Reflector Patents (Class 362/609)
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Patent number: 10267982Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light bar adhesive tape for a backlight source, including: a transparent bonding material layer configured to be bonded to a surface of a light bar flexible circuit board; a black and white flexible coating layer having a black surface on one side and a white surface on the other side, the white surface of the black and white flexible coating layer being bonded with the transparent bonding material layer; and a black and white bonding material layer having a black surface on one side and a white surface on the other side, the black surface of the black and white bonding material layer being bonded with the black surface of the black and white flexible coating layer. The present disclosure also relates to a backlight module including the light bar adhesive tape as above described and a display device including the backlight module.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BOE OPTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Qi Zhang, Deyu Meng
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Patent number: 10222536Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source line, a light guide plate, and a wavelength converting member. The light source line includes an inner light source and outer light sources. The inner light source is disposed in the middle and configured to emit primary light rays in a predefined wavelength range. The outer light sources are disposed outer than the inner light source and configured to emit primary light rays and complementary color light rays. The light guide plate includes a light entering surface and a light exiting surface. The wavelength converting member contains first phosphors configured to emit secondary light rays in a wavelength range different from the wavelength range when excited by the primary light rays. The wavelength converting member is disposed to cover the light exiting surface and configured to pass some of the primary light rays and to release planar light.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keitaro Matsui, Masanobu Harada
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Patent number: 10191205Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a backlight source, a related backlight unit, a related display apparatus, and fabricating methods thereof are provided. In some embodiments, the disclosed backlight source for a display panel can comprises: a light-bar; and a plurality of first light sources and a plurality of second light sources alternatively located on the light-bar in a staggered arrangement; wherein the plurality of first light sources use a first type phosphor that is able to realize a first color gamut range, while the plurality of second light sources use a second type phosphor that is able to realize a second color gamut range.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventors: Mookeun Shin, Jinfeng Zhang
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Patent number: 10190745Abstract: A lamp assembly for mounting in a headlamp comprising a heat sink having a printed circuit board landing area for receiving a printed circuit board and a light source landing area for receiving at least one light source. The lamp assembly also comprises a light guide and a bracket for detachably mounting on the heat sink. The bracket is adapted to engage and secure the light guide in a predetermined position on the heat sink, the at least one light source and the printed circuit board a unsealed in the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.Inventors: Gavin Francis Warner, Julien Hemon, Frederick Allen Roth, Jonathan Michael Blandin, Keith Edward Chesser
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Patent number: 10082620Abstract: A backlight module includes a mold frame, a light guide board, an optic film, a light source, and a heat dissipative sheet. The light guide board has a light incident surface and a light exit surface that is arranged adjacent to the light incident surface. The light source is arranged opposite to the light incident surface of the light guide board. The optic film is attached to the light exit surface. The light source and the light guide board are mounted inside the mold frame. The light source is fixed by a double-sided adhesive tape to the mold frame. The heat dissipative sheet is attached to a surface of the double-sided adhesive tape that is opposite to the mold frame and a projection of the light source is cast to the heat dissipative sheet. A liquid crystal panel and a display screen are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Qing Guo, Chen Xie
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Patent number: 10073213Abstract: A liquid crystal display module and a method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display module are disclosed. The liquid crystal display module comprises a reflective sheet, a frame body, a frame, and a light guide plate. The frame body includes a base plate having an upper surface which is provided with an accommodating area for accommodating the reflective sheet. The reflective sheet is partially or completely accommodated in the accommodating area, so that the liquid crystal display module can be thinned. Moreover, the overall strength of the liquid crystal module can be ensured. In addition, the material for the base plate can be effectively saved, which is beneficial for saving costs.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yanxue Zhang
