With Actuator Patents (Class 362/284)
  • Patent number: 11890983
    Abstract: An optical axis adjustment device for a headlamp unit to be mounted in a vehicle is configured to adjust an optical axis of the headlamp unit. The optical axis adjustment device includes an engine temperature acquirer, a displacement amount calculator, and an optical axis adjuster. The engine temperature acquirer is configured to acquire a temperature in an engine compartment of the vehicle. The displacement amount calculator is configured to calculate a displacement amount of the optical axis on a basis of the acquired temperature. The optical axis adjuster is configured to adjust the optical axis of the headlamp unit on a basis of the calculated displacement amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentarou Yamasaki, Noriaki Asano
  • Patent number: 11885467
    Abstract: An electric candle device that resembles a real was candle includes an outer shell with an uneven edge around the top of the outer shell. The device includes one or more light emitting elements positioned within a cavity inside the outer shell and that emit beams at a non-zero angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the electric lighting device to provide illumination from within the cavity in an upward direction and reaching above the top surface after passing through the opening. An optical element is positioned to receive light from the one or more light emitting elements and to direct the received light toward the top surface. The optical element has a focal point to change one or both of a size and direction of the light received prior to projecting the light in the direction of the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: L&L Candle Company, LLC
    Inventors: Gary W. Schnuckle, Douglas M. Patton
  • Patent number: 11822144
    Abstract: An actuator mechanism is provided for disposing a plurality of filters into and out of a camera line-of-sight. The mechanism includes a base, a pair of frames, an axial shaft, a plurality of filter housings and a plurality of pivotable drivers. The base includes an auxiliary platform. The frames flank the base, and the shaft is disposed between the frames. Each filter housing holds a corresponding optical filter and is disposable in a deployment position in the line-of-sight and a withdrawn position out of the line-of-sight. The drivers are disposed on the platform. Each driver corresponds to an associated housing and is rotatable along the shaft to swing at least one housing between deployment and withdrawn positions upon command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: David O. Hubble, Evan Manley Bates, Peter L. Wick, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11815233
    Abstract: An optical device including a support mounted on a rotational-drive motor, and a reflective optical component, the support including at least one sleeve coaxial with the rotational-drive axis, of which sleeve one end defines an inlet orifice and which sleeve in its wall includes an opening defining an outlet orifice, and inside which sleeve the reflective optical component is housed in such a way that a beam of light entering via the inlet orifice is reflected by the reflective optical component to exit via the outlet orifice. An optical component mounted and retained in the sleeve as a result of cooperation of shape between it and the wall of said sleeve is also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ARTEFFECT
    Inventors: Philippe Natchoo, Sylvain Strazielle, Charles Comperat, Simon Blatrix
  • Patent number: 11536440
    Abstract: A beam shading device capable of accurately positioning includes a substrate, a plurality of shading blades mounted on the substrate, and driving mechanisms for driving the shading blades to move. The substrate is provided with a first light-passing hole through which beams pass, the plurality of shading blades are arranged around the periphery of the first light-passing hole, and the driving mechanisms drive the shading blades to move back and forth between blocking and opening the first light-passing hole. Each shading blade is configured with at least two driving mechanisms, and each driving mechanism includes a driving gear and a driving plate. The driving plate is hinged with the shading blade, and the driving plate is provided with a rack that meshes with the driving gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU HAO YANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Patent number: 11359799
    Abstract: A lamp aiming apparatus including: an aiming rod configured to move between a first position at which the aiming rod is spaced apart from an aiming bolt and a second position at which the aiming rod engages with the aiming bolt; a support bracket disposed on the lamp module and configured to support the aiming rod on the lamp module; and a locking part configured to lock the aiming rod to the support bracket when the aiming rod moves to the second position from the first position, thereby simplifying a process of assembling a lamp and improving assembly properties and workability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Deok Ii Yang, Kyu Tek Yun
  • Patent number: 11105481
    Abstract: An electric candle device that resembles a real was candle includes an outer shell with an uneven edge around the top of the outer shell. The device includes one or more light emitting elements positioned within a cavity inside the outer shell and that emit beams at a non-zero angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the electric lighting device to provide illumination from within the cavity in an upward direction and reaching above the top surface after passing through the opening. An optical element is positioned to receive light from the one or more light emitting elements and to direct the received light toward the top surface. The optical element has a focal point to change one or both of a size and direction of the light received prior to projecting the light in the direction of the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: L&L Candle Company, LLC
