Work-table Lighting System Patents (Class 362/33)
  • Patent number: 11666412
    Abstract: A load balancing arm for a medical device support system. The load balancing arm includes a proximal hub, an adjustable bearing element, a support arm, a spring and a link. A distal end of the support arm is configured to support a medical device load and a proximal end is pivotably mounted to a main bearing element for pivotable movement about a main pivot axis. The spring extends within a cavity of the support arm and is mounted to exert a biasing force between the main pivot axis and a distal end of the spring. The link has a proximal end pivotably mounted to the adjustable bearing element for pivotable movement about an adjustable pivot axis, and a distal end pivotably mounted to the distal end of the spring such that the biasing force exerted by the spring is transmitted through the link to the adjustable bearing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: American Sterilizer Company
    Inventors: Jerime Pichler, Nicholas Grant Puterbaugh, Robert Craig Allen, Lance Clark Bellows
  • Patent number: 11337307
    Abstract: To provide a highly reliable lighting-emitting device that hardly causes defects in case a wiring board is bent, while realizing high brightness by increasing a mounting density of surface-mounted LEDs on a wiring board that is rounded into a truncated cone shape or a cylinder shape, the light-emitting device comprises: the wiring board, a plurality of sets of pads arranged in a line along a circumferential direction of the wiring board, and a plurality of surface-mounted LEDs respectively fixed to the pads. The device satisfies y??1.04x+1.80, where (L) is a length of the circumference of the wiring board with the pads, (y) (y=s/L) is a ratio of a total sum (s) of the lengths in the circumferential direction of the pads relative to the circumferential length (L), and (x) is a curvature of the wiring board where the pads are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: CCS INC.
    Inventors: Takahiko Koyama, Takashi Osawa
  • Patent number: 11280487
    Abstract: A videotelephony lighting system and a method of using the same is provided. The videotelephony lighting system includes one or more light bars that can prop themselves up or be supported by a stand so as to be positioned in different configurations to light a user's face while they are on a video call. The videotelephony lighting system embodies a simple approach wherein each lightbar provides only one linear high-CRI LED light source having a 2700-3000 K CCR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Christien Methot
  • Patent number: 11248774
    Abstract: An illumination system includes a light assembly. The light assembly may include a housing having a first zone and a second zone isolated from the first zone. The housing may be configured to fit generally flush with a ceiling. A movable light source may be positioned within the first zone and is configured to emit a first light. A stationary light source may be positioned within the second zone and is configured to emit a second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: GENTEX CORPORATION, MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Jason D. Hallack, Bradley R. Hamlin, Todd W. Knallay, Danny L. Minikey, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11054113
    Abstract: A light assembly is configured to selectively illuminate an operating region in a surgical suite. The assembly comprises a plurality of lighting modules comprising a plurality of light sources configured to emit light. The assembly further comprises at least one imager configured to capture image data disposed in at least one of the lighting modules. An articulating head assembly is configured to support each of the lighting modules. The articulating head assembly comprises a plurality of actuators configured to rotate each of the lighting modules about a first axis and a second axis. The assembly further comprises a controller. The controller is configured to scan the image data for at least one region of interest comprising at least one of a shaded region and a contaminated region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: GENTEX CORPORATION, MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Jason D. Hallack, Joshua D. Lintz, David M. Falb, Kurtis L. Geerlings, William L. Tonar, Bradley R. Hamlin, Jeremy A. Schut, Mark A. VanVuuren, Steven J. Veenman, Jordan D. Miller, Heidi Nelson
  • Patent number: 10704749
    Abstract: A luminaire including a luminaire base, a luminaire head and a luminaire stand extending between the luminaire base and the luminaire head, wherein the luminaire head includes first illuminants, which are arranged in a common plane, and which are adapted to extract a first, indirect fraction of light, and wherein the luminaire head includes a glare suppression arrangement, which is arranged in parallel to the plane, and includes a light-directing foil and shielding elements, wherein the shielding elements are arranged so that a beam spread of the indirect fraction of light after passage through the glare suppression arrangement is limited to 30° with respect to a vertical to the plane, and wherein the glare suppression arrangement in the direction of the vertical has a maximum height of 2.0 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: LICHT KUNST LICHT AG
    Inventors: Andreas Schulz, Thomas Möritz, Till Armbrüster
  • Patent number: 10401012
