With Modifier Patents (Class 362/235)
  • Patent number: 9879848
    Abstract: An LED illumination apparatus includes a first lighting module, a second lighting module, a lamp cup, a heat pipe, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins. The first and second lighting modules are connected with each other and emit light in opposite directions, in addition being received by the lamp cup. The lamp cup includes two reflecting surfaces arranged in symmetrical mirror fashion. The light emitting from the first and second lighting modules are directed to respective reflecting surfaces and reflected toward a same direction by the reflecting surfaces. The heat pipe is disposed in between the first and second lighting modules. The heat dissipation fins are fitted over the heat pipe. The heat generated by lighting modules would transmit to the heat pipe and be guided to the heat dissipation fins in order to accelerate cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guo-Dung Su, Chih-Hao Hsu
  • Patent number: 9857047
    Abstract: A cooling member for a lighting and/or signaling device for a motor vehicle, the member comprising a base configured to support a light source of the device, and at least one heat dissipating device in thermal conduction connection with the base, the heat dissipating device comprising a plurality of heat dissipation fins, the base having large faces linked by a wafer, each of the fins extending from one of the large faces, the base extending in shape such that junction areas of at least two of the fins with the base extend in different planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Heine, Christine Roucoules
  • Patent number: 9858772
    Abstract: A lens, a light-emitting device having a lens, and a visual notification appliance are disclosed. The lens may be substantially in the shape of a cap, and may include a substantially flat bottom surface, and a substantially cross-shaped recess sunken into the bottom surface, the recess providing orthogonal cross-arms, the optical source being adapted to be disposed in a cavity formed by the recess and capable of aligning with a crossing center of the cross-arms, and the recess being arranged so that more light incident upon an internal surface of the recess is refracted to the directions of the cross-arms than to the directions between the cross-arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventor: Shao Chen Lin
  • Patent number: 9830789
    Abstract: A ceiling mount intrusion detector with arbitrary direction detection capability is provided. The detector can include a pyroelectric sensor and a unitary Fresnel lens such that the unitary Fresnel lens includes a first piece of a first full Fresnel lens and a second piece of a second full Fresnel lens and such that the first piece and the second piece are spliced together. Due to dimensions and location of the unitary Fresnel lens relative to the sensor, the sensor can output a signal indicative of an alarm condition when an object passes in front of the unitary Fresnel lens at any angle relative to the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Haidong Xu, Jie Zhao, Guobin Xu, Di Wu
  • Patent number: 9822937
    Abstract: Retrofit kits for retrofitting LED light engines into existing light fixture housings. The retrofit kit includes a hook bracket that may be mounted in the housing and from which an end of the LED light engine can be suspended so as to permit an installer to electrically connect the LED light engine. The retrofit kit also includes a mounting bracket to secure the free end of the LED light engine into the housing after the LED light engine has been rotated upwardly into the housing from the hanging position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Forrest Starnes McCanless
  • Patent number: 9825015
    Abstract: A light-mixing multichip package structure includes a circuit substrate, a first light-emitting module, a first package body, a second light-emitting module and a second package body. The first light-emitting module includes a plurality of first light-emitting elements disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The first package body is disposed on the circuit substrate to enclose the first light-emitting elements. The second light-emitting module includes a plurality of second light-emitting elements disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate, and the first light-emitting module and the first package body are surrounded by the second light-emitting elements. The second package body is disposed on the circuit substrate to enclose the first light-emitting module, the second light-emitting module and the first package body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: PARAGON SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Tin Chung, Shih-Neng Tai
  • Patent number: 9810420
