Patents Examined by Keith G Delahoussaye
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Patent number: 11442213Abstract: In one aspect, a film-based lightguide includes a film with a light emitting region, a plurality of coupling lightguides in a form of an array of strips extended from the body of the film and folded along a fold line, a light mixing region of the film positioned along the film between the plurality of coupling lightguides and the light emitting region, and an extended coupling lightguide region of the coupling lightguides between the fold line and the light mixing region where the plurality of coupling lightguides are not folded. For one or more of the plurality of coupling lightguides, a length along a coupling lightguide between the fold line and a light input end of the coupling lightguide is less than a length of the coupling lightguide in the extended coupling lightguide region.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Azumo, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Nichol, Zane Coleman
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Backlight having light guide plate with side surface with inclination angle and image display device
Patent number: 11442217Abstract: A backlight comprises a light guide plate and a light emitting element. The light guide plate has a first main surface, a second main surface opposite the first main surface, and a side surface connecting the first main surface and the second main surface, the side surface having a first region and a second region different from the first region. The light emitting element emits light toward the first region of the side surface of the light guide plate. The side surface of the light guide plate includes, in the second region of the side surface of the light guide plate, a first inclined surface that extends from an outer edge of the first main surface in an inclined manner and has an inclination angle between 52° and 83° with respect to the first main surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Noritaka Tanabe -
Patent number: 11442307Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a backlight module, a display module and an assembling method thereof. The backlight module includes: a backplane; a fixing member fixedly connected to the backplane; and an insertion clamp including a mounting portion fixedly connected to the fixing member, and a clamping portion for clamping to a circuit board inserted between the fixing member and the insertion clamp.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignees: K-TRONICS (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yunben Shen, Lihua Sheng, Zhou Lu, Feng Zhou
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Patent number: 11442215Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a light guide plate, a prism sheet, and a lenticular lens, wherein, a plurality of first protrusions of the light guide plate are arranged along a first direction and extend along a second direction intersecting the first direction, a plurality of second protrusions of the light guide plate extend along the first direction and are arranged along the second direction, the prism sheet includes a plurality of third protrusions extending along the first direction and arranged in the second direction, and the lenticular lens includes a plurality of fourth protrusions arranged along the first direction and extending along the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Makoto Hasegawa, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Masafumi Okada
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Patent number: 11442220Abstract: A light indicator module is provided. The light indicator module includes a circuit board, a plurality of light sources, a light guide unit, and a shielding material. The light sources are disposed on the circuit board, and each light source provides a light beam. The light guide unit includes a plurality of guiding blocks. Each guiding block includes a light emitting surface, a light entering side surface, and at least one abuttal side surface. One of the light sources corresponds to the light entering side surface. The light beam enters the guiding block through the light entering side surface and is emitted through the light emitting surface. The abuttal side surface faces toward an adjacent guiding block. The shielding material covers the abuttal side surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORP.Inventors: Ying-Yen Lu, Yan-Da Chen, Shih-Hao Ou
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Patent number: 11442219Abstract: A lighting system may include a light guide to receive light from a light source; and a reflector plate including a frustrum structure formed on the surface of the reflector plate to receive refracted light from the light guide.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Super Liao, Kuan-Ting Wu, Cheng-Hua Yu
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Patent number: 11435619Abstract: A backlight unit for a display device includes a light path control pattern disposed over a light source and including portions having different types of reflective characteristic and a reflective layer disposed on a substrate where the light source is mounted and including portions having different types of reflective characteristic, a light guide distance of a light emitted from the light source can be increased and a light uniformity can be maintained, so that as a light can be supplied to each area evenly while increasing a distance between the light sources and reducing the number of the light sources, an image quality of the backlight unit can be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: MyungJoon Park, Kyuhwan Lee
