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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8125128 | Electroluminescence element and lighting apparatus An electroluminescent element wherein an electrode 1, an electroluminescent layer 2, a high-refractive-index layer 3 (a transparent electrode layer 3A and an intermediate layer 3B) and a translucent body 4 are sequentially l... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7834528 | Planar luminous body with improved light-extraction efficiency A composite thin film-holding substrate for a surface light emitter, which is a transparent substrate including a composite thin film containing fine particles and a binder formed on the surface of a transparent base material. The refractive index of the composite t... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7825570 | LED device having improved contrast A light-emitting diode (LED) device includes a reflective electrode and a transparent electrode having one or more light-emitting layers formed there-between. A contrast-enhancement element is located on a side of the transparent electrode opposite the light-emittin... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7586245 | Using prismatic microstructured films for image blending in OLEDS An apparatus such as a light source is disclosed which has an OLED device and a microstructured film disposed on the substrate or transparent electrode of said OLED device and on the exterior of said OLED device. The microstructured film contains features which diff... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7489068 | Light emitting device A light emitting device having a transparent substrate, a light emitting stack, and a transparent adhesive layer is provided. The light emitting stack is disposed above the transparent substrate and comprises a diffusing surface. The transparent adhesive layer is di... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7359422 | Semiconductor laser device and illumination apparatus A semiconductor laser device is provided, which comprises a semiconductor laser element having a light emission surface, a reflective member having a reflective surface, and a light diffusing member provided between the light emission surface and the reflective surf... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352339 | Diffuse illumination systems and methods The systems and methods disclosed herein relate to sources of diffuse illumination for providing substantially uniform illumination to a surface. The diffuse illumination arises from varying the diffusion angle of light generated by an LED system. To vary the diffus... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7276181 | Method for preparing decorative glass using glass etching composition A method for preparing a decorative glass using a glass etching composition, wherein a frosting of elaborate patterns and designs is applied on the surface of the glass having an arbitrary shape, such a plane, a curved plane or a tube, by utilizing the silk-screen p... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7239071 | Fluorescent lamp and display apparatus having a fluorescent lamp There is provided a fluorescent lamp having a construction where no difference is surely caused between a composition of the fluorescent particle mixture at one end portion of the glass tube and a composition of the fluorescent particle mixture at another end portio... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7221363 | Vehicle information displays The present invention relates to information display assemblies and various covert displays using the same. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220025 | Illumination device having optical particles for diffusing light An illumination device comprising: a body member; one or more sources of light aligned on a longitudinal axis of, and lying within, the body member; one or more transparent regions of the body member through which light from the or each source passes when the source... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218306 | Display device A display device including an illumination source disposed behind an at least partially translucent display area, with a diffuser baffle disposed therebetween. The diffuser baffle includes at least one diffuser lens with a gap on at least one side thereof. Light emi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7196460 | Incandescent reflector heat lamp with uniform irradiance An infrared heat lamp has a reflector body closed by a lens and having a source of infrared radiation positioned within the body. The lens has a plurality of lenticules formed thereon to provide substantially uniform radiant intensity within a 50° cone on a planar ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193365 | High-intensity light emitting diode with concave and convex shaped light scattering portions formed on a cover A light emitting diode, capable of accomplishing enlargement of emitted range of light and equalization of brightness of emitted light has a substrate (22), electrodes (23a, 23b), a light emitting element (24) mounted on the... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183712 | Lamp for a vehicle headlight with low-beam function The invention relates to a lamp for a vehicle headlight with low-beam function, which lamp has an outer envelope and emits at least visible light of different colors from several regions of the outer envelope, characterized in that in that a partial coating is at le... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7119480 | Ventilated reflector A reflector assembly includes at least one reflector body having an inner cavity including a first inner surface conformable along a first geometric curve, and a second inner surface conformable along a second geometric curve. An outer surface is conformable about t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7105093 | Processing set and methods for processing and treating a biological fluid Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a biological fluid with light. A container of biological fluid is introduced into a fluid treatment chamber where it is contacted with light provided by one or more light sources in proximity to the fluid tre... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7025877 | Processing set for processing and treating a biological fluid Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a biological fluid with light. A container of biological fluid is introduced into a fluid treatment chamber where it is contacted with light provided by one or more light sources in proximity to the fluid tre... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6934082 | Optical devices using reflecting polarizing materials Optical devices using reflective polarizers and, in particular, diffusely reflective polarizers are provided. Many of the optical devices utilize the diffusely reflecting and specularly transmitting properties of diffusely reflecting polarizers to enhance their opti... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908202 | Bulk diffuser for flat panel display The invention features a bulk light diffuser material. The bulk light diffuser material may be a sheet or film comprising about 95 to about 99.8 percent by weight of polycarbonate and about 0.2 to about 2.5 percent by weight of a particulate light diffusing componen... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6861789 | Back light unit including a diffuser with various diffusion effects A backlight unit is disposed beneath a display panel. The backlight unit includes an illumination means, which is used to provide a light source, and a diffuser positioned between the illumination means and the display panel, which is used to scatter the light gener... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6841923 | High-brightness flat lamp structure A high-brightness flat lamp structure comprises a reflecting plate, a plurality of UV light sources, a macromolecular polymer layer and a fluorescent powder layer. The UV light sources and the macromolecular polymer layer are sandwiched between the reflecting plate ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6804058 | Electroluminescent light source and display incorporating same A light source comprises an electroluminescent panel and a reflective polarizer that is preferably polymeric, birefringent, or both. The reflective polarizer is positioned to receive light generated by the light generating layer. The reflective polarizer transmits l... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6794817 | Light emitting diode lamp and method for producing the same A light emitting diode lamp has a pair of lead frames, and a light emitting element mounted on a head of one of the lead frames. A light emitting body encapsulates the heads of the lead frames and the light emitting element by molding, with the pair of lead frames h... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6791840 | Incandescent tube bulb replacement assembly An incandescent tube bulb replacement assembly that is used in place of a horizontal incandescent tube light in a standard interior horizontal tube light fixture. The assembly includes a small printed circuit board (PCB) with a plurality of LEDs mounted perpendicula... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6791259 | Solid state illumination system containing a light emitting diode, a light scattering material and a luminescent material A lamp containing a radiation source, a luminescent material and a radiation scattering material located between the radiation source and the luminescent material is provided. The lamp may be a white emitting lamp. The radiation source may be a blue emitting LED. Th... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6739737 | Lamp body for a fluorescent compact spot and flood light source A lamp body of the compact spot and flood light type suitable for use with a compact fluorescent light source, wherein the lamp body includes a lamp head, a lampshade for reflecting the light emitted from the light source, and an adapter connected to the lamp head, ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6741307 | Optical diffusion sheet, optical element, and viewing display An optical diffusion sheet comprising a transparent substrate and an optical diffusion layer having fine concavo-convex shape on a surface, wherein 60° glossiness of a surface of the fine concavo-convex shape is 70% or less, and a haze value of the optical diffusio... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6724140 | Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device comprising: a back electrode; an organic light-emitting layer; a transparent electrode; a first reflective mirror; a substrate; and a second reflective mirror in this order, the second reflective mirror having R1(θ=0°) o... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6490104 | Illumination system for a micro display A compact and efficient illumination system is provided that is particularly suitable for illuminating a micro display and places the light source within the view of the display. In one embodiment, the illumination system comprises a light source, a packa... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6369492 | Lighting unit with reflecting mirror A lighting unit with a reflecting mirror to prevent irradiation nonuniformity on an irradiated surface, produced by arranging a bulb as a light source in a funnel-shaped reflecting mirror having a reflecting surface and by arranging a plurality of fine re... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6310443 | Jacketed lamp bulb envelope A jacketed lamp bulb envelope includes a ceramic cup having an open end and a partially closed end, the partially closed end defining an aperture, a lamp bulb positioned inside the ceramic cup abutting the aperture, and a reflective ceramic material at le... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6140768 | Plasma display panel having reflective plate with light shielding walls A plasma display device including: a front substrate and a rear substrate assembled to face each other; partition walls equidistantly disposed between the front and rear substrates to define a plurality of discharge cells; phosphorous layers respectively ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5969476 | Enviromentally safe yellow bug light A yellow bug lamp whose coating is cadmium-free. The coating comprises sulfate precipitated silica, aluminum silicate pigment, zirconium praseodymiun yellow zircon and nickel titanium yellow rutile and has color coordinates of x=0.5341 to 0.5406 and y=0.4... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5931570 | Light emitting diode lamp An LED lamp according to the present invention emits light approximately in all directions like a small filament lamp. The LED lamp is a light emitting bulb-shaped unit, and comprises an epoxy resin bulb-shaped portion; two leads of which one end is exten... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5892325 | Backlighting apparatus for uniformly illuminating a display panel A light source for backlighting a display panel comprises a light-emitting device such as an incandescent light bulb or LED array disposed within a cavity having diffusely reflecting walls and an aperture. A diffuser and brightness enhancing film are situ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5757124 | Display screen having amorphous silica microspheres with fluorescence behavior A display screen include a plate, a plurality of microspheres and a mask. The plate has a plurality of holes arranged in a matrix array. Each microsphere has fluorescence behavior and is disposed in one of the holes in the plate. The mask has a plurality ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5744900 | Pink lamp and coating therefor An electric lamp which exhibits a pink color when energized and which comprises a vitreous, light transmissive envelope and enclosing a filament within and a coating on a surface of said envelope. The coating comprises about 42.5 w% calcined kaolin clay; ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5723937 | Light-scattering coating, its preparation and use A light-scattering coating comprising light-scattering particles, such as alumina, dispersed in a silica matrix is formed by applying to the filter a silicone solution in which is dispersed colloidal silica and the light-scattering particles to a suitable... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5689154 | Metal halide gas discharge lamp for projection purposes A metal halide gas discharge lamp for projection purposes includes a discge vessel closed at both ends preferably has between the electrodes a central frosted partial area applied on the outer surface of the discharge vessel. The relationship 0.1 | 11/18/1997 |
