Abstract: Multilayer optical films are disclosed that exhibit high reflectivity at normal incidence for all polarizations but preferentially transmit high angle rays in one or two orthogonal planes of incidence. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical constructions are disclosed. The films can be used in direct-lit backlights and in lighting systems other than direct-lit backlights, such as edge-lit backlights, and non-backlight lighting systems such as systems intended for general illumination without the need for any graphic component, such as luminaires and task lights.

Abstract: A heat transfer system is provided for a LED lamp. The LED lamp includes a board surface to supply heat energy during an operation of the LED lamp. The LED lamp is mounted within a recessed housing that separates a first area having a first temperature from a second area having a second temperature, where the second temperature is lower than the first temperature. The system includes a thermal dissipator positioned within the second area. The system further includes a heat transfer device with a first end mounted to the board surface, and a second end mounted to the thermal dissipator, to transfer the heat energy from the board surface in the first area to the thermal dissipator in the second area, and dissipate the heat energy within the second area.

Abstract: In a embodiment, a white LED for a backlight of a liquid crystal display device conforming to the EBU standard includes an ultraviolet (purple) light-emitting element, and a phosphor layer which contains 1 to 10 wt % of a green phosphor including a divalent europium-activated silicate phosphor, 40 to 80 wt % of a blue phosphor including at least one selected from a divalent europium-activated halo-phosphate phosphor and a divalent europium-activated aluminate phosphor, and 10 to 50 wt % of a red phosphor including at least one selected from a europium-activated lanthanum oxysulfide phosphor and a europium-activated yttrium oxysulfide phosphor.

Abstract: An exemplary backlight module includes a frame, a light guide plate, a light source module and an optical film. The light guide plate is arranged on the frame and includes a light-incident surface and a light-emitting surface adjacent to the light-incident surface. The light source module includes a circuit board arranged between the frame and the light guide plate board, and a light emitting element arranged on the circuit board and facing the light-incident surface. The optical film includes a wavelength shifting portion arranged between the light emitting element and the light guide plate, a second extending portion arranged between the light guide plate and the frame, and a first extending portion connected between the wavelength shifting portion and the second extending portion and arranged between the light guide plate and the circuit board. A display device equipped with the backlight module is also provided.

Abstract: A field emission panel includes: a first glass plate which comprises a phosphor layer, a second glass plate which is disposed in parallel to the first glass plate and comprises a plurality of electron emission elements; and a sealing member which is interposed between the first and the second glass plates to seal a space between the first and the second glass plates, wherein a part of the sealing member is hidden inside the first and the second glass plates and the other part of the sealing member is exposed to outsides of the first and the second glass plates.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device including first to fourth pixel regions each including red, green and blue sub-pixel regions, each of the first to fourth pixel regions being divided into first and second column, and the first column being divided into first and second rows, wherein a red sub-pixel region and a green sub-pixel region are respectively arranged in the first and second rows, and a blue sub-pixel region is arranged in the second column; a red emitting layer formed in the red sub-pixel region; a green emitting layer formed in the green sub-pixel region; and a blue emitting layer formed in the blue sub-pixel region.

Abstract: A LED is modularized by a light emitting device modularizing member. The light emitting device modularizing member includes heatsink having planar base, a LED mounting plate extending perpendicularly to the base from a portion closer to the end than to the middle portion of the base, and a light emitting device holder provided on each of a first face of the LED mounting plate, which is a face facing the middle portion of the base, and a second face of the LED mounting plate, which is a face opposite to the first face.

Abstract: A door handle apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The door handle includes a door handle body that is configured to be disposed at a door of the vehicle. A light source is mounted inside the door handle body. A light-transmitting member is located between the light source and the door handle body. The light-transmitting member is partially exposed to an exterior of the door handle body.

Abstract: A ceramic burner, a ceramic metal halide lamp, and a method of sealing the ceramic burner is provided. The ceramic burner comprises a discharge vessel enclosing a discharge space that is provided with an ionizable filling comprising one or more halides. The discharge vessel comprises a ceramic wall arranged between a first and a second end portion. The first and the second end portion are arranged such that current supply conductors are passed through the end portions to respective electrodes arranged in the discharge space for maintaining a discharge. The ceramic wall of the discharge vessel comprises a tube for introducing the ionizable filling into the discharge vessel during manufacture of the ceramic burner. The tube projects from the ceramic wall and is provided with a gastight seal. The effect of using the tube is that it enables the gastight seal to be arranged away from the ceramic wall of the discharge vessel at a projecting end of the tube.

Abstract: A lighting device may be provided that includes a light emitter including a plurality of LEDs; a reflective plate disposed on the light emitter; a diffuser plate disposed in a direction in which light emitted from the LED is irradiated; a case including the light emitter disposed therein and including a bottom plate and a side wall extending from both side ends of the bottom plate; and a connecting member extending from the side wall of the case and including a bracket coupler on at least one side thereof. The light emitter is disposed between the bottom plate of the case and the diffuser plate.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus including a body including a first cavity; a first electrode and a second electrode on the body; a light emitting device disposed in the first cavity and being electrically connected with the first and the second electrodes; and a first molding member disposed in the first cavity, and including a fluorescent material. Further, a height ‘a’ of the light emitting device and a depth ‘y’ of the first cavity satisfy a relation 1.5a?y?3.0a, and the height ‘a’ and a horizontal distance ‘x’ from an upper outer edge of the light emitting device to an inner surface of the body forming the first cavity satisfy a relation 0.5a?x?1.5a.

