Patents Issued in October 18, 2007
  • Publication number: 20070241647
    Abstract: A host unit case with upper and lower covers for a computer includes an upper cover and a lower cover and each of the covers is composed of two plate members pivotally connecting with each other. A first wall and a second wall each have the upper and lower ends thereof pivotally connecting with one of the plate members available for all parts being folded easily to reduce volume of the packaged host unit case. When the packaged host unit case is unfolded, the upper and lower ends of the first wall are joined to the first ends of the upper and lower covers respectively and the upper and lower ends of the second wall are joined to the second ends of the upper and lower covers respectively such that the host unit case is set up completely conveniently and quickly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: AOPEN INC.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
  • Publication number: 20070241648
    Abstract: An all Nonferrous metal computer-case whereas the case itself is integrated with high volume liquid storage tanks and heat exchangers. Using existing liquid cooling components, this computer-case will store and cool said liquid. Heat from liquid is removed by pumping of liquid from the lower receiving tank, through the heat exchanger, to the upper distribution tank. Cooler liquid will flow from the upper distribution tank and through the individual distribution tubing connectors to each of the desired heat sources and back to the receiving tank. The flow to each heat source is balanced by the rate of liquid removed from the lower tank, creating an even distribution to each attached heat source. Alternately, a reverse flow configuration can take advantage of the cooler liquid in the lower storage tank. By pumping the liquid into the lower storage tank and forcing the liquid through the individual tubing connectors to each heat source, then through the individual tubing connectors to the upper storage tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventor: Gerald Garrett
  • Publication number: 20070241649
    Abstract: This new accessory chest is a four piece sectioned assembly storage chest that will neatly store from top to bottom and throughout the chest, a large or small amount of separated variety of accessory selections of dressing attire that will complement the clothing to be worn and to use as a storage for these accessories until ready to use. A grooming area will be available with a midsection fold down doll valet that also swivels to the other side for apparel dressing, rolls out and lock whereby a storage seat is available there to finalize the dress by putting on the footwear. Pre-dressing and having the accessory attire in one location should have conserved time and shows a ‘preview of how you want to coordinate the apparel/accessories for the occasion’. The suggested variety includes, but not exclusive to: shoes, boots, socks/stockings, sneakers, purses/shoulder bags, belts, scarves/ties, house slippers, hats/caps, gloves, glasses/shades, jewelry variety and even extra hair plus more . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventor: Ellen Thomas Carter
  • Publication number: 20070241650
    Abstract: The invention relates to a more diverse, effective, and user-friendly cabinet system. More specifically, the present invention discloses and claims a cabinet system which allows the user to reach items stored in the highest shelves by bringing the shelf to the user, instead of making the user reach the shelf. The invention can be installed during the manufacturing process of new cabinets, so it can be incorporated in the cabinet system as it is being placed in a home. The invention can also be sold as a kit, which can be used to modify already installed cabinets. The present invention can be manufactured in a wide variety of dimensions, so it is capable of fitting new or already installed cabinets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventor: Patrick Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20070241651
    Abstract: A drawer slide includes first and second telescoping members, a latch having a dog and pivotally connected to the first member and a catch on the second member to receive the dog of the latch in a locking position of the latch. An actuator includes a cam surface and movably coupled to the first member and a cam follower on the latch riding on the cam surface. The cam surface includes a locking position on the cam surface between two unlocking positions on the cam surface for the latch. Thus the latch can be operated in opposed directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Burgess, Joerg Dorp
  • Publication number: 20070241652
    Abstract: A slide rail unit for guiding an object to be pulled out, such as drawer, from a body, such as furniture or desk, in which the object is slid ably accommodated includes a body side rail provided for the body, and an object (i.e., drawer) side rail provided for the object to be pulled out to be slidable relative to the body side rail. The body side rail and the object side rail each has a portion bent in a circular-arc shape so that the object is pulled out along a circular-arc locus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru Hoshide, Akira Sato, Minoru Kouchi, Soichi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20070241653
    Abstract: A light source module including: at least one lighting seat bodies equipped with light-emitting diodes, the light-emitting diodes being connected with a lighting circuit, whereby after the lighting circuit is closed, the light-emitting diodes are driven and lighted; and a light guide medium, at least one face of the light guide medium being defined as an incident face right facing light-projecting faces of the light-emitting diodes. A back face of the light guide medium is printed with multiple reflective sections. The light coming into the light guide medium is reflected by the reflective sections to a front face of the light guide medium and goes out from the front face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventor: Hsien-Chung Chou
