Edge Lit Type Light Guide Behind Liquid Crystal Patents (Class 349/65)
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Patent number: 12287539Abstract: An electronic device includes: a non-collimated backlight module; a transparent backlight module disposed on the non-collimated backlight module, wherein the transparent backlight module includes a direct-lit backlight module or an edge-lit backlight module; and a display cell disposed on the transparent backlight module; wherein when in a narrow mode, the non-collimated backlight module is in an off-state, and the transparent backlight module is in an on-state, wherein when in a wide mode, the non-collimated backlight module is in an on-state.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuto Jitsui
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Patent number: 12241606Abstract: A primary optical element, a primary optical assembly, an optical assembly, a vehicle lamp lighting device and a vehicle. The primary optical element comprises a primary optical element main body comprising a light guiding portion and a fusion light-emitting portion which are provided from rear to front, a front end surface of the fusion light-emitting portion is provided as a light-emitting surface, and the light guiding portion comprises a plurality of light guiding columns, the thickness of the fusion light-emitting portion in the up-down direction greater than the thickness of the light guiding portion in the up-down direction, and the fusion light-emitting portion able to fuse light transmitted by the plurality of light guiding columns to the fusion light-emitting portion, and then emit the light by means of the light-emitting surface. The primary optical assembly, the optical assembly, the vehicle lamp lighting device, and the vehicle comprise the optical assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Weigang Gong, Zhiping Qiu, He Zhu, Wenhui Sang
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Patent number: 12222597Abstract: An optical film is provided. The optical film includes a mat layer including a plurality of protrusions, a first base film disposed under the mat layer, a light blocking pattern layer disposed under the first base film and including a plurality of light absorption patterns arranged in a first direction, an adhesive layer disposed under the light blocking pattern layer, a second base film attached to the light blocking pattern layer using the adhesive layer, and a prism structure disposed under the second base film where the prism structure includes a plurality of prisms arranged along a second direction inclined at 80° to 100° with respect to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: LMS Co., Ltd.Inventors: Moonho Ham, Janghee Cho, Jongmun Lee, Taegu Hwang, Wonhee Lee, Jinhwan Kim
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Patent number: 12222602Abstract: An optical film according to various embodiments of the present invention may include a first sheet comprising a first base portion, a first pattern layer including a plurality of prisms and formed on a surface of the first base portion, and a second pattern layer including a plurality of pyramids and formed as intaglio on the other surface of the first base portion; and a second sheet including a second base portion; a third pattern layer including a plurality of protrusions with an adhesive property and formed as a matte pattern on a surface of the second base portion, and a fourth pattern layer including a plurality of pyramids and formed as intaglio on the other surface of the second base portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2024Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: LMS Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyeonuk Park, Byeonghun Lee, DongKyu Lee
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Patent number: 12216304Abstract: According to an embodiment, an illumination device includes a light guide having a first plane, a second plane opposed to the first plane and substantially parallel to the first plane, and a tilted plane opposed to the first plane and tilted to the first plane, the tilted plane and the second plane being arranged in a first direction, and a light emitting device including a first light emitting part, a second light emitting part, and a third light emitting part which are located directly below the tilted plane, arranged in the first direction, and configured to emit light having wavelengths different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shinichi Komura, Koichi Okuda, Ken Onoda, Hiroaki Kijima
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Patent number: 12216357Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus may include a backlight unit (BLU) including an electronic integrated circuit layer, a photonic integrated circuit layer, a color conversion module, and a display interface layer. In some examples, a BLU may include at least one laser or may be configured to receive laser light from at least one external laser source. Laser light may be transmitted towards a portion of the display interface layer using the photonic integrated circuit. Color conversion modules may be used to convert the laser light into one or more desired colors. Example apparatus may be used in head-mounted devices such as augmented reality and/or virtual reality devices. Other devices, methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Zhimin Shi, Xi Wu, James Ronald Bonar, Yun Wang, Edward Buckley
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Patent number: 12196386Abstract: A light guide plate guides light from a light source to form an image in a space, and includes a light introduction portion and a light emitting portion. Light from the light source is incident on the light introduction portion. The light emitting portion includes a curved emission surface that emits light from the light source incident from the light introduction portion, and is bent and connected to the light introduction portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Shinohara, Norikazu Kitamura
