24th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170168269 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS WITH DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT - An optical system includes a diffractive surface and at least one aspherical surface, an aspherical surface of at least one aspherical surface closest to the diffractive surface is referred to as a first aspherical surface, a phase function ψ(r) and an aspherical function X(r) of the first aspherical surface increase with different signs from each other in a height direction with increasing a distance from an optical axis, and a condition below is satisfied: | 2017-06-15 |
20170168270 | Spacer Wafer For Wafer-Level Camera And Method For Manufacturing Same - A spacer wafer for a wafer-level camera, a wafer-level camera including the spacer wafer and a method of manufacturing a spacer wafer include a layer of photoresist being formed over a substrate, the layer of photoresist being exposed to radiation through a mask that defines a spacer geometry for at least one wafer-level camera element. The layer photoresist is developed, such that the layer of photoresist is the spacer wafer for the wafer-level camera. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168271 | OPTICAL LENS - An optical lens includes a first lens group with a negative refractive power, an aperture stop, and a second lens group with a positive refractive power. The first lens group includes a first aspheric lens and a second aspheric lens. The optical lens satisfies the conditions: 3.5>RT1>2.5 and 3.5>RT2>2.6, where RT1 is a ratio of a maximum axial thickness to a minimum axial thickness within a clear aperture of the first aspheric lens, and RT2 is a ratio of a maximum axial thickness to a minimum axial thickness within a clear aperture of the second aspheric lens. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168272 | NANOCOMPOSITE REFRACTIVE INDEX GRADIENT VARIABLE FOCUS OPTIC - A nanocomposite-ink refractive gradient optic with variable focus optic comprising a first optical-element, a second optical-element, each the optical-elements comprised of a cured nanocomposite-ink wherein the first and second optical-element have a cubic volumetric gradient complex optical index such that when arranged in tandem along an optical axis the optical power varies based on linear translation with respect to another. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168273 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and the first through fifth lens units are disposed in order from an object side to an image side. When zooming, a distance between adjacent lens units changes. The first lens unit includes a reflective member having a reflective surface configured to bend an optical path. The third lens unit includes an aperture stop. When zooming, the third lens unit moves such that the third lens unit is located closer to the image side at a telephoto end than at a wide angle end. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168274 | PROJECTION ZOOM LENS AND PROJECTION DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides a projection zoom lens and a projection display apparatus including the projection zoom lens. The projection zoom lens substantially has a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, a positive third lens group, a positive fourth lens group, and a positive fifth lens group in order from a magnification side. During magnification change, the first lens group and the fifth lens group are fixed, and the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group are moved while changing a mutual distance in an optical axis direction. The fourth lens group includes two sets of negative-positive cemented lenses formed by cementing one negative lens and one positive lens in order from the magnification side. A predetermined conditional expression relating to the most magnification side of the fourth lens group and the negative-positive cemented lens of the most reduction side is satisfied. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168275 | MULTIREFLECTION CELL, ANALYZER, EXHAUST GAS ANALYZER, AND LIGHT INCIDENT METHOD - In order to provide a multireflection cell making it possible to decrease the volume of a cell main body into which measurement target gas is introduced as well as reducing the amount of light that is lost without being reflected in a multireflection mechanism, the multireflection cell includes the multireflection mechanism adapted to multiply reflect incident light and then emit the multiply reflected light outward. In addition the multireflection mechanism includes a field mirror, a first objective mirror that faces to the field mirror and is provided on a light incident side in the multireflection mechanism, and a second objective mirror that faces to the field mirror and is provided on a light emitting side in the multireflection mechanism. Further, the light incident into the multireflection mechanism is configured to be first reflected by the second objective mirror. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168276 | TELESCOPE AND BEAM EXPANDER ASSEMBLIES - A telescope and beam expander assembly includes a primary telescope mirror. An optical element is spaced apart from the primary mirror. The optical element includes front and rear surfaces, wherein an outward facing aspect of the rear surface is mounted opposite the primary mirror and includes a reflective portion that forms a secondary mirror to reflect gathered light from the primary mirror toward a focal point. An inward facing aspect of the front surface includes a reflective portion that forms a secondary expander mirror configured to reflect a beam onto an inward facing aspect of the rear surface for beam expansion. The optical element can include a monolithic body of optically-transmissive material on which the front and rear surfaces are located. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168277 | METHOD OF CONCENTRATING LIGHT AND LIGHT CONCENTRATOR - The invention relates to a method for concentrating light by coupling light into a thin film waveguide ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170168278 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SUPER-RESOLUTION OPTICAL IMAGING USING HIGH-INDEX OF REFRACTION MICROSPHERES AND MICROCYLINDERS - The present invention provides super-resolution optical imaging methods and systems, including: providing a sample to be optically imaged; providing a plurality of microstructures disposed substantially adjacent to a surface of the sample to be optically imaged; and providing a material disposed about the plurality of microstructures; wherein the plurality of microstructures have a first index of refraction; and wherein the material disposed about the plurality of microstructures has a second index of refraction that is substantially less than the first index of refraction of the plurality of microstructures. The plurality of microstructures include one of a plurality of microspheres and a plurality of microcylinders. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168279 | METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - A method for determining the size of a void-type defect in a top side of a structure comprising a top layer placed on a substrate, the defect being located in the top layer, includes introducing the structure into a reflected darkfield microscopy device in order to generate, from a light ray scattered by the top side, a defect-related first signal and a roughness-related second signal. The intensity of the roughness-related second signal is captured with a plurality of pixels. The intensity captured by each pixel is compared with the intensities captured by neighboring pixels. It is defined whether or not the pixel is contained in an abnormal zone. The standard deviation of the intensity values captured by the pixels of the abnormal zone is extracted, and the size of the void-type defect associated with the abnormal zone is determined from the extracted standard deviation. A new device may be used for carrying out such a method. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168280 | METHOD AND MICROSCOPE FOR IMAGING A VOLUME SAMPLE - A method for microscopically imaging a volume sample includes focusing a microscope objective having a correcting element successively in at least two reference planes which are located within the volume sample at different volume sample depths along the optical axis of the microscope objective; determining, for each reference plane, a reference setting of the correcting element in which an imaging error which is dependent upon the volume sample depth is corrected by the correcting element; determining, on the basis of the reference settings determined for at least one target plane in the volume sample, a target setting for the correcting element in which the imaging error occurring at the volume sample depth of the target plane is corrected by the correcting element; and focusing the microscope objective on the target plane and bringing the correcting element into the target setting in order to image the volume sample. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168281 | MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVE - A microscope objective includes three groups that are in a positive-negative-positive configuration. The first lens group includes a plurality of cemented lenses, and includes, closest to the object, a meniscus lens having its concave surface on the object side. The second lens group includes a first meniscus lens component having its concave surface on the image side and a second meniscus lens component having its concave surface on the object side. At least one of the lens components of the third lens group is a cemented lens. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168282 | FOCUSING SYSTEM FOR A TELECENTRIC OPTICAL MEASURING MACHINE - A method of focusing a telecentric imaging system ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170168283 | 3D LOCALIZATION MICROSCOPY AND 4D LOCALIZATION MICROSCOPY AND TRACKING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A 3D localization microscopy system, 4D localisation microscopy system, or an emitter tracking system arranged to cause a phase difference between light passing to or from one part of the objective relative to light passing to or from another part of the objective, to produce a point emitter image which comprises two lobes, a separation between which is related to the position of the emitter relative to the objective of the imaging system, and in the 4D system a further property of the image or of the light to or from the objective is related to another location independent property of the emitter. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168284 | Light Field Imaging with Scanning Optical Unit - An optical device comprises a light source and a detector, and also a sample holder, which is configured to fix an object in the optical path of light. A scanning optical unit is configured, for a multiplicity of scanning positions, in each case selectively to direct light incident from different angular ranges from the object onto the detector. On the basis of a three-dimensional light field represented by corresponding measurement data of the multiplicity of scanning positions, a spatially resolved imaging of the object is generated, said imaging comprising at least two images from different object planes of the object. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168285 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION - A method for obtaining a high resolution image of objects contained within a sample is disclosed that combines pixel super-resolution and phase retrieval techniques into a unified algorithmic framework that enables new holographic image reconstruction methods with significantly improved data efficiency, i.e., using much less number of raw measurements to obtain high-resolution and wide-field reconstructions of the sample. Using the unified algorithmic framework, twin image noise and spatial aliasing signals, along with other digital holographic artifacts, can be interpreted as noise terms modulated by digital phasors, which are all analytical functions of the imaging parameters including e.g., the lateral displacement between the hologram and the sensor array planes (x, y shifts), sample-to-image sensor distance (z), illumination wavelength (λ), and the angle of incidence (θ,φ). | 2017-06-15 |
20170168286 | OPTICAL SCANNING OBSERVATION APPARATUS - The optical scanning endoscope apparatus ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170168287 | ENDOSCOPE - The electronic endoscope has an endoscope shaft ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170168288 | ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED MICROSHUTTER - The invention relates to an electromagnetically actuated microshutter comprising: a moveable plate that can rotate about an axis, connected to a stationary frame by two arms aligned on both sides of the plate to said axis, and comprising on its periphery a conductive loop and below the assembly formed by the stationary frame and the moveable plate, a group of magnets having distinct magnetic orientations, arranged in such a manner so as to create, with respect to the moveable plate, a lateral magnetic field, in the plane of the frame, oblique in relation to the axis of rotation. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168289 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR SWITCHING OPTICAL PATHS - Presented is a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for selectively switching optical paths. The apparatus includes a directing mirror for redirecting light from an incoming path to one of a plurality of input paths and redirecting the light from one of a plurality of output paths to an outgoing path, and a plurality of input mirrors, each one of the plurality of input mirrors operable for redirecting the light from one of the plurality of input paths to one of a plurality of transition paths. The apparatus includes a plurality of light modifying elements, each one of the light modifying elements in a corresponding transition path and a plurality of output mirrors, each one of the plurality of output mirrors operable for redirecting the light from one of the plurality of transition paths to one of a plurality of output paths. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168290 | MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A MOVABLE ELEMENT HAVING A LASER DISPOSED THEREON - A micromechanical device is described as having a stationary element ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170168291 | CAMERA UNIT WITH A CLEANING DEVICE - The invention concerns a camera unit for image acquisition of an outside area for a motor vehicle having a cleaning device provided for cleaning the camera unit. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168292 | PROTECTION GLASS ADAPTER FOR A SURGICAL MICROSCOPE - A protection glass adapter for a surgical microscope has a first abutment surface. The first abutment surface can be brought into contact with a corresponding second abutment surface of the microscope. The adapter has a guide opening for receiving a main objective. The guide opening is a truncated cone with a central axis. The greater diameter of the truncated cone is formed toward the first abutment surface. The adapter has a positioning element. The positioning element is rigid and is arranged on the first abutment surface or on the surface of the guide opening. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168293 | Camera lens and field-depth calibration method therefor - The present disclosure discloses a camera lens and a calibration method of field-depth for the camera lens. The camera lens includes a lens module, a central processing unit and a thermal expansion compensation module. The lens module includes a first lens and a second lens with a baseline length b | 2017-06-15 |
20170168294 | SCREEN - A screen disclosed herein is a screen having a reflectivity, which causes diffuse reflection of an image projected by a projector, and a transparency, which allows transmission of a background, and including an uneven sheet, a semi-transmissive reflecting layer, and a transparent layer. The uneven sheet includes a transparent material, and has one principal surface that is flat and the other principal surface that is an uneven surface provided with a plurality of recesses and protrusions. The first principal surface and the second principal surface are opposite to each other. The reflecting layer is formed on the uneven surface of the uneven sheet. The transparent layer covers the reflecting layer. The reflecting layer is a thin film having a thickness ranging from 2 nm to 1 μm. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168295 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus comprises a display device including an imagewise light emitting unit that emits imagewise light for displaying an input image, and a display surface member that includes a display surface that displays the input image as a displayed image, and transmits backside ambient light or reflects ambient light; an observation distance detecting section that detects an observation distance between the display surface and an observer; a display brightness acquiring section that acquires display brightness of the display device; an ambient light detecting section that detects the ambient light; and an image processing unit that performs image processing to adjust input spatial frequency characteristics of the input image based on the display brightness, the observation distance, and the ambient light such that display spatial frequency characteristics of the displayed image agree with target spatial frequency characteristics. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168296 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING EXTENDED DISPLAY WITH HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY - A head mounted display for displaying computer-generated information in conjunction with a physical display of a computer system is provided. The head mounted display includes a generation logic, a see through display, and a presentation unit. The generation logic is used to generate at least one virtual display. The presentation unit is used to present the at least one virtual display on the see-through display. The see-through display is configured to enable a user of the head mounted display to view the at least one virtual display and the physical display in a real-world scene. The at least one virtual display is presented on the see-through display as an additional object in the real-world scene, and the at least one virtual display is used in conjunction with the physical display to present the computer-generated information in an extended desktop from a visual perspective of the user. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168297 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - [Object] To improve communication between a wearer of an HMD while wearing the HMD and a non-wearer of the HMD. [Solution] Provided is a head mounted display, including a display unit configured to present an image to a wearer, a mounting unit configured to be mounted on a head of the wearer, and a notification unit configured to notify a person other than the wearer of information that the wearer is visually recognizing. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168298 | DISPLAY DEVICE, FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A display device for a motor vehicle includes: a projection module, configured to generate an image for projection in a direction of vision of a user of the display device along an optical path; a reflection and/or display element, configured to be displaced between a rest position and at least one display position; and a support for the reflection and/or display element, wherein the reflection and/or display element is configured to be displaced between its rest position and its at least one display position by the support. The reflection and/or display element and the support are connected via first, second, third and fourth surfaces, the first and second surfaces being curved surfaces having a first radius, and the third and fourth surfaces being planar or curved surfaces having a second radius, the second radius corresponding to at least double the first radius. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168299 | DISPLAY DEVICE, FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A display device for a motor vehicle includes: a projection module, configured to generate an image for projection in a direction of vision of a user of the display device along an optical path; a reflection and/or display element, configured to be displaced between a rest position and at least one display position; and a support for the reflection and/or display element, wherein the reflection and/or display element is configured to be displaced between its rest position and its at least one display position by the support. The reflection and/or display element and the support are connected via first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh surfaces, wherein the first, second, third, fourth and fifth surfaces are planar surfaces, wherein the sixth and seventh surfaces are curved surfaces, and wherein the first, second, third and fourth surfaces are parallel to the axis of rotation. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168300 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY - A head-up display includes a case main body formed with an opening part, a combiner capable of closing the opening part, a combiner drive unit including a drive device and a spring, and a projection unit. The combiner, the combiner drive unit and the projection unit are accommodated inside the case main body. The combiner drive unit is integrally provided with a second turnable shaft and a bearing turnably supporting the second turnable shaft is provided in a base part fixed to the case main body so as to be turnable with respect to the base part. A first spring for urging the bearing with respect to the base part in one direction is provided between the base part and the bearing. A second spring for urging the combiner drive unit with respect to the bearing in an opposite direction is provided between the bearing and the combiner drive unit. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168301 | DISPLAY WITH MULTILAYER DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS - The display headset for presenting an image to a user includes an electronic display and an optics block. The electronic display emits image light associated with the image toward an exit pupil corresponding to a location of an eye of the user. The optics block directs the image light from the electronic display to the exit pupil. The optics block includes a first diffractive optical element between the exit pupil and the electronic display, a second diffractive optical element between the first diffractive optical element and the exit pupil, a first protective layer on the first diffractive optical element to protect the first diffractive optical element, and a second protective layer on the second diffractive optical element to protect the second diffractive optical element. The first protective layer and the second protective layer compensate for a variation in a diffraction efficiency at different wavelengths and incident angles of the light. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168302 | Head-Mounted Augmented Reality Display - Compact and low mass augmented and fully virtual head mounted display designs are disclosed. The disclosed displays employ a display located between the eye and the main optical element of the head mounted display. These designs additionally afford the ability to support augmented reality displays because the user can see both the virtual image from the display and the real world if desired. The designs use semi-transparent displays where either the display emits circularly polarized light or the displays which emits light from one surface or the view of the display directly from the eye is obscured. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168303 | Head-Mounted Display Systems with Nose Piece - A head-mounted display (HMD) system includes a display and a headset, containing the display, to mount on a user's face. The HMD system further includes a nose piece coupled to the headset. The nose piece includes a check valve to allow a uni-directional out-flow of air from inside the nose piece. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168304 | FLEXIBLE ARM - The present invention provides a flexible arm that is easily bendable yet capable of maintaining a bent state thereof. The flexible arm | 2017-06-15 |
20170168305 | Head-Mounted Display, Image Display Unit, and Mounting Member - Trapezoidal protrusions, which protrude to the inside of a region, are provided on a right-side part and a left-side part of a mounting member. Holding sections, which extend in a circumferential direction, are formed in lateral surfaces of the trapezoidal protrusions. The holding sections include first holders which are opened to an upper side, and a second holder that is opened to a lower side. The first holders, and the second holder are respectively provided with second protrusions which protrude into a groove in a plural number, and can maintain the cable in a groove. First protrusions are respectively provided on rear-side ends to guide lead-out of the cable from the mounting member. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168306 | Device and method for testing function or use of a head worn see through augmented reality device - A method and device to create a realistic and flexible test environment for the evaluation of augmented reality application and device. The test method and the test device for testing the function and/or use of a head worn see through augmented reality device by means of a virtual reality environment, comprises a head mounted device. The head mounted display includes a virtual reality head mounted display configured to display the virtual reality environment to the eyes of a user through the head worn see through augmented reality device, and an alignment device to align the head mounted display and the head worn see through augmented reality device. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168307 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDEPENDENT CONTROL OF FOCAL VERGENCE AND EMPHASIS OF DISPLAYED AND TRANSMITTED OPTICAL CONTENT - A first optic adjusts the focus of environment content in independent regions, and delivers the environment content to a see-through display. The display adds display content, and delivers environment and display content to a second optic. The second optic adjusts the focus of the environment and display contents in independent regions, and delivers the environment and display contents to a viewing point. The focuses of the environment and display contents are adjustable independently of one another and in different regions. Environment content may be similar in focus before and after passing through the first and second optics. Display content may be similar in focus to environment content after the display content passes through the second optic. A modifier also may darken, change opacity, or otherwise modify the environment content, independently in different regions; the display also may brighten, enlarge, or otherwise alter the display content, independently in different regions. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168308 | OPTICAL DEVICE - An optical device includes a structured light generation unit and a beam splitter assembly. The structured light generation unit generates a structured light. The beam splitter assembly is arranged in a travelling path of the structured light. The beam splitter assembly includes a semi-transmissive semi-reflective structure. A portion of the structured light is transmitted through the semi-transmissive semi-reflective structure of the beam splitter assembly and projected on a projection surface. Consequently, a first structured light pattern is formed on the projection surface. Another portion of the structured light is reflected by the semi-transmissive semi-reflective structure of the beam splitter assembly and projected on the projection surface along a different path. Consequently, a second structured light pattern different from the first structured light pattern is formed on the projection surface. The number of structured light patterns or the projected area is correspondingly adjusted. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168309 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a video element and a parallax optical element. The video element projects, onto a windshield, a stereoscopic vision image in which a plurality of rectangular left-eye images and a plurality of rectangular right-eye images are alternately arrayed in a first array pattern. The parallax optical element is provided between the video element and the windshield and includes a plurality of separation parts arrayed in a lattice-like fashion and in a second array pattern; the separation parts separating the stereoscopic vision image into the left-eye images and the right-eye images. At least one of the first array pattern and the second array pattern is a nonuniform array pattern that conforms to a curved surface of the windshield. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168310 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to an aspect, a display device includes a display part having pixels and a color filter; and a barrier part in which unit areas arranged above the display part, arranged in rows in a first direction, and extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The barrier part includes a barrier substrate that has barrier electrodes arranged for each unit area and extending in the second direction, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and spacers arranged between the barrier substrate and the counter substrate. Each of the spacers is arranged between one barrier electrode out of the barrier electrodes and the other barrier electrode adjacent to the one barrier electrode, and overlaps with a filter of a color different from a color of a filter of the color filter that overlaps with a spacer adjacent to the spacer in the second direction. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168311 | LAMPSHADE FOR STEREO 360 CAPTURE - An apparatus includes at least one camera and a refractor configured to change a direction of a light toward a lens of the camera. The refractor has a shape configured to redirect light representing an image at two focal points, the two focal points are on a same plane and at a same distance from the at least one camera, and the refractor is positioned between the two focal points and the at least one camera. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168312 | FLEXIBLE ILLUMINATOR - A method is disclosed that includes splitting a beam of radiation into a first part of the beam having a first polarization and a second part of the beam having a second polarization, forming a first beam with a first polarization distribution between the first polarization and the second polarization and/or a first intensity distribution by modulating the first part of the beam, forming a second beam with a second polarization distribution between the first polarization and the second polarization and/or a second intensity distribution by modulating the second part of the beam, and combining at least a portion of the first beam having the second polarization and at least a portion of the second beam having the first polarization. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168313 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE - An image projection device is provided with at least one laser light source device and uses a light beam exited from the laser light source device as projection light. A laser light source device is provided with a plurality of light source units from which laser beams exit, the plurality of light source units are divided into a plurality of laser light source groups based on magnitudes of angles at which optical axes of the laser beams are incident on the incident surface. As the incident angles of the laser beams from the laser light source group are larger, an average value of convergence angle and/or divergence angle of the laser beams in the laser light source group becomes smaller when the laser beams are incident on the incident surface. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168314 | OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION MECHANISM - An optical image stabilization mechanism is provided, including a holder for holding a lens, a frame, a base, a first coil, a second coil, a displacement sensor, a first magnetic element, a second magnetic element, and a third magnetic element. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168315 | Lens Driving Device - A lens driving device is proposed, including a cover can whose upper side surface includes an opening formed to expose a lens and whose side surface extends from the upper side surface to a base, a base that is secured to the cover can; a housing that is arranged on top of the base and moves in first and second directions that are perpendicular to an optical axis, a bobbin that is housed in the housing and moves in an optical axis direction, an actuator that includes a magnet unit arranged in the housing, a first coil unit arranged in an outer side surface of the bobbin, and a second coil unit that is arranged on top of the base, and a substrate that is disposed between the second coil unit and the base so as to control the first coil unit and the second coil unit. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168316 | Slip-Resistant Eyewear System - A slip-resistant eyewear system comprising an eyewear frame generally comprises a nosepiece comprising a nosepiece material configured to couple to a bridge of an eyewear frame. The frame comprises first and second hinges coupled to the eyewear frame which are also coupled to first and second spring-loaded tension adjusters. First and second bows are coupled to first and second tension adjusters. A first bow extension element is coupled to the first bow and comprises a first fastening element at a first end of the first bow extension element and a second bow extension element is coupled to the second bow and comprises a second fastening element at a first end of the second bow extension element that is configured to mate with the first fastening element to secure the first and second bow extension elements together. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168317 | WORKPIECE WITH OPTICAL LENS BLANK, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR THE MACHINING THEREOF - A workpiece has an optical lens blank with a first lens face and a second lens face, which are arranged opposite each other and are delimited at a lens circumference, and a cover film on the first lens face, wherein a first recess in the lens blank is formed, which is open in the direction of the first lens face and which is at least partially spanned in the direction of the first lens face by the cover film. A method for the production thereof and a method for the machining thereof. The machining method is distinguished, in particular, by the cover film being gripped for the purpose of pulling it off in the area that spans the first recess. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168318 | DEVICE AND METHODS FOR SEALING AND ENCAPSULATION FOR BIOCOMPATIBLE ENERGIZATION ELEMENTS - Device and methods for sealing and encapsulation for biocompatible energization elements are described. In some examples, the device and methods for sealing and encapsulation for biocompatible energization elements involve heat welding, laser welding, or both where a laminar structure is enclosed by a polymer film capable of sealing. In some examples, a field of use for the apparatus and methods may include any biocompatible device or product that requires energization elements. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168319 | HANDS-FREE BINOCULAR DEVICE - A hands-free binocular device. A pair of eyeglasses has two temples. A telescopic section is mounted to each eyeglass temple. The hands-free binocular device includes lenses for magnifying images and light path redirecting devices for controlling the light path to the eyeglass lenses. Light from an image being observed flows through the magnifying lenses and is redirected by the light path redirecting device. The image is magnified and viewable by a user. The user can shift his gaze upward to view the magnified image or look down from the magnified image to view a non-magnified image. In one preferred embodiment the light path redirecting devices are prisms. In another preferred embodiment the light path redirecting devices are mirrors. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168320 | MYOPIA PREVENTION DEVICE - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a myopia prevention device. A myopia prevention device of the present invention comprises a light transmission part selected from a group consisting of an eyesight correcting tool, an eye protection tool, a face protection tool, a sunshade, a display device, a window, a wall, a light source covering, and a coating material. The light transmission part of the device transmits light having a wavelength within a range of 350 nm to 400 nm inclusive and thus suppresses the occurrence and progression of myopia. Further, a myopia prevention device comprises a light emission part selected from a group consisting of lighting equipment, a display device, and a light irradiation device. The light emission part of the device emits light having a wavelength within a range of 350 nm to 400 nm inclusive and thus suppresses the occurrence and progression of myopia. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168321 | EYEGLASSES HAVING MULTI-PURPOSE LENS-EXTENDING PORTION - The present invention provides eyeglasses ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170168322 | ELECTRONIC OPHTHALMIC LENS WITH OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT - An eyelid position sensor system for an ophthalmic lens comprising an electronic system is described herein for adjusting an oscillator frequency on the lens. In at least one embodiment, the frequency adjustment is based on at least one signal received by the contact lens. In a further embodiment, the at least one signal includes a signal providing a plurality of transitions to compare to transitions in an oscillator output signal. In at least one embodiment, the source of the external signal is lighting. In at least one embodiment, updating the oscillator frequency between two lenses. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168323 | Method of Determining Eyeglass Fitting Measurements from an Image by Executing Computer-Executable Instructions Stored on a Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium - A method of determining eyeglass fitting measurements from an image for a vision treatment analyzes a front facing source image of a subject to be fitted for frames. Anatomical features are measured from the source image. Attributes of the subject are used to correlate an expected true dimension of the anatomical features and thus scale the measurements in the source image to find the true measurements. More specifically, the subject's iris is measured in the source image, and the subject's height and weight are correlated with an expected iris size, thus enabling scaling of the measurements to find the true dimensions for supplying the subject with appropriately fitted eyeglass frames. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168324 | META DEVICE - A meta device includes a plurality of meta structures that spaced apart from each other and reflect at least a portion of incident light, a plurality of electrodes that are spaced apart from each other, and a controller configured to control a phase shift of reflected light using a voltage applied to the plurality of electrodes. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168325 | VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR WITH INTEGRATED CONTROL BASED ON STRONGLY CORRELATED MATERIALS - An optical attenuator ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170168326 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT - To reduce the optical loss, lower the driving voltage, produce a smaller product, and simplify the production process, an embodiment of the present invention includes a rib waveguide core ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170168327 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SMART WINDOW COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is an optical modulator having high resolution and being capable of controlling a wavelength range of reflected/transmitted light. The optical modulator may include a plurality of nanostructures capable of changing refractive index and a first insulation layer surrounding the plurality of nanostructures. The refractive index of each of the nanostructures may be greater than that of the first insulation layer. The nanostructures may modulate light depending on a change in the refractive index thereof. A change in a resonance wavelength, intensity, phase, polarization, etc. of reflected/transmitted light may be generated. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168328 | System and Method for Manipulating Color Changing Materials - Systems and methods of manipulating a color displayed by an article of wear comprising iron oxide colloidal nanocrystals arranged within chains are described. Steps may include forming the article of wear from a raw material that include the chains of nanocrystals, applying a magnetic field to the raw material, applying energy to at least some of the chains of nanocrystals to soften materials within the raw material immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to which the energy is applied, adjusting a strength of the magnetic field to control the color displayed by the raw material, removing the energy to allow the materials within the raw material immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to harden and fix a location of the nanocrystals within the chains, and removing the magnetic field. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168329 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a displaying method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a transmissive display panel, a liquid crystal glass, a backlight module and a transparent polarizer film. The liquid crystal glass is disposed at a side of the transmissive display panel. The liquid crystal glass has a transparent state and an atomization state and is adapted to switch between the transparent state and the atomization state. The backlight module is disposed at a side of the liquid crystal glass away from the transmissive display panel. The backlight module includes a transparent light-guiding plate and at least one light bar. The liquid crystal glass is located between the transmissive display panel and the transparent light-guiding plate. The transparent polarizer film is disposed at a side of the transparent light-guiding plate away from the liquid crystal glass. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168330 | DISPLAY PANEL AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, A TFT TEST METHOD - A display panel comprises a display area and a peripheral area around the display area. The peripheral area comprises: an electroluminescent layer test region, a TFT test region and a plurality of lead-out lines. The electroluminescent layer test region comprises a plurality of thin film transistors having electroluminescent layers, a first test line connecting sources of the plurality of thin film transistors having electroluminescent layers, and a switch lead and a second test line connecting gates of the plurality of thin film transistors having electroluminescent layers. The TFT test region comprises a plurality of thin film transistors. Each of the plurality of lead-out lines is used for connecting a source-drain metal layer of one thin film transistor in the electroluminescent layer test region and a source-drain metal layer of one thin film transistor in the TFT test region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168331 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A liquid crystal display including a semiconductor layer disposed on a substrate, a transparent electrode disposed n the semiconductor layer, the transparent electrode overlapping the semiconductor layer and including a source electrode, a drain electrode facing the source electrode, and a first electrode extending from the drain electrode, and an insulating layer disposed on the transparent electrode. The semiconductor layer contacts an entire surface of the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the first electrode. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168332 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A thin film transistor substrate includes a substrate and thin film transistors arranged in first and second directions above the substrate. Each thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a drain electrode, a source electrode and a semiconductor layer. The drain electrode is above the gate electrode and includes a first drain oblique portion and a second drain oblique portion extending from an end portion of the first drain oblique portion. The source electrode is spaced apart from the drain electrode above the gate electrode and includes a first source oblique portion and a second source oblique portion extending from an end portion of the first source oblique portion. The semiconductor layer at least partially overlaps the gate electrode and includes a drain region to which the drain electrode is connected, a source region to which the source electrode is connected, and a channel region therebetween. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168333 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND SEPARATION METHOD - A high-resolution liquid crystal display device is provided. A liquid crystal display device with high aperture ratio is provided. A display device includes a liquid crystal element, a transistor, and an insulating layer. The transistor includes a semiconductor layer that transmits visible light. The semiconductor layer that transmits visible light includes a channel region and a low-resistance region. The channel region overlaps with a gate with a gate insulating layer therebetween. The low-resistance region includes a first portion that is in contact with a pixel electrode of the liquid crystal element and a second portion that is in contact with a side surface of an opening in the insulating layer. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168334 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes an insulating substrate, a thin-film transistor including a semiconductor layer formed on a layer above the insulating substrate, a gate electrode which at least partly overlaps the semiconductor layer, and a first electrode and a second electrode which are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer, and a light shielding layer formed between the thin-film transistor and the insulating substrate to at least partly overlap the semiconductor layer, the light shielding layer electrically connected to the gate electrode. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168335 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE - The application discloses a display apparatus and an electrical device. The display apparatus including at least a display panel, the display panel having a display zone, and a frame zone in the outer of the display zone; at least a concave lens, the concave lens is set in the boundary of the display zone to diffuse partial of the light emerged from the display zone to the frame zone side; and at least a convex lens, the convex lens crossing the boundary of the display zone and the frame zone, and the other boundary is flush with the boundary of the frame zone and emerge parallel light diffused from the concave lens. When the display apparatus is used in the splice electrical device, the two display apparatus can achieve the seamless splicing display. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168336 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the first base substrate, a color filter disposed on the first base substrate, and a first alignment layer disposed on the thin film transistor and the color filter. The second substrate includes a second base substrate, a second alignment layer disposed on a first surface of the second base substrate, a touch electrode disposed on a second surface of the second base substrate, a connecting electrode disposed on the second surface, and a connecting line disposed on the second surface. The first surface faces the first substrate, and the second surface is opposite to the first surface. The touch electrode includes a crystallized indium tin oxide. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168337 | Display Device with Capacitive Coupling Type Touch Panel Input Device - A display device attached with a capacitive coupling type touch panel formed of a transparent conductive film containing metal nanowires as a transparent electrode is exposed to sunlight in an outdoor use and a problem of impairing the reliability of electronic characteristics as an electronic component is solved. As a means for solving the problem, in a display device with a touch panel input device, a structure in which a touch panel substrate is attached to an upper surface of a display device is provided with a light transmission layer that transmits a visible light having a wavelength of 430 nm or more on an upper surface side of the touch panel substrate, or on an upper surface side and a lower surface side of a touch panel, thereby suppressing a light incidence in a wavelength range affecting a metal nanowire conductive film. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168338 | WINDOW DISPLAY DEVICE - A window display device according to the present inventive concept, the window display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, a first glass disposed on a first surface of the display panel, a first laminating member including a first polarizing layer disposed on a first surface of the first glass and a second polarizing layer disposed on a second surface of the first glass. The first polarizing layer includes a first supporting film and a first polarizing film disposed on the first supporting film. The second polarizing layer includes a second supporting film and a second polarizing film disposed on the second supporting film. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168339 | REFLECTIVE LC DEVICES INCLUDING THIN FILM METAL GRATING - A sub-wavelength thin-film metal grating is placed inside a liquid crystal variable optical retarder at a selected distance from a reflective electrode to form a reflective half wave plate, thereby reducing polarization dependence of the optical retardation generated by the variable optical retarder. The approach enables to form within the device the reflective half wave plate that is suitably thin without modifying the reflective electrode of the device. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168340 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - The present application discloses a display substrate comprising a base substrate having at least a first region, a second region adjacent to the first region, a third region adjacent to the second region and spaced apart from the first region by the second region on one side, and a black matrix region; a black matrix in the black matrix region on the base substrate comprising a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns intersecting each other; a first color filter layer in a first region and extending into the black matrix region, the first color filter layer overlapping with the black matrix throughout the plurality of columns of the black matrix; a second color filter layer in the second region; and a third color filter layer in the third region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168341 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device (LCD) including a lower substrate divided into a plurality of pixel regions, a liquid crystal layer disposed over the lower substrate, an upper substrate disposed over the liquid crystal layer and facing the lower substrate, a first spacer disposed over the lower substrate and maintaining a cell gap between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, and a second spacer spaced apart from the first spacer and disposed over lower substrate, the second spacer including a lower base region and a projecting region projecting from the lower base region. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168342 | LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE AND TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A light control device and a transparent display device including the same are discussed. In the light control device, a sealant uniformly spreads in a bonding process. The light control device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a first electrode over one surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate, a second electrode over one surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, a sealant sealing a plurality of liquid crystal cells between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first dam structure in a boundary between the sealant and the liquid crystal, and a second dam structure surrounding an outer side of the sealant. The liquid crystal layer transmits or blocks light, and the first dam structure surrounds an inner side of the sealant contacting the liquid crystal cells. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168343 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL ASSEMBLY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL PACKAGING ASSEMBLY - The liquid crystal panel packaging assembly contains a liquid crystal panel assembly and a support tray. The liquid crystal panel assembly contains a liquid crystal panel, a wiring board, and a circuit board. The wiring board has a first end electrically connected to the liquid crystal panel and a second end configured with a first connection element. The circuit board has a second connection element for connection with the first connection element so that the circuit board is electrically connected to the wiring board. The support tray contains a first indentation for receiving the liquid crystal panel, a second indentation for receiving the wiring board, and at least a socket. The second indentation is at a side and is connected to the first indentation. The socket is located at a lateral side of the second indentation, and the circuit board is plugged into the socket. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168344 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided herewith is a display device comprising: a first display unit having an alignment mark; and a bottom plate disposed under the first display unit and comprising an alignment hole corresponding to the alignment mark, wherein the bottom plate comprises: a base portion having a first area and a second area surrounding the first area, the alignment hole being located in the second area; a side wall portion along a periphery of the base portion; and a protruding portion protruding from the base portion to surround the alignment hole. Accordingly, in the liquid crystal display device having a narrow bezel, the protruding portion made of a rigid material surrounds the alignment hole formed in the bottom plate, such that alignment holes can be formed uniformly. As a result, it is possible to suppress misalignment from possibly occurring during the process of bonding the liquid crystal display panel with the bottom plate. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168345 | COUPLING MECHANISM, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A coupling mechanism includes a back plate and a frame unit. The back plate is formed with at least one engaging hole. The frame unit has at least one frame body, and at least one engaging member extending from the at least one frame body, and engaging the at least one engaging hole for coupling fixedly the at least one frame body to the back plate. The at least one frame body is deformable for disengaging the at least one engaging member from the at least one engaging hole, thereby permitting removal of the at least one frame body from the back plate. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168346 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor provided above the substrate; a pixel electrode connected with the thin film transistor; an insulating layer provided between the thin film transistor and the pixel electrode; a trench provided in a portion of the insulating layer; a light blocking member provided in in the trench; a roof layer provided above the pixel electrode to be separated from the pixel electrode, interposing a plurality of microcavities therebetween; a liquid crystal layer provided in the microcavities; and encapsulation layer covering the microcavities. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168347 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel And Array Substrate Of The Same - An array substrate for a liquid crystal display panel is disclosed. The array substrate includes a first substrate, a Lower Temperature Polycrystal Silicon (LTPS) Thin-Film-Transistor (TFT) disposed on the first substrate, a color photoresist layer disposed on the LTPS TFT, and multiple photo spacers disposed above the color photoresist layer. A liquid crystal display panel including the array substrate and a second substrate disposed oppositely to the array substrate is also disclosed. The present invention utilizes the second substrate to be aligned with the LTPS TFT array substrate in order to form the liquid crystal display panel. Because the second substrate is a bare substrate (without a pattern), when the second substrate is aligned with the array substrate, the alignment precision is not under consideration. Accordingly, apertures ratios of the liquid crystal display panel do not have difference. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168348 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY UNIT AND SYSTEM FOR LAMINATING OPTICAL FILM - The present specification relates to a display unit manufacturing method and an optical film laminating system. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168349 | MIRROR PLATE AND MIRROR DISPLAY - The present invention provides a mirror plate capable of suppressing the occurrence of orange peel-like unevenness. The mirror plate includes a mirror film including a mirror layer and an adhesive layer; and a substrate. The adhesive layer is attached to one surface of the substrate. The one surface of the substrate has an arithmetic average roughness of less than 0.03 μm. The mirror film includes no hard coat layer containing cured resin. The thicknesses of the mirror layer and the adhesive layer have a relation satisfying: tA/tM≦0.18, where tM represents the thickness of the mirror layer and to represents the thickness of the adhesive layer. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168350 | TRANSFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A transflective LCD panel includes a pixel array substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel array substrate and the opposite substrate. The pixel array substrate includes a first substrate, pixel units, and reflective layers. Each pixel unit has a transmissive region and a reflective region, and the reflective layers are disposed in the reflective region. The opposite substrate is disposed above the pixel array substrate and includes a second substrate, a color filter layer, and light scattering layers. A thickness of the color filter layer is greater than a thickness of each light scattering layer. A first bottom surface of the color filter layer is aligned to a second bottom surface of each light scattering layer. The light scattering layers correspond to the reflective layers. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168351 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - The present disclosure relates to LCD manufacturing field, and particularly relates to a backlight module. A backlight module is disclosed, said backlight module comprising a light-emitting element, which can emit a first light with a wavelength in a first wavelength range, a quantum dot diaphragm, which is formed by combining a plurality of sub-diaphragms each with a small area together and can emit a second light with a wavelength in a second wavelength range and a third light with a wavelength in a third wavelength range, and a diffusing plate used for light homogenization. The defects of low qualified rate of quantum dot diaphragm with large area manufactured currently and a poor homogeneity thereof can be avoided. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168352 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - A light source module including a substrate, a plurality of light source, and a first three-dimensional optical control structure is provided. The substrate includes a periphery region and a middle region. The plurality of light sources is disposed on the substrate. The first three-dimensional optical control structure is located in the periphery region of the substrate and located above the plurality of light sources. The first three-dimensional optical control structure covers one of the plurality of light sources. The light generated by the light sources passes through the first three-dimensional optical control structure and is emitted out. The first three-dimensional optical control structure has an asymmetrical shape. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168353 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - Alight source module includes a substrate, multiple light sources disposed on the substrate, and multiple three-dimensional optical control structures located above the light sources. Each optical control structure includes a top portion disposed corresponding to the light source and has multiple top light transmissive patterns, a first side portion, and a second side portion. A total area of top light transmissive patterns within a top region divided by an area of the top region is T. The first and second side portions are respectively connected to the top portion, and each has multiple side light transmissive patterns. A total area of multiple side light transmissive patterns within a side region divided by an area of the side region is S. The patterns satisfy: 0.3×(B/A)2017-06-15 | |
20170168354 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An array substrate and its manufacturing method and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a first signal line extending along a first direction, a common electrode arranged on the first signal line and provided with a first opening which overlaps an orthographic projection, on a plane where the common electrode is located, of the first signal line; and the common electrode includes a first portion partially overlapping the orthographic projection of the first signal line and a second portion which is arranged outside the orthographic projection of the first signal line and connected to the first portion, and the second portion and the first portion are disposed in a same layer. The array substrate can reduce the color cross-talk defect at two sides of a data line or a gate line. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168355 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept includes: a first alignment layer disposed on a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a second alignment layer disposed between the liquid crystal layer and the second substrate, wherein a surface of at least one of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer may be provided with a plurality of grooves, and a width of each the grooves may be in a range of about 0.05 to about 20.00 μm. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168356 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a display panel comprising an array substrate; a counter substrate spaced apart and facing the array substrate; an upper polarizer located at an outer side of the counter substrate, which side is distal from the array substrate; an electrode pattern layer between the counter substrate and the upper polarizer; wherein the electrode pattern layer is on the counter substrate and connected to ground through an electrically conductive tape; and an electrically conductive adhesive layer between the upper polarizer and the electrode pattern layer. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168357 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE - Disclosed is a display device having a thin film transistor substrate, which may prevent afterimage and flicker defects by reducing the non-uniformity of an electric field. In the thin film transistor substrate, a pixel electrode includes a transparent edge electrode and a transparent inner electrode, which are spaced apart from each other with a first slit having a first width interposed therebetween, and a common electrode is exposed from the other-side end of the transparent edge electrode by a second width, which is smaller than the first width, in the width direction of a data line. As such, an inner area and an edge area in each sub pixel have uniform electric field distribution. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168358 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first insulating substrate. A pixel electrode is formed on a top surface of the first insulating substrate. The pixel electrode has a first opening pattern at each pixel area. The pixel electrode is substantially rectangular in shape with first and second long sides, and first and second short sides. The pixel electrode is divided into an upper region defined by the first and second long sides and first short side, and a lower region defined by the first and second long sides and second short side. A common electrode is formed on a bottom surface of a second insulating substrate, and has a second opening pattern at each pixel area. The first and second opening patterns each have a plurality of openings, the openings of the first opening pattern and the second opening pattern being alternately arranged parallel to each other. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168359 | GATE DRIVER ON ARRAY SHORT-CIRCUIT PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME - The short-circuit protection circuit for a Gate Driver on Array (GOA) liquid crystal panel contains a power module, a first booster module, a feedback module, and a second booster module series-connected in the this order. A control module is electrically connected to the first booster, feedback, and second booster modules. The power module provides a power voltage. The control module provides a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal so as to control the first and second booster modules to transform the power voltage into driving voltage. The feedback module extracts a feedback current from a current flowing from the first to the second booster module and provides a feedback signal to the control module. When the feedback current exceeds a current threshold, the control module cuts off the PWM signal output so as to achieve short-circuit protection. A liquid crystal panel incorporating the above short-circuit protection circuit is also provided. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168360 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF - The present application discloses an array substrate comprising a base substrate; a plurality of peripheral wires on the base substrate; an insulating layer on a side of the plurality of peripheral wires distal to the base substrate; and an electrostatic charge conductive layer on a side of the insulating layer distal to the plurality of peripheral wires for conducting an electrostatic charge in the array substrate to ground. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168361 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF - The present application discloses an array substrate having a signal line; a common electrode line; an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protector comprising a first discharging terminal coupled to the signal line, and a second discharging terminal coupled to the common electrode line; and an ESD protector repair unit comprising a first repair terminal in close proximity to the first discharging terminal but separated from each other, a second repair terminal in close proximity to the common electrode line but separated from each other. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168362 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel is disclosed, which comprises: a substrate comprising a display region and a border region; plural scan lines disposed on the display region; plural data lines disposed on the display region, crossing with the scan lines to define plural pixel units and comprising adjacent first and second data lines; a first common line disposed on the display region and crossing with the data lines; and a first common pad disposed in one of the pixel units on the display region, electrically connecting to the first common line, and disposed between the first and second data line, wherein first and second minimum distances between the first common pad and the first and second data lines are different. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168363 | LIGHT CONTROLLING DEVICE, TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light controlling device that may reduce the time required for mode switching from a transmissive mode to a light-shielding mode or from a light-shielding mode to a transmissive mode, a transparent display device including the same, and a method for manufacturing the same are discussed. The light controlling device according to an embodiment includes a first base film and a second base film; first auxiliary electrodes arranged on one surface of the first base film facing the second base film, and patterned at a predetermined interval; second auxiliary electrodes arranged on one surface of the second base film facing the first base film, and patterned at a predetermined interval; a first transparent electrode arranged on the first auxiliary electrodes; a second transparent electrode arranged on the second auxiliary electrodes; and an electrochromic layer arranged between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168364 | ELECTROCHROMIC GLAZINGS - A glazing can include a substrate having a viewable area contained within a boundary, and an electrochromic device coupled to the substrate. The electrochromic device can have a tintable area spaced apart from the boundary of the viewable area along at least 5% of the boundary. The tintable area can have a tintable surface area, A | 2017-06-15 |
20170168365 | COLOR FILTER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - The present invention provides a color filter and a liquid crystal display. The color filter comprises a substrate, and a color resist layer and a black matrix positioned on the substrate, and the color resist layer comprises a plurality of pixel areas aligned in array, and the plurality of pixel areas are separated by the black matrix, and the pixel area comprises a sub pixel main area and a sub pixel sub area, and two sides of the sub pixel sub area are respectively provided with a first transparent electrode and a second transparent electrode electrically coupled thereto; the sub pixel sub area is made by electrochromic material, and by adjusting voltage signals applied to the two sides of the sub pixel sub area with the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode, color variation of the sub pixel sub area is controlled to achieve switch of the color filter between high color saturation and high brightness display modes. The liquid crystal panel of the present invention is provided with the color filter capable of achieving switch of the color filter between high color saturation and high brightness display modes to satisfy the display requirement of high color saturation and high brightness at the same time. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168366 | ELECTROCHROMIC ELEMENT - An electrochromic element is provided. The electrochromic element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrolyte disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a first layer overlying the first electrode, and a second layer overlying the second electrode. The first layer contains an oxidizable color-developing electrochromic compound. The second layer contains a compound having the following formula (1): | 2017-06-15 |
20170168367 | MULTI-PANE DYNAMIC WINDOW AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A window assembly comprises a plurality of dynamic electrochromic zones formed on a single transparent substrate in which at least two electrochromic zones are independently controllable. In one exemplary embodiment, the window assembly comprises an Insulated Glass Unit (IGU), and at least one transparent substrate comprises a lite. In another exemplary embodiment, the IGU comprises at least two lites in which at least one lite comprises a plurality of independently controllable dynamic zones. | 2017-06-15 |
20170168368 | CONTROLLING TRANSITIONS IN OPTICALLY SWITCHABLE DEVICES - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling transitions in an optically switchable device. In one aspect, a controller for a tintable window may include a processor, an input for receiving output signals from sensors, and instructions for causing the processor to determine a level of tint of the tintable window, and an output for controlling the level of tint in the tintable window. The instructions may include a relationship between the received output signals and the level of tint, with the relationship employing output signals from an exterior photosensor, an interior photosensor, an occupancy sensor, an exterior temperature sensor, and a transmissivity sensor. In some instances, the controller may receive output signals over a network and/or be interfaced with a network, and in some instances, the controller may be a standalone controller that is not interfaced with a network. | 2017-06-15 |