39th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100244649 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE MODULARIZING MEMBER AND LAMP UNIT - A LED is modularized by a light emitting device modularizing member. The light emitting device modularizing member includes heatsink having planar base, a LED mounting plate extending perpendicularly to the base from a portion closer to the end than to the middle portion of the base, and a light emitting device holder provided on each of a first face of the LED mounting plate, which is a face facing the middle portion of the base, and a second face of the LED mounting plate, which is a face opposite to the first face. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244650 | LAMP HAVING OUTER SHELL TO RADIATE HEAT OF LIGHT SOURCE - A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244651 | SPARK IGNITION DEVICE WITH BRIDGING GROUND ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A spark ignition device and method of construction is provided. The device includes a ceramic insulator and a metal shell surrounding at least a portion of the ceramic insulator. The metal shell extends along a central axis between an upper terminal end and a lower fastening end. The fastening end has a pair of projections diametrically opposite one another extending axially to free ends. A center electrode assembly is received at least in part in the ceramic insulator. In addition, the device includes an elongate ground electrode having opposite sides extending along a length of the ground electrode between opposite ends. The ground electrode has opposite faces with a sparking surface attached to one of the faces, wherein the face with the sparking surface attached thereto is sunk axially into the free ends of the projections with at least a portion of the opposite sides being surrounded by the projections. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244652 | Glass for IR Signature Reduction - A doped glass composition is provided. A base glass is doped with rare earth ions Terbium Tb | 2010-09-30 |
20100244653 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTACT PIN FOR A FLUORESCENT TUBE AND CONTACT PIN FOR A FLUORESCENT TUBE - The present invention relates to a method for producing a contact pin ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244654 | Built-In Lamp with Cable, in Particular for Aerodrome Lighting - A lamp which has a lamp glass envelope ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244655 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE, CONDUCTIVE LAMINATE AND CONDUCTIVE LAYER - Disclosed is a conductive layer including photopolymerizable resin having dispersed carbon nanotubes, which is transparent with high electrical conductivity and facilitates the formation of an electrode pattern. A laminate and a transparent electrode, including the conductive layer, are also provided. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244656 | Antenna devices - An antenna device is provided with a first connecting electrode, a first tunnel diode, a first antenna member and a fixed electrode. The first connecting electrode is configured to be connected to a fixed potential via a load. The first tunnel diode has a pair of electrodes. One of the electrodes of the first tunnel diode is connected to the first connecting electrode, and the other electrode of the first tunnel diode is connected to the first antenna member. The first antenna member has a conductive property and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the first antenna member is connected to the other electrode of the first tunnel diode. The fixed electrode is connected to the second portion of the first antenna member. The fixed electrode is configured to be connected to the fixed potential. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244657 | HALL EFFECT ION EJECTION DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a Hall-effect ion ejection device that comprises a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the ion ejection direction, and comprises at least: a main ionization and acceleration annular channel, the annular channel being open at its end; an anode extending inside the channel; a cathode extending outside the channel at the outlet thereof; a magnetic circuit for generating a magnetic field in a portion of the annular channel, said circuit including at least an annular inner wall, an annular outer wall and a bottom connecting the inner and outer annular walls and defining the downstream portion of the magnetic circuit; characterised in that the magnetic circuit is arranged so as to create at the outlet of the annular channel a magnetic field independent from the azimuth. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244658 | FLAT FLUORESCENT LAMP AND STRUCTURE OF THE SAME - A flat fluorescent lamp structure comprises a first substrate, a second substrate assembled to the first substrate to form a sealed space, at least one wall dividing the sealed space into a plurality of illuminating chambers filled with a discharge gas, wherein two terminals of each the illuminating chamber are mounted with two outside electrodes respectively for generating an electrical current through the illuminating chamber. At least one tunnel is formed therethrough to communicate the illuminating chambers. A phosphor layer is formed on a plurality of inner surfaces of the illuminating chambers, wherein the tunnel extends along a tilt direction relative to the illuminating chamber, and therebetween the entire tilt direction and the illuminating chamber form an acute angle. The entire tilt direction is formed by a first end of the tunnel directly connected with the illuminating chamber and a second end of the tunnel directly connected with another illuminating chamber adjacent to the illuminating chamber. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244659 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A Plasma Display Panel includes a front panel having a display electrode and a dielectric layer formed on a glass substrate; and a rear panel having an electrode, a barrier rib, and a phosphor layer formed on a substrate. The front panel and the rear panel are disposed facing each other and sealed together at peripheries thereof with discharge space provided therebetween. The display electrode has at least a metal bus electrode including a metal electrode layer containing silver and a glass material, and a black layer containing a black material and a glass material. The glass material of the metal electrode layer and the black layer includes bismuth oxide. An undercut amount of the metal bus electrode is 25 μm or more. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244660 | HOT CATHODE FLUORESCENT LAMP AND ELECTRODE FOR FLUORESCENT LAMP - A long-life hot cathode fluorescent lamp can include a pair of parallel lead wires that can be arranged at each end of a tube. A coiled filament can be connected at its opposite end portions to the lead wires. The coiled filament can have two long pitched regions in which a coil pitch is longer than regions outside of the long pitched regions. Emitter can be located in a region defined between the two long pitched regions. Shape characteristics and intensive current flow obtained by the presence of the long pitched regions can form the origins of discharge near the boundaries between long and short pitched regions. Accordingly, stable discharge can be achieved with the origins of discharge located at ends of the emitter. As a result, the hot cathode fluorescent lamp is allowed to have a long life and stable light emission characteristics. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244661 | LATERAL FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - A field emission device has pixels with cathode and anode provided on the same plane, so that electrons directly penetrate an independently provided fluorescent powder layer to produce light, giving the display the advantages of easy focusing, no dark spots, high brightness, and enhanced light emitting performance. Since the light produced by the fluorescent powder layer is not blocked by the anode, the problem of charge accumulation on the fluorescent powder layer is avoided, and it is not necessary to use expensive light-transmittable conducting glass as the anode. With the cathode and the anode located at the same plane, it is not necessary to use a high precision spacer to maintain a fixed distance between the cathode and the anode, enabling the device to be manufactured at reduced cost and high good yield. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244662 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT PHOSPHOR-CONVERTED LIGHT SOURCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A luminescent light source ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244663 | INORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD THEREOF - An inorganic electroluminescence device including a first electrode and a second electrode disposed apart from each other, and a dielectric material layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. The dielectric material layer has a micro-tubular shape, and a light emitting layer is filled in the dielectric material layer. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244664 | LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A light-emitting display capable of maintaining low power consumption and improving display quality irrespective of the configuration of an auxiliary wiring is provided. A second electrode | 2010-09-30 |
20100244665 | SUBSTITUTED PYRENES AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTION METHODS FOR LUMINESCENT APPLICATIONS - A substituted pyrene for electroluminescent applications and a method to produce the substituted pyrenes. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244666 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT - An organic electroluminescence element is provided with a first electrode composed of a transparent electrode or a semi-transparent electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and at least one organic layer arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic electroluminescence device is further provided with an auxiliary electrode, which is electrically connected to the first electrode, composed of a material having a lower electrical resistance value compared with that of the first electrode and has an opening. The auxiliary electrode is formed on the surface of the first electrode to have an area fixed based on a lattice point specified by a quasi-periodic two-dimensional arrangement as the opening section. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244667 | Organic Light-Emitting Display Panel - The invention discloses an organic light-emitting display panel, which includes a substrate, an electrode layer, a light-emitting layer, upper conductors and assistant electrodes. The electrode layer is disposed on the substrate. The light-emitting layer is disposed on the electrode layer. The light-emitting layer includes organic light-emitting units and isolation units. The organic light-emitting units are separately disposed on the electrode layer. The isolation units are disposed between the organic light-emitting units. The upper conductors are disposed on the light-emitting layer. The assistant electrodes are respectively disposed on the isolation units. Each assistant electrode is electrically connected with one of the upper conductors, so as to reduce the equivalent resistance of the upper conductor with the assistant electrode. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244668 | ORGANIC EL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sealing layer covers more surely both of a display region and a peripheral region on a substrate. A dummy structure ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244669 | OXADIAZOLE DERIVATIVE, LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, LIGHTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a bipolar substance having high excitation energy, in particular, high triplet-excitation energy. An oxadiazole derivative represented by General Formula (G1) below is provided | 2010-09-30 |
20100244670 | Heterocyclic Compound and Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Lighting Device, and Electronic Device Using the Same - To provide a novel heterocyclic compound having a bipolar property. To improve element characteristics of a light-emitting element by application of the novel heterocyclic compound to the light-emitting element. A heterocyclic compound represented by a general formula (G1) and a light-emitting element formed using the heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (G1) are provided. When the heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (G1) is used for the light-emitting element, the characteristics of the light-emitting element can be improved. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244671 | Quinoxaline Derivative, and Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Lighting Device, and Electronic Device Using Quinoxaline Derivative - A quinoxaline derivative represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. The quinoxaline derivative is bipolar and has excellent electron-transporting and hole-transporting properties. Also, the quinoxaline derivative has a high glass transition temperature and excellent thermal stability. By using the quinoxaline derivative, a light-emitting element and a light-emitting device with high efficiency can be obtained. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244672 | Heterocyclic Compound, and Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Lighting Device, and Electronic Appliance Using Heterocyclic Compound - An object is to provide a novel heterocyclic compound having a bipolar property. Another object is to provide a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic appliance each having high emission efficiency. A heterocyclic compound represented by a general formula (G1), a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic appliance each formed using the heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (G1) are provided. By use of the heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (G1) to a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic appliance, the light-emitting element, the light-emitting device, and the electronic appliance can each have high emission efficiency. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244673 | Oxadiazole Derivative, and Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device Using Oxadiazole Derivative - An object is to provide a novel oxadiazole derivative represented by General Formula (G1) as a substance having a high electron-transport property. In the formula, Ar | 2010-09-30 |
20100244674 | Triazole Derivative, and Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Lighting Device, and Electronic Device Using Triazole Derivative - An object is to provide a novel triazole derivative having a bipolar property. Another object is to provide a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic device each having high emission efficiency. A triazole derivative represented by a general formula (G1), a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic device each formed using the triazole derivative represented by the general formula (G1) are provided. By use of the triazole derivative represented by the general formula (G1) for the light-emitting element, the light-emitting device, and the electronic device, the light-emitting element, the light-emitting device, and the electronic device each having high emission efficiency can be provided. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244675 | ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE INCLUDING THE SAME - The invention provides an organometallic complex having Formula (I): | 2010-09-30 |
