Particular Application Patents (Class 362/602)
  • Patent number: 10295722
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (10) including a lighting source (12) and a light guide (14), the light guide including an inlet optical surface (20), configured to allow the entry of the light emitted by the light source illuminating the inlet optical surface, and an outlet optical surface (22), configured to allow the exit of the light from the light guide, characterized in that the light guide also includes at least two through-holes (30, 31) arranged passing through the inlet optical surface and the outlet optical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventors: Stephane Bombard, Maryline Thorailler
  • Patent number: 10288793
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a backlight module, a method of manufacturing the same and a display device. The backlight module includes a light guide plate and a quantum dot film attached to the light guide plate in a full lamination manner. Quantum dot materials are arranged in the quantum dot film to function as screen dots of the light guide plate, and have different distribution densities in different areas of the quantum dot film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming Zhu
  • Patent number: 10274166
    Abstract: A solid-state linear lamp comprises a co-extruded component, the co-extruded component comprising an elongate lens and a layer of photoluminescent material. The elongate lens is for shaping light emitted from the lamp and comprises an elongate interior cavity. The layer of a photoluminescent material is located on an interior wall of the elongate interior cavity. The lamp further comprises an array of solid-state light emitters configured to emit light into the elongate interior cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Intematix Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Qun Li, Haitao Yang, Hyung-Chul Lee, Charles Edwards
  • Patent number: 10253937
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle includes a light generation unit, and a first lens configured to change an optical path of light generated by the light generation unit. The light generation unit includes a flexible array, and a plurality of groups of micro Light Emitting Diode (LED) chips disposed on the flexible array, the plurality of groups of micro LED chips includes a first group of micro LED chips and a second group of micro LED chips, and a shape of a first micro LED chip in the first group of micro LED chips is different from a shape of a second micro LED chip in the second group of micro LED chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Juung Jo
  • Patent number: 10234723
    Abstract: A backlight unit including: a light source; and a photoconversion layer disposed separately from the light source to convert a wavelength of incident light from the light source and thereby provide converted light, wherein the photoconversion layer includes a polymer matrix and a plurality of anisotropic semiconductor nanocrystals disposed in the polymer matrix, and wherein the polymer matrix includes a polymer having a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1: wherein R1 is hydrogen or a methyl group, each R2 is independently hydrogen or a C1 to C3 alkyl group, and R3 is a C2 to C5 alkyl group, wherein the polymer exhibits elasticity at a temperature between a glass transition temperature of the polymer and about 100° C., and wherein the plurality of anisotropic semiconductor nanocrystals are aligned along a long axis thereof for the photoconversion layer to emit polarized light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
    Inventors: Hyun A Kang, Dmitri V. Talapin, Patrick D. Cunningham, Eun Joo Jang
  • Patent number: 10203554
    Abstract: The invention provides a wavelength conversion member including a wavelength conversion layer which includes a second cured product and a first cured product dispersed as spheres in the second cured product, the first cured product being obtained by curing a first polymerizable composition including a quantum dot and a first polymerizable compound, and the second cured product being obtained by curing a second polymerizable composition including a second polymerizable compound. The invention further provides a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device including the wavelength conversion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyoshi Yamada, Hideaki Ito, Toshio Hara
  • Patent number: 10146002
    Abstract: The present technology relates to luminaires including light-emitting elements (LEEs), a luminaire module, and at least one optical modifier, where the optical modifier is arranged relative to the luminaire module to receive a fraction of light emitted by the LEEs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Quarkstar LLC
    Inventors: Louis Lerman, Allan Brent York, Ferdinand Schinagl, Wilson Dau, Hans Peter Stormberg
  • Patent number: 10000015
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed optical component includes an optical material including an optical material comprising quantum dots sealed between glass substrates by a hermetic seal including a liquid crystalline polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Robert J. Nick
  • Patent number: 9988559
