Plural Sources Or Supports Therefor Patents (Class 362/225)
  • Patent number: 8177388
    Abstract: An improved LED tube structure capable of changing an illumination direction allows for use of a conventional fluorescent lamp holder and is capable of changing an illumination direction. The LED tube structure includes a transparent tube having a plug track disposed on an inner tube wall thereof, wherein the plug track is disposed approximate to or above a horizontal center line of the transparent tube, and the plug track is adapted for an LED lamp strip to be plugged therein; a conductive terminal having a tandem piece between two terminals thereof; and a positioning enclosure having two terminal plugholes spaced apart disposed in the middle portion thereof for the terminals to be fixedly plugged therein. The plug track grooves are disposed at different angles for the plug track on the inner wall of the transparent tube to be selectively plugged therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Inventor: Hsu Li Yen
  • Publication number: 20120113620
    Abstract: A light source includes a carrier, a plurality of solid-state light-emitting devices, a light-incoupling component, a first reflector, and a plurality of second reflectors. The solid-state light-emitting devices and the light-incoupling component are configured on the carrier. The light-incoupling component has a bottom surface, a top surface, a plurality of side surfaces adjoining the bottom surface and the top surface, and a through hole extending from the bottom surface to the top surface. The solid-state light-emitting devices are located in the through hole. The first reflector covers the through hole. The second reflectors are configured on the side surfaces. Light emitted from the solid-state light-emitting devices enters the light-incoupling component via a sidewall of the through hole and leaves the light-incoupling component via the top surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen-Hung Ho, Wei-Tien Chang, Shau-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 8172426
    Abstract: A flexible sheet includes a plurality of sheaths adapted to receive individual elongated light sources, and forming a collapsible backlight system having expanded and collapsed configurations. In expanded configuration, the flexible sheet is generally planar and the elongated light sources are spatially dispersed, while in the collapsed configuration, the elongated light sources are maintained proximal to each other in generally parallel fashion. The flexible sheet may have front and rear layers, each such layer possessing selected optical qualities such as translucency, reflectivity and diffusivity, depending on the desired application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Moss, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert M. Frey
  • Patent number: 8167453
    Abstract: An illumination device includes an illumination lamp installed to a device housing, a sensor for use in controlling the lighting operation of the illumination lamp, and a sensor attachment unit through which the sensor is detachably attached to the device housing such that a sensing unit of the sensor is exposed to the outside. The illumination device further includes a decoration member for attachment to the sensor attachment unit when the sensor is not attached to the sensor attachment unit, the decoration member having substantially the same outward appearance as that of the sensor. The sensor and the decoration member are interchangeably attached to the sensor attachment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshikazu Kawashima, Atsuo Nanahara, Yuichi Ejiri
  • Patent number: 8162505
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d), comprising—one or more light sources (2, 21); and—one or more housing elements (3) that are disposed so as to be movable relative to said light source(s) (2, 21), the movement of the said housing elements (3) being achieved by means of deformation of said housing elements (3); wherein the deformation of one or more housing elements (3) is controlled by means of one or more actuators (4a, 4b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Inventors: Xaveer Claerhout, Barbara Van Biervliet
  • Publication number: 20120092861
    Abstract: A planar light source apparatus includes a plurality of elongated lighting elements disposed in a common plane, and a plurality of mirror reflectors arranged perpendicular to the common plane and facing the lighting elements. The lighting elements are equidistantly spaced from each other. The lighting elements face a same direction. The mirror reflectors frame the lighting elements. The mirror reflectors each have a reflecting surface facing the lighting elements. The reflecting surfaces are perpendicular to the common plane. A distance between one of the reflectors and its nearest lighting element is maximum of half the distance between two adjacent lighting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: CHIH-PENG HSU, CHUNG-MIN CHANG
  • Patent number: 8147091
    Abstract: A linear light-emitting diode (LED)-based solid-state device comprising at least two shock protection switches, at least one each at the two ends of the device, fully protects a person from possible electric shock during re-lamping with LED lamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Lightel Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Chungho Hsia, Pai-Sheng Shen, Ching-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 8142040
