US Patent 7445361 Prism sheet and backlight module using the same

An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The main body includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of elongated waved protrusions formed in the first surface, and a plurality of micro-depressions formed in the second surface. Each of micro-depressions has four connecting sidewalls. A transverse width of each sidewall progressively decreases with increasing distance from a bottom surface that is coplanar with the second surface. A backlight module using the present prism sheet is also provided.