With Support Patents (Class 362/249.01)
  • Publication number: 20130070949
    Abstract: A sound-reproducing apparatus includes plural coupling portions, plural rods, plural shell portions, an actuator, and first, second, and third speakers. The coupling portions are disposed at positions corresponding to vertices of an assumed first regular tetrahedron and second regular tetrahedron in a duality relation. The rods connect adjacent coupling portions with each other among the coupling portions. The shell portions are joined to the rods. The actuator is disposed outside one coupling portion selected from the coupling portions with respect to a center of the first regular tetrahedron or second regular tetrahedron, and the actuator is connected with the one coupling portion. The first, second, and third speakers are disposed on, of the four coupling portions disposed at positions corresponding to the vertices of the one of the first and second regular tetrahedra including the one coupling portion, three coupling portions excluding the one coupling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORTION
    Inventor: Yohei FUKUMA
  • Patent number: 8398272
    Abstract: A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is formed integral with the heat radiating surface. A light source is supported on the light source support. The light source is heated during lighting, and thermally connected to the light source support. The light source is covered with the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeru Osawa
  • Publication number: 20130063942
    Abstract: A luminaire according to embodiments includes a body portion, a light source provided at one end portion of the body portion and having a light-emitting element, a globe provided so as to cover the light source, and a thermal transfer portion thermally joined to at least either one of the globe or a thermal radiating surface of the body portion on the end portion side. Then, an end surface of the thermal transfer portion on the side of the globe is exposed from the globe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto SAKAI, Takumi Suwa, Shinji Nakata, Michinobu Inoue, Izuru Komatsu, Daigo Suzuki, Kumiko Ioka, Kazuki Tateyama, Yasuhide Okada
  • Publication number: 20130063049
    Abstract: A light fixture having a construction enabling on/off operation with a wall-mounted switch in a circuit by itself or with other fixtures and to be upgraded in “plug and play” fashion to operate independently of other fixtures in the circuit or for stepped dimming. Modular construction provides safety and ease of maintenance in that ballasts are replaced without exposure to internal wiring and provides temperature management by isolating temperature-sensitive components from high temperatures while placing the lamps in an enclosure in which temperature is contained to operate efficiently. If passive thermal management is not enough to maximize operating efficiency and/or service life, the fixture is upgradeable in plug and play fashion to active thermal management. Ballast modules can be equipped with a microcontroller for collecting operational data that is harvested and used to optimize switching to evenly age lamps and electronics or determine energy consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Jose Luiz Yamada, Mark E. Lewis, James A. Lewis
  • Publication number: 20130063943
    Abstract: An inverter unit protective cover for a lighting device configured to enhance versatility with low cost is provided. An inverter unit protective cover for a lighting device according to the present invention is an inverter unit protective cover for a lighting device protecting an inverter unit attached to the lighting device in which a plurality of light sources is housed in a chassis and includes a cover main body including a ceiling portion covering a side of the inverter unit away from the chassis and a circumferential wall portion covering a circumference of the inverter unit. The cover main body is formed in a sheet shape and made of an insulating material. The cover main body has a folding guide line at a border between the ceiling portion and the circumferential wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shiyoshi Cho
  • Patent number: 8393757
    Abstract: Provided is a light-bulb type LED lamp 10 including a plurality of LEDs 67-78, a base 12, a lighting circuit unit that converts commercial power provided through the base 12 into power for lighting the LEDs 67-78, and a heat radiation member 16 that includes a bowl-shaped portion 42. Two stages 46 and 48, extending inwards from an inner circumferential surface 44 of the bowl-shaped portion 42, are provided in a direction of a central axis X of the bowl-shaped portion 42. The LEDs 67-78 are mounted on the stages 46 and 48 in a circumferential direction around the central axis X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takaari Uemoto, Shinya Kawagoe, Naotaka Hashimoto, Toshiyasu Kojima, Taku Ikeda, Yasuyuki Ueda, Hideo Nagai, Hiroshi Nohara
  • Publication number: 20130058090
    Abstract: A lighting system comprising a light box housing, a plurality of lighting units including a housing, a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on a PCB within the housing. The light emitting elements arranged on an angled surface such that the light emitting elements emit light in a sideways direction from the lighting units. The lighting units can also be interconnected in a daisy-chain configuration, such that the lighting units form a row of lighting units. The row of lighting units adapted to be mounted within the light box housing, wherein the light box housing comprises one or more rows of lighting units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy Drew Ferrie, Aaron Meyer, Bruce Quaal