    Abstract: A quantum dot film article includes a first barrier layer; a second barrier layer; and a quantum dot layer between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer. The quantum dot layer has quantum dots dispersed in a matrix including a cured adhesive composition, wherein the adhesive composition includes: an epoxide; an amino-functional compound of Formula I: wherein A is a monocyclic or a polycyclic alkylene group, or a monocyclic or a polycyclic heteroalkylene group, and m and n are integers each independently selected from 0 to 5; and a radiation curable methacrylate compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Karissa L. Eckert, Eric W. Nelson, Wayne S. Mahoney, Mary M. Caruso Dailey, Sonja S. Mackey
  • Patent number: 9983342
    Abstract: A display may be mounted within an electronic device housing. The display may deflect inwardly when pressed by a user. A sensor formed from a flexible printed circuit may measure capacitance changes associated with inward deflection of the display. A backlight for the display may have a backlight plate on which the printed circuit is mounted. The backlight plate may be formed from a fiber-composite material such as carbon fiber. Multiple carbon-fiber layers may be sandwiched together to form the backlight plate. An electromagnetic shield layer may be used to electromagnetically the printed circuit. The backlight plate may have an opening in which conductive material is placed to short the electromagnetic shield layer to a ground pad on the printed circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander D. Schlaupitz, Jacqueline M. Howe
  • Patent number: 9965046
    Abstract: A keyboard and a notebook computer with the keyboard are provided. The keyboard is installed on the notebook computer. The keyboard includes a membrane circuit board, a key frame, a key, a linking rod and a fixing plate. The linking rod is connected with the key frame. The fixing plate is disposed under the key frame. While the linking rod is rotated relative to the key frame to push the key frame, a position-limiting structure of the key frame is moved along a guiding structure of the fixing plate. Consequently, the key frame is limited to be moved in a first axial direction. Moreover, when the key frame is moved to a locked position at the same level with a keycap of the key, the keycap cannot be pressed down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Che-Wei Yang, Yi-Chen Wang, Wei-Yung Huang
  • Patent number: 9958593
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate, and a quantum dot enhancement film. The light guide plate has a light-incident side that faces toward the light source, a surrounding side that is connected to the light-incident side to constitute an outer periphery of the light guide plate, and a microstructure unit that is disposed adjacent to the surrounding side of the light guide plate. The quantum dot enhancement film is stacked on the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: RADIANT OPTO-ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO. LTD., RADIANT OPTO-ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Hau Lai, Wei-Hsuan Chen
  • Patent number: 9957421
    Abstract: Provided are a sealing tape that can prevent tape width misalignment, air bubble inclusion, and creasing even when the sealing tape is affixed in a folded state, a phosphor sheet using the same, a lighting device, a liquid-crystal display, a method for manufacturing a phosphor sheet, and a sealing method. The sealing tape (10) includes an adhesive layer (11), a gas barrier layer (12), a bonding layer (13), and a support film layer (14) laminated in stated order, and has an incision (15) into the support film layer (14) in a thickness direction. The incision (15) is located substantially centrally in a width direction and extends in a longitudinal direction. Accordingly, tape width misalignment, air bubble inclusion, and creasing can be prevented even when the sealing tape is affixed in a folded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Dexerials Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Ito, Tomomitsu Hori, Teruo Hiyama, Akihiro Yamazaki, Yoshifumi Ueno
  • Patent number: 9939142
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are disclosed, which relate to the field of display technology and overcome the problem of poor heat dissipation effect of the whole display device. The backlight module comprises a backplane, a light source component fixed to the backplane, and a first heat dissipation layer at least arranged in part of the overlapping zone for the backplane and the light source component. The display device comprises a display panel and the backlight module mentioned above, and the backlight module provided by the embodiment is applied in the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenbo Li, Yongda Ma, Lin Zhu
  • Patent number: 9939193
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for storage in a refrigerated appliance. One aspect includes glides or slides underneath and within the bottom perimeter dimensions of any bin or bin carrier relative to its supporting structure in the refrigerated appliance. This allows adjacent bins to more efficiently utilize lateral storage space in the refrigerator. It also promotes hiding of the glide or slides from view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Kendall, Michael C. Lah, Timothy T. Murphy, Todd J. Tunzi
  • Patent number: 9933559