    Inventors: Gary W. Schnuckle, Douglas M. Patton
  • Patent number: 11037475
    Abstract: Because of the nature of autonomous vehicles, and in particular that they do not require manual inputs from a driver or passenger to control braking and steering, autonomous vehicle can include features that may not necessarily be useful or practical in a typical non-autonomous (or semi-autonomous vehicle) that would require such manual input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: YooJung Ahn, Jared S. Gross, Xintao Chen
  • Patent number: 10520150
    Abstract: An imitation flame device includes a base, a flame component, a swing support, a first magnet, and a ferromagnetic element. The swing support is configured in the base, the flame component is fixed on the swing support and protruded out of the base, one of the first magnet and the ferromagnetic element is installed in the base, another of the first magnet and the ferromagnetic element is fixed on the swing support, the first magnet and the ferromagnetic element are attracted each other to cause the swing support to suspend within the base, and the first magnet and the ferromagnetic element are in point contact. The device shows flaming effect of faux flame to achieve an excellent imitation effect and saves energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: SHENZHEN TECHLONG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangquan Huang, Shengwei Liu
  • Patent number: 10415805
    Abstract: A lighting fixture comprising: at least one movable element; at least one rotary actuator coupled to the movable element to move the movable element; a transmission assembly coupled to the rotary actuator and to the movable element to transfer the movement between the rotary actuator and the movable element; at least one position sensor coupled to a component selected in a group comprising the transmission assembly, the rotary actuator and the movable element; the position sensor being configured to detect the position of the component; a calculation unit coupled to the position sensor and configured to determine a displacement of the component based on the positions detected by the position sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Clay Paky S.P.A.
    Inventor: Carlo Venturati
  • Patent number: 10274175
    Abstract: Moving light fixture and method for controlling the position of a moving light fixture. In one example, the moving light fixture includes a housing, light sources, a stepper motor, a magnetic position encoder, and an electronic controller. The stepper motor rotates the housing. The magnetic position encoder is configured to transmit a position signal indicating an angular position of the housing. The electronic controller determines the angular position of the housing based on the position signal. The electronic controller also determines a full step of the stepper motor based on the angular position of the housing, and a micro step of the stepper motor. The electronic controller also determines a current position of the moving light fixture based on the full step and the micro step. The electronic controller drives the stepper motor to move the moving light fixture from the current position to a target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Wood, Thomas Peterson, Scott Ingham, Maxwell Schweiner, Matthew Stoner
  • Patent number: 10239442
    Abstract: Three lamp units are supported on a bracket supported to be rotatable with respect to a lamp body. In the configuration of the respective lamp units, light source units are supported to be rotatable in an up and down direction with respect to the bracket, and projection lenses are fixedly supported on the bracket. Accordingly, it is possible to correct a misalignment of optical axes among the lamp units by preventing the occurrence of the positional misalignment of the projection lenses among the lamp units and then rotating the respective light source units with respect to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hajime Arai
  • Patent number: 10077889
    Abstract: A projection lamp with a rolling lamp effect includes an outer housing, which is an inner hollow structure with an opening; a lampshade, which is a light transmitting structure, covering the opening of the outer housing and fixedly connected to the outer housing; a light emitting module, which is fixed in the outer housing through a fixed shaft; and a light condensing ball lens, disposed in the outer housing. A shaft sleeve is disposed on the outer surface of the light condensing ball lens in a protruding way; the light emitting module is positioned in the light condensing ball lens and is fixed in the shaft sleeve; the motor, which is fixedly disposed in the outer housing, is in a transmission connection with the shaft sleeve, and the motor can drive the light condensing ball lens to rotate around the axis of the fixed shaft in the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: ACE LIGHT & ELECTRONIC TECH (NINGBO) CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Yanbei Qin
  • Patent number: 9964276
