Abstract: The present invention provides a display device allowing the quality and reliability to be improved by preventing the occurrence of vacuum leak attributable to dislocation which may be caused by preliminary baking and panel sealing. A display device in which the end surfaces of a support body 13 are hermetically bonded to a front substrate 2 and a rear substrate 1 by sealing members 4. In the display device, the support body 13 is formed by bonding together a plurality of support body members 13X1, 13X2, 13Y1 and 13Y2, and adjacent support body members are bonded by using a first bonding member 141 for bonding a central area of each bonding surface and a second bonding member 142 for bonding a marginal area around the central area. The softening temperature of the first bonding member is set higher than the softening temperature of the second bonding member.

Abstract: Pathways to rapid and reliable fabrication of three-dimensional nanostructures are provided. Simple methods are described for the production of well-ordered, multilevel nanostructures. This is accomplished by patterning block copolymer templates with selective exposure to a radiation source. The resulting multi-scale lithographic template can be treated with post-fabrication steps to produce multilevel, three-dimensional, integrated nanoscale media, devices, and systems.

Abstract: A field emission device including a cathode, a porous insulating layer, of which the pores contain electron emitters, and a conductive layer as a gate layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a backlight module and an illuminating device. The backlight module includes the illuminating device, a first substrate, a second substrate and a coating layer. The illuminating device further includes a lamp filled with a gas and a fluorescent material coated on the surface of the lamp. The coating layer further comprises a quantum dot material.

Abstract: In an eco-friendly method of recycling a fluorescent lamp capable of reducing energy consumption and a recycling apparatus for performing the recycling method, broken pieces of fluorescent lamps are heated at a temperature of about 100? to about 330? to form a gas containing a mercury vapor. The gas containing the mercury vapor is cooled at a temperature of about ?38? to about 0? to form a liquid mercury. The liquid mercury is collected. Therefore, the broken pieces of the fluorescent lamps are heated at the temperature no higher than the boiling point of mercury so that an energy consumption and a size of the recycling apparatus are decreased, and a probability for the recycling apparatus to malfunction may also be decreased.

Abstract: An image display apparatus has an electron source on which a plurality of electron-emitting devices are arranged, an irradiated member which is arranged so as to be opposed to the electron source to form luminescent spots on different locations, respectively, in response to respective electron-emitting devices due to irradiation of electrons emitted from the electron-emitting devices, a deflector for deflecting trajectory of the electron emitted from the electron-emitting devices, and a correction circuit for correcting the light quantity of the luminescent spot. The correction circuit corrects a visual unevenness in luminance by making a correction in response to the interval between two luminescent spots and the interval between other luminescent spots adjacent to the two luminescent spots so as to improve a quality of an image.

Abstract: A metal back layer and a getter layer of an image display apparatus according to the present invention is given an electrically discontinuous characteristic by a porous getter cut material having a number of gaps (holes) of predetermined size with respect to the magnitude of impurities to be absorbed. Therefore, a discharge start voltage upon an electric discharge is increased, that is, a discharge withstand voltage is increased.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the present invention, a light emission device includes a vacuum vessel that includes first and second substrates facing each other and a sealing member for sealing the first and second substrates, an electron emission unit that is located on an inner surface of the first substrate and includes a plurality of electron emission regions and a plurality of driving electrodes for controlling the electron emission of the electron emission regions, a light emission unit that is located on an inner surface of the second substrate, and a heat dissipation layer that defines an uppermost layer of the electron emission unit and has a thermal conductivity of at least 2 W/cmK, a portion of the heat dissipation layer extending out of the vacuum vessel through a region between the sealing member and the first substrate.

Abstract: A flat panel display device is provided which prevents color mixture of the phosphor surface thereof to promote high brightness and longer operation life. The flat panel display device is configured such that a front substrate 2 provided with the phosphor surface and a back substrate 1 provided with electron sources 10 arranged in a matrix manner are arranged to be opposed to each other via a support frame 3 and both the substrates 1, 2 and the support frame 3 are hermetically sealed. The electron source 10 has a triangular surface which faces the front substrate 2.