  • Publication number: 20130056142
    Abstract: A decorative decal assembly for application to a trim of a recessed light assembly having a planar, generally ring-shaped decal which has an outer peripheral edge and an inner peripheral edge, a front surface and an opposite rear surface. The rear surface has an adhesive for adhering the decal to the trim of the recessed lighting. The assembly also including a planar release strip, removably attached to the rear surface of the decal via the adhesive. The release strip is removable from the decal, to permit the rear surface of the decal to be affixed to the trim of the recessed light assembly via the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Joseph W. Fiore, Christopher O'Donnell
  • Publication number: 20130057779
    Abstract: It is an object of present invention to improve wiring workability in a lighting device and to prevent the entry of dust or the like into the device. A backlight unit according to the present technology includes a chassis having hole portions, LEDs housed in the chassis as light sources, relaying and connecting part electrically connected to the LEDs from outside the chassis through the hole portion and relaying electric power supply to the LEDs, and a covering member covering a clearance between the hole portions and the relaying and connecting parts inserted therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshiki Takata
  • Publication number: 20130058086
    Abstract: An object is to provide an illumination device in which uneven light emission that a user may perceive is suppressed. To achieve the object, an illumination device is adopted that includes a power feeding portion and a surface light emitter including a light-emitting surface configured to emit light in accordance with a voltage applied by the power feeding portion and to cause light emission in the shape of a surface. The surface light emitter generates a spatially periodic luminance variation having a substantially constant amplitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventor: Toshitsugu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8388195
    Abstract: An exemplary illumination device includes an enclosure, a semiconductor light source accommodated in the enclosure, and an envelope engaged with the enclosure and covering the semiconductor light source. Light generated by the semiconductor light source can project through the envelope and out of the illumination device. The semiconductor light source includes a plurality of light source modules independent from each other. A plurality of air passages are defined in each light source module for air passing therethrough to dissipate heat generated by the semiconductor light source into ambient air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Tien Lai, Chi-Yuan Lai, Zhi-Yong Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130050997
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for providing illumination. A lighting unit, which may be an LED based fluorescent tube replacement, may comprise a power supply and an LED portion produced as separate modules and coupled in a manner that allows the light module and the power supply module to be connected and separated in a reproducible manner. The removable power supply module may enhance the serviceability, customizability and upgradability of the LED based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Eric Bretschneider, Zach Berkowitz, Randall Sosnick
  • Publication number: 20130048885
    Abstract: A lighting module has an electrically conductive heat sink, an array of light-emitting elements mounted on and electrically connected to the conductive heat sink, a flex circuit mounted on the conductive sink, and conductive traces on the flex circuit, the conductive traces connected to the light-emitting elements. A lighting module has a heat sink, an array of light-emitting elements, each element having a cathode terminal and an anode terminal, wherein the heat sink is a common terminal for the elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Phoseon Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alejandro V. Basauri, Jeff Smith
  • Patent number: 8382334
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus is shown and described. In one aspect, the lighting apparatus includes a light source, a plate, and frame. The light source can include one or more lighting elements that are in thermal communication with the light source. The plate can have a dissipative portion extending outward from a point of thermal communication between the plate and the light source. The frame can at least partially enclose the light source and may also be in thermal communication therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: LSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Vanden Eynden, James P. Sferra, Larry A. Akers, John D. Boyer
  • Publication number: 20130044483