    Abstract: An illumination device to be mounted on a vehicle includes a light source, an optical member, a holder, a first reflector, a first shade, a driving source, a power feeding member, a second reflector, a second shade, and a third shade. The second reflector is disposed between the optical member and the first shade and configured to reflect a part of the light reflected by the first reflector toward the optical member. The second shade is disposed between the optical member and the first shade so as to block a part of the light which is not blocked by the first shade. The third shade disposed to block sunlight which passes through the optical member and reaches at least one of the holder and the power feeding member. The second reflector, the second shade and the third shade are parts of one-piece component formed of the same material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Teruaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9909729
    Abstract: Electric lighting devices are described having a candle body with an upper surface coupled to a sidewall. A flame element is disposed entirely outside of the candle body and include one or more magnets or a ferrous material. The flame element is supported above the upper surface by a support member that extends upwardly from the upper surface and terminates at a first end disposed within the flame element. This allows the flame element some degree of movement about the support member that combined with a light source configured to illuminate a surface of the flame element creates a flickering flame effect. The device can also include a drive mechanism such as an electromagnet that generates an electromagnetic field that interacts with the magnets of the flame element to thereby cause movement of the flame element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Luminara Worldwide, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Patton, Kanchana Sanjaya Gunesekera Karunaratne, Gary Bordenkicher, Jeffrey Thompson
  • Patent number: 9873371
    Abstract: A headlight device includes a light source, a base member, a light distribution formation member, a rotary member, a projection lens and a transmission mechanism. The base member holds the light source. The light distribution formation member forms a light distribution pattern. The rotary member holds the light distribution formation member and is held by the base member to be rotatable. The projection lens is held by the rotary member to be rotatable around a rotation axis orthogonal to a rotation axis. The transmission mechanism includes a transmission member for transmitting a rotation amount of the rotary member with respect to the base member to the projection lens and rotates the projection lens according to the rotation of the rotary member with respect to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ritsuya Oshima, Masashige Suwa, Kuniko Kojima
  • Patent number: 9849824
    Abstract: A lighting system for a vehicle includes a light assembly having a light source and an optical guide configured to focus and direct light to an adjacent reflector assembly. The reflector assembly and the light assembly are separated by a gap. The reflector assembly includes passive elements, and a light collector aligned with the optical guide to receive light from the light source across the gap and to distribute light to the passive elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald L. Anderson
  • Patent number: 9709232
    Abstract: A pixel mirror-type reflection mirror for a natural lighting device is provided. A pixel mirror-type reflection mirror for a natural lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed on a natural lighting device to reflect introduced light to an irradiation area, and comprises: a support plate having a predetermined area; a plurality of reflection units provided as plate-shaped planar mirrors having a predetermined area and arranged on a surface of the support plate to be adjacent to each other, and at least one fastening member for fixing the plurality of reflection units to one side of the support plate, respectively, wherein the initial setting angle of the plurality of refection units is individually adjusted through the fastening member, and the plurality of reflection units expand and transfer sunlight areas using diffusion characteristics of sunlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: NLS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seung Han Kim
  • Patent number: 9664836
    Abstract: An illumination system defined a primary optical axis is provided. The illumination system comprises a light source, a first lens group, an integrator rod, and a second lens group successively located on the primary optical axis. The light source is configured to output a light. The first lens group is configured to reduce an aperture angle of the light to about 27 degrees. The integrator rod is configured to make the light uniformly. The second lens group is configured to amplify an illumination field of the light and reduce the aperture angle of the light to about 3 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Zhu, Xuan Pan, Guo-Fan Jin, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 9506618
    Abstract: An automotive lamp system adapted for providing illumination for a vehicle includes an LED, a controlling motor and a reflecting mirror module. The reflecting mirror module is connected to the controlling motor via a driving shaft. The reflecting mirror module includes a first reflecting mirror and a second reflecting mirror. The first reflecting mirror is configured for reflecting the light generated from the LED to the second reflecting mirror. The second reflecting mirror is configured for reflecting the light reflected by the first reflecting mirror outside the vehicle. An angle of the reflecting mirror module relative to the LED is varied via the controlling motor. Thus, a direction of the light reflected outside the vehicle is varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yi-Zhong Sheu
