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20100148669 | ELECTRODELESS LAMPS AND METHODS - An electrodeless plasma lamp and a method of generating light are described. The lamp may comprise a lamp body including a dielectric material. The bulb is positioned proximate the lamp body and contains a fill that forms a plasma when radio frequency (RF) power is coupled to the fill. The conductive element is located within the lamp body and configured to enhance coupling of the RF power to the fill. The lamp may include a feed coupled to the RF power source and configured to radiate power into the lamp body. The at least one conductive element is configured to enhance the coupling of radiated power from the feed to the fill. In an example, two spaced apart conductive elements may be located within the lamp body. The bulb may be an elongated bulb having opposed ends, each opposed end of the bulb being proximate a corresponding conductive element. | 06-17-2010 |
20110204778 | LED Lamp with Remote Control - Various apparatuses and methods are disclosed for a remotely controllable LED lamp. One embodiment of an LED lamp includes at least one LED in each of a plurality of colors, a power supply, and a controller connected to the power supply and the at least one LED in each of a plurality of colors. The controller is adapted to adjust current levels to the at least one LED in each of a plurality of colors to produce a blended color. The controller is also adapted to adjustably vary an intensity of the blended color without substantially changing the blended color. | 08-25-2011 |
20110266955 | METAL HALIDE LAMP WITH CERAMIC DISCHARGE VESSEL - A discharge lamp and a method for forming the lamp, the lamp including a ceramic discharge vessel defining at least part of a cavity containing a metal halide (MH) chemical filling having a power factor of between about 0.75 and 0.85 located within the cavity; and one or more feedthroughs having first and second ends, the first end located in the cavity. The cavity may have an internal length LINT and an internal diameter DINT that are proportional to each other, such that an aspect ratio defined as LINT/DINT is less than or equal to two. The lamp may be started and operated with a probe-start ballast without an internal igniter circuit or without a starting electrode (or internal igniter). | 11-03-2011 |
20110285286 | LIGHT SOURCE - A lamp has a solid plasma crucible | 11-24-2011 |
20110285287 | LIGHT SOURCE - A lamp comprises a light source in the form of a light emitting resonator | 11-24-2011 |
20110309744 | LIGHT SOURCE | 12-22-2011 |
20120007503 | Plasma Generating Apparatus - At least two antenna coils are electrically connected in parallel to each other to generate uniform high density plasma, and capacitors are installed between the respective antenna coils and a ground to minimize an antenna voltage, thereby minimizing the effect of capacitive plasma coupling due to the antenna voltage. | 01-12-2012 |
20120074839 | Discharge Lamp and Discharge Lamp Device - A discharge lamp including: a discharge vessel | 03-29-2012 |
20120112634 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE ARCING IN ELECTRODELESS LAMPS - A lamp and methods of forming are shown. In one example, a dielectric layer is formed over a gap between conductors in a plasma lamp. Electric arcing is reduced or eliminated, thus allowing tighter gaps and/or higher voltages. In one example a glass frit method is used to apply the dielectric layer. A lamp is shown with a barrier layer that prevents tarnish such as tarnish from sulfur exposure. The barrier layer reduces or prevents degradation of the lamp due to conversion of a conductor material to non-conductive tarnish material. | 05-10-2012 |
20120153824 | LIGHT SOURCE - A light source is powered by a magnetron and has a quartz crucible having a plasma void with an excitable fill, from which light radiates in use. Two aluminium attachment blocks are attached together and the block is attached to a casing of the magnetron by screws - not shown. The quartz crucible is attached to the block by a Faraday cage, in the form of a perforate metal enclosure secured at its rim to the block. An output formation of the magnetron has a conductive, copper cap fitted in electrical contact with it. The cap is extended by a copper rod. The rod extends through the blocks into a bore in the crucible for coupling microwaves from the magnetron into the crucible. An airspace is provided around the cap in the block. From the cap, the rod extends with negligible air gap in an alumina ceramic tube through the airspace and a boss of the block located in an aperture in an end wall of the block. | 06-21-2012 |
20120153825 | MICROWAVE ANTENNA FOR GENERATING PLASMA - The present invention relates to the new structure antenna to create the uniform large area plasma using microwave. The microwave antenna to create the plasma of present invention comprises the waveguide, main body of antenna and the coaxial structure connecting part which connects said waveguide and said main body of antenna electrically, the main body of antenna comprises the conductive block in donut shape forming multiple slots, and notches are formed between the multiple slots of the conductive block and multiple permanent magnets are inserted into the notches. The multiple slots can be formed by passing through the inside and outside of the conductive block and the multiple slots can be formed with repetitive square wave pattern. | 06-21-2012 |
20120194070 | OPERATING AN ELECTRODELESS DISCHARGE LAMP - A power driver circuit for an electrodeless discharge lamp comprises a push- pull class E converter comprising power supply terminals for receiving a DC supply voltage, and lamp output terminals for supplying power to an antenna of the lamp. The converter has a first switching leg and a second switching leg arranged in parallel between the power supply terminals. The first switching leg has a series arrangement of a first switching element and a first driver circuit inductor having a common first node. The second switching leg has a series arrangement of a second switching element and a second driver circuit inductor having a common second node. The lamp output terminals are coupled between the first node and the second node. A lamp impedance matching network is coupled between the first node and the second node, wherein the impedance matching network comprises at least one series resonant capacitor coupled in series with the lamp output terminals. A starting circuit comprises a series arrangement of a starting inductor and a starting capacitor coupled between a first starting circuit terminal and a second starting circuit terminal. The first starting circuit terminal is coupled between the first switching element of the power driver circuit and a first lamp output terminal. A node coupling the starting inductor and the starting capacitor is configured to be coupled to an ignition appendix of the lamp. A gate drive circuit is configured to supply a near-sinusoidal gate drive current. | 08-02-2012 |
20120212128 | ELECTRODELESS LAMPS AND METHODS - An electrodeless plasma lamp and method of generating light are described. The lamp may comprise a lamp body, a source of radio frequency (RF) power and a bulb. The lamp body may comprise a solid dielectric material and at least one conductive element within the solid dielectric material. The source of RF power is configured to provide RF power and an RF feed configured to radiate the RF power from the RF source into the lamp body. The bulb is positioned proximate the lamp body and contains a fill that forms a plasma when the RF power is coupled to the fill from the lamp body. The at least one conductive element is configured to concentrate an electric field proximate the bulb. | 08-23-2012 |
20120217871 | EHID Lamp Having Integrated Field Applicator and Optical Coupler - There is described an EHID lamp that comprises a field applicator, a means for coupling RF power to the field applicator, and a discharge vessel; the discharge vessel being disposed within the field applicator and containing a discharge medium; the field applicator being comprised of a solid, transparent or translucent dielectric material and having an optical control surface and a conductive coating that substantially covers its external surfaces. By combining functions served by otherwise individual components, the EHID lamp of this invention has the potential for reducing parts count, improving RF coupling to the plasma, reducing shadowing, and improving reliability. | 08-30-2012 |
20120217872 | Luminaire - A luminaire has a light source in the form of a quartz crucible, having a plasma void. A power supply has a magnetron for providing microwaves for generating a plasma in the void. An air wave guide is connected below the magnetron and a connector is connected below the wave guide. The plasma crucible is fitted to the bottom of the connector and is enclosed by a Faraday cage. Arranged with the crucible at its focal point is a reflector. It has a central aperture through which the connector extends. A lower, hemispherical shell of a casing for the power supply supports the reflector at a similar aperture, with the interposition of one or more focus adjusting spacers. | 08-30-2012 |
20120242223 | ELECTRODELESS LAMPS WITH COAXIAL TYPE RESONATORS/WAVEGUIDES AND GROUNDED COUPLING ELEMENTS - The present invention is directed to devices and methods for generating light with plasma lamps. More particularly, the present invention provides plasma lamps driven by a radio-frequency source without the use of electrodes inside the bulb and related methods. In a specific embodiment, a coaxial type coupling module is used to drive an electrodeless bulb. Merely by way of example, such plasma lamps can be applied to applications such as stadiums, security, parking lots, military and defense, street lighting, large and small buildings, vehicle headlamps, aircraft landing, bridges, warehouses, UV water treatment, agriculture, architectural lighting, stage lighting, medical illumination, microscopes, projectors and displays, any combination of these, and the like. | 09-27-2012 |
20120248978 | ANTENNA FOR PLASMA PROCESSOR AND APPARATUS - An antenna includes excitation terminals responsive to an RF source to supply an RF electromagnetic field to a plasma that processes a workpiece in a vacuum chamber. The coil includes a transformer having a primary winding coupled to the excitation terminals and a multi-turn plasma excitation secondary winding connected in series with a capacitor. | 10-04-2012 |
20120274208 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH BUILT-IN RF ANTENNA - A lighting device, such as a replacement lighting device, comprising a light source (LS), e.g. LEDs, for producing light along an optical axis (OA). A heat sink (HS) made of a material with an electrical resistivity being less than 0.01 Ωm, e.g. a metallic heat sink being a part of the housing, transports heat away from the light source (LS). A Radio Frequency (RF) communication circuit (CC) connected to an an antenna (A) serves to enable RF signal communication, e.g. to control the device via a remote control. Metallic components, including the heat sink (HS), having an extension larger than 1/10 of a wavelength of the RF signal are arranged below a virtual plane (VP) drawn orthogonal to the optical axis (OA) and going through the antenna (A). Hereby a compact device can be obtained, and still a satisfying RF radiation pattern can be obtained. The antenna can be a wire antenna or a PCB antenna, e.g. a PIFA or a IFA type antenna. In a special embodiment the antenna is formed on a ring-shaped PCB with a central hole allowing passage of light from the light source. Preferably, the antenna is positioned at least | 11-01-2012 |
20120274209 | PLASMA LAMP WITH FIELD-CONCENTRATING ANTENNA - An electrodeless plasma lamp is described comprising a lamp body including a solid dielectric material. The lamp includes a bulb received at least partially within an opening in the solid dielectric material and a radio frequency (RF) feed configured to provide power to the solid dielectric material. A conductive material is provided adjacent to the bulb to concentrate the power proximate the bulb. The conductive material may be located below an upper surface of the solid dielectric material. The conductive material may modify at least a portion of an electric field proximate the bulb so that the portion of the electric field is oriented substantially parallel to an upper surface of the lamp body. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274210 | LIGHT SOURCE - A lamp has microwave resonant body ( | 11-01-2012 |
20120293067 | LAMP - A band pass filter comprises an air filled aluminium chamber, having a lid and a cuboid resonant cavity having a central iris. At opposite end nodes of the cavity, perfect electric conductors (PECs) are provided. One is connected to a feed wire from an input at one end of the cavity. The other PEC is connected via a further feed wire to a radiator in a fabrication of solid-dielectric, lucent material. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293068 | EXTENDED REACH RECHAREGABLE LIGHTING SYSTEMS - Lighting systems for remote placement and powering of a lighting device. The lighting systems include a lighting device for placement on a wall or ceiling and an external power supply selectively attachable to and detachable from the lighting device. The lighting device includes a power receiving structure that receives power from the external power supply and delivers electrical power to a rechargeable battery and/or light source. The external power supply includes a corresponding power delivery structure that delivers power to the power receiving structure of the lighting device. The power receiving and delivery structures may constitute an inductive power transfer system composed of one or more batteries or capacitors, a DC-to-AC inverter, electromagnetic power transfer and receiving coils, and an AC-to-DC convertor or rectifier. Alternatively, the power receiving and delivering structures may constitute direct electrical contacts. | 11-22-2012 |
20130026914 | CERAMIC METAL HALIDE LAMP WITH FEEDTHROUGH COMPRISING AN IRIDIUM WIRE - The invention relates to a ceramic metal halide lamp having a ceramic discharge vessel, characterized in that the discharge vessel encloses a discharge space which comprises an electrode, which electrode is electrically connected to a conductor outside the discharge vessel by means of a feedthrough comprising an Ir wire, the feedthrough being gas-tight mounted in an extended plug, also referred to as vup, of the discharge vessel, the feedthrough comprising an electrode—feedthrough combination made up of at least three parts with a W or W—Re rod or a Mo or Mo alloy wire extending out of the vup for burner mounting, which W or W—Re or MO or MO alloy wire is welded to the Ir wire. | 01-31-2013 |
20130057145 | PLASMA GENERATION DEVICE - A plasma generation device, including: an ionization unit that ionizes gas in a target space; an electromagnetic wave oscillator that oscillates an electromagnetic wave to be radiated to the target space; and an antenna that radiates the electromagnetic wave supplied from the electromagnetic wave oscillator to a gas ionization region in which gas ionized by the ionization unit is provided. The ionization unit ionizes gas and the antenna radiates the electromagnetic wave thereto to generate plasma. A plurality of strong electric field regions are formed around the antenna when the electromagnetic wave is supplied from the electromagnetic wave oscillator. The strong electric field region is a region stronger in electric field than the surrounding area. The ionization unit ionizes gas around the plurality of strong electric field regions, or gas around a plurality of regions in which immediately before strong electric fields come into existence. | 03-07-2013 |
