Display Backlight Patents (Class 362/97.1)
  • Patent number: 9282667
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display module for displaying an image, and a variable member for varying a shape of the display module. The variable member includes a first portion capable of varying in shape, and a second portion having opposite ends respectively fixed to opposite ends of the first portion, where a distance between the opposite ends of the second portion is varied such that the opposite ends of the first portion protrudes with respect to a central region of the first portion and thereby, the display module is varied in shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeoncheol Song, Ahreum Lee, Jinsu Kim
  • Patent number: 9281501
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light extraction film including a micro-lens array film and at least one optical film. The micro-lens array film has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and has a plurality of micro-lenses disposed on the first surface. The optical film covers the first surface, and the optical film includes a plurality of optical particles and a thin film layer. The optical particles are disposed in the thin film layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventor: Chung-Chia Chen
  • Patent number: 9239411
    Abstract: An optical film includes a substrate, several prism bars, and several connecting parts. The substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The prism bars are disposed on the second surface of the substrate. Each prism bar has a bottom portion and a top portion. The bottom portion of each prism bar is disposed on the second surface of the substrate, and each top portion has an edge. Each connecting part includes a flexible pillar and a connecting enlarged part. Each flexible pillar has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first end of each flexible pillar is disposed on one of the edges. Each connecting enlarged part is disposed on the second end of each flexible pillar. The outer width of each connecting enlarged part is larger than that of the cross-section of each flexible pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventor: Yan-Fei Zhu
  • Patent number: 9222664
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a backlight unit and a display device. The backlight unit comprises at least one light emitting component and at least one reflection support component, wherein the light emitting component comprises a plurality of element surfaces disposed obliquely and a plurality of luminophors disposed on the element surfaces, the reflection support component comprises a plurality of reflective surfaces disposed obliquely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE CHATANI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weixin Zheng, Dongsheng Yang, Zhonglian Qiao
  • Patent number: 9161408
    Abstract: LEDs near or surrounding a non-functional or sub-par LED are adjusted to compensate the sub-par LED. The compensation may include illumination (e.g., increased illumination of nearby LEDs to compensate for under illumination of a non-functional LED) or a shift in hue of the nearby LEDs to compensate for an opposite shift in hue of the sub-par LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventor: Neil W. Messmer
  • Patent number: 9144162
    Abstract: A display device includes a frame body (15) formed by joining a plurality of frame members (15a to 15f) for supporting a circumferential end portion of a display panel (2), wherein a cushioning material (17a) of a first frame member (15a) of the plurality of frame members includes a protruding portion (Ta) protruding toward a second frame member (15b) to be joined to the first frame member and a recessed portion (Ha) recessed inwardly, and a cushioning material (17b) of the second frame member (15b) includes a recessed portion (Hb) recessed inwardly so as to correspond to the protruding portion (Ta) of the cushioning material (17a) of the first frame member and a protruding portion (Tb) protruding so as to correspond to the recessed portion (Ha) of the cushioning material (17a) of the first frame member (15a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuya Kondoh
  • Patent number: 9128227
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module and a display apparatus. The backlight module comprises a substrate, a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; and a light guild sheet disposed on the substrate. The light guild sheet includes first recesses and second recesses, and the light sources are received in the first recesses, and the second recesses are formed a light output surface thereof. The present invention can form a uniform plane light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yubo Gu, Pei Jia, Liu yang Yang
  • Patent number: 9123267
    Abstract: A light panel includes a light panel front (2) made of a translucent, self-supporting structure having a forward panel (10) distanced from a rear panel (12) via cross-linking walls (11) and arranged in the light panel to transmit light from one or more light sources (3) arranged behind the light panel front. A light scattering medium is arranged between the light source (3) and the forward panel (10) of the light panel front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Inventor: Anders Rensmo
  • Patent number: 9119298
