Patents Examined by Christopher Raabe
  • Patent number: 9906777
    Abstract: A stereoscopic display device (1) of the present invention includes a display panel (10), a switch liquid crystal panel (20), a first polarizing plate (15) and a second polarizing plate (24), and a control unit for moving a parallax barrier in which transmitting regions and non-transmitting regions are formed in periodic fashion in a predetermined alignment direction, in such a manner that the parallax barrier is moved in the predetermined alignment direction in accordance with position information, and causing the switch liquid crystal panel (20) to display the parallax barrier. A first alignment film (216) and a second alignment film (226) of the switch liquid crystal panel (20) are rubbed so that molecule long axes of liquid crystal molecules in the vicinities of the center of a liquid crystal layer (23) in the thickness direction in a state where no voltage is applied are oriented in a direction perpendicular to the alignment direction as viewed in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryoh Kikuchi, Takehiro Murao, Takuto Yoshino, Hiroshi Fukushima
  • Patent number: 9822964
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for use in a tool carrier includes a conduit made of a translucent material. The conduit defines a conduit path sized to extend along a perimeter of a tool carrier floor. Light sources are disposed in the conduit and are electrically connected to a power source retained by the tool carrier. The lighting apparatus provides light to the inside of the tool carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventors: Darrell A. Moreau, Andre W. Moreau, Reginald J. Moreau
  • Patent number: 9807880
    Abstract: Provided is a circuit board including: a supporting substrate including a first region to which light emitting elements are mounted and a second region extending to be bent from the first region, wherein the second region comprises: a connector mounting portion to which a connector for supplying an electric current to the light emitting elements is mounted; and a non-mounting portion of a connector separated and spaced apart from the connector mounting portion, wherein the connector mounting portion is formed lower than the non-mounting portion of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Gyu Park, Min Jae Kim, Se Woong Na, In Hee Cho, Man Hue Choi, Seung Kwon Hong
  • Patent number: 9805900
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method includes forming a first diamond layer on a substrate and inducing a layer of graphene from the first diamond layer by heating the substrate and the first diamond layer. The method includes forming a second diamond layer on top of the layer of graphene and applying a mask to the second diamond layer. The mask includes a shape of a cathode, an anode, and one or more grids. The method further includes forming a two-dimensional cold cathode, a two-dimensional anode, and one or more two-dimensional grids by reactive-ion electron-beam etching. Each of the two-dimensional cold cathode, the two-dimensional anode, and the one or more two-dimensional grids includes a portion of the first diamond layer, the graphene layer, and the second diamond layer such that the graphene layer is positioned between the first diamond layer and the second diamond layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: David Glen Findley
  • Patent number: 9797589
    Abstract: A high-efficiency LED lamp is disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide a high-efficiency, high output solid-state lamp. The lamp includes an LED assembly, and an optical element or diffuser disposed to receive light from the LED assembly. The optical element includes a primary exit surface, wherein the primary exit surface is at least about 1.5 inches from the LED assembly. In example embodiments, the optical element is roughly cylindrical in shape, but can take other shapes and be made from various materials. An LED lamp according to some embodiments of the invention has an efficiency of at least about 150 lumens per watt. In some embodiments, the lamp has a light output of at least 1200 lumens. In some embodiments, the LED lamp produces light with a color rendering index (CRI) of at least 90 and a warm white color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard, Gerald H. Negley, Mark Edmond
  • Patent number: 9791737
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a light source configured to supply light to the display panel; a mold frame on which the display panel is disposed; and a bottom chassis on which the light source is disposed, and which is coupled to the mold frame. The mold frame includes: a base unit disposed between the display panel and the light source, and having a panel form; and a side wall portion which is bent and which extends from the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Won Gap Yoon
