SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY

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EP 0 785 458 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	14.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/29

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	09.07.2003 Bulletin 2003/28

(21)	Application number: 96925140.4

(22)	Date of filing: 30.07.1996

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F21V 8/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP1996/002151

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/005522 (13.02.1997 Gazette 1997/08)

(54)	SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY FLÄCHENHAFTE LICHTQUELLE UND FLÜSSIGKRISTALL-ANZEIGEVORRICHTUNG SOURCE LUMINEUSE DE SURFACE ET ECRAN D'AFFICHAGE A CRISTAUX LIQUIDES

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

01.08.1995 JP 21396495

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	23.07.1997 Bulletin 1997/30

(73)	Proprietors:
	NITTO JUSHI KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA Tokyo 142-0051 (JP) Koike, Yasuhiro Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 225 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	KOIKE, Yasuhiro Kanagawa 225 (JP) HIGUCHI, Eizaburo Tokyo 158 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Billington, Lawrence Emlyn et al
	Haseltine Lake & Co. Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway London WC2B 6UD London WC2B 6UD (GB)

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References cited: :

EP-A- 0 588 504
WO-A-96/10148
JP-A- 6 324 205
JP-A- 7 270 708
US-A- 5 408 388

WO-A-94/20871
JP-A- 6 222 207
JP-A- 7 198 913
JP-U- 7 001 427

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