    Abstract: A high-intensity light source is formed by a micro array of a semiconductor light source such as a LEDs, laser diodes, or VCSEL placed densely on a liquid or gas cooled thermally conductive substrate. The semiconductor devices are typically attached by a joining process to electrically conductive patterns on the substrate, and driven by a microprocessor controlled power supply. An optic element is placed over the micro array to achieve improved directionality, intensity, and/or spectral purity of the output beam. The light module may be used for such processes as, for example, fluorescence, inspection and measurement, photopolymerzation, ionization, sterilization, debris removal, and other photochemical processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Phoseon Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Owen, Tom McNeil, Francois Vlach
  • Patent number: 10371341
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light source and a light guide body configured to guide light from the light source therein and emit the light toward a front side of the lamp. The light guide body includes a first rod-shaped light guide portion configured to guide light incident from an incident end surface, a second rod-shaped light guide portion configured to guide the incident light, and a plate-shaped light guide portion formed in an area between the first rod-shaped light guide portion and the second rod-shaped light guide portion. The plate-shaped light guide portion has an end side surface configured to totally reflect at least a portion of light, which travels in the plate-shaped light guide portion, toward the first rod-shaped light guide portion and/or the second rod-shaped light guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shota Hanami, Fumitaka Ichinohe
  • Patent number: 9776552
    Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle comprising: a light guide with an input face and at least two branches each extending from the input face according to a specific length and a specific section; at least one light source arranged at the input face of the light guide, the input face being adapted to couple light rays emitted by the light source in the light guide; wherein the two branches are contiguous over a part of their length from the input face to a determined point of separation, the two sections of the branches overlapping over a zone of intersection which is present from the input face to the determined point of separation. The two sections are substantially constant along the branches from the input face over a length greater than or equal to the length of the branches between the input face and the determined point of separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Xavier Soenen, Sylvain Giraud, Jerome Chiron
  • Patent number: 9591193
    Abstract: A liquid cooling method for cooling LED lights used for minimally invasive surgeries is provided. The LED lights are integrated with the micro camera so that only one pipeline is needed to accommodate the electrical wires and cooling liquid conduits. The electrical wires disposed in the electrical wire conduit provide the path for electrical power required by the micro camera and the LED lights as well as the electronic signals from the micro camera. The liquid conduits guide the circulating cooling liquid to pass by the bottom surface of the LED substrate and carry the generated heat off the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Shwin-Chung Wong, Suh-Yun Feng
  • Patent number: 9482395
    Abstract: An LED luminaire includes a thermal management system and features minimal glare while allowing for use of traditional luminaire housing. The luminaire of the depicted embodiments includes a luminaire housing, an LED light module, an LED driver, a diffuser, and reflectors. The LED light module includes at least one LED array, a primary thermal interface, and a secondary thermal interface. These thermal interfaces, particularly when used in conjunction with a conductive housing, allow for optimal thermal management by utilizing both natural convection and conduction to remove the heat from inside the luminaire into the surrounding air. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the position of the LED arrays within the housing in combination with the reflector design creates an optical path resulting in an indirect light source that minimizes glare, while providing a uniform distribution of light, unlike traditional LED luminaires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Atlas Lighting Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott T. Ellingson, Henry Skoczylas
  • Patent number: 9194544
    Abstract: There are provided a light-emitting device, an illuminating apparatus, and a display apparatus in which, in order to apply light to an object to be illuminated with uniformity in light intensity, the quantity of light which is applied to a part of an edge of a to-be-illuminated region of the to-be-illuminated object located near a light-emitting section can be lessened. A backlight unit includes a printed substrate, a plurality of light-emitting sections each of which has a base support, an LED chip and a lens, and reflective members each of which is placed around the light-emitting section and has a first wall portion and a second wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Makoto Masuda, Kenzo Ohkubo, Nobuhiro Shirai, Tetsushi Ito, Takasumi Wada
  • Patent number: 9161820
    Abstract: An illuminating ring assembly is disclosed. The illuminating ring configured to be used with a surgical access element. The illuminating ring assembly comprises a housing defined by a cover and a wall member extending from the cover, wherein the cover and wall member cooperate to define a cavity therein, a light element configured to be disposed with the cavity, and an attachment mechanism configured to selectively attach the housing to a surgical access element. Wherein the cover and the light element both include an opening therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Nico Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph L. Mark, Brian C. Dougherty, Adam Furore
