Miscellaneous (e.g., Electrolytic Light Source) Patents (Class 313/358)
  • Patent number: 10831078
    Abstract: A high-quality electrochemical optical device includes: first and second substrates having electrodes so that the electrodes of the second substrates are arranged to correspondingly face the electrodes of the first substrate; reaction/ion conduction layers each disposed between one electrode of the first substrate and a corresponding one electrode of the second substrate; and conduction materials disposed between the first and second substrates and between the reaction/ion conduction layers. Electrochemical optical element regions are defined in a tiling fashion at respective positions of the reaction/ion conduction layers to correspondingly include the electrodes of the first and second substrates, and the reaction/ion conduction layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoya Hirano
  • Patent number: 10622503
    Abstract: A solar antenna array may comprise an array of carbon nanotube antennas that may capture and convert sunlight into electrical power. A method for constructing the solar antenna array from a glass top down to aluminum over a plastic bottom such that light passing through the glass top and/or reflected off the aluminum both may be captured by the antennas sandwiched between. Techniques for patterning the glass to further direct the light toward the antennas and techniques for continuous flow fabrication and testing are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: NovaSolix, Inc.
    Inventors: Jyotsna Iyer, Paul Comita, Robert E. Cousins, Laurence H. Cooke
  • Patent number: 10580920
    Abstract: A solar antenna array may comprise an array of carbon nanotube antennas that may capture and convert sunlight into electrical power. A method for constructing the solar antenna array from a glass top down to aluminum over a plastic bottom such that light passing through the glass top and/or reflected off the aluminum both may be captured by the antennas sandwiched between. Techniques for patterning the glass to further direct the light toward the antennas and techniques for continuous flow fabrication and testing are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: NovaSolix, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurence H. Cooke, Andreas Hegedus, Jyotsna Iyer, Paul Comita
  • Patent number: 10273600
    Abstract: An electronic device may include intertwined strands of material such as strands forming fabric. A strand in the fabric may include a light-emitting core surrounded by a coaxial light modulator layer. The light-emitting core may be formed from an optical fiber, light-emitting diodes mounted to a polymer core, or a layer of light-emitting diodes sandwiched between coaxial inner and outer conductive layers. The light modulator layer may have coaxial transparent inner and outer electrodes and may have a light modulating material such as electrochromic material, liquid crystal material, or other material that exhibits optical properties such as color and/or light transmission that can be electrically controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Shravan Bharadwaj
  • Patent number: 10100985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic light-emitting device for lighting, and more specifically relates to an organic light-emitting device for lighting whereby it is possible to achieve excellent brightness by increasing the light-emitting area per unit area of an organic light-emitting element. For this purpose, the present invention provides an organic light-emitting device comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed facing each other; a frame section which is formed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and is formed on the periphery of the first substrate and the second substrate so as to hermetically close the space between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a flexible organic light-emitting element which is disposed inside of the space, and of which at least one part has a curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Corning Precision Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung Wook Park, June Hyong Park, Hong Yoon, Seo Hyun Kim, Il Hee Baek, Gun Sang Yoon, Joo Young Lee, Hyun Hee Lee, Eun Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 10049540
    Abstract: A safe guide device, comprising light-emitting lines and a multi-channel alternating current driver (9) driving the light-emitting lines to operate; more than three light-emitting lines are arranged from front to back or arranged in parallel from left to right to form an arrow shape; the light-emitting lines comprise a first light-emitting line (3), a second light-emitting line (4), a third light-emitting line (5), a fourth light-emitting line (6), a fifth light-emitting line (7) and a sixth light-emitting line (8); the first light-emitting line (3), the second light-emitting line (4) and the third light-emitting line (5) are right hand twisted, or sequentially right hand wound around a first core shaft or a first core wire to form a first sequentially segmented light-emitting cable (1); the fourth light-emitting line (6), the fifth light-emitting line (7) and the sixth light-emitting line (8) are left hand twisted, or sequentially left hand wound around a second core shaft or a second core wire to form a sec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Inventor: Zhengkai Yin
  • Patent number: 9960480
    Abstract: A solar antenna array may comprise an array of antennas that may capture and convert sunlight into electrical power. Methods for constructing the solar antenna array may use a stencil and self aligning semiconductor processing steps to minimize cost. Designs may be optimized for capturing a broad spectrum of visible light and non-polarized light. Testing and disconnecting, defective antennas from the array may also be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: NovaSolix, Inc.
