| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 359485030 | Multilayer polarizer | 25 |
| 20110109966 | Multilayer Optical Film Layer Comprising Blend of Methyl Methacrylate Polymer and Styrene Acrylonitrile Polymer - Presently described are multilayer optical films comprising an optical stack comprising at least one first birefringent optical layer; at least one (e.g. isotropic) second optical layer having a birefringence of less than 0.04 at 633 nm, and optionally at least one skin layer. The second layer, skin layer, or a combination thereof comprises a blend of at least one methyl methacrylate polymer and at least one styrene-acrylonitrile polymer. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110170187 | POLARIZING ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLARIZING ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A polarizing element includes: a substrate; a plurality of reflection layers that is arranged in a band shape at a predetermined interval on the substrate; dielectric layers that are formed on the reflection layers; and absorption layers on the dielectric layers that have convex portions disposed toward a side of a first adjacent reflection layer and a side of a second adjacent reflection layer. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110273770 | COLOR COMBINER - Optical elements, color combiners using the optical elements, and image projectors using the color combiners are described. The optical elements can be configured as color combiners that receive different wavelength spectrums of light and produce a combined light output that includes the different wavelength spectrums of light. In one aspect, the received light inputs are unpolarized, and the combined light output is polarized in a desired state. In one aspect, the received light inputs are unpolarized, and the combined light output is also unpolarized. The optical elements are configured to minimize the passage of light which may be damaging to wave-length-sensitive components in the light combiner. Image projectors using the color combiners can include imaging modules that operate by reflecting or transmitting polarized light. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110299161 | RETARDATION COMPENSATION ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - Two types of layers are simultaneously formed on a substrate and another substrate under the same layer forming condition, the heights of which are equal to a half height of an intended retardation compensation layer. Physical properties of the respective two types of layers formed on the substrates are identical to each other, and if deviations are produced in retardation distribution characteristics for azimuth angles of incident light, these deviations are commonly provided in the respective two types of layers. When one substrate is superposed with the other substrate and these superposed substrates are integrated with each other in order to make a single sheet of retardation compensation element, after one of these substrates is rotated by an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the other substrate, these substrates are stuck to each other by an adhesive agent. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120176675 | Wire Grid Polarizers in Window Shading Applications and Varying Thickness Wave Retarders - A light transmissive panel is provided comprising a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein each sheet is made up of a nonbirefringant substrate and a wire grid polarizer pattern of continuously varying absorption axis orientation formed on the nonbirefringant substrate. The wire grid polarizer patterns on each of the first and second sheet are mechanically translatable relative to each other, wherein the mechanical translation controls transmission of light through the light transmissive panel. Also taught is an example wherein each sheet of the panel is made of a wire grid polarizer that is laminated with a continuous variable thickness wave plate retarder, wherein the continuous variable thickness wave plate retarder rotates input light by an amount determined by the thickness of the wave plate retarder. Also taught is an example wherein each sheet of the panel is made up of a traditional polarizer and continuously varying thickness wave retarder. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120206804 | POLARIZING PLATE, FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A polarizing plate, a fabrication method thereof, and a display device using the same are provided. The polarizing plate includes a polarizing element, a first adhesive layer formed on one surface of the polarizing element, a second adhesive layer formed on the other surface of the polarizing element, a protective film attached to an upper portion of the first adhesive layer, a bonding layer attached to a lower portion of the second adhesive layer, and a luminance enhancement film attached to the bonding layer. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120275023 | IMMERSED REFLECTIVE POLARIZER WITH ANGULAR CONFINEMENT IN SELECTED PLANES OF INCIDENCE - A film construction ( | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120293868 | MULTILAYER THIN FILM ATTENUATORS - An optical element has layers formed on a substrate, including alternating first and second layers having first and second refractive indices, n | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130063818 | PARTIALLY REFLECTING MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILMS WITH REDUCED COLOR - A multilayer optical film body includes a first and second packet of microlayers. Each packet partially transmits and partially reflects light over an extended wavelength range, such as the visible region, for normally incident light polarized along a first principal axis of the film body. In combination, the first and second packets have an intermediate reflection and transmission (e.g. 5-95% internal transmission, on average) for the normally incident light, and similar intermediate reflection/transmission (e.g. 10-90% internal transmission, on average) for oblique light. The packets are laminated or otherwise connected so that light can pass through the packets sequentially. In at least a first test area of the film body, a high frequency spectral variability of the combination of packets is less than a high frequency spectral variability of the first packet by itself, and may also be less than a high frequency spectral variability of the second packet by itself. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130094084 | MASK PROCESSING USING FILMS WITH SPATIALLY SELECTIVE BIREFRINGENCE REDUCTION - Certain patternable reflective films are used as masks to make other patterned articles, and one or more initial masks can be used to pattern the patternable reflective films. An exemplary patternable reflective film has an absorption characteristic suitable to, upon exposure to a radiant beam, absorptively heat a portion of the film by an amount sufficient to change a first reflective characteristic to a different second reflective characteristic. The change from the first to the second reflective characteristic is attributable to a change in birefringence of one or more layers or materials of the patternable film. In a related article, a mask is attached to such a patternable reflective film. The mask may have opaque portions and light-transmissive portions. Further, the mask may have light-transmissive portions with structures such as focusing elements and/or prismatic elements. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130148198 | MULTILAYER OPTICAL SHEET MODULE - There is disclosed a multilayer optical sheet module including an upper optical sheet comprising a first structural pattern projected upward; a lower optical sheet disposed under the upper optical sheet, the lower optical sheet comprising a second structural pattern projected toward the upper optical sheet; and an adhesion layer provided between the upper optical sheet and the lower optical sheet, wherein the second structural pattern includes a light transmitting part having a traverse cross section getting smaller along an upward direction; and an embedded part continuously connected to an upper portion of the light transmitting part, with a predetermined portion embedded in the adhesion layer, and a circumference of a cross section possessed by the embedded part, contacting with the adhesion layer, is larger than a circumference of a virtual cross section locus formed by extending the light transmitting part upward, with a continuous slope. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130163081 | POLARIZING PLATE FOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A polarizing plate for use with an organic light emitting display includes an adhesive layer, a retardation film, a polarizer, and a protective film sequentially stacked in this order, the polarizing plate further including a positive C plate. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130215506 | REFLECTIVE POLARIZER - A reflective polarizer comprises a light-permeable substrate and a grating structure. The grating structure is disposed on the light-permeable substrate and includes a first grating layer and a second grating layer. The first grating layer includes a first array containing a plurality of first metallic units. The second grating layer is stacked on the first grating layer and includes a second array containing a plurality of second metallic units. The first metallic units and the second metallic units are respectively made of different metallic materials. The abovementioned reflective polarizer can improve the transmittance of the short-wavelength light and the spectral response uniformity of the element without increasing the difficulty of fabricating the molds of the nanograting structure. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130321915 | GLARE REDUCING GLAZING ARTICLES - Glazing articles that reduce glare include a glazing substrate, and a reflective polarizing film article attached to the glazing substrate. The reflective polarizing film article includes a reflective polarizing film, and a reflection inhibitor layer. The reflective polarizing film articles reduce transmission of polarized light with a polarization block axis that is horizontal, and reduce horizontally polarized light to 90% or less of the horizontally polarized incident visible light. The reflective polarizing film may include a multi-layer film construction. The reflection inhibitor layer may include a tinted layer or an absorptive polarizer layer. Glazing units that reduce glare include at least one glazing substrate, at least one reflective polarizing film, and at least one reflection inhibitor layer. The glazing substrate, reflective polarizing film, and reflection inhibitor layer may or may not be in contact with one another. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140078582 | OPTICAL UNIT AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical unit is disclosed. In one aspect, the optical unit includes a polarizing plate, a first protective layer positioned on a first side of the polarizing plate and a first adhesive layer positioned on the first protective layer. A plurality of protrusions are formed on the surface of the first protective layer. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140133027 | REFLECTIVE POLARIZING PLATE, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE POLARIZING PLATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE POLARIZING PLATE - A reflective polarizing plate is monolithically integrated on a surface of a base layer of a display device. The polarizing plate comprises a polarizing area portion and a reflective/blocking area portion, both having a multi-layered structure. The polarizing area portion is patterned to have a plurality of spaced apart reflective wire grid strips. The reflective/blocking area portion is configured to reflect all light incident thereon from a predetermined direction (where that light would not otherwise be used) and to direct the reflected light back to a light providing source where the light can be recycled for other use. Therefore, a brightness and efficiency of the display device is improved. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20150009563 | LIGHT CONTROL FILM AND P-POLARIZATION MULTI-LAYER FILM OPTICAL FILM STACK - The present invention generally relates to a film stack having a light-control film, such as a privacy filter, and a p-polarization color shifting film. The present invention also relates to articles, such as displays, incorporating the same. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150301255 | MASK PROCESSING USING FILMS WITH SPATIALLY SELECTIVE BIREFRINGENCE REDUCTION - Certain patternable reflective films are used as masks to make other patterned articles, and one or more initial masks can be used to pattern the patternable reflective films. An exemplary patternable reflective film has an absorption characteristic suitable to, upon exposure to a radiant beam, absorptively heat a portion of the film by an amount sufficient to change a first reflective characteristic to a different second reflective characteristic. The change from the first to the second reflective characteristic is attributable to a change in birefringence of one or more layers or materials of the patternable film. In a related article, a mask is attached to such a patternable reflective film. The mask may have opaque portions and light-transmissive portions. Further, the mask may have light-transmissive portions with structures such as focusing elements and/or prismatic elements. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160077266 | PARTIALLY REFLECTING MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILMS WITH REDUCED COLOR - A multilayer optical film body includes a first and second packet of microlayers. Each packet partially transmits and partially reflects light over an extended wavelength range, such as the visible region, for normally incident light polarized along a first principal axis of the film body. In combination, the first and second packets have an intermediate reflection and transmission (e.g. 5-95% internal transmission, on average) for the normally incident light, and similar intermediate reflection/transmission (e.g. 10-90% internal transmission, on average) for oblique light. The packets are laminated or otherwise connected so that light can pass through the packets sequentially. In at least a first test area of the film body, a high frequency spectral variability of the combination of packets is less than a high frequency spectral variability of the first packet by itself, and may also be less than a high frequency spectral variability of the second packet by itself. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160170112 | POLARIZER AND OPTICAL ELEMENT HAVING POLARIZER | 06-16-2016 |
| 20180024283 | POLARIZING FILM, PRESSURE-SENSITIVE-ADHESIVE-LAYER-ATTACHED POLARIZING FILM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCING SAME | 01-25-2018 |
| 359485040 | Pile-of-plates polarizer | 4 |
| 20120307362 | PHASE-COMPENSATED ANTI-REFLECTIVE THIN FLIM COATING - An anti-reflective thin film coating formed on an optical surface, comprising a multilayer thin-film stack arranged to suppress reflection of incident polarized light within an incident light wavelength range. The multilayer thin-film stack further provides a reflectance edge transition at a wavelength band that lies outside the incident light wavelength range. The reflectance edge transition is arranged to provide phase difference compensation to the polarized light within the incident polarized light wavelength range. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130038933 | BEAM SPLITTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A beam splitter includes a substrate unit, and first and second prisms disposed on surfaces at two opposite sides of the substrate unit, respectively. The substrate unit includes a substrate member, and a beam splitter film disposed at the substrate member and capable of beam splitting. The beam splitter film includes a plurality of thin film layers arranged in a stack. Each of the thin film layers is made of an inorganic material. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20160054497 | INORGANIC POLARIZING PLATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An inorganic polarizing plate, which contains: a substrate transparent to light in a wavelength range for use; linear metal layers; linear dielectric layers; and linear light-absorbing layers having a light absorbing function, provided in this order, wherein the linear metal layers are aligned being apart from each other on the substrate at a pitch shorter than wavelengths of the light; each of the linear dielectric layers is provided on each of the linear metal layers; each of the linear light-absorbing layers is provided on each of the linear dielectric layers; and a cross-sectional shape of the linear metal layer cut in a direction orthogonally crossing a longitudinal direction thereof is a trapezoid with a bottom base at a side of the substrate, and an upper base at a side of the linear dielectric layer, where the bottom base is longer than the upper base. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160124132 | POLARIZATION FILM, DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A polarization film and a display apparatus are provided. The polarization film includes first polarization layers and second polarization layers. The first polarization layers have a first refractive index with respect to a first polarization; and the second polarization layers have a second refractive index with respect to the first polarization and are arranged in each interval between the first polarization layers. The first polarization layers reflect light of the first polarization having color coordinates based on a thickness of the first polarization layers, at a boundary that touches the second polarization layers. The display apparatus includes a display panel and the polarization film. | 05-05-2016 |
