Diffuser Between Light Source And Liquid Crystal Patents (Class 349/64)
  • Patent number: 10444563
    Abstract: A reflective polarizing film for a liquid crystal display polarizer that has a high polarization performance and eliminates a hue shift at an oblique azimuth of 45°, a polarizer for a liquid crystal display composed of the same, an optical member for a liquid crystal display, and a liquid crystal display are provided. In a reflective polarizing film for a liquid crystal display polarizer composed of a uniaxially stretched multi-layer laminate film in which a first layer and a second layer are alternately laminated, the reflective polarizing film has a polarization degree of 99.5% or more and an amplitude of a transmittance waveform of 2.0% or less in a wavelength range of 450 to 650 nm measured with respect to the polarized light incident at an incident angle of 60° on an incident plane including an azimuth angle of 45°, among polarized light components parallel to the transmission axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoko Shimizu, Taro Oya, Takashi Nakahiro, Koji Kubo
  • Patent number: 10408991
    Abstract: A backlight module includes first and second light emitting layers. The first light emitting layer is disposed above the second light emitting layer and each includes at least one light guide plate and light source disposed next to the respective light guide plate. Each light guide plate has at least one light transmissive region and light exit region. Each light transmissive region of the first light emitting layer corresponds to each light exit region of the second light emitting layer. Each light exit region of the first light emitting layer corresponds to each light transmissive region of the second light emitting layer. Each light source is next to each light transmissive region. Each light transmissive region is between each light source and light exit region. Each light exit region of the first light emitting layer corresponds to each light transmissive region and light source of the second light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsi Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10401679
    Abstract: The display apparatus reflects the light emitted from the light source to a display panel using a reflective member without a member such as a light guide plate. The reflective member is configured so that the light emitted from the light source can be provided uniformly and introduced uniformly to the display panel. Even if a board with the light source disposed at a side of the reflective member, the light emitted from the light source can be radiated substantially uniformly to the entire area of the display panel by the reflective surface of the reflective member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Dok Cha, Jong Bin Kim, Jeong Shan Na, Young Chol Lee, Jae Hak Cho, Jean Hur
  • Patent number: 10401539
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments described herein, a coated article may comprise a transparent substrate and an optical coating. The transparent substrate may have a major surface, and the optical coating may be disposed on the major surface of the transparent substrate and form an air-side surface. The optical coating may comprise one or more layers of deposited material and one or more light-altering features which may reduce oscillations in the reflectance spectrum of the coated article. The coated article may exhibit a maximum hardness of about 8 GPa or greater, have an average photopic transmittance of about 50% or greater, and exhibit an angular color shift of less than about 10 from a reference illumination angle in a range of 0-10 degrees to an incident illumination angle in a range of 30-60 degrees relative to the air-side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, Shandon Dee Hart, Karl William Koch, III
  • Patent number: 10401558
    Abstract: An edge-lit backlight unit and a display device are provided. The backlight unit includes a light guide plate and a rubber frame, wherein, the light guide plate includes a main body portion, the main body portion is of a flat plate structure and includes a first main surface, and a second main surface which are opposite to each other and a lateral surface, and the lateral surface includes a first lateral surface portion used as a light incident side and a second lateral surface portion outside the first lateral surface portion; the light guide plate further includes an extending portion extending outwards from at least a part of the second lateral surface portion of the main body portion, and a thickness of the extending portion is smaller than that of the main body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanqi Chu, Site Cai, Jinmoo Park, Wei Lei
  • Patent number: 10393342
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a lighting device for a motor vehicle is provided. The lighting device includes at least one light source, and at least one layer of a lacquer embodied such that light may be coupled into the lacquer for achieving a luminous effect. Scattering particles are provided in the lacquer for output coupling of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH.
