The invention is directed to a method for manufacturing a hardcoat film including a hardcoat layer having a surface of which a water contact angle is 65° or less by applying, drying, and curing a composition for forming the hardcoat layer on a base material film, in which the composition for forming the hardcoat layer contains the components (a) to (d) as defined herein, and, in a case in which a total solid content of the composition for forming the hardcoat layer is set to 100% by mass, a content of the component (b) is 40% to 80% by mass, a content of the component (c) is 10% to 40% by mass, and a content of the component (d) is 10% to 40% by mass.

A method includes coating a substrate to provide a flame resistant substrate. In an embodiment, the method includes exposing the substrate to a cationic solution to produce a cationic layer deposited on the substrate. The cationic solution comprises cationic materials. The cationic materials comprise a polymer, a colloidal particle, a nanoparticle, a nitrogen-rich molecule, a geopolymer, a carbon-based filler, or any combinations thereof. The method also includes agitating the substrate. The method further includes exposing the cationic layer to an anionic solution to produce an anionic layer deposited on the cationic layer to produce a layer comprising the anionic layer and the cationic layer. The anionic solution comprises a layerable material.

A composition for forming an electroactive coating includes an acid as a polymerization catalyst, at least one functional component, and at least one compound of formula (1) as a monomer: wherein X is selected from S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, Y is hydrogen (H) or a precursor of a good leaving group Y− whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45, Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a good leaving group whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45, b is 0, 1 or 2, each R1 is a substituent, and the at least one compound of formula (1) includes at least one compound of formula (1) with Z=H and Y≠H.

Methods for controlled microstructure creation utilize seeding of amorphous layers prior to annealing. Seed crystals are formed on an amorphous layer or layers. The material, size, and spacing of the seed crystals may be varied, and multiple seed layers and/or amorphous layers may be utilized. Thereafter, the resulting assembly is annealed to generate a crystalline microstructure. Via use of these methods, devices having desirable microstructural properties are enabled.

A mask plate for laser irradiation and a method of laser encapsulation using the same are disclosed to improve the display effect of the encapsulated display panel and also the utilization of substrate thereof, so as to reduce the cost. The mask plate includes a laser blocking region and a laser transmitting region surrounding the laser blocking region, wherein the laser blocking region is configured to block laser having a predetermined wavelength; and the laser transmitting region is configured to allow the laser having the predetermined wavelength to transmit there-through; along a direction perpendicular to a surface of the mask plate, a width of a cross-section of the laser transmitting region is smaller than a diameter of a light spot of the laser having the predetermined wavelength.

A film formation apparatus and a film formation method that can homogenize the distribution of gas in each zone in a chamber and improve film formation precision are provided. A film formation apparatus according to one embodiment includes: a chamber which includes a plurality of zones into which gas is introduced, and a plurality of discharge ports that discharge the gas located in at least any of the zones and that can individually adjust an opening state; and a transportation unit that transports a substrate so as to pass through the plurality of the zones in the chamber.

There is disclosed a system for the electrostatic control of a metal wetting layer during deposition and a method of electrostatically controlling a metal wetting layer during deposition using a deposition system. In one example, control of the metal wetting layer is provided by changing or applying an electrostatic field acting on a deposited material or acting on a substrate on which a material is deposited. In another example, control is of the thickness of the metal wetting layer. In another example, control is of the presence or absence of the metal wetting layer. The metal wetting layer can be a liquid metal or liquid metal alloy, for example the metal wetting layer could be Boron, Aluminium, Indium, Gallium or Thallium. In another example, control is of the thickness, or presence, of a Gallium wetting layer during GaN film growth.

The disclosure relates to microwave cavity plasma reactor (MCPR) apparatus and associated tuning and process control methods that enable the microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (MPACVD) of a component such as diamond. Related methods enable the control of the microwave discharge position, size and shape, and enable efficient matching of the incident microwave power into the reactor prior to and during component deposition. Pre-deposition tuning processes provide a well matched reactor exhibiting a high plasma reactor coupling efficiency over a wide range of operating conditions, thus allowing operational input parameters to be modified during deposition while simultaneously maintaining the reactor in a well-matched state. Additional processes are directed to realtime process control during deposition, in particular based on identified independent process variables which can effectively control desired dependent process variables during deposition while still maintaining a well-matched power coupling reactor state.

