Including Reflector Patents (Class 362/243)
  • Patent number: 11209133
    Abstract: A rectangular wide-beam flashlight that utilizes a plurality of LEDs positioned in specifically formed optical elements to generate a uniform, rectangular beam pattern configured to substantially illuminate one or more walls in a room. The flashlight uses a radial array of LEDs that are disposed at or within optical elements or cavities configured to combine the output of the LEDs to form a substantially uniform and seamless, high-aspect ratio or wide rectangular beam for adequately illuminating one or more walls in a room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventor: Roy Burke McGovern, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11054696
    Abstract: An array of pixels in a display may be illuminated by a backlight having an array of light sources such as light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes may be mounted on a printed circuit. A reflector may be formed on the printed circuit to help reflect light from the light-emitting diodes upwards through the pixels. The reflector may include two white ink layers. Multifunctional layers and other optical films may be incorporated into the backlight. These layers may include diffusers, microlens array layers, thin-film interference filters, phosphor layers, light-collimating layers, and reflective polarizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Rong Liu, Jun Qi, Victor H. Yin, Zhenyue Luo
  • Patent number: 10948151
    Abstract: A system and method involve driver-side high beams to be selectively deactivated for oncoming traffic. It is intended to allow passenger-side high beams to continue operation to preserve the driver's peripheral vision. The driver's side high beam is manually controlled by a separate switch. During use, when an oncoming vehicle approaches, the activation of the switch allows the driver to deactivate only the driver side high beam while the passenger side high beam remains activated. This produces a situation in which the oncoming driver is no longer blinded, but the vehicle driver still maintains the extended vision of the high beam on the left-hand side of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventors: Roy M. Brown, Caryl D. Brown
  • Patent number: 10800213
    Abstract: Tire wear detection apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example vehicle includes a tire including a wear bar coupled thereto. The example vehicle also includes a light source to emit a light and means for directing the light to the tire. At least a portion of the wear bar is to glow when exposed to the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman, James J. Surman, Terry Lobsinger
  • Patent number: 10788189
    Abstract: A backlight illuminating module includes a first supporting base, a plurality of first illuminating units, and a light reflection housing. The light reflection housing includes a first light reflection member having a first inclined reflection surface, a first vertical optical surface and a plurality of first prisms provided in a first light reflection chamber, wherein when the first illuminating units are activated to generate illumination, the illumination is arranged to be reflected and diffracted by the first inclined reflection surface, the first vertical optical surface and the first prisms to produce an uniform line source of light of the backlight illuminating module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventors: Lin Yang, Hai Yang
  • Patent number: 10753583
    Abstract: An angled connector which allows connection between two LED lighting strips without the creation of an undesirable dark gap at connecting corners. The angled connector has a plurality of terminal pairs arranged such that when two LED light strips are connected, a distance between an end LED on one strip and an end LED on the other strip is approximately the same as a distance between adjacent equally-spaced LEDs on surfaces of the two strips. Used in a lighting fixture, a non-linear light source is retained within a housing having an opening through which light from LEDs can be directed. At least first and second adjacent LED light strips are connected at an angle to one another and a distance between end LEDs is approximately the same as a distance between equally-spaced LEDs on the surface of both the first and second LED strips. This configuration eliminates dark gaps at the corners of the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: PureEdge Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Gregory L. Kay, James E. O'Shea
  • Patent number: 10612742
    Abstract: A light reflective cover includes a concave main reflective surface and a ridge having a connecting surface, a ridge-top reflective surface, a light source end, and a light emitting end. The light source end and the light emitting end are opposite to each other. The connecting surface is opposite to the ridge-top reflective surface and connected to the main reflective surface. The ridge-top reflective surface extends between the light source end and the light emitting end. The ridge-top reflective surface includes a step for dividing the ridge-top reflective surface into a first part near the light source end and a second part near the light emitting end. The second part recesses with respect to the first part toward the connecting surface. The endpoint of the second part at the light emitting end does not protrude beyond an extension line along a first arc formed by the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Syuan-Wei Jhang, Chien-Sheng Tsai
  • Patent number: 10436403
    Abstract: A dual printed circuit board assembly for vehicle lights, the dual printed circuit board including a dual printed circuit board and a dual connector. The dual printed circuit board having a first substrate with a first layout, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate with a second layout, and a common panel that supports the first substrate on a first side and the second substrate on a second side, wherein the first layout is populable by a first plurality of light sources to be used in a first light of the vehicle lights and the second layout is populable by a second plurality of light sources to be used in a second light of the vehicle lights. The dual connector having a first jumper connector electrically connected to the first layout, and a second jumper connector opposite to the first jumper connector and electrically connected to the second layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin Warner, Patrick Martin, Cameron Betz, Brian Hunt, Sergio Aguirre
