Multiple Gaseous Discharge Display Panel Patents (Class 313/582)
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Patent number: 9629238Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel curved in one direction; and a lower frame configured to accommodate the display panel. The lower frame includes: a plurality of bottom portions having a predetermined curvature; a side portion bent and extending from an edge portion of the bottom portion; and at least one connecting unit configured to connect the plurality of bottom portions.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong Hyeon Lee, Lu Ly Lee, Kwang Wook Choi
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Patent number: 9576510Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of display technology, and particularly relates to a bendable flexible display device. The display device comprises a display screen, a back plate arranged on the back of the display screen, and a support, the back plate being arranged on the support, wherein the back plate is a spliced back plate, and the display screen is a flexible display screen; and the back plate allows the display screen to be converted between a curved display state and a flat display state. The display device can be converted between a curved display state and a flat display state, to implement various viewing modes and meet different demands of all kinds of people.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yan Ren, Zifeng Wang
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Patent number: 9560776Abstract: An image display device includes: a display to output an image; a frame to cover at least a partial upper portion of a rear surface of the display and form an appearance; and a back cover coupled to the frame to cover the rear surface of the display, wherein the back cover includes a first cover disposed in a horizontal direction and detachably coupled to the frame; a second cover coupled to the first cover and disposed to overlap with the first cover; and a fixing member disposed at an inner side of the first cover and the second cover and fixes the second cover to the first cover.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyeongdong Kim, Jaeyong Kim, Kwaneun Jin
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Patent number: 9544981Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a touch display panel and a touch display apparatus and relate to the technical field of display, which can realize the function of preventing the static damage without affecting the touch control function. The touch display panel in the present disclosure is arranged with driving electrodes and sensing electrodes, and is further arranged with an anti-static layer which is correspondingly distributed in regions of the touch display panel other than sensing regions including overlapped regions of the driving electrodes and the sensing electrodes; and a controllable switch through which the anti-static layer is grounded.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuanbo Zhang, Seung Woo Han, Wei Qin, Ruoyu Ma
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Patent number: 9522513Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate and a sealant. The first substrate has a display area. The second substrate is opposite to the first substrate. The sealant is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and surrounds and encloses the display area. The sealant comprises a plurality of node portions and a plurality of strip portions. The maximum width of the node portion is larger than the width of the strip portion. The node portions include a first node portion. The first node portion and two strip portions adjacent thereto form a first angle facing the display area. The first angle is larger than 90 degree.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATIONInventors: Shih-Hsiung Wu, Jui-Chu Lai, Lung-Sheng Sun, Chih-Hua Chang, Wen-Kuei Jao
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Patent number: 9520085Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes a substrate and odd and even-numbered pixels adjacent to each other in a column direction and respectively formed in odd and even-numbered rows. The OLED display also includes a common pixel driver connected to the odd and even-numbered pixels and driving each of the odd and even-numbered pixels. The OLED display further includes a selection unit selecting one of the odd and even-numbered pixels to be driven by the common pixel driver. The common pixel driver is formed in either the odd-numbered row or the even-numbered row.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Ho Ko, Jae Won Choi
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Patent number: 9481601Abstract: A barrier rib paste includes a low-softening point glass powder which contains silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, an alkali metal oxide, and 24 to 37 mol % of boron oxide, and also contains an organic component, wherein the content of an alkali earth metal oxide is 4 mol % or less and the content of zinc oxide is 10 mol % or less.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Yasuhiro Kobayashi, Takahiro Tanino
