Angularly Adjustable Or Respositionable Patents (Class 362/282)
  • Publication number: 20140369046
    Abstract: A light-emitting device for use in an image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body; a door disposed on and openably closable relative to the apparatus body; a lens mounted on the door; a light-emitting element that lights up the lens with light; and a bracket disposed on the apparatus body, configured to support the light-emitting element. The bracket is slidable in a direction in which the light-emitting element emits light. In a state in which the door is closed relative to the apparatus body, the bracket contacts at least one of a part of the door and a part of the lens, further movement of the bracket in the slidable direction is obstructed, and the light-emitting element and the lens are positioned adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki ANDOH
  • Patent number: 8905583
    Abstract: Adjustable light emitting diode lighting assembly, kit and system and method of assembling an adjustable light emitting diode lighting assembly. The adjustable light emitting diode lighting assembly comprises a mounting can adapted to be mounted in a housing and an upper locking ring adapted to be mounted to the mounting can. A lower base ring is spaced-apart from the upper locking ring. An adjustable collar coupled to the upper locking ring and the lower base ring and interposed therebetween is provided for adjustably supporting a light emitting diode module over a plurality of light distribution angles. Conductive, radiative and/or convective heat sinks are provided for removing heat produced by the light emitting diode module to maintain luminous efficiency and service life of the light emitting diode module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Inventor: Jack Guy Dubord
  • Patent number: 8840275
    Abstract: A lighting assembly includes a light guide having opposed major surfaces between which light propagates by total internal reflection, a light input edge, and two light output regions of different optical characteristics and at least one of which is associated with a corresponding one of the major surfaces. The lighting assembly also includes a light source located adjacent the light input edge. The light source and the light guide variably positionable relative to one another to vary a location on the light input edge at which the light is input to the light guide such that the light is emitted from the light guide selectively apportioned between the light output regions so that a characteristic of the light output from the lighting assembly is modified based on the optical characteristics associated with the light output regions and the relative positioning of the light source and the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Rambus Delaware LLC
    Inventors: Jeffery R. Parker, Timothy A. McCollum, Fumitomo Hide, Alexey Titov, Ian Hardcastle
  • Publication number: 20140240988
    Abstract: An ambient lighting jig assembly generally includes a support assembly, a trim panel, an insert panel, and a light source. The support assembly defines an inner support cavity. The trim panel is configured to be coupled to the support assembly and at least partly defines a jig opening. The insert panel is configured to be rotatably coupled to the support assembly within the jig opening and has a reflective surface. The light source is configured to emit a light stream. Further, the light source is configured to be rotatably coupled to the support assembly within the inner support cavity at a plurality of angular positions so that the light stream is projected onto the reflective surface for use in determining an optimal angle for the insert panel and the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Luis Miguel Del Pozo Gonzalez, Aurelien Doisy, David B. Wong
  • Publication number: 20140232995
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source device, a uniformization optical system which uniformizes the illuminance distribution of light from the light source device on a region to be illuminated, and a diffraction optical element which is provided in an optical path between the light source device and the uniformization optical system, and rotates around a predetermined rotation axis. The diffraction optical element includes a first region which forms a first illuminance distribution, and a second region which is provided at a position different from the first region around the rotation axis, and forms a second illuminance distribution different from the first illuminance distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8764259
    Abstract: A lighting assembly including a semiconductor light source, a support with a recess within which the semiconductor light source is positioned, and a collimator having light entry and light exit openings joined together by at least one side wall. The collimator is moveable relative to the support. The collimator is attached to the support such that the light entry opening of the collimator and the recess are joined in a nested manner so that light emitted by the semiconductor light source within the recess enters the collimator through the light entry opening and exits essentially only through the light exit opening of the collimator for any position of the collimator over its range of motion. The lighting assembly further includes an actuator for moving the collimator over at least part of its range of motion. An automotive headlamp arrangement includes the lighting assembly, a reflector element and a secondary optic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Josef J. Schug
