US 12,135,480 B2
Liquid crystal display apparatus
Shunichi Suwa, Kanagawa (JP); Masashi Miyakawa, Kanagawa (JP); Chikashi Kobayashi, Kanagawa (JP); and Yoji Nagase, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SATURN LICENSING LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by SATURN LICENSING LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/215,199.
Application 18/215,199 is a continuation of application No. 17/405,783, filed on Aug. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,726,366.
Application 17/405,783 is a continuation of application No. 16/919,935, filed on Jul. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,119,360, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Application 16/919,935 is a continuation of application No. 15/678,280, filed on Aug. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,754,200, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Application 15/678,280 is a continuation of application No. 14/069,468, filed on Nov. 1, 2013, granted, now 9,753,330, issued on Sep. 5, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 2012246598 (JP), filed on Nov. 8, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0418109 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. G02F 1/1337 (2006.01); G02F 1/1343 (2006.01)
CPC G02F 1/133707 (2013.01) [G02F 1/133753 (2013.01); G02F 1/133776 (2021.01); G02F 1/134309 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of pixels, wherein at least one pixel of the pixels comprises:
a first electrode on a first substrate;
a second electrode on a second substrate that faces the first substrate;
a plurality of branch convex portions of the first electrode arranged in a plane, wherein the plurality of branch convex portions are convex when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the plane, and extend from a central region of the first electrode to a periphery of the first electrode; and
a plurality of concave portions in the plane, individual concave portions of the plurality of concave portions are arranged to alternate with individual branch convex portions of the plurality of branch convex portions,
wherein the plurality of branch convex portions includes (i) a first subset of the branch convex portions that extends from a first side of a stem convex portion on an axis, (ii) a second subset of the branch convex portions that extends from a second side of the stem convex portion on the axis, the first and second subsets of the branch convex portions extending to one side of the at least one pixel from a second stem convex portion that extends along another axis perpendicular to the axis, (iii) a third subset of the branch convex portions that extends from the first side of the stem convex portion on the axis, and (iv) a fourth subset of the branch convex portions that extends from the second side of the stem convex portion on the axis, the third and fourth subsets of the branch convex portions extending to an another side of the at least one pixel from the second stem convex portion; and
wherein the first subset of the branch convex portions is offset from the second subset of the branch convex portions along the stem convex portion.