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that can be switched to a plane state or a bent state, and the curvature of the display panel can be easily controlled. The display device includes a display panel configured to display an image and a bend control unit located in the rear of the display panel. The bend control unit bends the display panel toward the front of the display panel by pressurizing two regions on the display panel located on different sides based on the center of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun-Sang Park
  • Patent number: 9097414
    Abstract: A light source device (100), comprising: a light source (200); an input terminal (108) coupled to the light source (200) for the supply of input voltage; an output terminal (108) coupled to the light source (200) for providing an output voltage; a first bridging terminal (114) and a second bridging terminal (114); and a printed circuit board (102) coupled to the light source (200); wherein the printed circuit board (102) has at least one conductor track (402) coupled to the first bridging terminal (114) and the second bridging terminal (114) for guiding an electrical potential from the first bridging terminal (114) to the second bridging terminal (114) in a manner that bridges the light source (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Karsten Diekmann, Steven Rossbach
  • Patent number: 9097936
    Abstract: A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display device includes a cover bottom including a horizontal plane and sides perpendicular to the horizontal plane; guides disposed at inner surfaces of the sides of the cover bottom and each including first, second and third portions, wherein the second portion protrudes from the first portion, and the third portion protrudes from the second portion and has elasticity; a reflection sheet disposed on the first portions; a light guide plate disposed over the reflection sheet and on the second portions; an LED assembly disposed at a first side of the light guide plate; and optical sheets disposed over the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Hui Yu, Sang-Soo Lee, Seong-Hae Ha
  • Patent number: 9069206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device which comprises a light source of a light emitting device, and more particularly to a circuit board, a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device with the same. The backlight unit comprises a circuit board having a first line with circuit lines provided thereto, a plurality of second lines connected to the first line each to have elasticity at least at a point connected to the first line, and a light emitting device mounting portion connected to the second line and electrically connected to the circuit line, and a light guide plate positioned on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taegu Kang, Mangeun Kim, Hyouk Kwon
  • Patent number: 9052544
    Abstract: The present invention provides a direct-light backlight module and a liquid crystal display device. The direct-light backlight module includes at least two light sources; a diffuser place, disposed above the light sources; a reflection plate, disposed beneath the light sources; and an optical film, disposed on top of diffuser plate, further including a plurality of via holes disposed at corresponding areas on the optical film between two neighboring light sources; and further including a liquid crystal panel, disposed on top of the optical film. Through this manner, the present invention can realize the thin design of liquid crystal display device, with the luminance uniformity of backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Gege Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150146452
    Abstract: A quantum rod luminescent display device includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixel regions; a plurality of first electrodes alternately arranged with a plurality of second electrodes in each of the plurality of pixel regions; a plurality of quantum rod compound layers over the first electrodes and the second electrodes, respectively in each of the plurality of pixel regions, each of the quantum rod compound layers including a quantum rod having a core, a shell surrounding the core, and an electron acceptor; a second substrate facing the first substrate; and a backlight unit at an outer surface of the first substrate. The electron acceptor is attached to or adjacent to the quantum rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Kyu-Nam KIM, Jin-Wuk KIM, Byung-Geol KIM, Sung-Woo KIM, Kyung-Kook JANG, Hee-Yeol KIM, Sung-Il WOO
  • Patent number: 9039220
    Abstract: A light source device includes a circuit board having a light-emitting element mounted on a one surface; a support body positioned on the other surface side of the circuit board for supporting the circuit board; a rivet having a head portion, which is positioned on a side of the one surface of the circuit board and cannot be inserted into a first through hole provided on the circuit board and the support body, and a shaft portion having a tip side stopped and held on the support body in a penetration via the first through hole; and a reflection sheet arranged on the one surface of the circuit board for reflecting light. The light source device provides a second through hole having a diameter larger or smaller than the diameter of the head portion at the position corresponding to the head portion on the reflection sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideto Takeuchi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Tatsuo Sugahara, Keita Ito, Toshiyuki Fujita, Yuuki Kawamura, Kenzo Toshiyuki, Kenichiro Ito, Kazuki Nakamichi, Tomoo Sasaki, Kenta Moribe, Mamoru Yahata
  • Patent number: 9039219