  • Patent number: 9057492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical lamp (100) comprising both a first light source (110) and a second light source (112), where the first light source is capable of emitting light across a broad first spectral range and the second light source being capable of emitting light having an emission peak in a narrow second spectral range. The surgical lamp further features a light source selecting device (120), capable of selectively turning on and off the first and the second light source. The first light source has a high color rendering index so as to enable objects, such as tissues, to appear in their true color, and the second light source has a low or non-definable color rendering index, so as enable accentuation of particular tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Robert-Paul Mario Beretty, Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn
  • Patent number: 9035555
    Abstract: A medical lighting device has an operating area light (100), a central control station (11), a lighting control unit (7), a control unit (39), an image detection element (27), an image processing unit (29), reference elements (67, 69), an operating unit (200), a position sensor (25), an operating element (33) arranged at a handle (31), a marking and distance detection element (35) and a device for data transmission (13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 26, 28). A horizontal-vertical position (58) of the operating unit (200) in the room and a light marking position (38) on a reclining surface (99) are determined by the position sensor (25), the marking and distance detection element (35), the image detection element (27) combined with reference elements (67, 69) and image processing unit (29). The operating area light (100) is actuated such that an illuminated area (71) is illuminated on the reclining surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Dräger Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Livio Fornasiero, Maral Haar
  • Patent number: 9022339
    Abstract: A central pivot pendant arm system is provided for running cabling internally within a shoulder casting through a shaft that provides an axis of rotation and cabling access through a side opening in the shaft. The shoulder casting is pivotable about the axis of rotation and partially encloses a portion of the shaft. The shoulder casting has a protrusion for attachment of a pendant arm and facilitates cabling passage inside the shoulder casting, between the shaft side opening and the pendant arm interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: OASYS Healthcare Corporation
    Inventors: Vincent A. Borg, David Stinson
  • Patent number: 9024564
    Abstract: The invention provides a drive control device that comprises: inverters that are connected to a motor; a variable resistive element that is connected between the motor and each of the inverters; a current/voltage detection device connected between the motor and each of the inverters; and a controller that, when detecting a fault of an inverter that drives the motor based on a detection signal from the current/voltage detection device, gradually increases a resistance value of a variable resistive element provided between the faulty inverter and the motor at a velocity of a resistance variation such that a surge voltage has a voltage value for which the variable resistive element and the motor are not damaged, and executes drive control of the motor by a normal inverter other than the faulty inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Kinouchi, Kosuke Nakano
  • Patent number: 8944617
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for lighting an area, for example, an outdoors pedestrian area or building façade or an auto traffic area, or an indoor large area, which provides indicator/guide light, reference light for structures, and task lighting for a target area. The method uses first lighting sources that are directly viewable by observers and which can be historical, architectural, or aesthetically selected sources, but which produce a relatively low level of light or luminance insufficient to effectively light the area but sufficient to act as an indicator or guide, as well as to provide reference illumination on buildings or structures. Second lighting sources are configured to produce directional light to light the area but hide the light sources from most conventional observer viewing angles and may be enclosed within the general outlines of the globe or transmissive surface area of the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Joe P. Crookham, Thomas A. Stone, James J. Berns
  • Patent number: 8926124
    Abstract: Provided are a light apparatus of a chip mounter which emits light to sides of a plurality of parts picked up by a plurality of nozzles of a chip mounter, the light apparatus including: at least one light module including a plurality of sloping portions each of which includes a plurality of slopes, wherein a slope of the plurality of slopes includes a light source emitting light to a side of a first part picked up by a first nozzle among the plurality of nozzles of the chip mounter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Park, Jong Eok Ban
  • Publication number: 20140340868
    Abstract: A planar surgical lamp includes a plurality of planar light source modules connected to form the planar surgical lamp. Each planar light source module includes a plurality of planar light source unit and each planar light source unit includes a light guide plate, which has a light incidence face and a light exit face; a light source, which generates light that enters the light guide plate via the light incidence face and projects out through the light exit face; a diffusion board, which is arranged at one side of the light exit face of the light guide plate; a surface panel, through which the light transmits; and a light guide sheet, which is arranged between the diffusion board and the surface panel. The disclosure divides a light source into a plurality of unit planar light sources so as to overcome the problems of the conventional surgical lamp of being bulky in size, great in weight, and subjected to constraints caused by laminar flows induced by the outer configuration of reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: BenQ Medical Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Chih Yuan WANG
