US Patent:
20160313494, Oct 27, 2016
Inventors:
- Corning NY, US
Karl William Koch - Elmira NY, US
Aize Li - Painted Post NY, US
Jonathan Michael Mis - Horseheads NY, US
Daniel Aloysius Nolan - Corning NY, US
Vasudha Ravichandran - Painted Post NY, US
Ioannis Georgios Roudas - Big Flats NY, US
Nicholas James Smith - Horseheads NY, US
Christine Coulter Wolcott - Horseheads NY, US
Ruchirej Yongsunthon - Painted Post NY, US
International Classification:
F21V 8/00
G02B 5/02
Abstract:
A substrate with a textured surface is disclosed. The substrate may be, for example, a light emitter comprising a light guide, for example a backlight element for use in a display device, wherein a surface of the light guide, for example a glass substrate, is configured to have a textured surface with a predetermined RMS roughness and a predetermined correlation length of the texture. A plurality of light scatter supressing features can be provided on the textured surface. Textured surfaces disclosed herein may be effective to reduce electrostatic charging of the substrate surface. Methods of producing the textured surface are also disclosed.