Patents Examined by Leah S Lovell
  • Patent number: 8123375
    Abstract: A solid state lighting tile (10) includes a substrate having a planar surface. A first plurality of solid state light emitting devices (LEDs) are on the substrate. The first plurality of LEDs (19) are connected in series to form a first string of LEDs of a first color having an anode contact (22) at a first end of the tile and a cathode contact (24) at a second end of the tile. A second plurality of LEDs are on the substrate. The second plurality of LEDs (21) are connected in series to form a second string of LEDs of the first color having a cathode contact (28) at the first end of the tile and an anode contact (26) at the second end of the tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Negley, Paul E. Sims, Ban P. Loh
  • Patent number: 8109659
    Abstract: Lighting fixtures (20) for attachment to architectural surface structures are adapted to hold light sources (100). The lighting fixtures (20) may include a base plate (32) and mounting brackets (34A, 34B). Clamps (80) are provided that may bias the light source (100) in either the forward or rearward direction. The clamps (80) may include spring arms (92) that center the light source (100) within the fixture (20) in addition to retaining the light source (100) in place. The fixtures (20) may further accommodate overlying structures, such as lenses (350). The lighting fixtures facilitate use with a variety of different architectural structures and formation in various shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: d2 Lighting
    Inventor: David E. Doubek
  • Patent number: 8096696
    Abstract: A display panel and a light source device used therein are provided. The display panel includes a light-guide thin-film circuit substrate, a light source and a polarizing layer. The light-guide thin-film circuit substrate has a light entrance end and a light exit top surface, and the light source is disposed corresponding to the light entrance end. The polarizing layer is disposed on the light-guide thin-film circuit substrate and parallels the light exit top surface of the light-guide thin-film circuit substrate. The light produced by the light source enters the circuit substrate through the light entrance end, guided and transmitted through the circuit substrate, and then leaves the circuit substrate through the light exit top surface and enters the polarizing layer. The light after passing through the polarizing layer is turned into a polarized light having flat light source effect as a backlight source for the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Tao Huang, Deng-Kuen Shiau, Chun-Chi Hsu, Chun-Chung Hsiao, Mao-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 8092067
    Abstract: A display panel and a light source device used therein are provided. The display panel includes a light-guide thin-film circuit substrate, a light source and a polarizing layer. The light-guide thin-film circuit substrate has a light entrance end and a light exit top surface, and the light source is disposed corresponding to the light entrance end. The polarizing layer is disposed on the light-guide thin-film circuit substrate and parallels the light exit top surface of the light-guide thin-film circuit substrate. The light produced by the light source enters the circuit substrate through the light entrance end, guided and transmitted through the circuit substrate, and then leaves the circuit substrate through the light exit top surface and enters the polarizing layer. The light after passing through the polarizing layer is turned into a polarized light having flat light source effect as a backlight source for the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Hsin-Tao Huang, Deng-Kuen Shiau, Chun-Chi Hsu, Chun-Chung Hsiao, Mao-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 8092038
    Abstract: A lamp shade includes a frame bar and a plurality of fixing members. The frame bar includes a pair of wall bodies and a base connected between the wall bodies. Each wall body has an inner wall surface, and the inner wall surfaces are disposed facing each other. The fixing members are disposed at the wall bodies, and at least one fixing member is located on each inner wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Yuan Liao, Sheng-Chieh Chao, Jui-Chuan Chien
  • Patent number: 8075153
    Abstract: A combination hearing protector and illumination provider, including a right cup, a left cup, a band, a first light source, and a second light source. The right cup covers the right ear of a user. The left cup covers the left ear of the user. The band connects the right cup to the left cup and is worn over the top of the head of the user. The first light source is operatively connected to one of the right cup and the left cup and faces in a direction that is one of forward of the user and rearward of the user. The second light source is operatively connected to one of the right cup and the left cup and faces in a direction that is the other of forward of the user and rearward of the user. The first light source and the second light source illuminate in opposite directions to each other so as to illuminate forward of the user and rearward of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventor: Theodore J. Werner
  • Patent number: 8070321
