Thin hollow backlights with beneficial design characteristics

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8926159
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13938016

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A front and back reflector are arranged to form a hollow light recycling cavity having an output region, and one or more light sources (e.g. LEDs) are disposed to emit light into the cavity. In one aspect, the back reflector has a design characterized by a first and second parameter. The first design parameter is a ratio of the collective emitting area of the light sources Aemit to the area of the output region Aout, and Aemit/Aout is preferably from 0.0001 to 0.1. The second design parameter is SEP/H, where H is the depth of the recycling cavity, and SEP is an average plan view source separation associated with the light sources. Other aspects of the disclosed extended area light sources are also described.

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  • 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Biernath, Rolf W Wyoming, US 82 1748
Derks, Kristopher J Woodbury, US 51 755
Freier, David G St. Paul, US 47 776
Hebrink, Timothy J Scandia, US 159 2769
Hoyle, Charles D Stillwater, US 29 791
Nevitt, Timothy J Red Wing, US 119 3584
Ouderkirk, Andrew J St. Paul, US 416 16375
Weber, Michael F Shoreview, US 217 13064
Wheatley, John A Lake Elmo, US 244 9417

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