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Patent number: 10061073Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device including a circular backlight that illuminates an LCD panel. The backlight is disposed behind the LCD panel and includes a light guide and an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The light guide includes a circular top surface, a circular bottom surface, and a connecting surface between the top and bottom surface. The array of LEDs are disposed along the connecting side surface of the light guide in a circular arrangement to emit light into in first directions toward a center of the light guide. The light guide receives the light from the array of LEDs in the first directions and directs the light in a second direction toward the LCD panel from the circular top surface. The backlight can include brightness enhancement films (BEFS), such as first BEF having concentric circular stripe prisms, and a second BEF having radial stripe prisms.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Oculus VR, LLCInventors: Evan M. Richards, Shizhe Shen, Jianru Shi
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Patent number: 10049845Abstract: A circuit board enclosure comprises a circuit breaker, platform, base, cover, and circuit board. The circuit breaker includes two conductors and a plate, which is connected to the conductors. The platform receives the circuit breaker. The base has a bottom member and an opening arranged in the bottom member. The base receives the platform with the circuit breaker such that the plate of the circuit breaker is accommodated substantially within the opening of the bottom member. The cover is configured to cover the base and form an interior space. The interior space accommodates the platform, the circuit breaker, and the circuit board. The circuit board is connected to the circuit breaker. The circuit board enclosure can be adhered to a substantially planar surface. The plate is configured such that removal of the circuit board enclosure from the substantially planar surface will damage the connection of the plate to the conductors.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Inventor: Gilbert Eid
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Patent number: 10031275Abstract: A light-emitting device of the present disclosure includes: a first light-guiding plate having a first light incidence surface and a first light emission enhancement surface provided with a first pattern; and a second light-guiding plate having a second light incidence surface and a second light emission enhancement surface provided with a second pattern.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Shingo Ohkawa
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Patent number: 9897740Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate, an optical film assembly, and a quantum dot film. The light guide plate includes a light exit surface, a back surface opposite to the light exit surface, and a side surface connected between the light exit surface and the back surface. The light source is arranged adjacent to the side surface of the light guide plate to emit light to the light guide plate. The quantum dot film includes a gamut conversion zone and a gamut ineffective zone located on an outer circumference of the gamut conversion zone. The gamut conversion zone is stacked between the optical film assembly and the light exit surface. The gamut ineffective zone projects outward from an edge of the optical film assembly. The backlight module allows for bezel narrowing, while possessing high color gamut.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Gege Zhou
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Patent number: 9891366Abstract: A backlight module includes a bottom plate, a light guide and a light source assembly. The bottom plate has a first loading surface and a recess adjacent to each other. The recess has a second loading surface and a reflective surface inclined to the first and second loading surfaces. The light guide has a light inputting surface and a light outputting surface. The light guide is disposed on the first loading surface and covers the reflective surface. The light outputting surface faces away from the bottom plate. The light source assembly has a light emitting surface and disposed on the second loading surface. The light emitting surface faces the light inputting surface and the reflective surface, and comprises a side edge away from the second loading surface. The light source assembly is disposed inside the recess so the side edge is not higher than the light outputting surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: WINSTRON CORP.Inventors: Yan-Fei Zhu, Meng-Li Song
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Patent number: 9857527Abstract: A light guiding device can include a light entering face, a light exiting face and an extension face. The light exiting face intersects the light entering face at a first intersecting line. The extension face connects the light entering face and the light exiting face. The extension face and the light entering face collectively define an included angle facing the light exiting face, and the included angle is an obtuse angle. A display device with the light guiding device and a method for manufacturing the light guiding device are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jen-Tsorng Chang
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Patent number: 9823396Abstract: A broadband partial reflector includes a multilayer polymeric optical film having a total number of optical repeating units that monotonically increases in thickness value from a first side to a second side of the multilayer polymeric optical film. A baseline optical repeating unit thickness profile is defined by a first plurality of optical repeating units and having a first average slope, and a first apodized thickness profile of the multilayer polymeric optical film is defined by a second plurality of optical repeating units having a second average slope being at least 5 times greater than the first average slope. The second plurality of optical repeating units define the first side of the multilayer polymeric optical film and join the first plurality of optical repeating units. The second plurality of optical repeating units are in a range from 3-15% of the total number of optical repeating units.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Michael F. Weber, Timothy J. Nevitt, John A. Wheatley
