For Envelope Wall Patents (Class 313/44)
  • Patent number: 10935190
    Abstract: A method of lamp assembly that etching a glass tube body to increase a texture of the surface of the sidewall of the glass tube body, the sidewall of the glass tube body enclosing a hollow interior; and positioning a circuit board including a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) within the hollow interior of the glass tube, wherein the increase in the texture of the surface increases the light diffusivity of the glass tube body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: LEDVANCE LLC
    Inventors: Philip Rioux, Shiyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10823389
    Abstract: A waterproof housing with efficient heat dissipation comprises a housing body, a first end cap and a second end cap, wherein the housing body is integrally formed by brushed aluminum process, the first end cap and the second end cap are in a sealed connection with both ends of the housing body respectively, a heat dissipation channel is arranged on an inner wall of at least one side of the housing body, and an air extractor is arranged between the heat dissipation channel and an internal space of the housing body and is configured to draw airflow in the internal space of the housing body into the heat dissipation channel so as to facilitate circulation flow of the airflow between the heat dissipation channel and the internal space of the housing body. The present invention further provides a stage light including a waterproof housing with efficient heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU HAOYUANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Patent number: 10493906
    Abstract: A vehicle puddle lamp assembly is provided herein. The vehicle puddle lamp assembly includes a housing having a housing retainer. A light source is supported by the housing. A cover is removably coupled to a base portion of the housing. An optical member is disposed between the housing and the cover. The optical member may include an image filter thereon. The image filter is configured to form a desired image pattern on a surface proximate the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Joseph Favero, Michael J. Gardynik, Steven Frank, Kevin A. Gustafson, Austin Murphy
  • Patent number: 10465858
    Abstract: A method of lamp assembly that etching a glass tube body to increase a texture of the surface of the sidewall of the glass tube body, the sidewall of the glass tube body enclosing a hollow interior; and positioning a circuit board including a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) within the hollow interior of the glass tube, wherein the increase in the texture of the surface increases the light diffusivity of the glass tube body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: LEDVANCE LLC
    Inventors: Philip Rioux, Shiyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9736922
    Abstract: The deviation of an electron beam is measured in a drift tube of a linear accelerator, the wave to be decoupled having a frequency range that corresponds to a multiple of the basic frequency of the acceleration field. Coupling probes, a mixer-based receiving concept with high dynamics and sensitivity, a method for evaluating the measuring signals and a calibration method for calibrating out non-linearities are specified. Disruptive influences through the acceleration field are minimized by the measurement method according to the invention and the frequency range to be evaluated. The high evaluated frequencies also offer geometrically small coupling probes which one can introduce into a drift tube in which only the field of the electron beam to be evaluated exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: ASTYX GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Trummer
  • Patent number: 8851716
    Abstract: A lamp (1; 16; 20; 24; 30; 37; 39), at least comprising: a heat sink (2; 17; 21; 25), which bears at least one light source; (10) and an at least partially optically transmissive cover (11; 19; 23; 26) for the at least one light source (10), said cover being fastened to the heat sink (2; 17; 21; 25), the cover (11; 19; 23; 26; 31; 38; 40) having a wall thickness (d) which, at least sectionally, tapers as the distance from the heat sink (2; 17; 21; 25) increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph Bertram, Nicole Breidenassel, Guenter Hoetzl, Robert Kraus
  • Patent number: 8847474
    Abstract: A lighting device includes at least one first electrically activated emitter, at least one lumiphor support element comprising a lumiphoric material spatially segregated from the first electrically activated emitter and arranged to receive at least a portion of emissions from the first electrically activated emitter, and at least one second electrically activated emitter disposed on or adjacent to the at least one lumiphor support element. First and second electrically activated emitters having different peak wavelengths may be in conductive with first and second device-scale heat sinks, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard, Gerald H. Negley
  • Patent number: 8757841
