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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7462991 | Fluorescent lamp cathode and method of making cathodes A method of making cathodes includes forming a first intermediate assembly having a current wire in juxtaposition with an outer mandrel wire and a basket wire wound around the first two wires. The first intermediate assembly is wound around a central mandrel to form... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7423369 | Cold cathode for discharge lamp having diamond film A cold cathode for a discharge lamp includes a metal plate that has bending portions; a diamond film that is formed on a face of the metal plate, except for the bending portions; and a metal member that is mounted on the metal plate. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7397191 | High pressure discharge lamp having a conical part and a cylindrical body part A high pressure discharge lamp in which the cathode has a cylindrical body part and a conical part which is doped with thorium dioxide (ThO2), and with a diameter which decreases in a direction from the body part toward the tip area of the conical part by... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394199 | Homogeneous cathode unit Cathode unit for installation in a fluorescent tube body (3) belonging to a fluorescent tube (1), which cathode unit (5) comprises a cathode screen (15a, 15, 15′-15″″) which partially surrounds an electrode (... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7336474 | Microelectromechanical devices An apparatus includes a switch comprising microelectromechanical elements, the microelectromechanical elements including a sealed chamber containing a dielectric element, and conductors in the sealed chamber. The conductors are arranged such that application of grea... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7312563 | Short arc lamp According to the present invention, a short arc lamp comprises a lamp main body having a reflective surface therein, a first opening on an optical axis thereof, and a second openings, a window member provided so as to close the second opening and to define a dischar... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301282 | High pressure mercury lamps and sealing members therefor An object of the invention is to reduce the adverse effects due to a difference of thermal expansion between a conductive sealing member and a light-emitting vessel and to provide a reliable high pressure mercury lamp, even when the lamp is operated at a high pressu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288880 | High-luminance gas discharge tube with diaphragm elements within discharge path In a gas discharge tube, a first discharge path-induction portion is arranged between a first discharge path-limit portion and a second discharge path-limit portion. A voltage is applied to the first discharge path-induction portion from the outside. As a result, an... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7221495 | Thin film precursor stack for MEMS manufacturing This invention provides a precursor film stack for use in the production of MEMS devices. The precursor film stack comprises a carrier substrate, a first layer formed on the carrier substrate, a second layer of an insulator material formed on the first layer, and a ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7187129 | High pressure gas discharge lamp and method of manufacturing the same High pressure vapor discharge lamp provided with a discharge vessel. The discharge vessel encloses a discharge space provided with a filling of mercury and a rare gas, for example, in a gastight manner. An electrode is arranged in the discharge space for generating ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7176631 | Ultra high pressure discharge lamp A short arc type high pressure discharge lamp has a pair of electrodes disposed inside the lamp and facing each other, a light emitting portion encapsulating more than 0.15 mg/mm3 mercury, and sealing portions that extend to both sides of the light emitti... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157841 | Electron tube having linear damper An electron tube includes a vessel, a primary linear member installed in the vessel, an electrode disposed in the vessel, a first auxiliary linear member and a second auxiliary linear member disposed at different heights to interpose the primary linear member thereb... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7123216 | Photonic MEMS and structures An interference modulator (Imod) incorporates anti-reflection coatings and/or micro-fabricated supplemental lighting sources. An efficient drive scheme is provided for matrix addressed arrays of IMods or other micromechanical devices. An improved color scheme provid... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7098597 | Xenon lamp A xenon lamp in which fluctuation of the arc can be suppressed and the time until formation of the flicker phenomenon delayed by having an anode with a flattened or rounded anode tip, a rounded or flattened back end; a portion with a diameter that gradually increase... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7057333 | Method and device for extraction of electrons in a vacuum and emission cathodes for said device The method of the invention for extracting electrons in a vacuum consists in: making a cathode presenting at least one junction (9) between a metal (7) acting as an electron reservoir and an n-type semiconductor (8... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045959 | Spiral cold electrode fluorescent lamp A light tube for a cold electrode fluorescent lamp includes a light tube body, a first electrode and a second electrode disposed in the light tube body and an activated gas absorber. The light tube body contains inert gas, mercury substance and a layer of phosphor c... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7004809 | Illuminant for discharge lamp A durable illuminant with simple structure and stable discharge characteristics is provided. Discharge electrodes fixed to respective sealing spacers are inserted into a housing from both ends, the housing constructed from a cylindrical glass material with equal inn... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002288 | Electron tube and method for producing the same An electron tube includes at least one metal film formed on a base, at least one linear member provided above the base, and at least one additional member for connecting said at least one linear member to said at least one metal film. The at least one linear member ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979951 | Plasma display panel with improved screen quality The present invention discloses a plasma display panel which can improve screen quality, by dividing a rear substrate into a plurality of regions and by varying a structure of cells in each region, thereby preventing luminance from being reduced according to a proce... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972521 | Low-pressure gas discharge lamp having a mercury-free gas filling with an indium compound A low-pressure gas discharge lamp provided with a gas discharge vessel containing a mercury-free gas filling with an indium compound in an amount of about 1 to 10 microgram per cubic centimeter and a partial pressure in the range from 1.0 to 30 micro bar, and a buff... | 12/06/2005 |