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Patent number: 9785009Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a reflecting surface is attached to a portion, which overlaps with a periphery portion of a light guiding plate where the light incident section is position in a surface on the light guiding plate side in the dispersing sheet which is positioned farthest to the light guiding plate side among a plurality of optical sheets which are positioned between the light guiding plate and a liquid crystal panel. As a result, light which is emitted from the periphery portion of the light guiding plate is returned into the light guiding plate by being reflected by the reflecting surface, and after this, is emitted as illumination light from a light emitting surface while progressing within the light guiding plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichi Momose, Nobutaka Urano
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Patent number: 9766497Abstract: A curved backlight unit includes: a light source module; and a light source enhancing member disposed on the light source module, the light source module includes: a substrate; a light emitting part disposed on the substrate; a first reflecting sheet spaced apart from the light emitting part by a predetermined distance and enclosing the light emitting part; a second reflecting sheet contacting the first reflecting sheet; and a wavelength converting part fixed between the first reflecting sheet and the second reflecting sheet and overlapped with the light emitting part.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung Hwan Baek, So Jeong La, Chan-Jae Park, Yeong Bae Lee
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Patent number: 9658391Abstract: Illumination device having a viscoelastic lightguide and a flexible light source is described. The flexible light source includes a plurality of electrically interconnected light emitting diodes disposed on a flexible mat and optically coupled to the viscoelastic lightguide.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Audrey A. Sherman, Ellen O. Aeling, Michael A. Meis, Kevin R. Schaffer
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Patent number: 9632350Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight assembly including a light source that generates a light and an optical sheet that transmits the light, and a display panel disposed on the backlight assembly. The optical sheet includes a light-transmitting portion and an extending portion that are formed as a unitary single unit, and further includes a side light-blocking portion that is combined with the extending portion. The light-transmitting portion extends in a first direction, and the extending portion extends continuously from an end of the light-transmitting portion in a second direction that is different from the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun-Ha Nam, Won-Ju Kim
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Patent number: 9573312Abstract: Exfoliation of graphene from graphite using multilayer coextrusion is generally disclosed. In some example embodiments, graphite may be dispersed within a first processing material, and the first processing material and a second processing material may be co-extruded through a plurality of series coupled layer multiplication dies to exfoliate graphene from the graphite. The graphene may be separated from the resulting multi-layered material. In some example embodiments, graphite flake and/or expanded graphite may be dispersed within the first processing material.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLCInventor: Carlos A. Cruz
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Patent number: 9551823Abstract: A backlight module is provided, including a circuit board, a plurality of light-emitting elements, a frame, and a plurality of first and second light-reflecting portions. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the circuit board and separated from each other. The frame includes a base plate and two lateral plates extended from the base plate, wherein the circuit board is disposed on the base plate. The first and second light-reflecting portions are disposed on at least one of the lateral plates and arranged in a staggered manner. The first light-reflecting portions are closer to the light-emitting elements than the second light-reflecting portions. The reflectivity of the second light-reflecting portions exceeds that of the first light-reflecting portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Lextar Electronics CorporationInventor: Ku-Cheng Lin
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Patent number: 9551826Abstract: The backlight module includes a front frame, a backboard, a heat sink, a light source and a light guide plate. A quantum dot unit is arranged between the light guide plate and the light source. The heat sink, light source and light guide plate are arranged on the backboard, with the heat sink fixing the quantum dot unit to the backboard. The backlight module further includes a middle frame arranged between the backboard and the front frame, and coupled to the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Quan Li
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Patent number: 9523885Abstract: A backlight unit is discussed, which includes a frame including a bottom and a sidewall extending from the bottom; at least one substrate located on the frame, and a plurality of light sources mounted on the at least one substrate; and a reflecting sheet located on the at least one substrate, wherein the reflecting sheet includes: a first sheet part located on the bottom, the first sheet part including a plurality of holes corresponding to the plurality of the light sources; a second sheet part extended from the first sheet part, the second sheet part including first areas and second areas; and a third sheet part extended from the second sheet part and located on the sidewall.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sewon Oh, Eunseok Kim
