Plural Cathode And/or Anode Discharge Device Load Patents (Class 315/147)
  • Patent number: 8513890
    Abstract: The present invention utilizes a three-phase or multiphase AC power source, and the electric power of each phase respectively drives its corresponding solid-state light emitting member, and the solid-state light emitting members respectively driven by each phase power are arranged adjacently or arranged with an overlapping means, so that the light of the individual solid-state light emitting members respectively driven by the multiphase power source and arranged adjacently or arranged with an overlapping means can reduce the brightness pulse through synthetic illumination; and through being controlled by a solid-state switch device for controlling AC conductivity phase angle (1000) installed on the power source of each phase, when the illumination brightness of corresponding solid-state light emitting member is lower than that of other solid-state light emitting members arranged adjacently or arranged with an overlapping means, the power source is cut for saving energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Publication number: 20120062124
    Abstract: The present invention relies on polyphase alternating current power with phase difference or direct current power rectified from polyphase alternating current power to drive a common electric-driven luminous body, or to separately drive adjacently installed individual electric-driven luminous bodies so that the pulsation of the outwardly projected light is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Patent number: 7998761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting diode with enhanced luminance and light emitting performance due to increase in efficiency of current diffusion into an ITO layer, and a method of fabricating the light emitting diode. According to the present invention, there is manufactured at least one light emitting cell including an N-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a P-type semiconductor layer on a substrate. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of (a) forming at least one light emitting cell with an ITO layer formed on a top surface of the P-type semiconductor layer; (b) forming a contact groove for wiring connection in the ITO layer through dry etching; and (c) filling the contact groove with a contact connection portion made of a conductive material for the wiring connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Seoul Opto Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Won Kim, Yeo Jin Yoon, Duck Hwan Oh, Jong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 7700960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting diode with enhanced luminance and light emitting performance due to increase in efficiency of current diffusion into an ITO layer, and a method of fabricating the light emitting diode. According to the present invention, there is manufactured at least one light emitting cell including an N-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a P-type semiconductor layer on a substrate. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of (a) forming at least one light emitting cell with an ITO layer formed on a top surface of the P-type semiconductor layer; (b) forming a contact groove for wiring connection in the ITO layer through dry etching; and (c) filling the contact groove with a contact connection portion made of a conductive material for the wiring connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Seoul Opto Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Won Kim, Yeo Jin Yoon, Duck Hwan Oh, Jong Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 7635954
    Abstract: A structural configuration of a failsafe OLED chain with multiple OLED lighting components in series connection is described. During the manufacture of the lighting component a weak spot is specifically installed at an appropriate location of the structure in the form of a break-through layer, which in the event of a failure of the lighting component breaks down and bypasses the component with a bypass layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Niedermeier
  • Patent number: 6822404
    Abstract: An energy-saving, high-outputting and high-efficiency, electric discharge type of illumination apparatus and associated units having thin divisional electrode pieces arranged at relatively narrow intervals on an electrode-application area, which is defined on the bottom of a flat container. The divisional electrode pieces are fixed to the electrode-application area with an intervening sheet of good electrically insulating and thermally conductive material laid therebetween. A front glass having a fluorescence coating on its inside is placed to confront the electrode-application area. Cooling water is circulated in the electrode-application area for cooling the divisional electrode pieces. A multi-poled magnet sheet arranged outside the electrode-application area is aligned with the electrode-to-electrode space. Lower frequency power supplies are connected to the divisional electrodes to supply that with voltages of the same amplitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignees: Toyama Prefecture
    Inventors: Kazunori Matsumoto, Toru Nakajima, Shigeki Kawabata, Shigekazu Yamazaki, Seiji Oda, Tomohisa Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 5932116
