Patents Examined by Joseph Williams
  • Patent number: 7327082
    Abstract: A substrate assembly for a gas discharge panel, comprising a dielectric layer and a protective layer of MgO being formed in this order on a substrate having electrodes, wherein the dielectric layer is a laminate of an organic dielectric layer and an inorganic dielectric layer in this order from a side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Hasegawa, Osamu Toyoda
  • Patent number: 7326096
    Abstract: In order to provide a light emitting device which consistently emits light at the time of continuous driving in addition to obtain light emission having a high color purity in each of red, green and blue, a light emitting element according to the present invention, in which an organic compound film comprising a hole transporting material, an electron transporting material, a first impurity (first doping material), and a second impurity (second doping material) is provided between an anode and a cathode, is characterized in that the organic compound film is laminated with a first mixed region comprising the hole transporting material and the first impurity, a hole transporting region comprising the hole transporting material, a second mixed region comprising the electron transporting material and the second impurity, and an electron transporting region comprising the electron transporting material in order from the side of the anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Yoshitomi, Junichiro Sakata, Masahiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7327086
    Abstract: A gas-discharge lamp includes a discharge vessel, two electrodes, a cap, an outer envelope, and a filling of a metal halide. To improve the quality of the beam color, the outer envelope of the gas-discharge lamp is partially coated with an optical compensating filter of a color complementary to the color of the metal halide. By partially coating the outer envelope with the compensating filter, an unwanted coloration in the beam is corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventor: Helmut Tiesler-Wittig
  • Patent number: 7323809
    Abstract: A lamp radiates visible light and infrared light. The lamp bulb of the lamp includes at least a first region which is at least partly permeable to infrared light, and at least partly impermeable to visible light. At least a second region of the bulb is wholly or partly permeable at least to visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventors: Lukas Küpper, Josef Andreas Schug, Rolf Gervelmeyer
  • Patent number: 7323814
    Abstract: An image formation apparatus is disclosed which includes, within an enclosure configured by a pair of substrates placed face to face and an external frame placed between the substrates, an electron source placed on one of the pair of substrates, an image formation material placed on the other substrate, and spacers placed between the substrates, characterized in that the spacers and the external frame is conductive and device is provided for electrically connecting the spacers and the external frame so that the equipotential surfaces between the spacers and the external frame are quasi-parallel when driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiko Miyazaki, Takeo Ono, Hideaki Mitsutake, Mitsutoshi Hasegawa, Eiji Yamaguchi, Shuji Yamada, Yasuyuki Todokoro
  • Patent number: 7323816
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thick film dielectric electroluminescent display having a patterned layer. The patterned layer is patterned using a laser ablation method including selecting a wavelength of laser radiation, a laser pulse length, a laser energy density and a sufficient number of laser pulses to pattern the layer without substantial ablation of or damage to other layers, whereby the wavelength of laser radiation is such that the laser radiation is substantially absorbed by the layer with minimal absorption by other layers, the laser pulse length is sufficiently short that during the duration of the laser pulse there is minimal heat flow from the layer to other layers, and the laser energy density and the sufficient number of laser pulses is sufficiently high that energy is deposited in layer, whereby at least a portion of the layer is ablated and the luminance of an unablated area of the display is comparable to the luminance of an equivalent area of an unpatterned but otherwise identical display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Ifire Technology Corp
    Inventors: Dave Lovell, Terry Hunt
  • Patent number: 7323808
    Abstract: A plasma display panel assembly includes a panel assembly, a chassis base affixed to a rear surface of the panel assembly by an adhesive member, a printed circuit board mounted on a rear surface of the chassis base, a case for containing the panel assembly, the chassis base and the printed circuit board, and a heat absorption layer adapted to absorb heat generated by the panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoung-Kon Kim, Tae-Kyoung Kang, Won-Kyu Bang, Ki-Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 7323812