The present invention relates to a process for producing corrugated fiberboard from plies of paper which each have a grammage of 70 to 200 g/m2 and of which at least one ply of paper is obtained by a process comprising the addition of (A) 0.25 to 5 wt %, based on dry paper stock, of at least one cationic polymer comprising vinylamine units, and(B) 0 to 5 wt %, based on dry paper stock, of at least one polymeric anionic compound, to a paper stock, draining the paper stock by sheet formation, coating the paper web obtained with (C) 0.1 to 3 wt %, based on dry paper stock, of at least one starch and drying the coated paper web,wherein the polymeric anionic compound is selected from a polymeric anionic compound (B1) and a polymeric anionic compound (B2),wherein said polymeric anionic compound (B1) is obtainable by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising, preferably consisting of, (a) at least one monomer (a) selected from acrylamide and an N-vinylcarboxamide of the formula where R1 and R2 are each H or C1 to C6 alkyl, (b) at least one acid-functional monoethylenically unsaturated monomer and/or its alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts (b), and(c) optionally one or more monoethylenically unsaturated compounds (c) other than said monomers (a) and (b), and(d) optionally one or more compounds having at least two ethylenically unsaturated double bonds in the molecule, and said polymeric anionic compound (B2) is the hydrolysis product of said polymeric anionic compound (B1) whose carboxamide moieties have been partly or wholly hydrolyzed into amino groups,and also the corrugated fiberboard thus obtained and its use in the manufacture of packaging boxes from corrugated fiberboard.

An improved organic photoconductor drum having a protective overcoat layer and method to make the same is provided. The protective overcoat layer is prepared from a curable composition including a crosslinkable hole transport molecule containing four radical polymerizable functional groups in combination with a crosslinkable acrylate having at least 6 functional groups.

An adjusting method for adjusting an imprint apparatus includes a preparation step of preparing a sample for evaluating a state in which a contact region of a test mold is in contact with an imprint material supplied on a substrate; an evaluation step of evaluating the sample; and an adjustment step of adjusting the imprint apparatus based on a result of evaluation obtained in the evaluation step. The contact region includes a flat region which does not include a pattern, the evaluation in the evaluation step includes a first evaluation, which is an evaluation of a state of the imprint material in the flat region, and the imprint apparatus is adjusted based on a result of the first evaluation in the adjustment step.

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a graphene composite film including preparing a zeolite suspension and a graphene oxide suspension containing graphene oxide, reducing the graphene oxide suspension until the graphene oxide is partially reduced to form partially-reduced graphene oxide, followed by adding the zeolite suspension and a surfactant into the partially-reduced graphene oxide suspension to form a composite solution, further reducing the composite solution until the partially-reduced graphene oxide is completely reduced to form graphene, and forming the composite solution into the graphene composite film on a substrate via plasma-enhanced atomizing deposition.

Method of making a graphene-ionic liquid composite. The composite can be used to make electrodes for energy storage devices, such as batteries and supercapacitors.

A film-forming device and a film forming method are provided. The film-forming device is configured to form an organic material thin film at a target region of a substrate and includes a gas supplying mechanism and a gas injection mechanism. The gas supplying mechanism is configured to import a mixture gas of organic material steam and an inert gas into the gas injection mechanism. The gas injection mechanism is configured to inject the mixture gas from the gas supplying mechanism onto the target region of the substrate.

A method for producing a porous polyimide film comprises: forming a first un-burned composite film wherein the first film is formed on a substrate using a first varnish that contains (A1) a polyamide acid or a polyimide and (B1) fine particles at a volume ratio (A1):(B1) of from 19:81 to 45:65; forming a second un-burned composite film wherein the second film is formed on the first film using a second varnish that contains (A2) a polyamide acid or a polyimide and (B2) fine particles at a volume ratio (A2):(B2) of from 20:80 to 50:50 and has a lower fine particle content ratio than the first varnish; burning wherein an un-burned composite film composed of the first film and the second film is burned, thereby obtaining a polyimide-fine particle composite film; and a fine particle removal step wherein the fine particles are removed from the polyimide-fine particle composite film.

The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an energy-storage composite material. The method includes (a) providing a solution having a carbon substrate, and placing the solution in a pressure container, and a surface of the carbon substrate having an energy-storage active precursor; (b) stirring the solution having the carbon substrate at a first stirring speed, and venting air in the pressure container at a first temperature, such that a pressure in the pressure container reaches a first pressure and is maintained for a first period of time; and (c) introducing a fluid into the pressure container, stirring the solution having the carbon substrate at a second stirring speed, increasing a pressure and a temperature in the pressure container to a second pressure and a second temperature and maintaining for a second period of time, and then reducing the pressure to the atmosphere pressure to obtain an energy-storage composite material.

