Patents Issued in August 28, 2014
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Publication number: 20140240946Abstract: Provided is an electronic device that is provided with a filter circuit that suppresses the effects of electromagnetic noise propagated through space from a circuit board and reduces parasitic inductance, and can output a voltage with adequately reduced noise. To solve the above problem, in an electronic device provided with a cabinet (101), a circuit board (132) provided in the cabinet, an output terminal (122) that passes through a through hole provided in the cabinet and outputs the output of the circuit board to the outside, the present invention constructs a loop composed of a filter means (142) having a filter capacitor (142a), an output terminal, a cabinet, and wires (142b, 142c) for connecting these parts. The wire (142c) connected to the cabinet is connected to a position close to the output terminal, and reduces the size of the loop. In addition, a shield (102) is provided between the filter means and the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Keisuke Fukumasu, Akihiro Namba, Hidenori Shinohara
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Publication number: 20140240947Abstract: A power receiving device includes: a power receiving unit receiving electric power from an external power transmitting unit contactlessly; a first coil; a first shielding wall surrounding the first coil; a first device; a first shielding casing having the first device accommodated therein, the first shielding casing being also disposed inside the first shielding wall; and a first wiring connected to the first device and extending from inside the first shielding casing to outside the first shielding casing, and also pulled outside the first shielding wall, the first shielding casing having an external surface including a first opposite portion closer to the first shielding wall than the first coil, the first shielding wall having a first region opposite to the first opposite portion, the first region having a first hole, the first wiring being pulled outside the first shielding wall through the first hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koji Nakamura, Shinji Ichikawa, Toru Nakamura
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Publication number: 20140240948Abstract: A power conversion device includes an inverter that drives a motor; a fin that cools down the inverter; a first core including a through hole that allows passage of a positive side conductor that connects a power supply system and the inverter and a negative side conductor that grounds the inverter; a ground conductor that grounds the fin; a ground conductor that grounds a motor yoke via a capacitor; and a ground conductor including one end that is connected to the negative side conductor or the ground conductor and the other end that is grounded.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ryo Yokozutsumi, Akihiro Murahashi, Takushi Jimichi, Satoshi Azuma, Yasuhiro Shiraki
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Publication number: 20140240949Abstract: Disclosed herein is a substrate strip including: a substrate region having a plurality of substrate units formed therein; a dummy region enclosing the substrate region; a plurality of metal patterns formed at a predetermined size in the dummy region; and rib patterns formed between the metal patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Joong Sun KIM, Sang Gab PARK, Kwang Seop YOUM
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Publication number: 20140240950Abstract: A flash device of the present invention includes a flash main body, a light emitting section rotatably coupled to the flash main body, and a variable mechanism that can vary the angle in the vertical direction of the light emitting section between a normal irradiation direction angle and a desired irradiation direction angle different from the normal irradiation direction angle. The flash device further includes a drive section for driving the variable mechanism, a vertical direction angle detecting section for detecting the angle in the vertical direction of the light emitting section, and a control device for changing, with the drive section, the angle in the vertical direction of the light emitting section to the desired irradiation direction angle based on a detection signal of the vertical direction angle detecting section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tomoaki Ueda, Takashi Umehara, Kazuhiko Ooyama, Katsunori Kawabata
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Publication number: 20140240951Abstract: The disclosure is directed to systems for providing illumination to a measurement head for optical metrology. In some embodiments of the disclosure, illumination beams from a plurality of illumination sources are combined to deliver illumination at one or more selected wavelengths to the measurement head. In some embodiments of the disclosure, intensity and/or spatial coherence of illumination delivered to the measurement head is controlled. In some embodiments of the disclosure, illumination at one or more selected wavelengths is delivered from a broadband illumination source configured for providing illumination at a continuous range of wavelengths.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: KLA-Tencor CorporationInventor: KLA-Tencor Corporation
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Publication number: 20140240952Abstract: An optical assembly that installs red, green, blue laser diodes (LDs) within a single package is disclosed. The LDs are mounted on a base via respective sub-mounts. Light emitted from the LDs is collimated by collimating lenses and multiplexed by two wavelength filters so as to align optical axes of the light. The multiplexed light has an axis substantially leveled with the axes of the red, green, and blue light measured from the top of the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiromi NAKANISHI, Takeshi OKADA