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Patent number: 9513428Abstract: A lighting assembly includes a light engine and a light guide. The light engine edge lights the light guide and includes a control assembly that controls light output according to one or more parameters to produce light output from the lighting assembly with a desired characteristic. Lighting assemblies are combined to form a modular lighting assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Rambus Delaware LLCInventors: Jeffery R Parker, Timothy A McCollum, Matthew R Wancata, Fumitomo Hide, Alexey Titov, Ian Hardcastle
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Patent number: 9472728Abstract: A light emitting device package includes a package body, and a light emitting device chip provided on a chip mount area of the package body. A molding member is provided on the package body. The package body includes a central area having the chip mount area and a chip non-mount area adjacent to the chip mount area. An upper surface of the light emitting device chip is higher than an upper surface of the package body in the chip non-mount area and an upper surface of the package body in the peripheral area.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyeoung An Jung, Jung Hun Oh
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Patent number: 9448350Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light guide plate; a light emitting unit configured to irradiate light toward a side portion of the light guide plate, the side portion comprising an upper side part and a lower side part; and a light controller of which at least a portion is in at least one from among the upper and the lower side parts of the side portion of the light guide plate. The light controller includes a first region overlapping the light guide plate and a second region not overlapping the light guide plate, and a reflectivity of the first region is different from a reflectivity of the second region.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Seok An, Jae Hyun Park, Chang Hwa Baek, Sung Ho Song
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Patent number: 9395483Abstract: A backlight device is provided with the following: LEDs; a light guide plate formed in a rectangular plate shape and having at the end surfaces thereof a light-receiving face opposing the LEDs and a reflection surface disposed on the side opposite the light-receiving face, and having on the plate surface thereof a light-emitting surface that emits light; a portion to be supported provided to the corner part, from among the corner parts of the light guide plate, that is disposed on the opposite surface side; a supporting portion that supports the light guide plate in a first direction and a second direction by coming into contact with the portion to be supported, when the first direction is a direction in which the LEDs and the light guide plate are lined up, and the second direction is a direction that is orthogonal to the first direction and that follows along the light-emitting surface of the light guide plate; and a inclined portion that is provided to the portion to be supported and that forms a slanted sType: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuya Kondoh, Tsuyoshi Ozeki, Mamoru Ohashi
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Patent number: 9395479Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for illumination devices. In one aspect, an illumination device having a longitudinal axis includes a light source and a light guide. The light guide has a peripheral edge, a transmissive illumination surface, a center portion, and an upper surface. The transmissive illumination surface is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and disposed between the center portion and the peripheral edge. The upper surface is oriented relative to the illumination surface to define an angle ? therebetween. In some implementations, the angle ? can be greater than 15 degrees, for example.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert Louis Holman, Matthew Brian Sampsell
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Patent number: 9383503Abstract: A diffusing unit includes: a polarizing plate; and a diffusing layer integrally provided on a surface of the polarizing plate without an air layer therebetween. By using a display apparatus employing a collimating light guide plate and the diffusing unit, the optical performances such as resolution and viewing angle can be improved. Also, because gray scale inversion and color shifts can be reduced or eliminated using collimated light, image quality of the display apparatus can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong-mo Hwang, Jee-hong Min, Moon-gyu Lee, Kyu-min Choe
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Patent number: 9322527Abstract: Disclosed are a light unit and an illumination system using the same. The light unit includes a top plate, a bottom plate, and at least one light source module located between the top plate and the bottom plate. The bottom plate includes a specular-reflection region and a diffuse-reflection region. The diffuse-reflection region includes a first reflective pattern that reflects incident light via Lambertian distribution and a second reflective pattern that reflects incident light via Gaussian distribution.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ji in Lee
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Patent number: 9285634Abstract: A display device includes a light source, a mirror reflection guide member, a diffusion reflection member, and a display panel. The light source extends in a first direction and is configured to emit light. The mirror reflection guide member is configured to: support the light source, and guide at least some of the light to a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The mirror reflection guide member includes a plurality of guide patterns extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction. The diffusion reflection member is configured to guide at least some of the light to a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions. The display panel is disposed on the mirror reflection guide member and the diffusion reflection member and is configured to display an image using the light guided by the diffusion reflection member.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung-Min Kim, Seung-Hwa Ha, Yongkyu Kang, Sung-Kyu Shim
