Source And Modifier Mounted For Relative Movement Patents (Class 362/232)
  • Patent number: 11959624
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a housing; a light source unit; and a cooling unit provided in the housing to discharge heat to an outside of the housing by means of a gas, the heat being generated by the light source unit. The cooling unit includes an introduction portion, a heat exchange portion, and a circulation portion that guides the gas from the introduction portion to the heat exchange portion. The circulation portion includes a first flow path receiving the gas from the introduction portion, and a second flow path receiving the gas from the first flow path, and being connected to the heat exchange portion. The first flow path includes a portion having a flow path area larger than a flow path area of the introduction portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Murayama, Yoshiteru Miyamoto, Ryotaro Matui, Hiroya Kashiwabara
  • Patent number: 11846412
    Abstract: A light source device includes: light emitting parts arranged in a matrix, each having an upper surface that includes a light emitting surface, each of the light emitting parts being configured to emit light from the light emitting surfaces and at least one of the light emitting parts being configured to be individually turned on, wherein each of the light emitting parts includes a light emitting element, a wavelength conversion member covering the upper surface of the light emitting element, and a light-reflective member covering lateral surfaces of the light emitting element and lateral surfaces of the wavelength conversion member, and wherein the light-reflective members of the light-emitting parts are directly adjacent to each other; and an optical lens located above the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting parts. Sizes of the light emitting surfaces of at least some of the light emitting parts are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norimasa Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
  • Patent number: 11840018
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a three dimensional (3D) component from a photopolymer resin. The method may involve generating a first optical beam at a first wavelength, with the first optical beam causing polymerization of a photopolymerizable resist. A second optical beam is generated at a second wavelength, different from the first wavelength, which inhibits polymerization of the photopolymerizable resist. A device is used to receive the first and second optical beams and to generate therefrom corresponding separate first and second light patterns, respectively, where the first light pattern forms a first image on the photopolymerizable resist to cause polymerization of a first portion of the photopolymerizable resist, while the second light pattern forms a second image on the photopolymerizable resist and inhibits polymerization of a second portion of the photopolymerizable resist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventor: Bryan D. Moran
  • Patent number: 11781738
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to luminaire systems with movable modules. One example luminaire system includes a support structure. The luminaire system also includes a plurality of light sources arranged on the support structure. Additionally, the luminaire system includes at least a first and second optical module. The first optical module is provided with at least one first optical element and the second optical module is provided with at least one second optical element. The first and second optical module are configured for being interlocked with respected to each other in a moving direction. Further, the luminaire system includes a moving means configured to move the first optical module relative to the support structure in the moving direction, such that a position of the first and second optical module with respect to the support structure is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Schreder S.A.
    Inventors: Laurent Seronveaux, Roxane Caprara
  • Patent number: 11761611
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to luminaire systems with leveraged displacements. One embodiment includes a luminaire system. The luminaire system includes a first support. The luminaire system also includes a second support movable with respect to the first support. Additionally, the luminaire system includes a moving means configured for moving the second support relative to the first support. The moving means includes a lever mounted in a rotatable manner around a rotation axis. The moving means is configured to convert a rotation of the lever around said rotation axis into a movement of the second support relative to the first support. A plurality of light sources is arranged on one of the first support and the second support and is configured to emit light through one or more optical elements associated with the plurality of light sources and arranged on the other one of the first support and the second support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Schreder S.A.
