| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 359625000 | Focusing or defocusing by noncurved surfaces (e.g., prismatic, etc.) | 28 |
| 20080252984 | OPTICAL FILM AND BACKLIGHT UNIT HAVING THE SAME - An optical film and a backlight unit having the same are disclosed. The optical film includes a base film and a first prism disposed on the base film, the first prism having a first peak height and a second prism disposed on the base film, the second prism having a second peak height. A difference between the first peak height and the second peak height is substantially 1 μm to 10 μm. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090046370 | PRISM SHEET AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - An exemplary prism sheet includes a light input surface, a light output surface opposite to the light input surface, and a plurality of triangular pyramidal micro-elements and a plurality of hexagonal pyramidal micro-elements. The triangular pyramidal micro-elements and the hexagonal pyramidal micro-elements are formed on the light output surface. Each triangular pyramidal micro-element surrounded by three adjacent hexagonal pyramidal micro-elements. Bottom surfaces of each hexagonal pyramidal micro-element and each triangular pyramidal micro-element are coplanar with the light output surface. A liquid crystal display device using the prism sheet is also provided. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090052045 | FILM, BACKLIGHT DISPLAYS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - In one embodiment a film can comprises a surface comprising a plurality of prism structures. Each prism structure has a lateral modulation in the w direction of less than or equal to ±20% of an average pitch of the prism structures. The plurality of prism structures can have a variation in the w direction of prism peak height that is discrete and/or continuous. In one embodiment, a method for making a film can comprise forming a plurality of prism structures on a surface. The plurality of prism structures can have a lateral modulation in the w direction of less than or equal to ±20% of an average pitch of the prism structures, and wherein the plurality of prism structures have a variation in the w direction of prism peak height that is discrete and/or continuous. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090180191 | LENS SHEET FOR USE IN BACKLIGHT, BACKLIGHT AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A lens sheet according to the invention includes a base film, a lenticular lens resin layer, a prism resin layer, and a filling resin layer. The lenticular lens resin layer includes a plurality of cylindrical lenses formed on one surface of the base film and arranged. The prism resin layer includes a plurality of prisms formed on the other surface of the base film and arranged, and has a lower refractive index than the refractive index of the base film. The filling resin layer is filled on a surface of the prism resin layer provided with the arranged prisms and has a higher refractive index than the refractive index of the prism resin layer. Therefore, the lens sheet according to the invention can restrain side lobe light emitted obliquely to the front surface. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090185278 | FILM, BACKLIGHT DISPLAYS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - In one embodiment a film can comprises a surface comprising a plurality of prism structures. Each prism structure has a lateral modulation in the w direction of less than or equal to ±20% of an average pitch of the prism structures. The plurality of prism structures can have a variation in the w direction of prism peak height that is discrete and/or continuous. In one embodiment, a method for making a film can comprise forming a plurality of prism structures on a surface. The plurality of prism structures can have a lateral modulation in the w direction of less than or equal to ±20% of an average pitch of the prism structures, and wherein the plurality of prism structures have a variation in the w direction of prism peak height that is discrete and/or continuous. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090244714 | PRISM SHEET - An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The transparent main body includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are on opposite sides of the transparent main body. The first surface defines a plurality of a plurality of elongated arc-shaped grooves. The second surface defines a plurality of parallelogram microstructures. Each parallelogram microstructure defines four adjacent triangular pyramid depressions. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090244715 | PRISM SHEET - An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The transparent main body includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are on opposite sides of the transparent main body. The first surface defines a plurality of micro-depressions. Each micro-depression forms four inner sidewalls connected with each other. A transverse width of each inner sidewall progressively decreases with increasing distance from the first surface. The second surface defines a plurality of parallelogram microstructures. Each parallelogram microstructure defines four adjacent triangular pyramid depressions. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100060989 | SECURITY DOCUMENT WITH MICRO-PRISMS - A security document including a substrate of transparent polymeric material, and opacifying layers provided on opposing sides of the substrate, the opacifying layers acting to guide light propagating within the substrate, wherein the substrate is formed with at least one micro-prism for diverting light propagating within or entering the substrate. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100123953 | Light Converging Sheet Unit - A light converging sheet unit includes first and second light converging sheets stacked one on top of the other. The first light converging sheet has first light converging micro-prism structures with a first average peak-to-peak distance between adjacent ones of the first light converging micro-prism structures. The second light converging sheet has second light converging micro-prism structures with a second average peak-to-peak distance between adjacent ones of the second light converging micro-prism structures. At least one of the first and second average peak-to-peak distances is not larger than 35 μm. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100149648 | Method of extrusion molding prism film and prism film manufactured by the same - A method of extrusion molding a prism film and a prism film manufactured by the same, the method including providing a molten film, simultaneously forming a prism pattern and an embossed pattern on opposite surfaces of the molten film by passing the molten film through a gap between a prism roll and an emboss roll, and cooling the molten film having the prism pattern and the embossed pattern on opposite surfaces thereof. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100208355 | OPTICAL SHEET, IMAGE SOURCE UNIT, DISPLAY DEVICE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical sheet is disposed on an observer side relative to an image source and includes a plurality of layers that control light emitted from the image source to emit the light on the observer side. At least one of the plurality of layers is a base material layer. One layer disposed on one side of the base material layer is an optical functional sheet layer which includes prisms arranged in parallel along the sheet surface of the optical sheet whereby light can be transmitted and light-absorbing parts are arranged in parallel between the prisms whereby light can be absorbed. One layer disposed on the other side of the base material layer is an adhesive layer. An adhesive layer is not provided on a side surface of the optical functional sheet layer facing the side disposed with the base material layer. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100232025 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a front side that is exposed the outside. A refractor or set of refractors is positioned so as to minimize the appearance of a shield member to a viewer, thus causing a non-display region of the display apparatus to appear to be smaller than its actual size, thus increasing a size of an image display region of the display apparatus. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100232026 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a front side that is exposed the outside. A refractor or set of refractors is positioned so as to minimize the appearance of a shield member to a viewer, thus causing a non-display region of the display apparatus to appear to be smaller than its actual size, thus increasing a size of an image display region of the display apparatus. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100232027 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a front side that is exposed the outside. A refractor or set of refractors is positioned so as to minimize the appearance of a shield member to a viewer, thus causing a non-display region of the display apparatus to appear to be smaller than its actual size, thus increasing a size of an image display region of the display apparatus. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100246021 | FLAT PRISM SHEET FOR BACKLIGHT UNITS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - This invention relates to a flat prism sheet for backlight units and a method of manufacturing the same, and particularly, to a flat prism sheet, which has flat upper and lower surfaces and prism-shaped protrusions formed therein, and to a method of manufacturing the same. The flat prism sheet for backlight units according to this invention includes a lower layer, a first intermediate layer formed on the upper surface of the lower layer and having a plurality of prism-shaped protrusions formed parallel to each other, a second intermediate layer formed on the upper surface of the first intermediate layer, and an upper layer formed on the upper surface of the second intermediate layer, wherein an air layer is formed between the lower surface of the second intermediate layer and the valleys of the prism-shaped protrusions of the first intermediate layer. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100265588 | OPTICAL ADJUSTING APPARATUS WITH COMPOSITE PATTERN STRUCTURE - An optical adjusting apparatus having a composite pattern structure is described. The optical adjusting apparatus include a substrate layer, at least one first pattern module and at least one second pattern module. The substrate has a first optical surface and a second optical surface opposite to the first optical surface. The first pattern module positioned on the first optical surface, wherein the first pattern module has a first structure unit along a first arrangement direction. The second pattern module which is adjacent to the first pattern module and positioned on the first optical surface. The second pattern module has the second structure unit along a second arrangement direction. The first structure unit of the first pattern module is connected to the second structure unit of the second pattern module. Therefore, the convergent angle of a light module is adjusted and the brightness of the light module is increased along specific direction. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100321785 | ABBE PRISM LENS WITH IMPROVED FOCUS AND REDUCED FLAIR - An Abbe prism lens and lens array are disclosed. The lens comprises front lenses disposed on a front surface of the Abbe prism, rear lenses disposed on a rear surface of the Abbe prism, a front bottom reflecting surface, a rear bottom reflecting surface, a left top reflecting surface, and a right top reflecting surface. An aperture cover is positioned over the front surface of the Abbe prism lens and a field cover is positioned over the rear surface of the Abbe prism lens. The aperture cover comprises aperture holes encircling the aspherical front lenses. The field cover comprises field holes encircling the aspherical rear lenses. Light enters the Abbe prism lens and reflects off the front bottom reflecting surface, reflects off the left top reflecting surface and the right top reflecting surface, reflects off the rear bottom reflecting surface, and exits the rear lens of the Abbe prism lens. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110032623 | OPTICAL FILM - Optical films having anti-Moiré and anti-wetout features are described, along with systems and methods for making these optical films. A master used to make optical films is formed using a single axis actuator cutting along a trajectory that is out of plane with the surface of the master. Movement of the cutting tool along the trajectory cuts grooves having variable depth and variable pitch into the surface. Prisms formed from the master have variable depth, variable height prisms that provide anti-wetout and anti-Moiré features. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110038052 | Prismatic Laminate and Method for Making The Same - A method for making a prismatic laminate includes the steps of: a) forming a back-coating roller having a roller surface with a plurality of recesses arranged in a predetermined pattern and produced by laser holography; b) preparing a prismatic structure including a plate body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of prismatic strips formed on the first surface of the plate body; c) applying a coating containing a resin component and an antistatic agent on the second surface of the plate body; and d) embossing the coating with the back-coating roller to form an optical layer including a plurality of microstructures protruding in a direction away from the second surface of the plate body and having a pattern corresponding to that of the recesses in the roller surface. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20140016207 | OPTICAL FILM WITH PARTIALLY COATED STRUCTURE ARRAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an optical film comprising a substrate on which an array of structures is formed, wherein a material having a different refractive index, absorbancy or reflectivity from that of a surface of the structures is partially coated on the surface of the structures, and a manufacturing method thereof. Specifically, the optical film according to one embodiment of the present invention may have a different transparency depending on the direction or can transmit light asymmetrically. Further, the optical film may be applicable to image devices, which need to change brightness or images depending on the angle of view or to display three-dimensional images. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140016208 | OPTICAL STACK COMPRISING ADHESIVE - Presently described are optical stacks comprising a first optical film comprising a plurality of structures comprising an optically active portion designed primarily to provide optical gain and optionally an optically in-active bonding portion disposed on a first surface bonded to a second optical film with a light-transmissive adhesive layer such that a portion of the structures penetrate the adhesive layer and a separation is provided between the adhesive layer and the first surface. In one embodiment, the optical stacks exhibit a combination of high peel strength and high retained brightness, particularly after aging. The adhesive layer preferably comprises an interpenetrating network of the reaction product of a polyacrylate component and a polymerizable monomer and the adhesive layer has an elastic modulus ranging from 100 to 2000 MPa at 25° C. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140055861 | Prism Film And Method And Apparatus For Manufacturing The Same - Embodiments of the present invention provide a prism film and a method and an apparatus for manufacturing the prism film. The prism film comprises a substrate which is provided with prism protrusions formed of photoresist; wherein at least two prism protrusions have different heights. The embodiments of the present invention adopt the laser interference lithography apparatus for forming the prism film, such that the prism film has adjustable prism period and modulation depths. Moreover, the depth of modulation is distributed randomly on the surface of the manufactured prism film, and a prism direction and a prism period can be adjusted conveniently. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140071538 | SWITCHABLE LENTICULAR ARRAY FOR AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC VIDEO DISPLAY - Lenticles of a lenticular array can be electronically controlled to be optically equivalent to either of two sets of virtual lenticles having two distinct physical characteristics. Each of the lenticles is in sufficiently close proximity to one or more switchable prisms to optically combine with therewith. The switchable optical elements can be switchable columnar prisms for example. In a first state, the switchable prisms optically combine with the lenticles such that the combination is optically equivalent to a first set of virtual lenticles. In a second, different state, the switchable prisms optically combine with the lenticles such that the combination is optically equivalent to a second, different set of virtual lenticles. Accordingly, the lenticular array can switch between two distinct configurations with the flip of a switch. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140111863 | ENHANCED PRISM FILM - The present disclosure relates to an enhanced prism film comprising a plurality of column-like elements extending in a first direction. The plurality of column-like elements abut against one another in a second direction different form the first direction so as to form a light exiting surface of the enhanced prism film with converging effect in both the first and second direction. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140126065 | MOIRE REDUCING OPTICAL SUBSTRATES WITH IRREGULAR PRISM STRUCTURES - An optical substrate having a structured surface that enhances brightness and reduces moire effect. The optical substrate has a three-dimensionally varying, structured light output surface that comprises an irregular prismatic structure. The irregular prismatic structure may be viewed as comprising longitudinal prism blocks or rows thereof, arranged laterally defining peaks and valleys. Adjacent peaks, adjacent valleys, and/or adjacent peak and valley may be parallel or non-parallel, in an orderly, semi-orderly, random, or quasi-random manner. The lateral adjacent peaks, adjacent valleys, and/or adjacent peak and valley are not parallel. The adjacent irregular prism blocks may be irregular longitudinal sections having the same length, or random or quasi-random irregular sections having different lengths. The facets of each prism block may be flat, or curved (convexly and/or concavely). | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140160574 | OPTICAL SHEET, BACKLIGHT UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical sheet includes: a base film comprising a rear surface upon which light is incident, a front surface facing the rear surface for emitting the light, and a side surface connecting the rear and front surfaces to each other; and a light collection section in which prisms formed by coupling a plurality of prism units to each other are arranged on the front surface of the base film and integrated with the base film. One end surface of each prism unit has a semicircular shape. A backlight unit includes the optical sheet, and an optical apparatus includes the backlight unit or the optical sheet. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140168781 | LIGHT CONVERGING DEVICE AND REPAIRING MACHINE - The present disclosure provides a light converging device and a repairing machine having the light converging device. The light converging device includes a transparent plate, and a number of protrusions arranged on the transparent plate each which has a convex surface. The convex surfaces of the protrusions form a light emitting side of the light converging device. With the light converging device with the light emitting side being formed by a number of protrusions, the light can be converged by the light converging device to evenly distribute the energy of the light corresponding to the to-be-repaired position and further improve the yield rate of the repairing operation. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20150009572 | OPTICAL BODY WITH FRESNEL-RENDERING OF COMPLEX TOPOGRAPHICAL SURFACE - An optical film or other optical body has a structured surface comprising Fresnel prisms. The Fresnel prisms define a complex topography. For example, a first and second Fresnel prism may have elongated first and second plan view shapes that form a “wye” (Y-shaped) feature. Alternatively or in addition, the Fresnel prisms may be arranged such that slopes of the Fresnel prisms define one or more saddle points. Furthermore, one or more of the Fresnel prisms may have prism shapes in plan view that include undulating portions, and the Fresnel prisms may be arranged in a slope sequence that defines one or more inflection points. The Fresnel prisms may be refractive or reflective, and they may provide the structured surface with a 3-dimensional appearance. | 01-08-2015 |
