With Polarizer Patents (Class 362/19)
  • Patent number: 12140779
    Abstract: Provided is a diffuser for de-speckling laser light. The diffuser includes a transparent diffuser substrate with de-speckling microstructures disposed on or formed into a first (i.e. front) side of the transparent diffuser substrate, and a reflective film coated onto an opposite second (i.e. back) side of the transparent diffuser substrate. An extinction layer may be coated onto the reflective film. An anti-reflection (AR) coating may be disposed on the first side of the transparent diffuser substrate. Also provided is a luminescent wheel including a disk and an optical ring that includes at least one fluorescent segment and the aforementioned diffuser. The optical ring is secured to the disk so as to rotate with the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: MATERION PRECISION OPTICS (SHANGHAI) LIMITED
    Inventors: Wen Bo Zhang, Xiaohua Yang
  • Patent number: 12032234
    Abstract: Anti-peep display assembly and display device are provided. The anti-peep display assembly includes a backlight module, a first birefringence control type liquid crystal cell, a second birefringence control type liquid crystal cell, and a display liquid crystal cell. Along a thickness direction of the anti-peep display assembly, the first birefringence control type liquid crystal cell and the second birefringence control type liquid crystal cell are between the backlight module and the display liquid crystal cell, and the first birefringence control type liquid crystal cell is between the second birefringence control type liquid crystal cell and the backlight module. A first polarizer is arranged on a side of the display liquid crystal cell away from the second birefringence control type liquid crystal cell, and a second polarizer is arranged between the display liquid crystal cell and the second birefringence control type liquid crystal cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiyuan Zhang, Xintong Ling, Fan Tian, Xiongping Li
  • Patent number: 11982930
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting apparatuses. Each of the light emitting apparatuses includes a plurality of light emitting devices each of which has a light emitting area and a non-light emitting area on an emission surface thereof that emits light. At least two light emitting apparatuses of the light emitting apparatuses constitute a light emitting apparatus group disposed such that the emission surfaces of the respective light emitting apparatuses are parallel to each other with a predetermined distance, and that a distance between light emitting areas of the respective light emitting apparatuses when viewed along a direction perpendicular to the emission surfaces of the at least two of the light emitting apparatuses is shorter than a distance between the light emitting areas of the respective light emitting apparatuses when the emission surfaces of the respective light emitting apparatuses are on the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Tanaka, Manabu Okuno
  • Patent number: 11947127
    Abstract: A head-up display for a vehicle having a window. The head-up display comprises a picture generating unit and a projection engine. The picture generating unit is arranged to output pictures. Each picture comprises a first picture component and a second picture component. The projection engine is arranged to receive the pictures output by the picture generating unit and project the pictures onto the window of the vehicle in order to form a first virtual image of the first picture component at a first virtual image distance and a second virtual image of the second picture component at a second virtual image distance. Light of the first picture component is polarised in a first polarisation direction and light of the second picture component is polarised in a second polarisation direction perpendicular to the first polarisation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Envisics Ltd
    Inventors: Mate Karner, Jamieson Christmas
  • Patent number: 11921374
    Abstract: A backlight unit according to various embodiments of the present invention includes a light source, a color conversion sheet disposed above the light source for converting a color of light emitted from the light source and an optical film disposed on the color conversion sheet. The optical film further comprises a first sheet having a first pattern layer including a plurality of pyramid patterns formed on one side of a first base and a second pattern layer including a different pattern from the plurality of pyramid patterns disposed on the other surface of the first base and a second sheet having a third pattern layer including a plurality of pyramid patterns formed on one side of a second base and a fourth pattern layer corresponding to the second pattern layer formed on the other side of the second base. The second pattern layer and the fourth pattern layer include a plurality of irregular protrusion portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGKANG CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seongsu Lee
  • Patent number: 11885999
    Abstract: An optical construction includes a reflective polarizer and an optically diffusive film disposed on the reflective polarizer. The reflective polarizer includes an outer layer including a plurality of first particles partially protruding from a first major surface thereof to form a structured major surface. A first optically diffusive layer is conformably disposed on the structured major surface. The optically diffusive film includes a second optically diffusive layer including a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed therein, and a structured layer including a structured major surface. For a substantially normally incident light and a visible wavelength range from about 450 nm to about 650 nm and an infrared wavelength range from about 930 nm to about 970 nm, the second optically diffusive layer has an average specular transmittance Vs in the visible wavelength range and an average specular transmittance Is in the infrared wavelength range, where Is/Vs?2.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATION PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Bharat R. Acharya, Robert D. Taylor, Joseph P. Attard, Benjamin J. Forsythe, David T. Yust, Matthew E. Sousa, Jason S. Petaja, Anthony M. Renstrom, William Blake Kolb, Matthew S. Cole, Matthew S. Stay, Matthew R.D. Smith, Jeremy O. Swanson, Tri D. Pham, David A. Rosen, Qunyi Chen, Lisa A. DeNicola, Quinn D. Sanford, Carl A. Stover, Lin Zhao, Gilles J. Benoit