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display unit; a chassis member provided at the rear side of the display unit; a fan attached to the chassis member; a first circuit substrate that is provided between the display unit and the chassis member and of which the component-mounting surface is arranged at a position facing the fan side; and a second circuit substrate that is provided between the display unit and the chassis member and of which the component-mounting surface is arranged to face the display unit side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tasuku Uchimi
  • Patent number: 9039218
    Abstract: A white LED lamp including: a conductive portion; a light emitting diode chip mounted on the conductive portion, for emitting a primary light having a peak wavelength of 360 nm to 420 nm; a transparent resin layer including a first hardened transparent resin, for sealing the light emitting diode chip; and a phosphor layer covering the transparent resin layer, the phosphor layer being formed by dispersing a phosphor powder into a second hardened transparent resin, and the phosphor powder receiving the primary light and radiating a secondary light having a wavelength longer than that of the primary light. An energy of the primary light contained in the radiated secondary light is 0.4 mW/Im or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Ishii, Hajime Takeuchi, Yasumasa Ooya, Katsutoshi Nakagawa, Yumi Ito, Masaki Toyoshima, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Ryo Sakai
  • Patent number: 9039221
    Abstract: Disclosed are a backlight unit and a display apparatus using the same. The backlight unit includes first and second reflectors, a light source module, an optical member spaced apart from the second reflector, a first cover to come into contact with the second reflector and optical member, a second cover coupled to the first cover to support the light source module, and a third cover coupled to the first and second covers. The first cover includes a bottom plate, first lateral plates facing each other with respect to a first direction, second lateral plates facing each other in a second direction, a first coupling portion disposed at each first lateral plate and coupled to the second cover, a second coupling portion disposed at each second lateral plate and coupled to the optical member, and a third coupling portion disposed at each second lateral plate and coupled to the third cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Ho Lee, Sung Yong Park
  • Publication number: 20150138755
    Abstract: A tileable display panel includes a screen layer, a display layer, and an illumination layer. The display layer includes a plurality of transmissive pixels to collectively project a unified image onto the backside of the screen layer. The transmissive pixels disposed within a perimeter region of the display layer have smaller transmission apertures than the transmissive pixels disposed within a central region of the display layer. The illumination layer generates lamp light to illuminate a backside of the display layer. The illumination layer is coupled to generate the lamp light incident on the backside of the display layer in the perimeter region with greater divergence than the lamp light incident on the backside of the display layer in the central region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Behnam Bastani, Mary Lou Jepsen, Belle Fu
  • Publication number: 20150138827
    Abstract: A method of protecting an LED chip from damage by ESD and EMI when the LED chip is housed in a light-emitting diode(s) housing package (LED package) and the LED package is mounted on a printed circuit board is provided. The method comprises a step of not including an ESD and EMI suppressing Zener diode within the combination of the printed circuit board and the LED package and of providing within the combination of the printed circuit board and the LED package a first conductive member and a spaced apart second conductive member which are electrically connected to the LED chip and which have defined between them at least one insulative ESD and/or EMI suppressing region which breaks down in its insulative properties when subjected to voltages of absolute magnitudes greater than a predetermined threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Si Joon SONG, Hyuk Hwan KIM, Seok Hyun NAM, Byoung Dae YE, Young Keun LEE
  • Publication number: 20150138756
    Abstract: A lighting device is provided that includes an LED and an NIR filter for a control panel or a display, which does not interfere with a night vision device. The light of the LED is in an area of u?>0.19 and v?>0.46 of the u?v? diagram of the CIE-LUV chromaticity diagram. The NIR filter exhibits descending light transmittance between 500 nm and 800 nm. The thickness of the NIR filter is chosen so that a sufficient blocking effect is provided in a range of wavelengths between 600 nm and 800 nm, so that the color coordinates of the filtered useful light are in an area with a radius of 0.04 around coordinates u?=0.19 and v?=0.49 of the u?v? diagram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Biertuempfel, Steffen Reichel, Michael Landi
  • Publication number: 20150138758