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Patent number: 9268148Abstract: A light guide plate is described that includes a plurality of reflection areas and a plurality of scattering areas arranged to provide light to a display panel to display images with parallax. A display apparatus is described that can include a light guide plate comprising a plurality of scattering areas and a plurality of reflection areas arranged to form a parallax barrier, and a display panel that displays an image based on light received from the light guide plate. A display apparatus is described that can include a light guide plate comprising a plurality of scattering areas and a plurality of reflection areas arranged in an alternating pattern, and a display panel that displays an image based on light received from the light guide plate. An apparatus is described that includes a backlight positioned on a first side of the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Masaru Minami
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Patent number: 9268080Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a light guide plate, a light source disposed on a side surface of the light guide plate, a light conversion member disposed between the light source and the light guide plate, and a first adhesion member closely attached to the light guide plate and the light conversion member. An air layer between the light source and the light guide plate is removed by the first and second adhesion members to improve light incident efficient into the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyu Tae Lee, In Jae Yeo
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Patent number: 9188728Abstract: An illuminating device 20 includes a plurality of light sources 21 and a light guide plate 30 guiding light incident on an incident surface 30a that opposes the light sources 21 and emitting illuminating light from an emission surface 30b. The light guide plate 30 includes a plurality of prisms 32 that extend in an optical axis direction Y and are arranged next to each other in a longitudinal direction X, the prisms 32 scattering the guided light in the longitudinal direction X. At least a top portion 32a of each prism 32 includes a curved portion 32c having a curved shape in cross section. A bottom portion 32b of each prism 32, the bottom portion 32b extending upward from a surface of the light guide plate 30, has a radius of curvature greater than that of the top portion 32a.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Ishida, Ryuzo Yuki
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Patent number: 9158055Abstract: A back light unit includes a light source and a light guide unit having a first surface emitting light to a display panel, a second surface facing the first surface, and a plurality of connecting surfaces connecting the first surface and the second surface. The connecting surfaces includes a first side surface, a second side surfaces and a third side surface between the first side surface and a second side surface, A first included angle of the first incident surface and the first diffusion surface is equal to or greater than about 90 degree.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Taek-Sun Shin, Seul-Gi Kim, Yongkyu Kang, Hayoung Lee
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Patent number: 9116388Abstract: A backlight module and a liquid crystal display are provided. The backlight module includes an optical film, a reflection member and a light-emitting unit. A reflection surface of the reflection member includes multiple side edges. The light-emitting unit is disposed on one intersection position formed by the side edges of the reflection surface, and a light-emitting direction of the light-emitting unit faces the reflection surface. The reflection surface has a default track, whereby the lights emitted from the light-emitting unit can be projected to the reflection surface, and then uniformly entering into the optical film after being reflected by the reflection surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.Inventor: Kuojun Fang
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Patent number: 9097407Abstract: A backlight module includes a bezel, a supporting frame, and a light source module. The bezel includes a back plate and a side wall connected to an edge of the back plate; the supporting frame includes a lower frame body and an upper frame body extending from a top of the lower frame body, wherein the lower frame body is disposed on the back plate and surrounded by the side wall. The upper frame body has at least a portion laterally shifted relative to the lower frame body to be located over the side wall. The light source module is surrounded by the lower frame body, wherein the portion of the upper frame body located over the side wall encloses a panel accommodation space above a top of the light source module. A display device includes the above-mentioned backlight module and a display panel disposed in the panel accommodation space.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Chiao-Kun Yu, Hung-Chih Chen, Chia-Hsiu Huang
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Patent number: 9069110Abstract: A backlight unit according to an embodiment includes: a plurality of optical assemblies each including a light source generating light, a light guide plate having a first part through which light travels inside and a second part diffusing upward the light traveling inside through the first part; and a diffusion pattern selectively disposed at the portions corresponding to interfaces between the light guide plates on the optical assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kum Tae Lee, Kyung Min Koh, Min Sang Kim, Bang gun Kim, Nam Seok Oh, Tae jin Kim
