Convex Patents (Class 362/311.1)
  • Patent number: 11550081
    Abstract: An optical system (10) is disclosed comprising a light mixing rod (20) having an elongate body extending between a light entry window (22) and an opposing light exit window (24), a plurality of solid state lighting elements (30, 30?, 30?) arranged to couple their respective luminous outputs into the light mixing rod (20) through said light entry window (22), said respective luminous outputs including luminous outputs having different spectral compositions, respectively, and a lenslet plate (40) having an acceptance angle (?,??) and comprising a first surface (41) comprising a first array of lenslets (42) and a second surface (43) opposing the first surface (41) comprising a second array of lenslets (44), each lenslet of the first array (42) being aligned with a corresponding lenslet of the second array (44), wherein the light mixing rod (20) has an aspect ratio such that some light rays (35) produced by the solid state lighting elements (30, 30?, 30?) are directly incident on said first surface (41), said dir
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Signify Holding B.V.
    Inventor: Erik Paul Boonekamp
  • Patent number: 11333329
    Abstract: Provided is a modular light fixture. The device includes a light shroud, a light fixture base having a first cylindrical housing, a second cylindrical housing, a quick disconnect with a pair of external pins, and a light fixture base supporting attachment that includes a pair of P-shaped channels. The shroud attaches to the first cylindrical housing, and the base attachment attaches to the base via the P-shaped channels and the first and second external pins. The shroud and base attachments can be interchanged as desired for use as a hanging light, an up light, a down light, a well light, a path light, a wash light, or any combination thereof. The device allows for quick and easy conversion of lights from one style to another without requiring an entirely new fixture, enables simple repairs, and lessens the number of items required to be stocked by an installer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventor: Adam Steele
  • Patent number: 10260693
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp lens includes a base wall and a light output wall. The base wall has a light input surface, and a base surface disposed in front of the light input surface, and having a plurality of parabolic base sections. The light output wall extends forwardly from a front end of the base wall, and has an inner surface, an outer surface, and a light output surface connected between front ends of the inner and outer surfaces. The outer surface is formed with a plurality of microstructures disposed proximate to the base wall. Each of the micro structures has a parabolic first surface portion having a first virtual focus. The first virtual focuses of the first surface portions of the microstructures are located at the same point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: T.Y.C. BROTHER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Chih Shih
  • Patent number: 10141476
    Abstract: A light emitting diode chip scale packaging structure is disclosed. The light emitting diode chip scale packaging structure comprises a light emitting diode chip and a lens. The lens covers the light emitting diode chip. A curve of an outer surface of the lens in a cross-section view substantially complies with a polynomial of: z=?i=0nai*yi, A center point of the curve corresponding to the light emitting diode chip is a zero point of y-z coordinate axes. z is a variable of vertical axis of the curve. y is a variable of horizontal axis of the curve. ai is a constant coefficient in a term of ith degree. 3<n?6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Che-Hsuan Huang, Shu-Hsiu Chang, Hsin-Lun Su, Chih-Hao Lin, Tzong-Liang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20150146132
    Abstract: Provided is a surface light source device capable of producing directed light. The surface light source device according to the present invention is provided with: LEDs (light source); a case having a light-emitting surface provided with at least one opening (a light-transmitting part), and enabling the light from the LED to be repeatedly reflected and guided within an internal space, and emitted through the aperture part; and a lens sheet (lens member) that is disposed facing the light-emitting surface of the casing and includes at least one lens. The position of the focal point of the lens is substantially the same as the position of the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shohei Katsuta, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Daisuke Shinozaki, Masahiro Tsujimoto
  • Patent number: 9033554
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light source module. The light source module includes a light source and a lens facing the light source. The lens includes a bottom surface, a light input surface, a light output surface and a transparent ball. The light input surface is a curved surface depressing from a center of the bottom surface. The light source faces the light input surface. The light output surface is opposite to the bottom surface. The light output surface includes a concave surface located at a center thereof and a convex surface located at peripheral thereof and surrounding the concave surface. The transparent ball is received in a cavity defined by the light input surface. The transparent ball defines a plurality of hollow holes therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chau-Jin Hu, Feng-Yuen Dai, Yung-Lun Huang
  • Patent number: 8992053