  • Patent number: 9472771
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of making axially fluorinated metal phthalocyanines and their use in photovoltaic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Bender, Benoît H. Lessard, Trevor M. Grant
  • Patent number: 8960918
    Abstract: A light source system for a stereoscopic projection apparatus is provided. The light source system has a light source module, a first lens unit, a light splitting element, a color wheel module and a light integration element. The light source module provides a light beam, which is transferred by the first lens unit to the light splitting element. Then, the light beam is split by the light splitting element into a first light beam with a first bandwidth and a second light beam with a second bandwidth. The first and the second light beams are then received and transformed by the color wheel into a third light beam and a fourth light beam which are then transmitted to the light integration element. With the above arrangement, the light source system can be applied on a projection apparatus to provide a stereoscopic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Junejei Huang
  • Patent number: 8960963
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source that emits an electromagnetic radiation input beam, a dichroic first mirror that reflects a first output beam and transmits a second output beam, a second mirror positioned to reflect the second output beam, and an absorber for absorbing radiation emitted by the light source. An adjustable support for the dichroic and second mirror is also provided and is adjustable between a first position where the first beam is transmitted and a second position where the second beam is transmitted, with the other beam being directed to the absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Douglas R. Jungwirth, Gregory A. Campbell, Emilio Quezada
  • Patent number: 8919986
    Abstract: The present invention provides a Christmas tree lighting decoration, which includes a base, an aqua light, and a decoration unit. The base receives therein a light-emitting element and a rotation mechanism. The aqua light is of a light-transmitting conic configuration and is mounted on the base. The decoration unit is helically around an outside surface of the aqua light and is mounted to the rotation mechanism to be rotated in unison therewith. As such, when the rotation mechanism of the base drives the decoration unit to rotate, a dynamic effect is generated. Further, the light-emitting element irradiates light onto the aqua light to provide a beautiful visual effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Inventor: Chin-Sheng Yang
  • Publication number: 20140362579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical plate for lighting capable of improving the brightness of light emitted from a light source and adjusting a viewing angle to alleviate side glare phenomenon. The present invention also relates to a lighting. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a structure in which a light-diffusing member and an optical viewing angle adjusting member can independently function; an integrated optical plate for lighting, wherein the thickness of the optical plate for lighting is reduced by the lamination of a light-diffusing member, a transmission layer, and an optical viewing angle adjusting member; a lighting apparatus using thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: MIRAENANOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Woo Noh, Hak-Chung Lee, Joon-Hwan Lee, Su-Young Lee
  • Publication number: 20140340905
    Abstract: A filter for use with an illumination device of a type having a reflector with an exit opening and an illumination source mounted within the reflector, the reflector shaped to direct radiation emitted from the illumination source through the exit opening. The filter may include an outer support attached to a periphery of the exit opening; an inner support concentric with the outer support; a filter having a plurality of filter elements extending between and pivotally attached to the inner and the outer supports, the filter elements being shaped and positioned to substantially cover the exit opening to filter the emitted radiation passing through the exit opening when pivoted to a closed position, and to allow the emitted radiation to pass substantially unfiltered through the exit opening when pivoted to an open position; and an actuator connected to pivot the filter elements to the closed and open positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Anton M. Bouckaert
  • Publication number: 20140301084
    Abstract: A device for changing lamp color temperature includes a lamp holder installed therein with a luminous source. A colored lens is set in front of the luminous source and a rotary mechanism is connected with the colored lens. The rotary mechanism functions to drive the colored lens to rotate to a first position where the colored lens is far away from the luminous source and to a second position where the colored lens obstructs the front side of the luminous source. By so designing, a user can adjust the position of the colored lens and choose either to let the light emitted by the luminous source project directly or to let the light first pass through the colored lens to change color temperature and then project, thus able to adjust lamp color temperature in accordance with various environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: EXCELLENT IDEA CORP.
