# US 10,503,036 B2 · Liquid crystal display > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,503,036 B2 - Document ID: US10503036B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/909,605 - Filed: 2018-03-01 - Published: 2018-07-05 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2012-10-05 - Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hyung Gi Jung; Swae-Hyun Kim; Yeo Geon Yoon; Sung Hee Hong; Hyung June Kim; Jae Hwa Park; Young Goo Song; Sung Hoon Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10503036B2 ## CPC - G02F 1/136209: {Light shielding layers, e.g. black matrix, incorporated in the active matrix substrate, e.g. structurally associated with the switching element} - G02F 1/133512: {Light shielding layers, e.g. black matrix (G02F1/136209 takes precedence)} - G02F 1/134309: {characterised by their geometrical arrangement} - G02F 1/1368: in which the switching element is a three-electrode device {(G02F1/136277 takes precedence)} - G02F 1/133345: {Insulating layers (G02F1/1335, G02F1/1337, G02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence)} - G02F 1/133753: {with different alignment orientations or pretilt angles on a same surface, e.g. for grey scale or improved viewing angle} - G02F 1/13394: {spacers regularly patterned on the cell subtrate, e.g. walls, pillars (G02F1/133377 takes precedence)} - G02F 1/134345: {Subdivided pixels, e.g. for grey scale or redundancy} - G02F 1/134363: {for applying an electric field parallel to the substrate, i.e. in-plane switching [IPS]} - G02F 1/136222: {Colour filters incorporated in the active matrix substrate} - G02F 1/136268: {Switch defects} - G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS ## Abstract A liquid crystal display includes: a first insulation substrate; a gate line disposed on the first insulation substrate; a first data line and a second data line disposed on the first insulation substrate; a color filter disposed on the first insulation substrate and disposed between the first data line and the second data line; a first light blocking member disposed on the first data line and the second data line; and a second light blocking member disposed on the color filter and the first light blocking member, extending in the same direction as the gate line, and overlapping the first light blocking member on the first data line and the second data line. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A liquid crystal display, comprising: a first insulation substrate; a gate line disposed on the first insulation substrate; a first data line and a second data line disposed on the first insulation substrate; a color filter disposed on the first insulation substrate and disposed between the first data line and the second data line; a first light blocking member disposed on the first data line and the second data line; and a second light blocking member disposed on the color filter and the first light blocking member, extending in the same direction as the gate line, and overlapping the first light blocking member on the first data line and the second data line, wherein the first light blocking member includes a first portion overlapping the first data line and the second data line and a second portion overlapping the gate line, a thickness of the first portion of the first light blocking member is greater than a thickness of the second portion of the first light blocking member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the first light blocking member extends substantially parallel the first data line and the second data line. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The liquid crystal display of claim 2, wherein the width of the first light blocking member is greater than a width of the second data line. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The liquid crystal display of claim 3, wherein the second light blocking member includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, and thicknesses of the first, second and third portions are different from each other. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The liquid crystal display of claim 4, further comprising: a pixel electrode disposed on the color filter, wherein the pixel electrode comprises a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode separated from each other with the gate line disposed between the first and second subpixel electrodes; a first thin film transistor connected to the first subpixel electrode; and a second thin film transistor connected to the second subpixel electrode, wherein the second light blocking member extends along the gate line and covers the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The liquid crystal display of claim 1, further comprising: a pixel electrode disposed on the color filter, wherein the pixel electrode comprises a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode separated from each other with the gate line disposed between the first and second subpixel electrodes; a first thin film transistor connected to the first subpixel electrode; and a second thin film transistor connected to the second subpixel electrode, wherein the second light blocking member extends along the gate line and covers the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The liquid crystal display of claim 6, wherein each of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode comprises a plurality of stems and a plurality of branch electrodes protruding from the stems. ### Claim 8 A liquid crystal display, comprising: a first insulation substrate; a gate line disposed on the first insulation substrate; a first data line and a second data line disposed on the first insulation substrate; a color filter disposed on the first insulation substrate and disposed between the first data line and the second data line; a first light blocking member disposed on the first data line and the second data line; and a second light blocking member disposed on the color filter and the first light blocking member, extending in the same direction as the gate line, and overlapping the first light blocking member on the first data line and the second data line wherein a thickness of the first light blocking member is decreased toward a center of the second light blocking member from the overlapping portion of the first light blocking member and the second light blocking member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The liquid crystal display of claim 8, wherein the thickness of the first light blocking member is about zero (0) micrometer at the center of the second light blocking member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The liquid crystal display of claim 8, wherein the second light blocking member includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, and thicknesses of the first, second and third portions are different from each other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The liquid crystal display of claim 10, further comprising: a pixel electrode disposed on the color filter, wherein the pixel electrode comprises a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode separated from each other with the gate line disposed between the first and second subpixel electrodes; a first thin film transistor connected to the first subpixel electrode; and a second thin film transistor connected to the second subpixel electrode, wherein the second light blocking member extends along the gate line and covers the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The liquid crystal display of claim 11, wherein each of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode comprises a plurality of stems and a plurality of branch electrodes protruding from the stems. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The liquid crystal display of claim 8, further comprising: a pixel electrode disposed on the color filter, wherein the pixel electrode comprises a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode separated from each other with the gate line disposed between the first and second subpixel electrodes; a first thin film transistor connected to the first subpixel electrode; and a second thin film transistor connected to the second subpixel electrode, wherein the second light blocking member extends along the gate line and covers the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The liquid crystal display of claim 13, wherein each of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode comprises a plurality of stems and a plurality of branch electrodes protruding from the stems. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The liquid crystal display of claim 8, wherein the first light blocking member extends substantially parallel the first data line and the second data line. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The liquid crystal display of claim 15, wherein the width of the first light blocking member is greater than a width of the second data line.