  • Patent number: 11874591
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes an excitation light emitter configured to irradiate excitation light, a phosphor that receives the excitation light and converts the excitation light into wavelength band light different from the excitation light, and a color wheel device. A first region of regions divided in a radial direction of the color wheel device includes a first transparent part that transmits the wavelength band light. A second region, which is different from the first region of the regions divided in the radial direction of the color wheel device, includes a reflector that reflects the excitation light and changes a light path and a second transparent part that transmits the excitation light. The phosphor is arranged on a light path of the excitation light reflected by the reflector or on a light path of the excitation light transmitted by the second transparent part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11822221
    Abstract: Provided is a light source system, including: an excitation light source for emitting excitation light; a wavelength conversion device provided with a conversion layer which is used to perform wavelength conversion on at least a portion of the excitation light to obtain stimulated light, and to exit the stimulated light and the unconverted excitation light; and a dichroic assembly which is used to guide the stimulated light exited from the conversion layer to propagate along the second optical path, and finally to exit from the light source system along the exit optical path, and to guide at least a portion of the unconverted excitation light exited from the conversion layer to transmit on a path, which is not the exit optical path. Further provided is a projection device comprising the above light source system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Zuqiang Guo, Ning Lu, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 11640106
    Abstract: A light source optical system used with an excitation light source configured to emit first color light includes a wavelength conversion unit configured to receive the first color light emitted by the excitation light source and emit second color light with a wavelength different from a wavelength of the first color light, There is a first optical system having a positive power and a second optical system having a positive power provided in this order in an optical path between the excitation light source and the wavelength conversion unit. When a ray parallel to an optical axis of the first optical system is incident on the first optical system, a ray emitted from the first optical system is incident on the second optical system while approaching the optical axis. The second optical system has under-corrected spherical aberration at a paraxial focal position of the second optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Takano, Naoki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11614680
    Abstract: An illuminator includes a first light emitter that outputs light to a first wavelength band, a first parallelizer parallelizes the first light outputted from the first light emitter, a wavelength converter having a first surface on the first light and a second surface converts the first light into second light belonging to a second wavelength band, an optical element reflects one of light to the first and second wavelength bands and transmits the other, a first focusing system between the first parallelizer and the optical element has positive power, a diffuser between the first focusing system and the optical element diffuses the first light that exits the first system, and a second focusing system between the optical element and the wavelength converter has positive power, and the second system has a focal point between the principal point of the second system and the second surface of the wavelength conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryuta Koizumi
  • Patent number: 11567357
    Abstract: A display device may include a display panel including an active area displaying an image and a peripheral area surrounding the active area, pad parts disposed on a side surface of the display panel, a light blocking layer disposed on a portion of the peripheral area adjacent to the side surface of the display panel, and circuit units electrically connected to the pad parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myong-Soo Oh, Minsung Kim, Heejong Shin, Juno Song
  • Patent number: 11561573
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel to display an image; and a sound generator disposed on a surface of the display panel to vibrate the display panel, wherein distances between each of a plurality of side surfaces of the sound generator and each of a plurality of side surfaces of the display panel respectively corresponding to the each of the plurality of side surfaces of the sound generator are substantially equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hui Park, Jin Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 11543669
    Abstract: A three (or more) polarizer arrangement is used to demonstrate a wide-angle variable-neutral-density (VND) filter that has both contrast uniformity and color uniformity. According to one embodiment, the outer polarizers effectively counter-rotate with respect to a fixed center polarizer as a means of compensating for transmission non-uniformity associated with geometrical polarization distortions experienced by off-normal rays. In particular, the achromatic compensation arrangement enables angle uniformity relative to normal-incidence transmission when the number of stops of attenuation grows large (e.g. 10-stops, or OD3). The filters are useful for cameras or instrumentation allowing mechanical or electromechanical tuning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gary D. Sharp, Anthony D. McGettigan
