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Patent US7855827 - Internal optical isolation structure for integrated front or back lighting - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn optical isolation structure is incorporated into a display between the display elements and the transparent substrate for the display elements. The optical isolation structure reflects light rays within the substrate that impact the structure at high angles relative to normal to the structure, thereby...http://www.google.com/patents/US7855827?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7855827 - Internal optical isolation structure for integrated front or back lightingAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7855827 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/544,978Publication dateDec 21, 2010Filing dateOct 6, 2006Priority dateOct 6, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP2069837A1, US20080084602, WO2008045222A1Publication number11544978, 544978, US 7855827 B2, US 7855827B2, US-B2-7855827, US7855827 B2, US7855827B2InventorsGang Xu, Alan Lewis, Brian Gally, Mark MienkoOriginal AssigneeQualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (397), Non-Patent Citations (75), Referenced by (28), Classifications (13), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInternal optical isolation structure for integrated front or back lighting
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