    Inventor: Laurence H. Cooke
  • Patent number: 8779660
    Abstract: An illumination device for enhancing plant growth includes a substrate unit, a light-emitting unit, a current-limiting unit, and a control unit. The substrate unit includes a substrate body. The light-emitting unit, the current-limiting unit, and the control unit are disposed on the substrate body. The light-emitting unit includes a first light-emitting module, a second light-emitting module, and a third light-emitting module. The current-limiting unit includes a first current-limiting chip electrically connected to the first light-emitting module, a second current-limiting chip electrically connected to the second light-emitting module, and a third current-limiting chip electrically connected to the third light-emitting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Paragon Semiconductor Lighting Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chia-Tin Chung, Shih-Neng Tai
  • Publication number: 20140183578
    Abstract: To provide an illumination method and a light-emitting device which are capable of achieving, under an indoor illumination environment where illuminance is around 5000 lx or lower when performing detailed work and generally around 1500 lx or lower, a color appearance or an object appearance as perceived by a person, will be as natural, vivid, highly visible, and comfortable as though perceived outdoors in a high-illuminance environment, regardless of scores of various color rendition metric. Light emitted from the light-emitting device illuminates an object such that light measured at a position of the object satisfies specific requirements. A feature of the light-emitting device is that light emitted by the light-emitting device in a main radiant direction satisfies specific requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideyoshi HORIE
  • Publication number: 20130070459
    Abstract: An optical device may include a substrate, a metal layer on the substrate, at least one first nano-structure in the layer, and at least one second nano-structure in the layer. The at least one first nano-structure may include a light source. The at least one first and second nano-structures may be spaced apart. A method of controlling a propagation direction of light output from an optical device that includes a metal layer on a substrate may include disposing first and second nano-structures in the layer; disposing at least one light source in the first nano-structure; and controlling the propagation direction of the light output from the at least one light source by changing at least one of a shape of the first nano-structure, a shape of the second nano-structure, a size of the first nano-structure, a size of the second nano-structure, and an interval between the first and second nano-structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicants: Korea University Industrial & Academic Collaboration Foundation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-eun Kim, Q-han Park, Chang-won Lee, Yeon-sang Park, Young-geun Roh, Hwan-soo Suh, Jong-ho Choe
  • Patent number: 8373359
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes an emitting layer, first and second electrodes, a voltage-supply circuit, an ammeter and a controller. The emitting layer includes a solution containing an emitting material and a solvent. The first and second electrodes are in contact with the solution. The voltage-supply circuit applies an operating voltage between the first and second electrodes. The ammeter measures the amount of electric current flowing between the first and second electrodes. The controller controls the operation of the voltage-supply circuit such that the polarity of the operating voltage reverses and determining a timing of reversing the polarity based on the output of the ammeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yukio Kizaki, Rei Hasegawa, Hajime Yamaguchi, Isao Amemiya
  • Patent number: 8362679
    Abstract: A light emitting device (10) comprises a first body (12) of an indirect bandgap semiconductor material. A first junction region (18) in the body is formed between a first region (12.1) of the body of a first doping kind and a second region (12.2) of the body of a second doping kind. A second junction (20) region in the body is formed between the second region of the body and a third region of the body of the first doping kind. The first and second junction regions being spaced from one another by not further than a minority carrier diffusion length. A terminal arrangement is connected to the first, second and third regions of the body for, in use, reverse biasing the first junction region into avalanche or field emission mode and for forward biasing the second junction region to inject carriers into the first junction region. A second body (22) of an isolation material is located immediately adjacent at least one wall of the third region, thereby to reduce parasitic injection from the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Insiava (Pty) Limited
    Inventor: Monuko Du Plessis
  • Patent number: 8242677
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel for lighting, including an organic layer emitting light by reaction in response to power supplied by a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a protection cap protecting the organic layer from external moisture and oxygen, a cover film attached to upper surfaces of the positive electrode and negative electrode, and serving as a ground for the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a conductive metal layer grounding the positive electrode and the negative electrode to the cover film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hye Yong Chu, Jeong Ik Lee, Doo Hee Cho, Jun Han Han, Joo Won Lee, Jin Wook Shin, Jong Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 8143784