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to wide-angle illumination patterns for short-throw lighting. An illumination lens according to an exemplary embodiment includes a light incident surface that defines a cavity and has a flat top and lateral flanks, the light incident surface being configured to receive light from an underlying light emitting element. The illumination lens also includes a light exiting surface having a central indentation and a surrounding toroid, wherein the flat top faces the central indentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: David G Pelka, William A Parkyn
  • Patent number: 8979312
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) bulb includes a connecting body, a mounting base located on the connecting body and a plurality of LED modules mounted on the mounting base. The mounting base has a top face spaced from the connecting body and at least three surrounding walls. The top face of the mounting base orients toward a direction different that of each of the at least three surrounding walls. A lamp cover is secured to the connecting body and encloses the LED modules. An extension of the top face of the mounting base interests with the lamp cover at a point. A tangent line of the lamp cover through the point and the extension of the top face form an included angle which is less than 60 degrees. Furthermore, a center of the lamp cover is located above the top face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lung-Hsin Chen, Wen-Liang Tseng
  • Publication number: 20150003077
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a wire connected to the light emitting element, and a substrate supporting the light emitting element. The substrate is formed with a first recess and a second recess that are open in a common surface of the substrate. The first recess includes a first bottom surface and a first side surface connected to the first bottom surface, and the light emitting element is disposed on the first bottom surface. The second recess includes a second bottom surface and a second side surface connected to the second bottom surface, and the wire is bonded to the second bottom surface. Both of the first side surface and the second side surface reach the common surface. The first side surface is connected to both of the second bottom surface and the second side surface. The opening area of the first recess is larger than the opening area of the second recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Yuki TANUMA, Tomoharu HORIO
  • Patent number: 8919980
    Abstract: A circular LED light guide includes a top wall and a peripheral side wall; the top wall and the peripheral side wall cooperatively form a hollow receiving space. The hollow receiving space is used for receiving an LED therein. The top wall includes a light incident surface inside of the receiving space, and an exterior light output surface. The light incident surface includes a concave lens surface formed in a central area of the light incident surface, and the light output surface includes a convex lens surface formed in a central area of the light output surface. A central optical axis of the concave lens surface is aligned with a central optical axis of the convex lens surface. An LED module and a direct-type LED TV using the LED light guide are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Thun Lin
  • Publication number: 20140293613
    Abstract: A light flux controlling member has an incidence region and an emission region. The incidence region is assumed to have a plurality of virtual quadrangles that are disposed in such a manner that one fits into another, and have the same number of apexes as one another, and includes a plurality of convex parts each of which has a ridge line along a first virtual straight line that connects two adjacent apexes of the virtual quadrangle, and a plurality of wall portions each of which is disposed along a second virtual straight line that connects respective corresponding apexes of the virtual quadrangles. The wall portion is disposed continuously between a connection portion of the convex parts at an innermost side and a connection portion of the convex parts at an outermost side in the second virtual straight line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro SAITO
  • Publication number: 20140252249
    Abstract: The method of obtaining a uniform beam of electromagnetic radiation with arbitrary geometrical shape by means of lens optical system consists in that a source of artificial light (2) emitting light is connected to the electric power network and electromagnetic light rays (20) are emitted by the source; then, depending on the required light projection shape (23-27) and (34-36), a uniform beam of electromagnetic radiation is directed onto appropriate input lens (3), preferably a cylindrical plano-convex lens with fixed or adjustable focal length “A”, and the light rays (21) coming out of the lens are directed onto an output set of lenses or an output panel set of lenses (4) with fixed or adjustable position with respect to the input lens (3), i.e. inclined at angle “a” ranging from 0° to 75°, and after passing through the lens or the panel set of lenses (4), the rays are directed onto the desired plane forming the required shape of light projection (23-27) and (34-36) with sharply outlined side edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: DOROS TEODORA - D.A.GLASS
    Inventors: Wieslaw Doros, Waldemar Szczepanik
  • Patent number: 8794777
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate; a semiconductor light emitting element provided on the substrate; a sealing member which covers the semiconductor light emitting element; and a lens having a plurality of convex parts and a concave part. The light emitting device emits light having a non-concentric luminance distribution made up of a plurality of bright regions and a plurality of dark regions, the non-concentric luminance distribution being observed on a plane which is parallel to the substrate. This makes it possible to provide (i) a display device which has a thin body and hardly causes unevenness in luminance and in chromaticity, and (ii) a light emitting device and (iii) a surface illuminant suitable, which are suitable for use in the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shin Ito, Yutaka Okada
