Edge Lit Type Light Guide Behind Liquid Crystal Patents (Class 349/65)
  • Patent number: 9606387
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display module, notches are disposed on limiting sections and opposite to flexible circuit boards disposed on a liquid crystal panel so that the flexible circuit boards protrude through the notches and are bent toward the connecting sections; and moreover first depressed sections configured to accommodate the flexible circuit boards may be disposed on the connecting sections and opposite to the notches; and second depressed sections depressed inward may be disposed on the folded edge and opposite to the first depressed sections so that the first depressed sections and the second depressed sections cooperate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: HISENSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD., HISENSE USA CORPORATION, HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hao Liu
  • Patent number: 9594208
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a mold frame, a light guide plate, a light bar light source, and an optic film. The light guide plate, the light source, and the optic film are disposed in the mold frame. The light source is arranged between the light guide plate and the mold frame. The optic film and the light guide plate are stacked on each other. The backlight module includes a heat dissipation frame that includes first, second, and third heat dissipation walls. The third heat dissipation wall is opposite to the first heat dissipation wall and the second heat dissipation wall is connected to the first and third heat dissipation walls. An end of the mold frame at which the light source is arranged is received between the first and third heat dissipation walls and the mold frame is in tight engagement with the second heat dissipation wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 9582973
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a reflectively-illuminated safety symbol attachable to an article of clothing. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a safety device may include a first side of reflective material and a second side of reflective material. Each side of reflective material may be separately illuminated by a light source positioned between the two sides, such as for example one or more strings of LEDs. In some embodiments, the first side is a first color and the second side is a second color. In some embodiments, the safety device may provide for removable attachment to an article of clothing. For example, the safety device may utilize a magnetic attachment. In another exemplary embodiment, the safety symbol may utilize a hook and loop attachment. In various embodiments, the safety device may provide for an increased awareness of a wearer through removable attachment of an illuminated safety symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: L2 Strategies LLC
    Inventor: Lisa Leonard
  • Patent number: 9563269
    Abstract: A display includes an optical waveguide with opposing front and back faces, an injection optic, and volume hologram arranged on or within the waveguide. The injection optic is configured to inject light into the waveguide at a variable injection angle, which influences the reflection angle at which the light reflects from the front and back faces on propagating through the waveguide. The hologram is configured to release, in a predetermined direction, a portion of the light from the waveguide when excited at a predetermined reflection angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventor: Adrian Travis
  • Patent number: 9557471
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a LCD panel having a first polarizer, a first substrate, a second substrate and a second polarizer are sequentially provided from a front surface side, a frame which surrounds the LCD panel and has a first opening having first to fourth sides, a planar light source disposed on the rear surface side of the LCD panel in the first opening, a plurality of optical sheet groups which are disposed between the planar light source and the LCD panel, and an adhesive layer which has a second opening formed along the first to fourth sides of the frame. A front surface side of the adhesive layer is adhered to the LCD panel along at least the first side, and a rear surface side of the adhesive layer is adhered to the plurality of optical sheet groups and the frame along at least the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiji Oohira
  • Patent number: 9548013
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an image display device capable of performing transmittance of a background and black display, while relaxing restriction of an installation position of a light source unit. The image display device includes a CF liquid crystal panel, a PDLC panel, and a first PDLC light source unit. The PDLC panel is positioned on the rear surface of the CF liquid crystal panel. At an image displaying time, the PDLC panel becomes in a spreading state. At this time, light source light of the first PDLC light source unit is spread by the PDLC panel and is emitted to the CF liquid crystal panel, and background light is spread by the PDLC panel. At an image non-displaying time, the PDLC panel becomes in a transmittance state. At this time, the background light is transmitted through the PDLC panel, and reaches the CF liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masamitsu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9535286
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image display device includes a light-emitting module, a housing which includes a back chassis covering the light-emitting module from behind, and accommodates the light-emitting module, and a supporting member attached to an engagement hole formed in the back chassis and holding a circuit component on the back chassis. The supporting member includes a receiving portion which receives the circuit component, and a light-shielding portion configured to block off light of the light-emitting module passing through the engagement hole of the back chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Visual Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroki Sakurada
  • Patent number: 9529228
    Abstract: An optically active structure (100) is provided, comprising at least two different groups (G1, G2) of optically active nanorods (104A, 104B). The groups of nanorods differ from one another in at least one of wavelength and polarization of light emitted thereby in response to pumping light. The nanorods of the same group are homogeneously aligned with a certain axis of alignment being substantially parallel or substantially perpendicular to an axis of alignment of the nanorods of at least one other group, such that the nanorods of said at least two groups have one or two axes of alignment. The optically active structure is used as color polarized light source for displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM, LTD., QLIGHT NANOTECH LTD.