    Inventor: Chung-Chun YEN
  • Patent number: 8845136
    Abstract: A strobe reflector that includes a reflective material and a support structure. The support structure may be adjusted or moved into at least two distinct positions to provide two distinct shapes for the reflective material. The first position of the support structure shapes the reflective material in a first configuration (such as a half-hemisphere) and a second position of the support structure shapes the reflective material in a second configuration (such as a full hemisphere).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Savage, Jr., Steven T. Varieur
  • Patent number: 8827496
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus that includes a housing assembly made up of a housing, seat and top with optional attachment. A light source, power source, switch and controller are further included with the assembly. A light-altering device is also included in or proximate to the housing. The light source emits light through a light-altering surface. An optional motor is included to move the light alternating surface or light source, such as about a central axis. The switch and controller connected are programmable to control and vary the light source and motor among preselected and selectable patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Inventor: Carl R. VanderSchuit
  • Publication number: 20140232992
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light source unit, a light diffusion element that is provided so as to be rotated about a predetermined rotation shaft and includes a plurality of diffusion regions which are consecutively formed around the rotation shaft, and a motor that rotates the light diffusion element so that a region on which light from the light source unit is incident in the light diffusion element is moved between the plurality of diffusion regions. The plurality of diffusion regions include a first diffusion region, and a second diffusion region which has diffusion characteristics different from diffusion characteristics of the first diffusion region and is provided so as to be adjacent to the first diffusion region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira EGAWA
  • Publication number: 20140218929
    Abstract: An apparatus creating a flickering flame effect. The apparatus includes a housing with an interior space with first and second stages. A drive mechanism generates a time varying electromagnetic field extending into the first stage. A first pendulum member is pivotally mounted in the interior space of the first stage and includes first and second magnets on first and second ends, with the first end proximate to the drive mechanism such that the first magnet interacts with the varying electromagnetic field to cause movement of the pendulum member. The apparatus includes a second pendulum member pivotally mounted in the second stage with a magnet on a first end proximate to the second end of the first pendulum member. A flame silhouette element extends from the second pendulum member, and a light source transmits light onto the flame silhouette, which is moving due to the magnetic coupling of the pendulum members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: GARY W. SCHNUCKLE, DOUGLAS M. PATTON
  • Patent number: 8764262
    Abstract: A film sheet having a series of strips extending from an edge may have the film strips gathered and folded into a stacked array wherein the strips are in parallel abutment. The collected ends of the stacked strips are then suitable for receiving light for transmission into (and emission from) the body of the film sheet. A pair of frame members, when urged toward each other about the strips, may automatically collect and fold the strips into a parallel spaced array. This array may then be gathered by hand, or by a cover member translating adjacent the frame members, to generate the stacked array of parallel abutting strips. The resulting illumination device is particularly useful for illumination of display panels such as liquid crystal displays, organic light-emitting diode displays, or simply signs formed of paper, plastic, and/or other materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: FLEx Lighting II, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony John Nichol, Shawn Michael Pucylowski
  • 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: 8746922
    Abstract: LED based illumination modules are realized that are visually color matched to light sources not based on LEDs based on visually matched color spaces. A visually matched color space is employed to both instrumentally and visually match an LED based light source with a light source not based on LEDs. In one aspect, an LED based illumination module is realized to achieve a target color point in a visually matched color space within a predetermined tolerance. In another aspect, an LED based illumination module is realized to visually match a light source not based on LEDs. A target color point in the CIE 1931 XYZ color space is derived based at least in part on the spectrum of the visually matched LED based illumination module. LED based illumination modules visually matched to light sources not based on LEDs are realized based on the derived target color point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Xicato, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard Harbers, Raghuram L. V. Petluri
