Abstract: A plasma-treatment instrument for treating a surface with a dielectric-barrier plasma field generated between an electrode and the surface has a high a.c. voltage supplied to the electrode by a controller. The electrode forms with a dielectric surrounding the electrode a cylindrical roller that is rotatably supported in a grip housing. The plasma-treatment instrument has a shell surface and is capable of being rolled along the surface. The plasma-treatment allows an efficient and safe treatment of the surface by virtue of the fact that the electrode includes at least two partial electrodes arranged alongside one another at equal intervals from the shell surface and which are insulated from one another by the dielectric. The at least two partial electrodes are connected to different terminals of a source of high a.c. voltage.

Abstract: A display device includes a panel substrate, a first printed circuit board (PCB), a driver integrated circuit (IC), and a second PCB. The panel substrate includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first PCB is disposed on the second substrate. The driver IC is disposed on the first substrate and is electrically connected to the first PCB. The second PCB is disposed on the first substrate and is electrically connected to the driver IC. The driver IC includes a first pad and a second pad. The first pad is disposed on an upper or lateral surface of the driver IC, the first pad being configured to transmit signals received via the first PCB. The second pad is disposed on a lower surface of the driver IC, the second pad being configured to receive the signals from the first PCB and to transmit the signals to the second PCB.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a new light emitting element with little initial deterioration, and a display device in which initial deterioration is reduced and variation in deterioration over time is reduced by a new method for driving a display device having the light emitting element. One feature of the invention is that a display device comprising a light emitting element including a first electrode, a second electrode opposed to the first electrode, and a mixed layer of metal oxide and an organic compound provided between the first electrode and the second electrode is subjected to aging drive.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle headlight bulb with a bulb receptacle, a spiral wound filament (2) which is arranged inside the receptacle for the bulb (1) and a lamp base which has a metal base bushing (3) wherein the end (11) of the bulb receptacle (1), which is sealed by means of a molybdenum film seal (112, 113) is fixed. According to the invention, the metal base bushing (3) comprises at least one molded tab (32) which lies adjacent to the sealed end (11) of the bulb receptacle (1), in the overlapping area of the molybdenum films (112, 113), with current supply wires (23, 24) which protrude from the bulb receptacle and which are connected thereto, in order to reduce thermal load in the above-mentioned overlapping area during operation of the bulb.

Abstract: A plasma display module, which can effectively dissipate heat, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display module includes i) a plasma display panel that displays images using gas discharge, ii) a chassis located on one surface of the plasma display panel to support the plasma display panel and iii) a driving circuit unit which is located on a surface of the chassis opposite to the plasma display panel to generate electrical signals for driving the plasma display panel, and includes at least one integrated circuit, wherein the chassis includes at least one convex unit, and the at least one integrated circuit is located on the convex unit of the chassis.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus assembly having high heat-dissipation efficiency is disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display apparatus assembly includes: i) a plasma display panel, ii) a chassis base coupled with a rear surface of the plasma display panel and supporting the plasma display panel, iii) a driver circuit board disposed behind the chassis base and having a circuit for driving the plasma display panel, iv) a signal transmission member transmitting an electric signal from the driver circuit board to the plasma display panel, the signal transmission member being connected at one side to the driver circuit board and at the other side to the plasma display panel and including at least one electronic device, v) a protective cover plate covering a portion of the signal transmission member on which the at least one electronic device is mounted, and vi) a heat pipe transferring heat generated by the electronic device to the protective cover plate.

Abstract: A light source for testing sites using a fluorescent dye is described. The light source can include a low voltage lamp or a low heat generating lamp.

Abstract: A PDP flat panel display includes a front glass plate and a rear glass plate bonded to each other to form a number of display cells therebetween in a display area. Scan electrodes and sustain electrodes are formed on an inner, namely, rear surface of the front glass plate, and data electrodes are formed on an inner, namely, front surface of the rear glass plate. The rear glass plate includes an extension extending beyond the front glass plate, in an extending direction of the data electrodes. A heat dissipating conductor film is integrally formed on an inner, namely, front surface of the extension of the rear glass plate, and an integrated circuit chip of a driver integrated circuit for supplying a required voltage to the data electrodes is heat-conductively bonded on the heat dissipating conductor film.

Abstract: A panel has a flat external surface and has a curvature on an inner surface thereof. A coating having light absorption characteristics is formed on the external surface of the panel. To the top of the coating, a film which has light absorbing characteristics and contains an adhesive is adhered. The light absorption by the coating is large at the central portion of the panel and is small at the peripheral portion of the panel. The light absorption characteristics of the film is approximately uniform on the entire surface of the panel. Due to such a constitution, a color picture tube having a flat external surface, the least brightness difference and an excellent contrast can be realized.

Abstract: Bacteria cells and/or spores are collected and concentrated to form a specimen that is lysed using an ionized fluid to facilitate identification of the bacterial cells or spores by tests performed on the DNA and RNA contained therein. An impact collector is preferably used for separating the spores and cells from an air sample that is drawn through an input port of a portable housing. The resulting specimen is then exposed to an ionizing discharge that ruptures the surface membrane of the bacterial cells or spores. The ionizing discharge can be produced by a Tesla coil or other potential transformer that is electrically energized to produce an ionization potential, which is applied to an electrode, or to produce a corona glow discharge spread over a relatively larger surface of a plate-type electrode. Alternatively, air or another gaseous fluid in proximity to the electrode may be ionized by the ionizing potential or discharge from the electrode, forming an ionized fluid that is applied to the specimen.

Abstract: Polymeric connectors suitable for use in halogen lamp displays are provided. These connectors include various means for improving their reliability and heat dissipation. In specific embodiments, the electrical conductors of the connector assembly are extended beyond a polymeric connector insulator to provide convective air cooling. In other embodiments, high temperature polymers are provided which improve the heat deflection temperature of the polymeric connector insulator. Additionally, better electrical connections are made possible by more closely managed receiving cavities for lamp leads and the like.

Abstract: A lamp changing module for totally enclosing a lamp when the module is withdrawn from a support such as an illuminator cabinet, and permitting exposure of the lamp when properly installed and connected to the support. A potentially explosive lamp is thereby contained within the module when it is removed so that even if it explodes it will not harm nearby personnel. It also protects personnel from burn hazards associated with lamp changing.