"I watched his countenance closely, to see if he was not deranged ... and I was assured by other senators after he left the room that they had no confidence in it."
U.S. Senator Smith of Indiana ; After seeing Samuel Morse demonstrate the telegraph.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7372497 | Effective method to improve sub-micron color filter sensitivity An image sensor device and method for forming said device are described. The image sensor structure comprises a substrate with photodiodes, an interconnect structure formed on the substrate, a color filter layer above the interconnect structure, a first microlens ar... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367693 | Vehicular lamp and projection lens for decreasing an amount of blocked light A vehicular lamp that decreases the amount of light blocked by the extension towards the inside of the vehicle and increases the diffused light radiated toward the outside of the vehicle. The vehicular lamp 100 has a projection lens 33, a light source ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7329981 | Optical filter and display apparatus with the same An optical filter applied to a display apparatus, disposes on a substrate with transparency and has a maximum absorption wavelength λ in a wavelength range of 575±20 nm in connection with a wavelength range from 450 to 650 nm. The optical filter satisfies a relati... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319289 | Light emitting device A light emitting device has a light emitting element, and a phosphor layer of phosphor glass to generate fluorescence while being excited by light emitted from the light emitting element. The light emitting element emits ultraviolet light, and the phosphor glass gen... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7301264 | Front plate and display device using same Frusto-conical needle-shaped light guide paths are implanted on the surface of a display panel such that output light from display elements propagate through the needle-shaped light guide paths through total reflection, while external light repeats reflections multi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297386 | Antireflection structure An antireflection structure (10) comprises a base (1), and a finely roughened antireflection part (2) formed in a surface of the base (1). The finely roughened antireflection part (2) includes a plurality of projections and depress... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7209160 | Versatile teleconferencing eye contact terminal The present invention enables eye contact between conferees during a teleconference using a terminal equipped with a beam-splitter. The camera is positioned behind the viewing side of the beam-splitter to capture the conferee's image through the beam-splitter. The r... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193779 | Front filter in plasma display panel Disclosed is a front filter in a plasma display panel (PDP), in which the front filter comprises an impact-absorbing layer attached to a front surface of the panel and composed of one of EVA, acrylic polymers, and PVC to be able to absorb external impacts. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7176621 | Thin film electroluminescence display device and method of manufacturing the same An electroluminescence display device including a substrate, a corrugated structure formed on the substrate, wherein the corrugated structure disperses light through diffraction and reflection; and a first electrode layer, a first insulation layer, a fluorescent lay... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166957 | CRT having a contrast enhancing exterior coating and method of manufacturing the same The invention is a cathode-ray tube (CRT) and method of manufacturing the CRT having a contrast enhancing coating on the exterior surface of the viewing faceplate. The contrast enhancing coating reduces the transmission of faceplate of the CRT by about 50%. The coat... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7158169 | Method and system for displaying content while reducing burn-in of a display A method and system for reducing burn-in of a display is disclosed. A plurality of assets containing text, graphics, and video are stored and then gathered. These assets are then assembled into a template to form a video frame or “screen”, which is subsequently ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157844 | Cathode ray tube provided with a faceplate having a convex outer surface and a lens assembly attached therein In a projection cathode ray tube device in which a projection cathode ray tube and a projection lens assembly are coupled and held by a coupler, superior focus characteristics and high resolution are realized by eliminating the deviation between the center of the ph... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157840 | Illuminating devices employing titanium dioxide photocatalysts An illuminating device is made from a transparent hollow envelope that encloses a filler gas. The envelope has inner and outer surfaces. The illuminating device has a coating of a fluorescent material deposited on the inner surface of the transparent envelope where ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151532 | Multifunctional multilayer optical film Optical component for use in a touch sensor and method of fabrication of same are disclosed. Optical component includes a multilayer optical film at least some layers of which are fabricated on the same manufacturing line and using the same manufacturing method. Eac... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148615 | Color cathode ray tube The present invention enhances the quality of displayed images by enhancing the uniformity of the total transmissivity over the whole surface of a panel having a wavelength selective absorption layer imparted with gradation thus reducing the color difference of the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7109976 | Display screen seal The present invention provides a display screen seal made of a rigid or semi-rigid material that includes a base having first and second surfaces, and a wall portion extending from the second surface. The base is configured to mount to the screen and be positioned b... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106002 | Light bulb with glass envelope having light transmission of a wavelength only up to 700 nm A light bulb that is with glass envelope having light transmission of a wavelength only up to 700 nm has an incandescent filament enclosed in a glass envelope that transmits substantially no detectable amount of light of a wave length greater than 700 nanometers. | 09/12/2006 |
