Abstract: A ceramic element including a main actuator element 26 having an anti-ferroelectric film 22 and a pair of electrodes 24a, 24b formed on a first principal surface (front surface) of the anti-ferroelectric film 22, a vibrating section 18 for supporting the main actuator element 26, and a fixed section 20 for supporting the vibrating section 18 in a vibrating manner. The anti-ferroelectric film 22 after polarization has a region Zt in which its average dielectric constant is increased in an analog manner in accordance with a voltage V applied to the pair of electrodes 24a, 24b. Specifically, an expression of p/t≦2.5 is satisfied provided that an average film thickness of the anti-ferroelectric film 22 is t, and a pitch between the pair of electrodes 24a, 24b is p.

Abstract: The invention relates to a piezoelectric bending transducer (1), comprising a support body (3), a stack (4) of piezoceramic layers (6), arranged thereon and flat electrodes (7, 8) arranged between the layers (6). On the side of the support body (3) facing the stack (4) an adaptation layer (10) is arranged with essentially the same coefficient of expansion as the piezoceramic. The bending transducer (1) displays a good actuating power and a low thermal natural distortion with economical production costs. Said transducer is particularly suitable for application in a valve.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a package member; a via hole electrode extending through the package member and protruding from a first surface of the package member; an electronic component located on the first surface of the package member with a space located between the package member and the electronic component. The space between the electronic component and the first surface of the package member is provided by a protruding portion of the via hole electrode which extends from the surface of the package member and a joining member joining the electronic component with the via hole electrode.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an enclosure with a base and a movable lid. When the lid is open, a piece of potentially harmful mail can be placed within the enclosure. The enclosure may include at least one latch for sealing the lid to the base so that an air-tight chamber is formed within the closed enclosure. Preferably, the latch can be broken-away to secure the lid in the closed position and deter tampering with the enclosure. The enclosure may also include a self-sealing valve member for allowing a sample of air or particulate within the closed enclosure to be taken and tested. The enclosure may further include tools such as a letter opening instrument, a sampling instrument, and/or testing material.

Abstract: Device for protection against harmful agents, comprising a part 1 forming a chamber, an entrance part 5, 6 to allow an object to be placed in the chamber, and a manipulating part 14 for manipulating, from the outside, an object situated in the chamber, and a means of closing the entrance part.

Abstract: A cabinet for storing soiled towels and dispensing clean towels, which includes a generally hollow container having an upper compartment and a lower compartment. An inclined surface is in the upper compartment urging clean towels toward the front. An opening into the compartment provides access to the clean towels, while the lower compartment has a removable receptacle for receiving soiled towels.

Abstract: A desk having a traditional appearance incorporates an easel or workstand for supporting a work piece in a closeable drawer adjacent the work surface of the desk. The easel comprises a folding panel pivotally mounted on edge of a side drawer. The panel pivots from a closed position, wherein the panel is folded into the top of the drawer and the drawer can be closed, to an open position, wherein the panel is upwardly and outwardly inclined so as to be in position to support work on the easel. A rail on the bottom of the easel supports work on the easel. The easel can serve as a writing surface when the easel is closed and the drawer is open. The desk includes a central drawer having a fold-down front panel that serves as a keyboard drawer, and computer accessory storage areas in other portions of the desk.

Abstract: One embodiment of the disclosed invention comprises a servicing system appropriate for many environments, including medical environments. The servicing system may be used to position, organize, support, and move commonly used equipment and services in a desired area of a facility. The servicing system may include a suspension system, a service module, a detachable equipment support assembly, and a mobile platform for decoupling, docking, supporting, and moving the equipment support assembly to and from the service module. The suspension system may be fixedly secured to structural reinforcement members in a ceiling, the service module may be attached at a distal end of the suspension system, and the equipment support assembly may be removably attached to the service module.

Abstract: A modular housing assembly is stacked in a vertical array of similar assemblies within a multi-drawer storage unit. A modular housing assembly includes a housing and a linear channel extending though opposite ends of the housing. The channel opens into the interior of the housing. Two bar end modules slide along the channel. The end modules may be connected to bar spacers cut from separate pieces to form assembled sliding bars. An actuator, including a fork and a cam, is provided to lock the sliding bars to prevent more than one drawer from opening at one time. The housing includes a pair of opposing, sloped surfaces to align an activator mounted on an associated drawer so that the activator will travel along a guide when the drawer is returned to its closed position. The actuator engages with the activator when the activator travels along the guide, causing the actuator to rotate within the housing, about a pin mounted between two walls of the housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chassis cover for a computer unit having a horizontal and vertical orientation in relation to a support surface, the chassis cover including:

