Discharge Device Load With Distributed Parameter-type Transmission Line (e.g., Wave-guide, Coaxial Cable) Patents (Class 315/39)
  • Publication number: 20140197729
    Abstract: A lucent waveguide plasma light source has a quartz waveguide body with a central through bore. The bore has orifices at its opposite ends, opening centrally of flat, end faces of the body. Between these the body has a circular cylindrical periphery. A drawn quartz tube is inserted into the body. The tube has its one end closed and a collar which locates the tube in the bore and is fused to the faces at the orifices of the bore. The tube is evacuated and charged with excitable material and closed as a sealed void. A Faraday cage and an antenna in a bore in the body are provided for feeding microwave energy to the light source. When powered with microwaves, resonance is established in the wave guide and a plasma is established in the void, wherein Light radiates and leaves the waveguide and Faraday cage radially of the periphery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventor: Andrew Simon Neate
  • Patent number: 8766539
    Abstract: An electrode-less plasma lamp, comprising generally of a bulb containing a gas-fill and light emitter(s) that is excited to produce light using radio-frequency (RF) energy. The present lamp includes compact air resonators/waveguides that use grounded coupling-elements with integrated bulb assemblies to reduce the size of the resonator and improve the performance of the lamp as well as reduce cost and simplify manufacturability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Topanga USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick M. Espiau, Timothy J. Brockett, Mehran Matloubian, Douglas A. Doughty
  • Publication number: 20140167607
    Abstract: An electrodeless lighting device and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes inserting a dose into the bulb and at least one of heating a vacuum line for applying a vacuum to the bulb at first predetermined temperature and heating the bulb containing the dose at a second predetermined temperature for a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yongdae KANG, Jungwon KANG, Hyunjung KIM
  • Publication number: 20140159571
    Abstract: A microplasma generator includes first and second conductive resonators disposed on a first surface of a dielectric substrate. The first and second conductive resonators are arranged in line with one another with a gap defined between a first end of each resonator. A ground plane is disposed on a second surface of the dielectric substrate and a second end of each of the first and second resonators is coupled to the ground plane. A power input connector is coupled to the first resonator at a first predetermined distance from the second end chosen as a function of the impedance of the first conductive resonator. A microplasma generating array includes a number of resonators in a dielectric material substrate with one end of each resonator coupled to ground. A micro-plasma is generated at the non-grounded end of each resonator. The substrate includes a ground electrode and the microplasmas are generated between the non-grounded end of the resonator and the ground electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Trustees of Tufts College
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Hopwood, Chen Wu, Alan R. Hoskinson, Sameer Sonkusale
  • Patent number: 8749139
    Abstract: A lucent crucible of a Lucent Waveguide Microwave Plasma Light Source (LWMPLS) comprising a Light Emitting Resonator (LER) in form of a crucible (1) of fused quartz which has a central void (2) having microwave excitable material (3) within it. In one example, the void is 4 mm in diameter and has a length (L) of 21 mm. The LWMPLS is operated at a power (P) of 280 W and thus with a plasma loading P/L of 133 w/cm and a wall loading of 106 w/cm2. The lamp is thus operated with a high efficiency—in terms of lumens per watt—while having a reasonable lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Inventors: Andrew Simon Neate, Barry Preston
  • Publication number: 20140132153
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus is provided that includes a magnetron configured to generate microwaves having a predetermined frequency, a waveguide including a first wave guide space configured to introduce and guide the microwaves and a second wave guide space expanded from the first wave guide space, a resonator to which the microwaves are transmitted from the waveguide and a bulb located in the resonator, the bulb encapsulating a light emitting material and being configured to emit light in response to the transmitted microwaves. The second wave guide space is located in a transmission path of the microwaves transmitted from the magnetron to the resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Junsung KIM, Hyunjung KIM, Donghun KIM
  • Publication number: 20140077695
    Abstract: The present invention includes an electron-discharge signal system with a supercharged electron source and process therefor. The system may be any signal modification unit such as a klystron, magnetron, traveling wave tube, etc. The system includes a heat-responsive electron source, supercharger, collector, a wave modification assembly, and a bleeder module. The electron source discharges an electron beam along a predetermined electron path. The supercharger heats the electron source upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation of a predetermined signal characteristic redirected by the system. The bleeder module redirects a portion of the system's output signal to the supercharger, which heats in response thereto. In other embodiments, the system may be operated entirely by electromagnetic radiation from a freestanding signal source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Jacob Conner, Ryan Giedd
