With Sealing Patents (Class 445/25)
  • Patent number: 8636556
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for resizing COTS AMLCDs or other electronic displays, as well as resized displays made using these apparatus and methods, are provided. The electronic display includes a front plate, a back plate, a perimeter seal spacing the front and back plates apart, and image-generating medium contained in an area between the front and back plates. A target portion of the display may be identified and separated from an excess portion of the display, e.g., by cutting and breaking the plates of the display, thereby creating an exposed edge along the target portion. The plates of the target portion are pressed towards one another, e.g., to stabilize or compress the target portion. An adhesive is applied to the exposed edge, and the pressure is released to draw the adhesive between the plates along the exposed edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Inventor: Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140021856
    Abstract: In one aspect, a flexible organic light-emitting display apparatus including a substrate; a display device formed on a first surface of the substrate; a thin film encapsulation layer covering the display device; and a protection film generally surrounding the substrate, the display device, and the thin film encapsulation layer, and a method of manufacturing the flexible organic light-emitting display apparatus is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo-Suk Jung, Soon-Ryong Park, Hye-Jung Park, Seok-Gi Baek, Tae-Eun Kim
  • Publication number: 20140017967
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display panel includes forming a mother panel on a base substrate, attaching an upper passivation film to the mother panel, detaching the base substrate from the mother panel, attaching a lower film to the mother panel, and cutting the mother panel to which the upper passivation film and the lower film are attached to form the display panel, the display panel being in a form of a cell unit. The display panel includes a display substrate, a display device layer, and a thin film encapsulation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Young-Ji KIM, Young-Gu KIM, Hyun-Jun CHO, Hyo-Young MUN
  • Publication number: 20140015401
    Abstract: A flat display device includes a substrate, a light-emitting diode on the substrate, and a sealing layer on the light-emitting diode, the sealing layer including at least one sealing unit that includes an organic film, an oxygen-free buffer layer on the organic film, and an inorganic film on the oxygen-free buffer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Kyu Jang, Nam-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 8628368
    Abstract: Provided are a light-emitting device having improved light dispersion efficiency, a light-emitting system including the same, and fabricating methods of the light-emitting device and the light-emitting system. The light-emitting device includes one or more light-emitting elements arranged on first surface of a substrate, an insulation film formed on the first surface of a substrate so as to cover the one or more light-emitting elements, and a plurality of uneven patterns formed on the insulation film formed on each of the one or more light-emitting elements so as to be spaced apart from each other, wherein the plurality of uneven patterns are all convex patterns or concave patterns and each of the plurality of uneven patterns has a curved cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Sik Kim
  • Publication number: 20140011418
    Abstract: A sealing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a flat display device using the sealing apparatus. The sealing apparatus to attach a first substrate and a second substrate to each other using an attachment member disposed between the first and second substrates, the sealing apparatus comprises a stage on which the first substrate is seated, a halogen lamp irradiating light, and a reflector reflecting light irradiated from the halogen lamp to the attachment member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Jin-Han Park, Hyung-Sik Kim, Joon-Hyung Kim, Seung-Ho Myoung, Jong-Dae Kim, Cheol Lae Roh
  • Patent number: 8624487
    Abstract: A barrier film composite includes a film with an undulating surface; and at least one decoupling layer and at least one barrier layer disposed on the undulating surface of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Won Han, Robert Jan Visser, Lorenza Moro
  • Patent number: 8622780
    Abstract: To provide a light-emitting element and a light-emitting device which can be designed and manufactured with redundancy. A light-emitting element of the invention includes a pair of electrode, and a layer containing a light-emissive substance between the pair of electrodes. The layer containing a light-emissive substance includes a layer containing a composite material, and the layer containing a composite material includes an organic compound and an inorganic compound. The concentration ratio of the organic compound to the inorganic compound changes periodically. The layer containing a composite maternal can be changed in electrical characteristics without changing the composition ratio of the organic compound to the inorganic compound in the layer or changing the kind of compounds used for the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Ikeda, Junichiro Sakata, Satoshi Seo, Yuji Iwaki
