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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8115885 | Liquid crystal display panel and active device array substrate thereof An active device array substrate including a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixel units, each of the pixel units formed between every neighboring two of the scan lines and data lines is provided. Each of the pixel... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8068190 | Display device In a photosensor in the pixel region of an active matrix substrate, the potential of a storage node is read out to output wiring as sensor circuit output, the potential of the storage node having changed in accordance with the amount of light received by a photodete... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7929071 | Electric field generating device comprising an electric field generating resistor and line electrodes, light deflecting device having the same, and image display apparatus having the same A disclosed electric field generating device includes an electric field generating unit including a substrate, line electrodes, and an electric field generating resistor and configured to generate an electric field. In the disclosed electric field generating device,... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7907228 | TFT LCD structure and the manufacturing method thereof Provided is a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), comprising a color filter substrate and an array substrate disposed opposite to each other; wherein the array substrate comprises a base substrate, data lines and gate lines formed on the base subs... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7796205 | Polymer film, cyclic polyolefin film, method for manufacturing the same, optical compensation film, polarizer and liquid crystal display device A polymer film, wherein when any point in the polymer film is taken as a center, a maximum difference between high and low film thicknesses within a range of 60 mm diameter is not more than 1 μm, an RMS value of a film thickness is 0 μm to 0.15 μm or a difference... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7432528 | TFD LCD panel Active devices in a thin film diode (TFD) liquid crystal display (LCD) panel used to control liquid crystal are formed by a metal layer, a transparent conductive layer, and an insulating layer sequentially on a substrate, wherein the metal layer is used as transmitt... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7367119 | Method for forming a reinforced tip for a probe storage device Systems and methods in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media. In an embodiment, the tip comprises a substantially hollow structure formed of a metal. The tip can be formed by depositing a first metal layer over silicon ther... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366445 | Image forming apparatus including a plurality of image bearing members having a speed variation suppression feature An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, wherein a toner image is formed on the image bearing member and is transferred onto a recording material, thus forming an image on the recording material; a shaft for rotating the image bearing member, whe... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341641 | Bonding device for manufacturing liquid crystal display device A bonding device for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes a bonding chamber for bonding first and second substrates and an ionizing device for introducing ionized gas or air into the bonding chamber. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336524 | Atomic probes and media for high density data storage A device in accordance with embodiments of the present invention comprises a contact probe for high density data storage reading, writing, erasing, or rewriting. In one embodiment, the contact probe can include a silicon core having a conductive coating. Contact pro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7321406 | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same A liquid crystal display device includes: a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines crossing the plurality of gate lines that define the plurality of pixel regions that define a plurality of pixel regions on a first substrate; a plurality of thin film ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309630 | Method for forming patterned media for a high density data storage device Systems in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media, the media including a substrate and a plurality of cells disposed over the substrate, one or more of the cells being electrically isolated from the other of the cells by a m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301887 | Methods for erasing bit cells in a high density data storage device Methods in accordance with the present invention can be applied, in an embodiment, to a media comprising a phase change material to alter a resolved portion of the phase change material to have a resistance different from a resistance of the bulk material. A tip hav... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288014 | Design, fabrication, testing, and conditioning of micro-components for use in a light-emitting panel A method of forming micro-components is disclosed. The method includes pretesting and conditioning of the micro-components. The micro-components that fail testing or conditioning are discarded, and those remaining are assembled into a panel. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7259903 | Optical switching arrangement using carbon nanotubes An optical antenna collects, modifies and emits energy at light wavelengths. Linear conductors sized to correspond to the light wavelengths are used. Nonlinear junctions of small dimension are used to rectify an alternating waveform induced upon the conductors by th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7248232 | Information processing device There is provided an information processing apparatus which occupies a small space and which is capable of supplying image information having high definition and high resolution. An information processing apparatus of the invention employs a head mount display (HMD)... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7227603 | Liquid-crystal electro-optical apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal device comprising: a pair of substrates having an electrode arrangement thereon; an orientation control means provided on at least one of said substrates; and a ferroelectric or an... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223672 | Processes for forming backplanes for electro-optic displays A non-linear element is formed on a flexible substrate by securing the substrate to a rigid carrier, forming the non-linear element, and then separating the flexible substrate from the carrier. The process allows flexible substrates to be processed in a conventional... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214410 | Process for selecting solvents for forming films of ferroelectric polymers Disclosed herein is a process of forming a ferroelectric polymer film from a solution, wherein the solvent composition is selected so as to adjust the properties of the film. Films formed by this method have improved properties, particularly with respect to roughnes... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206052 | Method of fabricating an in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device forming a second common electrode over the first common electrode and pixel electrode adjacent to the data line An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate, gate lines and data lines arranged in a matrix form on the first substrate to define a pixel area, a thin film transistor at a cross portion of the gate and d... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7184108 | Display device and diode array panel therefor A liquid crystal display is provided, which includes: a pair of first and second signal lines transmitting select pulses having opposite polarity; a third signal line transmitting data voltages; first and second field generating electrodes separated from each other ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176880 | Use of a storage capacitor to enhance the performance of an active matrix driven electronic display A system and method of use of a storage capacitor to improve the appearance and addressing characteristics of an electronically driven display. The capacitor is formed by the overlap of portions of electrodes used to address different pixels, or by the overlap of an... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7161592 | Electro-optical apparatus and electronic equipment A pixel electrode and a thin film transistor connected to the electrode are provided above one substrate. A shading film is provided above another substrate. The shading film has an overhanging portion defining a corner cutting in an opening area of each pixel in th... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151578 | Two-layered conductive film having transmitting and expanding electrical signal functions A wiring structure includes: a plurality of linear conductors extending generally parallel to one another; a first input terminal for inputting an electrical signal to a first group of linear conductors selected from among the plurality of linear conductors; and a s... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140941 | Liquid manufacturing processes for panel layer fabrication A method for manufacturing a light-emitting panel sandwiches a plurality of micro-components between two flexible substrates in a web configuration. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large voltage is supplie... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137857 | Method for manufacturing a light-emitting panel An improved light-emitting panel having a plurality of micro-components sandwiched between two subtrates is disclosed. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large voltage is supplied across the micro-component v... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134879 | Anisotropic conductive material body, display apparatus, method for producing the display apparatus, and conductive member An anisotropic conductive material body includes an insulating medium; and a plurality of conductive members dispersed in the medium. At least a surface of each of the plurality of conductive members is conductive. A force is applied to at least one of the plurality... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125305 | Light-emitting panel and a method for making An improved light-emitting panel having a plurality of micro-components sandwiched between two substrates is disclosed. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large voltage is supplied across the micro-component ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121649 | Ink-jet head and reservoir unit included in ink-jet head An ink-jet head comprises a passage unit and a reservoir unit. The passage unit includes a common ink chamber that extends in one direction. The reservoir unit is fixed to the passage unit, and includes an ink reservoir that stores ink and that extends in the one di... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7061556 | Display device using bidirectional two-terminal element and manufacturing method of display device To provide an active matrix type display device which can be manufactured by an easier method than before. A display device 100 has a plurality of first electrodes 11, a plurality of bidirectional two-terminal elements 12, a plurality of ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7061532 | Single sensor chip digital stereo camera A digital stereo camera using a single sensor array to take both left and right images for stereo (three-dimensional) image capture. In one embodiment, a micro-lens array is used to focus, at a first instant in time, light (“left light”) from a left lens system ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7046030 | Method and apparatus for testing liquid crystal display device A method and apparatus for testing a liquid crystal display device are provided to detect a defect location precisely and rapidly without requiring a jig. The method includes providing a substrate to inspect, wherein the substrate includes signal wirings, drive swit... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042057 | Process for creating metal-insulator-metal devices A process is described for fabricating an active addressing component such as a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device by creating surface relief levels to form trenches, and depositing a metal in the trenches. The metal is anodized to create a non-linear dielectric. A ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025648 | Liquid manufacturing processes for panel layer fabrication A method for manufacturing a light-emitting panel sandwiches a plurality of micro-components between two flexible substrates in a web configuration. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large voltage is supplie... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7005793 | Socket for use with a micro-component in a light-emitting panel An improved light-emitting panel having a plurality of micro-components at least partially disposed in a socket and sandwiched between two substrates is disclosed. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large vol... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6980263 | Display device using bidirectional two-terminal element and manufacturing method thereof A display device includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of picture electrodes electrically connected to one of the plurality of first electrodes via at least one bidirectional two-terminal element respectively, a plurality of second electrodes, and a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980196 | Printable electronic display A display system includes a substrate upon which the display system is fabricated; a printable electrooptic display material, such as a microencapsulated electrophoretic suspension; electrodes (typically based on a transparent, conductive ink) arranged in an interse... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6975068 | Light-emitting panel and a method for making An improved light-emitting panel having a plurality of micro-components sandwiched between two substrates is disclosed. Each micro-component contains a gas or gas-mixture capable of ionization when a sufficiently large voltage is supplied across the micro-component ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6967118 | Process for creating Metal-Insulator-Metal devices A process is described for fabricating an active addressing component such as a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device by creating surface relief levels to form trenches, and depositing a metal in the trenches. The metal is anodized to create a non-linear dielectric. A ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6963322 | Liquid-crystal display device In a liquid-crystal display device, one of substrates has pixel electrodes and TFTs for driving the pixel electrodes, and the other substrate has opposing electrodes formed thereon. The orientation of the liquid crystal is controlled to exhibit bistability in which ... | 11/08/2005 |