20130088146 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA GENERATION DEVICE - Provided is an inductively coupled plasma generation device capable of having both a wide matching range and reduced loss. An inductively coupled plasma generation device in which high harmonic waves from a high harmonic wave power source ( | 04-11-2013 |
20130113373 | ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LIGHTING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR MICROWAVE LAMP - The invention relates to an electrodeless plasma lighting or illuminating device (microwave lighting device), comprising an illuminant member ( | 05-09-2013 |
20130147349 | INTEGRAL STARTER FOR ELECTRODELESS LAMP - A high intensity discharge (HID) or ceramic HID lamp includes a main envelope having a gas fill that is selectively energized to produce visible light. An RF coil surrounds a light emitting portion of the main envelope, and an envelope extension or starting leg has a cavity that either contains a low pressure ionizable fill material to ionize at a level below the gas fill of the main envelope, or receives a high voltage potential conductor wire extending therethrough to serve as a starting assembly. | 06-13-2013 |
20130187542 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - Provided is a light source apparatus which include a light emitting unit including a light emitting area of unit of surface, an antenna disposed along the outer periphery so as not to encroach on a light emitting area and a driving unit, and a driving unit processing wireless power received from the antenna and supplying the processed wireless power to the light emitting unit. According to the light source apparatus, miniaturization may be accomplished and a shielding phenomenon of an antenna reception signal caused by the light emitting area may be suppressed. | 07-25-2013 |
20130214679 | PLASMA LIGHT SOURCE - A High Frequency light source ( | 08-22-2013 |
20130241406 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING AN LED BULB - Disclosed is a light-emitting diode bulb assembly comprising: a light-emitting diode board, the light-emitting diode board having disposed thereon at least one light-emitting diode; a driver module in electrical communication with the light-emitting diode board, the driver module including a driver for each light-emitting diode disposed on the light-emitting diode board; a microcontroller board in electrical communication with the driver module, the microcontroller board including a memory having a unique individual stored serial number identifier for the light emitting diode bulb assembly; and an RF module in electrical communication with the microcontroller board, the RF module including an RF antenna for receiving operating signals either directly from a remote wireless control device or indirectly via a gateway. | 09-19-2013 |
20130249392 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM - Disclosed are a lighting apparatus and a lighting control system. The lighting apparatus includes a heat radiation frame, at least one light emitting device on the heat radiation frame, a diffusion frame provided on the heat radiation frame to protect the at least one light emitting device and diffuse a light emitted from the at least one light emitting device, and a support frame provided under the heat radiation frame and having a receiving space to receive at least one module. The module includes a wireless communication module to transmit or receive a control single of the at least one light emitting device. The power supply module is physically separated from the wireless communication module. | 09-26-2013 |
20130270997 | LOW ELECTRON TEMPERATURE, EDGE-DENSITY ENHANCED, SURFACE WAVE PLASMA (SWP) PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A surface wave plasma (SWP) source couples microwave (MW) energy into a processing chamber through, for example, a radial line slot antenna, to result in a low mean electron energy (T | 10-17-2013 |
20130278135 | MULTI DISCHARGING TUBE PLASMA REACTOR - A plasma reactor having multi discharging tubes is disclosed, through which activated gas containing ion, free radical, atom and molecule is generated through plasma discharging, and different process gases are injected into multi discharging tubes in which solid, power and gas, etc., are plasma-treated with the activated gas to perform processes including cleaning process for semiconductor, and a plasma state can be maintained even at low power. | 10-24-2013 |
20130278136 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND PLASMA GENERATING DEVICE - An antenna structure includes four induction antennas which have the same structure, are connected in parallel and are disposed to be overlapped. The induction antennas include an external upper section arranged on a first quadrant of a first layer, an internal upper section connected to the external upper section and arranged on a second quadrant of the first layer, an internal lower section connected to the internal upper section and arranged on a third quadrant of a second layer arranged on a lower part of the first layer, and an external lower section connected to the internal lower section and arranged on a fourth quadrant of the second layer. An RF power is supplied to one end of the external upper section, and the other end of the external lower section is grounded. | 10-24-2013 |
20130285544 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADIO-FREQUENCY CONTROLLABLE LED LAMP FIXTURE ANTENNA - An apparatus and system for incorporating an unshielded antenna into an LED fixture are provided, such that the LED fixture can be individually controlled through RF signals, such as those propagated by a home automation system or other RF-based lighting control systems. An LED fixture is provided that includes an antenna that is coupled to an electronic control board of the LED fixture and extends to a region external to the heat sink of the LED fixture. By extending the antenna in this manner, RF signals can be received and transmitted by the control board of the LED fixture with significantly reduced attenuation. In one embodiment, the antenna is routed from the control board to an optical assembly support frame for the LED fixture. The optical assembly support frame can either provide a structure along which to guide the antenna or can comprise the antenna itself. | 10-31-2013 |
20130293102 | Induction Fluorescent Lamp with Amalgam Chamber - A fluorescent lamp has an amalgam chamber that is in communication with the interior of the lamp through an exhaust tube. The amalgam chamber is constructed as a three-way junction with the exhaust tube and is formed at a supplementary angle of 180 degree or less with respect to the exhaust tube. The construction of the chamber utilizes the force of gravity to keep the amalgam away from the opening of the exhaust tube leading to the interior of the lamp. The amalgam chamber is capable of effectively retaining the amalgam within the chamber and preventing it from penetrating into the interior of the lamp regardless of mounting direction. | 11-07-2013 |
20130328481 | LIGHT DEVICE AND POSITIONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A light device includes a light source that irradiates light to the outside; a base part that has a mounting part on which the light source is mounted; a cover part that is formed to cover the light source, and is mounted on a bottom side of the base part; a wireless communication device that carries out wireless communication with a wireless terminal; and a positional information transmitter that transmits positional information of the wireless terminal, wherein the positional information transmitter has a pattern antenna employing an electrode that transmits visible light, and the pattern antenna is provided in the cover part. | 12-12-2013 |
