Patents Examined by Hana S Featherly
  • Patent number: 7884537
    Abstract: A pattern substrate including a conductive pattern of overlapping circular patterns disposed on a substrate is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuro Sekiya
  • Patent number: 7883388
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device having a display panel that includes a first electrode, a light emitting layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the light emitting layer, the manufacturing method comprising: aging the display panel by applying a predetermined electrical signal and a predetermined temperature so that the luminance of the light emitting layer lies between about 10 nits and 10,000 nits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-soo Lee, Jae-hoon Jung, Ji-hye Choi, Kyong-tae Park, Young-rok Song
  • Patent number: 7880381
    Abstract: A plurality of different frequency absorbing materials are placed between an LED and a surface so as to generate a non-monochromatic colors. In one embodiment, a light device is arranged with light sources, each of which emit light of a different color, and by surrounding the different colored light sources with a color changing media, each of which absorb light of different colors and by allowing the light sources to be individually calibrated as to power level, a variety of colors can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kheng Leng Tan, Janet Bee Yin Chua, Wei Liam Loo
  • Patent number: 7872412
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device is provided. The organic electroluminescent device includes an array substrate having a white sub-pixel region and an organic electro-luminescent multi-layer structure is disposed on the white sub-pixel region of the array substrate. The organic electro-luminescent multi-layer structure comprises a bottom electrode. The bottom electrode has a thinner first portion and a thicker second portion for providing a wavelength shift of light in different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: TPO Displays Corp.
    Inventors: Chuan-Yi Chan, Du-Zen Peng, Ryuji Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 7851997
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a high-performance and highly reliable light emitting element which has high light emission luminance and luminous efficiency and good adhesiveness inside the element. A feature of the present invention is that the refractive index, internal stress, and dielectric constant are made to change continuously in an insulating layer included in a light emitting element. Since properties of the film are changed continuously in a single layer, this insulating layer has gradations of property values of the film (refractive index, internal stress, dielectric constant, and the like) in the film, and has no interface which is generated in a case of a stacked structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunichi Ito, Hisao Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7850500
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an organic light emitting display is provided, in which, a first electrode is formed above a substrate having first and second regions, respectively, an emission layer is formed in the first and second regions, a second electrode is formed on the emission layer in the first and second regions, and a reflecting layer pattern is selectively formed on the second electrode in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-Young Park, Jang-Hyuk Kwon
  • Patent number: 7851985
    Abstract: An article is provided including a heating element and a high temperature coating coated on the heating element. The high temperature coating comprises a first region and a second region arranged in a structure such that the first and second regions maintain a periodicity of distribution between about 100 nm and about 1000 nm. Furthermore, the first region includes a first material selected from the group consisting of carbides of transition metals, nitrides of transition metals, and borides of transition metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy John Sommerer, Peter Joel Meschter, Vikas Midha, William Paul Minnear, David Jeffrey Bryan
  • Patent number: 7852000
    Abstract: A flat fluorescent lamp structure comprising a first substrate, a second substrate, a wall structure, a phosphor layer, and a discharge gas is provided in the present invention. The second substrate is oppositely assembled to the first substrate to form a sealed space. The wall structure is utilized to separate the sealed space into a plurality of illuminating chambers. A tunnel penetrates the wall structure to communicate the illuminating chambers. In addition, the tunnel divides the adjacent illuminating chamber into a first illuminating sub-chamber and a second illuminating sub-chamber connecting with each other. The phosphor layer is formed on inner surfaces of the illuminating chambers. The discharge gas is filled in the illuminating chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Horng-Bin Hsu, Yuan-Ker Lan, Hung-Ru Hsu
  • Patent number: 7847482
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plasma display device including a plasma display panel and a sheet disposed at a front surface of the plasma display panel to protect the plasma display panel from external light. The sheet includes a base unit formed with a plurality of grooves and a plurality of pattern unit lines formed on the plurality of grooves of the base unit and has a refractive index different from that of the base unit. The number of the pattern unit lines overlapped with any one of a plurality of discharge cells formed in the panel is 8 to 25. A lower end of the pattern unit lines has a width larger than an upper end of the pattern unit lines, and the upper end of the pattern unit lines is closer to the plasma display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Rae Cha, Ji Hoon Sohn, Sam Je Cho, Joon Kwon Moon, Woon Seo Shin
  • Patent number: 7843132
    Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention and a method of forming the same include light emitting elements each having an organic light emitting layer emitting white light, a plurality of driving transistors which supply a driving current to the light emitting elements so as to cause the light emitting elements to emit light, photo sensing parts which detect light amounts according to emission of light from the light emitting elements and output sense signals according to the detected light amounts, and color filters formed on the driving transistors and the photo sensing parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joon-Hoo Choi
  • Patent number: 7833073