  • Patent number: 8708511
    Abstract: A semiconductor light source apparatus can emit various color lights having a substantially uniform color tone and high brightness. The semiconductor light source apparatus can include a radiating substrate, at least one phosphor layer disposed on the radiating substrate and a semiconductor light source emitting blue light. The at least one phosphor layer can be composed of at least one of a glass phosphor and a phosphor ceramic. The light source can be located adjacent the phosphor layer so that the blue light having high brightness can be efficiently reflected on the radiating substrate via the phosphor layer while preventing the blue light from a mirror reflection on the phosphor layer. Thus, the disclosed subject matter can provide a semiconductor light source apparatus that can emit various uniform color lights having high brightness and a lighting unit using the light source apparatus, which can be used for general lighting, vehicle lighting etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Kawakami
  • Patent number: 8684560
    Abstract: A semiconductor light source apparatus can adjust a color tone of white light. The semiconductor light source apparatus can include a phosphor wheel, a motor rotating the phosphor wheel, a light source and a moving module. The phosphor wheel can include at least one phosphor layer configured to emit excited light. The phosphor wheel can vary a mixing ration of white light that is created by light emitted from the light source and the light excited by the at least one phosphor layer in accordance with a position of the phosphor wheel emitted by the light source. The moving module that is connected to the motor can adjust the position of light emitted from the light source. Thus, the disclosed subject matter can provide a semiconductor light source apparatus that can adjust a color tone of white light and a lighting unit using the light source apparatus, which can be used for a projector, lamp, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 8672525
    Abstract: A projection head lamp assembly for a vehicle may include a bulb irradiating light, a reflector supporting the bulb and reflecting the light irradiated from the bulb to the front, a shield unit including a shield shaft supported by the reflector and a shield integrated on the shield shaft, a drive cam inserted into one end of the shield shaft to be rotated according to a straight movement of a solenoid, and a lens connected to the front of the reflector. The projection head lamp assembly may further include a return spring provided on an outer circumference of the shield shaft, and weights inserted into both ends of the shield shaft for preventing free movement of the shield shaft when the shield shaft is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Jong Bok Kim
  • Patent number: 8662677
    Abstract: A projection apparatus, an illumination module and a brightness adjusting method for the projection apparatus are provided. The projection apparatus comprises the illumination module and the actuator. The illumination module comprises a luminous element. First, the actuator drives the luminous element to move from the first position to the second position to detect the first brightness and second brightness generated by the luminous element. When the first brightness is higher than the second brightness, the actuator is adapted to drive the luminous element to the first position. Thereby, the brightness of a projection image generated by the projection apparatus can be adjusted to an optimal value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chia-Jui Lin
  • Publication number: 20130335974
    Abstract: A lamp color temperature change structure includes a lamp holder, a light source on the lamp holder, a lift unit in front of the light source, and a colored lens mounted to the lift unit. The colored lens is movable and driven by the lift unit to a first position which is away from the front of the light source or a second position which is in front of the light source. The user can select the light from the light source to radiate toward the front of the lamp holder or penetrate the colored lens to generate a color temperature change and then radiate toward the front of the lamp holder according to different environment conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: EXCELLENT IDEA CORP.
    Inventor: Chung-Chun YEN
  • Patent number: 8596824
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a light source, a first flexible material coupled to a first scrolling mechanism, and a second flexible material coupled to a second scrolling mechanism. The first flexible material includes a first pattern generator and the first scrolling mechanism is operable to move the first pattern generator from a first position to a second position in a beam of light from the light source. The second flexible material includes a second pattern generator and the second scrolling mechanism is operable to move the second pattern generator to a third position in the beam of light. A changing pattern is produced in the beam of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Syncrolite, L.P.
