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`US Patent No. 7,384,177
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`All Products Containing Nypon
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`Display/touch Module
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`Sony Corp. Exhibit 1013
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`light mixing.
`10. The assembly of claim 9 wherein the sheet, film or substrate provides additional
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`sources mixes in the cavity or recess.
`9. The assembly of claim 6 wherein a portion of the light emitted from the light
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`proximity to a group of the refractive or reflective surfaces.
`7. The assembly of claim 6 wherein each light source is positioned in close
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`mounted or positioned in the cavity or recess.
`6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein there are at least two light sources located,
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`predetermined manner within the cavity or recess.
`surfaces to redirect at least a portion of the light emitted by the light source in a
`one or more secondary flat, angled, faceted or curved reflective or refractive
`the tray acts as at least one of a back, side edge, and end edge reflector and has
`controlling the light emitted from the assembly to fit a particular application, wherein
`recess, and at least one sheet, film or substrate overlying the assembly for
`walls, at least one light source located, mounted or positioned in the cavity or
`side walls that form a hollow cavity or recess completely surrounded by the side
`1. A light emitting assembly comprising a tray having a back wall and continuous
`Claims:
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`19. The assembly of claim 15 wherein at least some of the light sources are LEDs.
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`cavity or recess to produce a desired light output color or uniformity.
`reflective or refractive surface to facilitate better mixing of light rays within the
`edge reflector and has at least one secondary flat, angled, faceted or curved
`application, wherein the tray acts as at least one of a back, side edge and end
`assembly for controlling the light emitted from the assembly to fit a particular
`cavity or recess, and at least one sheet, film or substrate overlying the
`side walls, at least two light sources located, mounted or positioned in the
`side walls that form a hollow cavity or recess completely surrounded by the
`15. A light emitting assembly comprising a tray having a back wall and continuous
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`14. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one sheet, film or substrate has
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`particular application.
`deformities for controlling the light output ray angle distribution to fit a
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`overlay, label or display, reflector, polarizer or reflective polarizer.
`that is a diffuser, colored film or filter, label, transparent or semi-transparent
`13. The assembly of claim 1 wherein there is at least one sheet, film or substrate
`Claims:
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`light
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`The
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`Tray
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`side walls,
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`a hollow cavity or recess
`continuous side walls that form
`a trayhaving a back wall and
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`described.
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`orrecessifassembled.
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`Comment:Theassemblyincludes
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`Light Sources in Tray
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`assembly.
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`light emitted from the assembly
`assembly for controlling the
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`Tray with Light Sources and Panel Member
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`reflective or refractive surfaces
`angled, faceted or curved
`one or more secondary flat,
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`Tray with Light Sources and Panel Member
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`7. The assembly of claim 6
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`Tray with Light Sources and Panel Member
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`emittingpanelmember.
`cavityorrecesssuchasthelight
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`9. The assembly of claim 6
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`specificationonthebottom.
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`Diffuser
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`diffuser.
`Comment:The assembly includes a
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`reflective polarizer.
`display, reflector, polarizer or
`transparent overlay, label or
`label, transparent or semi-
`diffuser, colored film or filter,
`sheet, film or substrate that is a
`wherein there is at least one
`13. The assembly of claim 1
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`Collimating (Prism) Film/Sheet
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`Diffuser Film/Sheet
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`light output ray angle
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`wherein the at least one sheet,
`14. The assembly of claim 1
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`light
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`The
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`side walls,
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`a trayhaving a back wall and
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`Tray
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`described.
`assembly
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`Light Sources in Tray
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`Light Sources
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`orrecessifassembled.
`mounted,orpositionedinthecavity
`theLEDsastheywouldbelocated,
`top.Theproductspecificationshows
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`Comment:Theassemblyincludes
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`assembly.
`particularsheet/filmsthatoverliethe
`Theproductspecificationshowsthe
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`illuminatinganLCDdisplayas
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`application,
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`to fit a particular application,
`light emitted from the assembly
`assembly for controlling the
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`Tray with Light Sources and Panel Member
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`Tray with Light Sources and Panel Member
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`cavityorrecess.
`inapredeterminedmannerwithinthe
`ofthelightemittedbythelightsource
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`LED Light Sources
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`assembly are LEDs.
`Comment:The light sources of the
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`light sourcesare LEDs.
`wherein at least some of the
`19. The assembly of claim 15
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