Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems inventions 02/09

20090051293 - Display heat distribution system: A display heat distribution system provides a display assembly. LEDs are mounted in the display assembly and illuminate the display assembly. Heat generation structures are mounted into the display assembly. In addition, heat distribution structures are mounted into the display assembly in a predetermined physically distributed heat management configuration. The... Agent: Ishimaru & Zahrt LLP

20090051294 - Door entry lighting system and interior welcome lighting systems with an additional signal function: A door entry or interior Welcome lighting system for a motor vehicle includes a lamp and a control circuit. The lamp has at least one RGB-LED component with an LED shining red, an LED shining green, an LED shining blue and connecting lines for separately controlling the three LEDs. The... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090051295 - apparatus for radiating an object with uv radiation: An apparatus for radiating an object with UV-radiation, the apparatus comprises a series arrangement of an incandescent lamp (LA1) and a gas discharge UV lamp (L2) which generates at least UV light. The series arrangement is arranged for receiving current (IP) from an AC power source (PS). A controllable switching... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090051296 - Led control method: In one embodiment, an LED system is controlled to have a substantially unity power factor.... Agent: Mr. Jerry Chruma Semiconductor Components Industries, L.L.C.

20090051297 - Frequency modulation method and device for high intensity discharge lamp: An electronic control gear for a HID lamp receives an input signal for operating the lamp and frequency modulates the input signal to generate a frequency modulated output signal that drives an arc of the lamp. The frequency modulation of the output signal sweeps continuously between a low frequency modulation... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090051298 - Multiple discharge lamp lighting device: A multiple discharge lamp lighting device in which lamp current of discharge lamps is equalized by using a circuit structure having transformers on both sides of the discharge lamps and in which the number of parts can be reduced. A multiple discharge lamp lighting device 10 according to the present... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090051299 - Linear reactor ballast for sports lighting fixtures: A means and method for increasing use of a light from a high intensity lighting fixture to a target area without an increase in energy use. One aspect increases the electrical efficiency of transmission of electrical power from an electrical power source to the lamp such that for the same... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20090051300 - Method and driving unit for driving a gas discharge lamp: This invention describes a method for driving a gas discharge lamp (1), whereby an alternating voltage (U) is applied to the gas discharge lamp (1), the alternating voltage (U) having a first polarity during a first time interval (tf1, ts1) and a second polarity opposite to the first polarity during... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090051301 - Interconnected arrangement of individual modules having at least one light-emitting diode chip: An interconnected arrangement of a light-emitting diode chip arrangement having individual modules as luminous elements in a parallel circuit. Each module is provided with at least one light-emitting diode chip, and the modules are arranged in a parallel circuit. A respective linear constant current circuit connects each light-emitting diode chip... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20090051302 - Programmable electronic control system, in particular light control system, for a mobile home, in particular a trailer and/or motor home and/or a boat: Implementations of the present invention relate to an electronic control system for a mobile home, in particular a trailer, a motor home, or a boat. The electronic control system can include at least one electrical load, a control unit which actuates the load or loads, and at least one operator... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090045746 - Particle accelerator and methods therefor: Standing-wave linear accelerators (linac) having a plurality of accelerating cavities and which do not have any auxiliary cavities are provided. Such linacs are useful for industrial applications such as radiography, cargo inspection and food sterilization, and also medical applications such as radiation therapy and imaging. In one embodiment, the linac... Agent: Kang Lim

20090045747 - Fluorescent lamp: Disclosed herein is a fluorescent lamp. The fluorescent lamp is constituted by main tubes, subsidiary tubes having electrodes, and connection tubes each connecting the main tube to the subsidiary tube. Specifically, the fluorescent lamp includes a first stage main tube part having a first main tube, a second stage main... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090045748 - Emergency lighting structure: An emergency lighting structure is disclosed. The lighting structure employs high brightness LED as light source supply and dry cells are used to provide current during emergency. A plug is secured to a socket and when AC is interrupted, a current detection unit detects the interruption to trigger the power... Agent: Leong C Lei

20090045749 - Plasma generating apparatus and plasma treatment apparatus: A plasma generating apparatus according to the invention includes coaxial conversion means for coaxial-converting a microwave, a generally annular ring slot for passing the coaxial-converted microwave, and a dielectric window for propagating the microwave passed through the ring slot, wherein a plasma can be produced by the microwave propagated through... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090045750 - Uv light system: The light system has a plurality of bulbs configured to emit light when energised by microwaves, an outer conductive element which is at least partially transmissive to UV light; and an inner conductor situated within the outer conductive element. The inner conductor of the light system coupled directly to a... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP

20090045751 - Systems for displaying images: A pixel unit is provided. A storage capacitor is coupled to a power supply. A first transistor is coupled to the storage capacitor and receives a data line signal and a scan line signal, and is turned on according to the scan line signal to transmit the data line signal.... Agent: Venable LLP

