With Assembly Or Disassembly Patents (Class 445/23)
  • Publication number: 20100007267
    Abstract: To provide a light emitting device that does not experience a decline in radiant efficiency in use, enables luminous flux from LED elements to be increased, and white light of good color rendering to be produced, and heat generated by the LED elements to be smoothly transmitted to an SiC fluorescent substrate. The light emitting device is provided with first LED elements for emitting UV radiation, second LED elements for emitting visible light, an SiC fluorescent substrate that is mounted with the first LED elements and the second LED elements and is made of SiC doped with at least one of B and Al as well as N and emits visible light when excited by radiation emitted from the first LED elements, and has a body made of inorganic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: USHIODENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji IMAI, Satoshi KAMIYAMA
  • Patent number: 7645176
    Abstract: An organic electro-luminescence display (OELD) includes first and second substrates facing each other and having a display region and a non-display region, a first stacking layer in the display region, the first stacking layer including an array layer disposed on the first substrate and having a thin film transistor, a connection pattern connected with the array layer, and an emitting diode disposed on the second substrate and connected with the connection pattern, and a second stacking layer between the first and second substrates and in the non-display region, the second stacking layer corresponding to the first stacking layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ock-Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20100002414
    Abstract: In one aspect, an illumination apparatus includes a waveguide, embedded in which are a light-emitting source and a photoluminescent material. Output light is emitted from at least a portion of a first surface of the waveguide. The photoluminescent material includes nano-size phosphor particles and/or quantum dots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Noam Meir, Eran Fine
  • Publication number: 20090323371
    Abstract: In a light source apparatus, a method of manufacturing the light source and a backlight assembly having the same, a light guide plate (LGP) includes an upper surface and a lower surface facing each other and a first side surface and a second side surface. The light source is placed in the LGP adjacent to the first side surface and emits light toward the second side surface. The power supply unit is electrically connected to the light source and partially placed in the LGP. The light source may include a lamp or a light-emitting diode (LED). The power supply unit may include a wire or a power supply substrate. The light source apparatus may be formed by an injection molding process using lower and upper mold frames. Therefore, backlight assembly size, the number of parts and manufacturing steps may be decreased, and the illumination quality may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Ho-Han RYU, Tae-Seok Kim, Jin-Gwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20090316389
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, a light source module includes a light source, a frame plate, and an insulation structure. The frame plate includes a plurality of light source pad portions, a power wiring portion, and a peripheral portion. The power wiring portion is electrically connected to the light source to be formed in the vicinity of the light source pad portion. A boundary area of the power wiring portion corresponding to the peripheral portion and the light source pad portion is formed to be open, so that the power wiring portion is spaced apart from the peripheral portion and the light source pad portion. The insulation structure is formed in the boundary area to electrically insulate the power wiring portion from the frame plate. In one aspect, the volume, weight, and manufacturing costs of the light source module may be reduced, and a process of individually packaging light sources may be considered unnecessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Si-Ki Park, Gi-Cherl Kim, Young-Keun Lee
  • Publication number: 20090316073
    Abstract: A light diffusion module and a back light module using the same. The light diffusion module is disposed corresponding to the light source module of the back light module. The light diffusion module includes a first diffusion layer and the second diffusion layer. The first diffusion layer is disposed on top of the light source module and the top light exit surface has a plurality of first micro structures juxtapositioned to each other. The second diffusion layer is disposed on top of the first diffusion layer, and the top surface has a plurality of second micro structures juxtapositioned to each other. The ratio of the width of each first micro structure to the width of each second micro structure is between 1.1 and 1.8. The ratio of the height of each first micro structure to the height of each second micro structure is between 0.8 and 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung Chuan Chen, Kuang Ting Cheng, Kai-Ti Chen
  • Publication number: 20090316409
