21st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090129058 | LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER, PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A light guide member laminated on the upper face of a luminous device mounting substrate on which a luminous device is mounted and which is for diffusing and guiding upward light emitted from the luminous device. The light guide member includes a light reflecting portion formed on the bottom face of the light guide member in an area other than an area near the luminous device, and a section in which a light reflecting portion is not formed on the bottom face of the light guide member at a position near the luminous device. Also disclosed is a planar light source device provided with the light guide member, and a display apparatus using the planar light source device. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129059 | LIGHT COLLECTING SHEET-LAMINATED LIGHT DIFFUSER PLATE - The present invention provides a light collecting sheet-laminated light diffuser plate which can diffusely transmit transmission light (L) with sufficient luminance without causing rubbing of a light diffuser plate ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090129060 | Luminescent Display Device Having Filler Material - A luminescent display has a plurality of individual discreet phosphor elements ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090129061 | ALKALI-FREE ALUMINOBOROSILICATE GLASSES FOR LIGHTING MEANS WITH EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL CONTACTING - The invention relates to aluminoborosilicate glasses as a glass casing body of a lighting means, especially for background illumination, which glass composition is equally suitable for use in lighting means with external contacting as well as for lighting means with internal contacting. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129062 | LIGHT EMISSION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE LIGHT EMISSION DEVICE AS ITS LIGHT SOURCE - A light emission device capable of enhancing its luminance and durability and a display device utilizing the light emission device as a light source. The light emission device includes first and second substrates facing each other, cathode electrodes arranged on the first substrate and extending in a first direction, gate electrodes arranged above the cathode electrodes and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a plurality of electron emission regions electrically coupled to the cathode electrodes, and a light emission unit provided on the second substrate and including an anode electrode and a phosphor layer. The first substrate has an active area and a non-active area surrounding the active area, and a total area of the electron emission regions on the first substrate is between about 2 and about 26% of the active area. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129063 | OPTICAL PACKAGE, OPTICAL LENS AND BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - In an optical package capable of guiding light, and an optical lens and a backlight assembly having the optical package, the optical package includes a plurality of light emitting parts and a lens plate. The lens plate defines a plurality of lens parts corresponding to the light emitting parts, respectively. The lens plate has a plurality of light guiding portions extended from the lens parts in a side direction of the optical package. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129064 | Convertible flashlight/headlight - A convertible light device useable as a flashlight and a headlight, comprising a body portion having an enlongated tube and a head portion, said head portion having a removeable light section with a lighting element and a battery bay for receiving batteries for powering the lighting element, said removeable light section having a strap adapted to be worn on a user's head, wherein the body portion defines a hollow interior for storing the strap, whereby the light device may be used as a hand held flashlight when the light section is connected to said body portion, and may be used as a handlamp when the light section is mounted to a user's head with the strap. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129065 | PEN WITH MAGNIFIER - A pen is provided with optical magnifying capabilities, and, optionally, further includes an illuminating device. The pen functions as a writing tool so that a user can easily hold it to write. A double prismatic lens is disposed inside a lower casing of the pen and by manipulating a selector switch, a user can control the magnifying level. An LED is disposed inside casing of the pen and a light producing assembly (LPA) is disposed in a lower pen sleeve. Correspondingly, by pushing the selector switch, the LPA is electrically connected to the battery and to a switch to turn on or off an LED. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129066 | Display device for creating a backlit effect on a display article - A display device for creating a backlit effect on a display article—such as a photograph—with a candle. The display device includes a candle container and a display panel attached to the wall of the candle container by a stand-off. The wall of the candle, display panel, and stand-off together form a pocket for receiving a sleeve which receives a display article. Both the display panel, inside wall and sleeve allow the light of the candle to transmit through the display device and create a backlit effect on the display article that is viewable through the display panel. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129067 | Marine lantern controlled by GPS signals - A remotely adjustable lighting device configured to an operational mode customized for the geographic location of the device. The lighting device is powered by a battery provided with solar charging. The lighting device, under control of an integral controller, is turned off and on for an illumination period as a function of both local sunrise and sunset times determined by a combination of time and date information and GPS positioning. The luminosity of the lighting device is autonomously controlled as a function of battery charge and the determined required illumination period. The solar charging system is oriented by the controller to optimize its energy collection by periodical adjustments. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129068 | Maxi-storm light - An independently powered hand-held signaling device which makes use of a large capacity of LED's that are basically sandwiched creating a large cavity of transferring light. Between the two semi-transparent panels the bright light provides illumination in two directions providing illumination through info on both panels, in two opposite directions. The unit does not have to be depending on reflective light to be visible. A switch on the side of handle provides steady on or a light source for flashing mode. The unit has its own electrical power source which can be recharged from an auto or 120 volt source. The molded body handle and frame is connected and makes use of a polygon frame. Fasteners for holding the information panels allow for quick change. At the base of the unit is a feature, where the user can attach a pole for extended use or a strap to hold on to the unit. The unit is basically used while arm is extended. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129069 | Flexible battery container and method of use - A flashlight apparatus including a body portion formed from a woven material, the body portion having a longitudinal length and forming at least part of an adjustable cavity for containing at least one battery, and a head portion coupled to the body portion and having at least one of an illumination source for providing illumination and a connector for connecting the flashlight to another device. Accordingly, the flashlight can supply power to the another device. The body portion can adjust (e.g., its length and diameter—or area) to the size and number of battery cells contained therein. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129070 | METAL HALIDE LAMP AND LIGHTING DEVICE USING THEREWITH - A metal halide lamp comprises a translucent air tight vessel ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090129071 | Linear Light Fixture - In a first embodiment the invention is for use with a light-fixture assembly for elongate light tubes of the type that includes (a) an elongate support frame and (b) a cross-structure at each of the opposite ends thereof and has at least one lamp holder thereon. The improvement of the embodiment wherein the cross-structures each include at least one folding arm movable between a stowed position substantially parallel with the support frame and a deployed position substantially perpendicular to the support frame. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129072 | LUMINAIRE - A luminaire comprising an output aperture having an input port and an output port, a radiation guide having an input port and an output port and an array of LEDs located at the input port of the guide. Light emitted by the LEDs is transmitted into the guide. The input port of the aperture operatively connects to the output port of guide and is positioned adjacent thereto so that a central plane of the output aperture is asymmetric relative to a central plane of the radiation guide. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129073 | Illumination Assembly Having Multiple Emitters - An exemplary embodiment of an illumination assembly includes a reflector housing having a plurality of cavities formed therein, an a plurality of light emitters mounted in the plurality of cavities. Each of the plurality of cavities contains a single one of the plurality of light emitters. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129074 | Apparatus and Methods for Selecting Light Emitters - Provided are devices and methods for grouping light emitters and devices including the same. Embodiments of such methods may include selecting a portion of the light emitters using a region of a multiple axis color space that is configured to represent each of a plurality of colors as at least two chromaticity coordinates. The region may be proximate a predefined point on the multiple axis color space and includes a major axis having a first length and a minor axis having a second length that is less than the first length. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129075 | LED LAMP WITH A HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - An LED lamp includes a heat sink, a plurality of vapor chambers mounted on the heat sink and an LED module mounted on the vapor chambers. The heat sink includes a base, a plurality of fins extending from a first surface of the base and a triangular ridge formed on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the base. The vapor chambers are mounted on the ridge of the base. The LEDs over two slopes of the ridge are oriented slantwise outwardly, thereby increasing an irradiation angle and area of the LED lamp. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129076 | Illumination device comprising a heat sink - The invention relates to an illumination device ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090129077 | SERIES-WIRED LED LIGHT STRING WITH UNIDIRECTIONAL SHUNTS - A series-connected string of light emitting diodes (LED's), operating on AC or DC voltage, each having connected thereacross a voltage regulating shunting circuit which regulates the voltage across an empty or otherwise inoperative socket so as to maintain unidirectional current across each of the remaining sockets in the string, thereby insuring continuous illumination of the light string. The voltage regulating shunting circuit of the present invention is a silicon rectifier diode connected in series with a voltage regulating diode. The voltage regulating diode may be an array of silicon diodes or a Zener diode. The voltage regulating shunting circuit can be mass produced by using conventional manufacturing techniques. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129078 | PRISM SHEET AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME - An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The main body includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is opposite to the second surface. A plurality of micro-depressions are defined in the first surface. A plurality of elongated arc-shaped protrusions are formed on the second surface. Each micro-depression is defined by four connecting sidewalls. A transverse width of each sidewall of each micro-depression progressively decreases with increasing distance from the second surface. A backlight module using the present prism sheet is also provided. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129079 | Light Emitting Module Especially For Use in an Optical Projection Apparatus, and Optical Projection Apparatus - A light-emitting module is specified, comprising at least two light sources disposed on a common carrier. At least one of said light sources includes at least two LED chips. Each light source ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090129080 | Lighting means having a primary optics element and an optical apparatus - A lighting device with a light source followed by an optical apparatus in an emission direction, and a primary optics element with a light inlet and a light outlet being arranged between the light source and the optical apparatus. The primary optics element is designed such that desired characteristics of the light beam are formed within the primary optics element by deliberate reflections on specially shaped reflective surfaces of the primary optics element. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129081 | ELECTIVE LIGHTING FIXTURE VISORS TO REDUCE OFF-TARGET GLARE AND SPILL LIGHT - A method, apparatus and system for illuminating a large area with plural high power lighting fixtures. The method includes identifying fixtures having a likelihood of affecting playability or glare or spill light relative to a point of view on or off the large area. The method includes steps to identify such fixtures for the purpose of adding a component which improves lighting or decreases glare or spill light for the point of view. A further method does so for multiple points of view relative to the large area, whether on or off the large area. One component is a long visor that would be added only to identify fixtures. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129082 | Selectable Beam Lens for Underwater Light - A lens for a wet environment lighting device that has a fixture with an interior that has an opening, and at least one light source located within the fixture interior. Light from the light source proceeds out through the opening. The lens is for location in front of the fixture and the light source located therein and the lens encloses the opening from the wet environment. The lens has a first light-directing area for directing light in a first beam pattern. The lens also has a second light-directing area, distinct from the first light-directing area, for directing light in a second beam pattern, distinct from the first beam pattern. The lens is positioned relative to fixture and light source therein to select from the distinct beam patterns based on the alignment of the light-directing areas relative to the light source resulting from a positioning of the lens. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129083 | LED UNIT AND OPTICAL SOURCE MODULE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are an LED unit, provided in a lighting apparatus, and an optical source module having the same. The LED unit includes a first LED array emitting a first irradiation light; and a second LED array lighted up separately from the first LED array or together with a portion of the first LED array and thus emitting a second irradiation light. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129084 | Optical device for altering light shape and light source module comprising same - An optical device and a light source module comprising the same are disclosed. The optical device comprises a lens unit having a first area for adjusting a light shape in a first direction and a second area for adjusting a light shape in a second direction. The lens unit and a light-emitting element of the optical device can be arranged into an array to form a light source module. The combined light shape and light shape area of light emitted from the light source module is the sum of light shapes of light emitted from individual lens units. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129085 | OPTICAL DEVICE - An exemplary embodiment of an optical device may include a lead frame with a plurality of leads and a reflector housing formed around the lead frame. The reflector housing includes a first end face and a second end face and a peripheral sidewall extending between the first end face and the second end face. The reflector housing includes a first pocket with a pocket opening in the first end face and a second pocket with a pocket opening in the second end face. At least one LED die is mounted in the first pocket of the reflector housing, and a light transmitting encapsulant is disposed in the first pocket and encapsulating the at least one LED die. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129086 | Thermal Management for Light Emitting Diode Fixture - A recessed light fixture includes an LED module, which includes a single LED package that is configured to generate all light emitted by the recessed light fixture. For example, the LED package can include multiple LEDs mounted to a common substrate. The LED package can be coupled to a heat sink for dissipating heat from the LEDs. The heat sink can include a core member from which fins extend. Each fin can include one or more straight and/or curved portions. A reflector housing may be coupled to the heat sink and configured to receive a reflector. The reflector can have any geometry, such as a bell-shaped geometry including two radii of curvature that join together at an inflection point. An optic coupler can be coupled to the reflector housing and configured to cover electrical connections at the substrate and to guide light emitted by the LED package. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129087 | Light System and Method to Thermally Manage an LED Lighting System - A method of cooling light emitting diode (LED) lighting systems and associated structures are disclosed and claimed herein. The method involves determining the areas of a printed circuit board (PCB) onto which LEDs will be mounted will have the highest temperature during operation and positioning thermal vias of a certain size in or adjacent that area. The thermal vias extend from the PCB first side through the PCB substrate to the PCB second side to allow fluid flow through the PCB. The thermal vias are coated with a plating so that thermal energy is conductively transferred from the area adjacent an LED or resistor to the thermal via. From the thermal via the thermal energy may be dissipated to the atmosphere adjacent the thermal via through various modes. Novel structures according to the present invention include LED circuits, light fixtures, PCBs, and various combinations thereof employing the thermal vias. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129088 | Light Module and Light System - The invention relates to a light module comprising a backlit surface element, a light source flatly applied to said surface element or connected thereto and to a light system comprising a plurality of said light modules. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129089 | Decorative Display Apparatus - A decorative display apparatus having a front support member and a rear support member held parallel to each other by at least one stabilization body. The front support member may comprise one or more first apertures and the rear support member may comprise an equal number of second apertures axially aligned with the respective first apertures. In a preferred embodiment, illumination housings extending through the first and second apertures may comprise recyclable items to provide an environmentally friendly alternative for decorative displays. The front and rear support members may further comprise either two or more components removably connected to each other and/or one or more fold lines thereby allowing for compact storage when not in use. The present invention may further comprise lights disposed within the illumination housings, creative artistic embellishments, and features allowing consumers to hang decorative items from the components of the decorative display apparatus. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129090 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - The invention provides a display apparatus capable of performing display operation and light receiving operation on a pixel-by-pixel basis, and suppressing a decrease in aperture ratio or luminance. The display apparatus has a display element and a color filter, at least part of the color filter having a function as a photoelectric conversion element. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129091 | Fluorescent Tube Color Filter - A filter for a fluorescent lighting tube. The filter includes a sheet of polymeric material having fold lines scribed thereon, defining a plurality of sections. The sections allow the filter to be positioned about and secured to a fluorescent tube without removal of the tube from its mounting fixture. The filter of the may be configured to filter color, ultraviolet light, or other wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129092 | HEAT CONVECTION DISSIPATER FOR LED LAMP - A heat convection dissipater for an LED lamp, comprises a convection heat dissipating device for an LED lamp, a light emitting diode module having a plurality of light emitting diodes; a heat dissipating unit behind the light emitting diode module for dissipating heat from the light emitting diode module set; a housing having a plurality of air holes at a lateral side thereof; the housing being engaged to the heat dissipating unit so as to form an internal space; and a blade wheel combined to the housing. Heat from the light emitting diodes is transferred to the internal space through the heat dissipating unit; external air is guided into the internal space through the air holes so as to drive air originally in the internal space flows toward the blade wheel to push the blade wheel to rotate so as to circulate the air in the internal space. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129093 | SHADOW-FREE COVE LIGHT - A light fixture, particularly adapted for cove lighting, includes an angled reflector assembly that directs light from a fluorescent tube generally toward the back wall of a cove that is above the electrical sockets of the light fixture. The angled reflector assembly is designed such that light is directed from the main illumination portion of the fluorescent tube, rather than from the cool spots of the fluorescent tube. The light fixture reduces dark spot formation in the backlighting of the back wall and therefore provides a relatively even illumination pattern. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129094 | PRISM SHEET AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME - An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The main body includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of elongated, curved micro-depressions formed in the first surface, and a plurality of elongated, curved micro-protrusions protruding out from the second surface. The micro-depressions extend along first imaginary circular arcs having a same curvature. The micro-protrusions extend along second arcs having a same curvature. A backlight module using the present prism sheet is also provided. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129095 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An illumination system includes an LED and a solid light pipe. The solid light pipe includes an incident surface, an emitting surface opposite to the incident surface, and four reflecting side surfaces joining the incident surface and the emitting surface. An area of the incident surface is smaller than an area of the emitting surface. The LED is positioned in front of the incident surface of the solid light pipe. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129096 | DISPLAYING ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A displaying assembly ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090129097 | SIDE-EMITTING LENS FOR LED LAMP - A side-emitting lens for use with an LED lamp provides a distribution of emitted light that is substantially normal to an axis of symmetry of the lens; the light can also be symmetrical with respect to a plane normal to the lens axis. The lens has a cavity in which the LED lamp can reside, having a cavity refracting surface with a central section and a stepped cavity sidewall. The lens also has a base external refracting surface surrounding the cavity, an internal reflecting surface spaced apart from the cavity, and a side surface; these surfaces redirect light that enters the lens through the cavity refracting surface. For many applications, the lens axis is vertical in service and the lens is configured to provide a narrow distribution of light in the horizontal plane. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129098 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE HAVING MULTI-FACET REFLECTION STRUCTURE - The light guide plate has a flat body. At least one of the light emission plane and the light reflection plane of the light guide plate has a number of linear reflection structures arranged in parallel along the surface. The reflection structures have a V-shaped cross section pointing outward from or inward into the surface. Each reflection structure further has at least one of its end surfaces slanting towards the other end. It is the reflection structures' slant end surfaces that provide additional collimation and enhancement to the light beams traveling through the light guide plate. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129099 | LAMP BODY USED IN THE LED LIGHT STRING - A lamp body used in a LED light string comprises: a light-emitting chip which is installed on the frame, a package colloid which is provided to cover the top of the frame, wherein a lamp holder which covers the two leads and a part of the wires is provided beneath the package colloid and forms an integral unit with the package colloid, two leads and wires, so that it is capable of eliminating the potential problem as water inleakage at the joint of the package colloid and the lamp holder, and the waterproof ability is greatly improved. Meanwhile, the process of assembling the package colloid to the lamp holder by hand can be cancelled, so that mass production by machine can be realized efficiently. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129100 | LOW PROFILE LAMP ASSEMBLY - A lamp assembly for mounting to a panel includes a housing assembly having a lamp section holding a light source assembly, and a lens section extending from the lamp section. The lens section has a lens through which light from the light source assembly is directed, wherein the lens is configured to be received within a mounting opening of the panel. A locking tab extends from an outer surface of the lens section, wherein the locking tab is configured to be received within the mounting opening of the panel and wherein the locking tab is configured to engage a locking surface to secure the housing assembly relative to the panel. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129101 | Apparatus and Method for Tool Free Wall Mount Installation of a Luminaire - The wall mountable lighting fixture does not require tools to attach and remove the fixture from a wall surface. The wall mountable lighting fixture includes an attachment mechanism that can be manipulated from a first position to a second position by the push of a button. The button is pressed and the dimension of the attachment mechanism is increased and placed about the edges of a DIN rail attached to the wall. When the button is released, a biasing member returns the attachment mechanism to the first position, thereby reducing the dimension of the attachment mechanism. Once reduced, the dimension is smaller than the critical dimension of the DIN rail and either grips or rests within the DIN rail, thereby holding the fixture to the wall surface. Reversing the steps allows for the removal of the fixture from the wall for repair or replacement. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129102 | LED LAMP WITH A HEAT SINK - An LED lamp includes a heat sink and an LED module. The heat sink includes a body, a plurality of radial partition fins extending evenly from an outer periphery of the body and a curved wall surrounding lower portions of the fins. The fins, the outer periphery of the body and the wall together define a plurality of channels each having a lower opening and a top opening. The LED module includes a plurality of LEDs and is received in the absorbing portion of the body. The LED module is supported by the absorbing portion of the body of the heat sink. Heat generated by the LEDs is transferred to the fins via the body. From the fins, the heat is dissipated to air. The channels each function as a chimney for accelerating heated air to flow upwardly through the fins. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129103 | LED LAMP WITH A HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE - An LED lamp includes a heat sink, a triangular-shaped ridge positioned on the heat sink and an LED module mounted on the ridge. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of first and second fins respectively extending from a first and a second surface of the base, with a plurality of channels defined between the first and second fins. The ridge is positioned on the second surface of the base. The ridge has a lateral surface which has a height decreasing from a middle to a lateral side of the ridge and decreasing from a rear end to a front end of the ridge. The LED module is mounted on the lateral surface of the ridge. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129104 | Floor mat - A conventional room lamp or foot lamp has a problem that the place where user's feet are is difficult to see and poor in visibility, and on the other hand, when the lamp is made unnecessarily bright to cause luminance distribution in the field of view to be discontinuous, an unpleasant phenomenon called glare occurs. A surface EL light emitting body is entirely coated with a transparent waterproof sheet and then it is sandwiched and bonded between upper and lower sheets to form on mat. At least a part of the upper sheet is formed transparent, a lead wire is fixed to the EL light emitting body, and a connector to be connected to a power supply outlet in a vehicle is provided at the forward end of the lead wire. A light control circuit for altering the emission intensity of the EL light emitting body and a circuit for automatically turning off the power upon disconnection of the lead wire are provided in the middle of the lead wire, and the EL light emitting body is made to emit light at a luminance of 0.5-4.0 cd/m | 2009-05-21 |
20090129105 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE OF VEHICLE - A vehicle is equipped with a slide door, a seat provided near an ingress-egress opening, and an ingress-action detector to detect a passenger's ingress action through the ingress-egress opening. The vehicle is further equipped with an illumination device which comprises lower illuminators which are configured to illuminate lower areas which are located below a beltline of the vehicle such that a passenger's upper body is not illuminated, vehicle-inside upper illuminators which are configured to illuminate an upper-specified area in the vehicle compartment which is located above the beltline, and an illumination controller to control the illuminators. When the ingress action is detected by the ingress-action detector, the illumination controller prohibits the illuminations of the illuminators and starts the illuminations of the illuminators. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129106 | Exterior component for vehicle - An exterior component for a vehicle includes a first member having a decorative surface provided at an external portion thereof for transmitting light, the first member further including a first engaging portion, a second member having a second engaging portion engaging with the first engaging portion of the first member, the second member attached to the vehicle, the first member and the second member forming a double layered structure under the first engaging portion of the first member engaging with the second engaging portion of the second member, and a light-emitting member provided in the double layered structure of the first member and the second member for lighting up and shutting off the light in response to a supply of electricity supplied from the vehicle. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129107 | LUMINOUS MOLDED PART, IN PARTICULAR A DECORATIVE PART AND/OR TRIM PART FOR A VEHICLE INTERIOR - The invention relates to a molded part, in particular a decorative part and/or a trim part for a vehicle interior. According to the invention, the molded part comprises at least one excitation source for emitting electromagnetic waves and at least one luminescent material which is excitable or excited by the electromagnetic waves emerging from the excitation source or sources to emit light in the visible range. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129108 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp includes a coupling seat mounted to a vehicle body and a lamp seat received in the lamp seat and having two ends pivotably connected to two lateral walls of the coupling seat. An elastic element is mounted between the coupling seat and the lamp seat to bias an engaging portion on one of the lateral walls of the lamp seat to engage with an engaging portion on one of the ends of the coupling seat to retain the lamp seat in an angular position relative to the coupling seat. The lamp seat is movable in the coupling seat to compress the elastic element and to disengage the engaging portion of the lamp seat from the engaging portion of the coupling seat, allowing the lamp seat to pivot to another angular position relative to the coupling seat. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129109 | Headlight Reflector and a Headlight Including Such a Reflector - A headlight reflector ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090129110 | MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLAMP WITH BETTER ABILITY TO BE RECYCLED - A motor vehicle headlamp including a housing containing an illuminating mechanism and at least one attached element held against a front face of a back wall of the housing. A portion of the back wall that bears the attached element is at least partially delimited by a rupture-initiating zone. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129111 | VEHICULAR LAMP - A vehicular lamp is arranged to save power by not driving a cooling fan when an LED is unlit. The vehicular lamp is capable of reducing cost and stopping a supply of current to the LED even in the case of open wiring in a supply of current to the cooling fan. The vehicular lamp includes LEDs connected in series, a cooling fan connected in series with the LEDs and arranged to cool the LEDs. A current supply circuit receives power supplied from a power source and supplies current to the LEDs and the cooling fan. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129112 | Device for Illuminating Target Surface Including an Integrated Switch - A device for illuminating a target surface of a vehicle. The device includes a base and a top cover coupled to the base. The top cover includes a perimeter wall portion and an actuator portion coupled to the perimeter wall portion. The actuator portion extends generally downward between walls of the perimeter wall portion toward the base and is movable toward the base for changing the state of a switch upon application of an external force to the actuator portion. A light source is coupled to the base and positioned for illuminating the target surface through the actuator portion. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129113 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly is provided. The connector assembly includes a housing having at least a socket, an electronic device disposed in the housing, a protection member disposed on a side of the housing, a light emitting element disposed on the protection member, a light pipe disposed on the housing for guiding light from the light emitting element, a shield surrounding the protection member and the light emitting element, and a cover encompassing the light pipe, the shield, and the light emitting element. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129114 | Domestic Appliance, in Particular Fitted Domestic Appliance With a Controllable Operating Display - A domestic appliance includes an operation indicator having an illumination element for emitting a light beam by means of which a gap between the domestic appliance and a surface adjacent to the domestic appliance can be illuminated, and a reflection element in the gap for directing or bundling light emitted by the illumination element. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129115 | Illumination apparatus - An illumination apparatus, comprising at least one light emitting source embedded in a waveguide material is disclosed. The waveguide material is capable of propagating light generated by light emitting source(s), such that at least a portion of the light is diffused within the waveguide material and exits through at least a portion of its surface. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129116 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a light guide plate which can process in polarization separation, and emit a light in a desirable direction, a surface light source device, and a liquid crystal display device. A light guide plate | 2009-05-21 |
20090129117 | Backlight assembly - A backlight assembly is provided. The backlight assembly includes a light emitting diode array including a plurality of light emitting diodes, a light guide plate at the side of the light emitting diode array, and a supporter supporting the light guide plate. Light that is produced by the light emitting diodes positioned at both ends of the light emitting diode array and is incident on the light guide plate is darker than light that is produced by the other light emitting diodes and is incident on the light guide plate. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129118 | Multiple lamp illumination system - An illumination system including a plurality of lamps, a plurality of first light reflectors, a plurality of second light reflectors, and an output light guide. Each of the first light reflectors is arranged to reflect light output from one of the lamps onto an input of one of the second light reflectors, which in turn is arranged to direct light from an output of one the first light reflectors into an input of the output light guide, such that the outputs of each of the lamps is combined into a single output. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129119 | LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER, LIGHTING APPARATUS USING THE LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER - Provided are a light guide member, a lighting apparatus including the light guide member, and a method of fabricating the light guide member. The light guide member comprises: a body, which is formed as a transparent plate, including a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface; and a plurality of dimple type optical controllers formed beneath at least one of the first surface and the second surface and having reflective surfaces that reflect light proceeding between the first and second surfaces of the body toward at least one of the first and second surfaces. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129120 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE WITH COMPENSATED EMISSION LIGHT FIELD - A light guide plate includes a light incidence surface, a light reflection surface, and a light emission surface. The light emission surface forms a plurality of light-guiding structures, which are extended in a direction substantially perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of a light source. The light-guiding structures have a substantially V-shaped cross-section and, among the light-guiding structures, those arranged in opposite endwise zones of the light emission surface in the lengthwise direction have an irregular V-shaped cross-section defined by a long inclined side, which faces endwise, and a short inclined side. The long and short sides respectively form first and second inclined angles with respect to the light emission surface and the first included angle is smaller than the second included angle and the first inclined angle gets smaller with the associated light-guiding structure located closer to the lengthwise end. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129121 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A lighting device is provided that surface-emits the light evenly with less number of luminous bodies by comprising a transparent body | 2009-05-21 |
