reflective layer is positioned between the front substrate and the display is configured to reflect both the first polarization of light and a second polarization of light.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATIONInventors: David J. Cammenga, Adam R. Heintzelman, Xiaoxu Niu
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Patent number: 11448890Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical system. In one aspect, the optical system includes a plurality of imagers configured to emit an electromagnetic radiation, a plurality of optical sensors configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the imagers, and a beam splitting device disposed at an optical path between the imagers and the optical sensors. In one example, the beam splitting device is a multi-way beam splitter configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from one of the imagers and separate the received electromagnetic radiation into a plurality of portions, each separated portion of the received electromagnetic radiation being directed to one of the optical sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Wavefront Research, Inc.Inventor: Thomas A. Mitchell
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Patent number: 11189669Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposing to the first substrate. The first substrate includes a transmission area in which a shutter unit is disposed and an emission area in which an organic light emitting diode is disposed. The shutter unit includes a first shutter electrode, a second shutter electrode, and a shutter layer interposed between the first and second shutter electrodes. The organic light emitting diode includes a pixel electrode, a common electrode, and a light-emitting layer interposed between the pixel and common electrodes. At least one of the first and second shutter electrodes is connected to the common electrode of the organic light emitting diode.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Inventors: Jae-Hyun Kim, Jin-Oh Kwag, Yong-Kyu Jang
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Patent number: 11137638Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which suppresses a color change of light leak depending on a direction in the visual recognition from an oblique direction during black display, and has high display quality. The liquid crystal display device includes, in order, at least: a first polarizer; an optically anisotropic layer a liquid crystal cell; and a second polarizer, the liquid crystal cell has pixels with a screen resolution of 250 ppi or more, the pixels each have at least blue, green, and red subpixels, the subpixel has a chevron structure in which an angle formed between at least one side and an absorption axis of the first polarizer or an absorption axis of the second polarizer is larger than 0° and not larger than 5°, and a depolarization degree of the liquid crystal cell in a visible light region satisfies a predetermined requirement.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Naoyoshi Yamada, Tatsuya Iwasaki, Katsufumi Ohmuro
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Patent number: 10656459Abstract: A color polarizing film including a polymer and a dichroic dye having an absorption wavelength region of about 380 nm to about 780 nm, wherein the color polarizing film exhibits a maximum absorption wavelength (?max) in a wavelength range of about 380 nm to about 780 nm is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventors: Deuk Kyu Moon, Yong Joo Lee, Boreum Jeong, Myungsup Jung
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Patent number: 10324333Abstract: A color polarizing film including a first layer including a first polymer and a first dichroic dye having an absorption wavelength region of about 380 nm to about 780 nm and a second layer including a second polymer and a second dichroic dye having an absorption wavelength region of about 380 nm to about 780 nm, wherein the second layer is disposed on the first layer, wherein a polarization axis of the first layer and a polarization axis of a second layer cross each other, and wherein the color polarizing film exhibits a maximum absorption wavelength (?max) in a wavelength range of about 380 nm to about 780 nm.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventors: Deuk Kyu Moon, Yong Joo Lee, Yoon-suk Kang, Junghoon Lee, Boreum Jeong, Jonghyun Ha, Myungsup Jung
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Patent number: 9835901Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a reflective type display device, relating to the technical field of display. The liquid crystal display device is relatively thin and light, with low energy consumption. The reflective type display device comprises a polarizer, a transparent first substrate, a liquid crystal molecular layer and a second substrate arranged in sequence; wherein the reflective type display device further comprises: a selective reflecting layer located between the liquid crystal molecular layer and the second substrate; the selective reflecting layer reflects light with wavelength within a specific wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiongcan Zuo, Junrui Zhang
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Patent number: 9606395Abstract: Provided is a set of polarizing plates comprising a front-plate-integrated polarizing plate to be disposed at a viewing side of a liquid crystal cell and a back-side polarizing plate to be disposed at a back side of the cell. The front-plate-integrated polarizing plate includes a front-side polarizing plate and a front plate having a Young's modulus of 2 GPa or more. The set of polarizing plates satisfies the formula: (Ra?Ft)<(Fa?Rt), where Fa and Ft represent ratios of dimensional change observed in the front-side polarizing plate in absorption and transmission axis directions, respectively, after the front-side polarizing plate is heated at 85° C. for 100 hours, and Ra and Rt represent ratios of dimensional change observed in the back-side polarizing plate in absorption and transmission axis directions, respectively, after the back-side polarizing plate is heated at 85° C. for 100 hours.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventor: Takahito Kawamura