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Publication number: 20140240953Abstract: A lighting structure of a liquid crystal panel in a gauge for a vehicle includes a dial, a pointer member, a liquid crystal display panel, a pointer, and a pointer illuminating light source. The lighting structure further includes an illuminating light dividing and output part, and a luminance adjusting part. The luminance adjusting part includes a first luminance adjusting plate, and a second luminance adjusting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Kouji MORI
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Publication number: 20140240954Abstract: A strip lighting device includes a main body having front and rear sides extending along a length of the main body. The front side is disposed towards a viewer of the device and the rear side includes a light scattering layer for scattering light from a source of illumination towards the viewer when the device is illuminated. The main body has a front and rear cladding layer each of which is made of a first light transmissive material. The strip lighting device includes a light pipe made of a second light transmissive material sandwiched between the front and rear cladding layers at interfaces extending along the length of the main body. A rear interface of the light pipe has a plurality of angled portions which allow some light to escape into the rear cladding layer to impinge on the light scattering layer and scatter light towards the viewer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Daniel Gullick, Pawel Murzyn
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Publication number: 20140240955Abstract: According to one embodiment, a luminaire includes a main body section including a flat surface on one end side, a light-emitting module provided to be thermally joined to the flat surface and including a light-emitting element that emits light having a peak wavelength equal to or larger than 430 nm and equal to or smaller than 500 nm, a reflecting section provided on one end side of the main body section and configured to reflect the light emitted from the light-emitting element, a heat transfer section provided such that one end side thereof projects to the one end side of the main body section, the other end side of which being connected to the main body section, and a wavelength converting section provided spaced apart from the light-emitting element to cover the light-emitting module and to be thermally joined to the main body section and the heat transfer section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Hikaru Terasaki, Takeshi Hisayasu, Yusuke Shibahara, Katsuyuki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20140240956Abstract: A light source device includes a light conversion unit, a heat radiation unit, and a heat storage unit. The light conversion unit emits illumination light. The heat radiation unit radiates heat generated in the light conversion unit. The heat storage unit is thermally connected to the light conversion unit or the heat radiation unit, and stores the heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro NISHIO, Takeshi ITO
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Publication number: 20140240957Abstract: The present disclosure involves an LED lamp. The LED lamp includes a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) light sources located on a substrate. At least a subset of the LED light sources is free of a phosphor coating. The LED lamp includes a multi-layered cap structure located over at least the subset of the LED light sources. The cap structure contains a phosphor material and a diffuser material. The cap structure is physically separated from the subset of the LED light sources by a gap. The LED lamp includes a cover structure positioned over and surrounding the LED light sources and the cap structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Sheng-Shin Guo, Chih-Hsuan Sun, Tien-Ming Lin, Wei-Yu Yeh
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Publication number: 20140240958Abstract: A water display is described having a lighting array emanating light that travels through a wall. Water flows down the wall to vary the appearance of the light that shines through the wall. The flow of water and particular lights being turned on and off may be controlled. Dramatic visual effects are provided including the appearance of moving art.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Mark Fuller, James Doyle, Howard Tsi
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Publication number: 20140240959Abstract: A household appliance includes a plurality of walls which delimit a treatment compartment. At least one of the walls, e.g. a rear wall of the treatment compartment, is configured predominantly or entirely with a luminous surface element. The luminous surface element can be sized to occupy at least 50% of a surface of the at least one wall and formed by a plate-shaped or panel-type element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Thomas Ott, Karlheinz Rehm, Michael Georg Rosenbauer, Robert Sachon, Andreas Schüssler
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Publication number: 20140240960Abstract: A display is disclosed. The display has a backplane with a top surface and an edge surface. The edge surface makes an angle ? with respect to the top surface. An optical system is used to create a collimated light beam that is coupled to the edge surface. The collimated light beam makes an angle ? with respect to the top surface. The optical axis of the light beam has a refracted angle ?? with respect to the top surface. Angles ? and ? are selected such that ?? is no smaller than ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: David A. Fattal, Marco Fiorentino, Zhen Peng
