US 12,085,736 B2
Privacy films for curved displays
Yi Huang, San Jose, CA (US); Steven M. Scardato, Sunnyvale, CA (US); ByoungSuk Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US); Jun Qi, San Jose, CA (US); Victor H. Yin, Cupertino, CA (US); and Wenyong Zhu, Saratoga, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/484,302.
Application 18/484,302 is a continuation of application No. 17/211,354, filed on Mar. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,822,103.
Application 17/211,354 is a continuation of application No. 16/421,838, filed on May 24, 2019, granted, now 10,983,256, issued on Apr. 20, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/717,509, filed on Aug. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0036238 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B32B 3/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); H10K 50/858 (2023.01); H10K 50/86 (2023.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/04 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); H10K 59/40 (2023.01); H10K 59/50 (2023.01)
CPC G02B 5/003 (2013.01) [B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); G02F 1/133512 (2013.01); H10K 50/858 (2023.02); H10K 50/865 (2023.02); B32B 2255/10 (2013.01); B32B 2307/41 (2013.01); B32B 2307/412 (2013.01); B32B 2457/20 (2013.01); G02B 5/04 (2013.01); G02B 6/0005 (2013.01); G02F 1/13338 (2013.01); G02F 1/133524 (2013.01); G02F 1/133562 (2021.01); H10K 59/40 (2023.02); H10K 59/50 (2023.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display comprising:
an array of pixels that emit light;
a color filter layer formed over the array of pixels; and
a light-redirecting layer, wherein the color filter layer is interposed between the array of pixels and the light-redirecting layer, and wherein the light-redirecting layer has a first portion that redirects light at a first angle and a second portion that redirects light at a second angle that is different than the first angle.