20090129122 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR ARC APPARATUS - This power supply device for an arc apparatus includes: a three phase full wave rectification circuit in which a plurality of semiconductor switching elements are connected in inverse parallel with a plurality of rectification elements, and which rectifies a three phase AC power supply; an AC reactor which is connected to the three phase AC power supply and the three phase full wave rectification circuit; a smoothing capacitor which smoothes the output voltage of the three phase full wave rectification circuit; an inverter circuit which converts the output of the smoothing capacitor to high frequency AC; and a rectification circuit which rectifies the output of the inverter circuit and supplies the result to a load. Moreover, this power supply device for an arc apparatus also includes a control is circuit which performs switching control of the semiconductor switching elements, so that the phases of the input voltage and of the input current of the three phase AC power supply agree with one another. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129123 | INSULATED POWER TRANSFER DEVICE - An insulated transfer device with particular topology, comprising on the primary, a switched-mode voltage step-up circuit, with a step-up inductance (L | 2009-05-21 |
20090129124 | POWER SUPPLY FOR ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR - A high-voltage AC-DC converter is provided that converts alternating current into high-voltage direct current to be provided to a load, e.g. for use as an electrostatic precipitator. The converter includes at least one transformer, wherein the transformer includes at least one primary winding on the AC-side and at least two secondary windings on the DC-side. The converter further includes at least one rectifier rectifying alternating input current, comprising at least one transistor bridge converting the resulting direct current into alternating current, the transformer transforming the resulting alternating current, and comprising at least two high-voltage rectifiers connected to each of the secondary windings, wherein the output voltage of the high-voltage rectifiers is connected in series. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129125 | SYNCHRONOUS REGULATION CIRCUIT - A primary-side switching circuit generates switching signals for switching a transformer. A secondary-side switching circuit is coupled to an output of the power converter to generate pulse signals in response to the switching signals and an output voltage of the power converter. Pulse signals are generated to rectify and regulate the power converter. A synchronous switch includes a power-switch set and a control circuit. The control circuit receives the pulse signals via capacitors for turning on/off the power-switch set. The power-switch set is connected in between the transformer and the output of the power converter. Furthermore, a flyback switch is operated to freewheel the inductor current of the power converter. The flyback switch is turned on in response to the off state of the power-switch set. The on time of the flyback switch is programmable and correlated to the on time of the power-switch set. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129126 | Single Phase Power Supply for Inductively Coupled Power Transfer Systems - An ICPT system has a single phase power supply which energises a conductive path ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090129127 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INHIBITING NEGATIVE OUTPUT CURRENT DURING START-UP OF A SWITCH MODE POWER SUPPLY - A method of controlling a freewheel switch during start-up of a switch mode power supply to inhibit negative output current. The switch mode power supply has alternating first and second intervals. The freewheel switch has an ON-time and an OFF-time. The method includes gradually increasing the ON-time of the freewheel switch over a plurality of said intervals during start-up of the switch mode power supply until the ON-time of the freewheel switch is substantially equal to a duration of the second interval. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129128 | Uninterruptible power supply apparatus - An uninterruptible power supply device connects a battery for power-outage backup to the output side of an AC/DC converter. An input monitoring circuit monitors alternating current input of the AC/DC converter and outputs an alternating current input monitor signal E | 2009-05-21 |
20090129129 | Switching power supply device - A switching power supply device | 2009-05-21 |
20090129130 | POWER CONVERTER - This invention relates to a power converter ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090129131 | POWER GENERATOR FOR SPECTROMETRY - An RF power generator ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090129132 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR POWER CONVERTER - A control circuit for a power converter includes a voltage command unit that generates a voltage command signal, a voltage command compensation unit that compensates the voltage command signal to generate a compensatory voltage command signal, and a switching pattern arithmetic unit that generates a switching signal for each of semiconductor switching elements of the power converter based on the compensatory voltage command signal and a carrier wave. The conversional fundamental frequency of the power converter is f and the carrier frequency of the carrier wave is fc. The voltage command compensation unit generates a compensation signal including at least one compensatory frequency component of fc−n×f (where n denotes successive positive and negative integers), and generates the compensatory voltage command signal. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129133 | Devices and Methods For Converting Alternating Current (AC) Power to Direct Current (DC) Power - Methods, circuit designs, systems, and devices for the conversion of high voltage alternating current (AC) to low voltage, high current direct current (DC) are described. An exemplary apparatus includes a rectifier for receiving a high voltage AC line power input and for outputting a full wave, high voltage DC, a gating component coupled to the rectifier for receiving the high voltage DC output by the rectifier, wherein the gating component is configured to gate the high voltage DC by turning on at a zero crossing level and turning off when the high voltage DC exceeds a preset voltage threshold and wherein the output of the gating component is an intermediate voltage DC capped by the preset voltage threshold, and a DC-DC converter coupled to the gating component for receiving the intermediate voltage DC output by the gating component, wherein the DC-DC converter is configured to step down and smooth out the intermediate voltage DC to a desired high current, low voltage DC output. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129134 | CONTROLLED CLASS-E DC AC CONVERTER - Converting a direct (DC) input voltage supplied by a DC source ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090129135 | Semiconductor devices having sense amplifiers and electronic systems employing the same - A semiconductor device having sense amplifiers and an electronic system employing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes first sense amplifier blocks arranged in a row direction on a substrate and spaced apart from each other by a first distance. A second sense amplifier block spaced apart from the first sense amplifier blocks by a second distance greater than the first distance is provided. A plurality of cell array blocks arranged in the row direction on the substrate is provided. Each of the first and second sense amplifier blocks is disposed between the cell array blocks, and each of the cell array blocks includes a plurality of memory cells. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129136 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - If memory cell blocks are laid out in a conventional manner to create a memory chip with a capacity of an odd power of 2 by using memory cells whose aspect ratio is 1:2, the chip will take a 1:1 shape and become difficult to enclose in a package of a 1:2 shape. In addition, such conventional layout of memory cell blocks to form the 1:2 shape causes the area of a peripheral circuit region to be limited by the memory blocks, pads to be arranged collectively in the central section of the chip, and wiring to become dense during the enclosure of the chip in the package. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129137 | Semiconductor storage device - A semiconductor storage device includes a memory array compartmentalized into first and second regions alternately arranged. The second regions are formed by odd and even columns alternately arranged. The semiconductor storage device includes: a memory mat array arranged in each first region; a sense amp array arranged in each second region; local IO lines arranged in each second region and connected to the sense amp array; main IO lines crossing the first and second regions; and a read/write amplifier arranged in each second region and at an intersection region where the local IO lines cross the main IO lines. The read/write amplifier in an odd column is connected to a local IO line therein and to a local IO line in the next odd column. The read/write amplifier in an even column is connected to a local 10 line therein and to a local IO line in the next even column. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129138 | Semiconductor Integrated Circuit - It is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor integrated circuit having a chip layout that reduces line length to achieve faster processing. A cache comprises a TAG memory module and a cache data memory module. The cache data memory module is divided into first and second cache data memory modules which are disposed on both sides of the TAG memory module, and input/output circuits of a data TLB are opposed to the input/output circuit of the TAG memory module and the input/output circuits of the first and second cache data memory modules across a bus area to reduce the line length to achieve faster processing. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129139 | NANO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MEMORY CELLS AND DEVICES - A scalable nano-electro-mechanical memory cell design that requires only conventional semiconductor fabrication materials and surface micromachining technology, and is suited for use in cross-point memory arrays for very high density non-volatile storage. This design also leverages well established surface-micromachining technology and electro-mechanical device phenomena to achieve an elegantly simple and scalable memory cell structure that can potentially operate with low voltage. An elongate beam is held between a non-deflected state and a deflected state, or between two deflected states, therein defining two binary memory states. Stiction, buried charge layers, or a combination of stiction and buried charge layers can be incorporated to modify the stability of one or both deflected states for the cell. Current through the moveable portion of the elongate beam within the memory cell can be registered utilizing one or more access transistors for reading the data state. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129140 | Nonvolatile Semiconductor Storage Device and Method for Operating Same - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device for suppressing a current consumption caused by a transient current because of the potential change of the bit and word lines at the time of shifting between the programming, reading, and erasing actions in a highly integrated memory cell array is provided. A memory cell ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090129141 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array having a plurality of memory cells which are set into low-resistance states/high-resistance states according to “0” data/“1” data. An allocation of the “0” data/“1” data and the low-resistance state/high-resistance state is switched when a power source is turned on. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129142 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - A SRAM memory is composed of FD-SOI transistors, and performance of the memory cell is improved by controlling an electric potential of a layer under a buried oxide film of a SOI transistor constituting a driver transistor. Performance of the SRAM circuit in the low power voltage state is improved. In the SRAM memory cell composed of the FD-SOI transistor, an electric potential of a well under a BOX layer is controlled to control a threshold voltage Vth, thereby increasing a current. Thus, the operations of the memory cell can be stabilized. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129143 | Spin transfer MRAM device with separated CPP assisted writing - A spin-transfer MRAM is described that has two sub-cells each having a conductive spacer between an upper CPP cell and a lower MTJ cell. The two conductive spacers in each bit cell are linked by a transistor which is controlled by a write word line. The two CPP cells in each bit cell have different resistance states and the MTJ cell and CPP cell in each sub-cell have different resistance states. The MTJ free layer rotates in response to switching in the CPP free layer because of a large demagnetization field exerted by the CPP free layer. An improved circuit design is disclosed that enables a faster and more reliable read process since the reference is a second MTJ within the same bit cell. When R | 2009-05-21 |
20090129144 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY AND METHOD DISCHARGING BITLINE - Disclosed are a phase change memory device in which an active time is reduced and a method of discharging a bitline in the phase change memory device. In the phase change memory device having the reduced active time and the method of discharging the bitline in the phase change memory device, the bitline is either always discharged when the phase change memory device is in standby, is discharged after the active operation of the phase change memory device, or is discharged prior to and after the active operation of the phase change memory device. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129145 | Memory Cell Array Comprising Floating Body Memory Cells - A memory cell array includes a plurality of floating body memory cells, which are arranged in cell rows, and world lines, wherein each word line is configured to control memory cells associated with a pair of cell rows. The memory cell array also includes bitlines, wherein each bitline is electrically connected to an individual memory cell of each pair of the cell rows. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129146 | MITIGATION OF DATA CORRUPTION FROM BACK PATTERN AND PROGRAM DISTURB IN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - In one of the disclosed embodiments, a write algorithm is used to remove errors due to back pattern effects, cell-to-cell capacitive coupling, and program disturb in memory cells. Original data to be programmed is adjusted prior to an initial programming operation of the memory cells. The original data is then programmed into the memory cells in another programming operation. In an alternate embodiment, a read adjustment weight data value is associated with each series string of memory cells. The weight data value is used to compensate data read during an initial word line read. The weight data value is updated after each read and read adjustment such that the adjusted weight data value is used on the subsequent read operations. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129147 | MULTIPLE PROGRAMMING OF SPARE MEMORY REGION FOR NONVOLATILE MEMORY - Structures, methods, and systems for multiple programming of spare memory region for nonvolatile memory are disclosed. In one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory system comprises a main memory cell array, a spare memory cell array, and a memory controller that divides the spare memory cell array into at least a first region and a second region. The system further comprises a selection module for selecting the main memory cell array and the first region to write data and the first reference cell to write first reference data associated with the data during an initial data writing operation and for selecting the second region to write additional data and the second reference cell to write second reference data associated with the additional data during an additional data writing operation. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129148 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - A semiconductor memory capable of storing and reading data in a memory cell for holding the data corresponding to a threshold voltage has a reference current generating circuit having a reference current generating section and an amplifier section. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129149 | Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device for writing multivalued data - A memory cell of a memory array stores two bits. A memory array sense amplifier provides two bits in a verify operation. Two bits in a page buffer stores a write target value for the corresponding memory cell. Each bit in a mask buffer stores a value defining processing to be effected on the corresponding memory cell. A write driver applies a write pulse when the bit in the mask buffer corresponding to the selected memory cell is “0”. A verify circuit compares the two bits provided from the memory array sense amplifier with the corresponding two bits in the page buffer, and changes the corresponding bit in the mask buffer from “0” to “1” when the result of the comparison represents matching. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129150 | METHOD FOR OPERATING MEMORY - A memory operating method includes the following steps. First, a memory including a charge storage structure is provided. Next, first type charges are injected into the charge storage structure such that a threshold level of the memory is higher than an erase level. Then, second type charges are injected into the charge storage structure such that the threshold level of the memory is lower than a predetermined bit level. Next, first type charges are injected into the charge storage structure such that the threshold level of the memory approximates to or is equal to the predetermined bit level. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129151 | READ METHOD FOR MLC - Memory devices adapted to process and generate analog data signals representative of data values of two or more bits of information facilitate increases in data transfer rates relative to devices processing and generating only binary data signals indicative of individual bits. Programming of such memory devices includes programming to a target threshold voltage range representative of the desired bit pattern. Reading such memory devices includes generating an analog data signal indicative of a threshold voltage of a target memory cell. Cell reads are performed multiple times and the read threshold voltages averaged to more closely approximate actual threshold voltage and to compensate for random noise. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129152 | PROGRAM AND READ METHOD FOR MLC - Memory devices adapted to process and generate analog data signals representative of data values of two or more bits of information facilitate increases in data transfer rates relative to devices processing and generating only binary data signals indicative of individual bits. Programming of such memory devices includes programming to a target threshold voltage range representative of the desired bit pattern. Reading such memory devices includes generating an analog data signal indicative of a threshold voltage of a target memory cell. Program and read operations are performed in opposite directions to allow for subtraction of impact of subsequently programmed cells on target cells being read. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129153 | M+N BIT PROGRAMMING AND M+L BIT READ FOR M BIT MEMORY CELLS - A memory device and programming and/or reading process is described that programs and/or reads the cells in the memory array with higher threshold voltage resolution than required. In programming non-volatile memory cells, this allows a more accurate threshold voltage placement during programming and enables pre-compensation for program disturb, increasing the accuracy of any subsequent read or verify operation on the cell. In reading/sensing memory cells, the increased threshold voltage resolution allows more accurate interpretations of the programmed state of the memory cell and also enables more effective use of probabilistic data encoding techniques such as convolutional code, partial response maximum likelihood (PRML), low-density parity check (LDPC), Turbo, and Trellis modulation encoding and/or decoding, reducing the overall error rate of the memory. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129154 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array in which a plurality of memory cells are arranged in a matrix, a read unit which reads out data from the memory cells in the memory cell array, a write unit which writes data in the memory cells in the memory cell array, a read voltage generating unit which generates a read voltage and supplies the read voltage to the read unit, and a voltage control unit which controls the read voltage in accordance with temperatures. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129155 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device capable of storing a plurality of bits of data in one memory cell by assigning multivalued data having a higher-order bit selected from one of a pair of data in a first unit and a lower-order bit selected from the other of the pair of data to each threshold voltage of the memory cell, wherein in a first write operation that processes data in the first unit, the logic of one of the higher-order bit and the lower-order bit is fixed, and two pieces of multivalued data that maximize the difference between the threshold voltages are assigned, thereby storing one bit of input data in the one memory cell in a pseudo binary state, and in a second write operation that processes data in a second unit larger than the first unit, a plurality of bits of input data is stored in the one memory cell in a multivalued state, and parity data for error correction in the second unit is stored in the memory cell. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129156 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A non-volatile semiconductor storage device includes a memory cell array having a plurality of non-volatile memory cells, an address search circuit which searches for write object data and outputs an address where the write object data is present, when writing data into the non-volatile memory cells, and a control circuit which exercises control to write the write object data into the non-volatile memory cells in accordance with the address output from the address search circuit. | 2009-05-21 |
20090129157 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THRESHOLD VALUE IN NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A method for controlling a threshold value in a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, includes: performing writing at least once on at least one of the memory cells to be adjusted to a state other than an erased state with an applied voltage that does not cause excess writing, with verify reading being not performed; and performing verify reading by applying a verify voltage corresponding to a target threshold value of the memory cell after the writing is performed on the at least one of the memory cells to be adjusted to the state other than the erased state, and, when the threshold value of the memory cell is determined to be lower than the target threshold value, repeating the writing with the applied voltage that does not cause excess writing and the verify reading until the threshold value of the memory cell becomes equal to or higher than the target threshold value. | 2009-05-21 |