Patents Examined by Alexander Garlen
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Patent number: 8998441Abstract: Provided are an LED light-emitting module and an illumination apparatus using the same. The LED light-emitting module includes a body frame having a light emitting opening in a direction inclined with respect to a ground surface and a coupling surface to which an LED package is coupled, the body frame including reflective plates extending from opposite sides of the coupling surface to define the light emitting opening, a plurality of heat radiating fins placed on the entire surface of the body frame except for the light emitting opening, and a plurality of LED packages installed on the coupling surface of the body frame such that light radiation angles of the LED packages are adjusted according to an angle by which the coupling surface is bent.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: K. M. W. Inc.Inventor: Duk-Yong Kim
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Patent number: 8985804Abstract: In some embodiments, a flashlight may include a tubular body and a finger rotation feature disposed on the tubular body. In other embodiments, a flashlight accessory may include a flashlight connector to removably attach to a flashlight, a finger rotation feature, and a finger trigger to activate the flashlight.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Inventor: Andrew G. C. Frazier
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Patent number: 8979331Abstract: The invention discloses a replaceable LED street lamp module, including at least one module portion and a clamping sheet set. The module portion includes an LED module, a lens, an inner radiator, an outer radiator and a heat pipe set, the inner radiator and the outer radiator are sleeved with each other, the heat pipe set is bent and located between the inner radiator and the outer radiator and supports and fixes the LED module, the lens protects the LED module and allows light to be emitted from the LED module, notches are arranged on the outer circle of the outer radiator, and the clamping sheet set is clamped in the notch via two clamping sheets in order to clamp and fix the module portion, thereby being assembled on the opening of the street lamp housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Zhongshan Weiqiang Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ke-Chin Lee, Hung-Chieh Chen
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Patent number: 8967831Abstract: An LED bulb, lamp holder, or adaptor includes a module that extends beyond a shade, cover, or other light blocking element to permit signal or light transmission to or from the module.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien
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Patent number: 8967830Abstract: Holiday Hoop Décor Systems provides a novel retrofittable décor-cover frame assembly which may be installed to a backboard of a basketball hoop. The décor-cover frame has a pair of adjustable arm members and a head member. At a distal end of each of the arms a light panel comprising LEDs is illuminable by activating a control switch. A décor-cover having a holiday or seasonal display appearance may be placed around the décor-cover frame assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Inventor: Scott Winfrey
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Patent number: 8967833Abstract: The present invention discloses an LED lens and a light source device using the same. The light source device includes the LED lens and a LED. The LED lens comprises a light incident surface, a light emitting surface, and a bottom surface. The light emitting surface includes a recession portion disposed at the central thereof and a convex portion connected to the recession portion. The light incident surface is a concave surface and comprises a first optically active area and a second optically active area. The first optically active area is disposed at the central of the light incident surface; the second optically active area is connected to the first optically active area and the bottom surface. At the junction between the first optically active area and the second optically active area, it is an optical path inversion point that is disposed satisfying specific condition.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Peng Wang, Huang-Chang Chen, Kuo-Hsuan Hsu, Jui-Wen Lee
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Patent number: 8956018Abstract: The invention provides lighting apparatuses which are power efficient, environment friendly and long lasting and can be manufactured with high degree of speed, accuracy and flexibility. The lighting apparatuses are easily serviceable and can be produced, transported economically and have higher economical value even on completion of life term of the lighting apparatuses. The present invention reduce the waste of raw material thereby utilizing maximum percentage raw material for produce solid state lighting fixtures using CAD and CNC process and provides retrofitting lighting apparatuses which can be replaced without making considerable changes in existing infrastructure.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Prafulla Madhukar ThoteInventors: Shirish Devidas Deshpande, Prafulla Madhukar Thote
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Patent number: 8956017Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a case, a power source unit, and a light emitting unit. The case has a side portion provided around a first axis parallel to a direction from the power source unit toward the light emitting unit. The side portion has a first portion and a second portion disposed around a central axis parallel to the first axis. The first portion has a long distance to the central axis. The second portion has a short distance to the central axis. An end portion of an inner surface of the second portion is configured to have at least one selected from a portion perpendicular to the central axis and a portion has a recessed configuration with respect to the central axis when the inner surface is cut by a cross-section perpendicular to the central axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kumiko Ioka, Michinobu Inoue, Hideo Nishiuchi, Kazuki Tateyama, Koki Moriya
