Patents Examined by Y. My Quach
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Patent number: 8256943Abstract: A vehicle light can simultaneously form a light distribution pattern for a tail/stop lamp in one direction and another light distribution pattern for a side marker lamp in another direction without use of a dedicated light source(s). The vehicle light can include: a cover lens having a lens portion and a wraparound lens portion extending from the lens portion to the vehicle side face; a first LED light source configured to form first and second light distribution patterns; and a first reflector configured to reflect a first part of light from the first LED light source so as to form the second light distribution pattern. The first LED light source can be disposed so that a second part of the light from the first LED light source passes through the wraparound lens portion to form the first light distribution pattern. The first reflector can be disposed between the first LED light source and the wraparound lens portion so that the first reflector does not block the second part of the light.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Nagafuchi, Koji Sato
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Patent number: 8256924Abstract: An LED-based light includes a support structure. At least one oscillator is connected to the support structure. At least one LED is coupled to each oscillator. The oscillator can oscillate the LED to produce a light blurring effect.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Ilumisys, Inc.Inventors: David L. Simon, John Ivey
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Patent number: 8251548Abstract: An LED module includes an LED and a lens fixed with the LED for refracting light emitted by the LED. The lens has a center axis and a concaved inner face for incidence of the light and an opposite convex outer face for the light refracting out thereof. The lens is symmetric to a first plane and a second plane perpendicularly intersected with the first plane at the center axis. In the first plane, a peak intensity for the LED occurs within 68-78 degrees off the center axis. In the second plane, a peak intensity occurs within 0-22 degrees off the center axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hai-Wei Zhang, Jia-Chuan Lv
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Patent number: 8251556Abstract: The present invention relates to a rear-end element (1) for a motor vehicle encompassing an illumination unit (2) for the illumination of a number plate, where the illumination unit (2) illuminates the rear side of the number plate and the illumination unit (2) has a translucent body (3) and an illuminant (4), where the translucent body of the illumination unit (2) has been introduced by way of the side area (5) into the rear-end element (1). The present invention moreover describes a motor vehicle which encompasses a rear-end element described above.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Evonik Roehm GmbHInventors: Sven Schroebel, Rudolf Blass, Anton Halblaender
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Patent number: 8251551Abstract: An LED lamp includes a planar base, an LED module mounted on the base, an envelope covering the LED module, and a lamp housing having a configuration like a lantern and defining a cavity. An annular receiving groove is recessed from a bottom face of the base. The LED module is attached on the bottom face of the base and surrounded by the receiving groove. The envelope includes a recessed body and an engaging flange extending outwardly from a periphery of the body. The engaging flange of the envelope is received in the receiving groove. The base, the LED module and the envelope are received in the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shi-Song Zheng
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Patent number: 8246204Abstract: A lighting assembly can comprise a cover and mounting assembly configured to receive and support a board-mounted LED. The cover and mounting assembly can comprise an outer surface with an opening corresponding to each board-mounted LED while otherwise covering the board of the LED. The cover and mounting include mounting points on its underside along with contact points positioned so that when the board-mounted LED is secured with the cover and mounting assembly, wires on the underside are brought into electrical connection with contacts of the board of the LED.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventor: Forrest McCanless
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Patent number: 8246231Abstract: A backlight module includes at least one light emitting element capable of emitting a light beam and a light diffusion brightness enhancement film. The brightness enhancement film includes a light transmissive substrate, a plurality of prism rods, and at least one light diffusion structure. The light transmissive substrate has a first and a second surfaces opposite to each other. The first and the second surfaces are disposed in a transmission path of the light beam. The first surface is disposed between the light emitting element and the second surface. Each of the prism rod extends along a first direction. The prism rods are disposed on the first surface and are arranged along a second direction. The light diffusion structure is disposed on the first surface and between the two adjacent prism rods, and has a rough surface. The light diffusion structure and the rough surface extend along the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.Inventor: Hao-Jan Kuo
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Patent number: 8240860Abstract: An indicating instrument, such as for an instrument cluster, may employ a dial with numerous lighted indicia and numerous lighted graduations, to individually demark the indicia. The indicia and graduations may be viewable on a first side of the dial, while on a second side of the dial, a frustum of a rectangular pyramid may be located immediately behind, relative to a viewer, each graduation. A light emitting diode may provide light into and through the protruding frustum, and a reflector case mounted to the dial may direct light from the light emitting diode into the frustum. Light directed into the frustum may pass through the frustum, through the graduation, and out of the graduation to the first side of the dial. Instead of a frustum, a recessed portion with four sloping and converging sides into the dial may be utilized to produce an illuminated graduation with a three-dimensional appearance.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., Denso CorporationInventor: Takahira Kato
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Patent number: 8240870Abstract: A halogen light fixture for mounting under a cabinet and over a counter surface, as in a kitchen, has a housing between opposite end caps adaptable to fixtures of varying lengths. A partition between the end caps cooperates with a housing top and rear wall to provide a closed wiring compartment including a power switch accessible on a bottom of the partition. A translucent diffuser panel is supported in open slots formed in the end caps and can be pulled from the slots for access to the lamps sockets. The fixture is held together by screws passing through the housing and the end caps.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Troy-CSL Lighting, Inc.Inventors: Mark A. Pickett, Maer Skegin, Scott Searle
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Patent number: 8235573Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide, a mixing light guide plate, and a plurality of light sources. The first light guide comprises a first side surface. The mixing light guide plate comprises an incident surface with anomalous surface and an emergent surface with fog surface. The mixing light guide plate is set on the first side surface. A plurality of light sources disposed corresponding to the incident surface, with light emitted there from and entering the mixing light guide plate through the incident surface then exits the mixing light guide plate through the emergent surface, finally, entering the light guide through the first side surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Hannstar Display Corp.Inventor: Chih-Li Chang