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Patent number: 9557463Abstract: There is provided an optical film including an acrylic resin, wherein a tensile elastic modulus in a machine direction, which is abbreviated as an MD direction, and a tensile elastic modulus in a direction perpendicular to the machine direction, which is abbreviated as a TD direction, satisfy the relationship of Equation (1): Tensile Elastic Modulus in the MD Direction/Tensile Elastic Modulus in the TD Direction>1.36??Equation (1).Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Ishiguro, Shusuke Arita
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Patent number: 9172877Abstract: There is provided an image pickup unit capable of suppressing occurrence of false color and color mixture and acquiring a color image with high image quality. The image pickup unit includes: an image sensor including a plurality of pixels and acquiring an image pickup data; a variable filter provided on a light receiving face of the image sensor, and transmitting a selective wavelength; and a filter drive section (a wavelength selection circuit and a system control section) driving the variable filter and thereby setting its transmission wavelength. By acquiring the image pickup data while time-divisionally switching the transmission wavelength of the variable filter, pixel data corresponding to the transmission wavelength of the variable filter are acquired in a temporally-successive manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Rui Morimoto
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Patent number: 9164313Abstract: To provide a display device having a high contrast ratio by a simple and easy method and to manufacture a high-performance display device at low cost, in a display device having a display element between a pair of light-transmitting substrates, layers each including a polarizer having different wavelength distribution of extinction coefficient from each other with respect to the absorption axes are stacked and provided on an outer side of the light-transmitting substrates. Further, a retardation plate may be provided between the stacked polarizers.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Egi, Tetsuji Ishitani, Takeshi Nishi
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Patent number: 9030740Abstract: Photochromic-dichroic articles are provided, which include a substrate having a first surface, a fixed-polarized layer over the first surface of the substrate, and a photochromic-dichroic layer over the first surface of the substrate. The fixed-polarized layer optionally includes a fixed-colorant and has a first polarization axis. The photochromic-dichroic layer includes a photochromic-dichroic compound that is laterally aligned within the photochromic-dichroic layer, and which defines a second polarization axis. The first polarization axis and the second polarization axis are oriented relative to each other at an angle of greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°. The photochromic-dichroic articles can provide, for example, increased optical density and/or increased kinetics when exposed to a given amount of actinic radiation.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Transitions Optical, Inc.Inventors: Rachel L. DeMeio, Anil Kumar, John S. Ligas, Truman Wilt, Delwin S. Jackson, Henry Nguyen
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Patent number: 8964012Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes first and second substrates which are disposed opposite to each other and a liquid crystal layer formed in between; a color filter polarizing layer which is formed on one surface between the first and second substrates; and a polarizing layer. The color filter polarizing layer comprises a first metal linear grid arranged at different pitches to emit a first polarized component of incident light with different colors, and a second metal linear grid formed on an opposite surface of the one surface between the first and second substrates. The provided display panel and display apparatus, have reduced manufacturing costs and a simplified manufacturing process.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong-eun Chung, Dong-hwan Kim, Il-yong Jung
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Patent number: 8957863Abstract: A user interface (200) for a portable electronic device (100) is configured to transition from a first state to a second state to present a plurality of mode-based user actuation targets to a user. The user interface (200) includes a segmented electro-optical device (407) configured to open and close shutters, thereby revealing and hiding the user actuation targets. The user interface includes a first polarizer (401) disposed above the segmented electro-optical device (407) and a colored reflective polarizer (405) disposed beneath the segmented electro-optical device. The colored reflective polarizer (405), which may include a colored dichroic polarizer (601) and a reflective polarizer (602), causes the user interface (200) to exhibit a predetermined color.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2009Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Robert D. Polak, David M. Emig
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Patent number: 8896921Abstract: A wire grid type polarization structure is disclosed. In one aspect, the polarization structure includes a retardation layer and a plurality of nanowires formed on the retardation layer. Each of the nanowires includes a wire core and a shell enclosing the wire core. The wire cores include metal nanoparticles embedded therein. The metal nanoparticles may absorb the visible lights effectively, so that the wire grid type polarization structure may have a desired polarization characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hyun-Shik Lee