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Patent number: 12158602Abstract: A directional illumination apparatus comprises an array of light emitting diodes formed on a support substrate, a waveguide and a light turning optical component. An array of light input wells are arranged in the waveguide to receive light from the respective aligned array of light emitting diodes. An array of light deflecting wells are arranged in the waveguide to reflect guided light in the region around each light emitting diode. Extracted light from the waveguide is output by means of refraction and total internal reflection by a light turning optical component. A directional illumination output may be provided. A backlight for a high dynamic range display may achieve high efficiency and luminance. A privacy display with high security factor and high dynamic range may be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: RealD Spark, LLCInventors: Michael G. Robinson, Jonathan Harrold, Graham J. Woodgate
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Patent number: 12147071Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing that at least partially defines an exterior surface and an internal volume. The electronic device also includes a display assembly that is at least partially disposed in the internal volume. The display assembly includes a light guide including a transparent plate and a light source positioned at an end of the transparent plate. A light-blocking component is affixed to the housing and at least partially covers a portion of the transparent plate. A translucent portion extends from the light-blocking component and overlaps the transparent plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2024Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Michael E. Leclerc, Chi Xu, Po-Wen Chiu
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Patent number: 12137528Abstract: A display device for vehicle interiors includes a screen having an active front screen surface comprising a main area and a marginal area, and a decorative layer covering the marginal area and not covering the main area. The decorative layer is configured such that in a non-switched-on state of the screen in the marginal area, the marginal area is not visible through the decorative layer In a switched-on state of the marginal area, light emitted from the marginal area is visible through the decorative layer. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing such a display device is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbHInventors: Guillaume Basquin, Christophe Coupe, Edouard Da Silva
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Patent number: 12130462Abstract: A light guide plate, a backlight module and a display device are provided. The light guide plate includes a main body and an optical layer. The main body has a light-incident surface, a side surface and an optical surface. The light-incident surface and the side surface are respectively connected to the optical surface. The optical layer is correspondingly disposed on the side surface of the main body. In a reflectance characteristic of the optical layer, a total reflectance of the reflectance characteristic is composed of the diffuse reflectance and the parallel reflectance. The percentage value of the parallel reflectance to the total reflectance is less than 45 and larger than 25, including the end point.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics CorporationInventors: I-Wen Fang, Chia-Ying Chen, Yen-Chang Lee, Chun-Hsien Li
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Patent number: 12072519Abstract: A multilayer optical film includes a plurality of polymeric layers arranged sequentially adjacent to each other. A difference in thickness between spaced apart first and second polymeric layers in the plurality of polymeric layers is less than about 10%. Each polymeric layer that is disposed between the first and second polymeric layers has a thickness less than about 400 nm. Each layer in a group of at least three polymeric layers in the plurality of polymeric layers that are disposed between the first and second polymeric layers has a thickness greater than an average thickness of the first and second polymeric layers by about 20% to about 500%. The group of at least three polymeric layers includes at least one pair of immediately adjacent polymeric layers.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Adam D. Haag, William B. Black, Robert M. Biegler, Matthew B. Johnson, Edward J. Kivel
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Patent number: 12019322Abstract: A display device is provided and includes a liquid crystal display panel; and a backlight device opposed to the liquid crystal display panel via a polarizing plate; the backlight device including a frame comprising at least four bars; a first adhesive layer provided on one surface of the bars; a reflective sheet; a lightguide disposed on the reflective sheet in the frame; and a light source disposed in the frame and configured to emit light to the lightguide, wherein the frame includes a portion that is exposed from the liquid crystal display panel in a plan view, and a resin adhesive layer having a light-shielding property covers an external surface of the liquid crystal display panel and the portion of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Tetsuro Ochi, Ken Sugiyama, Toshiyuki Tsubota, Kazunari Nishita
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Patent number: 11996066Abstract: Alpha values from an image frame buffer are used to control one or more of a transparent display and an occlusion screen adjacent to the transparent display to render images with coloring perceptible to a person viewing the transparent display.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Yokokawa, Jeffrey R. Stafford
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Patent number: 11982904Abstract: A light conversion structure, backlight device and virtual reality display device are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Liangliang Jin, Ruoyu Ma, Zezhou Yang, Haiwei Sun, Zhongbao Wu, Chuandong Liao
