Diffusing Of Incident Light Patents (Class 359/599)
  • Patent number: 11595574
    Abstract: An image processing system is disclosed, comprising: an M-lens camera, a compensation device and a correspondence generator. The M-lens camera generates M lens images. The compensation device generates a projection image according to a first vertex list and the M lens images. The correspondence generator is configured to conduct calibration for vertices to define vertex mappings, horizontally and vertically scan each lens image to determine texture coordinates of its image center, determine texture coordinates of control points according to the vertex mappings, and P1 control points in each overlap region in the projection image; and, determine two adjacent control points and a coefficient blending weight for each vertex in each lens image according to the texture coordinates of the control points and the image center in each lens image to generate the first vertex list, where M>=2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ASPEED TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Chung-Yen Lu
  • Patent number: 11586073
    Abstract: A privacy display comprises a polarised output spatial light modulator, reflective polariser, plural polar control retarders and a polariser. A birefringent surface relief diffuser structure is arranged to transmit light from the display with high transparency and provide diffuse reflection of ambient light to head-on display users. In a privacy mode of operation, on-axis light from the spatial light modulator is directed without loss and with low diffusion, whereas off-axis light has reduced luminance and increased diffusion. Further, overall display reflectivity is reduced for on-axis reflections of ambient light, while reflectivity is increased for off-axis light. The visibility of the display to off-axis snoopers is reduced by means of luminance reduction, increased frontal reflectivity and diffusion of ambient light. In a public mode of operation, the liquid crystal retardance is adjusted so that off-axis luminance and reflectivity are unmodified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventors: Michael G. Robinson, Robert A. Ramsey, Graham J. Woodgate
  • Patent number: 11567244
    Abstract: A light diffusion control member includes a first light diffusion control layer and a second light diffusion control layer. The first light diffusion control layer and the second light diffusion control layer each has a regular internal structure that includes a plurality of regions having a relatively high refractive index in a region having a relatively low refractive index. The first light diffusion control layer and the second light diffusion control layer are laminated so that an angle between two respective vectors determined based on the regular internal structure in the first light diffusion control layer and the second light diffusion control layer is more than 0° and 90° or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentaro Kusama, Baku Katagiri, Tatsuki Kuramoto
  • Patent number: 11537006
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical film structure, which comprises a base layer, a plurality of optical layers, and a prism layer. A first optical structure is disposed below the base layer such that the first optical structure can concentrate and alter an incident light source. By using the structure of the plurality of optical layers, the ineffective polarized light of the light source can be converted into effective polarized light. Furthermore, the first optical structure adjusts a focal point of the incident light source and thus increasing the luminous flux and brightness of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Probright Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Pi Ta Huang, Po Yin Kuo
  • Patent number: 11513374
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes an array substrate, a color film substrate disposed on the array substrate, and a photochromic glass layer disposed on the color film substrate. A color change region is formed when an ultraviolet laser irradiates the photochromic glass layer, and the color change region filters passing lights. The display panel further includes a plurality of scattered particles distributed on the photochromic glass layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongchen Huang, Yuexia Lin, Hongji Li
  • Patent number: 11505667
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new member having a low refractive index as a substitute for an air layer, for example. The laminated film roll of the present invention includes a long laminated film roll including: an ultra-low refractive index layer having a refractive index of 1.20 or less; and a resin film, wherein the ultra-low refractive index layer is stacked on the resin film. The method of forming the long laminated film roll of the present invention includes steps of: preparing a liquid containing microporous particles; coating a resin film with the liquid; and drying the liquid applied on the resin film, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromoto Haruta, Hiroyuki Takemoto, Daisuke Hattori, Kozo Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11430208
    Abstract: A platform for design of a lighting installation generally includes an automated search engine for retrieving and storing a plurality of lighting objects in a lighting object library and a lighting design environment providing a visual representation of a lighting space containing lighting space objects and lighting objects. The visual representation is based on properties of the lighting space objects and lighting objects obtained from the lighting object library. A plurality of aesthetic filters is configured to permit a designer in a design environment to adjust parameters of the plurality of lighting objects handled in the design environment to provide a desired collective lighting effect using the plurality of lighting objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: KORRUS, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin James Harrison, Shruti Koparkar, Mark Reynoso, Paul Pickard, Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Gary Vick, Andrew Villegas