    Abstract: Provided are an illumination device and a light fixture including the illumination device. The illumination device includes a body formed of a thermally-conductive material that includes a planar heat transfer surface and a fastener that is compatible with a base that couples the body to the light fixture. A substrate formed, at least in part from a dielectric material supports an array of light emitting diodes and a plurality of contacts electrically connected to the light emitting diodes. A thermally-conductive planar surface is provided to the dielectric material of the substrate to be placed in thermal communication with the heat transfer surface and conduct heat generated by the light emitting diodes to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: HINKLEY LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Kachala
  • Patent number: 9807839
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for operating wide area lighting systems. Operating costs, as well as capital and installation costs, can be reduced by designing the lighting system for operation of individual light sources at a first “normal” operating power for a majority of the time but having the ability to boost or increase operating power for “boosted” or increased light output for the same light sources of the system for a minority of cumulative operating time of the light sources. “”In one aspect, performance data about the LED light sources is evaluated relative to whether or not the light sources will have a predicted life expectancy on the order of the entire lighting system life expectancy. Operating power levels for boosted and normal LED lumen outputs are selected to comport with predictably meeting or exceeding lighting system life expectancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Myron Gordin, Timothy J. Boyle
  • Patent number: 9804321
    Abstract: An LED light bulb provides a supporting structure having a central axis, a substantially circular configuration of LEDs surrounding said central axis and mounted to said supporting structure, a bulb envelope surrounding the central axis and enclosing the circular configuration of LEDs, and at least one of the LEDs being at least partially surrounded by a light collecting optic having an optical axis radiating outwardly from the central axis, that collects and projects light emanating from the LEDs as a concentrated beam along and surrounding the optical axis of the light collecting optic away from the bulb envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventor: Jerome Simon
  • Patent number: 9799703
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LED lighting fixture that includes a linear lighting mounting member having a first longitudinal axis and a plurality of adjacent multicolor LEDs, such as RGB LEDs, operably connected to the linear mounting member along the first axis. Each multicolor LED has a first end portion, a first LED diode configured to emit light having a first color mounted on the first end portion, an opposing second end portion, and a second LED diode configured to emit light having a second color disposed at the second, the first LED diode spaced apart from the second LED diode along a second longitudinal axis, and the orientation of each multicolor LED rotated 180° in relation to the orientation of the adjacent multicolor LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Revolution Display, LLC
    Inventor: Jeremy Hochman
  • Patent number: 9778203
    Abstract: To facilitate adjusting of a distance from an inspection target to an illumination section by providing a movable illumination section that is movable independently of the imaging section. An illumination apparatus has a plurality of LEDs arranged in a substantially annular form, a light diffusion member for diffusing light emitted from the plurality of LEDs, and a lighting control part for lighting the plurality of light sources in accordance with a predetermined lighting pattern when designated to start lighting. In particular, the illumination apparatus moves independently of a camera to adjust a distance to a workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Keyence Corporation
    Inventor: Hajime Matsuda
  • Patent number: 9778100
    Abstract: An embodiment of a flame detector coverage verification system includes an optical source for generating a light beam, and a control unit configured to point the beam in a direction generally co-aligned with an optical center line of the flame detector and through a range of movement about the direction to visually demarcate an area that falls within the flame detector's field of view. In one embodiment, the control unit includes a movable mirror to deflect the laser beam. The system may include an indicator device configured to determine and visually indicate a pan direction of the detector optical center line with respect to a defined direction, and a declination indicator configured to determine and visually display the tilt angle (angle of declination) of the detector optical center line with respect to a ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: General Monitors, Inc.