  • Patent number: 8746935
    Abstract: An adapter lens includes an inner converging lens part; a convex light output region; a front conical light output region; an outer reflector part; a rearwardly open blind hole defining surface including a flat base surface and a frustoconical side surface that together define a light incidence region and a frustoconical hole having an inner end diameter, an outer end diameter, and allowing for longitudinal movement therein of a LED light source along an optical axis of the adapter lens within the frustoconical hole for changing a light cone emitted from the adapter lens. The adapter lens has a height H and a maximum diameter MD, and the ratio of the height H to the maximum diameter MD is greater than 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: XGlow P/T, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Popper, Jensen Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 8714783
    Abstract: There are provided an optical lens and a light source module, and a street lamp having the same. The optical lens includes a concave dome shaped inner surface formed to have a similarly-oval shaped lower surface, and formed to include a plurality of light incident surfaces formed to be stepped along the inner surface thereof and stepped surfaces connecting the plurality of light incident surfaces to one another; and an outer surface formed to surround the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Mo Lee, Sang Ho Yoon, Hyung Jin Kim, Kyeong Ik Min, Dong Yeoul Lee, Ki Un Lee
  • Patent number: 8641238
    Abstract: A light source module includes a circuit board, a light-emitting diode, a lens, and a lamp screen. An upper surface of the lens has a first recessed portion including a flat surface and a curved side surface. The flat surface is at the center of the upper surface. The curved side surface surrounds the flat surface and stretches to the flat surface from a side surface of the lens to form the first recessed portion. A lower surface of the lens has a second recessed portion defining a recessed space and includes a curved surface and a sidewall portion. The curved surface is a convex surface and opposite to the flat surface. The sidewall portion surrounds the recessed space. An inner surface of the sidewall portion is concaved. The light-emitting diode is disposed in the recessed space. The lamp screen is used to diffuse the light passing through the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Beautiful Light Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Shih-Ting Chiu, Chien-Wen Chiu
  • Patent number: 8622586
    Abstract: A table lamp has a lamp stand, an adjusting arm, a lamp head and an anti-glare lens. The anti-glare lens is mounted on the lamp head and has a body. The body has a bottom, a light entering concave face, a light source region, a total reflection face and a light ejecting convex face. The bottom has a zero axis to divide the bottom equally. The light entering concave face is formed in the body. The light source region is formed in the body. The total reflection face is obliquely formed on and protrudes from the body and is formed with the bottom of the body. An angle between the zero axis and the total reflection face is between 90 and 180 degrees. The light ejecting convex face is formed on the body, is formed with the total reflection face and has at least one curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: National Kaosiung University of Applied Sciences
    Inventors: Hsiao-Yi Lee, Tsai-You Chen
  • Publication number: 20130343063
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a light emission portion on the first substrate, a second substrate separated by a predetermined distance from the light emission portion, and a refractive layer on the second substrate, the refractive layer facing the light emission portion and being configured to change an optical path of light emitted from the light emission portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Hye-Jung PARK, Soon-Ryong PARK, Woo-Suk JUNG, Seok-Gi BAEK, Tae-Eun KIM
  • Publication number: 20130334984
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein a LED PAPI (10) with condensation protection. The condensation protection may suitably comprise passive components, such as gaskets and seals (26, 36) and a desiccant (48), and/or active components, such as a defroster (39) and/or a heater (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: John Hesch, JR., David L. Ruffini, Glenn Alan Morrow, Richard Schweder
  • Patent number: 8591057
    Abstract: An LED lamp A1 includes a plurality of LED modules 1 and a substrate 2 on which the LED modules 1 are mounted in a row. A light guide 3 covering the LED modules 1 is provided on the substrate 2. The light guide 3 is held in close contact with each of the LED modules. With this arrangement, a proper amount of light is obtained with the use of a smaller number of LED modules 1 or with less power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusaku Kawabata, Hiroshi Fukumoto, Takao Iemoto, Toshio Watanabe, Hideharu Osawa, Hiroyuki Fukui, Hirotaka Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8558456
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a solid-state light emitting element; and a wavelength converting member made of a transparent resin containing a fluorescent material, the transparent resin being coated on an output surface of the solid-state light emitting element. The wavelength converting member is formed to have a thickness larger in a vertical direction of the solid-state light emitting element than that in a lateral direction of the solid-state light emitting element in a cross section that is parallel to a light output direction of the solid-state light emitting element and have a zenith in the light output direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Ryoji Yokotani