20140028184 | CONTROL OF UNIFORMITY IN A SURFACE WAVE PLASMA SOURCE - A surface wave plasma source (SWPS) is disclosed, having an electromagnetic (EM) wave launcher including a slot antenna configured to couple EM energy in a desired EM wave mode to a plasma by generating a surface wave on a plasma surface of the SWPS adjacent the plasma. The SWPS also includes a dielectric window positioned below the slot antenna, having a lower surface and the plasma surface. The SWPS further includes an attenuation assembly disposed between the slot antenna and the plasma surface. The attenuation assembly includes a first fluid channel substantially aligned with a first arrangement of slots in the slot antenna, and is configured to receive a first flow of a first fluid at a first fluid temperature. The SWPS finally includes a power coupling system coupled to the EM wave launcher and configured to provide EM energy to the EM wave launcher for forming the plasma. | 01-30-2014 |
20140042902 | PLASMA GENERATOR - A plasma generator generates a plasma by ionizing a gas with a high-frequency discharge in a plasma generating chamber so that electrons from the plasma are emitted outside the plasma generator through an electron emitting hole. The plasma generator includes an antenna that is provided in the plasma generating chamber and that emits a high-frequency wave, and an antenna cover that is made of an insulating material and that covers an entire body of the antenna. A plasma electrode having the electron emitting hole is made of a conductive material. A frame cover with a protrusion ensures conductivity by preventing an insulating material from accumulating on a surface of the plasma electrode on a plasma side in sputtering by the plasma. | 02-13-2014 |
20140049159 | MULTIPLE STRIKE BALLAST WITH LAMP PROTECTION FOR ELECTRODELESS LAMP - A multi-strike ballast to ignite an electrodeless lamp is disclosed, and includes an inverter circuit, a protection circuit, and a controller. The inverter circuit, upon activation, sends an ignition pulse to the lamp. The inverter circuit shuts down upon receiving a deactivation signal, and activates upon receiving an activation signal, triggering another ignition pulse. The protection circuit senses a change in a voltage associated with the lamp. The sensed changed may indicate that the lamp has not yet ignited or that the lamp is broken. The controller receives the sensed change in voltage and, in response, sends a deactivation signal to the inverter circuit. The controller waits a predetermined time and then sends an activation signal to the inverter circuit. The controller repeats until a change in voltage associated with the lamp is not sensed, or until a predefined number of repeats occur, providing multiple ignition pulses to the lamp. | 02-20-2014 |
20140062296 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS, PLASMA GENERATING APPARATUS, ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND PLASMA GENERATING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes: a mounting table, disposed in a processing chamber, configured to mount thereon the substrate; an inductively coupled antenna disposed outside the processing chamber to be opposite to the mounting table, the inductively coupled antenna being connected to a high frequency power supply; and a window member forming a wall of the processing chamber which faces the inductively coupled antenna. The window member includes a plurality of conductive windows made of a conductive material, and dielectric portions disposed between the conductive windows. The inductively coupled antenna is extended in a predetermined direction on the window member and electrically connected to one of the conductive windows, and electrical connection by conductors is sequentially performed from the one of the conductive windows to the other conductive windows in the same direction as an extension direction of the inductively coupled antenna. | 03-06-2014 |
20140062297 | WIRELESS LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM - A lighting device includes a AC/DC or DC/DC power converter, a controller/processor electrically connected to the AC/DC or DC/DC power converter, a light emitting diode (LED) current control circuit communicably coupled to the controller/processor and electrically connected to the AC/DC or DC/DC power converter, and one or more LEDs electrically connected to the LED current control circuit. | 03-06-2014 |
20140070697 | Internal RF Antenna With Dielectric Insulation - Disclosed is a radio frequency (RF) antenna for plasma ion sources. The RF antenna includes a low-resistance metal tube having an inner and outer diameter. A low friction polymer tube also having an inner and outer diameter surrounds the low-resistance metal tube. The inner diameter of the polymer tube is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the low-resistance metal tube. A pre-formed quartz glass tube encases the low friction polymer tube and low-resistance metal tube. The quartz glass tube is pre-formed in a desired shape. A guide wire is attached inside one end of the low-resistance hollow metal tube. The flexible low friction polymer tube containing the low-resistance metal tubed may then be threaded through the quartz glass tube. | 03-13-2014 |
20140077696 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED BALLAST CIRCUIT - A ballast circuit is disclosed for inductively providing power to a load. The ballast circuit includes an oscillator, a driver, a switching circuit, a resonant tank circuit and a current sensing circuit. The current sensing circuit provides a current feedback signal to the oscillator that is representative of the current in the resonant tank circuit. The current feedback signal drives the frequency of the ballast circuit causing the ballast circuit to seek resonance. The ballast circuit preferably includes a current limit circuit that is inductively coupled to the resonant tank circuit. The current limit circuit disables the ballast circuit when the current in the ballast circuit exceeds a predetermined threshold or falls outside a predetermined range. | 03-20-2014 |
20140125225 | ELECTRODELESS LAMP - A discharge lamp ( | 05-08-2014 |
20140132152 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus having a magnetron configured to generate microwaves, a waveguide including a wave guide space configured to introduce and guide the microwaves and an aperture to discharge the microwaves, a resonator to which the microwaves are transmitted through the aperture, and a bulb located in the resonator, the bulb encapsulating a light emitting material and configured to emit light based on the transmitted microwaves is provided. The apparatus also includes a reflective member or optical member located in the resonator such that light emitted from the bulb towards the aperture is reflected away from the aperture. | 05-15-2014 |