    Abstract: A lighting device may be provided that includes a heat sink which includes one surface and a receiving recess; a light emitting module which is disposed on the one surface of the heat sink and includes a substrate and a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate, wherein the substrate includes a hole and a plurality of via-holes; a power controller which includes an electrode pin electrically connected to the light emitting module through the via hole; and aninsulating inner case which receives the power controller therein and is disposed in the receiving recess of the heat sink, wherein the light sources include an lighting emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Young Choi, Won Jin Son, Dong Nyung Lim, Jung Ha Hwang, Seung Yeon Lee, Cheon Joo Kim, Sung Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 8662708
    Abstract: A LED tube having double heat sinks is disclosed. One of the embodiment shows a first plurality of light unit is fixed onto the top heat sink, and a second plurality of light unit is fixed onto the bottom heat sink, while with the light chips configured in between the two heat sinks for light emission to the ambient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Uniled Lighting Taiwan Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Te Lin, Ming-Yao Lin, Heng Qiu
  • Patent number: 8487517
    Abstract: A lamp includes a housing, a heat sink, a cooling fan and a light-emitting module. The housing has an assembling opening and an electrical connection member on two ends thereof, wherein the housing further comprises an inner wall and a portion of the inner wall adjacent to the assembling opening is an air-guiding wall. The heat sink has a base plate disposed at the assembling opening of the housing, wherein the base plate has at least one partitioning board defining an air channel of the heat sink. A first air-guiding opening is formed between the air-guiding wall and the at least one partitioning board, and a second air-guiding opening is formed between the air channel and the air-guiding wall. The cooling fan is coupled with the heat sink and has an impeller. The light-emitting module is coupled with the base plate of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sunowealth Electric Machines Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: I-Le Fang, Wei-Jen Chen, Ming-Tsung Li
  • Patent number: 8354779
    Abstract: A heat sink for an LED downlight utilizes tilted fins forming helical air passages that can enhance thermal performance by 30% over conventional fins. To overcome the thermal challenge of installation within the stagnant hot air of insulated ceiling cans, a heat sink has an integral electrostatic air pump on its exterior, to move hot air downwards and drain the stagnant air from the can by establishing a chimney-like circulation up through the heat sink and back down around the outside of the heat sink. The air mover can be powered by a compact high-voltage, low-current power supply similar to those of neon signs. An embodiment of the heat sink is also revealed that is suitable for cooling an LED replacement for standard screw-in or equivalent light bulbs. This device can perform well in variety of orientations (horizontal, vertical, etc.) and fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Light Prescriptions Innovators LLC
    Inventors: Waqidi Falicoff, Yupin Sun, William A. Parkyn
  • Patent number: 8333632
    Abstract: A lamp including a plurality of light emitting devices and heat sinks can be configured to dissipate heat generated by the plurality of light emitting devices. The heat sinks can be branched into a generally Y-shaped configuration as viewed in a section that includes a primary optical axis of the vehicle lamp. One of the light emitting devices is connected to one of the branched parts of the heat sinks. Another light emitting device is connected to the other branched part of the heat sinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Horiguchi, Junichi Yamada, Sakpanom Srisawas
  • Patent number: 8322892
    Abstract: A heat sink is provided. The heat sink may include an open cavity formed by a cavity wall, a cavity bottom wall thereof including a light source region adapted to have a light source mounted thereon and a lateral cavity wall thereof including a reflection region adapted to reflect light emitted from the light source; a heat spreading and dissipation structure covering at least part of an exterior of the heat sink including a bottom region and a lateral region, the heat spreading and dissipation structure including a plurality of vertically aligned fins; an air guidance structure adapted to separate the heat sink from an air flow generator; and at least one mounting column for attaching the heat sink to a lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Osram AG
    Inventors: Alessandro Scordino, Nicole Breidenassel, Giovanni Scilla
  • Patent number: 8304971
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) light bulb includes a light shade, a heat conduction base, a plurality of heat sink fins, a heat conduction member and a plurality of LED light emitting elements. The heat conduction base has a circumferential portion connected with the plurality of heat sink fins and a central hole to accommodate the heat conduction member. The heat conduction member has an exposed end formed with a plurality of inclined planes and a top plane by stamping. Each of the inclined planes and the top plane are coupled with at least one of the LED light emitting elements, respectively. With the inclined planes and the top plane, the LED light emitting elements project light in different directions. The heat from the LED light emitting elements is transmitted to the plurality of heat sink fins through the heat conduction member to dissipate the heat quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Tsung-Hsien Huang