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Patent number: 8879028Abstract: The LCD sequentially comprises, from bottom to top, a backlight module, a first polarizer, a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a second substrate, and a second polarizer. The second substrate comprises plural transparent areas thereon. The first substrate comprises plural light-focusing arrays. Each of the light-focusing arrays comprises plural high-refractive areas and low-refractive areas disposed between the high-refractive areas. The plural high-refractive areas comprises a first high-refractive area and plural second high-refractive area disposed on two sides of the high-refractive areas symmetrically, wherein the widths of the second high-refractive areas are the same and smaller than the width of the first high-refractive area.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: AU Optronics CorporationInventors: Pei-Hsun Wu, Ying-Che Lan, Chih-Haw Wang, Szu-Han Li, Keng-Ju Liu
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Patent number: 8865275Abstract: A light absorption anisotropic film, wherein content of a liquid crystalline non-colorable low molecular weight compound is 30% by mass or less; and which is obtained by fixing the alignment of a dichroic dye composition comprising at least one type of azo-based dichroic dye having nematic liquid crystallinity; and shows a diffraction peak derived from a periodic structure in a direction parallel to the alignment axis on measurement of X-ray diffraction. The light absorption anisotropic film is high in dichroism.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Shinichi Morishima, Nobutaka Iwahashi
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Patent number: 8866995Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device is disclosed, which comprises a liquid crystal panel which can be displayed in any other color instead of a black color during a non-driving mode through the use of one-color film for selectively reflecting light with a predetermined wavelength. The LCD device comprises a backlight unit for supplying light to a liquid crystal panel including lower and upper substrates; a first polarizing plate formed between the lower substrate and the backlight unit; a second polarizing plate formed on the upper substrate; a passivation substrate for protecting the lower and upper substrates; and a one-color film for selectively reflecting light with a predetermined wavelength during a non-driving mode of the backlight unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Beom Lee, Jong Won Moon, Hye Rin Hyun
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Patent number: 8848141Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus having the same are provided. The display panel includes a liquid crystal layer and comprises first and second substrates which are disposed opposite to each other; a color filter polarizing layer which formed on one surface between the first and second substrates, and which includes a first metal linear grid arranged at different pitches to emit a first polarized component of incident light with different colors; and a polarizing layer which includes a second metal linear grid formed on an opposite surface to the surface between the first and second substrates, wherein a metal material contained in the first metal linear grid is different from a metal material contained in the second metal linear grid. The provided display panel and display apparatus including the same, have decreased manufacturing costs and a simplified manufacturing process.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong-eun Chung, Dong-hwan Kim, Il-yong Jung, Tae-bae Kim
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Publication number: 20140253849Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to beamsplitters useful in color combiners, and in particular color combiners useful in small size format projectors such as pocket projectors. The disclosed beamsplitters and color combiners include a tilted dichroic reflective polarizer plate having at least two dichroic reflective polarizers tilted at different angles relative to incident light beams, with light collection optics to combine at least two colors of light.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Yarn Chee Poon, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Philip E. Watson, Xiaohui Cheng, Kim Leong Tan, Stephen J. Willett
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Patent number: 8809893Abstract: The present invention relates to a vertical/horizontal light-emitting diode for a semiconductor.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2009Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pun Jae Choi, Sang Bum Lee, Jin Bock Lee, Yu Seung Kim, Sang Yeob Song
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Publication number: 20140218628Abstract: [Object] A polarizing element and polarizing plate having improved optical properties and durability.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicants: POLATECHNO CO., LTD., NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Noriaki Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20140211131Abstract: A transparent liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other; a polarizing plate over an outer surface of the first substrate; first and second electrodes and a passivation layer between the first and second electrodes over an inner surface of the first substrate, the first electrode having a plate shape, the second electrode having a shape of bars; a third electrode over an inner surface of the second substrate; at least one color filter over an outer surface of the second substrate, the at least one color filter including a colored dichroic dye material; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrate, the liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal material and a black dichroic dye material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: Jung-Min Choi, Kyoung-Ho Park, Gi-Dong Lee