    Inventors: Thomas Feil, Daniel Weissenberger, Martin Petzold
  • Patent number: 10355066
    Abstract: The present disclosure is provided a display device including a lower substrate, a display area, and a guideline. The display area is disposed on the lower substrate. The guideline includes a guideline disposed in an outer region of the display area. The guideline includes: a first guideline layer disposed on the lower substrate, having separation spaces, and divided into multiple parts; and a second guideline layer disposed on the first guideline layer and divided into multiple parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungyun Kang, Jaewoong Youn, Kihyung Lee
  • Patent number: 10353136
    Abstract: A planar illumination apparatus according to an embodiment includes a light guide plate that outputs light entered into the light guide plate through a side face of the light guide plate, a plurality of light sources that are arranged on the side face side, and emit light to be entered into the side face, a substrate having a mounting surface where the light sources are mounted, and first wiring that is formed on an opposite surface opposite to the mounting surface of the substrate, and connects serially the light sources with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventor: Makoto Furuta
  • Patent number: 10345510
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is disclosed. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel, a light guide plate disposed under a back surface of the liquid crystal panel and having a light incident surface, a light source module including at least one light source disposed opposite the light incident surface and supporting an edge of one side of the liquid crystal panel at a lower part of the liquid crystal panel, and a cover bottom supporting an edge of the other side of the liquid crystal panel at the lower part of the liquid crystal panel and covering at least a portion of the light guide plate and at least a portion of the light source module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongik Hwang, Changhee Choi
  • Patent number: 10317040
    Abstract: A diffuser sheet and display device having the same are provided. The diffuser sheet includes a base layer, a first skin layer on an upper surface of the base layer, and a second skin layer on a lower surface of the base layer. The base layer includes a base resin, a plurality of beads dispersed in the base resin, and a plurality of pores dispersed in the base resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donghyun Chung, Jongwan Park, Kiduck Park, Junsoo Park
  • Patent number: 10310327
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a supporting plate, a light source module, and an optical modulation film. The light source module includes a plurality of light sources disposed on a supporting surface of the supporting plate. The optical modulation film is disposed above the light source module and has a plurality of light emitting holes. Light from the light source module is distributed by the optical modulation film and emitted via light emitting holes at different positions. The optical modulation film has a periphery area and a central area. An average perpendicular distance between the periphery area and the supporting surface is different from an average perpendicular distance between the central area and the supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yung-Hsin Liu, Chiung-Han Wang, Li-Jia Chen
  • Patent number: 10310274
    Abstract: A display system adapted to display images with animation and depth without requiring a viewer to wear special 3D eyewear. The system includes a controller and a programmable light source operating in response to control signals from the controller to output light. The system further includes an edge-lit layer with an edge optically coupled to the programmable light source, and the output light is trapped in the layer with total internal reflection (TIR), The layer is divided into first and second segments, and an optical barrier is inserted between the segments. First and second display areas, such as etched graphics, are provided on surfaces of the two segments, and the display areas are configured to enable the light trapped via TIR to escape. Independent lighting of the segments can be used to provide animation. Depth is provided by stacking one-to-many additional similar layers on the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventor: Mark A. Reichow
  • Patent number: 10302836
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a backplane including a base plate, and a light guide plate disposed at a side of the base plate. A mounting hole is formed in the base plate, and a light source is installed in the mounting hole. The light guide plate includes a light guide portion located within a frame area of the backlight module, and a light emitting portion located within a transparent area of the backlight module. An orthographic projection of the light guide portion on the base plate at least covers the mounting hole, and the light guide portion is configured to reflect the light emitted by the light source to the light emitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., FUZHOU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongyu Zhao, Zongjie Bao, Jie Liu, Kai Diao, Jinku Lv
  • Patent number: 10289153