  • Patent number: 8674603
    Abstract: An electrodeless plasma lamp includes a bulb containing a gas-fill and light emitter(s) excited to produce light using radio-frequency (RF) energy. Input and output coupling elements separated from each other by a gap couple RF energy from an RF source to the bulb. One end of the input coupling element is electrically connected to an RF source while the other end is connected to ground. One end of the output coupling element is connected to ground while the other end is connected to the bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Topanga Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick M. Espiau, Mehran Matloubian, Timothy J. Brockett, David Schmelzer
  • Publication number: 20140062299
    Abstract: A method comprises: aligning a plasma torch within an iris cavity of an iris along a first axis between first and second iris slots having heights less than 70% of the diameter of the torch; and generating an electromagnetic field having field lines along a second axis. The field comprises a component that is substantially transverse to the first direction. An apparatus is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Ron HAMMER, John PILLANS, Thomas Erwin PREUSS
  • Publication number: 20140062298
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to devices and methods for generating light with electrode-less plasma lamps. More particularly, the present invention provides plasma lamps driven by a radio-frequency source without the use of electrodes inside the bulb, and a pulse-width modulation device that provides RF power regulation, and related methods. The bulb comprises gaseous material with metal halides and/or light emitters that, when powered, substantially stays in an arc shape state. The switching pulse-width modulation device is operable at specific modulation frequencies, duty cycles, and durations to stabilize or control the arc state/mode, which enables consistent and high efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Topanga Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Brockett, David Schmelzer, Aric Dorschner, Mehran Matloubian
  • Publication number: 20140062300
    Abstract: A plasma microwave resonant cavity used for a plasma chemical vapor deposition (PCVD) apparatus comprises a resonant cavity housing and a waveguide device connected with the cavity housing. Two ends of the cavity housing are provided with coaxial through-holes along the axial direction of the cavity. A glass inner liner is arranged through the through-holes at the two ends, and runs through a cavity body and the through holes at the two ends. The glass inner liner comprises a glass cylinder and glass stop rings arranged at the two ends of the glass cylinder. One or two ends of the glass cylinder are provided with external threads. The glass stop rings are connected with the ends of the glass cylinder (1) by screw holes formed on the glass stop rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: YANGZE OPTICAL FIBRE AND CABLE COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Jinyan Zhang, Ruichun Wang, Xianhui Xia
  • Patent number: 8664858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light fixture comprising an electrodeless plasma source, said electrodeless plasma source comprises a resonator and a light bulb, said light bulb is operating inside a cavity of a TIR where the TIR lens comprises a metal grid covering at least a part of said TIR lens, the metal grid grounding electromagnetic radiation generated by said electrodeless plasma source. In another embodiment, the light fixture comprises blowing means sending an air stream into the cavity. A further embodiment also comprises at least one LED, which ELPS bulb and the LED are controlled by a control system, which control system performs dimmer control of at least the ELPS and the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Martin Professional A/S
    Inventor: Dennis Thykjaer Jørgensen
  • Patent number: 8643277
    Abstract: A light source is powered by a magnetron and has a quartz crucible having a plasma void with an excitable fill, from which light radiates in use. Two aluminum attachment blocks are attached together and the block is attached to a casing of the magnetron by screws—not shown. The quartz crucible is attached to the block by a Faraday cage, in the form of a perforate metal enclosure secured at its rim to the block. An output formation of the magnetron has a conductive, copper cap fitted in electrical contact with it. The cap is extended by a copper rod. The rod extends through the blocks into a bore in the crucible for coupling microwaves from the magnetron into the crucible. An airspace is provided around the cap in the block. From the cap, the rod extends with negligible air gap in an alumina ceramic tube through the airspace and a boss of the block located in an aperture in an end wall of the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventor: Andrew Simon Neate
  • Patent number: 8624494