  • Patent number: 11543741
    Abstract: An illumination system, including a light source, a reflective optical element, a polarization conversion element, a beam splitting element, and a homogenizing element, is provided. The light source provides a first light beam having a first polarization state and a second light beam having a second polarization state. The reflective optical element is disposed on a transmission path of the first light beam and the second light beam. The polarization conversion element is disposed between the light source and the reflective optical element. The beam splitting element is disposed between the light source and the polarization conversion element. The beam splitting element includes at least one first region and at least one second region. The homogenizing element is disposed on a transmission path of a light beam reflected by the beam splitting element. A projection device having the illumination system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Chen-Wei Fan
  • Patent number: 11506360
    Abstract: Provided is compatibility between adhesion to a substrate (lower layer) and durability improvement. An optical element includes a phosphor layer facing a lower layer, and a bonding layer keeping the phosphor layer in intimate contact with the lower layer. The phosphor layer includes an inorganic binder, and phosphor particle dispersed with the inorganic binder. The bonding layer includes an organic binder. The phosphor layer has a first surface facing the lower layer, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a side surface connecting the first and second surfaces together. The bonding layer connects together the second surface, the side surface, and a surface of the lower layer to keep the phosphor layer in intimate contact with the lower layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideomi Yui, Shigeru Aomori, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Hidetsugu Matsukiyo, Toru Kanno, Hirokazu Ichinose
  • Patent number: 11441757
    Abstract: Light conversion devices and lighting devices having such conversion devices are provided. The conversion device includes a light conversion element having a front side and a coating arrangement. The front side is configured to be illuminated with primary light and to emit secondary light having another wavelength or a wavelength range. The coating arrangement is on the front side and has at least one coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Frank Gindele, Edgar Pawlowski, Christian Rakobrandt, Christoph Stangl, Thorsten Damm
  • Patent number: 11420412
    Abstract: Light-emitting quantum dot films, quantum dot lighting devices, and quantum dot-based backlight units are provided. Related compositions, components, and methods are also described. Improved quantum dot encapsulation and matrix materials are provided. Quantum dot films with protective barriers are described. High-efficiency, high brightness, and high-color purity quantum dot-based lighting devices are also included, as well as methods for improving efficiency and optical characteristics in quantum dot-based lighting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Dubrow, William P. Freeman, Ernest Lee, Paul Furuta
  • Patent number: 11422450
    Abstract: A light source device, comprising an excitation light source, a wavelength conversion element, a transparent substrate, and a light splitter. The wavelength conversion element comprises a wavelength conversion area and a scattering area. The excitation light source emits excitation light that has a first polarization state. The transparent substrate guides first part of the excitation light to the scattering area and guides second part of the excitation light to the light splitter; and the light splitter guides, directly or by means of a guiding device, the second part of the excitation light to the wavelength conversion area. The scattering area scatters the first part of the excitation light and guides the scattered first part of the excitation light to the transparent substrate; and the transparent substrate and the light splitter guide the scattered first excitation light to a light-emitting channel directly or by means of the guiding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Zu-Qiang Guo, Bing-Ke Yang, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 11366262
    Abstract: A lighting device includes light sources and a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a base portion and a light collecting portion. The base portion includes a light entering surface and a light exiting surface. The light collecting portion protrudes from the light exiting surface. The light collecting portion includes light collecting sections elongated in a first direction parallel to a normal direction to the light entering surface and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The light collecting sections perform linearity adjustment to rays of light so that the rays of light travel along the first direction. The light collecting sections include first light collecting regions and second light collecting regions. The second light collecting regions perform the linearity adjustment at a degree greater than a degree of the linearity adjustment by the first light collecting regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shugo Yagi, Yuuichi Kanbayashi, Satoshi Tsubooka
  • Patent number: 11280455
    Abstract: A flashlight having a housing, a light-end assembly, and a user interface. The light-end assembly, which may be coupled to an end of the housing, may comprise a flexible light component having a proximal end and a distal end. A first plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) may be distributed on the first flexible light component between the proximal end and the distal end. The flexible light component may include a flexible, semi-rigid structure to maintain the flexible light component in a desired shape or position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Schumacher Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. Clarke, John S. Whiting
