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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169132 | Organic light emitting diode display device and method of manufacturing the same An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, the OLED device includes a substrate; a display unit formed on a display area of the substrate; and an encapsulating film covering i) the di... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8044567 | Light source incorporating a high temperature ceramic composite and gas phase for selective emission A light source includes a base, a light-transmissive envelope coupled to the base, a composition disposed within the light-transmissive envelope, and a gas phase contained by the envelope for suppressing vaporization of the composition at operating temperatures grea... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8035288 | Material for preparing protective layer and plasma display panel comprising the protective layer A plasma display panel (PDP) including a protective layer and a material for preparing the protective layer that can be easily fabricated and has little defects, includes a magnesium oxide (MgO) powder including a cathode rays emission spectrum having a first emissi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8013508 | High-pressure discharge lamp The invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp having a discharge vessel (10) sealed at both ends, a filling which can be ionized and is enclosed in the discharge area (106) of the discharge vessel (10), and electrodes (11, 12) w... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008847 | Manufacturing method of gas discharge tube, gas discharge tube, and display device A gas discharge tube is manufactured by closing an opening of a glass tube by forming a glass layer with outer peripheral shape identical to the outer peripheral shape of the glass tube on an end face of the glass tube. An open end face (opening) of the glass tube i... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7986082 | Fluorescent lamp with glass tube and protective layer, method for producing the same, and lighting system A fluorescent lamp according to the present invention includes: a glass tube 1 in which mercury and a rare gas are enclosed; a protective film 3 that is attached so as to cover an inner face of the glass tube 1; and a phosphor layer 4 tha... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7919913 | Light illuminating element A light illuminating element including a transparent closed casing, an exciting gas, a first exciting coating, and a first dielectric multi-layer long-pass filter is provided. The transparent closed casing has a first inner side, a second inner side, a first outer s... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7839068 | Fluorescent lamp capable of slow release of organic evaporating materials at low temperature The present invention relates to a fluorescent lamp including a visible radiation and/or UV-radiation transmissive discharge vessel, at least one luminescent layer coated onto the inner wall of the discharge vessel for converting UV-radiation to other wavelengths of... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7741766 | Composition for forming layer, fluorescent lamp using the composition, and method of manufacturing a fluorescent lamp A slurry composition for forming a layer is provided. The slurry composition includes 100 parts by weight of a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, ZrO3, and a combination thereof; 1-200 parts by weight of a binding agent ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7728499 | Thermal management of high intensity discharge lamps, coatings and methods Ceramic HID lamps with improved thermal management having an adherent infrared reflective coating layer located on the outer surface of the vessel are described. They include a coating of a nonmetallic material proximate the first and second end portions of the vess... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7550910 | Fluorescent lamp with barrier layer containing pigment particles A mercury vapor discharge fluorescent lamp having a barrier layer which is 0.01 to 50 weight percent pigment particles, the presence of the pigment particles in the barrier layer increasing the CRI value of the lamp by at least 1 or 2 or 3 to preferably at least 90.... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7550911 | Fluorescent lamp for use in a backlight unit and liquid crystal display device A backlight unit has an external electrode fluorescent lamp in an housing. The external electrode fluorescent lamp includes a glass bulb having a discharge space inside, and electrodes around both ends of the glass bulb. A protective layer and a phosphor layer are f... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7495379 | Fluorescent lamp and illuminating apparatus An object of the present invention to provide a fluorescent lamp in which after formation of a phosphor layer, a glass bulb is bent and in which the phosphor layer is not subject to cracking or peel-off even in bent parts with a small radius of curvature, thus offer... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7427829 | Fluorescent lamp having improved barrier layer A mercury vapor discharge fluorescent lamp having a barrier layer and a phosphor layer. The barrier layer comprises yttria-coated alumina particles. The barrier layer is preferably at least 11 weight percent yttria. Preferably the yttrium-coated alumina particles ar... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7372212 | Lamp, method of driving the lamp, backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device having the backlight assembly A lamp, a method of driving the lamp, a backlight assembly having the lamp, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device having the backlight assembly are disclosed. The lamp includes a tube that contains gas and first through fourth electrodes. The first and second el... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7359021 | Display panel and method for fabricating the same The display panel of this invention includes a pair of glass substrates each with a thickness not less than 0.15 mm and not more than 0.3 mm and a sealing material for bonding the pair of glass substrates to each other. A resin layer is formed on the outer face of a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352118 | Optimized ultraviolet reflecting multi-layer coating for energy efficient lamps A metal halide lamp (10) includes a light-transmissive envelope (12) which encloses a metal halide pool (30) for generating a discharge when spaced apart electrodes (20, 22) within the envelope are supplied with an electric current. A mul... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345427 | Lamp and lighting unit with interference coating and blocking device for improved uniformity of color temperature The invention relates to a non-automotive-headlight lamp (1) comprising a lighting element (3) and a transparent bulb (2), which is at least partly equipped with an interference coating (4) for e.g. changing the color or color temperature... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7345413 | Coated luminescent material and light-emitting device having such a luminescent material A coated luminescent material having a luminescent material powder formed by grains, the luminescent grains being coated, and the coating being at most 5 nm, preferably at most 2 nm. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7345414 | Lamp for night vision system An electric lamp assembly 10 for emitting near infrared radiation includes a reflector housing 20 and a lamp vessel 24 positioned within the reflector housing. A source of illumination 28 is enclosed within the lamp vessel. A continuous m... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341779 | Rare earth oxide coated phosphors The present invention provides surface coated phosphors useful in field emission displays and vacuum fluorescent displays. The surface coated phosphor comprises a thin coating of rare earth oxide, e.g., yttrium oxide, disposed on an uncoated phosphor such as a sulfi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339314 | Multi-ringed fluorescent lamp and lighting apparatus utilizing same A multi-ringed fluorescent lamp includes a multi-ringed bulb, a phosphor layer formed on an inner surface of the bulb, a pair of electrodes and discharge medium with which the bulb is filled. The bulb includes ring bulbs in each of which straight portions and bent p... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331837 | Coil antenna/protection for ceramic metal halide lamps The invention relates to a high-pressure discharge lamp of the ceramic metal halide type of the Philips MasterColor series having a molybdenum coil wrapped around the discharge vessel and at least a portion of the electrode feed through means, and having power range... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7327082 | Substrate assembly for gas discharge panel having dielectric layer comprising laminate of organic dielectric layer and inorganic dielectric layer, and gas discharge panel A substrate assembly for a gas discharge panel, comprising a dielectric layer and a protective layer of MgO being formed in this order on a substrate having electrodes, wherein the dielectric layer is a laminate of an organic diele... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327087 | Photocatalytic fluorescent lamp provided with an anatase TiOcoating film A method of preparing semiconductor nano crystal anatase TiO2 solution uses titanium alkoxide Ti(OR)4 as a main component in combination with chelating agents in aqueous solution. A fluorescent lamp tube is coated with the semiconductor nano cr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314288 | Backlight system A backlight system for use with a liquid-crystal display provides longer lamp lifetime through uniform temperature distribution, offers improved brightness uniformity and enhanced power-supply system efficiency, and ensures safety through lowered voltages. Linear la... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312566 | Long afterglow lamp sheath and lamp assembly using the same The present invention provides a long afterglow lamp that comprises a lamp body, characterized in that a light penetrating long afterglow rubber sheath is sleeved outside the body. The present invention is simple in structure thus greatly facilitating the manufactur... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311432 | Backlight modules and fluorescent lamp assemblies thereof Backlight modules. A backlight module for a flat display device includes a light guide element and a fluorescent lamp assembly. The fluorescent lamp assembly disposed on a first side of the light guide element includes a first fluorescent lamp and a second fluoresce... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309454 | UV-emitting strontium borate phosphor with improved holdover stability A UV-emitting phosphor comprising SrB4O7:Eu phosphor particles that have been treated to yield a surface layer containing from greater than 0 to about 25 atomic percent aluminum. The holdover stability of the treated SrB4O7 | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300327 | Method for constructing a scotopic after-glow lamp A method for constructing a scotopic after-glow lamp for use in an electric lamp with the scotopic lamp having a lamp wall is provided. The method comprises combining scotopic enhanced phosphors with after-glow phosphors, and layering the combined phosphors on the l... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288107 | Tanning device A tanning device is described by which the bluish light emitted by mercury vapor lamps is converted into yellow or white light. For this purpose, the mercury lamps, or the sheets of transparent plastics material covering these lamps, are doped or coated with one or ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282848 | Fluorescent lamp having phosphor layer that is substantially free from calcium carbonate A mercury vapor discharge fluorescent lamp is provided having a phosphor layer that has a yttria-based red emitting rare earth phosphor. The phosphor layer is prepared from an aqueous phosphor slurry that is coated onto the inner surface of the glass envelope of the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281834 | Method and apparatus for image illumination using self-contained luminaire A planar waveguide system includes a planar waveguide having a planar surface for emitting light, a back panel opposite the planar surface, and edge sides between the planar surface and the back panel. To reduce light energy losses during delivery of light from the ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264528 | Substrate assembly for gas discharge panel, process for manufacturing the same, and gas discharge panel A substrate assembly for a gas discharge panel, comprising a dielectric layer and a protective layer of MgO being formed in this order on a substrate having electrodes, wherein the dielectric layer is a laminate of an organic diele... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7253560 | Triode surface discharge type plasma display panel An AC plasma display panel has a pair of panels disposed in spaced opposed relation, and each having a plurality of electrodes formed on an opposed surface thereof and mostly covered with a dielectric layer; and a sealing member which seals the periphery of the pair... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242138 | Electric light bulb An electric light bulb, in particular a halogen light bulb designed to be operated by mains voltage includes a substantially axially symmetrical bulb and a single-coil filament mounted in the bulb. The filament includes at least one incandescent coil section dispose... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239072 | Fluorescent lamp and method of manufacturing A low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp is provided with a light-transmitting discharge vessel, enclosing, in a gastight manner, a discharge space provided with a filling of mercury and a rare gas. The discharge vessel comprises means for maintaining a discharge... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233026 | Light extraction from color changing medium layers in organic light emitting diode devices A method of reducing the internal reflected light in an OLED device comprising the step of either scattering light emitted from the OLED or removing light emitted from the OLED. An OLED device comprising a color changing medium film, a transparent substrate, and eit... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223482 | Phosphor for a plasma display device coated with a continuous thin protective layer and method of manufacture Phosphor coated with wide bandgap metal oxide which can be used for a plasma display panel (PDP) has a surface that is coated with a continuous, thin film of wide bandgap metal oxide. In preparing the phosphor coated with wide bandgap metal oxide, a pH of the wide b... | 05/29/2007 |
