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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Yi-shiuan Tsai, Kaohsiung, TW;
Yi-jing Wang, Hualien, TW;
Yi-chun Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AU Optronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 11/02 (2006.01); H01J 17/18 (2006.01); H01J 1/62 (2006.01); H01J 63/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Light source and backlight module utilizing the same. The light source includes a hollow glass tube and an electrode disposed therein. The electrode comprises a bent surface, increasing surface area, thereby increasing light emission efficiency and reducing temperature.