  • Patent number: 10323820
    Abstract: A lens component disperses light from a source having a distribution characteristic in which luminosity becomes smaller according to distance from the optical axis. The component includes an incidence portion at a source position struck by light from the source and guiding portions branching from the incidence portion and extending radially from the source position. Each guiding portion includes a basal end portion joined to the incidence portion, emission end portion emitting light away from the source, and reflection surface guiding light that struck the basal end portion while performing internal reflection. The incidence portion and guiding portions form a light distribution structure arranged so that a ratio of luminosity in a direction making a predetermined angle with the optical axis with respect to luminosity in the axial direction in light emitted from the structure is larger than a corresponding ratio in the source's distribution characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: PATLITE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 10099755
    Abstract: A pivoting rail mounted lighting system for boats which includes three separate portable housings and a light source located in these housings. Each light source being visible from outside the housing such that when the first housing is illuminated, a red colored light source is illuminated for rail mounting to the Port side of the vessel, when the second housing is illuminated, a green colored light source is illuminated for rail mounting to the Starboard side of the vessel, and when the third housing is illuminated, an All Around white light is illuminated for rail mounting to the portions of the vessels railing systems. A quick connect and release pivoting bracket is connected to the housings and is designed to releasably connect to multiple positions along boat railings and allow the light housings to be “pivoted” into the proper direction to display the correct angle of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Inventor: John C. O'Maley, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10066792
    Abstract: A linear lighting module includes a first string of series-connected LED dies and a second string of series-connected LED dies. The first string of LED dies is coupled in parallel with the second string of LED dies. All of the LED dies of the first and second strings are aligned with respect to one another. The LED dies of the first string and the second string form a combined string of interleaved LED dies such that an LED die of the second string is disposed between every successive pair of LED dies of the first string. The LED dies of the combined string are mounted on a flexible substrate. Each LED die of the combined string is electrically connected to two conductors. Except for the two end LED dies of the combined string, each successive LED die must be accessed by both conductors from alternating sides of the combined string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesus Del Castillo, Vladimir Odnoblyudov
  • Patent number: 10039160
    Abstract: A light engine for a light emitting element includes an element substrate on which a plurality of light emitting elements is mounted, a plurality of circuit substrates connected to one another in an insulated state in order to apply a drive voltage to the light emitting elements and connected to the element substrate in an insulated state, and a plurality of protection substrates configured to surround the element substrate and the circuit substrates and to make contact with the element substrate and the circuit substrates in an insulated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Point Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bum Mo Ahn, Seung Ho Park, Tae Hwan Song
  • Patent number: 9903547
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a light bar assembly and a backlight. The light bar assembly includes a light bar and a light bar fixing tape arranged on a back surface of the light bar, wherein the light bar fixing tape includes a main body part and multiple extension parts extending out from the main body part, the main body part is used for being attached to a flexible printed circuit board on the light bar, and the multiple extension parts are used for being attached to a backplane of a backlight to be assembled. The backlight includes a backplane and the light bar assembly, multiple through holes one-to-one corresponding to the positions of the multiple extension parts are formed on the backplane, and each extension part can penetrate through the corresponding through hole and be attached to the back surface of the backplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE DISPLAY LIGHT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenbo Sun, Wei Wang, Tongmin Liu, Qiping Zhang, Xing Wang
  • Patent number: 9857672
    Abstract: A light source unit includes a first reflector having a reflection face; a second reflector having a reflection face; a plurality of light sources; and a light condensing optical system to condense light emitted from the plurality of light sources. Light beams emitted from the plurality of light sources are reflected at a first reflection position on the reflection face of the first reflector, and then reflected at a second reflection position on the reflection face of the second reflector. The second reflection position is close to an optical axis of the light condensing optical system compared to the first reflection position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD
    Inventors: Tatsuya Takahashi, Takanobu Osaka, Naoki Nakamura, Kazuhiro Fujita, Takehiro Nishimori
  • Patent number: 9791112
    Abstract: A linear lighting module includes a first string of series-connected LED dies and a second string of series-connected LED dies. The first string of LED dies is coupled in parallel with the second string of LED dies. All of the LED dies of the first and second strings are aligned with respect to one another. The LED dies of the first string and the second string form a combined string of interleaved LED dies such that an LED die of the second string is disposed between every successive pair of LED dies of the first string. The LED dies of the combined string are mounted on a flexible substrate. Each LED die of the combined string is electrically connected to two conductors. Except for the two end LED dies of the combined string, each successive LED die must be accessed by both conductors from alternating sides of the combined string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesus Del Castillo, Vladimir Odnoblyudov
