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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183761 | Light emitting apparatus A light emitting apparatus can include a base, a light emitting device and a resin portion on one side of the base for covering the light emitting device, a wiring thereof, and the like. The light emitting apparatus can be configured to prevent the exfoliation of th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179509 | Liquid crystal display device and its manufacture method A liquid crystal display device using a low duty ratio driving method with a duty ratio not smaller than 1/16 is manufactured in the following manner. A first substrate is prepared having a first electrode of a predetermined shape. A second substrate is prepared hav... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178895 | Semiconductor light-emiting device and method A semiconductor light-emitting device can include a submount on which a semiconductor light-emitting element is mounted. The device can have a high light utilization efficiency with high reliability and can achieve a reduction in manufacturing cost as well as a decr... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172442 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle headlamp can include a daytime running lamp with favorable light distribution characteristics. The vehicle headlamp can also include a headlight such as a low beam/high beam, a fog lamp, and the like. The vehicle headlamp can include a parabolic type refle... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169574 | Liquid crystal display with viewing angle compensators A liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal layer squeezed between first and second transparent substrates and vertically aligned at a retardation of 300 nm or larger to 940 nm or smaller; two or three viewing angle compensators disposed on the first transpa... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168459 | Method for manufacturing semiconductor light-emitting device A method for manufacturing a resin-embedded semiconductor light-emitting device that is capable of preventing a semiconductor film from being damaged when a growth substrate is delaminated using a laser lift-off method, and that is capable of preventing foreign matt... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164697 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes: a pair of substrates each disposed on each opposing plane and having an electrode of a predetermine shape; a vertical alignment film formed covering each of the electrodes of the pair of substrates and subjected to a rubbing... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158993 | Nitride semiconductor crystal with surface texture A nitride semiconductor light emitting device is formed by: forming a resist pattern on a first nitride semiconductor layer formed on a substrate, the resist pattern having a region whose inclination angle relative to a substrate surface changes smoothly as viewed i... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158459 | Substrate bonding method and semiconductor device (a) A first Sn absorption layer (5) is formed on the principal surface of a first substrate (1), the first Sn absorption layer being made of metal absorbing Sn from AuSn alloy and lowering a relative proportion of Sn in the AuSn alloy. (b) A second Sn ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154018 | Semiconductor device, its manufacture method and template substrate A semiconductor device includes a ZnO-containing substrate containing Li, a zinc silicate layer formed above the ZnO-containing substrate, and a semiconductor layer epitaxially grown relative to the ZnO-containing substrate via the zinc silicate layer. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152346 | Vehicle lighting unit and vehicle light A vehicle lighting unit can include a first reflector surface and a second reflector surface disposed vertically with the optical axis of an LED light source interposed therebetween. The first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface can form respective ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149370 | Liquid crystal display apparatus A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a vertical alignment type liquid crystal cell including a first substrate formed with a first electrode, a second substrate formed with a second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules giv... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143777 | LED lighting unit with LEDs and phosphor materials An LED lighting unit can be configured to have a high color rendering for which color temperature can adjust itself to be close to a natural color. The LED lighting unit can be composed of three light sources that respectively include a blue LED and a different phos... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143618 | ZnO based semiconductor device and its manufacture method A ZnO based semiconductor device includes: a lamination structure including a first semiconductor layer containing ZnO based semiconductor of a first conductivity type and a second semiconductor layer containing ZnO based semiconductor of a second conductivity type ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142060 | Light source and vehicle lamp The disclosed subject matter includes light sources that have high use efficiency and a favorable bright distribution, and includes vehicle lamps that have both a favorable light distribution pattern and a capability of being simply composed by using the LED light s... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137458 | Epitaxial growth of ZnO with controlled atmosphere A ZnO crystal growth method has the steps of (a) preparing a substrate having a surface capable of growing ZnO crystal exposing a Zn polarity plane; (b) supplying Zn and O above the surface of the substrate by alternately repeating a Zn-rich condition period and an ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135049 | Optical pulse generating apparatus using photoelectric effect of surface plasmon resonance photons and its manufacturing method In an optical pulse generating apparatus including a metal layer having an incident/reflective surface adapted to receive incident light and output its reflective light as an optical pulse signal, a dielectric layer formed on an opposite surface of the metal layer o... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124969 | Semiconductor light emitting element and method for manufacturing the same A ZnO-based semiconductor light emitting element includes a ZnO-based semiconductor layer formed on a rectangular sapphire A-plane substrate having a principal surface lying in the A-plane {11-20}. The substrate has a thickness of 50 to 200 μm and is surrounded by ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120761 | Method and apparatus for position judgment The disclosed subject matter relates to a method and apparatus for position judgment, which can include a plurality of light sources and a photo-detector. The plurality of light sources can be configured to emit a plurality of pulsed lights towards an object from di... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120201 | LED vehicle lighting apparatus An LED vehicle lighting apparatus including a fail-safe function can supply a plurality of LEDs connected in series with a requisite voltage that is larger than a supply voltage of a battery. The vehicle lighting apparatus can include a DC-DC convertor and a subsidi... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120151 | Optical semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same An optical semiconductor device can have a first lead for an optical semiconductor chip to be mounted on and a second lead for joining to a wire extending from the optical semiconductor chip. The device can be configured to be capable of reducing the possibility of ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120043 | Surface mount device The disclosed subject matter is directed to a reliable surface mount device using a ceramic package, and includes LED devices that are simply composed and incorporate the use of the surface mount device. The surface mount device can include a ceramic package, a semi... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115106 | Surface mount device The disclosed subject matter includes a surface mount electronic device with high reliability and favorable optical characteristics. The surface mount electronic device can include a circuit board with at least one conductor pattern formed on an insulating board and... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111350 | Semiconductor light-emitting device and fabrication method thereof A plurality of protrusions is formed on the C-plane substrate with a corundum structure. A base film made of a III-V compound semiconductor including Ga and N is formed on the surface of the substrate. The surface of the base film is flatter than the surface of the ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106574 | Electric bulb for use in a vehicle headlamp A lamp can include a low-beam filament arranged in a horizontal reference plane containing an optical axis of a glass bulb, and facing in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis. A high-beam filament can be arranged in a plane normal to the horizontal reference p... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106413 | Light emitting device with a porous alumina reflector made of aggregation of alumina particles A light emitting device is provided which has a reflector having a reflection surface made of porous alumina having an apparent density of 2.5 to 3.3 g/cm3, and an LED disposed on the reflection surface or near the reflection surface. There are provided: ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106411 | Light emitting device A light emitting device made in accordance with principles of the disclosed subject matter can provide countermeasures against static electricity and can be configured in a relatively small size. The lighting emitting device can include both a first conductor patter... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104906 | Electronic flash apparatus An electronic flash apparatus includes a flash device, a light emitting device which is different from the flash device, and a concave reflector configured to reflect light beams from the flash device and the light emitting device. The concave reflector includes a f... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100569 | Vehicle headlight A vehicle headlight can include an LED optical unit with a high cooling efficiency. The LED optical unit can include a projector lens, a lens holder including a frame that has a tapered portion, and an LED light source mounted on a base member. The base member can b... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097493 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor light emitting elements A method of manufacturing semiconductor light emitting elements with improved yield and emission power uses laser lift-off and comprises the steps of forming a semiconductor grown layer formed of a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconduct... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093613 | LED lamp for light source Whereas incandescent light bulbs and other similar light sources known in the related art emit light in all directions, LED lamps can emit light in a single direction, and this is manifested in the problem of being unable to achieve light distribution characteristic... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092059 | Vehicular lighting fixture A vehicular lighting fixture can include a shade wherein an end edge of an upper surface of the shade is positioned at or in a vicinity of a focus of a projection lens. A first reflection surface can be provided to condense light from a light source in a vicinity of... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8076690 | Semiconductor light emitting apparatus having a non-light emitting corner area A semiconductor light emitting apparatus for emitting a desired colored light by coating the top surface thereof with a wavelength conversion member prevents the color unevenness from occurring due to the unevenness of the coating thickness of the wavelength convers... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075166 | Vehicle light A light, and particularly a vehicle light, can prevent a reflected image of a resin injection trace (reflected in an adjacent connecting surface surrounding a reflecting surface) from being observed through a projecting surface, thereby preventing deterioration of a... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072146 | Fluorescent lamp The disclosed subject matter includes a fluorescent lamp and particularly a cold cathode fluorescent lamp that can be employed as a light source for a LCD backlight unit for a television, a computer, a display, and the like. The fluorescent lamp can include a couple... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071408 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor light emitting element, and semiconductor light emitting element A method includes steps of: sequentially growing a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type on a growth substrate to form a layered structure; separating the substrate fro... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070339 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp including a projector headlight using an LED light source for a low beam can include a shade, an LED light source, an ellipsoidal reflector and a projector lens. Both a focus of the projector lens and a top edge of the shade can be located near a seco... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070337 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp can include a light source unit including a light guide plate with a light emission surface, and a point or line light source opposed to one end face of the light guide plate. The light guide plate can be made of a transparent plate-like material. A c... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8044591 | Fluorescent lamp and lighting unit A fluorescent lamp can be configured to prevent a decrease in luminescent efficiency when located in a high temperature room. The fluorescent lamp can include a couple of stems each including an emitter electrode located opposite to each other at each end of a tube,... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043879 | Semiconductor light emitting device manufacture method A semiconductor light emitting device manufacture method is provided which can manufacture a semiconductor light emitting device of high quality. A first substrate of an n-type ZnO substrate is prepared. A lamination structure including an optical emission layer mad... | 10/25/2011 |