    Abstract: A member for chassis is provided. The member for chassis includes a frame part that is made of a thermoplastic resin bonded to at least a part of an external-form end face of a laminated sheet with an intermediate layer arranged between a pair of fiber reinforced resin sheets. The thermoplastic resin that configures the frame part is extended to a surface of the laminated sheet. An opening is provided on the surface of the laminated sheet that has been covered with the extended thermoplastic resin, and the member for chassis includes an anchor part formed by putting the thermoplastic resin into the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Fumitake Mizoguchi, Takehito Yamauchi, Yoshiyuki Shibayama, Yuta Tsuganezawa
  • Patent number: 10281635
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a backlight module are described. The light guide plate includes a main body and a plurality of stripe microstructures. The main body includes a light incidence surface, a light-emitting surface and a light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface is opposite to the light reflective surface, and the light incidence surface is connected between the light-emitting surface and the light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface includes a microstructure region adjacent to the light incidence surface. The stripe microstructures are arranged in the microstructure region, and parallel to a normal line of the light incidence surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: Radiant Opto-Electronics (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd., Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Chang, Chin-Ting Weng
  • Patent number: 10267983
    Abstract: A planar illumination apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a light-guiding plate that emits light made incident from a side face; a plurality of light sources that are arranged on the side face side and have respective light-emitting faces that emit light to be made incident on the side face; a substrate having a mounting face on which the light sources are mounted, the mounting face facing a face of the light sources opposite the light-emitting faces; and wiring that is formed on a face of the substrate opposite the mounting face and are connected to the light sources. The wiring includes wiring extending from both ends of the light sources connected in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventors: Makoto Furuta, Takahito Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10257508
    Abstract: A light source device may include a first light source, a second light source, a light guide plate (LGP) configured to guide a light incident from at least one of the first light source and the second light source, an optical film configured to form a distribution of directional light by controlling a progress path of a light output from the LGP, and a controller configured to control activation of at least one of the first light source and the second light source in order to control the distribution of directional light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoonsun Choi, Jinho Lee, Dong Kyung Nam, Kyuhwan Choi
  • Patent number: 10241255
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a backlight module and a liquid crystal display, the backlight module comprises: a light guide plate, a first light source and a second light source; wherein said light guide plate comprises a light emitting surface and a bottom surface as well as a side surface; said light emitting surface and said bottom surface define thickness of said light guide plate, said light guide plate at least comprises a first portion which is relatively thicker and a second portion which is relatively thin; said first light source is provided opposite the side of said light guide plate, said second light source is provided opposite said bottom surface or said light emitting surface of said light guide plate second portion. Through the above way, the present disclosure can achieve the split-screen display of the display device, simultaneously reducing the power consumption of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Guowei Zha
  • Patent number: 10228507
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical device having a light source and a viscoelastic lightguide. Light from the light source enters the viscoelastic lightguide and is transported within the lightguide by total internal reflection. The viscoelastic lightguide may comprise a pressure sensitive adhesive. The optical device may be used in a variety of constructions wherein the device emits light being transported within the viscoelastic lightguide. Constructions include those used for signs, markings, illumination devices, display devices, keypad assemblies and tail light assemblies for vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Audrey A. Sherman, Michael A. Meis, Kevin R. Schaffer, Marie A. Boulos, Soemantri Widagdo, Thu-Van T. Tran, Ellen O. Aeling, Patrick J. Yeshe, Wendi J. Winkler
  • Patent number: 10222652
    Abstract: The present invention provides an LCD device, which includes a lower substrate (10) and an upper substrate (20) opposite to each other, a liquid crystal layer (30) interposed between the lower substrate (10) and the upper substrate (20), and a side-edge backlight source (40) disposed at one lateral side of the lower substrate (10). The lower substrate (10) includes a first backing base plate (11) and a first polarization layer (13) disposed on one side of the first backing base plate (11) that is adjacent to the liquid crystal layer (30). The upper substrate (20) is a TFT array substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lixuan Chen
  • Patent number: 10217768