    Abstract: A fixing mechanism of backlight component includes a metal bezel, a socket, a lamp sheathing structure, and an external frame. A fixing hole is formed on the metal bezel. A fixing structure is formed on an end of the socket for inserting into the fixing hole of the metal bezel to electrically connect to a power control circuit board. A groove is formed on the other end of the socket for containing a lamp. The lamp sheathing structure is disposed on the metal bezel for sheathing the lamp so as to fix the lamp with the socket together. The external frame is disposed on the metal bezel and abuts against the lamp sheathing structure to fix the lamp sheathing structure on the metal bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Chieh Chao, Cheng-Sheng Chiang
  • Patent number: 8142039
    Abstract: A backlight assembly with reduced thickness, a reduced number of parts and a reduced probability of causing environmental contamination includes lamps, each lamp including a lamp tube and a pair of lamp electrodes disposed at ends of the lamp tube, respectively, a lamp-driving printed circuit board (“PCB”) which includes a plurality of conductive pads and a plurality of pairs of first socket-fixing grooves and provides a driving voltage to each of the lamps, sockets, each socket including a conductive body which includes a first guide groove, into which each of the lamp electrodes is inserted, and a pair of first fixing protrusions which is inserted into each pair of the first socket-fixing grooves, and a lower case which accommodates the lamp-driving PCB, the sockets, and the lamps, wherein each of the sockets is surface-mounted on a corresponding conductive pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun-Chul Bae
  • Publication number: 20120069558
    Abstract: A lighting source comprises a plurality of LED tubular lighting fixtures having upper and lower ends. Upper and lower mounting caps positioned at the ends of the fixtures have cups for receipt of the fixture ends that locate the fixtures within the caps in a pattern and allow for rotation of the fixtures within the cups. A locking bar extends between the mounting caps, for sealing the ends of the fixtures within the cups against the mounting caps and prevents further rotation of the fixtures. A circuit board located on the upper mounting cap is connected electrically to the LED fixtures. Wires extending from the upper ends of the tubular fixtures pass through apertures in the cups of the upper mounting caps to push connectors on the circuit board for connection to an external DC power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventor: Andrew T. Neal
  • Publication number: 20120057097
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a lighting device having a simple configuration and obtaining an almost uniform illumination brightness distribution as a whole. A lighting device 12 of the present invention includes a plurality of light sources 17 arranged parallel to each other, and a chassis 14 having a bottom plate 14a on which the light sources 17 are arranged. Some of the light sources 17 are arranged on either side of a center line CL of the bottom plate at a center with respect to a parallel arrangement direction of the light sources 17 in the light source high-density areas HD in which a distance between the adjacent light sources 17, 17 is smaller than a distance between the adjacent light sources of others of the light sources 17 in another area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takaharu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8130336
    Abstract: A backlight apparatus can avoid a situation where a light source cannot be turned on and includes a light source having a base portion, a connector member including a contact portion having a recessed shape and electrically connected to the base portion of the light source, and a contact correcting portion arranged to contact with the contact portion of the connector member, wherein the light source is arranged inside a recessed portion, having the recessed shape, of the contact portion, and the contact correcting portion is arranged to press the contact portion of the connector member toward the base portion of the light source so as to close the recessed portion on a side of open ends of the contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tamotsu Satoh
  • Publication number: 20120050625
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce uneven brightness. A backlight unit 12 of the present invention includes a hot cathode tube 17, a chassis 14, a diffuser plate 30, and a lamp clip 20. The hot cathode tube 17 is a linearly formed light source. The chassis 14 houses the hot cathode tube 17 and has an opening 14b for light from the light source to pass through. The diffuser plate 30 is an optical member 15 is arranged so as to face the hot cathode tube 17 and to cover the opening 14b. The lamp clip 20 is a light-source holding member holding a luminous portion LP of the hot cathode tube 17. An area of the diffuser plate 30 overlapping the lamp clip 20 (a light-source holding member overlapping area) includes a low-light-reflectance area LR having light reflectance relatively at at least first surface 30a facing the hot cathode tube 17 smaller than that of a peripheral area ALR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasumori Kuromizu
  • Patent number: 8115891
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight device which supplies light to a back surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The backlight device includes a diffusion plate, a plurality of cold cathode fluorescent lamps, and a reflection plate on which light is reflected. Assuming arrangement intervals of the plurality of cold cathode fluorescent lamps in the direction from a center portion to a peripheral portion as “a”, “b”, “c”, “d”, “e”, and “f” respectively, the plurality of cold cathode fluorescent lamps is arranged to satisfy the relationship of a>b?c?d?e?f. Such a liquid crystal display device can control the brightness distribution due to the arrangement of the cold cathode fluorescent lamps within the backlight device thus obtaining a high-quality image display without generating brightness irregularities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki Ota
  • Patent number: 8111022
    Abstract: This invention relates to a lighting system. The lighting system includes a plurality of interconnectable polygonal lighting modules, wherein each lighting module has a plurality of connection members each including at least one electrical terminal. The connection members are arranged rotationally symmetrically at the lighting module. The lighting system further includes bridge members. Each bridge member has bridge terminals and is mountable at neighboring connection members of different lighting modules, to form a bridge providing an electric connection between connection terminals of the different connection members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Pieter Jacob Snijder, Martin Gerard Hendrik Hiddink, Pieter Hubertus Franciscus Deurenberg, Johannes Martinus Maria Welschen, Victor J. Zwanenberg
  • Patent number: 8109647
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a first lighting module, a second lighting module, a case coupled to the first and second lighting modules, and a power circuit between the first and second lighting modules. Each of the first and second lighting modules includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), and bottom surfaces of the first and second lighting modules and the power circuit are aligned on substantially a same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kim Dong Soo, Kim Yun Ha
  • Patent number: 8104920
    Abstract: A modular lighting system includes an elongate light module with a printed circuit board having at least one light emitting diode mounted thereon for emitting a shadowless light pattern. The light module is adapted to be electrically connected to one or more other light modules where each light module generally includes a support frame having a base member disposed between an upstanding right-side wall member and an upstanding left-side wall member. Each side wall member includes an upper inner wall channel, a lower inner wall channel and an outer wall channel which is disposed between the upper inner wall channel and the lower inner wall channel. The channels support a track cover and in cooperation with a pair of spaced apart removable retention members help determine, at time of installation, the mounting angle of the printed circuit board for directing light emitting from the light module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Jack Dubord
  • Patent number: 8104946
    Abstract: A backlight assembly, in which several parts are unified so as to reduce a number of parts used and simplify an assembly process includes lamps emitting light, first lamp sockets, each of which includes a first connection member coupled with one end of each of the lamps so as to be electrically connected to the end of each of the lamps, and a reflection plate to reflect the light emitted from the lamps, and including socket fixing units formed integrally therewith to respectively fix the first lamp sockets. Each of the socket fixing units includes a socket fixing groove formed on a bottom plane of the reflection plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Seok An, Jong Cheol Lee, Dae Hyoun Byoun, Tae Jun You
  • Publication number: 20120020070
    Abstract: A lamp has a light tube, an illuminant module mounted in the light tube and two end caps mounted respectively on two opposite ends of the light tube. A slot being substantially inverted T-shaped in cross-section is formed in and axially along the light tube and the end caps. A guide rail or a pair of resilient plates is disposed at a presupposed position and is mounted through the slot of the lamp to hold the lamp. An amount of lamps that is held on the guide rail or the pair of resilient plates is changeable according to needful brightness. Therefore, disposing the lamp is easy, quick and convenient and a total cost for disposing the lamp is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventor: Chiu-Min Lin
  • Patent number: 8100551
    Abstract: A replacement light fixture for directing light emitted from a light source toward an area to be illuminated, including a base member upon with the light source is positioned and a reflector assembly detachably secured to a first and second mounting brackets that are mounted to a portion of the preexisting light fixture housing such that a lens portion of the reflector assembly overlies the light source and such that substantially all of the light emitted from the light source passes through the lens portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: John T. Mayfield, III, Carl T. Gould, George McIlwraith, Christopher L. Sharp
