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7446939 Optical diffuser with UV blocking coating using inorganic materials for blocking UV  
A diffuser is provided in an illumination system, where the diffuser is capable of blocking significant amounts of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. In certain example embodiments, the diffuser includes...
7446938 Light pipe and polarized-light source  
A light pipe is obtained by laminating on one or both surfaces of a light-transmitting resin plate a polarized-light scattering plate having fine birefringent domains dispersed therein and hence...
7446915 Diffuse reflector and method  
A diffuse reflector comprises a substrate ( 20 ) having an asymmetric, reflective, periodic surface relief microstructure formed such that, under illumination by a multiplicity of wavelengths in a...
7446462 Brightness-enhanced multilayer optical film with low reflectivity for display and organic light emitting diode display using the same  
The subject invention features a low-reflectivity, brightness-enhancing multilayer optical film for enhancing the brightness of an organic light emission diode (OLED) display and imparting...
7443588 Optical diffuser for producing a circular light field  
The optical diffuser has a transparent base body with a first surface, which is divided into facets. Each facet has an elevation or a depression correlated or associated with a second curved...
7440153 Backlight unit for flat panel display and flat panel display apparatus having the same  
A backlight unit for a flat panel display and a flat panel display apparatus having the same. The backlight unit for a flat panel display includes a light source emitting light, a light guide panel...
7420739 Light-diffusing film having pores  
Disclosed herein is a light-diffusing film having pores for use in a backlight unit of a TFT-LCD. The light-diffusing film having pores of this invention comprises a base sheet composed of a...
7414788 Diffusion plate used in direct-type backlight module and method for making the same  
The present invention relates to a diffusion plate used in a direct-type backlight module and a method for making the same. At least one of the surfaces of the diffusion plate has a microstructure...
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...
7405883 Optical component and method of manufacture of optical component  
An optical component or optical low-pass filter has two or more regions demarcated by differences in refractive indexes, in which a region having a refractive index different from the refractive...
7399084 Laser image display apparatus  
A light diffuser containing light diffusing elements is arranged in the most appropriate position between a spatial light modulator and an illumination optical system. Thereby, particles as light...
7397605 Structure of optic film  
An optic film has a surface on which a plurality of rib-like micro light guides is formed. Each light guide includes a plurality of ridges, which are of different height and shows variation of...
7397601 Optical system for cell imaging  
A microscope system ( 10, 10′, 10″, 10 ′″) includes a laser ( 18 ) or light emitting diode ( 18 ′″) that generates source light having a non-uniform spatial distribution. An optical...
7397522 Method for illuminating liquid crystal display device, a back-light assembly for performing the same, and a liquid crystal display device using the same  
A method for illuminating a liquid crystal display device, a back-light assembly for performing the same and a liquid crystal display device using the same can improve the front luminance and...
7393123 Diffuser shield and lighting system for uniform illumination  
An apparatus for uniform illumination includes a light source and one diffuser shield maintained in proximity with the light source to uniformly disperse light from the light source. The diffuser...
7391571 Diffusion plate used in direct-type backlight module  
The present invention relates to a diffusion plate used in a direct-type backlight module and a method for making the same. At least one of the surfaces of the diffusion plate has a microstructure...
7385742 Image display apparatus  
An image display apparatus has: a display element for displaying an image; a light source section for supplying an illumination light to the display element; a reflection type hologram for...
7385659 Structured transflectors for enhanced ambient and backlight operation of transmissive liquid crystal displays  
Color transmissive displays have historically used only backlight for forming the color image, and have not used ambient light. Usually, such a display is not used in bright sunlight, since the...
7382537 Optical film having prismatic faces directly formed with micro-lenses thereon  
An optical film comprising: a transparent supporting (or base) layer; a prismatic layer consisting of a plurality of prisms integrally formed on the supporting layer; and a plurality of...
7379246 Light-diffusing film  
Disclosed herein is a light-diffusing film for a backlight unit of a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display. Specifically, the current invention provides a light-diffusing film, including a...
7379245 Articles including films with mating structured surfaces  
Articles produced according to the present disclosure include a first film having a structured surface and a second film having a structured surface. The structured surface of the first film is...
7372531 Reflective plate of LCD and fabrication method thereof  
A reflective plate used in a liquid crystal display including a substrate, a first peak and depression layer of organic insulator on the substrate, a second peak and depression layer of organic...
7369294 Ornamental display device  
An ornamental display device having an interferometric modulator for displaying an ornamental image. The ornamental device may have a patterned diffuser formed on a transparent substrate to provide...
7369192 Methods of making and using optical film, light-diffusing film  
An embodiment of a method of making an optical film comprises heating the optical film comprising greater than or equal to 80 wt. % polycarbonate to a sufficient temperature to stretch the optical...
7365906 Projection screen and projection system containing same  
A projection screen capable of sharply displaying an image even under bright environmental light with high image visibility. A projection screen has a polarized-light selective reflection layer...
