Light guide plate for surface light source device and backlight unit using the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8616755
APP PUB NO 20120134177A1
SERIAL NO

13233834

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A light guide plate for a surface light source device is provided, which includes an incident surface configured to have light from lamps disposed along a predetermined axis, be incident thereon, an emitting surface configured to have the incident light emitted therefrom, a back surface configured to face the emitting surface, and a plurality of unit cells configured to have microprism patterns engraved thereon and distributed and arranged on the back surface. A crossing angle of a microprism arrangement axis, formed by a ridge direction of the microprism patterns, and of an arrangement axis of the lamps is disposed in an alternate angle. The light guide plate has a high front brightness and an excellent uniformity in brightness and does not have a moire phenomenon. In a backlight unit, the use of optical sheets stacked on the light guide plate can be reduced.

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TORAY ADVANCED MATERIALS KOREA INC(IMSU-DONG) 300 3GONGDAN 2-RO GUMI-SI GYEONGSANGBUK-DO 39389

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hwang, Chang Ik Daegu, KR 5 11
Kim, Kwang Soo Daejeon, KR 229 1487
Kim, Sang Pil Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR 38 112
Lee, Hee Cheong Gyeonggi-do, KR 3 10
Lee, Sang Hoon Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR 415 3749
Park, Jun Sang Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR 34 227

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