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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7999450 | Electroluminescent module with thermal-conducting carrier substrate An electroluminescent module includes a module substrate, a thermal-conducting carrier substrate and a light-emitting element. The module substrate has an opening, a first surface and a first patterned electrode disposed on the first surface. The thermal-conducting ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7477005 | Fluorescent lamp providing more robust light output A fluorescent lamp with a thermally-insulating assembly includes an elongated glass tube. Mercury is disposed within the glass tube and a cold spot that substantially controls the vapor pressure of the mercury is present in the glass tube. One cathode stem is affixe... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7439660 | Discharge lamp having cooling means A discharge lamp, and particularly a high-pressure gas-discharge lamp (an HID (high-intensity discharge) lamp or UHP (ultra-high performance) lamp), having a reflector and a cooling means is described. The cooling means comprises at least one nozzle (3) by wh... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7411346 | Plasma display panel having multiple substrate parts A plasma display panel including a front substrate and a rear substrate facing each other, a plurality of barrier ribs formed between the front substrate and the rear substrate, a discharge generation unit that causes a plasma discharge in a discharge space, and a f... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7379302 | Display device with heat conducting member for heat dissipation An exemplary display device (1) includes a chassis (12), a circuit board (14) and a heat sink (16). The heat sink connects with the circuit board and the chassis. The chassis covers the circuit board and includes at least one heat conduct... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7358921 | Dual polarization antenna and associated methods A dual polarization antenna includes a substantially pyramidal configured substrate having opposing walls. An antenna element is carried at each wall such that opposing pairs of antenna elements define respective antenna dipoles and provide dual polarization. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338186 | Assembled structure of large-sized LED lamp An assembled structure of a large-sized LED lamp includes a substrate. One surface of the substrate is provided with a plurality of LED modules. Each LED module comprises a circuit board and a plurality of LEDs fixedly connected to the circuit board. A lamp mask is ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7304418 | Light source apparatus with light-emitting chip which generates light and heat A light source apparatus includes a light emitting chip which generates light and heat when energized via a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode is a base on which the light emitting chip is directly packaged. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7259964 | Display device A display device includes a main display unit including a casing, a display panel, a light source for emitting light as backlight, and a reflector for reflecting the light toward the display panel; a heat sink for cooling the light source, the heat sink having a plu... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259507 | Low pressure discharge lamp having external electrodes provided with heat equalizing members A dielectric barrier discharge type low pressure discharge lamp 11 includes dielectric barrier discharge type external electrodes 21, 22 on external ends of a tubular glass lamp vessel 10, electrically conductive material layers 31, 32 on... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7218041 | Light emitting device provided with electrically conductive members having high thermal conductivity for thermal radiation A light emitting device has a plurality of conductive members with good heat conductivity provided in a base member, the conductive members are isolated by insulating members provided between the conductive members. A light emitting element device is mounted on the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218042 | Plasma display panel Provided is a plasma display panel (PDP) including a rear substrate and a front substrate, which are spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other to face each other and between which a plurality of discharge cells are formed. A heating portion is disposed i... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205719 | Light source with LED and optical protrusions A light source with LED and optical protrusions is provided. It comprises an optical panel and at least one optical plate. The light source can be used together with a heat sink or an optical element to enhance its performance. The optical panel forms an optical sur... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7164224 | Backlight having discharge tube, reflector and heat conduction member contacting discharge tube A display device includes a backlight having a discharge tube and a reflector. A heat conduction member is attached to the reflector in contact with the discharge tube, so that a part of the discharge tube is locally cooled by the heat conduction member. Liquid merc... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7112923 | Lamp assembly with a retainer connecting a stem to a lamp capsule A stem and lamp capsule are connected together as an assembly using a retainer such that the stem is clamped to one end of the retainer and the capsule is clamped to the other end of the retainer. An oxidizable fuse is connected between leads of the capsule and elec... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7070298 | Light source module A light source module comprises a lamp cover, a lamp and at least a conductive wire. The lamp is fitted into the lamp cover. The conductive wire connects the lamp cover and the lamp to a ground. The conductive wire is wound around the lamp and the conductive wire ha... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6998777 | Light emitting diode and light emitting diode array A light emitting diode has: a ceramics substrate that has a high thermal conductivity; a light emitting element that is mounted on the ceramics substrate; and a radiation plate that is bonded to the back surface of the ceramics substrate. The radiation plate contact... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6949887 | High frequency inductive lamp and power oscillator An oscillator includes an amplifier having an input and an output, a feedback network connected between the input of the amplifier and the output of the amplifier, the feedback network being configured to provide suitable positive feedback from the output of the amp... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6924495 | Heat controlled ultraviolet light apparatus and methods of sanitizing objects using said apparatus A heat controlled ultraviolet light apparatus includes a source of ultraviolet light, a cover, and a heating or cooling element that heats/cools the space or gap between the ultraviolet light source and the cover. Accordingly, the ultraviolet light source may be mai... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6917143 | Lighting apparatus with enhanced capability of removing heat A lighting apparatus comprises an LED-mounted substrate and an exhauster. The substrate has a flat area as well as one or more raised areas of trapezoidal cross section which each form a passage thereunder. LEDs are mounted on the raised areas. When the LED-mounted ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6914369 | Quick temperature-raising structure of cold cathode fluorescent lamp A quick temperature-raising structure of cold cathode fluorescent lamp comprises a cold cathode fluorescent lamp, a soft electric heating component, an insulating tube and two insulating components. The soft electric heating component adheres onto the surface of the... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6885134 | Light source In a light source, a heat sink is in contact with a side-on type discharge tube 110. The heat sink is in contact with a peripheral region 110ws around an exit window 101ww of the discharge tube 110. The heat sink consists of... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6833674 | Heat-dissipation structure of plasma display panel device In a plasma display panel device including a plasma display panel and a drive circuit for driving the plasma display panel, a plurality of circuit boards (4, 13) are provided, and electronic components (E1′, E1″, E2′) making up the ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6833657 | Heating element for fluorescent lamps The represent invention relates to a method of backlighting a liquid crystal display which includes heating a fluorescent lamp with an external heating element which does not contact the lamp. The heating step may be accomplished by passing a current through a resis... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6818885 | Photodetector The invention relates to a photodetector capable of detecting even weak light with precision and having a structure permitting size reduction. In the photoelectric tube, a photoelectric tube is cooled down starting from a light receiving faceplate side via a support... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6794801 | Compact selfballasted fluorescent lamp and luminaire A compact selfballasted fluorescent lamp includes a fluorescent arc tube forming a crooked discharge path, a housing comprised of a first end portion open to be fit thereon with a bulb-base, a middle portion and a second end portion open to be mounted thereto with t... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6774543 | Heat dissipating plasma display device A plasma display device including a plasma display panel, a chassis base disposed in parallel with the plasma display panel, and a heat conductive media disposed between the plasma display panel and the chassis base. The heat conductive media is disposed such that a... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6670616 | Ultraviolet-light irradiation apparatus Irradiation lamps of an ultraviolet-light irradiation apparatus are uniformly cooled to achieve an appropriate temperature of the walls of the lamps and the ultraviolet light emitted from the lamps is efficiently reflected toward an object to be irradiate... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6670751 | Light emitting diode, light emitting device using the same, and fabrication processes therefor Disclosed is a LED which can be mounted at high density on a large area display. Having a hole for heat sink in the ceramic substrate, the LED is superior in heat sink property. In order to fabricate the light emitting device, first, a secondary ceramic s... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6575415 | Stem clip for high intensity discharge lamp A mount assembly (20) for a lamp has a glass stem (22) having a first portion (24) that is tubular and has an outside diameter D2 and a second portion (26) formed as a pinch seal with at least one dimension greater than D2. A substantial C-shaped clip (10... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6558019 | Bulb-shaped fluorescent lamp A less costly bulb-shaped fluorescent lamp with improved assembly efficiency is provided which prevents the impairment of product quality due to the change in color of a holder or the slipping off of a fluorescent tube from the holder decreased in resin s... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6431725 | Bulb-shaped fluorescent lamp A less costly bulb-shaped fluorescent lamp with improved assembly efficiency is provided which prevents the impairment of product quality due to the change in color of a holder or the slipping off of a fluorescent tube from the holder decreased in resin s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6377659 | X-ray tubes and x-ray systems having a thermal gradient device A thermal energy transfer device for use with an x-ray generating device or x-ray system including an anode assembly having a target, a cathode assembly positioned at a distance from the anode assembly configured to emit electrons that strike the target p... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6265820 | Heat removal system for use in organic light emitting diode displays having high brightness A heat removal system for use in an organic light emitting diode displays is disclosed. The heat removal assembly includes a heat dissipating assembly for dissipating heat from the organic light emitting device, a heat transfer assembly for transferring h... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6247830 | Heat shield for agricultural light bulb An air-cooled light comprising a cylindrical transparent sleeve that shields heat generated by a high intensity discharge lamp from the surrounding environment. The air-cooled light of the present invention comprises an outer cylindrical transparent sleev... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6249077 | Arc tube, mounting member and electric lamp assembly A mounting member for supporting a shroud, and an arc tube located within such shroud, in an arc discharge lamp is provided. The mounting member includes at least two support clips welded to at least one support rod on the same side of the support rod. A ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6188164 | Mount assembly for arc lamp A mount assembly for supporting the arc tube of a lamp within an outer envelope has first and second axially aligned banding straps. Each of the straps has a closed crimp section and an open crimp section. The straps are positioned so that an open crimp s... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5852339 | Affordable electrodeless lighting An electrodeless light bulb assembly having a standard light bulb base located at one end of an extruded cylindrical heat sink including a set of elongated fins extending radially outward from an annular inner body portion. An electrodeless light bulb, ex... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5686802 | Method and apparatus for generating coherent particle beam Equipment for achieving uniformalization of energy and pulsing of a particle beam is installed in an accelerated charged particle-beam generator or particle-beam storage ring. For maximum efficiency, a CMC (cyclotron maser cooling) unit for achieving unif... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5621267 | High-power metal halide reflector lamp A metal halide lamp includes a cast ceramic reflector almost completely comprised of alumina. A conventional metal halide bulb is positioned within the reflector. A glaze and then a dielectric coating are applied to the inside surface of the reflector, su... | 04/15/1997 |