    Abstract: The invention refers to a lighting device (10) for a support or supply system (T) for medical-electrical devices, respectively, having: a light rack (1) for carrying an illuminant (2), at least one illuminant (2) attached to the light rack, a light cover (3) for covering the illuminant, and fixing means (4) for fixing the rack (1) to the medical support or supply system, respectively, wherein an assembly of the light rack (1), the at least one illuminant (2), and the light cover (3) generates a flat and space-saving profile for the lighting device (10), and wherein the lighting device (10) is designed for being retrofitted on a substantially horizontal surface of the support or supply system (T), respectively, to serve as floor lighting or ceiling lighting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Ondal Medical Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Volkenand, Stefan Perplies, Fritz Ickler
  • Publication number: 20130044484
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an illuminating device includes steps of: forming an electrical conductive circuit on a metallic substrate, arranging light-emitting elements on the metallic substrate to be electrically connected with the electrical conductive circuit, covering a transparent cap on each of the light-emitting elements, fixing an electrical connector to the metallic substrate to be electrically connected to the electrical conductive circuit, forming a transparent body outside the transparent caps, the metallic substrate and the electrical conductive circuit by means of an over-molding process; forming a lamp cover outside the transparent body, the metallic substrate and the electrical connector by means of an over-molding process. An illuminating device is further provided, thereby prevents the light-emitting elements from suffering damage due to the temperature and pressure of the over-molding process, and increasing the brightness of the light emitted by the light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventor: Kuang-Chu LAI
  • Publication number: 20130044482
    Abstract: Induction lighting systems and kits are disclosed, and information displays, for example electric signs, using induction lighting systems are disclosed. Methods of assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Dennis W. WELLS, Bimal Modi, James Obbink
  • Publication number: 20130044476
    Abstract: A lighting unit light emitting elements supported by a circuit board contacting a support structure. A remote luminescent material may be provided on one or more optical elements. Light emitting elements, such as light emitting diodes, may be directed towards and, excite the luminescent material. The circuit board may conduct heat from a heat source to an exposed surface of the circuit board. A heat dissipating circuit board may have a passageway permitting the formation of a convection path to remove heat. Such lighting units may replace conventional fluorescent light tubes, or may be provided as standalone lighting units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Eric Bretschneider, Zach Berkowitz, Randall Sosnick
  • Publication number: 20130039063
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide channel letter lighting devices and/or systems. A lighting system, comprising a plurality of electrically connected lighting units, comprising conductors to provide an electrical signal to each of the units. Each of the lighting units comprise a housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted within the housing and having a plurality of tabs and a plurality light emitting elements on the tabs. The tabs are angled in relation of the remainder of the PCB or housing. The electrical signal applied to the light emitting elements causes them to emit light substantially away from said housing. The lighting system further comprises a sealant within the housing filling cavities around the light emitting elements and the cavity around said PCB and a mounting mechanism for mounting the unit to a structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: The Sloan Company, Inc. dba SloanLED
    Inventor: The Sloan Company, Inc. dba SloanLED
  • Publication number: 20130039055
    Abstract: A light fixture (400) includes a housing (401) having a cavity (403) for use with at least one accessory module (415). A light source (411) is integrated in the housing (401) such that the accessory module (415) is modular for allowing functionality of the light to be customized to a specific application. The light fixture (400) is particularly useful in an RV environment where a single light housing is all that is available which must have user selectable functionality in a limited space location. Moreover, the accessory module (415) makes it easy to move functional features from fixture-to-fixture enabling the user to achieve greater utility in many different lighting applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Gregg Wilson, Jason P. Weaver
  • Publication number: 20130038841
    Abstract: A light source device includes a plurality of solid-state light sources, and a base member on which the plurality of solid-state light sources are provided, wherein each of the solid-state light sources includes a stem on which a light-emitting element is provided and terminals connected to the light-emitting element, and the base member includes a hole portion into which one of the terminals is inserted and a planar portion that is in contact with the stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Zakoji, Kaname Nagatani, Susumu Wada
  • Publication number: 20130039066
