Particular Wavelength Patents (Class 362/230)
  • Patent number: 12140775
    Abstract: An exemplary illumination source is provided. The illumination source includes a light integrating device for coupling to at least one optical structure at an output port. The light integrating device includes at least one input port. At least one light source produces at least one optical illumination coupled to the at least one input port. A light adjusting tool controls the optical illumination emitted by the light integrating device. The light adjusting tool controls uniformity of light emitted by the light integrating device by modifying at least one internal surface of the light integrating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Trustees of Boston University
    Inventors: M. Selim Ünlü, Mete Aslan, Iris Celebi, Celalettin Yurdakul, Allison Marie Marn
  • Patent number: 12123554
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems for generating tunable white light. The systems include a plurality of LED strings that generate light with color points that fall within red, blue, green, and cyan color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output. Methods of generating white light by combining light generated by red, blue, green, and cyan color channels. Methods of generating white light points at substantially the same 1931 CIE chromaticity diagram color coordinates having different EML.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: KORRUS, INC.
    Inventors: Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Paul Kenneth Pickard
  • Patent number: 11803082
    Abstract: A backlight unit comprising a printed circuit board; a plurality of light sources at a surface of the printed circuit board, the plurality of light sources to emit light; and a reflective sheet, arranged above the plurality of light sources, having differing transmittance on the basis of incident angle of the light from the plurality of light sources, respectively, wherein the reflective sheet is provided with at least one gap between two adjacent light sources from among the plurality of light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Nishida, Farid Mukhtarov, Daesik Kim
  • Patent number: 11796140
    Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed operating a vivid source having a first duty cycle and a dulling source with second duty cycle. The vivid source and the dulling source operate at alternating time intervals where the intensity of one wavelength segment or block is emphasized in the vivid source and absent or de-emphasized in the dulling source. The operation provides the user with an emphasis on objects that reflect or absorb the emphasized wavelength segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Alliance Sports Group, L.P.
    Inventors: Wallace Andrew Kluck, Todd Lee Marcucci
  • Patent number: 11774646
    Abstract: A display device comprises a plurality of light sources, a luminance equalizer sheet and a display. The light sources include a plurality of first light sources arranged in an array on an arrangement region and a plurality of second light sources arranged at corner portions of the arrangement region, respectively. The luminance equalizer sheet is arranged opposite the light sources to equalize luminance, the luminance equalizer sheet including first portions that face the first light sources, respectively, and second portions that face the second light sources, respectively, the second portions being different from the first portions. The display is arranged opposite the luminance equalizer sheet and disposed on an opposite side of the luminance equalizer sheet relative to the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Ito
  • Patent number: 11576993
    Abstract: An ultraviolet air germicidal lamp system includes a base frame including an air inlet and an air outlet, an ultraviolet germicidal module on the base frame, and a lamp module in the base frame. The ultraviolet germicidal module includes a fan, an inlet duct, an ultraviolet lamp module including a cavity and ultraviolet lamps in the cavity, and an outlet duct. The fan is connected to the air inlet. The intake of the cavity of the ultraviolet lamp module is connected to the fan by the inlet duct. The vent of the cavity of the ultraviolet lamp module is connected to the air outlet by the outlet duct. The body diameter of the cavity is larger than the diameters of the inlet duct and the outlet duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Pin-Chen Lai, Chih-Hsien Wang, Kuan-Hsien Tu
  • Patent number: 11456776
    Abstract: A system comprising: a host device comprising at least, an electrical interface configured for connection to a powerline; a first releasable interface; a powerline communication module for transmitting and receiving information over the powerline; an intelligent module comprising at least, a second releasable interface interconnected to the first releasable interface; a digital processor; memory operatively connected to the processor and configured with instructions for causing the processor to receive and transmit information over the powerline through the powerline communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: KORRUS, INC.