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Publication number: 20140240961Abstract: A hook portion projecting outward is provided on a side plate portion of an upper case. An upper case includes a support surface that supports a display surface of a display panel. A lower case includes a sidewall that faces an outer circumferential side of the side plate portion. The sidewall has an opening into which the hook portion is inserted. The hook portion is inserted in the opening in a state in which no load is applied in a plane parallel to the support surface, and is elastically deformable toward center of the support surface up to a position not overlapping the opening when a portion inserted in the opening is pressed from outside of the support surface toward the center of the support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yuichi TSUBAKI, Satoru YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20140240962Abstract: This invention provides a cup with twinkling light effects, primarily comprising an inner cup, an outer cup, and a light unit, with the lower half of the inner cup having a number of arched convex strips, and the base of which has diamond-facet of concave and convex cones. As a result, when the light unit at the base of the outer cup is activated, the effects of the arched convex strips and diamond facets cause the cup to produce numerous refractions of the light source, creating twinkling rays of light with dazzling variation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Connie WANG, Wei Hung YU
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Publication number: 20140240963Abstract: An improved cane with an internal grasping apparatus including an actuator on the cane handle and a plurality of clamps that extends from the foot or base of the cane. A cord system within the casing of the cane connects the actuator to the clamps so that when the actuator is in use, the clamps close or open to either grasp or release objects, depending on the amount of pressure applied to the actuator. Applying pressure to the actuator extends a plurality of clamps from the distal end of the cane that can be used to assist with grasping of objects. Releasing pressure to the actuator on the cane handle will retract the clamps back into the distal end of the cane to where the clamps are hidden.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventor: Ronald Roberts
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Publication number: 20140240964Abstract: An illuminated makeup mirror set includes: a mirror unit having a mirror surface; side plates having attached thereto surface light sources with adjustable color; and a controller for driving the surface light sources according to an input operation and adjusting emission color and brightness of the surface light sources. The side plates are foldably connected to side edge portions of the mirror unit such that the angles between the mirror surface and the side plates are adjustable. Therefore, optimal illumination conditions can be produced, and the illuminated makeup mirror set can be easily carried.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Kazufumi Adachi, Kazunaga Ida, Taku Ito, Harumi Nakamura, Meiji Kitamura, Takeshi Nakamura, Yosuke Sato, Takuo Shinohara, Hiroyasu Shoji, Akane Kuroda
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Publication number: 20140240965Abstract: A hybrid light fixture housing comprising a roll formed or press fabricated metal housing substrate having ceiling interface side members formed from aluminum extrusion processes attached thereto. The ceiling interface side members may comprise a single extruded clip member configured to clip around the ends of the sidewalls of the housing substrate or a first backing bar piece secured to the housing substrate and a second ceiling trim member secured to the housing substrate and the backing bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventor: Avelino DeOliveira
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Publication number: 20140240966Abstract: A supplemental lighting system includes a charging circuit having a reference voltage for the charging circuit set through changes to reference resistances, and/or having an output voltage, current or power set through a connector configuration. In one example, a battery storage connector can be used to select a particular resistance for setting the reference voltage. Additionally, a supplemental lighting system may have a rechargeable battery coupled to a low-voltage part of the circuit, for example protected by an isolation circuit. Furthermore, a lithium ion or similar rechargeable battery supply can include a circuit for allowing it to be used with a circuit designed for a NiCad powered system or with a circuit designed for a lithium ion powered system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Alvaro Garcia, Brian Soderholm, Thomas E. Woods
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Publication number: 20140240967Abstract: A portable light or device may comprise: a housing for receiving a battery; a light source or other operating element in the housing; an electrical switch actuatable from outside the housing; a control circuit in the housing connecting the operating element in circuit with a battery for selectively energizing the operating element responsive to the electrical switch; a first electrical charging port on the housing coupled to the battery by the control circuit for charging the battery; and a second electrical charging port on the housing coupled to the battery by the control circuit for charging the battery. The second electrical charging port may include a USB connection for receiving battery charging current.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Streamlight, Inc.Inventors: Raymond L. Sharrah, Thomas D. Boris
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Publication number: 20140240968Abstract: A solar powered LED portable light tower. A solar powered LED portable light tower may comprise: one or more photovoltaic modules, an adjustable masthead, one or more lamps, one or more batteries, an inverter, a controller, and a base. The lamps may be light emitting diodes. The controller may be configured to turn on and off and dim said one or more lamps, and preferably comprises a motion sensor. The portable light tower may also comprise a concrete ballast, fork lift option, and/or a trailer option.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Cubed, LLCInventor: Jacob Embree Brown