    Abstract: The T-bar includes an elongate rigid spine extending between terminal ends including either a fixed anchor or adjustable anchor for attachment to adjacent T-bars or other supports. An upper heat sink is provided on an upper portion of the spine to enhance heat transfer from the T-bar to air surrounding upper portions of the T-bar. A light housing is provided on a lower portion of the T-bar which is configured to support a lighting module therein, such as a light emitting diode (LED) light. A lower heat sink is provided above this light housing and integrated into a rest shelf which supports ceiling tiles adjacent the T-bar. A power supply is provided which can be removably attached to the T-bar and provide appropriately conditioned power for the lighting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventor: Silvio Porciatti
  • Publication number: 20130039067
    Abstract: The retractable, light-emitting structure comprises of a string structure that has several light-emitting components: a fixed housing with openings at each end and a mobile housing with openings at each end. The ends of each housing are matched up to create a retractable lid that displays the emitting light inside the fixed housing. The mobile housing would inwardly retract along the fixed housing to make the retractable cover. These structures are ideally installed on the eaves or edges of a housing complex and are controlled by a remote control device that allows for color customization and the ability to control the mobile housing in accordance to different holidays, festivals, and user preference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventor: Tsui-Yun WONG
  • Publication number: 20130033848
    Abstract: A solid state light source module having a compact, thermally enhanced substrate with one or more recessed pockets, is provided. The module includes a solid state light source and an electrical connection for the solid state light source, such that it is able to receive power so as to generate light. The solid state light source is connected to a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface. The substrate includes a recessed pocket in the upper surface, defined by a wall and a floor that are at least large enough to accommodate the solid state light source; thus, the solid state light source sits within the recessed pocket. This allows the module to be substantially flat, even with an attached optical system, even utilizing remote phosphor technology, and increases the amount of heat dissipated by a thermal management system that is part of, or connected to, the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
    Inventors: Camil-Daniel Ghiu, Sarah Bazydola, Napoli Oza
  • Publication number: 20130033862
    Abstract: An external ballast fixture includes a top panel plate having sidewalls, lamp sockets connected to the top panel plate and lamps mounted to the lamp sockets. The sidewalls enclose the lamps. A ballast panel opening is formed on the top panel. The ballast panel opening has a ballast panel opening left side and a ballast panel opening right side. A ballast panel has a concave area. The ballast panel has a ballast panel left edge and the ballast panel has a ballast panel right edge. The ballast panel left edge connects to the fixture top panel at a ballast panel opening left side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventor: Kevin Yang
  • Publication number: 20130033885
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting module. The light emitting module according to an exemplary embodiment includes a circuit board which has a cavity and includes a metal board, an insulation layer, and a circuit pattern, an insulation board disposed in the cavity, at least one light emitting device disposed on the insulation board, first and second pads disposed on the insulation board to be electrically connected with the light emitting device, and a conductive pad for electrically connecting the second pad and the circuit pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Nam Seok OH, Yun Min Cho, Jong Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20130027935
    Abstract: A modular lighting system may include a support structure, a plurality of heat sink modules physically supported by the support structure, and one or more light source modules coupled to the plurality of heat sink modules. The plurality of heat sink modules may be arranged in a modular manner such that the heat sink modules in the modular lighting system is variable, and each heat sink module may be an integral molded structure defining at least one opening or passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Ladewig, Christopher Michael Bryant, Philip Dean Winters
  • Publication number: 20130027937
    Abstract: A housing apparatus for use in a lighting system may include a housing body and a channel-type connection structure coupled to or formed in the housing body. The channel-type connection structure may define a channel having a generally U-shaped cross-section and extending along a length in a first direction perpendicular to the U-shaped cross-section. The channel-type connection structure may be configured to receive and engage at least one first connector inserted in the generally U-shaped channel in an axial direction generally parallel to the first direction, and further configured to receive and engage at least one second connector inserted in the generally U-shaped channel in a perpendicular direction generally perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: Philip Dean Winters
  • Publication number: 20130027951