    Inventors: Phil Kearney, Laszlo Takacs, Michael Larson, Artem Mishin
  • Patent number: 11407352
    Abstract: A multi-purpose vehicle includes a load carrier deck supported to a vehicle body frame which is supported on a ground surface via front wheels and rear wheels. The load carrier deck includes a deck constituting unit having a bottom plate, a left wall, a right wall, a front wall and a rear wall. A lamp for illuminating inside of the load carrier deck is provided in the deck constituting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jay Oxner, Takashi Fujii
  • Patent number: 11384929
    Abstract: A recessed lighting fixture includes a one-piece casing having i) a flat-crown-hat-shaped to be secured to a ceiling or the like and that is made of a fire-retardant material, ii) a flange fitting that is removably mounted to the one-piece casing therein, and iii) a light-emitting diode (LED) assembly mounted to the flange fitting therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: De Brousse & Crémant Inc.
    Inventor: Pierre-Paul Lupien
  • Patent number: 11300854
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a light emitting module, a flash module, and a terminal including the same. The light emitting module according to an embodiment comprises: a semiconductor layer; a phosphor layer arranged on one surface of the semiconductor layer; a plurality of light emitting chips including a plurality of electrodes arranged on a surface facing one surface of the semiconductor layer; a first partition arranged at one side of the plurality of light emitting chips, and a second partition arranged at the other side of the plurality of light emitting chips so as to face the first partition; and an opaque molding part, which encompasses the plurality of light emitting chips such that the upper surface of the phosphor layer and the bottom surfaces of the plurality of electrodes are exposed to the outside, and is arranged on the inner side of the first and second partitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Sung Lee, Jang Hoon Jeong, Min Ji Jin, Young Kyu Jeong
  • Patent number: 11211530
    Abstract: A light source and an illumination device including the light source are provided. By adjusting peak wavelengths, peak intensities and color coordinates of blue light, red light and green light in the illumination light emitted by the light source to preset ranges, the illumination light emitted by the light source has a specific spectral distribution. In another embodiment, a specific light color is achieved by a specific phosphor ratio. Not only the color theory is considered for the evaluation of the lighting effect, but also the influence of the spectrum on the actual lighting effect is considered. At the same time, the influence of the luminescent material on the spectrum is considered. Thus, a light source having a high comfort, a high preference, a high color rendering index, and a high color gamut index is obtained, and the light source has a similar effect to the sunlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd., Suzhou Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhixian Zhou, Jie Qiang
  • Patent number: 11175573
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a fluorescent rod that contains a fluorescent substance; at least one light-guide element including a first end face, a second end face having a smaller area than that of the first end face, and a side surface portion that reflects incident light from the first end face to condense on the second end face, the second end face being optically joined to a surface of the fluorescent rod except for the emission surface; a plurality of excitation light sources arranged to face the first end face of the light-guide element; and a dichroic film provided on the surface of the fluorescent rod expect for the emission surface and having the properties of transmitting excitation light and reflecting fluorescent light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kato, Isao Takahashi, Noriko Nagase
  • Patent number: 11064583
    Abstract: A method of increasing the color gamut of a multi-emitter light emitting device when dimming includes the steps of independently driving each emitter in the device, and increasing the lumen output of at least one emitter while simultaneously decreasing the lumen output of at least one other emitter, such that total color gamut increases while total lumen output of the light emitting device decreases. A light emitting device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventor: Kevin Houser
  • Patent number: 11063585
    Abstract: A theory and a technical foundation for building a technical framework of a color temperature tuning technology are disclosed composing a power allocation algorithm and a power allocation circuitry, wherein the power allocation algorithm is a software for designing a process of dividing and sharing a total electric power between at least a first LED load with a color temperature CT1 and a second LED load with a color temperature CT2 to generate at least one paired combination of a first electric power X allocated to the first LED load and a second electric power Y allocated to the second LED load to create at least one mingled light color temperature CTapp thru a light diffuser according to color temperature tuning formulas CTapp=CT1·X/(X+Y)+CT2·Y/(X+Y) and X+Y=constant; and the power allocation circuitry is a hardware designed for implementing the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: VAXCEL INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chia-Teh Chen
  • Patent number: 11041592
    Abstract: Purpose of the present invention is to provide a basic structure for a LED lamp, that is comprised of an aluminum core circuit board, and a base combination of violet-blue LEDs emitting visible electromagnetic radiation which wavelength has a peak that is comprised in given intervals, and that, because of the technical and constructive characteristics of the device, will allow it to break down the microbial load present in any environment, without creating any adverse or dangerous effects for human beings or animals that live there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Nextsense S.R.L.S.