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Patent number: 9470829Abstract: A polarizing plate includes a substrate and a conductive pattern layer including a first pattern and a second pattern. The first pattern includes line-shaped structures disposed at intervals with a period shorter than a wavelength of incident light to be isolated from one another, the first pattern configured to transmit first polarized light of the incident light therethrough and reflect second polarized light of the incident light that is perpendicular to the first polarized light. The second pattern is disposed on an outer boundary of the first pattern, the second pattern isolated and insulated from the first pattern, the second pattern including a stem and at least one branch protruding from the stem toward the first pattern.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae Woo Kim, Seung Won Park, Lei Xie, Dae ho Yoon, Moon Gyu Lee
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Patent number: 9389741Abstract: A touch panel includes a transparent substrate; an electrode layer formed above a touch area of the transparent substrate; a protective layer formed above a trace area of the transparent substrate; and plural traces formed above the protective layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Henghao Technology Co. Ltd.Inventors: Ching-Fang Wong, Masanori Yuki, Shih-Chung Lu, Ming-Hung Yang
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Patent number: 9360591Abstract: Presently described are microstructured films, such as brightness enhancing films, having a microstructured surface. The microstructured surface comprises the reaction product of a polymerizable composition comprising at least 20 wt-% of inorganic nanoparticles and a non-aromatic multi-(meth)acrylate monomer comprising at least three contiguous alkylene oxide repeat units. The multi-(meth)acrylate monomer typically comprises two or three (meth)acrylate groups. The alkylene oxide repeat units have the formula —[O-L]- wherein each L is independently a C2-C6 alkylene. Also described is a polymerizable resin composition comprising at least 20 wt-% of inorganic nanoparticles having a refractive index of at least 1.68 and a non-aromatic multi-(meth)acrylate monomer comprising at least three contiguous alkylene oxide repeat units.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Bryan V. Hunt, Maureen C. Nelson, Eric W. Nelson, David B. Olson, Richard J. Pokorny
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Patent number: 9354659Abstract: Disclosed is a touch window. The touch window includes: a substrate; a sensing electrode on the substrate; and a reflection protective layer on the sensing electrode, wherein a reflectance of the reflection protective layer is higher than 0% and equal to or less than 20%.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Sik Shin, Beom Sun Hong, Chan Kyu Koo, Joon Hyuk Yang, Eun Jung Jeon, In Tae Kim, Jung Ki Lee, Jun Lee
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Patent number: 9301417Abstract: A sealing material includes a metallic glass.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Eun Sung Lee, Se Yun Kim, Jin Man Park, Young Hwan Kim, Suk Jun Kim, Sang Soo Jee, Sang Mock Lee, In Taek Han
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Patent number: 9255691Abstract: A light source device and a projection type display apparatus include: an excitation light source; and a fluorescence light-emitting plate including a fluorescence light-emitting section arranged opposite to the excitation light source and a reflection section containing titanium oxide located on the opposite side of the excitation light source as viewed from the side of the fluorescence light-emitting section and arranged such as to be joined to the fluorescence light-emitting section. Then, excitation light from the excitation light source is projected onto the fluorescence light-emitting section so that fluorescence emission light is emitted from the fluorescence light-emitting section and reflected fluorescence light is emitted from the reflection section.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management, Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Motoya, Yohei Katsumata, Yoshimasa Fushimi
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Patent number: 9245663Abstract: The present invention is directed to an electroconductive silver thick film paste composition comprising Ag particles and a Bi—Cu—B—Zn-based glass frit dispersed in an organic medium. The present invention is further directed to an electrode formed from the paste composition and a semiconductor device and, in particular, a solar cell comprising such an electrode. The paste is particularly useful for forming a tabbing electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Kenneth Warren Hang, Yueli Wang
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Patent number: 9217906Abstract: In one embodiment, a display element includes a first electrode; a dielectric layer having recessed regions therein over the first electrode; a second electrode disposed on the dielectric layer; and a fluid with colorant particles within the display element, wherein a voltage signal applied to the first electrode and the second electrode controls movement of the colorant particles such that a first voltage signal provides a first optical state by compacting the colorant particles into the recessed regions and a second voltage signal provides a second optical state by spreading the colorant particles in the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2009Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jong-Souk Yeo, Yoocham Jeon, Michael G. Groh