    Abstract: A light emitting device package including light emitting devices, and optical lenses respectively disposed over the light emitting devices. Further, a respective optical lens includes an extending member extending from a body of the respective optical lens, and including a first portion laterally extending in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the respective light emitting device, and a second portion extending towards the substrate in a second direction substantially parallel with the central axis of the respective light emitting device. A vertical cross section of the second portion is substantially symmetrical with respect to an axis that is spaced apart in the first direction from and substantially parallel with the central axis of the respective light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicants: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jung Hoon SEO, Jun Ho JANG
  • Publication number: 20150138757
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a base and a light source and a diverging unit placed on the base. The diverging unit has a divergent lens and a diverging ring. The divergent lens includes a light incident surface, a light exiting surface, and a side surface. The side surface is connected to the light incident surface and the light exiting surface. The divergent lens defines a receiving space and the receiving space extending into the divergent lens from the light incident surface towards the light exiting surface. The light source is received in the receiving space. The diverging ring is positioned on the light exiting surface and in-line with the light source so that the diverging ring reflects light from the light source transmitted through the divergent lens in multiple directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: FENG-YUEN DAI, CHAU-JIN HU, LI-YING WANG HE
  • Patent number: 9033533
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus which does not use some elements of cases and set cover members necessary for producing the display apparatus and thus can minimize a thickness and enhance a sense of beauty with an innovative design. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a panel supporting member, an adhesive member, a guide frame, and a cover member. The panel supporting member is disposed to have a side inserting space, and supports a rear edge of the display panel. The adhesive member is disposed at the panel supporting member, and couples the display panel and the panel supporting member. The guide frame supports the panel supporting member. The cover member is inserted into the side inserting space of the panel supporting member, and surrounds a side surface of the guide frame, thereby enabling movement of the panel supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: HyunSeok Lee, SangRyeon Park
  • Patent number: 9033568
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a fluorescent lamp assembly for a liquid crystal display. The assembly comprises a bracket having a fluorescent lamp fixing channel and a wire fixing channel; a fluorescent lamp positioned inside the fluorescent lamp fixing channel; a conductive elastic member positioned inside the bracket with one end thereof connected to the fluorescent lamp through the fluorescent lamp fixing channel; and wire positioned in the wire fixing channel. One end of the wire is connected to the other end of the conductive elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young Man Kwon
  • Publication number: 20150131265
    Abstract: Light flux controlling member (300) includes: first main surface (310) having first incidence surface (313) and second incidence surface (314); second main surface (320) having total reflection surface (321); and side surface (330) that outputs light reflected by total reflection surface (321). First incidence surface (313) is a recessed surface disposed at a center portion of first main surface (310). Second incidence surface (314) is a surface laterally extending from an opening edge of first incidence surface (313). Total reflection surface (321) is a substantially cone-shaped recessed surface having a vertex at a position that faces a vertex of first incidence surface (313).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Masato NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150131319
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light source unit configured to generate light, a lower receiving container having a bottom portion and a side wall and being configured to receive the light source unit, the lower receiving container shaped to cover a lower surface of the light source unit and a mold frame formed directly on the lower receiving container and having a cut portion, the cut portion having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion and the second end portion spaced apart from each other and facing each other with a gap therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Sang-Gil KWAK, Man-Soo KIM, Joon-Ik LEE
  • Publication number: 20150131264
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a rear face housing, a substrate, at least one light source, a reflective sheet, and a fixing member. The display panel is configured to display an image. The rear face housing is disposed rearward with respect to a rear face of the display panel. The substrate is disposed between the display panel and the rear face housing. The at least one light source is mounted on the substrate and configured to emit light toward the rear face of the display panel. The reflective sheet is partially sandwiched between the substrate and the rear face housing. The reflective sheet has an opening at a location where the substrate is disposed. The fixing member fixedly attaches the substrate to the rear face housing through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Yuki ISHIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20150130693