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Publication number: 20140240969Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-lens zooming flashlight, comprising a lamp cap, a cylinder body, a luminous element and two plano-convex lenses, characterized in that: the lamp cap is sleeved at the front part of the cylinder body, rotated together with the cylinder body and connected with the cylinder body in a relatively telescopic manner, the two plano-convex lenses are both arranged in such a manner of being perpendicular to an optic axis in front of the luminous element, wherein the first plano-convex lens is fixedly arranged at the front end of the cylinder body and keeps a constant distance from the luminous element, and the second plano-convex lens is arranged at the front end of the lamp cap and capable of moving backwards and forwards in relation to the luminous element along with rotary telescopic motion of the lamp cap and the cylinder body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventor: XianQing CHEN
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Publication number: 20140240970Abstract: A self-defense device that includes a flashlight with a weapon end, tissue-abrading and tissue-collecting features, and with or without a writing instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: PowerTech, Inc.Inventors: Barbara R. Gross, Danny J. Holmes
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Publication number: 20140240971Abstract: The connector for connecting the LED tube to the electrical supply holder has a pair of metal connector pins each of which has a pair of electrical contact in two bores of a circumferential array of bore to allow the LED tube to be inserted into the electrical supply holder in each of several positions 90° apart. In a second embodiment, the connector has a pair of metal connector pins each of which has a semi-cylindrical wall against which a pin of the LED tube contacts. In this embodiment, the LED tube may be turned up to 360°.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Stanley Szprengiel, Viranjitsinh Chudasama
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Publication number: 20140240972Abstract: A base configured to carry a light emitting body and to be inserted into a round tube housing, may include: a rectangular portion configured to carry the light emitting body on a first surface of the rectangular portion; and first and second fixing portions configured to extend from first and second long edges of the rectangular portion respectively in a space that a second surface of the rectangular portion faces, such that when the base is inserted into the round tube housing, at least a part of each of the first and second fixing portions presses against the inner wall of the round tube housing, and a first part close to the first long edge and a second part close to the second long edge in the first surface of the rectangular portion press against first and second protrusions on the inner wall of the round tube housing respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: OSRAM GmbHInventors: Zesheng Ye, Nimchung Ku, Middel Tjaco, Quansheng Liu
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Publication number: 20140240973Abstract: A completely plastic LED tube light, may include plastic shell comprising wires embedded therein, wherein two or more projections having greater dimensions than that of the wires are formed on the wires, end caps located at two ends of the plastic shell, respectively, and LEDs positioned in a space enclosed by the plastic shell and the end caps. A method for manufacturing the completely plastic LED tube light is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: OSRAM GMBHInventors: Zesheng Ye, Xuewei Dai, Nimchung Ku, Middel Tjaco
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Publication number: 20140240974Abstract: High voltage array light emitting devices and fixtures are disclosed. In one embodiment a light emitting device can include a submount, a light emission area disposed over the submount and a retention material adapted to be dispensed about the light emission area. The light emitting device can be operable at high voltages which are greater than approximately 40 volts (V). In one aspect, the retention material can be least partially disposed within the light emission area such that the retention material physically separates a first section of the light emission area from a second section of the light emission area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Christopher P. Hussell, Jesse Colin Reiherzer, Jeffrey Carl Britt, Praneet Athalye, Peter Scott Andrews
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Publication number: 20140240975Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first light emitting diode chip comprising a red wavelength, a second light emitting diode chip comprising a different red wavelength from the wavelength of the first light emitting diode chip, and a plurality of third light emitting diode chips disposed around the first and second light emitting diode chips. The light emitting device emits light in a wavelength region similar to that of solar light, thereby improving color rendition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chung Hoon LEE, Dae Sung CHO, Kyung Hee YE
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Publication number: 20140240976Abstract: A light emitting device (1) includes (i) a surface-mounted light emitting section (10a), (ii) a lens section (30) which is provided on a light exit side of the surface-mount light emitting section (10a), and (iii) a frame section (40) which fixes a periphery of the lens section (30). In the surface-mounted light emitting section (10a), a resin layer (17) that contains a red fluorescent material (17b) covers at least one (1) blue LED chip (14a). This allows the surface-mounted light emitting section (10a) to emit (i) light that matches a peak wavelength which falls within a short wavelength range and (ii) light that matches a peak wavelength which falls within a long wavelength range.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshio Hata, Shinji Osaki, Toyonori Uemura, Shinya Ishizaki, Hitoshi Matsushita