Abstract: The electron emission portion of a cathode for an electron gun has layers of substrate material formed from a ceramic powder such as Aluminum nitride. The substrate layers have conductive traces formed on them, the conductive traces made from sintered tungsten or alternatively a refractory foil. When current is passed through the conductive traces, heat is coupled to a cathode which is thermally coupled to the heater assembly. In another embodiment of the invention, one of the layers of the heater includes a thermionic emission material and optionally a work function lowering material such as BaO, which allows the outer layer of the multi-layer heater to directly emit electrons. In another embodiment of the invention, a control grid is formed on a layer above the thermionic cathode layer, which provides for a complete electron gun assembly having a heater, cathode with a reduced work function material, and control grid to be fabricated as a single unit at the same time.

Abstract: A lighting structure may include a semiconductor light emitting device configured to generate light responsive to an electrical signal applied thereto. In addition, an encapsulating material may be configured to transmit light generated by the semiconductor light emitting device, and the encapsulating material may include yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) diffuser particles and phosphor particles therein. More particularly, the yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) diffuser particles and the phosphor particles may have different compositions.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp includes a projection lens, a light source, a reflector, and a liquid crystal shutter. The liquid crystal shutter includes a pair of transparent plates, a liquid crystal member, and a pair of polarization plates. The liquid crystal member is disposed only in a part of an area between the pair of transparent plates. The pair of polarization plates are disposed only in an area of the outer surface of the pair of transparent plates corresponding to an area in which the liquid crystal member is disposed. The area in which the liquid crystal member is disposed includes a first area for blocking a part of reflected light from the reflector such that light emitted from the projection lens forms a low-beam distribution pattern having a cut-off line at an upper end edge, and a second area for blocking light emitted from the projection lens and then reflected by a road surface ahead of a vehicle toward a space above the cut-off line.

Abstract: To provide a method of producing a spark plug in which a spark discharge gap with a suitable distance can easily be obtained without bending to deform a ground electrode in a direction in which the ground electrode moves towards or away from a metal tip of a center electrode, in the method of producing a spark plug, when a metal tip (a noble metal tip) 21 is welded to a front end portion 13a of a center electrode 13, the metal tip 21 is welded to the front end portion 13a of the center electrode 13 after a state is established in which the metal tip 21 alone is positioned in a radial direction where a predetermined spark discharge gap g is formed relative to a distal end portion 14b of a ground electrode 14 which is joined to a metal shell 11 at a proximal end portion 14a thereof.

Abstract: A technique facilitates the pumping of fluids in a well related application while minimizing the number of system components. The system and methodology comprise a plurality of pumps for use at a well site to deliver a well treatment fluid to a desired location. A single driveline is coupled between the plurality of pumps and a motive unit without incorporating a splitter box. The driveline is driven by the motive unit to rotate the plurality of pumps.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a LED light source comprising at least one layer of light emitting material (3), in particular organic light emitting material, sandwiched between two electrode layers (2, 4). At least one of the electrode layers (2, 4) is structured to form a pattern of electrode segments (5), each electrode segment (5) being in electrical contact with at least three of its nearest neighbor electrode segments (5) via direct electrical connections (6), which are designed to act as electrical fuses between the electrode segments (5). The invention allows the design of a large area LED light source having a homogeneous light density without the risk of failure of larger light emitting areas.

Abstract: In a flat panel display device and a method of manufacturing the same, the flat panel display device is manufactured by forming a display unit on a substrate, forming a hydrophobic barrier layer for preventing a material of an organic layer from flowing around the display unit, and forming a thin film sealing layer by alternately stacking an inorganic layer and the organic layer on the display unit. Accordingly, formation of an edge tail of the organic layer is prevented, thereby preventing penetration of external moisture.

Abstract: A lamp comprises a housing, a heat sink, a fan and a light-emitting element. The housing includes an opening end and a compartment communicating with the opening end. The heat sink is disposed at the opening end and includes a lateral wall, a base, a plurality of first connection members, a plurality of first air channels and at least one second air channel. The base is surrounded by and spaced from the lateral wall. The base is connected to an inner circumferential wall of the lateral wall via the first connection members, wherein each of the first air channels is formed between adjacent two of the first connection members. The at least one second air channel is formed between an outer circumferential wall of the lateral wall and an inner face of the housing. The fan is disposed at one side of the heat sink in the compartment. The light-emitting element is disposed at another side of the heat sink.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes the steps of: forming a positive type photoresist above a surface of a first transparent substrate having a transistor formed on the surface thereof so as to cover the transistor; radiating a light from a back surface side of the first transparent substrate to the first transparent substrate having the positive type photoresist formed thereabove, for exposing the positive type photoresist; developing the positive type photoresist thus exposed to selectively leave the positive type photoresist located above the transistor, for forming a spacer; and laminating a second transparent substrate above the surface of the first transparent substrate through the spacer.