    Inventors: Uri Banin, Hagai Arbell
  • Patent number: 9529137
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight unit configured to output light to the display panel, and a lens part interposed between the display panel and the backlight unit, and configured to transmit the light output from the backlight unit is transmitted, wherein the backlight unit includes an optical module configured to output the light, and a light guide plate configured to form a light path through which the light that is output from the optical module and incident on the light guide plate is transmitted and to scatter the incident light, the light guide plate including a fixing hole, a first pattern part configured to scatter the incident light output from the optical module, and a second pattern part provided adjacent to the fixing hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil Hong Lee, Dae Hee Lee, Sin Wook Hyung, Young Man Ahn, Hyeong Sik Choi
  • Patent number: 9513487
    Abstract: A display unit is provided including: a display panel having a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged; a first polarization plate and a second polarization plate that face each other with the display panel in between; and an illumination device configured to illuminate the display panel through the first polarization plate. The illumination device includes a light modulation layer provided in a clearance between first and second transparent substrates, the light modulation layer being configured to exhibit scattering property or transparency of the light from the light source depending on a magnitude of an electric field. The light modulation layer includes a first portion having optical anisotropy, and relatively high responsiveness to the electric field, and a second portion having optical anisotropy, and relatively low responsiveness to the electric field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Shinkai, Harumi Sato, Akira Ebisui, Kentaro Okuyama, Yuji Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9507197
    Abstract: A lighting device includes: a light guide plate; a light source; and a light modulation element disposed on a surface of or in the inside of the light guide plate, and adhered to the light guide plate. The light modulation element has a pair of transparent substrates, a first electrode provided on a surface of one of the transparent substrates, a second electrode provided on a surface of the other of the transparent substrates, and a light modulation layer, provided in a gap between the transparent substrates, exhibiting a light-scattering property or a light-transmitting property concerning light from the light source depending on intensity of an electric field. One or both of the first and second electrodes include partial electrodes. First partial electrodes of the partial electrodes are adjacent to second partial electrodes of the partial electrodes, and have irregular shapes on edges adjacent to the second partial electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Tatsuo Uchida, Takahiro Ishinabe, Tohru Kawakami, Kentaro Okuyama, Mamoru Mizuno
  • Patent number: 9507071
    Abstract: A light guide plate has a light incident surface having an arc configuration and also includes upper and lower surfaces that are respectively provided with a first slope surface and a second slope surface, so that light passes through and is converged by the arc light incident surface and is subjected to total internal reflection at the first and second slope surfaces to have the light guided into the light guide plate and then projecting out through a light exit surface. The light guide plate demonstrates an excellent effect of convergence for light of all angles, so that the light guide plate can be structured thinner without deteriorating light coupling efficiency. Also provided is a backlight module, which involves the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Guo, Jie Zeng, Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 9506625
    Abstract: A light source module adapted for a signboard having a light emitting surface is provided. The light source module includes a base, at least one light source, at least one first reflective structure, and at least three second reflective structures. The base has a bottom and at least one side surface. The side surface is adjacent to the bottom and disposed between the bottom and the light emitting surface. The first reflective structure is adjacent to the side surface and far away from the bottom. The second reflective structures are disposed on the bottom. Part of the light beams provided by the light source ejects from the light emitting surface after reflected by one of the second reflective structures. Another part of the light beams ejects from the light emitting surface after reflected by the first reflective structure and one of the second reflective structures sequentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignees: Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited, Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Hsiang Huang, Chih-Feng Lin, Chun-Min Wang
  • Patent number: 9488770
    Abstract: A light source unit, comprising: a light guide plate; a light source facing to a peripheral surface of the light guide plate; and a reflection part reflecting light emitted from one surface of the light guide plate, wherein the reflection part comprises: an elongated portion, which is positioned at an outside of an edge of the light guide plate, being elongated in a direction crossing the one surface; and a protrusion portion, which is located at a position of the elongated portion that is away from the one surface, protruding from the position to the one surface, wherein the one surface side of the light source is covered with the protrusion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Horiguchi, Takayuki Nakazawa, Kazuhiko Negoro, Takahiro Yoshikawa, Mayumi Hori
  • Patent number: 9482900
