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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435358 | UVC-emitting Sr(Al,Mg)O:Pr phosphor and lamp containing same The UVC emission of a Sr(Al,Mg)12O19:Pr is improved by providing an excess of magnesium relative to the molar amount praseodymium In particular, the UVC-emitting phosphor has a composition represented by the formula Sr1-xPrx | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423372 | Organic electroluminescence display device having organic passivation layer An organic electroluminescence display device comprising a wiring region, including a switching thin film transistor and a driving thin film transistor, and an emission region for emitting light. Light emitted from an organic thin film layer is emitted through the w... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7385342 | Flat lamp for emitting lights to a surface area and liquid crystal display using the same A flat lamp for emitting light to a surface area of a liquid crystal display device includes a bottom having a channel uniformly crossing an entire surface of the bottom, an arc-discharging gas is disposed within the channel, a cover disposed upon an upper junction ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7352128 | Gas injection port structure of flat fluorescent lamp A gas injection port structure for a flat fluorescent lap (FFL) is provided. The FFL has a flat lower plate and an upper plate that form a channel therebetween, and at least one gas injection port in communication with the channel. The gas injection port may be form... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352130 | Arc discharge flashlamp First and second substrates are spaced apart and joined around a perimeter to define a gas chamber between the substrates. The first substrate is made of a material that transmits visible radiation. A layer of a phosphor material overlies an interior surface of one ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339313 | Flat fluorescent lamp for display devices A flat fluorescent lamp (FFL) for display devices, which has an improved electrode structure for plasma discharge, thus being efficiently operated using a low voltage and having high optical efficiency, is disclosed. The FFL of the present invention is provided with... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7244887 | Electrical cells, components and methods Preferred electrode devices (10) including a substrate (11) and cathode (13) and anode material (12) coated thereon in discreet locations are described. The cathode materials desirably include multiple layers of thin metal films (14 | 07/17/2007 |
| 7180076 | Photoionization detectors, ionization chambers for use in photoionization detectors, and methods of use of photoionization detectors A photoionization detector includes a housing, electrical contacts within the housing and an easily removable and replaceable photoionization chamber within the housing. The photoionization chamber includes a cathodic electrode and an anodic electrode which may be c... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7167144 | Method for monitoring a plasma display panel with discharge between triad-mounted electrodes The invention concerns a plasma panel display wherein the coplanar faceplate of the display panel comprising electrode triads including each two opposite side electrodes and a central electrode, and wherein during sustain operations by application of a series of sus... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157846 | Blink plasma backlight system for liquid crystal display A blink plasma backlight system for a liquid crystal display comprises a first substrate; a second substrate arranged substantially in parallel with and spaced-apart from the first substrate, forming a gas discharge space therebetween; at least one electrode pair di... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7142263 | Display device having repair wiring with sections insulated from one another Provided is a display device featuring its capability to securely prevent static electricity from intruding into spare wiring units preset in a display panel and prevent the display device itself from becoming larger dimensionally. A plurality of terminals of signal... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132784 | Fluorescent display tube having provision for preventing short-circuit therein, and method of manufacturing the same A fluorescent display tube including: (a) a substrate having a display surface; (b) anodes formed on the display surface of the substrate, and spaced apart each other; (c) cathodes capable of generating electrons; (d) fluorescent layers each of which is fixed to a c... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129626 | Pixel structure for an edge-emitter field-emission display A pixel structure and an edge-emitter field-emission display device having a first substrate or backplate including a cathode disposed thereon and a second substrate or faceplate including an anode disposed thereon, wherein the anode on the second substrate or facep... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7094322 | Use of self-sustained atmospheric pressure plasma for the scattering and absorption of electromagnetic radiation A self-sustained atmospheric pressure system for absorbing or scattering electromagnetic waves using a capillary discharge electrode configuration plasma panel and a method for using the same. Of particular interest is the application of this system to vary the leve... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7049748 | DISPLAY DEVICE EMPLOYING GAS DISCHARGE TUBES ARRANGED IN PARALLEL BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR SUBSTRATES TO COMPRISE A DISPLAY SCREEN, EACH TUBE HAVING A LIGHT EMITTING SECTION AS PART OF THE DISPLAY SCREEN AND A CLEANING SECTION CONNECTED TO THE LIGHT EMITTING SECTION BUT DISPLACED FROM THE DISPLAY SCREEN A gas discharge tube has a phosphor layer formed and a discharge gas enclosed within an elongated tube which is to serve as the gas discharge tube. The gas discharge tube includes a light-emitting section and a cleaning section for cleaning the discharge gas. The cl... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038246 | Light emitting apparatus A light emitting apparatus has: a light emitting element of nitride semiconductor; a phosphor that absorbs light emitted from the light emitting element and emits light with a wavelength different from that of the absorbed light; a first reflection mirror that refle... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7016577 | Multi-colored electroluminescent filament and method for manufacturing the same The present invention relates to an electroluminescent filament capable of emitting a plurality of colors and a method for manufacturing the same. Said electroluminescent filament of the present application comprises: A metal conductive wire as core wire; A medium i... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6975287 | Plasma color display screen with pixel matrix array A plasma color screen fitted with a carrier plate, a transparent front plate, a ribbed structure dividing the space between the carrier plate and the front plate into discharge cells filled with a gas, with one or more electrode arrays on the front plate and on the ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972512 | Field emission display with reflection layer A field emission display with reflection layer has an improved insulating supporting device. The major feature is to place a reflection layer on the insulating supporting device. From the special structure, the insulating supporting device can enhance the emission e... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957001 | Color-changing and multi-colored electroluminescent cable The present invention relates to an electroluminescent light source. In particular, it relates to an multi-colored electroluminescent cable capable of changing colors, which comprises: a group of electroluminescent filaments which consist of a plurality of electrolu... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6933669 | Planar fluorescent lamp having particular electrode structure A planar fluorescent lamp having a first panel, a second panel, a glass rim, a venting tube, and a set of electrodes. Fluorescent layers are formed on both the first panel and the second panel. The glass rim is mounted on edges of the first and second panels. A rece... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6903555 | Flavor monitoring system and method A flavor monitoring system comprises a photo-ionization detector based sensor for measuring the amount of flavor in flavored cigarette filters The sensor has an intake port and an exit port open to the atmosphere. An enclosure with a removable cover is connected to ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6876139 | Partitioned flat fluorescent lamp A lamp includes an enclosure with partitions defining a channel having channel segments and/or providing multiple paths for an electrical arc to travel. The channel segments can be implemented by adding additional electrodes in the channel formed by the partitions, ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6841928 | Base panel having partition and plasma display device utilizing the same A plasma display panel including a first panel, address electrodes formed on the first panel in a predetermined pattern, a first dielectric layer formed on the first panel and covering the address electrodes, a partition structure having unit partitions discontinuou... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6838819 | Full color organic EL display panel, manufacturing method thereof and driving circuit thereof Disclosed is a full color flat display panel by using an organic electro-luminescent(EL) device, a manufacturing method thereof and a driving circuit of the organic EL device, in particular, which includes first, second and third pixels, a plurality of first electro... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6825606 | Flat plasma display panel with independent trigger and controlled sustaining electrodes A plasma flat-panel display has a glass substrate having a first pair of parallel sustainer electrodes deposited thereon that includes a first sustainer electrode and a second sustainer electrode. A second pair of parallel sustainer electrodes also is deposited upon... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6777879 | Gas discharge lamp comprising a phosphor layer The invention relates to a gas discharge lamp for dielectrically impeded discharges, which gas discharge lamp is provided with a discharge vessel filled with a gas filling, which discharge vessel comprises at least a wall of a dielectric material and at least a wall... | 08/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6630556 | Metal composition for making conductive film, metal composition for making electron emission element, and method for making electron emission element and image forming apparatus using the same The present invention provides a metal composition for making a conductive film and a metal composition for making an electron emission element. The metal composition includes a vinylpyrrolidone-acrylic acid copolymer represented by formula (I): ##ST... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6608449 | Luminescent apparatus and method of manufacturing the same The present invention provides a luminescent apparatus having a bright, high-quality image. A reflecting surface-including electrode, and an EL element formed of an organic EL layer and a transparent electrode are provided on an insulator. As shown in FIG... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6582888 | Method for producing organic electroluminescent components A method for producing organic electroluminescent components having a structured electrode, in particular displays having a structured metal electrode, includes the following steps: At least two layers are applied onto a bottom electrode which is located ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6512337 | Alternating current plane discharge type plasma display panel Each cell of a PDP is provided with a pair of narrow and substantially U-shaped plane electrodes, which are connected to a corresponding trace electrode at the open ends thereof (located at the respective non-discharging gap sides) to operate as scan elec... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6479941 | Electroluminescent device and method for the production of the same An electroluminescent device having a transparent substrate extending in the lengthwise direction of the device, a transparent conductive layer placed on the back surface of the transparent substrate, a luminescent layer having a width smaller than the wi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6469435 | Discharge lamp with dielectrically impeded electrodes A discharge lamp, suitable for operation by means of dielectrically impeded discharge, having electrodes arranged on the wall of the discharge vessel, has at least one dielectric layer which covers at least a part of the electrodes and, optionally, the di... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6373185 | Gas discharge lamps with glow mode electrodes A flat panel lamp has internal walls forming a serpentine discharge path between two internal electrodes. Two glow mode electrodes in the form of interdigitated combs are laid on the outside of the front panel of the lamp, on top of the walls. The interna... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6348765 | Sychronous switching device for fluorescent lamp A synchronous switching device. The switching device includes a common electrode, distributed electrodes, voltage converters and a signal generator. The distributed electrodes are aligned in a straight line facing the common electrode. Each distributed el... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6329749 | Planar type plasma discharge display device In a planar type plasma discharge display device including first and second electrode groups to display a desired image by plasma discharge produced between the first and second electrode groups, its accuracy may be increased, and its manufacturing may be... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6284983 | Multifunctional printed circuit board with an opto-electronically active component The invention relates to a multifunctional printed circuit board which is embodied so as to be a p.c.b. coated on at least one layer or one side with an electroconductive film, which printed circuit board is provided with one or more opto-electronically a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6144156 | Electroluminescent element having particular electrode arrangement The invention relates to the manufacture of electroluminescent elements on the basis of a so-called planar electrode arrangement (8a, 8b), whereby the modifications in accordance with the invention enable a substantial increase of the luminous power to be... | 11/07/2000 |