20140145591 | RF COUPLER STABILIZATION IN AN INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB - An induction RF fluorescent light lamp capable of providing increased structural support and axial alignment for a power coupler located in a re-entrant cavity of a lamp envelope of the induction RF fluorescent light lamp, the lamp envelope with re-entrant cavity both covered on a partial vacuum side with phosphor and filled with a working gas mixture, the re-entrant cavity having an open entrance end and a closed innermost end, and a pliable spacer positioned between and in contact with both the innermost end of the power coupler and the innermost end of the re-entrant cavity, the pliable spacer having a shape that both provides structural support to prevent movement of the power coupler with respect to the re-entrant cavity and to provide axial alignment of the power coupler to the re-entrant cavity. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145592 | INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB - An induction RF fluorescent light bulb that is able to replace an ordinary incandescent light bulb, both in its ability to screw into a standard incandescent light bulb socket and to have the general look of the ordinary incandescent light bulb, but with all of the advantages of an induction lamp, as described herein. The present disclosure describes structures for an induction RF fluorescent light bulb that includes a bulbous portion, a tapered portion, an electronics portion, and a screw base, creating an external look that is similar to the profile of an ordinary incandescent light bulb. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145593 | FAST START RF INDUCTION LAMP WITH FERROMAGNETIC CORE - An induction RF fluorescent lamp, comprising a lamp envelope and re-entrant cavity filled with a fluorescing gas mixture, a power coupler receiving an alternating voltage and current to generate an alternating magnetic field and thereby inducing an alternating electric field within the lamp envelope, a first metallic structure mounted within the lamp envelope in such a location and orientation to rapidly heat and vaporize mercury to promote rapid luminous development during the turn-on phase of the induction RF fluorescent lamp and a second metallic structure so as to promote electrical breakdown of the fluorescing gas mixture during the turn-on phase of the induction RF fluorescent lamp. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145594 | FAST START INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH REDUCED ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE - A fast starting induction RF fluorescent lamp comprising a power coupler with conductive material in contact with the power coupler to reduce extraneous electromagnetic radiation emanating from the power coupler, and with structures within the bulb envelope that facilitate rapid luminous development during a turn-on phase. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145595 | FAST START INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH BURST-MODE DIMMING - A fast starting induction RF fluorescent lamp capable of changing illumination level through a burst-mode dimming facility, comprising a dimming facility enabling the induction RF fluorescent lamp to dim in response to a control signal, and with structures within the bulb envelope that facilitate rapid luminous development during a turn-on phase | 05-29-2014 |
20140145596 | HIGH FREQUENCY INDUCTION LIGHTING - An induction RF fluorescent lamp, comprising a bulbous vitreous portion filled with a working gas mixture, a power coupler comprising at least one winding of an electrical conductor for receiving an alternating voltage, and an electronic ballast providing appropriate voltage and current to the power coupler and operating at a frequency greater than 5 MHz wherein the electronic ballast comprises an EMI filter, an AC-to-DC converter, a DC bus, an input choke inductor and a DC-to-AC inverter. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145597 | PROCESSOR-BASED INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LAMP - A processor controlled induction RF fluorescent lamp that is able to replace an ordinary incandescent lamp, both in its ability to screw into a standard incandescent light lamp socket and to have the general look and size of the ordinary incandescent light lamp, but with all of the advantages of an induction lamp, as described herein. The present disclosure describes the utilization of a control processor to facilitate an electronics packing density that enables the electronic ballast to be packed within the dimensions of an ordinary incandescent light lamp. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145598 | HIGH FREQUENCY INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH BURST-MODE DIMMING - A high frequency induction RF fluorescent lamp with an electronic ballast operating at a frequency greater than 5 MHz comprising a burst-mode dimming facility enabling the induction RF fluorescent light bulb to dim in response to a control signal. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145599 | HIGH FREQUENCY INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH REDUCED ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE - An induction RF fluorescent lamp, comprising a vitreous envelope filled with a working gas mixture, a power coupler comprising at least one winding of an electrical conductor for receiving an alternating voltage and current to generate an alternating magnetic field and thereby induce an alternating electric field within the lamp envelope, an electronic ballast providing appropriate voltage and current to the power coupler and a main mercury amalgam having a vapor pressure at room temperature which is higher than the vapor pressure of the mercury amalgam formed on the flag. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145600 | HIGH FREQUENCY INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH REDUCED ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE - A dimmable induction RF fluorescent lamp comprising a dimming facility enabling the induction RF fluorescent lamp to dim in response to a signal from an external dimming device, and having a main mercury amalgam having a vapor pressure at room temperature which is higher than the vapor pressure of the mercury amalgam formed on the flag. | 05-29-2014 |
20140191656 | MAGNETRON AND DEVICE USING MICROWAVES RELATED APPLICATIONS - The magnetron according to the present invention includes an anode portion, a cathode portion arranged in a central portion of the anode portion, an output antenna connected to the anode portion, an exhaust pipe arranged around the output antenna to serve as a part of a vacuum tube, and an antenna cap covering a chip-off portion included in the exhaust pipe. The antenna cap and the exhaust pipe are welded to each other. | 07-10-2014 |
20140232263 | SYMMETRICAL INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA SOURCE WITH SIDE RF FEEDS AND SPIRAL COIL ANTENNA - A plasma reactor has an overhead multiple coil antennas including a parallel spiral coil antenna and symmetric and radial RF feeds and cylindrical RF shielding around the symmetric and radial RF feeds. The radial RF feeds are symmetrically fed to the plasma source. | 08-21-2014 |
20140232264 | HIGH-FREQUENCY RADIATION PLUG - An aim of the present invention is, in a plug for high frequency emission disposed at an end of a casing having an emission antenna, to suppress a high frequency noise emitted from the emission antenna. The present invention is directed to a plug for high frequency emission including a transmission line for transmitting an electromagnetic wave, an emission antenna for emitting the electromagnetic wave supplied via the transmission line, and a casing constituted by a cylindrical shaped conductor, provided with the emission antenna at one end of the casing, and accommodating therein the transmission line extending from the emission antenna toward the other end of the casing. Inside of the casing, a central conductor electrically connected to the emission antenna and an outer conductor spaced apart from and surrounding the central conductor are embedded in an insulator so as to collectively constitute the transmission line, and the outer conductor is disposed in and held in non-contact with the casing. | 08-21-2014 |
20140265830 | UV LAMP AND A CAVITY-LESS UV LAMP SYSTEM - A UV lamp includes a UV lamp unit including a tubular bulb and an antenna inserted in the tubular bulb, and an antenna lead for supplying microwave energy from a microwave energy source to the UV lamp unit. The antenna lead includes a bent portion, one end of which is connected to the antenna and the other end is connectable to the microwave energy source | 09-18-2014 |