    Inventors: Edwin Choo Yong Liang, Yaofeng Xu
  • Patent number: 9780252
    Abstract: Reduction of solar wafer LID by exposure to continuous or intermittent High-Intensity full-spectrum Light Radiation, HILR, by an Enhanced Light Source, ELS, producing 3-10 Sols, optionally in the presence of forming gas or/and heating to within the range of from 100° C.-300° C. HILR is provided by ELS modules for stand-alone bulk/continuous processing, or integrated in wafer processing lines in a High-Intensity Light Zone, HILZ, downstream of a wafer firing furnace. A finger drive wafer transport provides continuous shadowless processing speeds of 200-400 inches/minute in the integrated furnace/HILZ. Wafer dwell time in the peak-firing zone is 1-2 seconds. Wafers are immediately cooled from peak firing temperature of 850° C.-1050° C. in a quench zone ahead of the HILZ-ELS modules. Dwell in the HILZ is from about 10 sec to 5 minutes, preferably 10-180 seconds. Intermittent HILR exposure is produced by electronic control, a mask, rotating slotted plate or moving belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: TP SOLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Luis Alejandro Rey-Garcia, Peter G. Ragay
  • Patent number: 9739429
    Abstract: A light apparatus is disclosed that is equipped to be portable and self-sustaining with a feature to recharge most electronic devices such as a cellular phone. The light apparatus includes two parts; a mechanical part and an electronic one. The mechanical part has a diffuser dome diffusing an LED light, a heat sink plate absorbing and transferring the heat away from the LED light, a first and a second solar panel housing supporting a first and second solar panels respectively that are disposed at an angle allowing the recharge of a battery, a surrounding sidewall and base housing the battery and the second part electronic circuitry for controlling electrical power to maximize LED and battery life. The light apparatus is also equipped with a handle arm used for transport or hanging of the light apparatus and a USB port for recharging of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Thierno Souleymane Bah
  • Patent number: 9732956
    Abstract: An illuminated slackline is made of an elongate tube which is formed by a translucent wall. The tube is longitudinally elastic and defines an elongate enclosed space. An elongate light emitting device within the enclosed space emits light which travels through the tube wall and illuminates the slackline. A power cord extends from the device through a slackline terminal securement loop to a power source/lighting power control device which powers and controls the intensity, color and frequency of the emitted light. A friction reducing translucent tube around the device allows the device to slide within the tube elongate enclosed space. A power cord tension relief device in the enclosed space expands to prevent tension on the power cord. Tension in the device and the power cord is thereby prevented as the elongate tube longitudinally expands relative to the device and power cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventor: Neil William Benedict
  • Patent number: 9719671
    Abstract: A lighting device may be provided that includes: a heat sink which includes a top surface and a member which has a side and is disposed on the top surface; a light source which includes a substrate disposed on the side of the member and light emitting devices disposed on the substrate, and has a reference point; and a cover which is coupled to the heat sink and includes an upper portion and a lower portion, which are divided by an imaginary plane passing through the reference point and being parallel with the top surface of the heat sink, wherein a distance from the reference point of the light source to the upper portion of the cover is larger than a distance from the reference point of the light source to the lower portion of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chul Ho Jang, Bo Hee Kang, Ki Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 9719674
    Abstract: A modular light assembly having a control housing surrounding a power driver and at least one modular component. The modular component includes two side portions, a plurality of ribs extending between the two side portions to form a grated portion, and a flat portion configured to receive a COB LED. The lighting assembly may also comprise a video assembly having a camera and control circuitry provided within the lighting and video assembly for remotely controlling the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: ALLED LLC
    Inventor: James J. Wassel
  • Patent number: 9714758
    Abstract: An LED lamp including: a lamp holder; a housing; a lamp house; a power supply assembly; an LED light source assembly; a heat radiation assembly. The housing includes a wall, a chamber, and an opening. The lamp holder is in fixed connection to the housing. The power supply assembly is disposed in the chamber of the housing. The LED light source assembly and the heat radiation assembly are disposed in the lamp house. The wall of the housing includes a plurality of first air vents. A clamping plate is disposed between the power supply assembly and the lamp house, and the lamp house is connected to the opening of the housing via the clamping plate. The lamp house includes a vent hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG YANKON GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yang Li
  • Patent number: 9702539
    Abstract: A housing for a luminaire is disclosed herein. The housing can include a central portion forming a substantially closed shape and having an inner area therewithin, where the central portion is thermally conductive. The central portion can include an upper end and a lower end adjacent to the upper end. The housing can also include a number of fins thermally coupled to and extending inward and outward away from the upper end of the central portion, where the plurality of fins are thermally conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Andrew Francis Scarlata, Alexander Michael Frenkel
