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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169587 | Methods and systems for strengthening LCD modules Systems and methods for improving strength of thin displays, such as Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) displays, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a display can use an asymmetrical arrangement of layers (e.g., glass layers) where one layer is thicker than another layer. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164732 | Active device array substrate and liquid crystal display panel having particular vertically arranged gate lines An active device array substrate, having at least a substrate, a first metal layer, an insulator layer, a second metal layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of active devices, is provided. The substrate has a display area and a narrow frame area. Th... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8144302 | Display substrate and method for manufacturing the same A display substrate includes a first metal pattern including a gate line and a signal line, a first insulation layer formed on a substrate where the first metal pattern is formed, a first electrode formed on the first insulation layer, and a second metal pattern inc... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8120745 | Substrate for liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating a substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes: disposing a transparent substrate on a stage of a laser apparatus; irradiating a laser beam having a predetermined power onto the transparent substrate to form a light shielding region... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8107049 | Liquid crystal panel substrate, liquid crystal panel, and electronic device and projection display device using the same In a liquid crystal substrate in which a matrix of reflecting electrodes is formed on a substrate, a transistor is formed corresponding to each reflective electrode and a voltage is applied to the reflective electrode through the transistor. A silicon oxide film hav... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8098361 | Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same To control the positioning of a spacer more accurately in a liquid crystal display device to prevent display defects due to incorrect positioning in a display region. To provide a liquid crystal display device with higher image quality and reliability, and to provid... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8089604 | Liquid crystal display panel and methods of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal cell article includes a layer of liquid crystal material disposed between a first polymeric substrate and a second polymeric substrate. The first polymeric substrate includes a plurality of first parallel conductive traces extending in a first direc... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089605 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display panel includes an inorganic thin film which constitutes at least transistors, electrodes and lines. A first substrate includes a first inner surface which faces a second substrate in an opposed manner and a first outer surface on a side ther... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8072572 | Substrate for a display panel, a display panel having the substrate, a production process of the substrate, and a production process of the display panel A substrate for a display panel in which insulation breakdown of an insulating film can be prevented, a display panel having the substrate, a production process of the substrate and a production process of the display panel. The substrate includes an inspection line... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8064033 | Display and process for producing the same A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate arranged to face the first substrate, and a seal member arranged to bond the first substrate and the second substrate to each other with a display medium layer enclosed between the first substrate and t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8049860 | Glass substrate for reflective mirror, reflective mirror including the glass substrate, glass substrate for liquid crystal panel, and liquid crystal panel including the glass substrate A glass substrate for a reflective mirror of a rear projection television (RPTV) which ensures display quality by quantitative control, and can reduce control cost and manufacture cost is provided. A reflective mirror 3 of the rear projection television (RPTV... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8045128 | Backlight unit and display device having the same A backlight unit includes a light source, an optical member for adjusting a traveling path of light exiting from the light source, a frame accommodating and fixing the optical member and including a plane portion, a sidewall portion vertically extending from the pla... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045127 | Fabricating methods of a liquid crystal display comprising first and second align marks A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes first and second substrates with a liquid crystal material therebetween; a first alignment film formed on the first substrate and a second alignment film formed on the second substrate; a first align mark on the first s... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8027012 | Liquid crystal display panel comprising an array glass substrate and an opposing glass substrate with a liquid crystal filler To provide a liquid crystal display panel which can be produced at low cost by using inexpensive alkali glass for at least an opposing glass substrate, which is free from troubles in a liquid crystal display due to panel warpage attributable to the thermal treatment... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023093 | Display panel, multi-layer display element, and method of fabricating the same The present invention is to provide a display panel, a multi-layer display element, and a method of fabricating same, which can readily align alignment positions of individual display panels with each other even though common alignment marks are provided on each of ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7999904 | Flat display panel A flat display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate adhered to the first substrate. The first substrate has a display region, and a peripheral region located on at least one side of the first substrate. The peripheral region includes a driving IC ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7986394 | Flexural liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal device The object of the invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device having a flexural panel formed by bending the normal plan liquid crystal panel, which possesses an excellent display quality without the leakage of the light. The technical solution thereof is... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7965370 | Liquid crystal display device A glass substrate (101) being an active matrix substrate and a resin film substrate (102) being a counter electrode are opposingly arranged on a surface of an alignment layer 132, and a liquid crystal layer (110A) is arranged therebetween... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7944540 | Color filter on thin film transistor type liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same A liquid crystal panel for a color filter on thin film transistor (COT) type liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes: first and second substrates facing each other and having a display area and a non-display area, the non-display area is at a periphery of the d... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7932987 | Liquid crystal display having heating layer and method of making the same An LCD includes a first substrate, a heating layer formed on the first substrate, an insulating layer having a first opening formed on the heating layer, at least one switching device, two contact pads formed on the insulating layer, and respectively electrically co... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7898636 | Clay thin film substrate, clay thin film substrate with electrode, and display device using the same A clay thin film substrate including a clay thin film having a structure, in which oriented clay particles are laminated; and at least a gas barrier inorganic layer which is laminated on at least one surface of the clay thin film. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7898637 | Liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes attaching a flexible substrate and a base substrate using an adhesive therebetween, the base substrate including substantially pure iron; forming a plurality of thin films on a surface of the flexibl... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7872727 | Liquid crystal display panel transferring apparatus having a main body with an area corresponding to a LCD panel that fixes and then cuts the panel from a processed substrate by a plural pin impact applying unit for then transferring A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel transferring system including a panel transferring apparatus that takes out and transfers a LCD panel formed at a surface of a substrate; a camera installed at the panel transferring apparatus that captures an image of the LCD pa... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7872728 | Liquid crystal panel substrate, liquid crystal panel, and electronic device and projection display device using the same In a liquid crystal substrate in which a matrix of reflecting electrodes is formed on a substrate, a transistor is formed corresponding to each reflective electrode and a voltage is applied to the reflective electrode through the transistor. A silicon oxide film hav... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7872726 | Active device array mother substrate An active device array mother substrate including a substrate, a plurality of active device arrays, a plurality of common bus lines, at least one first transparent conductive pattern layer, and at least one second transparent conductive pattern layer is provided. Th... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7864286 | Display device and method with metal substrate including a pixel array and storage capacitor in combination in which plural storage lines connected thereto are connected to the metal substrate A display device and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed, to prevent a parasitic capacitance caused by a metal substrate. The display device comprises a metal substrate including a pixel array provided with a plurality of storage lines to supply a storag... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7817240 | Thin film transistor array substrate having particular pixel electrode and patterned upper electrode A thin film transistor array substrate including a substrate, scan lines, data lines, thin film transistors, pixel electrodes, common lines and a patterned upper electrode is provided. The scan lines and the data lines are disposed over the substrate to define pixel... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7787097 | Flexible base material and flexible image-displaying device resistant to plastic deformation An anti-deformation structure is formed on the surface of a flexible plate-shaped part. The anti-deformation structure includes protrusions and depressions formed on the surface of the plate-shaped part. The protrusions and depressions has a shape in which adjacent ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7764353 | Transfer system A transfer system includes first and second shafts arranged in a constant ratio, non-conductive rollers affixed to each of the first shafts for transferring a substrate, and conductive rollers affixed to each of second shafts for transferring the substrate. ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7714976 | Optical resin sheet and liquid crystal cell substrate including the same, liquid crystal display device, substrate for an image display device, and image display device An optical resin sheet includes a cured resin layer containing glass fiber, wherein the ratio of the elastic modulus of the glass fiber to the elastic modulus of a cured resin material, which forms the cured resin layer, is 25 or more. With the thus arranged optical... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7705960 | Dust-proof glass, and electro-optic device and projection type image display device using the same A dust-proof glass is provided on a light incident surface of a transmission-type liquid crystal panel. The dust-proof glass includes: a reflection section which is provided at an outer edge of a light incident surface of the dust-proof glass; and a notch section wh... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7705959 | Curved optical device and method having a pair of opposed thermoplastic substrates with spacers therebetween to permanently retain a curved shape A curved optical device includes a pair of initially flat opposed flexible substrates that may have a fluid material with spacers disbursed therein disposed between the pair of substrates and sealed. The substrates have a uniform controlled distance therebetween. Th... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7697107 | Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same A mother glass panel for manufacturing a plurality of liquid crystal displays (LCD) includes a first substrate; a second substrate attached to the first substrate, wherein column spacers are disposed between the first and second substrates to form cell gaps; and a l... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7692757 | Wafer scale fabrication of liquid crystal on silicon light modulation devices A liquid crystal over silicon light modulator may include a trenched cover glass. The trenched cover glass enables the provision of regions between adjacent dice on the wafer level. These regions facilitate sealing of the individual modulators and dicing of the indi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7688417 | Thin film transistor array panel and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a TFT array panel including forming a gate line having a gate electrode on a insulating layer, a gate insulating layer on the gate line, a semiconductor on the gate insulating layer, an ohmic contact on the semiconductor, a data line havin... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7659961 | Thin film transistor substrate capable of enhancing image clarity and reducing residual images A thin film transistor substrate and a liquid crystal display capable of eliminating residual images and enhancing clarity are presented. The thin film transistor substrate includes a charge-up capacitor for increasing electric charge in a first pixel electrode of a... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7656497 | Substrate for liquid crystal display Provided is a substrate for a liquid crystal display which is resistant to deformation. The substrate includes a flexible substrate, first and second barrier layers respectively disposed on first and second surfaces of the flexible substrate, and first and second ha... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7646466 | Liquid crystal display device The liquid crystal display (LCD) device of the present invention includes a LCD panel and a resin-molded frame that houses the LCD panel, the LCD panel including first and second substrates, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrat... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7626676 | LCD panel transferring system and method for separating scribed panels from a substrate by descending a transfer apparatus with pins for impacting at a dummy region and then sucking and ascending the separated panel from the substrate A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel transferring system including a panel transferring apparatus that takes out and transfers a LCD panel formed at a surface of a substrate; a camera installed at the panel transferring apparatus that captures an image of the LCD pa... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7612860 | Color filter on thin film transistor type liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same with an alignment key formed with the orientation layer A liquid crystal panel for a color filter on thin film transistor (COT) type liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes: first and second substrates facing each other and having a display area and a non-display area, the non-display area is at a periphery of the d... | 11/03/2009 |