Display Backlight Patents (Class 362/97.1)
  • Patent number: 8944622
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a backlight unit and a lighting system including the same. The backlight unit includes a first reflector and a bottom cover, a plurality of reflector support parts disposed on the bottom cover, each of the reflector support parts including at least two first and second slanted surfaces adjacent to each other about at least one inflection point, a second reflector disposed on the plural reflector support parts, and a light source module disposed between the first reflector and each of the second reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young Bae Jang
  • Publication number: 20150029697
    Abstract: A backlight unit including a bottom cover having a bottom surface and a sidewall extending from the bottom surface, light sources, and a reflection sheet. Outermost ones of the light sources are configured to include a first light source and a second light source. The first light source and the second light source have different distances from the sidewall. The reflection sheet includes a first reflection sheet disposed between the sidewall and the first light source and a second reflection sheet disposed between the sidewall and the second light source. The first reflection sheet and the second reflection sheet have different inclined angles from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changyong PARK, Young-Ran SON, Sang Hoon LEE, Seki PARK, Luly LEE
  • Publication number: 20150029696
    Abstract: A frame for display device includes a plurality of cover members. Each of the cover members includes a support portion including a supporting body extending in a first direction, and a first extending portion extending from the supporting body in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the first extending portion supporting an edge portion of a support plate of the display device, and a sidewall portion extending from the support portion to form a predetermined acute angle with respect to the support portion and covering a side of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-Chang RYU, Sang-Heon YE, Joo-Woan CHO
  • Publication number: 20150029695
    Abstract: A backlight module and a liquid crystal display are provided. The backlight module includes an optical film, a reflection plate, a light source and a curved reflection sheet. One end of the curved reflection sheet extends into a light guide region along a length direction of the optical film, and the other end of the curved reflection sheet and the optical film are respectively located at two opposite sides of the light source. A light-emitting surface of the light source faces the curved reflection sheet and the reflection plate. The lights emitted by the light source are all projected to the curved reflection sheet and the reflection plate, and then reflected by the curved reflection sheet and the reflection plate to enter into the optical film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuojun Fang
  • Publication number: 20150029444
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fastening device for a LED light string of a backlight module, including a LED light string and a frame, the LED light string being configured with a substrate and a plurality of LEDs mounted onto the substrate, wherein at least a retainer is incorporated on the substrate, and the frame being provided with a notch matchable with the retainer such that the LED light string can be securely attached to the frame. The retainer can be made individually, and a SMT process is utilized to attach the retainer of the fastening device on the backside of the LED light string. With this convenient arrangement, a lot of manufacturing processes have been omitted. The LED light string and the frame can be modulated, and the overall configuration of the module is simplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Quan Li
  • Publication number: 20150029699
    Abstract: A backlight of which power consumption can be reduced is provided. Further, by effective use of light emitted from the backlight, a display device with low power consumption is provided. The display device includes a light source device in which a plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged, a diffusion plate which is bonded to the light source device, a first polarizing plate which is bonded to the diffusion plate, a liquid crystal panel which is bonded to the first polarizing plate, and a second polarizing plate which is bonded to the liquid crystal panel. The light source device includes an organic resin having a projected spherical surface and a light-transmitting property covering each of the plurality of light-emitting elements and an organic resin having a planarized surface and a light-transmitting property covering the plurality of light-emitting elements and the organic resin having a projected spherical surface and a light-transmitting property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yoshiharu Hirakata
  • Publication number: 20150029698
    Abstract: A display device includes a light source having a light emitting side, a partition plate disposed adjacent to the light emitting side and having light-emitting through holes distributed thereon, and a display panel having a light incident bottom surface and disposed at an opposite side of the partition plate with regard to the light source; the light incident bottom surface faces the partition plate. The light incident bottom surface has a first and a second area, the first and the second area project on the partition plate, respectively, to form a first and a second projection area. The first and the second area are away from the first and the second projection area by a first and a second average distance smaller than the first average distance. An average pitch of the light-emitting through holes in the first projection area is greater than that in the second projection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Jian-Li Huang, Wei-Chun Chung, Su-Yi Lin
  • Publication number: 20150029439
    Abstract: A back light assembly includes: a light source including a light emitting diode which generates white light having color coordinates located on one of a plurality of color coordinate ranks; a reflector sheet which reflects the white light incident from the light source, where the reflector sheet includes a reflective material which reflects light incident thereon and a color compensation material which compensates the color coordinates of the white light by controlling the intensity of light having a predetermined wavelength range, among the white light, to allow the color coordinates of the white light to converge on target color coordinates; and a diffuser plate which diffusing light provided from the light source and the reflector sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: JoongHyun KIM, DONGHOON KIM, Young-Jun SEO, Daehoon SONG, Young-keun LEE, Youngjun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20150029700
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device having the backlight module are disclosed. The backlight module includes tricolor light sources, a light combining unit, a linear reflection unit, and a two-dimension reflection unit. The light combining unit is configured to combine tricolor beams to a white light beam. The linear reflection unit includes a plurality of first micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) reflectors arranged in a line, and is configured to periodically reflect white light beams. The two-dimension reflection unit includes a plurality of second MEMS reflectors arranged in rows and columns, and the second MEMS reflectors in each row faces and interacts with a first MEMS reflector. The second MEMS reflectors are configured to periodically reflect light beams emitted from the linear reflection unit, to form a surface light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: PO-CHOU CHEN
  • Patent number: 8939597
    Abstract: An illumination device 12 of the present invention is provided with: a housing member 22 that has a bottom plate 22a, a side wall 22b, and a pair of protrusions 22c; a light guide plate 26 having a pair of first end faces 26d, a pair of second end faces 26b that extend in a direction intersecting the first end faces 26d, and a pair of recesses 26e at the respective first end faces 26d, the light guide plate being disposed in the housing member 22 in a manner so that the rear surface 26c thereof faces the bottom plate 22a and the recesses 26e respectively engage the protrusions 22c; a light source unit 2 having light sources 24 and being disposed in the housing member 22 in a manner so that the light sources 24 face at least the second end surfaces 26b of the light guide plate 26; and a frame 27 having a frame-shaped covering plate 27a covering the outer edges W of the plate surface 26a of the light guide plate 26, and a pressing part 27c that protrudes downwards from the covering plate 27a in a manner so as t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasumori Kuromizu
  • Patent number: 8939594
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a light-guiding body, a light source, a wavelength selection transmission layer, and a light control layer. The light-guiding body has a first major surface, a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and a side face connecting the first major surface and the second major surface. The wavelength selection transmission layer is provided on the second major surface. The first major surface has a plurality of concave portions having inclined faces inclined relative to the first major surface. A ratio of a total area of the plurality of the concave portions projected on the first major surface, relative to an area of the first major surface is 8% to 25%. The plurality of the concave portions is evenly provided in the first major surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Miyazaki, Hitoshi Nagato, Hajime Yamaguchi, Rei Hasegawa, Yutaka Nakai
  • Patent number: 8939592
    Abstract: Provided is a polarizer that includes wire grid structure (11) having a plurality of thin metal wires arranged to extend in one direction. Thin metal wire (13) is formed by stacking aluminum layer (5) and silver layer (6). Silver layer 6 is disposed on a side wherein incoming light enters wire grid structure (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Naofumi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8939595
    Abstract: This invention relates to a backlight assembly having improved heat dissipation performance and a simplified structure and to a display device including the same. The backlight assembly includes a light source unit for generating light, a housing for accommodating the light source unit and having an aperture, a middle frame coupled to the housing and receiving the light source unit, and an LED fixing frame which is adjacent to the light source unit and is coupled to the housing and at least a part of which is exposed through the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: G&CS Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Suk-Hong Choi, Sang-Hee Park
  • Publication number: 20150022759
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a display such as a liquid crystal display mounted in an electronic device housing. The display may be provided with a backlight unit. The backlight unit may include radioluminescent backlight structures. The radioluminescent backlight structures include an ionizing radiation source that produces beta particles or other ionizing radiation. The radioluminescent backlight structures also include a phosphor that produces light in response to being struck by the ionizing radiation. The light produced by the phosphor passes through liquid crystal display layers and serves as backlight for the display. Photoluminescent material and light-emitting diodes may also be used to produce backlight for the display. The display backlight may have a light guide plate that is provided with light from the radioluminescent light source or other light source structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Jason J. Huey, Kevin M. Keeler
