Patents by Inventor Christopher Michael Lynn

Christopher Michael Lynn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Display device and backlight unit therefor
    Patent number: 11880057
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel assembly and a backlight unit positioned behind the display panel assembly, the backlight unit including a light guide plate and a backplane assembly. The backplane assembly comprises a printed circuit board and a plurality of light sources distributed thereon. The backplane assembly may further include a reflector and a support frame. The backplane assembly also includes a plurality of standoffs sized to provide a small, predetermined gap between the light sources and the light guide plate. An adhesive disposed in the gap couples the light sources to a surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Guanglei Du, Dmitri Vladislavovich Kuksenkov, Christopher Michael Lynn
  • Backlight including patterned reflectors, diffuser plate, and method for fabricating the backlight
    Patent number: 11709397
    Abstract: A backlight includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources, a reflective layer, a light guide plate, a pattern of light extractors, a plurality of patterned reflectors, and a diffusive layer. The plurality of light sources are proximate the substrate. The reflective layer is on the substrate. The light guide plate is proximate the plurality of light sources. The pattern of light extractors is on the light guide plate. The plurality of patterned reflectors are on the light guide plate. Each patterned reflector is aligned with a corresponding light source. The diffusive layer is on the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Kirk Richard Allen, Fedor Dmitrievich Kiselev, Dmitri Vladislavovich Kuksenkov, Christopher Michael Lynn, Pamela Arlene Maurey, Xiang-Dong Mi, Scott Christopher Pollard, Nikolay Timofeyevich Timofeev, Andrii Varanytsia
  • DISPLAY DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT UNIT THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20220308277
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel assembly and a backlight unit positioned behind the display panel assembly, the backlight unit including a light guide plate and a backplane assembly. The backplane assembly comprises a printed circuit board and a plurality of light sources distributed thereon. The backplane assembly may further include a reflector and a support frame. The backplane assembly also includes a plurality of standoffs sized to provide a small, predetermined gap between the light sources and the light guide plate. An adhesive disposed in the gap couples the light sources to a surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Guanglei Du, Dmitri Vladislavovich Kuksenkov, Christopher Michael Lynn
  • BACKLIGHT INCLUDING PATTERNED REFLECTORS, DIFFUSER PLATE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE BACKLIGHT
    Publication number: 20210397049
    Abstract: A backlight includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources, a reflective layer, a light guide plate, a pattern of light extractors, a plurality of patterned reflectors, and a diffusive layer. The plurality of light sources are proximate the substrate. The reflective layer is on the substrate. The light guide plate is proximate the plurality of light sources. The pattern of light extractors is on the light guide plate. The plurality of patterned reflectors are on the light guide plate. Each patterned reflector is aligned with a corresponding light source. The diffusive layer is on the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Kirk Richard Allen, Fedor Dmitrievich Kiselev, Dmitri Vladislavovich Kuksenkov, Christopher Michael Lynn, Pamela Arlene Maurey, Xiang-Dong Mi, Scott Christopher Pollard, Nikolay Timofeyevich Timofeev, Andrii Varanytsia