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Patent number: 9063258Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate and a supporting assembly. The light guide plate has a light input surface, a light output surface and a back surface. The supporting assembly includes a supporting frame and a light source. The supporting frame includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a plurality of first reflective teeth. The second component includes a plurality of second reflective teeth. The light source includes an emitting surface. For light emitted from the emitting surface, a first portion travels toward the light input surface directly, a second portion is reflected toward the light input surface by the first reflective teeth, and a third portion is reflected toward the light input surface by the second reflective teeth.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Meng-Li Song, Szu-Pen Wu
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Patent number: 9052084Abstract: A beam generating device emitting a first beam and a second beam and including a luminescence unit and a first reflecting unit is disclosed. The luminescence unit emits a main beam. The first reflecting unit reflects the main beam to generate a first reflected beam. The main beam forms the first beam and the first reflected beam forms the second beam.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Yi-Feng Lin, Hung-Chou Chen
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Publication number: 20150138831Abstract: A surface light source device (10) includes: a light guide plate (120); and a plurality of LED light source substrates (140) each emitting light into the light guide plate (120) through a side surface of the light guide plate (120), the LED light source substrates (140) (i) being provided at a pair of sides of the light guide plate (120), the pair of sides facing each other and (ii) having a length shorter than a length of each of the pair of sides at which the plurality of LED light source substrates (140) are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masanobu Okano, Ken Sumitani
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Publication number: 20150138832Abstract: A system for mounting a light emitting diode (LED) wave guide down light retrofit fixture. The system can include a mounting plate having a number of apertures symmetrically positioned around a center of the mounting plate. The system can also include at least one fastening device mechanically coupled to an upper surface of the mounting plate using at least a first aperture of the apertures, where the at least one fastening device mechanically couples to a base of an existing fixture. The system can further include a coupling device mechanically coupled to a lower surface of the mounting plate. The system can also include a trim assembly having a frame and a LED light source mechanically coupled to the frame. The frame can have a coupling feature disposed on a top surface of the frame, where the coupling feature mechanically couples to the coupling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2015Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Jerold Alan Tickner, Kevin Roy Harpenau, Russell Bryant Green
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Publication number: 20150138830Abstract: The present invention provides a heat dissipation pipe loop and a backlight module using the heat dissipation pipe loop. The heat dissipation pipe loop includes: a first evaporator section (2), a second evaporator section (4) arranged opposite to the first evaporator section (2), a first pipe (6), a second pipe (8) arranged opposite to the first pipe (6), and a heat dissipation liquid arranged in the first pipe (6) and the second pipe (8). The first pipe (6) includes a first gas pipe (62) connected to the first evaporator section (2), a first condenser pipe (64) connected to the first gas pipe (62), and a first liquid pipe (66) connected to the first condenser pipe (64) and the second evaporator section (4). The second pipe (8) includes a second gas pipe (82) connected to the second evaporator section (4), a second condenser pipe (84) connected to the second gas pipe (82), and a second liquid pipe (86) connected to the second condenser pipe (84) and the first evaporator section (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventor: Gang Yu
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Patent number: 9033538Abstract: Provided is an illumination appliance (1) that illuminates in a direction opposite a direction towards a mounting face (C) thereof, with radiation light of light sources (5) installed on a main-body housing (2) mounted on the mounting face (C), wherein the illumination appliance (1) is equipped with a light-guiding plate (11) that surrounds the outer circumference of the main-body housing (2) and protrudes out in the diameter direction thereof, has a light incident face (11a), and guides light in the diameter direction. Light radiated from the light sources (5) enters the light-guiding plate (11) from the light incident face (11a) thereof, and light radiated from the light-guiding plate (11) illuminates the mounting face (C).Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Jun Hiraoka
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Publication number: 20150131315Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide assembly and a light source assembly. The light guide assembly includes a back cover, a reflective sheet, a light guide plate, and an optical film. The light source assembly includes a lamp cover, a light plate, and a plurality of light sources. The back cover and the reflective sheet define a first opening and a second opening. The light guide plate includes two prism shaped protrusion portions parallel to each other, and two surfaces of the two protrusion portions facing each other are a first incident portion and a second incident portion inclined to the light guide plate, and an area between the first incident surface and the second incident surface is third incident surface. The protrusion portions extend into the lamp cover, and the light source assembly is positioned below the third incident portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventor: SHAO-HAN CHANG
