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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7892061 | Hermetical lamp sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components A hermetically sealed lamp having at least one seal-material-free bond. The seal material-free bond may be a material diffusion bond, a mechanically deformed bond such as a cold weld or crimp, a focused heat bond such as a laser bond, or any other such bond. For exa... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7524229 | Manufacturing method of gas discharge tube, gas discharge tube, and display device A method of manufacturing a gas discharge tube by closing an opening of a glass tube by forming a glass layer with outer peripheral shape identical to the outer peripheral shape of the glass tube on an end face of the glass tube. An open end face (opening) of the gl... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7438621 | Hermetical end-to-end sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components A hermetically sealed lamp having at least one end-to-end seal. The end-to-end seal may be a material diffusion bond, a seal-material bond, or any other suitable bond. For example, the hermetically sealed lamp may have one or more endcaps butt-sealed to an arc envel... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7381111 | Method of manufacturing flat fluorescent lamp A method of manufacturing a surface emitting fluorescent lamp, designed to reduce a total thickness of the surface emitting fluorescent lamp, and to allow easy sealing of a gas injection port. The method comprises forming at least one injection port connected to one... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368869 | Light emitting device, display apparatus having the light emitting device, and method of manufacturing the display apparatus A light emitting device includes a light emitting member formed on a substrate, a first blocking layer formed on the light emitting member and an absorbing layer interposed between the light emitting member or the first blocking layer. The first blocking layer preve... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7322870 | Apparatus and process for finishing light source filament tubes and arc tubes Manufacturing equipment and manufacturing process steps that improve upon prior art processes for the manufacturing of filament tube and arc tube light sources, their components and subassemblies, and lamps employing said light sources. A double ended, tipless filam... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7294035 | Method and apparatus for welding shroud glass tube in arc tube for discharge lamp A method of secondarily welding one end of a shroud glass tube covering an arc tube body having a discharge emitting portion, having the other end welded primarily to one of the arc tube body ends, to the other end side of the arc tube body, while discharging air fr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261610 | Method for producing a gas discharge vessel at superatmospheric pressure The invention relates to a novel method for producing gas discharge devices, in particular discharge lamps or plasma display units, in which discharge vessels are purged in a chamber with the required gas filling at superatmospheric pressure. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258589 | Organic electroluminescent device and method of fabricating the same An organic electroluminescent device includes first and second substrates attached by a seal pattern, array elements having a plurality of switching devices on the first substrate; a color changing medium on a rear surface of the second substrate, wherein the color ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7233647 | Radiation window and method of manufacture A radiation window device to transmit radiation as part of an x-ray source or detector includes a support to be subject to a substantial vacuum, and an opening configured to transmit radiation. A film is mounted directly on the support across the opening, and has a ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226334 | Apparatus for making high buffer gas pressure ceramic arc tube An apparatus for making a ceramic arc tube for high intensity discharge (HID) lighting applications is provided wherein the arc tube contains a high buffer gas pressure and RF induction heating is used to melt a frit material to form a hermetic seal. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227303 | Method for forming cold spot region and discharge lamp with such cold spot region A method for forming a cold spot region on a discharge tube of a discharge lamp is disclosed. In the method, a discharge tube is formed, and a tubular extension is formed on at least one end of the discharge tube. The tubular extension has a smaller diameter than th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7205037 | Tubulation tubing of display panel Tubulation tubing of a display panel includes a flange at one end and a ring-shape adhesive member placed on a display panel to align a vent hole of the display with an opening of the tubulation tubing and the flange of the tubulation tubing is bonded to the display... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198534 | Method for manufacturing high-pressure discharge lamp, glass tube for high-pressure discharge lamp, and lamp element for high-pressure discharge lamp A method for manufacturing a high-pressure discharge lamp includes a process step in which a sealing portion is formed out of a side tube portion of a glass pipe that is designed for use in a discharge lamp. In the step of forming the sealing portion, a compound gla... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7152433 | Method of manufacturing image display apparatus and apparatus for manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing an image display apparatus is provided and includes the steps of bringing panel members that constitute a display panel of the image display apparatus into a bake processing chamber, subjecting to bake processing the display panel members, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144288 | Process for producing a discharge lamp by softening a support element outside of a discharge chamber A process for producing a discharge lamp which is designed for dielectric barrier discharges in which, during a filling step, before the discharge chamber is closed, a part of the discharge vessel is held in a raised position by a support element which is then at le... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7112116 | Process for producing an electric lamp with outer bulb The process comprises the provision of a discharge vessel (2) which is closed off on one side, fitting a second tube over part of the discharge vessel and evacuating and filling the volume of the outer bulb via a pumping hole, which remains open in the second... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097529 | Method for producing a high pressure discharge lamp, with sealing portion having first and second glass members A glass pipe 80 for a discharge lamp is prepared which includes a luminous bulb portion 1′ that will be formed into a luminous bulb of a high pressure discharge lamp and a side tube portion 2′. Subsequently, a glass member 70 made of ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7035379 | Radiation window and method of manufacture A radiation window device to transmit radiation as part of an x-ray source or detector includes a support to be subject to a substantial vacuum, and an opening configured to transmit radiation. A film is mounted directly on the support across the opening, and has a ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033239 | Fluorescent lamp and method for attaching a base member to an end of same A fluorescent lamp includes a glass envelope having a sealed end portion, a base shell member of a cup-shape configuration adapted to engage the envelope end portion, and a collar of shrink wrap material disposed around the envelope end portion and sides of the base... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7005796 | Fluid exchange system for displays A display device is described which includes a fluid exchange device mated to the display housing. The fluid exchange device makes a fluid tight seal with the display housing and includes a sealing member which may be perforated by a conduit. The conduit provides fo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998161 | Tubulation tubing of display panel Tubulation tubing of a display panel includes a flange at one end and a ring-shape adhesive member placed on a display panel to align a vent hole of the display with an opening of the tubulation tubing and the flange of the tubulation tubing is bonded to the display... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6992445 | High intensity discharge lamp with single crystal sapphire envelope Described is a high intensity discharge lamp including a lamp bulb envelope, first and second electrodes, a seal and a fill situated within the lamp bulb envelope. The lamp bulb envelope is composed of single crystal sapphire tubing. The lamp bulb envelope includes ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6930446 | Method for improving current stability of field emission displays A method is provided for manufacturing a field emission device, the method including operating the field emission device in a pressure of at most about 10−8 Torr for a selected period of time to evacuate outgassed materials and sealing the field emissio... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918808 | Arc tube for discharge lamp and method for producing the same A discharge lamp arc tube in which a pair of electrode assemblies each having an electrode rod, a sheet of molybdenum foil and a lead wire integrally series-connected to one another have respective molybdenum foil containing regions pinch-sealed with glass, and elec... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913504 | Method for introducing mercury into a fluorescent lamp during manufacture and a mercury carrier body facilitating such method Method for introducing a limited amount of mercury into a fluorescent lamp during manufacture thereof includes the steps of forming the lamp with an exhaust tubulation therein open at an end thereof, exhausting the interior of the lamp through the exhaust tubulation... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905385 | Method for introducing mercury into a fluorescent lamp during manufacture and a mercury carrier body facilitating such method Method for introducing a limited amount of mercury into a fluorescent lamp during manufacture thereof includes the steps of forming the lamp with an exhaust tubulation therein open at an end thereof and provided with a ball retention structure, exhausting the interi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6875072 | High-pressure discharge lamp and method of fabricating same The high-pressure discharge lamp of the present invention includes: a discharge chamber that is formed in a silica glass tube, a pair of electrodes that are arranged with ends confronting each other in the discharge chamber; metal foil parts that are superposed and ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6863586 | Manufacturing method for a sealing plug used in sealing an arc tube, sealing plug, and discharge lamp A sealing plug used for sealing an arc tube, and formed from a plurality of sintered layers. The sealing plug is obtained by conducting a slurry preparation step of preparing slurries corresponding to each layer of the sealing plug by mixing together a tungsten powd... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6857926 | Method of making arc tubes The present invention is directed to methods of making arc tubes for high intensity discharge lamps. The bottom portion of the light emitting chamber of the arc tubes is flattened in an area between the electrodes to reduce the distance between the bottom wall of th... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6848964 | Sealing method and apparatus for manufacturing high-performance gas discharge panel A method is provided to steadily produce a gas discharge panel, such as a PDP, in which a panel and the top of the barrier ribs are in intimate contact in entirety. First a surrounding unit for the gas discharge panel is formed, then a process for sealing the surrou... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6843698 | Arc tube and method of producing the same Before an electrode assembly is inserted into a quartz glass tube, a reinforcement bending process is applied to a metal foil. Even when a vibration load acts on the electrode assembly during the insertion of the electrode assembly into the quartz glass tube, the me... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6837767 | Method for producing a discharge lamp A novel method for producing discharge lamps, in which discharge vessels 5 are filled in a chamber 4 with the required gas filling at normal pressure. ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6832943 | Heat shield design for arc tubes The invention provides a method for sealing arc tubes while preventing cracking of the tube. The method comprises sealing a pair of electrodes on the arc tube in a furnace. A heat shield structure is used to reduce the thermal gradient generated by the sealing proce... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6753650 | Method for producing an electric lamp and foil configuration A method for producing an electric lamp having a vitreous lamp bulb and a foil of molybdenum or a doped molybdenum alloy which is pinched in the lamp bulb includes post-treating the unfinished foil such that substantially non-contiguous, insular regions of material ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6729926 | Method for making magnetrons A magnetron has an anode cylinder, a plurality of vanes arranged radially within the anode cylinder, a magnetic piece disposed at an open end section of the anode cylinder, an anode vacuum container including a metal container disposed to cover an upper surface of t... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729925 | Method for manufacturing discharge tube and discharge lamp In a method for manufacturing a discharge tube including a discharge part, a sealing part formed at an end of the discharge part, and an electrode provided in the discharge part, the method includes inserting an electrode body having the electrode into a portion to ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6669521 | Method of removing contaminants from a double-ended arc discharge tube A method of removing contaminants from a double-ended arc discharge tube includes the steps of providing at least one capillary channel at each end of the tube, where the ends of the tube are sealed closed except at the capillary channels, and introducing... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666739 | Method for manufacturing an electrodeless lamp The lamp consists of a hollow tubular body 1 with a closed end 2 and an open end 3. The body is of sintered ceramic material. A window 4 is sealed across the open end, the window and the body being united by a layer of frit 5. The window is of sapphire. W... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6652344 | High intensity discharge lamp with single crystal sapphire envelope A high intensity discharge lamp constructed with a tubular envelope composed of single crystal sapphire in which a continuous non-flash arc is created across multiple electrodes to generate a radiation emitting plasma. The lamp may operate at higher tempe... | 11/25/2003 |