    Abstract: A lighting unit includes a housing, a lamp fixture configured to be coupled to the housing, an element extending from the lamp fixture and configured to be received in the housing, and a sealing member defining an aperture for receiving the element therethrough. A periphery of the aperture forms a fluid-tight seal around the element. In another aspect, a lighting unit includes a housing and an enclosure coupled to the housing and configured to define an interior space, wherein the interior space is sealed from an interior of the housing. In another aspect, a method for sealing a lighting unit includes providing a housing, an enclosure coupled to the housing, and an opening in the housing in communication with the enclosure, placing a seal between the housing and the enclosure, and applying a sealing member to the opening to seal the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Patrick Stephen Blincoe
  • Patent number: 8066410
    Abstract: A light source (101) is provided which comprises (a) a housing element (107); (b) a heat sink (109); (c) a first flow channel element (111) which, alone or in combination with said housing element, creates (i) a first set of flow paths (221) for the flow of fluid in a first direction through the light source, and (ii) a second set of flow paths (223) for the flow of fluid in a second direction through the light source; (d) a set of synthetic jet actuators (143, 145) having at least one member and being in fluidic communication with said first set of flow paths; and (e) a set of LEDs (113) containing at least one member and being in thermal contact with said heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.
    Inventors: John Stanley Booth, Raghavendran Mahalingam, Lee M. Jones, Daniel N. Grimm, Paul Pergande
  • Patent number: 8038334
    Abstract: A vehicular headlamp unit using a light-emitting element as a light source includes a projection lens on an optical axis that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and first and second light source units arranged rearward of the projection lens. The first light source unit includes a first light-emitting clement, a first reflector arranged to cover the first light-emitting clement from above and structured to reflect light from the first light-emitting element forward toward the optical axis, and a first mirror component having an upward-facing reflective surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 8021027
    Abstract: A conventional acorn style globe is described incorporating the utilization of LED's as an illumination source. A supporting heat dissipation plate is provided which extends to the exterior periphery of the acorn style luminaire allowing heat to transfer from the LED's directly to the exterior of the acorn style luminaire while maintaining the integrity of an acorn style globe construction. A plurality of individually orientable lenses on each of the LED's positioned within the interior of the globe allow for efficient downlight and desirable optical characteristics. Interior access may be provided through removal of the globe top to thereby provide accessibility to the LED board mounted on the heat transfer plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Philips Electronics Ltd
    Inventors: Guy Galipeau, Michel Fortin, Jean-Francois Laporte, Jonathan Hardy
  • Patent number: 8016462
    Abstract: A motorcycle light bar assembly has two light bar arms that are mountable to a mounting bracket secured on a structural member of the front fork of the motorcycle. Each of the two light bar arms is a mirror image of the other and includes a first portion that extends along an axis in an X direction and a second portion the curves off axis in a Y direction. The first portion of each of the light bar arms is mountable to the mounting bracket. A lighting component is connectable to a free end of each of the second portions of the two light bar arms. Mounted to the mounting bracket in a first configuration the free ends of the two light bar arms are positioned forward of the axis of the respective first portions. Mounted to the mounting bracket in a second configuration, the free ends of the two light bar arms are positioned rearward of the axis of the respective first portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Kuryakyn Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Darron B. May
  • Patent number: 7997758
    Abstract: An LED light source includes an LED module and a light-guiding module fixed on the LED module. The LED module includes a printed circuit board and a plurality of LEDs. The light-guiding module includes a frame placed on the LED module and a plurality of light guiding units engaging with the frame. The frame defines an opening in a lower portion thereof to receive the LEDs of the LED module therein and a recess in an upper portion thereof and in communication with the opening. Each of the light guiding units has a base with two flanges respectively fittingly received in two cutouts of the recess of the frame so that the light guiding unit is movable along the recess until it faces a corresponding LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi Zhang, Cheng-Tien Lai, Jin-Song Feng, Wei-Le Wu
  • Patent number: 7984997
    Abstract: A cooler that utilizes multiple LEDs to illuminate an entire interior is disclosed herein. The LEDs are activated by a magnetic reed switch positioned between an inside liner and an outer liner of the cooler. A magnet is positioned in a lid. Removal of the magnetic field of the magnet when the lid is in an open state allows the magnetic reed switch to complete a circuit from a battery to the LEDs thereby allowing the LEDs to illuminate the entire interior chamber of the cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Liddup Corporation
