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Patent US8068710 - Decoupled holographic film and diffuser - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsIn various embodiments described herein, a display device includes a front illumination device that comprises a light guide disposed forward of an array of display elements, such as an array of interferometric modulators, to distribute light across the array of display elements. The light guide may include...http://www.google.com/patents/US8068710?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8068710 - Decoupled holographic film and diffuserAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8068710 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/952,941Publication dateNov 29, 2011Priority dateDec 7, 2007Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCN101889224A, EP2068180A1, EP2068180B1, US8798425, US20090147332, US20120069031, WO2009076075A1Publication number11952941, 952941, US 8068710 B2, US 8068710B2, US-B2-8068710, US8068710 B2, US8068710B2InventorsIon Bita, Gang Xu, Lai Wang, Marek Mienko, Russell Wayne GruhlkeOriginal AssigneeQualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (449), Non-Patent Citations (68), Referenced by (10), Classifications (15), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDecoupled holographic film and diffuser
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