  • Patent number: 8757817
    Abstract: An illumination obscurement device for controlling the obscurement of illumination from a light source which is optimized for use with a rectangular, arrayed, selective reflection device. In a preferred embodiment, a rotatable shutter with three positions is placed between a light source and a DMD. The first position of the shutter is a mask, preferably an out of focus circle. This out of focus circle creates a circular mask and changes any unwanted dim reflection to a circular shape. The second position of the shutter is completely open, allowing substantially all the light to pass. The third position of the shutter is completely closed, blocking substantially all the light from passing. By controlling the penumbra illumination surrounding the desired illumination, DMDs can be used in illumination devices without creating undesirable rectangular penumbras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Production Resource Group, LLC
    Inventors: William Hewlett, Nigel Evans
  • Patent number: 8752975
    Abstract: A telescopic flashlight that includes a universally adjustable mirror unit for reflecting the light of the lighting unit over a universal range, which mirror unit is readily and easily attached and detached from the distal end of the flashlight apparatus via a metallic mounting collar that is magnetically retained by means of an annular magnet affixed to the distal end of the apparatus, which mounting collar itself is rotatable relative to the distal end of the flashlight apparatus in order to provide two of the three degrees of freedom on motion of the mirror proper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventor: Michael Rubino
  • Patent number: 8752985
    Abstract: A gobo support assembly, for a stage lighting fixture, has a disk-shaped gobo; a gobo support having a first seat for housing the gobo; and a gobo carrier wheel rotating about an axis and having a second seat for housing the gobo support; the gobo carrier wheel and the gobo support being connectable in sliding manner in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis, and being locked mutually by a reversible click-on locking mechanism to hold the gobo support in a given position inside the second seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventor: Pasquale Quadri
  • Patent number: 8746918
    Abstract: A telescopic flashlight that includes a universally adjustable mirror unit for reflecting the light of the lighting unit over a universal range, which mirror unit is readily and easily attached and detached from the distal end of the flashlight apparatus via a metallic mounting collar that is magnetically retained by means of an annular magnet affixed to the distal end of the apparatus, which mounting collar itself is rotatable relative to the distal end of the flashlight apparatus in order to provide two of the three degrees of freedom on motion of the mirror proper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Inventor: Michael Rubino
  • Patent number: 8733978
    Abstract: An optical system and method for illuminating an object under investigation with filtered light is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises a filter wheel having a plurality of variable bandpass filters. The filter wheel is rotatable about two axis, whereby rotation about the first axis brings a selected filter in line with a collimated beam of white light and rotation about the second axis adjusts the angle of the filter relative to the light beam in order to adjust the bandpass frequencies. A second beam of white light, which may be from a second light source, can also be reflected off of the face of the filter in a manner that illuminates the object with substantially white light. In one embodiment, the object may be alternately or simultaneously illuminated with filtered light or with reflected white light. The filter can be used as a bandstop or band rejection filter to illuminate the object with white light that is missing a narrow frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Sutter Instrument Company
    Inventors: Dale G. Flaming, Jack H. Belgum
  • Publication number: 20140104843
    Abstract: A ceiling mount lighting fixture includes a channel, a channel cover, and a light source including a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The channel cover includes two sides that intersect in a V-shaped base, with light-emitting diodes mounted on each side. The light-emitting diodes emit light at cone angles that overlap at the base of the channel cover. The fixture may include a diffuser and an end cap positioned on each end of the channel, each end cap including a groove. A plurality of strips may be located on the diffuser, each strip moveable from a first position on the diffuser a distance from the end caps to a second position in which the strip engages the groove on one of the end caps, thereby serving as a light trap to block light from exiting gaps between the diffuser and end caps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, John T. Mayfield, III, Russell Vern Rouse
  • Patent number: 8696167