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Publication number: 20140240977Abstract: Disclosed are a light source system and a laser light source (300). The laser light source includes two groups of laser groups (20a, 20b), wherein at least one group of laser groups includes at least two lasers (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d), and the light beams (L1) generated by the two groups of laser groups are in the same direction and parallel to each other. The first projections of the two groups of laser groups on the cross section of the light beams formed by the respective emergent light rays thereof are partially overlapped with the second projections in a first direction, which first direction is the connection direction of at least two laser centres of a group of laser groups. The laser light source has the effects of being able to effectively increase the light power density and at the same time reduce the volume of the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Fei Hu, Jiayi Yang
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Publication number: 20140240978Abstract: Disclosed is an illuminating apparatus including a housing including a lower plate and a side plate and a light emitting module including a substrate disposed on the lower plate and a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate to be spaced apart from each other, wherein a height of the side plate is determined as a value obtained by dividing a separation distance between adjacent ones of the light sources by a value obtained by multiplying a tangent value of a max intensity angle of each of the light sources by a luminance compensation factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventor: Eun Hwa KIM
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Publication number: 20140240979Abstract: A light source device is disclosed and includes a reflective cup, a light-emitting chip, and a light transmissive substrate. The reflective cup has an opening. The light-emitting chip has a light-emitting layer, a first light-emitting surface, and a second light-emitting surface. The first and second light-emitting surfaces are opposite right to a first side and a second side of the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting chip is disposed inside the reflective cup, such that light emitted from the first and second sides emits out of the light-emitting chip through the first and second light-emitting surfaces respectively to be reflected by the reflective cup to be emitted out of the reflective cup through the opening. Therefore, the light extraction efficiency of the light-emitting chip can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Kuo-Jui Huang, Hsiu-Ping Lee, Ming-Chuan Lin
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Publication number: 20140240980Abstract: A compression lens assembly is disclosed that includes one or more pieces of optical film with a top edge defining an X-axis, a bottom edge, a left edge defining a Y-axis, a right edge at a distance W from the left edge, and a Z-axis perpendicular to the X- and Y-axes. One or more parallel inward and or outward folds extend between the top and bottom edges. The compression lens assembly may include a lens containment feature with top and bottom channels configured to engagingly secure and restrict the corresponding top and bottom edges of the film in at least the Z-axis direction, and left and right channels spaced a distance smaller than W and configured to compress the left and right film edges together and restrict film movement in the X-axis direction. The compressed film piece may form one or more hill or valley profiles between adjacent folds.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Southpac Trust International Inc., Trustee of the LDH TrustInventor: Leslie David Howe
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Publication number: 20140240981Abstract: A backlight that includes a front reflector and a back reflector that form a hollow light recycling cavity including an output surface is disclosed. The backlight further includes one or more light sources disposed to emit light into the light recycling cavity. The front reflector includes an on-axis average reflectivity of at least 90% for visible light polarized in a first plane, and an on-axis average reflectivity of at least 25% but less than 90% for visible light polarized in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Michael F. Weber, Timothy J. Hebrink, Timothy J. Nevitt, John A. Wheatley, Craig R. Schardt, Rolf W. Biernath, William J. Bryan, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, David G. Freier, Myron K. Jordan, Kristopher J. Derks, Zhaohui Yang, Edward J. Kivel
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Publication number: 20140240982Abstract: A mounting arrangement for mounting an optical member to an oblong luminaire, comprising a plurality of mounting members, arranged to be fixed to an end cap at the narrow side of an oblong luminaire and to accommodate the optical member, wherein the plurality of mounting members comprises a first type of mounting member and a second type of mounting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: THORN LIGHTING LTD.Inventors: Anton Bowness, Raymond Keane, Joanne Mailen, Darren Feasey
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Publication number: 20140240983Abstract: An LED street structures includes a pair of frames, a plurality of LED modules, an electrical box, a side cover and a back cover. Each frame has a cover plate, a supporting plate and a blocking plate. The LED modules are arranged between the frames. Two sides of the LED modules are fixed on the supporting plate. The electrical box disposed by a lateral side of the LED modules covers one side of the frames. The side cover covers another side of the frames. The back cover positioned between the frames covers the LED modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: HERGY LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Chun-Hung LU, Chih-Hsin CHEN