Abstract: A stabilizer mechanism pivotally attached to a computer casing wall includes retractable spring loaded extension arms which, in a stabilizing position, extend to increase the effective casing footprint while the retractable extension arms are in a storage position. The stabilizer is pivotable into a retraction position within the casing. The stabilizer includes a flat panel attached so its freedom of rotation is limited to support the casing in an elevated position. The retractable extension arms include a mechanism for securing them within the stabilizer. Alternatively, a removable stabilizer is stored in a recess within the casing. In the stabilizing position, the stabilizer is released from the storage recess and oriented in the stabilizing position by rotating the stabilizer until it is at right angles to its storage position. Pressing the stabilizer into the recess locks it in position to elevate the computer casing.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing one or more utilities are disclosed. An apparatus for providing one or more utilities includes a first module, an interface coupled to the first module, and a mounting member coupled to the interface. The mounting member is configured to receive at least two interchangeable second modules.

Abstract: An electrodeless low pressure discharge lamp comprises an envelope made from a straight tube and a reentry cavity sealed to one of tube's ends. The cavity has several hollow ferrite cores separated from each other with a few mm distance. Each ferrite core has an induction coil of few turns wound around the core. Each cavity has a cooling copper tube or rod located inside the ferrite core that removes heat from the cores and dumps the heat into a heat sink welded to the cooling tube/rod thereby keep the temperature of the ferrite cores below their Curie point. Each induction coil is electrically connected to the matching network while all matching networks are connected in parallel to the high frequency power source (driver). Inductively coupled plasmas generated in the envelope by several core/coil assemblies produce axially uniform UV and visible radiation.

Abstract: An apparatus 1 for capturing heat from a light globe 9 is disclosed. The apparatus 1 comprises: a transparent or translucent internal sheath 19 adapted to fit around the globe 9, the internal sheath defining a first space 20; a transparent or translucent external sheath 29 mounted around and spaced from the internal sheath 19 so as to define a second space 30 between the sheaths; and an aperture 10 through the internal sheath 19 providing communication between the first and second spaces. A fluid inlet 4 and a fluid outlet 5 are provided to enable fluid to be circulated through the spaces to capture heat from the light globe 9.

Abstract: A spark plug for internal combustion engine which produces a spark discharge that ignites air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber and causes combustion such that an ionic current flowing during combustion can be utilized for detecting misfire of the engine. The spark plug comprises the core connected to an ignition coil, the center electrode made of iridium or an iridium alloy and connected to the core through a seat and the ground electrode grounded separated from the center electrode with a gap. The characteristic feature is that a sum of surface ares of the seat the center electrode is defined as not less than a prescribed value, specifically, is not less than 11.0 mm2, more specifically is not less than 11.47 mm2. With this, even when the diameter of the center electrode is reduced in the interest of improving ignition performance, the ionic current detection accuracy can nevertheless be enhanced.

Abstract: A lower electrode (2) and surface electrode (7) composed of a layer-structured conductive carbide layer is formed on one principal surface side of the substrate (1) composed of an insulative substrate such as a glass or ceramic substrate. A non-doped polycrystalline silicon layer (3) is formed on the lower electrode (2), An electron transit layer (6) composed of an oxidized porous polycrystalline silicon is formed on the polycrystalline silicon layer (3). The electron transit layer (6) is composed of a composite nanocrystal layer including polycrystalline silicon and many nanocrystalline silicons residing adjacent to a grain boundary of the polycrystalline silicon. When voltage is applied between the lower electrode (2) and the surface electrode (7) such that the surface electrode (7) has a higher potential, electrons are injected from the lower electrode (2) toward the surface electrode (7), and emitted through the surface electrode (7) through the electron transit layer (6).

Abstract: An infrared lamp with a closed-off enveloping tube which encloses an emission source joined with contacts for a power supply in the form of a carbon ribbon which, extending in a direction of a long axis of the enveloping tube, determines an irradiation length of the infrared lamp in the sense of a higher irradiation output. The carbon ribbon has a length which is larger than the irradiation length by a factor of at least 1.5. With a procedure for heating a material to be processed using the infrared lamp, which makes possible short processing times in connection with a simultaneous high degree of energy efficiency, the infrared lamp may be operated such that its maximum emission lies within a wavelength range from 1.8 &mgr;m to 2.9 &mgr;m, and such that its power output comes to at least 15 Watts per cm3 of the volume enclosed by the enveloping tube over the irradiation length.