    Abstract: A backlight assembly having a light emitting module and a lower receiving container, the light emitting module including a first light source configured to generate a first light and a quantum dot rail configured to generate a second light from the first light the light emitting module is disposed under a display panel to provide the display panel with the second light, and the lower receiving container is configured to receive the light emitting module and the display panel6b
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Hyun-Min Cho, Kwang-Keun Lee, Jong-Hyuk Kang, Jae-Byung Park, Baek-Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20150124485
    Abstract: A field instrument (1) with a display device (4) that allows a flexibility of display that is as great as possible for a hardware structure that is as small as possible by the display device (4) having a light guide device (8) and a luminous unit (12, 14) which emits light in a direction toward the light guide device (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: KROHNE MESSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Helmut Brockhaus, Ulrike Schwenger
  • Patent number: 9022636
    Abstract: The present invention provides a side-edge backlight module, which includes a backplane, a light guide plate arranged inside the backplane, and a backlight source mounted to the backplane. The backlight source includes a circuit board and a plurality of LED lights mounted to the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board. The circuit board includes a mounting section and a bent section connected to the mounting section. The LED lights are mounted to the mounting section. The bent section is coupled to the backplane. The light guide plate is supported on the bent section. The side-edge backlight module of the present invention uses a MCPCB having a bent section to replace the conventional heat dissipation arrangement that attaches an MCPCB through thermal paste to an aluminum extrusion in order to improve the performance of heat dissipation and enhance the quality of backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chechang Hu, Lindong Fang
  • 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: 9022634
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a backlight and a display device, to reduce the number of LEDs in a backlight, save costs, while avoiding dark areas appearing on the screen, so as to ensure display effect. The backlight comprises a first light guide plate and at least one light-emitting diode assembly, and the light-emitting diode assembly is located on one side of the first light guide plate. The light-emitting diode assembly comprises a second light guide plate, at least one light-emitting diode and a reflective film, wherein the at least one light-emitting diode is located on at least one side of the second light guide plate, and the reflective film is located on at least one side of the second light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhanchang Bu, Bochang Wang, Fei Wang, Yanjun Sun, Yi Deng, Guangsheng Hua
  • Patent number: 9022630
    Abstract: A display module includes a display panel including a display area and a non-display area, an upper prism layer including a plurality of parallel upper prisms at a lower surface thereof, wherein the plurality of the upper prisms are parallel to one another, a lower prism layer including a plurality of lower prisms at a lower surface thereof, wherein the plurality of the lower prisms are parallel to one another and extend in a substantially perpendicular direction to the upper prisms, and an adhesive part which is at a side of the upper prism layer and is adhered to the lower prism layer and the non-display area of the display panel, wherein the adhesive part fixes the upper prism layer and the lower prism layer to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Hoon Kim, Se-Ki Park, Seung-Hwan Chung, Jin-Sung Choi, Chul-Hyun Choi, Seung-Hwa Ha, Seong-Yong Hwang
  • Publication number: 20150116984
    Abstract: A lens includes a main lens, a first light-diffusion capping layer and a second light-diffusion capping layer formed on the top of the main lens in sequence. The main lens includes a light incident surface and a light exit surface opposite to the light incident surface. The main lens defines a recess in the top thereof, and the recess is located at a central region of the light exit surface and recessed inwardly toward the light incident surface. The first and the second light-diffusion capping layers are received in the recess, and the second light-diffusion capping layer is located over the first light-diffusion capping layer. A refractive index of the first light-diffusion capping layer is smaller that that of the main lens but larger than that of the second light-diffusion capping layer. A backlight module source incorporating the lens and the LED light source is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: FENG-YUEN DAI, CHAU-JIN HU, LI-YING WANG HE, YUNG-LUN HUANG
  • Publication number: 20150116607
    Abstract: A display device includes a casing, a frame, a backlight module, at least one cable, and a display panel. The casing has a display opening. The frame is disposed in an inner edge of the display opening, wherein the frame has at least a cable management groove and a support surface. The backlight module is disposed on the frame. The cable is disposed in the cable management groove. The display panel is disposed on the frame and located in the display opening, wherein an edge portion of the display panel is located on the support surface, and the support surface supports the edge portion of the display panel. A part of the cable management groove is located under the display panel and at least partially overlapped with the edge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Shun-Ying Cheng, Bing-Han Tsai, Chun-Chung Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20150116985