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Patent number: 8919979Abstract: An illumination device for attachment to a hose has a housing coupled to the hose. The housing allows a substance from the hose to flow through the housing. An electronic circuit is stored in an interior of the housing to illuminate an area in front of the hose.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: All Clear Fire Systems, LLCInventors: James Mabry, Danny Kleitsch
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Patent number: 8919976Abstract: A light source device can include a solid-state light source configured to emit blue light as excitation light and a phosphor section which is excited by the excitation light from the solid-state light source and which emits fluorescent light longer in wavelength than the light emitted from the solid-state light source. In the light source device, a wavelength selective member configured to transmit the excitation light from the solid-state light source and to reflect the fluorescent light from the phosphor section can be provided between the phosphor section and the solid-state light source. The size of the wavelength selective member can be less than the size of the phosphor section which can be greater than the size of the excitation light spot irradiated with the solid-state light source.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Nagasaki, Takashi Sugiyama, Yasuyuki Kawakami
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Patent number: 8911101Abstract: A lava lamp display device comprising: a frame having a permeable vision window at a front surface thereof, and a lamp base and a projection light at a bottom of inner side thereof; a film-coated glass mounted on the vision window; a support bracket having at least one positioning hole thereon; a transparent bottle arranged in the positioning holes; and two reflection mirrors having a center serving as a reference to define the two symmetrical reflection mirrors, and both sides thereof inclined forward to form an angle ? being not parallel with the film-coated glass with 180° angle. After the filler of the transparent bottle is reflected repeatedly by the two reflection mirrors, the vision window shows shapes in an inward serial arrangement in the middle and unlimited extension on both sides, having effects of an illumination lamp device, an art decoration, and special visual in one unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Inventor: Chien-Tsai Tsai
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Patent number: 8911128Abstract: A light projection unit is provided that can reduce the production of a portion where the light density is excessively increased on a fluorescent member. This light projection unit includes: a light collection member that includes a light entrance surface and a light emission surface which has an area smaller than that of the light entrance surface; a fluorescent member that includes an application surface to which the laser light emitted from the light collection member is applied and that mainly emits fluorescent light from the application surface; and a light projection member that projects the fluorescent light. The light emission surface of the light collection member is arranged a predetermined distance from the application surface of the fluorescent member.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Takahira, Yosuke Maemura
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Patent number: 8905578Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and systems for providing illumination for projectors. One or more beam combiners are used to combine multiple light beams to provide a combined light beam toward to a pupil of an imaging device in a projector. Solid state light sources, such as diode lasers and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), may be used as light sources at relatively low cost and low power, and with long lifetime. In one embodiment, an optical beam combiner comprises a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and a transparent region disposed between the first reflector surface and the second reflective surface. In another embodiment, an optical device comprising an array of optical beam combiners is provided. In a further embodiment, light sources comprising a plurality of light-emitting devices mounted on curved surfaces are utilized in conjunction with an optical beam combiner to provide illumination for a projector.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Projectdesign AGInventors: Oyvind Svensen, Kjell Einar Olsen, Sverre Lefsaker, Tobby Simonsen, Ronny Bjornsen
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Patent number: 8905567Abstract: A display device for lighting objects comprising: a frame having a vision window at a front side thereof, a film-coated glass mounted on the vision window, a support bracket arranged in the frame and having at least one positioning hole thereon, a lighting object having at least a part thereof arranged in the positioning hole and two pieces of refection mirrors having a center serving as a reference to define the first and second symmetrical reflection mirrors and both sides thereof inclined forward to form an angle between 145° and 175°. After a lighting object is reflected repeatedly by the two or more than two reflection mirrors, the vision window shows shapes in an inward serial arrangement from the middle to unlimited extension at both sides, providing effects of an illumination lamp device, an art decoration, and special visions in one unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Inventor: Su-Fang Ho