  • Publication number: 20150023001
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a first light source part including a plurality of light sources and extending in a first direction, a second light source part including a plurality of light sources, wherein the second light source part is spaced apart from and in parallel with the first light source part, and a driving part disposed between the first light source part and the second light source part. The driving part is connected to the first and second light source parts, and is configured to drive the light sources of the first and second light source parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Sang Lee, Kyu-Hun Shim, Jae-Suk Yoo, Min-Su Jung
  • Publication number: 20150023002
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuojun Fang
  • Publication number: 20150023004
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a backlight module comprising a light source and a diffusion plate disposed immediately opposite a light exiting surface of the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicants: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi Deng, Yanjun Sun
  • Patent number: 8937692
    Abstract: The present invention provides a color mixing lens which can improve color reproducibility, be made slim and adjust an emission pattern; and a liquid crystal display device having the same. The color mixing lens includes a light receiving portion having at least two light emission diodes positioned at a side for emitting color lights different from each other and light receiving recesses for placing the light emission diodes therein respectively, a color mixing portion formed on the light receiving portion for mixing the lights from the light emission diodes into a white color light, and a light emission portion formed on the color mixing portion for emitting the white light from the color mixing portion through a side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignees: Postech Academy-Industry Foundation, LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae-Wook Han, Mee-Hyun Lim, Sung-Kyung Hwang, Min-Su Cho, In-Jae Chung, Sin-Ho Kang, Kyeong-Kun Jang, Jae-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 8935867
    Abstract: A light-emitting display system has an alignment mechanism to align or angle light-emitting tiles of the display. A first tile connects to a second tile by joining a first clamp portion on the first tile with a second clamp portion on the second tile. In an implementation, the alignment mechanism includes a replaceable angle adjustment insert that is inserted into at least one of the clamp portions, such as the first clamp portion. When the first and second clamp portions are joined, a surface of the second clamp portion presses against the insert and a desired angle between the first and second tile is formed. The insert can have any angle so that any desired angle can be formed between the first and second tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Barco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus Robert Patterson, Grant Arthur John Elliott
  • Publication number: 20150016091
    Abstract: The present provides a back plate including a plate and a side wall. The side wall extends out from an edge of the plate, wherein the side wall includes a wall body, a first bending sheet, and a second bending sheet. The first bending sheet is formed by bending outward from a top end of the wall body along a first rotating direction. The second bending sheet is formed by bending an end of the first bending sheet that is away from the top end of the wall body inward along a second rotating direction contrary to the first rotating direction, wherein at least a portion of the second bending sheet overlaps the first bending sheet. The second bending sheet includes a fixing part disposed on a face of the second bending sheet that faces away from the first bending sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Chia-Hsin Chang, Feng-Chang Chang
  • Publication number: 20150016089
    Abstract: A heads-up-display assembly includes a display module and a circuit board. The display module is configured to display an image on a display surface, remote to the display module. The display module includes a housing, a visual display, and one or more retention members. The circuit board controls the visual display and is coupled to the display module by a first wire. The circuit board is movable between a first configuration in which the circuit board is free to hang from the display module by the first wire, and a second configuration in which the circuit board is removably retained to the housing by the one or more retention members and not free to hang by the first wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Reben Werman, Patrick O'Connell
  • Publication number: 20150016090
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes: a bottom chassis including a lower portion and side portions enclosing the lower portion; a light source plate to which a light source is attached; a diffuser configured to diffuse light generated from the light source; an optical sheet disposed on the diffuser and adapted to further diffuse the light diffused by the diffuser; and a first mold including a first inclined portion which is disposed between the diffuser and the optical sheet and may prevent the diffuser and the optical sheet from contacting each other, the first inclined portion may reflect light transmitted by the diffuser and emitted from the side of the diffuser toward the bottom chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Ki Chang LEE, Byung Kook SIM, Sung-Hun LEE, Masaru MATSUZAWA, Hyun Su PARK
