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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174644 | Liquid crystal module A liquid crystal module is provided. A light reflective sheet is provided on a bottom plate of a rear frame. A cold cathode tube is provided on the light reflective sheet in the rear frame. A pair of left and right covers which are made of the light reflective sheet... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8149351 | Passive and hybrid daylight-coupled backlights for sunlight viewable displays A passive daylight-coupled display having an LCD panel, a diffuser, and a curved reflector behind the LCD panel. For passive backlighting, the diffuser transmits daylight to the reflector, which reflects the daylight to the LCD panel and provides for substantially u... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8098349 | Backlight module and double-sided liquid crystal display device A backlight module includes a plate and a plurality of light sources. The plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The plate is bent to form a plurality of first grooves on the first surface and a plurality of second grooves on t... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8068197 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device including a thin light guide plate and capable of preventing light leakage from light sources is provided. The light guide plate is formed of a sheet. On a back face of the light guide plate, a first projection and a second projection... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8059230 | Illuminator assembly with reflective pyramids and liquid crystal display with same An exemplary illuminator assembly includes light emitting diode (LED) chips and reflective pyramids. The LED chips are arranged in an array and capable of emitting light. The reflective pyramids are arranged in an array complementary to the array of LED chips. Each ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059231 | Backlight unit for decreasing a thickness and display apparatus having the same Disclosed are a backlight unit and a display apparatus having the same. The backlight unit comprises a light guide plate receiving light and outputting the light, a light emitting unit comprised at an one end portion of the light guide plate, a fixing frame comprisi... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054407 | Liquid crystal display device The present invention provides a light-weighted backlight capable of ensuring a sufficient light quantity at a low cost. A backlight is arranged below a liquid crystal panel. A light source is arranged in the vertical direction with respect to a screen of the liquid... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8045095 | Backlight apparatus and display apparatus using same A backlight apparatus has a housing composed of a first frame and a second frame, each having a side wall, put together, an optical guide plate housed in the housing, and a reflector inserted between the side surface of the light guide plate and the side wall of the... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040464 | Image display device An image display device includes a display panel module, a middle frame which places the display panel module thereon, and an upper frame which is engaged with a side face of the middle frame in a state where the upper frame covers a periphery of the display panel m... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8009246 | Liquid crystal display device comprising reflecting portions for reflecting light beams and focusing them on circumferences of electrode portions of linear light sources A direct type backlight unit used in a liquid crystal display device is provided which can suppress lowering of luminance at an electrode portion of a linear light source. A reflecting plate is formed on a side wall of a box-shaped reflector close to an end of a lin... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7905615 | Display device A display device in which a plurality of tubular light sources are arranged in parallel behind the display area of a display panel, including a first reflecting member disposed behind the tubular light sources and a second reflecting member disposed on an outer peri... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903201 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a plurality of light sources disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel, and a cover which accommodates the light sources. The cover includes a first cover part parallel with the liquid c... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7884898 | Optical sheet for backlight, backlight, and display device An optical sheet for a backlight is provided on a surface light source in the backlight. An optical reflection layer has a plurality of through grooves formed on a transparent substrate and arranged at a prescribed interval. The width of the through hole is narrowed... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7876398 | Liquid crystal display apparatus A liquid crystal display apparatus is configured such that protrusions penetrate through the through holes of the fitting portions of a reflection sheet, and such that each short side of a diffusion plate and a diffusion sheet stacked on the diffusion plate fits wit... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7868971 | Liquid crystal module having a light reflecting sheet with a tab piece inserted through an opening of a frame at an edge portion A liquid crystal module includes a frame, a light reflecting sheet, a cold cathode tube, an optical sheet, a liquid crystal panel and a bezel. The frame has a pair of opposing edge frame parts formed on a pair of opposing side plates of the frame, respectively. At l... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7834955 | Light reflector A technology for effectively preventing deformation of a light reflector plate fabricated by forming a synthetic resin reflector plate into a three-dimensional shape enabling a thinner light reflector plate, and additionally, reducing processing costs is provided. A... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7787076 | Backlight unit for liquid crystal display As a shape on a cross-section vertical to a longitudinal direction (L) of the hot cathode fluorescent lamp (20a (20b)), a light source rear side reflecting plane (62) of a reflector (60) includes a mound portion (623)... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7773173 | Reflection plate and liquid crystal display device It is to suppress the interference of the reflected light easily and securely even in a highly fine liquid crystal display device. The reflection plate comprises recessed or protruded parts and a reflection film formed over the recessed or protruded parts. A unit sh... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7746422 | Liquid crystal display device having hooks for fixing lamp reflector An exemplary liquid crystal display device (100) includes a first frame (11), a liquid crystal panel (12), a backlight unit (13) for providing uniform light for the liquid crystal panel, and a second frame (14) cooperating with the... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7719633 | Light source apparatus A light source apparatus capable of being reduced in size and thickness and superior in light combining performance includes a prism sheet unit having two mutually parallel prism surfaces each having a plurality of mutually parallel fine prism rows. The prism rows o... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7710515 | Backlight module and liquid crystal display using the same In order to solve the problem that sufficient center brightness is not always obtained in a conventional liquid crystal TV and a liquid crystal monitor, a backlight module of the invention includes a plurality of cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CFL) and a diffusing ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7688402 | Backlight module for LCD having reflective curved surfaces for forming virtual light sources A backlight module includes a light box and multiple real light sources. The light box has an opening and a plurality of substantially parallel grooves recessed from a bottom surface thereof. Each of the slots has a reflection curved surface. A light source allocati... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7679697 | Backlight module with reflector having reflection pattern thereat and liquid crystal display having same An exemplary backlight module (11) includes a light guide plate (12), a reflector (18), and a light emitting diode unit (142). The light guide plate has a light incident surface (122). The reflector is positioned adjacent to the li... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7649592 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device A backlight unit for use in a liquid crystal display device is disclosed. The backlight unit which may include a reflection plate; a plurality of fluorescent tubes; and a diffusion plate. The reflection plate may include a rectangular-shaped bottom plate section, fo... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7623198 | Light source apparatus and display apparatus having the same The present invention provides a light source apparatus less costly, capable of being reduced in size and thickness and superior in light combining performance and a display apparatus having the light source apparatus. The light source apparatus has a plurality of l... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7468764 | Liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display apparatus A first optical-path changing layer is provided, on a front-face side of a rear-face side transparent substrate including a light source on one side face thereof. The first optical-path changing layer has a refractive index substantially equal to that of the transpa... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7446829 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display unit using backlight unit To compensate for uneven brightness in the longitudinal direction of fluorescent lamps of a backlight unit and achieve a display screen with an even brightness, a reflection unit of the backlight unit, the fluorescent tube surface of the fluorescent lamps or a diffu... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7429753 | 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... | 09/30/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7411648 | Liquid crystal display panel with heat radiation plate An auxiliary plate (10) is fixed to a rear plane of a housing for fixedly holding a lamp unit (6) having a plurality of lamps. In the auxiliary plate (10), a convex portion and a concave portion are combined. The convex portion has a space betwe... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7394960 | Backlight unit of liquid-crystal display module A backlight unit is disposed at a lower side of a liquid-crystal display module LCD, and has a case that accommodates a fluorescent tube, as a light source for light incident to the liquid-crystal display module, a lamp reflector that accommodates the fluorescent tu... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388634 | Reflector comprising a plurality of concave portions and liquid crystal display device including the same A reflector and a liquid crystal display device in which original reflection characteristics can be sufficiently accomplished and moiré patterns can be prevented are provided. A reflector 30 formed with a plurality of concave portions 28b1... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7372520 | Liquid crystal display device with plural linear light sources having different lengths In a liquid crystal display device, a reduction in thickness with high luminance is achieved by laterally arranging two cold cathode fluorescent tubes in parallel to a main surface of the light guide plate along one side thereof and, at the same time, mutual interfe... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372529 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device has been disclosed. The liquid crystal display device provides a display with a high reflectance (high transmittance) and a high color purity while maintaining white balance and adjusts the white balance by changing the occupied area ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372531 | Reflective plate of LCD and fabrication method thereof A reflective plate used in a liquid crystal display including a substrate, a first peak and depression layer of organic insulator on the substrate, a second peak and depression layer of organic insulator overlapping with the first peak and depression layer, and a re... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367708 | Direct type backlight unit A direct type backlight unit includes a metal housing having a base, at least one metal supporting pin and a buffer element. The metal supporting pin is formed integrally on the base and protrudes upwardly therefrom for supporting an optical film disposed upon the b... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7352418 | Backlight assembly and direct lighting type liquid crystal display apparatus An LCD apparatus is provided. The LCD apparatus includes lamps for generating a first light, a diffusing member, and a receiving member. The diffusing member diffuses the first light from the lamps and reflected light to emit a second light having uniform brightness... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349620 | Electro-optical device and electronic instrument A wiring circuit board is supported on the back surface of a light-guide plate and the wiring circuit board is inclined in a predetermined direction relative to the panel surface of a liquid crystal panel or to an arrangement position of a holding case. As a result,... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342618 | Backlight device comprising a printing portion made of colorless ink for preventing a bright line and liquid crystal display device having the same A back light device for use in a liquid crystal display device, which includes: at least one lamp; a light guide plate for guiding light emitting from the lamp; a diffusing sheet for diffusing light emitting from the light guide plate; at least one prism sheet locat... | 03/11/2008 |