  • Patent number: 11426990
    Abstract: The optical assembly comprises: a first optical film having a first surface; an adhesive disposed on the first surface of the first optical film, wherein the adhesive comprises a photo-curable portion and a thermally-curable portion mixed with the photo-curable portion, wherein the weight ratio of the thermally-curable portion of the adhesive to the adhesive is less than 5%; and a second optical film comprising a photo-curable material, wherein the adhesive is bonded to the second optical film through the bonding between the photo-curable portion of the adhesive and the photo-curable material of the second optical film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: UBRIGHT OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lung-Pin Hsin, Yi-Long Tyan
  • Patent number: 11397287
    Abstract: An optical film including a first film substrate and a coating layer formed on the first film substrate. The coating layer of this optical film contains a binder resin and fine particles with an average size of 0.5 ?m or more and 10.0 ?m or less and a standard deviation in size that is less than ½ of the average size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Ichiba, Masato Kurokawa, Koji Murata, Kengo Ozono
  • Patent number: 11333897
    Abstract: A beam homogenizer for transforming a beam of laser-radiation into a flat-top intensity distribution having brighter or darker edges comprises a first lens array, a second lens array, and a positive lens. The first lens array includes a plurality of lens elements that are separated by gaps having no optical power. Brighter or darker edges are produced by selecting a distance between the first and second lens arrays that is less than or greater than the focal length of lens elements in the second lens array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Coherent LaserSystems GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Simon, Ludwig Schwenger, Andrea Caprara
  • Patent number: 11333881
    Abstract: An optical lens module includes a lens assembly and a plastic barrel. The lens assembly includes a plurality of lens elements and is disposed in the plastic barrel. The plastic barrel includes an object-end portion, an image-end portion, an outer tube portion, an inner tube portion and at least one reflection reduction area. The image-end portion includes an image-end opening. The inner tube portion includes a plurality of parallel inner surfaces and a plurality of inclined inner surfaces, wherein the parallel inner surfaces are parallel to the central axis, and each of the inclined inner surfaces has an angle with the central axis. The reflection reduction area is disposed on one of the inclined inner surfaces closest to the image-end opening, wherein the reflection reduction area and the plastic barrel are integrally formed by an injection molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ta Chou, Cheng-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 11327205
    Abstract: An optical device, such as a diffuser, can include a substrate; and a diffuser surface, in which the diffuser surface has an index of refraction greater than about 1.8. A method of making and using the optical device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Tasso R. M. Sales, George Michael Morris
  • Patent number: 11314118
    Abstract: A display device and an optical film are provided. The optical film is disposed on the display surface of the display device, and includes an anti-glare layer and an anti-reflection layer. The anti-glare layer has a first light-incident surface and a first light-exit surface. The anti-reflection layer is disposed on the first light-exit surface. The anti-reflection layer has a second light-incident surface and a second light-exit surface facing away from each other. The second light-incident surface faces the first light-exit surface of the anti-glare layer. The specular reflectance of the optical film is smaller than or equal to 0.14% for a light ray incident to the second light-exit surface at an incident angle ranging from 10 degrees to 30 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Chen, Zong-Huei Tsai
  • Patent number: 11313998
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method of manufacturing a cover lens for an electronic display includes etching a first surface geometry on a first surface of the cover lens. In the embodiment, the method includes determining a plurality of angles of refraction at the first surface from light generated from the electronic display based on the first surface geometry. In the embodiment, the method includes determining a second surface geometry for a second surface of the cover lens based on the plurality of angles of refraction at the first surface. In the embodiment, the method includes etching the second surface geometry on the second surface of the cover lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shantanu D. Kulkarni, Prosenjit Ghosh, Michael Daniel Rosenzweig, Denica N. Larsen
  • Patent number: 11313995
