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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139179 | Display apparatus capable of controlling range of visually recognizable observation angle A display apparatus includes a display panel that displays an image, and a viewing angle restricting element that selectively irradiates light with directivity in a restricting direction at a predetermined angle with respect to a direction of normal to the display p... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7843527 | Display device with illumination light source A display device includes a lower substrate, comprising reflective display pixel electrodes, an upper substrate and a liquid crystal layer provided between the substrates. A light source is provided on the upper substrate for illuminating the display electrodes thro... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7804555 | Liquid crystal display device and mobile station having the same An LCD includes a transmissive liquid crystal panel, a front light unit placed in front of the transmissive liquid crystal panel and providing light for image display, and a light control unit placed at the rear of the transmissive liquid crystal panel and reflectin... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7714956 | Front illuminating device and a reflection-type liquid crystal display using such a device A front-illuminating device of the present invention, which is placed over the entire surface of an object to be illuminated such as a reflection-type liquid crystal display device when it is used, is provided with a light source and a light-directing body. The ligh... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7570320 | Thermo-optic liquid crystal waveguides A waveguide having an adjustable index of refraction (or an adjustable optical path length, or for providing an adjustable optical phase delay) based in part on thermal effects in the waveguide. In one example, the waveguide may include a core for guiding a light be... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7557874 | Display device The invention is directed to a higher contrast in a display device having a lighting device as a front light. A lighting portion is attached to a reflective liquid crystal display portion. A first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate made of a gl... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7502081 | Reflection type liquid-crystal display device A reflection type liquid-crystal display device has a reflection type liquid-crystal display panel, at least one illuminator, and an optical path control layer. The reflection type liquid-crystal display panel includes a liquid-crystal cell and a reflector, the liqu... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7436469 | Composite diffuser plates and direct-lit liquid crystal displays using same In a directly-illuminated liquid crystal display (LCD), for example an LCD monitor or an LCD-TV, a number of light management layers lie between the light source and the LCD panel to provide bright, uniform illumination. The light management layers, including, for e... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430028 | Viewing-angle adjustable liquid crystal display and method for adjusting the same A viewing-angle adjustable liquid crystal display includes a display panel, a backlight unit, and a sidelight unit. The backlight unit is located under the sidelight unit, and the sidelight unit is disposed under the display panel. The sidelight unit includes a firs... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7423708 | Display having a reflective polarizer A multiple layer reflective polarizer 12 is described. This element is placed between and optical cavity 24 and an LCD module 16 to form an optical display. The reflective polarizer reflects some light into the optical cavity 24 where it ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7397521 | Two sided liquid crystal display device having independently driven reflective and transmitting members for displaying both sides with different images at the same time A liquid crystal display according to the present invention includes: a liquid crystal cell 10, in which pixels having independently driven reflecting and transmitting members are arranged in a matrix, that is composed of a first substrate 15, a second... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7397984 | Light guide screen louver device In a particular embodiment, the louver device includes a transparent layer of material having a first surface and, parallel thereto, a second surface. A plurality of shaped louver members are disposed within the transparent layer of material. The shaped louver membe... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391485 | Liquid crystal display device using dual light unit and method of fabricating the same A dual LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel having a liquid crystal layer interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate, first and second polarizing plates attached to opposing surfaces of the liquid crystal panel, a first front light unit attach... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7385654 | Display A display includes a polarizing member and a reflective display element behind an EL element. The EL element self-emits light to display information and doubles as a display-use light source for the reflective display element. In a sufficiently bright environment, a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382360 | Methods and systems for changing the appearance of a position sensor with a light effect Methods and systems are provided for producing a light effect on a touchpad or other position sensor. In one aspect, a position sensor for detecting a position of an object suitably includes a sensor, a light source, and a light conductor at least partially located ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370999 | Light guide plate and surface light source using same An exemplary light guide plate (500) includes: a light incident portion (51) for receiving a light; a light reflecting portion (52) for reflecting the light input through the light incident portion; and a light emitting portion (53) oppos... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364316 | Backlight unit A backlight unit includes a case; a plurality of fluorescent lamps on the case, each fluorescent lamp having ends arranged in one direction, and having first and second electrodes provided at respective ends; a first power supply line connected with the first electr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366393 | Light enhancing structures with three or more arrays of elongate features Various embodiments comprise light recycling films comprising an array of parallel ridges and grooves that form prisms that selectively reflect or transmit light. In some embodiments, the light recycling film may be used in displays that include spatial light modula... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364341 | Light redirecting films including non-interlockable optical elements The light redirecting films include a thin optically transparent substrate having a pattern of non-interlocking individual optical elements oriented and placed to produce a desired surface coverage of at least one of the surfaces of the transparent substrate of the ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359011 | Reflection-type liquid crystal display device To suppress a decrease in the contrast caused by the reflection on the interface to the air layer without decreasing the quality of display. A reflection-type liquid crystal display device includes a light guide plate having a polarizing element stuck or adhered the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354185 | Light guiding plate and backlight module using the same A back light module (3) includes a light guide plate (31) and a light source (30). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (311), a light emitting surface (313), and a bottom surface (312) opposite to the lig... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355661 | Liquid crystal display module A liquid crystal display module includes a light source that generates light. A light guide panel has a first refractive index. Light from the light source propagates through the light guide panel. A low refractive index layer is disposed on the light guide panel an... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352130 | Arc discharge flashlamp First and second substrates are spaced apart and joined around a perimeter to define a gas chamber between the substrates. The first substrate is made of a material that transmits visible radiation. A layer of a phosphor material overlies an interior surface of one ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339491 | Light-emitting diode backlight module An LED backlight module includes a substrate. An LED array, composed of a plurality of red, blue and green lamp LEDs, is mounted on the substrate. A light-mixing chamber is mounted on the substrate and is used to seal the LED array inside. A diffusion sheet is secur... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333077 | Display device and electronic device A display device capable of displaying on both screens and switching between vertical and horizontal display, and a driving method thereof. Each pixel comprises a first region including a first light emitting element, and a second region including a second light emi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331695 | Visible light-reflecting member A visible light-reflecting member is disclosed which uses a plate or a film for reflecting visible lights, whose reflective surface is provided with an aluminum thin film having an aluminum purity of not less than 99 mass % and an X-ray diffraction pattern wherein, ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322731 | Color mixing illumination light unit and system using same An illumination light unit includes at least two light sources that generate light at different wavelengths. The illumination light unit also includes a reflecting cavity having one or more reflectors and a controlled transmission mirror disposed at an output of the... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7312839 | Light guiding plate, liquid crystal display device using the same, and method for displaying pictures thereof A light guiding plate includes a light incident portion into which light is incident from a light source, a light reflecting pattern to reflect the light provided from the light incident portion, and a light transmitting surface to transmit the light reflected by th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310122 | Liquid crystal display apparatus A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel having front and rear surfaces, a printed circuit board for driving the liquid crystal panel, and an optical waveguide for illuminating the front surface of the liquid crystal panel, the optical wave... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7295736 | Image pickup device An image pickup device according to the present invention comprises (1) a fiber optical plate constituted by bundling a plurality of optical fibers, including a core and a cladding covering an outer periphery thereof and having a light incident surface and a light-e... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292293 | Color filter substrate and manufacturing process therefor, liquid crystal device and manufacturing process therefor, and electronic apparatus In a dark environment, light emitted by a fluorescent tube 301 enters a liquid crystal panel by a light guide plate 302, is transmitted through a transflective electrode 102 after passing through a polarizer 114 and a retardation plate | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286193 | Liquid crystal display unit having a field sequential driven backlight unit A backlight unit for a display device and a liquid crystal display device using the backlight unit suppresses light leakage to a neighboring region with a display area that is divided and driven by a DDAM (Divided Display Area Method). The backlight unit in one aspe... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280172 | Light guide plate, liquid crystal display device having the same, and method for displaying an image using the liquid crystal display device Disclosed are a light guide plate, a front illumination type liquid crystal display device using the same, and a method for displaying an image therein. A light reflection pattern is formed on a light reflection surface of the light guide plate so as to change an op... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7265800 | Micro-structured illumination system for providing polarized light A multi-layered arrangement according to the invention provide emission of polarized light. At least one of the interfacing surfaces between the layers is provided with a microstructure. In one embodiment, a first layer in the form of a lightguide substrate (401 | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262754 | Electronic device with liquid crystal display An electronic device, such as personal computer, incorporating a liquid crystal panel which uses LEDs as an illuminating light source for a liquid crystal panel to reduce power consumption and size of the electronic device. When 3-color LED lamps 13R, 13 | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259964 | Display device A display device includes a main display unit including a casing, a display panel, a light source for emitting light as backlight, and a reflector for reflecting the light toward the display panel; a heat sink for cooling the light source, the heat sink having a plu... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257306 | Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus An electro-optical device comprises an electro-optical panel in which an electro-optical material is arranged, an illumination device for radiating visible light onto the electro-optical panel, and a metal frame divided into a plurality of frames each being formed o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253854 | Reflection type semiconductor display device A reflection type semiconductor display device which can make satisfactory display even when external light is not satisfactorily intense is provided. A reflection type semiconductor display device according to the present invention can take in light other than inci... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253857 | Liquid crystal display device with field sequential light source and optical medium A liquid crystal display device exhibits high reliability and is capable of miniaturization by eliminating a mechanical operating mechanism. At least a light guide plate which guides light from a light source, a liquid crystal display panel, an optical medium which ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253858 | Liquid crystal display device using cholesteric liquid crystal A liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other; a retardation layer on an outer surface of the first substrate; a linear polarizing layer on the retardation layer; a cholesteric liquid crystal color filt... | 08/07/2007 |
