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Polarization light splitting film, backlight system and liquid crystal display having particular diffusion layer under optical rotation selection layer

Patent 6559911 Issued on May 6, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject February 17, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Application

No. 024983 filed on 02/17/1998

US Classes:

349/96, Polarizer349/9, Having light separated into S and P polarization349/98Circular

Examiners

Primary: Kim, Robert H.
Assistant: Qi, Mike

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 04-184429 JP. 07/11/1992
  • 05-169015 JP. 07/11/1993
  • 06-265892 JP. 09/11/1994
  • 06-289226 JP. 10/11/1994
  • 07-49496 JP. 02/11/1995
  • 07-261122 JP. 10/11/1995

International Class

G02F 001/133.5

Abstract

A polarization light splitting film having a light receiving side and a light transmitting side. The polarization light splitting film includes an optical rotation selection layer at the light receiving side for reflecting one of right and left circularly polarized components of a light beam that is incident on the light receiving side and for transmitting the other one of the right and left circular polarization components of the light beam, and a quarter-wave layer laminated over the optical rotation selection layer at the light transmitting side.

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