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device with slimness and narrowness, wherein the display device may include a liquid crystal panel; a light source for providing light to the liquid crystal panel; a light guide formed of a glass material, wherein the light source is combined with one side of the light guide; a reflector formed on at least one of one and the other surfaces of the light guide, wherein the reflector includes an organic material and a metal compound; and an adhesive member formed on the one surface of the light guide confronting the liquid crystal panel, and configured to attach the liquid crystal panel and the light guide to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Sun Yun, Seoung Jin Park, Moo Hyoung Song, Chang Soo Jang
  • Patent number: 9470839
    Abstract: Provided are a light source module and a backlight unit. According to an embodiment, the light source module comprises a circuit board, at least one LED chip electrically connected onto the circuit board, a reflective surface on an upper surface of the LED chip configured to reflect light, and a fluorescent surface on at least one side surface of the LED chip configured to emit the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Dae Ye, Young Chun Kim, Hyuk Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9459395
    Abstract: A backlight assembly capable of preventing light leakage and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device including the same are provided. The backlight assembly includes a light source unit, a light guide plate, a light conversion sheet, and a reflective tape. The light source unit including one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB). The light guide plate is disposed to be adjacent to the light source unit. The light conversion sheet is disposed on the light guide plate and spaced apart from the FPCB, and configured to convert a wavelength band of light provided through the light guide plate from the light source unit, the light conversion sheet configured to emit white light. The reflective tape is attached to extend from a portion of an upper surface of the FPCB to a portion of an upper surface of the light conversion sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: MyungWoo Jung
  • Patent number: 9459003
    Abstract: Electronic equipment according to the present invention includes: an illumination unit that is mounted so as to form the surface of a housing and is capable of transmitting a light from inside the housing to outside; and a light-emitting unit that emits a light to the illumination unit from inside the housing and is mounted inside the housing. Then, the light-emitting unit includes a plurality of RGB LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that can emit red, green and blue lights, and the respective RGB LEDs are arranged so that part of a light emitted to the illumination unit by a predetermined one of the RGB LEDs and part of a light emitted to the illumination unit by another of the RGB LEDs overlap each other before entering the illumination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuuichirou Kimura
  • Patent number: 9453959
    Abstract: Provided is a backlight unit, which includes at least one supporter, at least one light guide panel, and at least one light emitting module. The supporter includes a recess stepped at a lower height than that of a first region of an upper surface. The light guide panel is disposed on the supporter and is coupled to the supporter. The light emitting module is disposed in the recess of the supporter and provides light through a side surface of the light guide panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bang Gun Kim, Moon Jeong Kim, Sung Young Park
  • Patent number: 9442242
    Abstract: A backlight module and a liquid crystal display are described. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source and a prism sheet. The light guide plate includes a light-emitting surface, a light-incident surface and an axis. The light-incident surface is connected to the light-emitting surface. The axis is normal to the light-incident surface. The light source emits light towards the light-incident surface. The prism sheet is disposed on the light guide plate and includes a first optical surface and a plurality of prism structures which are disposed on the first optical surface. Each of the prism structures has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are connected to form a ridge. The ridge is vertical to the light-incident surface, or an angle included between the ridge and the axis is smaller than or equal to 20 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Chang, Chih-Chiang Chang, Shan-Fu Chang
  • Patent number: 9440309
    Abstract: Provided is a laser processing apparatus for a light guide plate capable of providing a high-quality light guide plate by maintaining a light path at a constant level. The laser processing apparatus includes a plurality of reflecting mirrors that reflect a laser mirror; and a path adjustment block transported in a direction a distance of the light path is reduced when a laser emitting unit is transported in a direction in which the distance of the light path is increased, wherein at least one of the plurality of reflecting mirrors is installed in the path adjustment block, thereby maintaining the distance of the entire light path on which the laser beam propagates at a constant level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: LASERLIGHTING
    Inventors: Hae Kwang Park, Ho Yeon Lee
  • Patent number: 9441830
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a housing with a top portion and a bottom portion, a display coupled to at least a portion of the housing, at least one light source coupled to at least a portion of the bottom portion of the housing, and a cord coupled to at least a portion of the device. The cord protrudes from at least a portion of the device and is manipulable to actuate the light source to project light downwardly at an oblique angle with respect to a top to bottom dimension established between the top portion and the bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Cuong Huy Truong, David Wayne Hill, John David Swansey
