G02F 1/133626
Providing two modes of illumination
Official title: {providing two modes of illumination, e.g. day-night}
G02F1/133626 (Providing two modes of illumination) appears on 471 US grants and 458 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2026 | 6 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Dual-viewing mode motor vehicle display system7 Apr 2026US 12,596,278 B2Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
- Light source device17 Mar 2026US 12,576,780 B2Japan Display Inc.
- Display device including a plurality partitions with a change rate in height and/or width20 Jan 2026US 12,529,928 B2LG Display Co., Ltd.
- Display device, in particular for a vehicle, for displaying information, having switchable sharing and private modes27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253559 A1
- Dual-mode liquid crystal display compatible with night vision function16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202605 A1Emerging Display Technologies Corp.
- Display device including a plurality partitions with a change rate in height and/or width14 May 2026US 2026/0133451 A1LG Display Co., Ltd.
- Backlighting with an optical film, lighting device, screen, and optical film30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118707 A1siOPTICA GmbH
- Display Device and Electronic Device23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110933 A1Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co.Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical panel capable of switching between reflective and transmissive states454US 5,686,979 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1997
- Transflective liquid crystal display214US 4,398,805 AGeneral Electric Company · 1983
- Liquid crystal display device205US 5,920,367 ASharp Kabushiki Kaisha · 1999
- Liquid crystal display with mirror mode having top reflective polarizer205US 7,057,681 B2Seiko Epson Corporation · 2006
- Vehicle information displays179US 7,221,363 B2Gentex Corporation · 2007