Liquid crystal display device

US9304345B2 · US · B2

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9304345-B2
Application numberUS-201414537678-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 10, 2014
Priority dateDec 12, 2013
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display device including: a backlight unit including a light guide plate under a liquid crystal panel and a light source at a first side of the light guide plate; a main frame surrounding the backlight unit and including a first guide wall and a first supporting portion, the first guide wall protruding from each corner of an upper surface of the main frame, and the supporting portion extending from adjacent two corners of the upper surface at the first side toward the backlight unit; a light-shielding tape attached on the upper surface of the main frame by being guided by the first guide wall and including a first chamfer portion at each corner and a protrusion at adjacent two corners at the first side, wherein the first chamfer portion and the protrusion correspond to the first guide wall and the first supporting portion, respectively; and a liquid crystal panel disposed over the backlight unit and attached on the light-shielding tape.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

What is claimed is: 1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a backlight unit disposed under a liquid crystal panel, and including a light guide plate and a light source at a first side of the light guide plate; a main frame surrounding the backlight unit and including a first guide wall and a first supporting portion, the first guide wall protruding from each corner of an upper surface of the main frame, and the first supporting portion extending from adjacent two corner…

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Next steps

Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US9304345B2 cover?
An embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display device including: a backlight unit including a light guide plate under a liquid crystal panel and a light source at a first side of the light guide plate; a main frame surrounding the backlight unit and including a first guide wall and a first supporting portion, the first guide wall protruding from each corner of an upper…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lg Display Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02F1/133308. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).