    Abstract: A light guide plate, a backlight module, and a display device are disclosed. The light guide plate includes a main body, which includes a light-reflecting surface and a light-exiting surface, a first lattice portion arranged on the light-reflecting surface, and a second lattice portion arranged on the light-exiting surface. The light-exiting surface includes a lattice region formed on a peripheral portion thereof, and a central light-exiting region that is surrounded by the lattice region. The second lattice portion covers the lattice region. According to the present disclosure, the brightness of the peripheral portion of the light-exiting surface can be reduced effectively, and thus the display effect of the electronic products including the light guide plate can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanxue Zhang
  • Patent number: 9885810
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical assembly and a manufacturing method thereof, and a polarizer. The optical assembly includes: a first film layer; a second film layer disposed opposite to the first film layer; and multiple light absorption patterns disposed on the first film layer. The first film layer and the second film layer are light transmissive film layers, holes are disposed in the second film layer at locations corresponding to the light absorption patterns, and a dimension of an end of each hole away from the light absorption pattern is smaller than a dimension of an end of the hole close to the light absorption pattern. The optical assembly further includes light transmissive protrusions protruding into the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hongshu Zhang
  • Patent number: 9857522
    Abstract: A backlight module can include a light guiding board, a light source located at a side of the light guiding board, a package layer coupled to light guiding board, and a quantum dots layer located between the light guiding board and the package layer. The light guiding board can include a light entering face and a light exiting face. The light source is facing the light entering face of the light guiding board. The light source being is configured to provide light to the light entering face of the light guiding board. The quantum dots layer is adjacent to the light exiting face of the light guiding board. The light guiding board and the package layer cooperative define a receiving room receiving the quantum dots layer on the light guiding board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Ting Lin, Shih-Pin Tseng
  • Patent number: 9847459
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device, a method of manufacturing a light emitting device, a light emitting device package and a lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Min Gyu Na, Myeong Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9846310
    Abstract: An image display device is provided. The image display device includes a 3D display module and an optical component disposed above the 3D display module. The 3D display module includes a backlight source and a plurality of pixels disposed above the backlight source, wherein the pixels provide a plurality of view units, and each of the view units includes a plurality of views. Lights from the backlight source are concentrated at a virtual focus point, and the backlight source is located between the virtual focus point and the optical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Sumi
  • Patent number: 9835311
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a light source assembly, a backlight module and a display device and relates to the field of display technologies, and the light source assembly includes a printed circuit board, an LED chip, and a glass tube in which a quantum dot material is filled, wherein a concave groove, on the bottom of which the LED chip is arranged, is arranged on the surface of the printed circuit board, a part or all of the glass tube is accommodated in the concave groove, and the glass tube is fixed in the concave groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignees: HISENSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD., HISENSE USA CORPORATION, HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fulin Li, Mingsheng Qiao, Zhicheng Song
  • Patent number: 9829607
    Abstract: Disclosed are an optical member, a display device including the same and a method of manufacturing the same. The optical member includes a wavelength conversion layer; and a capping part covering lateral sides of the wavelength conversion layer. The capping part includes an organic substance and an inorganic substance to improve the sealing function of the wavelength conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun Hwa Lee, Jeong Taek Oh, Gwang Hei Choi
  • Patent number: 9813696
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device including a rear barrier and a parallax unit and thus having highly improved brightness is disclosed. The stereoscopic image display device includes a rear barrier disposed on a bottom surface of a display panel, a parallax unit disposed on a top surface of the display panel, and a light collecting unit disposed between the rear barrier and a backlight unit. Here, the light collecting unit collects light incident from the backlight unit in an open region of the rear barrier to improve brightness of the stereoscopic image display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Hyuk Jang, Hoon Kang
  • Patent number: 9806233
