Illumination – Edge lighted panel – Housing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-17
2008-10-28
Lee, Jong-Suk (James) (Department: 2885)
Illumination
Edge lighted panel
Housing
C362S612000, C362S632000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07441938
ABSTRACT:
A planar light source device includes: a plurality of point light sources, each of which emits a light; a light guide plate that includes a first surface, and a second surface perpendicular to the first surface, and that is configured to guide the emitted lights incident from the first surface to be emitted from the second surface; a bottom case including a side portion substantially parallel to the first surface; a light source substrate that includes the plurality of point light sources arranged thereon at a predetermined interval, and that is arranged at a side of the first surface; a frame that sandwiches the light source substrate and the side portion of the bottom case and holds the second surface and that includes a plurality of gaps at positions facing the point light source.
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Sakai Seiji
Sakamoto Takuya
Lee Jong-Suk (James)
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Shallenberger Julie A.
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