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Patent number: 8235567Abstract: A lighting system is provided that includes an interior trim component having a light transmissive element. The interior trim component is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The vehicle lighting system also includes a light source optically coupled to the light transmissive element at least while the interior trim component is located in the first position. The light source is configured to illuminate a region of a vehicle interior.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Jason M. Hipshier, Nels Smith, Jeffrey T. Stout, Scott A. Hansen, Ronald A. Bozio
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Patent number: 8226272Abstract: The invention provides a packaged system that is suitable for a LED package of high power. The packaged system further includes a heat-conducting device surrounded by at least one heat-dissipating fin to effectively dissipate the heat generated by the high power LED package. The packaged system with high efficiency of heat dissipation can be incorporated into various projecting illuminating equipments, such as a flashlight or floodlight, by simply installing the present invention into a housing and providing power connection thereto.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Neobulb Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Jen-Shyan Chen
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Patent number: 8226265Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lighting device that includes an array of LEDs arranged on a circuit board with a reflector that rotates relative to the LEDs to reflect the light in various directions. The reflector according to the present disclosure includes a compact construction that allows for effective light reflection. A related lighting system and method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Federal Signal CorporationInventors: Robert A. Czajkowski, Myron F. Pavlacka, Jecek J. Jozwik, Charles P. Meyer
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Patent number: 8215798Abstract: The present teachings relate to semiconductor-based lighting systems and fixtures which process electromagnetic energy from light emitting diodes or the like. A disclosed exemplary system includes at least one occluded remote phosphor and produces substantially white light of desired characteristics. The remote phosphor extends over at least a portion of a surface of a macro optic at an occluded location such that none of the remote phosphor is directly visible through an optical aperture. The phosphor is responsive to electromagnetic energy from a semiconductor device to emit visible light for the emission through the optical aperture.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Jack C. Rains, Jr., David P. Ramer
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Patent number: 8215793Abstract: A pair of band-shaped window portions (9) having no fluorescent film is formed in the inner circumference of a fluorescent lamp (1). The fluorescent lamp (1) is oriented such that a straight line intersecting the center of the fluorescent lamp (1) and the midpoint between the pair of window portions on the circumference intersects the midpoint between a pair of reflective members (10) on a reflective plate (3), and is arranged such that light emitted from the pair of window portions (9) is reflected off the pair of reflective members (10) and is shone on a diffusion plate (4).Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kenji Takase
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Patent number: 8210732Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light exit plane and a light entrance end, is formed into a shape having a thickness in a direction orthogonal to the light exit plane, the thickness being gradually larger as being farther from the light entrance end, and contains scattering particles dispersed therein, and a light guide plate assembly includes the light guide plate and a prism sheet which includes a plurality of prisms arrayed in parallel with each other, and is arranged so that vertex angles of the prisms face the light exit plane. The scattering particles scatter light entering from the light entrance end and propagating in the light guide plate, which satisfy Expressions (1) and (2) below, and vertex angles of the prisms of the prism satisfy Expression (3) and (4) below. 1.1??NPLGKC?8.2??(1) 0.005?KC?0.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Takamitsu Okumura, Toshiaki Endo
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Patent number: 8201973Abstract: A flame detector is provided. A circuit board is disposed in a housing. A first light source emits first light. A light guide member comprised of translucent material guides the first light from the first light source to a light emission portion of the light guide member. A first light receiving element detects second light having a predetermined wavelength unique to the flames. A second light source emits third light to a translucent cover which is disposed between an opening of the housing and the first light receiving element. A second light receiving element detects the third light passed through the translucent cover to test the translucency. The first light source, the second light source and the second light receiving element are mounted on the circuit board. The light emission portion is formed into a substantially annular shape which encloses the first light receiving element at a front side of the housing to limit a field of view of the first light receiving element to a predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2009Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Lixil Nittan Company, LimitedInventors: Akihisa Kudoh, Kazuyoshi Sakurai, Hiroshi Kaneko, Nobuyuki Akiyama, Masahiro Katagiri
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Patent number: 8201983Abstract: An illuminating device includes a tubular light guide, a plurality of light-emitting devices, and a base. The tubular light guide has a light input edge and an inner space. The light-emitting devices are distributed at the light input edge to provide lights into the tubular light guide. The base supports the light-emitting devices and the tubular light guide. The base also has an electronic circuit to provide power to the light-emitting devices. The base has at least one air circulation hole for connecting an outer space with the inner space.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2010Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.Inventors: Wei-Chih Wang, Udo Custodis, Wen-Chiao Chang
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Patent number: 8197098Abstract: An LED recessed lighting apparatus has a housing mountable in a recess located behind a recess opening in an architectural structure. A non-vented trim is securable in place over the recess opening. A lens that allows light from the LED to pass through the trim has a fluid-tight internal cavity containing at least the light-emitting portion of the LED. At least a major portion of the heat generated by the LED is carried directly from the LED to the outside surface of said trim by way of a thermal path that includes a first heat sink located substantially immediately adjacent and intimately thermally conductively coupled to the LED, at least one second heatsink supported by and substantially directly thermally conductively coupled to, the inside of the trim, and at least one heat pipe thermally connecting the first heat sink to the second heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Wyndsor Lighting, LLCInventor: William V. Cook
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Patent number: 8197097Abstract: 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 18, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventors: Kozo Ogawa, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Nobuhiko Betsuda, Hiroki Tamai, Akiko Saito