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Patent number: 11427122Abstract: A headlight control system has a headlight including a plurality of LED light sources, a camera and a radar that detect a predetermined target object present ahead of a vehicle, and a controller configured to control the headlight such that, when the target object is present, of the plurality of LED light sources, the LED light source irradiating a region where the target object is present is turned off, and such that, thereafter, when the target object is no longer present in the region, the turned-off LED light source is turned on again. The controller controls the headlight such that, at the time of turning on the turned-off LED light source again, a change rate of luminance of the LED light source is changed according to a position of an irradiation region of the LED light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Kaino, Kumiko Takenouchi, Yoshitaka Fujihara
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Patent number: 11427137Abstract: An emblem arrangement for a motor vehicle has an emblem support part, an element forming a brand emblem, and at least one luminous element for illuminating the emblem arrangement. The element forming the brand emblem is a layered structure having at least two layers, which layered structure has, when viewed in a plan view of the emblem arrangement, translucent and non-translucent regions. The translucent regions are able to depict the shape of the brand emblem in its entirety or wherein the translucent regions are able to depict merely the contour of the brand emblem.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Christian Studeny, Falko Seifert, Miguel Almeida Estevao, Sandra Sturmat
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Patent number: 11428860Abstract: A static multiview display and method of static multiview display operation provide a static multiview image using diffractive gratings to diffractively scatter light from guided light beams having different radial directions provided by a horizontal diffuser. The static multiview display includes a light guide configured to guide the light beams; the horizontal diffuser configured to provide the guided light beams with the different radial directions using light from a directional light source; and a plurality of diffraction gratings configured to scatter out light from the guided light beam plurality as directional light beams representing the static multiview image. The method of static display operation includes providing and diffusing directional light to provide guided light beams having different radial directions, and further scattering out light from the guided light beam as directional light beams representing the static multiview image.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: LEIA INC.Inventor: David A. Fattal
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Patent number: 11422300Abstract: A first light guide plate and a second light guide plate are arranged facing each other. A microprojection group comprising a plurality of microprojections is arranged in the visual recognition region of the surface facing the first light guide plate in the second light guide plate. The plurality of microprojections have a height and arrangement that ensure a distance where interference fringes are not visually recognized between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate in contact with the second light guide plate. The microprojection group and the dimples configuring a design part formed on the second light guide plate are formed on an identical surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Shogo Ikeda, Junya Fujita, Jun Kishimoto, Masanori Mori, Mitsuru Okuda
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Patent number: 11422299Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a display, a light source, a light guide plate, and a mark portion. The light source is provided inside the housing and below the display. The mark portion is provided in the rear surface of the housing and includes a portion that shines as light from the light source passes therethrough. A lower end of the mark portion is defined as a first end and an upper end of the mark portion is defined as a second end. When viewed in a direction from the rear surface toward the front surface, the light source is located between the first end and the second end, and a distance from the second end to the light source is longer than a distance from the first end to the light source.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuki Ebihara, Fumihiko Inoue, Shinji Yamamoto, Hiroki Goto, Noboru Wakitani
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Patent number: 11415739Abstract: An illuminating device including a circuit board, a first light emitting member, a housing, a transparent support member, a light diffusing member, and a light guide member is provided. The first light emitting member is disposed on the top surface of the circuit board to emit light. The housing is disposed to cover the circuit board from above, and has a symbol configured to be illuminated by the light. The support member is disposed under the housing. A first surface of the support member is shaped to conform to the bottom surface of the housing and a second surface of the support member is flat. The light diffusing member has a side surface that receives the light, is fixed to the second surface of the support member, and diffuses the light toward the symbol. The light guide member guides the light to the side surface of the light diffusing member.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventor: Takayuki Saijo
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Patent number: 11415738Abstract: A light-emitting module includes: a light source; a light guide plate including an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface being at a side opposite to the upper surface, the light guide plate being configured to guide light from the light source; a first light-reflective member located at a lower surface side of the light guide plate, wherein the first light-reflective member includes: a first resin member, and a first reflector, wherein a refractive index of the first reflector is lower than a refractive index of the first resin member; and a second light-reflective member located at a lower surface side of the first light-reflective member, wherein the second light-reflective member includes: a second resin member, and a second reflector, wherein a refractive index of the second reflector is higher than a refractive index of the second resin member.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Daisuke Iwakura
