Patent ID: 7796223

Claim:
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: a plurality of data lines, each of the plurality of data lines having a plurality of straight line portions and a plurality of curved portions connected to the plurality of straight line portions; a plurality of gate lines disposed substantially perpendicular to the plurality of data lines; a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the plurality of data lines and the plurality of gate lines; and a plurality of pixel electrodes respectively connected to the plurality of thin film transistors, wherein the plurality of straight line portions and the plurality of curved portions for each data line of the plurality of data lines are linearly aligned, and wherein each of the plurality of curved portions comprises: a substantially concave surface; and a substantially convex surface opposing the substantially concave surface, wherein a terminal of the substantially concave surface and a terminal of the substantially convex surface both meet a terminal of the straight line portion adjacent to the curved portion, and wherein both the substantially concave surface and the substantially convex surface are disposed on a first side of two extended edges of the straight line portion adjacent to the curved portion, and wherein a remainder of the curved portion is disposed on a second side of the two extended edges of the straight line portion and includes a first linear branch and a second linear branch disposed substantially opposite the first linear branch defining a space therebetween.