| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 349057000 | Lens or prism separate from projection system (i.e., it is not integral part of illumination system) | 38 |
| 20100033647 | Display element and electronic element module, manufacturing method of the display element and electronic element module,and electronic information device - A display element and electronic element module according to the present invention is described, in which a lens is formed as part of a translucent support substrate having a display disposed thereon, the lens being formed on a part other than where the display is disposed, where an electronic element is disposed for the lens. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100053491 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display apparatus, includes a liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate provided on a display light receiving side, and a second substrate provided on a display light exiting side so as to oppose the first substrate with a liquid crystal material interposed therebetween, the liquid crystal display panel having a bright dot defect portion therein, wherein: the first substrate includes a light-blocking portion formed in a region thereof corresponding to the bright dot defect portion; and the second substrate includes a light-collecting portion formed in a region thereof corresponding to the bright dot defect portion. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100079696 | Multi-Section Visual Display having Overlapping Structure - A multi-section visual display having an overlapping structure is disclosed, and includes a first magnifying lens, a second magnifying lens, a first display apparatus having a first display panel and a second display apparatus having a second display panel, wherein the second display apparatus is disposed between the first magnifying lens and the first display apparatus, and the second magnifying lens is aligned with the first magnifying lens in an edge-to-edge manner. While at an operation state, a first border area of the first display panel is partially overlapped with a second border area of the second display panel, thereby reducing the non-display area needing shielding by using a virtual image display from the first display panel/magnifying lens to shield a portion of the second border area, thus reducing the space required between the magnifying lenses and the first display panel. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100149450 | LENS SHEET AND DISPLAY PANEL - To suppress malshaping in a lenticular lens sheet formed by using ultraviolet curing resin, which is caused due to an increase in the aspect ratio of cylindrical lenses and anisotropy of curing contraction. Notch sections are provided to the cylindrical lenses for sectioning the cylindrical lenses in a pseudo manner in the major axis direction (extending direction) of the cylindrical lenses so as to suppress the anisotropy of the curing contraction of the resin. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110051029 | DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND PROJECTION IMAGING APPARATUS - A display device includes a display panel, and a prism that is installed on a display face of the display panel and has an inclination face inclined from the display face. An inclination angle of the inclination face of the prism with respect to the display face is set such that an output angle of display light output from the display face and transmitted through the prism is equal to or more than a small angle of an incident angle and a reflection angle of sunlight with respect to the inclination face based on a normal line of the display face. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110090419 | ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electrooptical device includes a display element having a plurality of pixels, a lenticular lens which is arranged at a view side of the display element and spatially separates the pixels, and an observation optical system which is arranged at the view side with respect to the lenticular lens. An image of the pixels by the lenticular lens is formed between the observation optical system and a front focal point of the observation optical system. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110221993 | Method and Apparatus for Improved Retarder of 3D Glasses - A process of creating a retarder using thin-stretched polymer film to perfectly conform to a curved mold and achieving nearly-crystallized lamination thanks to minimized thickness of said retarder using PVA film; thus, achieving greatly-enhanced optical clarity, contrast, and 3-D effect during stereoscopic image viewing and greatly-reduced user discomfort. A 3-D stereoscopic viewing lens having a retarder film using a PVA film filled with a gap filling agent to create a refringent effect, a polarized film and a base material. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120075548 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a flat panel display device includes a flat display panel having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, a face panel disposed in front of the flat display panel, a lenticular lens array disposed on an inner surface of the face panel, the inner surface facing the flat display panel, and an adhesive disposed along at least one of the pair of long sides of the flat display panel and attaching the flat display panel and the face panel to each other. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120218490 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VARIABLE LENS ARRAY - An image display apparatus includes: an image display section that displays a two-dimensional image; and a variable lens array that includes a first substrate having a first electrode, a second substrate having a second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer which is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The value of the refractive power of each lens line thereof is changed by a voltage which is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode. The variable lens array is disposed to be opposed to the image display section. Wall-shaped or columnar spacers are provided in a place, in which an orientation direction of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer is unchanged when the value of the refractive power of each lens line thereof is changed, between the first substrate and the second substrate of the variable lens array. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120224115 | INTEGRATED IMAGE ERECTOR AND THROUGH-SIGHT INFORMATION DISPLAY FOR TELESCOPE OR OTHER OPTICAL DEVICE - Techniques are disclosed for creating optical systems and devices that provide through-sight information while enabling the optical systems and devices to maintain a small, lightweight form factor. According to certain embodiments of the invention, an optical assembly can include a liquid-crystal display (LCD) disposed between the two prism elements of a Schmidt-Pechan prism at a focal plane of the optical assembly. This allows the LCD to be used to display information by blocking light passing through the optical assembly. Additionally, a light-emitting display, such as a backlit LCD, light-emitting diode (LED) display, or organic LED (OLED) display, can be coupled at a surface of one of the two prism elements of the Schmidt-Pechan prism to provide additional information in low-light environments. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130016299 | DISPLAY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DISPLAY, AND ELECTRONIC UNITAANM Takama; DaisukeAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Takama; Daisuke Kanagawa JPAANM Koito; TakeoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Koito; Takeo Kanagawa JP - There are provided a display that achieves a smaller frame size than in the past, a method of manufacturing the display, and an electronic unit including the display. The display includes: a display panel having an effective display region and a frame region located at the periphery of the effective display region; and a lens component provided on a viewing surface side of the display panel, the lens component having a lens function section in part or all of a circumferential region thereof. A visible outline on a lens-function-section side of the lens component is disposed outside a visible outline of the frame region of the display panel. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130050606 | Liquid Crystal Lens and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal lens and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device thereof, said liquid crystal lens comprises a lower layer basal plate provided with an electrode and an upper layer basal plate provided with a counter electrode, wherein the lower layer basal plate and the upper layer basal plate are mutually and oppositely arranged, and said electrode and the counter electrode are mutually insulated to form an electric field; and a liquid crystal layer arranged between said lower layer basal plate and the upper layer basal plate, wherein the liquid crystals of said liquid crystal layer are parallel positive nematic LCs; the electrode of said lower layer basal plate or the counter electrode of said upper layer basal plate is provided with convex curved structures which increase the distance between the electrode and the counter electrode. Because the liquid crystal lens is provided with convex curved structures which can increase the distance between the electrode and the counter electrode, the electric field acting on the liquid crystal layer forms the intensity gradience, so that the refractive index of the liquid crystal layer is in gradient change, and is used in the LCD to achieve the 3D display effect. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130077013 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS - In a liquid crystal display device enabling three-dimensional display using a liquid crystal lens, both mechanical strength and a liquid crystal lens effect are satisfied. The liquid crystal lens is bonded onto an upper polarizing plate of a liquid crystal display panel with a bonding material. The liquid crystal lens includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. The upper substrate of liquid crystal lens has a thickness larger than a total of the thickness of the lower substrate of the liquid crystal lens and the thickness of the liquid crystal display panel. Thereby, it is possible to realize a liquid crystal display device satisfying both the mechanical strength and liquid crystal lens effect. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130258227 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, which includes a backlight module and a liquid crystal panel disposed on the backlight module. The backlight module includes an optic film assembly. The optic film assembly includes a first prism plate. The liquid crystal panel includes a first polarization plate. The first polarization plate is arranged to directly confront the first prism plate. The first prism plate includes a first base plate and a plurality of parallel first prism bars formed on an upper surface of the first base plate. The first prism bars have an axial direction that forms an included angle with respect to a polarization direction of the first polarization plate. The liquid crystal display device omits the topmost diffusion plate that is conventionally used in the known the optic film assembly so as to reduce the manufacture cost. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140085562 | Grayscale patterns from binary spatial light modulators - Brightness-by-column grayscale and spatial Σ-Δ modulation grayscale allow grayscale patterns to be produced using a binary spatial light modulator as fast as the bright/dark switching speed. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140139777 | DOUBLE-VISION BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In the embodiments of the invention, a double-vision backlight module and a LCD device are provided. In the embodiments of the present invention, a light-splitting prism sheet is disposed between a diffuser plate and a LCD panel for splitting light. The prism sheet is arranged such that a side having prisms thereon of the prism sheet faces the LCD panel, and thereby splitting the light and enhancing the brightness, and eventually enhancing the brightness in both left and right view areas and at the same time reducing the brightness in the central-interference area, and thus improving the double-vision effect. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140168562 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH THE SAME - An optical device comprises: an optical structure including a first set of prisms and a second set of prisms which engage with each other, the second set of prisms are formed from electro-optical effect material or provided with electro-optical effect material, when no electric field is applied to the second set of prisms, the first set and the second set of prisms have the same refractivity; at least one pair of electrodes being provided at two sides of the second set of prisms respectively, for generating an electric field therebetween so as to change the refractivity of the second set of prisms in the direction of the electric field; and a control unit connected to the at least one pair of electrodes and performs control to power on the electrodes or power off the electrodes, and controls the intensity of the electric field when the electrodes are powered on. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140333865 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a display device, and the display device, comprising: a display panel, comprising a display region and a peripheral region around the display region; and an optical module, disposed on a light-exiting side of the display panel, the optical module configured to shift light emitted from the display panel towards edges of the display panel so as to make a part of the light shift into the peripheral region and emit from the peripheral region. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150116625 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel curved along a first direction includes an array substrate including first and second dots respectively including a plurality of first and second pixel areas, a main black matrix area, a sub-black matrix, a plurality of first and second pixel electrodes; an opposite substrate facing and coupled to the array substrate; and a liquid crystal layer between the array and opposite substrates. Each of the first pixel electrodes defines a corresponding first pixel area of the first pixel areas, each of the second pixel electrodes defines a corresponding second pixel area of the second pixel areas, the first pixel electrodes each have a same pattern, the second pixel electrodes each have a same pattern different from that of the first pixel electrodes, and a width of the sub-black matrix area is less than a width of the main black matrix area. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150331280 | FABRICATING METHOD OF ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A fabricating method of a liquid crystal device includes a first step of forming light blocking portions in an element substrate, a second step of forming first and second microlenses in a counter substrate, and a third step of disposing the element substrate and the counter substrate so as to face each other, such that the openings and the first and second microlenses overlap each other in a planar view, and bonding the element substrate to the counter substrate such that a liquid crystal layer is interposed therebetween. In the third step, a center of the first microlens and a center of the second microlens are disposed in the same side in at least one direction of the X direction and the Y direction with respect to a center of gravity of the opening, in a planar view. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150338670 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides an image display apparatus having excellent light converging characteristics. The image display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal prism element including a prism array in which a plurality of prisms are arranged, a liquid crystal layer laminated on the prism array, and electrodes provided at position corresponding to the respective prisms which form the prism array; a control section configured to control a voltage to be applied to each electrode; and a position detection section configured to detect a viewing position of a user. The control section is able to apply the same or different voltages to the respective electrodes provided at the positions corresponding to the respective prisms, on the basis of a result of the detection of the viewing position by the position detection section. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150346550 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The disclosure of the present invention provides a display panel and a display device. A display panel comprises a color filter substrate comprising a plurality of sub pixels. Each sub pixel is provided with a color filter layer therein. The display panel further comprises a light condensing substrate at one side of the color filter substrate facing a light source, and a light condensing structure is arranged at a corresponding position onto the light condensing substrate to the color filter layer. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150346563 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel, a light source, a light guide and a prism sheet. The display panel includes a display area in which unit pixels each containing first sub-pixels and second sub-pixels are arranged along a first direction and a second direction. In the display area, the first sub-pixels have a width different from that of the second sub-pixel in at least one of the first direction and the second direction, or each unit pixel contains different numbers of first sub-pixels and second sub-pixels. The prism sheet is interposed between the light guide and the display panel and includes prisms extending along a third direction inclined with respect to the second direction by an acute angle of inclination. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150355502 | LENS ARRAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENS ARRAY SUBSTRATE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A lens array substrate includes a substrate provided with a plurality of concave portions in a first face thereof. The lens layer includes a first lens layer, a second lens layer, and a third lens layer which are sequentially laminated from a substrate side by reflecting the shape of the concave portion therein. A refractive index of the first lens layer is larger than a refractive index of the second lens layer, and a refractive index of the third lens layer is smaller than the refractive index of the second lens layer and is larger than a refractive index of the substrate. The third lens layer, the second lens layer, and the first lens layer are sequentially exposed to the surface of the lens layer toward the end from the central portion of the concave portion. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150370099 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display apparatus. The display panel comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to each other; a blue phase liquid crystal layer arranged between the two substrates; a first polarizer located on a side of the first substrate away from the blue phase liquid crystal layer; a second polarizer located on a side of the second substrate away from the blue phase liquid crystal layer; a first electrode located on a side of the first substrate facing the blue phase liquid crystal layer; a second electrode located on a side of the second substrate facing the blue phase liquid crystal layer; a first prism layer located between the blue phase liquid crystal layer and the first polarizer; and a second prism layer located between the blue phase liquid crystal layer and the second polarizer. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150370127 | LIGHTING SYSTEM, LIGHTING DEVICE AND RECEIVING DEVICE - The general inventive concepts provide a lighting system, a light device and a receiving device. The lighting device applies a liquid crystal display panel as a luminaire, the liquid crystal display panel has a first polarizer only on a light input side. The receiving device comprises a second polarizer and a magnifying component. The second polarizer is used for polarization-analyzing an emitted light, which is emitted from the liquid crystal display panel and carries confidential information. Light passes through the first polarizer and becomes linearly polarized light, which linearly polarized light is emitted after passing through the liquid crystal display panel. The confidential information carried therein cannot be identified by the naked eye. Therefore, the human eye regards it as white light, the lighting device can thus be used as a lighting luminaire. However, when watching the lighting device through the receiving device, the confidential information displayed by the liquid crystal display panel can be seen clearly. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150377451 | LIGHT REDIRECTING FILM AND WIDE-VIEWING ANGLE LCD COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided are a light redirecting film and a wide-viewing angle liquid crystal display. The light redirecting film has a transparent substrate and multiple microstructure units, the transparent substrate has first and second optical surfaces, and the microstructure units are formed on the second optical surface and spaced apart from each other in an areal percentage ranging from 8% to 60%. Accordingly, the light redirecting film is effective to redirect the output light of the LCD module and thus enhances the luminance of the LCD at large viewing angles. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160018568 | LENS ARRAY SUBSTRATE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - When it comes to configuring the lens array substrate on which a multistage lens array is formed, a first concavity which is formed of the concave surface is formed on a first surface which is formed of a substrate surface of one of several translucent substrates. In addition, on the substrate surface of one of the translucent substrates, a first lens layer, a first translucent layer, a second lens layer, a second translucent layer, a translucent protective layer, and a common electrode are stacked in order. The first translucent layer has the same refractive index as that of the first lens layer and the second lens layer. In addition, a refractive index of the protective layer is within a range between the refractive index of the second translucent layer and the refractive index of the common electrode. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160033758 | Grayscale patterns from binary spatial light modulators - Brightness-by-column grayscale and spatial Σ-Δ modulation grayscale allow grayscale patterns to be produced using a binary spatial light modulator as fast as the bright/dark switching speed. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160041310 | DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND TERMINAL APPARATUS - A display panel according to the present invention includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are arranged opposite to each other, and an outer surface of the second substrate includes a display region and a border region surrounding the display region. Wherein, the display panel further includes a plurality of light guides provided on the outer surface of the second substrate, and the light guides include first light guides, which are provided at edges of the display region so as to guide light emitted from the edges of the display region towards an upside of at least a part of the border region. Since the first light guides guide light emitted from the edges of the display region towards an upside of at least a part of the border region, display with a narrow border or even display without a border can be achieved. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160054606 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - A flat panel display device has a plurality of display panels arranged adjacent to one another on a display screen. Each display panel has an image-forming substrate having a display part and a non-display part disposed around the display part and a transparent member disposed on the image-forming substrate so as to cover the display part and the non-display part. Among the display panels, two adjacent display panels are arranged in a manner that non-display parts of the two adjacent display panels are at least partially overlapped with each other. The transparent member of each of the two adjacent display panels has a magnifying optical part to magnify an image displayed in part of a display area located in a region from a border between the display part and the non-display part toward the display part. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160061999 | DOUBLE-VISION BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In the embodiments of the invention, a double-vision backlight module and a LCD device are provided. In the embodiments of the present invention, a light-splitting prism sheet is disposed between a diffuser plate and a LCD panel for splitting light. The prism sheet is arranged such that a side having prisms thereon of the prism sheet faces the LCD panel, and thereby splitting the light and enhancing the brightness, and eventually enhancing the brightness in both left and right view areas and at the same time reducing the brightness in the central-interference area, and thus improving the double-vision effect. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160070138 | DISPLAY DEVICE CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING A CONTINUOUS IMAGE - A display device includes display units arranged in an array and a light guide unit. Each display unit includes a display panel including a display surface configured for displaying an image, and a frame located adjacent to edges of the display surface. The light guide unit includes a lower light guide and an upper light guide. The lower light guide is located above the display units, and includes first gratings. Each first grating corresponds to a side of one of the display unit and is configured for refracting light emitted from the display surface towards the corresponding side of the display unit. The upper light guide is located above the lower light guide and includes second gratings. Each second grating corresponds to one of the first gratings and is configured for reversely refracting light transmitted through the first grating towards a center of the display unit. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160097883 | MICROLENS ARRAY SUBSTRATE, ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING MICROLENS ARRAY SUBSTRATE, PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MICROLENS ARRAY SUBSTRATE - A microlens array substrate includes: a light transmitting substrate in which a first lens surface formed of a concave surface is formed on a substrate surface on one side; a first lens layer which covers the substrate surface on one side and has a refractive index which is different from that of the light transmitting substrate; a light transmitting layer which covers the first lens layer on the opposite side to the light transmitting substrate; and a second lens layer which covers the light transmitting layer on the opposite side to the light transmitting substrate and in which a second lens surface formed of a convex surface is formed on the opposite side to the light transmitting substrate, in which the light transmitting layer has smaller refractive index and coefficient of thermal expansion than those of the first lens layer and the second lens layer. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160109753 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display device includes; a display panel, a lens substrate facing the display panel, an air layer disposed between the display panel and the lens substrate, and a light refraction portion disposed on a surface of the lens substrate facing the display panel, wherein an average refractive index of the light refraction portion taken along a plane substantially parallel to the display panel increases in a direction substantially parallel to a path of light from the display panel to the lens substrate. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160131927 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device that is narrow in viewing angle and that is capable of excellent image quality. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal panel; a prism sheet; a light guide plate; and a visible light absorber, which are provided in the stated order from a viewer side. The prism sheet has a convex portion on the opposite side from the viewer side. The visible light absorber has a luminous reflectance of 30% or less. In one embodiment, the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is free from a reflective polarizing plate. In one embodiment, the prism sheet includes a plurality of unit prisms, which are each shaped to have a triangular prism shape and which are arranged side by side. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160139460 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The object is to provide a display device that makes a width of a casing look narrower than the actual width thereof or makes the width invisible by using a background image of an installation site and thereby produces a sense of unity with a background. The display device includes a display unit, the casing that is provided on a periphery of the display unit, and a lens that includes a front surface portion which is provided on at least a part of a front surface of the casing and sloped so as to protrude toward a front surface side with respect to a direction from inside to outside of the casing and a back surface portion which protrudes to the outside of the casing when viewed from a back surface side and emits the background image, behind the back surface portion, from the front surface portion. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160178810 | OPTICAL FILM AND A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME | 06-23-2016 |
