US Patent 7486370 Liquid crystal display device having patterned spacer

A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates spaced apart from and facing each other; a gate line on an inner surface of the first substrate; a data line on the inner surface of the first substrate and crossing the gate line; a first patterned spacer in a first direction on the inner surface of the first substrate including the gate and data lines; and a second patterned spacer in a second direction on an inner surface of the second substrate and contacting the first patterned spacer, wherein the first patterned spacer and the second patterned spacer cross each other with an angle more than 0 degrees.