20090045752 - Display device and method of manufacturing the same: The invention provides a display device which can reduce breaking of a TFT substrate at the time of connecting a wiring member to the TFT substrate after decreasing a thickness of the TFT substrate and a manufacturing method of the display device. A TFT substrate and a counter substrate are... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090045753 - Led lamp string: A LED lamp string, especially indicating a type of LED lamp string, which plug-fitting directly into AC power socket, and a controllable blinking or non-blinking structure which combining two or more than two groups of dual crystal current controllers in the main electrical wire circuitry to achieve results of bridge... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090045754 - Flash pattern selection via power switch: Lighting apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed. One lighting apparatus includes a light source, a power source in electrical communication with the light source, and a power button arranged to control electrical flow from the power source to the light source. The lighting apparatus also includes a programmable circuit in... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090045755 - Driving circuit for piezoelectric lamps: An improved driving circuit for piezoelectric lamps includes a power switch unit and at least one piezoelectric transformer. The power switch unit is connected to a power source. ON/OFF of the power switch unit controls power amount transmitted to the piezoelectric transformer. The piezoelectric transformer transforms the power and drives... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090045756 - Cold cathode tube drive device: A cold-cathode tube drive device includes an inverter circuit (1) for generating a high-frequency voltage, a booster transformer (2) for boosting the high-frequency voltage generated by the inverter circuit (1), a cold-cathode tube (3) which is turned on by the high-frequency voltage after boosted by the booster transformer (2), a... Agent: Von Simson & Chin

20090045757 - Discharge lamp lighter: A discharge lamp lighter has an abnormality detecting circuit 7 for detecting an abnormality in an electrical load. The abnormality detecting circuit 7 includes a reference voltage part Ra1, Rb1, Ra2, Rb2 for generating a first reference voltage Vb1 and a second reference voltage Vb2, a detection voltage part Rc1,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090045759 - Backlight unit, display apparatus comprising the same and control method thereof: Provided is a display apparatus including: a display panel; a light source which includes a plurality of light source modules and supplies light to the display panel; a light source driver which drives the light source modules; a power source which supplies power to the light source driver; a current... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090045758 - Drive circuit supplying current to load based on control signal, and portable information terminal including the same: A drive circuit (100) includes an operational amplifier (OP1) that compares a voltage applied to an inverting input terminal with a reference voltage applied to a non-inverting input terminal, a MOS transistor (M1) that has an output connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier (OP1) and supplies... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090039787 - Power supply and plasma display including the same: A power supply including a transformer primary coil coupled to an input power source and a secondary coil coupled to an output terminal, a first switch coupled to the primary coil of the transformer, a duty cycle of the first switch controlling a voltage of the output terminal, first and... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20090039788 - Light unit with internal back-up power supply, communications and display: A light unit that includes an internal power supply that may be used in the event of an external power failure to provide power to the light unit. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a lighting apparatus, comprising (a) a power input configured to receive external power from an... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20090039789 - Cathode assembly and method for pulsed plasma generation: A cathode assembly and a method for generation of pulsed plasma are disclosed. The cathode assembly comprises a cathode holder connected to multiple longitudinally aligned cathodes, preferably of the same diameter, and different lengths. The method is characterized by forming an electric arc between the cathodes in the assembly and... Agent: Jones Day

20090039790 - Pulsed plasma device and method for generating pulsed plasma: During operation, a voltage is applied between the cathode and the anode and a current is passed through the cathode, the plasma, and the anode. The voltage and current profiles are selected to cause the rapid development of a plasma flow with required characteristics. A substantially uniform temperature and power... Agent: Jones Day

20090039791 - Entryway lighting system: A disclosed entryway lighting system generally includes (a) a door assembly comprising a frame; (b) one or more high-intensity light fixtures mounted within the frame; (c) a power supply electrically connected in a circuit to the light fixtures; (d) a temperature sensor; and, (e) an electrical switch coupled to the... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.C.

20090039792 - Plasma display device and driving method thereof: A plasma display device includes a plasma display panel having a scan driver including a falling reset signal/scan low signal generating circuit that includes: a first switch coupled to a scan electrode, a second switch coupled in series with the first switch and coupled to a scan low voltage source... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090039793 - Compact fluorescent lamp: A switchable compact fluorescent lamp with an L.E.D. added to the center of the top of the compact fluorescent lamp plastic electronic encasement housing. The L.E.D. can be switched on with the fluorescent on or switched to be on by itself with the fluorescent off. The lamp can also be... Agent: Emery L. Tracy

