Abstract: The invention relates to an optical element including a substrate, a wire grid on one side of said substrate, and prismatic light collimating features on the other side of said substrate

Abstract: Disclosed is a display of a particular size that may be perceived as larger than the particular size as a result of light emitted by one or more light guides adjacent the perimeter of the display. The display may also be perceived as brighter. In particular, the display is configured to output a changing image. A light guide is disposed adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of the display and coupled to a multicolor LED. A controller of the electronic device is configured to analyze the changing image to determine the color content. The multicolor LED is driven to emit light according to the color content of the changing image. The light guide is configured to couple light from the LED in a direction parallel to the display viewing surface, and to couple light out of the light guide in a direction away from the display viewing surface.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a nanocomposite material includes generating nanoparticles in-situ with a polymer. A nanocomposite material includes a polymer having nanoparticles characterized by a dimension of not more than 50 nm.

Abstract: A backlight device for a display comprising (1) a side-lit light source, (2) a light guide plate and (3) a turning film comprising a light entry and a light exit surface comprising lenticular elements on the exit surface and prismatic structures on the entry surface, wherein the average values of the parameters of the features and the thickness of the film are selected to provide a peak output angle of ±10° from normal to the light exit surface of the light guide plate and an optical gain of at least 1.25. Also disclosed are methods of making the turning film and a display incorporating the backlight.

Abstract: Disclosed are devices for integrating photo sensors into sub-pixels of pixels of an array of pixels to substantially maintain the brightness of a touch screen display. In one embodiment, one or more photo sensors are distributed across two colored sub-pixels. Accordingly, the aperture ratios of the sub-pixels can be more substantially equal than the aperture ratios of the sub-pixels when a single sub-pixel includes a photo sensor. In another embodiment, one or more photo sensors are distributed across three sub-pixels. Accordingly, the aperture ratios of the sub-pixels may be substantially equal so that the light from each of the colors may mix in substantially equal amounts to generate white light. A white sub-pixel may be included with the sub-pixels of a pixel. A photo sensor may be integrated into the white sub-pixel. White light from combined colored light of sub-pixels can be further brightened by light from the white sub-pixel.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical device comprising a polarizer package comprising an integrated combination of an absorbing layer and a compensator. Two of the identical polarizer packages can be crossed and used in a transmissive optical device. This polarizer package can also be used in combination with a reflective plate and a quarter wave plate in a reflective optical device. Such polarizer packages exhibit an improved viewing angle characteristic across all wavelengths of interest, has a large tolerance for compensators to be aligned relative to their preferred directions, and can be used within an LCD or emissive display system.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of increasing the bioavailability of the active form of S-[2-([[1-(2-ethylbutyl)cyclohexyl]carbonyl]amino)phenyl]2-methylpropanethioate by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the drug with food. The invention also provides a kit comprising a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of S-[2-([[1-(2-ethylbutyl)cyclohexyl]carbonyl]amino)phenyl]2-methylpropanethioate and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, prescribing information, and a container, wherein the prescribing information includes advice to a patient regarding administration of the drug with food to improve bioavailability.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for forming an integral protective layer on a polarizing layer comprising coating the layer with a sol, gelling the sol, and then curing the coating to form a contiguous crosslinked adherent protective layer.

Abstract: A multilayer optical compensation film comprises one or more optically anisotropic layers X and one or more optically anisotropic layers Z wherein, said each layer X has its optic axis tilted with respect to the plane of said multilayer compensation film, and said each layer Z comprises amorphous polymer with glass transition temperature Tg above 180C°, and satisfies particular relations. The film is readily manufactured and provides the required optical property for proper compensation of LCDs.

