公开(公告)号：US20210107251A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-15

申请号：US17068241

申请日：2020-10-12

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Naigeng CHEN ,  Sushmit Sunil Kumar GOYAL ,  Timothy Michael GROSS ,  Jason Thomas HARRIS ,  Jenny KIM ,  Andrew Peter KITTLESON ,  Yousef Kayed QAROUSH ,  Pushkar TANDON ,  Wendell Porter WEEKS ,  Arlin Lee WEIKEL ,  Tingge XU ,  Ying ZHANG

IPC: B32B7/022 ,  B32B7/12

Abstract: Foldable apparatus can comprise a first portion comprising a first edge surface defined between a first surface area and a second surface area opposite the first surface area. Foldable apparatus can comprise a second portion comprising a second edge surface defined between a third surface area and a fourth surface area opposite the third surface area. A polymer-based portion can be positioned between the first blunted edge surface and the second blunted edge surface. In some embodiments, the polymer-based portion can comprise a polymer thickness of about 50 micrometers or less measured from the second surface area and/or the first surface area. In some embodiments, the first edge surface and/or the second edge surface can comprise a blunted edge surface. In some embodiments, a coating can be disposed over the first portion, the second portion and the polymer-based portion.

公开(公告)号：US20200301061A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16088172

申请日：2017-03-28

Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED

Inventor： Jacques GOLLIER ,  Steven S ROSENBLUM ,  Kristopher Allen WIELAND ,  Ying ZHANG

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  G02B26/00

Abstract: Disclosed herein are backlight units comprising a light guide assembly including (110) a light guide plate (105) and least one light valve layer (115), and at least one light source (125) optically coupled to the light guide plate (105), wherein regions of the light guide assembly (110) are configured to switch between active and inactive states, wherein an active region transmits at least about 90% of incident light and an inactive region transmits less than about 10% of incident light. Display devices comprising such backlight units are further disclosed as well as methods for displaying an image.