  • Patent number: 8299695
    Abstract: An LED-based light can include a highly thermally conductive base having multiple radially outward projecting nodes. The nodes can be spaced apart in an axial and circumferential directions of the base. An electrical connector and at least one LED can be attached to the base, and a light transmitting bulb can be attached to the base and can cover the at least one LED. The geometry of the base can promote heat dissipation, which can allow the at least one LED to use enough power to produce an amount of luminosity that allows the LED-based light to replicate, for example, an incandescent light without overheating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: ilumisys, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Simon, John Ivey, Michael A. White
  • Patent number: 8292477
    Abstract: A lamp structure includes a transparent cap, a lamp housing, a ring section, a separating pad, and a lamp board. The lamp housing has heat dissipating fins annularly arranged around the lamp housing. An end of each of the heat dissipating fins adjacent to the transparent cap has a groove, and the transparent cap covers the top of the groove. The ring section connects the end of each of the heat dissipating fins adjacent to the transparent cap. The separating pad is disposed on the bottom of the groove and extends along a sidewall of the groove to a region below the transparent cap to form a separating wall. The lamp board having light emitting diode devices is disposed in a containing space between the transparent cap and the separating pad to preclude damages caused by electrostatic discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignees: Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited, Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jia-Yi Juang, Yao-Sheng Liu
  • Patent number: 8258681
    Abstract: A heat dissipating device for lightings includes a light source module, a heat sink, and a converter. The heat sink has a substrate and a plurality of heat dissipating fins extending outward from the substrate. A plurality of channels is formed between the heat dissipating fins. Insides of the channels respectively have a port open to the center of the heat sink. Thereby, the channels of the heat sink can effectively direct the airflow into the center of the heat sink, enhancing the heat dissipating effect of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Elements Performance Materials Limited
    Inventors: Tsung-Lung Lee, Kuo-Sung Huang, Cheng-Tao Lee
  • Patent number: 8044591
    Abstract: A fluorescent lamp can be configured to prevent a decrease in luminescent efficiency when located in a high temperature room. The fluorescent lamp can include a couple of stems each including an emitter electrode located opposite to each other at each end of a tube, a filler gas located in the tube, a damping material and a coolest portion connected to the tube via the stem and the damping material. The coolest portion can be configured with a first material that has a higher thermal conductivity than the conductivity of both the tube and the stems. The damping material can be configured with both the first material and a second material that has a lower conductivity than the conductivity of the first material. A content ratio of first material vs. second material can change along a length of the damping material. Thus, the coolest portion can maintain a favorable temperature and the fluorescent lamp can maintain a favorable luminescent efficiency even when in a sealed casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Takao, Naoyuki Matsubara
  • Patent number: 8018128
    Abstract: A microchannel structure with a fine flow path through which a fluid flows, includes: a wavy plate member fabricated into a wavy form; an external peripheral wall member that surrounds the wavy plate member; and a spacer that ensures a spacing between opposed portions of the wavy plate member, wherein the fine flow path is defined by the wavy plate member and the external peripheral wall member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Egawa, Satoshi Kinoshita, Kunihiko Takagi
  • Patent number: 7986078
    Abstract: A lamp including a plurality of light emitting devices and heat sinks can be configured to dissipate heat generated by the plurality of light emitting devices. The heat sinks can be branched into a generally Y-shaped configuration as viewed in a section that includes a primary optical axis of the vehicle lamp. One of the light emitting devices is connected to one of the branched parts of the heat sinks. Another light emitting device is connected to the other branched part of the heat sinks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Horiguchi, Junichi Yamada, Sakpanom Srisawas
  • Patent number: 7982378
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device for stimulating plant growth. The lighting device has a solid state light source, suitable for emitting light of at least one wavelength within a predetermined wavelength range. Furthermore, the solid state light source is adapted for connection to an electrical network. The solid state light source is in contact with a cooling medium. In an embodiment, this cooling medium has a temperature in a temperature range between ?50 and 0° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Lemnis Lighting Patent Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Otto Rooymans
