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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110970 | Light-emitting devices utilizing gaseous sulfur compounds A light-emitting device utilizing gaseous sulfur compounds is provided. This device includes a first substrate with an energy transmission coil disposed thereover, a dielectric barrier layer embedding underneath the energy transmission coil, a sealant wall circling ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8102107 | Light-emitting devices having excited sulfur medium by inductively-coupled electrons A light-emitting device having an excited sulfur medium by inductively-coupled electrons is provided. This device includes a substrate, an energy transmission coil disposed over the substrate, a transparent discharge cavity disposed over the energy transmission coil... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7884532 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display including the same A backlight unit using a microwave plasma ultraviolet lamp as a light source and a liquid crystal display including the backlight unit. The backlight unit for a liquid crystal display comprises a tube filled with discharge gas, a cavity resonator in which one end of... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7800289 | Electrodeless gas discharge lamp The invention relates to an electrodeless high frequency gas discharge lamp according to the induction principle that, as a result of its design and construction, shows particularly low electromagnetic interference with a simultaneous increase in light efficiency. T... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7737613 | Electrodeless lamp and core having indented coil winding section for use with tubular lamp envelope An electrodeless lamp assembly includes a tubular lamp envelope, at least one core having a closed-loop body disposed so as to surround a core mounting portion of the tubular lamp envelope. The core includes an indented coil winding section formed by an indentation ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7501747 | Integrated circuit optical signal emitters Methods and apparatus are described for integrated circuit optical signal emitters. A method includes emitting an optical signal from a gas plasma that is RF inductively coupled to an integrated circuit including a gas plasma discharge device having an inductive coi... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7405411 | Ion source with multi-piece outer cathode In certain example embodiments of this invention, there is provided an ion source including an anode and a cathode. In certain example embodiments, a multi-piece outer cathode is provided. The multi-piece outer cathode allows precision adjustments to be made, thereb... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7303307 | Electrodeless lamp with incorporated reflector An electrodeless lamp (10a), wherein the lamp comprises a closed-loop, tubular lamp envelope (13) with parallel cylindrical glass tubes (14a 16a) containing an arc generating and sustaining medium, means (20... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288899 | Light source, projector, and method of driving arc tube Aspects of the invention can relate to a light source that includes a light source lamp and an arc-tube drive unit. The light source lamp can include an arc tube that emits light between a pair of electrodes, a reflector that reflects the light from the arc tube to ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284878 | Lumen regulating apparatus and process The present invention is a fluorescent light lumen regulating apparatus. More specifically, in one aspect, the present invention is a fluorescent lighting assembly for mounting at least one fluorescent lamp. In this aspect, the lighting assembly comprises a lamp hou... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279840 | Electrodeless fluorescent lamp with controlled cold spot temperature An electrodeless lamp includes a bulbous lamp envelope enclosing an inert gas and a vaporizable metal fill, the lamp envelope having a reentrant cavity; an electromagnetic coupler positioned within the reentrant cavity; and a cold spot structure configured for low t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258464 | Integral ballast lamp thermal management method and apparatus A lamp having a lighting source, integral electronics, and a thermal distribution mechanism disposed in a housing. The thermal distribution mechanism may include a For example, the lamp may include a thermal shield between the lighting source and the integral electr... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259378 | Closed drift ion source A closed drift ion source which includes a channel having an open end, a closed end, and an input port for an ionizable gas. A first magnetic pole is disposed on the open end of the channel and extends therefrom in a first direction. A second magnetic pole disposed ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253555 | Electrodeless lamp system and bulb thereof A bulb in an electrodeless lamp system comprises a bulb unit having an envelope space in which luminous material excited by an electric field to form plasma and generate light is filled and two or more conductors installed in the envelope space so that ends of the c... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7232223 | Illumination optical system and projection display optical system An illumination optical system is disclosed, which provides a luminous flux with a small incident angle on an illumination surface in one axis direction on a section of the luminous flux. The illumination optical system can suppress a reduction in light amount by a ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7215082 | Electrodeless self-ballasted fluorescent lamp and electrodeless discharge lamp operating apparatus An electrodeless self-ballasted fluorescent lamp includes: a luminous bulb 1 having a cavity portion 15; an induction coil 3 inserted in the cavity portion 15; a ballast 4 electrically connected to the induction coil 3; and ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7205723 | Electrodeless discharge lamp An electrodeless discharge lamp has a magnetic core 3, an induction coil 5, and a fixation member 7. The fixation member 7 has an elongation portion 7b extending in a direction along an axial line of the magnetic core 3 | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199384 | Inductively-driven light source for lithography An apparatus for producing light includes a chamber that has a plasma discharge region and that contains an ionizable medium. The apparatus also includes a magnetic core that surrounds a portion of the plasma discharge region. The apparatus also includes a pulse pow... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7180230 | RF induction lamp with reduced electromagnetic interference An electrodeless fluorescent lamp 10 has an envelope 12 that includes a chamber 14. A core 16 of magnetic material, preferably ferrite, is positioned in the chamber 14 and has a first winding 18 surrounding the core and havi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7161567 | Light emitting device and apparatus using the same A mold part formed of a light transmitting material having a high refractive index is molded in a concave-shaped reflecting member, and a light emitting element such as an LED chip or the like is inserted in the center of the mold part. A circular direct emitting po... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7141932 | Metal halide lamp and automotive headlamp apparatus A metal halide lamp includes a fire-resistant and translucent hermetic vessel containing amounts of scandium halide and sodium halide sealed in the hermetic vessel satisfying the formula of 0.25 | 11/28/2006 |