  • Publication number: 20130194811
    Abstract: A luminaire has a light source and a shell integrator. The shell integrator has a transparent dome over the light source, with inner and outer surfaces formed as arrays of lenslets. Each lenslet of the inner surface images the light source onto a respective lenslet of the outer surface, and each lenslet of the outer surface images the respective lenslet of the inner surface as a virtual image onto the light source. The dome may be substantially hemispherical. The light source and the integrator may be at an input of a collimator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: LIGHT PRESCRIPTIONS INNOVATORS, LLC
    Inventors: Pablo Benitez, Oliver Dross, Maikel Hernandez, Juan Carlos Minano
  • Publication number: 20130163252
    Abstract: An optical assembly includes a combination of laser sources emitting radiation. focused by a combination of lenses into optical waveguides. The optical waveguide and the laser source are permanently attached to a common carrier. while at least one of the lenses is attached to a holder that is an integral part of the carrier, but is free to move initially. Micromechanical techniques are used to adjust the position of the lens and holder, and then fix the holder it into place permanently using integrated heaters with solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: KAIAM CORP.
    Inventor: KAIAM CORP.
  • Publication number: 20130155686
    Abstract: An accent lighting source utilizes a light source having a metal heat dissipating housing with an aperture within which at least one point light source, such as from an LED, is mounted. The aperture is closed by a lens/diffuser structure. The light source is mounted within a housing for the accent light source. The housing has a design configuration that supports one or more of a preferred accent lighting installation on a horizontal or vertical surface. Exemplary horizontal surfaces include the top of a post member, a deck surface, a stair surface or an overhanging or ceiling surface. Exemplary vertical surfaces include a stair riser and the side of post or wall surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: FORTRESS IRON, LP
    Inventor: FORTRESS IRON, LP
  • Publication number: 20130114246
    Abstract: A light source apparatus, and a backlight unit including the same, and a method of manufacturing the light source apparatus are provided. The light source apparatus includes: a base substrate; a light source disposed on the base substrate; a lens disposed above the light source and including a hollow part in which the light source is housed and having a shape corresponding to an outer peripheral surface of the light source; and an adhesive fixing the lens to the base substrate in a state in which the outer peripheral surface of the light source contacts at least a part of an inner surface of the hollow part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 8434912
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is characterized by providing an optical transfer function between a predetermined illuminated surface pattern, such as a street light pattern, and a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, such as that from an LED. A lens is formed having a shape defined by the optical transfer function. The optical transfer function is derived by generating an energy distribution pattern using the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source. Then the projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface is generated. The projection is then compared to the predetermined illuminated surface pattern to determine if it acceptably matches. The process continues reiteratively until an acceptable match is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Illumination Management Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald G. Holder, Greg Rhoads
  • Patent number: 8419229
    Abstract: A lighting unit is provided. The lighting unit includes a light source and an optical element. The light source provides a major light beam and a minor light beam. The optical element includes a first light entering surface, a second light entering surface, a light distributing surface, a light emitting surface and a normal line, wherein the normal line is perpendicular to the light emitting surface, and the second light entering surface is a scattering surface, and the major light beam enters the optical element through the first light entering surface, and is emitted from the light emitting surface, and the minor light beam enters the optical element through the second light entering surface, is reflected by the light distributing surface, and is emitted from the light emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao-Sheng Dong
  • Patent number: 8408753
    Abstract: An LED lamp has a base, an LED device and a convex lens. The base has a recess. The LED device is mounted in the recess and has an LED. The convex lens is mounted in the recess, separates from the LED and has a cavity formed in the convex lens. The cavity has a bottom, an opening, an inner side surface and an imaging surface. Peripheries of the bottom and the opening of the cavity are wavy. The imaging surface is formed around the inner side surface, inclines from the bottom to the opening of the cavity and is wavy. The imaging surface is capable of refracting light emitted from the single one LED located in the cavity to form a characteristic visual effect like a chrysanthemum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Inventor: Po-Chang Chen
