Patents Examined by Kevin Quaterman
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Patent number: 10711976Abstract: In an aspect, a lighting system (1) comprises a lighting unit (11) with a light source (31) and a dichroic light exiting surface (15), wherein the lighting unit (11) is configured for emitting dichroic light from the dichroic light exiting surface (15). The emitted dichroic light includes a directional light portion (37) of direct light (17) and a diffused light portion (39) of diffused light (19) with a another larger correlated color temperature. The lighting system further comprises an appearance affecting optical system (13) with a plurality of structural elements (40, 91, 93, 101, 105) that comprise surfaces that delimit a plurality of diffused light passages (14, 103, 107), and comprise direct light illuminated surface regions (25), which are subject to the illumination with direct light (17) from respectively associated affected direct light providing areas (81) of the dichroic light exiting surface (15).Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: CoeLux S.r.l.Inventors: Paolo Di Trapani, Davide Magatti, Antonio Lotti, Matteo Molteni, Giorgio Gatti
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Patent number: 10144340Abstract: A motor vehicle directional lighting and/or signaling device comprises a light module rotationally mobile about an axis (A-A) supported by a base bearing elements for guiding in rotation about the axis (A-A). A bearing of the rotation guiding elements is formed partly by the base and partly by a support piece of a fan.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventor: Benoit Cholley
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Patent number: 10061171Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate is provided. The thin film transistor substrate includes a substrate; at least one signal line disposed over the substrate; a repair line disposed over the signal line and electrically connected to the signal line; and a light-shielding layer disposed over the repair line, wherein the light-shielding layer covers the repair line, and an area of the light-shielding layer is greater than that of the repair line.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Bi-Ly Lin, Chung-Jun Kuo
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Patent number: 10061154Abstract: A method for manufacturing quantum dots display panel comprises the following steps of: using an existing yellow light manufacturing process from color filter or combining with a dry etching manufacturing process to resin composition with surface-modified red quantum dots and surface-modified green quantum dots, then completing production of a quantum dots layer with a more refined graphical structure. Compared with other existing method for manufacturing quantum dots display panel, the present disclosure has the following advantages that simple preparation of raw materials and in making process, high-resolution graphics, large-scale volume production, and less processing time and cost are saved. The quantum dots are used into the structure of the color filter is to effectively improve color saturation and gamut of the display device, and to enhance color performance of display panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Guohe Liu
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Patent number: 9666823Abstract: Organic electroluminescent element capable of conveniently and precisely establishing the emission color of the element. The organic electroluminescent element includes a pair of electrodes and a light-emitting layer provided between the electrodes and presents an emission color at the coordinate Ao (Xo, Yo) in CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate system. The light-emitting layer contains in the same layer, a light emitting material A1 that presents an emission color at the coordinate A1 (x1, y1) in the CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate system and a light emitting material A2 that presents an emission color at the coordinate A2 (x2, y2) in the CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate system; a distance LAo-A1 between the coordinates Ao (Xo, Yo) and A1 (x1, y1) in the CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate system satisfies LAo-A1?0.20; and a distance LA1-A2 between the coordinates A1 (x1, y1) and A2 (x2, y2) in the CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate system satisfies 0.13?LA1-A2?0.35 s.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Kyoko Yamamoto, Yoshinobu Ono
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Patent number: 8629608Abstract: The inner surfaces of fluorescent lamp tubing are provided with a phosphor coating. The phosphor coating defines an inward-facing surface. A protective coating is deposited on the inward-facing surface of the phosphor coating. The protective coating defines an innermost surface and makes effective recombination of Hg ions possible on the innermost surface of the second coating before the Hg ions collide with the phosphor particles in the phosphor coating.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: István Károly Deme, Miklós Budai, Zoltán Hórvölgyi, Márta Kabai Jánosné
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Patent number: 8496350Abstract: The wiring board comprises an FFC and a through-hole portion as a segmenting portion. The through-hole portion segments the conductive pattern of the FFC into a plurality of conductive pattern segments. The conductive pattern segments connect the light emitting elements to thereby connect the light emitting elements in series to one another.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2010Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Takeharu Naito, Kazuaki Ibaraki, Nobukazu Kato
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Patent number: 8299702Abstract: A luminescence display panel, which can be manufactured without any damage to an organic layer thereof, and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. According to one of the embodiments in the present invention, the luminescence display panel includes a first electrode formed on a lower substrate, an organic layer formed on the first electrode, the organic layer including a luminescence layer, a second electrode formed on the organic layer, the second electrode having a thin film structure, and an auxiliary electrode formed on an upper substrate and facing the lower substrate, the auxiliary electrode being connected to the second electrode. The second electrode is thinner than at least one of the first electrode and the auxiliary electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ho Won Choi, Jae Hee Park