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Patent number: 9196862Abstract: A display device includes a rear bezel, a display panel and at least two heat dissipation sheets. The display panel is disposed on the rear bezel. The display panel includes at least one power line having an extension direction. The heat dissipation sheets are disposed between the rear bezel and the display panel. The heat dissipation sheets have at least one seam formed therebetween. The at least one seam is substantially parallel to the extension direction of the at least one power line.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Yu-Chun Huang, Chia-Chun Chang, Hong-Shen Lin
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Patent number: 9177683Abstract: A scintillator panel including: a plate-like substrate; a grid-like barrier rib provided on the substrate; and a scintillator layer composed of a phosphor filled in cells divided by the barrier rib, wherein the barrier rib is formed of a material which is mainly composed of a low-melting-point glass containing 2 to 20% by mass of an alkali metal oxide. The scintillator panel is provided with a narrow barrier rib with high accuracy in a large area, and the scintillator panel has high luminous efficiency, and provides sharp images.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Yuichiro Iguchi, Tsubasa Hamano, Yasuhiro Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9168320Abstract: Method and apparatus for generating UV and for treating a material with UV utilizing gas filled plasma-shells that emit UV during gas discharge. The UV treatment may include sterilization, purifying, or curing of liquids, gases, or solids. Applications include water treatment, chemical reactions, cosmetic tanning, and medical uses.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Imaging Systems Technology, Inc.Inventors: Tricia N. Wedding, Carol Ann Wedding
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Patent number: 9127202Abstract: Methods and systems biomedical application of up conversion nanoparticles. Co-doped cerium oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by precipitation technique. Up conversion nano cerias are biocompatible as a biomarker with antioxidant properties. Up conversion nano cerias interact in a cell specific manner showing catalase mimetic activity. With suitable surface targeting ligands, up conversion nano cerias can be used for site selective drug delivery for the treatment of diseases like cancer.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2009Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Michael Bass, Sudipta Seal, William T. Self
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Patent number: 9120073Abstract: A plasma reactor consisting of a plurality of elements placed between two or more plasma generating electrodes is presented. Said elements consisting of surfaces, conducting, and/or dielectric which allow for the dielectric isolation of the electrodes from each other and creating a plurality of dielectrically isolated spaces for plasma generation. This plasma reactor achieves a high surface area, with low capacitance allowing simplified construction and is suitable for high frequency operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: EON LABS, LLCInventors: Walter Riley Buchanan, Christopher Daniel Hruska
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Patent number: 9115309Abstract: Zinc manganese silicate containing metal particles luminescent materials and preparation methods thereof are provided. The said luminescent materials are a blend of metal M nanoparticles and Zn2-xSiO4:Mnx, wherein M is one of Ag, Au and Pt, 0.001?x?0.1, 0.00001?y?0.01, y is the molar ratio of M to Zn2-xSiO4:Mnx. The said methods include the following steps: step 1, preparing silica aerogel containing metal particles; step 2, weighing source compound of zinc, source compound of manganese and the silica aerogel in step 1 at stoichiometric ratio and mixing them to form mixture; step 3, sintering the mixture in step 2, then cooling and grinding to form the said luminescent materials with higher luminescent intensity. The said methods have simple steps, easy operation, low sintering temperature and low cost.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: OCEAN'S KING LIGHTING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mingjie Zhou, Wenbo Ma, Chaopu Shi
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Patent number: 9110375Abstract: A manufacturing method of a mask plate and an array substrate is provided. The mask plate is for manufacturing fanout leads in a non-effective display area on an array substrate. The mask plate includes a fanout lead pattern having a plurality of fanout impression lines, wherein each fanout impression line has a predetermined line width, and each of some of the fanout impression lines has at least one curve portion, wherein for one fanout impression line, a line width of the at least one curve portion is smaller than the predetermined line width of the fanout impression line. A manufacturing method of an array substrate utilizes the foregoing mask plate to manufacture the array substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hua Zheng
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Patent number: 9057905Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a touch sensor, a manufacturing method thereof and a liquid crystal display having touch panel. The touch sensor comprises a substrate, a touch sensing layer in a first direction, a touch sensing layer in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, an insulation layer and a metal bridge. The touch sensing layers in the first and second directions are provided on a surface of the substrate, the touch sensing layer in the first direction is discontinuous, and the touching sensing layer in the second direction is continuous. The insulation layer is provided on the substrate, the touch sensing layer in the first direction and the touch sensing layer in the second direction. The metal bridge is provided on the insulation layer and connects with the touch sensing layer in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yingming Liu, Haisheng Wang