    Abstract: An anti-glare film is attached on a surface of a display, and includes an anti-glare layer. The anti-glare layer is set to have a sparkle value of 10 or less, which is defined based on a value of a standard deviation of luminance distribution of the display under a state in which the anti-glare film is attached on the surface of the display, a value of specular gloss of 40% or less, which is measured with 60-degree specular gloss, and a value of transmission image clarity of 40% or less, which has an optical comb of 0.5 mm. Consequently, satisfactory anti-glare property can be provided while appropriately suppressing sparkle on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sugawara, Masaki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11280945
    Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display including the same are provided. A polarizing plate includes a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region and includes: a polarizer; and a bonding layer, a first polarizer protective film, and a functional coating layer sequentially stacked on a surface of the polarizer. The bonding layer includes a printed layer therein to correspond to the non-display region. The polarizing plate has a haze of about 0.1% to about 5% as measured on the functional coating layer and a reflectance difference of about 2.4% or less between the display region and the non-display region, or the polarizing plate has a haze of about 20% to about 40% as measured on the functional coating layer and a reflectance difference of about 1.5% or less between the display region and the non-display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hyun Hwang, Jin Woo Kim, Dong Yoon Shin
  • Patent number: 11237300
    Abstract: An optical element includes a first resin portion, a second resin portion provided in contact with the first resin portion, an adhesion portion, a first base material, and a second base material, the first resin portion, the second resin portion, and the adhesion portion being provided between the first base material and the second base material. The adhesion portion is in contact with the second resin portion and one of the first base material and the second base material. When an elastic modulus of the first resin portion is denoted by E1, an elastic modulus of the second resin portion is denoted by E2, and an elastic modulus of the adhesion portion is denoted by E3, the optical element satisfies a relationship of E3<E2<0.9×E1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kouichi Yonetani
  • Patent number: 11231602
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a transparent screen includes a first transparent substrate having a first transparent substrate index of refraction and including a surface relief pattern, a partially reflective coating formed on the surface relief pattern, and a second transparent substrate bonded over the partially reflective coating with an optical adhesive having the first transparent substrate index of refraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: INNOVEGA, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Freeman, Jay Marsh, Jerome Legerton
  • Patent number: 11233223
    Abstract: A structure for extracting light, which improves light extraction efficiency by enhancing a scattering effect and improves power efficiency and thus increases the lifetime of an organic electroluminescent lighting device, is provided, and an organic electroluminescent lighting device including the structure for extracting light is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: CHEOMDANLAB INC.
    Inventor: Ha Jun Jang
  • Patent number: 11217184
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a display unit for generating a display output, comprising a first light source; a first back polarizer arranged to polarize light from the first light source in a first polarization direction; a second light source; a second back polarizer arranged to polarize light from the second light source in a second polarization direction that is orthogonal to the first polarization direction; a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate, second substrate and liquid crystal layer are arranged to receive light from the first light source that has been polarized by the first back polarizer and receive light from the second light source that has been polarized by the second back polarizer; and a front polarizer arranged to polarize light, the front polarizer being for polarizing light that has passed through the liquid crystal layer; wherein operating the first light sour
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Michiel Hans Zeinstra
  • Patent number: 11209587
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a light guiding laminate including a light guide plate with good visibility and an anisotropic optical film, and a planar light source device including the light guiding laminate and a light source are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Tomoegawa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahide Sugiyama, Masao Kato, Tsubasa Sakano, Shogo Suga
  • Patent number: 11175016
    Abstract: A planar illumination device includes a light source substrate, a lens, a diffuser, and a spacer. The light source substrate includes a plurality of light-emitting devices two-dimensionally arrayed thereon. The lens receives light emitted from the light source substrate. The diffuser receives light emitted from the lens. The spacer is integrated with the diffuser and disposed between the lens and the diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventors: Suguru Mukumoto, Tomoaki Morishita, Ginga Ito
  • Patent number: 11099301
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a display device including: a display panel; and an anti-reflective layer configured to overlap the display panel, wherein the anti-reflective layer includes: a nano-pattern layer configured to include a plurality of nanostructures; and a low-refraction layer configured to cover the nanostructures, wherein the nanostructures are irregularly disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ho Lim
