| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 362330000 | Panel type | 17 |
| 20080225530 | OPTICAL FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An optical film and a display device having the same are disclosed. The display device comprises a display panel including a plurality of subpixels and an optical film disposed at one side of the display panel, the optical film includes a base film and a plurality of prisms, wherein a bias angle between a long axis direction of the subpixels and a longitudinal direction of the prisms is substantially 2 to 88 degrees. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090027897 | TWO-LAYERED OPTICAL PLATE - An exemplary optical plate includes a transparent layer and a light diffusion layer. The transparent layer includes a light input interface and a light output surface opposite to the light input interface. A plurality of micro-protrusions formed on the light output surface. The micro-protrusions are arranged along a plurality of separate, circular arcs. Each micro-protrusion has four side surfaces connected to each other, and a transverse width of each side surface decreases along a direction away from the light diffusion layer. The light diffusion layer is integrally formed in immediate contact with the light input interface of the transparent layer, and free of air or gas pockets trapped in an interface therebetween. The light diffusion layer includes a transparent matrix resin and a plurality of diffusion particles dispersed in the transparent matrix resin. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090040771 | Thin light guiding plate and methods of manufacturing - The present invention provides a composite light guiding plate comprising a light guiding layer comprising an incident face for receiving light from at least one light source, a light guiding output surface that is also generally orthogonal to the incident face, a featured surface, opposite the light-guiding output surface and generally orthogonal to the input face for redirecting light through the light guiding output surface. Further, the featured surface comprises a plurality of rows of linear prismatic structures extended in a length direction that is substantially perpendicular to the incident face and having height and width dimensions of 10 to 200 microns and wherein the length-to-width aspect ratio of the linear prismatic structures is greater than 100:1 the thickness of the light guiding layer is less than 1 mm. Further, the plate is formed from polymeric materials comprising polyesters, amorphous polyesters, polyarylates, polycarbonates, polyamides, polyether-amides, polyamide-imides, polyimides, polyetherimides, cyclic olefin polymers, impact-modified polymethacrylates, polyacrylates, polyacrylonitrile, polystyrenes, polyethers, cellulosics, sulfur-containing polymers and blends or alloys of two or more polymers or copolymers thereof. Additionally, the plate comprises a light extraction layer comprising an input surface having a plurality of protruding light extraction features that have tips that are bonded to the light-guiding output surface of the light guiding layer and provide optical contact between the light guiding and light extraction layers and an illumination output surface for providing light output from the composite illumination plate. Further, the thickness of the light extraction layer is less than 1 mm and wherein one or more channels of air or other gas are sandwiched between the light guiding layer and the light extraction layer. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090091937 | LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE HAVING IRREGULAR PRISM SURFACE - The light control device has an array of prism elements, thereby forming a series of interleaving peaks and valleys along a major surface of the light control device, where the surface of the prism elements has bulging bumps and/or the bottoms of the valleys are raised. The bumps are randomly distributed; and the height of the valley bottoms can be randomly distributed, or patterned in accordance with a planar light intensity distribution along a plane. In addition, the light control device can have integrated color correcting and/or diffusing function by dispersing appropriate additives uniformly in the prism elements and/or in the substrate of the light control device. The light control device can have diffusing elements on the other major surface so that the degree of haze/surface roughness is either uniform or patterned. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100080007 | Light distribution board having improved grating structure including a plurality of light gratings each with multiple focuses - A light distribution board having an improved light grating structure including a plurality of light gratings each with multiple focuses, the light distribution board is used on a light outputting surface of a lamp, in which at least a transparent board is provided on at least one of its surfaces with a plurality of light gratings each having multiple focuses, each light grating having multiple focuses is composed of two or more arciform (concave or convex) lenses and at least one lens with a non-arciform surface to form a light grating having at least two focuses. With this structure, light beams can be uniformly distributed and can avoid the phenomenon of Gauss distribution that makes the area below the lamp especially bright, and avoid the phenomenon of dazzling of eyes during looking at the light emitting member in the lamp, and the light beams become more tender under the condition that lose of brightness is minimum. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20130279177 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus capable of reliably supporting a display panel and making a juncture between displays inconspicuous is provided. A display includes a liquid crystal panel having a front surface and a back surface, a module containing a backlight unit for driving the liquid crystal panel, a rear surface side housing for protecting and holding the backlight unit, and a convex lens arranged to cover a frame region of the liquid crystal panel, for guiding light from the front surface of the liquid crystal panel to a front surface side of the frame region and supporting the liquid crystal panel from the front surface. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130294090 | DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR A LIGHT FIXTURE - A door assembly for a lighting fixture. Embodiments of the door assembly include a door frame defined by two frame sides and two frame ends that define a frame opening. A diffuser panel is positioned within the door frame to span the frame opening and a refractor extends along the length of the door frame. The refractor is retained on the door assembly at its ends. More specifically, in some embodiments an aperture having the profile of the refractor is provided in the end plate on each frame end. The ends of the refractor are inserted into the apertures of the end plates to retain the refractor on the door assembly by its ends. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140016327 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are a lighting device and a method of manufacturing the same, the lighting device includes a diffusion layer diffusing and emitting light incident from a light source; a bead layer adjacently formed to a light emitting surface of the diffusion layer, including a plurality of beads, and having a separation part formed in a region in which the plurality of beads are not present; and a condensing layer formed on the bead layer and condensing light transmitting the separation part to a predetermined portion. The exemplary embodiment of the present invention can form the separation part on the diffusion layer and the condensing layer by bonding beads to the diffusion layer and thus, can condense the light transmitting the diffusion layer to the condensing layer through the separation part, thereby easily reducing the UGR without disposing the separate barrier rib structure between the diffusion layer and the condensing layer. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140133160 | Optical Plate and Illuminating Member Using the Same - Disclosed is an optical plate and an illuminating member, and particularly an optical plate for reducing UGR, which has a plurality of micro lens patterns formed on a base substrate, a fill factor of the micro lens patterns being in range of 0.5 to 1.0. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140185304 | OPTICAL PLATE WITH MICROSTRUCTURES - An optical plate includes a substrate having a light emitting surface, a rear surface opposite to the light emitting surface, and a plurality of microstructures that cooperatively define the light emitting surface and each of which parallelly extends in a light traveling direction. Each of the microstructures includes first and second convex portions and a concave portion disposed between and interconnecting the first and second convex portions, and two adjacent ones of the microstructures are connected. Intersections between the microstructures cooperatively define an imaginary plane, and a lowest point of the concave portion is disposed at one side of the imaginary plane opposite to the rear surface of the substrate. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140293618 | LIGHT DIFFUSION FILM, METHOD OF SPECIFYING SURFACE SHAPE OF LIGHT DIFFUSION FILM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH SURFACE SHAPE SPECIFICATION PROGRAM IS RECORDED - The present invention solves glare of an embossed matte film of a conventional product produced and sold by the applicant of the present application, and provides a light diffusion film and the like having a surface shape of an irregular pattern that significantly suppresses the glare even when an LED light source is used and also maintains the good optical characteristics. The following is believed sufficient for maintaining good optical characteristics of an embossed matte film and also for solving the glare. To maintain the optical characteristics, the surface shape was defined by use of an inclination angle histogram profile of an embossed surface. In order to solve the glare, the size of unit patterns which make up an entire pattern and do not cause glare was defined by use of the value of the average length RSm of the roughness curve element of the embossed surface. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150300600 | Quantum Dot Films, Lighting Devices, and Lighting Methods - Light-emitting quantum dot films, quantum dot lighting devices, and quantum dot-based backlight units are provided. Related compositions, components, and methods are also described. Improved quantum dot encapsulation and matrix materials are provided. Quantum dot films with protective barriers are described. High-efficiency, high brightness, and high-color purity quantum dot-based lighting devices are also included, as well as methods for improving efficiency and optical characteristics in quantum dot-based lighting devices. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150346421 | MOIRE REDUCING OPTICAL SUBSTRATES WITH IRREGULAR PRISM STRUCTURES - An optical substrate has 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). | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160025296 | Light Mixing Optics And Systems - In one aspect, a light-mixing optic is disclosed for use with one or more light sources such as light emitting diodes. In one embodiment, an exemplary optic can include an optical body disposed about an optical axis and having an input and an output surface and a peripheral surface extending between the two. The input surface can form a central cavity for receiving light from the light sources, if not the light sources themselves. Further, the input surface can be shaped to refract substantially all of the light, received from the one or more light sources away front the optical axis to the peripheral surface of the optic, where that light (e.g., substantially all of it) can be redirected (e.g., via total internal reflection or specular reflection) to the output surface. An array of micro-lenses or other surface features can be formed, on the output surface. Further embodiments, as well as exemplary design methods, are also disclosed. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160025919 | STRUCTURED OPTICAL FILM - An optical film includes a first structured major surface having a plurality of linear prisms extending along a same first direction and an opposing second structured major surface having a plurality of closely packed lenslets. The optical film exhibits a high optical uniformity and reduced sparkle. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160054484 | LIGHT DIFFUSION SHEET FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT PANEL - A light diffusion sheet for an organic electroluminescent element to be used in an organic electroluminescent panel. The light diffusion sheet includes: a glass fiber cloth composed of at least one glass fiber; silica on a surface of the glass fiber or between the glass fibers; and at least one selected from a group consisting of metal alkoxides and reaction products of metal alkoxides. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160054486 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a display device having excellent light energy conversion efficiency. The present invention relates to a display device including a light-diffusing layered body. The light-diffusing layered body includes a wavelength conversion layer containing optically isotropic semiconductor particles and a light-diffusing layer on at least one surface of the wavelength conversion layer. The light-diffusing layer contains a binder component and light-diffusing particles that contain an organic material or an inorganic material. The light-diffusing particles protrude in a range of 3 to 50% of the particle size of the light-diffusing particles from an outermost surface of the light-diffusing layer. The light-diffusing layer has projections and depressions on the outermost surface due to the light-diffusing particles protruding therefrom. The light-diffusing layer has a film thickness of 1 to 30 μm. | 02-25-2016 |
