Quotables
"For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three."
Alice Kahn
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184240 | Backlight for liquid crystal display, including lamp clip which is reversible to accommodate different lamp spacings Light source lamps can be held at different intervals by a single kind of lamp clip. A straight tube light source lamp (3) arranged on the surface of a backlight chassis (1) is held by a lamp clip (20) fixed to the backlight chassis (1). ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8164712 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a backlight device, a liquid crystal panel and a light source unit. The light source unit includes a case having an opening surface, a fluorescent tube, an electric holder, and a cover member. The cover member includes a shie... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164713 | Liquid crystal display device and method for driving same Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device that includes a normally-black liquid crystal panel whose transmittance takes a minimum value when no voltage is applied and a cold cathode fluorescent lamp used as a light source of a backlight of the liquid cryst... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8144288 | Display unit and television receiver A display unit (1) includes a lighting apparatus (3) having a light source (5) consisting of a fluorescent tube extending in one direction and a back chassis (4) for covering a rear side of the light source (5) and for holding both... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8115891 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight device which supplies light to a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The backlight device includes a diffusion plate, a plurality of cold cathode fluorescent lamps,... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8085361 | Liquid crystal module A liquid crystal module includes a rear frame, a light reflecting sheet, a plurality of U-shaped cold cathode tubes, an optical sheet and a liquid crystal panel. The light reflecting sheet is disposed on the rear frame. The U-shaped cold cathode tubes are disposed a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085362 | Liquid crystal module A liquid crystal module includes a rear frame, a U-shaped cold cathode tube and a cold cathode tube support member. The U-shaped cold cathode tube has a first straight tube portion, a second straight tube portion and a curved end portion that connects the first and ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7961272 | Liquid crystal display module having non-conductive first lamp holders and conductive second lamp holders A liquid crystal display module includes a liquid crystal panel and a plurality of lamps having opposite end portions, each lamp including an external electrode disposed on each end portion. A first lamp guider has a plurality of first holders, where each first hold... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956955 | Liquid crystal display module A liquid crystal display module includes: a liquid crystal display panel; a plurality of lamps that irradiates light to the liquid crystal display panel; a bottom cover that receives the plurality of lamps; a diffusion plate on the plurality of lamps, the diffusion ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7940354 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device by the use of such a high quality light source in order to suppress brightness distribution and chromaticity distribution of a light source. The liquid crystal display device comprises a white light source provided with a blue phospho... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7929078 | Liquid crystal module having a pair of lamp frames with latching leg pieces A liquid crystal module includes a frame, a light reflecting sheet, a cold cathode tube, an optical sheet, a liquid crystal panel, a bezel and a pair of lamp frames. The frame includes a pair of opposing side plates and a bottom plate. The side plates have a plurali... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7903202 | Liquid crystal display device To provide a liquid crystal display device that includes a cold cathode fluorescent lamp that controls a drop in the luminous efficacy of a fluorescent substance layer in a large electrical current region. Uneven portions UNE are formed in a surface of a fluorescent... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7880831 | Liquid crystal display device and backlight module with light source fixing structures that are elastically bent to correspond to a bowed shape An exemplary backlight module (20) includes a back frame (25) including a bottom plate (251) and light sources (24) each including a base (241). The bottom plate includes fixing structures (254) that are configured for fixin... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7839468 | White phosphor, light emission device including the same, and liquid crystal display device including the light emission device as backlight unit A white phosphor, a light emission device including the same, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) including the light emission device as a backlight unit. The white phosphor includes: 40 to 50 parts by weight of a blue phosphor selected from the group consisting of Z... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7826008 | Liquid crystal display device having direct backlight with an odd number of fluorescent lamps providing enhanced brightness at center of screen The present inventions enhances the brightness at a center portion of a display screen in a liquid crystal display device used in a TV set having a direct backlight. Odd-number pieces of fluorescent lamps are used in the inside of the backlight. Using external elect... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7817224 | Liquid crystal module having a plurality of reinforcing ribs on both sides of a light source support A liquid crystal module includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight unit, a light reflecting plate and a light source holder. The backlight unit is disposed on a rear side of the liquid crystal panel. The backlight unit has a light source that is configured to emit... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817223 | Liquid crystal display device The present invention provides a display device of high brightness which can eliminate brightness irregularities on a display surface while preventing the degradation of display quality attributed to an undesired electric field generated at the time of performing in... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7804557 | Trigger mechanism for fluorescent tubes The invention relates to a control system for at least two light tubes connected to a common transformer circuit. The control system comprises a control circuit which is provided with at least two detection inlets (a2, a3) used for detecting lamp curre... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7764336 | Liquid crystal display module with scattering material coating on upper surface portion of lamp A liquid crystal display module device includes a lamp housing, a plurality of lamps in the lamp housing, and a scattering material formed on a surface portion of the lamps. ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7701531 | Cold-cathode fluorescent lamp for LCD having cup-shaped electrodes inside mantle tube with a non-sputtered transparent conductive film of a predetermined thickness formed on inside surface of mantle tube near each open end of the cup-shaped electrodes A liquid crystal display is provided with a cold-cathode fluorescent lamp including a glass mantle tube having an inside surface coated with a fluorescent film, cup-shaped electrodes disposed in opposite end parts of the mantle tube with their open ends opening into... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7667791 | Ultraviolet absorbing glass, glass tube for fluorescent lamp using same, and method for producing ultraviolet absorbing glass for fluorescent lamp Disclosed is an ultraviolet absorbing glass for fluorescent lamps which is composed of a borosilicate glass containing, in mass %, 60 to 80% of SiO2, 1 to 7% of Al2O3, 10 to 25% of B2O3, 3 to 15% of Li2 | 02/23/2010 |
