Patents Examined by Meghan Dunwiddie
  • Patent number: 8801264
    Abstract: A back frame and a backlight system of a flat panel display device are disclosed. The back frame includes at least two assembling pieces joined to form the back frame and a bracing piece fixed to the assembling pieces. The assembling pieces are mountable to at least two different positions of the bracing piece in a lengthwise direction of the bracing piece. By making the mounting position of a bracing piece to an assembling piece adjustable in a lengthwise direction of the bracing piece, a single bracing piece may meet different needs for mounting so as to reduce the manufacturing cost of the flat panel display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Huang, Yu-Chun Hsiao, Yi-Cheng Kuo, Quan Li
  • Patent number: 8801236
    Abstract: A lamp including a first case, a second case, a lamp bottom and a pair of friction units is provided. The second case has a first sidewall and a second sidewall perpendicularly to the first sidewall. The first sidewall has a first positioning portion extending along a normal direction to the first sidewall, and the second case is detachably assembled with the first case to form a case assembly having a first opening. The lamp bottom is embedded into the first opening. The lamp bottom has a second opening and a second positioning portion, wherein the second positioning portion is located on the path of the first positioning portion when the case assembly rotates relative to the lamp bottom. The friction units are disposed at opposing sides of the first opening and contact a portion of the lamp bottom embedded into the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited, Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Chu Hsieh, Hui-Feng Jen, Che-Hsin Liao, Jia-Yi Juang
  • Patent number: 8801216
    Abstract: In one example implementation, a lens assembly is provided that includes a substantially rigid lens, one or more lighting elements, and a lens cover that cooperates with the substantially rigid lens to at least partly define an enclosure within which the one or more lighting elements are disposed, wherein the lens cover is substantially non-transparent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventor: Daniel Levi Morton
  • Patent number: 8801263
    Abstract: A backlight module comprises a light guide plate, at least one light source and a backplate. The backplate comprises a baseplate, four side plates and at least one bridging structure. The backplate is used for supporting the light guide plate, and the side plates are disposed perpendicular to the baseplate respectively to form a receiving space for receiving the light guide plate. The at least one bridging structure extends inwards from an inner surface of the side plates by a certain distance to support and locate the at least one light source and the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ge-Ge Zhou
  • Patent number: 8801232
    Abstract: An embodiment discloses a light emitting device package including a first lead frame and a second lead frame disposed spaced from each other, a light emitting device disposed on the first lead frame, and a reflective sidewall disposed on the first lead frame and the second lead frame to surround the light emitting device, wherein a portion of the reflective sidewall has a height higher than the other portion of the reflective sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Jae Park
  • Patent number: 8801224
    Abstract: The present invention provides an LED illumination device including a base, at least one flexible circuit board and a plurality of LEDs. The at least one flexible circuit board is used for covering the base. The LEDs are mounted on the flexible circuit board. The present invention utilizes a flexible circuit board that can conform to the base having a 360 degree curved surface and a 3D solid structure to efficiently change the viewing angle of the LEDs so as to provide 360 degree viewing angle. Furthermore, a single flexible circuit board can be utilized to cover the base to provide a 360 degree viewing angle. Therefore, the LED illumination device of the present invention can reduce manufacturing cost and simplify the manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Parlux Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tang-Chieh Huang, Yu-Tang Yen, Ching-Hao Chang, Bing-You Weng, Sunao Hsu, Yao-Wen Liu
  • Patent number: 8777452
    Abstract: An oblong sized printed circuit board (1) comprises light emitting diode circuitry (2, 3). Parts of the printed circuit board (1) are flexible in at least one direction, to improve a manufacturing efficiency. Preferably, the printed circuit board (1) can make curves in length and width directions and does not require holes for screws. The light emitting diode circuitry (2, 3) may comprise light emitting diode circuits (2) with light emitting diodes and other circuitry (3) such as a driver for driving light emitting diode circuits (2) individually for providing ambient light for a display (5). A device (100) comprising the printed circuit board (1) may further comprise the display (5). Such a device (100) is for example a television receiver/display device/screen device. The printed circuit board (1) may be attached to structures (61, 62) moveable by hand/machine for directing the ambient light. The device (100) may be a roll (101) for rolling up the printed circuit board (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: TP Vision Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Filip Bruyneel, Alfred Peeters