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a class of mm and sub mm wavelength amplifiers and oscillators operating with miniature helical slow wave circuits manufactured using micro fabrication technology. The helices are supported by diamond dielectric support rods. Diamond is the best possible thermal conductor, and it can be bonded to the helix. The electron beam is transmitted, not through the center of the helix, but around the outside. In some configurations the RF power produced may be radiated directly from the slow wave circuit. The method of fabrication, which is applicable above 60 GHz, is compatible with mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Manhattan Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: James A. Dayton, Jr., Carol L. Kory
  • Patent number: 8624495
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a class of mm and sub mm wavelength amplifiers and oscillators operating with miniature helical slow wave circuits manufactured using micro fabrication technology. The helices are supported by diamond dielectric support rods. Diamond is the best possible thermal conductor, and it can be bonded to the helix. The electron beam is transmitted, not through the center of the helix, but around the outside. In some configurations the RF power produced may be radiated directly from the slow wave circuit. The method of fabrication, which is applicable above 60 GHz, is compatible with mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Manhattan Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: James A. Dayton, Jr., Carol L. Kory
  • Patent number: 8618736
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a class of mm and sub mm wavelength amplifiers and oscillators operating with miniature helical slow wave circuits manufactured using micro fabrication technology. The helices are supported by diamond dielectric support rods. Diamond is the best possible thermal conductor, and it can be bonded to the helix. The electron beam is transmitted, not through the center of the helix, but around the outside. In some configurations the RF power produced may be radiated directly from the slow wave circuit. The method of fabrication, which is applicable above 60 GHz, is compatible with mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Manhattan Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: James A. Dayton, Jr., Carol L. Kory
  • Patent number: 8604694
    Abstract: A discharge device includes a dielectric, a first electrode and a second electrode arranged with the dielectric interposed therebetween, and a circuit unit to which the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected for generating a high voltage to be applied to the first electrode and to the second electrode. The dielectric is formed in a tube shape or a pipe shape having therein the circuit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Sudo Premium Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikalai Yeulash, Dong Hyun Choi, Mo Ha Ahn
  • Patent number: 8598813
    Abstract: Circuitry is presented for use in the pulse-forming lines of compact linear accelerators of charged particles. This presents devices that can provide high-voltage radio-frequency pulses in the range of from a few volts to megavolts for charged particle accelerators. The devices can use as input an external charge voltage and an optical pulse to create output RF pulses with a peak voltage that is increased over the input voltage. The exemplary embodiment presents a circuit of pulse forming lines for compact linear accelerator that includes an opto-switch and RF transmission lines that form a pulse shaper and a ladder-like pulse multiplier unit, with or without an output shaper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Compact Particle Acceleration Corporation
    Inventors: Vladimir Andreevich Joshkin, Antonios Zografos
  • Publication number: 20130264938
    Abstract: A surface wave plasma (SWP) source is described. The SWP source comprises an electromagnetic (EM) wave launcher configured to couple EM energy in a desired EM wave mode to a plasma by generating a surface wave on a plasma surface of the EM wave launcher adjacent the plasma. The EM wave launcher comprises a slot antenna having at least one slot. The SWP source further comprises a first recess configuration and a second recess configuration formed in the plasma surface, wherein at least one first recess of the first recess configuration differs in size and/or shape from at least one second recess of the second recess configurations. A power coupling system is coupled to the EM wave launcher and configured to provide the EM energy to the EM wave launcher for forming the plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventor: Tokyo Electron Limited
  • Patent number: 8529116
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes a first surface, a second surface, at least a light incident surface, and a plurality of groove sets. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The light incident surface connects the first surface and the second surface. The groove sets are separately disposed on the second surface. Each of the groove sets includes a plurality of curved grooves. Each of the curved grooves has a curved inclined reflective surface and a curved light-back-surface. The curved inclined reflective surface is inclined with respect to the first surface. The curved grooves of each of the groove sets curve towards a same curving direction. The curved inclined reflective surface of one of two curved grooves is connected to the curved light-back-surface of the other one of the two curved grooves. A backlight module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Han-Wen Tsai, Chih-Chieh Yu