  • Patent number: 8618729
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the organic light-emitting diode (10), the latter comprises a first electrode (1), which is formed with a metal, and a second electrode (2). In addition, the organic light-emitting diode (10) contains an organic layer sequence (3) located between the first electrode (1) and the second electrode (2). Moreover, the organic light-emitting diode (10) comprises a radiation-transmissive index layer (4), which is located on an outer side (11) of the first electrode (1) remote from the organic layer sequence (3). The average refractive index of the index layer (4) is greater than or equal to the average refractive index of the organic layer sequence (3). At least some of the electromagnetic plasmon radiation (P) generated by the organic light-emitting diode (10) passes through the index layer (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Frischeisen, Stefan Nowy, Wolfgang Bruetting
  • Patent number: 8618726
    Abstract: A field emission panel includes: a first glass plate which comprises a phosphor layer, a second glass plate which is disposed in parallel to the first glass plate and comprises a plurality of electron emission elements; and a sealing member which is interposed between the first and the second glass plates to seal a space between the first and the second glass plates, wherein a part of the sealing member is hidden inside the first and the second glass plates and the other part of the sealing member is exposed to outsides of the first and the second glass plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-seung Cho, Jun-ho Sung, Sang-hyuck Ahn
  • Publication number: 20130344768
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flat panel display is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes preparing first and second mother substrates, forming a plurality of display cells on at least one of the mother substrates, forming a plurality of sealant lines enclosing the respective cells on either one of the mother substrates and assembling and sealing the two mother substrates with the sealant lines interposed therebetween. The method also includes mounting the two mother substrates on a stage, irradiating a laser beam to a defined light irradiation region of the mother substrates and cutting the mother substrates while moving the light irradiation region along an imaginary cut line where the mother substrates are to be cut. The light irradiation region includes a linear region and a curved region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Chul Lee, Won-Kyu Lim, Jae-Seok Park, Cheol-Lae Roh, Yong-Jin Lee, Jang-Hwan Shin
  • Publication number: 20130342099
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display. The display may be an organic light-emitting diode display. The organic light-emitting diode display may have a substrate layer, a layer of organic light-emitting diode structures, and a layer of sealant. Vias may be formed in the substrate layer. The vias may be formed before completion of the display or after completion of the display. The vias may be filled with metal using electroplating or other metal deposition techniques. The vias may be connected to contacts on the rear surface of the display. The vias may be located in active regions of the display or inactive regions of the display. The display may include a top surface emission portion and a bottom surface emission portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Weber, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Paul S. Drzaic, Teodor Dabov, Derek W. Wright, Scott A. Myers
  • Publication number: 20130344767
    Abstract: A mask for curing frame sealant and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel manufacturing method are provided in the present invention. A gradient shading region is formed in a joining area between a shading region and a transparent region, such that the gradient shading region is integrally formed. When the mask is utilized for exposure, the irradiation transmittance in the gradient shading region is smaller than the irradiation transmittance in the transparent region, but the irradiation transmittance in the gradient shading region is higher than the irradiation transmittance in the shading region. The pre-polymerization reaction of the irradiated monomers occurrence can be avoided in the present invention, and the pre-tilt angles in the liquid crystal layer are kept to be all the same during the alignment process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
    Inventor: Chung Yi Chiu
  • Publication number: 20130328480