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device which includes a light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer, a first current blocking layer, a second current blocking layer arranged on the light emitting structure to be separated from each other, a light-transmitting conductive layer arranged on the first current blocking layer, the second current blocking layer and the light emitting structure, first electrode and second electrode electrically coupled to the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer, respectively, a through hole formed through the light-transmitting conductive layer, the second conductive semiconductor layer and the active layer to a portion of the first conductive semiconductor layer, and a through electrode arranged inside the through hole. Here, the through electrode does not overlap the first current blocking layer in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Yeon Jung, Yong Gyeong Lee
  • Patent number: 9766388
    Abstract: A backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module comprises a light guide plate, a light bar unit, which comprises a first light bar and a second light bar, and a quantum tube that is arranged between the light guide plate and the light bar unit. The quantum tube comprises a first light-entering side and a second light-entering side, wherein the first light-entering side is arranged on one side of the quantum tube far from the light guide plate, and the second light-entering side is adjacent to the first light-entering side. An outside wall of the quantum tube is provided with a reflection layer at a position thereof opposite to the second light-entering side. According to the present disclosure, the deployment of the spectrum in the backlight module can be realized with the cooperation of the first light bar and the second light bar, and thus the brightness and saturation of the backlight module can both be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chengwen Que
  • Patent number: 9759393
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an illuminated frame system for framing a display unit, such as a screen and the like, comprising a frame on which lighting means, preferably in the form of LEDs, are arranged. An illuminated frame system of this kind may advantageously be used in gaming devices which have at least one screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: NOVOMATIC AG
    Inventors: Marek Gawel, Martin Wöls, Ates Mesut
  • Patent number: 9760197
    Abstract: Disclosed is a touch window with a sensor member. The touch window includes: a cover window including an active area, an unactive area, and a function area; and a sensing electrode on the active area, wherein the function area includes a first printing layer on the cover window and a sensor member on the first printing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung Jung Cho
  • Patent number: 9743486
    Abstract: An electronic device including a body and a light source module is provided. The body has a side on which an unstable display is disposed and another side on which a bi-stable display is disposed. The light source module is arranged inside the body and configured to provide a light source to one or none of the unstable display and the bi-stable display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Kai-Cheng Chuang, Cheng-Hao Lee
  • Patent number: 9720166
    Abstract: A backlight module comprises a back plate; a side-type light source; a light guide plate disposed on the back plate; and a quantum bar assembled between the light guide and the light source via a fixing bracket. The fixing bracket is a hollow cylinder, and comprises an accommodating space defined in the fixing bracket for installing the quantum bar and the first window faced toward the light guide plate and the second window faced toward the side-type light source and the length of the second window is equal to one of the light strip. A support beam is disposed on the light strip and between the two light sources, and the length of the support beam is less than or same as a width of the second window, and a height of the support beam is not less than a height of the light source, and the light strip is assembled in the second window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hu He, Yongyuan Qiu
  • Patent number: 9715057
    Abstract: A surface light source device includes a laser beam source, a laser beam guide rod for converting a laser beam into first linear light, an LED light source, an LED light guide rod for converting LED light into second linear light, a reflecting bar having a reflecting portion for reflecting part of the first and second linear light and a diffusion reflecting portion for diffusing and reflecting a residual part of the first and second linear light, and a light reflecting portion formed in a box shape and having an opening portion with an emission side opened and a reflecting surface on an inside of the box shape. Part of the first and second linear light is reflected by the reflecting portion and the reflecting surface, and a residual part is diffused and reflected by the diffusion reflecting portion and is emitted from the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Nami Okimoto, Saki Maeda, Eiji Niikura, Akira Daijogo, Takeshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9658384