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Patent number: 11971569Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device that can be used as a light guide plate and has an excellent antireflection function to extraneous light, and an optical body includes: a base material; a macro concave-convex structure that is formed on one surface of the base material and emits internally propagating light that is injected in an inside of the base material from a side surface of the base material, from another surface of the base material; and a micro concave-convex structure formed periodically to follow each of both surfaces of the base material and a surface of the macro concave-convex structure, and having an average period of concavity and convexity of less than or equal to a wavelength of visible light. The surface of the macro concave-convex structure has an inclined surface, and an arrangement of the micro concave-convex structure is a zigzag arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi Kajiya, Kyoko Sakurai, Katsuhiro Doi, Kazuya Hayashibe, Naoki Hanashima, Naoto Kaneko
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Patent number: 11947148Abstract: A transparent display panel and an electronic device are provided. The transparent display panel includes: a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer therebetween, the second substrate having an edge extension portion located on a same side of the transparent display panel as a first light incident surface of the first substrate; a first light source assembly located on a side, where the first light incident surface is provided, of the first substrate; a first light guide bar located between the first light source assembly and the first light incident surface, the first light guide bar having a first light guide bar surface, a second light guide bar surface, and a first light guide bar slope surface therebetween, an inner angle formed between the first light guide bar slope surface and the second light guide bar surface being less than or equal to 90 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yidan Peng, Nanfang Jia, Long Wang
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Patent number: 11934061Abstract: A performance of a display apparatus is improved. A display apparatus includes a glass plate, a display panel facing the glass plate, a frame housing a part of the glass plate and a part of the display panel, and a light source module housed in the frame. The glass plate has a side surface. The display panel includes a first substrate facing the glass plate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The light source module is disposed at a position facing the side surface of the glass plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventor: Makoto Miyao
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Patent number: 11910550Abstract: A display includes a frame body and an optical film. Each of the first side wall and the third side wall of the frame body has a first positioning structure. Two end portions of each of the second sidewall and the fourth sidewall are bent toward the accommodating space to form second positioning structures. The optical film includes first positioning pieces and second positioning pieces. The first positioning pieces are respectively at the first side and the third side of the optical film, and each of the first positioning structures passes through a corresponding one of the first positioning pieces. The second positioning pieces respectively extend along a direction parallel to the first side or the third side of the optical film, and each of the second positioning pieces corresponds to a corresponding one of the second positioning structures.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: AUO DISPLAY PLUS CORPORATIONInventor: Hsin-Yi Hsieh
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Patent number: 11885997Abstract: A light guide for a virtual image device to guide and emit image light output from an image display element to display a virtual image. The light guide includes a light-guide member and an optical member. The light-guide member includes an incidence portion to receive the image light and an exit portion to emit the image light to an outside, and a reflective portion inclined relative to the incidence portion to guide the image light received by the incidence portion into the light guide. The light-guide member also includes an extraction portion including first planes each inclined relative to the exit portion and second planes each parallel with the exit portion, to guide the image light from each first plane to the exit portion and extract the image light. The optical member includes a parallel plane and an inclined portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Shiori Ohsugi, Takashi Kubota, Takanobu Osaka, Naoki Nakamura
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Patent number: 11841527Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes: a backplate including a bottom plate and at least one side plate disposed on the bottom plate; a light board including at least one light-emitting diode, wherein the light board is fixed onto one of the at least one side plate and disposed on one side of the bottom plate; and a reflective sheet disposed on the bottom plate and extending between the at least one light-emitting diode and the bottom plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Zheng Zhou
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Patent number: 11808967Abstract: A light deflecting device including a flat, transparent light guide, and a transparent cover layer which is applied to the light guide at least partially in a flat manner. A microstructure for outcoupling light coupled into the light guide is formed between the light guide and the cover layer and the microstructure has a plurality of structural elements which are formed as substantially circular cylindrical elevations. A lighting device and the use of the light deflecting device or lighting device are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: temicon GmbHInventors: Andreas Neyer, Helmut Frank Ottomar Müller