    Abstract: A flat panel display device provides a sealing structure for comprising and sealing a display unit disposed in a first region on a substrate. The display unit includes the first region and a second region, and a barrier is disposed in the first region on the substrate, on an outer side of the display unit, and adjacent to the second region. The sealing structure contacts the barrier, and includes at least one first layer of an inorganic material and at least one second layer of an organic material. A method of manufacturing the flat panel display device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Joong Joo, Myung-Soo Huh, Suk-Won Jung
  • Publication number: 20130329178
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal panel, including: manufacturing a first substrate and a second substrate; mixing sealant with alloy particles having low melting points, coating the mixture on the first substrate, and dropping liquid crystals on the first substrate; and bonding the first substrate and the second substrate, heating the two bonded substrates, and then cooling the substrates. Therefore, the manufacturing method can prevent the present golden balls from piercing the common electrodes and further prevent the short circuit of the circuit on the substrate, which improves the yield rate of the liquid crystal panel. Additionally, since the alloy particles are small sized, after the separate alloy particles melt, contacting points between the alloy particles and the common electrodes are increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Xinhui Zhong
  • Publication number: 20130330995
    Abstract: This methods and devices described herein relate to displays and methods of manufacturing cold seal fluid-filled displays, including MEMS. The fluid substantially surrounds the moving components of the MEMS display to reduce the effects of stiction and to improve the optical and electromechanical performance of the display. The invention relates to a method for sealing a MEMS display at a lower temperature such that a vapor bubble does not form forms only at temperatures about 15° C. to about 20° C. below the seal temperature. In some embodiments, the MEMS display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate separated from the first substrate by a gap and supporting an array of light modulators, a fluid substantially filling the gap, a plurality of spacers within the gap, and a sealing material joining the first substrate to the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: PIXTRONIX, INC.
    Inventors: Eugene E. Fike, III, Joyce H. Wu, Jasper Lodewyk Steyn, Jignesh Gandhi
  • Patent number: 8604686
    Abstract: A light source module includes first and second light sources. The first light source includes a blue light-emitting body emitting blue light and a red fluorescent material disposed around the blue light-emitting body emitting red light by virtue of being excited by the blue light. The second light source is disposed adjacent to the first light source, and includes a green light-emitting body emitting green light. The blue and green light-emitting materials may include a light-emitting diode (LED) chip including substantially the same material. Accordingly, since a variation of light efficiency of the light source module with respect to temperature is small, a color feedback system may be omitted, and color reproducibility may be high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Kim, Seok Hyun Nam, Dong Chin Lee, Hyuk Hwan Kim, Min Jeong Wang
  • Patent number: 8601834
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hermetically sealed container offering a strength and airtightness which are reliable over time. A joining member having a viscosity with a negative temperature coefficient, having a softening temperature lower than those of a pair of glass substrates and a frame member, and extending into a frame shape is arranged between one of the pair of glass substrates and the frame member so that the joining member contacts both the one of the pair of glass substrates and the frame member. Then, the joining member is heated and thermally melted while being pressed so that the center G of an incoming heat flux distribution in the width direction of the joining member is positioned at an inner space E rather than the center of the joining member in the width direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mamo Matsumoto, Tomohiro Saito, Nobuhiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20130321731
    Abstract: The present invention provides a panel and panel manufacture method, including: completing thin film transistor array and common electrode on glass substrate, forming adjacent substrate pair, adjacent substrate pair including first substrate and second substrate connected by adjacent line, common electrodes on first substrate and second substrate symmetrically distributed with respect to adjacent line; coating a first seal on peripheral area of adjacent substrate pair, coating a second seal along adjacent sides of first substrate and second substrate, second seal and first seal being partially overlapping, at least one of first seal and second seal including conductive particles; boxing adjacent substrate pair and filter substrate pair so that conductive particles conducting common electrodes of adjacent substrate pair and filter substrate pair; cutting adjacent substrate pair and filter substrate pair along adjacent lines to form panel. The present invention also provides a liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Shih-Hsun Lo