  • Patent number: 11262029
    Abstract: A lighting device includes at least one semiconductor light source, at least one incandescent filament configured to emit electromagnetic radiation when energized, and a carrier supporting both the semiconductor light source and the incandescent filament. A screen is defined by the carrier between the semiconductor light source and the incandescent filament, so as to shield the semiconductor light source from the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the incandescent filament. The incandescent filament connected in series with the at least one semiconductor light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH
    Inventor: Sebastian Jooss
  • Patent number: 11198270
    Abstract: Light-emitting quantum dot films, quantum dot lighting devices, and quantum dot-based backlight units are provided. Related compositions, components, and methods are also described. Improved quantum dot encapsulation and matrix materials are provided. Quantum dot films with protective barriers are described. High-efficiency, high brightness, and high-color purity quantum dot-based lighting devices are also included, as well as methods for improving efficiency and optical characteristics in quantum dot-based lighting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: NANOSYS, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Dubrow, William P. Freeman, Ernest Lee, Paul Furuta
  • Patent number: 11181681
    Abstract: A multi-waveguide optical structure, including multiple waveguides stacked to intercept light passing sequentially through each waveguide, each waveguide associated with a differing color and a differing depth of plane, each waveguide including: a first adhesive layer, a substrate having a first index of refraction, and a patterned layer positioned such that the first adhesive layer is between the patterned layer and the substrate, the first adhesive layer providing adhesion between the patterned layer and the substrate, the patterned layer having a second index of refraction less than the first index of refraction, the patterned layer defining a diffraction grating, wherein a field of view associated with the waveguide is based on the first and the second indices of refraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Y. Xu, Michael Nevin Miller, Kang Luo, Vikramjit Singh, Michael Klug
  • Patent number: 11163108
    Abstract: A lighting module includes a circuit board, a light emitting diode, a light guide plate, and a waterproof adhesive. The circuit board has an insulating layer, a metal layer, and a circuit layer. The insulating layer is interposed between the metal layer and the circuit layer. The metal layer has an opening exposing a portion of the insulating layer. The light emitting diode has a light emitting surface and a non-light emitting surface facing the metal layer. The light guide plate is parallel or substantially parallel to the circuit board and is adjacent to the light emitting surface of the light emitting diode. An optical axis of the light emitting diode coincides with or substantially coincides with a symmetry axis of the light guide plate. The portion of the insulating layer is adhered to the light guide plate through the waterproof adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yen-Ze Huang, Tsai-Wei Shei, Chih-Ching Yen, Hsin-Tao Huang
  • Patent number: 11165004
    Abstract: A component with an optoelectronic part is disclosed. In an embodiment a component includes a carrier, at least one optoelectronic part arranged on the carrier, the part configured to emit electromagnetic radiation, a frame arranged on the carrier and enclosing a part space, wherein the part is arranged in the part space, and wherein the frame comprises a reflector and a lens arranged on the frame and at least partially covering an opening of the part space, wherein the lens is configured to direct the electromagnetic radiation of the part, wherein the lens comprises at least a partial pyramidal shape on a first side face facing toward the part, wherein the partial pyramidal shape of the lens comprises lateral faces, wherein the lateral faces meet one another via edges, and wherein the reflector is configured to direct radiation of the part onto the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventor: Claus Jäger
  • Patent number: 11130288
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a digital light projector (DLP) system which has first and second light sources. The first optical source may generate a first beam at a first wavelength which causes polymerization of a photopolymerizable resist. The second optical source may generate a second beam at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, and where the second beam inhibits polymerization of the photopolymerizable resist. A digital micromirror device (DMD) is included which has a plurality of micromirrors and is configured to be illuminated by the first and second beams and to generate a pattern on the micromirrors which has light from the first and second light wavelengths controlled by the micromirror position. The first light image causes polymerization of a first portion of the photopolymerizable resist, while the second image inhibits polymerization of a second portion of the photopolymerizable resist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventor: Bryan D. Moran
  • Patent number: 11061283