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Patent number: 9058758Abstract: Disclosed are a curved display device and a driving method thereof. The curved display device includes a flexible display panel, a bottom cover serving as a rear surface casing for the display panel, and at least one curvature control unit disposed on a rear surface of the bottom cover to control curvature of the bottom cover by applying tensile force to the rear surface of the bottom cover in a longitudinal direction of the bottom cover. The bottom cover is formed of a corrugated board including an intermediate layer provided with ridges, a first cover layer serving as a coating for an upper surface of the intermediate layer, and a second cover layer serving as a coating for a lower surface of the intermediate layer. The first cover layer has an opening configured to expose the intermediate layer to correspond to the curvature control unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Mi-Na Shin, Seung-Hee Lee
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Patent number: 9034212Abstract: An electron emission source includes nano-sized acicular materials and a cracked portion formed in at least one portion of the electron emission source. The acicular materials are exposed between inner walls of the cracked portion. A method for preparing the electron emission source, a field emission device including the electron emission source, and a composition for forming the electron emission source are also provided in the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong-chul Kim, In-taek Han, Ho-suk Kang
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Patent number: 9013102Abstract: Tiled substrates containing hollow gas filled plasma-shells for radiation detecting or sensing. The gas filled plasma-shells are placed on or within the surface of a substrate which may be a printed circuit board. Multiple substrates containing plasma-shells are tiled together edge to edge to form a self-supporting structure such as a dome or hemisphere for radiation detection.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Imaging Systems Technology, Inc.Inventors: Daniel K. Wedding, Carol Ann Wedding, Oliver M. Strbik, III
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Publication number: 20150103270Abstract: Display device includes a display panel. The display panel includes a first substrate, a sealant, and, a second substrate fastended to the first substrate via the sealant. At least one of the first substrate and the second substrate is a non-planar substrate including at least two portions correspondingly extending in different planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: LI-TING TUNG, YU-CHEN LIU, PING-CHUN LIANG
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Patent number: 8988866Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device, comprising a rear cover, a display panel, a drive device and a first adhesive member, the drive device being arranged in the rear cover and electrically connected to the display panel to drive the display panel; the rear cover includes a bottom wall, an upper end sidewall arranged at an upper side of the bottom wall, an upper end coupling portion extending downward from the upper end sidewall, and an upper end support portion and a guide portion for supporting the upper end coupling portion, the guide portion and the bottom wall defining a receiving space for receiving the upper end of the drive device; the first adhesive member bonds the upper end of the display panel to the upper end coupling portion/guide portion, and the display panel is bonded at its lower end to the lower end of the rear cover.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yubo Gu, Liuyang Yang, Pei Jia
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Patent number: 8981645Abstract: Plasma-shells filled with ionizable gas are positioned on or within a rigid, flexible, or semi-flexible substrate. Each plasma-shell is electrically connected to one or more electrical conductors such as electrodes with an electrically conductive bonding substance to form an electrical connection to each electrode. The electrically conductive bonding substance may comprise a pad connected to the plasma-shell and/or an electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Imaging Systems Technology, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Keith Wedding, Oliver Michael Strbik, III, Carol Ann M. Wedding, James D. Butcher, Adeline Miermont-Butcher
