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Anthony Nichol
Also filed as: NICHOL ANTHONY · NICHOL ANTHONY J · NICHOL ANTHONY JOHN
48 granted patents·12 pending applications·1,048 citations·filing 2003–2025
98Inventor score
Files withFLEX LIGHTING II LLC21AZUMO INC18NICHOL ANTHONY J10NICHOL ANTHONY JOHN7BRITEICE TECHNOLOGIES LLC1
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60 records- 0199US9651729B2Reflective display comprising a frontlight with extraction features and a light redirecting optical elementFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·29 cites·25 claims
- 0298US11256025B2Film-based lightguide with adhered component between fold region and extraction regionAZUMO INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 22, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 0398US10935716B2Film-based lightguide with bend positioning strips behind an extraction regionFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 2, 2021·14 cites·20 claims
- 0498US10215905B2Film-based lightguide having a stacked array of coupling portions wrapped by a portion of a light mixing regionFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 26, 2019·21 cites·21 claims
- 0598US9028123B2Display illumination device with a film-based lightguide having stacked incident surfacesNICHOL ANTHONY JOHN·Filed 2011·Granted May 12, 2015·81 cites·24 claims
- 0698US8917962B1Method of manufacturing a light input coupler and lightguideNICHOL ANTHONY JOHN·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 23, 2014·101 cites·23 claims
- 0798US8905610B2Light emitting device comprising a lightguide filmCOLEMAN ZANE·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 9, 2014·110 cites·19 claims
- 0898US8434909B2Light emitting display with light mixing within a filmNICHOL ANTHONY JOHN·Filed 2011·Granted May 7, 2013·104 cites·20 claims
- 0997US11275204B2Reflective display including a frontlight with multiple stacked lightguides with a foldFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 15, 2022·4 cites·22 claims
- 1097US10802196B2Reflective display including a lightguide, light redirecting optical element, and cladding layerFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 13, 2020·11 cites·25 claims
- 1197US10598848B2Light emitting device comprising a lightguide with a glass core layerFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 24, 2020·12 cites·20 claims
- 1297US10466409B2Light emitting device comprising a film-based lightguide restrained by a component conducting heat from a light sourceFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 5, 2019·14 cites·20 claims
- 1397US10393941B2Display with reflective spatial light modulator and a film-based lightguide frontlight folded behind the modulator to receive light from a light source positioned on an electrical display connectorFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 27, 2019·24 cites·20 claims
- 1497US10191199B2Display including a film lightguide bent around a guide elementFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 29, 2019·23 cites·20 claims
- 1597US10175413B2Light emitting device comprising a film-based lightguide and reduced cladding layer at the input surfaceFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 8, 2019·18 cites·20 claims
- 1697US10073208B2Light emitting device including a film lightguide with a light mixing region and light emitting regionFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 11, 2018·11 cites·21 claims
- 1797US9690032B1Lightguide including a film with one or more bendsFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 27, 2017·29 cites·19 claims
- 1897US9566751B1Methods of forming film-based lightguidesFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 14, 2017·21 cites·20 claims
- 1997US9557473B2Reflective spatial light modulator display with stacked light guides and methodFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 31, 2017·28 cites·22 claims
- 2097US9110200B2Illumination device comprising a film-based lightguideNICHOL ANTHONY JOHN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 18, 2015·64 cites·24 claims
- 2196US11828966B2Transmissive display including a backlight with multiple stacked lightguides with a foldAZUMO INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 28, 2023·2 cites·22 claims
- 2296US10429577B2Light emitting device with a high luminous flux density in a film-based lightguideFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 1, 2019·11 cites·20 claims
- 2396US10036847B2Film-based light fixture with light reflecting layer and fastenerFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 31, 2018·15 cites·22 claims
- 2496US9523807B2Device comprising a film-based lightguide and component with angled teethFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 20, 2016·20 cites·20 claims
- 2596US8950902B2Light emitting device with light mixing within a filmNICHOL ANTHONY J·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 10, 2015·29 cites·26 claims
- 2695US10254472B2Film-based light fixture for illumination beneath a ceiling tileFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 9, 2019·11 cites·20 claims
- 2795US9798075B2Film-based light fixture with see-through light emitting regionFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 24, 2017·13 cites·20 claims
- 2895US9645304B2Directional front illuminating device comprising a film based lightguide with high optical clarity in the light emitting regionNICHOL ANTHONY J·Filed 2012·Granted May 9, 2017·25 cites·24 claims
- 2995US8128271B2Light coupling into filmsNICHOL ANTHONY J·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 6, 2012·43 cites·20 claims
- 3094US7644489B2Thin membrane alignment method using patterned nanomagnetsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 12, 2010·39 cites·35 claims
- 3193US8167461B2Method of manufacturing a light emitting deviceNICHOL ANTHONY J·Filed 2011·Granted May 1, 2012·27 cites·20 claims
- 3292US9103956B2Light emitting device with optical redundancyNICHOL ANTHONY J·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 11, 2015·16 cites·21 claims
- 3390US8764262B2Illumination via flexible thin filmsNICHOL ANTHONY JOHN·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 1, 2014·16 cites·24 claims
- 3490US8714781B2Light coupling into illuminated filmsNICHOL ANTHONY J·Filed 2008·Granted May 6, 2014·16 cites·37 claims
- 3589US11009646B2Film-based lightguide with interior light directing edges in a light mixing regionFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2019·Granted May 18, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 3689US7237396B1Ice lighting deviceBRITEICE TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 3, 2007·34 cites·17 claims
- 3788US11513274B2Lightguide with a light input edge between lateral edges of a folded stripAZUMO INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 29, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 3885US12366698B2Light emitting device including a light absorbing cladding region on edges of a core layer of a film-based lightguideAZUMO INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 22, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3985US11442213B2Film-based lightguide with extended coupling lightguide regionAZUMO INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 13, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 4083US12228762B2Light emitting display with a film-based lightguide frontlight, a reflective spatial light modulator, and a housing positioned in an edge regionAZUMO INC·Filed 2024·Granted Feb 18, 2025·0 cites·1 claims
- 4177US2024302580A1Dual backlight display with privacy modeAZUMO INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4276US11947149B2Reflective display with film-based lightguide frontlight including light turning film with coated surfacesAZUMO INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 2, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4376US11703626B2Light emitting device with film-based lightguide and added reflecting surfacesAZUMO INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 18, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4476US2024369755A1Film-based lightguide with stacked strips and light source emitting light into non-lateral edge surfaces of the stripsAZUMO INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4575US2025247507A1Guide element with a plurality of angled edges oriented at different anglesAZUMO INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4674US11640026B2Automobile with conformal film-based lightguideAZUMO INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 2, 2023·0 cites·21 claims
- 4768US12117639B2Film-based lightguide with interior light directing edges with curved sections in a tapered light mixing regionAZUMO INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4866US12262154B2Reflective display comprising coupling lightguides folded at different fold anglesAZUMO INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4962US2025067921A1Film-based lightguide with interior light directing edges and lateral reflectionsAZUMO INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 5059US11994698B2Film-based frontlight with angularly varying diffusion filmFLEX LIGHTING II LLC·Filed 2019·Granted May 28, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
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