Patents Examined by Nathaniel Lee
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Patent number: 9229154Abstract: A backlight unit includes: light sources; a light guide member (120) arranged at a prescribed gap to the light sources such that light from the light sources enters from respective side faces (121) and exits from a light exiting surface (122); a first extending part (181) that extends along the side face (121) of the light guide member (120); and a second extending part (182) that extends along a surface of the light guide member (120) that is opposite to the light exiting surface (122). The backlight unit is provided with heat dissipation plates (180) that dissipate heat generated by the light sources. Each heat dissipation plate (180) has a larger area at the top portion than the bottom portion when the backlight unit is installed in a liquid crystal display device (1).Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoshitake Ishimoto
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Patent number: 9217903Abstract: To provide a display device which can realize multi-gray scale display by reducing voltage fluctuation of a pixel, a display device includes a plurality of source signal lines, a plurality of gate signal lines which is provided so as to intersect with the source signal lines, and a pixel electrode to which a signal voltage of the source signal line is applied through a transistor including an oxide semiconductor, which is provided near an intersection portion of the source signal line and the gate signal line; in which in the pixel electrode which is provided between a pair of the adjacent source signal lines, edge portions thereof overlap with edge portions of the source signal lines and an overlapped area with one of the source signal lines is substantially equal to an overlapped area with the other source signal line.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jun Koyama
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Patent number: 9206967Abstract: Discussed is a display device including a substrate having at least one of a first and a second electrode, a conductive adhesive layer configured to cover the wiring substrate, and a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices coupled to the conductive adhesive layer, and electrically connected to the first and second electrode, wherein the conductive adhesive layer has a first conductive adhesive layer disposed in a first region and a second conductive adhesive layer disposed in a second region adjoining to the first region such that the conductive adhesive layer is partitioned into a plurality of regions on the wiring substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Kyuhyun Bang
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Patent number: 9198566Abstract: A light assembly for a hand-held medical diagnostic instrument. The light assembly includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a light source mounted to the top surface, and the bottom surface having first and second electrical terminals. The light assembly further includes a circuit board disposed inclined to the substrate, the circuit board having first and second electrical terminals, a first connector mounting and electrically connecting the first electrical terminal of the substrate to the first electrical terminal of the circuit board, a second connector mounting and electrically connecting the second electrical terminal of the substrate to the second electrical terminal of the circuit board, a heat sink, and a thermal conductor thermally connecting at least one of the first and second electrical terminals of the substrate to the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: WELCH ALLYN, INC.Inventors: Raymond A. Lia, Ervin Goldfain, Chris R. Roberts, Steven R. Slawson, Robert J. Wood
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Patent number: 9188306Abstract: An optical assembly of alert light has two optical halves obtained by symmetrically dividing the optical assembly along an optical reference plane. Each optical half has a base with one side corresponding to the optical reference plane and having a junction surface. A light entrance portion and a light exit portion are on two opposite sides of the optical reference plane. The two optical halves are assembled to form the optical assembly of alert light with the junction surfaces of the two optical halves attached to each other. Accordingly, the structural simplification of the divided optical halves facilitates the molding of the optical halves and reduces limitations in manufacturing the optical halves, thereby satisfying the demands of different light form, light projection angles and product shapes in generating diversified alert lights.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Inventor: Neng-Chen Yeh
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Patent number: 9182092Abstract: A lighting fixture includes first and second elongated lamp carriage assembles supporting respective first and second elongated lamps and an enclosure including first and second spaced plates. The first lamp carriage assembly is fixedly coupled between the first and second plates for directing light output by the first lamp in a first direction. The second lamp carriage assembly is slidably and pivotally coupled at its ends to the first and second plates for directing light output by the second lamp in a second direction that crosses the first direction. The lighting fixture can further include a third elongated lamp carriage assembly supporting a third elongated lamp. The third lamp carriage assembly is slidably and pivotally coupled at its ends to the first and second plates for directing light output by the third lamp in a third direction that crosses the first and second directions.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Brightline, Inc.Inventor: Samuel P. Cercone
