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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
May. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Shin-ichirou Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokazu Fukuyoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Shin-ichirou Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokazu Fukuyoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); F21V 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A backlight unit comprises a chassis having a bay, wall means defining the bay, an aperture opening to the bay, and an optical panel that includes at least one light management feature. The optical panel has one side forming a wall portion of the wall means. A light emitting structure is placed within the bay to light a two-dimensional area on the one side of the optical panel. The backlight unit also comprises a bracket for quick installation and removal of the light emitting structure through the aperture to and from the bay.