Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090021948 | OPTICAL GUIDE BAR, LINE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, SURFACE LIGHT ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is an optical guide bar including: a light exit portion; light incident portions, on which light is incident, formed on both sides of the light exit portion; and a reflective portion facing the light exit portion and including a prism pattern that reflects light transmitted through the light incident portions towards the light exit portion. A shape of the reflective portion is determined in consideration of an effective light emission width of the light incident portion so that the intensity of light at any portion of the reflective portion is uniform. | 01-22-2009 |
20090284696 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL TYPE COLOR FILTER AND REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a photonic crystal type color filter and a reflective liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device having the same. The photonic crystal type color filter includes a substrate, and a photonic crystal disposed on the substrate and having a two-dimensional (2D) grating structure. | 11-19-2009 |
20100214644 | INTERFERENCE LIGHT MODULATOR AND DISPLAY APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an interference optical modulator and a display apparatus having the same. The display apparatus includes a metal thin film and a dielectric multiple thin film spaced apart from the metal thin film. The display apparatus may realize colors by changing an interval between the metal thin film and the dielectric multiple thin film, and may realize a black color by applying a voltage to each respective sub-pixel. | 08-26-2010 |
20110170042 | Reflective color filters and display devices including the same - A reflective color filter may include a substrate, a photonic crystal layer including a plurality of photonic crystal patterns, and a light energy conversion device. The substrate may be between the light energy conversion device and the photonic crystal patterns. A reflective display device may include a liquid crystal layer having a light transmittance that is electrically controlled, a thin film transistor (TFT)-array layer including a plurality of TFTs for driving the liquid crystal layer according to image information, and a reflective color filter adapted to reflect light having a wavelength band corresponding to a photonic band gap from among light incident through the liquid crystal layer. | 07-14-2011 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110128721 | DISPLAY DEVICE USING DIFFUSIVE LIGHT GUIDE PLATE - A backlight unit includes a light source substrate on which a light source is mounted, a first light source plate which is disposed on the light source substrate and includes a cylindrical aperture corresponding to the light source, and a second light source plate which is disposed on the first light source plate and includes a partial transmission pattern on a bottom surface thereof. The partial transmission pattern corresponds to the aperture and allows part of light emitted from the light source to pass therethrough. | 06-02-2011 |
20130235287 | LIGHT SOURCE ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A light source assembly including a light source part, a light guide plate and a light-condensing sheet. The light source assembly generates light and includes at least one light source. The light guide plate includes an incident surface to which the light is incident, an opposing surface which is opposite to the incident surface, and an exiting surface which emits the light, and has a thickness which is gradually increased from the incident surface to the opposing surface. The light-condensing sheet includes a plurality of reverse prism patterns which protrude toward the exiting surface, extend along an arc of a circle, and are arranged in a concentric circle structure. | 09-12-2013 |
20130235613 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - In a light guide plate and a display apparatus having the light guide plate, a light guide plate includes reflective prisms, in which at least one of the reflective prisms includes an inclined angle adjustable according to an inclined surface of a defective portion thereof and compensates for a distortion of light caused by the defective portion. | 09-12-2013 |
20140043851 | LIGHTING UNIT FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING LIGHTING UNIT - A lighting unit for a display device includes: a plurality of light sources which emits light; a wedge-shaped light guide having an incident surface disposed close to the light sources and an opposing surface disposed opposite the incident surface; and a lens sheet disposed on the light guide, where the lens sheet includes a plurality of lenses, each having an axis in a direction from the incident surface to the opposing surface, where the light guide is thinner at the incident surface than at the opposing surface, and a radius of curvature of each of the lenses is larger at the incident surface than the opposing surface. | 02-13-2014 |
20140085567 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel and a backlight unit. The display panel is configured to display an image. The backlight unit is configured to provide light to the display panel. The display panel includes an array substrate including a plurality of pixel areas, an opposite substrate facing the array substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the array substrate and the opposite substrate, and a wavelength-selective transflective member disposed on the array substrate or the opposite substrate. | 03-27-2014 |
20140146564 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A backlight unit includes a light source part, a light guide plate, a prism sheet, and a reflecting element. The light source part is configured to provide light. The light guide plate includes: a light incident portion disposed adjacent to the light source part, a corresponding portion spaced apart from and facing the light incident portion, a light exiting surface, and a bottom surface spaced apart from and facing the light exiting surface. A thickness of the light incident portion is greater than a thickness of the corresponding portion. The prism sheet is disposed on the light guide plate. The prism sheet includes a plurality of prisms extending toward the light guide plate. The reflecting element is disposed under the light guide plate. The reflecting element is configured to reflect at least some of the light toward the light guide plate. | 05-29-2014 |