Abstract: In an image display device that utilizes field emission and has electron sources made of carbon nanotube or the like, a break attributable to a wiring pattern of thin lines is controlled. Cathode spots and cathode lines are formed independently of each other so that even if one cathode spot is broken, all the cathode lines may become defective. Specifically, each of the cathode spots includes an electron emission layer and a cathode base bearing the electron emission layer. The cathode lines are formed separately. Each cathode spot is electrically coupled to a cathode line via a cathode branchline. Owing to the structure, even if part of the electron emission layer is broken, the other part thereof coupled to the cathode lines will not be adversely affected.

Abstract: A flat panel display is provided. The flat panel display includes a cathode panel in which a plurality of electron emission areas are provided on a support, and an anode panel in which a plurality of phosphor areas and an anode electrode are provided on a substrate. The cathode panel and the anode panel are joined together at their periphery by a joining member. The anode electrode includes an anode electrode central section covering the phosphor areas, and an anode electrode peripheral section surrounding the anode electrode central section and extending from the anode electrode central section and being provided in contact with the substrate. The average thickness of the anode electrode peripheral section is smaller than the average thickness of the anode electrode central section.

Abstract: A thin type electroluminescence (EL) display apparatus having an electromagnetic induction type touch panel function is provided. The EL display apparatus includes: a first substrate; plural EL devices arranged on the first substrate; a second substrate arranged over the EL devices and separated apart from the EL devices; loop coils for detecting coordinates; a current detecting section for detecting current changes in the loop coils; and a coordinates detecting section for detecting a position on a display screen based on the current changes detected by the current detecting section in which the loop coils are arranged on a surface of the second substrate on the side of the first substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic light emitting display device which suppresses occurrence of color mixing without lowering light use efficiency. The organic light emitting display device has a plurality of light emitting devices each disposed in a region surrounded with a lattice (cross)-like bank, and stripe-shaped pixels of an identical color are arranged side by side and displayed due to the emission of the light emitting devices. In the light emitting device, the height of the bank between identical color pixels is formed lower than the height of the bank between different color pixels, thereby suppressing wet spread between adjacent different color pixels to each other upon formation of identical color pixel formation.

Abstract: A method of fabricating organic electronic devices is provided. More specifically, methods of fabricating organic electroluminescent devices having active polymer layers are disclosed. The active polymer layers are disposed by a web coating method such as Micro Gravure™ coating. The active polymer layers are patterned using a solvent assisted wiping process.

Abstract: Provided is a material for an organic EL device realizing an organic EL device capable of having a high current efficiency even at a low voltage. Provided is a derivative of heterocyclic compound having a nitrogen atom represented by the following general formula (A-1) or (A-2). In the formulae, R1a to R5a each represent a substituent, Ar1a to Ar3a each represent a single bond or a divalent connecting group, and HAr represents a group represented by a general formula (A-3) or (A-4). R6a to R10a each represent a substituent.

Abstract: It is a problem to provide an electric apparatus less in consumption power and long in life by the manufacture using the display device. An insulating bank 103a is provided in a form surrounding the pixel portions 110a on first electrodes 102a over a substrate. The entire surface is applied, by a wet scheme(method), with an organic conductive film 104, The organic conductive film 104 has a thickness form of T2>T1>T3 under the influence of the insulating bank 103. Accordingly: the portion T3 has an increased resistance in a lateral direction, making possible to prevent against crosstalk. Due to a conductive polymer as a buffer layer 104, a display device can be provided which is low in drive voltage. Furthermore, because the portion T2 is increased in thickness, the electric-field concentration is relaxed at and around the pixel portion.

Abstract: A top-emitting OLED device, comprising: one or more OLEDs formed on a substrate; a light-scattering layer formed over the one or more OLEDs; a transparent cover; one or more color filters formed on the transparent cover; a color-conversion material layer formed over the color filters, or formed over or integral with the light-scattering layer; wherein the substrate is aligned and affixed to the transparent cover so that the locations of the color filters and color conversion material correspond to the location of the OLEDs, and the color-conversion material layer, color filters, and the light-scattering layer are between the cover and substrate, and a low-index gap is formed between the light-scattering layer and the color filters, with no light-scattering layer being positioned between the color conversion material layer and the low-index gap.