A method of preparing an electrochemical electrode which is partially or totally covered with a film that is obtained by spreading an aqueous solution comprising a water-soluble binder over the electrode and subsequently drying same. The production cost of the electrodes thus obtained is reduced and the surface porosity thereof is associated with desirable resistance values.

Disclosed is a silicon-based anode active material for a lithium secondary battery. The silicon-based anode active material imparts high capacity and high power to the lithium secondary battery, can be used for a long time, and has good thermal stability. Also disclosed is a method for preparing the silicon-based anode active material. The method includes (A) binding metal oxide particles to the entire surface of silicon particles or portions thereof to form a silicon-metal oxide composite, (B) coating the surface of the silicon-metal oxide composite with a polymeric material to form a silicon-metal oxide-polymeric material composite, and (C) heat treating the silicon-metal oxide-polymeric material composite under an inert gas atmosphere to convert the coated polymeric material layer into a carbon coating layer.

A LED lamp filament, comprising: a long strip-shaped substrate, a plurality of light-emitting units arranged on a first surface of the substrate and distributed along the extending direction of the substrate, and a light-transmittable fluorescent glue layer covering the first surface and the plurality of light-emitting units. A plurality of bulges are provided on at least one side of the substrate, and the bulges are distributed along the extending direction of the substrate; one part of light excited by the fluorescent glue layer and emitted from the light-emitting units emits out in a direction towards a second surface, opposite to the first surface, of the substrate from a space between adjacent bulges.

A lighting arrangement has a housing having an interior and a light outlet region, and at least one light-providing device. The light-providing device is configured such that it can be arranged within the interior to emit light during operation through the light outlet region to the outside. The light-providing device can be coupled to the housing and can be freely positioned at least within one region of the interior. A second lighting arrangement has a housing having an interior and a light outlet region, the housing having an opening, which is set up to guide at least one line through the opening out of the interior. The second lighting arrangement has at least one brush, which is provided with hairs or fibres or bristles, which are arranged in the opening and/or cover the opening at least in portions.

A lighting device includes: a first board and a second board; a first light-emitting element mounted on the first board; a second light-emitting element mounted on the second board; and a base member including a first attachment face to which the first board is attached; and a second attachment face to which the second board is attached. As the lighting device is viewed from a light-emitting side, the first attachment face is disposed in front of the second attachment face. The second attachment face has an overlap area in which the second attachment face overlaps the first attachment face. The second light-emitting element is disposed in an area of the second attachment face different from the overlap area.

The invention provides a luminaire for illuminating a road, comprising a light source (10), a reflector arrangement (12) defining a light entrance window (18) at the top to which light is supplied by the light source (10) and a larger light exit window (20) at the bottom, and an optical plate (22) over the light exit window (20). The optical plate (22) comprises an array of elongate prisms which each extend in a side-to-side direction corresponding to the width direction of the road. The reflector (12) is primarily responsible for control of the light output in the road width direction and the optical plate (22) is primarily responsible for control of the light output in the road length direction.

A luminous module for an automotive vehicle, including at least one light source each associated with a light-entrance member of a primary optical component that is placed facing a projecting secondary optical component formed by a mirror. The module has three surfaces for treating the geometric aberration of the light rays, two of which are borne by the primary optical component. The exit face of the light-entrance member is placed in a plane coincident with an object focal plane of the projecting system formed by the primary and secondary optical components.

A lighting apparatus includes: a projection lens; a light source behind the projection lens; a reflector that reflects light from the light source toward the projection lens; and a shield that blocks a portion of the light reflected by the reflector to form a cutoff line in a distribution pattern of the light. A textured section demarcated by unit regions is formed on a surface of the projection lens, and when a region in a center of the projection lens is defined as a central region, and regions left and right of the central region are defined as left and right regions, respectively, in a front view, a proportion of the unit regions in the central region is greater than a proportion of the unit regions in each of the left region and the right region.

A laser headlight optical module is disclosed herein and comprises a laser light source, a convex lens, a substrate, a mirror set, supporting rods, and a driving member. The laser light source generates a laser light and the convex lens is located at a transmitting path of the laser light generated from the laser light source and configured to focus the laser light. Yellow fluorescent powders are coated on the substrate. The mirror set is located at a transmitting path of the laser light reflected from the substrate with the phosphor layer. The supporting rods are located behind the mirror set to support the mirror set. The driving member is located behind the mirror set and connected with the supporting rods. The driving member drives the supporting rods to change a light reflective surface of the mirror set to vary an optical field.

