Patents Examined by David R Crowe
  • Patent number: 7909485
    Abstract: A light distribution board used as an illuminating cover for a lamp set and having on a transparent board of it saw toothed light gratings, each saw toothed light grating is composed of a convex lens surface and a bevel plane lens surface the saw toothed light gratings are arranged at two lateral sides of a central line of the transparent board to form mirror images one side to the other side, the bevel plane lens surfaces are arranged to face respectively to two lateral sides of the transparent board, while the convex lens surfaces are arranged to face to the central line; the top surface is a light receiving surface of the lamp set. The bottom surface of the transparent board is formed thereon a plurality of convex-lens strip like light gratings and the bottom surface is an illuminating surface of the lamp set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Taiwan Network Computer & Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ping-Han Chuang
  • Patent number: 7905644
    Abstract: The invention provides a system-in-package, high power, and highly efficient light-emitting diode lamp. The light-emitting diode lamp, according to the invention, includes a light-guiding device. At least one end of two ends of the light-guiding device, the light, converted by a diode light-emitting device from an electric energy, is emitted into, and then is guided by the light-guiding device outside. The heat generated during light-emitting of the diode light-emitting is conducted by a heat-conducting device from a flat portion thereof to at least one heat-dissipating fin and further dissipated by the at least one heat-dissipating fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Neobulb Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jen-Shyan Chen
  • Patent number: 7905616
    Abstract: An illumination device has at least one fluorescent tube, a lower frame supporting the fluorescent tube, a light diffusion plate which opposes the lower frame with the fluorescent tube being interposed therebetween for forward diffusion of output light of the fluorescent tube, a reflection sheet disposed along the fluorescent tube side of the lower frame for reflecting the fluorescent light toward the light diffuser plate, and an upside reflector covering an electrode of the fluorescent tube for reflecting the light toward the light diffuser. When letting a direction along a length of the fluorescent tube be a horizontal direction, a distance between the fluorescent tube and the reflection sheet at at least one of nearby portions of right and left ends of the illuminator is greater than such distance at a central portion thereof. A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus using the illuminator is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akitoyo Konno, Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Makoto Tsumura, Ikuo Hiyama, Daisuke Kajita
  • Patent number: 7901099
    Abstract: An object is to prevent fall of a lamp clip due to an external factor such as vibration or impact. It is structured that a reflective member 30 provided inside a backlight device has fitting holes 32 each including an insertion hole 32b and a holding hole 32a, a pair of fitting holes 32 are provided in a direction where the holding holes 32a with respect to the insertion holes 32b are mutually opposed, a pair of locking sections 16 on a substrate 12 of a lamp clip 10 are inserted into the insertion holes 32b in the fitting holes 32, and thereafter, the lamp clip 10 is rotated counter-clockwise or clockwise, so that the locking sections 16 are held in the holding hole 32a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toru Namiki, Masaki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7901102
    Abstract: A backlight unit including a plurality of light-emitting device units with varying arrangement intervals such that the light-emitting device units are more densely arranged at edges of a base plate than at center thereof, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus employing the same. The backlight unit is designed to prevent creation of dark portions on corners due to a shortage in an amount of light, thereby providing improved brightness uniformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il-yong Jung, Ju-seong Hwang, Joon-chan Park, Ji-whan Noh
  • Patent number: 7891856
    Abstract: The subject invention provides an optical film comprising a transparent substrate and a structured surface layer, wherein the structured layer is positioned on the upper surface of the substrate and comprises a plurality of non-parallel, adjacent columnar structures. The optical film according to the subject invention can effectively enhance the brightness of a liquid crystal display and reduce the optical interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Eternal Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Yi Chuang, Guo-Long Wu
  • Patent number: 7883252
    Abstract: A wall-mounted display device, which uses a light guiding panel for an LED light source includes display body 1 with an optical panel 11 housed in a box-like optical diffusion case 15 with flanges 14 formed on the periphery of a substrate 13. A reflection case 12 fits in the optical diffusion case 15, which has a U-shaped cross section and flanges 14 formed on the upper and lower ends of the substrate 16. LED light sources 18 are respectively disposed on the right and left flanges 14 of the reflection case 12 to supply incident light into the light guiding panel 11. Frame members 22, each having a U-shaped cross section, fit in the upper and lower ends of the display body 1, respectively. Each U-shaped frame member is securely fixed with a screw 21 inserted through the rear surface of the frame member, in such a way that the screw 21 is not exposed from the front side of the display body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Inventors: Hirokazu Matsui, Shinzo Murase
