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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2007
Mark F. Rumreich, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Brent W. Hoffman, Mooresville, IN (US);
Mark F. Rumreich, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Brent W. Hoffman, Mooresville, IN (US);
TTE Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A liquid crystal display device includes a display panel having an active image display region, a non-image display region surrounding the active image display region, and a border area disposed between the active image display region and the non-image display region, and a backlight device adjacent to the display panel and having a plurality of light producing elements corresponding to the active image display region, wherein the border area is disposed between the active image display region and the non-image display region to diffuse light produced by the light producing elements transmitted through the display panel within the border area.