    Inventors: Carmelo Raffaele Cartiere, Rosario Valles
  • Patent number: 10880963
    Abstract: An approach for controlling a light fixture comprising one light source and 3 different color filters, where the color filters can be arranged in a number of positions in relation to one another and in relation the light. The method comprises the steps of receiving a color parameter relating to the position of the color filters and a color temperature parameter relating to the color temperature of the light, obtaining a resulting color based on color parameter, the color temperature parameter and spectral characteristics of the filters, obtaining color filter position parameters indicating the position of the filters based on the resulting color, the spectral characteristics of the filters and spectral characteristic of said light; and arranging the color filters in relation to one another and in relation to said light based on color filter parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: HARMAN PROFESSIONAL DENMARK APS
    Inventor: Jesper Torsvik Toft
  • Patent number: 10801697
    Abstract: A wideband light source includes multiple light sources enclosed within a butterfly package. The butterfly package includes light sources of different types such as a plurality of SLEDs and a plurality of laser diodes. Other types of broadband and narrow band light sources may be included on the same butterfly package in a similar manner. The emitted light from each light source is collimated via a collimating lens and directed towards an optical fiber using a mirror. Each light source produces light in a different spectral range, and the collimated beams from the various light sources are combined into a joined broadband beam by a plurality of corresponding dichroic mirrors. The broadband beam is coupled into a single mode or polarization maintaining fiber which serves as the optical output from the butterfly package. A processor monitors the power output of each light source drives each light source to ensure stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Luxmux Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Yonathan Dattner
  • Patent number: 10772275
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for evaluation of the effect of a treatment on one or more characteristics of a plant. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for high throughput analysis of the effect of a treatment on one or more characteristics of a plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
    Inventors: Frederik Leyns, Joris Eeckhout
  • Patent number: 10578255
    Abstract: A system replaces a lense for a fluorescent lamp with a cap that has LEDs installed in the cap, along with suitable driving circuitry as a replacement light source for the fluorescent lamp and its associated circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: LENZX, LLC
    Inventor: Dennis Grant
  • Patent number: 10533711
    Abstract: Alighting device (1) is provided comprising a base (5), at least one light source (4) arranged at the base, at least one light transmissive optical element (7), and a light transmissive envelope (6) arranged to cover the at least one light source and the at least one optical element. At least a portion of the at least one optical element has a thickness (D) increasing in direction towards the base such that the at least one optical element refracts light emitted by the at least one light source for creating at least one virtual light source (8) spaced from the base. The present aspect is advantageous in that each one of the envelope and the optical element may be manufactured separately, e.g. by standard injection molding technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems
  • Patent number: 10529897
    Abstract: A lighting device is provided that allows a reduced color separation. The lighting device is configured to emit light along an output direction. The lighting device comprises a base, two or more light emitting diode, LED, chips and a light transmissive dielectric material. The two or more LED chips are asymmetrically distributed on the base and are configured to emit light in the output direction. The light transmissive dielectric material may be embedding the two or more chips and includes luminescent material. A first chip of the one or more LED chips is arranged so that one corner of the first chip coincides, or at least closely, coincides with a central axis of the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Oliver Dross, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg
  • Patent number: 10439157
    Abstract: A display device includes an organic electroluminescence layer including a plurality of emission layers respectively emitting light of a plurality of colors, and a reflective layer configured to reflect the light emitted from the emission layers. A shortest optical path length between the emission layers and the reflective layer is longer than at least three times of a wavelength of blue light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Shigeru Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10422506
    Abstract: A pumped fluorescent light source includes a parabolic mirror that is positioned to focus pumping light from one or more pump sources on a fluorescent body. The resulting assembly provides for heat collection from a back surface of the light source for both the fluorescent body and the pumping sources in a compact package that may be hermetically sealed. The parabolic mirror has reflective surfaces disposed outside of a collection area of an output beam of the light sources, so that the collection area is not obstructed by the parabolic mirror. The light source also includes a collecting lens for collecting the light emitted by the body. The parabolic mirror focuses the stimulus light on the fluorescent body to stimulate emission. An additional parabolic mirror may be included behind the fluorescent body to focus the fluorescent emissions that do not directly enter the collection area at a point of collection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: OPTOMAK, INC.