  • Patent number: 9752746
    Abstract: An automotive light includes a substantially basin-shaped rear body; a front lenticular half-shell arranged to close the mouth of the rear body and includes a ribbon-like, transparent or semitransparent portion; and a first lighting assembly structured to emit light when electricity powered, and arranged within the rear body to backlight the ribbon-like portion of the front lenticular half-shell. The first lighting assembly includes a light-guide plate made of light-conducting material and a linear-extending light source within the rear body next to the light-guide plate, and structured to direct emitted light towards the inside of the light-guide plate. The linear-extending light source includes a row of light-emitting diodes which face the light-guide plate and are placed spaced side-by-side to one another, and a power-supply and control circuit which sequentially turns on the diodes so as to illuminate in sequence an equal number of segments of the light-guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sara Paroni, Pietro Rainis
  • Patent number: 9746154
    Abstract: Various arrangements for light distribution incorporated as part of a device are presented. A circular light guide may be used that receives light from a plurality of light emitters that can be arranged in a circular pattern. A conical reflector may be used and may be positioned to reflect light emitted from the circular light guide onto an exterior of a case of the device. The conical reflector may reflect light such that light is reflected by the exterior of the case in the shape of a halo into an ambient environment of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Dong, Adam Mittleman, Bryan Macomber
  • Patent number: 9695990
    Abstract: An arrangement for light emission has at least one LED light-emitting means (110) in an elongate arrangement, a support element (120), which supports the LED light-emitting means (110) and a light emission element (130) which can be connected to the support element (120). The light emission element (130) is designed to modify the light emission characteristic of the LED light-emitting means (110) to give the light emission characteristic of at least one fluorescent tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Gassner, Michael Spiegel
  • Patent number: 9625108
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for providing an auxiliary light source associated with an industrial application are presented. A luminescent label is attached to an optical assembly via a pressure sensitive adhesive. The luminescent label comprises at least a fluorophore layer configured to transform light received from a light source into output light that is projected the optical assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Francis L. Leard, Dennis Mackey, Nicholas Cottreau
  • Patent number: 9614134
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a carrier including a mounting surface, at least one light-emitting element arranged on the mounting surface and electrically conductively connected to the carrier, at least one reinforcing body integrated in the optoelectronic component, a housing consisting of a housing encapsulation compound or a housing molding compound, wherein the light emitting component is arranged in an emitter cavity of the housing, and a reinforcing body cavity in which the reinforcing body is arranged fully or partially encapsulated or encased with a reinforcing body encapsulation compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Gebuhr, Christian Ziereis, Michael Zitzlsperger
  • Patent number: 9427174
    Abstract: An endoscopic apparatus is disclosed. The endoscopic apparatus includes a light source which has a plurality of light source components which output light beams which cross one another; an estimator which estimates a geometry of an internal surface of a body; and a controller which controls so that an intensity of a light beam output by any one of the plurality of light source components is variably adjusted based on the estimated geometry of the internal surface of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Stepan Tuliakov, Tae-hee Lee, Seung-ki Cho, Hee-chul Han
  • Patent number: 9279563
    Abstract: Provided is a lamp configured to control an irradiation angle. The lamp includes a light emitting unit that is provided with an LED and a reflector having a reflecting surface that reflects light from the LED. The reflecting surface of the reflector is formed to have a parabolic shape in a cross-section perpendicular to an optical axis of the LED. The reflecting surface of the reflector is formed to have an elliptical shape in a cross-section parallel to the optical axis of the LED so as to condense and diffuse reflected light beams in a forward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Sawada, Hiroto Shimizu, Tomoya Nishihara
  • Patent number: 9260201
    Abstract: A light for an aircraft comprises a holder for carrying a first group of light emitting diodes arranged along a curvilinear line and a first reflector having an elliptic reflective partial surface defining a plurality of focal points forming a first curvilinear focal line coinciding with the light emitting sites of the first group of light emitting diodes and second focal point or curvilinear focal line. The light further includes a second optical unit comprising a single further focal point or curvilinear focal line that coincides with the second focal point or focal line of the first reflector. The light further includes a second group of light emitting diodes displaced axially with respect to the first light emitting diodes, which emit light that bypasses the second focal point or focal line of the first reflector of the first optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling, Martin Griesbach
  • Patent number: 9234649