  • Patent number: 9698304
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a lighting unit comprising at least one lighting device, a sensing unit configured to measure at least one of atmospheric temperature and humidity, a controlling unit configured to compare the at least one of the temperature and the humidity measured by the sensor unit with set values and determine a color temperature of the lighting unit as a result of the comparison, and a driving unit configured to drive to the lighting unit to have the determined color temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chul Min Kim, Tan Sakong, Suk Ho Yoon, Keon Hun Lee, Do Young Rhee, Sang Don Lee
  • Patent number: 9689559
    Abstract: An LED light core structure, which has better mechanical strength and good heat dissipation effect and is able to 360-degree project light. The LED light core structure includes a substrate having at least two faces. The substrate is formed with at least one opening communicating the two faces. LEDs are disposed on at least one of the two faces of the substrate at the opening, whereby the light emitted from the LEDs disposed on one of the two faces of the substrate can be projected through the opening to the opposite face of the substrate. Accordingly, the substrate can be made of metal material, whereby the substrate is unlikely to crack so that the ratio of good products is increased and the substrate can provide excellent heat dissipation effect for the LEDs. The conventional wolfram filament electrodes can be directly replaced with the LED light core structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Edison Opto Corporation
    Inventors: Hao Yun Chang, Yao-Chuan Hung
  • Patent number: 9693410
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed herein for projecting lighting effects (124, 224, 324, 424) carrying light messages onto surfaces. A first of one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs, 554) of a lighting fixture (120, 220, 320, 420, 520) may be selectively energized to produce a first coded light signal conveying a first light message associable with a first location. Light emitted from the first LED may be projected onto a first surface, e.g., as a spatially-limited lighting effect. In some embodiments, a second of the one or more LEDs of the lighting fixture may be selectively energized to produce a second coded light signal conveying a second light message associable with a second location distinct from the first location. Light emitted from the second LED may be projected onto the first surface or a second surface. Alternatively, lighting effects of various shapes and hues may convey information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Koen Johanna Guillaume Holtman, Robert James Davies
  • Patent number: 9683720
    Abstract: A reflecting structure includes at least one light source; and a reflector, in which the light source is disposed to emit light, including at least one light intercepting plate and a main body, wherein the light intercepting plate includes an inner surface which is a plane serving as a light intercepting surface intercepting the light from the light source, at least one reflecting surface extending from the light intercepting surface and perpendicularly toward an outer surface of the light intercepting plate and at least one positioning structure; the main body is joined to the light intercepting surface and includes at least two convex curved surfaces disposed on two opposite sides of a vertical line extending through the light source to reflect light from the light source directly and the light reflected by the light intercepting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN NETWORK COMPUTER & ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Mei Peng, Hsieh-Chen Chuang, Ping-Han Chuang
  • Patent number: 9683717
    Abstract: A low-profile lighting system includes an asymmetric area lens having a “batwing” configuration that receives light from at least one light-emitting diode (LED) that emits light having a Lambertian light distribution pattern. The asymmetric lens refracts the light to generate a modified light distribution pattern having light distributed in a selected range of angles. A first portion of the output surface of the asymmetric lens refracts light angularly away from a reference plane. A second portion of the output surface of the symmetric lens refracts light angularly toward the reference plane. The refracted light from the asymmetric lens is provided to a dispersion lens. The dispersion lens produces a dispersed light distribution pattern that illuminates an illumination area. In certain embodiments, the lens has a profile formed by an outer curve having the general shape of an Archimedean spiral or an involute curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: John R. Householder
  • Patent number: 9658390
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source unit which has a curved shape, a light guide plate including a curved light incident surface on which light emitted from the light source unit is incident, and a light source cover which has a curved shape corresponding to the curved light incident surface and is configured to surround one side of the light guide plate to dispose the light source unit and the light incident surface inside thereof. A groove is defined in the light source cover and extends toward the inside of the light source cover from an edge portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Dae Song, Sung Dong Park, Sang Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 9651238
    Abstract: A lighting system or luminaire can comprise two environmentally sealed housings. One of the housings can house one or more light emitting diodes. The other housing can house a driver for supplying electricity to the light emitting diode or diodes. The housings can be nested together. For example, one of the housings can extend partially into a cavity of the other housing. A portion of the cavity can remain unfilled when the housings are nested, to provide an air gap between the two housings. The air gap can be environmentally exposed, for example exposed to moisture when the lighting system is mounted outdoors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Caleb Timothy Badley