    Abstract: A headlamp system in accordance with the present invention includes (i) a laser light source unit including a light emitting section that emits light upon reception of a laser beam and (ii) an LED light source unit including an LED. The laser light source unit distributes light to a light-distributed spot, and the LED light source unit distributes light to a light-distributed area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji TAKAHASHI, Shigetoshi Ito, Yoshiyuki Takahira
  • Publication number: 20130027931
    Abstract: A lamp including a solid-state light emitting element as a light source, includes a base, a light emitting module, and a drive circuit section. The base is attached to an external apparatus when the lamp is used, and is supplied with power. The light emitting module includes one or a plurality of solid-state light emitting elements. The drive circuit section lights the light emitting module by using power received from the base. The base, the light emitting module, and the drive circuit section are arranged in this order. The light emitting module is thermally connected to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Isogai, Kazushige Sugita, Tatsumi Setomoto
  • Publication number: 20130027963
    Abstract: The invention provides a textile product (1) having a lighting function. The textile product (1) comprises (a) a coated textile structure (2) comprising a textile (200) with a first textile coating (211) at a first side (210) and optionally a second textile coating (222) at a second side (220) of the textile (200); (b) a lighting unit (300) comprising a substrate (310) with a substrate surface (311) and a light source (330) comprised by the substrate surface (311), wherein the lighting unit (300) is arranged within the coated textile structure (2), wherein the lighting unit (300) is arranged to provide light (331) through the first textile coating (211), wherein the substrate surface (311) further comprises an electrically conductive connector part (340), and wherein the connector part (340) is arranged to supply electrical power to the light source (330) when electrically connected to an electrical power source (500).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Paulus Antonius Emil Jochijms, Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen
  • Publication number: 20130027934
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a lighting apparatus comprising a housing for maintaining a lighting frame. The housing comprises at least one supporting wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall that is substantially parallel to the first side wall. The side walls are transverse to a supporting wall of the housing. The first side wall includes at least one input socket for receiving input electronic signals. The second side wall includes at least one output socket for transmitting output electronic signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: AMERICAN DJ SUPPLY, INC.
    Inventor: Toby Velazquez
  • Publication number: 20130027936
    Abstract: A heat sink module is provided for transferring heat from at least one light source in a modular lighting system. The heat sink module may include an integral molded body defining: at least one heat transfer element extending generally in a first direction; at least one molded wiring channel configured for routing wiring to the at least one light source; and at least one air flow opening configured to allow ambient air flow through the heat sink body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Ladewig, Christopher Michael Bryant, Philip Dean Winters
  • Publication number: 20130027933
    Abstract: An electronic ballast mounting arrangement for HID luminaires on a vertical pole for sports lighting is disclosed. The mounting arrangement comprises an elongate channel to which a weather tight enclosure is fixedly secured. Electronic ballast units are provided in pairs immediately above and/or below the enclosure. Male/female connectors are arranged between end plates of the electronic ballast units and exterior panels of the enclosure so that electrical connections between the ballast units and components on the interior of the enclosure can be made without exposed cables simply by sliding partially pre-mounted ballast units a limited distance toward the adjacent enclosure panel to mate the complemental parts of the connectors, after which the fasteners holding the ballast units to the support are tightened down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: THE SHANE GROUP
    Inventors: Rodney L. SULLIVAN, Nicholas D. PAGE
  • Patent number: 8360606
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device includes a ceramic substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements, and pressure member. The substrate includes a first surface in contact with a thermally radiative member, a second surface positioned in a side opposite to the first surface, and an outer circumferential surface which bridges outer circumferential edges of the first surface and the second surface. The light-emitting elements are mounted on the second surface of the substrate. The pressure member elastically press the substrate toward the thermally radiative member. A gap is provided between the pressure member and the outer circumferential surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Haruki Takei, Seiko Kawashima, Tsuyoshi Oyaizu, Yasunori Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8356915