  • Patent number: 8596321
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing light emitting devices is provided. The method may reduce the inner pressure of a laminated image emitting device panel, thereby preventing failure of the panel. The method includes holding a first substrate with a lower chuck located in a vacuum chamber; holding a second substrate with an upper chuck located opposite the first chuck in the vacuum chamber; creating a high vacuum in the vacuum chamber; correcting positions of the first substrate and the second substrate; supplying gas having a temperature of about 50 to about 200° C. into the vacuum chamber; temporarily laminating the first substrate and the second substrate; venting the vacuum chamber; and bonding the first substrate and the second substrate. The panel is laminated after being filled with a heated gas and thus, when it is exposed to room temperature, the mobility of the gas decreases while reducing its initial inner pressure, thereby preventing panel failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choong Keun Yoo, In Sun Yoo, Kang Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 8593052
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for modifying a carbon nanotube electrode interface, which modifies carbon nanotubes used as a neuron-electrode interface by performing three stages of modifications and comprises the steps of: carboxylating carbon nanotubes to provide carboxyl functional groups and improve the hydrophilicity of the carbon nanotubes; acyl-chlorinating the carboxylated carbon nanotubes to replace the hydroxyl functional groups of the carboxyl functional groups with chlorine atoms; and aminating the acyl-chlorinated carbon nanotubes to replace the chlorine atoms with a derivative having amine functional groups at the terminal thereof. The modified carbon nanotubes used as the neuron-electrode interface has lower impedance and higher adherence to nerve cells. Thus is improved the quality of neural signal measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Shiang-Jie Yen, Huan-Chieh Su, Tri-Rung Yew, Yen-Chung Chang, Wei-Lun Hsu, Shih-Rung Yeh
  • Patent number: 8591280
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display (OLED) apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, the OLED apparatus including: a substrate; an active layer formed on the substrate; a gate electrode insulated from the active layer; source and drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and electrically connected to the active layer; a pixel defining layer formed on the source and drain electrodes, having an aperture to expose one of the source and drain electrodes; an intermediate layer formed in the aperture and comprising an organic light emitting layer; and a facing electrode which is formed on the intermediate layer. One of the source and drain electrodes has an extension that operates as a pixel electrode. The aperture exposes the extended portion. The intermediate layer is formed on the extended portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do-Hyun Kwon, Il-Jeong Lee, Choong-Youl Im, Dae-Hyun No, Cheol-Ho Yu
  • Patent number: 8593060
    Abstract: A multi-display apparatus includes a thin film encapsulating structure to prevent moisture penetration through sides of the encapsulating structure. Each of a plurality of unit panels of the multi-display apparatus includes a substrate, a display device formed on the substrate, an organic material layer formed on the substrate to bury the display device, an inorganic material layer stacked on the organic material layer, and a moisture barrier wall that is formed outside the display device on the substrate and has a height greater than a thickness of the organic material layer. The multi-display apparatus having a thin film encapsulating structure can realize a stable, smooth, and large image screen since the thin film encapsulating structure can reduce a width of seams between the unit panels and can prevent moisture penetration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-gu Lee, In-seo Kee, Ick-hwan Ko, Hong-shik Shim
  • Patent number: 8591278
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a PDP bus electrode comprising steps of: (a) applying onto a glass substrate a black paste comprising, based on the weight of the black paste, (i) a black colorant, (ii) a first glass frit having a first softening point, (iii) a second glass frit having a second softening point, (iv) a photopolymerization initiator, (v) a photopolymerizable compound, and (vi) an organic medium; (b) applying onto the applied black paste a white paste comprising a metal powder, glass frit and an organic medium; (c) exposing the applied pastes to light; (d) developing the exposed pastes; and (e) firing the developed pastes with a firing profile having a firing peak temperature, wherein the first softening point is lower than the firing peak temperature and wherein the second softening point is higher than the firing peak temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Cho Yong Woo, Sanjuro Inoue, Tomonori Oki
