Patents Examined by Edmund C. Kang
  • Patent number: 7413318
    Abstract: A direct type backlight module (200) includes a substrate (231), a diffusion sheet (24) disposed above the substrate, a plurality of spacers (21) and a plurality of light sources (22). The spacers are disposed between the substrate and the diffusion sheet. Each spacer includes a bottom surface (211) contacting with the substrate. A groove (2114) is defined in the bottom surface, and a light incident surface (2112) is defined on inner surface of the groove. A pair of wings is disposed on two sides of the bottom surface for supporting the diffusion sheet. Each wing includes an outer side surface and an inner side surface, and a transflective film is formed on the inner side surfaces of the wing. The light sources are respectively disposed in the grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tung-Ming Hsu, Wen-Feng Cheng, Chien-Min Chen, Ming-Fu Hsu
  • Patent number: 7401966
    Abstract: A light guide plate (10) includes a pair of opposite incidence surfaces (101, 103), an emission surface (108) and a bottom surface (109) opposite to the emission surface. A plurality of dots (11) is distributed on the bottom surface, and each dot is shaped as a rectangle or a square. In a pitch of every two adjacent dots, at least one side of one dot has at least one cutout (111), and at least one side of the other dot has at least one corresponding protrusion (119). This ensures that a clearance between adjacent dots is relatively small, thus, the light guide plate can provide emission of light beams with good uniformity. Furthermore, clearances between adjacent columns of dots are discontinuous, and this can avoid bright lines. Thus, the light guide plate can provide improved display quality. Therefore, the light guide plate can be advantageously applied in back light systems of liquid crystal display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Liao
  • Patent number: 7367703
    Abstract: The projection lens of a lamp unit is configured as a plano-convex lens whose front surface is a convex curved surface and whose rear surface is a plane. The rear surface is constituted by a plane tilted upward with respect to a plane orthogonal to the optical axis and outward in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Yagi, Naoki Uchida
  • Patent number: 7331690
    Abstract: An infrared headlight useful in a night vision system may be made with an infrared emitter positioned in a reflector. The radiation source is associated with a filter body which has a first filter layer part and a second uncoated part. The two parts are designed so the radiation transmitted through the uncoated part strikes a different area of the reflector than the infrared radiation transmitted through the filter layer. The two regions of the reflector may have differing reflective characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fur electrische Gluhlampen mbH
    Inventor: Hans Joachim Schmidt
  • Patent number: 7329026
    Abstract: A lighting fixture having a main housing to which is attached a moveable reflector assembly. The fluorescent lamps are affixed to the main housing and the moveable reflector assembly is adjusted to a position close to the fluorescent lamps to achieve a narrow illumination field. Adjusting the position of the moveable reflector assembly away from the fluorescent lamps achieves a wide illumination field. The reflector is designed as a near parabolic like shape and may be configured as a single fluorescent lamp cavity, or a multiple lamp cavity wherein the parabolic like shapes for each fluorescent lamp intersect to provide a uniform illumination light field and highly efficient light output while minimizing the lighting fixture width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffery John Hayman, Jeremy Joseph Macgilvray
  • Patent number: 7281830
    Abstract: The projection lens of a lamp unit is configured as a toroidal lens. The toroidal lens extends in an arcuate profile having a central axis on a plumb line passing through a predetermined point on the optical axis behind the projection lens. Vertical cross sections of the arcuate profile have the same shape. The vertical cross section profile of the rear surface of the projection lens is configured by a rearward tilted straight line. The vertical cross section profile of the front surface of the projection lens is configured by a convex curved surface formed so as to position the rear focus point of the projection lens on the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ishida