  • Patent number: 11089291
    Abstract: A detection method for an image acquisition device, a detection device for an image acquisition device, an electronic device and a computer readable storage medium are disclosed. The image acquisition device includes a light source and a diffuser, the diffuser is configured to scatter light emitted by the light source and the light emitted by the light source is irradiated on at least partial area of a scene, the image acquisition device includes: acquiring an image of the scene; determining an effective area of the image; and determining whether or not the diffuser is in an abnormal working state according to information of the effective area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING KUANGSHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haibin Huang, Jue Wang
  • Patent number: 11086066
    Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated optical sheet module where an optical sheet is integrally formed without a diffusion sheet, a condensing sheet and a reflective polarizing sheet thereby reducing the overall thickness and improving the viewing angle, so that a manufacturing process can be simplified and significantly improve the left to right viewing angle while minimizing the brightness drop by forming the first base film having the viewing angle improvement component on the bottom surface with a haze characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: LMS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jee Hong Min, Se Jin Oh, Dong Cheol Lee, Woo Jong Lee, Jin Yeon Choi, Min Ho Kim, Du Yi Kim
  • Patent number: 11029544
    Abstract: A display device including a first substrate, a pixel disposed on the first substrate and including first, second and third sub-pixel electrodes adjacent to each other, a second substrate spaced from the first substrate, a color conversion layer disposed on the second substrate and with a first wavelength conversion layer overlapping with the first sub pixel electrode and a second wavelength conversion layer overlapping with the second sub pixel electrode, a transmissive layer including a first sub-transmissive layer overlapping with the third sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-transmissive layer disposed between the first wavelength conversion layer and the second wavelength conversion layer, and a planarization layer disposed on the color conversion layer and the transmissive layer. Methods of manufacturing display devices having a flatter, planarization layer with reduced variations in thickness also is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Soo Jung, Young Gu Kim, Taek Joon Lee, Hye Lim Jang, Baek Kyun Jeon
  • Patent number: 11009215
    Abstract: An illuminator including a plurality of light emitting elements and a lens having a concave cylindrical first optical surface and a second optical surface, such that a thickness between the first and second optical surfaces is non-uniform along first and second orthogonal directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Obelux Oy
    Inventor: Vesa Laakso
  • Patent number: 10972696
    Abstract: A reflective cover for a flat panel display includes a surface which is both reflective and transmissive. The cover includes a perimeter frame which is configured to couple to the surface around a perimeter of the surface. The perimeter frame further includes an engagement device. The engagement device is attached to the perimeter frame. The engagement device is configured to engage with a mounting bracket. A blackout shroud is coupled to the perimeter frame to form an opening. The opening is sized so that during mounting, the flat panel display is inserted into the opening and the engagement device engages with the mounting bracket. In operation, when the flat panel display is in an on state images displayed thereon are visible through the surface and when the flat panel display is in an off state a reflection is provided from the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRIC MIRROR, LLC
    Inventors: James V. Mischel, Jr., Thomas A Horst
  • Patent number: 10944191
    Abstract: An electric packaging including a board and a mechanical component attached to the board. The mechanical component includes a first end attached to the board, a second end opposite the first end, and a seat interposed between the first end and the second end. The mechanical component also includes an upper portion extending from the second end to the seat, the upper portion having a first width and a lower portion extending from the seat to the first end. The lower portion having a second width that is less than the first width. The electric packaging also includes a connector attached to the board. The connector includes a first surface attached to the board and a second surface located opposite the first surface. The second surface includes a plug connection area sized to receive a plug and located completely radially outside of the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Plucinski, Phillip V. Mann, Sandra J. Shirk/Heath, Tyler Jandt
  • Patent number: 10942387
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optical laminate that can achieve an excellent reflection hue and an excellent viewing angle characteristic. An optical laminate of the present invention includes a polarizer; a retardation layer configured to substantially function as a ?/4 plate; and a light-diffusing layer. The polarizer has a hue a of from ?1.2 to 0 and a hue b of from 0 to 3.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehito Fuchida, Katsunori Takada, Yoshitsugu Kitamura