  • Patent number: 9651237
    Abstract: Provided are an illumination device and a light fixture including the illumination device. The illumination device includes a body formed of a thermally-conductive material that includes a planar heat transfer surface and a fastener that is compatible with a base that couples the body to the light fixture. A substrate formed, at least in part from a dielectric material supports an array of light emitting diodes and a plurality of contacts electrically connected to the light emitting diodes. A thermally-conductive planar surface is provided to the dielectric material of the substrate to be placed in thermal communication with the heat transfer surface and conduct heat generated by the light emitting diodes to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: HINKLEY LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Kachala
  • Patent number: 9632029
    Abstract: A light source unit has two or more types of emission units which apply excitation light of three colors (blue, green, and red). The emission units share a single circuit board. LEDs of the respective emission units are mounted on the circuit board. An excitation light filter, which limits a wavelength range of light to generate the excitation light, is placed in front of each LED in direction of light emission from the LED. Each emission unit has a mounting area that faces the excitation light filter. Blue light from the LED excites resin contained in the circuit board and causes harmful light. Light shielding sections provided around the mounting area prevent the harmful light from being transmitted to another emission unit through the circuit board. Each light shielding section is composed of through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Seishi Ikami
  • Patent number: 9625645
    Abstract: A large area light source includes a narrow space of several millimeters long arranged between adjacent ends of circuit boards of LED bars that are arranged in series in their longitudinal direction, and one end or both ends of a connecting pin is attached movable in its longitudinal direction to a coupling terminal arranged on an end of the circuit board of the LED bar, the LED bar is attached movable in its longitudinal direction to its holder. Even if deformation of distortion, bending, or strain is induced by transportation, installation, or use of the area light source, the movable LED bar as well as the connecting pin absorbs expansion and contraction stress working between the adjacent ends of the circuit boards to securely prevent such breaking of wire incurred by use of a plurality of divided LED bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: MEITAKU INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirokazu Matsui
  • Patent number: 9625107
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a first substrate, a plurality of first light-emitting devices disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate disposed over the first substrate, and a plurality of second light-emitting devices disposed on the second substrate. A reflective surface is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The reflective surface is configured to reflect light emitted by at least some of the first light-emitting devices in a direction that is at least partially toward the first substrate. The reflective surface has one of: a saw-patterned side view profile, or a curved side view profile that is free of having an inflection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheng-Shin Guo, Wei-Yu Yeh, Chih-Hsuan Sun, Pei-Wen Ko
  • Patent number: 9618671
    Abstract: LED lighting devices are provided that include two optical waveguides and at least one LED in an intermediate region between end faces of the optical waveguides so that radiation from the LED is coupled into the optical waveguides through the end faces. A de-coupler is on outer circumferential surface regions of each of the two separate optical waveguides. The de-coupler reflects the radiation guided in the optical waveguides so that the radiation passes through the optical waveguides and is coupled out of the optical waveguides laterally. The intermediate region has a length that is selected so that a brightness difference, measured perpendicular to an axis of the optical waveguides in the center of the intermediate region, at a distance of 10 mm perpendicular to the axis of the optical waveguides is at most 25% based on a maximum value of brightness along the axis of the optical waveguides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Ekkehard Gaydoul, Armin Plichta, Juergen Meinl, Bjoern Bleisinger, Martin Cramer, Thomas Reichert, Marc Timon Sprzagala, Sandra Mattheis
  • Patent number: 9609725
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lighting device comprising a light output means, a computing device, data communication means, and a casing, wherein the light output means is configured to be controllable by the computing device, the computing device configured to receive and/or transmit instructions to/from the data communication means. The lighting device may be capable of outputting light have various effects, or may emit notifications to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: LIFI Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Bosua, Andrew Gelme
  • Patent number: 9603212
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus includes a rectification unit connected to an alternating current (AC) power source, and an LED light emitting module including m multi-cell LEDs each having n light emitting cells, kth light emitting cells of the respective m multi-cell LEDs being connected to each other in series to form a kth light emitting cell group, n being a positive integer of 2 or greater, m being a positive integer of 1 or greater, and k being a positive integer from 1 to n. The rectification unit is configured to supply a rectified voltage to the LED light emitting module through full-wave rectification of an AC voltage from the AC power source. The LED light emitting module is configured to emit light upon receiving the rectified voltage from the rectification unit, and to control sequential driving of first to nth light emitting cell groups according to a voltage level of the rectified voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Young Choi, Kwang Bea Lim, Jong Kook Lee