20140265831 | MULTI-SPECTRAL ELECTRODELESS ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE, LAMP MODULE, AND LAMP SYSTEM - An elongated light source envelope is disclosed. The elongated light source comprises an inner wall and an outer wall formed around a longitudinal axis. The inner wall and the outer wall may be connected at a first axial end by a first side wall and a second axial end by a second side wall. The inner wall, outer wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define an enclosed space internal to the envelope. The light source envelope further comprises one or more walls formed between the inner wall and the outer wall to further form at least a first enclosed region and a second enclosed region within the enclosed space. The first enclosed region may be configured to emit a different spectrum of ultraviolet radiation from the second enclosed region in response to excitation of the first enclosed region and the second enclosed region by microwave radiation. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265832 | MULTIPLE COIL INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA SOURCE WITH OFFSET FREQUENCIES AND DOUBLE-WALLED SHIELDING - A plasma reactor has an overhead multiple coil antennas including a parallel spiral coil antenna and symmetric and radial RF feeds and cylindrical RF shielding around the symmetric and radial RF feeds. The radial RF feeds are symmetrically fed to the plasma source. | 09-18-2014 |
20140292193 | PLASMA APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided are a plasma generating apparatus and a substrate processing apparatus. The plasma generating apparatus includes a plurality of dielectric tubes mounted in a plurality of through-holes formed in a vacuum container, respectively; antennas comprising or divided into a first group of antennas and a second group of antennas based on their disposition symmetry in the vacuum container and mounted outside the dielectric tubes, respectively; a first RF power source to supply power to the first group of antennas; a second RF power source to supply power to the second group of antennas; and a first power distribution unit disposed between the first group of antennas and the first RF power source to distribute the power from the first RF power source to the first group of antennas. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292194 | LED Lamps with Enhanced Wireless Communication - An LED lighting device includes a light emitting assembly including at least one LED and a wireless network interface connecting the LED lighting device to a network. The wireless network interface includes a RF transceiver. An antenna is in electrical communication with the RF transceiver. A thermally conductive housing receives the light emitting assembly, the thermally conductive housing in thermal communication with the at least one LED. In one aspect the thermally conductive housing is formed of a thermally conductive and electrically nonconductive material. In another aspect, the thermally conductive housing includes a first portion attached to a second portion, wherein the first portion is formed of a first, thermally conductive material and defines an interior cavity receiving the wireless network interface. The second portion is formed of a second, electrically nonconductive material and defines an aperture allowing optical output of the at least one LED to pass therethrough. | 10-02-2014 |
20140306602 | HIGH-FREQUENCY LAMP AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HIGH-FREQUENCY LAMP - The invention relates to a high-frequency lamp with a glass bulb and a device for supplying a high-frequency signal. High-frequency lamps known in the prior art either have been limited to a narrow selection of substances in the glass bulb or have relied on a heating process using a spiral-wound filament or the like. The aim of the invention is to provide an inexpensive and more efficient high-frequency lamp. This is to be achieved in particular in that the glass bulb is made, for example from window glass, so as to be heatable by the heat losses of the high-frequency signal in the glass bulb such that even metal halogenides for example can be evaporated without an additional heating process. | 10-16-2014 |
20140312766 | SYMMETRICAL PLURAL-COIL PLASMA SOURCE WITH SIDE RF FEEDS AND RF DISTRIBUTION PLATES - A plasma reactor has an overhead inductively coupled plasma source with two coil antennas and symmetric and radial RF feeds and cylindrical RF shielding around the symmetric and radial RF feeds. The radial RF feeds are symmetrically fed to the plasma source. | 10-23-2014 |
20140320004 | RF INDUCTION LAMP WITH FERRITE ISOLATION SYSTEM - An induction RF fluorescent lamp includes a lamp envelope with a re-entrant cavity both covered on a partial vacuum side with phosphor and filled with a working gas mixture; a power coupler on the non-vacuum side of said re-entrant cavity comprising a ferromagnetic core overwound with at least one turn of an electrical conductor; an electronic ballast, wherein the ballast converts mains frequency voltage and current to a power coupler frequency voltage and current, the electronic ballast providing the voltage and current to the power coupler through at least two of a plurality of electrical terminals of the electronic ballast; a capacitor electrically connected between the ferromagnetic core and at least one of the plurality of electrical terminals of the electronic ballast, wherein the magnitude of the impedance of the capacitor is high at the mains frequency and the magnitude of the impedance of that same capacitor is low at the operating frequency of the RF fluorescent lamp. | 10-30-2014 |
20140320005 | RF INDUCTION LAMP WITH ISOLATION SYSTEM FOR AIR-CORE POWER COUPLER - An induction RF fluorescent lamp includes a lamp envelope with a re-entrant cavity both covered on a partial vacuum side with phosphor and filled with a working gas mixture; an air-core power coupler on the non-vacuum side of said re-entrant cavity comprising a coil composed of at least one turn of an electrical conductor; an electronic ballast, wherein the ballast converts mains frequency voltage and current to a power coupler frequency voltage and current, the electronic ballast providing the voltage and current to the power coupler through at least two of a plurality of electrical terminals of the electronic ballast; and a capacitor electrically connected between the air-core power coupler and at least one of the plurality of electrical terminals of the electronic ballast, wherein the magnitude of the impedance of the capacitor is high at the mains frequency and the magnitude of the impedance of that same capacitor is low at the operating frequency of the RF fluorescent lamp. | 10-30-2014 |
20140327355 | LED PAR LAMP IN A WIRELESS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A flat LED PAR lamp having an antenna secured to the exterior parabolic wall of the glass reflector for use in a wireless network. The interior wall is coated with an aluminized reflective coating that shields the antenna from the internally radiated noise. The aluminized parabolic reflector, together with its companion flat clear lens, is made using a lead-free glass to improve the lumen preservation over the life of the lamp. An efficient LED lamp array is used as the primary source of illumination within the parabolic reflector. Mounted in the base of the LED PAR lamp is the wireless communication and control. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327356 | WIRELESS ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY TYPE LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A wireless electric power supply type light-emitting element | 11-06-2014 |