  • Publication number: 20140328043
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a system and method of managing illumination energy applied to illuminated portions of a scanned wafer to mitigate illumination-induced damage without unnecessarily compromising SNR of an inspection system. The wafer may be rotated at a selected spin frequency for scanning wafer defects utilizing the inspection system. Illumination energy may be varied over at least one scanned region of the wafer as a function of radial distance of an illuminated portion from the center of the wafer and the selected spin frequency of the wafer. Illumination energy may be further applied constantly over one or more scanned regions of the wafer beyond a selected distance from the center of the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Christian Wolters, Aleksey Petrenko, Kurt L. Haller, Juergen Reich, Zhiwei Xu, Stephen Biellak, George Kren
  • Publication number: 20140328045
    Abstract: A lighting device comprises a first light source (10) at a first color temperature (Tk1), a second light source (20) at a second color temperature (Tk2) that is different from the first color temperature, and an optical system that forms an illumination spot (3) at an intermediate color temperature (Tkr). The optical system comprises a beam splitter (13) that is arranged to split the light produced by each light source (10, 20) into a transmitted light beam and a reflected light beam. It is arranged to focus said transmitted and reflective light beams (FR1, FR2) and to combine them in a certain superposition configuration in a superposition plane in which said illumination spot is formed, and the optical system and the light sources are arranged to modify the size of the illumination spot (3) at said intermediate temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: MAQUET SAS
    Inventors: Cécilia VALTEAU, Minh Hong VU THI
  • Publication number: 20140275789
    Abstract: A surgical light that uses multiple LEDs to produce superior illumination. Heat sinks are used to help dissipate heat produced from the LEDs. The light from the LEDs is directed, using collimizers, into fiber optic cables. The fiber light from the optic cables, using an LED combiner, is then combined and focused on a working area. The LED combiner may include an adjustable lens so that the device's illumination may be focused at multiple focal distances and with varied areas of illumination. The LEDs may be powered by a battery and may comprise one or more red LEDs, one or more blue LEDs, and one or more green LEDs. The surgical light may be used configured for use with headlamps, surgical scopes and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: VIKON SURGICAL, LLC
    Inventors: Lucus Parker Cohn, Bruce Hoadley, Austin Crowder
  • Patent number: 8833953
    Abstract: A surgical lamp includes a lamp body having at least one light source, wherein at least one bundle of light is emitted from the lamp body, a focusing device disposed in the lamp body for focusing the at least one bundle of light, and an operating device that is directly or indirectly connected to the focusing device and is configured to be covered by a sterilizable cover, where the operating device is configured to detect a predetermined motion sequence of an operator in a contactless manner and control the focusing device as a result of the predetermined motion sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Trumpf Medizin Systeme GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Schmid, Mathias Frenzel, Rudolf Marka, Klaus Thiessen
  • Publication number: 20140254126
    Abstract: A lighting appliance (1), in particular for illuminating an operating field (4), comprises a light module (8) having a handle (11) mounted to turn, and a monitoring and control unit (10) that responds to said handle (11) turning by acting on an adjustment setting of said lighting appliance (1), and the monitoring and control unit (10) is arranged to read, at successive regular time intervals, an indication of the relative angular position of the handle (11), and to act on the adjustment setting on the basis of the indications of the current relative angular position and of the preceding relative angular position that are read respectively for a current time interval and for a time interval immediately preceding the current time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Lionel COMTE, Robin JOUSSE, Stéphane LEGRAND
  • Publication number: 20140226304
    Abstract: An adjustable light for a medical environment comprises a first housing adapted for engagement with a handle of an overhead light, a second housing including a lamp operatively connected to a power source for generating illuminating light, and a flexible shaft extending between and interconnecting the first housing at a proximal end of the shaft and the second housing at a distal end of the shaft. The first housing is adapted to be releasably coupled to the handle of the overhead light over a work area such that the flexible arm and the second housing are selectively movable relative to the first housing toward a target in the work area for illuminating the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: PALMETTO BIOMEDICAL INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Boyd, John J. Ratcliffe, JR.