Abstract: The light-emitting apparatus comprises a substrate, a first semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, a light-emitting layer formed on the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer formed on the light-emitting layer, a first transparent conductive oxide layer formed on the second semiconductor layer, a reflective metal layer form on the transparent conductive oxide layer, and a first electrode formed on the reflective metal layer; characterized in that the first transparent conductive oxide layer is formed with a plurality of cavities on the interface between the first transparent conductive oxide layer and the reflective metal layer for improving the adhesion strength therebetween.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device is disclosed wherein plural organic electroluminescence elements each having an anode, a cathode and an organic layer sandwiched in between the anode and the cathode, the plural organic electroluminescence elements including organic electroluminescence elements developing different colors in a row direction, and at least one of the organic layers having an outer edge of a conic section at an end portion in a column direction thereof, the outer edge of the conic section becoming narrower gradually in its width in a row direction of vapor deposition thereof toward an extreme end at an end portion in a column direction thereof. The organic electroluminescence display device can improve the vapor deposition accuracy and the degree of design freedom.

Abstract: The recent invention provide an organic electroluminescence display device with color purity adjustment, particularly white purity increased, without increasing formation processes. For each of unit pixels formed on an insulating film INS formed on a principal surface of a glass substrate, a bank BNK is provided on a bottom electrode BEL being a pixel electrode. The bank BNK has the shape of a bank that surrounds a pixel concerned, for each of pixels, and an organic electroluminescence light emitting layer is charged within a region surrounded by the banks BNKs. Between the banks BNKs, a green light emitting layer (G light emitting layer), a blue light emitting layer (B light emitting layer), and a red light emitting layer (R light emitting layer) are provided.

Abstract: A top-emitting organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device, comprising: a substrate; an OLED comprising a reflective electrode formed on the substrate; one-or-more layers of organic light-emitting material formed over the reflective electrode; and a transparent electrode formed over the one-or-more layers of organic light-emitting material; a light-scattering layer having a rough surface formed over and in contact with the OLED, a cover affixed to the substrate forming a gap between the cover and the light scattering layer; and wherein the gap is a vacuum or the gap is filled with a relatively low-refractive index gas and the light-scattering layer comprises a plurality of relatively high-refractive index light-scattering transparent particles projecting into the gap without contacting the cover and further comprising an adhesive binder in contact with at least some of the light-scattering particles to adhere the light-scattering particles to the OLED.

Abstract: The strength of the whole OLED is increased by proposing a new method of fixing OLED panels. To address the problem, an OLED element is formed on a substrate, and a sealing substrate of a structure by which the substrate is sealed is fixed to a lower metallic frame via an elastic sheet. Silicon resin is preferably used as the sheet, and use of a sheet having a heat diffusion function based on radiation is more desirable.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is disclosed which is manufactured by filling a main discharge gas formed of a mixture of Ne and Xe added by a gas including an element having an electron affinity of 3 eV or more, whereby a great likelihood of an erroneous discharge caused by discharged particles such as electrons leaking into neighboring cells following a strong sustain discharge is reduced to thereby enable to obtain a high quality PDP.

Abstract: A microplasma device includes a substrate and either or both of a microchannel or microcavity defined in a polymer layer supported by the substrate. Electrodes arranged with respect to the polymer material can excite a plasma in a discharge medium contained in the microchannel or the microcavity or both. A method of forming a microplasma device places a curable polymer material between a mold having a negative volume impression of microcavities and/or microchannels and a substrate. The polymer is cured and then the mold is separated from the solid polymer.

Abstract: A plasma display panel, a method of manufacturing an electrode burying dielectric wall of a plasma display panel, and a method of manufacturing an electrode burying dielectric wall of the plasma display panel. The plasma display panel comprises a front substrate, a rear substrate separated from the front substrate in a vertical direction, front discharge electrodes and rear discharge electrodes disposed between the front substrate separated from one another by an insulating layer, a high dielectric layer surrounding the front discharge electrodes and the rear discharge electrodes, discharge cells, at least a portion of each discharge cell being surrounded by the high dielectric layer, a phosphor layer disposed in each of the discharge cells, and a discharge gas filled in the discharge cells.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) has a reduced power consumption by forming transparent electrodes of the PDP so that the brightness of the PDP can be gradually reduced from a central region towards outer regions of the PDP.