20100244676 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - An organic electroluminescent is provided and includes: a pair of electrodes; and at least one organic layer, between the pair of electrodes, including a light emitting layer. The device comprising, in the at least one organic layer, a compound represented by formula (I): | 2010-09-30 |
20100244677 | OLED DEVICE CONTAINING A SILYL-FLUORANTHENE DERIVATIVE - The invention provides an OLED device including a cathode, an anode, and having therebetween a light-emitting layer, further includes, between the cathode and the light emitting layer: a) a first layer containing a silyl-fluoranthene compound including a fluoranthene nucleus having a silicon atom bonded to the 8- or 9-position, and wherein the silicon atom is further bonded to three independently selected substituents; and b) a second layer, located between the first layer and the cathode and contiguous to the first layer, and wherein: i) the second layer contains an alkali metal or an organic alkali metal compound; or ii) the second layer contains an azine compound. Embodiments of the invention can provide an OLED device with improved luminance and reduced drive voltage. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244678 | HOUSING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A housing comprises an exterior coating, a contact control coating formed on and bonded with the exterior coating, a light emitting coating formed on and bonded with the contact control coating, and a substrate molded on and bonded with the light emitting coating. The contact control coating and the light emitting coating are defined with electric contacts thereon. A method for manufacturing the housing includes providing a contact control coating; applying a light emitting coating onto the contact control coating; molding a substrate onto the light emitting coating; and defining electric contacts on the contact control coating and the light emitting coating. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244679 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A light-emitting element includes a cathode, an anode, a red-light-emitting layer that is disposed between the cathode and the anode and emits red light, a blue-light-emitting layer that is disposed between the red-light-emitting layer and the cathode and emits blue light, a green-light-emitting layer that is disposed between the blue-light-emitting layer and the cathode and emits green light, and an intermediate layer that is disposed between and in contact with the red-light-emitting layer and the blue-light-emitting layer and functions so as to control the transfer of positive holes and electrons between the red-light-emitting layer and the blue-light-emitting layer, wherein the intermediate layer contains a first material and a second material different from the first material, the red-light-emitting layer contains a material of the same type as the first material, and each of the blue-light-emitting layer and the green-light-emitting layer contains a material of the same type as the second material. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244680 | EL DEVICE, LIGHT-SENSITIVE MATERIAL FOR FORMING CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND CONDUCTIVE FILM - An EL device ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244681 | EL DEVICE, LIGHT-SENSITIVE MATERIAL FOR FORMING CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND CONDUCTIVE FILM - An EL device, comprising:
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20100244682 | Organic electroluminescent display device - An embodiment of this document provides an organic electroluminescent display device, comprising a panel, a polarization plate disposed over the panel, a cover window disposed on the polarization plate, and a support member configured to form an air layer between the panel and the polarization plate. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244683 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - To provide a plasma display panel that can improve the bright room contrast. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244684 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel includes a front substrate, a rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate, barrier ribs for partitioning discharge cells between the front substrate and the rear substrate, and an exhaust hole formed on the rear substrate in an area between the barrier ribs and the seal layer. A distance between the outermost barrier rib and the seal layer is less than a circumferential length of the exhaust hole. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244685 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL WITH IMPROVED EXHAUST CONDUCTANCE - A plasma display panel having a partition wall structure with improved exhaust conductance and which can forestall drops in emission efficiency is provided. A plasma display panel having a discharge gas sealed in a space between a pair of opposing substrates, a plurality of display electrodes extending in a transversal direction, address electrodes A extending in a longitudinal direction and intersecting the display electrodes | 2010-09-30 |
20100244686 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plasma display of this invention includes a front panel, and this front panel includes a substrate, a plurality of display electrode pairs formed in stripes on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed to cover the display electrode pair and the substrate, a dielectric-protective layer formed to cover the dielectric layer, and fine particles containing a crystal of a metal oxide, the fine particles being dispersed on a surface of the dielectric-protective layer. The display electrode pair is provided with a strip-shaped scanning electrode and a strip-shaped sustaining electrode each having a laminate structure of a transparent electrode and a bus electrode. In the surface of the dielectric-protective layer, a first region corresponding to a region facing the bus electrode of the scanning electrode is smaller than a second region corresponding to a region except the first region, with regard to a cover rate of the surface covered with the fine particles. This configuration allows effective increase of a charge accumulation amount in the first region, and also allows suppression of increase of a discharge start voltage. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244687 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide a plasma display panel with an improved panel structure for improving a discharge time-lag and, more particularly, to provide a plasma display panel with a new protective film structure, the plasma display panel having uniformed panel properties suitable for mass production with a high yield. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244688 | DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE LAMP - It is provided a dielectric barrier discharge lamp ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244689 | SHORT ARC TYPE DISCHARGE LAMP - For stably supplying an electron emitting substance and preventing illuminance fluctuations, a cathode is provided made from a tungsten material containing an electron emitting substance and having a taper part a diameter of which becomes smaller towards a tip end, a tip end face formed at the tip end side of said taper part, and a fine hole extending from said tip end face in an interior of said cathode, wherein said fine hole is formed at said tip end face such that it extends over at least two tungsten crystal grains. The invention also relates to a short arc type discharge lamp comprising said cathode. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244690 | COLLECTOR AND ELECTRON TUBE - A collector included in an electron tube is covered with a carbon nanotube layer over a required area on the surface thereof. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244691 | LED PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A LED PACKAGE - A LED package includes a LED die, and a memory device. The memory device is arranged for holding LED data information for driving the LED die. A LED driver arrangement includes a LED package as described above, a LED driver device and a microcontroller. The microcontroller is connected to the memory device for accessing the LED data information for driving the LED die and to the LED driver for sending an output flux settings signal. The LED driver device is connected to the LED die for providing a driving signal to the LED die, the driving signal being based on the output flux in package settings signal from the microcontroller. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244692 | MODULAR LAMP SYSTEM - Modular lamp system comprises a base unit comprising a power supply, and at least one pair of external electrical contacts arranged on said base unit and electrically connected with said power supply; and at least one light unit comprising at least one first pair of external electrical contacts, arranged on said light unit and arranged to mate with the at least one pair of electrical contacts of the base unit or another substantially identical unit, at least one second pair of external electrical contacts, arranged on said light unit and arranged to mate with the at least one first pair of electrical contacts of another substantially identical unit, and at least one LED lamp arranged on said light unit, said at least one first pair of external electrical contacts and said at least one second pair of external electrical contacts, and said lamp being electrically connected with each other. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244693 | SPIROFLUORENE DERIVATIVE, MATERIAL FOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a material having a high Tg and a wide energy gap. The present invention provides a spirofluorene derivative represented by General Formula 1. (In the formula, R | 2010-09-30 |
20100244694 | LAMP HAVING OUTER SHELL TO RADIATE HEAT OF LIGHT SOURCE - A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244695 | LIGHT OUTPUT DEVICE - A light output device comprises a substrate arrangement and a plurality of light source devices ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244696 | Apparatus for Connecting LED Lamps Into Lighting Instruments of a Fluorescent Lamp - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for connecting Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lamps to a fluorescent lamp apparatus. The fluorescent lamp apparatus is provided with a fluorescent lamp mounting unit having an Alternating Current (AC) power supply unit, a ballast, two connection terminals on the first side thereof and two connection terminals on the second side thereof. The apparatus of the present invention includes a bridge diode for full-wave-rectifying AC current conducted between a first-side connecting terminal connected to the AC power supply unit and a second-side connection terminal connected to the ballast, a smoothing capacitor for smoothing the power full-wave-rectified by the bridge diode and outputting Direct Current (DC) power, and an LED lamp power supply unit for converting the smoothed DC power into LED lamp driving power and outputting the LED lamp driving power to the LED lamps. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244697 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A HATCHBACK - A motor vehicle is provided that has a passenger compartment, a hatchback, which is mounted so it is pivotable on the passenger compartment, external lighting having taillights, which are fastened on the hatchback, and additional taillights, which are concealed when the hatchback is closed and are visible from outside the motor vehicle when the hatchback is open. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244698 | VEHICLE SURROUNDINGS MONITORING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE FOOT ILLUMINATING SYSTEM - A vehicle surroundings monitoring system includes: an image pick-up device ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244699 | Inductive Plasma Applicator - An inductive plasma applicator comprises a ferromagnetic inductively coupled source and an electrode with a hole pattern centred with respect to the plasma source. Such plasma applicator provides an efficient energy transfer to the plasma. The plasma applicator is preferably manufactured using a technology for producing electrical circuits. The electrode and a coil of the ferromagnetic inductively coupled plasma source are metal track portions formed on an insulating substrate. For example, the plasma applicator is manufactured using printed circuit board technology. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244700 | System for Representing Colors Including an Integrating Light Capsule - Disclosed herein is a color display device that can be deployed at retail paint stores, kiosks, customers' offices or homes, airports, malls, etc. for rapid color and appearance prototyping. The color display device, which can be mobile, can display color under standardized lighting or simulated ambient lighting. The color display device can augment or replace a traditional paint chip rack or fan deck. The color display device can manipulate light sources additively and/or subtractively using an integrating light mixing capsule or chamber, special optics, mock objects and electronic control for color and appearance representation and for object illumination with desirable simulated ambient lighting. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244701 | TEMPERATURE BASED WHITE POINT CONTROL IN BACKLIGHTS - Systems, methods, and devices are provided for maintaining a target white point on a light emitting diode based backlight. In one embodiment, the backlight may include two or more strings of light emitting diodes, each driven at a respective driving strength. Each string may include light emitting diodes from a different color bin, and the respective driving strengths may be adjusted, for example, through pulse width modulation or amplitude modulation, to maintain the target white point. In certain embodiments, the driving strengths may be adjusted to compensate for shifts in the white point that may occur due to temperature or aging. A controller may adjust the driving strengths based on feedback from a temperature sensor, from an optical sensor, from a user input, or from calibration data included within the backlight or system. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244702 | PROTECTING BALLAST CIRCUITRY AGAINST MISWIRING - A circuit for protecting an electronic ballast for use with a remote controller for gas discharge lamps against miswiring to a power source. Depletion mode MOSFETS are employed in both sides of the circuit to the controller and the MOSFETS respond to overvoltage, including polarity reversal to create an open circuit condition in the circuit to the controller. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244703 | AC-DRIVEN LED LIGHTING DEVICE - The lighting device contains a bridge circuit composed of four diodes. One of the output terminals of an AC source is connected to one of the input terminals of the bridge circuit via a first capacitor for current limiting and stabilization. The other input terminal of the AC source is connected to the other input terminal of the bridge circuit. A second capacitor is connected between the two output terminals of the bridge circuit for filtering ripples. A number of series-connected light emitting diodes are also connected between the two output terminals of the bridge circuit in a forward-biased manner. The major characteristic of the light device lies in the selection of the first capacitor which provides simple yet effective current limiting and stabilization. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244704 | LIGHT CONTROL APPARATUS AND LIGHTING APPLIANCE USING THE SAME - It is objected to provide a light control apparatus and a lighting appliance using the same which enable to increase luminous efficiency in the light control and to elongate operative life of a light source. The lighting appliance comprises a light source | 2010-09-30 |
20100244705 | Detecting Screen Breakage in Display Systems - Display systems, devices and techniques based on a screen and a mechanism that detects breakage on the screen and interrupts the operation of the screen when a screen breakage is detected. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244706 | Method of Calibrating a Daylight Sensor - A wireless lighting control system comprises a daylight sensor for measuring a light intensity in a space and a dimmer switch for controlling the amount of power delivered to a lighting load in response to the daylight sensor. For example, the daylight sensor may be able to transmit radio-frequency (RF) signals to the dimmer switch. The system provides methods of calibrating the daylight sensor that allow for automatically measuring and/or calculating one or more operational characteristics of the daylight sensor. One method of calibrating the daylight sensor comprises a “single-button-press” calibration procedure during which a user is only required to actuate a calibration button of the daylight sensor once. In addition, the daylight sensor is operable to automatically measure the total light intensity in the space at night to determine the light intensity of only the electrical light generated by the lighting load. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244707 | LED LAMP POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An LED lamp power management system and method including an LED lamp having an LED controller | 2010-09-30 |
20100244708 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A lighting control system for controlling the lighting of a predetermined area is provided. According to one embodiment, the lighting control system comprises one or more light sources positioned in the predetermined area, the light source configured to include adjustable light intensity; a camera positioned and configured to capture an image of the predetermined area; and a controller in operable communication with the one or more light sources and the camera, the controller configured to control the one or more light sources and adjust the light intensity of the light source. The controller is configured to operate in a closed control loop to automatically adjust the lighting conditions of a predetermined area or environment. A false alarm checking process checks for temporary or localized events to prevent unnecessary lighting adjustments. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244709 | Wireless Battery-Powered Daylight Sensor - A wireless battery-powered daylight sensor for measuring a total light intensity in a space is operable to transmit wireless signals using a variable transmission rate that is dependent upon the total light intensity in the space. The sensor comprises a photosensitive circuit, a wireless transmitter for transmitting the wireless signals, a controller coupled to the photosensitive circuit and the wireless transmitter, and a battery for powering the photosensitive circuit, the wireless transmitter, and the controller. The photosensitive circuit is operable to generate a light intensity control signal in response to the total light intensity in the space. The controller transmits the wireless signals in response to the light intensity control signal using the variable transmission rate that is dependent upon the total light intensity in the space. The variable transmission rate may be dependent upon an amount of change of the total light intensity in the space. In addition, the variable transmission rate may be further dependent upon a rate of change of the total light intensity in the space. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244710 | Organic Luminescence Transistor Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - Disclosed is an organic light-emitting transistor device comprising a substrate, a first electrode layer formed on the upper side of the substrate, a multilayer structure formed locally on the upper side of the first electrode layer in a predetermined size and sequentially having an insulating layer, an auxiliary electrode layer and a charge injection-suppressing layer in this order, an organic EL layer formed on the upper side of the first electrode layer where at least the multilayer structure is not formed, and a second electrode layer formed on the upper side of the organic EL layer. This organic light-emitting transistor device is characterized in that the charge injection-suppressing layer is formed larger than the auxiliary electrode when viewed in plan. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244711 | Self-Calibrating White Light Emitting Diode Module - The self-calibrating WLED module in accordance with the present invention providing precisely matched current outputs by matching each output current to a reference current, wherein matching a current output to a current reference is done sequentially for a number of current outputs, restarting at a first current output after the last has been matched to the reference current. The module may be implemented with components that comprise multiple WLED strings, a controller, a transconductance amplifier, an input voltage, a generator, a reference module and multiple current regulators. The current regulators provide required current respectively to WLED strings by varying the current through the WLED strings. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244712 | LIGHT STRING WITH EXTERNAL RESISTOR UNIT - An LED light string including a first loop, which further includes a first plurality of LEDs in series successively connected by first connecting wires, and at least one first resistor connected to two first resistor wires, the first two resistor wires removably connected to two of the first connecting wires in any portion of the first loop. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244713 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS USING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - An illumination apparatus using a light emitting diode is directly driven by an alternating current (AC) power source, displays colors and simultaneously controls a color's brightness level. The illumination apparatus includes a power terminal unit to which an AC power source is applied; a variable current unit connected to one end of the power terminal unit, dividing current provided from the power terminal unit into a plurality of current levels, and including first, second and third variable current units controlling the plurality of divided current levels, respectively; and a light emitting unit including red, green, and blue light emitting units, respectively disposed between the first variable current unit and the other end of the power terminal unit, between the second variable current unit and the other end of the power terminal unit, and between the third variable current unit and the other end of the power terminal unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244714 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPROVE SWITCHING IN POWER SWITCHING APPLICATIONS - A circuit for improving the control of a change in state of a signal in an electronic device between a first state and a second state, wherein a first change in state occurs when the state changes from the second state to the first state and a second change in state occurs when the state changes from the first state to the second state and wherein the first and second changes in state have associated therewith a first and a second time delay over which the or each change in state occurs, characterized in that said circuit comprises a determining unit for measuring the first time delay and a calculator for calculating a common delay to replace one or more of the first and second delays to thereby improve the control of the change in state of the signal | 2010-09-30 |
20100244715 | SELF-OSCILLATING TRANSFORMERLESS ELECTRONIC BALLAST - An electronic ballast includes a rectifier circuit having a first output terminal for coupling with a lamp; a first inductor coupled with a first node; a resonant network coupled with the first node; a first capacitor coupled with the first node; a first resistor coupled with a second node; a second resistor coupled with a second output terminal of the rectifier circuit; a power switch having an output end, a ground end and a control end, wherein the output end is coupled with the first node and the ground end is coupled with the second resistor; a voltage divider for driving the power switch; and a second inductor coupled between the second node and the control end of the power switch. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244716 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP BALLAST WITH ADAPTIVE FILAMENT HEATING CONTROL BASED ON LAMP AGE - A high pressure discharge lamp ballast is provided with adaptive power control during a filament heating period. A starting circuit is coupled along with a high pressure discharge lamp to output terminals of a DC-AC power converter and generates a high voltage for dielectric breakdown in the lamp. A control circuit controls output power from the power converter to the lamp during the filament heating period after dielectric breakdown of the lamp. The output power is controlled in accordance with a power output parameter which is further determined by the control circuit in accordance with one or more lamp parameters detected by a lamp status detection circuit. The lamp parameters may be cumulative lamp parameters or electrical characteristics associated with the lamp. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244717 | FIELD EMISSION DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a pulse drive-type field emission device. The pulse drive-type field emission device includes anode and cathode substrates that are spaced apart from and face each other, a cathode electrode formed on the cathode substrate, and a field emitter formed on the cathode electrode. The pulse drive-type field emission device further includes a metal mesh-type gate electrode having an opening through which electrons emitted from the field emitter pass and a power source which applies a compensated pulse wave power to the gate electrode or the cathode electrode to compensate for vibration of the gate electrode. Thus, noise from the metal mesh can be prevented without additional fabrication processes by modifying a waveform in pulse driving. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244718 | METHOD AND DRIVING UNIT FOR DRIVING A GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP - In this method an arc-length control value, indicating the current length of a discharge arc of the gas-discharge lamp ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244719 | FREQUENCY SENSITIVE LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE | 2010-09-30 |
20100244720 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - For maintaining the projections of the electrode tip ends in the ideal condition and maintaining a stable arc even if the lamp is lighted with a lamp power of at most 70% of the rated electric power, a high pressure discharge lamp light source device is provided, comprised of a high pressure discharge lamp having a discharge vessel made from quartz glass and a pair of electrodes arranged oppositely to each other with a spacing of at most 2.0 mm, each electrode having a projection formed at a tip end thereof, and mercury of at least 0.20 mg/mm | 2010-09-30 |
20100244721 | MODULAR PROGRAMMABLE LIGHTING BALLAST - A lighting ballast is programmable as to input and output parameters. Both operational characteristics and sensed data are used to control the ballast parameters. The ballast is configured to recapture as electrical energy heat produced by the lamp. The ballast is constructed in modular fashion with a power factor correction circuit module and a ballast control circuit module that snap together to achieve a large number of input voltage and lamp type variations with a small number of separate units. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244722 | COMPACT DELAY LINE STRUCTURES FOR FIELD APPLICATORS FOR OPERATION OF ELECTRODELESS GAS DISCHARGE LAMPS - In various embodiments, an electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp is provided, which may include a bulb containing a fill mixture for generating a light emission when excited by microwave energy; and at least two applicator arms for coupling the microwave energy to the fill mixture, the at least two applicator arms being separated by at least one delay line, the at least one delay line comprising a stripline structure. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244723 | DRIVER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE COLD-CATHODE FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND/OR EXTERNAL-ELECTRODE FLUORESCENT LAMPS - Driver system and method for multiple cold-cathode fluorescent lamps and/or external-electrode fluorescent lamps. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a system for driving a plurality of cold-cathode fluorescent lamps. The system includes a subsystem configured to receive at least a DC voltage and generate a first AC voltage in response to at least the DC voltage. The system also includes a power converter configured to receive the first AC voltage and convert the first AC voltage to at least a second AC voltage. The system further includes a plurality of current balancing devices. Each of the plurality of current balancing devices is configured to receive two currents and balance the two currents. The plurality of current balancing devices includes at least a first current balancing device, a second current balancing device, and a third current balancing device. In addition, the system includes a plurality of lamp pairs. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244724 | LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR HORTICULTURAL APPLICATIONS - Horticultural lighting system comprising a first string ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244725 | MULTIPLE DOPANT EMISSIVE LAYER OLEDS - An organic light emitting device comprising, an anode, a cathode, and an emissive layer, located between the anode and the cathode, of a host compound, a first compound capable of phosphorescent emission at room temperature, and a second compound capable of phosphorescent emission at room temperature is provided. At least 95 percent of emission from the device is produced from the second compound when an appropriate voltage is applied across the anode and cathode. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244726 | PRIMARY-SIDE BASED CONTROL OF SECONDARY-SIDE CURRENT FOR A TRANSFORMER - A power control system includes a transformer and a controller regulates a current on a secondary-side of the transformer based on a primary-side signal value. In at least one embodiment, the secondary-side current is a current out of a filter coupled to a rectifier and the secondary-side of the transformer and into a load. In at least one embodiment, the primary-side signal value is a sample of a current in the primary-side windings of the transformer. In at least one embodiment, the primary-side signal value represents a sample value of a primary-side transformer current. Proper timing of sampling the primary-side signal value substantially eliminates contributions of a transformer magnetizing current from the primary-side transformer current sample. Sampling the primary-side signal value when contributions of the transformer magnetizing current are substantially eliminated allows at least an average of the secondary-side current to be determined from the primary-side signal value. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244727 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DRIVER - A light-emitting diode (LED) driver used to power at least one LED with an alternating current (AC) voltage source is provided. The LED driver includes a rectifying unit applying N-fold higher voltage than the voltage from the AC voltage source to the LED. The rectifying unit includes a first charging unit to charge a first voltage, and a second charging unit to charge a second voltage. The first voltage includes the voltage at the AC voltage source during a first half-cycle of one AC voltage cycle, and the second voltage includes the first voltage and the voltage at the AC voltage source during the second half-cycle of the AC voltage cycle. Accordingly, the LED driver may improve light-emitting efficiency and reduce flicker of LEDs. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244728 | METHOD AND CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR DIMMING A GAS DISCHARGE LAMP - In a method of dimming a gas discharge lamp, a controllable switch is provided which is connected between terminals of the lamp receiving an alternating power supply voltage. The opening and closing of the switch is controlled. The switch is closed at least during a first closing time period and a subsequent second closing time period within a half period of the power supply voltage. The second closing time period is longer than the first closing time period. The switch may be closed during a plurality of closing time periods within a half period of the power supply voltage, each closing time period after the first closing time period being longer than a previous closing time period. The first closing time period is started after a delay time period after a first reignition of the lamp after a voltage zero-crossing of the power supply voltage. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244729 | Gazing Ball Having A Battery-Powered LED Device - An illumination device comprising: (a) a substantially spherical and semi-transparent gazing ball having a base with a sidewall; (b) a base cap with a channel corresponding to the sidewall of the base of the gazing ball; (c) an LED device within the base cap; (d) a battery in electrical communication with the LED device and (e) a switch for establishing and removing the electrical communication between the LED device and battery. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244730 | DIMMING INTERFACE FOR POWER LINE - An interface circuit for a lamp ballast includes first and second input power lines, L | 2010-09-30 |
20100244731 | WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE, WHITE LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, AND LINEAR ILLUMINATOR USING THE SAME - A white light emitting apparatus ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244732 | DISPLAY DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR TRANSPARENT MULTIMEDIA FACADE - A large-area display device, in particular multimedia façade, comprises at least one transparent element, in which the transparent element comprises at least one transparent substrate on which one or more lighting elements is/are arranged. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244733 | ACTIVELY POINT-LIGHTED MODULAR PANEL FOR STAR FIELD PRESENTATIONS - Modular panels can be attached to a substratum, e.g. a wall or ceiling, to display an actively lighted star field. Each panel displays a respective subarea of the star field, the panels being attached onto the substratum in edgewise juxtaposed relationship according to the star field. Each panel defines a set of apertures extending through the panel and distributed over the panel according to the panel's respective subarea. On a back face of each panel is a set of light pipes respectively corresponding to the panel's set of apertures, each light pipe being illuminated by a light emitting diode. Panels can include twinkling stars, constant stars, and/or shooting stars, and energization of the corresponding light emitting diodes is constant or varied accordingly. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244734 | LIGHT OUTPUT DEVICE - A light output device comprises a power supply and a plurality of light source device arrangements arranged in a line extending from a power connection, with adjacent light source device arrangements in the line connected together with an electrical connector arrangement. Each light source device arrangement is associated with a control circuit from the plurality of control circuits for providing independent control of the light source device arrangement output based on the control signal. The device can be reduced in length by disconnecting the connector arrangement between an adjacent pair of light source device arrangements and the remaining light source device arrangements extending from the power source are independently controlled by the control signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244735 | Lighting Device Supplying Temporally Appropriate Light - A lighting device operable to supply temporally appropriate light to a user comprises a light socket adapter interposed between a primary socket and a first type of lamp. The primary socket is connected to a switchable supply of electrical power. A first type of lamp includes wavelengths below 530 nm that are suppressive of melatonin production in a user viewing the light. There is a second type of lamp that supplies light substantially all above 530 nm so as to avoid suppressing melatonin production in a user viewing the light. The light socket adapter has at least one mode of operation in which automatic means causes the first and second types of lamp to be exclusively operable during respective predetermined periods of time. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244736 | LIGHTING SYSTEM AND LIGHTING ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides a lighting system adapted to provide lighting for an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielded environment. The lighting system comprises a plurality of lighting fixtures each adapted to receive a light emitting diode (LED) light source, and a plurality of current limiting circuits each adapted to limit electrical current provided to power one or more of the LED light sources. The electrical current is provided from a direct current source external to the EMI shielded environment and filtered to minimise electromagnetic interference introduced into the EMI shielded environment. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244737 | Dual Voltage and Current Control Feedback Loop For an Optical Sensor System - A dual voltage and current control feedback control loop for an optical sensor system. A power supply provides a regulated DC voltage. A current source receives the regulated DC voltage and provides switched current to a light source. A current feedback representative of the current to the light source is provided to the power supply on a feedback path when the current source is driving the light source. A voltage feedback representative of the DC voltage is provided to the power supply on the feedback path when the current source is not driving the light source. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244738 | AUDIO MIXING CONSOLE CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LED OPERATOR, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An audio mixing console includes a brightness adjusting mode selection button and an adjustment subject specification button. A user operates the brightness adjusting mode selection button to set up a brightness adjusting mode, and operates the adjustment subject specification button to specify any color LED of RGB or all colors as an adjustment subject. When an LED button is operated, brightness of an LED of a color of an adjustment subject in a multicolor LED unit incorporated in the LED button is increased one step by one step. In another example, in response to an operation of a button, brightness of an LED of a color of the adjustment subject in the multicolor LED unit incorporated in a plurality of LED buttons other than this button is increased one step by one step. This work is carried out for every LED and LED button. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244739 | DRIVING DEVICE, BACKLIGHT WITH THE DRIVING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF BACKLIGHT - The present disclosure relates to a driving device for a backlight with a plurality of LED units. The driving device can comprise a control module for controlling output voltage of the driving device; a light modulation module for adjusting overall current of the backlight; and a current regulating module for obtaining signals for adjusting individual current of each LED unit and adjusting the individual current of each LED unit according to the signals. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244740 | MULTI-CHIP LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHT DEVICE - An electric lamp includes a first light source and a second light source and power circuitry configured to selectively energize the first light source and the second light source. The first light source is configured to produce light that is substantially free of wavelengths below about 530 nanometers, and the second light source is configured to product light having wavelengths of less than about 530 nanometers. The electric lamp is configured to produce white or near-white light in a variety of color temperatures, while retaining good color rendering index. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244741 | DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING FIXTURE - One output power characteristic curve for supplying constant power is provided with respect to a raging voltage range of a discharge lamp, and in addition, a plurality of output power characteristic curves W | 2010-09-30 |
20100244742 | VARIABLE COLOR DISCHARGE LAMP - A variable color discharge lamp including a first lamp tube, a second lamp tube and a variable voltage system is provided. The first lamp tube having a first diameter has a first fluorescent powder disposed therein. The second lamp tube connected to the first lamp tube has a second diameter not equal to the first diameter. The second lamp tube has a second fluorescent powder disposed therein, wherein the second color temperature of the second fluorescent powder is not equal to the first color temperature of the first fluorescent powder. The variable voltage system provides and adjusts a common voltage of the first lamp tube and the second lamp tube. When the common voltage is adjusted, respective luminescence efficiencies of the first fluorescent powder and the second fluorescent powder vary with the common voltage, so as to adjust the mixed light color of the first and the second lamp tubes. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244743 | LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - An illumination apparatus, which controls a supply power supplied to a lamp according to an accumulated interval of on-time and a light control signal, is configured in which a maximum supply power supplied to the lamp according to the accumulated interval of on-time is supplied to the lamp when the supply power to the lamp corresponding to the light control signal is above the maximum supply power to the lamp according to the accumulated interval of on-time at a point when the illumination apparatus is turned on or the lamp starts lighting. When the light control signal is operated so as to exceed a level of the maximum supply power to the lamp according to the accumulated interval of on-time or the light control signal varies more than a prescribed level, the supply power is shifted to an adjustable condition so as to be higher than the maximum supply power to the lamp according to the accumulated interval of on-time. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244744 | METHOD OF DRIVING A GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP - The invention describes a method of driving a gas-discharge lamp ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244745 | LIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF LIGHT EFFECTS AVAILABLE FOR A HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - The invention relates to the automatic identification of light effects available for a home entertainment system with a light management system. According to an embodiment of the invention, a light management system ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244746 | LIGHTING SYSTEM AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Proposedis a remote control device ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100244747 | MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERY IN AN ENCLOSED LIGHTING MODULE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, and apparatuses related to managing a rechargeable battery in an enclosed lighting module. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100244748 | ROTATING BEACON - A light beacon includes a base, a plurality of towers supported on the base, a first set of LEDs having a first color mounted on each of said towers and a second set of LEDs having a second color also mounted on each of said towers. A microprocessor in operative communication with each of the first and second LEDs is configured to illuminate the first set of LEDs through a defined channel either simultaneously or sequentially, at a user's option through a user interface. The processor is further configured to illuminate the second set of LEDs through a defined channel either simultaneously or sequentially at a user's option. A lens mounted on the housing directs light from the LEDs in a preconfigured distribution. | 2010-09-30 |