    Inventor: Jayson T. Sandberg
  • Patent number: 7976180
    Abstract: A solar powered rechargeable street light, which can be networked to a system. The modular and tamper resistant street light and system can be used with individual street lights or a network of street lights. The system can be powered from a central controller, which can detect tampering by individuals or harsh weather conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Solarcraft, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrell N. Haun, Donald N. Haun
  • Patent number: 7931388
    Abstract: An adjustable illumination apparatus includes an illumination source having a housing carrying an illuminatable element. A mount is adapted to surround an imaging system lens. An extensible and retractable support has first and second ends mounts the illumination source to the mount. First and second connections movably couple the first and second ends of the support to the mount and the illumination source. The support includes one or more telescoping legs or a cross link bar assembly. In one aspect, the apparatus includes multiple illumination sources. The connections allow each illumination source to be independently positioned relative to other illumination sources. The illuminatable elements in each illumination source may be independently controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Aven Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Bakir Kanpurwala, Charles Zhang
  • Patent number: 7918592
    Abstract: A position light including a base that is configured to attach to an aircraft. The base having an extruded overlap baffle. A first LED is coupled to the base underneath the overlap baffle. A circuit card is also coupled to the base and is extended over the first LED toward the over flap baffle. A second LED coupled to a circuit card. The extended overlap baffle and the extended circuit card block visible light emitting from the first LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: David Barnett, Lawrence M. Rice, Timothy C. Martin
  • Patent number: 7918596
    Abstract: A warning light and warning light assembly are disclosed. The warning light includes a housing including a base and a translucent cover. The warning light includes one or more light emitting diodes within the housing, each of the light emitting diodes operable to emit light substantially along an optical output axis. The warning light also includes a reflector within the housing, the reflector including a reflective surface having a curve section disposed substantially perpendicular to the optical output axis of at least one of the one or more light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Federal Signal Corporation
    Inventors: George Frank, Paul Gergets, Vince Fleszewski, Robert Czajkowski
  • Patent number: 7905635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a LED-array system (202) comprising at least one LED package (200), said at least one LED package comprising a LED (204) and being arranged on a substrate (206) provided with means (208) for supplying the LED package (200) with a drive voltage, wherein said at least one LED package is immersed in a supporting layer (212) covering the substrate plate (206). In order to improve optical efficiency and reduce glare the LED package also comprises a reflector (220) having a reflective surface for collimating the light emitted by the LED (204). The invention also relates to lighting systems comprising the LED-array system and a method for producing said LED-array system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Phillips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Erik Boonekamp, Jean P. Jacobs, Maurice A. H. Donners
  • Patent number: 7901124
    Abstract: A light guide member in which a light that has entered one major face from an illuminant is emitted from the other major face, includes a cut portion provided with a specified face inclined toward the other face at a section of one major face that faces the illuminant, and a reflecting portion, which reflects a light emitted from the illuminant, on the inclined face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Shuji Gomi, Kenji Shinozaki, Shuichi Naijo, Takeo Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7878678
    Abstract: The safety beacon of the present invention includes an arrangement of light emitting diodes (LEDs) controlled by a controller circuit and preferably powered by a rechargeable battery source. The rechargeable battery source will recharge when coupled to any appropriate power source, including a power outlet within a vehicle and a conventional wall power outlet. Further, when coupled to such a power source, the safety beacon will draw power for operation from the power source without using the battery source. The safety beacon encases the LEDs with a base preferably of a hard rubber casing and an outer housing forming a lens and preferably made of a high impact clear plastic. The safety beacon includes a port and connecting cable so that multiple safety beacons can be strung together. In such a configuration, the multiple safety beacons are configured to share power with all safety beacons within the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Inventors: Haralambos A. Stamatatos, Brian O'Boyle