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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:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Toshio Suzuki, Shirako, JP;
Toshifumi Komiya, Mobara, JP;
Satoshi Muto, Mobara, JP;
Reiji Torai, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Toshio Suzuki, Shirako, JP;
Toshifumi Komiya, Mobara, JP;
Satoshi Muto, Mobara, JP;
Reiji Torai, Chiba, JP;
Assignees:
Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Chiba-ken, JP;
Hitachi Display Devices, Ltd., Chiba-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cold cathode fluorescent lamp includes a tube having an inner surface coated with a fluorescent film and tubular discharge electrodes disposed at both inner ends of the tube. Each discharge electrode has an opening facing a discharge area and includes a projection in the opening, the area of the projection being reduced by electric discharge.