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Patent number: 9184413Abstract: A flat panel display device provides a sealing structure for comprising and sealing a display unit disposed in a first region on a substrate. The display unit includes the first region and a second region, and a barrier is disposed in the first region on the substrate, on an outer side of the display unit, and adjacent to the second region. The sealing structure contacts the barrier, and includes at least one first layer of an inorganic material and at least one second layer of an organic material. A method of manufacturing the flat panel display device is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Joong Joo, Myung-Soo Huh, Suk-Won Jung
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Patent number: 9167860Abstract: The disclosure relates to a protective modular helmet with an integrated lighting system, for example for use by a rider/driver of a vehicle such as a snowmobile, a motorcycle, or an all-terrain vehicle. A light source is mounted at chin level in the helmet. A moveable chin bar covers or conceals the light source when lowered. When the chin bar is raised, the light source is exposed and can be used for illumination.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Inventors: Craig M. Fedewa, Mark A. Lambie
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Patent number: 9172216Abstract: A pre-chamber sparkplug is suggested with a central electrode, with at least one ground electrode, which is distanced from the central electrode forming a spark gap, and with at least one transfer bore in a pre-chamber cap. The ground electrode comprises an internal circumferential area, which faces the central electrode, and an external circumferential area, which faces away from the central electrode. The internal circumferential area of the ground electrode shows a concave progression in the longitudinal direction of the pre-chamber sparkplug, subjected to a tensile force, and the external circumferential area shows a convex progression in the longitudinal direction of the pre-chamber sparkplug, subjected to a pressure.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbHInventor: Anko Ernst
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Patent number: 9169996Abstract: A luminaire comprising lamellae holding means, a light source, and a set of lamellae comprising a plurality of (inclined) lamellae. The set of lamellae extends at least partially over a light emission window. The lamellae have a reflective front surface facing towards the light source, said front surface being designed to partially reflect light to the exterior and partially transmit light, for example in that the lamellae are diffusely translucent or have a perforated surface. The set of lamellae is provided with light converging means, for example a Fresnel lens, which optionally are integrated in the lamellae to prevent the luminaire becoming too bulky.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Ramon Pascal Van Gorkom, Michel Cornelis Josephus Vissenberg, Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen
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Patent number: 9163816Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus that has the specific features of attaching to a light bulb base and creating a light bulb with the additional feature of being able to be dimmed and flexed for directional lighting at the socket of the light bulb itself. An additional feature of this attachment is to allow for the light bulb to be turned off or on at the point of where the light bulb is attached to its socket from which electricity is drawn. A third feature of said device is to have the addition of a USB port also on the socket dimming device as a way to draw energy from the light bulb socket for the additional feature of using a USB port with some type of electronic device that can be charged at the base of the light socket itself.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Inventor: Robert Baschnagel
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Patent number: 9146027Abstract: A lamp holder for holding a source of LED light includes a lamp holding component that is sized and arranged to securely receive the source of LED light. Keyed openings, engageable with fasteners associated with the mounting surface, are used to releasably attached the lamp holding component to the mounting surface and to urge the source of LED light against the mounting surface once the lamp holding component is attached thereto. Electrical contacts carried by the lamp holding component, provided to engage corresponding electrical contacts of the source of LED light, are also arranged to urge the source of LED light against the mounting surface when the lamp holding component is attached to the mounting surface. The lamp holding component also includes resiliently mounted holding elements for releasably holding the source of LED light in an accessible location.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: IDEAL Industries, Inc.Inventors: Alan E. Zantout, Dennis M. Breen, IV, Benjamin D. Swedberg
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Patent number: 9140848Abstract: A backlight device (illumination device) 80 includes a plurality of LEDs 22 and entrance ends 30a that light from the LEDs 22 enters, and further includes a plurality of light guide bars 30 that guide the light from the LEDs 22 and a bar-shaped attachment member 55 to which the LEDs 22 and the light guide bars 30 are attached.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takeshi Masuda
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Patent number: 9140842Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light guide plate which is disposed under the display panel and includes a first side surface, a second side surface connected to one end of the first side surface, and a third side surface connected to the other end of the first side surface, a first light source disposed to face the first side surface and including a plurality of light emitting devices including a first light emitting device to emit a first color light and a second light emitting device to emit a second color light, and a first reflecting member disposed on the second side surface and having a complementary color to a color of the light emitted from a light emitting device, which is disposed closest to the one end of the first side surface, among the plurality of light emitting devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung Hyun Kim, Hee-Kwang Song, Seokhyun Nam, Juyoung Yoon
