Patents Examined by Tracie Green
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Patent number: 7944135Abstract: A spark plug and method of construction is provided, wherein the spark plug has a generally annular ceramic insulator and a metal shell surrounding at least a portion of the insulator. A ground electrode is operatively attached to the shell, wherein the ground electrode has a ground electrode sparking surface. The spark plug further includes a center electrode having an elongate body with a center electrode sparking surface. The sparking surface of the center electrode and the ground electrode sparking surface provide a spark gap. A brazed joint bonds at least one of the insulator to the shell or the center electrode to the insulator.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Federal-Mogul Ignition CompanyInventor: William J. Walker, Jr.
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Patent number: 7932674Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) comprising a substrate and a multiplicity of hollow Plasma-domes filled with an ionizable gas having a flat side and an opposing domed side. One or more other sides or edges may also be flat. Two or more electrodes are in electrical contact with each Plasma-dome. A flat or domed side of the Plasma-dome is in contact with the PDP substrate and each electrode is in electrical contact with a flat or domed side of the Plasma-dome. The organic and/or inorganic luminescent material is located on an exterior and/or interior surface of the Plasma-dome and/or incorporated into the shell of the Plasma-dome. Up-conversion and down-conversion materials may be used. The substrate is rigid or flexible with a flat, curved, or irregular surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2006Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Imaging Systems TechnologyInventors: Daniel K. Wedding, Oliver M. Strbik, III, Carol Ann Wedding
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Patent number: 7928646Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device and fabrication method thereof is provided. The device includes a first substrate having at least one thin film transistor; an electroluminescent unit formed on the first substrate and electrically connect to the thin film transistor; a first protective layer formed on the electroluminescent unit; a second protective layer formed on the first protective layer; and a third protective layer formed on the second protective layer and in contact with the first protective layer. The device further comprises a second substrate sealed to the first substrate to form the electroluminescent unit between the first substrate and second substrate. In the device, the first protective layer comprising inorganic material, the second protective layer comprising organic material and the third protective layer comprising inorganic material are formed on the electroluminescent unit to reduce oxidation of electrodes by preventing infiltration of moisture.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Chimei Innolux CorporationInventors: Nishikawa Ryuji, Hsiang-Lun Hsu
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Patent number: 7923911Abstract: Metal induced polycrystallized silicon is used as the anode in a light emitting device, such as an OLED or AMOLED. The polycrystallized silicon is sufficiently non-absorptive, transparent and made sufficiently conductive for this purpose. A thin film transistor can be formed onto the polycrystallized silicon anode, with the silicon anode acting as the drain of the thin film transistor, thereby simplifying production.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Hoi Sing Kwok, Man Wong, Zhiguo Meng, Jiaxin Sun, Xiuling Zhu
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Patent number: 7923924Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent display, including a substrate, a set of anodes, an organic functional layer, a set of cathodes and a packaging sheet, wherein a set of electrode leads are disposed on the packaging sheet for electrical connection with a control circuit of the display, and the electrode leads includes a set of anode leads and a set of cathode leads which are electrically connected with the corresponding anodes and cathodes on the substrate, respectively. The present invention further relates to a double-sided organic electroluminescent display having the above features.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignees: Tsinghua University, Beijing Visionox Technology Co., Ltd., Kunshan Visionox Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Qiu, Shenfu Zhang, Guohui Zhang, Kongwu Wu, Yudi Gao
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Patent number: 7923920Abstract: An organic light-emitting device has a substrate and a plurality of organic light-emitting elements formed on the substrate. The plurality of the organic light-emitting elements include a first light-emitting element emitting light of a first emission color, and a second light-emitting element emitting light of a different emission color. Each light-emitting element has, in sequence, a first electrode having a light reflection layer and a transparent conductive layer, an organic compound layer containing a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode on the substrate. The light reflection layer of the first element is between the substrate and the transparent conductive layer and the light reflection layer of the second element is between the transparent conductive layer and the organic compound layer. A thickness of the transparent conductive layer of the first and second organic light-emitting elements is the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2007Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Naoto Nakamura