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting device that comprises a first body having a first sloping surface toward a reflector; a second body having a second sloping surface toward the reflector; a middle body having an insertion groove formed respectively on both sides of the lower part of the middle body, and allowing the first body and the second body to be coupled to both sides of the middle body by inserting a first hinge and a second hinge into the insertion groove, respectively; and a main light emitting device module disposed on a first sloping surface and a second sloping surface respectively, wherein the first sloping surface and the second sloping surface face outward with respect to the middle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Soo Kim, Kyung Il Kong, Hwayoung Kim, Sang Jun Hong
  • Publication number: 20130016512
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a semiconductor lamp may include at least one semiconductor light source; a driver for operating the at least one semiconductor light source and at least one heat sink for cooling the at least one semiconductor light source and the driver; wherein the at least one heat sink may include a first heat sink, which is thermally connected to the at least one semiconductor light source and a second heat sink, which is thermally connected to the driver; wherein the first heat sink and the second heat sink are thermally insulated from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM AG
    Inventors: Nicole Breidenassel, Guenter Hoetzl
  • Publication number: 20130016494
    Abstract: In various embodiments, packages include one or more lighting devices having electrical contact points, a flexible substrate for supporting the lighting devices, a plurality of electrically conductive traces defined on the substrate and electrically connected to the contact points of the lighting devices, and an adhesive layer mounting each of the lighting devices on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Ingo Speier, Ian Ashdown, Philippe Schick
  • Publication number: 20130010466
    Abstract: A stage light fixture having a casing; a supporting structure supporting the casing; and a stroboscopic light source fitted integrally to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: CLAY PAKY S.p.A.
    Inventors: Angelo Cavenati, Pasquale Quadri
  • Publication number: 20130010463
    Abstract: An illumination device including a base, a heat dissipation member, an FPC board and a plurality of light-emitting elements is provided. The heat dissipation member is disposed on the base. The heat dissipation member has a center axis and a curved surface. The center axis passes through the base and the curved surface surrounds the center axis. The FPC board is disposed on the curved surface. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the FPC board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chao-Wei Li, Cheng-Da Shaw, Hung-Lieh Hu, Yi-Jen Chan
  • Publication number: 20130010233
    Abstract: A light emitting device array includes a substrate including a first region and a second region that is inclined with respect to the first region, a first light emitting device package arranged on the first region, and a second light emitting device package that is arranged on the second region and is inclined with respect to the first light emitting device package at an inclination angle between 90° and 160°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Il Seo, Hongboem Jin, Sangwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 8348455
    Abstract: An overhead reading lamp for a passenger seat, in particular in an aircraft cabin, includes a first plurality of light sources, each of which emits light along a center line. The lamp also includes, a holding device which immovably secures the first plurality of light sources so as to be disposed in a first row in such a way that the center lines of the light sources of the first plurality of light sources lie in one plane and are inclined relative to one another. The lamp further includes an, and an activation device, which is connected to the first plurality of light sources and devised to selectively activate in each case one of the light sources of the first plurality of light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Jens Kessler
  • Patent number: 8348460
    Abstract: In a lighting apparatus, comprising a heatsink having at one side thereof a recess with at least one groove extending over the length of the heatsink, a plurality of lighting units are arranged in the groove or grooves oriented toward the opening of the recess for the emission of light therefrom and the frame is provided at the side opposite the opening with heatsink ribs, the lighting units in the groove or grooves being encapsulated by an encapsulating material added into the groove or grooves and being cured therein so as to be in direct contact with the groove walls and enclosing the lighting units at least up to the light emitting lenses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Bernhard Bachl, Bernd Bienek, Olaf Cladders, Henning Dieker, Christian Miesner, Lothar Schopmann, Herfried Zimmer, Daniel Sekowski, Mark Anthony Hand
  • Patent number: 8348461