    Abstract: A quantum rod display device has an enhanced alignment of the quantum rods that is achieved by employing an aligned block copolymer material to align the quantum rods. The display device may be a transflective display device. The display device includes a liquid crystal layer and a quantum rod structure optically coupled to the liquid crystal layer. The quantum rod structure includes an aligned block copolymer material including a first polymer strain and a second polymer strain that are aligned relative to each other, and quantum rods that are embedded within either the first polymer strain or the second polymer strain, and the quantum rods are aligned by the alignment of the polymer strain in which the quantum rods are embedded. The quantum rod structure may be unpatterned whereby the quantum rod structure emits light of a single color or a combined color emission, or patterned into regions whereby at least two of the regions include quantum rods that emit light of different colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Andrew Acreman, Nathan James Smith
  • Patent number: 11003011
    Abstract: A display panel may include a first base substrate, a second base substrate facing the first base substrate, a plurality of wavelength conversion parts that are provided on the first base substrate to face the second base substrate, and at least one of the plurality of wavelength conversion parts includes an emission body, a light blocking layer partially covering the plurality of wavelength conversion parts and having a plurality of openings, the light blocking layer including a metallic material, and a first organic layer provided on the light blocking layer without overlapping the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventors: Hongbeom Lee, Kyungtae Chae, Hanjun Yu, Yeogeon Yoon, Keunwoo Park
  • Patent number: 10989961
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a display device comprises a display panel and a backlight unit. The backlight unit comprises a printed circuit, a light-emitting device on the printed circuit, and a transparent film including a holographic film. The holographic film includes at least an optical pattern overlapping the light-emitting device and modifying angle of a portion of light emitted by the light-emitting device. The backlight unit further comprises a light output pattern, where the portion of light with the modified angle passes through the light output pattern toward the display panel. The light output pattern may have a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the transparent film such that a refraction angle of the portion of light exiting the light output pattern is less than the incidence angle of the portion of light entering the light output pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: KiSeong Kim, HyeokJoon Yoon, SeungJu Gwon, Donghwi Kim
  • Patent number: 10955703
    Abstract: A polarizer component has an optical film to receive excitation light, a light re-emitting layer and a polarizing layer. The light re-emitting layer has quantum dots that re-emit red light and quantum dots that re-emit green light in response to the excitation light. The re-emitted red light is provided to a red sub-pixel to be filtered by a red color filter, and the re-emitting green light is provided to a green sub-pixel to be filtered by a green color filter. The excitation light can be blue or ultra violet and part of the excitation light is provided to a blue sub-pixel. The polarizing layer can be a reflective polarizing layer and the optical film can be a wavelength selecting layer. The light re-emitting layer may contain scattering particles to diffuse the excitation light provided to a blue sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: A.U. VISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Wen Lin, Adiel Abileah, Willem Den Boer, Fang-Chen Luo, Shu-Han Wang, Chih-Kang Wu
  • Patent number: 10928578
    Abstract: First and second prism sheets have pluralities of first and second unit prisms, respectively, arranged along a first direction and extending along a second direction, each of which has a base that is parallel to the first direction and a pair of oblique sides standing from both ends, respectively, of the base, and an angle that a second LED facing oblique side, which is one of the oblique sides that faces toward the LED, forms with respect to the base in the first direction in the second unit prism is smaller than an angle that a first LED facing oblique side that faces toward the LED forms with respect to the base in the first direction in the first unit prism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shugo Yagi, Takeshi Ishida, Yuuichi Kanbayashi, Satoshi Tsubooka
  • Patent number: 10921698
    Abstract: A light source device according to the present disclosure includes a light source configured to emit excitation light, a first rod part including a phosphor and configured to emit fluorescence in response to incidence of the excitation light, a second rod part located in parallel to the first rod part, including a phosphor, and configured to emit fluorescence in response to incidence of the excitation light, a first reflecting film disposed so as to be opposed to a tilted surface formed in an end part of the first rod part, and a second reflecting film disposed so as to be opposed to a tilted surface formed in an end part of the second rod part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidefumi Sakata, Junichi Suzuki, Shingo Komiyama
  • Patent number: 10915007
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element, a lens unit that focuses light on the imaging element, and a light source disposed around the lens unit. The lens unit includes a blocking part that projects over a region located around the lens unit and facing the light source so as to block stray light from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
    Inventor: Akinori Tsujikawa
  • Patent number: 10823352
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle headlight that ensures maintaining usage efficiency of a light of the vehicle headlight while improving visibility of an irradiation target on a road by a headlight light from a host vehicle. A vehicle headlight 1 having a headlight unit 4 forming a light distribution pattern by projecting a light B1 from a light source 9 ahead includes a polarized light generator 8, a first headlight unit 5, and a second type headlight unit 6. The polarized light generator 8 generates a first and a second polarized lights (B11, B12) by the light B1 from the light source 9. The first headlight unit 5 indicates main light distribution patterns (La1, Lb1) by a first polarized light B11 ahead. The second type headlight unit 6 scans with a second polarized light B12 using a scanning mechanism 13, and indicates ahead auxiliary light distribution patterns (La2, Lb2) irradiating a range narrower than the main light distribution patterns (La1, Lb1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamura, Kenta Mukojima, Yusuke Nakada
