公开(公告)号：US20070279755A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-06

申请号：US11421574

申请日：2006-06-01

申请人： Guido Hitschmann ,  Keith M. Kotchick ,  Andrew J. Ouderkirk ,  Kay-Uwe Schenke

发明人： Guido Hitschmann ,  Keith M. Kotchick ,  Andrew J. Ouderkirk ,  Kay-Uwe Schenke

IPC分类号： G02B27/14

CPC分类号： G02B27/0101 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B2027/0112 ,  G02B2027/012 ,  G02B2027/0194

摘要： A head-up display system for a vehicle includes a projector and a combiner in which a multilayer film is provided to reflect a display from the projector to the driver, the display being superimposed on the image of the vehicle surroundings that the driver receives through the vehicle windscreen. The display comprises light within a single restricted frequency band, or a plurality of spaced restricted frequency bands only. The frequency bands are selected to ensure that essential visual information which would normally be conveyed to the driver through the windscreen is not blocked by the multilayer film.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆的平视显示系统包括投影仪和组合器，其中设置多层膜以将显示器从投影仪反射到驾驶员，所述显示器叠加在驾驶员通过所述驾驶员接收的车辆周围环境的图像上 车辆挡风玻璃 该显示器包括单个受限频带内的光，或者仅限于多个间隔的限制频带。 选择频带以确保通常通过挡风玻璃传送给驾驶员的基本视觉信息不被多层膜阻挡。

公开(公告)号：US07419272B2

公开(公告)日：2008-09-02

申请号：US11297615

申请日：2005-12-08

申请人： Kay-Uwe Schenke ,  Guido Hitschmarin ,  Stefan O. Dietrich ,  Robert Bennett ,  Paul E. Humpal ,  Keith M. Kotchick

发明人： Kay-Uwe Schenke ,  Guido Hitschmarin ,  Stefan O. Dietrich ,  Robert Bennett ,  Paul E. Humpal ,  Keith M. Kotchick

IPC分类号： G02B27/00

CPC分类号： G02B5/0278 ,  G02B5/0236 ,  G02F1/133555

摘要： An optical element having a front side and a back side operates in an ambient lit mode and a backlit mode. The optical element includes a diffusely reflecting layer facing the front side for reflecting ambient light. A light absorbing layer faces the back side and is positioned to prevent back light from illuminating the diffusely reflecting layer. A plurality of light transmitting regions extend through the light absorbing layer and the diffusely reflecting layer for permitting back light to pass through in a restricted angular range without illuminating the diffusely reflecting layer.

摘要翻译： 具有前侧和后侧的光学元件在环境照明模式和背光模式下操作。 光学元件包括面向前侧的漫反射层，用于反射环境光。 光吸收层面向后侧并且被定位成防止背光照射漫反射层。 多个透光区域延伸穿过光吸收层和漫反射层，以允许背光在受限的角度范围内通过而不照射漫反射层。

公开(公告)号：US07088405B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-08

申请号：US10429601

申请日：2003-05-05

申请人： Keith M. Kotchick ,  Kenneth A. Epstein ,  Patrick H. Marushin ,  Donald J. McClure ,  Andrew J. Ouderkirk

发明人： Keith M. Kotchick ,  Kenneth A. Epstein ,  Patrick H. Marushin ,  Donald J. McClure ,  Andrew J. Ouderkirk

IPC分类号： G02F1/1335

CPC分类号： G02B27/142 ,  G02B27/147 ,  G02F1/133555

摘要： Color transmissive displays have historically used only backlight for forming the color image, and have not used ambient light. Usually, such a display is not used in bright sunlight, since the color image becomes washed out. Transflective color displays form an image by reflecting ambient light or by transmitting backlight, and can be used in bright sunlight. The transflector in such displays reflects the ambient light while also transmitting the backlight. The requirements on the transflector, however, are different from those used in monochromatic displays. According to the invention, a color transflective display device uses comprises a transmissive display unit having a viewing side and a back side and defining picture elements. A structured transflector is disposed to the back side of the color display unit. The structured transflector includes a structured surface and a layered dielectric reflector disposed over the structured surface.