    Inventor: Paul Smets
  • Patent number: 11739905
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a light assembly that provides a pillar lamp for a motor vehicle, and a corresponding method. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a motor vehicle, including: a frame including a pillar; a light assembly mounted to the pillar, wherein the light assembly includes a selectively illuminable light source; a sensor configured to generate signals indicative of a presence of a user of the motor vehicle; and a controller configured to command the light source to illuminate when the signals from the sensor indicate the user is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron B. Johnson, Luciano Lukacs, Michael L. Merritt, Joshua Schwab
  • Patent number: 11649945
    Abstract: A light source device includes a plurality of light emitting parts, a first lens, and an optical lens. Each light emitting part is configured to emit light from the light emitting surface at a first full-width half-maximum and is configured to be individually turned on. The optical lens has a first surface including incident regions and a second surface including emission regions. A minimum distance between the first surface of the optical lens and the first lens is 0.1 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less. A light emitted from each of the light emitting parts enters the optical lens through the first lens, the light being emitted from the first lens at a second full-width half-maximum smaller than the first full-width half-maximum, such that lights emitted from two or more of the light emitting parts are irradiated to two or more corresponding irradiation regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norimasa Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
  • Patent number: 11399224
    Abstract: Voice-controlled devices that include one or more speakers for outputting audio. In some instances, the device includes at least one speaker within a cylindrical housing, with the speaker aimed or pointed away from a microphone coupled to the housing. For instance, if the microphone resides at or near the top of the cylindrical housing, then the speaker may point downwards along the longitudinal axis of the housing and away from the microphone. By pointing the speaker away from the microphone, the microphone will receive less sound from the speaker than if the speaker were pointed toward the microphone). Because the voice-controlled device may perform speech recognition on audio signals generated by the microphone, less sound from the speaker represented in the audio signal may result in more accurate speech recognition, and/or a lesser need to perform acoustic echo cancelation (AEC) on the generated audio signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Wilson Poole, Timothy Theodore List, Jacobi Colton Grillo, Wei Li, Tony David
  • Patent number: 11390095
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a supporting part for a printing medium, a head, an ultraviolet irradiation part that emits from an irradiation surface thereof ultraviolet light, a protrusion fixed to the ultraviolet irradiation part, a frame, an attaching part that is attachable to the frame with an attaching position thereof adjusted, and a guide part that is attachable to the frame and guides the adjustment of the attaching position of the attaching part with respect to the frame. The guide part includes first and second butted parts, and the attaching part includes a butting part having a width smaller than a spacing between the first and second butted parts, and a distance between the irradiation surface and the supporting part is a sum of a difference between the width of the butting part and the spacing and a protruding length of the protrusion from the irradiation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ko Takanashi, Naoyuki Okumura
  • Patent number: 11346529
    Abstract: A lamp comprises a motor having a shaft. A rotor is driven by the shaft to rotate about a first rotational axis and having an offset support defining a second rotational axis that is not parallel to the first rotational axis and that is offset from the first rotational axis. A light source is mounted to the offset support so as to rotate about the second rotational axis, the light source having one or more lights. A system constrains movement of the light source relative to the second rotational axis when the rotor rotates about the first rotational axis. A controller unit actuates the motor and the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: ENTA DESIGN INC
    Inventor: Michel Morand
  • Patent number: 11346535
    Abstract: An adjustable, modular flood light fixture is provided herein which includes a plurality of light modules, each including an enclosure and a luminaire configured to generate light, the luminaire being pivotably mounted to the enclosure. The light modules are serially connected with the luminaires of the light modules being each independently, pivotably adjustable. Advantageously, with the subject invention, the size of an illuminated area may be controlled by the number of light modules being used, with pivoting adjustment allowing further control over how light from each of the light modules is directed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MAXLITE, INC.
    Inventors: Aymen Chami, Eric Clohosey
  • Patent number: 11221117
    Abstract: A projection apparatus comprises a housing with a projection opening, a light source component, a reflective bowl and a driving motor in the housing, and a transparent cover is mounted on the housing and protrudes upwardly out of the projection opening. The light emitted by the light source component is illuminated on the reflective surface, and then the light passes through the transparent cover after being reflected. The light source component, the reflective bowl and the transparent cover can project to produce a cloud effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: Longcai Xu
  • Patent number: 11149923