  • Patent number: 10906476
    Abstract: A vehicle trim part having a layered, decorative finish is provided. The part includes a polymeric substrate, a decorative layer overlying the polymeric substrate and a light-transmissive, protective layer overlying and protecting the decorative layer. The protective layer includes a front surface and a rear surface having a surface portion with a translucent surface finish. The decorative layer has an opening extending from a rear surface of the decorative layer to a front surface of the decorative layer and aligned with the translucent surface finish. Both a cross section of the opening at the front surface of the decorative layer and the translucent surface finish are sized and shaped to form a light pattern which is visible at the front of the part when artificial lighting illuminates the translucent surface finish from the rear of the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Global IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Darius J. Preisler, Christopher A. Heikkila
  • Patent number: 10890697
    Abstract: Provided are a composite optical sheet and a liquid crystal display device including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Inventors: Young Min Park, Do Hun Kim, Hyun Hyang Kim, Ji Eun Nam, Taek Sun Shin
  • Patent number: 10845025
    Abstract: A lighting assembly includes at least two LED elements arranged at a distance from each other. A diffusor element extends over the LED lighting elements. The diffusor element comprises first diffusion portions arranged in front of the LED lighting elements and second diffusion portions arranged in between the first diffusion portions. The first diffusion portions are disposed to cause a stronger optical diffusion than the second diffusion portions, thereby providing a more homogeneous appearance of light emitted from the diffusor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets, Christian Kleijnen, Ralph Hubert Peters, Adam Lind, Rob Bastiaan Maria Einig
  • Patent number: 10843497
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plate with a printed layer containing: a bent plate with a bent portion, including a first main surface, a second main surface and an end surface, and a printed layer formed on the first main surface, in which the printed layer has an average value (average OD value) of optical density (OD values) in visible light in a plane being 4 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Minamidate, Toru Ikeda, Yosuke Takeda, Azusa Takai
  • Patent number: 10823896
    Abstract: A film applied to a display, a display, and a terminal, where the film includes a film body and a plurality of rectilinear protrusions, the rectilinear protrusions are distributed on a surface of the film body, and neighboring rectilinear protrusions are parallel to each other. When the film is adhered to a rear surface of a cover glass, a sense of layering and transparency of the cover glass can be enhanced, thereby effectively improving a display effect of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Meng Li, Huie Wang
  • Patent number: 10823906
    Abstract: Disclosed are a backlight unit for planar lighting apparatuses and a manufacturing method thereof. The backlight unit simplifies a layer structure to be formed into the shape of a vehicle interior trim part, and has a thin thickness and improved flexibility. The backlight unit includes a light emitting device configured to emit light; a light guide panel having polycarbonate and configured to disperse the light received from a light emitting device; a reflective sheet having fibers and provided below the light guide panel to reflect the light dispersed by the light guide panel; and an acrylic adhesive sheet interposed between the light guide panel and the reflective sheet. The reflective sheet includes pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hong Chan Jeon, Hong Mo Koo, Mi Jung Yun, Dong Kyu Oh, Seul Ah Lee, Byoung Chul Park
  • Patent number: 10802179
    Abstract: A coated article may comprise a substrate and an optical coating. The substrate may have a major surface comprising a first portion and a second portion. A first direction that is normal to the first portion of the major surface may not be equal to a second direction that is normal to the second portion of the major surface. The optical coating may be disposed on at least the first portion and the second portion of the major surface. The coated article may exhibit at the first portion of the substrate and at the second portion of the substrate hardness of about 8 GPa or greater at an indentation depth of about 50 nm or greater as measured on the anti-reflective surface by a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, Shandon Dee Hart, Karl William Koch, III, Charles Andrew Paulson, James Joseph Price, Carlo Anthony Kosik Williams
  • Patent number: 10787384
    Abstract: A glass sheet comprising at least one etched surface having a surface roughness defined, when measured on an evaluation length of 2 mm and with a Gaussian filter of which the cut-off wavelength is 0.8 mm, by 0.02?Ra?0.4 microns and 5?RSm?30 microns. The glass sheet has excellent anti-sparkling properties together with an anti-glare effect. The texturing of the glass sheet may obtained by the process of carrying the glass sheet horizontally on a conveyor, pre-treating the surface to remove defects that may prevent subsequent uniform etching, etching the surface with aqueous solution containing hydrofluoric acid spread in an uniform layer over the surface of the sheet, maintaining the etching solution until the etching is ended, and drying the etched sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC INC.