    Abstract: A luminaire is disclosed comprising one or more side members having one or more light modules associated therewith and defining a recess. The light module having one or more light sources, one or more light directing members, and a lens enclosing the light sources and directing members in the module. The light directing members redirecting light emitted from at least one of the one or more light sources to be perpendicular to the lens. One or more of the light directing members can be a reflector or an optic lens. The light modules can be configured to cast different light distributions to combine to form the desired light distribution. The light modules can be designed or exchanged to create any desired light distribution from the same side members. The light module can comprise a tray such that the lens is sealed to the tray keeping moisture from entering the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: LSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Boyer, James G. Vanden Eynden, Larry Akers
  • Patent number: 9228711
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle, and more particularly, a lamp for a vehicle capable of forming a suitable light irradiation pattern and improving chromatic aberration so as to prevent light blindness is provided. In particular, the lamp includes a light source unit including at least one light source, a shield unit configured to block a part of the light irradiated from the light source unit by one or more light blocking portions formed to have an outer circumferential end (curved end) toward an optical axis of the light source unit, and a lens unit configured to irradiate the light passing through the shield unit to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventor: Ki Beom Park
  • Patent number: 9175827
    Abstract: A light tower or stack light including an exterior which has a cylindrical or columnar configuration including transparent or translucent panels or lenses, and a interior based on a flat, planar arrangement of light sources. The light tower translates the flat, essentially unidirectional or bidirectional arrangement of lights to a 180 to 360 degree, multidirectional light source. The light indicator tower is for use with a industrial apparatus or process to indicate the status of the apparatus or process. The tower includes a flat, planar, PCB light panel having two sides, the light panel further having a plurality of LED light sources disposed on each side of the light panel. The tower has a curvilinear light dispersing lens disposed to disperse light over a range of 360 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Inventor: Lee Clore
  • Patent number: 9042041
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module 1 having at least a first 2A and a second 2B radiation-emitting source and a first optical element 5 including a cavity 10 wherein the surface 5A of the cavity 10 is able to reflect the radiation 3A, 3B of the at least two radiation sources. An outlet 15 in the optical element 5 is provided for coupling radiation out of the cavity 10, wherein the radiation emitted by the radiation sources 2A, 2B is reflected by the surface 5A of the cavity resulting in a mixing of the radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventor: Alessandro Scordino
  • Patent number: 9022606
    Abstract: A luminaire is provided, that includes a housing and a plurality of solid state light sources connected thereto. The housing has a top side, two lateral sides, a protrusion in the top side, and two light source mounting surfaces. The top side is diffusely reflecting and has opposing lateral edges and a center. The lateral sides are specularly reflecting and extend generally downward from the opposing lateral edges of the top side. Each has a respective bottom edge. The light source mounting surfaces extend laterally inward from the respective bottom edges. The plurality of solid state light sources is disposed along the pair of light source mounting surfaces proximate the pair of specularly reflecting lateral sides. These emit light, which travels upward to the top side and is also specuarly reflected by the lateral sides toward the top side. The top side diffusely reflects the light out of the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Radl, Amina Chidiac
  • Patent number: 8998447
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and systems for providing illumination for projectors. Two or more sets of reflectors are used to combine light beams emitted by two or more two-dimensional arrays of light sources to provide a combined light beam with high brightness toward a pupil of a projection system. Solid state light sources, such as diode lasers and LEDs, may be used as light sources at relatively low cost and low powers, and with long lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Projectdesign AS
    Inventors: Oyvind Svensen, Kjell Einar Olsen, Sverre Lefsaker, Tobby Simonsen, Ronny Bjomsen
  • Patent number: 8992047
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatus, method, and system for producing a customizable composite beam from a plurality of solid state light sources. Each light source is associated with individually adjustable fixture components which allow for a variety of lighting needs to be addressed. The composite beam is a collective of the beam projected from each adjustable component/light source combination; each individual beam being of customized shape or standard shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence H. Boxler, Chris P. Lickiss, Luke C. McKee
  • Patent number: 8985809
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting fixture that provides approximately even illumination across a planar surface. Also enclosed is an LED light for producing the same. In one embodiment, the light fixture includes a plurality of hollow gradient diffusion globes; each diffusion globe is affixed to a planar reflector that forms an outer illumination surface of the light fixture. Each diffusion globe surrounds a light-emitting portion of an LED or LED cluster. The hollow gradient diffusion globe can include a wall defining by the interior and exterior boundary of the diffusion globe. The wall includes diffusing-particulate homogenously distributed within the wall that in combination with varying thickness of the wall creates continuously varying diffusion. The relative spacing of the diffusion globes on the planar reflective surface in combination with the continuous variable diffusion property of each globe produce approximately even illumination across the outer illumination surface of the LED light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Ecolivegreen Corp.