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Publication number: 20140240984Abstract: Apparatus and methods separate the functions of light emission, heat dissipation, and power conversion in LED lighting. Doing so may facilitate cost-effective LED lighting and enable the conversion of existing incandescent lamps to LED service. An LED light bulb includes a thermal path from LED dies to a thermal transfer contact having an externally available surface. The LED light bulb and an incandescent lamp adapter are consumer-installable in an incandescent lamp. A heat spreader component of the lamp adapter contacts the thermal transfer contact of the LED light bulb to dissipate heat originating at the LED dies. A lamp adaptable LED power supply plugs into a standard AC power outlet and includes a receptacle to accept insertion of a lamp cord plug to deliver power to the LED light bulb. A lock-in safety device prevents retraction of the lamp cord plug from the LED power supply once inserted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventor: James Aliberti
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Publication number: 20140240985Abstract: An electronic device may have a flexible display. The display may have portions that are bent along a bend axis. The display may have display circuitry such as an array of display pixels in an active area and signal lines, thin-film transistor support circuitry and other display circuitry in an inactive area of the display surrounding the active area. The display circuitry may be formed on a substrate such as a flexible polymer substrate. The flexible polymer substrate may be formed by depositing polymer on a support structure that has raised portions. The raised portions may create locally thinned regions in the flexible polymer substrate. The reduced thickness of the flexible polymer substrate in the thinned regions may help ensure that a neutral stress plane that is associated with bending the display along the bend axis is aligned with the display circuitry, thereby minimizing stress in the display circuitry.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kyung Wook Kim, Young Bae Park, Shih Chang Chang, Byung Duk Yang
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Publication number: 20140240986Abstract: A method of placing on a mounting substrate light radiation sources arranged in successive sequences wherein each sequence includes light radiation sources from different bins having respective light emission characteristics and wherein the sequential order of recurrence of the light radiation sources of the various bins is repeated over the sequences, may include placing the light radiation sources on the mounting substrate in at least two juxtaposed rows, wherein each row includes light radiation sources arranged in a zigzag pattern to produce an chessboard-like array of light radiation sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: OSRAM GmbHInventor: Alberto Alfier
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Publication number: 20140240987Abstract: A detection system for detecting a distance value between a light source and a group of optical films of a back light module includes a base, a luminance detection device, a transfer device, and a distance detection device. The base is configured for supporting the light source. The luminance detection device is configured for detecting a luminance value of the light emitted from the back light module. The transfer device is configured for driving the group of optical films to move relative to the light source. The distance detection device is configured for detecting the distance between the light source and the group of optical films when a luminance value detected by the luminance detection device is equal to or larger than a provided luminance. A detection method using the above detection system is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: YUNG-CHANG TSENG
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Publication number: 20140240988Abstract: An ambient lighting jig assembly generally includes a support assembly, a trim panel, an insert panel, and a light source. The support assembly defines an inner support cavity. The trim panel is configured to be coupled to the support assembly and at least partly defines a jig opening. The insert panel is configured to be rotatably coupled to the support assembly within the jig opening and has a reflective surface. The light source is configured to emit a light stream. Further, the light source is configured to be rotatably coupled to the support assembly within the inner support cavity at a plurality of angular positions so that the light stream is projected onto the reflective surface for use in determining an optimal angle for the insert panel and the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Luis Miguel Del Pozo Gonzalez, Aurelien Doisy, David B. Wong
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Publication number: 20140240989Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of making a heat sink assembly (10) can comprise: forming an heat sink assembly (10) comprising a polymer heat sink (14) around a metal insert (12), the polymer heat sink (14) comprising a thermally conductive polymer material, wherein the heat sink assembly (10) has a contact pressure between the polymer heat sink (14) and the metal insert (12); and increasing the contact pressure. In an embodiment, a method of making a heat sink assembly (10), comprises: heating a mold and subsequently introducing a metal insert to the mold, wherein the metal insert has an insert temperature of 30° C. to 70° C. when it is inserted into the mold; closing the mold; and in less than or equal to 10 seconds of closing the mold, over-molding the metal insert with a thermally conductive polymer material to form a heat sink assembly (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.Inventors: Narendra Anand Hardikar, Harindranath K. Sharma
