Abstract: A method of manufacturing a spark plug includes a step (a) of chucking, by mutually facing chucks, a metallic shell extending along its center axis so as to fix the metallic shell, and (b) a step of pressing a ground electrode against the fixed metallic shell and applying voltage between the ground electrode and the chucks for resistance-welding the ground electrode and the metallic shell. A first chuck facing a second chuck, wherein, as viewed on an imaginary plane of projection perpendicular to the center axis, the number of support points on the second chuck is smaller than the number of support points on the first chuck for supporting the metallic shell.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device has a pixel structure which enhances a viewing angle of the LCD device through the use of a sub-pixel in which a gray scale varies during a display period and to which a photoconductive element is applied, the photoconductive element including a photoconductive layer of which a resistance level varies corresponding to an amount of light.

Abstract: A solid state lighting assembly includes a heat sink and a socket assembly coupled to the heat sink. The socket assembly includes a socket housing having an interior surface mounted to a front of the heat sink and having an extension extending from the interior surface. The extension is received in an opening of the heat sink and extends at least partially through the heat sink. A socket contact is held by the socket housing and includes a package mating end and a power termination end. The power termination end extends into a cavity of the extension such that the power termination end extends at least partially through the heat sink. The power termination end is terminated to a power conductor and the package mating end is mechanically and electrically coupled to a solid state lighting package to supply power thereto.

Abstract: A phosphor blend is described wherein the blend consists of a red-emitting rare earth phosphor, a green-emitting rare earth phosphor, and a blue-emitting rare earth phosphor wherein the 50% size of the phosphors is between about 12 to 15 ?m. The phosphor blend is incorporated into a fluorescent lamp having an increased efficacy. A dual layer coating may be used to provide an additional increase in efficacy.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a pixel circuit, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, an optical element layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a polarizer disposed between the second substrate and the optical element layer, wherein the second substrate has strength greater than that of the first substrate, and the second substrate constitutes the outermost substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a field emission lighting arrangement, comprising an anode and a cathode, where the shape of the cathode is selected based on the shape of a evacuated envelope in which the anode and cathode is provided. The inventive shape of cathode allows for an improved uniformity of an electric field provided between the anode and cathode during operation of the field emission lighting arrangement. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for selecting a shape of such a cathode.

Abstract: Provide is a bezel-free display device comprising: a flexible substrate comprising an element area including an electronic element and positioned on the upper surface thereof, a terminal area including a terminal electrically connected to the electronic element, and positioned at the rear surface thereof, and a flexible area positioned between the element area and the terminal area and having flexibility; a flexible wire positioned on the flexible area of the flexible substrate, electrically connecting the element and the terminal, and having flexibility; and a display member positioned on the element area of the flexible substrate and electrically connected with the electronic element.

Abstract: A spark plug having an insulator that includes a first portion which accommodates a front end of the metallic terminal. A portion of the metallic terminal has a roughened surface portion with a Vickers hardness of 200 Hv or greater and 320 Hv or smaller. A first ratio of an outside diameter of the roughened surface corresponding to at least a part of the first portion of the insulator to the first bore diameter of the insulator is 0.90 or greater. A second ratio of the first bore diameter to the second bore diameter of the insulator is 0.80 or greater and 0.98 or smaller.

Abstract: A display device includes a lower substrate, a light source, a polarized light activation layer, an inner polarizer layer, a light modulation layer, and an upper substrate. The lower substrate has a light entrance side, and a bottom surface and a top surface opposite to each other. The light source generates light entering the lower substrate through the light entrance side. The light entering into the lower substrate at least partially passes through the bottom surface to enter and excite the polarized light activation layer into generating a plurality of polarized color lights of different colors. The polarized color lights have their polarization levels increased by the inner polarizer layer before reaching the light modulation layer.

Abstract: A light-emitting ceramic that contains, as a major component thereof, a pyrochlore compound represented by ABOw, wherein A includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Y, Gd, Yb and Lu, B includes Bi and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sn and Hf, and W is a positive number.