  • Patent number: 9436035
    Abstract: A display system, with a structural part, including a rear panel, and a light emitting device physically attached to the rear panel over a surface of the rear panel, where the surface of the rear panel comprises the entire surface to be illuminated by the light emitting device and a pixelated spatial light modulator part, coupled between the light emitting device, and a viewing area, modulating a light created by said light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Vizio, Inc
    Inventor: Matthew McRae
  • Patent number: 9435927
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light guide plate including a base sheet and a first light transmissive adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the base sheet. The first light transmissive adhesive layer together with the base sheet define a light entrance portion. The thickness of the first light transmissive adhesive layer becomes gradually smaller from the light entrance portion toward a center portion of the base sheet. A backlight assembly includes the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Young Song, Dong Yeon Kang, Rae Young Kim, Joo Young Kim, Hyoung Joo Kim, Sung Kyu Shim
  • Patent number: 9429700
    Abstract: A backlight module including an LGP, an optical film, a first light source is provided. The LGP has a bottom surface, a light emitting surface, a first light incident surface, and microstructures. Each microstructure is recessed into or protrudes out of the bottom surface and includes at least two structural units. A section line of each structural unit on a first reference plane is a curve, and the curve has a peak point. A distance between two peak points of two adjacent structural units along a first direction is greater than 0 and smaller than a half of a total width of the two structural units along the first direction. Each microstructure has a symmetric plane perpendicular to the light emitting surface and the first light incident surface. The optical film is located on the light emitting surface. The first light source is located beside the first light incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Yen Chiu, Chang-Cheng Liu, Min-Chun Chou, Ching-Hsiang Li, Chien-Hui Lee, Guan-Wen Liu
  • Patent number: 9423640
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device 10 includes LEDs 17, a liquid crystal panel 11, a chassis 14, a frame 13, positioning ribs 23, opposed portions 25, and gel members 30. The liquid crystal panel 11 is configured to display using light from the LEDs 17. The chassis 14 is arranged on an opposite side of the liquid crystal panel 11 from a display surface 11c that is for display. The frame 13 is arranged on the display surface 11c side of the liquid crystal panel 11. The frame 13 holds at least the liquid crystal panel 11 and the LEDs 17 with the chassis 14 such that the liquid crystal panel 11 and the LEDs 17 are sandwiched between the frame 13 and the chassis 14. The positioning ribs 23 project from the frame 13 toward the chassis 14. The positioning ribs 23 include a peripheral surface opposite a peripheral surfaced of the liquid crystal panel 11 for positioning the liquid crystal panel 11. The opposed portions 25 are arranged at portions opposite the positioning ribs 23 of the liquid crystal panel 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akira Gotou
  • Patent number: 9417380
    Abstract: A light emitting device array includes a substrate including a first region and a second region that is inclined with respect to the first region, a first light emitting device package arranged on the first region, and a second light emitting device package that is arranged on the second region and is inclined with respect to the first light emitting device package at an inclination angle between 90° and 160°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK, CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Il Seo, Hongboem Jin, Sangwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 9411091
    Abstract: The invention provides a light collimator (1) comprising (a) an elongated light waveguide (100) having a waveguide longitudinal axis (101), a waveguide length (wl), a waveguide width (ww) and a waveguide height (wh); the waveguide height (wh) defined by the height between a first waveguide surface (151) and a second waveguide surface (152), the waveguide (100) having an aspect ratio of the waveguide length (wl) and the waveguide width (ww) wl/ww>1; the waveguide comprising a plurality of elongated cavities (110); each cavity (110) comprises a cavity longitudinal axis (111), a cavity length (cl), a cavity width (cw) and a cavity height (ch); each cavity having an aspect ratio of the cavity length (cl) and the cavity width (cw) cl/cw>1, wherein the cavity longitudinal axes (111) of the plurality of cavities (110) are perpendicular to the waveguide longitudinal axis (101); and (b) a diffuse reflective layer (200) adjacent to the second waveguide surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Fetze Pijlman, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg
  • Patent number: 9395566
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display backlight device for reducing a thickness of a terminal is provided. The liquid crystal display backlight device includes a backlight unit disposed at a lower part of a liquid crystal display module, a set bracket for mounting while enclosing the backlight unit, and a liquid crystal display Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB) folded from the liquid crystal display module to a rear surface of the set bracket. Therefore, a thickness and width of the liquid crystal display backlight device can further be reduced and thus a user can easily carry the liquid crystal display backlight device. Further, rigidity of the set bracket can be prevented from being weakened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sil Kyu Lim
  • Patent number: 9395578