Abstract: A lamp cap with a spring cup for retaining a lamp burner, for which it is proposed that the spring cup has at least three spring legs which each have substantially only one degree of freedom. The spring legs are arranged such that the three degrees of freedom enable a displacement possibility of the spring cup in a displacement plane and are linearly independently aligned in this displacement plane.

Abstract: An efficient and safe lamp with a tungsten halogen capsule may be formed by using a two stage pyrophoric fuse as part of the electrical path to the capsule. The thin walled lamp with tungsten halogen capsule and two stage pyrophoric fuse yields a more efficient, less expensive and yet still safe tungsten halogen lamp. The thin walled lamp with tungsten halogen capsule and pyrophoric fuse provides a safe, thin walled outer envelope tungsten halogen lamp, provide a lamp with an oxygen sensitive fuse operable in low wattage lamps, provides a method manufacturing a pyrophoric fuse sensitive to moderate temperatures, provides an inexpensive and practical, low wattage, thin walled tungsten halogen lamp with a pyrophoric fuse.

Abstract: A glass panel for a color cathode ray tube, which has a linear absorption coefficient of X-ray with a wavelength of 0.06 nm of from 30 to 38 cm−1 and which has a layer having a compression stress of at least 70 MPa formed by a chemical strengthening method at least at short axis end portions and/or long axis end portions of the outer surface of a face portion and at a center portion of the inner surface of the face portion.

Abstract: A discharge tube comprises a visible light region phosphor and a photocatalysis region phosphor that emits near-ultraviolet light. The discharge tube radiates visible light and near infrared light so as to promote plant growth by way of photocatalysis.

Abstract: The phosphor composition for low-pressure gas discharge lamps with a high light efficiency for generating radiation with a color temperature of greater than 5000 K and a very good general color rendering index Ra of greater than 90 includes at least one halophosphate phosphor, a phosphor which emits in the red wavelength region and a phosphor which emits in the blue-green wavelength region. In addition, according to the invention the phosphor composition contains an Eu-doped barium magnesium aluminate phosphor BaMgAl10O17:Eu and a Tb-doped green-emitting phosphor.

Abstract: A panel of an organic electro-luminescence (EL) device and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, in which it is possible to decrease a load in a scan driver (driving chip for the scan) and a pixel, thereby improving reliability of a driving driver and the device. Also, the number of the scan and data drivers (driving chip for the data) decreases, and the number of COF (chip on flexible printed circuit) bonding, chip bonding for connecting the driving chip to each electrode line, decreases, thereby decreasing a manufacturing price.

Abstract: For the covering of a display device,

Abstract: A multicolor light emission apparatus is disclosed which comprises a first organic EL element having a first maximum emission wavelength in a blue light wavelength region; and a second organic EL element having a second maximum emission wavelength longer than the first maximum emission wavelength; wherein the first organic EL element comprises a first light emission layer containing a first host and a first dopant, and the second organic EL element comprises a second emission layer containing a second host and a second dopant, and wherein each of the first and second hosts has an emission wavelength region which is shorter than the blue light wavelength region.

Abstract: LEDs of a light matrix display are mounted between two metal frames. Each frame has air ducts to circulate air around the LEDs, thereby removing the heat generated in the LEDs and allowing higher intensity light to be emitted.

Abstract: A LED chip package including a base, an array of LED chips disposed on the base, and a collimator mounted on the base, over the array of light-emitting-diode chips. The LED chips of the array are typically arranged in an inline manner. The collimator is generally configured as a rectangular, horn-like member and typically includes a first set of walls that collimate the light emitted by the LED chips in a first direction and a second set of walls that minimally collimate the light emitted by the LED chips in a second direction.

Abstract: A light emitting diode lamp 1 comprises a pair of lead frames 16, a light emitting element mounted on a head of one of the lead frames 16, and a light emitting body 11 which encapsulates heads of the lead frames 16 and the light emitting element by resin molding, with the pair of lead frames 16 having legs 17 which stick out of a bottom surface 12 of the light emitting body 11. In this light emitting diode lamp 1, the light emitting body 11 is provided with protrusions 15 at appropriate positions along the periphery 13 of the bottom surface 12. The protrusions 15 project away from the light emitting body 11, beyond an area in the bottom surface 12 where the legs 17 of the lead frames 16 stick out.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of lamps. An electric incandescent lamp comprises a filament comprising a portion (100) comprising coils disposed in a spiral around an axis of revolution (110), and a secondary part (102) connected to said portion by means of a spacer (104), as well as a metal current supply rod (106), the secondary part being attached to the metal rod by means of the spacer. In order to facilitate the assembly of such a filament in the lamp, that is to say the attachment of the filament to the metal supply rod, the spacer comprises at least two coils stretched in a direction parallel to the axis of revolution of said portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display panel to reduce the power consumption and improve the discharge efficiency. Transparent electrodes formed widely to extend to the middle of neighboring discharge cells are perpendicular to projection electrodes formed along with barrier ribs. The transparent electrodes have a pair of wings that extend larger at ends of the transparent electrodes.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a phosphor ink applying device that can apply phosphor ink in a plurality of lines to an intricately-shaped surface of a back panel of a PDP while preventing phosphor colors mixing.