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Publication number: 20140240990Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED lighting device comprising: a power case main body wherein one side is opened to form a receiving space inside, and a lamp terminal is provided to be electrically connected to a lamp socket on an end of the other side; a main body heat sink which surrounds a part or most of an outer circumference of the power case main body, and is combined to one side of the open power case main body; a plurality of lamp heat sinks which are protruded and combined to contact one side of the main body heat sink to conduct heat with the main body heat sink and forms a radiation structure around a central shaft formed according to a protruded direction; and a main LED module which contacts and is combined to an outer side end in a radiation direction of the lamp heat sink to conduct the heat with the lamp heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicants: HUNIXInventor: Young Su Bae
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Publication number: 20140240991Abstract: Systems and devices for collimating beams of light emitted by a light emitting diode are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical device comprises a bowl shaped reflector base, a light emitting diode (LED) physically attached to the bowl shaped reflector base, a central reflector in a shape of a hyperbolic cone formed above the LED about a center of the bowl shaped reflector base, and a transparent plate formed around a base of the hyperbolic cone. In the embodiment, the central reflector in the shape of the hyperbolic cone is configured to reflect a portion of light emitted from the LED to an outer edge of the bowl shaped reflector base which in turn substantially reflect the portion of light via the transparent plate almost parallel to an optical axis of the LED.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Emil Aslanov, Nikolay Petrov, Alexey Borodulin, Georgy Tananaev, Seokhoon Kang
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Publication number: 20140240992Abstract: A lamp includes a collar with internal and outer surfaces, where two or more connection pins extend from the internal surface of the collar. At least two connection pins have a head portion distal from the collar internal surface. The head portions include a slot. The lamp includes a light source with at least two external lead-in wires. The lead-in wires are located within respective slots and are mechanically coupled to respective surfaces of the slots in a press-fit manner which may be free of wrapping, winding, twisting, or soldering. A PCB disposed inside the lamp has two opposing surfaces and a rim between the two opposing surfaces. There are conductive surfaces disposed on at least one of the rim and one of the opposing surfaces at positions corresponding to connection pin slots. The PCB is located between connection pins with the conductive surfaces in electrical communication with the lead-in wires.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Tamás VÁSÁRHELYI, József FÜLÖP, Timea SESZTÁK, Zsolt BAGOLY, Jácint GERGELY
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Publication number: 20140240993Abstract: A cooling system is provided. The cooling system includes an enclosure. The enclosure is defined by walls among which at least one is movable. The enclosure further includes at least one aperture on at least one wall. The system further includes an amplification element that is coupled with at least one walls of the enclosure. Further, the cooling system includes an actuation unit mechanically coupled with the amplification element. The actuation unit includes at least one actuation signal triggered actuator configured to cause a displacement the amplification element. In the cooling system, the amplification element is configured to amplify the actuator caused displacement through to the at least one wall of the enclosure such that fluid enters and exits the enclosure from the at least one aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Charles Erklin Seeley, Stanton Earl Weaver, JR., Brian Magann Rush, Mark Howard Giammattei
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Publication number: 20140240994Abstract: A lighting device includes a heat sink including a first heat radiation part and a second heat radiation part; a light source module including a substrate disposed on the first heat radiation part, and a light emitting device disposed on the substrate; and a power supply unit which is disposed within the second heat radiation part and supplies power to the light source module. The second heat radiation part includes an inner portion receiving the power supply unit therewithin, an outer portion enclosing the inner portion, and a first receiver disposed between the inner portion and the outer portion. The first heat radiation part includes an upper portion which is disposed on the inner portion of the second heat radiation part and on which the substrate of the light source module is disposed, and a lower portion disposed in the first receiver of the second heat radiation part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong Nyung LIM, Do Hwan KIM, Jae Jin KIM, Cheon Joo KIM, Sang Hoon LEE, Keun Tak JOO, Tae Young CHOI
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Publication number: 20140240995Abstract: A light-emitting element mounting substrate and a light-emitting device. The light-emitting element mounting substrate is composed of an alumina-based sintered body. The alumina-based sintered body contains 80 percent by mass or more of aluminum oxide with respect to 100% by mass of all constituent components. An O/Al atomic ratio of oxygen to aluminum in crystal grains of the aluminum oxide is less than 1.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Hajime Toda, Minoru Nakasuga, Tetsurou Nakamoto, Shunji Mikaki