Illumination – Edge lighted panel – Light modifier for edge lit light source
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-18
2007-09-18
Sember, Thomas M. (Department: 2885)
Illumination
Edge lighted panel
Light modifier for edge lit light source
C362S623000, C362S216000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11260420
ABSTRACT:
An area light source device includes an L-shaped cold-cathode fluorescent lamp, a wedge-shaped light guide having an incidence surface, on which emission light from the cold-cathode fluorescent lamp is incident, and a reflector that surrounds the cold-cathode fluorescent lamp, has an opening facing the incidence surface, and reflects the emission light from the cold-cathode fluorescent lamp toward the light guide, wherein the opening of the reflector has a shape corresponding to shapes of two mutually neighboring incidence surfaces of the light guide.
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Ura Toshihiko
Yasuda Yoshinori
Sember Thomas M.
Shallenberger Julie A.
Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.
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