    Abstract: A sub-mount adapted for AC and DC operation of devices mountable thereon, the sub-mount including a base substrate including a first surface and a second surface different from the first surface, a conductive pattern on the first surface, a first pair and a second pair of first and second electrodes on the second surface, and vias extending through the base substrate between the first and second surfaces, wherein the conductive pattern includes a first set of mounting portions and two via portions along a first electrical path between the first pair of first and second electrodes, and a second set of mounting portions and two via portions along a second electrical path between the second pair of first and second electrodes, the via portions connecting respective portions of the conductive pattern to respective electrodes of the first and second pair of first and second electrodes through the vias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Yu-Sik Kim, Woo-Sung Han
  • Publication number: 20090309473
    Abstract: An LED bulb having bulb-shaped shell and thermally conductive fluid or gel within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell. The bulb includes at least one LED within the shell and a base. The base can be configured to fit within an electrical socket and can include a series of screw threads and a base pin, wherein the screw threads and base pin are dimensioned to be received within a standard electrical socket. Alternatively, the base can be configured to fit within a suitable electric socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: SUPERBULBS, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk, Daniel Chandler, Matthew Galla
  • Publication number: 20090309483
    Abstract: The photocathode lighting device of planar light emission including: a light source unit emitting a first light; a cathode plate contacted face-to-face with the light source unit; a metal mask layer adhered to the cathode plate and including a repetitive plurality of apertures; a photocathode formed on a surface of the metal mask layer, receiving the first light, and emitting an electron; an anode plate facing the cathode plate and spaced apart from the cathode plate; and a phosphor formed in a lower part of the anode plate and emitting a second light when the emitted electron collides with the phosphor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Hyo-Soo Jeong, Kristopher Warren Keller, Joseph Bradley Culkin
  • Publication number: 20090310353
    Abstract: A lamp unit includes a first light source; a projection lens that forms a light distribution pattern using light radiated from the first light source; a second light source; and a parabola optical system reflector that reflects light radiated from the second light source. The projection lens has a paraxial outer peripheral portion that is closer to a first optical axis than at least part of another outer peripheral portion as seen in the direction of the first optical axis. The parabola optical system reflector reflects light radiated from the second light source such that the reflected light passes through a space adjacent to the paraxial outer peripheral portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuaki Inaba
  • Publication number: 20090310380
    Abstract: A vehicle including a center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL). The vehicle includes a vehicle body panel formed of a light emitting material of a predetermined color, including a first surface area, and coated with a paint of a predetermined color. A CHMSL housing may be mounted on one side of the vehicle body panel, and one or more light sources may be disposable adjacent or within the CHMSL housing for emitting light through a second surface area of the vehicle body panel when the light source is turned on, with the second surface area being smaller than the first surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Gurpreet Aulakh, Ronald H. Miller, Aric D. Shaffer, Dumitru Raceu
  • Publication number: 20090310378
    Abstract: A headlamp for a vehicle has a projection lens, a light source disposed behind a rear focal point of the projection lens and having an optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction, a reflector which reflects light from the light source toward the projection lens, and a rotary shade which is rotatable and shields a part of the light which is projected from the light source and reflected by the reflector. The rotary shade has a plurality of pattern forming sections, each of which respectively forms a corresponding light distribution pattern including an upper part irradiation pattern and a lower part irradiation pattern. A center of the lower part irradiating patterns is located lower than a horizontal line. A center of the upper part irradiating patterns is located above the horizontal line. The pattern forming sections form at least four different upper part irradiating patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naohisa TATARA, Masahito NAGANAWA
  • Publication number: 20090310331
    Abstract: A device for simulating and/or attracting aquatic life forms is disclosed. The device includes an electromagnetic module for simultaneously generating alternating or pulsed electromagnetic fields and a pulsed light output from a light emitting diode. The electromagnetic module includes a dry battery that is activated when exposed electrodes of the dry battery are placed in contact with a common electrolyte, such as sea water. The electromagnetic module includes a control circuit with one or more application specific integrated circuits for converting an input voltage from the dry battery to an operating voltage sufficient to power the light emitting diode. In further embodiments of the invention, the device includes one or more removable jackets that resemble aquatic life-forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Wing Fai Leung, Po Fong Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090310058