20140339981 | ANTENNA FOR PLASMA GENERATION, PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - An antenna for plasma generation radiates a microwave transmitted through a coaxial waveguide into a processing chamber and propagates the microwave on a metal surface of the processing chamber to convert gas into surface wave plasma. The antenna includes a gas flow path for passing the gas through the antenna, a plurality of gas holes that communicate with the gas flow path and introduce the gas into the processing chamber, and a plurality of slots that are separated from the gas flow path and penetrate through the gas flow path. The slots pass the microwave transmitted through the coaxial waveguide and a slow-wave plate to the processing chamber. A first space between portions of adjacent slots penetrating through the gas flow path is arranged to be wider than a second space between portions of the adjacent slots opening out to a plasma generation space of the processing chamber. | 11-20-2014 |
20140354148 | IMPEDANCE TUNING OF AN ELECTRODE-LESS PLASMA LAMP - A method for operating a plasma lamp apparatus. The method includes providing a resonator structure configured with a bulb comprising a fill mixture. The bulb is coupled to an output coupling element. The method applying an RF power source to a resonator structure configured with an input coupling element and coupling the RF power to the output coupling element configured with the input coupling element to cause the fill mixture to discharge electromagnetic radiation. The method includes adjusting a spatial distance or relative configuration between the input coupling element and the output coupling element during output of the electromagnetic radiation and causing a change in an impedance value of the resonator structure to initiate an adjustment of a power transfer from the RF power source to an output of the electromagnetic radiation. | 12-04-2014 |
20140361684 | MICROWAVE EMISSION MECHANISM, MICROWAVE PLASMA SOURCE AND SURFACE WAVE PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A microwave emission mechanism includes: a transmission path through which a microwave is transmitted; and an antenna section that emits into a chamber the microwave transmitted through the transmission path. The antenna section includes an antenna having a slot through which the microwave is emitted, a dielectric member through which the microwave emitted from the antenna is transmitted and a closed circuit in which a surface current and a displacement current flow. A surface wave is formed in a surface of the dielectric member. The closed circuit has at least: an inner wall of the slot; and the surface and an inner portion of the dielectric member. When a wavelength of the microwave is λ | 12-11-2014 |
20140368109 | INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH PROCESSOR-BASED EXTERNAL DIMMER LOAD CONTROL - A processor controlled induction RF fluorescent lamp, where the control processor runs a load control algorithm at least for switching the electrical load for connection to an external dimming device, the lamp comprising a vitreous envelope filled with an ionizable gas mixture; a power coupler comprising at least one winding of an electrical conductor; and an electronic ballast providing appropriate voltage and current to the power coupler. | 12-18-2014 |
20140375203 | INDUCTION RF FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH HELIX MOUNT - An induction RF fluorescent lamp, comprising: a lamp envelope with a re-entrant cavity and evacuation tube; a power coupler, wherein the power coupler is located inside the re-entrant cavity; an electronic ballast, wherein the electronic ballast provides appropriate voltage and current to the power coupler; and an amalgam held within a capsule located above the power coupler within the lamp envelope, wherein the capsule is positioned with a mount comprising at least one wire attached to the capsule and having at least two wire ends extending from the capsule into the evacuation tube with contact made between the wire ends and the interior surface of the evacuation tube of the re-entrant cavity. | 12-25-2014 |
20140375204 | LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device may include a tube and end caps located at two ends of the tube, a lighting assembly arranged in the tube, a driver for the lighting assembly, an antenna, and a wireless communication circuit for conducting wireless communication, the antenna being provided in the end cap and the wireless communication circuit being provided in the tube or at least partially provided in the end cap, and one side of the wire communication circuit being connected to the driver and the other side thereof being connected to the antenna. | 12-25-2014 |
20150015139 | MICROWAVE PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MICROWAVE SUPPLYING METHOD - A microwave plasma processing apparatus includes a processing space; a microwave generator which generates microwaves for generating a plasma; a distributor which distributes the microwaves to a plurality of waveguides; an antenna installed in a processing container to seal the processing space and to radiate microwaves distributed by the distributor, to the processing space; and a monitor unit configured to monitor a voltage of each of the plurality of waveguides. A control unit acquires a control value of a distribution ratio of the distributor, which corresponds to a difference between a voltage monitor value of the monitor unit and a predetermined voltage reference value, from a storage unit that stores the difference and the control value corresponding to each other. The control unit is also configured to control the distribution ratio of the distributor, based on the acquired control value. | 01-15-2015 |
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20150097478 | COIL ANTENNA WITH PLURAL RADIAL LOBES - A low inductance coil antenna for a plasma reactor has plural conductor lobes extending radially from respective RF supply connections. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097479 | MULTIPLE ZONE COIL ANTENNA WITH PLURAL RADIAL LOBES - A low inductance coil antenna for a plasma reactor has multiple radial zones of plural conductor lobes extending radially from respective RF supply and ground rings. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097480 | PLASMA EQUIPMENT - There is provided plasma equipment including a power supply that supplies a RF power; a chamber in which plasma is generated, and a processing target to processed by the plasma is provided; an antenna coil that is provided on a top surface of the chamber, and is connected to the power supply to receive the RF power; and a resonance coil that is provided to be electrically insulated or cut off from the antenna coil. The resonance coil receives electromagnetic energy applied from the antenna coil to allow a current to flow, and the plasma is generated within the chamber. It is possible to increase the degree of freedom for an installation position of the resonance coil, and it is possible to increase plasma density. | 04-09-2015 |
20150108894 | WIDE METAL-FREE PLASMA FLOOD GUN - In one embodiment an apparatus to provide electrons to a substrate includes a plurality of helicon plasma sources arranged in a helicon source array, wherein each helicon plasma source comprises a helical antenna configured to generate a wave vector parallel to a first axis; and a magnet configured to generate a magnetic field vector parallel to the first axis, wherein each helicon plasma source is further configured to generate a respective magnetic field vector that is opposite that of a magnetic field vector of an adjacent helicon plasma source. | 04-23-2015 |