Abstract: An emitter containing a metal boride material has an at least partly rounded tip with a radius of 1 ?m or less. An electric field can be applied to the emitter and an electron beam is generated from the emitter. To form the emitter, material is removed from a single crystal rod to form an emitter containing a metal boride material having a rounded tip with a radius of 1 ?m or less.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a display panel unit includes a reflective polarizing layer, a transparent layer, and a display panel. The polarizing layer transmits a first polarized component of light incident on an incident surface to an exit surface and reflects a second polarized component of the light. The transparent layer transmits the first and second polarized component of the light incident on a second surface to a first surface adhered to the incident surface and transmits the second polarized component reflected by the polarizing layer to be incident on the first surface to the second surface. The panel faces the exit surface, and selectively transmits the light exiting from the exit surface.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a display apparatus, including forming a display unit on a first substrate; applying a fit on an encapsulating substrate; melting at least a portion of the frit on the encapsulating substrate; arranging and bonding the first substrate and the encapsulating substrate after melting at least a portion of the frit on the encapsulating substrate, so that the frit is disposed between the first substrate and the encapsulating substrate; and completely melting the frit between the first substrate and the encapsulating substrate.

Abstract: An LED based illumination device includes LEDs mounted to an LED mounting board, an integrated output window sub-assembly, and a thermal frame coupled between the integrated output window sub-assembly and the LED mounting board. The integrated output window sub-assembly may include an output window and a thermally conductive ring coupled to the perimeter surface of the output window. The thermally conductive ring may have a radial width equal to or greater than the thickness of the output window. Additionally, the output window and the thermally conductive ring may have coplanar top and bottom surfaces. The thermally conductive ring surrounding the perimeter of the output window may include one or more pockets into which a curable, thermally conductive bonding material is disposed in an uncured state and flows into a gap between the perimeter of the output window and the thermally conductive ring.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to an improved adapter for simplified lamps for use as a source of heat radiation in a rapid thermal processing (RTP) chamber. In one embodiment, a lamp assembly is provided. The lamp element includes a capsule having a filament disposed therein, a press seal extending from the capsule, and an adapter having a receptacle contoured to receive at least a portion of the press seal, wherein the press seal is removably engaged with the adapter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure of an edge-type back light unit, particularly to a structure comprising a light source receiving part, which receives a light source such as LED formed to the central direction of an optical plate at one side or the other side of the optical plate. The present invention has excellent optical property and has an effect of wide application to various LCDs because it comprises a light source receiving part, which can install a printed circuit board mounting the light source such as LED to an embedded form in an edge-type back light unit.

Abstract: The implementation of a superhigh-definition liquid crystal display device with a diagonal of 30 inches or more and a resolution of 100 ppi or more is facilitated. There is provided a direct-view-type liquid crystal display device that includes a display portion in which a plurality of pixels are placed in a matrix, the display portion whose diagonal is 30 inches or more, in which the resolution of the display portion is 100 pixels or more per inch, the plurality of pixels include first to fourth pixels, and one of the first to fourth pixels is an RG-type formed of a red subpixel and a green subpixel and another of the first to fourth pixels is a BH-type formed of a blue subpixel and a green, yellow, or white subpixel.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a shade movable between a light blocking position and a light blocking release position. A light emitting surface of a light emitting element faces one side in a lateral direction and an upper end edge of the light emitting surface extends in a front-rear direction. A reflective surface of a reflector includes a first reflective area and a second reflective area. A low-beam light distribution pattern having a horizontal cut-off line and an oblique cut-off line is formed by a reflected light beam from the first reflective area when the shade is at the light blocking position, and a high-beam light distribution pattern is formed by the reflected light beams from the first reflective area and the second reflective area when the shade is at the light blocking release position.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal between a TFT substrate including pixels formed in a matrix, and a counter substrate. A pixel electrode is formed in an area surrounded by scanning lines and video signal lines. A common electrode is formed in a lower layer of the pixel electrode through an interlayer insulating film. A long side of the pixel electrode of a first pixel is inclined at a first angle clockwise at a right angle to the extending direction of the scanning line. A long side of the pixel electrode of a second pixel is inclined at the first angle counterclockwise at a right angle to the extending direction of the scanning line. The liquid crystal is a negative type liquid crystal. Further, a protrusion formed in the long side of the pixel electrode has a side parallel to the extending direction of the scanning line.

Abstract: A display including a light-emitting element is provided. The light-emitting element includes a lower display electrode, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer, and an upper display electrode, wherein the lower display electrode is formed in a source-drain electrode layer or a gate electrode layer. A method of manufacture and an electronic device including the display are also provided.