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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164724 | Liquid crystal display substrate with patterned area at periphery region thereof An exemplary liquid crystal display substrate (210) includes a display region (212), a periphery region (214) around the display region, a sealant adhering region (215), and an alignment film (260) formed on or over the display reg... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8125598 | Method of forming an alignment layer, and apparatus for forming the alignment layer A method of forming an alignment layer includes; providing a substrate having a base substrate and a photosensitive polymer layer disposed on the base substrate, the base substrate including a plurality of unit pixel areas, each of which is divided into a plurality ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8102491 | Liquid crystal apparatus and method of producing the same A liquid crystal apparatus includes a display region in which electrodes are disposed in a matrix pattern, a non-display region provided at a periphery of the display region, and a liquid crystal disposed in the display region and non-display region. The liquid crys... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8085372 | Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display device where both improvement in light transmittance of a liquid crystal display panel having a photo alignment film and suppression of occurrence of after image can be achieved. The liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal display... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8064019 | Production method of liquid crystal display including scanning exposure To provide: a production method of a liquid crystal display device, the production method being capable of efficiently and stably providing alignment treatment for an alignment film of the liquid crystal display device, in which a plurality of domains is formed in a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064018 | Liquid crystal display device Each pixel region includes two subpixel regions, in which different voltages are applied to a liquid crystal layer with respect to a signal voltage supplied from a source bus line by way of TFTs. A first substrate includes a first electrode provided for the two subp... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064017 | Liquid crystal display device and electronic apparatus Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device in which a plurality of electrodes is provided on one of a plurality of substrates with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween and liquid crystal molecules configuring the liquid crystal layer are driven by... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059241 | Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal disposed between a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate, a first electrode and second electrode which overlie the first transparent substrate and which are used to drive the liquid crystal,... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8040477 | Array substrate, liquid crystal display panel, and method of manufacturing the same In a liquid crystal display panel, an array substrate includes a pixel electrode including a conductive organic material provided with an alignment pattern formed thereon. The pixel electrode serves as an electrode that receives a pixel voltage and as an alignment l... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8031311 | Liquid crystal display having electrodes connected to carbon nanotube structure A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a first alignment layer, a liquid crystal layer, a second alignment layer, and a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode. The liquid crystal layer is sandwiched b... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031310 | Liquid crystal display with orthogonal orientation and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display including substrates, a liquid crystal, an orientation layer, and electrodes. The orientation layer includes a base layer having a principal surface provided with a plurality of grooves in parallel, and a coating film cov... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023083 | Liquid crystal device, method for manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus including the same A liquid crystal device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first alignment layer disposed on the liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate, and a second align... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8009254 | Bend alignment type liquid crystal display apparatus A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal layer sealed between a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other. Inner surfaces of the first and second substrates have been subjected to aligning treatment to splay-align liquid crysta... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7999896 | Liquid crystal display unit A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes: a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer; first and second electrodes arranged on one surface of first and second substrates to face the liquid crystal layer; and first and second alignmen... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7978289 | Flexible display device A flexible display device may include a first panel including a multifunction film, a second panel arranged facing the first panel with a gap therebetween, the second panel including a substrate and electrodes formed on the substrate, and an electro-optical active l... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7965360 | Fabrication method of a compensation film comprising rubbing and using a beam A method of fabricating an LCD is provided. According to the method, an alignment film is printed and hardened on a first substrate and a second substrate. Subsequently, the alignment film is subject to a primary alignment process and a subsequent secondary alignmen... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7961282 | Liquid crystal display device having conductive layers in a groove portion between a sealing region and a display region An LCD device has a pair of substrates including orientation films on surfaces thereof which face opposing substrates. The substrate on which signal lines are formed, on a side thereof which is disposed between a region on which sealing material is arranged and a di... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956968 | Liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof An LCD device including first and second substrates that face each other; a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; first alignment layers are on the first and second substrate; and a second alignment layer on at least one of the first and seco... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7929090 | Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing the same The invention relates to a liquid crystal display used as a display unit of an electronic apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same and provides a liquid crystal display which can achieve high display quality and a method of manufacturing the same. A liquid c... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7916255 | Cholesteric liquid crystal display (LCD) device, and method for its production A liquid crystal device is provided, having one or several display segments, a first display substrate, a second display substrate, a layer of liquid crystal material disposed between the first and second substrate; and layer of conductive material disposed on the s... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7916254 | Liquid crystal display apparatus for performing alignment process by irradiating light A liquid crystal display includes a pair of substrates including at least one transparent substrate, a liquid crystal layer arranged between the substrates, a plurality of electrodes formed on at least one of the substrates to apply an electric field to the liquid c... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7907242 | Liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating same having spacer in alignment groove in which the groove width is greater than the spacer diameter A liquid crystal display device, and a method for fabricating the same is described, in which an alignment film is formed divided into a plurality of sub-alignment films spaced from each other, and a column spacer is formed in the space between the sub-alignment fil... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7898621 | Liquid crystal display An LCD according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a second electrode disposed on the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer disp... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7898622 | Aligning method of ferroelectric liquid crystal display and ferroelectric liquid crystal display apparatus using the same An aligning method of a ferroelectric liquid crystal display includes; disposing a first mask and a second mask, each of which has opening regions and blocking regions arranged in alternating fashion in vertical direction and horizontal direction corresponding to li... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7859624 | Alignment films in a liquid crystal display device with polymer mixture and a method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates in a spaced relationship with one another. A pair of alignment films are provided, one alignment film being formed on each substrate such that the alignment films face one another. A liquid crystal layer... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7847899 | No-contact alignment apparatus and no-contact alignment method An exemplary alignment apparatus (2) includes a light source (50) for emitting light (501), a polarized light generator (51) for receiving the light and generating polarized light (504), a polarized light separator (52) for ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7800724 | Liquid crystal display panel and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) panel and manufacturing method thereof. The LCD panel in accordance with the present invention includes a lower substrate including a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode, an upper substrate i... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800723 | Liquid crystal display panel having ion trap structure and liquid crystal display including the same Disclosed is a liquid crystal display panel having an ion trap structure and a liquid crystal display including the same. The liquid crystal display panel has an opening area and a non-opening area and includes a first substrate, a second substrate that faces the fi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7777847 | Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method of the same A liquid crystal display including two alignment substrates, each having, in this order, a substrate, an electrode layer and an alignment layer, with a ferroelectric liquid crystal interposed therebetween. At least one of the two alignment layers is a columnar align... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7777848 | Manufacturing method of liquid crystal panel and deuterium oxide surface treatment method of alignment film In order to improve the state of image irregularities of a liquid crystal panel, a plasma treatment is performed for an alignment film using a treatment gas such as hydrogen and/or deuterium, or a surface treatment is performed in which an alignment film is immersed... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7768609 | Pixel structure for a display device having a common line with a capacitor portion that extends diagonally to the pixel electrode edge and is also perpendicular to the alignment direction A pixel structure to be disposed on a substrate is provided. The pixel structure includes a common line having a capacitor portion, an active device, a pixel electrode electrically connected to the active device and covering the capacitor portion, and an alignment l... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7760300 | Sample for measuring alignment axis for liquid crystal display, method of manufacturing sample, and method of measuring alignment axis A sample for measuring an alignment axis for a liquid crystal display, a method of manufacturing the sample, and a method of measuring an alignment axis are disclosed. The sample includes a first substrate, a first alignment layer positioned on the first substrate, ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7760301 | Liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus A liquid crystal device includes a pair of polarizing plates having a transmission axis; a display panel being disposed between the pair of polarizing plates and having a function of displaying an image; and a viewing angle control panel having a liquid crystal laye... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7755731 | Liquid crystal display device having organic alignment layer and fabrication method thereof An alignment structure of a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a plurality of region defining strips disposed at intervals on the substrate, and organic alignment strips disposed between the region defining layers. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7755732 | Liquid crystal display panel and method for manufacturing the same A liquid crystal stabilizing layer may be disposed on a substrate, an opposite substrate, or both of a liquid crystal display panel. Additionally, a liquid crystal layer may be sealed between the opposing substrates. The liquid crystal stabilizing layer may have a n... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7751007 | Display device and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display device includes an orientation film on a liquid-crystal-side surface of at least one substrate out of respective substrates which are arranged to face each other with liquid crystal therebetween. The orientation film forms a pattern which is... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7742138 | Liquid crystal display It is an object to provide a liquid crystal display which reduces unsatisfactory display caused by distorted initial alignment direction in a liquid crystal alignment layer for IPS type displays, realizes stable liquid crystal alignment, is high in mass-productivity... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7683989 | Directional display apparatus A birefringent lens structure comprises a birefringent lens array capable of directing light of a given polarisation into a directional distribution, the birefringent lens comprising a solid birefringent material and an isotropic material having an interface having ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7679703 | Liquid crystal display unit A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes: a vertical alignment liquid crystal layer; first and second electrodes arranged on one surface of first and second substrates to face the liquid crystal layer; and first and second alignmen... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7663719 | Liquid crystal display panel A liquid crystal display panel structured such that a liquid crystal layer is held between paired electrode substrates, comprises a support base member of a nearly rectangular shape provided in at least one of the paired electrode substrates, a counter electrode sup... | 02/16/2010 |