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Patent number: 8773620Abstract: An optical film in accordance with one embodiment comprises a stack having a plurality of basic pairs each constructed by stacking first and second layers. The number of stacks, the refractive index difference |?ni| in a predetermined direction between the first and second layers, the thicknesses of the first and second layers, and the number of basic pairs are set such that a reflection spectrum formed by the optical film conforms to a target reflection spectrum. The target reflection spectrum is a spectrum having a reflection peak region including a spectrum region having a reflectance of at least 50% within a predetermined wavelength width, in a reflection spectrum of a first polarized light in a wavelength range of 400 to 700 nm, while exhibiting a reflectance of 20% or less in a reflection spectrum of a second polarized light within the wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventor: Saswatee Banerjee
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Patent number: 8760604Abstract: A polarizing element includes a plurality of polarizing sections, wherein a first polarizing section included in the plurality of polarizing sections has a first base material and a plurality of first acicular particles dispersed in the first base material such that long axes of the first acicular particles are aligned in substantially the same direction, a second polarizing section included in the plurality of polarizing sections has a second base material and a plurality of second acicular particles dispersed in the second base material such that long axes of the second acicular particles are aligned in substantially the same direction, and the specification of the first acicular particles is different from that of the second acicular particles.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Daisuke Sawaki, Noriko Kenmochi
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Patent number: 8749733Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, without light leakage in a black display mode, is provided. The liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a LCD panel, a light source, and an optical filter between the LCD and the light source. When the LCD panel is in the black display mode without the optical filter, leakage light leaking from the LCD panel in an oblique direction shows a hue having a local minimum value in a wavelength range from 450 nm to 550 nm. Normal incident light entering into the LCD in a normal direction shows a hue same as that of light just emitted from the light source, and oblique incident light entering into the LCD panel in an oblique direction shows a hue having a local maximum value in a wavelength range from 400 nm to less than 550 nm.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Maeda, Toyokazu Ogasawara
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Patent number: 8724056Abstract: A polarizing element includes a plurality of first needle-shaped particles that have transmittance for first polarized light, which is in a first polarization state, that is different from transmittance for second polarized light, which is in a second polarization state different from the first polarization state, in a first wavelength region and a plurality of second needle-shaped particles that have transmittance for the first polarized light that is different from transmittance for the second polarized light, in a second wavelength region different from the first wavelength region.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Yoshitomo Kumai
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Patent number: 8715792Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device comprising first and second polarizing elements, and a liquid-crystal cell disposed between the first and second polarizing elements, wherein the liquid-crystal cell comprises first and second substrates (provided that the first substrate is disposed closer to the first polarizing element, and the second substrate is disposed closer to the second polarizing element), a liquid-crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, a color filter layer disposed on an inner surface of the first substrate, and an in-cell polarizing layer disposed between the color filter layer and the liquid-crystal layer, the absorption axis of the first polarizing element and the absorption axis of the in-cell polarizing layer are parallel to each other, and the sum total of the absolute values of Re of all the layers disposed between the in-cell polarizing layer and the first polarizing element is equal to or less than 10 nm, and the sum total of the absolute values of Rth thereof is eqType: GrantFiled: April 23, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Mitsuyoshi Ichihashi, Yukito Saitoh
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Patent number: 8710501Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a light-emitting layer provided with a white light-emitting element; and a reflective filter layer that is located at one side of the light-emitting layer and is provided with a reflective color filter.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2005Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Takashi Miyazawa
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Patent number: 8675159Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device, wherein u?on axis and v?on axis, u?max and v?max, and u?min and v?min satisfy following expressions (1), (2) and (3): u ave ? = ( u max ? - u min ? 2 ) , v ave ? = ( v max ? - v min ? 2 ) ( 1 ) ? ? ? u ? ? v ave - on ? ? axis ? = ( u ave ? - u on ? ? axis ? ) 2 + ( v ave ? - v on ? ? axis ? ) 2 ? 0.04 ( 2 ) 0.35 ? v on ? ? axis ? ? 0.55 ( 3 ) wherein u?on axis and v?on axis are hues in a black state observed in a front direction; u?max and v?max are maximum values of u? and v? in a black state among values observed in directions with an azimuth angle ranging from 0° to 360° and a polar angle of 60°; and u?min and v?min are minimum values of u? and v? in a black state among values observed in directions with an azimuth angle ranging from 0° to 360° and a polar angle of 60°.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Hirofumi Toyama, Yujiro Yanai, Naoyoshi Yamada, Katsufumi Ohmuro, Takumi Ando