Abstract: To provide a display panel, such as a PDP, that can reduce noise caused by a collision sound which occurs when a front panel member and a back panel member vibrate while the display panel is being driven. Projections (21) are provided on a surface of a first panel member facing a second panel member. The first panel member and the second panel member are connected to each other by a connecting material in areas (23) where the projections intersect barrier ribs (18). In this way, noise (noise level) caused by a collision sound which occurs when the front panel member and the back panel member vibrate while the display panel is being driven can be reduced.

Abstract: An arrangement with relatively high pressure tightness in a super-high pressure mercury lamp of the short arc type which is operated with an extremely high mercury vapor pressure is achieved by the super-high pressure mercury lamp having the following characteristic:

Abstract: A high pressure discharge lamp comprises a light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel having a swollen portion defining a discharge space and a pair of slender cylindrical portions formed in integral with the swollen portion and communicating with the swollen portion at opposite ends of the swollen portion, wherein the inner surface of the boundary portion between the swollen portion and the each slender cylindrical portion defines a discontinuous inflection, and a pair of the electrodes which penetrate the slender cylindrical portions of the light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel and lie in the swollen portion of the light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel at their distal ends, lead-conductors connected to the proximal ends of the electrodes, sealed in the light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel at least at their mid-portions and exposing outside from the light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel at their proximal ends, and a filling filled in the light-transmissive ceramic discharge vessel.

Abstract: An emission mix slurry for coating fluorescent lamp electrodes is provided having a suspension medium of polyethylene glycol 200, and a mixture of calcium-, strontium-, and barium carbonate powder as suspended solids. In another embodiment, the suspension medium is primarily water. The slurry is formulated such that upon activation, the carbonates are oxidized to their corresponding oxides to form the emission mix oxide coating while the polyethylene glycol suspension medium is cleanly oxidized evolving substantially only CO2 and H2O vapor. A method for preparing the emission mix slurry is also provided.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube (CRT) has an electron gun including a cathode for emitting electron beams, a control electrode for controlling emission of the electron beams from the cathode, and a screen electrode for accelerating the flow of the electron beams passing the control electrode are arranged in series. In the CRT, during a scanning period, a voltage applied to at least one of the control electrode and the screen electrode changes in response to a voltage of a data signal applied to the cathode. The control electrode and screen electrode each include three mutually electrically insulated sections for independently controlling each of three electron beams passing through the electrodes.

Abstract: For a compact microwave generator (11) with powerfully wide-band microwave radiation in which there is a marked resonance increase whose frequency centre of gravity is variable in order to be able to adapt the power centre in respect of the radiated wavelengths to the geometrical structure of a circuit configuration to be disturbed, a conductor (29) which coaxially surrounds the spark gap (13) between the electrodes (14-15) is electrically connected to one of the two electrodes (15) mechanically adjustably in its effective length as a variable resonator.

Abstract: An auto leveling apparatus which drives a motor only in case that a posture that has changed during stoppage becomes stable and the stable posture is different from the posture controlled at the last time thereby to reduce the number of operations of the motor.

Abstract: Power source lines (183) for supplying drive current from power source input terminals (180) to organic EL elements (160) formed in a display pixel region having display pixels are connected by a bypass line (181) along the row direction within the display pixel region. This arrangement minimizes decrease in power source current caused by resistance of the power source lines (183) according to the line length. Accordingly, the organic EL elements (160) can adequately receive the actual desired current, thereby achieving an organic EL device capable of bright displays and having uniform display luminance within the display region.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for electrically connecting semi-conductor devices is disclosed. The apparatus and method employs a vacuum chamber and first and second semi-conductor components. The first and second semi-conductor components are coupled to a vacuum chamber and free space electron transmitters and receivers. The transmitters are configured to transmit a signals between the semi-conductor components.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent display device and driving method including an apparatus comprised of at least one organic-light-emitting diode (OLED), a rectification diode and a capacitor used as a memory device. A frame period of the display device is divided into sub-frames, which have address and light emission periods. Current mode data programming is used to address the display device in each sub-frame. In the light emission period, charge previously stored in selected capacitors during the address period, supplies the forward current for the OLEDs. A ramp waveform applied to the row electrode, during the light emission period, forces the capacitor to discharge through the OLED and controls the forward current level. The operation of the OLEDs are retained in their area of maximum performance.

