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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2013
Applicant:
American Panel Corporation, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
William Dunn, Alpharetta, OH (US);
Micahel LeCave, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Harry Presley, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
AMERICAN PANEL CORPORATION, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/13362 (2013.01); G02F 1/133524 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133562 (2013.01);
Abstract
Preferred embodiments utilize a plurality of optical channels to effectively aim the light emitted by a liquid crystal display (LCD). Embodiments may also change the nominal and range of viewing angles of light in two or three dimensions in order to confine the emitted light towards the intended observer.