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting device for a button, in which light incident into a light guide is prevented from leaking to a spacing clearance between a button unit and a light guide by a reflection layer, thereby enabling a lighting through the light guide to shine cleanly and uniformly to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joung Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9618792
    Abstract: A backlight unit including a plurality of light sources configured to emit primary light, and a quantum dot composite. The quantum dot composite includes quantum dot phosphors excited by primary light supplied from the plurality of light sources so as to emit secondary light having a different wavelength than the primary light, and scattering particles that are configured to scatter the primary light. The scattering particles include first scattering particles, and second scattering particles different from the first scattering particles in size and composed of particles each having a diameter in the range of 5 to 50 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jinmok Oh, Byoungkwon Cho, Hyunkwon Shin, Jinwoo Sung
  • Patent number: 9546320
    Abstract: The invention relates to the optical films, in particular to a quantum dot film applied to a backlight module. The quantum dot film aims to solve the problem that the color saturation of a liquid crystal displayer is poor. The novel quantum dot film comprises a quantum dot layer, and an upper waterproof layer and a lower waterproof layer are arranged on the upper surface of the quantum dot layer and the lower surface of the quantum dot layer respectively. The quantum dot layer comprises, by weight, 100 parts of adhesives, 5-20 parts of silica gel particles, 1-20 parts of diffusion particles and 0.1-20 parts of quantum dots. The surface of the silica gel particles is provided with a micropore structure. The quantum dots are adsorbed in micropores of the silica gel particles or dispersed in the adhesives. The silica gel particles and the diffusion particles are dispersed in the adhesives. The quantum dot film is applied to the backlight module and has the advantages of improving the color gamut and illuminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Ningbo Exciton Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Li, Lun Li, Zhipeng Liu, Haijiang Tang, Yan Zhang
  • Patent number: 9525109
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device, a method of manufacturing a light emitting device, a light emitting device package and a lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Kyoon Kim, Min Gyu Na, Myeong Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9487128
    Abstract: A running board of a vehicle is provided herein. The running board includes a housing and a light-producing assembly disposed inside the housing. The light-producing assembly includes a plurality of light sources and a photoluminescent structure configured to luminesce in response to excitation by light emitted from the plurality of light sources, wherein luminescent light escapes the housing via a first light permeable portion and a second light permeable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Harry Lobo, Michael Musleh
  • Patent number: 9488325
    Abstract: A light transmitting device is extremely adaptable and provides a great amount of light for a given battery power. A flexible elongated polymeric light transmitting element has first and second ends with at least one LED immediately adjacent (e. g. touching but not embedded in) one or both of the ends so that light is efficiently transmitted from an LED along the light transmitting element. At least one battery powers the LED. A module including a printed circuit board, electrical switch, and the LED and battery, is positioned within a housing having open ends so that one or both ends of the light transmitting element receive light directly from an LED. A number of button batteries, or a rechargeable battery with USB port, may be mounted on the module, and the circuitry of the printed circuit board may include an integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Ming D & Y
    Inventors: Jianming Dai, Banghui An
  • Patent number: 9476553
    Abstract: A flashing night light includes: a night light base, a casing mounted to the night light base, a control circuit mounted to the casing and including a control substrate and light-emitting elements, and a light-transmitting unit including first and second light-transmitting plates. The light-emitting elements are controlled by the control substrate to lighten in sequence. Each of the first and second light-transmitting plates has a surface on which a predetermined pattern is formed. The patterns are arranged according to a sequence for desired displaying. The first and second light-transmitting plates include light receiving sections that are arranged to alternate in position and respectively correspond to the light-emitting elements and are fixed to the control substrate. With the light-emitting elements being arranged to lighten in sequence, lights emitting from the light-emitting elements may provide the patterns with an effect of image displaying and achieve a dynamic visual effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventor: Hua-Cheng Pan
  • Patent number: 9448411