| 7646451 | Illumination device An illumination device has a plurality of main illumination areas subdivided into at least a first and a second sub-illumination area, wherein a luminous element for outputting radiation is arranged on each sub-illumination area, and wherein a beam deflection unit i... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7633578 | Backlight assembly comprising lamps having bent external electrodes, liquid crystal display having the same, and system having the same A backlight assembly and the liquid crystal display having the same are provided. The backlight assembly includes: a plurality of lamps spaced apart from one another and each having external electrodes bent at both sides; an electrode plate having an electrode fixin... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7528902 | Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display capable of expanding a color reproduction range in the case where a cold cathode fluorescent lamp is used as a light source is provided. A green phosphor of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp includes BaMgAl10O17:Eu, Mn.... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7483093 | Flat fluorescent lamp capable of reducing pinhole formation A flat fluorescent lamp includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an external electrode, and a radiating member. The second substrate is combined with the first substrate to form a plurality of discharge spaces. The external electrode is formed on at least one... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7466375 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a light source and a liquid crystal display panel. The light source includes a blue-emitting phosphor configured to emit blue light, a green-emitting phosphor configured to emit green light, and a red-emitting phosphor config... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7441921 | Backlight unit and method of driving the same A backlight unit includes at least one cold cathode fluorescent lamp arranged at a lower end of a bottom cover, external electrode fluorescent lamps arranged on the bottom cover above the cold cathode fluorescent lamp, and inverters disposed on a rear side of the bo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440268 | Computer case A computer case includes a primary frame body formed from a plurality of primary supports, a cover case mounted on the outside of the primary frame body, and a power supply coupled to the rear area of the primary frame body. The computer case preferably also include... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431468 | Lamp assembly including power supply module with insulating partitions, and liquid crystal display device with such assembly A lamp assembly includes a lamp having two electrodes, a power supply module formed with a clip for gripping the electrodes, a base body on which at least two power supply modules are intermittently disposed in series, and an insulating partition for insulating the ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430028 | Viewing-angle adjustable liquid crystal display and method for adjusting the same A viewing-angle adjustable liquid crystal display includes a display panel, a backlight unit, and a sidelight unit. The backlight unit is located under the sidelight unit, and the sidelight unit is disposed under the display panel. The sidelight unit includes a firs... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7411648 | Liquid crystal display panel with heat radiation plate An auxiliary plate (10) is fixed to a rear plane of a housing for fixedly holding a lamp unit (6) having a plurality of lamps. In the auxiliary plate (10), a convex portion and a concave portion are combined. The convex portion has a space betwe... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405519 | Flat fluorescent lamp and driving method thereof A flat fluorescent lamp is provided. Wherein, a discharge gas is disposed in a chamber, and a fluorescent material is disposed on a first inner wall and a second inner wall of the chamber. First electrode sets are disposed on the first inner wall, and second electro... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400314 | Display device The display device has at least two set of maximum luminances including an image maximum luminance for displaying an image and an ordinary maximum luminance for displaying non-image information, the ordinary maximum luminance being lower than the image maximum lumin... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387419 | Backlight of liquid crystal display device A backlight of a liquid crystal display device includes lamps and a conductive board. Each lamp has electrodes, one of which is contacted and retained by a contact terminal on the conductive board. The contact terminals are electrically connected by the conductive b... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384169 | Lighting device with U-shaped fluorescent tube A lighting device including a frame, at least one U-shaped fluorescent tube, a diffusing plate, and a prism sheet having a plurality of prisms and being positioned between the fluorescent tube and the diffusing plate with the prism apices aligned in the axial direct... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382426 | Liquid crystal display unit having back-light with fluorescent tubes and fresnel lens with longitudinal cuts perpendicular to tubes A liquid crystal display unit is characterized by comprising a liquid crystal display panel, a back-light instrument for outputting light to the liquid crystal display panel, and a scattering-anisotropic optical instrument disposed on that side of the liquid crystal... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382423 | Liquid crystal display device and backlight module thereof comprising a spacer for supporting the optical film set A backlight module is applied to a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes an optical film set having at least one optical film. The optical film set is disposed above the backlight module. The backlight module includes a housing an... | 06/03/2008 |
| RE40355 | Back light assembly for use with back-to-back flat-panel displays The present invention features a system for uniformly distributing luminance and a high degree of collimation from a back light module for flat-panel, liquid crystal displays (LCDs) simultaneously. A constant and uniform luminance output of the back light module in ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377677 | Backlight assembly with excellent light efficiency and display device having the same A backlight assembly with excellent light efficiency and a display device provided with the backlight assembly is provided where the backlight assembly includes a plurality of light sources longitudinally arranged in parallel to each other, and a fixing member recei... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370987 | Display panel comprising a light guide plate The display panel (21) comprises a light guide (2), a second plate (4) and a movable element (3) between both plates for locally decoupling light out of the light guide (2). Voltages, applied to electrodes (5,6 resp. 25 | 05/13/2008 |