    Inventors: Guy Rousseau, Sead Doric
  • Patent number: 10371348
    Abstract: A lighted cable termination assembly for use with one or more pipes is provided. The lighted cable termination assembly includes a stand, a lens, and a plurality of light emitting components. The stand is configured to be supported, with the stand extending upwardly, by the one or more pipes. The lens is positioned over an upper opening of the stand and includes a proud surface extending radially outside of a perimeter of the stand. The plurality of light emitting components are disposed under the lens, and the proud surface of the lens providing illumination from a plurality of viewing angles as viewed from the underside of the any of the one or more pipes on which the stand is supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: nVent Services GmbH
    Inventors: Adam C. Sherman, James F. Beres, Rajasree Andeth Nair, Subhash Thanathalil Kumaran
  • Patent number: 10327304
    Abstract: A light emitting device for a vehicle includes a substrate; a light emitting element which is provided on the substrate; a resistive element which is provided on the substrate, and connected in series with the light emitting element; and a thermistor which is provided on the substrate. The thermistor has a positive temperature coefficient, and is connected in parallel with the resistive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kosugi, Atsushi Heike
  • Patent number: 10206578
    Abstract: A transillumination device having a yellow-orange light source, with LEDs having a wavelength in the range of 585-595 nm, preferably 590 nm, an amber light source with LEDs having a wavelength of light in the range of approximately 600-610 nm, preferably 605 nm, and a lime green LEDs light source having a wavelength in the range of approximately 535-545 nm, preferably 540 nm. Yellow-orange LED light sources have been found to be beneficial for transillumination of superficial veins, amber light sources have been found to be beneficial for transillumination of deeper veins and lime green light sources have been found to be beneficial for transillumination of arteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Nizar Mullani
  • Patent number: 10186793
    Abstract: A light cap electrical connection structure includes a driving board, a light cap body and a first electrode pin. The light cap body is a shell structure. One end of the first electrode pin is fixed on the light cap body and further including a socket. The socket is set on the driving board and includes a connection base and a first electrode. The first electrode is set on the connecting base and has a fixed end and a connecting end. The connecting end of the first electrode is an elastic structure. The other end of the first electrode pin is inserted into the light cap body and becomes an electrical connection in elastic contact with the connecting end of the first electrode. The light cap electrical connection structure has advantages of a simple structure and being easy to automate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaobo Chen, Ruifang Ma, Maojin Zeng
  • Patent number: 10161572
    Abstract: A lighting configuration for providing improved vision acuity includes a first light source emitting light having a first wavelength peak in the range from 500 to 530 nm; a second light source emitting light having a second wavelength peak in the range from 600 to 640 nm; and a third light source emitting light having a third wavelength peak in the range from 440 to 460 nm. The radiated power at 555 nm is less than 15% of the radiated power at the wavelength of the second wavelength peak. The light configurations are characterized by an S/P ratio between 2 and 5. Optionally the radiated power at 480 nm is at least 20% of the second wavelength peak. The light sources used in the lighting configuration can be LEDs, preferably LEDs that are substantially free of a color conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: GEMEX CONSULTANCY B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Otto Rooijmans
  • Patent number: 10151455
    Abstract: A downlight apparatus has a major housing, multiple hook slots, and multiple hooks. The major housing has a surface ring and a main cup. The main cup contains a LED plate and a driver circuit. The LED plate emits light through an opening of the surface ring. The multiple hook slots are located surrounding the main cup. The multiple hooks have bottom hooks inserted and locked in corresponding hook slots respectively and have top hooks to fix the major housing on a ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Shouqiang Hou, Xiaoliang Wen
  • Patent number: 10101010
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to an irradiation device including a pump radiation source for emitting pump radiation, a conversion element for converting the pump radiation into conversion radiation of longer wavelength, and a reflection surface, which is reflective to the conversion radiation and on which backscattered conversion radiation emitted at a backscatter emission surface and thus counter to a useful direction is incident and is reflected therefrom back to the conversion element; said reflection surface is concavely curved relative to the conversion element in such a way that at least the backscattered conversion radiation emitted divergently from a surface centroid of the backscatter emission surface is incident on the reflection surface at an angle of incidence of at most 20° in terms of absolute value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventor: Sergey Khrushchev