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Publication number: 20140022492Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including polarizing films that polarize infrared-range light as well as visible-range light and being operated in a visible light mode and an infrared light mode is disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, polarizing films attached to the top and bottom surfaces of the liquid crystal panel, and a backlight unit disposed under the liquid crystal panel. At least one of the polarizing films includes an infrared polarizing film or a polarizing film for both visible and infrared light.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Se-Min Lee, Jae-Jung Han, Joo-Young Yeon, Mi-Na Shin
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Patent number: 8629945Abstract: A viewing system has a parallax separation device placed in front of a liquid crystal display panel. The liquid display panel can be used to display a composite image that has many display segments, with each segment having two or more elongated image sections of different images. Each image section may occupy one or more columns of color pixels. The parallax separation device has a plurality of parallax separation elements, each aligned with a display segment for separating the different image sections as seen in a viewer's eyes. The parallax separation device has a barrier axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongated image sections. The color sub-pixels in each pixel are arranged along a direction parallel to the barrier axis. A tracking device and a processor are used to determine the locations of image sections under the parallax separation elements based on positions of a viewer.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: 3DV Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kwok Wah Allen Lo
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Patent number: 8583217Abstract: An in vivo drug concentration distribution measuring device for measuring, when a drug having an imaging function is administered, in vivo concentration distribution of the drug is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Makoto Katase, Chiyoaki Iijima
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Patent number: 8570463Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel; a first polarizing film and a second polarizing film on a bottom surface and a top surface, respectively, of the liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit below the first polarizing film; and a titanium oxide film on the second polarizing film and that transmits one of right-handed circularly polarized light and left-handed circularly polarized light and reflects the other, with a predetermined wavelength, of the right-handed circularly polarized light and the left-handed circularly polarized light.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung-Ho Park, Chul Nam, Hyong-Jong Choi
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Patent number: 8570462Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including: a liquid crystal cell (15) including a first substrate (110), a second substrate (111), and a liquid crystal layer (160) sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first polarization member (210) for transmitting light in a predetermined polarization direction; and a second polarization member (220) for transmitting light in another polarization direction which is orthogonal to the predetermined polarization direction. At least one of the first polarization member and the second polarization member includes a multilayer thin film polarizer including a plurality of thin film polarizers which are stacked so that transmission axes of the plurality of thin film polarizers are aligned. The multilayer thin film polarizer includes a thin film polarizer formed in a predetermined film thickness by coating with dye molecules which are aligned by a shear stress.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takato Hiratsuka, Masaya Adachi, Miharu Otani, Jun Tanaka, Chie Yoshizawa
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Publication number: 20130271704Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display module configured with a color filter substrate, a TFT substrate, a layer of liquid crystal, and a sealant. The TFT substrate and the color filter substrate are arranged opposite to each other and the sealant is used to confine the layer of liquid crystal within the space defined between the TFT substrate and the color filter substrate. The color filter substrate includes a first glass substrate, a transparent conductive layer, and a black matrix. Wherein the transparent conductive layer is laminated over the black matrix and defines a recess which is located on a surface facing the layer of liquid crystal of the first glass substrate. The recess is surrounded by the black matrix, and end of the sealant abuts against the recess, and a width of the sealant is smaller than the width of the recess. The present invention further provides a LCD device incorporated with a LCD module as described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Guodong Zhao, FangFu Chen, Tao Ding, Ming Liu
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Patent number: 8551582Abstract: Novel light polarizing articles comprising a substrate, a light polarizing layer comprising ion-bearing polarizing dye molecules, a coupling layer, and a protective layer, and method of making the same. Due to the presence of the coupling layer bearing counter ions, adhesion of the polarizing layer to the protective layer is improved. The light polarizing article has advantageous chemical, mechanical and thermal resistance. The light polarizing article can be used, for example, as ophthalmic products and in display devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2008Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Eric Gesell, David Henry
