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Sony patents display lenses that shape light from tiny pixels

Patent drawing
Patent drawing from the official filing.

Sony describes a display design where each light-emitting pixel has its own small lens. These lenses have a tapered bottom and a curved top to help guide light out of the screen more effectively.

Why it mattersThis is a technical improvement to how light is managed in screens, which could lead to brighter or more efficient displays in future electronics.

In the filing’s own words

Display devices structured to facilitate a light extraction function are disclosed. In one example, a display device includes light emitting elements arrayed two-dimensionally and lenses arranged to respectively correspond to the light emitting elements. The respective lenses include a lower portion having a tapered side surface and an upper portion having a convex curved surface.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A display device comprising: a plurality of light emitting elements arrayed two-dimensionally; and a plurality of lenses provided to respectively correspond to the plurality of light emitting elements, wherein the lens includes a lower portion having a tapered side surface and an upper portion having a convex curved surface.

Facts

Company
Sony (Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation)
Official title
DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
Publication number
US20260324268A1
Application number
19483860
Filed
May 13, 2024
Published
Oct 15, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
14

Classified under

H10K 59/879 Electricity & electronics
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