    Abstract: A display device includes a transparent plate having a first area and a second area, a first conductive line on the second area of the transparent plate, a substrate having a third area and a fourth area on the first area of the transparent plate, a display element on the third area of the substrate, and a second conductive line on the fourth area of the substrate. The second conductive line is electrically coupled between the display element and the first conductive line, and the first and second conductive lines are on different planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Tae Park, Myung Seop Kim, Jeong Dae Seo, Won Jae Yang, Hyun Ju Choi, Young Hoon Shin, Chang Ho Hyeon, Jong Moo Lee
  • Patent number: 8138663
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light emitting device solving weakness caused by bonding between first and second light emitting elements and a method of manufacturing the same. A chip-shaped first light emitting element and a second light emitting element overlapped each other are disposed on a supporting base. Four island-shaped projections are provided on the top face of the supporting base, and support the second light emitting element. The projections are formed by wet-etching or dry-etching the supporting base, and a pad electrode is provided on the top face of the projection. The pad electrode is electrically connected to the second light emitting element and is also electrically connected to a wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Hamaguchi, Noriyuki Banno
  • Patent number: 8129904
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel, high resolution, color, three-dimensional (3-D) volumetric display system for dynamic images—the video cube. The video cube consists of an air-tight glass cube filled with a gas mixture and multiple planes of thin wires arranged in alternating orthogonal layers. These wires may be set at voltage potentials capable of producing a glow discharge at the intersection of pairs of wires. Using a computer capable of storing dynamic image data and electronic controllers capable of energizing pairs of wires appropriately at the proper time 3-D dynamic images may be formed from multiple glows between excited wire pairs. The video cube may be used to display complex real-time information from computers and other digital processors with high accuracy for unlimited number of simultaneous unaided observers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventor: William Hsin-Min Ku
  • Publication number: 20110089838
    Abstract: A lamp comprising a solid state light emitter, the lamp being an A lamp and providing a wall plug efficiency of at least 90 lumens per watt. Also, a lamp comprising a solid state light emitter and a power supply, the emitter being mounted on a heat dissipation element, the dissipation element being spaced from the power supply. Also, a lamp, comprising a solid state light emitter and a heat dissipation element that has a heat dissipation chamber, whereby an ambient medium can enter the chamber, pass through the chamber, and exit. Also, a lamp, comprising a light emissive housing at least one solid state lighting emitter and a first heat dissipation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Cree LED Lighting Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth PICKARD, Gerald H. NEGLEY, Antony Paul VAN DE VEN
  • Publication number: 20110050071
    Abstract: A quasioptical LED package structure for increasing color render index and brightness includes a substrate unit, a light-emitting unit, a frame unit and a package unit. The light-emitting unit has a first light-emitting module for generating a first color temperature and a second light-emitting module for generating a second color temperature. The frame unit has two annular resin frames surroundingly formed on the top surface of the substrate unit by coating. The two annular resin frames respectively surround the first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module in order to form two resin position limiting spaces above the substrate unit. The package unit has a first translucent package resin body and a second translucent package resin body both disposed on the substrate unit and respective covering the first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Chia-Tin Chung, Fang-Kuei Wu, Shen-Ta Yang
  • Publication number: 20110043095
    Abstract: There is provided a master glass having a structure capable of preventing damage caused by static electricity. The master glass is a substrate on which a deposition process is experimentally performed by being experimentally loaded loading the master glass into a deposition apparatus before starting the deposition process of the substrate for electronic devices. In one embodiment, a master glass includes first conductive patterns and a second conductive pattern. The first conductive patterns are formed to correspond to a deposition pattern required in a substrate for electronic devices. The second conductive pattern electrically connects all the first conductive patterns to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Yong Lee, Won-Kyu Kwak, Jae-Jung Kim, Tae-Jin Park, Dong-Young Sung
  • Patent number: 7888853