    Abstract: A lighting fixture including a light source having an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs); a reflector having an input end adjacent the array of LEDs and an output end opposite the input end such that the light source emits light through the reflector from the input end through the output end; and a tandem lens array adjacent the output end of the reflector. The tandem lens array includes a first side that faces toward the array of LEDs and a second side that is opposite the first side, wherein the first side includes an array of lenses and the second side includes an array of lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Kinzer, Frank Tornyai
  • Patent number: 11092552
    Abstract: A flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer in which an angle of a burner can be manually adjusted and a rotation position of the burner can be easily obtained is provided. An atomization unit burns mixed gas of fuel gas and supporting gas with a burner to form flame, and atomizes a sample by spraying the sample into the flame. Alight source emits a measuring beam into the flame. A detector detects the measuring beam that has passed through the flame. A manual rotation mechanism allows the burner to be manually rotated to change an angle of the burner with respect to an optical path of the measuring beam. A rotation position detection unit detects a rotation position of the burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Osuke Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11009217
    Abstract: A light source assembly for use by a user includes a housing assembly and a moving beam light source. The moving beam light source is positioned substantially within the housing assembly. The moving beam light source generates a source output beam that is directed away from the housing assembly at an angle relative to a rotation axis as a moving output beam while being rotated about the rotation axis. The moving beam light source is a non-visible light source that generates the source output beam having a center wavelength that is outside a visible light spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: DAYLIGHT SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Jason Whitmore, Ronald Kevin Arp, Kristen Diane Cecchetti, Michael Vernon Henson, Eric Kim, J. Allen Priest, Michael Pushkarsky
  • Patent number: 10989367
    Abstract: A three-way bulb including light emitting diodes is used to achieve a variety of light output colors and/or intensities. In some embodiments, the inputs to a three-way bulb are configured to perform other functions, such as power a motor. In some embodiments, a bulb including light emitting diodes includes a replicable cover and/or a replicable LED. This cover may be configured to project images or support a shade made of a heat sensitive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventor: Steven Michael Colby
  • Patent number: 10914460
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mounting surgical lighting to the ceiling of an operating theater can include an anchoring tube having attachment holes, and a surgical lighting suspension having internal attachment threads for receiving screws. The receiving screws may be pressure screws. The pressure screws may include a threaded body, and a tightening head which has a smaller diameter than the threaded body. The pressure screws can support and secure the surgical lighting suspension by copressive stress. Anti-loosening screws may be used to secure the pressure screws in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MAQUET SAS
    Inventors: Gregory Senelier, David Genevriere
  • Patent number: 10911863
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to speakers and more specifically to an array speaker for distributing music uniformly across a room. A number of audio drivers can be radially distributed within a speaker housing so that an output of the drivers is distributed evenly throughout the room. In some embodiments, the exit geometry of the audio drivers can be configured to bounce off a surface supporting the array speaker to improve the distribution of music throughout the room. The array speaker can include a number of vibration isolation elements distributed within a housing of the array speaker. The vibration isolation elements can be configured reduce the strength of forces generated by a subwoofer of the array speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn K. Trainer, Rong Liu, Benjamin A. Cousins, Yupin Sun, Jun Qi, Jason W. Brinsfield, Ethan L. Huwe, Craig M. Stanley, Molly J. Anderson, Javier Mendez
  • Patent number: 10845645
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel, a frame positioned in the rear of the display panel, a substrate positioned between the frame and the display panel, extended in an up-down direction of the frame, and mounted on the frame, a light source mounted on the substrate, and a lens covering the light source and mounted on the substrate. The lens includes a first stopper protruding and extending from a lower surface of the lens, and a first leg extended from the first stopper toward a lower part of the lens. The substrate includes a hole into which the first leg is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Uihyung Lee, Minho Kim, Sujin Sim, Wondo Kee, Ilsang Yeon, Juyoung Joung, Manhyuck Han, Jongho Han
  • Patent number: 10837623
    Abstract: A light comprises a light case, an illuminating assembly, and an adjusting assembly. The light case has a first side segment. The illuminating assembly is mounted inside the light case, is pivoted on the first side segment, and has a base having a pivoting segment pivoted on the first side segment. The at least one lighting unit is mounted on the base. The adjusting assembly is mounted on the first side segment of the light case, is connected to the base, extends outside the light case, and is capable of tilting the illuminating assembly. Thus, a user is allowed to adjust a light emitting direction of the illuminating assembly, which is mounted inside the light case, via the adjusting assembly, which extends outside the light case, without tilting the light case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ARTLED TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Chia-Tsung Tsao
  • Patent number: 10775021