  • Publication number: 20070241654
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly for use in a lamp that includes, among other elements, a helical filament, and first and second electrode support wires. The helical filament has an inner coil conductor that includes at least first and second zones of pitch formed along its length and wherein the first zone of pitch is coiled at a first pitch, and wherein the second zone of pitch is coiled at a second pitch that is less than the first pitch. The first electrode support wire is welded to the filament in the first zone of pitch and the second electrode support wire welded to the filament in the second zone of pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventor: Robert Cassidy
  • Publication number: 20070241655
    Abstract: An electron emitting device having a lower electrode on a side near to a substrate and an upper electrode on a side remote from the substrate respectively, formed of a plurality of electron emitting elements remitting electrons from a side of the upper electrode side, wherein space is formed between the electron emitting elements, and the upper electrode extends across the plurality of electron emitting elements and the space by a bridging portion of the upper electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuto Sakemura, Saburo Aso, Koji Hanihara, Nobuyasu Negishi, Tomonari Nakada, Takamasa Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20070241656
    Abstract: An electron emission apparatus can effectively suppress the adverse effect of electric discharges that can take place between the oppositely disposed electrodes of the apparatus to which a high voltage is applied by dividing the electrode adapted to have a higher electric potential into segments in order to reduce the electrostatic capacitance between the electrodes. In the case of an electron emission apparatus comprising electron-emitting devices, said plurality of electron-emitting devices are disposed such that the direction along which those that can be driven simultaneously are arranged is not parallel with the direction along which the electrode is divided into the electrode segments in order to reduce the variable range of the electric current that can flow in the segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshitami Hara, Kazuya Miyazaki, Akihiki Yamano
  • Publication number: 20070241657
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for emitting white light including a semiconductor light source emitting radiation with a peak emission between from about 250 nm to about 500 nm and a first phosphor having a peak emission between about 550 and 615 nm, wherein an overall emission spectrum of the lighting apparatus has a depression between about 550 and 615 nm, whereby the red-green color contrast is increased versus a reference illuminant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Emil Radkov, Ilona Hausmann, Marisa Goodin, Derek Publicover
  • Publication number: 20070241658
    Abstract: An image display device includes a face plate in which a metal back layer is formed on a phosphor screen and a rear plate having a number of electron emitting elements, and an electrically divided portion is formed at the metal back layer in a predetermined pattern. In this electrically divided portion, a covering layer including a component melting or oxidizing a metal (Al) and heat resistant fine particles such as silica fine particles respectively, and having concaves and convexes resulting from the heat resistant fine particles on a surface thereof is formed. Besides, a getter layer divided by the covering layer is formed on the metal back layer in a film shape. It is desirable that in the light absorption layer, a portion at least positioning at a lower layer of the divided portion of the metal back layer has a surface resistance of 1×105?/? to 1×1012?/?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Oyaizu, Hitoshi Tabata, Isamu Tsuchiya, Takeo Ito
  • Publication number: 20070241659
    Abstract: A plurality of spacers are so disposed as to satisfy the equations of Qx=(W+Gx+5)/(L+Gx) Gy=?1.5Gx+52.5 Qy=H/Gy where a length needed for each of the spacers is L, a lateral length of the effective display area of the display panel is W, a vertical length of the effective display area of the display panel is H, the number of the spacers disposed in the lateral direction is Qx, the number of the spacers disposed in the vertical direction is Qy, a placement interval between any two of the spacers in the lateral direction is Gx, and a placement interval between any two of the spacers in the vertical direction is Gy. By optimizing the configuration of a display panel based on the screen size, i.e., the length, the placement interval, and the number of the spacers, the display panel is increased in mechanical strength and display quality so that the resulting image display device becomes able to offer images with good quality and brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventor: Hiroshi Ito
  • Publication number: 20070241660
    Abstract: There is disclosed an SED formed by arranging a front substrate having a plurality of fluorescent layers and a metal back and a back substrate having a plurality of electron emitting elements and wiring lines for the elements so that the substrates face each other to join peripheral edge portions of the substrates to each other. The metal back is electrically divided into a plurality of island-like regions, and connected to a common electrode arranged around the regions. The common electrode has a plurality of electrode films separated from one another in a longitudinal direction of the common electrode and an annular resistance film. The resistance film is laminated thereon so as to electrically connect the plurality of electrode films to one another, and connected to an edge portion of the metal back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Keiji Suzuki, Kenji Sasaki, Yoshiyuki Kitahara