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Patent number: 8952612Abstract: An AC or DC microdischarge device that comprises a fluorescent conversion material (FCM) and a multiplicity of gas filled microcavity cells, each cell being connected to two or more electrodes to cause a gas discharge in the cell, the gas discharge providing photons that excite the FCM such that the FCM emits IR. In one embodiment, the electronic circuitry for each cell comprises at least one integrated active component such as a transistor. Other active components may be included such as a high speed shift register, addressing logic, and/or control circuits. In another embodiment, the microcavity and active components are made from the same substrate such as the same silicon wafer. The microdischarge device may include one or more electrodes encapsulated in a dielectric. The electrodes are configured to ignite a microdischarge in a microcavity cell when an AC or a pulsed DC excitation potential is applied between the electrodes connected to the cell.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2008Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Imaging Systems Technology, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Pavliscak, Edwin F. Peters, Carol Ann Wedding, Oliver M. Strbik, III
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Patent number: 8890409Abstract: An array of microcavity plasma devices is formed in a unitary sheet of oxide with embedded microcavities or microchannels and encapsulated metal driving electrodes isolated by oxide from the microcavities or microchannels and arranged so as to generate sustain a plasma in the embedded microcavities or microchannels upon application of time-varying voltage when a plasma medium is contained in the microcavities or microchannels.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of IllnoisInventors: J. Gary Eden, Sung-Jin Park, Taek-Lim Kim, Kwang-Soo Kim
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Patent number: 8823260Abstract: Electrode configurations for an AC or DC gas discharge plasma display panel (PDP) device having one or more substrates and a multiplicity of pixels or sub-pixels that are defined by a hollow plasma-shell filled with an ionizable gas. Plasma-shell includes plasma-disc, plasma-dome, and plasma-sphere. The invention is described with reference to a plasma-disc. The plasma-disc has at least two opposing flat sides such as a flat top and flat bottom. Two or more addressing electrodes are in electrical contact with each plasma-disc. At least one electrode is in electrical contact with a side of the plasma-disc that is not flat.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2007Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Imaging Systems TechnologyInventors: Oliver M. Strbik, III, Daniel K. Wedding, Carol Ann Wedding
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Patent number: 8824142Abstract: Surfaces for electromagnetic shielding, retaining electrostatic charge and indeed collecting ion current in EHD fluid mover designs may be formed as or on surfaces of other components and/or structures in an electronic device. In this way, dimensions may be reduced and packing densities increased. In some cases, electrostatically operative portions of an EHD fluid mover are formed as or on surfaces of an enclosure, an EMI shield, a circuit board and/or a heat pipe or spreader. Depending on the role of these electrostatically operative portions, dielectric, resistive and/or ozone robust or catalytic coatings or conditioning may be applied.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Panasonic Precision Devices Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nels Jewell-Larsen, Kenneth A. Honer, Ron Goldman, Matthew K. Schwiebert
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Patent number: 8796926Abstract: An AC, rf, or pulse-excited microdischarge device and array are provide by the invention. A preferred array includes a substrate. A plurality of microdischarge cavities that contain discharge medium are in the substrate. A transparent layer seals the discharge medium in the microdischarge cavites. Electrodes stimulate the discharge medium. The microdischarge cavities are physically isolated from the electrodes by dielectric and arranged relative to the electrodes such that ac, rf, or pulsed excitation applied to the electrodes stimulates plasma excitation of the discharge medium. The microdischarge cavities are sized to produce plasma within the microdischarge cavities.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2007Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: J. Gary Eden, Ju Gao, Sung-o Kim
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Patent number: 8796927Abstract: A plasma cell and a method for making a plasma cell are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a cell comprises a semiconductor material, an opening disposed in the semiconductor material, a dielectric layer lining a surface of the opening, a cap layer closing the opening, a first electrode disposed adjacent the opening, and a second electrode disposed adjacent the opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventor: Dirk Meinhold
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Patent number: 8753160Abstract: A method is disclosed for forming a PDP front electrode by applying a particular type of photopolymerizable black paste, drying the black paste, and applying a particular type of photopolymerizable white paste on top of the dried black paste.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Kazushige Ito, Tomonori Ohki