  • Patent number: 8525412
    Abstract: A plasma lamp system is described with the capability to tune the resonant frequency of the resonator of the plasma lamp system after the manufacturing process has been completed. The tuning method developed allows a simple low-cost approach to continuously tune the resonant frequency and set the desired frequency to an ISM (Industrial Scientific Medical) band or set the resonant frequency to optimize the performance of the system. The tuning ability of the resonator relaxes the tolerance required for the dimensions of the resonator reducing the manufacturing cost and improving the manufacturing yield of the plasma lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Topanga Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick M. Espiau, Erik H. M. Lundin
  • Patent number: 8508131
    Abstract: An electrodeless lighting system is disclosed. A rectangular wave guide is bent substantially at a right angle, and a magnetron and a resonator are disposed at one side based on a wave guide space of the wave guide, thus reducing the space between the magnetron and the resonator and removing an unnecessary space within a casing to reduce the size of the electrodeless lighting system. Accordingly, the amount of space required for installation of the electrodeless lighting system can be reduced and the installation process can be simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jeongwon Kim
  • Publication number: 20130175921
    Abstract: An electrode-less plasma lamps, comprising generally of a bulb containing a gas-fill that is excited to produce light using radio-frequency (RF) energy. In specific embodiments, the use of grounded coupling-elements with integrated bulb assemblies simplifies manufacturability, improves resonant frequency control, and enables the use of solid, partially filled, and hollow lamp bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Topanga Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Topanga Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8476831
    Abstract: A dielectric-loaded field applicator and an EHID lamp assembly are provided wherein the applicator comprises a helical resonator having a cylindrical dielectric core and a helical conductor, the dielectric core having a helical groove extending along its surface substantially from end to end; the helical conductor being contained in the helical groove and connectable at one end to a power source, the dielectric core being comprised of a dielectric material having a relative permittivity greater than about 3, preferably polycrystalline alumina. The EHID lamp assembly includes two opposed dielectric-loaded applicators with a discharge vessel supported between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventor: Walter P. Lapatovich
  • Patent number: 8476830
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a coupled cavity traveling wave tube are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments provide a coupled cavity traveling wave tube including a plurality of core segments arranged in spaced-apart fashion to form an electron beam tunnel, a first longitudinal member adjacent the plurality of core segments alternately extending toward and receding from successive core segments, and a second longitudinal member adjacent to the plurality of core segments alternately extending toward and receding from successive core segments. The first and second longitudinal members are offset to extend toward different core segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventors: Ruey-Jen Hwu, Laurence P. Sadwick, Jishi Ren
  • Publication number: 20130140984
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus can excite uniform plasma on a large substrate. The plasma processing apparatus 10 includes a vacuum chamber 100 having therein a mounting table 115 configured to mount a substrate G, and a plasma space, formed above the mounting table, in which plasma is generated; a first coaxial waveguide 225 through which a high frequency power for exciting plasma is supplied into the vacuum chamber 100; a waveguide path 205, connected to the first coaxial waveguide 225, having a slit-shaped opening toward the plasma space; and an adjusting unit configured to adjust a wavelength of the high frequency power propagating in the waveguide path in a lengthwise direction of the slit-shaped opening. By adjusting the wavelength of the high frequency power propagating in the waveguide path to be sufficiently lengthened, uniform plasma can be excited on the large substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaki Hirayama, Tadahiro Ohmi
  • Publication number: 20130142964
    Abstract: A device for applying electromagnetic microwave radiation in a plasma inside a substrate tube including inner and outer cylindrical walls defining an annular cavity therebetween, the inner wall having a circumferential applicator slit, an elongate microwave guide arranged with a first end in communication with the annular cavity and a second end in communication with a microwave generating means for supplying microwaves to the annular cavity, and means for supplying a cooling gas through the elongate microwave guide to a position near the applicator slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Draka Comteq B.V.
    Inventor: Draka Comteq B.V.