Abstract: A plasma display panel. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first substrate and the second substrate, the barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells. Also, red, green, and blue phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The barrier ribs comprise first barrier rib members formed substantially parallel to the direction of the address electrodes, and second barrier rib members obliquely connected to the first barrier rib members and intersecting over the address electrodes. The second barrier rib members are formed to different widths according to discharge cell color such that red, green, and blue discharge cells have different volumes.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for increasing the life of a fluorescent lamp suitable for use as a backlight in an avionics or other liquid crystal display (LCD). The apparatus includes a channel configured confine a vaporous material that produces an ultra-violet light when electrically excited. A layer of light-emitting material disposed within at least a portion of the channel is responsive to the ultra-violet light to produce the visible light emitted from the lamp. To increase the lifespan of the lamp, a protective coating is provided on the layer of light-emitting material. The protective coating comprises a material that is transparent to both ultra-violet and visible light, yet is capable of filling even small gaps in the light-emitting material. In lamps wherein the vaporous material comprises mercury and the light-emitting material comprises a phosphorescent material, for example, the protective material may comprise fused silica (i.e. silica dioxide or “quartz glass”).

Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp with an axial symmetry axis and metal halogenide filling has electrodes with shafts designed as pins with a diameter of 0.5 to 1.15 mm. The halogen for the halogenide is composed of iodine and possibly bromine components, iodine being used alone or in combination with bromine, and the bromine/iodine atomic ratio amounting to maximum 2.

Abstract: A projection light source may include a housing and an arc tube supported by the housing. The arc tube may include an arc tube body having a bulbous chamber intermediate sealed end portions, a pair of electrodes, a fill gas contained within the chamber, a fill material contained within the chamber, and a generally ellipsoidal reflector supported by the housing. The arc tube and the reflector may be positioned so that a focus of the generally ellipsoidal reflector lies on an axis extending between the interior tips of the electrodes of the arc tube.

Abstract: An output power adjusting mechanisms for adjusting output power is provided on a wave guide of a high frequency output section coupled to an output cavity. The output power adjusting mechanisms is located at a position apart away from the output cavity by a distance of ? wavelength or [(? wavelength)×odd number]. The output power adjusting mechanism includes a reflection adjusting part which is provided in the tube wall of the wave guide so as to be displaceable in the inward and outward directions of the output tube. The output power is adjusted by displacing the reflection adjusting part.

Abstract: A driving device for driving a light source module (34) includes a power stage circuit (31), a transformer and resonance circuit (32), a current balancing circuit (33), a voltage sensing circuit (35) and a PWM controller (37). The power stage circuit converts a received direct current (DC) signal to an alternating current (AC) signal. The transformer and resonance circuit converts the AC signal to an appropriate signal to drive the light source module. The current balancing circuit is connected between the transformer and resonance circuit and the light source module, for balancing current flowing through the light source module. The voltage sensing circuit is connected to the transformer and resonance circuit, for sensing a voltage level of the appropriate signal provided to the light source module. The PWM controller is connected between the voltage sensing circuit and the power stage circuit, for controlling output thereof according to the sensed voltage level.

Abstract: An EL driver circuit has a full H-bridge circuit. A boost converter is coupled to the full H-bridge circuit. The boost converter is pulse width modulated to generate a gradual increase in voltage to be applied to the full H-bridge circuit to drive an EL lamp.

Abstract: A method for prolonging the life span of a planar light source generating apparatus is provided. The planar light source generating apparatus forms an emitting layer not only on a plurality of cathodes but on a plurality of gates as well. Moreover, an anode of the planar light source generating apparatus is electrically connected to a current sensor for reading out a maximum current density when the planar light source generating apparatus operates. To operate the planar light source generating apparatus, a DC square voltage is applied to the cathodes (or gates) while the gates (or the cathodes) are electrically connected to a ground. Once the current density detected by the current. sensor drops to a definite ratio of the maximum value, the external voltage supplying the aforementioned cathodes and the gates are switched. Thus, the life span of the planar light source generating apparatus is prolonged.