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a lamp socket unit, a printed circuit board and a lower receiving container. The printed circuit board includes a cutout portion which receives the lamp socket unit therethrough. The lower receiving container receives the lamp socket unit and the printed circuit board. The lamp socket unit is coupled to the printed circuit board, and the printed circuit board, having the lamp socket unit coupled thereto, is disposed in the lower receiving container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-ll Kim, Hyun-Su Park, Young-Ho Lee, Jae-Hwan Chun, Sung-Won Chung
  • Publication number: 20090302734
    Abstract: To realize airtight joining on wirings, even in a case of arranging the wirings within grooves formed on a substrate surface, the wirings include a section arranged inside the grooves and a section arranged outside the grooves so as to extend over both sections. The first substrate and the second substrate are jointed through a joint member provided on the wirings outside the grooves so as to intersect with the wirings outside the grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshio Suzuki, Kazuya Ishiwata
  • Publication number: 20090296413
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a board, a metal wiring provided on the board, an LED mounted on the metal wiring, and a metal heat dissipation film mainly made of a metal different from a metal for forming the metal wiring. The metal heat dissipation film partially overlaps the metal wiring. The metal heat dissipation film has an irregular surface. The metal heat dissipation film is mainly made of a metal that is softer than the metal wiring. The metal heat dissipation film intervenes between the board and the metal wiring, and part of the metal heat dissipation film that is in contact with the metal wiring has an irregular surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Fukui
  • Publication number: 20090296399
    Abstract: A light source device is provided, which includes: a hold member; a light source held by the hold member; an optical element held by the hold member; and a hardened first adhesive agent bonding at least one of the light source and the optical element to the holding member. The hardened first adhesive agent has elasticity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Taizo MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20090296419
    Abstract: A projector type vehicle light can have a decreased total weight and prevent the insufficiency in strength of a rotational shaft of a base member. The projector type vehicle light can include a light source, a reflector, a shade, and a projection lens. The vehicle light can further include a shade rotational shaft extending in the left-to-right direction, a base member configured so that the shade can rotate around the shade rotational shaft, a solenoid for making the shade rotate between a low-beam position and a high-beam position, and a crank shaft configured to connect the solenoid with the shade for driving the shade. The solenoid can be supported by the base member so that the plunger of the solenoid can move in the left-to-right direction. The lens holder can be made of a first material, such as a resin material, and the base member can be made from a second material, such as metal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Yoichi TATSUMI, Yoshiaki AKIYAMA
  • Patent number: 7625596
    Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention discloses a method for making a first layer in an electroactive device comprising the steps of (i) preparing a composition by mixing at least one adhesion promoter material and at least one electroactive material; and (ii) depositing said composition onto a second electroactive layer of said electroactive device; and (iii) optionally further depositing a third electroactive layer onto the surface of said first layer opposite the second layer, wherein said composition enables adhesion between said first layer and said second layer or between said first layer and said third layer, or between said first layer and both said second layer and said third layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Larry Neil Lewis, Venkatesan Manivannan, Tami Janene Faircloth, Jie Liu, James Anthony Cella
  • Patent number: 7625259
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display and method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The light emitting display includes: a substrate having a display region and a circuit measuring pad region; source and drain electrodes arranged above the display region and a first conductive layer arranged above the circuit measuring pad region on the same layer as the source and drain electrodes; a first insulating layer on the source and drain electrodes and the first conductive layer; first and second via holes formed in the first insulating layer, the first via hole exposing the source or drain electrode, the second via hole exposing the first conductive layer; a pixel electrode contacting the source or drain electrode through the first via hole, and a second conductive layer contacting the first conductive layer through the second via hole; and a pixel defining layer which exposes the pixel electrode and formed on the second conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mu-Hyun Kim, Keum-Nam Kim
  • Publication number: 20090290380
