Patents Examined by David R Crowe
  • Patent number: 7780320
    Abstract: A street lamp system includes a hollow lamp post, an illumination device, a wind turbine, a connecting shaft and a number of fan leaves. The lamp post has an air flowing channel defined therein. The illumination device includes a solid-state light source and a heat dissipation device thermally coupled to the solid-state light source, and is coupled on the lamp post with the heat dissipation device disposed in the air flowing channel. The wind turbine is mechanically coupled to the lamp post to be driven by wind energy to rotate, thereby directing flowing of the air in the channel from the air inlet to the air outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Chung Hu, Chih-Ming Lai
  • Patent number: 7780315
    Abstract: A heat dissipation component for a vehicle lighting and/or signalling device of the type comprising a printed circuit board, a light-emitting diode comprising a heat dissipation base and a pair of electrical connection tabs and a heat dissipater extending facing the printed circuit board, wherein the heat dissipater comprises a heat exchange portion held against the base the diode and in that the heat exchange portion of the heat dissipater comprises means for orienting the diode that protrude substantially perpendicularly to the heat exchange portion of the dissipater, the heat exchange face of the base of the diode being arranged on an orienting means in such a way that the diode is oriented relative to a reference orientation and a reference plane of the dissipater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Gasquet, Alcina Tanghe
  • Patent number: 7775688
    Abstract: A reflector device for a lighting device, having a reflector element that has a light emission side and a back side facing away from the light emission side. From the back side to the light emission side, at least one mounting opening is provided, through which an electrically conductive connection element is intended to be passed by its second end region and coupled with the reflector element. The connection element, in turn, serves the purpose of coupling to an individual lamp on the one hand and an electrical power source on the other, and in its first end region it has means for securing the reflector device in a retention device. It furthermore has a third region, adjoining the first end region, that has a round diameter in cross section, and this diameter does not increase between the third region and the second end region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Johann Holland, Andreas Nittke
  • Patent number: 7775684
    Abstract: A wavelength selective element includes: a base member; light selective regions formed in the base member, in which a predetermined selective wavelength is selected from the laser light emitted from a plurality of light emission elements that emit the laser light; and interference regions, each of which is provided in one of the light selective regions, each of which includes interference fringes having streaks, and including at least a first interference region and a second interference region in which a first distance between streaks of the interference fringes of the first interference region is different from a second distance between streaks of the interference fringes of the second interference region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Fumika Sumiyama, Shunji Kamijima
  • Patent number: 7771100
    Abstract: A surface light source apparatus including a point light source, a light guide plate which spreads light introduced from the point light source into a planar shape to output the light from a light outgoing plane, and a light blocking member which covers parts of the point light source and the light outgoing plane of the light guide plate. A gap shielding member is projected toward the light outgoing plane from a surface on a side facing the light outgoing plane of the light blocking member. At least a portion facing the light outgoing plane in the gap shielding member is made of a material having a light blocking property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Takako Yamamoto, Masafumi Danno, Mamoru Yabe, Gen Sakai, Yoshihiro Ueno
  • Patent number: 7771088
    Abstract: The invention provides a light-emitting diode illuminating equipment, including N diode light-emitting apparatuses and N optical devices, wherein N is a natural number. Each of the optical devices includes a lens. Each of the optical devices corresponds to one of the diode light-emitting apparatus, for modulating a light pattern of the corresponding diode light-emitting apparatus. In an embodiment, the lens of each of the optical devices is a cat's-eye-like lens. The lens includes a surface, where a groove is formed along an ellipse minor axis of the lens, such that the light transmitted through the lens can form a light pattern for a specific request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Neobulb Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jen-Shyan Chen
  • Patent number: 7758211
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a bracket, a heat sink mounted on a top side of the bracket, and a plurality of LED modules mounted on the heat sink. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of mounting members extending downwardly from a bottom surface of the base. Each of the mounting members includes an extending plate formed on the bottom surface of the base and a mounting plate extending slantwise upwardly and outwardly at a bottom end of the extending plate. The LED modules are mounted on bottom surfaces of the mounting plates of the mounting members of the heat sink, respectively. The extending plates have gradually decreased lengths from two central ones thereof toward lateral ones thereof. The mounting plates and the bottom surface of the base form acute angles which are gradually decreased from a center of the base to lateral sides of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shi-Song Zheng, Zhong-Qing Wang, Yi-San Liu
  • Patent number: 7758203
    Abstract: A portable illuminator includes a contained power source and an integrally contained light source that is selectively inserted into the handle portion of a vaginal speculum. The portable illuminator includes an electrical interface that permits selective connection to at least two electrical devices for purposes of at least one of supplementing, replacing and recharging the contained power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. McMahon, Steven R. Slawson, Dale C. Saddlemire
  • Patent number: 7758233
    Abstract: A lamp assembly includes a lamp housing for housing one or more predefined tubular lamps and at least a first lamp socket for coupling to and removably retaining respective first electrodes of the one or more lamps and for further coupling an integral conduction path of the lamp housing to at least one of the first electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woong-Jae Chang, Jung-Tae Kang, Joo-Yeon Won
  • Patent number: 7753563
    Abstract: A display device comprising a body for housing first and second transparent members and a carrier that supports sources of light. The first member is spaced from the second member such that a first plenum chamber is formed between the first and second members. The carrier is spaced from the second member on a side of the second member opposite the first chamber such that a second plenum chamber is formed between the second member and the carrier. A spacer separates the carrier from the second member by a predetermined amount. The sources of light being directed at the first and second members and the first and second chambers. The first chamber is filled with optical particles to diffuse the light passing through. The carrier applies a load, via the spacer, on the second member such that the particles are maintained at a pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Beadlight Limited
    Inventor: Alan Parker
  • Patent number: 7748859
    Abstract: A backlight module (1) includes a light source (121), a light guide plate (122) and a grating plate (123). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (1221), a bottom surface (1223) adjacent the light incident surface. The light source is provided adjacent to the light incident surface of the light guide plate. The grating plate is provided adjacent to the bottom surface of the light guide plate. The grating plate is configured for reflecting light beams and polarizing the light beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Innolux Display Corp.
