Patents by Inventor Lee JongChil

Lee JongChil has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lamp, method of driving the lamp, backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device having the backlight assembly
    Patent number: 7372212
    Abstract: A lamp, a method of driving the lamp, a backlight assembly having the lamp, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device having the backlight assembly are disclosed. The lamp includes a tube that contains gas and first through fourth electrodes. The first and second electrodes are disposed in the tube adjacent to first and second ends of the tube. The third and fourth electrodes are disposed at the first and second ends of the tube. Voltages applied to the electrodes are sufficient for light to be emitted throughout the lamp. The first and second voltages, third and fourth voltages, first and third voltages, and second and fourth voltages have different polarities while the first and fourth voltages and the second and third voltages have the same polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: LG. Philips LCD. Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Lee JongChil
  • Lamp, method of driving the lamp, backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device having the backlight assembly
    Publication number: 20070001609
    Abstract: A lamp, a method of driving the lamp, a backlight assembly having the lamp, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device having the backlight assembly are disclosed. The lamp includes a tube that contains gas and first through fourth electrodes. The first and second electrodes are disposed in the tube adjacent to first and second ends of the tube. The third and fourth electrodes are disposed at the first and second ends of the tube. Voltages applied to the electrodes are sufficient for light to be emitted throughout the lamp. The first and second voltages, third and fourth voltages, first and third voltages, and second and fourth voltages have different polarities while the first and fourth voltages and the second and third voltages have the same polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventor: Lee JongChil