  • Patent number: 8441193
    Abstract: A highly-reliable electronic frequency tuning magnetron comprises an anode for forming a resonant cavity which is segmented into a plurality of spaces in an inner periphery side of a cylindrical anode shell, a cathode provided at the center of the anode shell along its cylindrical axial direction and an exhausted structure having a coaxial central conductor which is connected to the inside of the cavity of the anode shell and is coupled thereto in a high-frequency manner, wherein the coaxial central conductor is externally led through a wall of the exhausted structure via a through-hole and the through-hole is covered by a dielectric portion placed between an external conductor for constituting the coaxial central conductor and the central conductor, wherein a portion of the led coaxial central conductor is conductively connected to a switching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: New Japan Radio Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Obata, Kunihiko Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20130113374
    Abstract: An electrodeless plasma lamp includes a bulb containing a gas-fill and light emitter(s) excited to produce light using radio-frequency (RF) energy. Input and output coupling elements separated from each other by a gap couple RF energy from an RF source to the bulb. One end of the input coupling element is electrically connected to an RF source while the other end is connected to ground. One end of the output coupling element is connected to ground while the other end is connected to the bulb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Topanga Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: FREDERICK M. ESPIAU, Mehran Matloubian, Timothy J. Brockett, David Schmelzer
  • Patent number: 8436546
    Abstract: An electrodeless plasma lamp and method of generating light are described. The lamp may comprise a lamp body, a source of radio frequency (RF) power and a bulb. The lamp body may comprise a solid dielectric material and at least one conductive element within the solid dielectric material. The source of RF power is configured to provide RF power and an RF feed configured to radiate the RF power from the RF source into the lamp body. The bulb is positioned proximate the lamp body and contains a fill that forms a plasma when the RF power is coupled to the fill from the lamp body. The at least one conductive element is configured to concentrate an electric field proximate the bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Luxim Corporation
    Inventors: Marc DeVincentis, Abdeslam Hafidi, Richard Gilliard, Dan O'Hare
  • Publication number: 20130099663
    Abstract: A lucent crucible of a Lucent Waveguide Microwave Plasma Light Source (LWMPLS) comprising a Light Emitting Resonator (LER) in form of a crucible (1) of fused quartz which has a central void (2) having microwave excitable material (3) within it. In one example, the void is 4 mm in diameter and has a length (L) of 21 mm. The LWMPLS is operated at a power (P) of 280 W and thus with a plasma loading P/L of 133 w/cm and a wall loading of 106 w/cm2. The lamp is thus operated with a high efficiency—in terms of lumens per watt—while having a reasonable lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Simon Neate, Barry Preston
  • Publication number: 20130093321
    Abstract: In a dielectric window 41 for a plasma processing apparatus, a first dielectric window recess 47 is formed on an outer region of a surface of the dielectric window 41 in a diametrical direction of the dielectric window 41 at a side where plasma is generated, and the first dielectric window recess 47 is extended in a ring shape and has a tapered shape inwardly in a thickness direction of the dielectric window 41. A multiple number of second dielectric window recesses 53a to 53g are formed between the center of the dielectric window 41 and the first dielectric window recess 47, and each of the second dielectric window recesses 53a to 53g is recessed inwardly in the thickness direction of the dielectric window 41 from the surface of the dielectric window 41.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Wataru Yoshikawa, Naoki Matsumoto, Jun Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 8421358
    Abstract: A discharge tube of glass, filled with a halogen/noble-gas mix, which passes through a ½ lambda wave guide of alumina at an aperture ¼ lambda from one end. The wave guide is silver plated to establish resonance between its opposed ends. An antenna/probe is provided in another aperture, driven via a matching circuit from an amplifier. The discharge tube has a length greater than twice the thickness of the wave guide, extending from the wave guide on at least one side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Ceravision Limited
    Inventors: Barry Preston, Edwin Charles O'Dell
  • Patent number: 8421325
    Abstract: An RF electrodeless plasma lamp with improved efficiency in higher lumens per watt includes a waveguide body, in which an RF signal drives the entire structure at the resonant frequency of the structure. The resonant frequency of the structure is lowered by increasing the overall capacitance of the waveguide body by adding at least two layers of dielectric material between the input feed and the bulb of the lamp. The layered structure can include an air cavity disposed between a dielectric layer and the input feed. In lowering the resonant frequency of the lamp, the device is capable of using RF amplifiers that have higher efficiency, and thus has a higher lumens per watt ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Topanga Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mehran Matloubian, Frederick M. Espiau
  • Patent number: 8410700
    Abstract: An electrodeless lighting system and its control method are disclosed. When the electrodeless lighting system starts, a larger amount of filament current of a magnetron is applied to stably drive the magnetron, and when the electrodeless lighting system operates normally, a smaller amount of filament current is applied, thus avoiding interference with a wireless LAN, lengthening a life span of the magnetron, reducing noise, and improving an operational efficiency of the electrodeless lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seok Heo, Kyusuk Hwang, Sungkyeom Kim, Jeongwon Kim