    Inventor: Xiao-Jing Qi
  • Patent number: 7744254
    Abstract: A luminaire having a housing containing an electronics assembly and a vertically oriented high intensity discharge lamp extending downwardly from a lamp socket carried by the housing, and a reflector carried by said housing for distributing the light emitted from the lamp. The reflector is positioned in relation to the housing and the lower portion of the housing is shaped to extend upwardly and outwardly from the lamp socket to the periphery of the housing to effectuate a convective uniform airflow upward and outward away from the electronics assembly during operation of the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Patent number: 7736040
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp system and a vehicle headlamp are provided. The headlamp system includes a plurality of headlamps, one headlamp disposed on each of the right and left sides of a front end portion of a vehicle. Each of the headlamps includes a lamp body having an opening portion, a transparent cover attached to the opening portion to form a lamp chamber, and a plurality of lamp units arranged inside the lamp chamber along a width direction of the vehicle. An outer side portion of the transparent cover extends toward a rear side of the vehicle. Each of the lamp units includes a light emitting element disposed such that a light emitting surface thereof faces an inner side in the width direction of the vehicle, and a reflector disposed on an inner side of the light emitting element to forwardly reflect light from the corresponding light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shohei Fujiwara, Michio Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 7731382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lamp structure. The lamp structure is mainly installed inside a cabinet, and by opening the cabinet door will enable the electrical circuit of the lamp structure to be a close circuit; vise versa, closing the cabinet door will result in the open circuit of the electrical circuit of the lamp structure. When the electrical circuit is a close circuit, the light emitting part of the lamp structure will generate light to illuminate the internal space of the cabinet so as clearly view the objects location in the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Feton Limited
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiu Wu, Chih Chun Li
  • Patent number: 7726843
    Abstract: A lamp unit with a relay lens that allows two different focus points. Two different optical altering elements are hence simultaneously in focus. The elements can be taken in and out of focus to allow different effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Production Resource Group, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Hough, James Bornhorst
  • Patent number: 7722242
    Abstract: A lamp fixing structure is arranged with a lamp which has an electrode and a wire electrically connected to the electrode. The lamp fixing structure includes a lamp holder and at least one lamp protecting member. The lamp holder has at least one pressing part. The lamp protecting member has a first hole. The lamp is inserted into the lamp protecting member. The wire passes through the lamp protecting member from the first hole. The pressing part presses the lamp protecting member so that the first hole is fitted to the wire tightly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiang Chen, Chih-Hung Hsu
  • Patent number: 7722225
    Abstract: A diffuser for a backlight unit of a display device including a base film, a first diffusion layer including a first resin and a plurality of first diffusion particles, and being formed on an upper surface of the base film, and a second diffusion layer including a second resin and a plurality of second diffusion particles, and being formed on a lower surface of the base film. Further, the plurality of first diffusion particles are contained within the first resin such that an upper surface of the first diffusion layer is substantially flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Kab Jin Hwang
  • Patent number: 7722201
    Abstract: A device for controlling projected light beam from an electronic flash, this invention consists of a tube of elastic material such as neoprene or polyurethane (4), with a light side (6) and a dark side (5). The shape and elasticity of this device allow its configuration to change by rolling the snoot over on itself. Rolling the snoot partially upon itself, changing its length, will thereby change the size of the projected light beam. Rolling the snoot inside out will select a different interior reflectivity, thus a different quality of projected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Inventor: Mark Andrew Manger
  • Patent number: 7712906
    Abstract: A light guide adapter for a camera stroboscopic illuminator, comprising a removable mounting adapted to adhere to an unmodified on-camera stroboscopic illuminator; and at least one flexible light guide, connected to the mounting, having an entrance aperture positioned to receive light from the stroboscopic illuminator, each light guide having a self-supporting, independently positionable exit aperture distal from the entrance aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Inventor: Roy Larimer
  • Patent number: 7712907
    Abstract: A ring flash adapter of the flash uses a clamping device attached to the external flash of the camera, and using the lightguide (1) the, light can be transmitted from the flash into circular body. The lightguide has a flat circle and a head with an incidence surface and a reflecting surface. The lightguide also has an even number of separate, parallel, inter-connected shaped belt segments inserted in the head. The foreside of the circle forms an emission surface; the rear side is provided with a system of ā€œVā€ shaped teeth to reflect light on the emission surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Inventor: Dalibor Zyka