    Abstract: Discussed is a display device including a substrate having at least one of a first and a second electrode, a conductive adhesive layer configured to cover the wiring substrate, and a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices coupled to the conductive adhesive layer, and electrically connected to the first and second electrode, wherein the conductive adhesive layer has a first conductive adhesive layer disposed in a first region and a second conductive adhesive layer disposed in a second region adjoining to the first region such that the conductive adhesive layer is partitioned into a plurality of regions on the wiring substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Kyuhyun BANG
  • Patent number: 9016923
    Abstract: A lighting device includes light sources arranged at an end, light guide portions arranged along an arrangement direction of the light sources and receiving light from the light sources, and light output portions arranged along a direction crossing the arrangement direction and exiting light from the light guide portions. The light output portions include at least a first light output portion and a second light output portion. The first light output portion is arranged relatively close to the light sources and the second light output portion is arranged relatively farther from the light sources with respect to the first light output portion. The light guide portions include at least a first light guide portion and a second light guide portion, and the first light guide portion is optically connected to the first light output portion and the second light guide portion is optically connected to the second light output portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kosaka, Toshinori Sugihara, Tomofumi Osaki, Takehisa Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20150109762
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a member for controlling luminous flux including an incident surface receiving light, a reflective surface reflecting the incident light, and a light emitting surface emitting the reflected light to a bottom surface of a plane perpendicular to a central axis connecting a center of the incident surface and a center of the reflective surface, and to a display device and a light emitting device, whereby performance of display device can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Gi Seok Lee, Eun Sung Seo, Hyun Ho Choi, Chang Hyuck Lee, Ki Cheol Kim, Lee Im Kang
  • Publication number: 20150109761
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a first optical element, a plurality of LEDs, and a plurality of second optical elements. The second optical elements are located over the LEDs, and spaced from the LEDs and the first optical element. Each second optical element has a configuration of an inverted frustum of a triangular cone. The LEDs are arranged on a reflecting face of the first optical element in a number of rows and columns. The LEDs in every two adjacent rows of the LEDs are arranged zigzag. The LEDs in every two adjacent columns of the LEDs are arranged zigzag. The first optical element and the second optical elements reflect light emitted from the LEDs. The light emitted from each LED forms a triangular light field after reflected by the first optical element and the second optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: YUNG-LUN HUANG
  • Patent number: 9010950
    Abstract: Disclosed are a fixing device and a backlight module using the fixing device. The fixing device includes a positioning post, an embedded part, and at least one elastic part. The embedded part is vertically inserted in the positioning post. The at least one elastic part is disposed at one end of the positioning post. The fixing device of the present invention is capable of enhancing the structure and functions to position accurately. Furthermore, the elastic part is capable of decreasing shocks at the fixed position of the fixing device and improving the problem of stress concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tian Zhang
  • Patent number: 9007545
    Abstract: A backlight device (20) is combined with a display device (10) that has a display panel (11), such as a liquid crystal panel. The backlight device includes a chassis (21), a light guide plate (22) and optical sheets (23) arranged on the rear surface of the display panel (11), and an LED package (24) that illuminates an edge face of the light guide plate. A light reflecting face formed of a material that has silver as a main component is provided in the LED package. An adsorbing material (30) that adsorbs gas such as halogen gas and hydrogen sulfide, which have characteristics that lower the reflectance of silver, is coated onto a substrate (25) on which the LED package is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Munetoshi Ueyama
  • Patent number: 9004708