  • Patent number: 8096682
    Abstract: An LED lighting device includes a receptacle comprising first and second bossed holes each having internal threads, and two opposite shoulders each formed lengthwise along a central line of an inner surface of either side of the receptacle; a cover plate comprising apertures and threadedly secured to the receptacle to form a housing; PCBs each supported by the shoulder and the first bossed holes and fastened in the receptacle by driving threaded fasteners therethrough into the first bossed holes; parallel elongated members each with the housing mounted thereon; units of LEDs electrically connected to the PCB wherein each unit of LEDs is fastened in the aperture; a waterproofing member filled in the housing for protecting the PCB; longitudinal and transverse frame members mounted on one surfaces of the elongated members; and a panel box mounted on the frame members, the panel box being electrically connected to the PCBs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Unilumin Group, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Feng Lin, Wei Wang, Ping Lin Zhao, Song Lei
  • Patent number: 8092064
    Abstract: Illumination assemblies, components, and related methods are described. An illumination assembly is provided that comprises a plurality of illumination tiles each having a light emission surface. The plurality of illumination tiles are arranged in a two-dimensional array. The illumination tiles are constructed and arranged so as to provide a substantially contiguous illumination surface comprising the light emission surfaces of the plurality of the illumination tiles. Each illumination tile is illuminated by at least one solid state light-emitting device. A method of local dimming an illumination assembly of a display (e.g., LCD) backlight unit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Rambus International Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexei A. Erchak, Robert F. Karlicek, David Doyle, Gianni Taraschi, Michael A. Joffe, Christian Hoepfner
  • Patent number: 8092043
    Abstract: A LED lamp tube which includes a hollow transparent tube, a LED lamp assembly disposed in the transparent tube, two conductive caps provided on both ends of the transparent tube respectively, and a circuit control unit. The circuit control unit includes a plurality of separated sub-portions. The respective sub-portions of the circuit control unit are distributed uniformly on the circuit board of the LED lamp assembly. Via the uniform arrangement of respective sub-portions of the circuit control unit, the heat within the LED lamp tube can be distributed uniformly, thereby lowering the temperature and facilitating the heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignees: Cpumate Inc, Golden Sun News Techniques Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Len Lin, Chen-Hsiang Lin, Wen-Jung Liu, Hwai-Ming Wang, Ken Hsu, Chih-Hung Cheng
  • Patent number: 8092041
    Abstract: A low profile linear high bay fluorescent luminaire with a downwardly facing and room side accessible ballast channel. The lighting fixture includes a housing assembly having a longitudinal axis with a first reflector located on a first side of the longitudinal axis. A second reflector is located on a second side of the longitudinal axis. The first and second reflectors are spaced apart with at least one ballast therebetween. At least one ballast is coupled to the housing assembly and extends downwardly from the housing assembly. A cover for the ballast is located below the ballast. The lighting fixture also includes a means for releasably coupling the cover to the housing assembly. The lighting fixture can be suspended from a ceiling or joist in a number of ways including mounting brackets, wire hangers, and ceiling assemblies, and can have an occupancy sensor attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Wilton L. Fowler, Jr., David J. Rector, William A. Ballweg
  • Publication number: 20120002411
    Abstract: A troffer-style luminaire includes first and second side ends and a top end extending between the side ends. The side and top ends define an interior region. Light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) are coupled along interior surfaces of the side ends, within the interior region. At least some of the LEDs are coupled to the interior surfaces by being wedged between members protruding into the interior region from the interior or other surfaces. In addition, or in the alternative, one or more spring clips can apply a force that holds the LEDs against the interior surfaces. A reflector extends between the LEDs and the top member and reflects light from the LEDs towards a bottom end of the frame. The light emitted by the LEDs is directed to the reflector and then indirectly emitted through the bottom end, into a desired environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Christopher Ladewig
  • Publication number: 20110317410
    Abstract: An LED illuminating apparatus includes a substrate, an envelope facing to the substrate, and at least one LED arranged on the substrate. The substrate includes a first surface. The first surface includes an installed surface and a convex surface connected to the installed surface. The envelope includes a light emitting portion faces to the first surface of the substrate. The at least one LED is arranged on the installed surface of the substrate. A part of light emitted from the at least one LED is reflected by the convex surface of first surface of the substrate, and travels through the envelope to an outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Ai-Ko HUANG, Hsin-Mei MO
