Patents Examined by Y My Quach Lee
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Patent number: 8801225Abstract: The present invention discloses an illumination device comprising a base, a yoke connected to and rotatable relative to the base and a head connected to and rotatable relative to the yoke. The head comprises at least one light source generating light a light beam and wherein the light sources are arranged in a bucket shaped outer shell. The present invention relates also to a method of manufacturing such moving head light fixture. Further the present invention relates to a moving head light fixture where the head comprises a number of light sources generating a light beam; means for receiving user input from a user; and means for providing visual feedback to the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Martin Professional A/SInventor: Carsten Dalsgaard
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Patent number: 8783898Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides light emitting devices, including light fixtures and luminaires. In some embodiments, a light emitting device comprises at least one light source, a lightguide operable to receive light from the at least one light source at a first location on the lightguide, at least one light extraction region optically coupled to the lightguide and a substantially non-scattering region along a portion of the lightguide.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignees: ABL IP Holding LLC, Fusion Optix, Inc.Inventors: Zane Coleman, Peter Yi Yan Ngai, David Morin, Michael Trung Tran, Terence Yeo
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Patent number: 8777459Abstract: In an embodiment, a luminaire may include a housing that includes a support panel, a rotation ring supported by the support panel where the rotation ring is infinitely adjustable with a range of adjustments with respect to the support panel, a rotation drive unit configured to rotate the rotation ring with respect to the support panel, an aiming frame supported by the rotation ring, a tray system pivotally mounted to the aiming frame and configured to receive the bulb, and a tray drive configured to rotate the tray system about the pivotal mounting, whereby, in operation the rotational and angular orientation of the bulb may be adjusted while the bulb is on.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Focal Point, L.L.C.Inventors: Anthony G. Patti, Stephene H. Yuen, Peter F. Thornton, Jr., David E. Doubek
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Patent number: 8777470Abstract: This interior wall includes at least one cladding panel (4) covered with a luminous fabric (6), lying in a substantially vertical plane and having a front face receiving the luminous fabric, a rear face opposite the front face, a bottom edge, and a top edge. The luminous fabric includes optical fibers (7) extending substantially vertically over the front face of the first cladding panel and first ends of which are bent around the bottom edge of the first cladding panel toward its rear face. A casing (8) accommodates light sources and includes connecting elements (10) for the ends of the optical fibers (7) of the luminous fabric bent around the bottom edge of the first cladding panel. The first casing (8) is fastened to the first cladding panel and is supported by feet (20) extending beyond the bottom edge of the first cladding panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2009Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: BPB LimitedInventors: Sylvie Perez, Yves Benkemoun, Patrick Truquin, Andre Rivaud
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Patent number: 8770806Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lighting module is provided including an LED array, and at least one of a diffusing portion and a reflecting portion. The LED array, equipped with at least one LED, may include a side wall which surrounds the at least one LED. The diffusing portion may be detachably coupled to the LED array and may include a diffusion plate which diffuses light emitted from the at least one LED The reflecting portion may be detachably coupled to one of the LED array and the diffusing portion and may reflect light emitted from the at least one LED. The LED array may be selectively coupled with the diffusing portion, the reflecting portion, or both the diffusing portion and the reflecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won-Hoe Koo, Chul Park, Yun Seok Woo, Il Seok Lee, Dong Il Lim, Deok Hee Hee Han
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Patent number: 8752971Abstract: A color changeable lighting keyboard includes a housing, a key assembly disposed on the housing, a lighting module disposed in the housing for lighting the key assembly, and a color changing mechanism. The color changing mechanism includes a movable element disposed in the housing and operable to perform a linear motion, and a plurality of colored pieces made of a light-permeable material and having different colors. The movable element is operable to move the colored pieces along a moving direction to align a selected one of the colored pieces with the lighting module.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited, Lite-On Technology Corp.Inventor: Keng-Wei Huang
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Patent number: 8746949Abstract: Provided is a surface light emitter that supplies light using a light guide method, and ensures transparency by lowering a haze value in a thickness direction at the time when a light source is turned off, and enables highly efficient light emission by using plate-surface transversal radiant emitted light at the time when the light source is on. A surface light emitter (2) including light diffusing particles guides light in a length direction of the light guide while scattering the light in the thickness direction of the light guide while scattering the light in the thickness direction of the light guide, and a calculated value (m?1/%) obtained by dividing a luminance attenuation coefficient E (m?1) by a haze value (%) per 5 (mm) thickness of the light guide is greater than or equal to 0.55 (m?1/%) and less than or equal to 10.0 (m?1/%).Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: KURARAY Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youji Ono, Tatsuya Ueda