    Abstract: Provided is an illumination unit capable of utilizing back light. Also provided are a display and an electronic apparatus each including this illumination unit. A display includes a display panel, and an illumination unit configured to illuminate the display panel. The illumination unit includes a light-guiding plate, a diffusion modulation device, and a reflection modulation device in this order, from the display panel side. The light-guiding plate has a light source on a side face thereof. The diffusion modulation device is capable of performing modulation between a first state of diffusing light from the light source, and a second state of allowing incident light from a back face side to pass to a front face side. The reflection modulation device is capable of performing modulation between a third state of reflecting transmitted diffused light of the diffusion modulation device to a front face side, and a fourth state of allowing incident light from a back face side to the front face side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 9372302
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight simulating device comprising a light source simulating portion, an optical component simulating portion, a first distance measuring unit, and a second distance measuring unit. Multiple movable light-emitting members are equipped to the light source simulating portion. The optical component simulating portion is disposed adjacent to a light-emitting surface of each of the light-emitting members. The optical component simulating portion includes a light guide panel whose position can be changed relative to the light-emitting members. The first distance measuring unit acquires a distance between adjacent two of the light-emitting members. The second distance measuring unit acquires a distance between the light-emitting members and the light guide panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kai Yan, Ling Bai, Kun Lu, Zhanchang Bu
  • Patent number: 9368755
    Abstract: The present application relates to an organic light emitting device (OLED) and lighting devices. The exemplary OLED according to the present application, for example, may minimize evanescent coupling caused by surface plasmons, and the like, and may have excellent emission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hee Kim, Jung Bum Kim
  • Patent number: 9366798
    Abstract: In a light guide plate having a light incident surface, a light distributing control surface perpendicular to the light incident surface and a light emitting surface opposing the light distributing control surface, a flat mirror-finish portion is provided on a first area of the light distributing control surface, and a prism sequence is provided on a second area of the light distributing control surface where the flat mirror-finish portion is not provided. The prism sequence is protruded with respect to the flat mirror-finish portion. Each prism of the prism sequence has a rising sloped surface opposing the light incident surface, a first falling sloped surface connected to the rising sloped surface, and a second falling sloped surface connected to the first falling sloped surface, A slope of the first falling sloped surface is larger than a slope of the second falling sloped surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazumi Chijiwa
  • Patent number: 9357612
    Abstract: A lighting portion is attached to a reflective liquid crystal display portion. A first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate made of a glass substrate etc. are attached to each other with a sealing layer coated on those peripheral portions therebetween. The back surface of the first transparent substrate is attached to the reflective liquid crystal display portion, and an organic EL element is formed on the front surface of the first transparent substrate. The organic EL element is sealed in a space surrounded by the first transparent substrate, the second transparent substrate, and the sealing layer. The organic EL element is formed in a region corresponding to a pixel region of the reflective liquid crystal display portion. A desiccant layer is formed on the front surface of the second transparent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Tanase, Kazunobu Mameno, Norio Koma, Manabu Takemoto
  • Patent number: 9348081
    Abstract: Provided is an illumination device capable of improved illumination quality. This back-light unit (illumination device) (20) is provided with a light source, and a light guide (23) which guides light from the light source. The light guide (23) includes an incidence surface (light incidence surface (23a)) where light from the light source is incident, an end region (22b) on the light source side, and a light emitting region (22a) arranged on the side opposite of the light source with respect to the end region (22b). Prisms (23e) which reflect the light entering the light guide (23) are provided in the light emitting region of the light guide (23). These prisms (23e) are configured to begin from a position (L1) separated by a predetermined distance (D30) from the light incidence surface (23a) in the end region (22b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuzo Yuki, Takeshi Ishida
  • Patent number: 9333914
    Abstract: An LED short-circuit detection circuit produces an LED short-circuit detection signal by monitoring an LEDC terminal voltage (a first voltage obtained at a chip-to-chip node in a row of LED chips, or a divided voltage thereof) and an LEDR terminal voltage (a second voltage obtained by dividing the end-to-end voltage of the row of LED chips).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Katsura
  • Patent number: 9329635
    Abstract: A panel device including a first panel, a second panel, a frame, and a binder is provided. The frame has a wrenchable structure. The first panel is between the second panel and the frame. The binder adheres the second panel to the frame. The second panel can be detached from the frame through the wrenchable structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Shih-Min Hsu
  • Patent number: 9332329