    Abstract: An apparatus to widen the light dispersion pattern of a light source shining through an overlay window from the viewing side of an electrical computer system. The overlay window is coupled to a panel of the system. The overlay window includes a transparent material, which has a first surface facing the light source and a second surface facing away from the light source to define a viewing side. An opaque material can be disposed on the first surface to partially cover the first surface to form a viewing window. A first diffusing mechanism is disposed on the first surface, and a second diffusing mechanism is disposed on the second surface. In response to the passage of the light output through the viewing window, the light dispersion pattern of the light output from the viewing side of the overlay window has a viewing angle of up to about 180 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Perry L. Hayden, Sr., Ronald D. Lutz, Jr., Charles Ingalz, Bill Hin Yi Fong
  • Patent number: 9004735
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate and only one light source. The light guide plate has a main body and protrusions. The main body has a light emitting surface, a light incident surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface. The protrusions are positioned on the light incident surface, and face the light source. The protrusions diffuse the light rays from the only one light source and guides the light rays into the main body. The light emitting surface has a light emitting area and a marginal area surrounding the light emitting area. The marginal area has a light diffusion area adjacent to the light incident surface and the first side surface. An included angle between the light incident surface and the first side surface is an obtuse angle. An included angle between the light incident surface and the second side surface is an obtuse angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Po-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 9004736
    Abstract: Assemblies and techniques are provided for light guides integrated into display devices having front light sources. In one aspect, a light guide can include one or more reflective coatings that are applied or otherwise integrated onto one or more internal surfaces of the light guide. Application of at least one reflective coating can modify the luminance and/or chromaticity of the light guide. The one or more coatings can comprise one or more applied layers of paint, such as a layer of a glossy colored paint and/or a layer of a chrome paints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikram Srinivas, Anoop Menon, Ali-Reza Bahmandar, Ramez Nachman
  • Patent number: 9004721
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light source heat dissipation structure and a backlight module. The light source heat dissipation structure comprises at least one light bar having two lateral faces; and a heat dissipation base, comprising: a frame having an inner space, at last one open and a upper surface, and the open is formed on the frame and connected to the inner space, and the open comprises at least one open edge; and at least one elastic abutting wall having an attached surface; wherein the elastic abutting wall is fixed on the open edge, and the light bar is embedded in the open, and the attached surface is attached to the lateral face of the light bar to enlarge the contact area between the light bar and the heat dissipation base. The heat dissipation efficiency and the usage lifetime of the LED packaged structure can be improved accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Pangling Zhang
  • Patent number: 9004707
    Abstract: A reel backlight structure for a mechanical reel-type game includes an undifferentiated array of LED backlights. The rows of LEDs are closely spaced apart and may extend over an arc that encompasses both three vertical stop positions and four vertical stop positions. The LEDs are mounted on a flexible substrate that may be bent to match the radius of a reel strip and held in the desired radius with mounting attachment points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Multimedia Games, Inc.
    Inventor: Furqaan Malik
  • Publication number: 20150098208
    Abstract: A backlight module is provided, including a bottom plate, a light source, an edge frame, a diffusing sheet, a diffusing plate and a front frame. The light source is disposed on the bottom plate. The edge frame surrounds the light source and abuts the bottom plate to form a groove. The diffusing sheet includes a front side and a back side, wherein the front side is opposite the back side, and the diffusing sheet is disposed in a light-emitting direction of the light source. The diffusing plate is disposed on the front side of the diffusing sheet. The front frame includes a light-emitting opening, wherein a position groove is formed between the front frame and the edge frame, and the diffusing plate and the diffusing sheet are tightly clipped in the positioning groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen-Yi SU, Yung-Long JIAN
  • Publication number: 20150098209
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an optical device for a back light unit, and an optical device and an optical device array manufactured by the method, in which optical device chips constituting the optical device array are each laid the sides thereof on a printed circuit board in such a manner that light can be emitted from the optical device chips in a lateral direction, thus reducing the overall thickness of the back light unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Bum Mo Ahn, Seung Ho Park, Ki Myung Nam
  • Patent number: 8998435
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (10), comprising a multistage lens (1, 2, 3), which spectrally and spatially collimates the transmitted light (5, 6). The illumination device is particularly well suited for use in a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Brick