    Abstract: Disclosed is a new ac electric discharging power supply which is capable of permitting electric discharge to appear without difficulty even in the atmosphere of reduced gas pressure or even though undesired dielectric material should be accidentally adhered to the electrode surface, and in which power supply the plasma parameters vary hardly with time.The signal from master oscillator (1) is divided into a plurality of divisions by power divider (2), and each power division is controlled in phase and amplitude by phase-shifters (3) and power amplifiers (4). Oscillating frequency, phase and amplitude are controlled coordinately by control (7), and the final voltages appearing at the output terminals of power amplifiers (5) are applied to electrodes 6, which are arranged in an electric discharging vessel.One output terminals of all power transformers (5) are connected in common, ordinarily in floating condition, thereby permitting electric discharges to appear between selected electrodes (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Tohoku Unicom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Matsumoto, Toru Nakajima
  • Patent number: 5677598
    Abstract: A low-pressure mercury discharge lamp with a lamp vessel having a first lamp vessel portion (La1) with a first electrode (E11) and a first luminescent layer which radiates white light of a first color temperature during lamp operation and a second lamp vessel portion (La2) with a second electrode (E12) and with a second luminescent layer which radiates white light of a second colour temperature different from the first during lamp operation. The first lamp vessel portion and the second lamp vessel portion are interconnected by a connection which allows a filling of mercury and a rare gas in both portions to pass and together enclose a discharge space. The discharge space contains only one further electrode (E13) for both the first and second lamp vessel portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Johannes T. W. De Hair, Lukas Kastelein
  • Patent number: 5177405
    Abstract: A self-scanning, light-emitting device comprises an array of cells or blocks each having a self-scanning transfer element and a light-emitting element. Turn-on state of the transfer element is transferred to the subsequent transfer element in synchronism with clock pulses. Each light-emitting element is connected to the corresponding transfer element so as to emit light upon supplying current under an ON state of the transfer element. The light-emitting array generates a light image in accordance with a light emission current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihisa Kusuda, Kiyoshi Tone, Ken Yamashita, Shuhei Tanaka, Seiji Ohno, Yasunao Kuroda, Nobuyuki Komaba
  • Patent number: 4988925
    Abstract: An arc discharge lamp which can be operated in any orientation without significant variation in performance includes an even number of electrodes at least equal to four, a discharge vessel including a spherical central portion and electrode mounting portions. The electrodes are mounted in the electrode mounting portions and have a substantially uniform three-dimensional distribution with respect to the central portion. The discharge lamp can be used in a lamp assembly including a switch apparatus for coupling electrical energy to a pair of the electrodes that is closest to a horizontal plane. An automatic switch apparatus includes orientation-sensitive switches, one having the same direction as each of the electrodes. The switches are interconnected such that electrical energy is coupled to a pair of electrodes in response to the orientation of the switch apparatus relative to a gravity field. The switch apparatus can be mounted in the base or within the lamp envelope of the lamp assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: GTE Products Corporation
    Inventor: Oscar Biblarz
  • Patent number: 4484105
    Abstract: A circuit for selectively lighting one of a pair of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged in a parallel, back-to-back, circuit configuration also known as an anti-parallel circuit configuration. One side of the configuration is connected with ground connecting means through a first photon-emitting device which device is optically coupled to a first photon-responsive device connected between the other side of the configuration and a current source. The other side of the configuration is also connected with a ground connecting means through a second photon-emitting device which device is optically coupled to a second photon-responsive device connected between the first side of the configuration and the current source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Assignee: AT&T Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Kriete, Rafael R. Orsini, Leon Weinglass
  • Patent number: 4454453
    Abstract: The invention provides a power source device for an ion source, including first to third power source units coupled to the anode, the cathode and the beam extraction electrode of the ion source. The second power source unit applies an alternating voltage across the cathode. An alternating heating current then flows through the cathode. Each cycle of the alternating voltage from the second power source unit has positive and negative components with preset levels which are generated with a predetermined time interval between them. The power source device further includes a control circuit for interrupting the operation of the first and third power source units during the predetermined time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1984
    Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toru Sugawara
  • Patent number: 4041351
    Abstract: A method of energizing a laser source stimulating flash lamp directly from an AC power line. Uncontrolled diodes couple the anode and cathode of the flash lamp directly to the AC line. The lamp is triggered by a separate triggering circuit which produces its trigger pulse at a predetermined phase of the AC power source. The use of high current carrying controlled rectifiers and large energy storage devices is thereby eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1977
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: David R. Whitehouse, David W. Hartshorn