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination system (50), a beam-control element and a light source (30). The illumination system comprises the light source for emitting a light beam and a beam-control element for controlling the shape and/or direction of the light beam. The beam-control element comprises a resilient layer (2a) and a further layer (4a) being arranged substantially parallel to each other, the resilient layer comprising a relief (21) on a surface of the resilient layer arranged substantially parallel to the further layer, or the further layer comprising the relief on a surface of the further layer facing the resilient layer. The illumination system further comprises moving means (52) for moving the resilient layer and the further layer with respect to each other for reducing the relief by applying a pressure between the resilient layer and the further layer. The relief controls the shape and/or direction of the light-beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Ties Van Bommel
  • Publication number: 20140092580
    Abstract: An LED lamp or LED lighting assembly includes a light guide having opposed major surfaces configured to propagate light by total internal reflection and a light input edge extending between the major surfaces. A light source is adjacent to the light input edge and is configured to edge light the light guide. In some embodiments, the light source is moveable relative to the light input edge, and the spectrum of the light output from the light guide may be adjusted by movement of the light source relative to the light input edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Rambus Delaware LLC
    Inventors: Timothy A. McCollum, Laszlo A. Takacs, Gregg M. Podojil, Matthew R. Wancata, Fumitomo Hide, Christopher R. Ruhland
  • Patent number: 8684573
    Abstract: A light beam adjusting device includes a housing having a reflector, a light device disposed within the reflector for generating light which may be reflected partially upwardly and partially downwardly by the reflector. The light reflected downwardly by the reflector is allowed to emit out through the housing. A shielding panel is disposed in the housing, and an actuating device may rotate the shielding panel to open and block the lower portion of the housing, and to selectively open and block the light reflected upwardly by the reflector. The light reflected upwardly by the reflector may form a high beam together with the downwardly reflected light when the housing has not been blocked by the shielding panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: Fu An Industrial Co., Ltd., Get Auto Accessories Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jihn Shium Lee, Jen Mao Wang
  • Patent number: 8684574
    Abstract: A headlamp assembly includes a simplified adjusting mechanism for adjusting the aim of a headlamp. The mechanism includes a gear screw that is snap fit into the headlamp housing, a grommet that positioned around the gear screw and snap-fit into the headlamp reflector, and an O-ring to ensure a good seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Burton Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: John Burton
  • Patent number: 8678614
    Abstract: A light source system includes two solid-state light sources, two filters, a rotary wheel, a first reflector, a second reflector and a multiband filter is provided. The rotary wheel has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The two solid-state light sources and the two filters are disposed in front of the first surface. The first surface includes a first waveband converting region, a reflecting region and a transmission region. The second surface includes a second waveband converting region is symmetrical to the first waveband converting region. The first reflector, the second reflector and the multiband filter are disposed in front of the second surface. Furthermore, the multiband filter is disposed between and optically coupled with the first and the second reflectors. With these arrangements, the light source system could provide light beams of different wavebands to the light valve of a projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Junejei Huang
  • Patent number: 8632197
    Abstract: An illumination system includes a wavelength-transforming device, a solid-state light-emitting element and a filter wheel. The wavelength-transforming device comprises a segment and a wavelength-transforming element disposed on the segment. The solid-state light-emitting element emits first color light in first waveband region to the wavelength-transforming device. The filter wheel is disposed on one side of the wavelength-transforming device for filtering lights via rotating. The first color light is excited as second color light in second waveband region by the wavelength-transforming device, so that the second color light is outputted with the rest of the first color light. The first and second color lights are transmitted through the filter wheel, such that three primary color lights are sequentially projected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Keh-Su Chang
  • Publication number: 20140016323
    Abstract: A perimeter lighting fixture has housing and a separate trim piece. The trim piece is attached to a wall. A wall compound, such as plaster, is smoothed over a blend area or band on the wall just below the trim piece, and also onto a transition section of the trim piece. The housing and/or a reflector of the perimeter lighting fixture is positioned in contact with the trim piece. The trim piece compensates for waviness or uneven wall surfaces. As the trim piece is straight, the variances in wall straightness are corrected. This allows the lighting fixture to be placed against or closely adjacent to the wall, without creating unsightly dark gaps between them, and without highlighting the imperfections in the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Gammalux Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph David Napoli, José Luis Adame