20090039794 - Miniature light bulb for random high-low twinkle in series-wired light string: A flasher bulb including a thermal shorting element that alternately shorts and opens only a portion of the bulb filament, thus causing the flasher bulb to produce an alternating high-low illumination. When a plurality of such flasher bulbs are placed in the sockets of a series-wired light string, they cause... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090039795 - Discharge lamp lighting apparatus: A discharge lamp lighting apparatus includes a plurality of discharge lamps 1a to 1d, an alternating voltage generator 10 to convert a DC voltage into an alternating voltage, and a transformer T1 having a primary winding P1 and a plurality of secondary windings S1 and S2. The primary winding is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090039796 - Power supply for an lcd display: A power supply system is provided for a multiple lamp LCD panel. In one aspect, the power supply includes a plurality of transformers for driving a plurality of respective CCFLs. The primary sides of each transformer are coupled in series to thereby reduce the stress on each transformer. For LCD... Agent: O2micro Inc C/o Murabito, Hao & Barnes LLP

20090039797 - Process and system of power saving lighting: A process and system of lighting with green energy source and intelligent power management, which saves energy consuming and limits pollution. The system is using solar power, green battery, and LED which are clean, long life; save, and energy saving. A microcontroller coordinates devices and sensors to optimize the operation... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090039798 - Pulsed igniting device comprising a piezoelectric transformer for a high-pressure discharge lamp: A device for igniting the gas discharge in a high-pressure discharge lamp (La). The igniting device is embodied as a pulsed igniting device (C, FS, Tr1) while a piezoelectric transformer (PT) is provided for supplying the pulsed igniting device (C, FS, Tr1) with voltage.... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090039799 - Ballasted lamp socket for a compact fluorescent lamp: A ballasted lamp socket for a gas discharge lamp, such as a compact fluorescent lamp, is adapted to replace an Edison screw-in lamp socket in a ceiling mounted light fixture, or a table or floor lamp. The ballasted lamp socket comprises a lamp-receiving portion adapted to be coupled to the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090039800 - Ac power supply system for balanced energization of a plurality of loads: A gas-discharge lamp igniter is disclosed which has a group of gas-discharge lamps, such as those for LCD backlighting, connected in parallel with one another between the pair of outputs of an AC power supply. Provided one for each lamp to be energized, current-balancing transformers have their secondary windings serially... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090039801 - Backlight control circuit: An exemplary backlight control circuit for changing a brightness of a light source includes a coarse adjusting circuit and a fine adjusting circuit. The coarse adjusting circuit is configured to coarsely adjust a DC voltage according to one received coarse adjusting signal. The fine adjusting circuit is configured to finely... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090039802 - Backlight control circuit: An exemplary backlight control circuit includes a pulse width modulation integrated circuit (PWM IC) having a power input terminal, a power source capable of outputting an operation voltage, and a switching circuit connected between the power source and the PWM IC to control if the operation voltage is provided to... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

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... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090039804 - Voltage division resistor for acceleration tubes, acceleration tube, and accelerator: To provide a voltage division resistor for acceleration tube, an acceleration tube, and an accelerator capable of reducing the cost of the acceleration tube and enhancing the operation efficiency. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] An acceleration tube (1) for accelerating ions (charged particles) I by applying an acceleration voltage V comprises... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090033228 - Power supply apparatus and high-frequency circuit system: A power supply apparatus for a traveling-wave tube includes an electrical discharge switch and a first resistor that are serially connected, and that are connected between a cathode electrode and a first collector electrode; N (N denotes a positive integer) arresters that are serially connected, and that are inserted between... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090033229 - Manufacturing method for luminous body, luminous body, and light-emitting apparatus: In a high luminance, long-life luminous body, a method for manufacturing the luminous body, and a light-emitting apparatus according to the present invention, an inorganic EL device, which is formed by stacking a back electrode, a dielectric layer, a luminescent layer, a dielectric layer, and a transparent electrode in that... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090033231 - Flat panel display: A high-speed flat panel display having a long lifetime. Thin film transistors in a pixel portion having a plurality of pixels are contacted differently from thin film transistors in driving circuit portions for driving the pixels, thereby enhancing luminance uniformity and reducing power consumption. The thin film transistors each have... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090033230 - Light emitting device: It is an object of the invention to provide a light emitting device in which burden on a light emitting element having low luminous efficiency is relieved, and the deterioration of a light emitting element, the reduction in color reproduction due to the deteriorated light emitting element, and increase in... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090033233 - Plasma display and its driver and driving method thereof: A plasma display includes an electrode, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, an inductor, and a diode. The first switch is coupled to the electrode. The second switch is coupled between the electrode and a first power source to supply a first voltage. The third switch is... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell & Law Firm

