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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186866 | Metallic panel assembly having multilayer arrays of micropores A metallic panel assembly having multilayer arrays of micropores includes a backlight module and a panel body. The backlight module is constituted of a first and a second light-guiding plate. First and second light-guiding microstructures are provided on the first a... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177382 | Apparatus and methods for multiplanar optical diffusers and display panels for using the same Provided are solid state lighting devices that include multiple solid state light emitters that are configured to emit light and a multiplane light diffuser including a first diffusion plane and a second diffusion plane that are separated by a gap, the multiplane li... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172447 | Discrete lighting elements and planar assembly thereof In one aspect, a light-emitting surface includes a plurality of discrete, substantially flat light-emitting illumination devices arranged in a tiled configuration. Each device has a light-emitting area and an unilluminated area, the light-emitting area of a first de... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8096695 | Light guide for ambient light sensor in a portable electronic device Disclosed are various embodiments of a light guide and corresponding ambient light sensor, computing device and backlit display for use in a portable electronic device. The various embodiments of the light guide are configured to permit ambient light to be collected... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092066 | Surface light source device, lighting device and image display device A surface light source device improves the quality of illumination without producing dark lines between neighboring light guide plates even when a plurality of light guide plates are used in combination. This surface light source device is formed by combining a plur... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8042984 | Illumination apparatus A point light source is converted into a plane light source having a satisfactory uniformity. The point light source is converted into a line light source by means of a linear light guiding plate, and further into the plane light source by means of a plane-like ligh... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025435 | Light guide sheet and movable contact element using the same A light guide sheet and a movable contact element using the single sheet have a simple structure and can be variously illuminated. The light guide sheet includes irregular-shaped light extracting elements formed on a film-like base material; and light-transmissive, ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8016473 | Symmetrical light guide structure for LED-based lighting device A device (100) for diffusing light comprising a light guide (101), light input means (102), and light output means (103). The light input (102) and light output (103) means are connected to the light guide (101), and ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011820 | Wireless communication device and light guide employed therein A wireless communication device includes a plurality of light sources and a light guide including a light guiding element and a light shielding element. The light guiding element includes a plurality of guiding portions. Each guiding portion includes an expander hav... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7980716 | Front sheet and display device using the same A technique for a display device using a display panel with Lambert light distribution, such as a plasma display panel, which displays a bright image with less contrast deterioration. This device has a front sheet which is integrally or separately located in front o... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7963688 | Portable electronic device The present invention has a configuration is one example in which a second body is connected to be rotatable around a rotational axis to a first body. A light emitting element that emits light and a first light guiding member, which propagates light emitted from the... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954990 | Composite light guiding device A light guiding device (1) and in particular to a light guiding device that can be used for illumination, backlighting, signage or display purposes is described. The light guiding device (1) comprises a transparent base substrate (2), upon a fir... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7927001 | Backlight assembly and display device having the same In a backlight assembly and a display device including the backlight assembly, the backlight assembly includes a light dispersion member and a light source having a plurality of light source members, a distance defined between the light sources members adjacent to e... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918600 | Planar illumination device and liquid crystal display device using the same A thin planar illumination device with a high light utilization efficiency is provided. In a planar illumination device 10, light source sections 15, 16, 17 and 18 each radiates laser light. The light guide members 19 and 20 polari... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914195 | Display device A display device has a light guide plate formed with a display pattern by a plurality of diffusion dots having translucency in a display pattern formed region, a light shielding layer, and a light source. A plurality of the light guide plates are arranged facing eac... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7901124 | Light guide member, planar light source device using the light guide member, and display apparatus A light guide member in which a light that has entered one major face from an illuminant is emitted from the other major face, includes a cut portion provided with a specified face inclined toward the other face at a section of one major face that faces the illumina... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7891855 | Light guiding structure for connector A light guiding structure for connector includes a light-guiding unit having more than one light guiding post, and each of the light guiding posts having a light-input end and a light-output end; and a shielding unit enclosing an outer side of the light guiding post... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7862222 | Backlight module and light guide plate A backlight module includes a light guide plate and two light emitting elements for emitting light beams. The light guide plate includes first and second light guide portions and a connecting portion interconnecting the first and second light guide portions. The fir... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7824091 | Backlight arrangement A backlight arrangement (100) comprising at least a light source (101) and a waveguide plate (102) comprising a front surface (104) and an opposing back surface (103) and at least one surface (107) for receiving light from s... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7798699 | Layered light guide with diffractive structures A layered light guide structure has a number of planar light guides arranged in a stack to receive a number of different color light beams from the edge of the light guides. Each of the planar light guides has one or more diffractive structures imparted or provided ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798698 | Lighting device and display device A lighting device includes a plurality of light-transmitting guide plates 1, 2, 3 laminated in at least three layers and a plurality of light emitting elements 4, 5, 6 arranged so as to oppose to respective lateral sides of the light-transmitting guide... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7766533 | Illumination module, and a display and general lighting apparatus using the same The present invention provides an illumination module, and a display and a general lighting apparatus using the same. Said illumination module includes a plurality of light guiding strips arranged in juxtaposition with a predefined distance; a plurality of light sou... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7637648 | Portable display device A portable display device minimizes protrusions of a light emitting display panel, such as an organic light emitting display panel, and an integrated circuit to allows the thickness thereof to be reduced. The portable display device includes a light emitting display... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7632002 | Backlight unit The present invention relates to a backlight unit including a bottom case including a receiving space; a plurality of divided light guide panels arranged in the receiving space in parallel; light source units arranged at one side of each of the divided light guide p... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7614775 | Light guide member, planar lighting device using the same, and rod-type lighting device A transparent light guide member comprising a first light guide unit in the form of a transparent plate having a rectangular light emitting plane and a parallel groove formed on a rear surface located opposite from the rectangular light emitting plane and parallel t... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7597470 | Illuminating device, and display device and portable electronic device having the same A plurality of display portions are illuminated in different colors using a light source of a single type and a single light guide plate. A light source (220) has a light emitting element for emitting blue light, and a red fluorescent substance which is excit... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597469 | Backlight unit and liquid-crystal display device using the same An edge-light type backlight unit reduces the color unevenness on the display screen caused by the arrangement of point-shaped light sources (e.g., LEDs) in a point-shaped light source unit comprising a set of point-shaped light sources aligned. The backlight unit i... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7588364 | Spread illuminating apparatus of multiple panel type A spread illuminating apparatus includes a plurality of lighting units each of which includes a light conductor plate having a light outlet surface and a light inlet surface, and a light source disposed at the light inlet surface, and which are arranged two dimensio... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7553061 | Side type backlight module A side type backlight module including a first light guide plate (LGP), a plurality of second LGPs, a plurality of red point light sources, a plurality of green point light sources, and a plurality of blue point light sources is provided. The first LGP has a first l... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7543972 | Backlight module having plural light guide sets A backlight module includes a light guide plate, which includes a substrate and at least two light guide sets formed on a surface of the substrate. Each light guide set includes a plurality of light guide elements, with the light guide elements including emission su... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7543971 | Light guide for use in a keypad A light guide for a keypad includes a plurality of through hole portions adapted to correspond respectively to keys on the keypad. Each of the through hole portions is adapted to receive at least a part of the corresponding key, and to receive light incident therein... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7527411 | Lightguide plate of a double-sided illumination backlight and a double-sided liquid crystal display unit using the backlight A double-sided emitting backlight unit has a first light-emitting surface for illuminating a first liquid crystal display panel disposed to face the first light-emitting surface, a second light-emitting surface provided parallel to the first light-emitting surface t... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7503683 | Light guide method of double-layer light guide plate and keypad structure using the double-layer light guide plate A keypad structure includes a circuit board, a reflecting plate, a second light guide plate, a second light guide plate, a shading strip, a first light guide plate, an elastic layer, a keypad module and a light source module. A shading strip is provided for attachin... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7497609 | Illuminating device and liquid crystal display apparatus An illuminating device comprises a pair of light sources and a rod-like photoconductor. The rod-like photoconductor includes a pair of planes of incidence entered by the light from the light sources, a reflection surface having a plurality of prisms and an exit plan... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7488104 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device having the same A backlight unit has a light source, a reflection sheet, a light guide plate, an air space, and a diffuser, wherein the reflection sheet, the light guide plate, the air space, and the diffuser are overlaid in this order. The light source is configured to arrange ind... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7484876 | Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device using the same A backlight assembly that allows a more efficient light usage and thinner device size is presented. The backlight assembly includes a first light guide and a second light guide that each has a light incident face, a light exiting face, and a light interfacing face. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7465083 | Focusing plate, surface light source device, and image display device An increased emission brightness provides a clear image display. Light from luminescent lamp 10 travels into light guide plate 2 through incidence face 3, being emitted from emission face 4 for irradiating LCD panel 5. Back face | 12/16/2008 |
| 7431488 | Light guide display with antireflection film Provided is a light guide display with an antireflection film. A plurality of aligned magnifying layers provide a viewing surface. Each magnifying layer includes a plurality of aligned light guides, each light guide having an input end, a midsection and an output en... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431481 | Modular surface light guide A light guide assembly includes a base and a light source that are removably secured to the base. The light source is oriented to emit light out and away from the base. A light distributor is spaced apart from the light source and distributes the light across the li... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431489 | Enhanced light fixture An enhanced light fixture containing a volumetric, anisotropic diffuser to control the spatial luminance uniformity and angular spread of light from the light fixture is disclosed. The anisotropic diffuser provides increased spatial luminance uniformity and efficien... | 10/07/2008 |