  • Patent number: 8783885
    Abstract: An operating light (36) and a process are provided for lighting an operating table via an operating light (36). The operating light (36) includes at least one first radiation source (1), which is suitable for producing light (12) with locally different, especially radially outwardly decreasing color temperature distribution (18) in a plane extending at right angles to the work area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Dräger Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Hanno Kretschmann, Christian Elsenbach, Patrick Wegner
  • Patent number: 8777451
    Abstract: A method for providing uniform flood exposure of LED light onto large area substrates is disclosed herein. The substrates can be up to several square meters in surface area. A method for providing uniform cooling of the LEDs within the apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Air Motion Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron D. Martinez
  • Publication number: 20140168966
    Abstract: A zoom unit (1) of a light engine (5), comprising at least one lens (2), at least one first reflector (3) and at least one second reflector (4), other at least one lens (2) receives a collimated beam (LI) from a light source unit (6) of the light engine (5), the collimated beam (LI) being incident on the first reflector (3) after being converged by the lens (2), and being incident on the second reflector (4) after being reflected by the first reflector (3), to produce an output beam (L4) with its beam angle changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: WeiHuanq Chen, Ai Ma, SiXiong Zeng, Haiqiang Zhong
  • Publication number: 20140078714
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illuminating device for a machine tool, in particular, a grinding machine, wherein the illuminating device is arrangeable at a machine table of the machine tool, and is displaceable with the machine table, characterized in that the illuminating device comprises a first housing in which an illuminating module having a number of illuminating means is arranged, and in that a transparent plate is arranged at the first housing on the side of the illuminating means, wherein the transparent plate is configured so as to disperse the light emitted from the illuminating means substantially evenly. Further, a machine tool, in particular, a grinding machine, equipped with the illuminating device according to the invention is provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Elb-Schliff Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH
    Inventor: Lothar OPHEY
  • Patent number: 8632231
    Abstract: A mechanic's light incorporating illuminating light emitting diodes; a support frame having a light supporting end and a light covering end; a first hinge pivotally interconnecting the support frame's light supporting end and light covering end; and a second hinge pivotally interconnecting the illuminating light emitting diodes and the support frame's light supporting end, the support frame's ends being pivotably moveable between a protective “clam shell” position and an opened use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Inventors: Douglas R. McCullough, Carolyn S. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8622568
    Abstract: A power tool includes a lighting unit directed towards a detection field on a workpiece side, and a detection system that emphasizes the contrast between a marking applied to an underlying surface and the underlying surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thilo Koeder, Georg Stellmann, Joachim Platzer
  • Publication number: 20130322053
    Abstract: Provided is a medical headlamp including a main body put on a head, a driving unit installed and connected to one side of the main body and to provide a driving force, a location adjustment unit installed and connected to one side of the driving unit, a lamp unit installed and connected to one side of the location adjustment unit to move along with a movement of the location adjustment unit, and irradiate light onto one side of a front end thereof, a capturing unit installed and connected to one side of the main body and to capture eye locations, a control unit installed and connected to the driving unit and the capturing unit to analyze an image captured by the capturing unit, calculate the eye locations, and operate the driving unit according to the calculated eye calculation, and a power supply unit installed and connected to the control unit, the driving unit, and the lamp unit and to apply a current thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicants: YESU HOPSITAL MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION, DONGGUK UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: SungMin Kim, Hyo Joon Kim, Wonha Kim, Sang Hoon Hong
  • Patent number: 8596830
    Abstract: An apparatus where an indirect lighting system is adapted to direct light to a target. The primary optics are arranged to eject a flat beam of uniform intensity light onto an assembly of fractal reflector modules that reflect the beam to the target. The primary optics comprise a light source, and a reflector of stepped facets, located on the surface of a parabolic reflector; the shape and location of each facet being calculated to provide a uniform intensity flat beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Hella KGAA Hueck & Co.