  • Patent number: 8931912
    Abstract: A display illumination structure includes: a display including a gauge portion; a light source; a light guiding member including an incident portion, a horizontally extending portion configured to guide the light emanating from the light source along the gauge portion, and an interior reflecting bent portion configured to reflect the light that enters from the incident portion towards the horizontally extending portion; and a housing including a main reflecting surface configured to reflect light that exits from the light guiding member so as to be returned to the light guiding member, and an auxiliary reflecting surface configured to reflect light that is not incident on the incident portion and light that leaks from a halfway portion of the light guiding member towards a low-luminance poorly illuminated portion being formed in a position on the gauge portion which lies closer to the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Nirei
  • Patent number: 8931911
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a backlight unit and a display apparatus using the same. The backlight unit includes a first reflector, a second reflector partially having an inclined surface, at least one light source module disposed between the first and second reflectors, and at least one reflective structure disposed on the second reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Sung Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 8934068
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a light source unit including a circuit board, a light source disposed on a first plane of the circuit board, and at least one connection unit disposed on a second plane opposite to the first plane of the circuit board and electrically connected to the light source, a receiving container having a bottom plate and sidewalls extending from edges of the bottom plate and receiving the light source unit, the bottom plate including at least one opening portion in which the connection unit is inserted and exposed to the outside, and at least one driving unit disposed at a rear surface of the receiving container and connected to the connection unit for driving the light source unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Hee Park, Bong-Hyun You, Jae-Chang Choi
  • Publication number: 20150007469
    Abstract: A backlighting system for a cabinet sign may include a plurality of panels. Each panel includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) attached to the panel. The diode has a box sign depth factor of less than about 1.4. An integrated circuit may also be located on the panel. A wire physically connects adjacent panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Marc Nall, Kevin Carpenter, Koushik Saha, Chenyang Li, Ronald K. Brengartner, JR., Xin Wang, Tamislav J. Stimac
  • Publication number: 20150009653
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments herein provide an airguide backlight assembly having an anterior element, a reflective pan positioned posterior to the anterior element, and a light source positioned to direct light towards the reflective pan. A lens element may be placed in front of each light source. The reflective pan preferably contains a slope or curve so that light emitted from the light sources can be reflected and/or refracted to distribute the light uniformly to the anterior element. In some embodiments, blinders may be positioned between the light sources and the anterior element as well as between the light sources and the reflective pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: William Dunn, Harry Presley
  • Patent number: 8926115
    Abstract: The present invention introduces a backlight device, a backlight system, and a flat panel display device incorporated with the backlight device. The backlight device is configured by at least two backlight units detachably and electrically interconnected. The backlight unit comprises at least first and second leadframes each including longitudinal first and second ends and an intermediate portion located between the ends. A light emitting device is disposed at the intermediate portion. And at least a pair of first and seconds leads with the first pair of leads arranged at the first end, and the second pair of leads located at the second end. The backlight, backlight system, and the flat panel display device can be readily lengthened or shortened according to the field requirements. It features a simple configuration, while is easy to assemble, and is beneficial to cost down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Gang Yu
  • Patent number: 8926112
    Abstract: The backlight device is configured in a planar geometry by the combination of a plurality of light emitting units. The light guide plate of the light emitting unit has a light guide unit that guides light from the light source and a light emission surface that emits light from the light guide unit. Adjacent light emitting units are arranged to cross to each other and the light emission surface of a light emitting unit overlaps with the light guide unit of another light emitting unit such that the light guide unit of each light guide plate of the light emitting unit does not extend outside the light emission region of the backlight device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uchiike, Masanao Kurita
  • Patent number: 8926163