    Abstract: A method for production includes a step for forming concave molds on a surface of a substrate and a step for growing a diamond heteroepitaxially on the substrate in an atmosphere containing a doping material. The crystal structure of the slope of the concave molds of the substrate can have the cubic system crystal orientation (111), and the doping material is phosphorous. Further, the substrate is Si, and the slope of the molds can be the Si(111) face. The diamond electron emission device contains projection parts on the surface thereof, where a slope of the projection parts 1 contains a diamond (111) face, and flat parts 2, which are not the projection parts, contain face orientations other than (100) face or (110) face and grain boundaries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsuo Tatsumi, Akihiko Namba, Yoshiki Nishibayashi, Takahiro Imai
  • Patent number: 7320632
    Abstract: A method of producing a lamp is disclosed. The method provides for mounting light emitting junctions on a support structure such that the junctions adopt a three-dimensional array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Lednium Pty Limited
    Inventors: Balu Jeganathan, John Albert Montagnat
  • Patent number: 7321193
    Abstract: An apparatus such as a light source has a multi-element light extraction and luminescence conversion layer disposed over a transparent layer of the light source and on the exterior of said light source. The multi-element light extraction and luminescence conversion layer includes a plurality of light extraction elements and a plurality of luminescence conversion elements. The light extraction elements diffuses the light from the light source while luminescence conversion elements absorbs a first spectrum of light from said light source and emits a second spectrum of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Homer Antoniadis, Benjamin Claus Krummacher
  • Patent number: 7321194
    Abstract: In a display device having a display region formed by disposing a plurality of organic light emitting elements such as organic EL elements, it becomes possible to prevent penetration of water into the display region to suppress degradation in display characteristics even during drive over a long period of time and to improve long-term reliability. There is provided a display device comprising a display region (120) having a plurality of organic light emitting elements disposed on a substrate (101), each of the plurality of organic light emitting elements having an organic layer (103 comprising a light emitting layer interposed between an anode and a cathode (102, 104), wherein the display region (120) is formed on a first insulating protective layer (106) provided on the substrate (101), and a surface on a side opposite to a substrate (101) side and an entire periphery of the display region (120) are covered with an insulating protective film (107).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeki Kondo, Hidemasa Mizutani, Masahiro Fushimi, Seishi Miura, Takashi Moriyama
  • Patent number: 7319293
    Abstract: The present light bulb includes a wide angle dispersed light which uses, as a source of light dispersion, crystalline particulate material incorporated into the molded or formed material of the light bulb. The crystalline particulate material can be incorporated into the light bulb material prior to the molding or forming process or it can be later applied to the surfaces of the light bulb. The crystalline particulate material are chosen to provide high reflectivity and dispersion qualities for the parts of the light bulb and are further chosen and incorporated according to the function of the particular piece or part therein incorporated. A light tuning element may also be used to further enhance the light dispersion qualities of the light bulb. Methods for making the present light bulb are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventor: Fredric Maxik
  • Patent number: 7319291
    Abstract: A plasma display panel does not cause disadvantages such as exfoliating or chipping in dielectric layers. The plasma display panel includes a first dielectric layer (7) for covering a display electrode which is formed on a front substrate (3) and which consists of a scan electrode and a sustain electrode, and a second dielectric layer for covering a data electrode formed on a back substrate, and the peripheries of the first dielectric layer (7) and/or the second dielectric layer have a radius of curvature of other than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Morio Fujitani
  • Patent number: 7319290
    Abstract: An active matrix organic electro-luminescent display (AMOELD) panel comprising a substrate, a pixel structure, an organic light-emitting layer and a cathode pattern layer is provided. The pixel structure layer is disposed over the substrate. The pixel structure layer further comprises an active device matrix and an anode pattern layer. The organic light-emitting layer covers at least the anode pattern layer and comprises at least a first organic light-emitting pattern, at least a second organic light-emitting pattern and at least a third organic light-emitting pattern. The cathode pattern layer is disposed on the organic light-emitting layer. The cathode pattern layer comprises a first cathode pattern disposed on the first organic light-emitting pattern, a second cathode pattern disposed on the second organic light-emitting pattern and a third cathode pattern on the third organic light-emitting pattern. Furthermore, the first, the second and the third cathode pattern are not connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Kuo Chu, Bao-Jen Ann