  • Publication number: 20110317080
    Abstract: A lighting device 12 includes light sources 17, a chassis 14 configured to house the light sources 17 therein and having an opening 14a through which light emitted from the light sources 17 exits and an optical member 15a provided so as to face the light sources 17 and cover the opening 14a. The light sources are arranged parallel to each other in an arrangement direction with having a small interval between some adjacent light sources 17 and having a large interval between some other adjacent light sources 17. The optical member 15a includes a light reflecting portion 31 that reflects light emitted from the light sources 17. The light reflecting portion 31 is provided to change light reflectance in a direction crossing the arrangement direction of the light sources 17.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshiki Takata
  • Patent number: 8083370
    Abstract: The present invention provides various embodiments for apparatuses and methods of manufacturing low profile housings for electronic and/or optoelectronic devices. Some embodiments provide low profile housings with a hollow casing comprising a first surface, second surface, and at least one lateral side surface. The housing is substantially light-diffusive. At least one cap is provided for sealing an end of the casing, with the at least one cap being sized to account for variations in the casing. At least one light emitting device, such as an LED, may be mounted within the casing. A mounting means may be included for mounting the housing. In another embodiment, a low profile housing with a first casing and second casing surrounding a majority of the first casing may be provided. At least one light emitting device, such as a double-sided printed circuit board with a plurality of LEDs, may be provided in the first casing. One or more end caps may be provided for sealing both the first and second casings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: The Sloan Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Sloan, Bruce Quaal
  • Patent number: 8085362
    Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a rear frame, a U-shaped cold cathode tube and a cold cathode tube support member. The U-shaped cold cathode tube has a first straight tube portion, a second straight tube portion and a curved end portion that connects the first and second straight tube portions. The cold cathode tube support member has a mating component and an engaging component. The mating component restricts movements of the first straight tube portion in first and second directions of the rear frame relative to the rear frame. The engaging component restricts a movement of the second straight tube portion in the first direction of the rear frame relative to the rear frame. The engaging component supports the second straight tube portion for movement in the second direction of the rear frame relative to the rear frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Suehiro Harada
  • Patent number: 8070314
    Abstract: A push fit waterproof interconnect hub for a sequence of lighting fixtures. Each interconnect hub is formed as part of a special end cap of the lighting fixture. The interconnect hubs include a waterproof interconnect system that allows pass-through of electrical dabbling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Orgatech Omegalux, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurence St. Ives, Kevin Dahlen
  • Patent number: 8070312
    Abstract: A fluorescent lamp tube catcher formed of bent wire can be detachably engaged with a light fixture, with the central portion of the lamp tube catcher positioned below fluorescent tubes in the light fixture during use. In the event that a fluorescent lamp tube inadvertently becomes loose in the light fixture, the fluorescent lamp tube catcher can stop the loose fluorescent lamp tube from falling. The fluorescent lamp tube catcher can be loosely retained on the light fixture, for example while replacing a fluorescent lamp tube that has failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal R. Verfuerth, Kenneth J. Wetenkamp, Brandon J. King
  • Publication number: 20110292648
    Abstract: A light bar for use on firefighting or other emergency vehicles includes an elongate base that provides a versatile mounting platform for primary visual and audible warning devices as well as providing a mounting platform for other types of equipment such as secondary visual and audible devices, optical devices, cameras, weather monitoring equipment, GPS devices, preemption devices, running lights and other devices that have been traditionally mounted on a firefighting or emergency vehicle roof and/or other exterior surface area of the emergency vehicle. The light bar is versatile in both allowing many different types of equipment to be selectively mounted and adjustably positioned on the base, and on pairs of support plates that are attachable to the opposite ends of the base and provide support for different combinations of signal lights and other equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: POWERARC, INC.
