Patents
US 11709397 B2: Backlight including patterned reflectors, diffuser plate, and method for fabricating the backlight
- Granted
- 2023-07-25
- Filed
- 2019-11-05 application 17292790
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A backlight includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources, a reflective layer, a light guide plate, a pattern of light extractors, a plurality of patterned reflectors, and a diffusive layer. The plurality of light sources are proximate the substrate. The reflective layer is on the substrate. The light guide plate is proximate the plurality of light sources. The pattern of light extractors is on the light guide plate. The plurality of patterned reflectors are on the light guide plate. Each patterned reflector is aligned with a corresponding light source. The diffusive layer is on the light guide plate.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230725_r1.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNING INCORPORATED 4,960 patents | US company or organization | Corning, NY | CORNING INCORPORATED Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Richard Allen | Elmira, NY | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Fedor Dmitrievich Kiselev | Saint Petersburg, RU | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dmitri Vladislavovich Kuksenkov | Elmira, NY | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher Michael Lynn | Liberty, PA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Pamela Arlene Maurey | Savona, NY | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Xiang-Dong Mi | Pittsford, NY | 41 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott Christopher Pollard | Big Flats, NY | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nikolay Timofeyevich Timofeev | Saint Petersburg, RU | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andrii Varanytsia | Corning, NY | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B5/0205 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G02F | Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein; non-linear optics; frequency-changing of light; optical logic elements; optical analogue/digital converters | G02F1/133606 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MI, XIANG-DONG signed 2021-03-17 KUKSENKOV, DMITRI VLADISLAVOVICH signed 2021-03-18 POLLARD, SCOTT CHRISTOPHER signed 2021-03-22 TIMOFEEV, NIKOLAY TIMOFEYEVICH signed 2021-03-25 LYNN, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL signed 2021-03-30 ALLEN, KIRK RICHARD signed 2021-04-08 KISELEV, FEDOR DMITRIEVICH signed 2021-04-29 MAUREY, PAMELA ARLENE signed 2021-05-06 VARANYTSIA, ANDRII signed 2021-05-06 | CORNING INCORPORATED CORNING, NY | 56199/68 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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