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Patent number: 7919919Abstract: An organic electro-luminescence display device and a fabricating method thereof for preventing a badness of a pad portion are disclosed. In the organic electro-luminescence display device, a first conductive layer is electrically connected to any at least one of first and second electrodes of the organic electro-luminescence array. A second conductive layer is provided on the first conductive layer. A dummy insulating pattern is provided to cover the first and second conductive layer and has a hole for exposing a portion of the second conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Ki Hong Kim, Hyo Dae Bae, Jae Cheol Kwon
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Patent number: 7915803Abstract: A novel and improved composite thick film dielectric structure is provided to improve the operating stability of phosphors used in thick dielectric ac electroluminescent displays. The novel structure comprises one or more aluminum oxide layers disposed between the composite thick dielectric layer and the bottom of the phosphor layer of these displays.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignees: iFire IP Corporation, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Hamada, Isao Yoshida, Vincent Joseph Alfred Pugliese, Manuela Peter, James Alexander Robert Stiles
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Patent number: 7911129Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for an organic pin-type light-emitting diode with an electrode and a counter-electrode and a stack with organic layers between the electrode and the counter-electrode, where the stack with the organic layers comprises an emission layer comprising a k (k=1, 2, 3, . . . ) organic matrix materials, a doped charge carrier transport layer, which is arranged between the electrode and the emission layer, a further doped charge carrier transport layer, which is arranged between the counter-electrode and the emission layer, and one block layer, which is arranged between one of the doped charge carrier transport layers and the emission layer. The organic layers of the stack are formed by means of n (n?k+2) organic matrix materials, where the n organic matrix materials comprise the k organic matrix materials of the emission layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2006Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Novaled AGInventors: Michael Hofmann, Jan Birnstock, Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth, Ansgar Werner, Martin Pfeiffer, Kentaro Harada
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Patent number: 7911128Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device and a fabrication method thereof is described. The organic electroluminescence display device includes first and second substrates. A cathode including a transparent conductive material and a thin metal film, an organic electroluminescence (EL) layer formed on the cathode, and an anode formed on the organic EL layer are formed on the first substrate. A driving transistor that contains a drain electrode is formed on the second substrate. The first and second substrates are bonded to each other such that the drain electrode contacts the anode.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee-Suk Bang, Chang-Wook Han, Tae-Joon Ahn
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Patent number: 7902737Abstract: A light emission device and a display having the light emission device are provided. The light emission device includes first and second substrates arranged opposite to each other, an electron emission unit provided on the first substrate, a light emission unit provided on the second substrate, and spacers that are supportably disposed between the first and second substrates. The spacers are formed in a pillar configuration and each side of the spacers is arranged at an acute angle with respect to an edge of driving electrodes of the electron emission unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Byong-Gon Lee
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Patent number: 7880377Abstract: A light emitting device having practical light emission characteristics is obtained without epitaxial growth. A quantum dot-dispersed light emitting device of the invention includes a substrate 11, an electron injection electrode 12, a hole injection electrode 14, and an inorganic light emitting layer 13 disposed so as to be in contact with both the electrodes. The inorganic light emitting layer 13 contains an ambipolar inorganic semiconductor material and nanocrystals 15 dispersed as luminescent centers in the ambipolar inorganic semiconductor material and is configured so as to be capable of light emission without having, at the interface with the electron injection electrode and/or the hole injection electrode, epitaxial relation therewith.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2005Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Hoya CorporationInventors: Masahiro Orita, Hiroshi Kawazoe, Satoshi Kobayashi, Hiroaki Yanagita, Morihiro Niimi, Yuki Tani, Misaki Hatsuda
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Patent number: 7880374Abstract: A display device (10) includes a plurality of gas discharge tubes (11R, 11G, 11B, . . . ) sandwiched between a front support plate (31) and a plurality of rear support plates (321, 322, . . . 328). The display device further includes: a plurality of display electrodes (2) formed on a surface of the front support plate facing the plurality of gas discharge tubes to extend across tube axes of the plurality of gas discharge tubes; a plurality of signal electrodes (3) formed on surfaces of the plurality of rear support plates facing the plurality of gas discharge tubes to extend along the longitudinal direction of the plurality of gas discharge tubes. Another rear support plate (330) for supporting the plurality of rear support plates is disposed on surfaces of the plurality of rear support plates opposite to the surfaces facing the plurality of gas discharge tubes.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Shinoda Plasma Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Tokai, Manabu Ishimoto, Hitoshi Hirakawa, Yosuke Yamazaki, Koji Shinohe, Kenji Awamoto