  • Patent number: 9768588
    Abstract: A spark plug includes a ceramic insulator having an axial hole formed in an axis direction of the spark plug, a center electrode inserted in a front side of the axial hole, a metal shell disposed around the ceramic insulator and a ground electrode joined to a front end portion of the metal shell, wherein the ground electrode has a cross-sectional area of 2.0 mm2 or smaller in any arbitrary cross section thereof taken in a direction perpendicular to a center line of the ground electrode; the ground electrode is made of a metal material containing 93 mass % or more of nickel; and the ground electrode has a Vickers hardness of 130 to 260 Hv.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki Kikai, Tomoo Tanaka, Tsutomu Shibata, Kaori Suzuki, Takehito Kuno
  • Patent number: 9735552
    Abstract: A spark plug includes: an insulator having an axial hole; a conductive member disposed around the insulator; a center electrode disposed inside the axial hole, having a bar shape extending in the axial direction, and located on a rear end side with respect to a front end of the conductive member; a ground electrode forming a spark gap between the ground electrode and the center electrode; and a connection part including a plurality of spokes extending in a radial direction whose inner ends are connected to the ground electrode, and connecting the conductive member to the ground electrode. The connection part includes a joint part that is jointed to an inner surface of the conductive member, and the ground electrode has at least one of a notch and a groove at a position that is different from a position connected to the spokes in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsunori Yamada, Yusuke Fuji, Tomoyuki Igarashi, Kei Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9726947
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first display substrate, a second display substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a sealant. The sealant is disposed between the first display substrate and the second display substrate to seal the liquid crystal layer. The sealant includes a first sealant that contacts the liquid crystal layer and a second sealant across the first sealant from the liquid crystal layer. The first sealant has a cure rate greater than that of the second sealant, and may prevent moisture and impurities from entering the liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung-Hun Sung, Gak Seok Lee, Duckjong Suh
  • Patent number: 9726945
    Abstract: The implementation of a superhigh-definition liquid crystal display device with a diagonal of 30 inches or more and a resolution of 100 ppi or more is facilitated. There is provided a direct-view-type liquid crystal display device that includes a display portion in which a plurality of pixels are placed in a matrix, the display portion whose diagonal is 30 inches or more, in which the resolution of the display portion is 100 pixels or more per inch, the plurality of pixels include first to fourth pixels, and one of the first to fourth pixels is an RG-type formed of a red subpixel and a green subpixel and another of the first to fourth pixels is a BH-type formed of a blue subpixel and a green, yellow, or white subpixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Shiomi
  • Patent number: 9718560
    Abstract: An exterior aircraft light unit for emitting light of a first wavelength and light of a second wavelength, different from the first wavelength is disclosed. The exterior aircraft light unit has an integrated optical structure, which in turn has a first light source configured to emit the light of the first wavelength, a second light source configured to emit the light of the second wavelength, the second light source being positioned adjacent to the first light source, and an optical element for shaping a light emission distribution of the integrated optical structure. The optical element is arranged with respect to the first light source and the second light source in such a way that it affects both the light of the first wavelength and the light of the second wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Philippe G. Lapujade, Andre Hessling Von Heimendahl, Christian Schoen, Anil Kumar Jha
  • Patent number: 9711576
    Abstract: A display including a light-emitting element is provided. The light-emitting element includes a lower display electrode, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer, and an upper display electrode, wherein the lower display electrode is formed in a source-drain electrode layer or a gate electrode layer. A method of manufacture and an electronic device including the display are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Joled Inc.