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Patent number: 8736166Abstract: A gas discharge device such as a plasma display panel (PDP) device having one or more substrates and a multiplicity of pixels or subpixels. Each pixel or subpixel is defined by a hollow Plasma-shell filled with an ionizable gas. One or more addressing electrodes are in electrical contact with each Plasma-shell. The Plasma-shell may include inorganic and organic luminescent materials including quantum dots that are excited by the gas discharge within each Plasma-shell. The luminescent material, including quantum dots, may be located on an exterior and/or interior surface of the Plasma-shell or incorporated into the shell of the Plasma-shell. Up-conversion and down-conversion materials may be used. The substrate may be rigid or flexible with a flat, curved, or irregular surface. In one embodiment, the Plasma-shell is in the geometric shape of a cube or cuboid.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Imaging Systems Technology, Inc.Inventors: James D. Butcher, Daniel K. Wedding, Carol Ann Wedding, Oliver M. Strbik, III
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Patent number: 8715026Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for disassembling a plasma display device including PDP (11) having front plate (20) and rear plate (21), metal support plate (14) bonded to rear plate (21) of PDP (11) with bonding member (16) interposed therebetween, and circuit board (15) attached to metal support plate (14). The method includes performing irradiation with infrared rays from a side of front plate (20) constituting PDP (11) while air is sent to circuit board (15) attached to metal support plate (14) to heat bonding member (16) between PDP (11) and metal support plate (14) so as to decrease bonding strength, and then separating PDP (11) from metal support plate (14).Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Tetsuro Ozawa
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Patent number: 8676366Abstract: The invention provides a method of controlling a machine for cutting out masks for protecting vehicle portions, which comprises the following operations: displaying on a display unit, the marques, models, and versions of vehicles for each of which the outlines of masks for protecting a plurality of bodywork parts are stored in a database; detecting a vehicle selection and displaying on the display unit a plurality of distinct representations of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle, each representation including regions corresponding to protective masks stored in the database; detecting a mask selection and modifying the appearance of at least one region of the displayed representations as a function of said mask selection; detecting mask selection validation and storing the most recently selected mask in a list of masks for cutting out, and for each mask in the list of masks for cutting out, sending data for controlling the cutting out of the masks in question to a mask-cutter machine.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Inventor: Eric Ganci
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Patent number: 8674602Abstract: Some embodiments include methods of forming plasma-generating microstructures. Aluminum may be anodized to form an aluminum oxide body having a plurality of openings extending therethrough. Conductive liners may be formed within the openings, and circuitry may be formed to control current flow through the conductive liners. The conductive liners form a plurality of hollow cathodes, and the current flow is configured to generate and maintain plasmas within the hollow cathodes. The plasmas within various hollow cathodes, or sets of hollow cathodes, may be independently controlled. Such independently controlled plasmas may be utilized to create a pattern in a display, or on a substrate. In some embodiments, the plasmas may be utilized for plasma-assisted etching and/or plasma-assisted deposition. Some embodiments include constructions and assemblies containing multiple plasma-generating structures.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Neal R. Rueger, Stephen J. Kramer
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Patent number: 8670226Abstract: An LCD module fixing device for a portable communication device, including: at least one fixing part cut from a bottom surface of the LCD module using a cutter, and folded back so that the cut bottom surface protrudes from an outer edge of the LCD module. The fixing part is formed from and arranged on the LCD module so as to extend therefrom. A latching portion of the fixing part is attached to a housing of a portable communication device, preferable to a latching rib of the portable communication device.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seung-Jae Lee
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Patent number: 8648978Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a display in the housing, a diffuser, and a light guide. The housing is configured to shield light and comprises an opening. The display includes a screen exposed through the opening, a first flexible substrate, a second flexible substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate. The diffuser overlaps the display. The light guide overlaps the diffuser.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yuki Sato, Hideo Shirasaka
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Patent number: 8638034Abstract: The multi-micro hollow cathode light source has a cathode plate, an insulation plate, an anode plate, and metal pieces. The insulation plate is sandwiched by the cathode plate and the anode plate. The cathode plate is made of copper. The centers of the cathode plate, insulation plate, and anode plate, are provided with holes, respectively. The holes form a penetrating though-hole. Linear slots are disposed in the cathode plate continuously extending from the hole in a cross shape. Each slot penetrates the cathode plate. Four metal pieces made of materials different from one another are inserted and buried in the four slots.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignees: National University Corporation Nagoya University, Meijo University, Nu Eco Engineering Co., Ltd., Katagiri Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaru Hori, Masafumi Ito, Takayuki Ohta, Hiroyuki Kano, Koji Yamakawa