  • Patent number: 10073212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lamp structure, which comprises a light guide plate, a lamp plate, and a lamp housing. The light guide plate includes an inner loop, an outer loop, and an annular tortuous structure. The annular tortuous structure includes a plurality of top recesses and a plurality of bottom recesses. The plurality of top recesses and the plurality of bottom recesses are interlaced to give a continuous concave-convex structure. The lamp plate is disposed inside the inner loop. The lamp housing includes a top housing member and a bottom housing member. The top and bottom housing members are located on both sides of the lamp plate and disposed on the two loop openings of the inner loop and opposing to each other. Thereby, the light of the lamp plate illuminates outward via the shape and structure of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Opto Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Feng Chang, Tsung-Huai Lee, Ying-Jen Lai, Wei-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 9970639
    Abstract: A light fixture having master circuit boards and one or more LED circuit boards connectable in various alternative combinations for light fixtures having alternative lengths, the master board including a switch and AC-DC rectifier and the LED boards including linear AC drivers and one or more LED arrays, the switch on the master board controlling the linear AC drivers on the LED board or boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Pritam Yadav, T. Warren Weeks, Jr., E. Thomas Hill, III
  • Patent number: 9927075
    Abstract: The present invention relates to technology to implement a technique of managing light intensity by each wavelength band for a light apparatus at a low price, whereby the light intensity is suitable for plant growth. In the present invention, cheaper LED blue-chips are incorporated instead of more expensive LED red-chips which are conventionally incorporated in plant factories, which let the production cost of lighting apparatus for plant factories reduced. By applying red-series, green-series and yellow-series phosphors onto the LED blue-chips, light intensity by wavelength band of lighting apparatuses may meet target conditions which are favorable to plant growth. Further, work environment may be improved by reducing eyestrain due to red light-source, and growth efficiency of plants may be enhanced by improving wavelength characteristics of lighting apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: FUTUREGREEN AGRICULTURAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung-Bin Cho
  • Patent number: 9911907
    Abstract: The present application discloses a light-emitting apparatus having a light-emitting device and a wavelength conversion layer. The light-emitting device has a first top surface and a first side surface, and the wavelength conversion layer has a second top surface and a second side surface and covers the first top surface. A ratio of a distance between the first top surface to the second top surface and a distance between the first side surface and the second side surface is between 1.1˜1.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsung-Xian Lee, Jian-Fong Jhou, Yun-Jie Huang, Bo-Song Chen
  • Patent number: 9807945
    Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination apparatus for plant cultivation, including a unit configured to change light in any wavelength region of 300 nm or higher and 600 nm or lower (wavelengths of 452 nm to 474 nm, for example) to light in the wavelength region having dominantly a right-circularly polarized light component. The illumination apparatus of the present invention enables irradiation with light that is capable of giving a specific effect in plant cultivation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Usami, Mitsuyoshi Ichihashi
  • Patent number: 9696011
    Abstract: A light source is provided with extended persistence and reduced flicker characteristics by using a light capacitive filter. In general, a light source can include an illumination source which converts electrical energy into emitted light. The illumination source, however, is generally powered by an AC waveform, and the periodic variations inherent in the AC waveform may cause flicker in the emitted light. To reduce the flicker, a light capacitive filter is included in the light source to filter the light emitted by the illumination source and produce a light output with reduced flicker. In some examples, the light capacitive filter includes a medium persistence phosphor having a decay constant (or half-life) of between 1 milliseconds and 2 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: ONCE INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Zdenko Grajcar
  • Patent number: 9693414
