G02B5/0289

HEAD-UP DISPLAY FOR MITIGATING SOLAR LOADING AND BACK REFLECTION

A head-up display for a vehicle. The head-up display comprises a picture generating unit configured to project an image onto a glass surface and an optical stack. The optical stack comprises an infrared reflective waveplate and a dual brightness enhancement film. The infrared reflective waveplate transforms an incoming solar light beam from unpolarized light to incoming polarized light having an incoming S-polarization component and an incoming P-polarization component. The dual brightness enhancement film receives the incoming polarized light from the infrared reflective waveplate and eliminates substantially all of the incoming P-polarization component. The dual brightness enhancement film transmits substantially all of the incoming S-polarization component.

Image capturing system with wavelength-selective energy scattering layer

A particularly-formed multi-layer micron-sized particle is provided that is substantially transparent, yet that exhibits selectable coloration based on its physical properties. The disclosed physical properties of the particle are controllably selectable refractive indices to provide an opaque-appearing energy transmissive material when pluralities of the particles are suspended in a substantially transparent matrix material. Multiply-layered (up to 30+ constituent layers) particles result in an overall particle diameter of less than 5 microns. The material suspensions render the particles deliverable as aspirated or aerosol compositions onto substrates to form layers that selectively scatter specific wavelengths of electromagnetic energy while allowing remaining wavelengths of the incident energy to pass. The disclosed particles and material compositions uniquely implement optical light scattering techniques in energy (or light) transmissive layers that appear selectively opaque, while allowing 80+% of the energy impinging on the light incident side to pass through the layers.

Systems and methods for producing objects incorporating selectably active electromagnetic energy filtering layers and coatings

A system and method are provided for forming body structures including energy filters/shutter components, including energy/light directing/scattering layers that are actively electrically switchable. The filters or 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, including electric fields generated between a pair of transparent electrodes sandwiching an energy scattering layer. Refractive indices of transparent particles, and the transparent matrices in which the particles are fixed, are tunable according to the applied electric fields.

Methods for producing security and tracking systems including energy harvesting components for providing autonomous electrical power

A method is provided that integrates a unique set of structural features for concealing self-powered sensor and communication devices in aesthetically neutral, or camouflaged, packages that include energy harvesting systems that provide autonomous electrical power to sensors, data processing and wireless communication components in the portable, self-contained packages. Color-matched, image-matched and/or texture-matched optical layers are formed over energy harvesting components, including photovoltaic energy collecting components. Optical layers are tuned to scatter selectable wavelengths of electromagnetic energy back in an incident direction while allowing remaining wavelengths of electromagnetic energy to pass through the layers to the energy collecting components below. The layers uniquely implement optical light scattering techniques to make the layers appear opaque when observed from a light incident side, while allowing at least 50%, and as much as 80+%, of the energy impinging on the energy or incident side to pass through the layer.

Light Emitting Device for Emitting Diffuse Light

A diffusive layer including a laminate of a plurality of transparent films is provided. At least one of the plurality of transparent films includes a plurality of diffusive elements with a concentration that is less than a percolation threshold. The plurality of diffusive elements are optical elements that diffuse light that is impinging on such element. The plurality of diffusive elements can be diffusively reflective, diffusively transmitting or combination of both. The plurality of diffusive elements can include fibers, grains, domains, and/or the like. The at least one film can also include a powder material for improving the diffusive emission of radiation and a plurality of particles that are fluorescent when exposed to radiation.

FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING REAR COVER GLASS

The present disclosure relates to a method for fabricating a rear cover glass and a flexible display device including a first body, a second body configured to be movable relative to the first body, a flexible display disposed on a front surface of the first body and a rear surface of the second body and configured such that a size of an area exposed to the front surface of the first body and a size of an area exposed to the rear surface of the second body vary as the first body and the second body are moved relative to each other, and a rear cover glass mounted on the second body and disposed to cover at least a part of the rear surface of the second body.

Display apparatus
11222875 · 2022-01-11 · ·

[Object] To provide a display apparatus that makes it possible to improve visibility. [Solution] A display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a display body device including a plurality of pixels, the plurality of pixels each including a plurality of light-emitting elements as light source elements; and an irregular structure formed on a front surface of the display body device.

Total internal reflection screen and projection system
11221553 · 2022-01-11 · ·

A total internal reflection screen includes a light diffusion layer, a total internal reflection layer and a light absorption layer arranged sequentially from an incidence side of a projected light. The light absorption layer absorbs an incident light and the light diffusion layer increases a divergence angle of an emergent light. The total internal reflection layer includes a plurality of microstructure units that is rotationally symmetrical and extends continuously in a plane of the total internal reflection screen. Each of the microstructure units includes a first material layer disposed at the side of the light diffusion layer and a second material layer disposed at the side of the light absorption layer. The interface between the first material layer and the second material layer is includes two intersecting planes, which are disposed in such a way that the projected light is totally internally reflected continuously at the two intersecting planes.

MULTILAYER LIGHT DIFFUSER PLATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

A multilayer light diffuser plate and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The multilayer light diffusion plate comprises a main layer and a partially-transmissive and partially-reflective layer located under the main layer. The top surface of the main layer is the light-emitting surface, and the light-incident surface is the bottom surface of the partially-transmissive and partially-reflective layer. The partially-transmissive and partially-reflective layer comprises a plurality of first base material layers and a plurality of second base material layers stacked alternately. The materials of the first and second base material layers have different refractive indices. The partially-transmissive and partially-reflective layer formed by alternately stacking the first and second base material layers with different refractive indices is arranged on the light-incident surface of the light diffuser plate by means of extrusion, which is simpler and less expensive to manufacture.

Multilayer light diffuser plate and method for manufacturing the same

A multilayer light diffuser plate and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The multilayer light diffusion plate comprises a main layer and a partially-transmissive and partially-reflective layer located under the main layer. The top surface of the main layer is the light-emitting surface, and the light-incident surface is the bottom surface of the partially-transmissive and partially-reflective layer. The partially-transmissive and partially-reflective layer comprises a plurality of first base material layers and a plurality of second base material layers stacked alternately. The materials of the first and second base material layers have different refractive indices. The partially-transmissive and partially-reflective layer formed by alternately stacking the first and second base material layers with different refractive indices is arranged on the light-incident surface of the light diffuser plate by means of extrusion, which is simpler and less expensive to manufacture.