| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 315326000 | DISCHARGE DEVICE LOAD | 34 |
| 20090039803 | OUTER JACKET LEAK DETECTION METHOD AND BALLAST IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A method of detecting a leak in an outer jacket of a metal halide lamp having an arc tube inside the outer jacket and operated by a ballast, where the ballast monitors an electrical characteristic of the lamp during start and detects a leak in the outer jacket when the electrical characteristic deviates from that of a corresponding metal halide lamp whose outer jacket does not have a leak. The electrical characteristic is one of six markers, namely (1) V′(E) at a predetermined E, where V′(E) is a derivative of lamp voltage V as a function of cumulative energy E delivered to the ballast since ignition, (2) a value of E at which V′(E) reaches a maximum, (3) V at a predetermined E, (4) a local maximum of V′(E) up to a predetermined E, (5) a global maximum of V′(E), and (6) E required to achieve a predetermined V. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090195193 | COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT DEVICE - A light device, such as a device using compact fluorescent light, is disclosed. The light device includes a housing. A compact fluorescent light source is supported by the housing. A converting device is coupled with the compact fluorescent light source. The converting device is provided for connecting with a low voltage line. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090322258 | Carbon nanotube electron source - A method of producing an electron source, a carbon nanotube (CNT) electron source, and a method of field emission using an electron source are disclosed. Embodiments provide convenient and effective mechanisms for improving thermal and mechanical performance of CNT electron sources, in one example, by heating a polymer-based matrix (e.g., PDMS) beyond its curing point until the polymer decomposes to form a cross linked and rigid matrix comprising silicon dioxide (SiO | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100033114 | DOSE COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR LOW WATTAGE CERAMIC METAL HALIDE LAMP - A lamp includes a discharge vessel with electrodes extending into the discharge vessel and an ionizable fill sealed within the vessel. The fill includes a buffer gas, optionally mercury, and a halide component comprising a sodium halide, a lanthanum halide, a thallium halide, and a calcium halide. The lanthanum halide is present in the halide component at a mol fraction of at least 0.03. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100045212 | Devices having laterally arranged nanotubes - Nanotubes are positioned laterally between posts. These posts can be formed directly on a substrate, or on top of sharp protrusions, which are themselves located on the substrate. Horizontally positioned nanotubes can be used as emitters, either singly or as part of an array. Electron emissions from the sidewalls of the nanotubes can be used to generate X-rays, Microwaves and Terahertz radiation, or other electromagnetic radiation. Arrays of laterally positioned nanotubes can reduce screening effects and other emission irregularities sometimes caused by vertically positioned nanotube emitters that rely on emissions from nanotube ends. Carbon nanotubes can be manually between two posts, or grown in place. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100066272 | COLD CATHODE TUBE LAMP WITH AN EXTERNAL ELECTRODE CAPACITIVELY COUPLED TO A MOUNTING MEMBER, LIGHTING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A cold cathode tube lamp is fed with power from a first conductive member and a second conductive member provided outside in a mounted state, and includes a glass tube, first and second internal electrodes provided inside the glass tube, a first external electrode provided outside the glass tube and connected to the first internal electrode, a second external electrode provided outside the glass tube and connected to the second internal electrode, a first insulating layer coated on the first external electrode, and a second insulating layer coated on the second external electrode. In a mounted state, the first conductive member and the first external electrode are capacitively coupled together, and the second conductive member and the second external electrode are capacitively coupled together. With such a structure, parallel lighting can be achieved by parallel driving. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100097011 | EVALUATION DEVICE FOR THE IGNITION ENERGY OF A DISCHARGE LAMP - An evaluation device for measuring the ignition energy of a discharge lamp that is ignited by means of a superposed ignition unit, with the aid of a measuring signal that is proportional to the voltage across the discharge, and a measuring signal that is proportional to the current flowing through the lamp, is provided. The evaluation device is configured such that the energy injected into a discharge lamp during a high voltage pulse is suitably evaluated by means of a combination of an analog circuit and a digital circuit. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100127643 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes a rear plate including electron-emitting devices, a face plate including an anode electrode for accelerating electrons from the electron-emitting devices, a plate-shaped spacer being disposed between the rear and face plates and including a conductive member formed in a longitudinal direction of the spacer, and a potential-supplying unit for forming a potential gradient in the conductive member in the longitudinal direction of the spacer to compensate a difference between a distance to the spacer from a position on the face plate irradiated with electrons emitted from a first electron-emitting device among the electron-emitting devices and that from a position on the face plate irradiated with electrons emitted from a second electron-emitting device among the electron-emitting devices, the second electron-emitting device being located at a position shifted in the longitudinal direction of the spacer with respect to a position of the first electron-emitting device. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100164410 | DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE LAMP - A dielectric barrier discharge (DBD-) lamp ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100181942 | THERMIONIC EMISSION DEVICE - A thermionic emission device, in particular for use in an x-ray tube, has an indirectly heated primary emitter that is fashioned as a flat emitter with an unstructured primary emission surface, and a heating emitter that is fashioned as a flat emitter with a structured heat emission surface. The primary emitter and the heating emitter each has at least two terminal lugs, and the primary emission surface and the heat emission surface are aligned essentially parallel to one another. The emission device provides an optimally high quality of the focal spot with a simple design and, given high thermal load, an unwanted widening or defocusing of the electron beam is avoided by the terminal lugs of the primary emitter being aligned essentially perpendicular to the primary emission surface and not protruding beyond the primary emission surface in the lateral direction. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100194313 | HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION LINE - The present invention relates to a high voltage electrical connection line ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100253246 | DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE LAMP CONFIGURED AS A DOUBLE TUBE - The invention relates to a dielectric barrier discharge lamp in a coaxial double-tube arrangement, comprising an exterior electrode ( | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110115415 | Low ozone ratio, high-performance dielectric barrier discharge reactor - A dielectric barrier discharge reactor made in the form of a module formed of two electrode panels that are vertically arranged in a parallel manner each having a plurality of metal discharge needles and a meshed treatment unit set between the electrode panels in a parallel manner. The meshed treatment unit includes a substrate having a size equal to the electrode panels, and a metal catalyst prepared from gold, silver, platinum, nickel, manganese, chrome or their combination and coated on the substrate. The dielectric barrier discharge reactor is practical for home or public space application to purify air. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110316452 | METHOD FOR GENERATING WHITE LIGHT AND LIGHTING DEVICE - A method for generating white light and a lighting device are provided. The method comprises exciting blue cathodoluminescence material by FED to generate blue light; exciting yellow photoluminescence material by the blue light generated to generate yellow light, complexing the residual blue light that do not excite the yellow photoluminescence material and the yellow light to generate a white light. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120074874 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, DEVICES UTILIZING SAID ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID ELEMENT - The present invention provides an electron emitting element, comprising: a first electrode; an insulating fine particle layer formed on the first electrode and composed of insulating fine particles; and a second electrode formed on the insulating fine particle layer, wherein the insulating fine particle layer is provided with recesses formed in a surface thereof, the surface facing the second electrode, the recesses each having a depth smaller than a thickness of the insulating fine particle layer, and when a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, electrons provided from the first electrode are accelerated in the insulating fine particle layer to be emitted though the second electrode. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120091922 | TUNGSTEN CATHODE MATERIAL - A tungsten cathode material to be used for TIG welding, plasma spraying, plasma cutting, electro-discharge machining, discharge lamps, and the like is improved; use of the radioactive element thorium is reduced; and a long life and a high performance are realized. In a tungsten cathode material, oxide particles containing an oxide or oxides of at least one selected from the group consisting of Sm, Nd, Gd, and La in a total amount of 50 vol % or more are dispersed, the oxide particles having an average particle diameter d satisfying the relationship 0| 04-19-2012 | |