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Patent number: 8888346Abstract: An illuminating shoelace device includes an illuminating unit and a light guide fiber. The casing of the illuminating unit includes a first through hole and a first opening, and the illuminating unit includes the first light emitting element therein for emitting light to the first opening. One end of the light guide fiber passes through the first through hole and then is plugged in the first opening to receive the light emitted by the light emitting element. The first through hole and the fastening structure in the first opening can hold the light guide fiber to prevent it from falling out from the opening easily.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Inventor: Shen-Ko Tseng
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Patent number: 8870434Abstract: A planar light guide film for a backlight unit having at least one point light source is disclosed. The light guide film includes a light input surface for receiving light from the point light source, a light redirecting surface for redirecting light received from the light input surface and a light output surface for outputting at least the light redirected from the light redirecting surface. The light input surface further includes a composite lens structure having a first and second circular tip segment each circular tip segment with a first contact angle, and a first and second circular base segment each circular base segment with a top and bottom contact angle, the contact angles of the circular base segments being less than the contact angle of the circular tip segments.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: SKC Haas Display Films Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qi Hong, Karen A. Malburne
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Patent number: 8858058Abstract: A planar light guide film for a backlight unit having at least one point light source is disclosed. The light guide film includes a light input surface for receiving light from the point light source, a light redirecting surface for redirecting light received from the light input surface and a light output surface for outputting at least the light redirected from the light redirecting surface. The light input surface includes a composite lens structure having a first and second circular tip segment each circular tip segment with a first contact angle, and a first and second circular base segment each circular base segment with a top and bottom contact angle, the contact angles of the circular base segments being greater than the contact angle of the circular tip segments.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: SKC Haas Display Films Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qi Hong, Karen A. Malburne
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Patent number: 8851720Abstract: An illuminator of a door outside handle for a vehicle may perform both a function of a light source and a light guiding function. The illuminator may further employ a light guide having a mood lamp function on an inner surface of the door outside handle and a top LED combined with the light guide to illuminate the outer panel together with the illuminator, making it possible to enhance a product value due to realization of various illumination effects. The illuminator of a door outside handle for a vehicle can be turned on or off through various operation logics by employing multiple different illumination methods where lights of different colors can be realized according to the operation condition, making it possible to enhance product value.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Jae Kyu Lee
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Patent number: 8851702Abstract: A collapsible lantern includes a lantern housing, an illumination unit and a collapsible arrangement. The latter includes a tubular lens body and a light controlling cap assembly. The tubular lens body is movably extended from the front side of the lantern housing to move between a collapsed position and a lantern position. The light controlling cap assembly has a light window and includes a light shelter, in such a manner that when the tubular lens body is at the collapsed position, the tubular lens body is moved into the lantern housing while the light shelter is driven to open the light window for allowing illumination to reach an exterior of the lantern housing. When the tubular lens body is at the lantern position, the tubular lens body is moved out of the lantern housing while the light shelter is driven to close the light window.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Inventor: Fermi Chi Hung Lau
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Patent number: 8851696Abstract: A fragrance lamp structure including a carrying element, a lighting element and a driving element is provided. The carrying element has a carrying surface, a first contact surface and a second contact surface. The carrying surface and the first contact surface are opposite to each other, and so are the carrying surface and the second contact surface opposite to each other. The lighting element has a first heat output surface facing the first contact surface of the carrying element. The lighting element generates a first heat going through the first heat output surface and the first contact surface to heat up the carrying element. The driving element has a second heat output surface facing the second contact surface of the carrying element. The driving element generates a second heat going through the second heat output surface and the second contact surface to heat up the carrying element.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignees: Dongguan Masstop Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd., Wintek CorporationInventors: Ming-Chuan Lin, Kuo-Jui Huang, Ying-Cheng Shih