    Abstract: An optical substrate having a structured surface that enhances brightness and reduces moiré effect. The optical substrate has a three-dimensionally varying, structured light output surface that comprises an irregular prismatic structure. The irregular prismatic structure may be viewed as comprising longitudinal prism blocks or rows thereof, arranged laterally defining peaks and valleys. Adjacent peaks, adjacent valleys, and/or adjacent peak and valley may be parallel or non-parallel, in an orderly, semi-orderly, random, or quasi-random manner. The lateral adjacent peaks, adjacent valleys, and/or adjacent peak and valley are not parallel. The adjacent irregular prism blocks may be irregular longitudinal sections having the same length, or random or quasi-random irregular sections having different lengths. The facets of each prism block may be flat, or curved (convexly and/or concavely).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: UBright Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kong-Hua Wang, Craig Lin, Daniel Yaw-Chung Ko
  • Patent number: 9437781
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device which includes a light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer, a first current blocking layer, a second current blocking layer arranged on the light emitting structure to be separated from each other, a light-transmitting conductive layer arranged on the first current blocking layer, the second current blocking layer and the light emitting structure, first electrode and second electrode electrically coupled to the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer, respectively, a through hole formed through the light-transmitting conductive layer, the second conductive semiconductor layer and the active layer to a portion of the first conductive semiconductor layer, and a through electrode arranged inside the through hole. Here, the through electrode does not overlap the first current blocking layer in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Yeon Jung, Yong Gyeong Lee
  • Patent number: 9360613
    Abstract: A planar light source apparatus includes a point light source and a light guide plate shaped like a flat plate with a rectangular shape in a plan view. The light guide plate includes an output surface confronting an opening portion, a pair of second side surfaces opposed to each other, and a hole opening in a non-output surface and formed near one of the first side surfaces at a position where the point light source is to be arranged. Each of the pair of second side surfaces is at least partially configured as a prism whose ridge line extends in a direction perpendicular to the output surface and whose cross-section, when sectioned in a direction parallel to the output surface, has a sawtooth-like shape in which concavity and convexity are repeated. A light of the point light source can be efficiently uniformized in the light guide plate, and thus unevenness of brightness can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Seiji Sakai
  • Patent number: 9223352
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing. Components such as keys may be mounted in openings in the housing. The housing may include a display housing portion and a base portion that are coupled using hinge structures. The keys may be used to form a keyboard in the base portion of the housing. Sensitive circuitry such as sensitive wireless circuitry may be shielded from electromagnetic interference by shielding the openings with a layer of conductive material. The layer of conductive material may be a metal layer that forms part of a reflector for a backlight structure. The backlight structure may be used to provide backlight for keys in the keyboard. The keyboard may include a support structure having openings through which the backlight passes to reach the keys. The openings may be bridged using conductive paths so that the support structure serves as a radio-frequency shielding structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon S. Smith, Matthew Casebolt
  • Patent number: 9193299
    Abstract: A storage box includes a storage unit for storing an article, a lid unit slidably attached to the storage unit and adapted to open and close an opening portion of the storage unit, a light source unit attached to the storage unit, a first light guide body attached to the inside of the storage unit, a second light guide body attached to the inside of the lid unit, and a light emitting portion disposed on an upper surface of a front end of the lid unit, the light emitting portion defining a handle portion of the lid unit, and has a rectangular shape longer in a width direction of the lid unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Kodama
  • Patent number: 9178176
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device may include a first cover, a protection member disposed on the first cover, a display panel disposed on the protection member, and a second cover disposed on the protection member. The protection member may include a plurality of layers having a plurality of pores, respectively. The protection member may reduce or remove a tolerance generated in manufacturing processes, and also may absorb or remove an external impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Seop Kim, Hwan-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 9169984
