Patents Examined by Natalie Walford
  • Patent number: 8366289
    Abstract: A personal light apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a resting base having a flat portion and a battery compartment for receiving a battery; a light having a flexible tube, the flexible tube attached to the resting base; a switch in electrical communication with the battery and the light, wherein the switch turns on and off the light; and at least one attachment means for removably attaching a time keeping apparatus to the flat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventor: Issac Zaksenberg
  • Patent number: 8360602
    Abstract: A trolley is provided, including an illumination module disposed in a frame having a plurality of plates, wherein the illumination module includes a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed on the second surface of each plate, and each light emitting diode comprises a red light chip providing 75% to 85% of it's total light energy, a green light chip providing 5% to 15% of it's total light energy and a blue light chip providing 5% to 15% of it's total light energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsi-Chuan Hsu, Chia-Hao Liang, Jen-Ta Chiang
  • Patent number: 8358065
    Abstract: A display panel package structure is disclosed, which includes a first substrate, a metal wire layer formed on the first substrate, an insulating layer formed on the metal wire layer, a second substrate, a frit formed on an edge of the second substrate for sealing the first substrate and the second substrate, and a conductive layer formed between the frit and the insulating layer corresponding to the frit for conducting a heat when the frit is heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Che Liu, Shih-Feng Hsu
  • Patent number: 8350473
    Abstract: A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate, a rear substrate positioned to be opposite to the front substrate, a barrier rib positioned between the front substrate and the rear substrate to partition a discharge cell, and a phosphor layer positioned in the discharge cell. The phosphor layer includes a phosphor material and an additive material. The phosphor layer includes a red phosphor layer emitting red light, a green phosphor layer emitting green light, and a blue phosphor layer emitting blue light. A thickness of the blue phosphor layer is larger than a thickness of the red phosphor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jihoon Lee, Heekwon Kim, Jeonghyun Hahm
  • Patent number: 8339035
    Abstract: An organic EL light emitting module includes an organic EL light emitting panel 5 including an organic EL light emitting unit 52 formed on a substrate 51 and electrode terminals 53 for supplying power to the organic EL light emitting unit 52; a circuit substrate 3, electrically connected to the electrode terminals 53, for supplying power to the electrode terminals 53; and a casing 4 to which the organic EL light emitting panel 5 and the circuit substrate 3 are attached. The electrode terminals 53 are disposed at left and right end portions of the organic EL light emitting panel 5 having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the top, and extended portions 4a protruding by a predetermined width are formed at side surfaces of the casing 4 where the electrode terminals 53 of the organic EL light emitting panel 5 are absent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Fukano, Hideharu Kawachi, Shigetsugu Sumiyama
  • Patent number: 8339030
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an effective display region including a pixel, the pixel including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a wiring line connected to the second electrode at a position to the periphery of the effective display region, the wiring line including a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer that are electrically connected to each other and that overlap each other, the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer both extending in a direction in which an edge of the effective display region extends, the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer extending in the direction a distance that is longer than a distance in which the edge of the effective display region extends in the direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hayato Nakanishi, Masahiro Furusawa, Mitsuru Kuribayashi, Toshimitsu Hirai
  • Patent number: 8333633
    Abstract: A method for forming a tip for a carbon nanotube wire is introduced. The method includes the following steps. A carbon nanotube wire is provided. A laser beam irradiates the carbon nanotube wire until the carbon nanotube wire is broken off such that the carbon nanotube wire forms a taper-shaped tip. A scan power of the laser beam is in a range from about 1 watt to about 10 watts. A scan speed of the laser beam is equal to or less than 200 millimeters per second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Liu, Duan-Liang Zhou, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8330358
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a transparent substrate and multiple first metal lines. The transparent substrate includes an emitting area and a peripheral area and the emitting area includes multiple sub-emitting areas. The first metal lines are disposed on the transparent substrate, each first metal line has an end connected to a corresponding one of the sub-emitting areas and an opposite end connected to the peripheral area. Each sub-emitting area includes an insulating layer, a second metal line and an OLED layer. The second metal line is disposed between the transparent substrate and the OLED layer, the insulating layer is between the first metal lines and the second metal line, each first metal line is overlapped with the second metal line in vertical projection. One of the first metal lines, which is connected to a first one of the sub-emitting areas, passes through a second one of the sub-emitting areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chen-Chi Lin, Chieh-Wei Chen, Chun-Liang Lin, Ting-Kuo Chang
  • Patent number: 8330361
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to an OLED display. The OLED display according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes on the substrate; a pixel defining layer on the substrate and having a plurality of openings exposing the plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of organic emission layers on corresponding pixel electrodes of the plurality of pixel electrodes; a sealing member including a plurality of concave lens containers and covering the plurality of organic emission layers and the pixel defining layer; and at least one condenser in the plurality of lens containers. The at least one condenser is configured to form a condensing area on the pixel defining layer for each of the plurality of lens containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eun-Ah Kim
  • Patent number: 8324790
    Abstract: A high illumination LED bulb includes a transparent lamp holder and a transparent reflective envelope having an inner face coated with a reflective membrane having light transmittance characteristic. A chamber is defined between the transparent lamp holder and the transparent reflective envelope and receives an actuator, a radiator and a light emitting module electrically connected to the actuator. The light emitting module includes a substrate disposed on the radiator and at least one LED disposed on the substrate. Light radiated from the LED is transmitted to produce superior projection beam by the transparent reflective envelope and reflected to produce inferior projection beam by the reflective membrane. Reflected halo formed by projection of the superior projection beam and the inferior projection beam on the transparent lamp holder and the transparent reflective envelope can form side projected halo, thereby radiating light with a full emission angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventor: Wen-Sung Hu
  • Patent number: 8319410
    Abstract: The filament clamp assembly has a pair of bifurcated clamps to hold the connecting leads of a filament within a cavity of a cathode of a separate cathode assembly. The filament clamp assembly is mounted on the insulator block in self-aligning relation. The cathode assembly has a tungsten cathode with an internal cavity to receive the filament that is secured within a retainer shield made of one of tungsten, molybdenum and graphite by a threaded graphite cylindrical collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Ion Technology Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Manuel A. Jerez
  • Patent number: 8319418
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic electro-luminescence display device and a method for fabricating the same, in which damage to a pad portion is prevented for improving yield. The organic electro-luminescence display device includes a thin film transistor array unit formed on a front surface of a lower substrate and a pad portion extended from the thin film transistor array unit, an organic EL array unit on the thin film transistor array unit having a matrix of organic EL cells, and a protective member for protecting the organic EL array unit and the thin film transistor array unit and exposing the pad portion to an outside, wherein the lower substrate has a thickness of a first region overlapped with the pad portion thicker than a thickness of a second region overlapped with the thin film transistor array unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Young Lee, Tae-Yeon Yoo
  • Patent number: 8313204
    Abstract: The invention provides backlight module comprising a light guiding plate, a flexible substrate, and a light emitting unit. The flexible substrate has a first surface, and the light emitting unit is configured on the first surface. A paint area used for reflecting the light, emitted by the light emitting unit, to the light guiding plate is formed on the first surface near the light emitting unit. Accordingly, the light emitted into the light guiding plate could be prevented from being reflected by the flexible substrate directly and presenting the same color with the flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Darfon Electronics Corp.
