It is an object of the present invention to provide a light diffusing lens production apparatus which makes it possible to efficiently produce a high-quality light diffusing lens having enhanced optical properties.

The light diffusing lens production apparatus includes: a pair of molds 15, consisting of a fixed mold 16 and a movable mold 18, which forms a final molded product cavity 22 that defines the shape of a light diffusing lens 14; a mold clamping apparatus 62 in which the pair of molds 15 is attached; a transport device 66, having a chuck means capable of entering and exiting the space between the pair of molds 15 in an open state, which inserts a semifinished molded product 12 for the light diffusing lens 14 into the final molded product cavity 22; a heating device 68, having a heating means capable of entering and exiting the space between the pair of molds 15 in an open state, which heats the fixed mold 16-facing surface of the inserted semifinished molded product until the surface becomes a molten state; and an injection apparatus 64 which, after clamping of the pair of molds 15, injects a molding material into the final molded product cavity 22 so that the molding material covers the molten surface of the semifinished molded product 12.

Provided is a light extraction substrate capable of achieving both light extraction efficiency and preservability. Before forming a cap layer, a step of reducing in-membrane water content such that the in-membrane water content of a layer formed between a gas barrier layer and the cap layer is less than 1.0×10.sup.15/mg is performed. The in-membrane water content of less than 1.0×10.sup.15/mg is maintained until at least a step of forming the cap layer after the step of reducing the in-membrane water content, and the cap layer is then formed through a dry process.

An optical brightness enhancement structure and a manufacturing method thereof and an electronic device are provided. The method for manufacturing an optical brightness enhancement structure includes: providing a light-transmissive carrier, and forming a buffer layer on a first surface of the light-transmissive carrier; forming a plurality of microstructures for converging light on a surface of the buffer layer away from the light-transmissive carrier; and surface energy of each of the microstructures is greater than surface energy of the buffer layer.

A display device includes a first substrate having a display region and a peripheral region, a display structure in the display region, a second substrate parallel to the first substrate, the second substrate including a light scattering structure in the display region, the light scattering structure being configured to scatter light generated in the display structure, and a shielding member adjacent to the light scattering structure.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a light diffusion film, including: 100 parts by mass of a polycarbonate resin (A); 1 to 10 parts by mass of organic fine particles (B); and 0.01 to 0.5 parts by mass of inorganic fine particles (C), wherein the inorganic fine particles (C) have an average particle size of less than 1 μm and a refractive index at a wavelength of 589 nm of 2.00 or more.

Embodiments of an anti-glare article and methods for forming the same are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the anti-glare article includes a substrate having a surface, and a plurality of features disposed on the surface, wherein about 50% or more of the plurality of features comprise a normalized area in the range from about 0.5 to about 1.5, and the normalized area is defined as the relationship (surface area of a feature/average surface area of all features). In some embodiments, about 90% or more of the features have a surface area of about 100 micrometers or less. The anti-glare article exhibits a PPDr of about 5% or less, a transmission haze of less than about 20% and a DOI of less than about 90%. Methods of forming the substrate are also disclosed and include etching a surface of a substrate with an etchant comprising a water soluble metal ion salt.

A light diffusion plate is configured to be assembled with a blue light source module having blue Mini LEDs to form a white light backlight module. The light diffusion plate is added with organic dyes with light-emission wavelength of 490-650 nm in order to convert the blue light into white light. The light diffusion plate is made by a foaming extrusion process and contains a plurality of micro-bubbles with a size of 60-400 μm and a weight-reduction ratio of 15-25% for improving the uniformity of white light and resolving the MURA problem. The size of micro-bubbles is controlled by reducing the temperature of at the exit end of the T-die head, such that the wavelength of the white light emitted from the light diffusion plate can be narrower to achieve the effect of wider color gamut display.

The present disclosure provides engineered surfaces that exhibit reduced specular reflection and gloss while still providing a high intensity of reflected light at multiple incident angles. The structured metal surfaces include engineered topography that increases diffuse reflection, leading to a greater intensity of light perceived at multiple viewing angles. A viewer engaging such surfaces is likely to perceive a stronger ‘white’ reflection of the incident light and an improvement, particularly in orthodontic and other oral applications, of aesthetic appearance. Methods of creating the engineered surfaces and orthodontic articles incorporating the engineered surfaces are also disclosed.

The present disclosure is generally directed to a covering for architectural features, which may include windows, doorways, archways, and the like, where the covering includes a panel made from a light diffusing material. The light diffusing material is designed and engineered to allow a significant amount of light to pass through the material for providing a desired visual effect while having improved dimensional stability. The covering may contain a light diffusing material that extends along a first direction of the covering (e.g., vertically). The light diffusing material may have an openness factor of about 60% or greater and contain pillars extending in the first direction and bridges extending between the pillars. Each pillar may contain at least two yarns, and each bridge may contain at least one yarn.

A system and method are provided for forming energy filter layers or shutter components, including energy scattering layers that are actively electrically switchable. The energy filters or shutter components are operable between at least a first mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the shutter components, appear substantially transparent when viewed from an energy/light incident side, and a second mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the energy filters or shutter components, appear opaque to the incident energy impinging on the energy incident side. The differing modes are selectable by electrically energizing, differentially energizing and/or de-energizing electric fields in a vicinity of the energy scattering layers. Refractive indices of transparent particles, and the transparent matrices in which the particles are fixed, are tunable according to the applied electric fields. The energy scattering layers may conceal a sensor such as a camera or photovoltaic cell.