US Patent 8130353 Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same

A liquid crystal display device includes a gate line and a data line crossing each other to define a pixel region on a substrate; a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines; a pixel electrode in the pixel region and including a first pixel portion which has a plurality of bent portions and first and second pixel protrusion portions protruding from the bent portions alternately in an opposing direction; and a common electrode in the pixel region and including first and second common portions between which the first pixel portion is located, and first and second common protrusion portions protruding from the first and second common portions, respectively, alternately in a direction toward the bent portions.