    Abstract: In one aspect, an illumination source includes a socket formed by the union of a sub-assembly platform and a light-guide element, and a discrete light source received in the socket. In another aspect, the light-guide element includes a concentration region proximate an in-coupling region opposite an out-coupling region, the concentration region directing multidirectional light from the in-coupling region toward the out-coupling region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Noam Meir, Micha Zimmermann, Eran Fine
  • Publication number: 20090290348
    Abstract: An LED-based lighting system includes a housing forming one or more apertures, a PCB having conductors on its front-side, and one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors. The PCB mounts with the conductors proximate to a top surface of the housing such that the LEDs emit light through the apertures, and heat generated by the one or more LEDs primarily dissipates through the conductors to the housing. A retrofit apparatus for a light fixture includes a PCB having conductors on its front-side thereof, and one or more LEDs mounted with the conductors. The PCB mounts with the conductors proximate to a surface of a mounting bracket that is configured for mounting to the light fixture, such that when the bracket mounts to the light fixture, heat generated by the one or more LEDs primarily dissipates through the conductors and the structural element to the light fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Peter VAN LAANEN, Jeffrey BISBERG, Neil CANNON, Tracy EARLES
  • Publication number: 20090290343
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide lighting assemblies for installation in lighting fixtures. Lighting assemblies include at least one light source, at least one heat sink, and at least one reflector. Other embodiments of the lighting assembly may also include an outer surface of the reflector comprising a heat sink. In some embodiments, it may be desirable to direct light toward a wall. In those situations, a wall wash trim may be included. The lighting assemblies disclosed herein may be modular and thus replaced without having to uninstall the entire fixture. In some embodiments, a circuit board containing at least one light emitting diode in an existing lighting assembly may be replaced with another circuit board containing light emitting diodes of a different color temperature or a different color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: JEFFREY ALAN BROWN, LESLIE CHARLES KING, DAVID CLIFTON
  • Patent number: 7622860
    Abstract: The present invention provides a top-emission-type organic EL display device. In a top-emission-type organic EL display device which includes organic EL elements each of which is formed by stacking a reflective lower electrode, a function layer and a light-transmissive upper electrode in order, the upper electrode contains a plurality of fine particles which are made of a material different from a material of the upper electrode. The fine particles are preferably made of silica. A portion of the upper electrode may be provided below the fine particles and a portion of the upper electrode may be provided above the fine particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Takahiro Ochiai, Toshiyuki Matsuura, Hajime Murakami
  • Patent number: 7622864
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an organic light emitting diode (“OLED”) includes forming an anode on a substrate, forming an inorganic buffer layer on the anode, forming a hole transport layer on the buffer layer, forming a light emission layer on the hole transport layer, forming an electron transport layer on the light emission layer, and forming a cathode on the electron transport layer. The forming an inorganic buffer layer includes thermal evaporation and oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, Hanyang University
    Inventors: Tae-Whan Kim, Dong-Chul Choo
  • Publication number: 20090284216
    Abstract: The teachings relate to a power supply that can be used to carry, charge, and power a portable electronic device, as well as be operable by a user while mobile, between or during uses of the portable electronic device. The power supply comprises a modular hybrid-charger assembly operably connected to a device holder. The modular hybrid-charger assembly comprises a rechargeable internal battery connected to a port operable to function as a tetherless connection to a portable electronic device, a power management engine embodied in a computer readable medium, and an untethered solar energy source. The device holder comprises a framework operable to receive, hold, and release the portable electronic device; and an alignment mechanism that facilitates a mating of the portable electronic device with the hybrid-charger assembly. The modular hybrid-charger assembly can comprise a form factor that is interchangeable and operable with each of several different device holder form factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: iPowerUp, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry S. Bessa, Martin D. Cox, Donald K. Moore
  • Patent number: 7619355
    Abstract: To provide an electron source including: a wiring board having: a substrate having a groove on its surface; a conductive wire containing a metal which is arranged along the groove in the groove; and a wiring which is arranged above the wire crossing the wire; and an electron-emitting device which is arranged on the wiring board and is electrically connected to the conductive wire and the wiring; wherein the wire has an oxide layer of the metal contained in the wire on its surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masafumi Moriya, Kazuya Ishiwata