摘要翻译： 彩色透射显示器历来只使用背光来形成彩色图像，并且没有使用环境光。 通常，这种显示器不会在明亮的阳光下使用，因为彩色图像被清除。 反射彩色显示器通过反射环境光或透射背光来形成图像，并且可以在明亮的阳光下使用。 这种显示器中的透射反射器也反射环境光，同时也传输背光。 然而，透射反射器的要求与单色显示器中的要求不同。 根据本发明，彩色半透式显示装置使用包括具有观察侧和背面并且限定像素的透射显示单元。 结构化的透射反射器设置在彩色显示单元的背面。 结构化的透射反射器包括结构化表面和设置在结构化表面上的分层电介质反射器。

公开(公告)号：US07385659B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-10

申请号：US10828693

申请日：2004-04-21

申请人： Keith M. Kotchick ,  Kenneth A. Epstein ,  Patrick H. Marushin ,  Donald J. McClure ,  Andrew J. Ouderkirk

发明人： Keith M. Kotchick ,  Kenneth A. Epstein ,  Patrick H. Marushin ,  Donald J. McClure ,  Andrew J. Ouderkirk

IPC分类号： G02F1/1335

CPC分类号： G02B27/142 ,  G02B27/147 ,  G02F1/133555

摘要： Color transmissive displays have historically used only backlight for forming the color image, and have not used ambient light. Usually, such a display is not used in bright sunlight, since the color image becomes washed out. Transflective color displays form an image by reflecting ambient light or by transmitting backlight, and can be used in bright sunlight. The transflector in such displays reflects the ambient light while also transmitting the backlight. The requirements on the transflector, however, are different from those used in monochromatic displays. According to the invention, a color transflective display device uses comprises a transmissive display unit having a viewing side and a back side and defining picture elements. A structured transflector is disposed to the back side of the color display unit. The structured transflector includes a structured surface and a layered dielectric reflector disposed over the structured surface.

摘要翻译： 彩色透射显示器历来只使用背光来形成彩色图像，并且没有使用环境光。 通常，这种显示器不会在明亮的阳光下使用，因为彩色图像被清除。 反射彩色显示器通过反射环境光或透射背光来形成图像，并且可以在明亮的阳光下使用。 这种显示器中的透射反射器也反射环境光，同时也传输背光。 然而，透射反射器的要求与单色显示器中的要求不同。 根据本发明，彩色半透式显示装置使用包括具有观察侧和背面并且限定像素的透射显示单元。 结构化的透射反射器设置在彩色显示单元的背面。 结构化的透射反射器包括结构化表面和设置在结构化表面上的分层电介质反射器。

公开(公告)号：US08339542B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-25

申请号：US12492166

申请日：2009-06-26

申请人： Rolf W. Biernath ,  Jennifer R. Yi ,  Keith M. Kotchick

发明人： Rolf W. Biernath ,  Jennifer R. Yi ,  Keith M. Kotchick

IPC分类号： G02F1/1335

CPC分类号： G02F1/133605 ,  G02F1/13362 ,  G02F2001/133618

摘要： A passive daylight-coupled display having an LCD panel, a diffuser, and a curved reflector behind the LCD panel. For passive backlighting, the diffuser transmits daylight to the reflector, which reflects the daylight to the LCD panel and provides for substantially uniform distribution of the daylight on the LCD panel for backlighting it. An N-stack daylight-coupled display includes a plurality of passive backlights cascaded in a stack for backlighting of LCD panels or static display panels. One N-stack display can include an active light source to provide light to the reflectors, and a secondary light source to provide light to at least one of the reflectors to provide backlighting of the display in low lighting conditions. A collapsible daylight-coupled display includes a daylight-coupled backlight that is collapsible when not in use for hand-held or portable display devices.

