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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179032 | Ellipsoidal microcavity plasma devices and powder blasting formation The invention provides microcavity plasma devices and arrays that are formed in layers that also seal the plasma medium, i.e., gas(es) and/or vapors. No separate packaging layers are required and additional packaging can be omitted if it is desirable to do so. A pre... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8143775 | Two-way reciprocal amplification electron/photon source In one embodiment of the present invention, an electron/photon source is disclosed based on field emission, cathodoluminescent and photo-enhanced field emission, including an evacuated chamber inside a housing, further including an anode and a cathode arranged insid... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8093793 | Fluorescent lamp made of glass and having particular composition An object of the present invention is to provide fluorescent lamps used as a light source for liquid crystal display devices, which have excellent characteristics in terms of preventing solarization, the properties for blocking ultraviolet rays, and the physical and... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8076833 | Methods and apparatuses for enhancing heat dissipation from a light emitting device A light emitting device and method of producing the same is disclosed. The light emitting device includes a phosphor layer and a wire mesh thermally coupled to the phosphor layer and configured to dissipate heat from the phosphor layer. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072132 | Discharge vessel and high intensity discharge lamp having such discharge vessel A discharge vessel for high intensity discharge lamps is disclosed. The discharge vessel comprises an elongated arc chamber having a longitudinal axis of rotational symmetry. It has a translucent wall made of fused silica glass, or alternatively ceramic material. A ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8018131 | Bulb-shaped outer envelope for lamps, method for manufacture thereof, and compact fluorescent lamp therewith A bulb-shaped outer envelope for accommodating at least one lamp including a light-emitting body and a control gear is disclosed. The envelope has a substantially spherical section for receiving the light-emitting body, and an elongated end section for receiving at ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018132 | Manufacturing method of airtight container, manufacturing method of image display device, and bonding method A bonding method using a bonding agent is provided, which has the steps of forming an underlayer on a first member, providing a bonding agent on the underlayer, forming a contact member, different from the bonding agent, on a second member, bringing the bonding agen... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7928644 | Low pressure discharge lamp with envelope having double helix shape and sealed ends A low pressure discharge lamp with a double helix shape comprises a lamp base and an envelope connected to the lamp base. The envelope has a phosphor coating on an interior surface thereof, and contains a gas fill energizable to a discharge state by electrical volta... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7919915 | Cold cathode fluorescent display A monochromic, multi-color and full-color cold cathode fluorescent display (CFD), comprises of some shaped white or multi-color or red, green blue color cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL), reflector, base plate, temperature control means, luminance and contrast e... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7888854 | Manufacturing method of airtight container, manufacturing method of image display device, and bonding method A bonding method using a bonding agent is provided, which has the steps of forming an underlayer on a first member, providing a bonding agent on the underlayer, forming a contact member, different from the bonding agent, on a second member, bringing the bonding agen... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7880374 | Display device including gas discharge tubes sandwiched between a front support member and rear support members A display device (10) includes a plurality of gas discharge tubes (11R, 11G, 11B, . . . ) sandwiched between a front support plate (31) and a plurality of rear support plates (321, 322, . . . 328). The display device further... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7859183 | Flat light emitting lamp capable of emitting light from the side thereof and liquid crystal display device having the same A flat-type fluorescent lamp includes upper and lower glass substrates facing each other; a spacer glass having a zigzag shape between the upper and lower glass substrates for providing a plurality of discharge areas; first and second electrode parts at ends of the ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7839069 | Method for manufacturing direct backlight unit, fluorescent lamp and backlight unit The orientation of fluorescent lamps is detected in a manufacturing method for a direct backlight unit that alternates orientations of adjacent fluorescent lamps. In a preparation step of the manufacturing method for the backlight unit of the present invention, a pl... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7816850 | Display device including gas discharge tubes, and method of manufacturing display device A display device includes a plurality of gas discharge tubes sandwiched between a front support plate and a rear support plate. A plurality of signal electrodes are formed on the rear support plate to extend along the longitudinal direction of the gas discharge tube... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7804234 | Self-ballasted compact fluorescent lamp and method for manufacturing A compact fluorescent lamp comprises a discharge tube arrangement with at least one discharge tube. The tube is formed of glass, encloses a discharge volume filled with a discharge gas and has a fluorescent phosphor coating disposed on the inner surface of the tube.... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7710011 | Flat light source A flat light source including a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant, several sets of dielectric pattern and a phosphor layer is provided. The first substrate has electrodes thereon. The sealant is disposed between the first and second substrates to form a... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7701125 | Field emission lamp A field emission lamp (2) includes a housing (20), a first electrode (22), and a second electrode (24). The housing (20) includes a first supporting element (201) and a second supporting element (202). The first suppo... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7671524 | Flat light source having phosphor patterns in an edge region A flat light source having a main region and an edge region around the main region is provided. The flat light source includes a first substrate, first electrodes, dielectric patterns, a phosphor layer, first phosphor patterns, a second substrate, and a sealant. The... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7629733 | Display device having plurality of curved gas discharge tubes A display device (12) has a display screen, the display screen comprising a plurality of gas discharge tubes (20R, 20G, 20B, . . . 28R, 28G, 28B) disposed side by side. Each of the gas discharge tubes includes a phosp... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7626322 | Self-ballasted fluorescent lamp and lighting apparatus A self-ballasted fluorescent lamp includes a luminous tube that is formed in a bent shape with a pair of electrode-side end portions located at a the bottom end of the luminous tube. A cover houses a lighting device for lighting the luminous tube. A base is attached... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7619353 | Compact fluorescent springlamp It's about a new kind of fluorescent springlamp, which includes lamp base (1), lower part of a housing (2), upper cover for the housing (3), spiral lamp tube (4), and a PCB that placed inside the housing (5). Among them, the legs o... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7595583 | Cold-cathode fluorescent lamp and backlight unit A cold-cathode fluorescent lamp including a glass bulb and a pair of electrodes which are cylindrical and respectively inserted in two ends of the glass bulb. Two end portions of the glass bulb are substantially circular in transverse cross section, the two end port... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7569982 | Light source for a flat display A planar photoluminescent lamp. In one embodiment, the planar photoluminescent lamp includes a plurality of barrier walls defining a plurality of channels, wherein each channel is with an axis and formed with a resistive portion characterized by a width, Ar | 08/04/2009 |
| 7569983 | Flat fluorescent lamp and liquid crystal display using the same Disclosed herein is a light source device. The light source device includes a front transparent substrate, a rear substrate, a plurality of partitions, and fluorescent material. The rear substrate is configured to face the front transparent substrate with a discharg... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7498731 | Glass for an EEFL fluorescent lamp, process for making the glass and devices including articles made with the glass Glass for gas discharge tubes, which are used in fluorescent lamps, especially EEFL and miniaturized lamps, LCD displays, computer monitors, telephone displays and TFT displays, and a process for making it are described. The glass contains, in % by weight based on o... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7492085 | Cold cathode fluorescent lamp with mixing gas filled therein and backlight module using same A cold cathode fluorescent lamp (30) includes a working gas (32), a transparent tube (34), a cold cathode (36), and an anode (38). The transparent tube receives the working gas therein, and the transparent tube has an inner surface... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7474044 | Cold cathode fluorescent display A monochromic, multi-color and full-color cold cathode fluorescent display (CFD), includes some shaped white or multi-color or red, green blue color cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL), reflector, base plate, temperature control means, luminance and contrast enhan... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7471037 | Flat fluorescent lamp with discharge uniformity A flat fluorescent lamp with discharge uniformity is provided. The lamp includes a first substrate and a second substrate having discharge electrodes; a sidewall corresponding to a frame of any one of the two substrates; and a plurality of serpentine shaped discharg... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7446463 | Solder-free contact-making of dielectrically impeded discharge lamps The invention relates to contact-making of dielectrically impeded discharge lamps by means of a mechanical procedure with plastic deformation of a contact surface 17. It is thus possible to dispense with thermal steps such as soldered connections or welded co... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7443092 | Fluorescent lamp including a multi-ringed bulb There is provided a multi-ringed bulb including a plurality of ring bulbs in which a plurality of straight tube portions having an outside diameter of from 12 to 20 mm are connected to each other through bent portions on a same plane. Electrodes are provided hermeti... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443091 | Hermetical lamp sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components A hermetically sealed lamp having at least one seal-material-free bond. The seal material-free bond may be a material diffusion bond, a mechanically deformed bond such as a cold weld or crimp, a focused heat bond such as a laser bond, or any other such bond. For exa... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439666 | Field emission display device with flexible gate electrode and method for manufacturing the same A field emission display device with flexible gate electrode and method for manufacturing the same. The field emission display device includes a cathode plate, a gate electrode and an anode plate. The cathode plate includes a cathode substrate and supports on both s... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439665 | Flat display panel and method of dividing the flat display panel In a flat display panel wherein two plates made of a brittle material are adhered to each other, at least one of the two plates has a plane on which a scribing line is formed, and the plane of the at least one of the plates on which a scribing line is formed is oppo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436119 | Flat panel fluorescent lamp and fabricating method thereof The present invention provides a flat panel fluorescent lamp and fabricating method thereof, by which an acquisition rate of externally transmissive light and discharge uniformity are enhanced. The present invention includes a fluorescent layer on an upper plate to ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432657 | Ceramic lamp having shielded niobium end cap and systems and methods therewith A lamp comprising an arc envelope and a niobium end structure coupled to the arc envelope, and wherein the end structure is shielded from a dosing material disposed within the arc envelope. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431476 | Cold cathode fluorescent lamp A cold cathode fluorescent lamp (10) is configured generally as a trapezium having first (11), second (12), third (13) and fourth (14) sides, the lamp (10) has a first end (15) adapted to be connected to an electric s... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423370 | Arc tube with shortened total length, manufacturing method for arc tube, and low-pressure mercury lamp An arc tube is formed by turning a glass tube at a substantially middle thereof and winding the glass tube from the middle to its both ends around an axis to form a double spiral, and sealing electrodes at both ends of the glass tube. The spiral pitch of a spiral pa... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414358 | Fluorescent lamp and manufacturing method for arc tube Disclosed is a compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp with higher luminous efficiency than conventional lamps and improved luminous flux rising characteristics at lamp startup equivalent to those of general fluorescent lamps. The compact self-ballasted fluorescent ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411351 | Arc tube formed from a glass tube and having a spirally wound section within one plane An arc tube is composed of an arc tube body that is formed by winding a straight glass tube. Two portions of the straight glass tube are spirally wound around an imaginary conical surface. The spiraled portions of the glass tube are sandwiched between a pair of mova... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405520 | Curved lamp manufacturing method, curved lamp, and backlight unit A curved lamp manufacturing method including a curving process in which a straight glass tube sealed with reduced pressure inside is heated and curved. The curving process includes: a first step of holding a predetermined portion of the glass tube using a first chuc... | 07/29/2008 |