  • Publication number: 20140016322
    Abstract: A light emitting device comprising a reflection cap, a substrate, a light source, a first wavelength transformation layer, a second wavelength transformation layer, a cover and a reflection device is provided. The substrate is disposed on the reflection cap. The light source is disposed on the substrate. The first wavelength transformation layer disposed on the substrate surrounds the light source. The second wavelength transformation layer disposed on the substrate surrounds the first wavelength transformation layer. The cover is fixed on the reflection cap. The reflection device comprises a reflection angle adjustment mechanism and a reflector. A ratio of the light reflected by the reflector to be incident on the first wavelength transformation layer to that being incident on the second wavelength transformation layer is adjusted through the angle adjustment of the reflector by the reflection angle adjustment mechanism to generate light with different color temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yu-Shin Lu
  • Publication number: 20140016321
    Abstract: A lamp including a light source, a reflective unit and a light modulation module is provided. The light source provides an illuminating light, and the reflective unit reflects the illuminating light. The light modulation module is disposed between the light source and the reflective unit. In the light modulation module, a region where movable light absorbing materials exist is a light absorbing region, and a region where the movable light absorbing materials are absent is a light penetration region. By applying different electrical fields to the movable light absorbing materials, sizes and locations of the light absorbing region and the light penetration region can be changed. A portion of the illuminating light irradiating the light penetration region penetrates through the light penetration region, is transmitted to the reflective unit, being reflected by the reflective unit, and penetrates through the light penetration region again sequentially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Liang Wu, Po-Hsin Lin, Chin-Wen Lin, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8616731
    Abstract: A stage light fixture is provided with a main body extending along a longitudinal axis and having an outer surface; a light source arranged inside the main body at a first end of the main body and suitable to emit a light beam substantially along the axis; and with an objective lens arranged at a second end of the main body; the main body is provided with a plurality of inserts to fix to the outer surface, by means of a magnetic coupling, a filter suitable to intercept the light beam which crosses the objective lens; the inserts are made of a magnetic material and/or of a metallic material suitable to be attracted by a magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pasquale Quadri, Angelo Cavenati
  • Publication number: 20130314923
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a transparent display panel, a reflector disposed in the display apparatus and configured to reflect light and provide the reflected light to the transparent display panel, a light emitter configured to emit the light and project the emitted light to the reflector, and a control circuit configured to control the transparent display panel and the light emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-ryeol SEO, Young-kook KIM, Hyun-ah KIM, Ji-eun PARK, Jin-ho SON, Seung-hun LEE, Ki-seok CHOI, Won-yong CHOI, Yun-suk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20130301271
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an improvement of a marking light device for the emission of a standard light plane in, for example, a horizontal or a vertical direction. The aim of the marking light device is essentially to be able to produce a continuous standard light plane that has a higher accuracy than conventionally produced standard light planes. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a method for producing a planar standard light plane by means of a marking light device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wilfried Bittner, Thomas Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 8567994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a street lamp which uses LEDs as a light source and has a freely adjustable lighting direction and an adjustable lighting range. The street lamp of the present invention includes a housing 1; LEDs 10 arranged in the housing 1; heat radiation fins 20 formed on an upper surface of the housing 1; a lighting direction adjuster 30 arranged on the bottom surfaces of the heat radiation fins 30 in the housing 1; and a lens case 40 attached to an upper surface of the lighting direction adjuster 30 and equipped with a lens moving means for positioning a lens 49 arranged in the lens case wherein the lighting direction adjuster 30 includes a spherical rotating body 32; a receiving body 34 having a groove 35 for accommodating the spherical rotating body 34; and a cover plate 36 arranged on the rotating body 32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sung Hyun High-Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Seong Gang, Chan Hun Gang
  • Publication number: 20130279171