  • Publication number: 20130308079
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for manufacturing an LCD panel and liquid crystal glass, comprising the steps: A: A bulge is formed in the position of a color filter substrate corresponding to an array substrate pad; B: A conducting layer is formed on the color filter substrate, and the conducting layer covers the bulge; C: The color filter substrate and the array substrate are pressed to make the conducting layer come into contact with the pad; D: The UV is used for curing the sealant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventor: Chenghung Chen
  • Publication number: 20130308076
    Abstract: A liquid crystal panel 3 includes a TFT-side film substrate 5 made of resin, a counter-side film substrate 7 made of resin, and a liquid crystal device. A TFT-side laminated film 15 is bonded to the TFT-side film substrate 5 with a TFT-side photo-curable transparent adhesive layer 17 being interposed therebetween, and a counter-side laminated film 19 is bonded to the counter-side film substrate 7 with a counter-side photo-curable transparent adhesive layer 21 being interposed therebetween. A CF 23 is formed on a surface of the counter-side laminated film 19 opposite to the counter-side film substrate 7. Thus, a flexible display can be provided, which has such high reliability that no cracking occurs in a device layer and that no peeling at a bonding surface of a flexible film substrate and an adjacent layer occurs, and which has a thickness effectively reduced even if a plurality of functional layers are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takuto Yasumatsu
  • Patent number: 8585455
    Abstract: A method of making a display device includes providing a display substrate having an array of pixels formed in rows and columns. The rows of pixels are separated by row inter-pixel gaps and the columns of pixels are separated by column inter-pixel gaps. The method further includes providing a transparent dielectric layer located over the display substrate, the transparent dielectric layer having a row side and an opposed column side. Row electrodes spaced apart by row inter-electrode gaps are provided on the row side of the transparent dielectric layer and column electrodes spaced apart by column inter-electrode gaps are provided on the column side of the transparent dielectric layer, the row and column electrodes separated by the transparent dielectric layer. Ground lines are provided between neighboring row electrodes in the row inter-electrode gaps and between the pixels in a row inter-pixel gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Ronald Steven Cok
  • Publication number: 20130300283
    Abstract: Flat panel displays and methods of manufacturing the displays are disclosed. In one embodiment, the flat panel display includes: i) a substrate, ii) a display unit formed over the substrate, iii) an encapsulation substrate formed so as to face the display unit and iv) a sealing member formed between the substrate and the encapsulation substrate so as to substantially surround the display unit. The display may further include i) a wiring unit formed between the substrate and the encapsulation substrate so as to substantially overlap with the sealing member, wherein the wiring unit includes at least one via hole and ii) an inlet unit connected to the wiring unit and connectable to an external power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Jung-Jun Im, Oh-Seob Kwon, Byung-Uk Han, Sung-Soo Koh, Jae-Sang Ro, Won-Eui Hong, Seog-Young Lee
  • Patent number: 8581488
    Abstract: A white light-emitting semiconductor device having improved reproducibility of bright red. The device outputs light having a blue component, a green component, and a red component. Each of the light components (blue, green, and red) consists of a light-emitting semiconductor element and/or a phosphor that absorbs light emitted by a light-emitting semiconductor element and emits light through wavelength conversion. The outputted light has a spectrum which has a maximum wavelength in the range of 615-645 nm, and the intensity at a wavelength of 580 nm of the outputted light, which has been normalized with respect to luminous flux, is 80-100% of the intensity at a wavelength of 580 nm of standard light for color rendering evaluation, which has been normalized with respect to luminous flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sakuta, Kazuhiko Kagawa, Yoshihito Satou, Hiroaki Okagawa, Shin Hiraoka
  • Patent number: 8579670
    Abstract: An energy saving gas discharge lamp, and method of making same, is provided. The gas discharge lamp includes a light-transmissive envelope, and an electrode within the light-transmissive envelope to provide a discharge. A light scattering reflective layer is disposed on an inner surface of the light-transmissive envelope. A phosphor layer is coated on the light scattering reflective layer. A discharge-sustaining gaseous mixture is retained inside the light-transmissive envelope. The discharge-sustaining gaseous mixture includes more than 80% xenon, by volume, at a low pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: John Peterson, Daniel Marian, Paul Salvi