    Inventor: Chin-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 8310153
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the organic light emitting diode display device includes i) a base substrate including a first device region and a first encapsulation region, ii) an organic light emitting diode (OLED) disposed on the first device region, iii) an inner filler formed over the OLED and the first device region, iv) a light transmission layer formed on the inner filler, v) an encapsulation substrate including a second device region and a second encapsulation region corresponding to the first device region and first encapsulation region, respectively, wherein the second device region is formed over the light transmission layer and vi) an encapsulation agent disposed on the first and second encapsulation regions, and configured to encapsulate the base substrate with the encapsulation substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 8303151
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses disclosed herein relate to backlit visual display elements. A visual display element may include a base layer defining one or more microperforations and a light guide coupled to a light source. The light guide may be positioned adjacent the base layer and include one or more microlenses in alignment with the one or more microperforations along at least one vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aleksandar Pance, Gregory L. Tice
  • Patent number: 8304984
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element in which light extraction efficiency is improved without lowering the electrical conductivity or the transporting or blocking performance for electrons or holes in a transparent electrode or an organic layer. The organic electroluminescent element of the invention is characterized in that it comprises a transparent substrate and provided thereon, at least a first electrode section with a light transmission property, an organic light emission layer section and a second electrode section in this order, the first electrode section containing at least metal nanowires, wherein an average refractive index of the first electrode section is lower than that of the organic light emission layer section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Koyama, Yoshiyuki Suzuri
  • Patent number: 8294343
    Abstract: A side electrode for a spark plug is provided. The side electrode includes a side wire having a first end and a second end; an opening proximate to the first end, the opening extending from a first surface of the side wire to a second surface of the side wire, wherein the first surface has a flared portion proximate to the opening; and an electrode tip secured to the first end of the side wire, the electrode tip having a tip portion and a shaft portion, wherein the tip portion is located on the second surface and the shaft portion is secured to the side wire by engaging the flared portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Fram Group IP LLC
    Inventors: Eric P. Passman, Jeffrey T. Boehler, Matthew B. Below
  • Patent number: 8294355
    Abstract: A field emission device includes a cathode, an anode, an emitter, a first adjusting electrode, and a second adjusting electrode. The emitter electrically connects to the cathode. The cathode, the first adjusting electrode, and the second adjusting electrode electrically connect to an electrode down-lead. The anode electrically connects another electrode down-lead. The cathode is disposed between the first adjusting electrode and the second adjusting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Liu, Duan-Liang Zhou, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 8288927
    Abstract: A spark plug (20) includes a center electrode (24) and a ground electrode (22). The electrodes (22, 24) include a core (26) formed of a copper (Cu) alloy and a clad (28) formed of a nickel (Ni) alloy enrobing the core (26). The Cu alloy includes Cu in an amount of at least 98.5 weight percent, and at least one of Zr and Cr in an amount of at least 0.05 weight percent. The Cu alloy includes a matrix of the Cu and precipitates of the Zr and Cu dispersed in the Cu matrix. The Ni alloy of the clad (28) includes Ni in an amount of at least 90.0 weight percent. The Ni alloy also includes at least one of a Group 3 element, a Group 4 element, a Group 13 element, chromium (Cr), silicon (Si), and manganese (Mn) in a total amount sufficient to affect the strength of the Ni alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Ignition Company
    Inventors: Shuwei Ma, James D. Lykowski
  • Patent number: 8283846
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a spark plug including a central electrode and/or a ground electrode with a gap, which can suppress generation of corrosion-like generated foreign substances while maintaining high thermal conductivity and high strength. The gap between the central electrode and the ground electrode with at least one of the central electrode and the ground electrode formed from an electrode material including 96% by mass or more of Ni, in which the electrode material includes a total content of from 0.05% by mass to 0.45% by mass of at least one selected from a group consisting of Y and rare earth elements, 0.05% by mass or more of Mn, and a total content of 0.01% by mass or more of at least one selected from a group consisting of Ti, V, and Nb, and the ratio (a/b) of the total content (a) of Ti, V, and Nb to the content (b) of Mn is from 0.02 to 0.40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shibata, Takehito Kuno, Tomoo Tanaka, Kenji Nunome, Shoichiro Nagatomo