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is provided, which includes a first substrate, a first pair of electrodes formed above the first substrate, a second substrate disposed apart from the first substrate, a second pair of electrodes formed above the second substrate, a selective permeable layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first light-emitting layer disposed between the first substrate and the selective permeable layer, a second light-emitting layer disposed between the second substrate and selective permeable layer. The first light-emitting layer contains a first light-emitting material which emits light through an electrochemical oxidation or reduction thereof and a supporting salt. The second light-emitting layer contains a second light-emitting material which emits light through an electrochemical oxidation or reduction thereof and a supporting salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yukitami Mizuno, Rei Hasegawa, Shintaro Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20110012502
    Abstract: A light emitting device (10) comprises a first body (12) of an indirect bandgap semiconductor material. A first junction region (18) in the body is formed between a first region (12.1) of the body of a first doping kind and a second region (12.2) of the body of a second doping kind. A second junction (20) region in the body is formed between the second region of the body and a third region of the body of the first doping kind. The first and second junction regions being spaced from one another by not further than a minority carrier diffusion length. A terminal arrangement is connected to the first, second and third regions of the body for, in use, reverse biasing the first junction region into avalanche or field emission mode and for forward biasing the second junction region to inject carriers into the first junction region. A second body (22) of an isolation material is located immediately adjacent at least one wall of the third region, thereby to reduce parasitic injection from the third region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventor: Monuko Du Plessis
  • Publication number: 20110006664
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light emitting device solving weakness caused by bonding between first and second light emitting elements and a method of manufacturing the same. A chip-shaped first light emitting element and a second light emitting element overlapped each other are disposed on a supporting base. Four island-shaped projections are provided on the top face of the supporting base, and support the second light emitting element. The projections are formed by wet-etching or dry-etching the supporting base, and a pad electrode is provided on the top face of the projection. The pad electrode is electrically connected to the second light emitting element and is also electrically connected to a wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Hamaguchi, Noriyuki Banno
  • Publication number: 20100277684
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device in which the adhesive for bonding the display panel and the substrate to each other is prevented from remaining as an uncured portion, and a method for production thereof. The present invention provides: a display device comprising a display panel, a substrate disposed on a display side, and an adhesive layer via which the display panel and the substrate are bonded to each other, wherein the adhesive layer contains a cationically polymerized resin; and the method for production thereof. The adhesive layer more preferably has a refractive index corresponding to that of a member adjacent to the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukushima, Tomoo Takatani
  • Publication number: 20100244656
    Abstract: An antenna device is provided with a first connecting electrode, a first tunnel diode, a first antenna member and a fixed electrode. The first connecting electrode is configured to be connected to a fixed potential via a load. The first tunnel diode has a pair of electrodes. One of the electrodes of the first tunnel diode is connected to the first connecting electrode, and the other electrode of the first tunnel diode is connected to the first antenna member. The first antenna member has a conductive property and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the first antenna member is connected to the other electrode of the first tunnel diode. The fixed electrode is connected to the second portion of the first antenna member. The fixed electrode is configured to be connected to the fixed potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Ito, Atsuto Okamoto, Tomoyoshi Motohiro, Tsuyoshi Nomura, Masahiro Hanazawa, Toshiyasu Ito, Takeshi Miyazaki, Yukihisa Ueno
  • Publication number: 20100213809
    Abstract: A headlamp is provided having a cap and a light output which is predetermined by international standardization with respect to the distance and position with respect to a reference plane of the cap, wherein the light output is provided by one or more semiconductor light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Manfred Roehl, Bernhard Siessegger
  • Publication number: 20100213813
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochromic display element which can achieve a bright white display, a high contrast of white/black display and a full-color display in a simple member structure. In a display element, an electrolyte is contained between counter electrodes. A compound represented by Formula (A) is immobilized on at least one of the counter electrodes, wherein the ratio of the region on which the compound represented by Formula (A) is immobilized to the region on which the compound is not immobilized is 1:4 to 4:1. The electrolyte comprises a metal salt compound. A black display, a white display and a color display having a color other than black are achieved by operating the counter electrodes. In Formula (A), R22 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; R23 and R24 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X represents >N—R25, an oxygen atom or sulfur atom; and R25 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventor: Takeshi Hakii