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and the backlight module thereof are disclosed. The backlight module includes a substrate, a light guiding plate, a first pillar, a light source, at least two separating pieces, and an elastic piece. The separating pieces keep the distance between the light guiding plate and the lighting assembly of the light source equals to a minimum distance. A first end of the elastic piece connects one end of the first pillar passing through the crack of the substrate, and a second end of the elastic piece connects to the substrate. The elastic piece pushes the light guiding plate via the first pillar to move toward the light source until the distance between the light guiding plate and the lighting assembly of the light source equals to the minimum distance. The liquid crystal device and the backlight module are capable of keeping the coupling distance of the backlight module remain unchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Zanjia Su
  • Patent number: 8926114
    Abstract: A light source module, a backlight unit, a display apparatus, a television set, and an illumination apparatus are provided. The light source module includes: one or more light source units including a light emitting element emitting light when electricity is applied thereto; and an optical sheet disposed above the light source units and exhibiting bidirectional transmittance distribution function characteristics having first and second peaks at radiation angles less than 0° and greater than 0°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Kyu Park, Young Sam Park, Sung A Choi, Jeong Eun Lim, Jin Mo Kim, Man Ki Hong, Tae Heon Han, Churl Wung Shin, Young Taek Kim, Dae Woon Hong, Young Geun Jun, Jung Kyu Kook
  • Patent number: 8926113
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a display device and a backlight module. The backlight module comprises a waveguide, a reflector, a backframe and a shimming device. The reflector arranged behind the waveguide. The backframe carries and supports the waveguide and the reflector. An light inlet edge of the waveguide and the backframe is defined with a gap in which a shimming device is seated within the gap so as to effectively support the waveguide. This arrangement can effectively prevent the warpage or bending of the waveguide in the area of the light inlet area. Stabilizing the efficiency of illumination of the backlight module. As a result, the insufficient of illumination of the waveguide encountered by the prior art is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Quan Li
  • Publication number: 20150003043
    Abstract: A display device includes a backlight module and a display panel. A spectrum of the backlight module has three peaks, so that the backlight module can emit a white light, wherein a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the peak in a range of a green wavelength is less than or equal to 55 nm. The display panel is disposed on a light emitting surface of the backlight module, and includes a pixel array and a color filter array disposed correspondingly to the pixel array. The color filter array includes a red, a green and a blue filter patterns. The green filter pattern and the backlight module satisfy the following relations: ? 553 562 ? ? BL ? ( ? ) × CF Green ? ( ? ) × ?? ? 4 ? 580 600 ? ? BL ? ( ? ) × CF Green ? ( ? ) × ?? ? 2 ? 601 650 ? ? BL ? ( ? ) × CF Green ? ( ? ) × ?? ? 1.2 . Besides, a x coordinate of green light of CIE is less than 0.22 and a y coordinate of green light of CIE is greater than 0.70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Chih Ke
  • Publication number: 20150003044
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) backlight unit includes a housing, an LED array disposed on a bottom surface of the housing, an optical film stack disposed on the LED array, and a baffled micro-optical element (BMOE) disposed between the LED array and the optical film stack. The thickness of the backlight unit is 12 mm or less, a first portion of light emitted from each LED of the LED array is configured to directly contact the optical film stack and a second portion of light emitting from each LED of the LED array is configured to be reflected off of the BMOE and onto the optical film stack, and the first and second portions of light combine to create surface illuminance on the optical film stack having a uniformity greater than 70%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: David G. PELKA, Meg Tidd
  • Patent number: 8922545
    Abstract: A display system that presents three-dimensional content to a viewer is described herein. The display system includes a screen assembly having one or more adaptable display characteristics relating to the presentation of three-dimensional content, first circuitry that at least assists in producing reference information corresponding to at least one aspect of a viewing reference of the viewer, and second circuitry that causes modification of at least one of the one or more adaptable display characteristics, the modification corresponding at least in part to the reference information. The viewing reference of the viewer may comprise one or more of a location of the viewer relative to the screen assembly, a head orientation (tilt and/or rotation) of the viewer, and a point of gaze of the viewer. The first circuitry may comprise, for example, viewer-located circuitry and/or other circuitry that is communicatively connected to the second circuitry for providing the referencing information thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Bennett, Jeyhan Karaoguz, Nambirajan Seshadri
  • Publication number: 20140376263
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) for illuminating a backlight device is provided. The device comprises an array (2) of light sources and at least one reflector (3a, 3b) arranged along an edge of the array (2) of light sources. The array is arranged with alternating first (4a, 5a) and second (4b, 5b) light sources, the first light sources (4a, 5a) emitting light of a first colour (G) and the second light sources (4b, 5b) emitting light of a second colour (P). The combined intensity of at least one light source (4a, 4b) arranged adjacent to the at least one reflector (3a, 3b) and its virtual image in the reflector is about 80-120% of the average intensity of the light sources (5a, 5b) of the same colour which are not arranged adjacent to the at least one reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Marcus Jozef Henricus Kessels
