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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7990035 | Metal vapor discharge lamp with a restrain member for inner tube With regard to a metal vapor discharge lamp with a triple tube structure including a discharge tube, an inner tube, and an outer tube, misalignment of axes of the inner tube and the outer tube is prevented. The metal vapor discharge lamp (14) is composed of a... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7859179 | Electromagnetic wave shielding material and display using the same An electromagnetic wave shielding material 1 comprises a light-shielding electrical conductor layer 11 having, on its observer-side external surface, a blackening layer 12. The electrical conductor layer 11 comprises a mesh portion 2 | 12/28/2010 |
| 7839066 | Strengthened arc discharge lamp A discharge lamp has an axis with an arc tube having a hollow body containing an axially aligned arc generating and sustaining medium. The lamp electrodes and hollow body are arrayed along the axis. A sealed shroud surrounds the arc tube. The shroud and arc tube for... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7586247 | Ballast for light emitting device A thin resistive layer is connected in series and integrated with a light emitting device as a ballast to stabilize the current through the light emitting device. ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7436109 | Flat panel light source luminance enhancing method for field emission display by placing glass frit on top surface of reflective film coated on multiple patterned slots to form flat surface with thickness equal to slot depth A method for enhancing the luminance and uniformity of a flat panel light source provides a patterned reflective structure to reflect or deflect the light back onto the display area of a field emission display panel and lighten the area which used to be blocked by s... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7427827 | Image display device and manufacturing method of the same To allow an image display device which includes a plurality of distance holding members (spacers) which are arranged in the inside of a display region to acquire a prolonged lifetime, high brightness and high reliability while preventing charging of the spacers, a c... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423367 | Design of high power pulsed flash lamps Broadband output high power pulsed flash lamps are useful in many applications, and when specifically optimized, can become an excellent source of ultraviolet (UV) light, which is particularly useful for photo-chemically-induced materials processing applications. Mu... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423866 | Display unit and portable electronic device According to one embodiment, a notebook PC includes a display unit, and a PC proper coupled to the display unit by hinges so that the PC can be opened and closed. The display unit includes a display panel, a case covering the back surface of the panel, and a reinfor... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414204 | Display device and heat dissipating means therefor A display device including a display panel, a chassis base connected to the plasma display panel, the chassis base supporting the plasma display panel, and a flexible printed circuit having a driver integrated circuit thereon installed on the chassis base while bein... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414355 | Charged particle beam extraction and formation apparatus A charged particle apparatus, with multiple electrically conducting semispheric grid electrodes, the grid electrodes mounted in a dielectric mounting ring, with hidden areas or regions to maintain electrical isolation between the grid electrodes as sputter deposits ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411349 | UV radiator having a tubular discharge vessel A UV radiator has an essentially tubular discharge vessel designed to produce dielectric barrier discharges at one end and sealed in a gas-tight manner at both ends, and in each case at least one elongate inner and outer electrode which is oriented parallel to the l... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7390235 | Method for manufacturing image display device, image display device, and TV apparatus A method manufactures an image display device including a rear plate having a plurality of electron emitting devices arranged thereon, a face plate arranged opposite the rear plate, an outer frame arranged between the rear plate and the face plate and supporting per... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7336025 | Array of barriers for flat panel displays and method for making the array of barriers A method for making barrier arrays for use in flat panel displays includes the following steps: providing a metal plate; using photolithographic etching of the metal plate to form a shadow mask (21) having a number of openings defined therethrough according t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332854 | Organic EL display device In an organic EL display device comprising a substrate, a plurality of pixel regions in each of which a first electrode, a light emitting material layer, and a second electrode are laminated in this order above the substrate, and a bank film formed above the substra... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329027 | Heat conducting mounting fixture for solid-state lamp An organic light-emitting diode lighting apparatus having an organic light-emitting diode lamp having a thermally conductive mounting member having a mounting surface on a first side and second light-emitting surface and a thin-film light-emitting structure adjacent... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7315111 | Supporting spacers of a flat display device A spacer supporting structure includes: a plurality of bar-shaped spacers adapted to maintain a gap between two panels; a first supporting member adapted to fix an end part of the spacer, the first supporting member being arranged on an edge of one of the two panels... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312578 | Plasma lighting bulb with metal provided in grooves formed on surface thereof A plasma lighting bulb is disclosed. The plasma lighting bulb includes a bulb emitting light, being formed of a transparent material, and having a plurality of grooves having a predetermined depth formed on a surface of the bulb, and a metal formed in the grooves, w... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7298074 | Image display device having a spacer structure for reducing current crowding An image forming device includes a rear plate having a conductor set to a low voltage, an electron emitter disposed on the rear plate, the electron emitter including the conductor, and a face plate having an electrode set to a high voltage and facing the rear plate.... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7298073 | Electron tube with stepped fixing portion In a fluorescent display tube, a metal spacer is used as a height sustaining member and a fixing member of linear member so that the fixing strength of the linear member in the lengthwise direction is increased. In the fluorescent display tube, both ends of filament... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295785 | Receiver, electronic apparatus, and discharge lamp lighting apparatus A receiver includes a light-receiving portion which receives an infrared remote control signal from a transmitter, an A/D converter which converts a signal received by the light-receiving portion into a digital signal at a frequency much higher than a carrier wave, ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285900 | Field emission display having self-adhesive frame A self-adhesive frame is applied in package of field emission display, the manufacturing method for the same and the package method by the same being also discussed in the specification. The self-adhesive frame can be designed as an independent component and suitabl... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282861 | Light source device, lighting device and liquid crystal display device A light source device has a bulb, a discharge medium containing rare gas sealed inside the bulb, an internal electrode disposed inside the bulb, and an external electrode disposed outside the bulb. A holder member holds the external electrode so that the external el... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7268475 | Field emission devices having corrugated support pillars with discontinuous conductive coating In accordance with the invention, a field emission device is made by providing the device electrodes, forming a plurality of corrugated insulating rods with discontinuous coatings of conductive or semiconductive material with low secondary electron emission coeffici... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259515 | Lamp with anti-explosion device The invention relates to the field of lamps. An incandescent electric lamp comprises a bulb (100), current-conducting supply wires (103, 104), a filament (105) having turns (A to H) arranged in spiraling fashion around an axis of revolution (... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253562 | Lamp which is closed on two sides The elongate bulb (1) of the lamp, which defines a longitudinal axis (A), is closed at opposite ends by sealing parts (6; 32), with in each case one cap being fitted at one end, the cap having an electrical contact element (13; 25) which is conn... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7230377 | Base panel having partition and plasma display device utilizing the same A plasma display panel including a first panel, address electrodes formed on the first panel in a predetermined pattern, a first dielectric layer formed on the first panel and covering the address electrodes, a partition structure having unit partitions discontinuou... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227308 | Assembly for precision focus of compact PAR lamps A lamp includes a reflector including a reflective portion, a heel, and a nose, wherein the nose includes an opening. A light source is disposed in the reflector. A pair of leads connects to the light source. An eyelet protrudes through the opening in the nose and r... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221086 | Display device including a shield member To provide a display device having the long lifetime and the high reliability by preventing the generation of a spark or a dark current between terminals of cathode lines and an anode, a shielding member is arranged between the terminals of the cathode lines and the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7187115 | Electron emission device An electron emission display device includes first and second substrates facing each other with a predetermined distance therebetween, an electron emission unit formed at the first substrate, and an image display unit formed at the second substrate. A grid electrode... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187111 | System and method for supporting ARC tubes in HID lamps A mounting structure for an arc tube within an outer envelope of an HID lamp, including an elongated frame supported at one end by a stem assembly and a stem clamp having one or more frame retaining tabs crimped around a portion of the frame. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180237 | Active matrix substrate, free of a spacer layer in a pixel region In an active matrix substrate, the substrate includes a pixel region and a peripheral region surrounding the pixel region. A plurality of adhesive layers arranged to form a matrix having rows and columns are arranged in the pixel region, and pluralities of active el... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175296 | Removable flat-panel lamp and fixture A flat-panel lamp and fixture having a removable flat-panel lamp having at least two externally accessible electrode contacts and a fixture for removably receiving the flat-panel lamp and providing electrical connections to the at least two externally accessible ele... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7135811 | Shroud holder for quartz and ceramic arc tubes A multi-functional shroud/arc tube support or clip (40a) for a high intensity discharge lamp (10). The support (40a) has one end (42) formed to engage a shroud (20). The one end (42) is formed as an arcuate mem... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7130381 | Extractor cup on a miniature x-ray tube Methods for connecting electrical potential to an extractor cup at the cathode of a miniature x-ray tube are disclosed. The various connection schemes are designed to form a rugged and conveniently manufacturable connection between the metal extractor cup and one si... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130380 | Extractor cup on a miniature x-ray tube Methods for connecting electrical potential to an extractor cup at the cathode of a miniature x-ray tube are disclosed. The various connection schemes are designed to form a rugged and conveniently manufacturable connection between the metal extractor cup and one si... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7088036 | Method for manufacturing image display device, image display device, and TV apparatus An image display device of a high quality, in which the variation of heights between adjoining spacers is reduced by measuring the heights of spacers to arrange the spacers from the end in the sequential order of heights so that the mechanical precision of the space... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078854 | Image display apparatus having spacer with fixtures An image display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a spacer provided therebetween and providing an atmospheric pressure resistant structure of a vacuum container formed between the first and second substrates. First and second support memb... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7075232 | High-pressure discharge lamp A high pressure discharge lamp according to the present invention is a high pressure discharge lamp in which the top ends of a pair of electrodes opposed in a discharge vessel 2 of an arc tube 1 are formed each into a substantially semispherical shape ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7057334 | Mount for metal halide arc discharge lamp A mount (10) for a metal halide arc discharge lamp has a flare (20) including a barrel portion and a frame (32) comprises a clip (40) attached to the barrel portion (30). First and second side rods (50, 60) spaced 180° apar... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7012371 | Plasma display panel structure with shielding layer The present application describes a plasma display panel structure with high contrast ratio and high luminance. In one embodiment, display cells in the plasma display panel are arranged in a delta structure. The delta structure of display cells enhances the luminanc... | 03/14/2006 |