  • Patent number: 8714766
    Abstract: A planar element as well as a method for producing such planar elements in such way that the planar element is easily and inexpensively to produce on the one hand and allows remarkable optical effects to be obtained on the other hand, it is proposed to apply at least one coating to at least one area or side of at least one support substrate, especially of at least one support plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas Schneider
  • Patent number: 8702291
    Abstract: An illuminatable apparatus includes a fabric sheet containing fiber optic rods interwoven with fabric threads. The ends of the fiber optic rods are bundled together to form a ferrule which is removably insertable into a holder carrying a light source and a power source. An outer ferrule can be fixed over the sleeve-like ferrule or robust applications. The holder may be removably attached to articles of clothing. The illuminatable fabric sheet can be used as an optical bandage, in a medical cast, in a negative pressure device, or in a bed pad/sheet, or in a therapeutic brace support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventor: John Stephan
  • Patent number: 8690395
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light emitting device (2) comprising a primary light source (10), a light converting medium (14) and an optical structure (16). The primary light source is disposed on a substrate (11). The light converting medium comprising phosphors (14) is arranged for converting at least a part of the primary light to secondary light (II) of a different wavelength. The light converting medium is in a remote phosphor configuration. The optical structure is arranged for receiving a part of the secondary light (II) from the light converting medium and is configured for redirecting the part of the secondary light in a direction towards the first plane but away for the primary light source (10). By providing an optical structure redirecting the secondary light away from the primary light source, absorption of the secondary light by the primary light source can be substantially reduced or eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Erno Fancsali, Willem Hendrik Smits, Pascal Jean Henri Bloemen
  • Patent number: 8684558
    Abstract: A light bar structure including a base, a flexible circuit board (FCB), a first circuit, a second circuit, and a first connector is provided. The base has first and second surfaces. The FCB is on the first surface. The first circuit on the FCB includes N+1 serial first conductive contact pads, N light-emitting elements, and a first conductive wire. N?1 and N is a positive integer. The second circuit on the FCB includes N+1 serial second conductive contact pads, and a second conductive wire. To form a closed loop, the first connector connects a first one of the first conductive contact pads and a first one of the second conductive contact pads and the second connector connects a (i+1)-th one of the first conductive contact pads and a (i+1)-th one of the second conductive contact pads. 1?i?N and i is a positive integer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Kai-Ksuan Hsu
  • Patent number: 8684564
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED illumination apparatus. The apparatus includes a body having a lower portion adapted for coupling to a power socket and an upper portion provided with a power source module accommodating chamber. A heat-dissipating module includes a funnel-shaped hollow case disposed at a top end of the upper portion and filled with a coolant fluid, wherein the hollow case has a small diameter open end adjacent to the body and a large diameter open end remote from the body. A light source module includes amounting substrate disposed at the small diameter open end, an LED mounted on the mounting substrate, and a power source module disposed within the power source module accommodating chamber in a manner electrically connected to and supplying working power to the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Inventors: Yu-Nung Shen, Tsung-Chi Wang
  • Patent number: 8684578
    Abstract: A lighting device (30) comprises a side-light light guide 1? located in a support (2) that has an elongate opening for the passage of light emitted by the light guide. The support (20) is shaped to provide contact edges (24) and the only physical engagement between the support and the light guide is along those contact edges. The support also has planar surfaces internal positioned adjacent, and parallel to, planar surfaces (15) in the light guide to retain the light guide in the required orientation in the support. To enhance the flexibility of the support, in some embodiments only part of the support is continuous along the whole length of the support (FIGS. 14 to 19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: David M. Rudek, Joerg R. Purfuerst, Hans-Michael Vogt
  • Patent number: 8672530
