Illumination systems incorporating a light guide and a reflective structure and related methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8872764
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13538642

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This disclosure provides systems and methods for illumination systems with one or more reflective structures over a light guide. In one aspect, each reflective structure can have an absorber structure with a width greater than a width of the reflective structure. The absorber structure can have overhanging portions that are in parallel with and laterally protrude past one or more edges of the reflective structure, or the absorber structure can have enclosing portions that substantially enclose the reflective structure. The reflective structures can include light-turning features, such as facets, and/or conductive wires, such as touch sensor wires.

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  • SNAPTRACK, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bita, Ion San Jose, US 106 2296
Elloway, Donald John Campbell, US 2 24
Martin, Russel Allyn Menlo Park, US 29 573
Rao, Rashmi Raghavendra Santa Clara, US 3 88
Shakya, Jyotindra Raj Sunnyvale, US 5 30

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