  • Patent number: 7318763
    Abstract: A structure includes a substrate and a metallized carbon nano-structure extending from a portion of the substrate. In a method of making a metallized carbon nanostructure, at least one carbon structure formed on a substrate is placed in a furnace. A metallic vapor is applied to the carbon nanostructure at a preselected temperature for a preselected period of time so that a metallized nanostructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Loucas Tsakalakos, Sung Su Han, John Aibangbee Osaheni, Vanita Mani
  • Patent number: 7315118
    Abstract: A picture element for an electro-luminescent display comprises a substrate, a first intermediate structure disposed above a first area of the substrate, at least one first color type electro-luminescent device disposed above the first intermediate structure, a second intermediate structure disposed above a second area of the substrate, and at least one second color type electro-luminescent device disposed above the second intermediate structure. The second intermediate structure is different from the first intermediate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Pang Huang, Yi-Fan Wang
  • Patent number: 7315120
    Abstract: A PDP with superior light-emitting characteristics and color reproduction is achieved by setting the chromaticity coordinate y (the CIE color specification) of light to 0.08 or less, more preferably to 0.07 or less, or 0.06 or less, enabling the color temperature of light to be set to 7,000K or more, and further to 8,000K or more, 9,000K or more, or 10,000K or more. The PDP is manufactured by a method in which the processes for heating the fluorescent substances such as the fluorescent substance baking, sealing material temporary baking, bonding, and exhausting processes are performed in the dry gas atmosphere, or in an atmosphere in which a dry gas is circulated at a pressure lower than the atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electic Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kado, Mitsuhiro Ohtani, Masaki Aoki, Kanako Miyashita
  • Patent number: 7315121
    Abstract: An arc tube array-type display device includes an arc tube array, a supporting member, a plurality of display electrodes, a plurality of scan electrodes, and a plurality of address electrodes. The arc tube array has a plurality of arc tubes arranged side by side. Each of the arc tubes has a discharging gas sealed therein. The supporting member supports the arc tube array. The plurality of display electrodes are arranged at an adjacent portion between the arc tubes, and generate an opposing discharge inside the arc tube by applying voltages to each of the arc tubes from both of the side faces. The plurality of scan electrodes are arranged on the display surface side of the arc tube in a stripe form in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the arc tube so as to form light-emitting areas at intersecting portions against the arc tubes. The plurality of address electrodes are used for selecting light-emitting areas arranged on the back surface side of the respective arc tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Shinoda Plasma Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Hirakawa, Manabu Ishimoto, Kenji Awamoto
  • Patent number: 7315119
    Abstract: A light emitting device having a die that includes a light source that generates light of a first wavelength and a layer of phosphor particles covering the die is disclosed. The phosphor particles convert a portion of the light of the first wavelength to light of a second wavelength. The light source can be fabricated by attaching the light source to a substrate, and converting the light source by applying a light converting layer that includes a volatile carrier material and particles of a phosphor that convert light of the first wavelength to light of the second wavelength over the light source. The volatile carrier material is then caused to evaporate leaving a layer of the phosphor particles over the light source. A binder material can be incorporated in the volatile carrier for binding the phosphor particles to one another after the volatile carrier material is evaporated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventors: Kee Yean Ng, Kheng Leng Tan, Wen Ya Ou
  • Patent number: 7312580
    Abstract: A spacer material is provided for a field emission display (10) with a cathode plate (12) having a plurality of electron emitters (44). An anode plate (14) is disposed to receive electrons emitted by the plurality of electron emitters (44), and includes an anode (26) designed to be connected to a potential source. A plurality of spacers (42) are positioned between the cathode plate (12) and the anode plate (14), the plurality of spacers (42) comprising a material that maintains a positive charge when the anode (26) is connected to the potential source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Hao Li, Bernard F. Coll