    Abstract: In a display device which includes a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged on a substrate two-dimensionally and which is configured to display an image thereon, and a support member which supports the display panel, the support member possesses anisotropy in bending strength so as to encourage one-dimensional deformation (bending along only the X direction) of the display panel while suppressing two-dimensional deformation (bending in the X direction as well as the Y direction) of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomio Yaguchi, Yasushi Nakano, Hitoshi Azuma
  • Patent number: 10203086
    Abstract: An optical lens is provided. The optical lens may include a bottom surface, a concave recess provided in a center region of the bottom surface, a first light exit surface having a convexly curved surface on a side opposite to the bottom surface and the recess, and a second light exit surface between the bottom surface and the first light exit surface. A length in a first axis direction on the bottom surface is D1, and a length in a second axis direction perpendicular to the first axis direction is D2, a length in the first axis direction on the bottom of the recess is D3, and a length in the second axis direction on the bottom of the recess is D4, where a length of the bottom surface may have a relationship of D1<D2, and a bottom length of the recess may have a relationship of D3>D4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min Soo Kang
  • Patent number: 10191321
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reflective polarizing module that comprises: a reflective polarizing sheet that has a plurality of layers with different refractive indexes stacked on each other and selectively transmits light; a first light-condensing sheet having a first structuralized pattern in which a first unit light-condensing object having a gradually decreasing transverse cross-sectional area toward the upper portion thereof is continually repeated, wherein the upper end portion of the first unit light-condensing object is bonded to the lower portion of the reflective polarizing sheet such that the upper end portion has a first width in the transverse direction; and a coating layer located on the upper surface of the reflective polarizing sheet and having a plurality of particles that diffuse the light transferred through the reflective polarizing sheet, wherein at least some of the plurality of particles have diameters that are smaller than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: LMS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jee Hong Min, Eun Mi Lee
  • Patent number: 10185211
    Abstract: A projection light source device according to the present disclosure includes a light source, and a collimating lens that substantially collimates light emitted from the light source, an intermediate diffusion plate that diffuses the emitted light of the collimating lens, and an emission surface diffusion plate that has a weaker diffusibility than the intermediate diffusion plate and diffuses the emitted light of the intermediate diffusion plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukui, Masaru Fujita
  • Patent number: 10181575
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a back cover disposed on a rear side of the display panel, the back cover having a curved shape of which both ends protrude forward, and a fixing part fixing the back cover to maintain the curved shape of the back cover. The display panel is curved in a shape corresponding to that of the back cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moungyoub Lee, Sangdon Park, Choongsuk Park, Inkeun Ryu, Hyukjin Nam, Seunghyun Yun, Jaehyun Sung, Jaegi Lee
  • Patent number: 10168463
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a lighting apparatus that includes a light-diffusive panel having opposing first and second faces and two or more side portions. A side portion has a curved surface and a third surface. Solid-state lighting (SSL) elements are disposed proximate the third surface of the side portion and are arranged to emit light at the third surface. A first reflector is disposed on the curved surface of the side portion and has a reflective surface to reflect light from the SSL elements into the light-diffusive panel. A plurality of disruptions are formed on the second face of the light-diffusive panel and are arranged to disperse internally reflected light. A second reflector is disposed on the second face of the light-diffusive panel and is arranged to reflect light emitted from the second surface into the light-diffusive panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Automated Assembly Corporation
    Inventors: David Neuman, Scott Lindblad
  • Patent number: 10162093
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display substrate through which light propagates at an inner area thereof, the display substrate including a lateral surface through which the light is incident; a display unit which is on the display substrate and generates and displays an image with the light propagated through the display substrate; and a light source which is disposed at the lateral surface of the display substrate and generates and irradiates the light to the display substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mugyeom Kim
  • Patent number: 10162219
    Abstract: Provided is a backlight unit and a display device including the backlight unit. A backlight unit may include a frame, at least one substrate, a plurality of light sources installed over the at least one substrate, a reflecting sheet, and an optical sheet. The reflecting sheet may include a first sheet region, a second sheet region that extends outward from the first sheet region and inclined relative to the first sheet region, and a third sheet region provided in the first sheet region and having a protrusion that protrudes from the first sheet region toward a front side of the backlight unit. The reflecting sheet may include a plurality of patterns provided on the second sheet region and the third sheet region configured to reduce reflectivity of light emitted from the plurality of light sources. The plurality of patterns may be formed by dots arranged to form the pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Simdong Yeo