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes the following elements. A housing has at least an opening and an accommodating space. A first circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space. A battery module disposed in the accommodating space is stacked over the first circuit board. A display module disposed in the accommodating space is stacked over the battery module. The display module is visible through the opening. A second circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space and beside the battery module. At least a part of the second circuit board is not disposed below the display module. A first speaker is disposed in the accommodating space and below the part of the second circuit board. The first speaker has a top side with a first sound hole aligned to a slot of the part of the second circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ying-Yen Cheng, Yu-Jing Liao, Chieh-Sheng Lin
  • Patent number: 9323087
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus is provided with: an LED; a liquid crystal panel; a light guide plate having a light input surface; a chassis having a second bottom plate section; a frame; an LED substrate; a heat dissipating member, which is disposed such that the heat dissipating member can slide in the direction orthogonal to the light input surface, the heat dissipating member holding the LED substrate on one plate surface, and having a plate-like attaching section disposed on the second bottom plate section; a side plate section, which is disposed on the side opposite to the light input surface with the attaching section therebetween, the side plate section extending in a board-shape from the frame, and having a through hole; and an adjusting screw, which has a shaft shape, and which penetrates the side plate section through the through hole such that one end of the adjusting screw faces the attaching section, the adjusting screw being capable of bringing the one end closer to the light input surface
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Kubo
  • Patent number: 9322975
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of flat panel display, and proposes a side-lighting backlight, including a back plate on which a reflecting plate is arranged, an optical sheet assembly spaced from the back plate to form an optical cavity therebetween, and a light-emitting element arranged on one side of the back plate, wherein a convex lens is arranged between the reflecting plate and the optical sheet assembly, so that light from the light-emitting element is guided into the optical cavity through the convex lens and then exits through the optical sheet assembly, and the distance between the convex lens and the light-emitting element is greater than a light coupling distance. The convex lens can also function to keep the distance between the optical sheet assembly and the reflecting plate constant. The side-lighting backlight according to the invention has a lighter weight, a thinner thickness and a greatly simplified manufacturing process over a backlight in the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaoyu Huang
  • Patent number: 9316779
    Abstract: In some examples, a lighting apparatus includes a light guiding component having a reflective material disposed on at least one surface. The reflective material may be shaped to have desired light reflecting and/or diffusing properties to provide a more uniform light distribution, such as for lighting an electronic display or other surface. In some cases, the reflective material may be a white tape having a reflective light-diffusing surface. The light reflecting material may be cut or otherwise shaped to provide the desired light reflecting and/or diffusing properties. As one example, the amount of the reflective material located over a central axis of light emitted by a light source may be greater than the amount reflective material located between light sources. This disclosure also describes techniques for assembling electronic devices in a component stack to provide enhanced display lighting uniformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Weihsin Hou, Jukka Backman
  • Patent number: 9310546
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source which generates light, a light guide plate which guides the light substantially in an upward direction, a first frame member which holds the light source and diffuses the light traveling substantially in the upward direction between the light source and the light guide plate, a second frame member which holds the light guide plate, a third frame member which holds the light guide plate, a reflective plate disposed under the light guide plate and which reflect the light leaked downwardly from the light guide plate substantially to the upward direction, and an optical sheet disposed on the light guide plate and the first to third frame members and which diffuses the light provided from the first frame member and the light guide plate and condenses the light substantially in the upward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dohun Kim, Jiwon Lee, Seong-Yong Hwang, Hyun-Hwa Song, Sangheon Ye, Sang Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9310053
    Abstract: A light mixing element in a shape of a prism, and a cylinder of the prism of the light mixing element includes a first light-emitting inclined surface, a second light-emitting inclined surface, a bottom surface, a incident surface and a reflecting inclined surface; one side of the second light-emitting inclined surface is connected with one side of the first light-emitting inclined surface to form a top angle; the bottom surface is arranged opposite to the top angle; the incident surface is connected between one side of the bottom surface and the other side of the first light-emitting inclined surface; and the reflecting inclined surface is connected between the other side of the bottom surface and the other side of the second light-emitting inclined surface and arranged opposite to the incident surface and the first light-emitting inclined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE CHATANI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhonglian Qiao, Dongsheng Yang, Fei Liu, Weixin Zheng
