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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096669 | Surface light source device and image display apparatus A surface light source device includes a light source facing a reflective surface of a reflecting member, and a light-controlling member composed of a transparent material and disposed across the light source from the reflecting member in such a manner as to face th... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8057088 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device including the same A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display panel includes a lamp, a plurality of optical sheets, a light guide that guides light from the lamp toward the optical sheets, and a reflector facing a rear surface of the light guide. The light guide includes a first pl... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8016446 | Optical plate and backlight module using the same An optical plate includes a first surface, an opposite second surface, a plurality of triangular pyramidal micro-depressions formed in the first surface, and a plurality of elongated arc-shaped depressions formed in the second surface. A backlight module using the p... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7980748 | Lighting system including light guide with reflective micro structures on edge surfaces A light guide includes a light guide substrate having a top surface through which light is to be emitted, a bottom surface, an incident edge surface through which incident light is to be introduced into the light guide substrate, and another edge surface. The anothe... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7967494 | Light guide panel with curved wedge-shape prisms, and display and methods including the same A light guide panel includes a lateral side configured to transmit light to an interior of the light guide panel, a rear side configured to reflect light to the interior of the light guide panel, and a front side configured to emit light from the interior of the lig... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7824093 | Backlight assembly, liquid crystal display device having the same, and method of manufacturing thereof A backlight assembly includes a light source, a light-guide plate (LGP), a reflective sheet and at least one optical sheet. The light source emits light. The LGP includes a light-incident surface, a light-reflecting surface and a light-emitting surface. The light-in... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824094 | Backlight module having light guide plate with recesses An exemplary backlight module (1) includes a light source (11) and a light guide plate (12). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (121) to which the light source is placed adjacent, and a bottom surface (122) adj... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7753543 | Prism sheet and backlight module using the same An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The main body includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are on opposite sides of the main body. The first surface and the second surface define a plurality of fi... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7740393 | Light guide plate and backlight module A light guide plate (LGP) adapted to a backlight module having a light emitting surface, a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface, and at least one light incident surface contacting with the light emitting surface and the bottom surface is provided. T... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7686497 | Variable planar light guide module A light guide and module for motor vehicles that directs light generally along a horizontal axis. The module includes an array of light sources, an array of reflectors and a light guide. The light guide defines a body having opposed upper and lower walls. Formed in ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7581868 | Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same In a backlight assembly and an LCD apparatus having the same, the backlight assembly includes a lamp that generates light and a light guiding plate. The light guiding plate includes a light incident surface, a light reflecting surface and a light exiting surface. Th... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7568828 | Light guide plate with compensated emission light field A light guide plate includes a light incidence surface, a light reflection surface, and a light emission surface. The light reflection surface forms a plurality of light-guiding structures extending in a direction substantially parallel to a light source. The light ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7527416 | Light guide plate with diffraction gratings and backlight module using the same A light guide plate (12) has a light incidence surface (121) for receiving light, a light emitting surface (123) for emitting light, and a bottom surface (122). The bottom surface has a plurality of diffusion elements (124) arrange... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7517132 | Light-emitting and light-receiving backlight unit, and information device using the light-emitting and light-receiving backlight unit A multifunctional-type backlight unit, including a light guiding plate having a first incident/exit surface and a second incident/exit surface which are capable of receiving and emitting light, a light emitting device disposed to face the first incident/exit surface... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7465084 | Light guiding plate and backlight apparatus A light guiding plate includes: an X axis direction light distribution control section; and a diffuse reflection section. The X axis direction light distribution control section performs light distribution control by which the incident light is deflected such that a... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7458713 | Illumination device and light guide plate An illumination device includes a light guide plate having an incident end face and a reflecting surface, and a plurality of light sources provided at the incident end face of the light guide plate. The reflecting surface of the light guide plate has a diffusing pat... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458714 | Optical plate and backlight module using the same An exemplary optical plate includes at least one transparent plate unit. The transparent plate unit includes a light output surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of microstructures and at least a lamp-receiving portion. The bottom surface is opposite to the light o... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455443 | Surface light source device A surface light source device capable of suppressing generation of bright line and preventing generation of crush of pattern forming on a light guide plate even when pressure is applied, includes a plurality of deflection patterns and diffusion patterns wherein the ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7441936 | Light guide plate with high-density diffusing dots An exemplary light guide plate includes a light input surface, a bottom surface, a light output surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a plurality of dots. The dots are arranged on the bottom surface in series of adjacent columns parallel to the light input sur... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434976 | Double-side display device with surface light source device having deflection patterns A double-side LCD having a surface light source device including a light guide plate and a light source facing one end face of the light guide plate. A plurality of deflection patterns are formed in a surface facing a light outgoing plane of the light guide plate, t... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431492 | Light control member, surface light source device and display Primary light from primary light source (LED) is supplied toward a light an input face of an light control member. The light input face is provided with a plurality of projections for light input promotion. Each projection is composed of a generally spherical top po... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431493 | Light guiding plate with brightness enhancement means and liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes a lamp assembly, a light guiding plate, and liquid crystal display panel assembly. The light guiding plate includes a light input face for receiving light from the lamp assembly, a light reflection face with at least one brightness ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422353 | Light-emitting device for image taking and image-taking apparatus having same A light-emitting device is disclosed which enables efficient use of luminous flux and achieves a desired light emission characteristic. The light-emitting device has an optical member which has an emergence surface and a plurality of optical portions, each of the op... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422357 | Optical plate and backlight module using the same An exemplary optical plate includes at least one transparent plate unit. The transparent plate unit includes a first surface, a second surface, a plurality of encircling V-shaped protrusions and a lamp-receiving portion. The second surface is opposite to the first s... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419292 | Illuminating device An illuminating device includes a light source, an optical waveguide that emits light from the light source through an emission surface thereof, and a prism sheet that is provided on the emission surface side of the optical waveguide. In the illuminating device, the... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413335 | Prism sheet and backlight unit including the same The present invention relates to a prism sheet having a side which is perpendicular to the normal of a light guiding plate. The prism sheet includes a prism sheet base film and a plurality of linearly aligned prisms. The prisms are formed on one side of the prism sh... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411732 | Backlight module and brightness enhancement film thereof A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide disposed on one side of the light source, a reflector disposed under the light guide, a lower diffuser disposed on the light guide, and a brightness enhancement film, which is disposed on the lower diffuser a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410286 | Flat-panel display using tapered waveguide A video display for two or three dimensions has a flat liquid-crystal screen which ejects light from the plane at a selectable line. One or, in the case of a 3-D display, several video projectors project a linear image into the plane from an edge. A complete image i... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410280 | Light guide for lighting vehicles, preferably motor vehicles The present invention relates to a light guide for lighting vehicles, preferably motor vehicles. Light rays emitted from the light source of the light guide are reflected off of reflecting surfaces toward a light exit surface. The reflected surfaces are arranged to ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407317 | Prism sheet and backlight unit using the same A prism sheet capable of achieving an enhancement in light efficiency and viewing angle characteristics and a backlight unit using the prism sheet are disclosed. The prism sheet includes: a condensing film which transmits light incident to the condensing film; a plu... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7401962 | Light deflection element and light source apparatus using the same A surface light source apparatus includes a primary light source (1), an optical guide (3) for guiding light emitted from the primary light source and having a light incoming surface (31) and a light outgoing surface (32), a light deflect... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401967 | Prism sheet and backlight module incorporating same A prism sheet (10) includes a substrate (12) and a plurality of prism structures (14). The substrate includes a plurality of diffusing particles (122) dispersed therein. The prism structures are at a light output side of the substrate. Th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401963 | Light module with rearside introduction of light for simulation and/or as supplement of conventional light piping rods A light assembly disperses light emitted by a light source. The lighting assembly includes a light entry surface for receiving the light emitted by the light source. A direction surface directs the light in a predetermined direction. A stepped region, disposed adjac... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393132 | Backlight module with nano-material light coupling layer A backlight module (10) includes a flat cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) (30) having an output interface, and a light guiding plate (20). The output interface has a nano-material layer coated thereon. The light guiding plate includes an inci... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393131 | Surface light source having light guide plate with prisms A surface light source (4) includes a light guide plate (2) and a light source (5). The light guide plate has an incident surface (21) and an emitting surface (22). The light source is adjacent to the incident surface of the light ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387422 | Light-guide plate, backlight assembly having the light-guide plate and display device having the backlight assembly A light-guide plate includes an incident surface receiving light, an upper surface extended from a first side of the incident surface, a lower surface opposed to the upper surface and a plurality of first prisms protruding from the upper surface and spaced apart by ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380968 | Optical deflector element and light source device An optical deflector element has a light incoming surface (41) in which light enters and a light outgoing surface (42) located opposite the light incoming surface and from which light exits. In the light incoming surface (41) are arranged elonga... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377678 | Backlight module A backlight module including a diffuser, a reflector, a side light source, a prism lens and a TIR (total internal reflection) lens is disclosed. The reflector is disposed under the diffuser. The side light source is disposed on a side between the diffuser and the re... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374329 | Light guide device and a backlight module using the same A light guide device includes a main body having a first incident surface, a second incident surface, an emitting surface, a reflecting surface and a plurality of first microstructures. The first incident surface is opposite to the second incident surface. The emitt... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374313 | Luminaire with improved lateral illuminance control A luminaire with improved lateral illuminance control comprising a light pipe with a longitudinal center is disclosed. A light-extraction means applied to a radial swath of the light pipe has a longitudinal portion having dimension along its length, centered about a... | 05/20/2008 |