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Patent number: 11774665Abstract: A light source module comprises: a printed circuit board; a light source disposed on the printed circuit board; a first light guide layer disposed on the printed circuit board, and accommodating the light source; and a second light guide layer disposed above the first light guide layer, wherein a material of the first light guide layer is different from that of the second light guide layer, and a refractive index of the first light guide layer is greater than that of the second light guide layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Eay Jin Lim, Seong Jin Kim
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Patent number: 11768401Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel, a substrate, and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) provided on one side of the substrate and configured to emit light towards the liquid crystal panel. Each of the plurality of LEDs includes a first reflection layer, a second reflection layer, and a light emitting layer provided between the first reflection layer and the second reflection layer. The second reflection layer is provided between the substrate and the light emitting layer. A first reflectivity of the first reflection layer for a first light entering at a first incident angle is different from a second reflectivity of the second reflection layer for the first light entering at the first incident angle.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sungyeol Kim, Kyehoon Lee, Kyungsoo Park, Hyukjun Jang
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Patent number: 11670747Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixels provided to the substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements provided to the pixels; and a first light diffusion layer including a plurality of light diffusion structures and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second surface facing the substrate with the light emitting elements interposed between the second surface and the substrate. The light diffusion structures each include a plurality of high refractive index layers and a plurality of low refractive index layers. The high refractive index layers and the low refractive index layers are alternately layered in a thickness direction of the first light diffusion layer. The high refractive index layers and the low refractive index layers are each curved and recessed in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Osamu Itou
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Patent number: 11670251Abstract: The resolution of a low-resolution image is made high and a stereoscopic image is displayed. Resolution is made high by super-resolution processing. In this case, the super-resolution processing is performed after edge enhancement processing is performed. Accordingly, a stereoscopic image with high resolution and high quality can be displayed. Alternatively, after image analysis processing is performed, edge enhancement processing and super-resolution processing are concurrently performed. Accordingly, processing time can be shortened.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventor: Hajime Kimura
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Patent number: 11644707Abstract: A viewing angle expansion film, a method for preparing the same, and a display device are provided. The viewing angle expansion film includes a first film layer having a flat layer, a plurality of first projections, and a plurality of second projections, and a second film layer disposed on the first film layer. The plurality of first projections and the plurality of second projections are arrayed on the flat layer. The second film layer is filled in gaps between the first projections and the second projections adjacent to the first projections, gaps between adjacent first projections, and gap between adjacent second projections. A refractive index of the second film layer is greater than a refractive index of the first film layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignees: Huizhou China Star Optoelectronics Display Co., Ltd., TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Guang Zeng, Yuan Shao, Yue Wang, Hongshan Yin
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Patent number: 11630349Abstract: A backlight module and a display having the same are provided. The backlight module includes a front bezel, a back cover, and a light source. The back cover is disposed opposite to the front bezel. The back cover includes a body and one or more heat dissipation elements. The body has one or more openings corresponding to one or more heat sources. The one or more heat dissipation elements are disposed in the one or more openings, respectively. The light source is disposed between the front bezel and the back cover.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Qisda CorporationInventor: Chun-Ting Chen
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Patent number: 11630343Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source emitting light; a light guide plate having a first surface and a second surface, and spreading light emitted from the light source therein to emit light through the first surface; and a local dimming unit configured to pass or scatter light emitted through the second surface of the light guide plate according to a position. The local dimming unit may include: an electro-optical layer configured to which optical properties change according to an electric field; and a plurality of electrodes positioned on the same plane to generate the electric field.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin Hyun Cho, Nam Seok Roh, Sang Hyun Sohn, Jong Hee Han
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Patent number: 11619845Abstract: This disclosure relates to a display device which includes a light transmissible layer and a second material. The light transmissible layer includes a first material, wherein the first material generates a first color transformation from a first color to a second color after being exposed under a light of the first wavelength range. The second material is either included in the light transmissible layer or has a projective area overlapped with the light transmissible layer. The second material generates a second color transformation from the second color to the first color after being exposed under a light of the first wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Shih-Ping Lin