  • Patent number: 8405311
    Abstract: A discharge lamp includes an arc tube made of quartz glass and enclosing a light emitting substance, and an electrode mainly made of tungsten and arranged in the arc tube, the electrode including at least one getter material that binds with oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Sakurai, Yoshihide Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 8378582
    Abstract: A plasma lighting system is disclosed. Interference with an electronic device using the same band as that of the plasma lighting system can be avoided by changing the shape of vanes constituting a magnetron, and a filament current of the magnetron at an initial starting stage and that in a normal state are adjusted to be different, thus avoiding interference with a wireless LAN and attenuating noise, and a resonator has a mash form to increase efficiency. Because a rectangular waveguide is bent substantially at a right angle, and the magnetron and the resonator are disposed at one side on the basis of a waveguide space of the waveguide, thus reducing the size and an installation space of the plasma lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeongwon Kim, Jonggil Jun, Seok Heo, Yongkwang Kim, Gyusuk Hwang, Jungsu Park, Changsin Park, Hyeonsoo Jung, Jingon Chang, Hoon Kim, Youngchul Chae, Ilgyu Kang, Kyunghoon Park, Sungkyeom Kim
  • Patent number: 8350480
    Abstract: A plasma lamp for an electrodeless plasma lamp having a shaped dielectric waveguide body. The shaped body may have a relatively thin region containing a bulb, and a second region thicker than the first region. Microwave probes may be positioned in the second region to provide power to the waveguide body. The body may be shaped to intensify the electric field in the first region adjacent to the bulb to allow operation at a lower frequency than a solid cylindrical or rectangular waveguide body having the same volume and dielectric constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Luxim Corporation
    Inventors: Marc DeVincentis, Yian Chang, Frederick M. Espiau, legal representative
  • Patent number: 8350481
    Abstract: A method of creating a light effect using the concurrent exposure of a variety of colored designs to at least two different colored light emitting diode lights and controlling the light emitting diode lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Harold Larsen
  • Patent number: 8344624
    Abstract: An electrodeless plasma lamp apparatus includes a waveguide body having at least a first material and a second material. At least one of the materials has a dielectric constant of less than two. In a specific embodiment, the apparatus also includes an RF power source coupled to the waveguide body to provide RF power to the waveguide body at least one frequency that resonates within the waveguide body. A bulb containing a fill which forms a plasma to cause emission of light when the RF power is provided to the waveguide body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Topanga Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick M. Espiau, Mehran Matloubian
  • Patent number: 8344625
    Abstract: A plasma lamp apparatus that includes an improved bulb support assembly to increase the lumens per watt output of the apparatus. The bulb support assembly includes a support structure that forms a cavity for receiving the bulb. The bulb is supported within the cavity though a protrusion that extends out from the support structure in a curved manner. By created a curved protrusion, the electric field within the resonating structure of the lamp apparatus is lowered. Lowering the electric field leads to lower resonating frequencies of the resonating structure. In lowering the resonating frequency, the resonating structure is driven to resonate at lower power levels, thereby increasing the lumens per watt output of the lamp apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Topanga Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick M. Espiau, Mehran Matloubian
  • Publication number: 20120326702
    Abstract: The main object of the invention is to provide an electromagnetic wave resonator making use of surface waves: an electromagnetic wave resonator structure capable of being achieved with existing technologies yet without much difficulty and applying voltage to a positive dielectric area, thereby overcoming a variety of problems arising from the fact that only thermal excitation is available. The contact structure of negative dielectric/positive dielectric/negative dielectric necessary for this type of electromagnetic wave resonator is provided on the surface of the negative dielectric material 1 just as the coaxial structure of the positive dielectric thin film 3 extending in the Y-axis direction and the negative dielectric material 2 received therein is cut in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Hideki Miyazaki, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Hiroki Ebe
  • Patent number: 8327796
    Abstract: Provided is a plasma processing apparatus having a coaxial waveguide structure in which characteristic impedance of an input side and characteristic impedance of an output side are different. A microwave plasma processing apparatus, which plasma-processes a substrate by exciting a gas by using a microwave, includes: a processing container; a microwave source, which outputs a microwave, a first coaxial waveguide, which transmits the microwave output from the microwave source; and a dielectric plate, which is adjacent to the first coaxial waveguide while facing an inner side of the processing container, and emits the microwave transmitted from the first coaxial waveguide into the processing container. A thickness ratio between an inner conductor and an outer conductor of the first coaxial waveguide is not uniform along a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignees: Tokyo Electron Limited, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Masaki Hirayama, Tadahiro Ohmi