摘要翻译： 被动日光灯耦合显示器，具有LCD面板，漫射器和LCD面板后面的弯曲反射器。 对于被动背光，扩散器将日光传输到反射器，反射器将日光反射到LCD面板，并且将日光基本均匀地分布在LCD面板上用于背光。 N堆叠日光耦合显示器包括级联在堆叠中的多个被动背光，用于LCD面板或静态显示面板的背光。 一个N堆叠显示器可以包括用于向反射器提供光的主动光源和用于向至少一个反射器提供光的次级光源，以在低照明条件下提供显示器的背光。 可折叠的日光耦合显示器包括在不用于手持或便携式显示设备的情况下可折叠的日光耦合背光。

公开(公告)号：US07236217B2

公开(公告)日：2007-06-26

申请号：US10346615

申请日：2003-01-16

申请人： Keith M. Kotchick ,  Anthony J. Freking ,  Satinder K. Nayar

发明人： Keith M. Kotchick ,  Anthony J. Freking ,  Satinder K. Nayar

IPC分类号： G02F1/1335

CPC分类号： B29C66/45 ,  B29C65/06 ,  B29C65/086 ,  B29C65/10 ,  B29C65/14 ,  B29C65/16 ,  B29C65/18 ,  B29C65/7802 ,  B29C66/1122 ,  B29C66/71 ,  B29C66/723 ,  B29C66/73341 ,  B29C66/7338 ,  B29C66/8322 ,  B29L2011/00 ,  G02F1/133536 ,  G02F2001/133607 ,  B29K2033/12 ,  B29K2069/00

摘要： The invention is directed to a new packaging method in which several optical films are bundled together before insertion into the display frame. This bundling makes handling of the films easier, reduces the number of steps required for assembly of the display device, reduces the chance of damaging the films and increases yields. At least two of the films in the stack are bonded together using a zero-gap bond. The zero-gap bond lies outside the viewing area of the film.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种新的包装方法，其中在插入显示框架之前将多个光学胶片捆绑在一起。 这种捆绑使得对膜的处理更容易，减少了组装显示装置所需的步骤数量，减少了损坏膜的机会并提高了产量。 堆叠中的至少两个膜使用零间隙键结合在一起。 零间隙键位于电影观看区域之外。

公开(公告)号：US06642977B2

公开(公告)日：2003-11-04

申请号：US09885172

申请日：2001-06-20

申请人： Keith M. Kotchick ,  Hassan Sahouani

发明人： Keith M. Kotchick ,  Hassan Sahouani

IPC分类号： G02F11335

CPC分类号： G02F1/133528 ,  H04M1/0283

摘要： The present invention includes electronic devices having liquid crystal display modules and repositionable front polarizers. A viewer views the display module through a front polarizer, which can be repositioned to change the display appearance, enhance the display contrast, invert the image, increase ambient light exposure, provide privacy, or the like. Repositionable front polarizers can be tiltably and/or rotatably mounted in front of the display module, or can be remotely located, for example on a pair of polarizing eye glasses. The present invention also includes reflective liquid crystal displays that have internal front light guides disposed between a liquid crystal cell and a front polarizer. As such, the light from the front light guide can illuminate the liquid crystal cell without being attenuated by the front polarizer, resulting in a brighter front lit display.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括具有液晶显示模块和可重新定位的前偏振器的电子装置。 观看者通过前偏振器观看显示模块，其可以重新定位以改变显示外观，增强显示对比度，反转图像，增加环境光曝光，提供隐私等。 可重新定位的前偏振器可以倾斜和/或可旋转地安装在显示模块的前面，或者可以远程定位在例如一对偏光眼镜上。 本发明还包括具有设置在液晶单元和前偏振器之间的内部前导光体的反射型液晶显示器。 这样，来自前导光板的光可以照亮液晶元件而不被前偏光器衰减，从而形成更亮的前照亮显示。

公开(公告)号：US06624936B2

公开(公告)日：2003-09-23

申请号：US09853051

申请日：2001-05-10

申请人： Keith M. Kotchick ,  Ikuko Ebihara ,  Gregory E. Gilligan

发明人： Keith M. Kotchick ,  Ikuko Ebihara ,  Gregory E. Gilligan

IPC分类号： G02B530

CPC分类号： G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/133533

摘要： A polarizer has low color shift and is particularly well suited to use in an LCD display. The polarizer has a double pass color shift of |&Dgr;x|≦0.005 and |&Dgr;y|≦0.005 for illumination by a C-illuminant, and a double pass contrast modulation of at least 90%. The display includes two or more layers stacked together, at least one of the layers being an absorbing polarizer having a double pass color shift of |&Dgr;x|≦0.005 and |&Dgr;y|≦0.005 for illumination by a C-illuminant. A polarizer with a selected color shift is also used with a rear projection screen having a dispersing layer stacked together with first absorbing polarizer. The polarizer has a single pass color shift with at least one of &Dgr;x and &Dgr;y being negative under illumination by a C-illuminant, and a polarization co-efficiency greater than 90%.