| RE38807 | High pressure discharge lamp, with tungsten electrode and lighting optical apparatus and image display system using the same The present invention provides a high pressure discharge lamp which is provided with a discharge tube containing a pair of electrodes therein and being filled with mercury, an inert gas and a halogen gas, the amount of the mercury filled being 0.12 to 0.35 mg/mm | 10/04/2005 |
| 6952075 | Cold cathode and cold cathode discharge device A cold cathode discharge device with high efficiency of light emission and long life is prepared by a cold cathode having both high secondary electron emission and anti-spattering property. Using carbon system cold cathodes constituted of a mixed phase of dia... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6940228 | Long-life high-pressure discharge lamp and lamp unit using same A high-pressure discharge lamp comprises a lamp tube made of quartz glass and having a central portion formed in a spherical shape, and a pair of opposing tungsten electrodes inserted into the lamp tube. At least one of the tungsten electrodes is made of a tungsten ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6888297 | Method and apparatus for debris mitigation for an electrical discharge source Method and apparatus for mitigating the transport of debris generated and dispersed from electric discharge sources by thermophoretic and electrostatic deposition. A member is positioned adjacent the front electrode of an electric discharge source and used to establ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6870309 | Cold emission film cathode and flat panel display with nanocrystalline carbon film emitter The invention relates to flat panel display terminals based on cold emission cathodes. The aim of said invention is to develop a full color processing display terminal using a cold emission cathode having high emission characteristics. The inventive co... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6844678 | Short arc discharge lamp A short arc discharge lamp in which the wear on the cathode tip area is suppressed, in which moreover in the arc discharge only little polarization occurs and flickering in the arc discharge occurs only rarely, and thus, a reduction of illuminance or flickering on t... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6812643 | Fluorescent luminous tube A fluorescent luminous tube includes a plurality of cathode filaments, a multiplicity of a cathode wirings, each cathode wiring including one or more terminal portions and a wiring portion and being formed of a metal layer, and one or more intermediate portions, eac... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6806647 | Light source device with discontinuous electrode contact portions and liquid crystal display A light source device includes at least one discharge tube, a discharge medium sealed inside the discharge tube, and first and second electrodes for exciting the discharge medium. The first electrode is arranged inside or outside the discharge tube, and the second e... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6800997 | Cold-cathode fluorescent lamp The present invention has an object to provide a cold-cathode fluorescent lamp which can suppress sputtering caused by electric discharge and reduce consumption of mercury so as to achieve a longer lifetime even if a lamp current is large and a lighting tube has a s... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6781294 | Cold cathode and cold cathode discharge device A cold cathode discharge device with high efficiency of light emission and long life is prepared by a cold cathode having both high secondary electron emission and anti-spattering property. Using carbon system cold cathodes constituted of a mixed phase of dia... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6768263 | Short arc type mercury lamp A short arc type mercury lamp in which a cathode and an anode are disposed opposite one another inside an arc tube, at least a noble gas and mercury are filled into the arc tube, cathode contains thorium oxide, a cone-shaped part that continues on from a cathode bod... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6737807 | High-pressure discharge lamp A high-pressure discharge lamp is effective to prevent initial blackening on an outer casing thereof, is of a long service life, and can easily be manufactured. A tungsten wire is wound as a double coiled winding around an electrode metal rod, leaving a tip end ther... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6700326 | Edge sealing electrode for discharge lamp A sealing electrode for discharge lamp having electrically conductive cup, and an emitter pellet is disclosed. The cup seals a passage into the discharge lamp, and additionally supports the electrode pellet or tip for the discharge. The design enables the... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6667575 | High pressure discharge lamp with reduced bulb thickness A high pressure discharge lamp includes a quartz glass bulb having an expanded portion and sealing portions, conductive elements, and a pair of electrodes. The conductive elements are sealed at the sealing portions of the quartz glass bulb. Each electrode... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6664733 | Electrode for discharge tube, and discharge tube using it A discharge tube is comprised of a glass bulb, a cathode, and an anode. Impregnating porous tungsten with barium makes the cathode tip portion. A clearance between the end face of a lead rod and the end face of the cathode tip portion is filled with a mol... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6636004 | Dimmable discharge lamp for dielectrically impeded discharges The discharge spacings in discharge lamps for dielectrically impeded discharges are shortened below 3 mm, as a result of which dead times of pulsed active-power injecting can be increased so strongly, for example beyond 50 ms, that the dimming properties ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6614186 | Short-arc lamp A short-arc lamp (1) with a discharge vessel (2) which contains an anode (3) and cathode (4) which are opposite one another. The filling medium contains inert gases and/or metal vapors, and the anode comprises a body having a front section (11), a substan... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6600268 | Short arc mercury lamp and lamp unit A short arc mercury lamp includes a luminous bulb enclosing at least mercury as a luminous material and a pair of electrodes opposed to each other; and a pair of sealing portions for sealing a pair of metal foils electrically connected to the pair of elec... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6597087 | Miniature xenon ARC lamp with cathode slot-mounted to strut An arc lamp comprises a single edge-to-edge cathode support strut on which the cathode is mounted with an end slot. Such makes heat and thermal stress loading on the assembly symmetrical over operational time, and arc tip wander from the anode center is p... | 07/22/2003 |