  • Patent number: 7969074
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mercury-free low pressure discharge lamp with a discharge vessel having an ionizable filling. The surface temperature of the discharge vessel, and thus the temperature of the ionizable filling, can be adjusted at least in some sections such that an emitting substance can produce the radiation required for the excitation of the luminescent substance. The temperature of the fluid is preferably adjusted in a temperature control circuit, using a temperature sensor, a pump and a heating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
    Inventors: Klaus Stockwald, Herbert Weiβ
  • Patent number: 7928643
    Abstract: This document invention relates to a display apparatus, and more particularly, to a plasma display apparatus. The plasma display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a plasma display panel in which upper and lower substrates are combined, a vibration damping sheet formed on a rear surface of the plasma display panel, and a plurality of driving circuit substrates formed on a rear surface of the vibration damping sheet, for driving the plasma display panel. According to an embodiment of the present invention, noise occurring in a discharge of a plasma display panel and driving circuit elements is precluded. Therefore, a high level of noise reduction can guaranteed and the manufacturing cost of a plasma display apparatus can be saved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Woon Seo Shin
  • Patent number: 7868526
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light source apparatus with a structure that enables the brightness of a gas discharge tube to be stabilized and facilitates gas discharge tube maintenance work. The light source apparatus has a gas discharge tube, a lamp container housing the gas discharge tube, and a base on which the lamp container is fixed. The gas discharge tube is fixed via a heat insulating member to a portion of an outer shell of the lamp container, and the heat insulating member functions to reduce heat transfer between the lamp container and the gas discharge tube to reduce the influence of temperature change, outside the lamp container, on the gas discharge tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics K. K.
    Inventors: Koji Matsushita, Kazuo Ueno, Kouzou Adachi
  • Publication number: 20100308726
    Abstract: A plasma lamp apparatus includes a post structure with a material overlying a surface region of the post structure, which has a first end and a second end. The apparatus also has a helical coil structure configured along the post structure. The apparatus includes a bulb with a fill material capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation. A resonator coupling element configured to feed radio frequency energy to at least the helical coil causes the bulb device to emit electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Topanga Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Brockett, David P. Schmelzer, Mehran Matoubian, Frederick M. Espiau
  • Patent number: 7759849
    Abstract: A laser excitation lamp has a discharge tube and a hot cathode in the shape of a pin. The gas space is reduced in the region of the pin cathode. A method is also provided for production of the lamp, in which the gas space or the free cross section around the cathode is reduced by another processing step. The laser excitation lamp may be used as a pumping light source for lasing media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Heraeus Noblelight Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeremy Woffendin, Uwe Krönert
  • Patent number: 7759850
    Abstract: A discharge tube arrangement for a compact fluorescent lamp is provided. The tube forms a continuous arc path and has electrodes disposed at each end of the arc path. The discharge tube arrangement comprises a first cold chamber in order to control and maintain a required mercury vapor pressure. The first cold chamber is located in a longitudinal end portion of the tube arrangement. The discharge tube arrangement is further provided with at least one second cold chamber, which is positioned between the longitudinal end portions of the discharge tube arrangement. The at least one second cold chamber is positioned on the wall of the tube, and has a cold chamber wall protruding substantially away from the central axis of the discharge tube arrangement. The discharge tube arrangement may have a coiled configuration with helical tube portions or a multifinger configuration with straight tube members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Compan
    Inventors: Erzsébet Cserteg, Károly Tálosi, Arni Siti, Zhifu Liu, Gábor Schmidt, János Orbán, Tímea Seszták
  • Patent number: 7710034
    Abstract: A chassis for a plasma display module and a plasma display module having the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the chassis for a plasma display module includes: a chassis base supporting a plasma display panel for displaying an image using a gas discharge and formed of plastics, and a metallic material distributed in each portion of the chassis base in different densities so that thermal conductivity can be different in each portion of the chassis base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dong-Hyok Shin