A lamp for the rear of a vehicle is disclosed with a light transmissive cover having a red first illuminated surface area and a clear second illuminated surface area. It has a first LED light emitter located directly beneath the red first area, a second LED light emitter located directly beneath the clear second area, and a third LED light emitter, also located directly beneath said clear second area. The third red LED light emitter is for emitting red light through the clear second area simultaneously with light transmitted through the red first area, whereby the first and second areas are adapted to collectively form a contiguous red illuminated surface area.

A light emitting diode (LED) module for a light fixture includes a substrate with an upper surface and a lower surface. Various pressure multiplying pads are integrally connected to the lower surface, and each pressure multiplying pad extends away from the lower surface. LEDs are attached to the upper surface, along with a set of conductive lines so that each conductive line electrically connects a corresponding LED to a power inputs. Each of the pressure multiplying pads may be positioned opposite a corresponding LED. A flexible lens cover may cover the upper surface and the LEDs, while leaving the lower surface and pressure multiplying pads exposed so that the pads can contact a heat sink of the light fixture.

The input component includes a molding that forms an external frame, a sensor sheet formed by providing a sensor electrode on a base sheet formed of a resin film, the sensor sheet being installed inside the molding, a display element capable of being illuminated by an internal light source, a light shielding portion that shields a light from the internal light source, the display element being illuminated when the internal light source is on, a contact with the display element enabling an input operation, a colored transparent layer formed so as to have a color tone that creates a blackout in which the display element becomes integrated with the light shielding portion surrounding the display element when the internal light source is off so as to become difficult to perceive, the colored transparent layer being provided so as to be layered on the display element, and a light diffusing layer.

A lighting device for a sheet metal is provided, for emitting lights on a sheet metal. The lighting device includes: a bottom plate; a wireless remote module, including a signal receiver for receiving a wireless control signal; a plurality of lighting modules, for emitting a plurality of light colors; a cover body, covering the lighting modules and including a light translucent portion and a light opaque portion. The wireless remote module controls the lighting modules to emit light. The light from the lighting modules goes through the light translucent portion and projects a projection boundary defined by a common boundary constructed by the light translucent portion and the light opaque portion on the sheet metal. A lighting system for a sheet metal is also provided, including the lighting device described above and a support device. The lighting device is adjustably assembled with the support device.

A light source device includes a light emitting element and a light transmissive member having a light incident surface opposite to the light emitting element, and a light emitting surface. The light incident surface includes an inner region having a retroreflective lens portion and directly facing the light emitting element, and an outer region having a shape different from a shape of the retroreflective lens.

A lens including a first set of cavity regions, a second set of cavity regions and a third set of cavity regions is provided. The first set of cavity regions includes a first cavity region and a second cavity region, and a first reflection curved surface of the first cavity region faces a second reflection curved surface of the second cavity region. The second set of cavity regions includes a third cavity region and a fourth cavity region, and a third reflection curved surface of the third cavity region faces a first reflecting plane of the fourth cavity region. The third set of cavity regions includes a fifth cavity region and a sixth cavity region, and the first reflecting plane faces a refraction curved surface of the fifth cavity region and a refraction plane of the sixth cavity region. A light source apparatus is also provided.

A light emitting module includes a circuit board, a light emitting device mounted on the circuit board, and a lens dispersing light emitted from the light emitting device. The lens includes a lower surface formed with a concave section defining a light incident surface through which light enters the lens, an upper surface through which light exits the lens, and legs coupled to the circuit board and disposed farther outside the lens than an area of the upper surface. The light emitting device is disposed within the concave section of the lens.

light emitting device includes: a light emitting element including a first electrode and a second electrode; a base equipped with a first conductive member and a second conductive member; a first bonding member electrically connecting the first electrode and the first conductive member, and a second bonding member electrically connecting the second electrode and the second conductive member; and one or more light reflecting members covering at least a part of the first conductive member and the second conductive member. The one or more light reflecting members are disposed in contact with the first bonding member and the second bonding member while being away from the light emitting element.

The present invention is a reflector with a cylindrical shape which diffuses the finite point light sources in a linear array to present a substantially smooth bar of light to the viewer of the reflector.