    Inventor: Urbain du Plessis
  • Patent number: 8506109
    Abstract: A display table includes a drawer section, a main drawer, an internal light drawer, and an upper section. The drawer section includes two opposing sidewalls partially defining a drawer compartment and a main opening. The main drawer, disposed within the drawer compartment, slidably mounts to the two opposing sidewalls and includes an exposed front panel for concealing the main opening. The internal light drawer is disposed above the main drawer and slidably couples to the two opposing sidewalls. The upper section is disposed over the drawer section to receive light when the internal light drawer is illuminated. When the main drawer is in an open position, the internal light drawer is movable relative to the main drawer. When the main drawer is in a closed position, the internal light drawer is concealed by the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Stukenberg, Robert W. Leesmann
  • Patent number: 8485711
    Abstract: A light plate includes a light guide plate and four light source modules. The light source modules are disposed around the light guide plate. Each of the light source modules includes a first white light emitting element and a second white light emitting element. The first white light emitting element is capable of emitting a first white beam. The second white light emitting element disposed beside the first white light emitting element is capable of emitting a second white beam. The first white light emitting elements of the light source modules are mirror-symmetrical with respect to a first reference plane and a second reference plane. The second white light emitting elements of the light source modules are mirror-symmetrical with respect to the first reference plane and the second reference plane. The correlated color temperature (CCT) of the first white beam is greater than the CCT of the second white beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Wang, Wei-Chun Yang, Lei-Ken Hung
  • Publication number: 20130163274
    Abstract: The present invention relates to devices and methods for illuminating surgical sites, implements and implants. In certain aspects, the invention provides a surgical site light having a plastic body with a cross-sectional shape similar to an inward-facing asymmetrical C, wherein the body is shaped to be placed proximal to a surgical site and emit light onto the site from a plurality of directions while inhibiting the light from radiating away from the outside of the plastic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventor: Mark J. Gerber
  • Patent number: 8469539
    Abstract: There is provided a self-contained solar module for a table comprising a transparent or translucent table top. The self-contained solar module comprises a solar panel for generating electrical energy; a power store for storing the generated electrical energy; and conductors for supplying the generated electrical energy to at least one lamp for lighting the transparent or translucent table top. The self-contained solar module may be removably attachable to the table, and/or the at least one lamp may be positioned on the self-contained solar module to be in a plane that is between the plane of the upper surface of the table top and the plane of the lower surface of the table top when the self-contained solar module is attached to the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Smart Solar Ltd.
    Inventor: Jonathan Stobart
  • Patent number: 8408722
    Abstract: The display stage includes a top and bottom compartments. The top compartment is defined by a translucent horizontal wall having a front end, and top and bottom surfaces extending rearwardly from the front end to a translucent backwall having front and rear surfaces. The bottom compartment is defined by an angular wall extending downwardly from the horizontal-wall front end and has a reflective surface facing the bottom surface of the horizontal wall. A light source behind the compartments provides illumination of an article disposed on the horizontal wall, by directing light at both at the rear surface of the backwall and the reflective surface of the angular wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Inventor: Berington Van Campen
  • Patent number: 8405307
    Abstract: An LED lamp 100 includes: an LED chip 10; a phosphor resin portion 12 that covers the LED chip 10; and a light-transmissive member 20 that covers the phosphor resin portion 12. The phosphor resin portion 12 includes: a phosphor for converting the emission of the LED chip 10 into light that has a longer wavelength than the emission; and a resin in which the phosphor is dispersed. The surface of the light-transmissive member 20 includes an upper surface portion 22 located over the LED chip 10 and a side surface portion 24 located around and below the upper surface portion 22. At least a part (low-transmittance part 26) of the side surface portion 24 of the light-transmissive member 20 has lower transmittance than the upper surface portion 22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Yano, Masanori Shimizu, Kiyoshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8381623
    Abstract: A material cutting system for trimming sheet material having a base, a blade engageable with the sheet material along a cut line and a material guide including an illuminated surface indicative of the location of the cut line. In one set of embodiments, an illuminating assembly produces light that is internally transmitted through a light guide portion of the material guide to the illuminated surface. The illuminated surface provides for ready and correct orientation of the sheet material to the desired position for cutting by the material trimmer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Block, Douglas R. Nelson, Joshua D. Hatch, Scott Roelke
  • Patent number: 8292446