    Inventor: Jack Calmes
  • Publication number: 20130314924
    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: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jihn Shium Lee, Jen Mao Wang
  • Patent number: 8585217
    Abstract: A bidirectional projector, which may project slides onto two screens at the same time, includes a light source emitting red beam, green beam, and blue beam; at least an imaging device receiving the red beam, the green beam, and the blue beam from the light source and reflecting predetermined parts of the red beam, the green beam, and the blue beam to form an image beam according to image signals; and an optical lens, wherein the image beam emits to the optical lens and a part of the image beam passes through the optical lens to form a first projecting beam, and a part of the image beam is reflected by the optical lens to form a second projecting beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Asia Optical Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Chun-Yen Lee
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20130283683
    Abstract: Method and lighting device for providing artificial light optimally to plants is achieved effectively by moving both the lighting device (2, 3 and 4) and its emission pattern to maximize incident light on the plants (5, 6 and 7) being cultivated. The horticultural lighting device illuminates plants so that the lighting device is moved vertically and at least one light emitter (3 and 4) and/or reflector (2) is rotated to maximize light exposure from the lighting device on the plants (5, 6 and 7). In the best mode the movable and rotatable lighting device is used to grow very high plants. The lighting device (2, 3 and 4) is moved by a motor programmed to change the position of the lighting device and the orientation of the emission pattern in accordance with the growth cycle of the plants in the greenhouse (350) to maximize incident flux on the plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Valoya Oy
    Inventors: Rabbe RINGBOM, Ilkka KIVIMAKI
  • Patent number: 8562150
    Abstract: A projection type display apparatus in which an inclination and a positional deviation of optical axes among a plurality of light sources can be easily corrected to obtain a high quality projection image. Green, blue and red laser beams emitted from light sources are converted into collimated beams by condenser lenses, and the positions and angles of the optical axes of the beams of the three colors are evaluated by position detection imaging device and angle detection imaging device, respectively. The positions and angles of the light sources are adjusted by respective actuators so that the positions and angles of the optical axes match each other. Consequently, the laser beams emitted from the light sources can be combined with high accuracy to thereby realize a high definition projection type display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiro Hashizume
  • Patent number: 8556437
    Abstract: A semiconductor light source apparatus can emit various color lights having high brightness. The semiconductor light source apparatus can include a radiating substrate, at least one phosphor layer disposed on the radiating substrate and a semiconductor light source. The at least one phosphor layer can be composed of at least one of a glass phosphor and a phosphor ceramic and can include at least one of a red phosphor, a green phosphor and a blue phosphor. The light source can be located adjacent the phosphor layer so that light having high brightness emitted from the light source can be efficiently reflected on the radiating substrate via the at least one phosphor layer. Thus, the disclosed subject matter can provide a semiconductor light source apparatus that can emit various color lights having high brightness and a lighting unit using the light source apparatus, which can be used for general lighting, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Miyake
  • Publication number: 20130256505
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging device including a lighting unit whose lighting directions to a subject are able to be switched, and a control unit that performs focus adjustment on the subject for every lighting directions to calculate evaluation values in accordance with focus states, and determines a direction in which a focus state becomes best as a lighting direction based on the evaluation values to capture the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Gomi, Masaru Suzuki, Yusuke Nakamura
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20130088690
    Abstract: A light source module and a projector using the same are provided. The light source module includes a monochromatic light source emitting a monochromatic light, a rotating wheel having a light transmitting area and a wavelength transforming area, a filter wheel rotating at a same rotation speed with the rotating wheel, and a dichroic mirror disposed between the rotating wheel and the filter wheel. The wavelength transforming area is coated with a first wavelength transforming material capable of transforming the first color light into a second color light. The filter wheel has a first color filter area and a second color filter area respectively corresponding to the light transmitting area and the wavelength transforming area. The dichroic mirror reflects the first color light to the rotating wheel and allows the second color light to transmit therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: BENQ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiu-Tsu Wang, Yung-Yu Chiang