  • Publication number: 20070241661
    Abstract: A lamp having a glass/ceramic composite having phosphor embedded therein is disclosed for use with high power light sources. In one embodiment, the phosphor is embedded in a thin film as quantum dots. In one embodiment, a glass shell surrounds the light source and the composite phosphor matrix to protect the lamp from outside environmental conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventor: Chua Yin
  • Publication number: 20070241662
    Abstract: An electroluminescent element and an electronic device including the electroluminescent element include a glass template having a silica layer as a matrix, electrodes and a luminescent material. Since the electroluminescent element according to the present invention includes silica as a matrix, the electroluminescent element has a stabilized structure even though a space between the luminescent layer and the electrode of the glass template is not filled. Further, such an electroluminescent element may be easily prepared, and thus may be effectively applied to various electronic devices, such as display devices, illumination devices and backlight units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Byoung Choi, Kyung Cho, Soon Kwon, Eun Lee, Jae Lee
  • Publication number: 20070241663
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes an anode, an organic electroluminescent material layer, and a multi-layer transparent cathode on a substrate in sequence. The multi-layer transparent cathode has a thin metal layer in the bottom of the transparent cathode, a doped buffer layer on the thin metal layer, and a transparent electrode on the doped buffer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Chi-Hsien Huang, Pei-Hsun Yeh
  • Publication number: 20070241664
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device with high luminescence and high display quality comprises a plurality of active elements, and a plurality of organic electroluminescence elements which produce luminescence through control by the active elements, on a substrate; wherein the organic electroluminescence element has a structure in which a lower electrode, an organic layer, and an upper electrode CD are laminated in this order from the substrate side; the upper electrode CD of the plurality of organic electroluminescence elements is formed as an electrode common to all the organic electroluminescence elements; an electrode is prepared between the upper electrode CD and the organic layer; and the sheet resistance between two points on the upper electrode CD which sandwich the electrode is lower than that between two points which do not sandwich the metal electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Sakamoto, Shinichi Kato, Masatomo Terakado, Toshiyuki Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20070241665
    Abstract: To provide an organic electroluminescent element having uniform luminescence properties stable in operation and excellent in life property, an organic electroluminescent element in which a luminescent layer is provided between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein a buffer layer constituted with a transition metal oxide (for example, molybdenum oxide) is provided between the negative electrode and the luminescent layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kei SAKANOUE, Takafumi HAMANO, Shinya YAMAMOTO, Naoto MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20070241666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a phosphor and a white LED, more particularly, to a method for fabricating a yellow emitting Ce3+-activated silicate phosphor with a new composition represented as (Sr1-y-zMyNz)3-xSiO5:Ce3+x, (0<x?0.3, M includes at least one selected from alkaline earth metals on the periodic table, 0?y?1, N is at least one selected from alkali metals on the periodic table and 0?z?0.3) and a preparation method thereof and an LED using the same. The phosphor according to the present invention shows a broad band emission when it is excited by the existing InGaN-based blue LED and GaN-based ultraviolet LED with long wavelength. The LED using the phosphor according to the present invention has a broad emission with a wide spectral range and good color purity and very high light emitting efficiency when is applied to a LED and a backlight source of a liquid crystal display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Ho-Seong Jang, Duk-Young Jeon
  • Publication number: 20070241667
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to obtain an organometallic complex that is capable of converting an excited triplet state into luminescence, a light-emitting element that can be driven for a long time, is high in luminous efficiency, and has a favorable long lifetime, and a light-emitting device using the light-emitting element. The present invention provides a light-emitting element that has a pair of electrodes (an anode and a cathode) and a light-emitting layer between a pair of electrodes, where the light-emitting layer includes an organometallic complex represented by the following general formula (5) and one of a compound that has a larger energy gap than the organometallic complex and a compound that has a larger ionization potential and a smaller electron affinity than the organometallic complex, and provides a light-emitting device using the light-emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuharu Ohsawa, Hiroko Abe, Hideko Inoue, Satoko Shitagaki, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20070241668