    Abstract: A lighting system for illuminating an environment with a lighting that simulates natural lighting, which includes: a first light source which emits a beam of visible light; a diffused-light generator delimited by an inner surface, which receives the light beam, and an outer surface, the diffused-light generator being at least partially transparent to the light beam. The diffused-light generator transmits at least part of the light beam and emits, through the outer surface, visible diffused light, the correlated color temperature of the transmitted light being lower than the CCT of the visible diffused light. The lighting system includes a dark structure which is optically coupled to the environment via the diffused-light generator and provides a substantially uniform background to the first light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: CoeLux S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paolo Di Trapani, Davide Magatti
  • Patent number: 10660457
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transparent window display apparatus, which includes a diffuser plate, in addition to a transparent display screen, a top plate, a back plate, a base and two side walls, the diffuser plate and the back plate form an angle and at least one light source is provided between the top plate and the diffuser plate. By adjusting the light source between the top plate and the diffuser plate, planar light is provided for both show of an exhibit and display of the transparent display screen simultaneously, dual purposes of window display and advertisement display can be achieved, and meanwhile, costs are saved and efficiency is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE DISPLAY LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenbo Sun, Qiping Zhang, Dejun Li, Sheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 10378731
    Abstract: A lighting module has an LED (44), a lens (45) over the LED to produce a beam-shaped output from the LED and a collimator (50) arranged to partially collimate the beam-shaped out-put. Blue light is provided at large angles to the normal, for example using a filter arrangement (54, 56) over the collimator which is adapted to filter light from the collimator at relatively large angles to the normal. The filter arrangement does not filter light from the collimator at relatively small angles to the normal. Thus, the module provides white task light in a normal direction and blue ambient light at steep angles. The overall system can be compact and light efficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrikus Hubertus Petrus Gommans, Jochen Renaat Van Gheluwe
  • Patent number: 10371367
    Abstract: A lighting fixture comprising a hollow body member having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the hollow body member includes a heat dissipating feature at the distal end; a socket having a cavity, wherein the socket provides electrical current to a LED bulb having a base portion, wherein the base portion is encased inside the cavity; a biasing member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end contacts the socket and is configured to push the LED bulb into the heat dissipating feature; a base member having a seat configured and sized to accept the second end of the biasing member, and a channel allowing the passage of electrical wires through the base member to the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventors: Bertrand Ouellet, Nicole Tremblay
  • Patent number: 10352539
    Abstract: A yoke effect, multi-beam lighting device is provided. The yoke includes a plurality of bays, one for each beam head. Each beam head of the yoke is individually controllable and configured to tilt in the yoke independent of the other beam heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Chauvet & Sons, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Bowden, Ford Hunter Sellers, Michael Graham
  • Patent number: 10309595
    Abstract: An LED beacon has a base and four vanes upon the base extending radially outward from a central axis which lies perpendicular to an upper surface of the base. The vanes are formed using two circuit boards that intersect each other at a right angle, in which each of the circuit boards provides two of the vanes extending outwards in opposite directions from the central axis. Each vane has two opposing surfaces, and upon each such surface are mounted, in proximity to the central axis, one or more LEDs producing same color or different colors of light. A controller enables the LEDs to output light in multiple modes of solid on, flashing and/or rotating patterns along the 360 degree extent of a lens upon the base, and substantially along the height of the lens, for projection preferably as collimated light. LED beacons thus having mono-color and multicolor operation are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.
    Inventors: R. Michael Datz, Andrew T. Mack
  • Patent number: 10297730
    Abstract: An LED device, a method for manufacturing an LED device, and an LED display module are provided. The LED device includes an LED bracket, an LED chip and an encapsulation sealant. The LED bracket includes a metal bracket and a cup cover encasing the metal bracket. The cup cover includes a reflective cup having a cavity. The LED chip is fixed in the cavity of the reflective cup. The cavity of the reflective cup is filled with the encapsulation sealant. The encapsulation sealant includes an under sealant and a surface sealant. The under sealant covers the LED chip, and the surface sealant covers the under sealant. The under sealant is a transparent layer. The surface sealant is a matte layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Foshan NationStar Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chuanbiao Liu, Hu Xu, Xiaofeng Liu, Zhuang Peng, Aidi Chen, Ling Li, Hongxin Chen
  • Patent number: 10267499
    Abstract: The invention discloses wall lamp with a variable illumination direction, including lamp beads, a lamp bead seat, a mounting box, and a power adapter. The power adapter is installed within the mounting box; the lamp bead seat is of a cuboid structure, and an accommodating cavity is formed in the cuboid structure, the mounting box is located in the accommodating cavity. The lamp beads are arranged on an outer wall of one side surface of the cuboid structure. A first connector is arranged on an inner side wall of the lamp bead seat, and a second connector is arranged on the mounting box. The first connector is connected to the second connector in a pivotal way. A side surface of the first connector pushes against a side surface of the second connector, so that a level adjusting knob is formed by the mounting box and the lamp bead seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: DONGGUAN THAILIGHT SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHTING CO., LTD
