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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7868529 | Penetrable assembled magnetic energy generator as well as its magnetic light The present invention discloses a magnetic light, having a magnetic energy generator, and a light body having at least a through slot for penetrating the energy generator, the magnetic energy generator includes a pair of detachable magnetic members jointed together ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7855495 | Magnetron with relatively fixed yoke and cooling block by means of a cushioning material and fixing member A gap is provided between a cooling block 22 and a magnetic yoke 20. A cushioning material 25 is interposed in the gap to fix the cooling block 22 relatively to the magnetic yoke 20 by screws. Thus, even when metals having a large ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7800288 | Assembled magnetic energy generator as well as its magnetic light The present invention discloses a magnetic light, having a magnetic energy generator for supporting a light body penetrated through therein, the magnetic energy generator includes a pair of detachable members jointed together with a face to face manner, wherein each... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7622856 | Plasma lighting system having thin metallic film resonator A plasma lighting system having a thin metallic film resonator includes: an electrodeless bulb emitting light by making luminous material filled therein converted into plasma state; and a resonator housing the electrodeless bulb in an inner space, transmitting the l... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7439661 | Image display apparatus having ION pump including permanent magnet It is an object of the present invention to provide an image display apparatus in which the change over time of its electron source characteristics is small, and in which uneven brightness and color shift of an image is almost unnoticeable. To achieve this object, t... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7397173 | Lighting apparatus using microwave energy A lighting apparatus using microwave energy comprises, a magnetron disposed inside a casing, for generating microwave energy; a waveguide for guiding microwave energy; a resonator providing a resonant region in which the microwave energy is resonated; a bulb dispose... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7385346 | Electron source including magnetic coils and surface light source device using same A surface light source device (2) includes a plurality of electron sources (20), a plurality of magnetic coils (201), and an anode (22). Each electron source includes two cathodes (203) and at least one filament (202). The t... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7332872 | External electronic control type electrodeless lamp An external electronic control type electrodeless lamp includes a lighting device. The lighting device includes a body having at least a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate. Each conductive plate is electrically connected to an electronic control sy... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7301269 | Image display apparatus provided with an ion pump assembly arranged within an external container Provided is an image display apparatus, including: a vacuum container which includes an electron source and an anode electrode opposed to the electron source; and an ion pump arranged so as to communicate through the vacuum container, in which: an ion pump container... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294209 | Apparatus and method for depositing material onto a substrate using a roll-to-roll mask A battery-operated device provided on a thin-film battery and a method for making. Some embodiments provide a system that includes a vacuum chamber, a plurality of pairs of source and take-up reels within the vacuum chamber, including a first source reel that suppli... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7279846 | Image display apparatus Provided is an image display apparatus including: a vacuum container having an electron source enclosed therein for displaying an image; an ion pump communicating with the vacuum container for discharging air therefrom and decreasing pressure therein; and a resistor... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7259378 | Closed drift ion source A closed drift ion source which includes a channel having an open end, a closed end, and an input port for an ionizable gas. A first magnetic pole is disposed on the open end of the channel and extends therefrom in a first direction. A second magnetic pole disposed ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253555 | Electrodeless lamp system and bulb thereof A bulb in an electrodeless lamp system comprises a bulb unit having an envelope space in which luminous material excited by an electric field to form plasma and generate light is filled and two or more conductors installed in the envelope space so that ends of the c... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7194801 | Thin-film battery having ultra-thin electrolyte and associated method A method and system for fabricating solid-state energy-storage devices including fabrication films for devices without an anneal step. A film of an energy-storage device is fabricated by depositing a first material layer to a location on a substrate. Energy is suppl... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196474 | Electrodeless lighting apparatus An electrodeless lighting apparatus includes: a waveguide for guiding microwave energy generated from a microwave generator; a resonance unit coupled with an outlet of the waveguide and comprising at least two resonators having mesh structures which are slidingly co... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7180230 | RF induction lamp with reduced electromagnetic interference An electrodeless fluorescent lamp 10 has an envelope 12 that includes a chamber 14. A core 16 of magnetic material, preferably ferrite, is positioned in the chamber 14 and has a first winding 18 surrounding the core and havi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7131189 | Continuous processing of thin-film batteries and like devices A system for making a thin-film device includes a substrate-supply station that supplies a substrate having a major surface area. The substrate has a first layer on a first surface area of the substrate's major surface area. Also included is a device for depositing ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7106004 | All cavity magnetron axial extractor An axial extractor to efficiently extract microwave power from any magnetron. The axial extractor is both more compact and offers improved overall performance compared to the prior art. The axial extractor allows for suppression of the parasitic magnetron 0 mode, lo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7088033 | Electrodeless fluorescent lamp with stabilized operation at high and low ambient temperatures An electrodeless lamp includes a bulbous lamp envelope enclosing an inert gas and a vaporizable metal fill, the lamp envelope having a reentrant cavity and an envelope bottom, an electromagnetic coupler positioned within the reentrant cavity, and a thermal shield po... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081702 | Electrodeless lighting system An electrodeless lighting system includes: a resonator installed at an outlet of a waveguide guiding microwave energy generated from a magnetron and defining a cavity allowing light to pass therethrough while resonating microwave therein; a bulb positioned in the re... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6962613 | Low-temperature fabrication of thin-film energy-storage devices A method and system for fabricating solid-state energy-storage devices including fabrication films for devices without an anneal step, especially a cathode anneal of thin-film batteries. A film of an energy-storage device is fabricated by depositing a first material... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6949887 | High frequency inductive lamp and power oscillator An oscillator includes an amplifier having an input and an output, a feedback network connected between the input of the amplifier and the output of the amplifier, the feedback network being configured to provide suitable positive feedback from the output of the amp... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6924164 | Method of continuous processing of thin-film batteries and like devices A method of making a thin-film device including a substrate-supply station that supplies a substrate. The substrate has a first layer on the substrate. Also described is a method and device for depositing a second layer onto the first layer, wherein energy supplied ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6906436 | Solid state activity-activated battery device and method A system includes a thin-film battery and an activity-activated switch. The system is placed on a substrate with an adhesive backing. In some embodiments, the substrate is flexible. Also formed on the substrate is an electrical circuit that includes electronics. The... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6639343 | Mercury-free metal halide lamp A mercury-free metal halide lamp includes an arc tube including a pair of electrodes inside the tube. In the arc tube, a rare gas and a metal halide are contained, and no mercury is contained. The mercury-free metal halide lamp is horizontally operated su... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6605889 | Electrodeless low pressure lamp with multiple ferrite cores and coils An electrodeless low pressure discharge lamp comprises an envelope made from a straight tube and a reentry cavity sealed to one of tube's ends. The cavity has several hollow ferrite cores separated from each other with a few mm distance. Each ferrite core... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6392333 | Electron gun having magnetic collimator An enhanced electron source in most respects similar to a standard cathode assembly for an electron gun includes an electron emitter surrounded by a suppressor electrode, the emitted electrons passing through an extractor electrode. Additionally, the supp... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6326739 | Wedding ring shaped excitation coil A high frequency inductively coupled electrodeless lamp includes an excitation coil with an effective electrical length which is less than one half wavelength of a driving frequency applied thereto, preferably much less. The driving frequency may be great... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6002204 | Display device A display device comprises a cathode means for emitting electrons and a permanent magnet having a two dimensional array of channels extending between opposite poles of the magnet. The magnet generates, in each channel, a magnetic field for forming electro... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5866991 | Induction lamp with oppositely oriented coil winding layers An electrodeless gas discharge lamp includes a vitreous envelope containing a discharge medium. An excitation coil is positioned in relation to the vitreous envelope so as to excite the discharge medium therein. The excitation coil is adapted to be driven... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5548183 | Magnetic field immersion type electron gun In a magnetic field immersion type electron gun for controlling an electron beam emitted by an electron gun (51) with the use of an electric lens (56) and a magnetic field lens formed by permanent magnets (57, 58) of a coaxial ion pump (53), the ion pump ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5517083 | Method for forming magnetic fields Magnetic point pole placements in a generally spherical arrangement of electromagnets forms a magnetic field. The magnetic arrangements use five regular geometric structures and geodesic triacon breakdowns of these geometric structures. Magnets are placed... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5336961 | Source of ions with electronic cyclotronic resonance A device for optimizing a source of ions with electronic cyclotronic resonance (ECR) is provided. The present invention comprises a conventional ECR source to which an apparatus is added for moving the resonance point (C) which appears in the dielectric p... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5282944 | Ion source based on the cathodic arc A cylindrically symmetric arc source to produce a ring of ions which leave the surface of the arc target radially and are reflected by electrostatic fields present in the source to a point of use, such as a part to be coated. An array of electrically isol... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5279723 | Filtered cathodic arc source A continuous, cathodic arc ion source coupled to a macro-particle filter capable of separation or elimination of macro-particles from the ion flux produced by cathodic arc discharge. The ion source employs an axial magnetic field on a cathode (target) hav... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5218262 | Apparatus for retaining an electrode by a magnetically shielded magnet In an electrode assembly, an electrode holder has a forward end thereof affixed coaxially to an electrode tip. An attachment member is affixed to the holder rearwardly of the electrode. A retaining assembly includes an outer cup component, an inner cup co... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5109179 | Electron gun provided with a device producing a magnetic field in the neighborhood of a cathode This disclosure concerns electron guns comprising several electrodes, including a cathode. The gun has a device producing a magnetic field, adjustable if necessary, in the vicinity of the cathode. This device works together with one of the electrodes othe... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5038111 | Particle accelerator A method of accelerating neutral plasma, consisting of electrons and positively charged ions, from low energy to high energy, by reflection of electromagnetic waves directed into the plasma, the frequency ω of the electromagnetic wave being smaller than ... | 08/06/1991 |