Abstract: A display apparatus (30) has an LC device (14) exhibiting its maximum contrast with incident light at an oblique angle ? from normal, wherein oblique angle ? is greater than about +/?10 degrees from normal. A backlight unit (32) provides substantially collimated illumination with a central ray at an incident angle ?2 with respect to the LC device (14), wherein incident angle ?2 within about +/?5 degrees of oblique angle ?. The full-width half-maximum intensity of the illumination is within about +/?10 degrees of the central ray at incident angle ?2.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a nanocomposite material includes generating nanoparticles in-situ with a polymer. A nanocomposite material includes a polymer having nanoparticles characterized by a dimension of not more than 50 nm.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of increasing the bioavailability of the active form of S-[2-([[1-(2-ethylbutyl)cyclohexyl]carbonyl]amino)phenyl]2-methylpropanethioate by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the drug with food. The invention also provides a kit comprising a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of S-[2-([[1-(2-ethylbutyl)cyclohexyl]carbonyl]amino)phenyl]2-methylpropanethioate and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, prescribing information, and a container, wherein the prescribing information includes advice to a patient regarding administration of the drug with food to improve bioavailability.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical film with controlled birefringence dispersion that is useful in the field of display and other optical applications. The optical film comprises at least a plurality of negative birefringence polymeric layers and a plurality of positive birefringence polymeric layers, wherein each layer is independently 200 nm or less in thickness and the negative birefringent layers alternate with the positive birefringent layers.

Abstract: A multilayer optical compensation film includes at least one optically anisotropic first layer and at least one optically anisotropic second layer. The indices of refraction of the first layer satisfies the relation nx1?ny1?nz1. The second layer includes amorphous polymer with a glass transition temperature above 160° C., and the indices of refraction of the second layer satisfy the relations |nx2?ny2|<0.001 and nz2?(nx2+ny2)/2>0.005.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical multilayer comprising a polymeric substrate having a non-zero out-of plane birefringence and an amorphous polymeric overlayer that comprises an amorphous polymer having a Tg value above 160° C. and having the sign of its out-of-plane birefringence opposite to that of the polymeric substrate so as to provide a total out-of-plane phase retardation of said optical multilayer of between ?30 nm and 30 nm for wavelengths of light between 400 and 700 nm.

Abstract: Nanocomposite films having controlled dispersion, in out-of-plane birefringence, or equivalent retardation are obtained, including films having essentially flat dispersion behavior, reverse dispersion behavior, and non-birefringence dispersion. The nanocomposite comprises film comprises metallic oxide nanoparticles dispersed in a polymer matrix. The present invention also provides a novel method for making and controlling the out-of-plane birefringence dispersion of a film using an organic-inorganic nanocomposite. The nanocomposite material exhibits high optical transmittance, low haze, and is useful in the field of liquid-crystal displays.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a multilayer compensator comprising one or more polymeric A layers and one or more polymeric B layers, wherein said A layers comprise a polymer having an out-of-plane birefringence not more negative than ?0.01, said B layers comprise an amorphous polymer having an out-of-plane birefringence more negative than ?0.01, and the overall in-plane retardation (Rin) of said multilayer compensator is greater than 20 nm and the out-of-plane retardation (Rth) of said multilayer compensator is more negative than ?20 nm wherein the process employs laminating layers or coating the layers from solvent.

Abstract: A display apparatus (30) has an LC device (14) exhibiting its maximum contrast with incident light at an oblique angle ? from normal, wherein oblique angle ? is greater than about +/?10 degrees from normal. A backlight unit (32) provides substantially collimated illumination with a central ray at an incident angle ?2 with respect to the LC device (14), wherein incident angle ?2 within about +/?5 degrees of oblique angle ?. The full-width half-maximum intensity of the illumination is within about +/?10 degrees of the central ray at incident angle ?2.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical element comprising a substrate, a wire grid on one side of said substrate, and prismatic light collimating features on the other side of said substrate

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a multilayer compensator comprising one or more polymeric A layers and one or more polymeric B layers, wherein said A layers comprise a polymer having an out-of-plane birefringence not more negative than ?0.01, said B layers comprise an amorphous polymer having an out-of-plane birefringence more negative than ?0.01, and the overall in-plane retardation (Rin) of said multilayer compensator is greater than 20 nm and the out-of-plane retardation (Rth) of said multilayer compensator is more negative than ?20 nm wherein the process employs laminating layers or coating the layers from solvent.