    Abstract: An LED lamp for producing biologically-adjusted light output comprising a base, a housing attached to the base, a drive circuit configured to electrically couple to a power source, and a plurality of LEDs. The drive circuit is configured to operate the plurality of LEDs such that a peak blue output intensity level, in a visible spectral output range of between 380 nm and 485 nm is between 0% and 10% of a relative spectral power of any other peaks in the visible spectral output above 485 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Biological Illumination, LLC
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, David E. Bartine, Eric Bretschneider
  • Patent number: 9618192
    Abstract: A small-spacing LED screen is provided, comprising a bottom case, an HUB board arranged on one side of the bottom case, and a small module arranged on the other side and electrically connected with the HUB board. The small module includes a module main body and a drive control unit which is electrically connected with the module main body to drive and control the module main body. An adaptor plate is also arranged between the small module and the HUB board. The HUB board is electrically connected with the adaptor plate. The drive control unit is arranged on the adaptor plate. The LED screen has the smallest spacing, and the reject ratio of the small module is greatly reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Inventors: Jinfeng He, Hongbo Ma, Yunfeng Li
  • Patent number: 9568181
    Abstract: A flushmount luminaire is configured to be flush mounted on a mounting surface. The flushmount luminaire includes a light source having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs); a combination heat spreader and heat sink disposed in thermal communication with the light source such that the combination heat spreader and heat sink facilitates transfer of heat away from the LEDs; and, a power conditioner structurally configured and disposed to receive AC voltage from an electrical supply and to provide DC voltage to the plurality of LEDs. The combination heat spreader and heat sink has an outer dimension that is larger than: an opening defined by a nominally sized can light fixture; and, an opening defined by a nominally sized electrical junction box. A back surface of the combination heat spreader and heat sink is configured to permit the flushmount luminaire to be flush mounted on the mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Penley Boomgaarden, Michael Balestracci, Rick LeClair, Wei Sun, David Henderson, Shane Sullivan
  • Patent number: 9562668
    Abstract: A luminous device and a liquid crystal display device are provided. In the luminous device, a difference value between a first distance and a second distance is less than a preset value. The first distance is a distance between a first luminous side surface of a luminous element and a first wavelength conversion side surface of a wavelength conversion unit or a distance between a second luminous side surface and a second wavelength conversion side surface. The second distance is a distance between a luminous top surface of the luminous element and a wavelength conversion top surface of the wavelength conversion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanchi Zhang, Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 9445477
    Abstract: A primary optical unit and a photodetector unit are arranged on a side of a optical branching unit, on which primary terminals are arranged, and a lightconversion unit, which receives primary light, converts the primary light into secondary light, and emits the secondary light, is arranged on a side of the optical branching unit, on which secondary terminals are arranged, to enable guiding of the primary light from the primary optical unit to the lightconversion unit and guiding of the secondary light from the lightconversion unit to the photodetector unit through optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Yamamoto, Takeshi Ito, Masahiro Nishio, Iwao Komazaki
  • Patent number: 9440578
    Abstract: An assembly includes a motor vehicle headlamp and a mounting device to mount the headlamp on the vehicle. The headlamp includes a casing. The mounting device includes a pivot connection that pivots about a fixed rotation axis with respect to the technical front end of the vehicle, which carries the cooling unit for the propulsion unit of the vehicle. The rotation axis is contained in the longitudinal plane of the vehicle and is positioned such that an impact along a line of force located on one side of the rotation axis causes an edge of the headlamp raise above the adjacent edge of the fender on the other side of the rotation axis. The headlamp is shaped and the rotation axis is oriented such that the headlamp pivots about this rotation axis, remaining inscribed within a predetermined surface of revolution outside the contour of the adjacent fender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Sylvain Gelfi, Raphael Dahan, Ronan Bouguyon, Herve Sanchez, Ayla Shakourzadeh
  • Patent number: 9246119
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes a plurality of main pixels. Each of the main pixels includes red, green, and blue sub-pixels. Each of the sub-pixels includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposite to the first electrode, and an organic light emitting layer between the first and second electrode. The organic light emitting layer of each of the sub-pixels includes a blue light emitting layer and a green light emitting layer. Optical microresonator distances of the red, green, and blue sub-pixels are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jihye Shim, Jihwan Yoon, Chang-ho Lee, Jinyoung Yun