| 20120212157 | RESISTIVELY HEATED SMALL PLANAR FILAMENT - A planar filament comprising two bonding pads and a non-linear filament connected between the two bonding pads. The planar filament may be wider in the center to increase filament life. The planar filament can form a double spiral-serpentine shape. The planar filament may be mounted on a substrate for easier handling and placement. Voltage can be used to create an electrical current through the filament, and can result in the emission of electrons from the filament. The planar filament can be utilized in an x-ray tube. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120212158 | ELECTRODE SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR GAS DISCHARGE LIGHT SOURCES - The present invention relates to an electrode system, in particular of a gas discharge device for generating EUV radiation and/or soft X-rays. The electrode system comprises at least two electrodes ( | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120223660 | WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A white light emitting device includes a structure for emitting white light having at least four wavelengths by using two or less LEDs, where the LEDs include a blue/green LED emitting blue and green wavelengths of light. The device also includes means for emitting red wavelength of light. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130009570 | METAL HALIDE LAMPS WITH FAST RUN-UP AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - The present disclosure describes metal halide lamps having a discharge vessel, a discharge space, and at least one electrode extending into the discharge vessel in a sealed fashion so as to be in contact with the discharge space. A fill gas, at least one fill material, and optionally at least one volatile material are present in the discharge space. In some cases, the lamps can exhibit at least one of reduced run-up time, increased initial light output, and long life, while remaining useful for general lighting applications. Also described are methods for operating such metal halide lamps. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130169193 | PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF A FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - A field emission device is configured as a heat engine, and the performance of the device is optimized. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140077727 | INTEGRATED ELECTRIC FIELD PROCESSOR EMITTER MATRIX & ELECTRIC FIELD PROCESSOR EMITTERS & MOBILE EMITTERS FOR USE IN A FIELD MATRIX - A plurality of field emitting conductors placed in various matrix, mesh, grid, lattice patterns, and on board pluralities of autonomous vehicular like on wire or unteathered free ranging micro-robots wherein the field emitters are charged and modulated with a plurality of timing algorithms and electric circuitry which produce a three dimensional electric field shape or a plurality of shapes or plurality of duplicate electric field shapes which are animated or moved through space in a sequence, in unison or in wavelike patterns or evolved to different shapes or quickly changed to a new shape. The field emitter voltage can be raised or lowered to depict, render or facilitate motion in a direction or its opposite charge direction. An alternating current can produce a shape that modulates to a zero voltage cross point for example and then outward or inside out (expansion and contraction with inversion and inverse expansion and contraction). With the added integration of logic and loop capable software at each field emission location such as vertices of a matrix, lattice, grid, mesh or mobile emitters on board a micro-robot wherein each has its own processing capability and can navigate, maneuver and move through the space where the matrix generated fields exist and obtain energy from and communicate to the matrix of field emitters, a universe or arena of emitters can be controlled in parallel. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140346976 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NANOSTRUCTURES AND CATHODE FOR FIELD EMISSION LIGHTING ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a plurality of nanostructures comprising the steps of providing a plurality of protruding base structures ( | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150115844 | SHORT ARC TYPE DISCHARGE LAMP - Provided is a short arc discharge lamp that includes: a body including therein a reflection surface and having a front opening; a cathode and an anode opposed to each other in discharge space defined by the reflection surface surrounding the discharge space; a window member provided in front of the body and covering the front opening; and a window supporting member including an inner ring section, an outer ring section, and a coupling section. The inner ring section is configured to allow a circumferential side surface of the window member to be fixed thereto, the outer ring section is larger in diameter than the inner ring section, and the coupling section connects the inner ring section and the outer ring section together. The inner ring section includes, in front of the window member, a front edge section having a shape bent in a radial direction of the window member. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150357177 | RUN-UP TIME IN AMALGAM DOSED COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS - In some embodiments, a fluorescent lighting device includes an arc tube; an amalgam flag including two opposing planar surfaces within the arc tube, the planar surfaces being adjacent to each other along a first edge of the planar surfaces and spaced apart from each other along a second edge of the planar surfaces; a quantity of amalgam deposited on the planar surfaces of the amalgam flag; and an electrode disposed within the arc tube to, at least in part, heat the quantity of amalgam when energized. | 12-10-2015 |
| 315334000 | Plural cathode and/or anode discharge device load | 4 |