  • Publication number: 20130295816
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The OLED display includes: a display panel assembly including a first substrate having a display area and a mounting area, a second substrate coupled to the display area of the first substrate, and an integrated circuit chip mounted in the mounting area of the first substrate; a cover window disposed opposite the second substrate and the integrated circuit chip and covering the display panel assembly; and an adhesive layer which fills up a space between the second substrate and the cover window, and a space between the mounting area of the first substrate and the cover window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Duk-Jin LEE, Woo-Suk JUNG, Sang-Hun PARK, Kyu-Ho JUNG, Noh-Min KWAK
  • Publication number: 20130294017
    Abstract: A method consistent with certain implementations involves installing a protective film on a display panel by: placing a sheet of protective film adjacent a front surface of a display panel, where the front surface comprises a surface of the display panel that is displayed when in use, and where the display panel has an edge around a periphery of the display panel; drawing protective film into full contact with the front surface of the display panel; sealing the protective film to the front surface of the display panel at a location at or near the edge of the display panel around the periphery thereof to produce a peripheral sealed edge. The protective film can be drawn into full contact with the display panel by using a vacuum. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventor: Takaaki Ota
  • Publication number: 20130285541
    Abstract: An organic EL display device or a lighting device is covered by sealing the top and bottom, left and right, front and back, that is the entire body and periphery of the panel, with an air-impermeable sealing resin. Dipping the substrate plate or printing the sealing resin onto the substrate plate is applied to the substrate plate excluding the display area and light emitting area of the organic EL panel to block intrusion of air and moisture that affect the life of the organic EL element. With this, the life of an organic EL panel can be extended, and large screen size and mass production of panel can be also easily accomplished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: GOTO DENSHI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihide GOTO, Taiki GOTO
  • Patent number: 8569951
    Abstract: In an organic light-emitting display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, the organic light-emitting display apparatus comprises: a substrate; a light-emitting unit formed on the substrate; and an encapsulation film, which covers the light-emitting unit on the substrate, and which includes a plurality of organic layers and a plurality of inorganic layers which are alternately stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hun Ryu, Dong-Won Han, Young-Seo Choi, Jae-Ho Lee, Oh-June Kwon, Jin-Ho Kwack, Dae-Beom Shin, Dong-Hun Kang, Hyo-Jin Kim, Seung-Yong Song
  • Patent number: 8568184
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. The display may have active components such as display pixels formed on a display substrate layer. The display substrate layer may be formed from a glass substrate layer. Thin-film transistors and other components for the display pixels may be formed on the glass substrate. An encapsulation glass layer may be bonded to the glass substrate using a ring-shaped bond structure. The ring-shaped bond structure may extend around the periphery of the encapsulation glass layer and the substrate glass layer. The bond structure may be formed from a glass frit, a solid glass ring, integral raised glass portions of the glass layers, meltable metal alloys, or other bond materials. Chemical and physical processing operations may be used to temper the glass layers, to perform annealing operations, to preheat the glass layers, and to promote adhesion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Prest, Stephen P. Zadesky, David A. Pakula
  • Publication number: 20130278858
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate which has an image display region; colored layers of plural colors which are arranged in rows on the first substrate and constitute a color filter in the image display region; and a black matrix which is provided for preventing leakage of light as well as color mixing between the colored layers arranged adjacent to each other. The black matrix includes a frame-shaped portion which surrounds the image display region. The frame-shaped portion is formed such that the frame-shaped portion has a notch on an outer side thereof and covers a periphery of the first substrate except for the notch where the frame-shaped portion does not cover the periphery of the first substrate. The colored layer of at least one color is arranged in the notch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Japan Display East Inc.
