Having Three Or More Electrical Contacts Patents (Class 313/318.06)
  • Patent number: 10921655
    Abstract: A pixel structure includes a plate electrode, an interlayer insulating layer and strip electrodes which are sequentially arranged on a substrate. The strip electrodes include first strip electrode(s), second strip electrode(s) and third strip electrode(s). The first strip electrode(s) and the plate electrode are oppositely arranged, so that an orthographic projection of the first strip electrode(s) on the substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of the plate electrode on the substrate. The first strip electrode(s) and the plate electrode are configured to be applied with different voltages during display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoyuan Wang, Ni Yang, Yan Fang, Hengyi Xu, Yunze Li
  • Patent number: 9039271
    Abstract: Interfaces for electrical (e.g., lighting) devices involve use of electrically conductive edge contacts arranged on or protruding from edges of printed circuit boards (PCBs) that provide or facilitate electrical connections to first and second externally accessible electrical contacts, such as may include threaded and foot contacts of a lighting device including a screw-shaped male base. First and/or second edge contacts of a PCB may protrude through first and second openings in a housing to form first and second externally accessible contact, or directly engage first and second externally accessible contact elements associated with (e.g., retained by) the housing. A contact element retained by a housing may define a slot in the interior of the housing to directly engage an edge contact of the PCB. Electric power is supplied to the PCB via edge contacts without need for intervening wires or soldered connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Roger Adams
  • Patent number: 8188646
    Abstract: At the end of life of a fluorescent lamp having a base to which a pin is press-fitted, it is an object to prevent the pin from dropping or slanting, etc. A fluorescent lamp includes a base having a base body and a pin press-fitted to a hole formed on the base body. A pin retaining force (a pin torque of the base) Fe after use by which the base body retains the pin is at least 0.08 Nm after the fluorescent lamp is burned for a rated life, and a rate Fe/Fi of an initial pin retaining force Fi by which the base body retains the pin before use of the fluorescent lamp and the pin retaining force Fe after use is at least 0.66.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Osram-Melco Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Ikeda, Takashi Osawa, Masaomi Takeda, Koji Kokufu
  • Publication number: 20110122613
    Abstract: The LED decorative lamp contains a three-terminal LED device, a flexible core for the plugging of the three-terminal LED device, and a seat for the configuration of the flexible core. The seat contains three terminal plates for the electrical contact with the three terminals of the LED device. A lamp string formed by connecting multiple such LED decorative lamps enjoys accurate flash timing, thereby achieving appealing lighting effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventor: FU-HSIEN HSU
  • Patent number: 7911122
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp base with a plastic base part which has electrical connections for the power supply of at least one lighting device of the lamp, the lighting device being enclosed by a lamp vessel and the electrical connections being configured by metal pins. The first ends of these pins project laterally, perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the lamp base, from the plastic base part in order to establish electrical contact with the lamp socket, and the second ends are adapted to connect a power supply wire for the at least one lighting device which wire is to the outside of the lamp vessel. The invention is characterized in that the plastic base part has a recess on a lower face of the plastic base part facing away from the lamp vessel, the two ends of the metal pins being disposed in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Gesellschaft mit Beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Gerhard Behr, Peter Helbig
  • Patent number: 7390222
    Abstract: A lamp is provided having terminal pins mounted on and extending outwardly along a longitudinal axis of an end cap of the lamp. The pins are offset relative to one another along the longitudinal axis. The end cap has semi-circular, parallel surfaces at one end, and the pins extend outwardly from the respective semi-circular, parallel surfaces. A barrier wall extends substantially perpendicularly between the semi-circular surfaces. In a first embodiment, a male extension member extends outwardly from the barrier wall along at least a portion of the lower semi-circular surface. This male extension is coextensive with the upper semi-circular surface. Alternatively, in a second embodiment, a female recess is provided through the boundary wall. This recess again extends between the upper and lower semi-circular surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Inventors: Gino J. Ciancanelli, Betty Jean Zayas
  • Patent number: 7275854
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp comprising a lamp bulb (2) and a lamp base (3), which lamp base (3) comprises a projection (4) located in a substantially central position of the lamp base (3) and extending in a direction away from the lamp bulb (2), at least one lock-engaging portion (6), and a substantially flat base surface (5) opposed to the lamp bulb (2) and surrounding the projection (4), characterized in that the at least one lock-engaging portion (6) is located on the edge of the base surface (5) surrounding the projection (4) remote from the central projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventors: Jan Willem Frederik Dorleijn, Nicolas Gerardus Antonius Peeters, Markus Pieper, Karl-Wilhelm Vogt
  • Patent number: 7220046
    Abstract: A replaceable lamp header for positioning a lamp within a reflector assembly includes a base member having first and second lateral portions, at least one first source connection coupled to each of the first and second lateral portions, at least one second source connection coupled to each of the first and second lateral portions, a first interconnect coupling the first source connections and being external to the base member, and a second interconnect coupling the second source connections and being external to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John Lee, David Huhn, Andrew Lovvorn, Jimmy Perez, Bob Sattem
  • Patent number: 7061169