  • Publication number: 20130063951
    Abstract: A display element and a display device in which the display element is mounted. The display may be a variable message sign. The sign includes a tube-like housing in which lenses and apertures can be disposed. The light exiting a light source is emitted via an emitting surface, by way of which an illuminated traffic sign results from interacting with further display elements. The light source and the optical elements are disposed at different heights in the horizontally oriented housing. The optical axes can thereby extend horizontally, or the optical elements can lie on a main axis which is tilted downward in an radiation direction. In both cases, sunlight impinging from above at an angle advantageously falls on the LED to a slight degree, by way of which the phantom light phenomenon is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Axel Beier, Martin Franke, Stefan Nerreter, Volker Türck
  • Publication number: 20130063948
    Abstract: A luminaire of an embodiment includes an apparatus body, a light source unit, and a cover member. The light source unit is disposed in the apparatus body and including a light-emitting element as a light source. The cover member has translucency and diffusing properties, is formed so as to project from a front side edge portion of the apparatus body, includes a side wall extending along the edge portion and formed upright within a range of inner angle from 60° to 90° with reference to a horizontal plane at least partly along the edge portion, and covers the light source unit so as to leave a substantially center portion of the apparatus body as an uncovered portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuhiko ISHII
  • Patent number: 8388193
    Abstract: A lens for directing light from a light emitter in a preferential-side off-axial direction with respect to the emitter axis. The lens includes an emitter-adjacent base end forming an opening, an inner surface extending from the base end and forming a void, an output-end surface configured to direct light toward the preferential side, and an outer lateral surface configured for TIR to direct light toward the output-end surface, whereby substantially all light from the emitter exits the output-surface predominantly toward the preferential side. Another aspect of this invention is a recessed lighting fixture utilizing the inventive lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ruud Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt S. Wilcox, Mario A. Castillo
  • Patent number: 8382337
    Abstract: A lighting device, a light spreading plate for the lighting device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The lighting device comprises a light source plate and the light spreading plate. The light source plate comprises a plurality of light sources. The light spreading plate comprises a light travelling layer formed with a plurality of light spreading units. Each of the light spreading units is formed with a main body being defined with a top surface, a bottom surface and a peripheral. The main body has a thickness being tapered towards the peripheral. The main body comprises a top surface having a cone-shaped recess and a bottom surface having a bowl-shaped recess. The cone-shaped recess and the bowl-shaped recess of each of the spreading units are opposite to each other, and one of the cone-shaped recess and bowl-shaped recess is fitted for one of the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Luxingtek, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Chiun Ing, Wei-Hsin Hou, Zhi-Wei Koh, Chi-Jen Kao
  • Publication number: 20120294013
    Abstract: A light module includes a light source and an optical lens. The light source emits light to the optical lens. The light source is a single unit and has a parallelizing surface, a first plane, a wave surface, and a second plane in sequence. The light source emits light to the optical lens and through the parallelizing surface, the first plane, the wave surface, and the second plane in sequence to form a parallel linear light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hua-Tang Liu, Ching-Shiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8297780
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for operating a portable light assembly. In accordance with some embodiments, a frame providing a bridge and defining a transport region and a deployment region is slidingly connected to a mast. An arm is further connected to the mast by a hinge while a light fixture is connected to the arm. In various embodiments, the light fixture is capable of transitioning from a deployed position where the mast engages the deployment region and a transport position where the mast and light fixture are disposed within the transport region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Dentcraft Tools Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Sidney Quiinn Emmert, Sonya Emmert, legal representative
  • Patent number: 8292474
    Abstract: An optic lens assembly includes a platform, and an optic lens including an incident surface and a projection surface on two opposite sides is arranged to an outer side of the platform. The incident surface consists of a plurality of oval-shaped surfaces. A first oval-shaped incident surface and a second oval-shaped incident surface are formed side by side to the incident surface. The two adjacent oval-shaped incident surfaces are concave for receiving an illuminating component. The projection surface also consists of a plurality of oval-shaped surfaces. A first oval-shaped projection surface and a second oval-shaped projection surface are formed side by side to a center area of the projection surface. Two symmetric outer connecting surfaces are formed to two lateral sides of the projection surface. The two adjacent oval-shaped projection surfaces are convex and larger than the incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Ho, Pei-Wen Ko