    Inventor: W. Kenneth Menke, III
  • Patent number: 8066394
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps, a receiving container and a conductive member. Each of the lamps includes a lamp body, a first electrode part disposed at a first end portion of the lamp body and a second electrode part disposed at a second end portion of the lamp body, the second end portion being opposite to the first end portion. The receiving container includes a bottom plate on which the lamps are disposed and a sidewall disposed at edge portions of the bottom plate to define a receiving space. The receiving container has a plurality of grounding portions formed on the bottom plate or the sidewalls. The conductive member electrically connects the second electrode part to one of the grounding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Ju Kim, Min-Ho Ok, Yoon-Soo Kwon, Jung-Tae Kang, Sang-Hoon Park, Jin-Ho Ha, Woong-Jae Chang
  • Patent number: 8061862
    Abstract: Provided is a backlight assembly which includes integral power supply sockets and ground sockets, in which the number of parts is reduced in addition to the manufacturing cost. The backlight assembly includes a lamp including a lamp tube and an electrode that protrudes beyond either end of the lamp tube, a power supply socket including a first plate that has a first guide groove through which the electrode is inserted and a plate spring that is disposed on one side of the first plate and fixes the electrode in the first guide groove by pressurizing the electrode, and a bottom chassis containing the lamp and the power supply socket therein, in which the first plate and the plate spring are formed of a conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Woan Cho, Seong-sik Choi, Du-hwan Chung, Cheol-yong Noh
  • Patent number: 8057055
    Abstract: A light source holding structure eliminates non-uniformity of temperature distribution of a tube body of a light source in order to make uniform the amount of light emitted or prevent portions at which the amount of light emitted is locally lowered. The light source holding structure has a linear light source and a first light source holding member substantially in the shape of a bar. An engaging groove arranged to engage with a portion of a tube body of the light source is provided on the front side of the first light source holding member. The portion of the tube body is engaged in the engaging groove and substantially the entire length of the tube body is brought into surface contact with the inner surface of the engaging groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenichi Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 8057065
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal panel; a plurality of lamps supplying light to the liquid crystal panel; external electrodes provided at both ends of the lamps; common electrodes including a plurality of electrode holders for fixing the external electrodes of the lamps in a surrounding manner and supplying power to the lamps; a first support side disposed on the external electrodes provided at the plurality of lamps and the common electrodes; and a common electrode support extending from the first support side to support the common electrodes and having a heat circulation passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Hong Park, Woo-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 8052295
    Abstract: A backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display device having the same backlight assembly are provided. The backlight assembly includes a bottom case, a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) disposed on the bottom case, wherein substantially all of the PCBs have predetermined inclinations with respect to a front surface of the bottom case, and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on the PCBs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung Dong Kim, Wook Jeon
  • Patent number: 8038318
    Abstract: A door frame mounted reflector system for a fluorescent troffer is depicted. The fluorescent troffer incorporates the utilization of a troffer housing and hingedly affixed to the troffer housing is a door frame which has attached thereto optical reflectors, the optical reflectors including optionally first and second lenses on either side of the centrally aligned basket and first and second upwardly extending downlight reflectors which extend upward from the longitudinal edge of the door frame towards the top wall of the troffer housing but which are not affixed to the top wall of the troffer housing. These downlight reflectors cover irregularities on the interior top wall of the troffer housing while providing smooth illumination characteristics to the lenses and basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Carlton B. Plunk
  • Patent number: 8038336
    Abstract: A lamp holding apparatus for mounting a lamp to a base member includes a mounting plate having a pair of locking portions protruding to a base side. The locking portion is inserted into a mounting hole provided at the base and capable of being locked to a peripheral edge on its back side. Abutting portions, which protrude to the base side and are capable of abutting the base at the time of mounting, are provided on a bottom surface of the mounting plate that is an opposing surface to the base. The abutting portions are provided at three spots with one of the locking portions interposed therebetween. At the time of mounting, each of the abutting portions abut the base, and the mounting plate is elastically deformed so as to be warped, whereby the locking surface of the locking portion is kept in the state in which it is locked to a peripheral edge of a back side of the mounting hole by its elastic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Azuma, Tatsuya Kudari, Yoshiki Takata
  • Publication number: 20110235318
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of LED-based lights for use in fluorescent fixtures that emanate light in a plurality of directions. One embodiment disclosed herein of an LED light for use in a fluorescent light fixture comprises a housing and a circuit board having a first surface configured to face an illumination area, the circuit board mounted in the housing and defining a plane conceptually dividing the housing into a first portion and a second portion. At least one LED is mounted on the first surface of the circuit board and is configured to emanate light in a first direction. Light distribution means is configured to distribute a portion of the light emanated in the first direction to at least a second direction different than the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: ALTAIR ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: David L. SIMON, John IVEY