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Patent number: 11579481Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a display component layer and a first anti-reflective film arranged on the display component layer. The display component layer includes a first polarizer, a first substrate arranged on the first polarizer, a second substrate arranged on the first substrate and a second polarizer arranged on the second substrate. The anti-reflective film on the second polarizer may reduce reflected light energy while increasing transmitted light energy.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: JRD COMMUNICATION (SHENZHEN) LTD.Inventors: Yafang Xi, Ke Lin, Zhuwei Qiu, Jitao Ma
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Patent number: 11531233Abstract: A light conversion structure applied to a display device, and a backlight module, a color filter substrate, and a display device including the light conversion structure are provided. The light conversion structure includes a light filter structure (100) including a first optical film layer (110) and a second optical film layer (120) which are alternately arranged and attached to each other in a total number of N, N is an even number, one of a surface (111) of the first optical film layer (110) far away from the second optical film layer (120) and a surface (121) of the second optical film layer (120) far away from the first optical film layer (110) is a light incident surface (1001) of the light filter structure (100), and the other one is a light-exiting surface (1003).Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Ruiyong Wang, Yang You, Ruizhi Yang, Yun Qiu
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Patent number: 11526047Abstract: A display device includes: a backlight unit, a camera hole penetrating the backlight unit, a camera in the camera hole, a liquid crystal panel on the backlight unit, the liquid crystal panel including a transparent portion on the camera hole, and at least one light-blocking member in the camera hole, the at least one light-blocking member being configured to reduce one or more of: light leakage from the camera hole and introduction of impurities into the camera hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji-Cheol Son, Ji-Soon Oh, Yeoun-Jei Jung, Sung-Sik Son, Chan-Hyeok Park
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Patent number: 11487056Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light incident surface and a bottom surface arranged adjacently. The bottom surface is provided with a plurality of first columnar structures. Each of the first columnar structures extends along a first direction from a vicinity of the light incident surface and toward away from the light incident surface. An accommodating space is formed between any two adjacent first columnar structures. A side of these first columnar structures away from the bottom surface is provided with a plurality of light exit microstructures. The light guide plate has an effect of preventing scratches. A backlight module includes the light guide plate mentioned above and a light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Shih-Wei Liu
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Patent number: 11490531Abstract: A display frame structure and a display are disclosed. The display frame structure includes an integrally formed main body, where the integrally formed main body is provided with a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the first connecting portion is configured to connect a first component on a first side of the integrally formed main body, the second connecting portion is configured to connect a second component on a second side of the integrally formed main body that is opposite to the first side, and the integrally formed main body is also provided with a plurality of passage holes.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: BEIJING SMART-AERO DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xing Zhao, Zhiguo Shen
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Patent number: 11480796Abstract: The invention discloses a three-dimensional display module using optical wave-guide for providing directional backlights. This display module includes a wave-guide backlight unit with time-sequential directional light sources, a display device, a wavefront modulation device or a light splitting device, and other components. The wave-guide backlight unit with time-sequential directional light sources includes a sequential-switching light-source array, a relay device, and an optical wave-guide device. Each light source of the sequential-switching light-source array provides backlight of corresponding vector characteristics to the display device, making optical message displayed by the display device being guided to the corresponding viewing zone/viewing zones. Through the technology routes of multiple-view-for-one-pupil or/and Maxwellian view, the three-dimensional display module implements displays free from the vergence-accommodation conflict.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITYInventors: Lilin Liu, Dongdong Teng
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Patent number: 11474395Abstract: A waveguide display includes a substrate transparent to at least one of visible or near infrared light, and a grating on the substrate. The grating includes ridges formed using a birefringent material and is configured to selectively couple incident light in a first polarization state into or out of the substrate. The birefringent material in the ridges is characterized by an optic axis parallel to a plane that includes a grating vector of the grating.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Tanya Malhotra, Liangyu Qiu, Andrew John Ouderkirk
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Patent number: 11460739Abstract: A display device includes: an array substrate including a plurality of first light-transmitting electrodes each disposed in a corresponding one of pixels; a counter substrate including positions overlapping the first light-transmitting electrodes and provided with a second light-transmitting electrode; a liquid crystal layer including polymer-dispersed liquid crystals filled between the array substrate and the counter substrate; and at least one light source configured to emit light toward a side surface of the counter substrate. The array substrate includes, in each of the pixels, a third light-transmitting electrode that at least partially overlaps the first light-transmitting electrode in the plan view with an insulating layer interposed therebetween. An area of the third light-transmitting electrode in the pixel in a display region closer to the light source is larger than an area of the third light-transmitting electrode in the pixel in a display region farther from the light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Manabu Mizuno, Yoshihide Ohue, Hiroki Sugiyama, Kentaro Okuyama
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Patent number: 11460623Abstract: An LED lighting lamp comprises an essentially annular perimetric frame positioned about an axis; a plurality of LEDs arranged along a radially inner perimetric edge of the frame and angularly spaced apart from one another about the axis; and a substantially flat and completely transparent light-guide plate, having two opposite faces substantially perpendicular to the axis and a radially outer perimetric edge facing the LEDs; at least one face of the light-guide plate is provided with an engraving pattern, formed by a plurality of notches shaped so as to extract light from the light-guide plate through said at least one face.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Inventor: Ernesto Gismondi
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Patent number: 11415834Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel; a plurality of light sources configured to emit blue light; a reflective sheet comprising four edge portions, wherein a plurality of holes are disposed on the reflective sheet, the plurality of holes comprises a first hole and a second hole on each of the four edge portions of the reflective sheet, each of the four edge portions comprises an edge of the reflective sheet, the first hole is disposed at a first distance from the edge of the reflective sheet, and the second hole is disposed at a second distance from the edge of the reflective sheet, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance; and a plurality of light conversion dots comprising a plurality of first light conversion dots and a plurality of second light conversion dots.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoonki Park, Hyungjin Kim, Yongsung Yoo, Youngwook Jung, Minnyeong Han
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Patent number: 11415742Abstract: The disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a light guide plate including a light emitting surface, a lateral surface, and a light incident surface disposed correspondingly to the lateral surface. The light emitting surface is connected to the lateral surface and the light incident surface. A light source is disposed correspondingly to the light incident surface and is configured to emit light toward the light incident surface. An optical film is disposed on the light emitting surface. A fixing component is disposed on the light incident surface or the lateral surface and is configured to fasten the optical film on the light emitting surface so that the optical film can be evenly expanded uniformly along a direction parallel to the light source after being heated.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Shiyuan Xiao
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Patent number: 11391877Abstract: A backlight source is provided which includes a light guide plate 10 and a light-emitting unit 20. The light guide plate 10 includes a first surface and a second surface disposed oppositely. The light-emitting unit 20 is located on the side of the light guide plate where the first surface disposed. The grating layer 30 includes at least one grating unit configured to diffract light emitted by the light-emitting unit 20. The overall structure of the backlight source is no longer limited by the distance between the LEDs and the first layer diffusion layer, and therefore the thinning and lightening of the backlight source is realized. A manufacturing method of a backlight source and a display device are further provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Wang, Huijuan Wang, Yafeng Yang, Xiaochuan Chen, Xue Dong, Xiandong Meng, Xianqin Meng, Jifeng Tan
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Patent number: 11393879Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising first and second light-emitting elements in a display region, and first and second dummy elements in a dummy region is provided. Each of the light-emitting elements, and the dummy elements includes a reflector arranged, a first electrode arranged above the reflector, a light-emitting layer arranged above the first electrode, and a second electrode arranged above the light-emitting layer. A difference between a distance from the reflector to the light-emitting layer in the first light-emitting element and a distance from the reflector to the light-emitting layer in the second light-emitting element is larger than a difference between a distance from the reflector to the light-emitting layer in the first dummy element and a distance from the reflector to the light-emitting layer in the second dummy element.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroaki Sano, Koji Ishizuya
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Patent number: 11367403Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of light sources configured to emit light; a light guide plate having a first surface and a second surface, configured to spread light emitted from the plurality of light sources therein to emit light through the first surface; and a local dimming unit configured to reflect or scatter light emitted through the second surface of the light guide plate according to a location. The local dimming unit may include an electro-optical layer configured to change optical properties according to an electric field; a plurality of electrodes located on the same plane, configured to generate the electric field; and a controller configured to change a voltage applied to the plurality of electrodes according to an image.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin Hyun Cho, Nam Seok Roh, Sang Hyun Sohn, Jong Hee Han