| 20110175554 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention aims to provide a plasma display panel that can be driven at low voltage and can offer favorable image display performance. In order to achieve the aim, on a surface of the front panel | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120229051 | FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - In a field emission device, the fundamental cause of spherical aberration in an emitted electron beam trajectory is eliminated or mitigated. An aberration suppressor electrode | 09-13-2012 |
| 315337000 | Diverse potentials for the discharge electrodes | 1 |
| 20160148776 | FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - Provided herein is a field emission device. The field emission device includes a cathode which is connected to a negative power supply and emits electrons, an anode which is connected to a positive power supply and includes a target material receiving the electrons emitted from the cathode, and a ground electrode which is formed to face the anode and has an opening through which the electrons emitted from the cathode pass. The ground electrode is grounded so that when an arc discharge occurs due to high voltage operation of the anode, electric charge produced by the arc discharge is emitted to a ground. | 05-26-2016 |
| 315338000 | Electromagnetic influenced discharge device | 1 |
| 20130154520 | ENERGY EFFICIENT LAMP - A lighting tube provides a path from the anode to the cathode in which the kinetic energy of the electrons is maintained substantially within the range of the excitation energies of visible photons, and in particular the excitation energies of yellow light. Magnets are arranged to provide a magnetic field that is substantially perpendicular to the electric field between anode and cathode. The orthogonal electrical and magnetic fields along the path are provided with values that accelerate the electrons but limit the maximum kinetic energy. Low pressure gas may be provided in the tube. | 06-20-2013 |
| 315340000 | With de-ionizing means in the cathode-anode circuit | 1 |
| 20150015166 | FIELD EMISSION CATHODE AND FIELD EMISSION LIGHT USING THE SAME - A field emission cathode comprises at least one electron emitting parcel, and at least one ion absorbing parcel each being electrically connected with each of the at least one electron emitting parcel. The electron emitting parcel includes a first substrate and a nano emission component disposed on the first substrate for emitting electrons in an electric field. The ion absorbing parcel is constituted by a second substrate, in which the electric conductivity of the first substrate is less than that of the second substrate. A field emission light comprises the said field emission cathode, a field emission anode and a power supply. Thus the positive ions in an electric field can be absorbed by ion absorbing parcels to suppress an ion bombardment in the electric field. The efficiency of the electric field of the field emission is then maintained, and the lifetime of the field emission light is enhanced. | 01-15-2015 |
| 315344000 | Electromagnetic influenced discharge device | 1 |
| 20080315799 | Apparatus for Preventing Leakage of Material Inside Bulb for Plasma Lighting System - An apparatus for preventing leakage of a material inside a bulb for a plasma lighting system comprises a bulb containing a discharge material therein for emitting light as the discharge material becomes a plasma state by an electric field, and a magnetic field forming portion for preventing the discharge material of a plasma state from being leaked by an external electric field of the bulb by forming a magnetic field at a peripheral portion of the bulb. The discharge material is prevented from being leaked out of the bulb even if the bulb is used for a long time, and thus a lifespan of the bulb is prolonged. | 12-25-2008 |
| 315349000 | Discharge control discharge device load | 1 |
| 20080224638 | KEY MODULE HAVING LIGHT-INDICATING FUNCTIONALITY AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A key module includes a key, a light emitting component, and a drive circuit. The key is operable between on and off states. The light emitting component is disposed adjacent to the key, and is capable of providing indicating light for the key. The drive circuit is electrically connected to the key and the light emitting component. The drive circuit is triggered upon switching of the key from the off state to the on state to provide a drive signal with an intensity that gradually decreases over time for driving the light emitting component such that the light emitting component provides the indicating light with a luminance that gradually decreases over time. | 09-18-2008 |
| 315358000 | Plural gases or vapors in the discharge device | 2 |
| 20100013417 | CERAMIC METAL HALIDE LAMP WITH OXYGEN CONTENT SELECTED FOR HIGH LUMEN MAINTENANCE - A lamp includes a discharge vessel with electrodes extending into the discharge vessel and an ionizable fill scaled within the vessel. The fill includes a buffer gas, optionally mercury, and a halide component. The lamp includes available oxygen, sealed within the discharge vessel, at a concentration of at least 0.1 μmol O/cc. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20120187871 | LOW-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP - A low-pressure discharge lamp includes a discharge vessel, a gas discharge medium including nitrogen contained in the discharge vessel at low pressure, wherein the discharge lamp is configured such that light may be generated by a high-current discharge process of the gas discharge medium. | 07-26-2012 |