  • Publication number: 20090278456
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mercury source for a low-pressure discharge lamp comprising an amalgam body which is arranged on a front surface of a wire or enclosed in a perforated structure. The amalgam body or the perforated structure is provided with a protective coating with a getter effect. The invention enables a simple production process to be implemented with low costs in terms of materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: OSRAM Gesellschaft
    Inventors: Kirsten Fuchs, Gerald Hammer, Noll Thomas, Klaus Pankratz
  • Publication number: 20090280713
    Abstract: An integral HID reflector lamp may be formed with an HID held in a reflector. An inner element is mechanically coupled to the reflector. The inner element is formed with a first mechanical coupling to mate with the reflector, a second mechanical coupling to mate with a circuit board, and an electrical coupling to at least electrically couple one of the leads to the circuit board. A circuit board has an edge mechanically coupled to the inner element and electrically connected to the leads by an electrical coupling on the inner element. A heat sink spans at least one side of the circuit board and forming an EMI shielding. An outer cover encloses the heat sink, circuit board, and inner element and coupled to the assembly of the reflector, HID lamp, inner element, and heat sink with each elements of the assembly clipped together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
    Inventors: Jason J. Li, Andrew Johnsen, Glenn Freeman, Harold Rothwell, Randall Brown
  • Publication number: 20090279278
    Abstract: A light emitting device, including: a light emitting element emitting polarized light; and a light emitting element attachment module allowing a polarization direction of the polarized light (incident light) to be set more than ?45 degrees and less than +45 degrees with respect to a plane of incidence onto a reflecting surface which reflects the polarized light emitted from the light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Tsujimura, Satoshi Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20090279281
    Abstract: A lamp guide frame includes a frame body, a plurality of openings and a plurality of lamp socket receiving portions. The frame body guides end portions of a plurality of lamps. The openings extend in a width direction of the frame body. The openings are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the frame body. Each of the lamp socket receiving portions protrudes from a lower face of the frame body partially around an associated opening to form a receiving space receiving a lamp socket inserted into the opening. The lamp socket receiving portions are open in the width direction of the frame body. The frame body and the plurality of lamps socket receiving portions collectively define a single and continuous member. The associated opening and the receiving space of the lamp socket collectively define a continuous opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Won CHUNG, Hyun-Su PARK
  • Patent number: 7614929
    Abstract: Processes concerning the formation of an interlayer insulating film or a contact hole increase if an electrode of a light emitting element and a wiring are manufactured with different layers. Therefore, it suggests a light emitting element with a new structure which enables to shorten the processes. A light emitting device of the present invention has a structure integrated an electrode of a light emitting element and a source electrode. Thereby, processes concerning the formation of an interlayer insulating film and a contact hole can be reduced and be shortened. In addition, an electrode structure that can be waited a portion which functions as an electrode of a light emitting element, and a portion which functions as a source electrode with its sufficient function is adopted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Murakami, Noriko Miyagi
  • Publication number: 20090273268
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp for a light system, which lamp comprises at least: a lamp envelope (1) in which at least one electrical radiant source is enclosed and from which project at least two current supply means, a lamp base (2) that has at least one part by which the lamp envelope is fixed to the lamp base, and a reference element (3, 4) that is arranged on the lamp base wherein the material of the part of the lamp base by which the lamp base (2) is fixed to the lamp envelope (1) is composed of a plastics material or a mixture of plastics materials that is resistant to high temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventor: Markus Gerhard
  • Publication number: 20090273934
    Abstract: A lamp is disclosed that includes a light source that requires high voltage for starting. A reflector body includes an electrically conductive reflective surface that is oriented to receive light from the light source and direct the light in the desired direction. A preselected surface portion of the reflector body is devoid of the electrically conductive reflective surface. First and second lead assemblies associated with the light source, and that supply power thereto, pass through openings in the reflector body. The lead assemblies are spaced from the electrically conductive reflective surface portion by the preselected surface portion that is devoid of the reflective material to preclude arcing. Asymmetrical lead wire assemblies may also be advantageously used to increase the electrical standoff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Matthew Secen, David A. Gwinn