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Patent number: 11366348Abstract: A display device includes: a backlight unit (BU), a liquid crystal panel (LCP) on the BU, a glass cover on the liquid crystal, a camera hole (CH) defined by the BU and the LCP, the CH penetrating the BU and the LCP, a light-blocking member (LBM) in the CH, the LBM reducing: light leakage from the CH and/or introduction of impurities into the CH, a lower polarizing plate (LPP) between the BU and the LCP, and an upper polarizing plate (UPP) between the glass cover and the LCP, the CH penetrating the LPP and the UPP, and a through-hole defined by and penetrating the UPP, the through-hole having a position corresponding to the CH, the through-hole having a size corresponding to the CH. The LBM includes: a light-blocking tape, and a border mold. The light-blocking tape is attached to the LPP, the border mold, and the BU.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji-Cheol Son, Ji-Soon Oh, Yeoun-Jei Jung, Sung-Sik Son, Chan-Hyeok Park
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Patent number: 11340393Abstract: A backlight module, a method of manufacturing the backlight module, a display device and an illuminating device are disclosed. The backlight module includes: a light guide plate having a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other and at least one side surface between the first surface and the second surface, the side surface being provided with a first light reflecting structure and having an acute angle with respect to the first surface; a light source disposed at a side of the first surface, an orthographic projection of the light source onto the first surface being at an edge portion of the first surface adjacent to the side surface, wherein the light emitted by the light source is at least partially reflected by the first light reflecting structure after entering the light guide plate through the first surface of the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignees: FUZHOU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Xuezhen Su, Jianming Huang, Dongxi Li, Li Cheng, Weiqiang Li, Yabin Lin, Wanping Pan, Jinshu Wu
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Patent number: 11340508Abstract: A display device according to an aspect includes: an array substrate including a plurality of first light-transmitting electrodes each disposed in a corresponding one of pixels; a counter substrate including positions that overlap the first light-transmitting electrodes in a plan view and are provided with a second light-transmitting electrode; a liquid crystal layer including polymer-dispersed liquid crystals filled between the array substrate and the counter substrate; and at least one light emitter configured to emit light toward a side surface of the counter substrate. The array substrate includes, in each of the pixels, a third light-transmitting electrode and a conductive metal layer. The third light-transmitting electrode at least partially overlaps the first light-transmitting electrode in the plan view with an inorganic insulating layer interposed therebetween, and the conductive metal layer is stacked on the third light-transmitting electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hiroki Sugiyama, Yoshihide Ohue, Manabu Mizuno, Kentaro Okuyama
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Patent number: 11340494Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module and a display device. A first notch is defined in a back plate of the backlight module. The first notch corresponds to a second notch defined in the display panel, and a light source set is disposed on the back plate located on two sides of the first notch, which lowers a dimension of a lower bezel of the display device and enhances a screen ratio such that light of the backlight module entering the display panel becomes more uniform, which enhances the differential performance of the products and improves the market competitiveness of the products.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Peng Zhang
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Patent number: 11333819Abstract: Disclosed includes a backlight assembly, a display device including such a backlight assembly and a method of obtaining backlight. The backlight assembly may comprise a light guide, a first grating on a first surface of the light guide and a light direction adjuster on a side of the first grating away from the light guide. The first grating may have a diffraction direction slanted relative to a thickness direction of the light guide and the light direction adjuster may be configured to change diffractive light coming from the first grating to a target direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiandong Meng, Wei Wang, Xianqin Meng, Qiuyu Ling, Jifeng Tan, Xiaochuan Chen
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Patent number: RE49296Abstract: In a liquid crystal display module, notches are disposed on limiting sections and opposite to flexible circuit boards disposed on a liquid crystal panel so that the flexible circuit boards protrude through the notches and are bent toward the connecting sections; and moreover first depressed sections configured to accommodate the flexible circuit boards may be disposed on the connecting sections and opposite to the notches; and second depressed sections depressed inward may be disposed on the folded edge and opposite to the first depressed sections so that the first depressed sections and the second depressed sections cooperate with each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignees: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd., Hisense USA Corporation, Hisense International Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hao Liu