  • Patent number: 10088740
    Abstract: A projection light source device according to the present disclosure includes a light source, and a collimating lens that substantially collimates light emitted from the light source, an intermediate diffusion plate that diffuses the emitted light of the collimating lens, and an emission surface diffusion plate that has a weaker diffusibility than the intermediate diffusion plate and diffuses the emitted light of the intermediate diffusion plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Fukui, Masaru Fujita
  • Patent number: 10061158
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. Backlight structures may be used to provide backlight for the display. The backlight structures may include a light guide plate. The light guide plate may include a planar extended portion that guides light along the back of the display and an integrated edge reflector along one or more edges of the planar extended portion. The planar extended portion and the integrated edge reflector may be formed from respective first and second shots of material. The integrated edge reflector may be formed from a polymer material with embedded reflective structures such as glass microbeads or other oxide particles. The backlight structures may include a reflective layer that is attached to the integrated edge reflector of the light guide plate using adhesive. The display may include active display pixels formed over a portion of the integrated edge reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Qi, Victor H. Yin
  • Patent number: 10048428
    Abstract: A display arrangement for a motor vehicle can be disposed in a rear view device such as an interior- or exterior rear view mirror. The display arrangement may include at least one light source and at least one optical unit. The at least one optical unit may include at least one light-conducting body having at least one coupling-in section through which light emitted by at least one light source can be coupled into the light-conducting body and having at least one coupling-out section through which light can be coupled out of the light-conducting body. The at least one optical unit also comprises at least one optical means which at least in some sections is or can be secured to the light conducting body such that it is overlaid on the surface of the at least one coupling-out section of said light-conducting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventor: Daniel Fritz
  • Patent number: 10008554
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display apparatus includes a display panel including a curved display area, and an optical unit including a liquid crystal layer on the curved display area, and configured to adjust a direction of light emitted from the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woomi Bae, Hui Nam, Myoungseop Song, Myungho Lee
  • Patent number: 10001267
    Abstract: An LED module having an arrangement of electronically connected LEDs and a carrier for the LEDs, wherein a parallel connection of series circuits of LEDs is present. The parallel connection is selected in such a manner that the thermal load on the carrier caused by the operation of the LEDs is distributed substantially evenly across the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Stephan Ebner
  • Patent number: 9995475
    Abstract: An illumination device that can obtain high withstanding voltage performance while making heat transfer to a casing from a light-emitting element favorable is provided. In a sports illumination device including a COB type LED as a light source in a casing, a base plate that has the COB type LED mounted thereon and is formed from a high thermoconductive material, to which heat of the COB type LED is transferred, is included, the casing is provided with an engaging hole with which the base plate is engaged in a state in which a part of the base plate is exposed outside the casing, and an insulation packing is provided at a site of contact of the base plate and the engaging hole in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: IWASAKI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuichi Kimoto, Nobuyuki Baba, Keiichirou Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 9982849
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting apparatus using LEDs as light sources and a display using the lighting apparatus, particularly, the present invention provides a lighting apparatus including: a plurality of light sources located on a printed circuit board; and a reflecting unit provided on the printed circuit board; and a spaced area provided inside the reflective unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang Ho Park, Chul Hong Kim, Moo Ryong Park, Byoung Eon Lee
  • Patent number: 9964280
    Abstract: A system for re-distributing light emitted from a light source using an optical element is described. The optical element is manufactured using a bulk matrix material, and diffusing particles and/or scattering particles are embedded within the bulk material. The optical element is coupled to the light source to capture emitted light and redistribute the light in a desired angular distribution pattern depending on the ratio of total weight of diffusing particles to total weight of scattering particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Korry Electronics Co.