  • Publication number: 20090121609
    Abstract: A light-emitting device 1 comprising a pair of baseplates 3 respectively having surfaces facing each other, each surface having an electrode 4 formed thereon, and a light-emitting layer 5 sandwiched between the two baseplates 3. The light-emitting layer contains an ionic liquid and a light-emitting material dissolved in the ionic liquid 6. Since the light-emitting device is made without using any organic solvent, it is highly safe, does not deteriorate in emission characteristics, and requires only a decreased number of constituent materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki ITO
  • Publication number: 20090091234
    Abstract: A salt molten at room temperature that does not contain any organic solvent, excelling in stability; and a display device that is improved in the durability in high-temperature environment by virtue of the use thereof. There is provided a salt molten at room temperature characterized by being composed of a silver salt and any of compounds of the following general formula (I) or general formula (II).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Noriyuki Kokeguchi
  • Publication number: 20090072698
    Abstract: An electronic receiver array for detecting microwave signals. Ultra-small resonant devices resonate at a frequency higher than the microwave frequency (for example, the optical frequencies) when the microwave energy is incident to the receiver. A microwave antenna couples the microwave energy and excites the ultra-small resonant structures to produce Plasmon activity on the surfaces of the resonant structures. The Plasmon activity produces detectable electromagnetic radiation at the resonant frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Virgin Islands Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Maines, Narada Bradman, Mark Davidson
  • Patent number: 7190108
    Abstract: First and second parallel conducting plates include arrayed conducting segments, preferably with specific spacing relative to each other and to the separation of the plates. Currents through the conducting segments are pulsed and phased to produce constructive but unequal interference on the two plates. Among other things, the net result of the interference can produce a net force on the device, and in that manner can be used for propulsion. Preferred devices have up 100 segments or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Inventor: Benjamin La Borde
  • Patent number: 6949874
    Abstract: An electrode system, particularly for installation in an exhaust line, has a holding body made of an insulating material, on which at least one operating electrode is positioned. The holding body has a heating device for facilitating easy cleaning in the installed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Schumann
  • Patent number: 6861792
    Abstract: A variable pitch color selection mask for configured for an image display apparatus. A substrate having phosphor-based red, green, and blue subpixels is covered by a refraction layer. The color selection mask layer is printed onto the refraction layer, with the mask layer being configured to shield the blue and green subpixels from a first beam, shield the red and green subpixels from a second beam, and shield the red and blue subpixels from a third beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Ben Russ
  • Patent number: 6777861
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image. A refraction layer can be associated with a display such that respective beams are refracted onto red, green, and blue subpixels of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Russ, Frederick J. Zustak
  • Patent number: 6531209
    Abstract: A suspension adhesive comprised of a matrix material and a particulate filler material is useful for bonding, sealing, repairing, and modifying ceramic, glass, and powdered metal components in a light source. A method for making the suspension adhesive includes the selection of a filler material and a volume percentage of the filler material. Additionally, a matrix material is selected and the filler material is dispersed throughout the matrix material. The suspension adhesive is used to bond and seal components to form, for example, an arc tube for a light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel Polis, Vishal Gauri
  • Publication number: 20020008470
    Abstract: A display member, particularly a plasma display member, can be produced by a process comprising applying a paste which comprises a urethane compound and inorganic fine particles onto a substrate and then firing the paste. The display member has a post-firing pattern without any defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroko Uegaki, Norikazu Tabata, Takaki Masaki, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Akihiko Tanaka, Mitsuyo Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 6175612
    Abstract: In order to improve detection efficiency and angular detection characteristics of an in-line X-ray film thickness monitor for monitoring the film thickness of a coated part during production of a product formed using the coated part, the film thickness monitor is provided with an X-ray tube of an end-window type for irradiating an X-ray beam onto the coated part, and an X-ray detector having an annular detecting plane arranged coaxially with the axis of irradiation of the X-ray beam. The X-ray detector detects fluorescent X-rays emitted by the coated part in response to irradiation thereof by the X-ray beam so that the thickness of the coating film can be determined based upon the intensity of the detected fluorescent X-rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Masao Sato