Abstract: An arc lamp power supply with a first part including a converter adapted to convert a low voltage power supply to provide an arc running power supply suitable for running an arc lamp after an arc has been struck; a second part adapted to receive an output of said arc running power supply and to apply said supply to an arc lamp, including means to effect a high voltage power supply suitable for starting an arc in an arc lamp; and a flexible electrical cable adapted to connect the first part to the second part, carrying the arc running power supply voltage. The first part is adapted to be remotely mounted or held in a place or manner where the bulk of the second part would be inconvenient.

Abstract: A voltage detection circuit includes a voltage obtaining circuit for transforming an AC signal into a voltage signal, an over-voltage detection circuit connected to the voltage obtaining circuit, and an under-voltage detection circuit connected to the voltage obtaining circuit. The over-voltage detection circuit is for determining whether the AC signal is over-voltage, and generating an over-voltage signal if the voltage signal is over-voltage. The over-voltage detection circuit includes a first transistor. The first transistor includes a first control electrode electrically connected to the voltage obtaining circuit, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The under-voltage detection circuit is for determining whether the AC signal is under-voltage, and generating an under-voltage signal if the voltage signal is under-voltage. The under-voltage detection circuit includes a second transistor.

Abstract: A light emitting device is provided to correctly detect a temperature of a light emitting element, and to prevent breakdown or deterioration of the light emitting element. The light emitting device of the invention includes a light emitting element having an electric signal terminal, that is driven by an electric signal given from the outside to the electric signal terminal, and a semiconductor chip for driving the light emitting element, including a light emitting element driving circuit and a temperature detecting element that are made of a semiconductor. The semiconductor chip outputs and applies the electric signal to the electric signal terminal. The temperature detecting element detects an ambient temperature. The light emitting element is mounted on the semiconductor chip for driving the light emitting element, and is driven based on the temperature detected by the temperature detecting element.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a drive device of a color light emitting diode (LED) backlight, which is capable of uniformly controlling an optical output of an LED regardless of a variation in an ambient temperature and easily changing characteristic data (by referring to a lookup table).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a linear traversing carriage for use in the papermaking industry and the like, which incorporates an air gap inductive motivator and eliminates all mechanical devices between the electrical power supply and the traversing mechanism. Specifically, the present invention relates to a linear traversing device comprising an inductor type linear motor comprising an electrical stator winding, a conductive platen extending over an entire traverse length of the device, a ferromagnetic material affixed to said conductive platen, a support means for supporting the device and maintaining an air-gap between the stator winding and the conductive platen, a user selected feed forward velocity map for driving the device, a controller that controls a movement of the device according to the user selected feed forward velocity map.

Abstract: To provide a motor controlling device that reduces heat generated by an armature and switching elements when an alternating motor is activated. A motor controlling device includes: an H bridge circuit 20 that has FET1 to FET4 that connect and disconnect a high potential end HV and a low potential end GND of a direct-current power supply to and from an armature Lu; and an energization control unit for controlling the amount of energization of the armature Lu by the PWM control that involves changing the ratio, in a predetermined control cycle, between an energization control period, in which the FET1 and the FET2 are turned on and the FET3 and the FET4 are turned off, or the FET3 and the FET4 are turned on and the FET1 and the FET2 are turned off, and a non-energization control period, in which the FET1 and the FET3 are turned on and the FET2 and the FET4 are turned off, or the FET2 and the FET4 are turned on and the FET1 and the FET3 are turned off.

Abstract: In a control drive circuit for an electric power tool, a bridge-structured motor, which has a bridge structure and includes switching elements and a motor body, is connected to a power supply unit without any mechanical contacts, and an electric power is supplied to a control circuit for controlling the switching elements by turning on a trigger switch. Further, a circuit switch is provided at power supply sides of drive circuits for driving the switching elements, the circuit switch being controlled by the control circuit to interrupt supply of the electric power to the drive circuits.

