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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8129910 | Magnetically insulated cold-cathode electron gun A system and method of magnetically insulating the cathode of a cold-cathode electron gun is achieved. A strong magnetic field is applied in the vicinity of the cold cathode to deflect and constrain the flow of electrons emitted from structures within the electron g... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7812541 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a lamp disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel, a cover accommodating the lamp, and an inverter disposed behind the cover. The inverter includes a substrate and a transformer mounted o... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7443697 | Electronic device having bezel structure An electronic device having a bezel structure includes a case, an installation element, part of which is installed to the case, a conductive bezel having a loop shape to fixedly couple the installation element to the case, and an electronic unit provided in the case... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7259809 | Display with an electrically conducting layer A display for showing text and graphical images includes an electrically conducting layer which is connected to a shield potential, such as a ground potential, for shielding the display from external electromagnetic disturbances and preventing radiation from the dis... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251144 | Display with electromagnetic interference shielding A display includes a monitor module, a base and a shielding apparatus. The base is coupled to the monitor module, and the shielding apparatus is disposed between the base and the monitor module. The shielding apparatus includes a magnetic core and a non-flexible coi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7230386 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus includes a display panel having a plurality of electron emission portions that emit electrons, a plurality of light emitting regions positioned corresponding to the plurality of electron emission portions to emit light in response to irrad... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226334 | Apparatus for making high buffer gas pressure ceramic arc tube An apparatus for making a ceramic arc tube for high intensity discharge (HID) lighting applications is provided wherein the arc tube contains a high buffer gas pressure and RF induction heating is used to melt a frit material to form a hermetic seal. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7209345 | Cathode ray tube clamp A clamp for securing a printed circuit board on a cathode ray tube, in which the clamp has a split ring with overlapping jaws and teeth on each end of the jaws, wherein the jaws and teeth are adapted to engage and hold the clamp on the cathode ray tube, and wherein ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189131 | High buffer gas pressure ceramic arc tube and method and apparatus for making same A ceramic arc tube for high intensity discharge (HID) lighting applications is provided wherein the arc tube contains a high buffer gas pressure. A method and apparatus for making the arc tube are also provided wherein RF induction heating is used to melt a frit mat... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180248 | Inductively coupled ballast circuit A ballast circuit is disclosed for inductively providing power to a load. The ballast circuit includes an oscillator, a driver, a switching circuit, a resonant tank circuit and a current sensing circuit. The current sensing circuit provides a current feedback signal... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176851 | Panel display apparatus and method for driving a gas discharge panel When applying sustain pulses to each discharge cell in a gas discharge panel, a pulse of the opposite polarity is briefly applied immediately before the leading edge of each sustain pulse. Or, the absolute voltage of each sustain pulse is set higher during a certain... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176642 | Cathode ray tube display apparatus A CRT electric field shield display apparatus with an FBT having a plurality of high voltage output terminals, includes an offset voltage generator generating an offset voltage to offset an electric field due to high voltages outputted from the plurality of high vol... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7164396 | Method and apparatus of driving plasma display panel There is disclosed a method and apparatus of driving a plasma display panel that is adaptive for expressing linear gray levels by way of preventing a gray level inversion. A driving method of a plasma display panel according to an embodiment of the present in... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153178 | Method of manufacturing a lamp assembly A lamp assembly configured to inductively receive power from a primary coil. The lamp assembly includes a lamp circuit including a secondary and a lamp connected in series. In a first aspect, the lamp circuit includes a capacitor connected in series with the lamp an... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7124725 | Engine spark plug grounding structure, grounding wiring apparatus, and grounding wiring method A grounding member made of a spring steel includes a hexagonal top with a through hole, contact pieces extending from straight sides of the hexagonal top, and a grounding strip brazed to one of the contact pieces. The grounding member attaches to a spark plug with a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7102296 | Screw-in transformer An apparatus for providing convenient transforming of electrical energy from a first voltage level to a second voltage level, includes a housing having an end wherein the end includes a conductive threading and a contact for making an electrical connection with a li... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7088057 | Apparatus, system, and method for inducing an electrical current for use by an electronic device An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for inducing an electrical current for use by an electronic device. The apparatus includes an inductor and an interface coupling the inductor to an electronic device. The inductor comprises a continuous wire looped spir... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088046 | Integrated process tube and electrostatic shield, assembly thereof and manufacture thereof A plasma reactor sub-assembly includes both an electrostatic shield and a process tube. Optionally, the electrostatic shield and the process tube are connected. Alternatively, they are configured to fit together without being physically connected. The sub-assembly m... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7071901 | Plasma display panel and imaging device using the same A plasma display panel and an imaging device realize a high luminous efficiency, a long lifetime and stable driving. The plasma display panel uses a discharge-gas mixture containing at least Xe, Ne and He. A Xe proportion of the discharge-gas mixture is in a range o... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072579 | Light irradiation type thermal processing apparatus and method of adjusting light irradiation intensity A magnetic ring of ferromagnetic is attached to a wire for supplying electric power to a flash lamp. The magnetic ring is removable and is easily attachable to and detachable from the wire. When turning on the flash lamp, a high electrical current momentarily flows ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7057609 | Electromagnetic interference prevention apparatus for flat panel display An electromagnetic interference (EMI) prevention apparatus for a flat panel display which is capable of modulating the frequency of an input clock signal using a spread spectrum clocking method to increase the frequency of the clock signal and reduce the amplitude t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053623 | Spark ignition system with diagnostic capabilities An ignition and diagnostic system (10) for an internal combustion engine includes a sparking device (12) through which a low voltage diagnostic device (54) monitors a sensing feature, for example spark gap (30) conditions, during spark in... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7030546 | Liquid crystal display device having an electromagnetic-wave shielding member Disclosed is an LCD device including an electromagnetic wave shielding member for shielding the electromagnetic waves generated from electric power applied to lamp of backlight assembly. The shielding member comprising conductive material is coated on surface of a d... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029145 | Low voltage decorative light string including power supply One or more strings of decorative lights are supplied with power by converting a standard residential electrical voltage to a low-voltage, and supplying the low-voltage to at least one pair of parallel conductors having multiple decorative lights connected to the co... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7015644 | Discharge lamp comprising a stabilized discharge vessel plate The invention relates to a new design of discharge vessel for a discharge lamp, in which dielectrically impeded discharges are to be generated. In this case, a discharge vessel plate 1, 9 is, as it were, of two-fold design, specifically as a first discharge v... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6970151 | Display controller with spread-spectrum timing to minimize electromagnetic emissions A display system is provided that reduces electromagnetic emissions of at least one frequency component of a signal in the display system. A signal that drives a display is modulated so that one or more frequency components of the driving signal are attenuated due t... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6963163 | Color cathode ray tube having DC magnetic field during degaussing process A color cathode ray tube having a striped phosphor screen is provided, in which color displacements due to the tube axis (Z-axis) component of the terrestrial magnetism can be decreased at low cost. A positive temperature coefficient thermistor and a degaussing coil... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6963181 | Cathode-ray tube, cathode-ray tube apparatus, image display apparatus, and coil unit A color cathode-ray tube apparatus having: a glass bulb including a face panel, a funnel, and a neck; a deflection yoke attached to the funnel to surround thereof; and a color-selection electrode disposed inside the face panel. A pair of degaussing coils are wound a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955454 | Plasma lamp head A plasma lamp head that has a spherical plasma bulb whose upper hemisphere serves as the top of the head, a decorative face and lower back of the head covering the lower hemisphere of the bulb. Operative components are provide to enable the bulb to illuminate in res... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6946798 | Plasma display apparatus The plasma display apparatus has a noise filter circuit with a noise filter connected to an AC supply disposed at the back side of a plasma display panel. The plasma display apparatus also has a back cover composed of a magnetic metal material disposed at the back s... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6933677 | Magnetically shielded flourescent lamp ballast case A magnetically shielded fluorescent lamp ballast case for shielding human beings from the negative effects of magnetic fields emanating from a fluorescent lamp ballast is made of a ferromagnetic alloy, or lined on the inside or the outside of the fluorescent lamp ba... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6924598 | Apparatus for providing a kinetic lightning effect An apparatus for providing a visual lightning effect includes a first chamber and a second chamber, where a passageway connects the first chamber and the second chamber. An inert gas is provided within the first chamber, the second chamber, and the passageway. A fir... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6919674 | Electron gun for color cathode ray tube The present invention relates to a cathode ray tube, and more particularly, to a cathode ray tube with reduced stray emissions by improving the electrical conductivity of an electrode material of an electron gun housed in a funnel of the cathode ray tube. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6919688 | Luminescent plasma discharge device, timepiece, having controlled motion of luminous discharge through multiple, independent discharge chambers A luminous discharge display device having two distinct, independent discharge chambers, stacked vertically; of substantially flat circular shape containing inert gas mixtures, and a central electrode coupled to a power supply which provides ionizing means for the g... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6917163 | Inductively powered lamp assembly A lamp assembly configured to inductively receive power from a primary coil. The inductively powered lamp assembly includes a lamp circuit including a secondary and a lamp connected in series. In a first aspect, the lamp circuit includes a capacitor connected in ser... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6914384 | Degaussing circuit for CRT monitor A degaussing circuit for compulsorily degaussing a picture tube of a CRT monitor by causing alternating current to flow through a degaussing coil. A switching part, connected to a first end of the degaussing coil, switches a current flowing into the degaussing coil ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6894684 | Computer system and image processing method therefor Disclosed are a computer system and an image processing method, that can easily reduce the EMI (electromagnetic interference), introduced into a liquid crystal display using the spread spectrum. The computer system includes a graphic processing unit for converting t... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6850010 | Microwave powered lamp with reliable detection of burned out light bulbs The invention is a microwave powered lamp (10). The lamp includes a light reflective cavity (28); an electrodeless bulb (16) contained in the light reflective cavity (26) from which light is emitted when the electrodeless bulb is excited ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6796688 | Waterproof Christmas light bulb A waterproof Christmas light bulb includes a connection tube formed on top of the socket and having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the socket so that a step is formed at a joint between the socket and the connection tube. A bulb is partially received in the c... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6796485 | Solder-bearing electromagnetic shield An electromagnetic shield is provided and includes a shield body having an upper wall connected to opposing side walls and opposing end walls. At least two opposing walls of the electromagnetic shield each have a plurality of resilient fingers formed at a lower edge... | 09/28/2004 |