  • Patent number: 10788339
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light conductor for sensory purposes, comprising at least one crack, wherein a longitudinal direction of the crack relative to a direction of propagation of the light conductor includes an angle of incidence (?), and wherein the crack is delimited by two boundary surfaces, each of which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the crack, the two boundary surfaces including an opening angle (?), said opening angle (?) being greater than 0°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventor: Wilhelm Zackl
  • Patent number: 10782551
    Abstract: A display device is provided in the disclosure. A color filter substrate of a liquid crystal display panel has a quantum rod light-emitting layer disposed thereon, which includes a plurality of separation members arranged in a form of array and a quantum rod material manufactured in the separation members. The beneficial effects are that the display device has the quantum rod light-emitting layer with polarization ability disposed on an external surface of the liquid crystal display panel, and by a combination of excitation of the quantum rod, polarization property of fluorescence spectroscopy, and ability of the liquid crystal to change polarization, a liquid crystal television having high brightness and high color gamut can be carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hongqing Cui, Guowei Zha
  • Patent number: 10782002
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) optical component comprises a component substrate and an disposed on the component substrate. The LED emits light when provided with electrical power. An optical element is disposed at least partly in contact with the component substrate such that at least a portion of the emitted light is incident on the optical element. A second optical element can optionally be disposed between the LED and the component substrate or on a side of the component substrate opposite the LED. An LED optical system includes a system substrate on which one or more LED optical components are disposed. The system substrate can be or include one or more optical elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: X Display Company Technology Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Bower, Matthew Meitl, Ronald S. Cok, Brent Fisher
  • Patent number: 10771730
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel including: a display area configured to display an image, and a non-display area, at least one first sound generator in the display area, and at least one second sound generator in the non-display area, wherein each of the at least one first sound generator and the at least one second sound generator is configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound toward a front of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungtae Lee, SeYoung Kim, KwanHo Park, YeongRak Choi, Kwangho Kim, Sungsu Ham
  • Patent number: 10752810
    Abstract: The present invention is an assembly layer for a flexible device. Within a temperature range of between about ?30° C. to about 90° C., the assembly layer has a shear storage modulus at a frequency of 1 Hz that does not exceed about 2 MPa, a shear creep compliance (J) of at least about 6×10?6 l/Pa measured at 5 seconds with an applied shear stress between about 50 kPa and about 500 kPa, and a strain recovery of at least about 50% at at least one point of applied shear stress within the range of about 5 kPa to about 500 kPa within about 1 minute after removing the applied shear stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Belma Erdogan-Haug, Albert I. Everaerts, David S. Hays, David J. Kinning, Maria A. Appeaning, Jong-Seob Won, Ross E. Behling, Jason D. Clapper, Marie Aloshyna ep Lesuffleur
  • Patent number: 10704754
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp system based on a PBS (Polarization Beam Splitter) is provided, including a light source, the PBS, a collimating lens set, an imaging lens set, an LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) control chip and a light path control unit. The collimating lens set and the PBS are successively arranged along a light emission direction of the light source. The LCOS control chip is arranged at a light path of an S wave reflected by a contact surface of the PBS. The imaging lens set is arranged at an emergent light path of the S wave after being modulated by the LCOS control chip and transmitted through the contact surface of the PBS. The light path control unit is arranged at a light path of a P wave transmitted through the contact surface of the PBS. Through the light path control unit, utilization of a light energy is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jie Zhang
  • Patent number: 10691024
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating filtered light may include a broadband illumination source configured to generate broadband illumination and a total internal reflection (TIR) filter formed from a material at least partially transparent to the broadband illumination. The TIR filter may include one or more input faces oriented to receive the broadband illumination. The TIR filter may further be oriented to reflect wavelengths of the broadband illumination beam below a selected cutoff wavelength on one or more filtering faces as filtered broadband illumination and provide the filtered broadband illumination beam through one or more output faces. The cutoff wavelength may further be selected based on total internal reflection on the one or more faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Zhao, Ilya Bezel
  • Patent number: 10670225