20090033232 - Plasma display and voltage generator thereof: A plasma display device including a plasma display panel (PDP), a temperature detector for detecting temperature of the PDP, a driver for applying a driving voltage to a scan electrode, and a controller for generating a control signal to control the driver according to the temperature. The driver includes a... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090033234 - Illuminating lamp for a display device, an illuminating device for a display device, and a display device: An illuminating lamp for a display device is capable of minimizing a luminance difference between a high-voltage driving side and a low-voltage driving side. The illuminating lamp is arranged behind a display panel via optical sheets and driven in a high-voltage driving method. The illuminating lamp includes discharge lamps connected... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090033235 - System & method for current and/or temperature control of light fixtures: A system (100) for current and/or temperature control of light fixtures includes a sensor (110) structured to be in communication with a light fixture (150), sense a current flow or a temperature of the light fixture (150), and communicate an input signal relative to the current flow or the temperature;... Agent: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Intellectual Property Department

20090033237 - Fluorescent tube power supply and backlight: A fluorescent tube power supply including a rectification circuit, a smoothing circuit, an inverter, and a control circuit for controlling the inverter, further includes a current detecting unit for detecting an input current of the inverter. The control circuit is stopped based on an output signal of the current detecting... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090033236 - Programmed ballast with resonant inverter and method for discharge lamps: A ballast having a rapid inverter frequency control circuit that is used for programmed operation during lamps starting, during normal operation of all lamps and during no lamp(s) operation. A method and circuit controls frequency shift via a combination of different feedback circuits. A control signal for the inverter controller... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090033238 - Ignition and operation of electronic high intensity discharge lamps: A method for igniting and operating a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp using an electronic ballast controlled by a ballast microcontroller. An ignition circuit including a parallel capacitive circuit is connected in parallel to the HID lamp. The ignition circuit being resonant at an ignition resonance frequency. An ignition voltage... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20090033239 - Lighting conversion system: An adapter for a T12 fluorescent light fixture that is used to convert the fixture into a T5 or T8 fixture. The adapter includes a male input for receiving power supplied by the T12 ballast. The adapter has circuitry that adjusts the power supplied by the T12 ballast to parameters... Agent: Austin Rapp & Hardman

20090033240 - Electrodeless lamp and core having indented coil winding section for use with tubular lamp envelope: An electrodeless lamp assembly includes a tubular lamp envelope, at least one core having a closed-loop body disposed so as to surround a core mounting portion of the tubular lamp envelope. The core includes an indented coil winding section formed by an indentation formed in an inner side section of... Agent: Byung Ii Ham

20090033241 - Light emitting diode module and driving apparatus: A driving apparatus for driving a light emitting diode (LED) unit with a positive and a negative driving ends is provided. The driving apparatus includes first, second, and third rectifying units for driving the LED unit to illuminate respectively in response to the first, the second, and the third phase... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090033242 - Coil component and display device using same: The coil component comprises a primary coil, and a first secondary coil and a second secondary coil which are opposed to the primary coil. A first terminal is a terminal of the first secondary coil, that is a terminal for connection to one end of a lamp, and a second... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090033244 - Integrated circuit with a preheat control for a ballast: The present invention provides a ballast with preheat function for fluorescent or compact fluorescent lamps. The lamp is connected in series with an inductor and a capacitor to form a resonant circuit. A first switch and a second switch controlled by control circuit are coupled to the resonant circuit for... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090033243 - Led controller ic using only one pin to dim and set a maximum led current: An LED driver IC is described that uses a single pin to both set the maximum current through one or more driven LEDs and variably control the brightness of the LEDs. A single resistor is connected to the control pin of the IC, where the value of the resistor sets... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20090033245 - Light emitting diode lamp and illumination system: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp electrically connected to a switch is provided. The LED lamp includes a lamp body, an LED array disposed inside the lamp body, and a current control circuit disposed inside the lamp body. The current control circuit is electrically connected between the LED array and... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090033246 - Light emitting diode lamp: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a lamp body, a current control circuit, and an LED array disposed inside the lamp body. The LED array is electrically connected to the current control circuit. The LED array includes a carrier, a plurality of first LEDs disposed on the carrier for... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090033247 - Electrical wiring device with a center nightlight having automatic and manual control features: The present invention is directed to a electrical wiring device that includes a housing having a plurality of line terminals. A cover assembly is coupled to the housing, the cover assembly including at least one set of receptacle openings disposed on either side of a central portion of the cover... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20090033248 - Thermal foldback for a lamp control device: The output current of a ballast is dynamically limited when an over-temperature condition is detected in the ballast according to one of (i) a step function or (ii) a combination of step and continuous functions, so as to reduce the temperature of the ballast while continuing to operate it.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090033249 - Method and apparatus for the acceleration and manipulation of charged particles: A magnetic field crosses non-uniform rotating electric radial fields which are generated between a central electrode and a series of circumferential outer electrodes. Synchronous charging and partial discharging is applied to the outer electrodes, generating a rotating non-axisymmetric field. Charged particles may then be accelerated and held in a circular... Agent: Christopher Macdonald-bradley