The present invention is related to a lighting device (100, 200, 300) and to a method for manufacturing such lighting device (100, 200, 300). A template (102) is provided having cavities (104) distributed across the template (102). The cavities (104) define mounting positions for a plurality of light source packages (110) each comprising a light source (112). The shape of the cavities matches the shape of the light source packages (110) such that the light source packages (110) have a limited number of possible mounting configurations in the cavities (104). Subsequently electrical conductors (122) are applied on a top surface of the template (102) for contacting electrodes of the light source packages (110). The light source packages (110, 208, 300) or the plurality of cavities comprise a reflective bottom layer (132, 220) and a light emitting surface of the light source (112, 210) faces the reflective bottom layer (132, 220).

Disclosed are an LED illumination apparatus and its manufacturing method. A metal sheet is stamped to form a conductive plate with 3D space, and the conductive plate includes an illumination circuit, and a support frame for supporting the conductive plate to form different types of illumination apparatuses. The support frame is provided for supporting and fixing the conductive plate to facilitate the conductive plate to form a 3D curved surface, and an LED chip soldering point protection mechanism is provided for protecting each LED chip soldering point, so that the illumination apparatus is applicable for mass production to improve the yield rate and meet the high heat dissipation efficiency, large-range illumination, material saving, lightweight and/or environmental protection requirements.

The LED light has Track to install LED-units anywhere along the length. The LED-unit has pair of resilient or pop-out & fall-down movable contactor so can fit-within or add-on LED-units to track and connect with metal bus-strip(s) which has electric current or-and magnetic force to adhesive the pop-out & fall-down contactor on back of the LED-unit. LED light device including LED light source, or mini size LED fluorescent tube, or mini LED light bar, or mini LED Bulb, or mini LED lamp, mini LED Lamp as light source has housing to fit-in or add-on or magnetic adhesive on track to form a finish light device and get power from built-in or outside AC-to-DC transformer, circuit, power source and can control by switch, remote controller, motion/moving detector(s) sensor, all kind of sensor, APP software while incorporate with Wifi or wireless network to make the on-off, color changing, color mix, dimmer adjustment, moving light, all other light show for LED track light has fit-in LED-units by resilient contractors or LED track light has add-on LED-units by pop-out & fall-down movable contactor built on back of LED-unit and adhesive by magnetic force bus-strips.

An IC-rated airtight luminaire including a housing divided on a vertical plane to form two housing portions releasably coupled to one another to form an open cylindrical lower portion, a heat sink upper housing portion, and a heat conducting lamp assembly adjustment track enclosed within the housing. Disposed within the housing are heat sink walls slidably capturing a slide portion of a lamp assembly. A lamp holder integral with the slide bar includes a lens that directs a beam of light through an opening in a ceiling substrate in which the housing is installed, and an expansion ring rotatingly disposed around the open cylindrical lower portion of the housing engages and secures the housing in a ceiling substrate while also permitting the housing to freely turn within the expansion ring so as to allow adjustment of a beam of light directed from the lamp assembly.

A light fixture includes a sealed path between a group of LED modules and a sensor cavity. The light fixture performs self-diagnosis and implements corrective measures upon detection of one or more environmental condition changes in the sealed path. In response to detecting an environmental condition change, the light fixture will automatically implement a corrective measure.

A method for providing assistance in aiming of one or more illumination devices in an area may include, by a processor, receiving photometric data for an area, and using the photometric data to determine an aiming vector for the illumination device. the area may include the illumination device. the method may further include receiving, from an orientation sensor module of the illumination device, orientation data for the illumination device, and using the orientation data and the aiming vector to determine if there is an error in the aiming of the illumination device.

An optical device includes a structured light generation unit, a light-emitting unit, a sensing unit and a substrate. After the light beams from the light-emitting unit pass through the structured light generation unit, a structured light pattern is generated. When the structured light is projected on an object, a structured light pattern is formed on the object. The sensing unit provides a sensing function. Moreover, the light-emitting unit and the sensing unit are integrally formed on the substrate. The optical device can output the structured light to provide diversified function. Since the light-emitting unit and the sensing unit are integrated, the occupied space is reduced.

A motion sensing lighting device includes a base seat, an illuminating assembly, and a sensing component. The base seat has a pivotal portion. The illuminating assembly includes a pair of illumination lamps. The illuminating assembly has an adapter module rotatably mounted to the pivotal portion, and a pair of illumination lamps. The adapter module is pivotally connected to the pivotal portion. The pair of illumination lamps are rotatably arranged at two sides of the adapter module. The sensing component is pivotally connected to the pivotal portion and is selectively used to start the illuminating assembly.