    Inventor: Satoshi HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130280981
    Abstract: A laser sealing device includes a laser beam generation device for irradiating a laser beam, a shutter positioned on a beam path of the laser beam and for blocking a portion of the laser beam, and a substrate supporter for supporting a substrate on which a frit is formed, the frit being configured to be irradiated with the laser beam passing through the shutter, wherein the shutter has a circular aperture for transmitting the laser beam, and comprises a blocking portion defining a portion of the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 8564197
    Abstract: In a flat panel display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, the flat panel display apparatus includes a substrate, a display unit disposed on the substrate, a sealing substrate disposed facing the display unit, a sealing member disposed between the substrate and the sealing substrate so as to surround the display unit, a wiring unit disposed between the substrate and the sealing substrate so as to partially overlap the sealing member, and at least three inlet portion groups to which voltage is applied via an external power source. The inlet portion groups are connected to the wiring unit. Each inlet portion group includes a plurality of sub-inlet portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Ensil Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Oh-Seob Kwon, Sung-Soo Koh, Dong-Seop Park, Jae-Sang Ro, Seog-Young Lee, Won-Eui Hong
  • Publication number: 20130271686
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a first alignment base layer disposed thereon, a second substrate facing the first substrate and having a second alignment base layer disposed thereon, and ferroelectric liquid crystals vertically aligned between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first alignment controller combines with the first alignment base layer and includes a side chain longer than that of the first alignment base layer. The second alignment controller combines with the second alignment base layer and includes a side chain longer than that of the second alignment base layer. The ferroelectric liquid crystals are pre-tilted by the first alignment controller and the second alignment controller, and as a result, transmittance may be improved. Because the ferroelectric liquid crystals are pre-tilted, a cell gap may be decreased and high-speed driving may be possible at a low voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Woon LIM
  • Publication number: 20130271717
    Abstract: The present invention includes liquid crystal held between an array substrate including a display area and a color filter substrate, a seal material pasting the both substrates together outside in plan view of the display area, and column spacers between the both substrates. The seal material includes a seal periphery surrounding the display area, and seal extending portions forming an injection port of the liquid crystal by extending the seal periphery outside in plan view of the display area from both end of a partial opening. The seal periphery includes no spacer therein, and the seal extending portions include spacers therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Isao NOJIRI, Toshiro TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20130271706
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a pair of substrates disposed to face each other with a predetermined distance therebetween; a seal pattern, which provided between the pair of substrates and has a closed-loop shape to surround and seal a liquid crystal, wherein the liquid crystal is provided in a form of a plurality of droplets on one of the pair of substrates and then is sandwiched between the pair of substrates, so that the plurality of droplets are respectively spread and sealed in a region surrounded by the seal pattern; and a dummy pattern, which is formed on the one substrate in the region surrounded by the seal pattern and has a height less than half of the predetermined distance, the dummy pattern being arranged adjacent to and in parallel to the seal pattern and in a range to which one droplet is spread out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi TAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8558364
    Abstract: An approach to activating a getter within a sealed vacuum cavity is disclosed. The approach uses inductive coupling from an external coil to a magnetically permeable material deposited in the vacuum cavity. The getter material is formed over this magnetically permeable material, and heated specifically thereby, leaving the rest of the device cavity and microdevice relatively cool. Using this inductive coupling technique, the getter material can be activated after encapsulation, and delicate structures and low temperature wafer bonding mechanisms may be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Innovative Micro Technology
    Inventor: Jeffery F. Summers
  • Publication number: 20130265738
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for resizing an electronic display that includes front and back plates, a perimeter seal spacing apart the plates and defining an enclosed cell area between the plates that includes an original display image area, image-generating medium sealed in the enclosed cell area, and electrical circuits on inner surfaces of the plates extending throughout the original display image area. For example, a cut line may be identified that intersects across the original display image area of the display. A laser may be directed adjacent the cut line to heat and/or separate leads of the electrical circuits adjacent the cut line. The display may be cut adjacent the cut line, e.g., before or after separating leads along the cut line, resulting in a target display portion with an exposed edge, and an excess display portion, and then the exposed edge may be sealed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Lawrence E. Tannas, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130267143