  • Patent number: 7883231
    Abstract: Provided is a backlight assembly which includes integral power supply sockets and ground sockets, in which the number of parts is reduced in addition to the manufacturing cost. The backlight assembly includes a lamp including a lamp tube and an electrode that protrudes beyond either end of the lamp tube, a power supply socket including a first plate that has a first guide groove through which the electrode is inserted and a plate spring that is disposed on one side of the first plate and fixes the electrode in the first guide groove by pressurizing the electrode, and a bottom chassis containing the lamp and the power supply socket therein, in which the first plate and the plate spring are formed of a conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Woan Cho, Seong-sik Choi, Du-hwan Chung, Cheol-yong Noh
  • Patent number: 7878696
    Abstract: An optical component that can be attached to an end portion of an optical guiding member, and a light converting member used in the optical component. The optical component comprises a cap having an engaging portion defining a bore engaged with an end member of a light guiding member, and an arranging portion defining a opening connected to the bore in the engaging portion, and a light converting member disposed in the opening formed in the arranging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Atsutomo Hama, Yoshinori Murazaki, Takafumi Sugiyama, Yukihiro Hayashi, Naoto Morizumi
  • Patent number: 7874693
    Abstract: An illuminated cap in one embodiment includes a crown having a visor and a nonrigid arc member around a bottom edge of an inner surface of the crown. A light source assembly includes a circuit board, light emitting members connected to the circuit board, a switch connected to the circuit board, and at least one cell on the circuit board. A transparent member on a rear strap of the crown has a groove, with the light emitting members mounted therein. The transparent member is lit when the light emitting members are activated. A translucent member on an outer surface of the transparent member includes openings arranged as a predetermined shape. Emitted light is adapted to pass through the transparent member and to further pass through the openings to show the predetermined shape as a warning to rear incoming vehicles in the night.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Chuan Cheng Hat Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Yie Liao
  • Patent number: 7874716
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light-pervious substrate, a solid-state light source and at least one solar cell. The substrate has a bottom surface, a light incident surface adjacent to the bottom surface, and a light emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface. The solid-state light source is arranged on the light incident surface for emitting light into the substrate through the light incident surface. The at least one solar cell is arranged on the bottom surface of the substrate to absorb and convert solar energy into electric energy and supply the electric energy to the solid-state light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Chih-Chung Tsao
  • Patent number: 7866873
    Abstract: A planar illumination device comprises a light guide plate, a point-like light source arranged on an incoming-light face of the light guide plate, an inner frame formed substantially in a U-shape on a top view, and an outer frame having a seat portion and side walls wherein the light guide plate is accommodated in the inner frame and mounted on the seat portion of the outer frame, while the point-like light source is arranged along the incoming-light face of the light guide plate and held between the incoming-light face and the side wall of the outer frame. At the inner frame, an elastic action portion which is elastically deformed so as to make a partial contact with the outer frame and energizes the light guide plate toward the point-like light source is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuo Ohno
  • Patent number: 7854527
    Abstract: A combination under-cabinet LED fixture and raceway is comprised of an upper housing member to which either a lower housing member may be secured thereto to create an LED fixture or to which a raceway cover may be secured thereto to create a raceway. A modified form of the invention comprises an upper housing member and a lower housing member with the lower housing member being selectively reversibly inserted into the upper housing member to form either a raceway or an LED fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 7824088
    Abstract: A planar reflection surface is arranged between a projection lens and a lens focal point of the projection lens. The lens focal point exists as a pseudo lens focal point at a symmetric position with respect to the planar reflection surface. A horizontal optical axis exists as a vertical pseudo optical axis that intersects at right angles with the horizontal optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazunori Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 7824080