    Abstract: In order to obtain an increased inputs and/or extraction efficiency for light in an organic, electro-optical element, in particular in an OLED, the invention provides an organic, electro-optical element which comprises a substrate (2) and at least one electro-optical structure (4) which comprises an active layer with at least one organic, electro-optical material (61), the substrate having at least one antireflection coating (8, 10) with at least one layer, and the antireflection coating (8, 10) layer having a thickness and a refractive index for which the integral reflectivity at the boundary faces of the antireflection coating is minimal for light beams emerging from the active layer at all angles for a wavelength in the spectral region of the emission spectrum, or for which the integral reflectivity is at most 25 percent higher than the minimum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Clemens Ottermann, Thomas Daubler, Steffen Reichel, Edgar Pawlowski
  • Publication number: 20070241669
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (OELD) is provided. The OELD includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer and two emissive layers. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed over the substrate. The hole transport layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electron transport layer is disposed between the second electrode and the hole transport layer. The emissive layers are disposed between the hole transport layer and the electron transport layer. One of the emissive layers is a fluorescent emissive layer and another one of the emissive layers is a phosphorescent emissive layer. The visible light of the fluorescent emissive layer and the phosphorescent emissive layer are not absorbed by each other and the visible light spectrums of the fluorescent emissive layer and the phosphorescent emissive layer are not affected by each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Tswen-Hsin Liu, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20070241670
    Abstract: A material comprising one or more phosphine sulfide moieties, the phosphorus atom of each of said phosphine moieties bonded by single bonds to at least two outer groups. The material is substantially purified and configured as part of a circuit. The material is preferably configured as an organic light emitting device having an anode layer, a cathode layer, and at least one organic layer interposed between the anode and cathode layer, wherein at least one of said organic layers comprises the substantially purified material having one or more phosphine sulfide moieties, and wherein the phosphorus atoms of each of said phosphine sulfide moieties is further bonded by single bonds to two outer groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Linda Sapochak, Paul Burrows, Asanga Bimalchandra
  • Publication number: 20070241671
    Abstract: The present invention enhances the light utilization efficiency of an organic EL display device. A pixel electrode PXE is formed on a protective film PAS and first banks BNKA which are constituted of a first insulation layer are formed on the pixel electrode PXE in a convex shape. On the pixel electrode PXE, in a B1 region and a B2 region defined between a pair of first banks BNKA (A1 region, A2 region), second-1 banks BNKB-1 which are constituted of a second insulation layer and are slightly raised are formed. Further, on the second-1 banks BNKB-1, second-2 banks BNKB-2 which are constituted of the second insulation layer are formed. The second-2 banks BNKB-2 have an inverted-trapezoidal shape and surfaces of the second-2 banks BNKB-2 on sides which face the first bank BNKA have an inverted taper on a substrate side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kai, Masato Ito, Eiji Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20070241672
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device wherein the wiring width is made large enough to secure a current capacity for the power supply line and at the same time high luminance is achieved by increasing the aperture rate is to be realized. The device has lower electrodes formed over the main face of a transparent substrate, a plurality of organic electroluminescence elements each stacked over one or another of the lower electrodes and emitting light of a prescribed color, and an upper electrode formed as a film covering the plurality of organic electroluminescence layers in common, and this upper electrode is reflective and the luminescence from the organic electroluminescence elements is emitted from the transparent substrate side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Sakamoto, Hiroshi Oooka, Takeshi Ookawara
  • Publication number: 20070241673
    Abstract: There is a huge demand for increase in the luminance of electroluminescent elements and decrease in the electric power consumption. An objective of the present invention is to provide such an electroluminescent element as to satisfy the demand, as well as lightening equipment and display devices with high performance by utilizing the element. Provided is an electroluminescent element comprising a transparent substrate, and a first electrode layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode layer, which layers are layered on the substrate in this order, wherein a surface of the transparent substrate on the side of the first electrode layer has a light-directional structure. A lightening device and a display device including this electroluminescent element are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Yasumi Yamada, Matofumi Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20070241674
    Abstract: An OLED apparatus and fabrication method thereof. The apparatus includes a substrate, an OLED device overlying the substrate, a passivation layer overlying the OLED device, and a protective film, thicker than the passivation layer, overlying the passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ching-Ian Chao, Hsia-Tsai Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20070241675
    Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescence device with an improved structure configured to enhance luminescent efficiency. An organic electroluminescence device includes a charge separation layer interposed between a first organic luminescent layer and a second organic luminescent layer. The charge separation layer includes one of a first charge transport material having greater hole mobility than materials for forming the first and second luminescent layers when electron mobility of the materials for forming the first and second luminescent layers is greater than their hole mobility, and a second charge transport material having greater electron mobility than materials for forming the first and second luminescent layers when hole mobility of the materials for forming the first and second luminescent layers is greater than their electron mobility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Mu-Gyeom Kim, O-Hyun Kwon, Sang-Hoon Park
  • Publication number: 20070241676
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an organic electroluminescent (EL) device comprising an intermediate layer made of at least one selected from a hole blocking material and an electron blocking material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Sang Park, Myung Kim, Jae Lee, Eun Cha, Sung Pieh, Kyung Lee, Chang Sung
  • Publication number: 20070241677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photomultiplier having a configuration for improving response time characteristics. The photomultiplier comprises at least a sealed container, a photocathode, and an electron multiplier section. The electron multiplier section has an upper unit and a lower unit. The upper unit includes a focusing electrode, a mesh electrode, and a first dynode. The lower unit includes the subsequent dynodes excluding the first dynode and a pair of insulating supporting members. The length in the longitudinal direction of the first dynode is made greater than the interval between the pair of insulating supporting members. By this configuration, the sizes of the effective regions of the assigned electron multiplier channels can be set arbitrarily without being restricted by the pair of insulating supporting members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohmura, Teruhiko Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20070241678
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photomultiplier having a configuration for improving response time characteristics. The photomultiplier comprises at least a sealed container, a photocathode, and an electron multiplier section. The electron multiplier section has an upper unit and a lower unit. The upper unit includes a focusing electrode, a mesh electrode, and a first dynode. The lower unit includes the subsequent dynodes excluding the first dynode and a pair of insulating supporting members. The upper unit further includes partitioning plates for partitioning effective regions for plural electron multiplier channels that are assigned along the longitudinal direction of said first dynode in order to prevent crosstalk among the adjacent electron multiplier channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohmura, Teruhiko Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20070241679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photomultiplier having a configuration for improving response time characteristics. The photomultiplier comprises a sealed container, a photocathode, and an electron multiplier section. The electron multiplier section has an upper unit and a lower unit. The upper unit includes a focusing electrode, a mesh electrode, and a first dynode. The lower unit includes the subsequent dynodes excluding the first dynode and a pair of insulating supporting members. The second dynode, belonging to the subsequent dynodes, is provided with a notch for partitioning effective regions for two adjacent electron multiplier channels. By this configuration, a sufficient discharge withstand voltage can be secured without having to modify electron trajectories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohmura, Suenori Kimura
  • Publication number: 20070241680
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photomultiplier having a configuration for improving response time characteristics. The photomultiplier comprises at least a sealed container, a photocathode, and an electron multiplier section. The electron multiplier section has an upper unit and a lower unit. The upper unit includes a focusing electrode, a mesh electrode, and a first dynode, among a multiple stages of dynodes, being a dynode at which the photoelectrons from the photocathode arrive. The lower unit includes the subsequent dynodes while excluding the first dynode from the multiple stages of dynodes, and a pair of insulating supporting members that clampingly hold the subsequent dynodes. The mesh electrode is positioned in an inclined state with respect to a tube axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Takayuki Ohmura, Suenori Kimura
  • Publication number: 20070241681
    Abstract: A plasma display panel having reduced reflectance and increased luminance efficiency includes multiple discharge electrodes formed on an inner surface of a front substrate, multiple barrier ribs formed between the front substrate and a rear substrate to partition multiple red, blue and green discharge cells, and at least one red, blue or green phosphor layer in each respective red, blue and green discharge cell, where the red and the blue phosphor layers are respectively colored with red and blue pigments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Young-Gil Yoo, Sung-Yong Lee, Jin-Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20070241682
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, barrier ribs between the first and second substrates, the first and second substrates and the barrier ribs partitioning a discharge space into discharge cells, a plurality of discharge electrodes between the first and second substrates, a plurality of electron emission devices in the discharge cells, the electron emission devices adapted to emit electron beams according to a voltage applied thereto, and a first luminescent layer and a second luminescent layer on inner walls of the discharge cells, the first and second luminescent layers emitting light using different luminescence mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Hyoung-Bin Park, Seung-Hyun Son, Sang-Hun Jang, Gi-Young Kim, Sung-Soo Kim, Young-Mo Kim
  • Publication number: 20070241683
    Abstract: A plasma display panel includes first and second substrates parallel to one another, first barrier ribs between the first and second substrates to define a plurality of discharge cells, the first barrier ribs including a rough surface between the first substrate and the first barrier ribs, and a plurality of pairs of discharge electrodes in the first barrier ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Kyoung-Doo Kang, Won-Ju Yi, Ho-Young Ahn, Soo-Ho Park, Seok-Gyun Woo, Jae-Ik Kwon
  • Publication number: 20070241684
    Abstract: There is provided a PDP that can both prevent cross-talk between discharge cells and improve contrast, comprising a first substrate and a second substrate bonded to face each other; a plurality of discharge cells formed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of X electrodes formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and crossing the discharge cells; and a plurality of Y electrodes formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and crossing the discharge cells, wherein the discharge cells in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the X electrodes and the Y electrodes extend share the X electrodes with the adjacent discharge cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventor: Soon-Ho Jang
  • Publication number: 20070241685
    Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided. The plasma display panel includes a front panel including a front glass substrate, a plurality of pairs of discharge-maintaining electrodes disposed over the front glass substrate, and a first dielectric layer disposed in covering relation to the pairs of discharge-maintaining electrodes, and a rear panel disposed in confronting relation to the front panel with discharge spaces interposed therebetween, the front panel including a second dielectric layer disposed between the front glass substrate and the pairs of discharge-maintaining electrodes, the second dielectric layer including a cluster of fine particles of silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sumito Shiina, Yuichi Ishida, Tadahiro Kono, Hidehiro Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20070241686
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp assembly, comprising: a discharge lamp provided with at least one electrically conductive lamp cap, and a discharge lamp holder provided with at least one electrically conductive biasing means for exerting a pressure upon said lamp cap for holding said discharge lamp in position. The invention also relates to a discharge lamp for use in such a lamp assembly. The invention further relates to a method for constructing such a lamp assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Luc Lammerant, Antonius Scharenborg
  • Publication number: 20070241687
    Abstract: A power supply for discharge lamp includes a transformer and a current balance device, wherein the transformer includes a primary winding and a secondary winding and the current balance device is coupled between the secondary winding and a plurality of discharge lamps. The current balance device may include a single inductor wherein at least two windings are connected in series with each other and each serially-connected winding is coupled with a discharge lamp, and the other windings are respectively coupled with a discharge lamp. The current balance device may include two inductors wherein at least one winding of a first inductor is connected in series with at least one winding of a second inductor and each serially-connected winding is coupled with a discharge lamp, and the other windings of the first inductor and the other windings of the second inductor are respectively coupled with a discharge lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zengyi Lu, Wei Chen, Dengyan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20070241688
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, an electrodeless plasma lamp is provided which comprises a lamp body comprising a dielectric material having a relative permittivity greater than 2, and a bulb adjacent to the lamp body, the bulb containing a fill that forms a plasma when RF power is coupled to the fill from the lamp body. An RF feed is coupled to the lamp body and a radio frequency (RF) power source for coupling power into the lamp body through the RF feed is provided. A shortest distance between an end of the bulb and a point on the RF feed traverses at least one electrically conductive material of the lamp body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Marc DeVincentis, Yian Chang, Frederick Espiau
  • Publication number: 20070241689
    Abstract: The service lifetime of an ion source is enhanced or prolonged by the source having provisions for in-situ etch cleaning of the ion source and of an extraction electrode, using reactive halogen gases, and by having features that extend the service duration between cleanings. The latter include accurate vapor flow control, accurate focusing of the ion beam optics, and thermal control of the extraction electrode that prevents formation of deposits or prevents electrode destruction. An apparatus comprised of an ion source for generating dopant ions for semiconductor wafer processing is coupled to a remote plasma source which delivers F or Cl ions to the first ion source for the purpose of cleaning deposits in the first ion source and the extraction electrode. These methods and apparatus enable long equipment uptime when running condensable feed gases such as sublimated vapor sources, and are particularly applicable for use with so-called cold ion sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Horsky, Robert Milgate, George Sacco, Dale Jacobson, Wade Krull
  • Publication number: 20070241690
    Abstract: A light-emissive display comprising a substrate, a first electrode layer disposed over the substrate, a light-emissive layer disposed over the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer disposed over the light-emissive layer, wherein the light-emissive layer is patterned to provide a plurality of discrete light-emissive regions, each discrete light-emissive region being a pixel, or a sub-pixel, of the light-emissive display, and wherein the first electrode layer and/or the second electrode layer comprises a plurality of electrodes, each electrode comprising at least two sub-electrodes associated with each discrete light-emissive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Euan C. Smith
  • Publication number: 20070241691
    Abstract: A method for restoring the function of a plasma display panel according to the present invention restores a function of a plasma display panel by raising the temperature of the plasma display panel to 400° C. to 800° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Tomohiro Okumura, Mitsuo Saitoh, Masashi Morita, Masaharu Terauchi, Asayama Junko
  • Publication number: 20070241692
    Abstract: This invention relates to a driving arrangement for voltage driving of a passive matrix self-emitting display element (1), the driving arrangement comprising: voltage application circuitry (3) for applying a voltage across said self-emitting display element (1), switching devices (4) for switching said voltage between an on and an off state, a charge monitoring unit (5) for monitoring a total charge delivered to said self-emitting display element (1) due to said voltage application circuitry (3) during a drive cycle, and feedback circuitry (9) being arranged to switch said switching devices (4) to the off state, when a predetermined total charge has been delivered to said self-emitting display element (1) by said voltage application circuitry (3) during the drive cycle. The invention also relates to a method of driving such a display element (1), as well as a passive matrix self-emitting display device, comprising a plurality of such light emitting elements (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Douwe De Jong, Markus Klein
  • Publication number: 20070241693
    Abstract: In fluorescent lamp lighting, it is required that when the lamp reaches its end of life there has to be some mechanism to shut down the power supply to the lamp for safety. In the present invention, an apparatus is proposed to fulfill this requirement. This invention comprises of a lamp, means to sense currents at the lamp filaments and the imbalance of the currents is detected and turn off the power source to the lamp. Several embodiments are included to illustrate the execution of this invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Yick Chan, Franki Kit Poon
  • Publication number: 20070241694
    Abstract: Disclosed is an inverter-circuit power supply circuit capable of redriving an inverter circuit upon temporary blackout without turning on a main power again An inverter-circuit power supply circuit according to the present invention cuts off a backlight driving signal from a microcomputer (11d2) with a Zener diode (18a), a first transistor (19a), and a second transistor (20a) when a power supply voltage from a main power supply circuit (12a) is lowered, by use of a power recovery circuit (12c3) to thereby cancel a protective function of a protective circuit (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsukasa Okamatsu
  • Publication number: 20070241695
    Abstract: A power supply system is used for driving the lamps. The power supply system includes an inverter, a transformer and a resonant circuit. The inverter is electrically connected to a DC power source for converting a DC voltage into an AC voltage. The transformer includes a primary winding coil and a secondary winding coil. The primary winding coil is electrically connected to the inverter for receiving the AC voltage, so that the output voltage of the secondary winding coil is boosted. The resonant circuit is electrically connected to the secondary winding coil and includes a plurality of high voltage-resistant capacitors. The high voltage-resistant capacitors are coupled to both terminals of the secondary winding coil. The leakage inductance of the transformer and the high voltage-resistant capacitors of the resonant circuit cooperatively result in a resonant effect, thereby generating a sinusoidal alternating voltage to drive the lamps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Shih-Hsien Chang
  • Publication number: 20070241696
    Abstract: The mechanical differential actuator according to the present invention comprises a mechanical differential having three mechanicals ports. A first transducer with a low impedance is coupled to a first port, a second transducer with a high impedance is coupled to a second port, and the mechanical load is coupled to the third port. The mechanical differential actuator enables controlling a force and a speed at a load coupled thereto through a known relation between the force and the speed. Moreover, the mechanical differential actuator presents a compact structure enabling the transfer of a large force relative to its volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Michel Lauria, Marc-Antoine Legault, Patrick Giguere, Frederic Gagnon, Francois Michaud, Marc-Andre Lavoie