    Inventors: John R. Green, Stephen H. Humphrey, Timothy R. Robinson
  • Patent number: 9942961
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display apparatus are provided. The backlight module comprises a backlight source and optical sheets, wherein the backlight source is an organic electroluminescent device, the optical sheets are directly adhered to a light emitting side of the organic electroluminescent device facing a display panel. The light emitted by the organic electroluminescent device is directed emitted after passing through the optical sheets. The display apparatus comprises such a backlight module. A thickness of such backlight module can be efficiently reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiyu Shen, Xu Chen, Jian Guo
  • Patent number: 9933656
    Abstract: Devices such as electronic book readers, tablet computers, laptops, and so forth may use reflective liquid crystal display (“LCD”) technologies. Described herein are devices and methods for illuminating the reflective LCD with a light guide panel. The light guide panel is configured with diffractive or other optical features configured to distribute light to the reflective LCD. A directive reflector may be arranged behind the reflective LCD to improve overall reflectivity by directing impinging light such that optical obstructions such as transistors and electrical traces within the reflective LCD are avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Leo B. Baldwin
  • Patent number: 9927096
    Abstract: A display assembly and display device using the same is disclosed. The display assembly includes a light source for outputting blue light; a quantum dot converter for converting the blue light output from the light source to output at least one of red light and green light; a light transmitter for transmitting the blue light output from the light source by scattering all or part of the blue light; and a substrate on which the quantum converter and the light transmitter are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kye Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9864243
    Abstract: A display provides increased contrast and resolution via first LCD panel energized to generate an image and a second LCD panel configured to increase contrast of the image. The second panel is an LCD panel without color filters and is configured to increase contrast by decreasing black levels of dark portions of images (making them blacker or darker) using polarization rotation and filtration. Preferably, the second LCD panel is of higher resolution than the first LCD panel. The panels may be directly illuminated or edge lit, and may be globally or locally dimmed monochrome or multi primary lights that may also include individual control of color intensities for each image or frame displayed. The panels may be placed in any order, but preferably are arranged such that active layers in each panel are as close together as possible. Brightness is maintained by the combination of reusing polarization between the panels and by not going through more than one set of color filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Gopal Erinjippurath, John Gilbert
  • Patent number: 9857033
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting apparatus, having a quadrangular lighting surface, wherein the quadrangular lighting surface has a first lateral edge a and an opposing lateral edge ag, wherein the quadrangular lighting surface has a second lateral edge b and an opposing lateral edge bg, wherein the quadrangular lighting surface is constructed modularly from at least a first lighting module and further lighting modules. The at least first lighting module is triangular, wherein the base surface of the first lighting module has a lateral edge b1 and a vertex E1 opposing this lateral edge b1, wherein a connecting path between the vertex E1 and an intersection point L1 of a normal line with the lateral edge b1 is a height h1 of the first lighting module, where 0<h1?a and b=b1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Stich
  • Patent number: 9841627
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a substrate having an opening on top, a first reflective plate disposed on a bottom surface of the substrate, light guide plates disposed on the first reflective plate with intervals in between, backlight source components, and a plurality of optical films disposed on the opening of the substrate. The backlight source components comprise heat sink shelves, and point light sources that are fixed on the heat sink shelves and inserted in the interval between two neighboring light guide plates. The present invention effectively reduces the width and thickness of the backlight module, and is instrumental for a narrow-frame and ultra-thin design, effectively reduce production cost. Meanwhile, the arrangement ensures good backlight uniformity, and is instrumental in reducing the distance needed for light mixing. Additionally, the defect of dark band appearing around the backlight module of traditional backlight modules can be effectively eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yong Fan
  • Patent number: 9832330
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a main unit having a document support surface configured to support a document on the document support surface, a reading unit accommodated in the main unit and configured to read an image of the document supported on the document support surface, and an openable unit coupled to the main unit and configured to pivot about a pivot axis between a closed position where the document support surface of the main unit is covered and a released position where the document support surface of the main unit is exposed. The pivot axis of the openable unit is located, in the main unit, below the document support surface and at a rear of the document support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromi Tanaka, Takashi Ohama, Daisuke Kozaki