    Abstract: An LED apparatus of the type including (a) a mounting board having an LED-supporting surface with an LED device thereon and (b) a lens member over the LED device establishing a light path therebetween. The inventive LED apparatus includes a lens-aligning member having front and back surfaces and defining an aperture receiving the LED device therethrough such that the LED device protrudes beyond the front surface. The lens member includes a lens portion and a flange thereabout, the flange being attached to the front surface of the lens-aligning member such that the lens portion substantially surrounds the protruding LED device. The lens-aligning member has a first mating feature which is positioned and arranged for mating engagement with a second mating feature of the mounting board, thereby accurately aligning the lens member over the LED device by accurately aligning the lens-alignment member with the mounting board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt S. Wilcox, Wayne Guillien, Scot Siebers, Joel Kapellusch
  • Publication number: 20130003371
    Abstract: A vertically adjustable cubicle lamp may be suspended on two vertical rods configured to grip the upper edge of a cubicle wall. The lamp may be vertically positioned and secured through a frictional fit, a mechanical interface, or a wirelessly controlled traction motor. Lamp intensity may be controlled through a microprocessor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Evolution Lighting, LLC
    Inventor: Carrie Ann Restel
  • Publication number: 20130003381
    Abstract: A light emitting device comprises two or more light emitting elements, two or more lead frames electrically connected to the light emitting elements, and a case formed as a slender flat box shape and having an accommodating recession for accommodating the light emitting elements and the lead frame, wherein the lead frames are buried in the case and provided side by side in a longitudinal direction of the case, and the surfaces of the lead frames are arranged coplanar, the light emitting elements are mounted on the lead frames, and the plurality of lead frames and the case are arranged in a nearly linear symmetric configuration with respect to a central line that bisects the light emitting device in the longitudinal direction, so that no uneven heat distribution takes place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki KOKUBU, Kosei Fukui, Toshimasa Hayashi, Yukihiro Demukai
  • Publication number: 20130003375
    Abstract: Components and methods containing one or more light emitter devices, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) or LED chips, are disclosed. In one aspect, a light emitter device component can include inner walls forming a recess defining an opening such that surface area outside of the opening of the recess is less than or equal to a threshold ratio of overall surface area. In one aspect, the light emitter device component can include a ceramic body mounted directly or indirectly on the ceramic body. Components disclosed herein can result in improved light extraction and thermal management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventor: Christopher P. Hussell
  • Publication number: 20130003357
    Abstract: A helmet including a lighting system integrated into said helmet, the lighting system comprising a first layer; light emitting means mounted to said first layer; controller means mounted to said first layer for controlling said light emitting means; wiring means for linking said light emitting means to said controller means; a second layer fixably attached to said first layer thereby providing an area between said first and second layer for said light emitting means, controller means, and wiring means; power means fixably attached to said second layer for powering said controller and light emitting means; and operating means functionally linked to said controller means for operating said controller means. The application also discloses lighting system contained in a shell that that can be attached to an existing helmet. This application also discloses a lighting system contained in a flexible material that can be fitted onto an existing helmet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventor: Vernon Lombard
  • Publication number: 20130003403
    Abstract: A light-projecting device according to the present invention includes a plurality of light source units including (i) a light emitting section that emits light upon receiving a laser beam and (ii) a reflector. Each of the light source units project light to a corresponding one of light-projected spots which is a region to which light is projected in an illuminated region in a partitioning manner, and the illuminated region is formed by combining a plurality of the light-projected spot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TAKAHIRA, Yosuke MAEMURA, Koji TAKAHASHI, Kensei TOYOTA
  • Patent number: 8342711
    Abstract: A light-emitting unit adapter module includes a mounting base for mounting, a circuit board accommodated in the mounting base and having electrode pins connectable to an external power source, a light-emitting unit mountable in the mounting base, and a holding-down device fastenable to the mounting base to hold down the light-emitting unit, keeping the tubular electrodes of the light-emitting unit in positive contact with the electrode pins of the circuit board for power input and the heat sink of the light-emitting unit suspending outside the mounting base for quick dissipation of waste heat during operation of the light-emitting devices of the light-emitting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Kwo Ger Metal Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Chih Lin, Hong-Long Chen