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Patent number: 11402567Abstract: A backlight assembly and a display device are provided. The backlight assembly includes a light guide plate, a light source, and a first reflector sheet. The light guide plate includes a bottom surface and a light emitting surface opposite to each other, and a light incident surface intersecting the bottom surface and the light emitting surface. The light source is on the light incident surface of the light guide plate. The first reflector sheet is on the bottom surface of the light guide plate and at an end of the light guide plate distal to the light source. The backlight assembly further includes a second reflector sheet proximal to the light source. The second reflector sheet is on the bottom surface and/or the light emitting surface of the light guide plate, and a reflectivity of the second reflector sheet is greater than 90%.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhuqing Zhang, Yucheng Li, Fei Pan, Shikang Ge, Hening Zhang, Xufeng Tu, Zhi Li, Wei Dai
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Patent number: 11402566Abstract: In a side-edge type surface light emitting apparatus including a light guide plate having a light emitting surface and a light distribution controlling surface opposing each other, and a light incident surface and a counter light incident surface opposing each other on sides of the light emitting surface and the light distribution controlling surface; a light source disposed on the light incident surface; and a prism sheet having multiple peak-shaped prisms protruded toward the light emitting surface and in parallel with the light incident surface, each of the peak-shaped prisms has a definite apical shape and a definite apical height, and the peak-shaped prisms have a definite pitch. The peak-shaped prisms have sloped angles gradually changed from the light incident surface to the counter light incident surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Miyamoto, Atsushi Takeuchi, Nobuyuki Shigeno
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Patent number: 11398128Abstract: An illumination device according to one or more embodiments may include: a light guide plate unit comprising a front light guide plate and a rear light guide plate arranged in a depth direction at a predetermined interval, and a light projecting unit arranged at a side of the light guide plate unit. The light projecting unit may comprise an LED in an amount of one piece among the front light guide plate and the rear light guide plate; and a moving mechanism configured to cause the light guide plate unit to reciprocate in the depth direction to cause a light incident surface of either one of the front light guide plate and the rear light guide plate to be opposed to the light projecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Onitsuka, Takahiro Ono, Tatsuya Adachi, Rei Asai, Takehiro Agata
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Patent number: 11391885Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light bar assembly, a backlight unit, a display unit and a mobile electronic device. The light bar assembly includes: a light bar printed circuit board; a plurality of backlights electrically connected to the light bar printed circuit board; and at least one till light electrically connected to the light bar printed circuit hoard. The light bar printed circuit board includes a first circuit and a second circuit connected to a drive circuit, the first circuit is configured to provide an electrical signal to the backlights, and the second circuit is configured to provide an electrical signal to the fill light.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Hongyang Yu, Fang Zhang, Ruifeng Yang, Litao Fan, Yufei Liu
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Patent number: 11384912Abstract: A thin aspect lighting system and method are shown. The system and method include at least one module having a reflector that is generally elliptical in one cross-section and generally parabolic in another cross-section. Each module is adapted to generate at least one of a flat beam pattern, a high beam pattern or a low beam pattern, such as a low beam pattern with a kink or elbow. Also shown is a headlamp assembly having a plurality of modules that generate the same or a different light beam pattern. Manipulation and variation of facets or positions of various components, such as at least one light source provides improved characteristics in one or more of the light beam patterns.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.Inventors: Brant Potter, John Orisich, Matthew Berry
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Patent number: 11378730Abstract: A thin plastic light guide is formed to have cavities on one surface and TIR (total internal reflection) structures directly above the cavities. LEDs mounted on a printed circuit board are positioned hi the cavities. The cavity walls are shaped to refract the LED light and direct the LED light toward the TIR structures to most efficiently make use of the TIR structures. The TIR structures may have a cusp or cone shape. The top ceiling of the cavities may be shaped to direct light at the TIR structure so as to leak through the TIR structure and blend the light with light leaking through surrounding portions of the light guide. The LEDs may be distributed only near the edges of the light guide or over the entire back surface of the light guide. A diffuser sheet may be laminated over the light guide to further mix the light.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Varun Dev Kakkar, Erno Fancsali, Frans Hubert Konijn