    Abstract: A reflector for flush installed lighting devices, adapted to eliminate possible undesired spots of light and unevenness of the produced light beam, said reflector being provided with a further reflective element, arranged on the surface of said reflector and essentially parallel to the lying plane of the greater opening of said reflector. Said further reflective element will preferably have a circular segment shape and dimensions which may vary according to the dimensions of said reflector and according to the inclination that the lighting assembly may assume with respect to the main body of the flush installed lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: Massimo Gattari
  • Patent number: 8550664
    Abstract: A hands-free filter assembly suitable for use with a loupe light is described. The hands-free filter assembly includes a filter that moves between an in-use position, where it is filtering light from the loupe light, and a non-use position, where it is not filtering light from the loupe light. The filter can be moved between the in-use position and the non-position without manual manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Inventor: Ronald C. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8534855
    Abstract: A touch electric fireplace comprises a housing, an imaging screen installed in the housing, a light source, a flame processing device, and a reflecting module. A window is defined on a front wall of the housing, a transparent insulator completely shields the window as well as a rim of the window, a touch area is arranged on the transparent insulator and along the rim of the window, and a touch panel is attached to a front side of the transparent insulator of the touch area; whereby, the electric fireplace is easily operated and controlled by simply touching the touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Dong Guan Song Wei Electric Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Lin Lu
  • Patent number: 8511860
    Abstract: A mirror module includes a mirror. The module includes a mirror housing. The module includes a mounting box that fits into the housing. The module includes a motorized element disposed in the mounting box. The motorized element having a mirror mounting plate which holds the mirror, and a base plate which is attached to the mounting box through an axis screw at a central axis of the module about which the motorized element rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Inventors: Irwin Kotovsky, Serge Cornelissen, Robert Cornelissen
  • Publication number: 20130176715
    Abstract: A telescopic flashlight that includes a universally adjustable mirror unit for reflecting the light of the lighting unit over a universal range, which mirror unit is readily and easily attached and detached from the distal end of the flashlight apparatus via a metallic mounting collar that is magnetically retained by means of an annular magnet affixed to the distal end of the apparatus, which mounting collar itself is rotatable relative to the distal end of the flashlight apparatus in order to provide two of the three degrees of freedom on motion of the mirror proper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventor: Michael Rubino
  • Patent number: 8480258
    Abstract: A rotation angle regulating device and a rotatable lamp using the same are provided. Through N passive rotating elements used for regulating the rotation angle, the rotation angle of the active rotating element relative to the fixing element is increased, wherein N is a positive integral equal to or more than 1. In addition, each passive rotating element has a first stopper and a second stopper. The active rotating element, when rotating, drives and makes the passive rotating elements rotating on the fixing element, so that the rotation of the lamp can be stopped at any designated angle through the operations of the first and second stoppers of each passive rotating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Sheng-Ping Chen
  • Publication number: 20130163239
    Abstract: An illumination device (100) is disclosed. The illumination device (100) comprises a collimation module (110) configured to collimate light, a lens assembly (120) configured to controllably focus/defocus light, and an intermediate module (130) arranged between the collimation module (110) and the lens assembly (120) such as to receive collimated light output from the collimation module (110), wherein at least some light output from the intermediate module (130) impinges on the lens assembly (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Teunis Willem Tukker, Ralph Kurt
  • Publication number: 20130154517
    Abstract: A layered dimmer formed of different layers. The front layer may be a scattering layer, and the back layer may be a reflective layer. The light beam is scattered prior to reflecting, to avoid reflection back to form hotspots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: PRODUCTION RESOURCE GROUP L.L.C
    Inventor: James Bornhorst
  • Patent number: 8459849
    Abstract: An optical device having an optical axis (y-y) and comprising a source of light; a reflector which is associated with the source of light in order to form a light beam; and a rotary assembly which is designed to intercept the light beam, and can be rotated around an axis of rotation between first and second distinctive lighting positions. The rotary assembly comprises at least first and second shields associated respectively with the first and second lighting positions, in order to create a cut-off of the light beam. The first and second shields each comprise at least one ridge. The rotary assembly additionally is designed to permit progressive transition of the lighting between the first and second distinctive lighting positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Martin Grimm, Stephane Thery, Alice Mulin, David Bourdin, Jonathan Blandin, Jean Masse