    Abstract: The housing for a light fixture includes a plaster frame with an opening. The can light, having opened ends along the top and bottom, is positioned through the opening. A trim assembly and lamp assembly are connected to the bottom side of the can. An outer housing, having dimensions suitable for placing the housing between joists having sixteen inch centers, is connect to the plaster frame and about the top portion of the can. The outer housing includes a doubler panel positioned within the inner walls of the outer housing and having a geometry and size to match with and fit snugly into the upper portion of the outer housing. The open can allows for convection to draw the heat away from the lamp assembly and into the outer housing. The doubler panel evenly distributes the heat along the exterior surfaces of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Gibson, Doug Miles
  • Patent number: 7815359
    Abstract: A transparent resin plate includes a plurality of slits formed intermittently and located along the border line between a housing frame portion and a light conductor plate portion, the slits includes either or both of respective first optical path converting portions and a second optical path converting portion, and flap portions of a reflector are inserted at least in the first optical path converting portions. Also, the second optical path converting portion of the plurality of slits is arranged to meet at least part of optical paths of hypothetical optical paths which are emitted forward from a light source in the forward direction, reach directly the housing frame portion and which do not cross the first optical path converting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Shimura, Motoji Egawa, Akinobu Sano
  • Patent number: 7794107
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the optical display of n switching states of a switching device or sensor, with a plurality of differently coloured lighting devices for the optical display of the information to be transmitted and each lighting device has at least one lighting element. The device is characterized in that, for receiving the lighting elements, a transparent casing part is provided that for avoiding optical cross-talk, particularly in the case of simultaneously active lighting elements, the transparent casing part is subdivided into segments by optical interfaces and in which the lighting elements are received, and that the transparent casing part with the segments and lighting devices is so constructed and positioned that the lighting devices are visible to a user from any azimuth angle within a polar angle range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Pepperl + Fuchs GmbH
    Inventors: Dierk Schoen, Dionissios Divaris
  • Patent number: 7784979
    Abstract: The reflector assembly maintains the integrity and shape of a multi-member reflector for a recessed luminaire. The reflector assembly includes a reflector having multiple members. The members are arranged in a geometric form, such as a rectangle. A frame is disposed around the reflector. The frame includes at least one integral member manipulated around a joint formed between adjacent members of the reflector. For example, the integral member can include a clamp or tab. The frame and the integral member secure the positions of the members of the reflector relative to one another and prevent light from leaking through joints between the members. One or more connectors are coupled to the frame for connecting the reflector assembly to a lighting fixture. For example, each connector can include a torsion spring coupled to a lever configured to engage a corresponding catch of a collar on the lighting fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Grzegorz Wronski, Lin Zhihong
  • Patent number: 7784984
    Abstract: A lamp unit as a vehicle lamp is structured by a compact constitution including a lens arranged on an optical axis extending in a front and rear direction of the lamp, and a light emitting element arranged rearward from the lens. The light emitting element is arranged at a vicinity of the rear side focal point in a state of inclining a light emitting chip in a skewed upper direction relative to a direction of a front face of the lamp. A vicinity of the light emitting element is arranged with a reflector for reflecting light from the light emitting chip to the lens. Light directed in a direction proximate to the optical axis emitted from the light emitting chip is incident on the lens, and also most of other light is made to be incident on the lens by being reflected by the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 7784959
    Abstract: A whirlpool type aqua-lamp-based candle-like lighting device includes a stand accommodating therein a motor for driving rotation of a magnetic piece and an aqua lamp that defines a chamber mounted to an open end of the stand. The aqua lamp receives therein a magnetically-driven moving piece located on a bottom thereof and corresponding to the magnetic piece and a light generation assembly is set under the aqua lamp. An illuminator for generating twinkling lighting is arranged at an opening of the chamber. Thus, the motor, once set in operation, rotates the magnetically-driven moving piece, which in turn causes a liquid flow inside the aqua lamp in a whirlpool and dazzling/shining manner; meanwhile, the illuminator on the chamber provides a function of simulating a twinkling candle flaming. The whirlpool type aqua-lamp-based candle-like lighting device shows dual interests of visual effects in light twinkling and entertainment of observing liquid flowing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Inventor: Chin-Sheng Yang