  • Patent number: 7656078
    Abstract: A light emission device and a display device using the light emission device as a light source are provided. The light emission device includes first and second substrates facing each other, an electron emission unit located on an inner surface of the first substrate, a phosphor layer located on an inner surface of the second substrate and adapted to be excited by electrons emitted from the electron emission unit, an anode electrode located on the phosphor layer, a heat dissipation plate located at a side of the first substrate, and a thermal diffuser plate located on the second substrate and thermally coupled to the heat dissipation plate. The thermal diffuser plate is configured to transmit light emitted by the phosphor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyu-Won Jung, Sang-Jin Lee, Su-Joung Kang, Jin-Ho Lee, Pil-Goo Jun, Kyung-Sun Ryu, Jong-Hoon Shin
  • Publication number: 20090273267
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mercury-free low pressure discharge lamp with a discharge vessel having an ionizable filling. The surface temperature of the discharge vessel, and thus the temperature of the ionizable filling, can be adjusted at least in some sections such that an emitting substance can produce the radiation required for the excitation of the luminescent substance. The temperature of the fluid is preferably adjusted in a temperature control circuit, using a temperature sensor, a pump and a heating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Klaus Stockwald, Herbert Weiss
  • Publication number: 20090200909
    Abstract: The present invention provides a single base fluorescent lamp of a bulb-type or the like that is capable of achieving a peak luminous flux output value when used in a lighting fixture. That is, a lamp (1) has an arc tube (2) that includes therein a spirally-wound spiral part, a pair of electrodes and a winding discharge path, a resin holding member (3) that holds the arc tube (2) such that the arc tube (2) stands, a base (6) for being connected with a lighting apparatus. The present invention has a maximum luminous flux output when a lamp ambient temperature reaches a predetermined temperature of 30° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Akira Takahashi, Kazuhiko Itou, Shougo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7453207
    Abstract: A plasma display device that effectively emits heat generated at a PDP, efficiently blocks heat transfer from a circuit board to the PDP, and securely fastens the PDP. The plasma display device includes a PDP on which images are displayed, a frame member having an opening and contacting a surface of the PDP, and a heat radiation member disposed in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Won Bae
  • Publication number: 20080231160
    Abstract: A low-wattage, bi-helically shaped, compact fluorescent lamp, having preferably a wattage rating of preferably 23-watts, to sustain constant luminous output when the lamp is mounted in either in an upright position or mounted lying in the horizontal plane, by the unique placement of two cooling point chambers on the periphery of the bi-helical lamp, where at each cooling point chamber there is a drop in pressure of the mercury vapor that results in a drop in temperature, in accordance with Gay-Lussac's Law. In an alternative configuration, a medium wattage compact fluorescent lamp performs ideally by using three cooling points chambers, whereas higher wattage sized lamps perform best utilizing preferably four to five cooling point chambers. Hence, the plurality of cooling point chambers required for omni-directional mounting of the lamp is functional with the physical size of the lamp, its wattage rating, the quantity of mercury needed and the placement of each cooling point chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Ellis Yan
  • Patent number: 7411346
    Abstract: A plasma display panel including a front substrate and a rear substrate facing each other, a plurality of barrier ribs formed between the front substrate and the rear substrate, a discharge generation unit that causes a plasma discharge in a discharge space, and a fluorescent layer that generates visible light due to the discharge. The rear substrate includes at least two rear substrate parts connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-mo Kim, Hidekazu Hatanaka, Ho-nyeon Lee, Seung-hyun Son, Sang-hun Jang, Seong-eui Lee, Gi-young Kim, Hyoung-bin Park
  • Patent number: 7372699
    Abstract: A plasma display apparatus includes a Plasma Display Panel (PDP). A thermal conductive sheet is attached to one side of the PDP, and a chassis base is connected to the side of the PDP on which the thermal conductive sheet has been attached. The chassis base can be a planar plate having edge portions. At least one reinforcing unit is extends along and is attached to at least one of the edge portions of the chassis base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ki-Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 7358656