  • Patent number: 8459847
    Abstract: A gobo holder for a gobo wheel has a base element, a gobo fastening element rotatably mounted to the base element, and a resilient latching member on the base element. The gobo holder is mounted to a gobo wheel having a latching feature for such time until a mechanical latching connection is achieved between the resilient latching member of the gobo holder and the latching feature of the gobo wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Salm
  • Patent number: 8454182
    Abstract: A moving head light for stage lighting includes a light sources group having a plurality of light sources, a reflector group slantwise arranged at a circumference of the light sources group; and an angle-adjusting device for adjusting the relative angles between the reflectors and the light sources. Each reflector corresponds to each light source one by one, and the reflector group includes a plurality of reflectors. The moving head light for stage lighting uses the angle-adjusting device to adjust the relative angles between the reflectors and the light sources so that lights sent out from the light sources generate a special effect of scaling in a space after being reflected by the reflectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: IAG Group Limited
    Inventor: Jung Hsiang Yang
  • Patent number: 8454172
    Abstract: A projector device includes: an image generation unit that generates an image; an irradiation unit that irradiates light for projecting the image generated by the image generation unit upon a projection surface; and a change unit that changes luminance of the light irradiated from the irradiation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Fujinawa, Setsu Mitsuhashi, Hirotake Nozaki, Akira Ohmura
  • Publication number: 20130111770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light beam emission device for a measuring device for changing the optical properties of a light beam as well as to a corresponding method and to a measuring instrument which uses the light beam emission device, wherein the optical properties of the light beam can be changed automatically thereby from one state to another state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Trimble Kaiserslautern GmbH
    Inventor: Trimble Kaiserslautern GmbH
  • Patent number: 8434901
    Abstract: A light emitting system (1) for outputting a light beam comprising: an optical arrangement comprising at least one light source, for emitting a light beam having a determinate width and a determinate length on a projection plane placed at a determinate distance from the optical arrangement, an optical device (2) movable into a plurality of angular positions, by rotation around a rotation axis (Z1), and comprising optical elements arranged for varying the width of the light beam when the optical device is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Matthias Jouffrieau
  • Publication number: 20130100423
    Abstract: There are provided a lighting device with which it is possible to avoid the problem of heat generation in parts subjected to the concentrated energy of irradiating light even when the parts are irradiated with high-energy light from a light source, and a projection type of image display device equipped with this lighting device. This lighting device comprises a light source and a rotary reflecting member that is disposed at an angle to light incident from the light source. The rotary reflecting member has on its periphery a portion that reflects incident light (first region) and a portion that does not reflect (second region).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Panasonic Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130100676
    Abstract: The downlight includes a seat, a depressor, a rotator, a deflector and a lamp module. The seat has a hollow and a flange therein. The depressor is fixed on the seat and corresponding to the flange. The rotator is disposed between the flange and the depressor and is capable of rotating against the seat. The deflector is received in the hollow and pivotally connected to the rotator. The lamp module is fastened to the deflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventor: Chin-Wen WANG
  • Publication number: 20130088850
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a polyhedron may be provided. The polyhedron may include a first luminescent face; and a second luminescent face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM AG
    Inventor: Josef Kroell
  • Patent number: 8398271
    Abstract: A LED lamp with adjustable beam direction includes a housing, a lamp base attached to one end of the housing for insertion into a lamp socket, a heatsink shaft mounted within the housing, a LED attached to one end of the heatsink shaft, a parabolic or elliptical or multi-facet reflector having a light output front opening and an asymmetric elliptical shaped rear opening, a first actuator for rotating the reflector about the LED, and a second actuator for tilting the reflector about the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Inventor: Pak Ming Daniel Chan
  • Patent number: 8388192
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a luminaire having an adjustable light reflector affording a selection of flood pattern lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: RAB Lighting Inc.