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a lens, a primary light source and multiple secondary light sources positioned about a perimeter of the lens. Each of the secondary light sources is configured to produce a sparkling effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: ELATION LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: Matthias Hinrichs, Toby Velazquez
  • Patent number: 10571788
    Abstract: A light source device includes at least one first light emitting device configured to emit first light of a first color in a first direction and a plurality of second light emitting devices configured to emit second light of a second color different from the first color in the first direction. The number of the plurality of second light emitting devices is larger than the number of the at least one first light emitting device. The plurality of second light emitting devices are substantially rotationally symmetrically provided around the center axis of a first light in a peripheral region of the at least one first light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichi Akiyama
  • Patent number: 10557611
    Abstract: A method for adjusting output light color from a vehicular headlamp unit to correct the difference or change of white light of a light source by a liquid crystal element. The vehicular headlamp unit includes a light source; an information acquisition unit that acquires information in front of a own vehicle; an irradiation pattern calculation unit that determines an irradiation pattern on the basis of the information; a voltage application unit that applies a voltage to a liquid crystal element on the basis of the irradiation pattern; the liquid crystal element that changes a transmittance of each of light control regions on the basis of the voltage; and a projection optical system that performs light distribution control of light controlled to be transmitted by the liquid crystal element. The method includes adjusting color of light emitted from the vehicular headlamp unit by the voltage applied to the liquid crystal element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Sugiyama, Tsuyoshi Maruyama
  • Patent number: 10551553
    Abstract: Light-emitting quantum dot films, quantum dot lighting devices, and quantum dot-based backlight units are provided. Related compositions, components, and methods are also described. Improved quantum dot encapsulation and matrix materials are provided. Quantum dot films with protective barriers are described. High-efficiency, high brightness, and high-color purity quantum dot-based lighting devices are also included, as well as methods for improving efficiency and optical characteristics in quantum dot-based lighting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Dubrow, William P. Freeman, Ernest Lee, Paul Furuta
  • Patent number: 10545373
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device, and the backlight module includes a back plate, a light guide plate and a light source. The back plate and the light guide plate are laminated. The back plate includes a mounting groove disposed at a first end of the back plate. The light source is arranged in the mounting groove. A light emergent surface of the light source faces a light incident surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huiqiang Ye
  • Patent number: 10539736
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light source module that includes a substrate, a plurality of light barriers on a surface of the substrate and spaced apart from each other, a plurality of light source packages on the surface of the substrate and positioned between the plurality of light barriers, and a total-reflection induction layer on the plurality of light source packages. The total-reflection induction layer has a flat surface opposite the plurality of light source packages. According to the various embodiments provided herein, the amount of light incident on a light guide plate increases, and a heat radiation effect is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Kyeong Kong, Young Min Kweon, Jinho Kim
  • Patent number: 10539284
    Abstract: A headlamp for vehicles with a laser module comprising a laser light source for the radiation of a laser light beam, and an optic unit to shape the laser light beam to form a given light distribution. The optic unit has a primary optic device for the imaging of an intermediate image on an intermediate image plane. The optic unit has a deflection device which is arranged in an intermediate image plane and which has a limiting edge by means of which a share of the light of the laser light beam is deflected along a light path in the direction of a bundling device, by means of which the share of light is deflected into a light distribution while forming a cut-off line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Rainer Kauschke, Frank Passgang, Herbert Cramer, Hendrik Weise
  • Patent number: 10529947
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel divided into a display area and a peripheral area, the peripheral area being adjacent to the display area; a cover member on the display panel, the cover member being divided into a transmission area overlapping with the display area and a bezel area overlapping with the peripheral area; and a light guide member between the cover member and the display panel, the light guide member including a base member including at least one recessed portion overlapping with the peripheral area, and a filling portion at the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seokgi Baek
  • Patent number: 10475875
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel and a back cover is provided. In the display device, a flexible circuit film electrically connected to the display panel may be extended between the display panel and the back cover. In the display device, a cover tape is disposed between the flexible circuit film and the back cover. A portion of the flexible circuit film disposed close to an edge of the display panel may be exposed by the cover tape. Thus, the display device may prevent damage of the flexible circuit film due to the outer pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hong-Dae Shin