| 7088043 | Plasma display panel enhancing a bright room contrast A plasma display panel (PDP) is provided. The plasma display panel comprises a lower substrate and an upper substrate spaced apart by a predetermined distance, forming a discharge space; a plurality of barrier ribs between the lower substrate and the upper substrate... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7075221 | Projection tube having different neck diameters The present invention aims at maintaining the high focusing performance at a low deflection power in a single-beam projection tube which is used as a projection type TV receiver or a projector and is operated at a high voltage and with a high current. The neck outer... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071617 | Light-emitting apparatus and method for forming the same In a light-emitting apparatus, a face of a substrate on which a light-emitting device is formed is an uneven surface having a plurality of asperities. The mean spacing Sm of adjacent asperities or the mean spacing S of peaks of adjacent projections of the asperities... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7064892 | Dye combinations for multiple bandpass filters for video displays A bandpass filter containing specific combinations of the dyes to yield filters which are adapted to selectively transmit predetermined primary color wavelengths of an electromagnetic spectrum as well as selectively absorb wavelengths other than the predetermined pr... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7057640 | Method and apparatus for dynamic burnout imprinting protection with shift correction The present invention provides improved burnout imprinting prevention by slowly moving the position of screen content to ensure that no one area of the guns is unused for a long period of time. Optical and/or mechanical elements are provided to redirect the projecte... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045936 | Projection coupler with contrast ribs An improved coupler with contrast ribs for use in a projection system. The coupler supports a projection lens in alignment with a projection optical signal generation device (e.g., a Cathode Ray Tube). The contrast ribs minimize contrast distortion that occurs in th... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040764 | Projection system using ambient light Ambient light that is modified for use in a projection system is described. In an embodiment of the present invention, a projection system includes a projection screen and an ambient light source. The projection screen reflects and/or emits one or more ranges of wav... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037591 | Cleaning-friendly apparatus with an easily cleanable, heat-resistant surface coating The cleaning-friendly article, such as a household kitchen appliance, which is suitable for heating food and/or directly connected with this unit, has a suitable long-lasting or permanent easily cleaned coating on its surfaces that are accessible to dirt. In order t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7023594 | Electro-optic lens with integrated components A range finder device for use with a controller in an optical system is disclosed in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. The range finder device comprises a transmitter to produce a first beam of non-visible radiation for intersecting a perceived object... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005188 | Transparent substrate with an antireflection, low-emissivity or solar-protection coating A transparent substrate and methods of making a transparent substrate having, on at least one of its faces, an antireflection coating made of a multilayer stack of alternating thin layers of high and low refractive indices. Preferably, the thin layers are based on a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001060 | Front light having a plurality of prism-shaped lenses A front light includes: a light source, a light guide plate, and a plurality of prism-shaped lenses, each being in contact with a lower surface of the light guide plate. A cross-section of each of the prism-shaped lenses, in a plane perpendicular to the side surface... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998767 | Projection tube having different neck diameters A projection tube having a high focusing performance at a low deflection power includes a funnel, a neck portion and a stem portion which seals the neck portion. The neck portion of the projection tube includes a first neck portion which is connected to the funnel a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992431 | Dispersion for preventing electrification antistatic film and image display device An image display device having a vacuum envelope which has a light transmissible panel, a funnel and a neck, its inside held vacuum, a phosphor layer is formed on the inside surface of the light transmissible panel, an electron gun is disposed within the neck. An an... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992425 | Display apparatus with a multi-layer absorption, conduction and protection film A high definition display apparatus having a wavelength selective absorption effect and an anti-static and anti-reflection effect is provided by thin films having a low resistance and a high refractive index. The high definition display apparatus has an anti-static ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6958574 | Image display device An image display device for providing antireflection and electromagnetic shielding effects is disclosed. The device has a faceplate, a coating panel made of glass, a plurality of coating layers laminated on one surface of the coating panel for performing antireflect... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6947130 | Method of evaluating whiteness, method of evaluating comparative whiteness, light source and luminaire In evaluating whiteness of light from a light source or a luminaire, whiteness W is given by the following equation, W=−5.3C+100, wherein chroma C is determined by the CIE 1997 Interim Color Appearance Mod... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935914 | Display panel and method of fabricating the same A display panel includes a resin lens layer. The display panel consists of a front panel 10 and a back panel 12 which are hermetically sealed together. The display panel also includes a plurality of display cells and is filled with a gas. A visible-lig... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6924591 | Implosion preventing band and cathode ray tube having the same An implosion preventing band for a cathode ray tube includes a main band formed around an outer surface of a skirt of a face panel, and including a pair of long sides provided on opposite sides of the skirt in a direction corresponding to long sides of a screen, a p... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918670 | System, apparatus, and method for correcting vision using an electro-active lens A spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens provides a vision correcting area for the correction of a wearer's refractive error. The viewing correction area provides correction for non-conventional refractive error to provide at least a part of the wearer's vi... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918957 | Aqueous coating solution for abrasion-resistant SiO2 antireflection layers Aqueous coating solution having a pH of from 3 to 8, comprising 0.5-5.0% by weight of [SiOx(OH)y]n particles, where 0 | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916540 | Laminate and antireflection film comprising the same A antireflection laminate having a first layer formed on the outermost side and a second layer formed under the first layer. The second layer contains a needle-like antimony-containing tin oxide and may be a cured product prepared by curing an organic solvent type c... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6891322 | Filter layer for a display, a method of preparing a filter layer for a display and a display including a filter layer A filter layer for a display and a method of preparing the filter layer, and a display including the filter layer, are provided. The filter layer for a display includes oxide particles and nano-sized metal particulates adhered to the surface of the oxide particles. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6888301 | Gas-discharge display apparatus having optical filter selectively absorbing light of a wavelength equal to that of the light emission of the discharge gas A gas-discharge display apparatus is provided that reduces influence of light emission of the discharging gas so as to enhance a color reproducible range and make color purity of red color close to the ideal value. The apparatus uses a gas containing at least one of... | 05/03/2005 |