    Inventor: Vincenzo Guercio
  • Patent number: 8382328
    Abstract: A lighting device includes an optical lens, a scattering layer mounted on an outer surface of the optical lens, and a lighting module mounted on the optical lens and emitting a plurality light beams which are reflected and/or refracted by the optical lens and are reflected and/or refracted by the scattering layer. Thus, the light beams of the lighting module are initially reflected and/or refracted by the optical lens and are then reflected and/or refracted by the scattering layer so that the light beams of the lighting module are distributed in a two-stage manner by the optical lens and the scattering layer and are scattered and diverged in different angles and directions evenly and smoothly so as to provide a fully developed lighting effect, thereby enhancing the lighting efficiency of the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Dong Guan Bright Yinhuey Lighting Co., Ltd. China
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Patent number: 8382346
    Abstract: The invention provides an illumination device, preferably a reading lamp, which, on the one hand, has a compact design and, on the other hand, ensures a flexible illumination of objects, for which, in order to ensure an adequately high illuminance, high-power light sources can be used and which includes preferably a light source and a light-guiding element that can be pivoted and/or tilted around a pivoting/tilting point, which has at least one light-guiding axis and at least one light in-coupling surface as well as one light out-coupling surface, with the light-guiding element being arranged preferably in an axially displaceable manner in such a way that a free beam area can exist between the light source and the light in-coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventors: Bernd Schultheis, Petra Kuntze, Oliver Keiper, Sigurd Dressler, Andreas Hatzenbuehler, Walter Bleuel, Klaus Engelmann, Paul Bou Saleh, Armin Plichta
  • Patent number: 8376594
    Abstract: A recessed luminaire with adjustable socket assembly comprises a housing having a sidewall, a top wall and a lower opening allowing light output, a socket adjustment assembly disposed in the housing, the socket adjustment assembly having: a lamp socket connected to a socket carriage, a track having a socket carriage movably positioned on the track, wherein the carriage moves along the track and the lamp socket is movable in at least one of a vertical or a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: John S. Park, Eugene R. Sartini
  • Patent number: 8376585
    Abstract: A system for illuminating an object is provided, the system comprising a coherent or semi-coherent light source and a first diffuser positioned relative to the coherent or semi-coherent light source so as to receive said coherent or semi-coherent light. The first diffuser may diffuse the light to produce diffused light. An actuator having a moveable element, such as a moveable reflective surface, may be positioned to project the diffused light onto an object, and may be moved to project light onto different portions of the object. This movement may be performed with such rapidity that it is not perceived by a person viewing the object. Rather, the entire object would appear to be illuminated. Movement of the element may be controlled by a computer, and may be performed according to a predefined routine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventor: Raymond A. Noeth
  • Publication number: 20130038736
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical unit wherein a rotating reflector rotates about a rotation axis in one direction, while reflecting light emitted from a light source. The rotating reflector is provided with a reflecting surface such that the light reflected by the rotating reflector, while rotating, forms a desired light distribution pattern, said light having been emitted from the light source. The light source is composed of light emitting elements. The rotation axis is provided within a plane that includes an optical axis and the light source. The rotating reflector is provided with, on the periphery of the rotation axis, a blade that functions as the reflecting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Yamamura
  • Patent number: RE44999
    Abstract: An adaptor (10) including a sensor (18), a gimbal housing (12) having a male connector (14) at one end and an female connector (16) at another end, wherein the male connector (14) is configured to connect with an electrical socket and the female connector (16) is configured to connect with an electrical device, and a circuit for selectively controlling the electrical device in response to the sensor (18). The gimbal housing (12) is adapted to rotate around the male connector (14) about a first axis and support the sensor (18) for independent rotation about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis so that the sensor (18) can be moved to a selectable sensing orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Beon Light Corporation Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Peter Grahame Murray, Jeffrey Laurance Jackel