20150123537 | PLASMA EMISSION DEVICE, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE GENERATOR USED THEREIN - A plasma emission device in an embodiment includes: an electromagnetic wave generator; a waveguide transmitting an electromagnetic wave emitted from the electromagnetic wave generator, an antenna receiving the electromagnetic wave transmitted through the waveguide; an electromagnetic wave focuser which is irradiated with the electromagnetic wave from the antenna; and an electrodeless bulb disposed in the electromagnetic wave focuser. A light-emitting material filled in the electrodeless bulb is excited by the electromagnetic wave focused by the electromagnetic wave focuser to perform plasma emission. The electromagnetic wave generator includes a cathode part and an anode part. A maximum output efficiency of the electromagnetic wave to be generated with an input power of 700 W or less is 70% or more. | 05-07-2015 |
20150292686 | LED LAMP - A lamp comprises an interior space and a base. An enclosure may be connected to the base to enclose the interior space. At least one LED board divides the interior space into a plurality of sectors. A LED is located in each sector in the enclosure operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path from the base. Light from the LED is reflected by a wall of the sector to create a reflected light source. | 10-15-2015 |
20150305124 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes: a control module supplying power; a heat sink receiving the control module; a light source mounted on the heat sink and connected to the control module; and a communication module including a connection terminal inserted into the heat sink and connected to the control module, and an antenna device protruding from the heat sink. Since the lighting apparatus can be controlled in a wireless scheme, a user of the lighting apparatus can easily control the lighting apparatus. | 10-22-2015 |
20150312995 | LED Lighting Device - A lighting device having an AC/DC or DC/DC power converter, a controller/processor electrically connected to the power converter, a LED current control circuit communicably coupled to the controller/processor and electrically connected to the power converter, and two or more LEDs communicably coupled to the LED current control circuit. The controller/processor determines a first and second number of counts for the LEDs to be ON to produce a blended light having a specified color, and generates control signal(s) based on the first and second number of counts. The LED current control circuit generates a first and second on/off signals having an on/off cycle time and first and second ON times corresponding to the first and second number of counts for the LEDs in response to the one or more control signals. The LEDs produce the blended light having the specified color in response to the first and second on/off signals. | 10-29-2015 |
20150348754 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING A GAS IN A CONDUIT - Apparatus for treating a gas in a conduit of a substrate processing system are provided. In some embodiments, an apparatus for treating a gas in a conduit of a substrate processing system includes: a dielectric tube to be coupled to a conduit of a substrate processing system to allow a flow of gases through the dielectric tube, wherein the dielectric tube has a conical sidewall; and an RF coil wound about an outer surface of the conical sidewall of the dielectric tube, the RF coil having a first end to provide an RF input to the RF coil, the first end of the RF coil disposed proximate a first end of the dielectric tube and a second end disposed proximate a second end of the dielectric tube. In some embodiments, the RF coil is hollow and includes coolant fittings to couple the hollow RF coil to a coolant supply. | 12-03-2015 |
20150371842 | SULFUR LAMP - A sulfur lamp having low microwave leakage includes a structure made of a plurality of electrically conductive strips. The lamp cage is formed from respective halves removably joined together and configured to be resonant at the microwave frequency generated by the magnetron, in a mode that induces wall currents parallel to the joints formed by joining the halves together. | 12-24-2015 |
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20160027613 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MAGNETIC FIELD IN A PLASMA CHAMBER - Methods and apparatus for controlling a magnetic field in a plasma chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a process chamber liner may include a cylindrical body, an inner electromagnetic cosine-theta (cos θ) coil ring including a first plurality of inner coils embedded in the body and configured to generate a magnetic field in a first direction, and an outer electromagnetic cosine-theta (cos θ) coil ring including a second plurality of outer coils embedded in the body and configured to generate a magnetic field in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, wherein the outer electromagnetic cos θ coil ring is disposed concentrically about the inner electromagnetic cos θ coil ring. | 01-28-2016 |
20160079042 | Uniformity Control using Adjustable Internal Antennas - A plasma chamber having improved plasma density is disclosed. The plasma chamber utilizes internal antennas. These internal antennas can be manipulated in a variety of ways to control the uniformity of the plasma density. In some embodiments, the conductive coil within the antenna is translated from a first location to a second location. For example, the entirety of the internal antennas may be translated within the plasma chamber. In another embodiment, the conductive coil disposed within the outer tube is translated relative to its outer tube. In another embodiment, the conductive coil within the outer tube may be bent and may be rotated within the outer tube. In another embodiment, the outer tube may also be bent and rotated. In other embodiments, ferromagnetic segments may be disposed in the outer tube to focus or block the electromagnetic energy emitted from the conductive coil. | 03-17-2016 |
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20160189915 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - Provided is an antenna structure including a substrate and a driven element, a reflector, and a director, which are disposed on the substrate, and respectively configured to transmit/receive, reflect, and direct an electric wave having a first wavelength. The driven element includes a first area having a first length in a first direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate, and a second area having the first length in the first direction and spaced apart from the first area in the first direction. Each of the first area and the second area is a PIN diode that is formed by doping an upper portion of the substrate. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189933 | RADIAL WAVEGUIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POST-MATCH CONTROL OF MICROWAVES - A system provides post-match control of microwaves in a radial waveguide. The system includes the radial waveguide, and a signal generator that provides first and second microwave signals that have a common frequency. The signal generator adjusts a phase offset between the first and second signals in response to a correction signal. The system also includes first and second electronics sets, each of which amplifies a respective one of the first and second microwave signals. The system transmits the amplified, first and second microwave signals into the radial waveguide, and matches an impedance of the amplified microwave signals to an impedance presented by the waveguide. The system also includes at least two monitoring antennas disposed within the waveguide. A signal controller receives analog signals from the monitoring antennas, determines the digital correction signal based at least on the analog signals, and transmits the correction signal to the signal generator. | 06-30-2016 |
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