  • Publication number: 20120250331
    Abstract: An optical system for generating, from a light source and along an optical axis (X-X), a composite light beam comprising at least one central light beam and at least one peripheral light beam surrounding the central light beam. The system directs towards an optical diffuser for redistributing the composite light beam in a predetermined manner in a plane orthogonal to the optical axis (X-X). The optical system is configured for generating, in a second plane comprising the optical axis (X-X), the central light beam and/or the peripheral light beam in such a manner that light rays of the central light beam and/or of the peripheral light beam are respectively inclined, on either side of the optical axis (X-X), with respect to the optical axis (X-X).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Antoine DE LAMBERTEIRE
  • Publication number: 20120243224
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element mounted on a lead frame which is a base; and a photochromic lens sealing the light emitting element. The light emitting element is in a rectangular parallelepiped shape and has a rectangular upper surface. The photochromic lens has a circular lower surface and has, at a side surface, a convex lens part inwardly inclined from bottom to top. Two flat parts are formed at the side surface by cutting off the photochromic lens in parallel with a long side of the upper surface of the light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Takashi Kuwaharada, Tooru Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 8267552
    Abstract: A light-transmissive shell capable of intensifying an illuminant and wide-angle light transmission includes a lens body and an extension portion integrally extended from the lens body in a vertical direction or at an acute angle to the vertical direction. The lens body includes an outer top surface structured as a convexity and an inner bottom surface structured as a flat surface or an inner concavity. The extension portion includes an inner surface extending around from the inner bottom surface of the lens body. An arcuate surface is formed as a joint between the inner bottom surface of the lens body and the inner surface of the extension portion. The light emitted by an illuminant is intensified through the lens body and guided into a wide-angle light through the extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventor: Wen-Sung Hu
  • Patent number: 8251548
    Abstract: An LED module includes an LED and a lens fixed with the LED for refracting light emitted by the LED. The lens has a center axis and a concaved inner face for incidence of the light and an opposite convex outer face for the light refracting out thereof. The lens is symmetric to a first plane and a second plane perpendicularly intersected with the first plane at the center axis. In the first plane, a peak intensity for the LED occurs within 68-78 degrees off the center axis. In the second plane, a peak intensity occurs within 0-22 degrees off the center axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hai-Wei Zhang, Jia-Chuan Lv
  • Patent number: 8251549
    Abstract: An LED module includes an LED and a lens fixed with the LED for refracting light emitted by the LED. The lens has a center axis and a concaved inner face for incidence of the light and an opposite convex outer face for the light refracting out thereof. A peak intensity for light generated by the LED occurs within 52-67 degrees off the center axis when the light leaves the outer face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hai-Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: 8210714
    Abstract: An Illuminant module includes an optical film and a light source array. The optical array includes a plurality of concave surfaces and a plurality of convex surfaces alternatively arranged along at least one direction, wherein each concave surface has a concave surface width along the at least one direction, and each convex surface has a convex surface width along the at least one direction. The light source array includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, wherein the concave surface width is not equal to the convex surface width, and the light from the light source array penetrates the optical film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Chao, Po-Ling Shiao, Yu-Tsan Tseng, Mei-Chun Lai
  • Patent number: 8182113
    Abstract: An accessory that can be mounted over a mailbox has a base with a pair of sidewalls that are spaced to straddle the mailbox. A frame assembly mounted on at least one of the sidewalls has one or more indicia bearing members removably attached thereto. These indicia bearing members are installed and arranged to supply address information. A light mounted at the frame assembly is powered by a power supply that has a solar powered charger for charging a battery in order to illuminate the indicia bearing members at night.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventor: George Sharpe
  • Patent number: 8172433
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component has optically active region, with the optically active region comprising at least one semiconductor chip which is provided for generating electromagnetic radiation, and comprising a beam-forming element through which at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation which is emitted from the semiconductor chip in operation passes and which has an optical axis, and with the optically active region having quadrant symmetry with respect to a coordinate system which is perpendicular to the optical axis. An illumination device has an optoelectronic component such as this.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Julius Muschaweck