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Publication number: 20130208273Abstract: Methods and apparatus for combining or separating spectral components by means of a polychromat. A polychromat is employed to combine a plurality of beams, each derived from a separate source, into a single output beam, thereby providing for definition of one or more of the intensity, color, color uniformity, divergence angle, degree of collimation, polarization, focus, or beam waist of the output beam. The combination of sources and polychromat may serve as an enhanced-privacy display and to multiplex signals of multiple spectral components. In other embodiments of the invention, a polychromat serves to disperse spectral components for spectroscopic or de-multiplexing applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicants: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Jose Dominguez-Caballero, Rajesh Menon
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Publication number: 20130162935Abstract: A polarizing plate includes a polarizer; and a protective film attached to at least one side of the polarizer via an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is formed of a water-based adhesive including a polyvinyl alcohol resin, a zirconium compound, and an imine crosslinking agent. The polarizing plate has a variation in light transmittance (|B-A|) from 0% to about 0.25% at wavelengths from 400 nm to 780 nm, where A is an average value of initial light transmittance of the polarizing plate at wavelengths from 400 nm to 780 nm, and B is an average value of light transmittance of the polarizing plate at wavelengths from 400 nm to 780 nm measured after the polarizing plate has been dipped in water of 25° C. for 3 hours, followed by drying at 25° C. for 2 hours.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventors: Eun Kyeong Seo, Dong Yoon Shin, Ae Kyoung Kim, A. Ra Jo, So Hee Yu, Il Woong Baek, Min Jung Kim, Hae Ryong Chung
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Publication number: 20130120695Abstract: An optical wavelength filter with flat-top pass-band and tunable center wavelength is presented. The filter uses birefringence wave plates, polarizers, and electrically controlled birefringent (ECB) liquid crystal cells. The filter employs a multistage structure which is composed of a cascade of filter units. Each stage includes two polarizers, two birefringent crystal wave plates and two ECB liquid crystal cells. The pair of the thinnest wave plates have a thickness of L, and the wave plates in the following stages have thicknesses of 2 L, 4 L, . . . , 2(N?1)L. The passband bandwidth is determined by the free spectral range (FSR) of the filter stage with the thickest wave plates (with a thickness of 2(N?1)L). The ECB liquid crystal cells enable the selection of one wavelength in a certain wavelength range and the correction of the variations in retardations which are typically caused by the variation in crystals' lengths. The flat-top liquid crystal filter has a larger 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: COADNA PHOTONICS INC.Inventor: COADNA PHOTONICS INC.
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Patent number: 8436959Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of pixels. A backlight module is disposed under the liquid crystal display panel. A lens is disposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight module, having a plurality of optical structures formed on an upper surface and a lower surface thereof. The lens can disperse lights from the backlight module to form a plurality of chromatic light sources, wherein each chromatic light source is composed of colored lights with a continuous spectrum formed from a red light to a violet light and corresponds to each pixel.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Hannstar Display Corp.Inventors: Wei-Tong Shih, Cheng-Chia Wu
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Patent number: 8427591Abstract: A viewing system has a parallax separation device placed in front of a liquid crystal display panel. The liquid display panel can be used to display a composite image that has many display segments, with each segment having two or more elongated image sections of different images. Each image section may occupy one or more columns of color pixels. The parallax separation device has a plurality of parallax separation elements, each aligned with a display segment for separating the different image sections as seen in a viewer's eyes. The parallax separation device has a barrier axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongated image sections. The color sub-pixels in each pixel are arranged along a direction parallel to the barrier axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: 3DV Co. Ltd.Inventor: Kwok Wah Allen Lo
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Patent number: 8405800Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a display device having a high contrast ratio by a simple and easy method. Another object of the present invention is to manufacture such a display device having a high contrast ratio at low cost. The present invention relates to a display device including a first substrate; a second substrate; a layer including a display element, wherein the layer including the display element is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and stacked polarizers on the outer side of the first substrate or the second substrate. The stacked polarizers are arranged to be in a parallel Nicols state and the wavelength distributions of the extinction coefficients of the stacked polarizers are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuji Ishitani, Takeshi Nishi, Yuji Egi