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Patent number: 8746927Abstract: An LED-based light fixture that includes a light fixture housing forming a light emission aperture, one or more LEDs attached to a circuit board that is surrounded by the light fixture housing and emits light through the light emission aperture when powered. The LED-based light fixture further includes at least one flexible heat sink member that is thermally coupled with at least a portion of the circuit board and the light fixture housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventors: Jeffrey Brian Nepple, Adrian Thomas Ehresman, Peter J. Menard
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Patent number: 8740422Abstract: In a bulb and a luminaire according to one embodiment, plural fins for thermal radiation are provided on the outer circumferential surface of a main body in which a lighting circuit is attached, a light-emitting module is attached to a module attaching section integrated with the front of the main body, and a cylindrical section that surrounds the light-emitting module is protrudingly provided on a light extracting side.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Toshiya Tanaka, Kozo Ogawa, Yoshihiro Nomura, Kunihiko Ikada
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Patent number: 8734000Abstract: A light module and an assembling method thereof are disclosed. The light module includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a light source, wherein the first circuit board has a first opening and a second opening, and the second circuit board has a first bending portion. The light source is disposed on the first circuit board. The second circuit board passes through the first opening and the second opening of the first circuit board to form the first bending portion and the first circuit board and the second circuit board are fixed together to complete the light module assembling.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Hsin-Chang Chiang, Chieh-Jen Cheng, Chien-Ting Liao
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Patent number: 8733980Abstract: LED lighting modules have a highly thermally conductive polyhedral body having a plurality of exterior facets disposed around a mounting axis in a polygonal array facing outwardly away from the mounting axis and at a downward angle thereto. At least a majority of the facets carries at least one LED whose optical axis is angled acutely. The body carries a plurality of heat dissipating fins and serves as a heat sink to prevent overheating the LEDs in a transient and steady state operation. For retrofit applications, the module is mounted to a fixture via either a support or a bracket in a mounting position in which the elevation of the LEDs is determined according to the mounting and geometry of the replaced lamp.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Wyndsor Lighting, LLCInventor: William V. Cook
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Patent number: 8727558Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Dongguk University Industry-Academic Cooperation FoundationInventors: SungMin Kim, Hyo Joon Kim, Wonha Kim, Sang Hoon Hong
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Patent number: 8721155Abstract: A light bar assembly and a backlight module are disclosed. The light bar assembly comprise a light source, a circuit board and a connector. The circuit board comprises a first supporting portion and a bending portion which is bent from the first supporting portion, and the light source is disposed on the first supporting portion. The connector is electrically connected to the light source, and the connector is disposed on the bending portion. Accordingly, by providing the bending portion on the circuit board and disposing the connector on the bending portion in the light bar assembly and the backlight module of the present disclosure, it is unnecessary to cut a portion of the light guide plate corresponding to the connector during the assembling process. Thereby, both the risk of light leakage from the backlight module and the product cost are reduced, and reliability of the backlight module is improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuang Lu, Yan-Xue Zhang
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Patent number: 8721145Abstract: The present invention relates to a light device for a motor vehicle. The light device is arranged to be mounted on the motor vehicle, and comprises at least a first light emitting part arranged to emit a colored side marking light and at least a second light emitting part arranged to emit a substantially white light so as to illuminate an area around the light device for improved visibility in the area. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle provided with such a light device.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Scania CV ABInventor: Tomas Peltonen
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Patent number: 8721160Abstract: An LED projection night light for night time or dark area use includes a plug-in wall outlet night light or direct current operated night light with projection features to project an image, message, data, logo, or time on a ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface. The LED night light incorporates optics means such as an optics-lens, slides, openings, or cut-outs, and/or a transparent material piece, translucent material piece, telescope assembly, housing-member, slide-film, slide-disc, elastic-member, tilt-means, rotating-means, adjust-means, roller-means, mechanical-means, extend-means, convex lens, and/or concave lens designed to make the desired image, message, data, logo, or time project to the ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface to be seen by a viewer. The LED light has an interchangeable power source arrangement, permitting the night light to be selectively powered by either an AC powered sealed-unit or a DC powered battery-pack.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien
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Patent number: 8702278Abstract: The present disclosure involves a street light. The street light includes a base, a lamp post coupled to the base, and a lamp head coupled to the lamp post. The lamp head includes a housing and a plurality of LED light modules disposed within the housing. The LED light modules are separate and independent from each other. Each LED light module includes an array of LED that serve as light sources for the lamp. Each LED light module also includes a heat sink that is thermally coupled to the LED. The heat sink is operable to dissipate heat generated by the LED during operation. Each LED light module also includes a thermally conductive cover having a plurality of openings. Each LED is aligned with and disposed within a respective one of the openings.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.Inventors: Jin-Hua Wang, Hsueh-Hung Fu, Pei-Wen Ko, Chih-Hsuan Sun
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Patent number: 8690392Abstract: The light source unit is provided with a substrate and a decorative cover having thermal conductivity. The substrate includes a circuit pattern area, in which a plurality of LED chips are disposed, at the middle part thereof, has thermal conductivity, and transmits heat from the circuit pattern area to an area in the outer circumferential direction thereof. The decorative cover encloses the substrate, is electrically insulated from the circuit pattern area, and is thermally coupled to the surface side of the substrate at the periphery of the circuit pattern area by being face-contacted thereto. Heat of the substrate can be radiated by the decorative cover while securing an electric insulation property with respect to the circuit pattern area.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2012Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Kozo Ogawa, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Nobuhiko Betsuda, Hiroki Tamai, Akiko Saito
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Patent number: 8672512Abstract: A structure is provided to create an efficient light pattern conversion from a narrow angular light beam pattern of a light emitting source to a wide angle light intensity distribution for an omnidirectional lighting assembly. A heat conductive substrate includes an LED array with at least one central and at least one surrounding LED. A hollow light diverting component is positioned over the LED array; a central LED is within the hollow component while surrounding LEDs are positioned outside. Light emitted by the central LED is reflected off inner surfaces of the hollow component to be discharged from an upper opening. The outer component surface is configured to reflect light from the surrounding LEDs in azimuthal and circumferential directions towards a region below the upper opening. In this manner, plural LEDs are used to form a wide angle emission pattern suitable for use in conventional light bulb replacement devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company LimitedInventors: Li Zhou, Kai Chiu Wu, Enboa Wu
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Patent number: 8651700Abstract: A LED lamp string includes a base, a plurality of electrical conductive elements, a light-emitting diode and a shroud. The base has a peripheral wall and an accommodating space formed inside the periphery wall. The peripheral wall is provided with a plurality of through-holes. The electrical conductive elements penetrate the through-holes respectively. Each electrical conductive element includes an electrical wire and an electrical conductive pin. The light-emitting diode is fixedly received in the accommodating space and has a plurality of metallic supports corresponding to the electrical conductive pins. The electrical conductive pins are electrically connected to the metallic supports. The shroud is assembled with the base. By this arrangement, the components of the light string can be detached and assembled easily, so that the user can replace and repair the damaged component easily. Thus, the lifetime of the light string is increased.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Semisilicon Technology Corp.Inventor: Wen-Chi Peng
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Patent number: 8651704Abstract: Systems and methods for solid-state light source heat management are provided. A solid-state light source, e.g. having one or more LEDs, can be mounted within an enclosure. In some embodiments, a heat sink associated with semiconductor material and/or power electronics can be placed on a separate side of the enclosure that is thermally insulated or separated from the state-light source. The enclosure can include a first side or portion that allows light from the solid-state-light source (e.g., LEDs) to pass through to a target area. A fluid transfer conduit may be connected to the second side or portion of the enclosure for passing a fluid (e.g., air, water, coolant, etc.) across the heat sink to transport heat generated by the power electronics and/or semiconductor material away. The heated fluid can then be routed to, as examples, an HVAC system, a vent, water heating systems, heat exchanger systems, and/or storage systems (e.g., batteries).Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Musco CorporationInventors: Myron Gordin, Joe P. Crookham