    Abstract: A light emitting device having excellent thermal resistance and light resistance is provided. The light emitting device is manufactured by disposing a substrate electrode having a predetermined conductive pattern provided thereon to a substrate of a ceramic; flip-chip mounting a light emitting element having an n-side electrode and a p-side electrode on a common surface side onto the substrate electrode in a face-down manner and electrically connecting thereto; heating a glass to a temperature from the glass transition temperature to below the melting point of the glass, until the glass shows its softened state; and fixing the softened glass to the substrate by way of pressing to cover the light emitting element with the glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Ogawa
  • Patent number: 7828621
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided through which a multi-electrode cathode assembly can be manufactured comprising bonding a monolithic metal block to the nonconductive base; and thereafter machining the block to form at least one electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Sergio Lemaitre
  • Patent number: 7825575
    Abstract: A solid-state element device having: a solid-state element; a power receiving/supplying portion for mounting thereto the solid-state element, and receiving/supplying a power from/to the solid-state element; and a wavelength converting portion having a phosphor layer formed inside a sealing glass having the same coefficient of thermal expansion as that of the power receiving/supplying portion for sealing the solid-state element, the phosphor layer being obtained by mixing a glass and a phosphor with each other, and melting the glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignees: Sumita Optical Glass, Inc., Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naruhito Sawanobori, Masaaki Ohtsuka, Kazuya Aida, Hiroko Sakaji, Hiroki Watanabe, Seiji Yamaguchi, Yoshinobu Suehiro, Koji Tasumi
  • Patent number: 7821195
    Abstract: A high color expression display device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The display device includes a backlight module and a display panel for receiving light from the backlight module. The display panel has a color filter layer which consists of a plurality of color resists above the backlight module. Lights from the backlight module pass through the color resists and out of the display panel to form an output light. A NTSC saturation of the output light may be greater or smaller than 60%, and a CIE standard illuminant C test result of the color resists may correspondingly fall into different predetermined scopes to prevent color shift and maintain brightness of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Chieh Wang, Chung-Ting Chen, Chen-Hsien Liao, Chien-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 7812517
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device having an improved structure includes; a duo-bank defining a unit pixel on a substrate, the duo-bank including a first bank and a second bank which are spaced apart from each other, and an organic luminescent material layer formed by inkjet printing a solution containing an organic luminescent material in the unit pixel and a gap between the first bank and the second bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho-nyeon Lee, Sung-kee Kang, Jung-woo Kim, Ick-hwan Ko, Young-tea Chun, Hong-shik Shim
  • Patent number: 7808166
    Abstract: A spark plug includes a metal shell, an insulator, a center electrode, and a ground electrode. The ground electrode includes an intermediate portion extending in the axial direction of the center electrode in an axial range between an end of the insulator and an end of the center electrode. The intermediate portion has a thickness surface that is perpendicular to a radial direction of the center electrode and defines a thickness of the intermediate portion in a thicknesswise direction that is perpendicular to both the axial and radial directions of the center electrode. The intermediate portion also has a width surface that is perpendicular to the thickness surface and defines a width of the intermediate portion in a widthwise direction that is perpendicular to both the thicknesswise direction and the axial direction of the center electrode. The thickness of the intermediate portion is smaller than the width of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Nippon Soken, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Takeuchi, Ken Hanashi
  • Patent number: 7808165
    Abstract: A spark plug for a spark-ignited internal combustion engine includes a generally tubular ceramic insulator. A conductive shell surrounds at least a portion of the ceramic insulator and includes at least one ground electrode. A center electrode is disposed in the ceramic insulator. The center electrode has an upper terminal end and a lower sparking end in opposing relation to the ground electrode, with a spark gap defining the space therebetween. The ground electrode extends from an anchored end adjacent the shell to a distal end adjacent the spark gap. The ground electrode includes a ledge formed on its distal end having at least one inset planar surface and an inset back wall. A high-performance metallic sparking tip is attached to the distal end of the ground electrode. The sparking tip has a base end disposed in surface-to-surface contact with the inset planar surface of the ledge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin J. Kowalski
  • Patent number: 7795813
    Abstract: A lamp is provided having terminal pins mounted on and extending outwardly along a longitudinal axis of an end cap of the lamp. The pins are offset relative to one another along the longitudinal axis. The end cap has semi-circular, parallel surfaces with an asymmetrical section or recess at one end, and the pins extend outwardly from the respective semi-circular, parallel surfaces. A barrier wall extends substantially perpendicularly between the semi-circular surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Light Sources, Inc.
    Inventor: Betty Jean Zayas
  • Patent number: 7791278
    Abstract: A plasma lamp for an electrodeless plasma lamp having a waveguide body. The non-radiative thermal losses from the bulb are controlled to prevent the bulb from melting while providing a high level of radiation from the bulb. The thermal conductivity of the waveguide, configuration of the heat sink and size and placement of the bulb may be selected to provide a brightness of more than 80 lumens per watt and a total brightness of more than 12,000 lumens at a power level of 150 watts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Luxim Corporation
    Inventors: Marc DeVincentis, Yian Chang, Frederick M. Espiau, legal representative, Anthony D. McGettigan
  • Patent number: 7791265
    Abstract: Disclosed is a luminescent substance which has the structure EA3N2Si2O4:D, wherein EA=(Sr,Ba,Ca) and D=Eu, provides red emission, and is characterized by great stability and a simple production process. Said luminescent substance can be used for many different types of light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Osram Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Tim Fiedler, Wolfram Hempel, Frank Jermann