| 7129656 | Apparatus for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma An apparatus and method for containing plasma and forming a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) magnetic topology are described in which plasma ions are contained magnetically in stable, non-adiabatic orbits in the FRC. Further, the electrons are contained electrosta... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119486 | Re-entrant cavity fluorescent lamp system An electrodeless fluorescent lamp (10) having a burner (20), a ballast housing (30) containing a ballast (40) and a screw base (50) for connection to a power supply. A reentrant cavity (60) is formed in the burner (20... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7102276 | Resonator of electrodeless lighting system A resonator of an electrodeless lighting system includes a body part formed in a prescribed shape; a transmission space part formed at one side of the body part and having an antenna of an microwave generator therein; a multi-step type resonating space part formed t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7064490 | Compact self-ballasted electrodeless discharge lamp and electrodeless-discharge-lamp lighting device A bulb type electrodeless discharge lamp, comprising a recessed part (102), wherein the maximum diameter of a light emitting tube (101) is 60 to 90 mm and the tube wall load of the light emitting tube (101) is 0.07 to 0.11 W/cm2, and ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7038385 | Mercury-free arc tube for discharge lamp unit A mercury-free arc tube for a discharge lamp unit including a closed glass bulb and a pair of electrode rods provided in the closed glass bulb so as to be opposite to each other. The closed glass bulb does not contain mercury as in the related art arc tubes, but con... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038365 | Electrode-less fluorescent lamp having a 3-dimensional structure, and a method for manufacturing the same An electrode-less fluorescent lamp and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The electrode-less fluorescent lamp includes a closed-loop tubular discharge tube enclosing a discharge gas. The tube is coated with a fluorescent layer on an inner surface and... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021765 | Illumination optical system and projection display optical system An illumination optical system is disclosed, which provides a luminous flux with a small incident angle on an illumination surface in one axis direction on a section of the luminous flux. The illumination optical system can suppress a reduction in light amount by a ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6979940 | Electrodeless discharge lamp An electrodeless discharge lamp includes an induction coil that includes a core and a winding wound around the core and generates an electromagnetic filed inside a bulb, an insert portion provided inside the core, and a plane portion that releases heat from the inse... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976897 | Field emission array with carbon nanotubes and method for fabricating the field emission array A field emission array adopting carbon nanotubes as an electron emitter source, wherein the array includes a rear substrate assembly including cathodes formed as stripes over a rear substrate and carbon nanotubes; a front substrate assembly including anodes formed a... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971766 | Redundant aperture lamp system An aperture lamp system that facilitates improved reliability and performance in a display system is provided. The aperture lamp system provides improved reliability by providing a second lamp coupled to a first lamp through a coupling aperture. When the first lamp ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6929382 | Lighting fixture A lighting fixture, which is arranged to receive two or more elongated light sources positioned one after another in the longitudinal direction of the light sources, the lighting fixture comprising one or more connecting devices, which are arranged to supply energy ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913504 | Method for introducing mercury into a fluorescent lamp during manufacture and a mercury carrier body facilitating such method Method for introducing a limited amount of mercury into a fluorescent lamp during manufacture thereof includes the steps of forming the lamp with an exhaust tubulation therein open at an end thereof, exhausting the interior of the lamp through the exhaust tubulation... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905385 | Method for introducing mercury into a fluorescent lamp during manufacture and a mercury carrier body facilitating such method Method for introducing a limited amount of mercury into a fluorescent lamp during manufacture thereof includes the steps of forming the lamp with an exhaust tubulation therein open at an end thereof and provided with a ball retention structure, exhausting the interi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6803724 | Electrodeless lamp and lamp bulb therefor A bulb for an electrodeless lamp comprises: an envelope through which the light can be permeated; a filled material filled in the envelope for emitting the light as being excited by high frequency energy; and buffer gas, wherein the buffer gas comprises first buffer... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6803705 | Plasma accelerator arrangement For a plasma accelerator arrangement having a toroidal plasma chamber, a novel structure of the magnetic and/or electric fields is proposed which, in particular, permits multi-stage embodiments with substantially improved efficiency. ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6768248 | Electrodeless lamp An electrodeless lamp includes an envelope (1) containing a fill of discharge gas, a magnetic core t(7), an induction coil (6) wound around the magnetic core (7), a driver circuit for supplying an electric current to the induction coil ( | 07/27/2004 |
| 6762550 | Electrodeless discharge lamp An electrodeless discharge lamp with a first coupling member includes a translucent discharge vessel in which a discharge gas is enclosed. A bobbin that includes a coil holding part for an induction coil and a vessel mounting part with a second coupling member is fo... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6741032 | Plasma display panel using helicon plasma source A plasma display panel having a helicon plasma source. First and second substrates are mounted substantially in parallel with a predetermined gap therebetween. A plurality of address electrodes are formed on a surface of the first substrate opposing the second subst... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6731059 | Magnetically transparent electrostatic shield An inductively-coupled, electrodeless fluorescent lamp comprises a lamp body having two opposed sides; an induction coil on one side of said body; and a magnetically transparent electrostatic shield interposed between said induction coil and said one side of said bo... | 05/04/2004 |