    Abstract: An illumination device for a multineedle sewing machine includes an illuminating member which has a light source and located at a lateral side of a needle bar case and is disposed so as to open portions of needle bars and portions of needles, a light amount adjusting unit which adjusts an amount of light of the light source, and a control unit which controls the light amount adjusting unit with movement of the needle bar case by the needle bar case moving mechanism together with the illuminating member so that a predetermined illuminance is maintained at least in part of an illuminated area which is illuminated by the light source. The part of the illuminated area is located near the needle drop position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Fujihara, Yasuhiro Ishiyama, Nobuaki Matsumoto, Junnosuke Matsuda
  • Patent number: 8256921
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for lighting an area, for example, an outdoors pedestrian area or building facade or an auto traffic area, or an indoor large area, which provides indicator/guide light, reference light for structures, and task lighting for a target area. The method uses first lighting sources that are directly viewable by observers and which can be historical, architectural, or aesthetically selected sources, but which produce a relatively low level of light or luminance insufficient to effectively light the area but sufficient to act as an indicator or guide, as well as to provide reference illumination on buildings or structures. Second lighting sources are configured to produce directional light to light the area but hide the light sources from most conventional observer viewing angles and may be enclosed within the general outlines of the globe or transmissive surface area of the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Joe P. Crookham, Thomas A. Stone, James J. Berns
  • Patent number: 8246208
    Abstract: An electronic book includes a shell and an illumination device. The shell defines a housing. The illumination device is received in the housing, and includes a support arm rotatablely connected to the shell, at least one light source fixed on the support arm, a opening mechanism movably connected to the support arm and opens or folds the support arm, and a light cover mounted on the opening mechanism. The light cover follows the opening mechanism to unfold or fold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bao-Jun Huang, Jing Wen
  • Publication number: 20120180180
    Abstract: A method, means, apparatus, and system is disclosed, for use with an electrically controllable light-producing activity, or possibly an electrically-controlled sound producing activity. In one embodiment, the light is modulated to affect an imaging function, as a secondary effect, without substantially affecting a primary or main purpose of the light-producing activity. In another embodiment, the light is modulated to affect an imaging function, as a secondary effect, in conjunction with effects on the primary or main purpose of the light-producing activity. The invention is useful, for example, in TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding where the light-producing arc, and possibly some light-producing utility lights, are modulated to improve a computer vision system (such as an auto darkening welding helmet or a headup display for a welding helmet) that helps a person see better. Cybernetic and physiological sensing is disclosed such as EEG, ECG, and the like, in conjunction with wearable computing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Mann Steve, Mir Adnan Ali
  • Publication number: 20120176767
    Abstract: An LED work light, having a housing comprising a head section, and a foot section and a handle section each connected by hinges between the head section and the handle section and between the handle section and the foot section. The head section and foot section are hinged about the handle section by hinge means. Light is produced by one or more LEDs in the head section. Knobs are used to continuously adjust between magnitude of overall light output and excess-vs-insufficiency of red spectral content in the light produced by the LED work light. Magnitude of light produced is selected by choice of pushbuttons. Heat produced by LEDs and dissipated into the head section can be conducted from the head section to the handle section by the hinge means used to connect the head section to the handle section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Brasscorp Limited
    Inventors: Robert Tod Whitfield, Donald L. Klipstein, Jack Brass
  • Publication number: 20120155057
    Abstract: There is herein described medical apparatus. More particularly, there is herein described medical apparatus capable of adapting and/or conforming to a non-planar surface on a patient's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: AMBICARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew McNeill, Paul Hayton, Chris Althorpe
  • Patent number: 8201956
    Abstract: A task lighting apparatus produces glare-free illumination of a work area. The apparatus includes a shade defining a cavity having an opening, a light source positioned to emit light into the cavity, and a glare control member disposed within the opening wherein the diffuser comprises a louvered array of dual brightness enhancement film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Kuo-Tai Yeh
  • Publication number: 20120075832
    Abstract: A surgical lamp includes a lamp body having at least one light source, wherein at least one bundle of light is emitted from the lamp body, a focusing device disposed in the lamp body for focusing the at least one bundle of light, and an operating device that is directly or indirectly connected to the focusing device and is configured to be covered by a sterilizable cover, where the operating device is configured to detect a predetermined motion sequence of an operator in a contactless manner and control the focusing device as a result of the predetermined motion sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: TRUMPF MEDIZIN SYSTEME GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Schmid, Mathias Frenzel, Rudolf Marka, Klaus Thiessen
  • Patent number: 8070331
    Abstract: A suspension has a holding element to which an arm is rotatably fastened, wherein a coupling element is provided which is rotatable around the holding element independently of the arm and which forms a security against rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Berchtold Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Kurt Gull, Dieter Mann