    Inventor: Wenbo Zhou
  • Patent number: 10257909
    Abstract: A method for controlling a multisource illumination device in gated optical system is provided. A plurality of light sources is divided into groups, and wherein each group is characterized by a respective radial distance from a primary optical axis. Therein, the dimming level of a group is controlled independently from the dimming level of other groups based on the radial distance of the group from the primary optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: MARTIN PROFESSIONAL APS
    Inventor: Dennis Thykjaer Joergensen
  • Patent number: 10174890
    Abstract: An optical system (2A) is disclosed for receiving and collimating light, wherein the optical system (2A) comprises a collimation unit (200) comprising at least one parabolic interface (220, 230) that defines an inlet opening (212) and an outlet opening (214), wherein the at least one parabolic interface (220, 230) is configured to reflect light entering through the inlet opening (212) through the outlet opening (214) and limit the angular spread of the light to an acceptance angle (?CPC) associated with the at least one parabolic interface (220, 230); and a homogenization unit (300) for homogenizing the light emerging from the collimation unit (200), the homogenization unit (300) comprising a lens array with pairs of a first lens and a second lens, wherein the lens array is configured such that light from the outlet opening (214) collected by a first lens illuminates the respective second lens to provide for a continuously emitting output aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: CoeLux S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paolo Di Trapani, Davide Magatti
  • Patent number: 10161600
    Abstract: A circular lamp, including: a plurality of light sources disposed around a circle; a round cogged rotatable cover, disposed above each of the light sources for allowing covering thereof, wherein the round rotatable cover includes at least one aperture, for allowing exposing the light source; interlacing means, for allowing rotating at least one of the round cogged rotatable covers, for circularly moving the at least one aperture thereof, thereby allowing determining the number of the plurality of light sources to be covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Horovitz, Reuven Natan Neta Horovitz
  • Patent number: 10077884
    Abstract: A system for illuminating an environment with light that simulates natural light includes: a first light source which emits a beam of visible light; a diffused-light generator delimited by an inner surface, which receives the light beam, and an outer surface, the diffused-light generator being at least partially transparent to a long wavelength component of the beam of visible light. The diffused-light generator transmits diffused light from a short wavelength component of the beam of visible light, through the outer surface, the correlated color temperature of the transmitted light being lower than the CCT of the visible diffused light. The lighting system includes a dark box which hosts the first light source and is optically coupled to the environment via the diffused-light generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: COELUX S.R.L.
    Inventors: Paolo Di Trapani, Davide Magatti
  • Patent number: 10019893
    Abstract: A wireless communications module including control circuitry disposed within a housing of a USB device or dongle is provided. The wireless communications module includes a USB connector for connecting the control circuitry of the wireless transceiver to control circuitry of a DMX enabled device via a USB port of the DMX enabled device. The wireless communications module further includes a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit control signals from the DMX enabled device to a wireless communications module of another DMX enabled device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Chauvet & Sons, LLC
    Inventor: Albert Chauvet
  • Patent number: 9903573
    Abstract: A lighting equipment including illuminating lamps that automatically turn outward when an illuminating portion supporting the lamps is directed directly downward at an elevation angle of ?90°. When the elevation angle of the illuminating portion is at a predetermined angle or more, the elevation angle of the illuminating lamps is maintained at substantially 0°, and the normal direction of the illuminating portion substantially matches the irradiation directions of the illuminating lamps. The elevation angle of the illuminating lamps is varied and maintained by link mechanisms mechanically interlocking with the pivoting of illuminating arm portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Inventor: Hideaki Ito
  • Patent number: 9651222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an illumination device comprising a number of light sources generating light and a number of light collecting means adapted to collect the generated light and to convert the collected light into a number of light beams that propagate along an optical axis. The light sources are arranged in a first group and a second group of light sources and the first and second group of light sources emits light having different spectral distribution. The light sources and the light collecting means are movable in relation to each other and can be positioned in a number of mixing positions, where in the number of mixing positions the light collecting means are adapted to collect at least a part of the light emitted by the first group of light sources and at least a part of the light emitted by said second group of light sources and to convert the collected light into number of mixed light beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: MARTIN PROFESSIONAL APS