  • Publication number: 20140376259
    Abstract: A red phosphor includes a nitride represented by an empirical formula of Sr1?x?yBaxEuyAlSi4N7. A composition ratio (x) of barium (Ba) satisfies 0<x?0.3 and a composition ratio (y) of europium (Eu) satisfies 0<y?0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Woo CHOI, Chul Soo YOON
  • Publication number: 20140376255
    Abstract: A display including a backlight module, a display panel, and a color filter layer is provided. The backlight module includes a light source having a luminescence spectrum with three protrusions. Peaks of the protrusions fall in different ranges and full width at half maximum (FWHM) of each of the peaks are in respective ranges. The display panel is disposed on the backlight module. The color filter layer disposed on the backlight module includes three color filtering patterns. Peaks of transmission spectra of the color filtering patterns respectively overlap the FWHM ranges of the three protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Kuei-Bai Chen, Chia-Hao Li, Chen-Hsien Liao
  • Publication number: 20140376207
    Abstract: The invention relates to optical device for illuminating a pixel matrix and/or a controllable spatial light modulator for a display, in particular a stereoscopic or holographic 3D display, wherein the optical device comprises a layer formed as a light waveguide, in which illumination light is guided in a light guiding layer, in particular according to the principle of total internal reflection, between two reflection layers lying opposite one another, wherein an extraction means for extracting illumination light from the light guiding layer is provided. The optical device is characterized in that the extraction means has different properties, in particular different optical properties, at a first extraction position than at another extraction position different to the first extraction position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Gerald Futterer
  • Patent number: 8915637
    Abstract: A light source module including a light guide plate, a plurality of light emitting devices, and a plurality of first reflective devices is provided. The light guide plate has a plurality of through holes and a light emitting surface. The through holes pass through the light emitting surface. Each of the through holes has a first side wall and a second side wall opposite the first side wall. At least one of the light emitting devices is disposed in each of the through holes. Each of the light emitting devices is capable emitting a light beam. The light beam enters the light guide plate from the first side wall of the through hole which the light emitting device is disposed in and leaves the light guide plate from the light emitting surface. The first reflective devices are disposed on the second side walls of the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chiao-Chih Yang, Chao-Chun Cheng, Hsin-Hung Lee, Wei-Ching Wu, Yen-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 8915605
    Abstract: A light source module includes a receiving container, a light source disposed in the receiving container and a filter filtering the light produced from the light source. A backlight unit includes a plurality of light source modules. The plurality of light source modules include a first light source module with a filter and a second light source module alternately disposed with the first light source module. The filter includes a substrate, a transparent layer disposed on the first metal layer and a second metal layer disposed on the transparent layer. The filter transilluminating light of specific area is disposed on the light source module. Thus, the backlight unit having high color reproducibility may be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Kwang Song, Dong-Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8915634
    Abstract: A plane light source including a circuit substrate, a plurality of sets of side-view light-emitting devices (LEDs), and a diffusive light-guiding layer is provided. The side-view LEDs are arranged in array over the circuit substrate and are electrically connected with the circuit substrate. The diffusive light-guiding layer covers the side-view LEDs, wherein the diffusive light-guiding layer includes a plurality of diffusive light-guiding units arranged in array and connected to each other. Each of the diffusive light-guiding units is respectively corresponded to illumination coverage of one set of side-view LEDs. Each set of side-view LEDs at least includes two side-view LEDs for emitting light respectively along two different directions and towards into one single diffusive light-guiding units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chao-Kai Hsu, Yu-Hua Chen, Wei-Chung Lo
  • Patent number: 8915606
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display of which a display surface is displayed with an image; plural light sources which output light toward the display, and configure a backlight; a diffuser plate arranged between the display and the plural light sources, and diffuses light output from the light source; and a support pin arranged on the opposite side to the display by interposing the diffuser plate therebetween, and holds the diffuser plate by being in contact with the diffuser plate. A plate shaped unit formed in a transparent plate shape is provided at a portion located on the diffuser plate side in the support pin, the plural light sources and the support pin are arranged in line in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the display and the diffuser plate are aligned, and the plate shaped unit is caused to face the light source in the shortest distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Shima, Hiroaki Matsui
  • Patent number: 8915604