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device wherein a light emitting element can have a longer service life, while suppressing luminance unevenness without causing an increase in cost or size. The display device comprises a light guide plate (21), an LED (25) that is arranged on the side of at least one corner portion (21d) of the light guide plate (21), a frame (4) that has a lateral portion (4b), and a bezel (5) that has a lateral portion (5b). The LED (25) is attached to a part (4d) of the lateral portion (4b) of the frame (4), and the part (4d) is thermally connected to a part (5d) of the lateral portion (5b) of the bezel (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Hamada
  • Patent number: 8668366
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an illumination device. The illumination device includes a cap structure. The cap structure is partially coated with a reflective material operable to reflect light. The illumination device includes one or more lighting-emitting devices disposed within the cap structure. The light-emitting devices may be light-emitting diode (LED) chips. The illumination device also includes a thermal dissipation structure. The thermal dissipation structure is coupled to the cap structure in a first direction. The thermal dissipation structure and the cap structure have a coupling interface. The coupling interface extends in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The thermal dissipation structure has a portion that intersects the coupling interface at an angle. The angle is in a range from about 60 degrees to about 90 degrees according to some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsuan Sun, Wei-Yu Yeh, Hsueh-Hung Fu, Dong Jung Suen
  • Patent number: 8668346
    Abstract: A simulated sunlight generating device for generating a simulated sunlight required for evaluating performance of solar cells includes a plurality of driving units, a plurality of light-emitting units, and a plurality of adjusting units. The driving units drive the light-emitting units to emit light. The adjusting units enable the light of the light-emitting units to not only propagate along the same light route but also be added up and combined to form the simulated sunlight of an intended wavelength with ease of installation, ease of maintenance, low costs, high flexibility, and high efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Wu, Min-De Yang, Chan-Wei Yeh
  • Patent number: 8662706
    Abstract: A lamp unit includes: a light source array including a plurality of light sources aligned into an array; a mount portion on which the light source array is to be mounted; a first reflecting mirror configured to reflect light from the light sources, wherein the first reflecting mirror is parabolic cylindrical or hyperbolic cylindrical and is provided at least either above and below the light source array; and an optical member configured to project direct light from the light sources and reflected light from the first reflecting mirror to the front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Motohiro Komatsu
  • Patent number: 8662696
    Abstract: A solar-powered lighting lid is shown and described. In one embodiment, the reclosable lid comprises a light emitter, a top opaque surface having a solar panel and a photo resistor, and a rechargeable storage device. Typically, the solar panel recharges the storage device and the storage device powers the photo resistor. Further, when an ambient darkness is detected by the photo resistor, the light emitter is activated and light is at least partially visible through the transparent jar. Additionally, a solar light insert may be provided for cooperation between a jar and a band, ring or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Colonial Tin Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Charlos Penn Lederer, Thomas William LuRose
  • Patent number: 8662694
    Abstract: An illumination device for use with a firearm and a method of using the same are disclosed. The illumination device can include a gun grip cover configured to attach to a gun grip. The illumination device can have a first illumination element extending to the left of the gun grip cover and a second illumination element extending to the right of the gun grip cover. The illumination elements can deliver a spread of light to illuminate a large area. The illumination elements can be laterally adjacent to the barrel. The illumination elements can be controlled by a control switch positioned below the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Battle Tek Industries Incorporated
    Inventors: Terry Izumi, Adam M. Gettings, Nathan D. Gettings
  • Patent number: 8657460
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a portable lamp. Various embodiments of the portable lamp comprise a base having an upper surface, a substrate coupled to the base on the upper surface of the base, the substrate including at least one surface having a plurality of light emitting units disposed thereon, the substrate being movable relative to the base to direct light emitted from the light emitting units in a desired direction, and a light-transmitting cover surrounding the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Dhruv Bhardwaj, Sai Krishna Kunchala, Rupan Sarkar