| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 315241000 | Condenser in shunt to the load device and the supply | 14 |
| 20090072752 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a light emitting device ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090206764 | Driver for Controlling a Light Emitting Element, in Particular an Organic Light Emitting Diode - The present invention relates to a circuit for controlling a light emitting element, in particular an organic light emitting diode. The circuit comprises a capacitor connectable with the light emitting element, charging means for charging the capacitor and a switching means. The switching means is adapted to alternately disconnect the capacitor from the light emitting element and connect the capacitor to the light emitting element. The capacitor is alternately charged and discharged. A charging current or a discharge current from the capacitor drives the current of the light emitting element. Said charging means comprises at least one charging transistor for charging the capacitor. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090289567 | CAPACITOR CHARGING APPARATUS - A capacitor charging apparatus includes a transformer and an output capacitor which is to be charged using the current that flows through the secondary coil of the transformer. A control circuit charges the output capacitor by controlling the switching operation of a switching transistor provided on a path of the primary coil of the transformer. A voltage monitoring terminal is connected to a tap provided to the secondary coil of the transformer. A switching control unit receives a monitoring voltage that occurs at the voltage monitoring terminal, and controls the switching operation of the switching transistor according to the monitoring voltage. A protection circuit monitors the monitoring voltage. In a case in which continues to be satisfied with respect to the monitoring voltage, the switching control operation of the switching control unit for the switching transistor is stopped. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100253235 | Non-flashing brightness adjusting device for non-resistive light-emitting load - A non-flashing brightness adjusting device for a non-resistive light-emitting load has a brightness adjuster and a conductive current sustainer. The brightness adjuster has an AC silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) and an adjustable trigger unit. By adjusting the adjustable trigger unit and setting a trigger angle of the TRIAC, a total output current of the brightness adjuster is adjusted. The conductive current sustainer is connected to the output terminal of the brightness adjuster for a non-resistive light-emitting load to connect. When the trigger angle of the TRIAC is greater than 90 degrees, the conductive current sustainer keeps the current flowing through the anode and cathode of the TRIAC not lower than its threshold current to maintain the conduction of the TRIAC. Therefore, the non-resistive light-emitting load keeps receiving the required working power and does not flash. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20120161661 | DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUIT HAVING HALF VDD POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT BUILT THEREIN AND DISPLAY DRIVING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a display driving circuit and a display driving system, and more particularly, to a display driving circuit having a half-VDD power supply circuit built therein and a display driving system including the same, in which the display driving circuit is further provided with a half voltage VDD terminal in addition to the highest voltage VDD terminal and the lowest voltage VSS terminal, and the half voltage, which is between the highest voltage and the lowest voltage, is generated and supplied by the half voltage power supply from the inside of the display driving circuit, rather than being supplied from an external power supply. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20130043803 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DRIVING ORGANIC LED'S - A method and system for driving an organic light emitting diode (OLED) with a regular LED driver without pre-charge are provided. In the examples, at least one passive element is included in parallel with the OLED across the output of the power supply. This passive element may be a capacitor. In one example, the effective series resistance (ESR) of the parallel capacitor may be substantially less than an ESR of the OLED at turn-on of the OLED. The turn-on delay of the OLED substantially is determined by the ESR of the parallel capacitor and is not substantially determined by the ESR of the OLED. In another example, the ESR of the parallel capacitor is less than or equal to 10% of an ESR of the OLED at turn-on of the OLED. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20080238332 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VOLTAGE ON DISCHARGE CAPACITORS WHICH CONTROL LIGHT ENERGY FROM FLASH LAMPS - A system and method are described for controlling voltage on discharge capacitors which control light energy from flash lamps, wherein the method includes measuring over time an operational behavior of a flash lamp for performing photothermolysis, wherein a discharge capacitor transfers energy to the flash lamp, empirically deriving a behavior of the flash lamp as a function of operation over time, and using the empirically derived behavior of the flash lamp to control a voltage of the discharge capacitor and thus energy transferred to the flash lamp. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090121644 | ADAPTIVE ALGORITHM FOR CAMERA FLASH LED POWER CONTROL VS. BATTERY IMPEDANCE, STATE OF DISCHARGE (SOD), AGING, TEMPERATURE EFFECTS - A method for driving a light-emitting semiconductor is provided. A supply voltage is converted into a secondary output voltage for supplying the light-emitting semiconductor with an output voltage. A level for the supply voltage at the beginning of a high current phase of the light-emitting semiconductor is sensed. A threshold voltage level for the supply voltage level is determined based on the sensed level. The high current phase with the light-emitting semiconductor is stated. The sensed level is continuously compared with the threshold voltage level, and an output current through the light-emitting semiconductor is controlled such that the sensed level does not drop below the threshold voltage level. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100007285 | Method and Apparatus for Curing Thin Films on Low-Temperature Substrates at High Speeds - A curing apparatus for thermally processing thin films on low-temperature substrates at high speeds is disclosed. The curing apparatus includes a strobe head, a strobe control module and a conveyor control module. The strobe control module controls the power, duration and repetition rate of a set of pulses generated by a flash lamp on the strobe head. The conveyor control module along with the strobe control module provide real-time synchronization between the repetition rate of the set of pulses and the speed at which the substrate is being moved under the strobe head, according to the speed information. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100320925 | METHOD OF FORMING A FLASH CONTROLLER FOR A CAMERA AND STRUCTURE THEREFOR - In one embodiment, a flash controller for a camera is configured with a plurality of flash control channels that each control a value of a current through a light source. The value and timing of the current is controlled responsively to control words received by the plurality of flash control channels. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20080252230 | IMAGING APPARATUS, STROBE DEVICE, AND CHARGING-CONTROL METHOD - An imaging apparatus including a strobe device having a charging circuit of a separately excited oscillation type is provided. The apparatus includes a main capacitor in which charge is accumulated to supply power to a strobe-light-flashing unit, a step-up transformer including at least primary and secondary coils, a switching element that performs a switching operation to control a current supplied to the primary coil, a rectifier diode that rectifies a flyback pulse generated in the secondary coil to supply a charging voltage to the main capacitor, a power-supply-interrupting circuit that selectively interrupts power supplied from the power supply, a full-charge detection unit that detects whether the main capacitor reaches a fully charged state, and a power-supply-control unit that controls the power-supply-interrupting circuit so as to set the power-supply-interrupting circuit to be in an interrupting state. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090256488 | High intensity discharge strobe light - A high intensity discharge (HID) lamp is operable as a stroboscopic light source by reducing power and maintaining constant polarity at the lamp for a period of dimmed operation and exciting the lamp with aperiodic polarity reversals for a run up period before returning the lamp to steady state operation. | 10-15-2009 |
| 315242000 | With an inductance in the circuit | 2 |
| 20090121645 | Circuit Arrangement for Operating a Discharge Lamp Having Temperature Compensation - The invention relates to a circuit arrangement which is used to operate a low pressure discharge lamp (EL), wherein the discharge lamp receives power. Said circuit arrangement is embodied in such a manner that power-determination components (C | 05-14-2009 |
| 315243000 | Inductance in series with the load device and the supply | 1 |
| 20110260637 | ELECTRONIC METHOD TO IMPROVE THE STARTING CHARACTERISTICS OF DIRECT CURRENT ARC LAMPS - A series connected L-C resonant circuit is connected between a lamp electrode of a xenon arc lamp and chassis ground. The L-C circuit has the ability to store energy as well as act as an oscillator. Energized by an initial high voltage pulse to a xenon arc lamp, the L-C circuit extends the ‘tail’ of the initial high voltage pulse provided to ignite the xenon arc lamp with a train or series of high frequency oscillations, which gradually decay. This resonant ‘tail’ causes the plasma streamer in the lamp to remain in the ionized state for an extended time period, until current ramp to the lamp up occurs, resulting in highly reliable ignition of the xenon arc lamp. | 10-27-2011 |
| 315241000 | Photoflash | 4 |
| 20090072752 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a light emitting device ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090206764 | Driver for Controlling a Light Emitting Element, in Particular an Organic Light Emitting Diode - The present invention relates to a circuit for controlling a light emitting element, in particular an organic light emitting diode. The circuit comprises a capacitor connectable with the light emitting element, charging means for charging the capacitor and a switching means. The switching means is adapted to alternately disconnect the capacitor from the light emitting element and connect the capacitor to the light emitting element. The capacitor is alternately charged and discharged. A charging current or a discharge current from the capacitor drives the current of the light emitting element. Said charging means comprises at least one charging transistor for charging the capacitor. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090289567 | CAPACITOR CHARGING APPARATUS - A capacitor charging apparatus includes a transformer and an output capacitor which is to be charged using the current that flows through the secondary coil of the transformer. A control circuit charges the output capacitor by controlling the switching operation of a switching transistor provided on a path of the primary coil of the transformer. A voltage monitoring terminal is connected to a tap provided to the secondary coil of the transformer. A switching control unit receives a monitoring voltage that occurs at the voltage monitoring terminal, and controls the switching operation of the switching transistor according to the monitoring voltage. A protection circuit monitors the monitoring voltage. In a case in which continues to be satisfied with respect to the monitoring voltage, the switching control operation of the switching control unit for the switching transistor is stopped. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100253235 | Non-flashing brightness adjusting device for non-resistive light-emitting load - A non-flashing brightness adjusting device for a non-resistive light-emitting load has a brightness adjuster and a conductive current sustainer. The brightness adjuster has an AC silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) and an adjustable trigger unit. By adjusting the adjustable trigger unit and setting a trigger angle of the TRIAC, a total output current of the brightness adjuster is adjusted. The conductive current sustainer is connected to the output terminal of the brightness adjuster for a non-resistive light-emitting load to connect. When the trigger angle of the TRIAC is greater than 90 degrees, the conductive current sustainer keeps the current flowing through the anode and cathode of the TRIAC not lower than its threshold current to maintain the conduction of the TRIAC. Therefore, the non-resistive light-emitting load keeps receiving the required working power and does not flash. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20120161661 | DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUIT HAVING HALF VDD POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT BUILT THEREIN AND DISPLAY DRIVING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a display driving circuit and a display driving system, and more particularly, to a display driving circuit having a half-VDD power supply circuit built therein and a display driving system including the same, in which the display driving circuit is further provided with a half voltage VDD terminal in addition to the highest voltage VDD terminal and the lowest voltage VSS terminal, and the half voltage, which is between the highest voltage and the lowest voltage, is generated and supplied by the half voltage power supply from the inside of the display driving circuit, rather than being supplied from an external power supply. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20130043803 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DRIVING ORGANIC LED'S - A method and system for driving an organic light emitting diode (OLED) with a regular LED driver without pre-charge are provided. In the examples, at least one passive element is included in parallel with the OLED across the output of the power supply. This passive element may be a capacitor. In one example, the effective series resistance (ESR) of the parallel capacitor may be substantially less than an ESR of the OLED at turn-on of the OLED. The turn-on delay of the OLED substantially is determined by the ESR of the parallel capacitor and is not substantially determined by the ESR of the OLED. In another example, the ESR of the parallel capacitor is less than or equal to 10% of an ESR of the OLED at turn-on of the OLED. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20080238332 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VOLTAGE ON DISCHARGE CAPACITORS WHICH CONTROL LIGHT ENERGY FROM FLASH LAMPS - A system and method are described for controlling voltage on discharge capacitors which control light energy from flash lamps, wherein the method includes measuring over time an operational behavior of a flash lamp for performing photothermolysis, wherein a discharge capacitor transfers energy to the flash lamp, empirically deriving a behavior of the flash lamp as a function of operation over time, and using the empirically derived behavior of the flash lamp to control a voltage of the discharge capacitor and thus energy transferred to the flash lamp. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090121644 | ADAPTIVE ALGORITHM FOR CAMERA FLASH LED POWER CONTROL VS. BATTERY IMPEDANCE, STATE OF DISCHARGE (SOD), AGING, TEMPERATURE EFFECTS - A method for driving a light-emitting semiconductor is provided. A supply voltage is converted into a secondary output voltage for supplying the light-emitting semiconductor with an output voltage. A level for the supply voltage at the beginning of a high current phase of the light-emitting semiconductor is sensed. A threshold voltage level for the supply voltage level is determined based on the sensed level. The high current phase with the light-emitting semiconductor is stated. The sensed level is continuously compared with the threshold voltage level, and an output current through the light-emitting semiconductor is controlled such that the sensed level does not drop below the threshold voltage level. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100007285 | Method and Apparatus for Curing Thin Films on Low-Temperature Substrates at High Speeds - A curing apparatus for thermally processing thin films on low-temperature substrates at high speeds is disclosed. The curing apparatus includes a strobe head, a strobe control module and a conveyor control module. The strobe control module controls the power, duration and repetition rate of a set of pulses generated by a flash lamp on the strobe head. The conveyor control module along with the strobe control module provide real-time synchronization between the repetition rate of the set of pulses and the speed at which the substrate is being moved under the strobe head, according to the speed information. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100320925 | METHOD OF FORMING A FLASH CONTROLLER FOR A CAMERA AND STRUCTURE THEREFOR - In one embodiment, a flash controller for a camera is configured with a plurality of flash control channels that each control a value of a current through a light source. The value and timing of the current is controlled responsively to control words received by the plurality of flash control channels. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20080252230 | IMAGING APPARATUS, STROBE DEVICE, AND CHARGING-CONTROL METHOD - An imaging apparatus including a strobe device having a charging circuit of a separately excited oscillation type is provided. The apparatus includes a main capacitor in which charge is accumulated to supply power to a strobe-light-flashing unit, a step-up transformer including at least primary and secondary coils, a switching element that performs a switching operation to control a current supplied to the primary coil, a rectifier diode that rectifies a flyback pulse generated in the secondary coil to supply a charging voltage to the main capacitor, a power-supply-interrupting circuit that selectively interrupts power supplied from the power supply, a full-charge detection unit that detects whether the main capacitor reaches a fully charged state, and a power-supply-control unit that controls the power-supply-interrupting circuit so as to set the power-supply-interrupting circuit to be in an interrupting state. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090256488 | High intensity discharge strobe light - A high intensity discharge (HID) lamp is operable as a stroboscopic light source by reducing power and maintaining constant polarity at the lamp for a period of dimmed operation and exciting the lamp with aperiodic polarity reversals for a run up period before returning the lamp to steady state operation. | 10-15-2009 |
| 315241000 | Strobe lights | 2 |
| 20090072752 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a light emitting device ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090206764 | Driver for Controlling a Light Emitting Element, in Particular an Organic Light Emitting Diode - The present invention relates to a circuit for controlling a light emitting element, in particular an organic light emitting diode. The circuit comprises a capacitor connectable with the light emitting element, charging means for charging the capacitor and a switching means. The switching means is adapted to alternately disconnect the capacitor from the light emitting element and connect the capacitor to the light emitting element. The capacitor is alternately charged and discharged. A charging current or a discharge current from the capacitor drives the current of the light emitting element. Said charging means comprises at least one charging transistor for charging the capacitor. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090289567 | CAPACITOR CHARGING APPARATUS - A capacitor charging apparatus includes a transformer and an output capacitor which is to be charged using the current that flows through the secondary coil of the transformer. A control circuit charges the output capacitor by controlling the switching operation of a switching transistor provided on a path of the primary coil of the transformer. A voltage monitoring terminal is connected to a tap provided to the secondary coil of the transformer. A switching control unit receives a monitoring voltage that occurs at the voltage monitoring terminal, and controls the switching operation of the switching transistor according to the monitoring voltage. A protection circuit monitors the monitoring voltage. In a case in which continues to be satisfied with respect to the monitoring voltage, the switching control operation of the switching control unit for the switching transistor is stopped. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100253235 | Non-flashing brightness adjusting device for non-resistive light-emitting load - A non-flashing brightness adjusting device for a non-resistive light-emitting load has a brightness adjuster and a conductive current sustainer. The brightness adjuster has an AC silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) and an adjustable trigger unit. By adjusting the adjustable trigger unit and setting a trigger angle of the TRIAC, a total output current of the brightness adjuster is adjusted. The conductive current sustainer is connected to the output terminal of the brightness adjuster for a non-resistive light-emitting load to connect. When the trigger angle of the TRIAC is greater than 90 degrees, the conductive current sustainer keeps the current flowing through the anode and cathode of the TRIAC not lower than its threshold current to maintain the conduction of the TRIAC. Therefore, the non-resistive light-emitting load keeps receiving the required working power and does not flash. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20120161661 | DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUIT HAVING HALF VDD POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT BUILT THEREIN AND DISPLAY DRIVING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a display driving circuit and a display driving system, and more particularly, to a display driving circuit having a half-VDD power supply circuit built therein and a display driving system including the same, in which the display driving circuit is further provided with a half voltage VDD terminal in addition to the highest voltage VDD terminal and the lowest voltage VSS terminal, and the half voltage, which is between the highest voltage and the lowest voltage, is generated and supplied by the half voltage power supply from the inside of the display driving circuit, rather than being supplied from an external power supply. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20130043803 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DRIVING ORGANIC LED'S - A method and system for driving an organic light emitting diode (OLED) with a regular LED driver without pre-charge are provided. In the examples, at least one passive element is included in parallel with the OLED across the output of the power supply. This passive element may be a capacitor. In one example, the effective series resistance (ESR) of the parallel capacitor may be substantially less than an ESR of the OLED at turn-on of the OLED. The turn-on delay of the OLED substantially is determined by the ESR of the parallel capacitor and is not substantially determined by the ESR of the OLED. In another example, the ESR of the parallel capacitor is less than or equal to 10% of an ESR of the OLED at turn-on of the OLED. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20080238332 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VOLTAGE ON DISCHARGE CAPACITORS WHICH CONTROL LIGHT ENERGY FROM FLASH LAMPS - A system and method are described for controlling voltage on discharge capacitors which control light energy from flash lamps, wherein the method includes measuring over time an operational behavior of a flash lamp for performing photothermolysis, wherein a discharge capacitor transfers energy to the flash lamp, empirically deriving a behavior of the flash lamp as a function of operation over time, and using the empirically derived behavior of the flash lamp to control a voltage of the discharge capacitor and thus energy transferred to the flash lamp. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090121644 | ADAPTIVE ALGORITHM FOR CAMERA FLASH LED POWER CONTROL VS. BATTERY IMPEDANCE, STATE OF DISCHARGE (SOD), AGING, TEMPERATURE EFFECTS - A method for driving a light-emitting semiconductor is provided. A supply voltage is converted into a secondary output voltage for supplying the light-emitting semiconductor with an output voltage. A level for the supply voltage at the beginning of a high current phase of the light-emitting semiconductor is sensed. A threshold voltage level for the supply voltage level is determined based on the sensed level. The high current phase with the light-emitting semiconductor is stated. The sensed level is continuously compared with the threshold voltage level, and an output current through the light-emitting semiconductor is controlled such that the sensed level does not drop below the threshold voltage level. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100007285 | Method and Apparatus for Curing Thin Films on Low-Temperature Substrates at High Speeds - A curing apparatus for thermally processing thin films on low-temperature substrates at high speeds is disclosed. The curing apparatus includes a strobe head, a strobe control module and a conveyor control module. The strobe control module controls the power, duration and repetition rate of a set of pulses generated by a flash lamp on the strobe head. The conveyor control module along with the strobe control module provide real-time synchronization between the repetition rate of the set of pulses and the speed at which the substrate is being moved under the strobe head, according to the speed information. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100320925 | METHOD OF FORMING A FLASH CONTROLLER FOR A CAMERA AND STRUCTURE THEREFOR - In one embodiment, a flash controller for a camera is configured with a plurality of flash control channels that each control a value of a current through a light source. The value and timing of the current is controlled responsively to control words received by the plurality of flash control channels. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20080252230 | IMAGING APPARATUS, STROBE DEVICE, AND CHARGING-CONTROL METHOD - An imaging apparatus including a strobe device having a charging circuit of a separately excited oscillation type is provided. The apparatus includes a main capacitor in which charge is accumulated to supply power to a strobe-light-flashing unit, a step-up transformer including at least primary and secondary coils, a switching element that performs a switching operation to control a current supplied to the primary coil, a rectifier diode that rectifies a flyback pulse generated in the secondary coil to supply a charging voltage to the main capacitor, a power-supply-interrupting circuit that selectively interrupts power supplied from the power supply, a full-charge detection unit that detects whether the main capacitor reaches a fully charged state, and a power-supply-control unit that controls the power-supply-interrupting circuit so as to set the power-supply-interrupting circuit to be in an interrupting state. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090256488 | High intensity discharge strobe light - A high intensity discharge (HID) lamp is operable as a stroboscopic light source by reducing power and maintaining constant polarity at the lamp for a period of dimmed operation and exciting the lamp with aperiodic polarity reversals for a run up period before returning the lamp to steady state operation. | 10-15-2009 |