    Abstract: A prism sheet includes a base film having one flat surface and an optical refractive section having a plurality of prisms arranged along a first direction to constitute first and second prism parts. The optical refractive section is integrally formed with another surface of the base film that is opposite to the flat surface of the base film, and each of the prisms has a predetermined cross-sectional shape. The first prism part includes a first prism of the plurality of prisms, which first prism has a constant height along a second direction that intersects the first direction. The second prism part includes a second prism of the plurality of prisms, which second prism has a variable height in the second direction, and a maximum value of the variable height of the second prism is higher than the constant height of the first prism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mi Jeong Choi, Kyoung Gon Park, Su Kyong Lee
  • Patent number: 8917366
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, which includes a backlight module and a liquid crystal panel disposed on the backlight module. The backlight module includes an optic film assembly. The optic film assembly includes a first prism plate. The liquid crystal panel includes a first polarization plate. The first polarization plate is arranged to directly confront the first prism plate. The first prism plate includes a first base plate and a plurality of parallel first prism bars formed on an upper surface of the first base plate. The first prism bars have an axial direction that forms an included angle with respect to a polarization direction of the first polarization plate. The liquid crystal display device omits the topmost diffusion plate that is conventionally used in the known the optic film assembly so as to reduce the manufacture cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuangyao Chang, Zanjia Su
  • Publication number: 20140369026
    Abstract: A light bar includes a wiring substrate, a plurality of light sources, and at least one high efficient heat-dissipating component. The wiring substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second surface is divided into at least one high efficient heat-dissipating section and at least one low efficient heat-dissipating section. The light sources are respectively disposed on the first surface opposite to the high efficient heat-dissipating section and the low efficient heat-dissipating section. The high efficient heat-dissipating component is disposed on the high efficient heat-dissipating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hung-Ta YU
  • Publication number: 20140369072
    Abstract: A transparent display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a plurality of white sub-pixels and a plurality of color sub-pixels that are mixedly arranged. The display apparatus also includes a control module for controlling the white sub-pixels and the color sub-pixels. When the display apparatus is in a transparent mode, the control module reduces or stops light emitting from the color sub-pixels and allows at least a part of ambient light behind the white sub-pixels to emit from the white sub-pixels to achieve the see-through effect. When the display apparatus is in a display mode, the control module adjusts at least one of the white or color sub-pixels to ensure that light from the white sub-pixels is far less than light from the color sub-pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Yang Liao, Chia-Wei Kuo, Bo-Shiang Tseng, Ching-Huan Lin
  • Publication number: 20140369029
    Abstract: A backlight module employing a diffusion plate is provided. The diffusion plate includes a main body and antireflection films formed on surfaces of the main body. The main body includes a light incident surface, and a light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface. Each antireflection film has a number of antireflection film layers. A thickness of each antireflection film layer is less than a wavelength of visible light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: CHEN-HAN LIN
  • Publication number: 20140369027
    Abstract: A complex heat dissipation assembly for backlight module, which is applicable to the backlight module of a screen of an electronic product for dissipating heat. The complex heat dissipation assembly includes: a heat conduction plate assembly composed of multiple electroconductive heat conduction plates, the heat conduction plate assembly being disposed on a rear surface of the backlight module; and a heat spreader assembly composed of multiple heat spreaders, which are able to quickly transversely conduct heat. The heat spreaders are disposed between the heat conduction plates in contact therewith. The heat conduction plate assembly and the heat spreader assembly cooperate with each other to complexly conduct and spread the heat generated by the backlight module in different directions so as to prevent the heat from accumulating around the backlight module. In this case, the temperature will not locally abnormally rise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: CHE YUAN WU
  • Publication number: 20140369028
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a backlight unit and a display apparatus including the backlight unit. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a backlight unit which has a light guide plate and a light source module neighboring the light guide plate. The light source module includes: a substrate; a printed-circuit layer having a metal wire and disposed on the substrate; a plurality of light sources having a first height, disposed on the printed-circuit layer, and electrically connected to the metal wire; and at least one protrusion member having a second height and disposed on the metal wire; wherein the second height is larger than the first height and less than or equal to two times the first height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHIEN-MING WAN, WEN-HUNG LEE, CHE-MING CHANG, CHENG-TAI CHANG, CHIN-TU TSAI