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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8125151 | High-pressure discharge lamp, lighting method and lighting device for high-pressure discharge lamp, high-pressure discharge lamp device, and lamp unit, image display device and headlight device In a high-pressure discharge lamp that includes a bulb formed from a light emitting part having a discharge space therein and a pair of sealing parts connected to the light emitting part, and an electrode pair disposed within the discharge space, a section of a prox... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8080941 | Cold cathode lamp, and illumination device for display device and display device provided therewith The cold cathode lamp includes a light-transmissive insulating tube; the first and second internal electrodes disposed inside the insulating tube; the first and second external electrodes disposed outside the insulating tube and connected to the first and second int... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8076852 | High-pressure discharge lamp, lighting method and lighting device for high-pressure discharge lamp, high-pressure discharge lamp device, and lamp unit, image display device and headlight device In a high-pressure discharge lamp that includes a bulb formed from a light emitting part having a discharge space therein and a pair of sealing parts connected to the light emitting part, and an electrode pair disposed within the discharge space, a section of a prox... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8063564 | Starting aid for HID lamp An arc discharge light source (10) comprises a translucent body (12) having a hollow center 14 and oppositely disposed ends (16, 18). A cathode lead-in 20 is positioned in one of the ends (16) and terminates at a first end (... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8049424 | Light source incorporating a proximity guide portion on an external surface of a sealing portion for securing a trigger wire The invention relates to a light source device having a high-voltage discharge lamp (1) on which a trigger line (10) for triggering the lamp is attached. The high-voltage discharge lamp (1) is formed such that an arc tube (7) having a pai... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7969094 | Light source apparatus A light source apparatus, comprises a discharge lamp and an auxiliary start-up light source provided in a base for the discharge lamp, wherein first and second external electrodes of the auxiliary start-up light source are formed on an outer face of a discharge cont... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7956542 | External electrode fluorescent lamp and manufacturing method of the same An external electrode fluorescent lamp includes a glass tube made of soft glass, and external electrodes affixed to outer surfaces of both ends of the glass tube. The fluorescent lamp further includes a joining material applied between at least the glass tube and th... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7932677 | Lamp, light-emitting device, and projector A lamp includes a light emitter enclosing a material emitting light upon receiving irradiation of microwave, and a coil formed on an outer side of the light emitter. In the lamp, a position of the coil with respect to the light emitter is changed in response to a te... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7915825 | Starting aid for discharge lamp An arc discharge lamp (10) having an arc tube (12) containing an arc generating and sustaining medium (13) and first and second spaced apart electrodes (14, 16), respectively. An envelope (18) surrounds the arc tube (12) and... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7852004 | Ignition aid and fitting shroud for discharge lamp An ignition aid (50, 60, 70, 80, 100, 120, 130, 150, 160, or 170) is provided for an HID lamp (20). Particularly the ignition aid includes an electrically conductive coil or coil portions wrapped around selected portions of the arc tube to act a... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7781974 | Lamp, light-emitting device, and projector A lamp includes a light emitter enclosing a material emitting light upon receiving irradiation of microwave, and a coil formed on an outer side of the light emitter. In the lamp, a position of the coil with respect to the light emitter is changed in response to a te... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7772779 | Lamp for backlight An external electrode fluorescent lamp for a backlight, including: a lamp that emits light; a first external electrode at one end of the lamp, and a second external electrode at a second end of the lamp; a dividing electrode between the first and second external ele... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7750569 | High-frequency discharge lamp incorporating an auxiliary starting electrode and lamp attachment to a coaxial waveguide A high-frequency discharge lamp includes a coaxial waveguide including an internal conductor and a pipe-shaped external conductor surrounding said internal conductor, and a discharge tube including a ceramic or glass tube having an approximately ellipse spherical bu... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7745997 | Multi-electrodes double tube fluorescent lamp A multi-electrode double tube fluorescent lamp includes first external electrodes formed at two ends of an outer glass tube or an inner glass tube, and a second external electrode formed at an inner wall surface of the inner glass tube in a longitudinal direction. A... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7642719 | Energy efficient fluorescent lamp having an improved starting assembly and preferred method for manufacturing A discharge lamp having a starting assembly is provided for use with existing high frequency electronic ballasts. The lamp comprises a light-transmissive envelope and has a discharge sustaining fill of an inert gas mixture of krypton and argon. The starting assembly... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7602126 | Flash discharge lamp Flash discharge lamp having an arc tube in which there is a pair of opposed electrodes, a rod-shaped trigger electrode which runs along the outside surface of the arc tube in its lengthwise direction; and a sealed tubular body which jackets the trigger electrode and... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7362052 | External electrode fluorescent lamp An external electrode fluorescent lamp and its fabrication method are disclosed. The method for fabricating the external electrode fluorescent lamp includes providing a cylindrical glass tube having a phosphor layer coated at its inner circumferential surface, a dis... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355346 | Lighting device using high intensity discharge The lighting device contains a quartz tube and a UV production member. In addition to a main chamber for high intensity discharge, the quartz tube has an auxiliary chamber formed around the conductor in a first end section. The UV production member contains a probe ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350956 | Backlight unit and liquid-crystal display device using the same A backlight unit prevents the display quality degradation of a LCD device and improves the long-term reliability thereof. The unit comprises at least one fluorescent lamp having a first end and a second end; a first cable or wire connected to the first end of the la... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329992 | Discharge lamp, method for fabricating the same and lamp unit A discharge lamp 50 comprises a luminous bulb 10 in which a luminous material 18 is encapsulated and a pair of electrodes 12 are arranged to be opposed to each other, and sealing parts (11a, 11b) that are forme... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7307376 | Reflector assembly with a startup element A reflector assembly for use in a digital projector includes a reflector having a reflector opening defined therein, and a startup element fixedly coupled to the reflector such that the reflector and the startup element are configured to allow the replaceable coupli... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304429 | Image display apparatus with first and second substrates in a hermetic container sealed by a conductive bonding member therebetween An image display apparatus has a hermetic container having therein first and second substrates arranged opposite each other. An image display unit is disposed within the hermetic container and a conductive bonding member that seals the first substrate and the second... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301281 | Clamp structure of an external electrode lamp A clamp structure of an external electrode lamp includes a first fixing device, a second fixing device, and a metal strip. The first fixing device has a first indentation and the second fixing device has a second indentation for clamping an electrode of the external... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7276851 | Discharge lamp device and backlight having external electrode unit A discharge light having a light emitting tube (1) encapsulates a discharging medium, an inner electrode (2) disposed in the light emitting tube, and an outer electrode unit (4) fixed to the outside of the light emitting tube. The outer electrod... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276852 | Lamp header with start-up conductor for an ultra high pressure bulb A lamp—suitable for use within a projector or other high-light output application—includes an ultra high pressure bulb. An extension from the bulb defines a start-up bubble. A conductor is carried by the extension of the ultra high pressure bulb, generally enclo... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7259507 | Low pressure discharge lamp having external electrodes provided with heat equalizing members A dielectric barrier discharge type low pressure discharge lamp 11 includes dielectric barrier discharge type external electrodes 21, 22 on external ends of a tubular glass lamp vessel 10, electrically conductive material layers 31, 32 on... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259517 | Flat fluorescent lamp and liquid crystal display device having the same A flat fluorescent lamp includes a lamp body and first external electrodes. The lamp body has discharge spaces formed therein. The first external electrodes are disposed at a first end portion of an outer surface of the lamp body and a second end portion that is opp... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7230382 | High pressure mercury lamp with vented reflector and image projection apparatus A lamp with a reflector comprises a high pressure discharge lamp and a reflector. The reflector has a first opening and a second opening. Clearance between a sealing portion of the high pressure discharge lamp and the second opening is substantially filled. The seal... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7215080 | External electrode type discharge lamp and method of manufacturing the same In an external electrode type discharge lamp, a gadolinium oxide film obtained by baking solution containing at least one of gadolinium octate and gadolinium propionate is provided in a portion including at least a portion corresponding to an external electrode.... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215079 | Flat fluorescent lamp requiring low discharge initiating voltage and backlight unit having uniform brightness A flat fluorescent lamp has a uniform screen brightness even with a low discharge initiating voltage. A backlight unit using the flat fluorescent lamp is provided. The flat fluorescent lamp includes a front substrate, a back substrate having a continuous serpentine ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7187131 | Discharge lamp with internal starting electrode An arc discharge light source (10) for automotive headlight applications comprises an arc tube (12) having a hollow body (14) arrayed along a longitudinal axis (16) and provided with first and second ends (18, 20). The first and se... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7176631 | Ultra high pressure discharge lamp A short arc type high pressure discharge lamp has a pair of electrodes disposed inside the lamp and facing each other, a light emitting portion encapsulating more than 0.15 mg/mm3 mercury, and sealing portions that extend to both sides of the light emitti... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170228 | Ceramic arc tube having an integral susceptor A ceramic arc tube having an integral susceptor for RF inductive sealing is described. The integral susceptor in the form of an electrically conductive coating is applied directly to the surface of the arc tube in the seal region. This enables RF heating which is su... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7148626 | Flat lamp structure with electrodes disposed on outer surface of the substrate A flat lamp structure is disclosed. The flat lamp structure includes a gas discharge chamber, a fluorescence substance, a discharge gas, and a plurality of electrodes. The fluorescence substance is disposed on the inner wall of the gas discharge chamber, and the dis... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141931 | Flat fluorescent lamp and backlight unit using the same Disclosed is a flat fluorescent lamp, including a back substrate, a front substrate made of a transparent material and mounted on the back substrate through a sealing member disposed therebetween, a plurality of partitions disposed between the back and front substra... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134761 | Arrangement and a method for emitting light An arrangement for emitting light includes a hermetically sealed casing with a window, a layer of a fluorescent substance arranged within the casing covering at least a major part of the window, an electron emitting cathode arranged within the casing, and an anode. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7122953 | High pressure discharge lamp and method of manufacturing an electrode feedthrough for such a lamp A high-pressure discharge lamp includes a discharge vessel having a wall of a ceramic material. The lamp also includes at least a feedthrough of an electrode having a cermet rod. The cermet rod is connected at a first end to a first end of a predominantly tungsten e... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7053553 | Starting aid for fluorescent lamp A starting aid in combination with a fluorescent lamp is provided. The lamp comprises a glass discharge tube (2) which includes a discharge path and is convoluted to have a plurality of discharge tube legs. These legs extend into and are secured in place in a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038383 | Ignition aid for high intensity discharge lamp An arc tube for a high intensity discharge lamp comprising a translucent body defining a discharge space and including spaced-apart electrodes; an arc generating and sustaining medium within the discharge space; and a starting aid contained within the discharge spac... | 05/02/2006 |