7364341 Light redirecting films including non-interlockable optical elements  
The light redirecting films include a thin optically transparent substrate having a pattern of non-interlocking individual optical elements oriented and placed to produce a desired surface coverage...
7359118 Method for producing mold for use in duplicating light diffusion sheet, light diffusion sheet and method for producing the same, and screen  
A method of producing a mold for use in duplicating a light diffusion sheet is provided. The method includes a step of conducting sandblasting for blasting abrasive material from a blast gun to a...
7354163 Antiglare film and image display apparatus  
An antiglare film ( 1 ) comprises: a transparent base film ( 2 ), a light-diffusing layer ( 3 ) formed on the transparent base film ( 2 ), and an antiglare layer ( 4 ) formed on the light-diffusing...
7352339 Diffuse illumination systems and methods  
The systems and methods disclosed herein relate to sources of diffuse illumination for providing substantially uniform illumination to a surface. The diffuse illumination arises from varying the...
7341355 Anti-glare optical film and process for preparing the same  
An anti-glare optical film which reduces in whitening of a screen without sacrificing anti-glare property, and a process for preparing the same. There is provided an anti-glare optical film has an...
7338184 Direct-type back light module, diffuser plate and method of fabricating the same  
A direct-type back light module, a diffuser plate and a method fabricating the same are provided. The direct-type back light module includes a lamp box, a plurality of light sources and a diffuser...
7336895 Diffuser panel and optical apparatus which uses this diffuser panel  
A diffuser panel having a plurality of micro lenses arranged on a surface of a substrate, a half or more of these micro lenses are in a shape which has (2n+1) angles. This diffuser panel provides...
7336329 Liquid crystal display device using holographic diffuser  
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizer under the liquid crystal cell, a backlight under the first polarizer, and a holographic diffuser over the liquid...
7327415 Microvoided light diffuser  
The invention relates to a light diffuser comprising a thermoplastic layer containing thermoplastic polymeric material and microvoids having a substantially circular cross-section in a plane...
7321464 Electroluminescent light source and display incorporating same  
A brightness enhanced reflective polarizer includes a reflective polarizer and a structured surface material.
7320823 Light diffusing body and a transmission type screen  
A light diffusing body and transmission type screen, which can reduce the shift of the color tone of the light source light seen through the light diffusing body and prevent the phenomenon that the...
7317565 Projection viewing system  
A projection viewing system of simplified construction and high illumination efficiency, which enables at least two images varying with viewing directions to be simultaneously displayed in a...
7313309 Optical device and color display unit using the optical device  
Optical device and color display unit to correct an angle of visibility, emphasize front brightness or diffusion degree, improve brightness and the performance of angle of visibility, and moreover...
7312927 Head-up display  
A straw holder for supporting a drinking straw in the mouth of a bottle is presented. The holder includes a straw support portion dimensioned for placement across the mouth of a bottle. The straw...
7309143 Optical material, optical element, illuminator and display device  
An optical material of the present invention includes a resin having a luminous transmittance of about 70% or more and a filler mixed therein having a thermal conductivity of about 3 W/m·K or more.
7303288 Image display device  
Aspects of the invention can provide an image display device that can include light sources provided, respectively, for regions obtained by dividing an image forming region of an electro-optic...
7297381 Light diffusing films, methods of making the same, and articles using the same  
Disclosed herein are light diffusing films, methods of making the same and articles using the same. In one embodiment, a light diffusing film is formed from a composition comprising: a...
7297380 Light-diffusing films, backlight display devices comprising the light-diffusing films, and methods of making the same  
A light-diffusing film comprises about 90 wt. % to about 99.999 wt. % polycarbonate, wherein the polycarbonate comprises a yellowness index of about 0.8 to about 1.5 as measured in accordance with...
7283304 Antiglare film  
The antiglare film proposed by the present invention has a light-diffusing layer in which fine resin particles are dispersed in a clear resin phase, wherein the fine resin particles comprise at...
7280277 Light collimating and diffusing film and system for making the film  
A light collimating and diffusing film and a method for making the film are provided. The film includes a plastic layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and at least a...
7271862 Light diffusing sheet, optical element and image display  
The present invention, a light diffusing sheet comprising a transparent resin layer having a minute unevenness formed on a surface thereof on at least one side of a transparent substrate, and a...
7264865 Optical diffusing layer, optical diffusing sheet, and optical element  
An optical diffusing layer includes a resin coated layer having a surface fine concavo-convex structure. An average of peak-to-peak distance (Sm), an average of center line surface roughness (Ra),...
7262916 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...
7253215 Anti-glare film, and optical member and liquid crystal display apparatus using the same  
Anti-glare film including anti-glare layer. The anti-glare film is obtained by coating or casting a liquid compositions containing a polymer, a curable resin precursor, and a solvent on a...
7251077 Diffuse reflector and method  
A diffuse reflector comprises a substrate ( 20 ) having an asymmetric, reflective, periodic surface relief microstructure formed such that, under illumination by a multiplicity of wavelengths in a...