  • Publication number: 20120075868
    Abstract: A lens includes a light incident surface, a first light emitting surface, and a second light emitting surface. The first light emitting surface is a convex curved surface and is opposite to the light incident surface. The first light emitting surface includes a first border. The first light emitting surface and the light incident surface cooperatively form a convex lens portion with an optical axis. The second light emitting surface is located at a side of the first light emitting surface adjacent to the first border, and is a flat surface. An angle formed between the second light emitting surface and a plane perpendicular to the optical axis is larger than an angle formed between any tangent plane of the first light emitting surface passing any point on the first border and the plane perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: HSIU-PING CHANG
  • Publication number: 20120075865
    Abstract: A lens includes a light incident surface with a first central axis, a first light emitting surface, and a second light emitting surface. The first light emitting surface is a convex, curved surface with a second central axis and is opposite to the light incident surface; the first light emitting surface comprises a first border. The first light emitting surface and the light incident surface cooperatively forming a convex lens portion. The second light emitting surface is located at a side of the first light emitting surface adjacent to the first border. The second light emitting surface is a rough surface for refracting light randomly. The distance between the first central axis and an inner side of the second light emitting surface is larger than the distance between the second central axis and the inner side of the second light emitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: HSIU-PING CHANG
  • Publication number: 20120075867
    Abstract: A lens includes a light incident surface, a first light emitting surface, and a second light emitting surface. The first light emitting surface is a convex, curved surface and is opposite to the light incident surface. The first light emitting surface includes a first border. The first light emitting surface and the light incident surface cooperatively form a convex lens portion with an optical axis. The second light emitting surface is located at a side of the first light emitting surface adjacent to the first border, and is a convex curved surface. An angle formed between any tangent plane of the second light emitting surface and a plane perpendicular to the optical axis is larger than an angle formed between any tangent plane of the first light emitting surface passing any point on the first border and the plane perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: HSIU-PING CHANG
  • Publication number: 20120075877
    Abstract: A lens includes a light incident surface, a first light emitting surface, and a second light emitting surface. The first light emitting surface is a convex curved surface and is opposite to the light incident surface. The first light emitting surface includes a first border. The first light emitting surface and the light incident surface cooperatively form a convex lens portion with an optical axis. The second light emitting surface is located at a side of the first light emitting surface adjacent to the first border. An angle formed between any tangent plane of the second light emitting surface and a plane perpendicular to the optical axis is larger than an angle formed between any tangent plane of the first light emitting surface passing any point on the first border and the plane perpendicular to the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: HSIU-PING CHANG
  • Publication number: 20120069576
    Abstract: A lens includes a light incident surface, a first light emitting surface, and a second light emitting surface. The first light emitting surface is a convex, curved surface and opposite to the light incident surface. The first light emitting surface includes a first border; the first light emitting surface and the light incident surface cooperatively form a convex lens portion with an optical axis. The second light emitting surface is located at a side of the first light emitting surface adjacent to the first border, and the second light emitting surface is a rough surface for refracting light randomly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: HSIU-PING CHANG
  • Patent number: 8128268
    Abstract: A light-emitting element 1 has a rod-shaped light-emitting element 3, an LED lamp 10, and a lens 20 for converging light from the LED lamp to an end face of the rod-shaped light-emitting element. The lens 20 has a scattering area around the centerline of an extremity thereof, and the scattering area scatters light in proximity to the centerline, thereby irradiating an inner peripheral surface of the rod-shaped light-emitting element 3 with the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Umeda, Kazushi Noda
  • Publication number: 20120014113
    Abstract: An LED lamp has a base, an LED device and a convex lens. The base has a recess. The LED device is mounted in the recess and has an LED. The convex lens is mounted in the recess, separates from the LED and has a cavity formed in the convex lens. The cavity has a bottom, an opening, an inner side surface and an imaging surface. Peripheries of the bottom and the opening of the cavity are wavy. The imaging surface is formed around the inner side surface, inclines from the bottom to the opening of the cavity and is wavy. The imaging surface is capable of refracting light emitted from the single one LED located in the cavity to form a characteristic visual effect like a chrysanthemum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventor: Po-Chang CHEN