Abstract: An air fan rotation speed control method and a structure thereof aim to provide an automatic control mode and a manual control mode at the same time to control rotation speed regulation of an air fan to achieve instant heat dissipation for an environment and reduce temperature rising of the environment efficiently. The present invention has a rotation speed determination mechanism that adopts the higher rotation speed request at a higher priority to regulate the rotation speed of the air fan in either control mode. Hence the temperature of the environment can be reduced at the higher rotation speed.

Abstract: A system and method for bi-directional communication between a system controller and a fan controller: The system operates in two modes and there are two communication paths between the system controller and the fan controller. The first communication path provides a PWM signal the frequency of which indicates the mode in which the system is operating. During the first mode, the duty cycle of the PWM signal on the first signal path indicates the desired fan speed. In the first mode, the second communication path carries a conventional tachometer signal. In the second mode the second communication path operates as a bi-directional communications signal path between said system controller and said fan controller.

Abstract: A motorized operator for moving a barrier, such as an upward acting garage door, between open and closed positions includes a support mounted adjacent one of a pair of barrier guide tracks or along a barrier counterbalance shaft and a drive mechanism mounted on the support and engaged with an elongated flexible member, such as a chain, cable or cog belt. A cog belt, for example, is connected to a drawbar connected to the barrier at one end and the belt is either connected directly to the barrier at the opposite end or to a storage reel supported for rotation on and with a shaft of a barrier counterbalance mechanism. The storage reel may include a spiral groove and be supported on the counterbalance shaft for axial translation to receive and dereel the belt as the barrier is moved between open and closed positions. One or more belt tensioning pulleys may be mounted on the support.

Abstract: A vehicle electronic controller comprises a load such as electric motor or one or more solenoids each connected in series to a power supply; a load state detection sensor for detecting the state of the load; a required minimum drive voltage calculation microprocessor for calculating a required minimum drive voltage which is a drive voltage to be supplied to the load and which is a required lowest voltage, based on the state of the load detected by the load state detection sensor; and a power supply relay circuit arranged between the power supply and the load for transforming a power voltage supplied from the power supply into the required minimum drive voltage calculated by the required minimum drive voltage calculation microprocessor to supply the transformed voltage as the drive voltage to the load.

Abstract: An upper limit value setting unit of a control device conducts integration on the change in battery power, and determines whether the integrated value is lower than a preset first threshold value (negative value). When determination is made that the integrated value is lower than the first threshold value, and the battery power difference is lower than the second threshold value (negative value), the upper limit value setting unit sets Vup2 that is lower than the general Vup1 as the upper limit value of the inverter input voltage command.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for detecting whether belt slip is occurring between an electric machine and a machine drivingly connected together by a drive belt using only measurements of rotor speed, voltage and current derived from the electric machine, thereby improving the sensitivity of slip detection and eliminating the need for a comparison of rotor speed with a measurement of the rotational speed of the machine.

Abstract: In such a product that torque of a motor is continuously generated when a rotation number of the motor is nearly equal to zero, since an output voltage is kept at a constant value in accordance with a rotation position of the motor, such a condition that currents are concentrated in a specific element are maintained. As a result, a temperature of the specific element is increased, so that there are problems that a temperature fail of an inverter apparatus may readily occur, and thus, lifetimes of elements are lowered. In a power converter of a motor drive apparatus, windings are energizing-controlled in such a manner that only 1 phase of a switching circuit is pulse-width-controlled when the motor is under motor locking condition.

Abstract: The vehicle seat (10) comprises a seat structure (12), at least one element (14, 16) which is mobile relative to the structure (12) of the seat, at least one actuator (20, 22) for operating the or each mobile element (14, 16), means (24) for controlling the or each actuator (20, 22) in order to bring the seat into a set of predetermined configurations. Sequencing means (24) suitable for operating the control of the or each actuator (20, 22) in order to bring the seat into several different predetermined configurations in succession in accordance with a predetermined sequence of configurations with a predetermined hold time between each change of configuration.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a floating mobile object control system capable of causing a floating mobile object to stand still in a predetermined position with high precision or track a target trajectory with high precision, even under disturbances caused by waves, tidal current, etc.