    Inventor: Toshiaki Arai
  • Patent number: 9711315
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to axial strapping of a multi-core (cascaded) magnetron. The multi-core (cascaded) magnetron includes a cathode and a plurality of cores (anodes) arranged in an axial direction along the cathode. Each of the cores may have a plurality of vanes arranged periodically in an azimuthal direction along a circumference of the cathode and forming by such a way a plurality of resonant cavities. The multi-core (cascaded) magnetron further includes groups of axial straps coupling each of the cores together in the axial direction along the cathode. For example, a first group of axial straps couple the first plurality of vanes of a first core to the second plurality of vanes of a second core. In an embodiment, the axial straps are configured to provide phase synchronization of electromagnetic oscillations induced inside each of the plurality of cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Andrey D. Andreev
  • Patent number: 9704926
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus is provided. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a display substrate including a non-pixel area and a plurality of pixel areas including a first pixel and a second pixel having a shortest distance from the first pixel among pixels of the plurality of pixel areas; an encapsulation substrate facing the display substrate; and a spacer in the non-pixel area of the display substrate to maintain a space between the display substrate and the encapsulation substrate, wherein the spacer is between the first pixel and the second pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9689561
    Abstract: A lighting unit for a large electrical household appliance includes a base part configured to receive a luminous element and having positive engagement elements, and a top part configured for attachment to the base part through displacement of the top part longitudinally in a connection plane relative to the base part. The top part has in displacement direction a front region which is provided with two gripping hooks for engagement with the positive engagement elements of the base part, with the gripping hooks engaging below the positive engagement elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Heinrich, Matthias Wiedenmann
  • Patent number: 9685494
    Abstract: A terminal is formed on a substrate. An anisotropic conductive film is disposed on the terminal. A flexible printed board is connected to the terminal via the anisotropic conductive film. At least one opening is formed in the terminal. An adhesion reinforcing portion as a projection is formed inside the opening. The adhesion reinforcing portion is formed of a material having higher adhesion to the anisotropic conductive film than a material constituting the surface of the terminal, and is adhered to the anisotropic conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Odaka, Jun Hanari, Toshihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 9659762
    Abstract: Energy-saving lamps contain a gas filling of mercury vapor and argon in a gas discharge bulb. Amalgam balls are used for filling the gas discharge bulb with mercury. Novel coated balls whose operating life in the case of automatic metered introduction is increased by coating of the balls with an alloy powder and conglutination of the amalgam balls during storage and processing is prevented are proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Olivier Hutin, Hans Martin Ringelstein
  • Patent number: 9653668
    Abstract: A LED filament and a LED filament bulb using the same are disclosed. The LED filament includes a carrier, a LED chip disposed on the carrier and a conductive lead connected to the carrier. The conductive lead is electrically connected to the LED chip and includes a lead head portion, a lead tail portion and a lead neck portion connecting the lead head portion with the lead tail portion. A solid body width of the lead neck portion is less than a maximum solid body width of the lead head portion. Because the lead neck portion with reduced solid body width can function as a vulnerable position of the conductive lead, when a stress is applied onto the conductive lead, the lead neck portion would first take action and therefore the bonding location between the lead head portion and the carrier or the carrier itself can be protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: KAISTAR LIGHTING (XIAMEN) CO., LTD., INTERLIGHT OPTOTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Chung, Chien-Li Yang, Hong-Zhi Liu
  • Patent number: 9655199
    Abstract: A light emitting system is provided including a first organic light emitting device. The first organic light emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, a first organic emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and a second organic emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The first organic emitting layer and the second organic emitting layer each include an emissive dopant having a peak wavelength of between 400 to 500 nanometers, but one of the peak wavelength of one of the dopants is at least 4 nm less than the peak wavelength of the other dopant. The first organic emitting layer and the second organic emitting layer may overlap each other, such as being disposed one over the other. The device may be used in white light or multi-color systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Weaver, Xin Xu, Julia J. Brown
  • Patent number: 9653280
    Abstract: The invention describes an electrode (1) for use in a lamp (3) comprising a quartz glass envelope (30) enclosing a chamber (31), which electrode (1) comprises a tip for extending into the chamber (31) and base for embedding in a sealed portion (33) of the quartz glass envelope (30), characterized in that the base comprises a plurality of essentially smooth concave channels (2) arranged around the body of the electrode (2) and wherein the depth (dch) of a channel (2) is preferably at most 8 percent, more preferably at most 5 percent, most preferably at most 3 percent of a diameter (De) of the electrode (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Barbara Roswitha Muelders, Reiner Feder