    Abstract: An impact and corrosion resistant lamp holder having a lamp housing formed of electrically non-conductive elastomer. The lamp housing includes a lamp receiving portion and external electrical contacts. A first electrically conductive pathway is provided leading from the lamp receiving portion to a first of the electrical contacts. A second electrically conductive pathway is provided leading from the lamp receiving portion to a second of the electrical contacts. The first and the second electrically conductive pathways are formed of electrically conductive elastomer and electrically conductive metal. The lamp housing eliminates any metal to metal contact between the lamp housing and its inserted lamp, thereby significantly reducing transmittance of vibrations to the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Inventor: Duncan C. Fung
  • Patent number: 6815892
    Abstract: In a discharge lamp which has a silica glass discharge vessel with an arc tube portion and hermetically sealed portions in which in the hermetically sealed portions of this discharge vessel metal foils are installed and hermetically sealed areas are formed, in accordance with the invention has a high endurance of the sealing action in the hermetically sealed areas and thus a long service life is obtained by a coating layer being formed on at least one side of the respective metal foil. The coating layer is formed from at least one metal oxide which is selected from titanium oxide, lanthanum oxide, tantalum oxide, zirconium dioxide which can contain yttrium oxide, and from hafnium dioxide which can contain yttrium oxide. Furthermore, the metal oxide which forms the coating layer is advantageously crystalline, and moreover, can be formed over a base layer which is made of aluminum oxide or yttrium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Ushiodenki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukihiro Morimoto, Katsumi Sugaya
  • Patent number: 6741018
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a low-pressure discharge lamp (1) including a discharge tube (20) and a base (5) providing for mechanical and electrical connection of the discharge lamp (1). The discharge tube (20) sealed in a gas-tight manner at its both ends is bent substantially in one plane so that the discharge tube (20) has straight (2) and arc-shaped portions (3), and the base (5) connected to the ends of the discharge tube (20) includes at least cathode leads of the discharge tube (20) and electrical connectors (15) connected to said leads. At least one component ensuring mechanical connection to a lampholder is formed on the base (5). The components of the discharge lamp (1) ensuring mechanical connection to the lampholder (16) are placed in a space bordered by the discharge tube (20). A lampholder (16) of the discharge lamp (1) includes components ensuring electrical and mechanical connection to the discharge lamp (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: László Bánkuti, József Fülöp, Sándor Lukács, Barnabás Nagy, Viktória Schmidt, Zoltán Vámos, István Würsching
  • Patent number: 6515412
    Abstract: A fluorescent lamp includes a light-emitting tube having a pair of electrodes therein, a base in which the light-emitting tube is fixed, and a base contact pin terminal supported by the base with one end thereof projecting from the base. The base contact pin terminal is electrically connected to an electrode lead wire drawn from the light-emitting tube. The base is provided with a first power-conducting member including the base contact pin terminal having a lead plate, a connecting terminal having a lead plate and connected to the electrode lead wire, and a thermal protection element connected to the lead plate of the base contact pin terminal and the lead plate of the connecting terminal. The manufacturing processes of a fluorescent lamp provided with a thermal fuse are simplified and can be performed easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Ishitsuka, Seido Tani, Yasuo Kuboki, Hiroaki Higashino, Kenji Hirai
  • Patent number: 6486592
    Abstract: A universal contact assembly for an image intensifier tube wherein the pin socket and flat are both parts of an integrally formed unit. The pin socket has a through hole for accepting a wire lead to be soldered. A method of making a universal contact assembly wherein the pin socket shell and flat are machined from a single piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: John Carl Nelson, Glen Anthony Maurice, George John Winter, John Michael Kessler, Ronald Wesley Ward
  • Patent number: 6456001
    Abstract: A fluorescent lamp in which a connecting terminals of a lighting circuit board and lead wires of a fluorescent tube easily can be connected. The lamp includes a fluorescent tube, a holder holding the fluorescent tube, a lighting circuit board provided with a lighting circuit for lighting the fluorescent tube, and a case connected to the holder and housing the lighting circuit board. At the end portion of the lighting circuit board, V-shaped or Y-shaped cut-outs, which widen toward an outer side, are formed. In the vicinity of the inner narrow portion of the cut-outs, the connecting terminals connected to the lighting circuit are provided. On a side wall formed on the holder opposite to the fluorescent tube, V-shaped or Y-shaped cut-outs, which widen as the distance from said fluorescent tube increases, are provided, and the broad portion of the cut-outs of the holder and the broad portion of the cut-outs of the lighting circuit board are arranged facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiro Iida, Takeshi Matsumura, Kenji Itaya, Tetsuya Tahara
  • Patent number: 6268687
    Abstract: The invention relates to a base for compact fluorescent lamp comprising a body and a cap which are fixed to each other along an outside connection surface, a discharge tube is fixed in the cap and metal pins ensuring a releasable electrical contact are fixed in the body Electrode inleads of the discharge tube are connected to the metal pins, and a connection hollow ensuring an also releasable mechanical joint is formed in the body Extensions as elongations of the wall of the connection hollow are formed inside the base where at least one opening is formed in the extensions and some of the electrode inleads are connected to the metal pins through the opening. Another aspect of the invention is that the extensions are formed inside the base as an elongation of the wall of the connection hollow, and some of the electrode inleads are passed through between the extensions and then are connected to the metal pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: József Fülöp, Ferenc Papp, István Würsching