    Inventors: Fabrice Sinapi, Eugenie Peyroux
  • Patent number: 10782561
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device having an excellent light emission performance irrespective of its small thickness. The light-emitting device includes a base having a surface; one or more light sources that are provided on the surface of the base, and each have an optical axis; a reflective lens provided to interpose the light source between the reflective lens and the base; a reflective sheet that is provided to surround the light source along the surface of the base, and includes a first surface that makes a first angle relative to a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis to allow the first surface to be away also from the base as the first surface is away from the light source; and a light diffusion member provided to interpose the light source, the reflective lens, and the reflective sheet, between the light diffusion member and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Kawase, Yohei Takakuwa, Roger Corn
  • Patent number: 10768480
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a liquid crystal display device including a display panel including a red pixel, a green pixel, and a blue pixel; and a backlight unit which emits light to the display panel. The backlight unit includes a light source which outputs a first color light; a color conversion layer which is configured to convert the first color light into a second color light; an optical sheet which diffuses or condenses the second color light; and an air gap formed between the color conversion layer and the optical sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se-Hyun Park, Min-Jae Kang, Ji-Su Yoon, Kyu-Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 10746355
    Abstract: Provided is a lighting device that converts an exiting light into a stereoscopic light having a sense of depth or a sense of volume, whereby light images having stereoscopic effects can be implemented using light emitted from a light-emitting device and simultaneously, a structure of a printed circuit board (PCB) located at a lower portion of a light passage portion is eliminated and a direct-type light-emitting device located at sides of the light passage portion and having high versatility is used such that flexibility of the light passage portion is attained and a degree of freedom of a design can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eay Jin Lim, Jae Hyuk Jang, Hyun Duck Yang
  • Patent number: 10747052
    Abstract: A backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module includes a diffuser plate and a light source assembly. The diffuser plate is configured for diffusing light emitted by the light source assembly, and the diffuser plate includes a light entrance surface, the light entrance surface being fitted to a light exit surface of the light source assembly. A manufacturing method of the backlight module and a display device are further disclosed. The display device includes the backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongfei Cheng, Yuxin Zhang
  • Patent number: 10739546
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an imaging lens. The imaging lens includes a lens barrel with an accommodation space; a lens group located in the accommodation space and connected with the lens barrels; and a shading board positioned between two adjacent lenses. The lens barrel includes a first cylinder wall with an optical aperture and a second cylinder wall bending and extending from the first cylinder wall. The first cylinder wall and the second cylinder wall enclose and form the accommodation space. The shading board includes a side wall close to the second cylinder wall, an object side surface adjacent to an object side, an image side surface close to an image side, a connecting surface extending from the object side surface to the connecting surface, and a cambered Lambertian surface disposed on the connecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: AAC Optics Solutions Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Jia Wan
  • Patent number: 10732329
    Abstract: To provide an image projecting structure having a wide viewing angle and whereby the visibility of a projected image is high. The image projecting structure comprises a first transparent layer having irregularities formed on its surface, a reflective film formed on the surface on which the irregularities are formed, of the first transparent layer, and a second transparent layer formed on the reflective film, wherein the transmittance of visible light is from 5 to 95%; the value obtained by dividing the haze by the diffuse reflectance of visible light is at least 0.1 and at most 1; the vertical difference Sk in the core section defined by ISO 25178, of the surface on which the irregularities are formed, is at least 0.1 ?m; and the value obtained by dividing the shortest autocorrelation length Sal by the vertical difference Sk in the core section is at least 1.2 and at most 190.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Yuko Tachibana, Yukihiro Tao, Kenta Sekikawa