  • Patent number: 7611393
    Abstract: Improved electroluminescent and photonic devices with integrated logic and control circuits are disclosed. Low mobility, contact barrier, space charge limitation and carrier balancing are provided solutions that increase efficiency, reliability and longevity of the devices. Device power loss and power requirements are reduced. True-ohmic contact materials allow a gate-controlled, light emitting organic triode MESFET configuration that eliminates commonly used ITO thereby increasing luminous output, and providing ease of address and control by integrally fabricated complementary MESFET address and control circuitry. The devices can be fabricated by printing or by weaving appropriate materials, and can be configured as color displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Inventor: Alton O. Christensen
  • Publication number: 20090268450
    Abstract: A lighting device includes an optically transmissive glass substrate (1), a wiring pattern (2) formed on the glass substrate, and a plurality of light-emitting diode elements (4) mounted to correspond to the wiring pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Kojoh, Hitoshi Sannomiya, Yoshimichi Kato
  • Publication number: 20090267512
    Abstract: Gas discharge lamps can be driven with a circuit with a small form factor by an arrangement comprising a planar printed wiring board with at least one coil for driving a gas discharge lamp, wherein a reflector plate of the gas discharge lamp supports the planar printed wiring board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Mikko Ollila, Marko Eromaki
  • Publication number: 20090268479
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for illuminating a bicycle crank. A magnetic coil is coiled around a portion of a tubular structure which houses a magnetic component. The magnetic component moves slidably inside the tubular structure passing through the magnetic coil. The tubular structure is housed in an outer housing which encases a bicycle crank or fits within a specially designed bicycle crank. When the bicycle crank rotates, the magnet slides back and forth through the magnetic coil generating an electric current that is used to power an LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventor: Doug Lunde
  • Publication number: 20090264041
    Abstract: A surface-mounted lighting system and method wherein a lamp (e.g., an LED) is mounted within a surface (e.g., a wall, the wall of a pool or spa, a panel, etc.) such that it casts light to one side of the surface. A lighting system of the present invention comprises a) a lens cap/light emitting diode/first connector subassembly and b) a second connector/wire subassembly. A first connector located on the lens cap/light emitting diode/first connector subassembly is connectable to the second connector located on the second connector/wire subassembly such that power may be delivered through the second connector/wire subassembly to the lamp. Thereafter, when it is desired to remove or change the lamp, the first connector is disconnected from the second connector and the entire Lens cap/LED/first connector subassembly may be removed and replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: J & J Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Van Diep, Lawrence Michael Johnson
  • Publication number: 20090262529
    Abstract: An illuminator (10) includes a circuit board (12) having a planar board portion (44) and a board portion non-planar to said planar board portion (44). The board portion non-planar to said planar board portion (44) defines one of a board interface (14) and a reflector (50). A method for manufacturing an illuminator (10) is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventor: Mark E. Dixon
  • Publication number: 20090262544
    Abstract: An illuminant device and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes the following steps of providing a body with a plurality of connecting members, disposing a plurality of lamps on the connecting members, respectively, dividing the body with the lamps into a plurality of assembling units, installing the assembling units on a carrier, and assembling the carrier with a holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventor: Hsiang-Chen WU
  • Publication number: 20090262545
    Abstract: There is described an illumination apparatus with an organic light-emitting device with a first light exit face and an organic light-emitting device with a second light exit face larger than the first light exit face. The inorganic light-emitting device and the organic light-emitting device are arranged so that a planar light output in which light of the inorganic light-emitting device and light of the organic light-emitting device superimpose each other results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Joerg Amelung, Joachim Wagner
  • Patent number: 7604523
    Abstract: Plasma-shells filled with ionizable gas are positioned on or within a rigid or flexible substrate. Each Plasma-shell is electrically connected to at least two 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 both the Plasma-shell and an electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Imaging Systems Technology
    Inventors: Carol Ann Wedding, Daniel Keith Wedding
  • Publication number: 20090257241
