Back-lit displays with high illumination uniformity

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7478913
APP PUB NO 20080111945A1
SERIAL NO

11560250

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A directly illuminated display unit has a display panel and one or more light sources disposed behind the display panel. A diffuser is disposed between the light source unit and the display panel and a light diverting layer is disposed between the one or more light sources and the diffuser. The light diverting layer has light diverting members on a first side of the light diverting layer facing the diffuser. Surfaces of the light diverting members are disposed at more than one angle relative to a normal to the light diverting layer and also include one or more sharp changes of surface slope. The light diverting members spread the illumination light so as to be more uniform. Different light diverting members can have different apex angles. Also, different sides of a light diverting member can have best fit centers of curvature that are non-coincident.

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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYP O BOX 33427 ST PAUL MN 55133-3427

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Emmons, Robert M St. Paul , US 36 1925
Epstein, Kenneth A St. Paul , US 113 4084
Hanley, Kenneth J Eagan , US 26 221
Stevenson, James A St. Paul , US 21 498

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