公开(公告)号：US11772491B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US16646756

申请日：2018-09-12

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Antoine D. Lesuffleur ,  Xiang-Dong Mi ,  Xu Ouyang ,  Yawei Sun

IPC: G02B1/14 ,  B60K37/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G09F21/04

CPC classification number: B60K37/02 ,  G02B1/14 ,  G06F1/1609 ,  B60K2370/1523 ,  B60K2370/28 ,  B60K2370/336 ,  B60K2370/688 ,  B60K2370/98 ,  G09F21/049

Abstract: Embodiments of a deadfront article for a display are disclosed herein. The deadfront article includes a cover structure having: an inner surface; an outer surface opposite the inner surface; a glass layer located between the inner surface and the outer surface; and a first layer of light transmitting ink or pigment located between the inner surface of the cover structure and the glass layer. The deadfront article also includes a light guide layer having: an inner surface; and an outer surface facing toward the inner surface of the cover structure. A light extraction layer located on at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the light guide layer.

公开(公告)号：US20220146879A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17297118

申请日：2019-11-21

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Kirk Richard Allen ,  Alexander Lee Cuno ,  Xiang-Dong Mi ,  Jinfa Mou

IPC: G02F1/13357 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02F1/1333

Abstract: A backlight unit is provided for a liquid crystal display (LCD) unit in a display device. The backlight unit includes a light guide plate (LGP) and a first light source. The light guide plate has two major surfaces and a first side wall surface between the two major surfaces. The first light source is contact with or in proximity to the first wall surface of the light guide plate and optically coupled with the light guide plate. The light guide plate has a dimension such as length greater than a dimension such as length for the LCD unit. The first light source has a dimension such as length equal to or greater than the dimension such as length for the LCD unit.