摘要翻译： 偏振器具有低色移，特别适用于LCD显示器。 对于C光源的照明，偏振器具有| Deltax | <= 0.005和| Deltay | <0.005的双程色移，并且至少90％的双通道对比度调制。 显示器包括堆叠在一起的两层或更多层，至少一层是具有| Cttax | <= 0.005和| Deltay |≤0.002的双倍色偏移的吸收性偏振器，用于通过C光源进行照明。 具有选定的色移的偏振器也与具有与第一吸收性偏振片堆叠在一起的分散层的背投影屏幕一起使用。 偏振器具有单遍色偏移，Deltax和Deltay中的至少一个在由C光源照明的情况下是负的，并且极化共效率大于90％。

公开(公告)号：US5919551A

公开(公告)日：1999-07-06

申请号：US631073

申请日：1996-04-12

申请人： Sanford Cobb, Jr. ,  Mark E. Gardiner ,  Keith M. Kotchick ,  Kazuhiko Toyooka ,  William A. Hibbard

发明人： Sanford Cobb, Jr. ,  Mark E. Gardiner ,  Keith M. Kotchick ,  Kazuhiko Toyooka ,  William A. Hibbard

IPC分类号： G02B5/00 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G02B5/04 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  B32B3/30

CPC分类号： G02B5/0231 ,  G02B5/00 ,  G02B5/0278 ,  G02B5/045 ,  Y10S385/901 ,  Y10S428/913 ,  Y10T428/24355 ,  Y10T428/24479 ,  Y10T428/24537 ,  Y10T428/2457 ,  Y10T428/24669

摘要： The present invention includes a structured optical film with variable pitch peaks and/or grooves to reduce the visibility of moire interference patterns and optical displays incorporating one or more layers of the film. The pitch variations can be over groups of adjacent peaks and/or valleys or between adjacent pairs of peaks and/or valleys.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括具有可变间距峰值和/或凹槽的结构化光学膜，以降低莫尔+ E，acu e + EE干涉图案的可视性和结合一层或多层薄膜的光学显示器。 间距变化可以超过相邻峰和/或谷或相邻的峰和/或谷之间的群组。

公开(公告)号：US08947799B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-03

申请号：US13581908

申请日：2011-04-11

申请人： William F. Edmonds ,  Vivian W. Jones ,  Keith M. Kotchick ,  Tri D. Pham ,  John F. Van Derlofske, III

发明人： William F. Edmonds ,  Vivian W. Jones ,  Keith M. Kotchick ,  Tri D. Pham ,  John F. Van Derlofske, III

IPC分类号： G02B5/04 ,  F21V8/00 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC分类号： G02B5/045 ,  F21V11/00 ,  G02B6/0053 ,  G02F1/133606 ,  G02F2001/133607 ,  Y10T428/24612

摘要： Light directing film is disclosed. The light directing film includes a first structured major surface and an opposing second major surface. The first structured major surface includes a plurality of unitary discrete structures. Each unitary discrete structure includes a light directing portion that is primarily for directing light and includes a plurality of first side facets. Each first side facet makes an angle with the plane of the light directing film in a range from about 35 degrees to about 55 degrees. Each light directing portion also includes a first base that is defined by the plurality of first side facets and has a first minimum dimension. Each light directing portion also has a first maximum height. Each unitary discrete structure also includes a bonding portion that is primarily for bonding the light directing film to a surface. The bonding portion is disposed on and between the plurality of first side facets and includes a plurality of second side facets. Each second side facet makes an angle with the plane of the light directing film greater than about 70 degrees. The bonding portion also includes a second base that is defined by the plurality of second side facets and has a second minimum dimension less than about 10% of the first minimum dimension. The bonding portion also has a second maximum height. The ratio of the second maximum height to the second minimum dimension is at least about 1.5.