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Patent number: 8231361Abstract: A hydrostatic pump (1) with a variable displacement volume can be operated in a closed circuit and is driven by a drive engine (2), in particular by an internal combustion engine. To control the displacement of the pump (1), a control device (4) is provided which can be actuated as a function of the speed-dependent control pressure which is a function of the speed of the drive engine (2). To improve the control characteristics of the pump, a switchover device (35) is provided, by which the pump (1) can be switched between a speed-dependent displacement control by the speed-dependent control pressure and a volume flow-dependent delivery control, in which the control device (4) of the pump (1) can be controlled as a function of the actuation of an actuator mechanism (28).Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2009Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Linde Material Handling GmbHInventors: Martin Steigerwald, Burkhard Sturmer
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Patent number: 8206126Abstract: A pump unit (12) includes a pump housing (14), a pump cover (16), and an impeller (18) between the pump housing and pump cover. The pump housing and pump cover define a first channel (32) and a second channel (34) each having an inlet and an outlet. The impeller has first vanes (36) cooperating with the first channel and second vanes (38) cooperating with the second channel. The outlet of the second channel is constructed and arranged to provide fuel to an engine upon rotation of the impeller. A jet pump (38) is fluidly connected with the outlet of the first channel such that as the impeller rotates, the jet pump causes fuel to be drawn into the reservoir (37). Connecting structure (44, 44?) fluidly connects the first and second channels such that upon rotation of the impeller, fuel in the second channel flows into the first channel to prime the first channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2007Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc.Inventors: John Wattai, Matthias Vogel
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Patent number: 7446467Abstract: An image display apparatus for forming an image in an image displaying region provided with a vacuum chamber having an electron source substrate and an image forming substrate has an ion pump for evacuating the vacuum chamber by an action of a magnet-filed-forming portion through an aperture portion formed in the electron source substrate or an image displaying substrate, wherein the magnet-filed-forming portion is arranged so that a shadow formed by perpendicularly projecting the magnet-filed-forming portion onto the electron source substrate or the image forming substrate can be located outside the image displaying region.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2005Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hisanori Tsuda, Masaru Kamio, Ihachiro Gofuku, Yasue Sato
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Patent number: 7352120Abstract: An ignition device such as a spark plug having ground and center electrodes, at least one of which includes a firing tip formed from an alloy containing iridium, rhodium, tungsten, and zirconium. With the inclusion of tungsten and zirconium in the alloy, the percentage of rhodium can be kept relatively low without sacrificing the erosion resistance or reduced sparking voltage of the firing tip. In one embodiment, the firing tip contains 2% rhodium, 0.3% tungsten, 0.02% zirconium, and the balance iridium.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2004Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignees: Federal-Mogul Ignition (U.K.) Limited, Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Paul Tinwell, Gurdev Orjela, Robin Hyde, Duncan Roy Coupland
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Patent number: 7097529Abstract: A glass pipe 80 for a discharge lamp is prepared which includes a luminous bulb portion 1? that will be formed into a luminous bulb of a high pressure discharge lamp and a side tube portion 2?. Subsequently, a glass member 70 made of a second glass having a softening point lower than that of a first glass constituting the side tube portion 2? is inserted into the side tube portion 2?, after which a getter 75 is disposed in the side tube portion 2?. Then, with the pressure inside the glass pipe 80 reduced, the side tube portion 2? is heated to tightly attach the glass member 70 to the side tube portion 2?, thereby forming a sealing portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2003Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Horiuchi, Kiyoshi Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Ichibakase, Shinichiro Hataoka, Tomoyuki Seki, Takashi Tsutatani
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Patent number: 6737801Abstract: A method and apparatus for achieving multicolor displays using an integrated color chip is provided. The integrated color chip contains one or more multicolor generation sites on a single substrate. Each multicolor generation site is comprised of two or more light emitting regions in close proximity to one another, the number of light emitting regions per site dependent upon the number of required colors. The active light generation system for each light emitting region, e.g., an LED, is preferably identical in device structure although size and shape may vary. In order to achieve the desired colors, one or more light conversion layers are applied to individual light emitting regions. Each light emitting region may also include index matching layers, preferably interposed between the outermost surface of the light emitter and the light conversion layer, and protective layers.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2001Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: The Fox Group, Inc.Inventor: Larry Ragle
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Patent number: 6534904Abstract: An infrared lamp with a closed-off enveloping tube which encloses an emission source joined with contacts for a power supply in the form of a carbon ribbon which, extending in a direction of a long axis of the enveloping tube, determines an irradiation length of the infrared lamp in the sense of a higher irradiation output. The carbon ribbon has a length which is larger than the irradiation length by a factor of at least 1.5. With a procedure for heating a material to be processed using the infrared lamp, which makes possible short processing times in connection with a simultaneous high degree of energy efficiency, the infrared lamp may be operated such that its maximum emission lies within a wavelength range from 1.8 &mgr;m to 2.9 &mgr;m, and such that its power output comes to at least 15 Watts per cm3 of the volume enclosed by the enveloping tube over the irradiation length.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2000Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Heraeus Noblelight GmbHInventors: Walter Dieudonné, Joachim Scherzer, Klaus Schmitz, Siegfried Grob