  • Publication number: 20120293067
    Abstract: A band pass filter comprises an air filled aluminium chamber, having a lid and a cuboid resonant cavity having a central iris. At opposite end nodes of the cavity, perfect electric conductors (PECs) are provided. One is connected to a feed wire from an input at one end of the cavity. The other PEC is connected via a further feed wire to a radiator in a fabrication of solid-dielectric, lucent material. Threaded tuning projections opposite the PECs and in the iris are provided, whereby the pass band and the transmission characteristics of the filter in the pass band can be tuned to match the input impedance of the band pass filter and the wave guide to the output impedance of a microwave drive circuit (not shown). Typically the impedance will be 50?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew Simon Neate, Amjid Sadiq
  • Patent number: 8314556
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a magnetron in which the getter material is used under the temperature range in which the gettering effect is sufficiently exerted, and even if the getter material evaporates, the vapor of the getter material is not vapor-deposited on the stem ceramic and the antenna ceramic, and therefore, unwilling electrical conduction or performance deterioration is prevented. The magnetron according to the present invention includes an anode cylinder having a cylindrical shape with open side ends and including an inner wall and a plurality of anode vane radially provided on the inner wall, a cathode part provided on a central axis of the anode cylinder, a pair of pole piece, one of which is provided on the one of the open side end and the other one of which is provided on the other open side end, a mounting part provided in the anode cylinder as a different part from the pole piece, and a getter material provided on the mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Takanori Handa
  • Publication number: 20120286658
    Abstract: A modular magnetron for use in UV curing lamp assembly is disclosed. The modular magnetron includes a vacuum tube having a vacuum tube body, a top assembly, and a bottom assembly. The top assembly is configured to substantially overlay the vacuum tube. The bottom assembly is configured to substantially extend about the vacuum tube, the vacuum tube being positioned to partially protrude from the bottom assembly, the bottom assembly including a cooling assembly configured to employ a flexible clamp-type fitting about the vacuum tube body for substantially maintaining thermal and electrical conductivity. The top assembly is configured to be releasably fastened to the bottom assembly about the vacuum tube with removable fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventor: Darrin Leonhardt
  • Patent number: 8310168
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a microwave power source which outputs a microwave; a light-emitting tube with an emission space where a light-emitting material, which emits light by input of the microwave, is filled; a first electrode which is provided at one side of the light-emitting tube and is electrically connected to the microwave power source; a second electrode which is provided at the other side of the light-emitting tube, the emission space being interposed between the first and second electrodes; and a reflecting plate which is electrically connected to the second electrode and which reflects the microwave such that an antinode of the amplitude of a standing wave of a high-frequency current is positioned in the emission space by making the microwave resonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8304994
    Abstract: An electrodeless plasma lamp and a method of generating light are provided. The plasma lamp may comprise a power source to provide radio frequency (RF) power and a lamp body to receive the RF power. The lamp body may include a dielectric material having a relative permittivity greater than 2. A bulb is provided that contains a fill that forms a light emitting plasma when the RF power is coupled to the fill. Collection optics is provided to direct the light along an optical path to an aperture, wherein the optical path includes at least one reflective surface and at least two refractive surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Luxim Corporation
    Inventor: Markus Duelli
  • Patent number: 8292483
    Abstract: An optical waveguide system with an electrodeless plasma lamp as the electromagnetic radiation source. The system includes an optic source coupling element that receives the electromagnetic radiation that is emitted from at least one electrodeless plasma lamp. The optic source coupling element is coupled to at least one optical waveguide element. The optical waveguide element includes at least one fiber optic cable that is capable of transmitting the emitted electromagnetic radiation. The fiber optic cable can be positioned such that the electromagnetic radiation is transmitted at a desired position away from the electrodeless plasma lamp source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Topanga Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick M. Espiau, Mehran Matloubian
  • Patent number: 8294382
    Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, an electrodeless plasma lamp includes a bulb configured to be coupled to a source of radio frequency (RF) power. The bulb contains a fill that forms a plasma when the RF power is coupled to the fill. An electrically-conductive convex shield is positioned proximate to the bulb with a convex surface of the shield being distal to the bulb. A resonant structure having a quarter wave resonant mode includes a lamp body having a dielectric material having a relative permittivity greater than 2 with an inner conductor and an outer conductor. The source of RF power is configured to provide RF power to the lamp body at about a resonant frequency for the resonant structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Luxim Corporation
    Inventors: Marc DeVincentis, Dan O'Hare