    Inventors: Leonard C Bryan, Paul L Culler
  • Patent number: 8979304
    Abstract: A light emitting diode-based bulb and method of use are described. The LED bulb comprises a bracket and a housing. The bracket comprises a connector. The housing is rotatably coupled with the bracket and comprises a light emitting diode connected to the connector; and a fan connected to the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventors: Gary K. Mart, Jeff Newman
  • Patent number: 8915612
    Abstract: An illumination system (1;30;40;60;70;90) for spot illumination comprising: a tubular reflector (3;31;61;91) with a reflective inner surface, the tubular reflector having an entrance aperture (9), and an exit aperture (10) being larger than the entrance aperture; and a light-source array (2;33;41;63;71;93) comprising a plurality of light-sources arranged in a physical light-source configuration to emit light into the tubular reflector at the entrance aperture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Ralph Kurt, Teunis Willem Tukker
  • Patent number: 8899785
    Abstract: A lamp including an LED assembly having at least a first LED to emit light of at least a first color, and at least a second LED to emit light of at least a second color. The first and second LEDs received in an enclosure having a reflective internal surface, the enclosure configured to mix the light emitted from the LEDs, with the mixed light emitted from the lamp through a diffuser lens. A trim piece, formed at least partially of a thermally conductive material, may be secured to the lamp. A method of making the lamp is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Antony Paul Van de Ven
  • Patent number: 8894245
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light emitting portion including a substrate having a mounting surface for mounting an LED element and a metal portion formed on a surface of the substrate opposite to the mounting surface, the substrate including a ceramic or a semiconductor and the metal portion being bondable to a solder material and a heat dissipating member including one of aluminum, an aluminum alloy, magnesium, and a magnesium alloy, and having, on a surface thereof, a junction treated so as to be bondable to the solder material and a heat dissipating film formed in a periphery of the junction, wherein the metal portion of the light emitting portion is bonded to the junction of the heat dissipating member by the solder material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Koji Tasumi
  • Patent number: 8840269
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a substrate, a first light source disposed on a peripheral area of the substrate, a second light source disposed on an inner area of the substrate, and a reflector disposed between the first light source and the second light source, wherein the reflector is configured to reflect light that is generated by the first light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ki Tae Kang
  • Publication number: 20140254154
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an illumination device includes a primary light source for providing direct illumination, a secondary light source for providing decorative illumination, and a housing having reflective and transmissive regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Anthony Catalano
  • Patent number: 8814384
    Abstract: A luminaire, in particular an outdoor luminaire, comprising a luminous means mount surface (10) on which a plurality of LED modules (20) are arranged, wherein the LED modules (20) respectively have a matrix of a plurality of LEDs (22), which are arranged in a plane (24), and a reflector strip (26), which adjoins on one edge of the plane (24) and is angled with respect to the plane (24), wherein the LEDs (22) each have an integrated optical unit which, in a cross section through the LED (22) perpendicular to the plane (24), creates two maxima of the luminous intensity distribution of the respectively individual LED (22), which maxima are deflected laterally with respect to the surface normal (28) of the plane (24) through the LED (22), wherein the light radiation from the LED (22) is reflected by the reflector strip (26) in one of the two maxima.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Siteco Beleuchtungstechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Janusz Teklak
  • Patent number: 8794790