A light source device includes a LED package, a container where the LED package is arranged and that is filled with nitrogen gas, and a fluorine-based coating film applied on a surface of the LED package and covering a light exit surface of the LED package. The LED package includes a LED element, a base board on which the LED element is mounted, a peripheral wall portion surrounding the LED element and extending from the base board, sealing resin disposed in an inner space within the peripheral wall portion such that the LED element is sealed with the sealing resin, and the light exit surface that is a surface of the sealing resin surrounded by the peripheral wall portion. Light from the LED element is exited outside the sealing resin through the light exit surface.

The invention provides a lamp (1) comprising (i) a solid state light source (10) and a first envelope (100) at least partially enclosing the light source (10), thereby forming a first cavity (150) hosting said solid state light source (10), wherein at least part of the first envelope (100) is transmissive for visible light (11) generated by the solid state light source (10); and (ii) a second envelope (200) at least partially enclosing the first envelope (100), wherein the first envelope (100) and the second envelope (200) provide a second cavity (250) at least partially enclosing the light source (10), wherein at least part of the second envelope (200) is transmissive for visible light (11) generated by the light source (10) and transmitted through the first envelope (100) into the second cavity (250), wherein the second cavity (250) is configured as a heat pipe (251).

A dust prevention and heat dissipation module for a color wheel and a light source system employing the same. The color wheel is sealed in a color wheel housing which has an air inlet and an air outlet. The dust prevention and heat dissipation module has a leading-in air channel in communication with the air inlet of the housing, a leading-out air channel in communication with the air outlet of the housing, a filtering device at an inlet of the leading-in air channel and an outlet of the leading-out air channel, and a fan which circulate the air via the leading-in air channel and the leading-out air channel. The air flow caused by the fan realizes heat dissipation of the color wheel, and the filtering device filters the air flowing through the color wheel housing, thereby reducing the amount of dust adhered to the surface of the color wheel.

A light fixture includes a housing comprising a body portion with an opening at a first end, a power supply at an opposing second end, and a heat sink comprising a plurality of fins between the opening and the power supply. A mating surface is positioned proximate to the opening. The mating surface includes a set of landing pad areas and a set of open areas. The fixture also includes a set of light emitting diode (LED) modules, each of which is positioned in the opening and secured to a landing pad area of the mating surface. The LED modules are arranged so that the plurality of open areas remain open to the atmosphere and provide an air path to and from the heat sink.

A light fixture includes one or more of light emitting diode (LED) modules. Each of the LED modules may include a substrate holding a plurality of LEDs, and a printed circuit board connected to the plurality of LEDs. Each of the LED modules may also include a flexible lens cover including a plurality of lenses, each positioned to be located over one of the LEDs. The flexible lens cover may include a side sealing structure configured to interface with the substrate and seal the lens cover to the substrate.

When a person uses a computer, the graphic display of the computer screen causes a user's eye blink rate to be reduced by an average of sixty-six percent. This reduction in blinking can cause a variety of eye ailments, such as eye strain that results from lack of adequate blinking. This system is a light display system for compelling a computer user to blink their eyes. In one embodiment, the system includes a computer screen, a light source associated with a controller configured to execute a program to activate and deactivate the light source, wherein the light source turns the light on and off when the light source is activated, and deactivated. The systems and methods provide advantages in that a computer user will involuntarily blink as the light source is activated, which will increase the overall blink rate of the computer user's eyes, and reduce eyestrain therefrom.

A device includes an optical delivery fiber having a core having a first inside diameter joined to a capillary having an outer surface and a capillary tube having an inner surface. The capillary tube has a second inside diameter in the region of the joining to the optical delivery fiber. The second inside diameter is less than the first inside diameter of the delivery fiber.

A backlight module and a liquid crystal display device using the backlight module are provided. The backlight module comprises a backlight source, which includes a plate body provided with a light source lamp, and a reflector arranged on at least one longitudinal edge of the plate body. An inner wall of the reflector forms a reflective surface, which is arranged as extending obliquely away from the light source lamp. The backlight module enables light emitted from the light source lamp to enter the light guide plate to the largest extent, thereby removing the problems of light leakage and low light efficiency. Hence, in a liquid crystal display device using the backlight module, electric current can be reduced while brightness is maintained, thereby achieving the purpose of energy conservation.