  • Patent number: 9304345
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display device including: a backlight unit including a light guide plate under a liquid crystal panel and a light source at a first side of the light guide plate; a main frame surrounding the backlight unit and including a first guide wall and a first supporting portion, the first guide wall protruding from each corner of an upper surface of the main frame, and the supporting portion extending from adjacent two corners of the upper surface at the first side toward the backlight unit; a light-shielding tape attached on the upper surface of the main frame by being guided by the first guide wall and including a first chamfer portion at each corner and a protrusion at adjacent two corners at the first side, wherein the first chamfer portion and the protrusion correspond to the first guide wall and the first supporting portion, respectively; and a liquid crystal panel disposed over the backlight unit and attached on the light-shielding tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyoung-Jae Kim
  • Patent number: 9297946
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a display member configured to display images, a light source member configured to generate light, and a light guiding member disposed between the light source member and the display member. The light guiding member is configured to guide the light to the display member. The display member, the light source member, and the light guiding member are integrated as a single unit. The light source member generates blue light. The light guiding member includes a light guide layer and a fluorescent layer disposed on a top surface or a bottom surface of the light guide layer. The fluorescent layer is configured to convert the blue light into white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyoung-Joo Kim, Sung-Kyu Shim, Seok Hyun Nam, Jin Sung Choi
  • Patent number: 9298028
    Abstract: A display device 10 according to this invention includes a light source 16, a display panel 11, an optical member 18, and walls 181. The display panel 11 includes a rear surface 11b that light from the light source 16 reaches, and a display surface 11a that displays an image with using the light reaching the rear surface 11b. The optical member 18 has a plate-like shape and includes facing portion 180a that faces the rear surface 11b. The light from the light source 16 transmits through the optical member 18 so as to exit the optical member 18 from the facing portion 180a toward the rear surface 11b. The walls 181 rise respective peripheral edge portions of the facing portion 180a and surround periphery of the display panel 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Kubo
  • Patent number: 9297513
    Abstract: A display apparatus with an illumination unit has first and second reflectors, at least one light source module placed between the first and second reflectors, and a bracket configured to support the light source module. The bracket includes a body configured to connect one side of the first reflector to one side of the second reflector, a first fastening member protruding from an inner surface of the body, and a second fastening member protruding from an outer surface of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moon Jeong Kim, Duk Hyun Yun
  • Patent number: 9287916
    Abstract: A protective case can include a removable screen protector that is reusable and easily interchangeable by hand. In one example, the protective case can be part of a kit that includes a plurality of removable screen protectors, and the removable screen protectors can each have special attributes that allow a user to quickly and easily modify the attributes of the protective case by simply exchanging a first removable screen protector with a second removable screen protector. In this way, the user can quickly and easily modify the attributes of the protective case to better align with practical considerations of the user's environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Wicks, Carlton R. Lay, William L. DeMarco, James M. Hendrix, Jamie L. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9279930
    Abstract: A light guide plate including a light guide plate main body is disclosed. The light guide plate main body has a light emitting plane, a bottom plane opposite to the light emitting plane. According to a scanning mode, the light guide plate main body is divided into a plurality of subsections. Each of the opposite edges of each subsection has a borderline, and two adjacent subsections share a borderline. Furthermore, a plurality of first scattering dots disposed on the subsections of the light guide plate main body, and a plurality of second scattering dots disposed on the borderlines of the light guide plate main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Hu He
  • Patent number: 9279931
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes light emitting elements extending in a lengthwise direction and a light guide plate having a first principal surface for emitting light from the light emitting elements and a second principal surface facing the first principal surface. The light guide plate has light guide regions corresponding to the light emitting elements. The light emitting elements overlap the light guide plate on a side of the second principal surface of the light guide plate in plan view. The side of the second principal surface of the light guide plate has first sectional surfaces, on which light originated from each of the light emitting elements is incident. The side of the second principal surface of the light guide plate has second sectional surfaces, each having a reflection surface for reflecting the light originated from each light emitting element toward the first sectional surface, corresponding to the light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Yokoyama