  • Patent number: 9829736
    Abstract: Provided is a display device comprising a liquid-crystal panel and an optical sheet member including multiple stacked optical sheets emitting light from a light source toward the liquid-crystal panel, which can alleviate unevenness in light even in the case where, for example, light with such unevenness is emitted from the optical sheet member due to warps or wrinkles generated in the optical sheet member caused by heat generated by the light source. A diffusion sheet is provided between a liquid-crystal panel and an optical sheet member with a gap from the optical sheet member. The light emitted through the optical sheet member is diffused by the diffusion sheet and gap, and then enters the liquid-crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Yoshikawa, Takayuki Nakazawa, Kazuhiko Negoro, Mayumi Hori
  • Patent number: 9817175
    Abstract: Provided is a light guide plate including: a main body for guiding incident light and transmitting the incident light from an upper surface of the main body; and a plurality of light converging patterns in a rounded wedge shape having a rounded upper surface on a lower surface of the main body to converge and reflect the incident light in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Yul Kim, JongHyeok Kim, JiHo Son, JungHun Chang
  • Patent number: 9810827
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source having an emission region, a wiring board having the light source mounted thereon, a light guide plate having a side surface into which light from the light source enters, and a front surface from which the light exits, a light shielding adhesive tape adhering to the wiring board, and an optical sheet which overlaps with the front surface of the light guide plate. The front surface of the light guide plate includes an effective region serving as a planar light source and a light entering region ranging from the side surface to the effective region. The wiring board and the light-shielding adhesive tape each have a part positioned in the light entering region, and the optical sheet is arranged from the effective region to the light entering region. An end portion of the optical sheet overlaps with the light-shielding tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Munenori Motooka, Nobuyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9798063
    Abstract: A light guide plate has a light conducting portion having a light input surface for introducing light into the light guide plate, a main light guiding body that is thinner than a maximum thickness of the light conducting portion, and disposed continuously from the light conducting portion, a slanted surface that is disposed on the light conducting portion on at least one of a surface near a light output surface and a surface opposite the surface near the light output surface, and that is inclined from a section of the light guide plate that is thicker than the main light guiding body toward an end of the main light guiding body, two cylindrical surfaces that cut into the slanted surface, and a groove formed by the two cylindrical surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Shinohara, Norikazu Kitamura, Kazuhide Hirota
  • Patent number: 9784428
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a lighting device with an optoelectronic light source, an optical body downstream thereof for distributing the light, and a diffuser downstream of the latter, onto the light entry surface of which the light emitted by the optical body falls and the light exit surface of which represents a light emission surface of the lighting device. To homogenize the luminous intensity on the light exit surface, in addition to distributing the light with the optical body, the diffuser is not provided to be uniformly scattering to such an extent that light falling thereon in a central region is scattered more intensely than light falling thereon in an edge region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Krister Bergenek, Florian Boesl, Andreas Dobner, Katrin Kondula, Reiner Windisch, Dennis Sprenger, Meik Weckbecker
  • Patent number: 9746702
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a top chassis partially surrounding a top surface of the display panel and having first and second inserting holes, a bottom chassis configured to accommodate the display panel and having third and fourth inserting holes, and at least one fixing member extending through the third inserting hole, the first inserting hole, the second inserting hole and the fourth inserting hole to thereby couple the bottom chassis and the top chassis to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheuljin Park, Hyunchul Bae, Donghyeon Lee, Kwangwook Choi
  • Patent number: 9733415
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a display panel unit includes a reflective polarizing layer, a transparent layer, and a display panel. The polarizing layer transmits a first polarized component of light incident on an incident surface to an exit surface and reflects a second polarized component of the light. The transparent layer transmits the first and second polarized component of the light incident on a second surface to a first surface adhered to the incident surface and transmits the second polarized component reflected by the polarizing layer to be incident on the first surface to the second surface. The panel faces the exit surface, and selectively transmits the light exiting from the exit surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Michikazu Noguchi