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Patent number: 9142601Abstract: An organic light emitting display is disclosed. According to some aspects, the display includes a substrate having a display region and a peripheral region that surrounds the display region. The display further includes a pixel in the display region, and a contact unit in the peripheral region. The contact unit is configured to receive a common power signal from an external power source. A wiring line unit on the substrate provides a driving signal to the pixel. The pixel includes a first electrode provided on the substrate, an organic light emitting layer provided on the first electrode, and a second electrode that protrudes toward the contact unit on a plane to be electrically coupled to the contact unit. As a result, the area in which the second electrode overlaps the wiring line unit in the peripheral region is reduced and the parasitic capacitance that may be generated between the second electrode and the wiring line may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2012Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong-Wook Park, Ki-Wook Kim, Keum-Nam Kim
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Patent number: 9130184Abstract: A new light-emitting device utilizing phosphorescence is provided. Further, an electronic device and a lighting device which utilize phosphorescence are provided. One embodiment of the present invention is a light-emitting device including a phosphorescent organometallic iridium complex comprising iridium and either pyrimidine having an aryl group at the 4-position or 1,3,5-triazine having an aryl group at the 2-position. One of nitrogen in the pyrimidine or 1,3,5-triazine is coordinated to the iridium. Also, each of the pyrimidine and 1,3,5-triazine has a substituent such as an alkyl group or an aryl group. Further the ortho position of the aryl group which is bonded to the 4-position of the pyrimidine or the 2-position of the 1,3,5-triazine is bonded to the iridium.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hideko Inoue, Hiromi Seo, Tomoya Yamaguchi, Satoko Shitagaki, Takahiro Ushikubo
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Patent number: 9111744Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp having an ignition aid, mounted in an outer bulb, wherein the discharge vessel comprises two ends having seals in which electrodes are mounted and wherein a frame having a clip wire retains the discharge vessel in the outer bulb. The clip wire is bent toward the seal of the opposite pole electrode until the bent part formed thereby acts as an ignition aid.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2010Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: OSRAM GmbHInventors: Thomas Brauner, Johannes Buttstaedt, Sascha Piltz
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Patent number: 9093406Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device is provided. The organic light emitting display device includes at least one capacitor, at least one transistor, and an organic light emitting element connected to the capacitor and the transistor. The transistor includes a first structure and a second structure disposed on the first structure with a first insulating layer therebetween. The capacitor includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the first electrode with the insulating layer therebetween. A distance between the first electrode and the second electrode in at least a region, is less than a distance between the first structure and the second structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jungbae Kim
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Patent number: 9086202Abstract: A projection light module having a light source, primary optics, secondary optics and a movable aperture, which is arranged in such a way that the primary optics transfer lighting current emanating from the light source in a first light distribution which is situated in a focal plane of the secondary optics so that the secondary optics transfer the first light distribution in a second light distribution situated in the front end of the light module, which is equipped to displace an optically effective edge of the aperture by actuating the aperture between a first control position and a second control position, wherein at least the second control position is defined by a mechanical limit stop. The aperture includes at least a resilient stop element.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING REUTLINGEN GMBHInventor: Olaf Rottstaedt
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Patent number: 9086606Abstract: To provide a display device which can realize multi-gray scale display by reducing voltage fluctuation of a pixel, a display device includes a plurality of source signal lines, a plurality of gate signal lines which is provided so as to intersect with the source signal lines, and a pixel electrode to which a signal voltage of the source signal line is applied through a transistor including an oxide semiconductor, which is provided near an intersection portion of the source signal line and the gate signal line; in which in the pixel electrode which is provided between a pair of the adjacent source signal lines, edge portions thereof overlap with edge portions of the source signal lines and an overlapped area with one of the source signal lines is substantially equal to an overlapped area with the other source signal line.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jun Koyama