Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical assembly having microlouvers
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Application No.: US15552417Application Date: 2016-02-24
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Publication No.: US10429553B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: Dana Craig Bookbinder , Garrett Andrew Piech , James Andrew West
- Applicant: Corning Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US NY Corning
- Assignee: Corning Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Corning Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Corning
- Agent Russell S. Magaziner
- International Application: PCT/US2016/019214 WO 20160224
- International Announcement: WO2016/138054 WO 20160901
- Main IPC: G02B5/02
- IPC: G02B5/02 ; F21V8/00 ; G02F1/1335 ; G02B5/00

Abstract:
An optical assembly includes a transparent substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface. The transparent substrate includes one or more damage layers disposed between a first non-damage layer and a second non-damage layer. Elongated laser-induced damage tracks are disposed within the damaged layer(s) to form at least one area pattern so that light directed toward the transparent substrate at an angle that exceeds a predetermined viewing angle (θ) is scattered by the plurality of laser-induced damage tracks. Alternatively, if light is directed toward the transparent substrate at an angle that is less than the predetermined viewing angle (θ), it is transmitted by the transparent substrate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180045863A1 OPTICAL ASSEMBLY HAVING MICROLOUVERS Public/Granted day:2018-02-15
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