    Abstract: A method of jetting a liquid crystal includes loading a substrate on a stage, controlling a surface temperature of an inkjet head and a substrate to be a setting temperature, and jetting the liquid crystal molecules on the substrate having the setting temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Gyun KIM, Seung-Yeon CHAE, Tae-Woon CHA
  • Patent number: 8552644
    Abstract: Presented an organic light-emitting device (OLED) that includes at least one active region, at least one organic layer, a first glass plate on which the at least one active region is applied, and a second glass plate. The active region is disposed between the first and the second glass plates. The first and second glass plates are at least partially transparent in the near infrared spectral range. The OLED further includes a bonding material that includes a solder glass and is disposed between the first and second glass plates. The bonding material forms at least one frame that surrounds the active region and mechanically connects the first glass plate with the second glass plate and seals the active region. The bonding material absorbs near infrared radiation. The OLED further includes spacer particles that have a mean diameter that maintains a height between the first and second glass plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Arvid Hunze, Debora Henseler, Karsten Heuser
  • Patent number: 8552637
    Abstract: Provided is a an organic electroluminescence element comprising: a transparent plate with an electrode attached, which comprises a transparent-plate body that exhibits light-transmissivity, and a first electrode that is installed on the transparent-plate body; a second electrode arranged in opposition to the first electrode, and which has a different polarity from the first electrode; and a light-emitting layer installed in between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode, comprising a mixed layer having a conductive first resin and a multitude of wire-formed conductors, and a conductive-resin layer having conductive resin and not having any wire-formed conductors, consists of being laminated on the transparent-plate body, with the mixed layer arranged at the transparent-plate body side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Kyoko Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20130260633
    Abstract: A method for making an incandescent light source display is disclosed. Electrode pairs connected to the driving circuit are formed on a substrate. The electrode pairs are spaced from each other and located on pixel locations. Each electrode pair includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The electrode pairs are covered with a drawn carbon nanotube film. The drawn carbon nanotube film suspends between the first electrode and the second electrode and has the plurality of carbon nanotubes substantially aligned an X direction from the first electrode to the second electrode in each electrode pair. The drawn carbon nanotube film is then cut along the X direction to form at least one carbon nanotube strip in each pixel location. The drawn carbon nanotube film between any adjacent two pixel locations are broken off. The carbon nanotube strip is shrunk into a carbon nanotube wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: YANG WEI, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20130258257
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel, a method for making the panel, and a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display panel includes a color filter substrate and a thin-film-transistor substrate facing each other. Wherein the thin-film-transistor includes a transfer pad, a first alignment film, and a sealant deploying area. The sealant is arranged between the color filter substrate and the thin-film-transistor substrate and is located at outside of a displaying area of the liquid crystal display panel. The thin-film-transistor includes a transfer pad arranged close to an outer rim of a displaying area and located on an inner surface of the thin-film-transistor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Liu, Tao Ding, Guo Zhao
  • Patent number: 8547004
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is a microtip microplasma device having a first metal microtip opposing a second metal microtip with a gap therebetween. The first and second metal microtips are encapsulated in metal oxide that electrically isolates and physically connects the first and second metal microtips. In preferred devices, the first and second metal microtips and metal oxide comprise a monolithic, unitary structure. Arrays can be flexible, can be arranged in stacks, and can be formed into cylinders, for example, for gas and liquid processing devices, air filters and other applications. A preferred method of to forming an array of microtip microplasma devices provides a metal mesh with an array of micro openings therein. Electrode areas of the metal mesh are masked leaving planned connecting metal oxide areas of the metal mesh unmasked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: J. Gary Eden, Sung-Jin Park, JeKwon Yoon, Brian Chung
  • Patent number: 8547010
    Abstract: Disclosed is a color adjusting arrangement comprising: i) a first wavelength converting material arranged to receive ambient light and capable of converting ambient light of a first wavelength range into light of a second wavelength range, and/or reflecting ambient light of said second wavelength range, said second wavelength range being part of the visible light spectrum; and ii) a complementary wavelength converting material arranged to receive ambient light and capable of converting part of said ambient light into light of a complementary wavelength range, which is complementary to said second wavelength range, and arranged to allow mixing of light of said second wavelength range and said complementary wavelength range; such that light of said second wavelength range that is emitted and/or reflected by said first wavelength converting material and light of said complementary wavelength range is mixed when leaving the color adjusting arrangement towards a viewing position, the light leaving the color adjust
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Hekdrik J. B. Jagt