    Abstract: A component of an actuatable apparatus includes a substrate having an external surface defining a selected area, an illumination source actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state, and an opaque indicia coating applied over the selected area. The illumination source is positioned behind the selected area. A portion of the opaque indicia coating defines a pattern having a greater light transmissivity than the portion of the opaque indicia coating not comprising the pattern. The pattern is invisible when the illumination source is in the non-illuminated state, and visible when the illumination source is in the illuminated state and transmits light through the pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: ADAC PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Joe Meinke, Robert L. Bingle, Todd Pastrick, Ian R. Pettigrew, Thomas R. Futryk, Todd Trap
  • Publication number: 20090257220
    Abstract: An LED bulb having a bulb-shaped shell, a thermally conductive plastic material within the bulb-shaped shell, and at least one LED within the bulb-shaped shell. The bulb also includes a base, wherein the base is dimensioned to be received within a standard electrical socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: SUPERBULBS, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Lenk, Carol Lenk, Daniel Chandler
  • Publication number: 20090256472
    Abstract: A structure and method for three-dimensional lighting using light active technology. The structure has one or more sheets of light active material, which each sheet of the one or more sheets of light active material having a plurality of lighting elements. The structure additionally has one or more folding elements along which the one or more sheets of light active material are operable to be folded to create a three-dimensional lighting structure. A power supply element can then be used to provide power to the plurality of lighting elements. A fastening element is operable to fasten together the one or more sheets of light active material at one or more fastening points to retain the three-dimensional lighting structure created by folding the one or more sheets of light active material along the one or more folding elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventor: Paul E. Lohneis
  • Patent number: 7601042
    Abstract: An electron gun for generating an electron beam is provided, which includes a secondary emitter. The secondary emitter includes a non-contaminating negative-electron-affinity (NEA) material and emitting surface. The gun includes an accelerating region which accelerates the secondaries from the emitting surface. The secondaries are emitted in response to a primary beam generated external to the accelerating region. The accelerating region may include a superconducting radio frequency (RF) cavity, and the gun may be operated in a continuous wave (CW) mode. The secondary emitter includes hydrogenated diamond. A uniform electrically conductive layer is superposed on the emitter to replenish the extracted current, preventing charging of the emitter. An encapsulated secondary emission enhanced cathode device, useful in a superconducting RF cavity, includes a housing for maintaining vacuum, a cathode, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
    Inventors: Triveni Srinivasan-Rao, Ilan Ben-Zvi
  • Patent number: 7602120
    Abstract: An EL panel which can restrain a sealing resin from deteriorating characteristics of EL devices even when sealed with the resin, and a method of making the same are provided. An EL panel 1 in accordance with the present invention comprises a plurality of EL devices 20 constructed by successively laminating an anode 12, an organic layer 16, and a cathode 18 on a transparent substrate 10; walls 14 positioned between the EL devices 20 adjacent to each other; and a sealing plate 22 integrally covering the plurality of EL devices 20 and walls 14; wherein a resin 24 is interposed between the transparent substrate 10 and the sealing plate 22, while a space 26 is formed between the wall 14 and the organic layer 16 of the EL devices 20, whereby resin components of the sealing resin 24 are significantly restrained from eroding the organic layer 16 of the EL devices 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Noriaki Satomi, Yukihiro Azuma
  • Publication number: 20090253330
    Abstract: A low-pressure discharge lamp having a tubular glass lamp vessel 10, on an outer surface of which conductor layers are formed as electrodes 21 and 26. The ultrasonic solder dipping layers 31 and 36 are formed at both ends of the vessel 10 as conductor layers. The end surfaces of the glass lamp vessel are blasted and ultrasonic solder dipping layers are formed on the blasted surfaces 41 and 46 by ultrasonic solder dipping. Conductor layers form external electrodes 21 and 26, which are in contact with the glass surface more strongly. A low-pressure discharge lamp having the conductor layers of a uniform thickness can be mass-produced at low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: HARISON TOSHIBA LIGHTING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Takeda, Takayoshi Kurita, Masami Takagi
  • Publication number: 20090251894
    Abstract: LED flexible rod light device and process for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The LED flexible rod light device is flexible and comprises a positive wire and a negative wire being parallel to each other; a plurality of bare LED chips each connected to the positive wire and the negative wire via leads; and a packagine material for enclosing the positive wire, the negative wire, and the bare LED chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Nei Cheng Tsai