    Abstract: A low-wattage, bi-helically shaped, compact fluorescent lamp, having preferably a wattage rating of preferably 23-watts, to sustain constant luminous output when the lamp is mounted in either in an upright position or mounted lying in the horizontal plane, by the unique placement of two cooling point chambers on the periphery of the bi-helical lamp. In an alternative embodiment, a medium wattage compact fluorescent lamp performs ideally by using three cooling points chambers, whereas higher wattage sized lamps perform best utilizing preferably four to five cooling point chambers. Hence, the plurality of cooling point chambers required for omni-directional mounting of the lamp is functional with the physical size of the lamp, its wattage rating, the quantity of mercury needed and the placement of each cooling point chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Technical Consumer Products, Inc. a Delaware Corporation
    Inventor: Ellis Yan
  • Patent number: 7358665
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides an organic electronic device includes a heat sink having a side with a roughened surface and/or a black surface and a process for forming devices having such heat sinks including forming a patterned electrically conductive layer includes an electrically conductive member. The process includes selectively forming spaced-apart members. The heat sink includes the spaced-apart members, which are spaced apart from each other and thermally coupled to the electrically conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Gang Yu, Jian Wang
  • Patent number: 7323808
    Abstract: A plasma display panel assembly includes a panel assembly, a chassis base affixed to a rear surface of the panel assembly by an adhesive member, a printed circuit board mounted on a rear surface of the chassis base, a case for containing the panel assembly, the chassis base and the printed circuit board, and a heat absorption layer adapted to absorb heat generated by the panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoung-Kon Kim, Tae-Kyoung Kang, Won-Kyu Bang, Ki-Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 7279840
    Abstract: An electrodeless lamp includes a bulbous lamp envelope enclosing an inert gas and a vaporizable metal fill, the lamp envelope having a reentrant cavity; an electromagnetic coupler positioned within the reentrant cavity; and a cold spot structure configured for low temperature, low duty cycle operation and for room temperature, 100% duty cycle operation. In some embodiments, the cold spot structure includes a dimple in the lamp envelope, the dimple having a thinned sidewall. In further embodiments, a shield is positioned near the dimple to control cold spot temperature. In additional embodiments, the cold spot structure includes a heat sink attached to the exhaust tube of the lamp envelope and thermally isolated from the lamp base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert T. Chandler, Jakob Maya
  • Patent number: 7218042
    Abstract: Provided is a plasma display panel (PDP) including a rear substrate and a front substrate, which are spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other to face each other and between which a plurality of discharge cells are formed. A heating portion is disposed in the rear of the rear substrate to heat the rear substrate and the front substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoon-hyeo Kim
  • Patent number: 7133281
    Abstract: A display device heat dissipating panel. A chassis is provided that has improved heat transferring characteristics as well as sufficient structural integrity, thereby decreasing the temperature in a front portion of the PDP. A plasma display panel that is attached to a chassis base. A driving circuit which drives the plasma display panel is mounted to the chassis base. The chassis base includes a first plate to which the plasma display panel is attached. A second plate is disposed to face the first plate and is adjacent to the first plate, the driving circuit being mounted to the second plate. A reinforcing member is disposed between the first plate and the second plate and connects the first and second plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung SDI. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Won Bae
  • Patent number: 7129625
    Abstract: A protected lamp assembly includes a tubular lamp enclosed within a tubular protective housing. The lamp is supported by grommets or bushings of a resilient material that are retained within the housing. An end cap assembly may include the bushing for the lamp and also support the protective housing. Conductors through the end caps communicate with the lamp electrodes. In alternate embodiments the conductors may emerge from one of the end caps or the end caps may include a conductive coating with a connection to the lamp electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: BJI Energy Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Brent Marsh
  • Patent number: 7122946
    Abstract: There is provided a light source device, used in a display device and the like, having a high light emitting efficiency. The light source device has an electric discharge tube containing mercury and electrodes at both ends. A heat conducting member is attached to and is in contact with a part of the electric discharge tube. The heat conducting member locally cools the tube. The heat conducting member and the tube satisfy the following relationship, 6×10?5(m2·k)/S<(1/k1?1/k2)W, where a cross sectional area of the electric discharge tube is S (m2), an amount of generate heat per unit length of the electric discharge tubes is W (W/m), heat conductivity of the non-cooling part is k1 (W/K/m), and heat conductivity of the cooling part is defined as k2 (W/K/m).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiji Hayashi, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Toshihiro Suzuki, Tetsuya Hamada, Mari Sugawara