    Inventor: Dennis Jørgensen
  • Patent number: 9618173
    Abstract: A light device is provided, including: at least one source arranged to emit a light beam; an optical system arranged to send each light beam from a central zone in several possible directions contained in a light cone, the vertex of which is located in the central zone, such that each light beam propagates in its light cone; and a reflector system arranged to receive each light beam propagating in its light cone and to reflect each received light beam in a space and outside its light cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: ARTEFFECT
    Inventors: Aurélien Linz, Simon Blatrix
  • Patent number: 9033543
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a mini sensor lamp with interchangeable plug, including a round shaped plug and a coupled socket, the mini sensor lamp with interchangeable plug is provided with a safe activity piece device and a control circuit piece. The control circuit piece connects with copper foil. The copper foil adheres at one border side of the socket. A transparent pore is opened at one border side of the socket at the same time. A transparent lens is provided at the transparent pore. The light sensitive resistor of the control circuit piece is situated within the transparent lens. The control circuit piece is provided with LED lamp. At the jack of the round shaped plug is designed with a safe activity piece device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: NINGBO WEITAO ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jiangang Dai
  • Publication number: 20150070886
    Abstract: An LED light having different power sources including a battery, outlet plug-in power source, or interchangeable power source incorporates more than one of geometric shape optics means(es) has more than one reflective or refractive means(es) which has relative positions, distances, and/or orientations to create plurality of light beams reflect or retro-reflective or refractive by more than one reflector or refractor means(s), so the light beam(s) of the said LED or LEDs will reflective or/and refractive pass though the said more than one optics means(es) to create or project to surface(s) surrounding including ceiling, walls, floor and all desire areas with wider view angle image. At least one of the optics means has see-though and reflective or refraction surface(s) to permit the plurality of LED or LEDs light beam(s) passing through the optics means and also plurality of LED or LEDs light beam travel within or passing the optics means's reflective or refraction surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien
  • Publication number: 20150070889
    Abstract: A light fixture comprises a lens frame, a lens on the lens frame and a light source. The lens and light source are movable relative to each other between a first position in which the lens and the light source are nearer each other and a second position in which the lens and light source are further away from each other, wherein light produced by the light fixture is more focused or more diffuse according to the relative positions of the lens and the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Danny H. Sooferian
  • Patent number: 8928211
    Abstract: A 360-degree projection LED bulb includes a bulb holder, a transparent bulb seat, a transparent bulb shell, an upper luminosity module, a heat dissipating seat, and a plurality of sidelight luminosity modules. The upper luminosity module includes upper LEDs supported within an upper end of the transparent bulb seat and can be driven to project light beams towards the transparent bulb shell. The heat dissipating seat is engaged on a lower end face of an upper LED substrate of the upper luminosity module and includes side walls formed as an annular polygon. Each sidelight luminosity module is mounted on an associated side wall and includes a lateral LED substrate and at least one lateral LED disposed on the lateral LED substrate. Each lateral LED can be driven to radiate horizontally and downward via the transparent bulb seat. As such, the LED bulb realizes wide-angle radiation effect and superior cooling effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Wen-Sung Hu
  • Patent number: 8919994
    Abstract: An LED lamp specially adapted for use in combination with a concave reflector and to replace the incandescent light sources normally used. The lamp includes two or more light emitting diodes or light emitting diode arrays, each with a specified angle of light radiation, mounted substantially perpendicular to the lamp support and spaced symmetrically around the longitudinal axis of the said lamp support to form a compact consolidated light radiation area with a specified length, width, and height. All of the light radiates outward in a 360 degree radial pattern around and horizontal to the longitudinal axis of the said lamp support and at a specified angle of radiation vertical to the longitudinal axis of the said lamp support. Substantially all of the light emitted impinges on, and is redirected by, the reflector to project a high intensity beam of light with all light rays radiating at the same angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Inventor: Randal L. Wimberly
  • Publication number: 20140334145
    Abstract: A lamp is disclosed. The lamp has a housing, at least one light source in the housing, and a reflector. The reflector has a light reflective surface facing said light source. The reflector and its light reflective surface is movable with respect to said light source along a path-of-movement to reflect at least a portion of light from the source to provide an adjustable, generally forwardly directed light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Richard E. Turley, JR., Rob E. Reese
  • Patent number: 8870419
    Abstract: A lighting system (10, 50, 70, 90) is provided comprising at least one light source (21, 91) and at least a first optical element (22, 92). The light source (21, 91) generates a light beam (12) and the first optical element (22, 92) refracts the light beam (12). The light source (21, 91) and the first optical element (22, 92) are arranged such that the light source (21, 91) and/or the first optical element (22, 92) are movable under the influence of a gravitational field in such a way that a distance between the light source (21, 91) and the first optical element (22, 92) is dependent on an orientation of the lighting system (10, 50, 70, 90) with respect to the gravitational field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg
  • Patent number: 8833967
    Abstract: An illumination assembly for a scanner comprising a light source, a primary reflector and a secondary reflector. The primary reflector comprises a lower member and upper member spaced away from the lower member. The upper member has a heatsink for dissipating the heat of the light source. The light source is positioned between the lower and upper members and is attached to the upper member allowing for decreased vertical height for the illumination assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Chengwu Cui, Joshua Tyler Strow
  • Patent number: 8838212
    Abstract: An illumination system for illuminating a first biologic substance and a second biologic substance, comprising a first light output device capable of outputting polychromatic first light, a second light output device capable of outputting polychromatic second light, the first light output device and the second light output device selected such that (i) a first apparent color results when the first light is scattered from the first biologic substance and a second apparent color results when the second light is scattered from the first biologic substance, the first apparent color and the second apparent color being substantially the same as one another and (ii) a third apparent color results when the first light is scattered from the second biologic substance and a fourth apparent color results when the second light is scattered from the second biologic substance, the third apparent color and the fourth apparent color being substantially different than one another, and means for temporally modulating amounts of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventor: David K. Klaffenbach
  • Publication number: 20140232992
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light source unit, a light diffusion element that is provided so as to be rotated about a predetermined rotation shaft and includes a plurality of diffusion regions which are consecutively formed around the rotation shaft, and a motor that rotates the light diffusion element so that a region on which light from the light source unit is incident in the light diffusion element is moved between the plurality of diffusion regions. The plurality of diffusion regions include a first diffusion region, and a second diffusion region which has diffusion characteristics different from diffusion characteristics of the first diffusion region and is provided so as to be adjacent to the first diffusion region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira EGAWA
  • Publication number: 20140185285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an illumination device comprising a number of light sources generating light and a number of light collecting means adapted to collect the generated light and to convert the collected light into a number of light beams that propagate along an optical axis. The light sources are arranged in a first group and second group of light sources which are individually controllable. The light collecting means and light sources are displaceable in relation to each other between a first position where the light collecting means collect light from the first group of light sources and convert the collected light into a number of first light beams, and a second position where the light collecting means collect light from the second group of light sources and convert the collected light from the second group of light sources into number of second light beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: MARTIN PROFESSIONAL A/S
    Inventor: Dennis Jørgensen
  • Patent number: 8764227
    Abstract: An improved filter wheel is disclosed, through embodiments, that comprises a plurality of reflector support structures formed as a unitized structure with a circular base member. In some embodiments, the filter wheel further comprises a plurality of light sources mounted on the filter wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Ikonisys, Inc.
    Inventors: Triantafyllos Tafas, Michael Thomas
  • Patent number: 8764226
    Abstract: An illumination module includes a longitudinal support member including a base portion and a pair of sidewalls extending from the base portion that together define a channel that extends in a longitudinal direction. A printed circuit board (PCB) on the base portion extends in the longitudinal direction within the channel. A plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are on the PCB in a linear array. A reflective sheet is within and extends across the channel, and includes a plurality of holes that correspond with locations of the LEDs on the PCB, and the LEDs are positioned in the holes. An optical film extends across the channel above the reflective sheet and defines an optical cavity between the reflective sheet and the optical film. The optical film, the reflective sheet and the sidewalls of the support member recycle light in the optical cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: John Roberts, Robert Chaloupecky, Chenhua You
  • Patent number: 8761593
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards common focus energy emitters having a common focus energy source and including two or more energy source units each having a 3D concave primary reflector for reflecting energy into an energy beam focused at the common focus energy source, and a secondary optical element for shaping the energy beam into an exit beam component of the exit beam. The 3D concave primary reflectors bound a minor 3D concave section of an imaginary primary reflector ellipsoid of revolution having a primary reflector axis of revolution non-coaxial with the energy emitter axis. Each primary reflector axis of revolution includes a first focal point disposed at the common focus energy source and a second focal point where its associated energy source is disposed thereat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Inventor: Uri Neta