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp has a light source, a pillar-shaped light guide having a plurality of light controlling portions formed on a side surface thereof, and a lens disposed in front of the light guide. Light emitted from the light source enters the light guide from one end surface of the light guide. The light guide guides the light inside the light guide. The light guide emits the guided light forward of the vehicular lamp via the plurality of light controlling portions. The lens has a thick-walled projecting portion. The projecting portion is formed to have a rectangular vertical cross-section. The projecting portion guides the light emitted from the light guide and emits the light forward of the vehicular lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Takada
  • Patent number: 9022590
    Abstract: A luminous keyboard device includes plural keys, a light-emitting element, and a light guide plate. By the light guide plate, a light beam emitted by the light-emitting element is guided to the plural keys. The light guide plate includes plural elongated slots and a light-absorbing part. The plural elongated slots are located near a lateral edge of the light guide plate. After the light beam transferred within the light guide plate is transmitted through the elongated slots and departed from the light guide plate, the fraction of the light beam introduced into the lateral edge of the light guide plate is reduced. The light-absorbing part is located at the lateral edge of the light guide plate for absorbing the portion of the light beam which is introduced into the lateral edge of the light guide plate. Consequently, the lateral light leakage of the light guide plate can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Yuan Chen, Hsuan-Wei Ho
  • Patent number: 9022629
    Abstract: An LED automobile lamp includes a light source, a light guiding plate and a lens. The light guiding plate is adjacent to the light source. The lens is spaced from the light source and the light guiding plate. The light guiding plate includes a top surface which includes a horizontal section and an inclined section extending upward from one end of the horizontal section. Light generated by the light source enters the light guiding plate and is regulated to a preset luminance shape with cut-off lines at a top thereof by the horizontal section and the inclined section of the top surface of the light guiding plate. Light from the light guiding plate radiates out via the lens. A prism plate assembly is located between the lens and the light guiding plate for aligning the light from the light guiding plate to the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Po-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 9022631
    Abstract: A flexible light assembly includes a plurality of light guides that may be operably connected to one or more LED light sources. The light guides may include smooth surfaces that internally reflect light except at selected areas having irregular surface features that permit the escape of light to provide illuminated letters, numbers, designs, or the like. The light guides and LED light source may be disposed within a flexible housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Innotec Corp.
    Inventors: Jason R. Mulder, Justin Philip Boetsma
  • Patent number: 9016918
    Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed that is configured for mounting in or on a motor vehicle. The lighting device comprises a light guiding element and a light source. The light guiding element has a light entry face and a light exit face. A depth of the lighting device perpendicular to the light exit face corresponds essentially fully to the depth of the light guiding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Wolfgang Mueller
  • Patent number: 8992062
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including: a light guide plate arranged so that an edge surface thereof is opposed to a light source, the light guide plate being configured to internally reflect light entering from the edge surface to cause planar light emission from a front surface of the light guide plate; and a reflective sheet arranged so as to be opposed to a rear surface of the light guide plate. Irregularities are formed on the front surface. The irregularities are formed to have a shape of a combination of first convex portions and second convex portions, each of the first convex portions including a first ridge line which continuously extends along a first direction corresponding to a light traveling direction, each of the second convex portions including a second ridge line which continuously extends along a second direction intersecting the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kentaro Oku, Yasuhisa Shiraishi, Masao Uehara, Akiyoshi Tobe, Takashi Kuwabara
  • Patent number: 8985800
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a manufacturing method of heat-dissipating element, including the following steps: processing a heat-dissipating element body with a bottom plate and at least two stop plates, the stop plates being disposed at two sides of the bottom plate and bending towards surface; cutting from the bottom plate of the heat-dissipating element body to form heat-dissipating element, the dissipating element at least comprising two heat-dissipating elements of same shape or of symmetric shape. The present invention also discloses a heat-dissipating element and backlight module manufactured by the above method. The heat-dissipating element, manufacturing method and backlight module thereof can maintain optimal heat-dissipation effect and save material used to lower cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Huang, Yuchun Hsiao