  • Patent number: 8026893
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel with four colors of sub-pixels, and a backlight unit having light emitting diodes of at least five colors to apply multi-primary light to the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Jung Hong, Kyung Joon Kwon
  • Publication number: 20110222276
    Abstract: In an illuminating device that includes a cold cathode fluorescent lamp, and a device main body on which the cold cathode fluorescent lamp is disposed, cable connectors to which a power supply cable for supplying an electric power to the illuminating device is connected are provided on a first side surface of the device main body and a second side surface that is opposite to the first side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: NEC Lighting, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasunobu Kasuya
  • Patent number: 8011805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pointless illumination device, comprising: a body; a cover, made of a light spreading material which can uniformly spread out the light of a plurality of light emitting devices; a light source module; a first contact portion; and a second contact portion. The light emitted from the light source module is uniformly spread through the cover so that the phenomenon of pointwise illumination does not exist in the illumination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Bright View Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung Hwa Chiang
  • Patent number: 8007123
    Abstract: A backlight includes a cold cathode fluorescent lamp, a container for receiving the same and a liquid crystal display, device having the container. The lamp includes a lamp tube, a first electrode having a first end disposed inside the lamp tube and a second end disposed outside the lamp tube and a second electrode plated on an outer surface of the lamp tube. The cold cathode fluorescent lamp is easily coupled/separated to/from the container having a clip type power-supplying module in a clip-coupling manner. In addition, a shock absorbing member is installed at the clip type power-supplying module so as to absorb an impact applied to the cold cathode fluorescent lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeong-Suk Yoo, Keun-Woo Lee, Jong-Dae Park, Jae-Ho Jung
  • Patent number: 8002421
    Abstract: A light-generating device includes a driving substrate and a plurality of light source arrays. The driving substrate has a rectangular planar shape. The plurality of light source arrays is formed on the driving substrate. The light source arrays include at least one light emitting diode to generate light in response to power being applied through the substrate, and the light source arrays are spaced apart from each other. Thus, heat generated from the light-generating device is rapidly dissipated from the light-generating device, improving brightness of the light, brightness uniformity of the light and color reproducibility of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Ho Song, Sang-Yu Lee, Gi-Cherl Kim, Seoek-Hwan Kang, Sang-Gil Lee, Ju-Young Yoon
  • Publication number: 20110199761
    Abstract: A Lighting fixture having a luminaire body which supports the lamps, preferably fluorescent lamps, and has a transparent panel mounted on its light outlet side by means of a panel frame, wherein the panel frame is attached to the luminaire body such that it can be removed and replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Juergen Schuler
  • Publication number: 20110199005
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for providing illumination. A lighting unit may have a support structure, and one or more light emitting elements supported by a circuit board contacting the support structure. A first optical element and a second optical element may be provided. A remote luminescent material may be provided on one or more optical elements. Light emitting elements configured to excite the luminescent material such as highly efficient light emitting diodes may be directed towards the luminescent material. The support structure may be a heat dissipating element, which may conduct heat from a heat source to a surface of the support structure. The heat dissipating element may have a passageway permitting the formation of a convection path to dissipate heat from the support structure. Such lighting units may be used to replace conventional fluorescent light tubes or other lighting devices, or may be provided as standalone lighting units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Eric Bretschneider, Zach Berkowitz, Randall Sosnick, Lisa Pattison, P. Morgan Pattison
  • Publication number: 20110199760
    Abstract: A lighting fixture having a louvered light shield is provided. The louvered light shield has at least one light emitting section with a plurality of alternating ridges and troughs. A plurality of sidewalls connect the ridges and troughs. A plurality of the ridges have a light exit opening therethrough. The light exit opening enables light from a light source of the lighting fixture to exit the lighting fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Feridoun NOURISHAD, Jose Adame
  • Patent number: 7988342
    Abstract: Systems and methods for installing row-mounted suspended light fixtures. Each of a row of suspended light fixtures includes brackets disposed on opposite ends of the fixture. Each bracket includes a slot configured to slidably receive an adjustment clip coupled to a support member, such as a ceiling cable or pendant. Each adjustment clip includes first and second segments disposed at a non-zero, acute angle relative to one another such that a space separates the first and second segments. The space is configured to receive a portion of one or more brackets associated with the adjustment clip, proximate the bracket slot(s). An operator can install the light fixtures by positioning a fastener through each adjustment clip, outside the bracket slot(s). He also can adjust an alignment and balance of one or more of the light fixtures by sliding one or more of the adjustment clips along the slot(s) associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Christopher J. Pahl
  • Publication number: 20110176299
    Abstract: A light reflector including a multilayer film wherein the multilayer film includes a substrate layer and an emission line preventing layer including a scale-like light reflecting section, and the reflection angle light quantity ratio is from 1.5 to 6.5. The light reflector is capable of preventing generation of emission lines when it is incorporated in a planar light source device or an illuminating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Yupo Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiko Ueda, Hiroshi Koyama