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Patent number: 8629616Abstract: A plasma lamp apparatus. The apparatus has an arc tube structure having an inner region and an outer region in one or more embodiments. The arc tube structure has a first end comprising an associated first end diameter and a second end comprising a second end diameter according to a specific embodiment. The apparatus also has a center region provided between the first end and the second end in one or more embodiments. The center region has a center diameter, which is less than a first end diameter and/or a second end diameter.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2011Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Topanga Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Douglas A. Doughty
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Patent number: 8624479Abstract: Provided is a high-efficiency plasma display panel having short decay time and high luminance and color purity. The plasma display panel includes a green phosphor layer emitting visible light when excited with vacuum ultraviolet rays, in which the green phosphor layer is formed of a green phosphor containing 30% by weight or more and 60% by weight or less of a phosphor represented by a general formula: dZnO.(2?d)MnO.eSiO2 (1.80?d?1.90, 1.00?e?1.02) and one of a phosphor represented by a general formula: aYO3/2.(3?a)CeO3/2.bAlO3/2.cGaO3/2.fWO3 (2.80?a?2.99, 3.00?b?5.00, 0?c?2.00, 0.003?f?0.020, where 4.00?b+c?5.00) and a phosphor represented by a general formula: aYO3/2.(3?a)CeO3/2.bAlO3/2.cGaO3/2.gK2WO4 (2.80?a?2.99, 3.00?b?5.00, 0?c?2.00, 0.003?g?0.015, where 4.00?b+c?5.00).Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Kojiro Okuyama
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Patent number: 8624492Abstract: A plasma display panel and a multi plasma display panel are disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate, a back substrate positioned opposite the front substrate, a barrier rib positioned between the front substrate and the back substrate to partition a discharge cell, and a seal portion positioned outside the barrier rib in an area between the front substrate and the back substrate. A distance between the barrier rib and the seal portion on one side of the plasma display panel is different from a distance between the barrier rib and the seal portion on the other side of the plasma display panel opposite the one side.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Soomyun Lee, Kyungtae Kim
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Patent number: 8618733Abstract: Electrode configurations for a plasma-shell gas discharge device having one or more substrates and a multiplicity of pixels or sub-pixels that are defined by a hollow plasma-shell having at least one flat side and filled with an ionizable gas. Two or more addressing electrodes are in electrical contact with each plasma-shell, at least one electrode being in contact with a flat side of the plasma-shell.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Imaging Systems Technology, Inc.Inventors: Carol Ann Wedding, Daniel K. Wedding, Oliver M. Strbik, III
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Patent number: 8604693Abstract: To provide a plasma display device whereby it is possible to improve the image quality and at the same time to reduce warpage of a thin cover glass plate having a large area. A plasma display device 10 is provided which comprises a plasma display panel 20 provided with glass substrates 21, 22, and a cover glass plate 30 bonded to the display side of the plasma display panel 20, wherein the cover glass plate 30 has a diagonal length of at least 81 cm and a thickness of at most 1.5 mm, and the average thermal expansion coefficient of the cover glass plate 30 is from 80 to 120% of the average thermal expansion coefficient of the glass substrates 21, 22 within a range of from 50 to 350° C.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Kazutaka Ono, Shusaku Akiba, Yuichi Kuroki
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Patent number: 8591279Abstract: A method of making display apparatus includes providing a display having an array of pixels and locating a ground mesh in proximity to the display. The ground mesh includes a plurality of electrically connected ground lines located between the pixels, so that electro-magnetic radiation emitted or received by the display is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Ronald Steven Cok, Mitchell Stewart Burberry, Kurt Michael Sanger
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Patent number: RE45117Abstract: A panel type display device for minimizing temperature increase in the interior of a case and a display panel. The display device includes a case, a display panel mounted in an interior of the case, at least one circuit board for controlling the display panel, a first cooling fluid path for cooling the display panel, and a second cooling fluid path for cooling the circuit board. In the display device, the first and second cooling fluid paths are separated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joon Kang, Jin Hyun Cho, Jeong Su Lim