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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7338705 | Static dissipation treatments for optical package windows An optically transparent conductive material is disposed directly or indirectly on an inside surface of a cover material for static dissipation in an optical switching device. The optically transparent conductive material forms an electrically continuous film. The o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7315334 | Controlling viewing distance to a television receiver A child is encouraged not to sit close to the screen of television receiver. A base unit on the television receiver has a proximity detector that senses whether the child is within a preset range forward of the television receiver. In response to a range violation, ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7068293 | Method of automatic monitor display adjustments A method of automatic monitor display adjustments is disclosed. After the monitor is connected to the power and receives a display signal from a computer host, NTAA (No Touch Auto Adjustment) is initiated to automatically adjust the display range and other display s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7033672 | Static dissipation treatments for optical package windows An optically transparent conductive material is used for static dissipation of a cover material for an optical switching device. The optically transparent conductive material is deposited directly or indirectly on the cover material. The optically transparent conduc... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011416 | Projection television A projection television having a CRT assembly projecting image beams and front and rear casings, respectively provided in a front and a back of the CRT assembly, and further having a pair of CRT brackets provided between the front and rear casings, to support the CR... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6991849 | Near infrared ray shielding film A near infrared screening film which consists of a biaxially oriented film made from a polyester containing a near infrared light absorber having a weight reduction start temperature of at least 280° C. and which has a haze value of 5% or less and a total transmitt... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6927696 | Viewing distance safety system A viewing distance safety system, utilizing a viewing distance safety device having two ultrasonic sensor modules at a particular angle to each other to achieve a wide field of view, and includes an adjustable, user selected, distance threshold setting that activate... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6906758 | Cooling structure for projection television Disclosed is a cooling structure for a projection television, which keeps the inside of the projection television clean and effectively cools the heated projection television. The cooling structure for the projection television comprises a heat blocking unit for sep... | 06/14/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6884936 | Electromagnetic shield film, electromagnetic shield unit and display An electromagnetic wave shield film (1) comprises a transparent base (2), a conductor (4) positioned on the transparent base (2) via an adhesive (3) and having a mesh geometric pattern, and an earth portion (5) arranged arou... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6873374 | Shielding apparatus of projection television A shielding apparatus of projection television is disclosed. A metal shield casing made of metal plate members shields an optical block and a circuit block. Metal plate printed board holding sections are connected to the metal shield casing detachably at predetermin... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6847404 | Video display protection circuit An apparatus and a method for protecting a video display device, having an anode and a cathode, against excessive beam current conditions. In particular, the present invention protects the video display device against zero-biasing of the device, wherein the cathode ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6833665 | Flat display panel with a front protection plate A flat display panel comprising a flat display panel main body, and a front protective plate which comprises an antireflection layer, a translucent electrically conductive layer, containing a metal having an electromagnetic wave shielding property and a near infrare... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6797876 | Image display device There is provided an image display device including a panel of good work efficiency which can prevent the destruction of its conductive coat due to discharge and can highly efficiently reduce the leakage of unwanted radiation electric fields. The image display devic... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6717048 | Electromagnetic shielding plate and method for producing the same An electromagnetic shielding plate having a glass substrate and a geometric pattern formed on the substrate, in which the geometric pattern contains (a) an inorganic filler selected from the group consisting of metals and metal oxides, and (b) a glass component havi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6693679 | Monitor front case with gate landings A monitor front case with gate landings is disclosed. Each of the gate landings is formed on the CRT seating surface of the front case at a position around each gate flash remaining on the case due to a gate of an injection mold. Each gate landing is depr... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6686536 | Method of forming electrode section on inner surface of transparent electromagnetic wave shielding plate, and transparent electromagnetic wave shielding plate formed thereby This invention provides a method of forming an electrode section on the inner surface of the transparent, electromagnetic wave shielding plate, composed of a transparent substrate coated with an electroconductive member and transparent film in this order.... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6674491 | Method for reducing the electromagnetic irradiation of an OSD system The invention relates to a software method for reducing the electromagnetic irradiation of the Phase Lock Loop (PLL) within an On-Screen Display Menu system. The method includes the steps as follows: setting the resolution of an OSD system to a predetermi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6575581 | Image projection method and image projector An image projection method for projecting laser beams and an image projector that projects laser beams are adapted to shut down the laser beams instantaneously when an obstacle intruding into the projection area of the laser beams is detected. A detection... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6498630 | X-ray protection circuit An x-ray protection circuit for a video processor, to disable a horizontal output pulse when a voltage level on the x-ray input exceeds a reference voltage. The x-ray protection circuit comprises a comparator and a bistable device, and incorporates a rese... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6492587 | EMI shield filter and display apparatus having EMI shield filter An EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) shield filter for a display unit has a conductive mesh in which a plurality of first and second conductors are arranged in horizontal and vertical directions. A gap in one of the first and second conductors is set lar... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6448492 | Transparent member for shielding electromagnetic waves and method of producing the same The invention provides a transparent member for use as a shield against electromagnetic waves characterized in that an electrically conductive reticular pattern is provided on a substrate (1) by forming a thin-film layer (2) of copper or an alloy thereof ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6429750 | Method for attenuating electromagnetic interference using resonant cavities of dissimilar dimensions An EMI attenuation device comprising at least two substrates such that the spacing between these substrates is selected to maximize shielding performance at a particular frequency. The device further comprises additional substrates arranged at predetermin... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6144416 | Apparatus of shielding VLF electric field emitted from front face of CRT in video appliance An apparatus of shielding a very low frequency (VLF) electric field on the front face of a cathode ray tube (CRT) in a video appliance. The apparatus includes a signal detection section, connected to the flyback transformer, for detecting an anode voltage... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6067188 | Apparatus for providing a near-IR emission suppressing/color enhancing accessory device for plasma display panels The present invention is directed to apparatus for enhancing the performance of visual display units which utilize plasma display panels. More specifically, the present invention provides apparatus for providing an electrical noise suppressing/chromaticit... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6040878 | Apparatus, methods and material for absorbing magnetic radiation Hook- and loop-type tapes are selectively attached to a video display unit and to flexible elongated strips of magnetic material so that the strips of magnetic material may be removably mounted around the video display unit in orthogonally intersecting pl... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6034744 | Magnetism shield for cathode ray tube A magnetism shield for a color cathode ray tube is disclosed including: a shadow mask through which an electron beam passes; a mask frame to which the shadow mask is fixed; an inner shield fixed to the mask frame and for preventing the path of the electro... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6020939 | Method and apparatus for reducing electromagnetic interference radiated by cathode ray tube displays Electromagnetic interference ("EMI") is reduced in a CRT video display system by spreading-out the EMI-producing spectra present in the video pixel data and/or clock signals. A clock dropping circuit coupled between the display generator main oscillator a... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5990625 | LCD having noise counteracting parallel resonant circuit In an electrical assembly with an electrical or electronic component part that generates a noise signal with a disturbing frequency, a parallel resonant circuit tuned to the frequency is arranged in the immediate proximity of the component part.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5969775 | Video display appliance including a device for eliminating electric field emitted from a cathode ray tube A video display appliance having a device for eliminating the radiation wave emitted from a cathode ray tube. The appliance includes a shielding wire wound one to several times along the periphery of a degaussing coil. The pulses having the same level and... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5874879 | Leakage flux canceling device A leakage flux canceling device is provided which requires a small number of parts and which has high space factor. A leakage flux canceling device 30 is mounted to a funnel side of a deflecting apparatus for reducing leakage flux to a panel side attribut... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5841227 | Radiation shield with opaque and transparent portion An auxiliary radiation shield for a CRT-type video display terminal includes a generally flat front portion having an at least partially transparent conductive central shield and an opaque frame-like conductive outer shield surrounding the central shield,... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5831390 | CRT with a transparent film and a compensating electrode A transparent conductive film is formed on an outer surface of a face portion of a face panel and a phosphor screen is formed on an inner surface thereof. A conductive explosion proof band is wound around an outer periphery of a skirt portion of the face ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5814941 | Device for eliminating low frequency radiation of monitor A device for eliminating low frequency radiation of a computer monitor is disclosed, including a pair of first conductive plates disposed on two opposite sides of a cathode ray tube of the monitor to generate a radiation signal thereon that is induced by ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5811923 | Plasma display panel with infrared absorbing coating The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for enhancing the performance of visual display units which utilize plasma display panels. More specifically, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for providing an optically enhanc... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5805201 | Device for automatically controlling a television An automatic control device is provided for automatically controlling a television. The automatic control device comprises a distance measuring portion (17) for measuring a distance between a screen of the television and a viewer watching the television, ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5757338 | EMI reduction for a flat-panel display controller using horizontal-line based spread spectrum A graphics controller uses spread-spectrum techniques to modulate the pixel clock over a range of frequencies, reducing the maximum intensity of EMI emissions. When the clock input to the graphics controller is replaced with a modulated clock, the image o... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5701061 | Cathode-ray tube apparatus and yoke A cathode-ray tube apparatus capable of reducing a high frequency electric field radiated from the deflection yoke and the deflection and high voltage circuit to the outside of the cathode-ray tube apparatus. Mounted on the deflection yoke or on the catho... | 12/23/1997 |