  • Patent number: 5485355
    Abstract: A cable-like electroluminescent light source comprises at least two electrodes mutually disposed in such a way as to create between them an electric field when a voltage is applied to them; at least one type of pulverulent electroluminophor dispersed in a dielectric binder and disposed in such proximity to the electrodes as to be effectively excited by the electric fields when created and to emit light of a specific color, and a transparent polymer sheath encasing the electrodes and the electroluminophor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Elam-Electroluminescent Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Moses Voskoboinik, Israel Baumberg, Joseph S. Bodenheimer
  • Patent number: 4801368
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cathode comprising an active layer composed of a nickel/tin alloy having a nickel content of 25 to 99% by weight, which is formed on the surface of an electrically conductive electrode substrate. When this cathode is used for generating hydrogen by the electrolysis, the hydrogen overvoltage is controlled to a very low level. This active layer is formed by co-electro-deposition of Ni and Sn from a plating solution containing Ni and Sn ions or by thermal decomposition of a mixture containing a nickel compound and a tin compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Tokuyama Soda Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroya Yamashita, Takeshi Yamamura, Katsutoshi Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 4782265
    Abstract: Electrochemical luminescent cell having a spacing of the plates (1, 2) provided with electrodes (5 and 6, respectively) from 10 to 100 .mu.m, in which at least one of the oppositely located electrodes has a grid structure (13) or surface roughness, the size and mutual hole distance and maximum surface roughness of which, respectively, lie in the order of magnitude of the spacing (3) of the electrode plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Hartwig Schaper, Erwin Schnedler, Karl H. Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 4771215
    Abstract: A display device is provided which comprises a medium includng a biochemical luminous reaction system and an electrode which controls electrochemically the concentration of at least one of reactants participating in said reaction system in a cell. The luminous reaction system may include an enzyme, and the electrode may be modified with a polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirohide Munakata, Satoshi Yuasa, Yoko Yoshinaga, Masahiro Haruta
  • Patent number: 4543511
    Abstract: A photoelectrochemical cell (10) is disclosed which has a semiconductor substrate (11) formed of a solid solution of three metal and non-metal elements, with two like elements varying in concentration with depth from an exposed surface (13) of the substrate (11). The band gap energies between the valence and conduction bands varies with the concentration of the two elements from the surface, with the band gap energies being in a proper range to provide emitted light in response to light or electrical stimulation. An electrolyte (14) is maintained in contact with the exposed surface and a counterelectrode (15) is immersed in the electrolyte such that a voltage applied between a counterelectrode (15) and the substrate (11) will vary the color of light emitted from the exposed surface (13) in response to incident light or by stimulation from the electrical current passing through the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1985
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Arthur B. Ellis, Holger H. Streckert
  • Patent number: 4422006
    Abstract: Electrochemical luminescent cell with a getter material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1983
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Hartwig Schaper, Karl H. Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 4086003
    Abstract: An electrochromic display cell has a first transparent plate for viewing said display therethrough and a second plate having thereon a reflective metal coating, said coating being inert to electrochemical oxidation under the conditions of operation of said display. Conductive leads are covered, at least in part, by an insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1978
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Suwa Seikosha
    Inventors: Akihiko Kouchi, Tsutomu Otake, Hiroshi Takeshita, Kunihiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 3961253
    Abstract: Electrical voltage indicating device for use in the low-voltage range, characterized in that it comprises at least one electrochemiluminescence cell containing at least two electrodes immersed in an electrolyte containing at least one electrochemical substance whose luminescent excitation threshold value corresponds to the value of a voltage to be monitored. The use of several such substances each having a different luminescent excitation threshold in the same cell or of several cells, each with a substance of different excitation threshold value connected in parallel makes it possible to monitor several different voltage values with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1976
    Assignee: Saft-Societe des Accumulateurs Fixes et de Traction
    Inventor: Alfred Brych