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Patent number: 7876035Abstract: A pixel tube for a field-emission illumination/display device includes a sealed container, an anode electrode, a cathode electrode and a shielding electrode. The sealed container has a light permeable portion. The anode electrode is disposed in the sealed container and adjacent to the light permeable portion. The cathode electrode is arranged in the sealed container facing the anode electrode and includes a cathode supporter and a carbon nanotube yarn, the carbon nanotube yarn attached to the cathode supporter and extending toward the anode electrode for emitting electrons therefrom. The shielding electrode is disposed on a surface of the sealed container and surrounds/encircles the carbon nanotube yarn.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2007Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuan-Chao Yang, Liang Liu, Kai-Li Jiang, Shou-Shan Fan
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Patent number: 7868542Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting apparatus which can improve the light extraction efficiency without adversely influencing a functional layer of a light-emitting device and which includes a substrate; a light-emitting device formed on the substrate, the light-emitting device including: a first electrode formed on the substrate; an insulating member covering a periphery of the first electrode; and a functional layer formed on an exposed portion of the first electrode and including an emission layer; and a second electrode formed on the functional layer and the insulating member, in which a periodic structure is formed on a surface of the insulating member opposite to a substrate side, and an optical waveguide is formed between a bottom portion of the periodic structure and the first electrode or between the bottom portion of the periodic structure and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2008Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Koichi Fukuda
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Patent number: 7863806Abstract: A color field emission display includes a sealed container having a light permeable portion and at least one color element enclosed in the sealed container. The color element includes a cathode, at least two anodes, at least two phosphor layers and at least two CNT strings. The phosphor layers are formed on the end surfaces of the anode. The CNT strings are electrically connected to and in contact with the cathode with the emission portion thereof suspending. The phosphor layers are opposite to the light permeable portion, and one emission portion is corresponding to one phosphor layer. The luminance of the color FED is enhanced at a relatively low voltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2008Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yang Wei, Liang Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
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Patent number: 7859177Abstract: A spark plug for an internal-combustion engine is provided wherein the central and ground electrodes exhibit a long service life and wherein the fatigue strength at high temperatures is improved. The ground electrode is made from an alloy comprised of nickel (Ni) as a primary component, chromium: 20-30% by weight, iron: 7-20% by weight, aluminum: 1-3% by weight, titanium: 0.05-0.5% by weight, manganese: not higher than 0.1% by weight, silicon: not higher than 0.1% by weight, and carbon: not higher than 0.5% by weight. The alloy further includes at least one specific element selected from zirconium, yttrium, neodymium, cerium, lanthanum and samarium. Further, the total content of the specific element group is 5% or more of the aluminum content and is not higher than 1% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Yoshimoto, Wataru Matsutani
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Patent number: 7847478Abstract: An organic light emitting display capable of preventing the generation of screen distortion caused by a thick film phenomenon that occurs when the internal surface of a panel is coated with an absorbing member and a method of fabricating the same. The organic light emitting display includes a substrate on which an image display unit including at least one organic light emitting diode is formed. A panel is formed on the substrate to seal the image display unit. A first absorbing member is formed on the internal surface of the panel on the image display unit that faces the organic light emitting diode. A second absorbing member is formed on the circumference of the image display unit between the first absorbing member and the internal surface of the panel to overlap the circumference of the first absorbing member.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pil Geun Chun, Tae Wook Kang
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Patent number: 7847483Abstract: Disclosed is a glass composition composed of an oxide glass wherein the percentages of constitutional elements other than oxygen (O) expressed in atomic % are as follows: boron (B) is not less than 56% and not more than 72%; silicon (Si) is not less than 0% and not more than 15%; Zinc (Zn) is not less than 0% and not more than 18%; potassium (K) is not less than 8% and not more than 20%; and the total of K, sodium (Na) and lithium (Li) is not less than 12% and not more than 20%. This glass composition further may contain at least one of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr) and barium (Ba) in an amount of more than 0% and not more than 5%, and molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W) in an amount of more than 0% and not more than 3%.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Osamu Inoue, Shinya Hasegawa, Miyuki Nakai, Tsutomu Koshizuka
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Patent number: 7843127Abstract: In light emitting panel, the light emitting panel includes a substrate, a pixel part and a protection part. The pixel part has more than or equal to two unit parts separated from each other. The protection has a concave part marking off neighboring unit parts.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyoung Don Woo, Hak Su Kim