...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8081268 | Liquid crystal display assembly A liquid crystal display assembly includes an enclosure including an opening, a lens received in the opening, a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted in the enclosure, a shielding frame mounted on the PCB, a liquid crystal module electrically connected to the PCB and ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7978283 | Shielding structure of thin type monitor device A shielding structure of thin type monitor device, includes: a monitor body; a first shielding box which is arranged in the monitor body, which is formed by cutting and bending a metal plate, which includes a flat plate portion having rectangular shape, and a termin... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973875 | Flat-panel display member and its manufacturing method and flat-panel display and its manufacturing method The present invention relates to a flat-panel display member, including at least an anti-reflection layer, an electrically conductive layer and a transparent resin layer, having the anti-reflection layer disposed on a first face of the electrically conductive layer,... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7944523 | Liquid crystal display device comprising a first conductive adhesive member arranged on the first connector to connect the first connector to the shield case The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of protecting a printed circuit board from electromagnetic interference. The LCD device of the present invention includes a LCD panel for presenting an image, a backlight assembly for illuminatin... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940348 | Display device with electrically conductive member An electrically conductive film is placed between a contact finger and an electrically conductive polarizing plate which hold a display panel therebetween, and static electricity accumulated in the display panel is released to a front frame through the electrically ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936417 | Flat panel display (FPD) and method of fabrication A Flat Panel Display (FDP) includes: a display device arranged on a substrate; an encapsulation substrate adapted to encapsulate the display device; a conductive layer arranged on an outside surface of the encapsulation substrate; an anisotropic conductive material ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7834951 | EMI shielding film of a panel display device An EMI (electromagnetic interference) shielding film of a flat panel display device includes a mesh unit formed of conductive meshes that are intersected with each other, and a mesh frame for surrounding the mesh unit to support the mesh unit and to define an effect... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830471 | Image display device An image display device of the present invention includes a liquid crystal display panel, a resin frame for attaching the liquid crystal display panel to a front cabinet and a circuit board that are arranged inside a casing. The resin frame is provided with a ground... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7705929 | Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a plurality of lamps for irradiating light onto the liquid crystal display panel, a cover bottom that houses the plurality of lamps, an inverter printed circuit board having a first surface and... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7616270 | Electro-optical device, and projector and electronic apparatus including the same An electro-optical device includes a liquid crystal device; a holder that holds the liquid crystal device; and an incident window bored through the holder, the incident window allowing a light beam emitted from a light source to be transmitted therethrough to the li... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7573541 | Liquid crystal display having particular ground structure An LCD comprising an LCD panel on which an electrode pad is provided; a light source irradiating light to a portion of the LCD panel; a bottom chassis accommodating the light source; a driving part connected to the electrode pad and applying a driving signal to the ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7528899 | Liquid crystal display device having electromagnetic shielding means Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device that can simplify the assembly process of the liquid crystal display device and improve productivity. A sidewall of a shield case is extended to correspond to a sidewall of a top chassis. A burring is formed at the sidewa... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7436668 | Plasma display apparatus A plasma display apparatus is provided that enables stable operation of a plasma display panel by accelerating heat dissipation from at least one interior circuit device and preventing degradation of the circuit device. The plasma display apparatus includes a plasma... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436467 | Display device with grounding protrusion An LCD device in which a plurality of grounding protrusions are formed in a region not having a signal transmission pattern among the bottom surface of a printed circuit board in contact with a bottom chassis so as to increase a contact area between the printed circ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7405427 | Liquid crystal display and panel therefor A thin film transistor array panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a gate line; a data line intersecting the gate line; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film tr... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401968 | Backlight assembly with improved strength and display device having the same A backlight assembly having improved strength and a display device having the backlight assembly are provided. The backlight assembly includes a light source supplying light and a fixing member receiving the light source. A deflection preventing portion having a pre... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7380972 | Lighting system and liquid crystal backlight device Luminance irregularities caused by the weight of the optical members in a backlight apparatus are reduced. A lighting apparatus comprises optical members 1 and 2, a casing in which the optical members 1 and 2 and a lamp 4 are dispo... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372518 | Display-positioning mechanism A display-positioning mechanism capable of reliably implementing, with a small number of components, relative positioning of a display aperture portion and a display. Gaps are formed between a screw head and a mounting portion and between a baseplate and an LCD unit... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372700 | Plasma display device A plasma display device which has improved performance of heat dissipation and noise/vibration insulation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display device includes a plasma display panel, a first base member coupled with the plasma display panel, a second ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369191 | Liquid crystal display with elastic ground contact on first side and multiple ground contacts on second side of drive circuit board A liquid crystal display comprises a liquid crystal module (10) having a predetermined shape and having a back side covered with a metal back case (12); a liquid crystal drive circuit board (20) electrically connected at one side of the liquid c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365812 | Flat panel display apparatus with grounded PCB A flat panel display apparatus comprises a flat panel display module; a control PCB placed in one rear edge area of the flat panel display module and having a conductive grounding part; and a grounding contact member including a rear contact part contacting the grou... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362291 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a controller arranged on a data printed circuit board for receiving externally generated video data and clock signals and a resistor for removing electromagnetic noise generated at the controller. Electromagnetic noise such a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355434 | Lighting inspection device for plasma display panel and display panel producing method A light inspection device for performing lighting inspection of a display panel contains a circuit board having a driving circuit for a lighting display panel; a conductive chassis that functions as the ground potential of the driving circuit; and a conductive suppo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7345878 | Plasma display apparatus assembly A plasma display apparatus assembly having high heat-dissipation efficiency is disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display apparatus assembly includes: i) a plasma display panel, ii) a chassis base coupled with a rear surface of the plasma display panel and sup... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7333172 | Liquid crystal display device having plurality of conductive layers between a substrate and sealing member and insulated by insulating film The present invention related to unifying steps of sealing material so that the yield and the reliability of a liquid-crystal display device become high. A starting film of scanning lines is patterned so that prismatic dummy wirings 301 for the first layer wh... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327430 | Liquid crystal display module and an assembly method therefor A display module of an LCD device having a rear case shaped as a four-cornered container having sidewalls on each of its four edges; a backlight assembly formed by depositing and fixing a reflector plate, a light guide plate, and a series of sheets onto a mold frame... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324172 | Liquid crystal display device protection structure for electronic equipment A liquid crystal display device protection structure for electronic equipment having an equipment cabinet made of a plastic material in which a liquid crystal display device is accommodated, the equipment cabinet formed with a viewing window so as to be faced with a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324171 | Liquid crystal panel substrate, liquid crystal panel, and electronic device and projection display device using the same In a liquid crystal substrate in which a matrix of reflecting electrodes is formed on a substrate, a transistor is formed corresponding to each reflective electrode and a voltage is applied to the reflective electrode through the transistor. A silicon oxide film hav... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319499 | Composite structure of aluminum extrusion external framework of LCD monitor An aluminum extrusion external framework of LCD monitor primarily comprises a front frame cap, a back frame cap, and a sheathing, which are assembled with one another. Several movable laminas are mounted on the inside of the back frame cap, wherein the locking posit... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7298437 | Matrix display devices A matrix display device, for example an AMLCD, has first and second spaced substrates (22, 23) carrying opposed display pixel electrode structures (14, 32, 38) defining a pixel array/display area (20) with the first substrate (22) further... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295258 | Display device and liquid crystal display device having a back frame configuration that increases torsional strength In a display device in which a display panel is supported from the back by a back frame, the back frame is composed of a pair of long side portions and a pair of short side portions each having an angular structure in section. Whereby, torsional strength is increase... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295196 | Liquid crystal display panel with signal transmission patterns A liquid crystal display of compact size is disclosed. The liquid crystal display has a tape carrier package and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The tape carrier package includes a base substrate, a gate driver I... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295260 | Liquid-crystal display device Optical sheets can be fixed easily and positively in a liquid-crystal display device having a liquid-crystal display panel in which a liquid-crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of substrates and a lighting unit provided on a surface opposite to a display surface... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289230 | Wireless substrate-like sensor A wireless substrate-like sensor is provided to facilitate alignment and calibration of semiconductor processing systems. The wireless substrate-like sensor includes an optical image acquisition system that acquires one or more images of targets placed within the se... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288895 | System to improve display efficiency based on recycling local heat source A system to improve display efficiency based on recycling a local heat source. In one embodiment, the system includes a display and a lamp to illuminate the display. Heat from a heat generating component within the system in transferred to the lamp. In one embodimen... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283118 | Back light unit and liquid crystal display apparatus A back light unit includes a lamp, a lamp house where the lamp is housed, a diffusion plate provided parallel to a main surface of the lamp house, a display part receiving light irradiated from the lamp and displaying, a frame member that has a structure in which th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283194 | Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel which has first and second drain lines groups, a control circuit board which has a control unit, a first and second drain drivers groups connected to the corresponding first and second drain lines grou... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283255 | Wireless substrate-like sensor A wireless substrate-like sensor is provided to facilitate alignment and calibration of semiconductor processing systems. The wireless substrate-like sensor includes an optical image acquisition system that acquires one or more images of targets placed within the se... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280151 | Video camera with a rotatable grip unit A video camera is disclosed which can make photographing without any compulsion. A rotary grip is provided on a side face of a camera body so as to be rotatable relative to the camera body, the camera body having an image pickup device, a camera lens and a circuit b... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275851 | Radiating member, illuminating device, electro-optical device, and electronic device A radiating member, an illuminating device, an electro-optical device, and an electronic device are provided which are capable of absorbing the heat generated from an LED, thereby increasing the amount of electric current flowable through the LED. More particularly,... | 10/02/2007 |