    Abstract: A lighting element for which it is possible to assemble various lighting arrangements includes at least one light source, a reflecting surface and elements for supplying power to the light source, which is kept substantially above the reflecting surface supported by a support element, whereby light emitted everywhere by the light source can be effectively utilized. The reflecting surface directs the light substantially in the lighting direction of the lighting element past the light source. Around the light source, there is a collar structure manufactured of light-reflecting material which controls the light substantially in the lighting direction. Covers and a stand of the lighting elements are designed such that it is possible to join the lighting elements together to form a lighting arrangement. In the reflecting surface, there can be a protrusion which reflects light fallen on it past the light source in the lighting direction. The light sources obtain their power via the support elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Naplit Show Oy
    Inventor: Keijo Hurtig
  • Patent number: 8789968
    Abstract: A light-emitting panel includes at least a first light-emitting element emits and a second light-emitting element, each light-emitting element having, between a reflective film and a semi-transmissive/semi-reflective film, a layer including an optical adjustment layer and a light-emitting organic compound interposed between a pair of electrodes. One of the light-emitting elements further includes a layer transmitting red light provided over the corresponding semi-transmissive/semi-reflective film. The layer having the organic compound emits light having a wavelength between 600 nm and 800 nm, and light having a wavelength between 400 nm and 600 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuharu Ohsawa, Toshiki Sasaki, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 8783924
    Abstract: A wide angle illumination assembly for mounting on a vehicle has a reflector with a multifaceted reflective surface of that defines a convex arcuate configuration in a predetermined plane and an plurality of LEDs positioned with respect to the multifaceted reflective surface to emit light onto the multifaceted reflective surface. The multifaceted reflective surface is configured and the LEDs are so positioned with respect to the multifaceted reflective surface so that the light emitted from the reflector has a luminous intensity of at least 50% of the maximum intensity of the light in a narrow band through an arc of at least 90° of the reflector in the predetermined plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Soundoff Signal, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Zuiderveen
  • Patent number: 8690344
    Abstract: An illumination system and a projection device comprising the same are provided. The projection device further comprises an imaging system. The illumination system comprises a first light source, a dichroic element and a wheel plate. The dichroic element comprises a first dichroic portion and a second dichroic portion. The first light source provides a first wave band light, which is reflected to the wheel plate by the first dichroic portion. When being projected onto a wave band transforming area of the wheel plate, the first wave band light will be transformed into a second wave band light by the wave band transforming area and then emits through the first dichroic portion and the second dichroic portion. When being projected onto a reflecting area of the wheel plate, the first wave band light will be reflected by the reflecting area to emit through the second dichroic portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: June-Jei Huang
  • Patent number: 8684566
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for providing illumination. A lighting unit may have a support structure, and one or more light emitting elements supported by a circuit board contacting the support structure. A first optical element and a second optical element may be provided. A remote luminescent material may be provided on one or more optical elements. Light emitting elements configured to excite the luminescent material such as highly efficient light emitting diodes may be directed towards the luminescent material. The support structure may be a heat dissipating element, which may conduct heat from a heat source to a surface of the support structure. The heat dissipating element may have a passageway permitting the formation of a convection path to dissipate heat from the support structure. Such lighting units may be used to replace conventional fluorescent light tubes or other lighting devices, or may be provided as standalone lighting units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Next Lighting, Corp.
