US Patent Issued to Azumo on July 22 for "Light emitting device including a light absorbing cladding region on edges of a core layer of a film-based lightguide" (Illinois, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,698, issued on July 22, was assigned to Azumo Inc. (Chicago).

"Light emitting device including a light absorbing cladding region on edges of a core layer of a film-based lightguide" was invented by Anthony Nichol (Orono, Minn.) and Zane Coleman (Elmhurst, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light emitting device comprises a lightguide formed from a film with a core layer, a light emitting region, a light mixing region, at least one light source, and a light absorbing cladding region on at least one lateral edge of the core layer. In one embodiment, the cladding region is on the lateral edges of the core layer in the light mixing re...