  • Patent number: 10705331
    Abstract: An optical lens module includes a lens assembly and a plastic barrel. The lens assembly includes a plurality of lens elements and is disposed in the plastic barrel. The plastic barrel includes an object-end portion, an image-end portion, an outer tube portion, an inner tube portion and at least one reflection reduction area. The image-end portion includes an image-end opening. The inner tube portion includes a plurality of parallel inner surfaces and a plurality of inclined inner surfaces, wherein the parallel inner surfaces are parallel to the central axis, and each of the inclined inner surfaces has an angle with the central axis. The reflection reduction area is disposed on one of the inclined inner surfaces closest to the image-end opening, wherein the reflection reduction area and the plastic barrel are integrally formed by an injection molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ta Chou, Cheng-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 10698138
    Abstract: A diffuser including opposing structured first and second major surfaces is described. The first major surface includes a first plurality of surface structures providing a uniform first haze. The second major surface includes a first portion adjacent an edge and a second portion adjacent the first portion. The first portion includes a first region and a second region between the first region and the second portion. The second major surface includes a second plurality of surface structures providing a uniform second haze over the second portion and providing a third haze in the first portion. The third haze in the first region is higher than the second haze, and the third haze in the second region is monotonically decreasing. The second portion has a surface area of at least 90 percent of a surface area of the second major surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary T. Boyd, Tri D. Pham, Nicholas A. Johnson, Oanh V. Pham, Sara S. Merritt, Stephen J. Etzkorn, Haiyan Zhang, Corey D. Balts, Joseph T. Aronson
  • Patent number: 10663648
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel; and a backlight configured to supply light to the display panel, wherein the backlight includes a light source configured to emit light; and a light guide plate provided on a rear side of the display panel and configured to guide the light emitted by the light source toward to the display panel; and a plurality of optical sheets provided between the light guide plate and the display panel, an optical sheet of the plurality of optical sheets being attached to a front surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Mo Yoo, Joon Seok Ahn, Kye Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 10649132
    Abstract: A diffusion sheet, a backlight module and a double-sided display device are provided. A transflective layer is provided on one surface of a substrate layer. On one hand, a portion of the light incident from an opposite side of the substrate layer is transmitted to a first display panel via the diffusion sheet; on the other hand, another portion of the light is reflected back to the light guide plate and enters a second display panel on another side of the double-sided backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE SPECIAL DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xing Zhao
  • Patent number: 10644253
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display device includes a substrate; a light-emitting diode including a first electrode, an organic emitting layer and a second electrode and disposed on a first side of the substrate; and a foamed polymer layer disposed on a second side of the substrate and including a polymer resin and an air pocket inside the polymer resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mi-Kyung Park, Young-Wook Kim, Ji-Su Han
  • Patent number: RE48690
    Abstract: Provided is a light unit including a plurality of LED light sources formed on a PCB, a resin layer stacked on the PCB to diffuse and guide emitted light forwards, and a diffusion plate having an optical pattern printed thereon to shield light emitted from the LED light sources. The optical pattern is composed of a diffusion pattern implemented as at least one layer, or a combination of the diffusion pattern layer and a light shielding pattern. The light unit forms an optical pattern for shielding or diffusing light on a surface of a light diffusion plate of the back-light unit, and combines a diffusion pattern and a metal pattern to attain uniformity of light and realize a yellow-light shielding effect, thus leading to a reliable light quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang Ho Park, Woo Young Chang, Chul Hong Kim, Byoung Eon Lee