  • Patent number: 7084568
    Abstract: A plasma display device includes a plasma display panel having a front substrate and a rear substrate spaced apart from the front substrate to form a plurality of discharge spaces, and a chassis base facing the plasma display panel. The plasma display device includes at least one channel adapted to allow air to flow therethrough to improve heat removal efficiency, the at least one channel being arranged between the rear substrate and the chassis base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Woo-Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 7026748
    Abstract: A lighting unit (1) preferably providing backlighting for a flat display device (2) and operating substantially in a vertical working position. The lighting unit (1) includes lamps (3), which are in thermal contact with a heat-conducting wall (5) of a hollow box (6). The lamps (3) make thermal contact with the heat-conducting wall (5) on the side opposite the light-emitting side of the lighting unit (1). The hollow box (6) is provided with a rear wall (8) that runs essentially parallel to the heat-conducting wall (5) and has openings (9) which are distributed across the area thereof. A top sidewall (10) and a bottom sidewall (11) are provided with additional openings (12, 13) in zones that lie closer to the rear wall (8). Preferably, the sidewalls do not have openings in zones located closer to the heat-conducting wall (5) than the additional openings (12, 13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Klaus Wammes
  • Patent number: 7009329
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a thermally optimized cold cathode heater in which a heater wire is disposed in a plurality of turns are shown. Turns of the plurality of turns are closely spaced to concentrate heat in an area of a host cathode device corresponding to a cold cathode position and turns of the plurality of turns are disposed to minimize introduction of heat in an area of the host cathode device not corresponding to the cold cathode position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: William R. Haas, Kirk S. Tecu, Louis R. Turf, III
  • Patent number: 6897602
    Abstract: A flat luminescence lamp includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a second substrate having a first surface disposed facing opposite to the first surface of the first substrate, a first luminescence layer formed on the first surface of the first substrate, a second luminescence layer formed on the first surface of the second substrate, and a plurality of grooves formed on the second surface of the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignees: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd., Sang Nong Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Suk Min Son
  • Patent number: 6885134
    Abstract: In a light source, a heat sink is in contact with a side-on type discharge tube 110. The heat sink is in contact with a peripheral region 110ws around an exit window 101ww of the discharge tube 110. The heat sink consists of a spring member 101sp kept in direct contact with the peripheral region 101ws, and a radiating block 101bl which connects the spring member 101sp to a radiator box 101bx. Since materials made by sputtering or the like of electrodes in the discharge tube 110 mostly attach to the peripheral region 101ws of side wall 101w, it is feasible to decrease the amount of materials attaching to the exit window 101ww and, in turn, lengthen the lifetime of the discharge tube. Another light source may be constructed in structure in which the heat sink is in contact with a head-on type discharge tube or in structure in which light is outputted from a projecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Kurashima, Keiji Suyama, Nobuharu Harada, Kouji Makino
  • Patent number: 6870307
    Abstract: A cooling structure of a projection tube having a following constitution is disclosed. A chamber in which a liquid coolant for cooling a panel surface is filled is formed on the panel surface of the projection tube and the chamber is defined by the panel surface, a lens which faces the panel surface in an opposed manner and a metal envelope which radiates heat. A first seal member is disposed between the metal envelope and the panel surface, while a second seal member is disposed between the metal envelope and the lens. A holder for pressing the lens in the direction toward the metal envelope is disposed in the periphery of the lens. Pads which have surfaces approximately perpendicular to a tube axis of the projection tube are formed on a funnel portion of the projection tube. A sustainer for supporting the chamber is brought into contact with the pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuyoshi Tamura
  • Patent number: 6858973
    Abstract: The invention concerns the electronic amplifier tubes operating at radio-frequency. The electronic tube includes a long tubular sleeve containing an electron beam, a housing supporting the sleeve mechanically, and means to provide heat transfer from the sleeve to the housing to cool the sleeve. The means to provide the heat transfer include a resin filling a free volume located between the sleeve and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Pierre Nugues, Jean-Paul Nesa