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Publication number: 20150131308Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate and a supporting assembly. The light guide plate has a light input surface, a light output surface and a back surface. The supporting assembly includes a supporting frame and a light source. The supporting frame includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a plurality of first reflective teeth. The second component includes a plurality of second reflective teeth. The light source includes an emitting surface. For light emitted from the emitting surface, a first portion travels toward the light input surface directly, a second portion is reflected toward the light input surface by the first reflective teeth, and a third portion is reflected toward the light input surface by the second reflective teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: WISTRON CORPORATIONInventors: Meng-Li Song, Szu-Pen Wu
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Publication number: 20150131316Abstract: A light guide body configured to guide light from a light source that enters the light guide body has a light exit surface having at least one light emitting region from which light from the light source is emitted, and a plurality of reflection patterns arranged in a reflection region of a counter surface facing the light exit surface. The reflection region is a region corresponding to the at least one light emitting region. The reflection region has at least a first reflection region that reflects light in a first direction, and a second reflection region that reflects light in a second direction differing from the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Yoshihiko Takagi, Masayuki Shinohara, Yoshimasa Osumi, Norikazu Kitamura
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Patent number: 9028125Abstract: A light guide plate includes an incident surface on which light outputted from point light sources is incident and an outgoing surface for outputting light incident from the incident surface. A reflection-and-propagation surface for reflecting light toward the outgoing surface is formed in a back surface opposite to the outgoing surface. The outgoing surface is made up of a propagation region adjacent to the incident surface, a propagation auxiliary region adjacent to the propagation region, a first diffusion-and-propagation region adjacent to the propagation auxiliary region, and a second diffusion-and-propagation region adjacent to the first diffusion-and-propagation region. The propagation region, the propagation auxiliary region, and the first diffusion-and-propagation region control hot spots and bright/dark lines in vicinities of the incident surface, while the second diffusion-and-propagation region controls viewing-angle characteristics of the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Kikuchi, Masami Ito, Masaru Fujita, Yusuke Kusaka
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Patent number: 9028108Abstract: Illumination devices whose function are to inject light into backlights, particularly into backlights that incorporate a recycling cavity formed by a front (50) and back (52) reflector, are described. In some embodiments, the device includes a light source (59) disposed proximate the back reflector, and first (42) and second (44) reflecting structures. The first reflecting structure includes an inner reflective surface (41b) at least a portion of which is inclined to form a wedge with the back reflector. The wedge partially collimates and directs light from the light source generally away from the recycling cavity. The second reflecting structure receives light exiting the wedge and redirects such light into an injection beam directed into the recycling cavity.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2008Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Thomas R. Hoffend, Jr., David G. Freier, Rolf W. Biernath, Anthony J. Piekarczyk, Michael A. Meis
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Patent number: 9028119Abstract: According to another aspect of the present invention, a light system for use in a rearview mirror assembly is provided and includes a light source and a first optical element. Said first optical element has a collection optic configured to direct light received from said light source, a reflector optic in optical communication with said collection optic and configured to reflect light from said collection optic, a plurality of light steering areas configured to steer light propagating in said first optical element, and a light spreading optic configured to spread light exiting said first optical element. A second optical element is in optical communication with said first optical element and is configured to diffuse light received from said first optical element to illuminate an indicia.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Gentex CorporationInventors: Michael F. Lisowski, Danny L. Minikey, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150124479Abstract: A light source including a circuit board, at least one light emitting device mounted on the circuit board by flip-chip bonding or surface mount technology (SMT), and a reflective portion formed on the circuit board and enclosing the light emitting device. The reflective portion formed on the circuit board reflects light emitted from the light emitting device in one direction, to reduce light loss while focusing light in a desired direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Seoung Ho JUNG, Jung Hwa JUNG, Ki Bum NAM
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Publication number: 20150124480Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing one or more components for a display system, particularly for producing diffused light.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: David Eugene Baker, Michael Etienne, Stephan Lvovich Logunov, Daniel Aloysius Nolan, Wageesha Senaratne, Luis Alberto Zenteno