GB2161969B - Edge lit liquid crystal display device - Google Patents

Edge lit liquid crystal display device

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Publication number
GB2161969B
GB2161969B GB08418123A GB8418123A GB2161969B GB 2161969 B GB2161969 B GB 2161969B GB 08418123 A GB08418123 A GB 08418123A GB 8418123 A GB8418123 A GB 8418123A GB 2161969 B GB2161969 B GB 2161969B
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Prior art keywords
liquid crystal
display device
crystal display
edge lit
lit liquid
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Expired
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GB08418123A
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GB2161969A (en
GB8418123D0 (en
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Edmund Gray
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STC PLC
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STC PLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1335—Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
    • G02F1/1336—Illuminating devices
    • G02F1/133615—Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)
GB08418123A 1984-07-17 1984-07-17 Edge lit liquid crystal display device Expired GB2161969B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB08418123A GB2161969B (en) 1984-07-17 1984-07-17 Edge lit liquid crystal display device

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GB08418123A GB2161969B (en) 1984-07-17 1984-07-17 Edge lit liquid crystal display device

Publications (3)

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GB8418123D0 GB8418123D0 (en) 1984-08-22
GB2161969A GB2161969A (en) 1986-01-22
GB2161969B true GB2161969B (en) 1988-03-09

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WO1997008582A1 (en) * 1995-08-23 1997-03-06 Philips Electronics N.V. Illumination system for a flat-panel picture display device

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US11875631B2 (en) 2021-03-16 2024-01-16 Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. Integrated edge lighting for gaming device

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GB2161969A (en) 1986-01-22
GB8418123D0 (en) 1984-08-22

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
708B Proceeding under section 8(1) patents act 1977
708B Proceeding under section 8(1) patents act 1977
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee