Patents Issued in December 25, 2007
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Patent number: 7312526Abstract: The invention relates to a semiconductor device (10) comprising an electrically conductive bottom plate (1) on an upper side of which a semiconductor element (2) is positioned with a first connection region and a second connection region and with a first conductor and a second conductor, part of which is connected to, respectively, the first and the second connection region of the semiconductor element (2), the semiconductor element (2) and the parts of the conductors connected to the semiconductor element (2) being provided with an electrically insulating resin encapsulation (4) that covers a side face of the bottom plate (1), and the side face of the bottom plate (1) being provided, at the bottom face of the bottom plate (1), with a cavity (5) which is filled with a part of the encapsulation (4). According to the invention, the cavity (5), viewed in a direction transverse and perpendicular to the edge of the bottom plate (1), has the form of a staircase with to steps.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2003Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Jozeph Peter Karl Hoefsmit
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Patent number: 7312527Abstract: A method, apparatus and system with a semiconductor package including a thermal interface material dam enclosing a volume of thermal interface material.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Sandeep B. Sane, Nitin Deshpande, Chia-Pin Chiu
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Patent number: 7312528Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second antenna connection electrodes placed on the periphery of a semiconductor chip, an on-chip antenna connection electrode placed in the inner area of the semiconductor chip compared to the first and second antenna connection electrodes, and an internal circuit formed in the semiconductor chip. The first and second antenna connection electrodes are connected to the internal circuit by internal lines. The on-chip antenna connection electrode is connected to the internal circuit and the second antenna connection electrode by internal lines. An on-chip antenna is connected to the second antenna connection electrode and the on-chip antenna connection electrode. An external antenna is connected to the first and second antenna connection electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroto Watanabe, Osamu Nakayama, Osamu Shiratsuchi, Kazuhiko Daido
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Patent number: 7312529Abstract: An electrical structure and method comprising a first substrate electrically and mechanically connected to a second substrate. The first substrate comprises a first electrically conductive pad and a second electrically conductive pad. The second substrate comprises a third electrically conductive pad, a fourth electrically conductive pad, and a first electrically conductive member. The fourth electrically conductive pad comprises a height that is different than a height of the first electrically conductive member. The electrically conductive member is electrically and mechanically connected to the fourth electrically conductive pad. A first solder ball connects the first electrically conductive pad to the third electrically conductive pad. The first solder ball comprises a first diameter. A second solder ball connects the second electrically conductive pad to the first electrically conductive member. The second solder ball comprises a second diameter. The first diameter is greater than said second diameter.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lawrence Clevenger, Mukta G. Farooq, Louis L. Hsu, William F. Landers, Donna S. Zupanski-Nielsen, Carl J. Radens, Chih-Chao Yang
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Patent number: 7312530Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a first insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate, a first metal pattern formed on the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed on the first metal pattern, a second metal pattern formed on the second insulating film, and a third metal pattern formed in the second insulating film and connecting between the first metal pattern and the second metal pattern. The third metal pattern is a single continuous structure, and the principal orientation axes of crystals of a metal constituting the third metal pattern are parallel to the principal surface of the semiconductor substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shin Hashimoto, Tadaaki Mimura
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Patent number: 7312531Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods for fabricating the same. The devices include a substrate, a catalyst layer, a second dielectric layer, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The substrate comprises an overlying first dielectric layer with an electrode embedded therein. The catalyst layer overlies the electrode and the first dielectric layer and substantially comprises Co and M1, wherein M1 is selected from a group consisting of W, P, B, Bi, Ni, and a combination thereof. The second dielectric layer overlies the catalyst layer and comprises an opening exposing parts of the catalyst layer. The carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are disposed on the exposed catalyst layer and electrically connect the electrode.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hui-Lin Chang, Yung-Cheng Lu, Chung-Chi Ko, Pi-Tsung Chen, Shau-Lin Shue, Chien-Hsueh Shih, Hung-Wen Su, Ming-Hsing Tsai
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Patent number: 7312532Abstract: A dual damascene interconnect structure is formed by patterning a first dielectric to form a metal line. A second dielectric is disposed on the first dielectric and patterned to form a via. The first metal line is patterned in a configuration relative to a via landing so that a cavity is formed when the via etch into the second dielectric is extended into the first dielectric. The cavity is filled with a conductive metal in an integral manner with the formation of the via to form a via projection for improved electrical contact between the via and the metal line.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: LSI CorporationInventors: Peter A. Burke, William K. Barth, Hongqiang Lu
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Electronic component with flexible contacting pads and method for producing the electronic component
Patent number: 7312533Abstract: An electronic component has an electronic circuit and a rubber-elastic elevation. The rubber-elastic elevation is formed of an insulating rubber-elastic material disposed on a surface of the electronic component and has a conductive land on its crest. The rubber-elastic elevation also has on its sloping side or in its volume a conduction path between the land and the electronic circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Alfred Haimerl, Harry Hedler, Jens Pohl -
Patent number: 7312534Abstract: The present invention relates to interlayer dielectric materials and pre-applied die attach adhesives, more specifically pre-applied die attach adhesives (such as wafer and other substrate-applied die attach adhesives), methods of applying the interlayer dielectric materials onto substrates to prepare low K dielectric semiconductor chips, methods of applying the pre-applied die attach adhesives onto wafer and other substrate surfaces, and assemblies prepared therewith for connecting microelectronic circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2003Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Henkel CorporationInventors: Benedicto delos Santos, James T. Huneke, Puwei Liu, Kang Yang, Qing Ji
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Semiconductor device having an anti-oxidizing layer that inhibits corrosion of an interconnect layer
Patent number: 7312535Abstract: The objects of the present invention is to improve the impact resistance of the semiconductor device against the impact from the top surface direction, to improve the corrosion resistance of the surface of the top layer interconnect, to inhibit the crack occurred in the upper layer of the interconnect layer when the surface of the electrode pad is poked with the probe during the non-defective/defective screening, and to prevent the corrosion of the interconnect layer when the surface of electrode pad is poked with the probe during the non-defective/defective screening. A Ti film 116, a TiN film 115 and a pad metal film 117 are formed in this sequence on the upper surface of a Cu interconnect 112. The thermal annealing process is conducted within an inert gas atmosphere to form a Ti—Cu layer 113, and thereafter a polyimide film 118 is formed, and then a cover through hole is provided thereon to expose the surface of the pad metal film 117, and finally a solder ball 120 is joined thereto.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: NEC Electronics CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Takewaki, Noriaki Oda, Yorinobu Kunimune -
Patent number: 7312536Abstract: A disclosed substrate having a built-in semiconductor chip includes the built-in semiconductor chip, a resin member having the built-in semiconductor chip contained therein and external connection terminals. The resin member contains a resin and 60 to 90% by weight of spherical filler.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaharu Yamano, Tadashi Arai, Yoshihiro Machida
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Patent number: 7312537Abstract: A wind turbine includes a rotor having a hub, at least one rotor blade coupled to the hub, and a rotor shaft coupled to said hub for rotation therewith. The wind turbine also includes an electrical generator coupled to the rotor shaft, and a generator-side frequency converter electrically coupled to the electrical generator for converting variable frequency AC received from the electrical generator into DC. The generator-side frequency converter is electrically coupled to an electrical load and is configured to at least one of supply reactive power to the electrical load and absorb reactive power from the electrical load. The wind turbine also includes a grid-side frequency converter electrically coupled to the generator-side frequency converter for converting DC received from the generator-side frequency converter into fixed frequency AC.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Reigh Walling
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Patent number: 7312538Abstract: A method and apparatus for regulating multiple outputs of a single inductor DC to DC converter includes processing that begins by producing a regulation signal to regulate a 1st output of the multiple outputs based on at least one of the multiple outputs. The processing then continues by identifying one of the multiple outputs to receive energy from the inductor during at least one cycle of the regulation signal. The processing continues by scaling the regulation signal for the at least one cycle based on the voltage of the particular output to receive the energy, the voltage of the 1st output and the supply voltage to the DC to DC converter when the particular output to receive the energy is not the 1st output. In this manner, when the output receiving the energy is not the 1st output (i.e., the directly regulated output), the regulation signal is scaled based on the desired duty cycle for the particular output.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Sigmatel, Inc.Inventor: Marcus W May
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Patent number: 7312539Abstract: Regarding output suppression control of a plurality of dispersed power sources linked to a high-voltage-to-low-voltage transformer of a commercial power system, the partiality of the output suppression of a plurality of dispersed power sources is eliminated and, cost increase of the dispersed power sources is prevented. If a voltage at a power receiving point of a dispersed power source 1a exceeds the upper limit of a proper value, then a power conditioner 4 suppresses an output to a power receiving point to store a surplus power into a storage battery 8 and transmit an output suppression start signal to a management unit 9. The management unit 9 transmits an output suppression command signal to the other dispersed power sources 1b through 1e of which the voltage at the power receiving point is not exceeding the upper limit of the proper value to make the other dispersed power sources 1b through 1e to suppress their outputs and store surplus power into storage batteries 8.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2003Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirofumi Nakata, Mitsuo Okamoto
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Patent number: 7312540Abstract: Connectors (25a), (25b), (25c), (25d), (25e), and (25f) for electrically connecting lead wires of armature windings (4) coiled around armature blocks (10), (11), and (12) are provided at respective ends of a plurality of the armature blocks (10), (11), and (12) such that connections of the armature windings (4) in the respective armature blocks become parallel connections. The connector pair including the connectors (25b), (25c) and the connector pair including the connectors (25d), (25e), which are provided between the armature blocks, are embodied as in-phase connections. On condition that the number of phases of the armature winding is taken as three and a magnetic pole pitch of a magnetic field is taken as ?p, the armature blocks are spaced apart from each other at intervals of ? ?p.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2003Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yasakawa DenkiInventors: Yasuhiro Miyamoto, Takeshi Inoue
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Patent number: 7312541Abstract: In an actuator of a bonding apparatus, a rotating body 16 that has a bonding head is rotatably supported on a supporting carrier having the same shape as magnetic path members 32L and 32R, and coil portions 40 and 42 are disposed on both outer sides of this supporting carrier. Rectilinear magnetic fields created by the coil portions 40 and 42 and a circumferential magnetic field created by permanent magnets of the rotating body 16 act cooperatively via magnetic path members 32L and 32R in which a plurality of magnetic paths are formed, so that the rotating body 16 makes a movement combining rotation and a linear movement along the Y axis in accordance with the respective driving of the coil portions 40 and 42. The rotating body 16 is movable along the X and Y axes by the shape of the magnetic paths of the magnetic path members.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ShinkawaInventor: Manabu Haraguchi
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Patent number: 7312542Abstract: To reduce the magnetic flux leakage through the gap between magnetic pole teeth of an armature so as to reduce the magnetic attraction force generated between the armature and a needle, an armature unit is provided with two magnetic poles, on the top of which are magnetic pole teeth protruding toward the opposing magnetic pole, where the magnetic pole teeth of the magnetic pole are arranged at two heights, upper and lower, and the magnetic pole teeth of the opposing magnetic pole are arranged at two heights, upper and lower, so that the magnetic flux flows upward and downward alternately between the upper and lower magnetic pole teeth. The needle equipped with permanent magnets moves relatively in the gap between the upper and lower magnetic pole surfaces of the armature unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kim Houng Joong, Hiroshi Katayama, Kohji Maki
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Patent number: 7312543Abstract: A stepping motor includes a magnet having a magnetized portion, first and second coils, a first yoke having a first-magnetic-pole portion, a second yoke having a second-magnetic-pole portion, and a rotating yoke having a third-magnetic-pole portion fixed to the single surface of the magnet. The first coil is disposed outside of the outer-circumferential surface of the magnet, and the second coil is disposed inside of the inner-circumferential surface of the magnet so as to have the same concentricity as the magnet. The first and second magnetic-pole portions and the magnetized portion face each other across a certain gap. The cylindrical portion of the first yoke and the outermost-diameter portion of the rotating yoke face each other across a gap in the radial direction, and the cylindrical portion of the second yoke and the flat surface portion of the rotating yoke face each other across a gap in the shaft direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Chikara Aoshima
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Patent number: 7312544Abstract: A fluid transfer device and a method for conveying a fluid from a fluid transfer device to a rotating member are provided. The fluid transfer device includes a housing disposed around a first rotating member extending along an axis. The housing has a first plurality of apertures extending therethrough that communicate with the fluid source. The first rotating member has a second plurality of passageways extending from a first exterior surface of the first rotating member to a third passageway extending generally axially within the first rotating member. Further, at least a portion of the second plurality of passageways communicate with at least a portion of the first plurality of apertures, wherein the fluid flows through the first plurality of apertures and the second plurality of passageways to the third passageway in the first rotating member.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Bharat Sampathkumaran Bagepalli, James William Bray, Aniruddha Dattatraya Gadre
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Patent number: 7312545Abstract: An electric power steering drive system provided with a motor with its torque pulsation reduced, and a controller characterized by excellent manufacturability. The stator core of a motor is composed of an annular back core and a plurality of teeth created separately from the back core and secured on the inner periphery of the back core. An 8-pole/9-slot, 10-pole/9-slot or 10-pole/12-slot relationship is found between the number of the magnets of a rotor (number of poles) and the number of slots. The diameter of the stator coil is 1.0 mm or more. A motor controller comprises a power module, a conductor module and a control module. The terminal of the power module and the bus bar of the conductor module are connected by welding, whereas the terminal of the power module and terminal of the control module are connected by soldering.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shoji Sasaki, Ryoichi Kobayashi, Norio Moriyama, Hiroshi Ichige
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Patent number: 7312546Abstract: A driving unit especially adapted to adjusting devices for motor vehicles having an electric motor, a gear box and an electronic control device. At least one element of the electric motor, for example, at the driving shaft, the magnetic short-circuit or the motor side crankcase casing, additionally provides a gear box mechanical feature and/or a mechanical member, for example, a gear box side crankcase casing, provides an electric motor or electronic control device feature.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Brose Gahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, CoburgInventors: Helmut Sesselmann, Matthias Hoffmann, Markus Schultz
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Patent number: 7312547Abstract: An alternator comprises a housing including a first portion, and a second portion having a plurality of electrical connectors and having an aperture; a stator supported in the first portion of the housing; a rotor supported for rotation relative to the stator and configured to have a force current applied thereto; and a resistor coupled to the rotor and configured to reduce the current through the rotor, the resistor being removable and replaceable. Other apparatus and methods are provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Lamar Technologies LLCInventors: Daniel L. Moore, George W. Panagotacos
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Patent number: 7312548Abstract: A torque converter device comprises a flywheel rotatable about a first axis, the flywheel including a first body portion having a first radius from a circumferential surface and a first radius of curvature, a first plurality of magnets mounted in the first body portion, each having first ends disposed from the circumferential surface of the first body portion, and each of the first ends of first plurality of magnets having a second radius of curvature similar to the first radius of curvature of the first body portion, a second plurality of magnets mounted in the first body portion, each of the second plurality of magnets being disposed from the circumferential surface of the first body portion, and a generator disk rotatable about a second axis angularly offset with respect to the first axis, the generator disk including a second body portion, and a third plurality of magnets within the second body portion for magnetically coupling to the first and second pluralities of magnets.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Magnetic Torque International, Ltd.Inventor: Richard J. Wise
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Patent number: 7312549Abstract: In order to improve the torque per weight ratio in electrical machines for a lower price it is proposed to use a segmented stator design. The segmented stator design is based on general E shaped cores traditionally used for single-phased transformers and inductors, The E-cores has a coil around the centered leg and is assembled parallel to the rotor axis, which means it will function with the transverse flux principle. A radial flux principle can also be performed with the E-cores if the E-cores are divided into two U-sections with a full pitch winding in between them. A clear extra advantage with the E-cores is short flux paths meaning less steel has to be magnetised. For a low volume production standard E-cores can be used making the investment in production facilities smaller. The E-core machines using the transverse principle can have different pole-shapes such the normal force between the rotor and stator are significantly reduced.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2002Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Aalborg UniversitetInventor: Peter Omand Rasmussen
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Patent number: 7312550Abstract: In one aspect, an alternator is described which includes a current control apparatus including a stator winding and a control winding, wherein current control in the control winding regulates the stator winding. In another aspect, a gas turbine engine includes a multiple-channel alternator for redundantly driving accessory systems. In another aspect, an alternator cooling scheme is provided, which alternator includes means for reducing stray inductance of stator winding end turns.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.Inventor: Kevin Allan Dooley
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Patent number: 7312551Abstract: A coil (20) for a dynamo electric machine, particularly for the stator (33) of a hydro-generator, includes a plurality of coil rods (22, 24), running in the axial direction in a sheet metal package, whose rod ends (23, 23?; 25, 25?), which protrude from the sheet metal package, are bent from the axial direction and connected with each other, in pairs, at connection points (26, 26?). In the case of such a coil, simplified manufacturability is achieved by virtue of the fact that the rod ends (23, 23?; 25, 25?), in each case, include several straight sections (28, 30), which are separated from each other by intervening crimps (29, 29?; 32, 34).Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.Inventors: Thomas Klamt, Ulrich Wagner
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Patent number: 7312552Abstract: Sub core sections are arranged at the end portions and the center portion of a stator core, and strand conductors are twisted and transposed by 360 degrees continuously toward the extending direction of winding slot. The length corresponding to transposition pitch 180 degrees of the strand conductors of the stator core is set as one core unit area, the sub core sections including portions whose space factors are different are arranged such that the sum of voltages in the strands induced in the strand conductors in the odd-numbered core unit area from one end portion of the stator core offsets the sum of voltages in the strands induced in the strand conductors in the even-numbered core unit area from the end portion of the core.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masafumi Fujita, Tadashi Tokumasu, Yasuo Kabata, Masanori Arata, Mikio Kakiuchi, Susumu Nagano
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Patent number: 7312553Abstract: A micromechanical component and a method for producing the component are provided. The micromechanical component includes a substrate and a micromechanical functional layer of a first material provided over the substrate. The functional layer has a first and second regions, which are connected by a third region of a second material, and at least one of the regions is part of a movable structure, which is suspended over the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2002Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Franz Laermer
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Patent number: 7312554Abstract: A drive circuit (18) senses a parameter of a piezoelectric actuator (14) operating in a device (10) and adjusts a drive signal of the piezoelectric actuator in accordance with the parameter. The drive circuit comprises a controller (100) which controls a drive signal applied to the piezoelectric actuator (14); a feedback monitor (122) which obtains a feedback signal from the piezoelectric actuator while the piezoelectric actuator works; and, a processor (116) which uses the feedback signal to determine the parameter of the piezoelectric actuator. In one example mode, the parameter of the piezoelectric actuator which is determined by the piezoelectric actuator drive circuit is the capacitance or dielectric constant of the piezoelectric actuator. In other example modes, the parameter of the piezoelectric actuator which is determined by the piezoelectric actuator drive circuit is impedance or resonant frequency of the piezoelectric actuator.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Adaptivenergy, LLCInventor: James Vogeley
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Patent number: 7312556Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic probe in which the array accuracy of lead wires, and heat resistance when connecting to a connector are enhanced, and a manufacturing method therefor. The ultrasonic probe of the invention is one in which a plurality of piezoelectric elements are arrayed in a two-dimensional direction on a fixing base, and lead wires from the lower surface of each of the piezoelectric elements are inserted through the fixing base, and the electrically connected lead wires are led out, and the fixing base has an opening portion in an array direction of the piezoelectric elements, and comprises unit fixing plates laminated in the array direction, and grooves through which the lead wires are inserted, are formed on one principal surface of the unit fixing plates, and damper material is filled into the opening portion. The invention is also for a manufacturing method for the ultrasonic probe.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro Tahara, Isamu Shimura, Takashi Kondoh
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Patent number: 7312557Abstract: An apparatus for generating an electrical power upon an acceleration of the apparatus is provided. The apparatus including: a piezoelectric member having at least a portion thereof formed of a piezoelectric material; and a mass-spring unit having a spring element attached to the piezoelectric material and configured to compress and/or elongate within a predetermined limit, the mass-spring unit further having a mass offset from the piezoelectric material; wherein the mass-spring unit is configured to vibrate within the predetermined limit, upon the acceleration of the apparatus, the vibration applying a cyclic force to the piezoelectric member to generate an output power from the piezoelectric member.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Omnitek Partners LLCInventors: Jahangir S. Rastegar, David Haarhoff
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Patent number: 7312558Abstract: In a piezoelectric element, a cubic or tetragonal orientation control layer (15) is provided on a first electrode layer (14), and formed on the orientation control layer (15) is a piezoelectric layer (16) having a rhombohedral or tetragonal crystalline structure and made of lead zirconate titanate to which a Pb-containing complex perovskite compound expressed by the chemical formula Pb(AaBb)O3 has been added in an amount that is from 1 mol % to 50 mol %. The piezoelectric layer (16) is formed so that the crystal grains thereof become columnar grains which extend in the thickness direction of the piezoelectric layer (16) and in which the ratio of the average cross-sectional diameter to the length is from 1/50 to 1/14.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Fujii, Takeshi Kamada, Atsushi Tomozawa, Eiji Fujii
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Patent number: 7312559Abstract: The present invention relates to a ceramic tube type ultrasonic motor having a stator including a tube-type elastic body that is formed of a ceramic material; and a plurality of piezoelectric diaphragms that are attached on the outer peripheral surface of the elastic body in a longitudinal direction thereof and to which voltages having a phase difference are respectively applied and a rotor that is rotated by the friction with the elastic body flexurally vibrating due to the voltages applied to the plurality of piezoelectric diaphragms.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong Kyun Lee, Burhanettin Koc, Byung Woo Kang
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Patent number: 7312560Abstract: A light source including an LED that emits excitation light, a layer a phosphor material positioned to receive the excitation light, the phosphor material emitting visible light when illuminated with the excitation light, and a first non-planar flexible multilayer reflector that reflects the excitation light and transmits visible light. The non-planar flexible multilayer reflector is positioned to reflect LED light onto the phosphor material.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2003Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: 3M Innovative PropertiesInventors: Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael F. Weber, John A. Wheatley
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Patent number: 7312561Abstract: An electron-emitting device is equipped with a pair of first electroconductive members arranged on a substrate with an interval between them, wherein the interval becomes narrower at an upper position distant from a surface of the substrate than at a position on the surface, and a peak of one of the pair of the first electroconductive members is higher than a peak of the other of the pair of the first electroconductive members, and further an electron scattering surface forming film including an element having an atomic number larger than those of elements constituting the first electroconductive members as a principal component is provided on a surface of the one of the first electroconductive members.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takuto Moriguchi, Toshihiko Takeda, Keisuke Yamamoto, Tamaki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7312562Abstract: Novel heterodiamondoid-containing field emission devices (FED's) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the present invention, the heteroatom of the heterodiamondoid comprises an electron-donating species (such as nitrogen) as part of the cathode or electron-emitting component of the field emission device.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Jeremy E. Dahl, Robert M. Carlson, Shenggao Liu
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Patent number: 7312563Abstract: According to the present invention, a short arc lamp comprises a lamp main body having a reflective surface therein, a first opening on an optical axis thereof, and a second openings, a window member provided so as to close the second opening and to define a discharge space between the lamp main body and the opening, a first electrode and a second electrode that are arranged so as to face each other, wherein a tip portion of each of the electrodes extends into the discharge space, and a base disposed approximately at a back end portion of the lamp main body, wherein a hole is formed in the base, the first electrode is held in a burying portion of the base, and a diameter of the first electrode in the burying portion is larger than that of the tip portion of the first electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Ushio Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuhiro Sawada
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Patent number: 7312564Abstract: A cathode ray tube has an electron gun oriented along an axis (Z), comprising a quadrupolar device which comprises three electrodes (5, 6, 7). Each electrode possesses a central aperture, a right lateral aperture and a left lateral aperture all three substantially rectangular. The centers (c5.1, c7.1) of the central apertures of the three electrodes are aligned along the axis (Z) of the gun. The centers (c6.1, c6.3) of the left and right lateral apertures of the second electrode (6) are situated along respectively a first axis (z1) and a second axis (z3) that are parallel to the axis (Z) of the gun. The centers (c5.1, c7.1) of the left and right lateral apertures (5.1, 5.3, 7.1, 7.3) of the first and/or of the third electrode (5,7) are offset with respect to the axes (z1, z3) passing through the centers of the apertures of the second electrode. Such an arrangement makes it possible to correct the MODEC defects.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Nicolas Gueugnon, Pierre Bizot, Grégoire Gissot, Nicolas Richard
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Patent number: 7312565Abstract: In the vicinity of an end on the side of a large diameter portion of a deflection device, a pair of first permanent magnets for converging three electron beams in an X-axis direction and a pair of second permanent magnets for diverging them in the X-axis direction are provided. Inclination coefficients KTBH and KEWH of the distribution curve near the Z axis on the X axis of the Y-axis direction magnetic flux density of the magnetic fields respectively formed by the pair of first permanent magnets and the pair of second permanent magnets satisfy KTBH/KEWH<10 in at least one location within a range of 3 to 13 mm on the side of the phosphor screen with respect to a reference line in the Z-axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Toshiba Picture Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichiro Taniwa, Etsuji Tagami
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Patent number: 7312566Abstract: The present invention provides a long afterglow lamp that comprises a lamp body, characterized in that a light penetrating long afterglow rubber sheath is sleeved outside the body. The present invention is simple in structure thus greatly facilitating the manufacturing process. Ultraviolet light or visible light from the light source of the lamp body is absorbed by the long afterglow fluorescent powder in the long afterglow fluorescent rubber sheath. When the lamp body turns off, the long afterglow fluorescent powder in the long afterglow fluorescent rubber sheath can still keep glowing for a period of time, to provide an illuminating or indicating function.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Mass Technology (H.K.) LimitedInventor: Onn Fah Foo
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Patent number: 7312567Abstract: There are disclosed methods for manufacturing an airtight container and an image display apparatus. Especially, as a constitution of supplying a potential to an electrode in the airtight container, the container is constituted which includes a structure having a concave portion opened at a through-hole of a substrate and closed at the bottom, and a shape is formed in which by applying a pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the container, the structure is deformed to enable supplying of a potential to the electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kinya Kamiguchi
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Patent number: 7312568Abstract: An organic electro luminescence device includes a gate line, a data line intersecting the gate line and defining a pixel area, a power line parallel to the data line, and an array element formed in the pixel area and corresponding to an organic electro luminescence diode, the array element including a switching TFT, a drive TFT and a storage capacitor, and the drive TFT including source and drain electrodes, one of the source and drain electrodes having at least one vertical protrusion, and another of the source and drain electrodes having at least two vertical protrusions.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jae Yong Park
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Patent number: 7312569Abstract: A flat panel display apparatus includes a main plate, an organic light emitting element, a protecting layer and an attachable-detachable layer. The organic light emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode, and an organic light emitting layer disposed between the first and second electrodes to generate a light based on a current that flows between the first and second electrodes through the organic light emitting layer. The organic light emitting element is on the main plate. The protecting layer is on the organic light emitting element to protect the organic light emitting element. The attachable-detachable layer is on the protecting layer. Therefore, an image display quality is improved, and a manufacturing cost is decreased.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hoon Kim, Jae-Hoon Chung, Joon-Hoo Choi, Sang-Pil Lee
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Patent number: 7312570Abstract: An organic light emitting diode containing a first electrode, a second electrode, at least one organic light emitting layer, and a ceramic output coupler is provided. The index of refraction of the output coupler is matched to that of the adjacent layer of the device. The ceramic output coupler may be a ceramic substrate with a dimpled light emitting surface which reduces Fresnel and critical angle optical losses.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2003Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Joseph John Shiang, Anil Raj Duggal
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Patent number: 7312571Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. A first electrode, which is a pixel electrode, and a second electrode, which is a common electrode, are formed to have an uneven surface, thereby maximizing a luminous efficiency and a reflection efficiency. In addition, since a surface of a contact area between a counter electrode and a common electrode can be increased, the resistivity between the two electrodes can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Chang Nam Kim
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Patent number: 7312572Abstract: An EL display device capable of performing clear multi-gradation color display and electronic equipment provided with the EL display device are provided, wherein gradation display is performed according to a time-division driving method in which the luminescence and non-luminescence of an EL element (109) disposed in a pixel (104) are controlled by time, and the influence by the characteristic variability of a current controlling TFT (108) is prevented. When this method is used, a data signal side driving circuit (102) and a gate signal side driving circuit (103) are formed with TFTs that use a silicon film having a peculiar crystal structure and exhibit an extremely high operation speed.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2004Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Yamauchi, Takeshi Fukunaga
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Patent number: 7312573Abstract: Organic light emitting diode (OLED) devices with heat dissipation elements for electronic devices. The OLED devices comprise an OLED module and a frame enclosing the OLED module, wherein the frame comprises an exposing portion to outside the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Chih Chang, Han-Ping Kuo, Chia-Jung Wu, Li-Hui Chen, Chin-Kun Hsieh, Chi-Chung Lo
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Patent number: 7312574Abstract: For reducing EMI and simplifying driving circuits, a plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed facing each other, a plurality of barrier ribs disposed between the first and second substrates and forming a plurality of discharge cells, a phosphor layer formed in each of the discharge cells, a plurality of address electrodes formed on the second substrate, and a plurality of display electrodes formed on the first substrate in a direction crossing the plurality of address electrodes. Terminals of the plurality of display electrodes are located at a same side of the plasma display panel between the first substrate and the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joon-Yeon Kim, Jeong-Nam Kim, Gab-Sick Kim, Sung-Chun Cho
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Patent number: 7312575Abstract: A plasma display panel including a transparent front substrate, a rear substrate disposed parallel to the front substrate, a barrier wall disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate and defining light-emitting cells, address electrodes on the rear substrate and covered by a first dielectric layer, sustain electrode pairs extending in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the address electrodes extend and covered by a second dielectric layer, red, green and blue phosphor layers coated on sides of the barrier wall and a surface of the first dielectric layer, and red, green and blue phosphor films formed on the second dielectric layer at regions corresponding to regions where the red, green and blue phosphor layers are formed.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiaoqing Zeng, Hidekazu Hatanaka, Young-mo Kim, Seung-hyun Son, Sang-hun Jang, Seong-eui Lee, Gi-young Kim, Hyoung-bin Park
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Patent number: 7312576Abstract: A PDP having a new discharge cell structure that improves light emission efficiency and light transmission by reducing reactive power that does not contribute to a discharge by reducing a displacement current between discharge electrodes includes: a transparent front substrate; a rear substrate arranged parallel to the front substrate; a plurality of front barrier ribs arranged between the front substrate and the rear substrate to define discharge cells together with the front substrate and the rear substrate, wherein each of the barrier ribs includes a front unit of a dielectric material, a rear unit of a dielectric material, and a central unit of a dielectric material having a lower dielectric constant than that of the front unit and the rear unit, the central unit being interposed between the front unit and the rear unit; a front discharge electrode and a rear discharge electrode disposed in the front barrier ribs surrounding the discharge cells, and separated from each other leaving the central unit thereType: GrantFiled: April 12, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hun-Suk Yoo