Abstract: A module, for mounting a driver IC constituting a drive circuit of a display apparatus using a flat display panel, is disclosed, which includes a driver IC chip for driving the display electrodes of the flat display panel and a wiring board electrically connected with the driver IC chip. A module for mounting the driver IC having this configuration comprises a first wiring unit formed with a drive power source system wiring for supplying a power source voltage, which is input to the driver IC chip, for driving the flat display panel through the driver IC chip; a second wiring unit formed with a control system wiring for supplying various signals, which are input to the driver IC chip, for controlling the driver IC chip; and a third wiring unit formed with an output terminal wiring taken out from the driver IC chip and connecting to the display electrodes of the flat display panel.

Abstract: A propped up lamp string wound with rolled up tapes includes a string of Christmas light parallel depend on a flexible prop, a plurality of the sockets with lamp obliquely clipped on the prop at regular intervals and a rolled up tape in pencil like shaped wound on the string and the prop and heated to integrate with the string and the prop. Thereby the propped up lamp string can be bent into different shapes of pattern or gathered into a pot of a post to make a garden lamp.

Abstract: An LED illumination module for a flashlight has a housing, electronic control circuitry, and one or more LEDs connected in series and to the circuitry. The module is characterized in that the module is shaped to modularly replace an incandescent-bulb in an existing flashlight. In one aspect the control circuitry operates in a dual mode to extend life of the unit, and to warn when battery replacement is warranted.

Abstract: A lamp driving system that includes a first impedance and a second impedance coupled to the secondary side of a transformer, where the second impedance has a phase shifted value compared to the first impedance. Two lamp loads are connected in series together, and in parallel to the first and second impedances and to the transformer. The phase shift between the impedances ensures that the transformer need not supply double the striking voltage to strike the series-connected lamps. A difference in the resistance between the first and second impedances ensures that the lamps ignite in a specified sequence.

Abstract: An improved ballast for a discharge lamp includes a DC-DC converter which receives an input DC voltage from a voltage source to provide a pre-starting voltage to make the lamp ready for being ignited or started. The DC-DC converter has a switching element which is driven to turn on and off for generating the pre-starting voltage. A start-accelerating means in included in the ballast in order to vary at least one of the switching frequency and the on-period of the switching element based upon the monitored input DC voltage in a direction of accelerating the increase of the output DC voltage to the pre-starting voltage until the output DC voltage reaches the pre-starting voltage.

Abstract: A power supply circuit for a cold-cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). The power supply circuit converts a DC voltage to a high AC voltage for driving the CCFL. The power supply circuit includes: a switch; a switch control circuit for controlling the switch; a transformer for stepping up the voltage; an energy-preserving unit coupled to the transformer and the DC voltage output circuit; a first diode coupled to the transformer, the energy-preserving unit, and the switch; and a decoupling capacitor coupled to the transformer for outputting the high AC voltage.

Abstract: A fluorescent lamp preheating circuit heats electrodes prior to lamp ignition while utilizing a sense resistor to detect and correct short-circuit conditions caused by improper wiring. The circuit uses few components, each of which is independent of parameters such as switching frequency, duty-cycle, and filament resistance, and is therefore compact, cost-effective, and efficient. The preheating circuit can be switched off when the electrodes are warmed sufficiently in order to conserve energy and prevent thermal overload, or when short-circuit conditions are encountered.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for controlling an RBG based LED luminary which measures the output signals of filtered photodiodes and unfiltered photodiodes and correlates these values to chromaticity coordinates for each of the red, green and blue LEDs of the luminary. Forward currents driving the LED luminary are adjusted in accordance with differences between the chromaticity coordinates of each of the red, green and blue LEDs and chromaticity coordinates of a desired mixed color light.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for illumination or signaling, comprising at least two light-emitting diodes that each emit a light beam and are supplied with a pulsed current so as to be lit alternately, the pulses of the supply current of the light-emitting diodes having an instantaneous intensity higher than the maximum intensity in steady state and an average intensity lower than this maximum value, the pulses of the supply current of the light-emitting diodes having a duty ratio greater than or equal to the inverse of the number of light-emitting diodes.