    Inventors: Eric Bretschneider, Zach Berkowitz, Randall Sosnick, Lisa Pattison, P. Morgan Pattison
  • Patent number: 8681289
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a radiation surface, at least one light source provided to face the radiation surface, and an optical control member provided between the radiation surface and the light source and includes optical characteristics of transmission, diffraction, diffusion, and reflection, which vary for regions in the optical control member, a distribution of each of the optical characteristics being determined by positions relative to the at least one light source. The optical control member is formed in a sheet shape which is controlled by at least one of a reflective film having a reflection factor distribution, and a reflective film having a numerical aperture distribution, and lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ken Takahashi, Osamu Ono, Hidemi Matsuda, Nobuo Kawamura, Shusuke Morita, Masahiro Yokota, Takashi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8672509
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, or system of lighting units comprising a plurality of lighting elements, such as one or more LEDs, each element having an associated optic which is individually positionable. In embodiments of the present invention, one or more optics are developed using optimization techniques that allow for lighting different target areas in an effective manner by rotating or otherwise positioning the reflectors, refractive lenses, TIR lenses, or other lens types to create a composite beam. The apparatus, method, or system of lighting herein makes it possible to widely vary the types of beams from an available fixture using a small number of inventoried optics and fixtures. In some cases, by using a combination of individual beam patterns, a small set of individual optics would be sufficient to create a majority of the typical and specialized composite beams needed to meet the needs of most lighting projects and target areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Myron Gordin, Lawrence H. Boxler, Garrett J. Young, Matthew D. Drost, Luke C. McKee
  • Publication number: 20130335960
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatus, methods, and systems for deriving composite beams from a plurality of light sources such as LEDs. Optical units comprising a plurality of light sources, each source having an associated optic which is individually positionable, are developed using optimization techniques that allow for lighting different target areas in an effective manner by rotating or otherwise positioning the reflectors, refractive lenses, TIR lenses, or other lens types to create a composite beam. The apparatus, methods, and systems of lighting herein make it possible to widely vary the types of beams from an available fixture using a small number of optics and fixtures. In some cases, by using a combination of individual beam patterns from the same or different types of light sources, a small set of individual optics may be sufficient to create a majority of the typical and specialized composite beams needed to meet the needs of most lighting projects and target areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: MUSCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: MYRON GORDIN, LAWRENCE H. BOXLER, MATTHEW D. DROST, LUKE C. MCKEE, CHRIS P. LICKISS
  • Patent number: 8608339
    Abstract: An outdoor lighting device for lighting a target, particularly for use in street lighting, includes a support structure and a lighting unit stably associated with the support structure and having one or more light beam sources of LED type, with preset FWHM values, and one or more reflecting surfaces designed to at least partially reflect light beams. At least a first one of the LED sources has the FWHM of its luminous spectrum totally reflected by one or more of the reflecting surfaces and totally projected towards the target for increased lighting efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Arianna S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Gerli, Andrea Guazzora
  • Patent number: 8602588
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatus, methods, and systems for deriving composite beams from a plurality of light sources such as LEDs. Optical units comprising a plurality of light sources, each source having an associated optic which is individually positionable, are developed using optimization techniques that allow for lighting different target areas in an effective manner by rotating or otherwise positioning the reflectors, refractive lenses, TIR lenses, or other lens types to create a composite beam. The apparatus, methods, and systems of lighting herein make it possible to widely vary the types of beams from an available fixture using a small number of optics and fixtures. In some cases, by using a combination of individual beam patterns from the same or different types of light sources, a small set of individual optics may be sufficient to create a majority of the typical and specialized composite beams needed to meet the needs of most lighting projects and target areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Myron Gordin, Lawrence H. Boxler, Matthew D. Drost, Luke C. McKee, Chris P. Lickiss
  • Patent number: 8579464
    Abstract: An illumination arrangement comprising a plurality of light-emitting semiconductor components (1), arranged in a row, a diffuser (2), which is illuminated by the light-emitting semiconductor components during operation of the illumination arrangement, intermixes light emitted by the semiconductor components during operation and has a light coupling-out area (200) remote from the semiconductor components, and two mutually opposite, reflective longitudinal side faces (3), between which the row of light-emitting semiconductor components is arranged, which run perpendicular or obliquely with respect to the light coupling-out area, and which reflect at least part of the light emitted by the light-emitting semiconductor components during operation in the direction toward the light coupling-out area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventor: Katrin Schroll
  • Patent number: 8581284
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same can include a wavelength converting layer encapsulating at least one semiconductor light-emitting chip in order to emit various colored lights including white light. The semiconductor light-emitting device can include a base board, a frame located on the base board, the chip mounted on the base board, the wavelength converting layer formed around the chip, a transparent plate located on the wavelength converting layer and a diffusing reflection member disposed between the frame and both side surfaces of the wavelength converting layer and the transparent plate. The device can be configured to improve the linearity of a boundary between the diffusing reflection member and both side surfaces by using the transparent plate, and therefore can be used for a headlight that can form a favorable horizontal cut-off line corresponding to the boundary via a projector lens without a shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshihiro Seko