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Patent US8013831 - Methods and devices for lighting displays - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsVarious devices and methods of lighting a display are disclosed. In one embodiment, for example, a display device includes a transmissive display configured to be illuminated through a back surface and a reflective display configured to be illuminated through a front surface. A light source is disposed...http://www.google.com/patents/US8013831?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8013831 - Methods and devices for lighting displaysAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8013831 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/821,070Publication dateSep 6, 2011Filing dateJun 22, 2010Priority dateSep 27, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2576177A1, CN100592166C, CN101019067A, CN101762906A, CN101762906B, DE602005009560D1, DE602005025047D1, EP1794646A1, EP1794646B1, EP2040114A2, EP2040114A3, EP2040114B1, EP2264518A2, EP2264518A3, EP2264519A2, EP2264519A3, US7750886, US8411026, US20060066783, US20100309103, US20120062575, WO2006036415A1Publication number12821070, 821070, US 8013831 B2, US 8013831B2, US-B2-8013831, US8013831 B2, US8013831B2InventorsJeffrey B. SampsellOriginal AssigneeQualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (39), Referenced by (14), Classifications (13), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods and devices for lighting displays
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