  • Publication number: 20150146447
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a LED lamp unit (10) comprising at least two LED light sources (2) arranged between a heat sink (3) and an electrical connector base at two opposing sides of the lamp unit (10) to emit in opposed half spaces. The proposed LED lamp unit can be constructed in a very compact form in order to replace known halogen, xenon and incandescent bulbs without changing the construction of the reflector and mechanical parts in a head lamp or signaling lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Lukas Kuepper, Mohammad Mirsadeghi, Gunnar Luettgens, Gordon Patrick Rudolf Elger, Nadin Roesler, Aldo Tralli
  • Patent number: 9039216
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device package and a light unit having the same. The light emitting device package includes a ceramic substrate; a light emitting device on the ceramic substrate; a first light-transmissive resin layer on the ceramic substrate to cover the light emitting device; and a phosphor layer on the first light-transmissive resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 9033534
    Abstract: Described herein are hands-free vision aids that may be used for low-vision reading. These vision aids may be beneficial for individuals with low-vision disorders such as age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, and other visual disorders. The vision aids described here comprise an optical system with one or more light sources configured to provide a rectangular field of illumination with high illuminance levels bounded by high contrast perimeter. Such an illumination field greatly illuminates a targeted viewing region while reducing glare that arises from illuminating peripheral regions. Some vision aids use green light with high illuminance values for improving visual acuity and comfort for long-duration reading. The optical system of a vision aid may be configured to fit onto and/or integrate with eyeglass frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Jasper Ridge Inc.
    Inventors: Peter G. Borden, Peter H. Muller
  • Patent number: 9028082
    Abstract: A light source module including: a cover unit having a pipe structure with one open end or two open ends; a cap unit coupled to the one open end or two open ends of the cover unit; a light source unit including a light emitting device, the light source unit mounted on the cap unit and covered by the cover unit; and a wavelength conversion unit disposed in an internal space of the cover unit and coupled to the light source unit while covering the light emitting device, the wavelength conversion unit converting a wavelength of light emitted from the light emitting device to allow the wavelength-converted light to be emitted through the cover unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol Jun Yoo, Young Hee Song
  • Patent number: 9022598
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention is directed to a light mixing illuminator for illuminating an object, comprising an array of light emitting elements wherein at least some of the elements emit light of different wavelengths. An optical device is employed that focuses the light from the elements to a Fourier plane of the device, wherein the light emitting elements are arranged so that at least the zero spatial frequency components of light of the different wavelengths from the elements substantially overlap in a region at the Fourier plane. An objective is used to project the region onto the object. A mask is used that selectively blocks some of spatial frequency components of light from the elements without blocking the zero spatial frequency components of light from reaching the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: DiCon Fiberoptics Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Lee
  • Patent number: 9022619
    Abstract: An optical construction comprises an optically transmissive first layer having a first and second major surfaces, and an optically transmissive second layer adjacent the first major surface and defining an interface. The optically transmissive second layer comprises a binder and optical beads. The binder comprises from 55 to 99.9 percent by weight of polyethylene oxide segments. A weight ratio of the binder to the optical beads is in a range of from 44:56 to 50:50. A light source is disposed in a fixed orientation relative to the optically transmissive second layer. Methods of making optical constructions, and electronic devices containing them, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Richard J. Pokorny
  • Patent number: 8998443
    Abstract: A beacon light and lens system includes a base, a light emitting diode assembly having at least one light emitting diode secured to the base, a lens including optics configured to capture and direct light from the at least one light emitting diode, a driver board configured to power the at least one light emitting diode, a power source connected to the driver board wherein the lens is mounted on the base. The system generates a 360° horizontal beam pattern and a predetermined vertical beam pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Shumate, Handani Kam, Nimrod McDade, IV, Russell Bruner, David Duryea