  • Patent number: 9598156
    Abstract: A watercraft light, light housing, and method of installation is disclosed herein. The watercraft light comprises at least one light disposed in a unitary longitudinally extending housing having a first side and a second side. The first side of the housing comprises an outwardly extending portion configured to be placed into a rub rail track between separate sections of a rub rail bumper and to hold the at least one light substantially therein. The second side of the housing is configured to transfer light and comprises longitudinally extending portions that extend beyond each of the longitudinal ends of the outwardly extending portion of the first side. The watercraft light comprises a connector configured to connect and hold the watercraft light to the watercraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: NIGHT FISHING SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Michael Scot Ortwein, Chad Miles, Stephen Edwards
  • Patent number: 9595118
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus comprising a plurality of luminaires, each luminaire comprising a controller configured to operate the luminaire and positioned in communication with a computerized device. Each luminaire may be selectively operable to emit source light characterized by a dominant source light wavelength within a range from 390 nanometers to 750 nanometers. Additionally, at least two of the plurality of luminaires may be operable to emit source lights with different dominant source light wavelengths, and such that one or more source lights emitted by the plurality of luminaires may combine to form a combined light at a distance from the plurality of luminaires defined as a combining distance. Furthermore, the dominant source light wavelength of at least some of the luminaires of the plurality of luminaires may be variable with time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, Robert R. Soler, David E. Bartine, Addy S. Widjaja, Matthew Regan, Eliza Katar Grove
  • Patent number: 9581393
    Abstract: A phase-change heat dissipating device includes a heat absorbing body, a heat dissipation body and two tubes. The heat absorbing body is filled with a working fluid. A light source and the heat dissipation body are disposed on a same side of the heat absorbing body. The heat dissipation body has a light transmitting space which is corresponding to the light source. The tubes connect the heat absorbing body and the heat dissipation body. When the heat dissipation body is located higher than the heat absorbing body and the working fluid absorbs the heat energy generated from the light source, the working fluid is evaporated from liquid phase to gas phase and flows into the heat dissipation body through the tubes. The working fluid locating in the heat dissipation body is condensed from gas phase into liquid phase and flows to the heat absorbing body through the tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: ARC SOLID-STATE LIGHTING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hai Lan
  • Patent number: 9568162
    Abstract: An easily assembled furnishing article includes a plurality of elongated ribs having a decorative contour, a support plate and a secondary plate. A notched interface is provided between each of the ribs and each plate so that the ribs may be engaged around the perimeter of the plates to define the outer contours of the furnishing article. The notched interface is sized for a friction fit between the ribs and the plates and for easy manual engagement without the need for tools. In one embodiment the furnishing article is a light fixture in which the support plate defines a center opening for supporting a light socket and the secondary plate defines a center opening to receive a power cord of the socket therethrough. The support plate can define a plurality of interior openings to provide for heat convection away from a light bulb engaged within the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Inventor: Michael T. Tuttle
  • Patent number: 9562653
    Abstract: A lighting device may be provided that comprises: a heat sink; a light source which is disposed on the heat sink; a cover which is coupled to the heat sink and includes a dome disposed on the light source and a body supporting the dome; and a reflective plate which is disposed in the body and has an opening through which a part of light from the light source passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung Ku Kang
  • Patent number: 9563005
    Abstract: Provided are a light source device capable of uniformly illuminating, a display apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the light source device. Since a reflection sheet is adhered to a light guide plate through an adhesive layer, deflection thereof is suppressed. Since dot parts are filled in openings of an optical layer, it would be difficult for the dot parts to be distorted by an outer force. In addition, since the dot parts are formed by forming the optical layer and the adhesive layer in a large area in which an occurrence of distortion during forming is minimal, it would be difficult for the dot parts to be distorted during forming the same. Therefore, an occurrence of luminance unevenness caused by the deflection of the reflection sheet or the distortion of the dot parts may be suppressed. From the above result, it is possible to uniformly illuminate by the light source device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Teragawa
  • Patent number: 9541259
    Abstract: An illumination device (1) includes: a plurality of LEDs (5) that are the light sources, the LEDs being arranged in a row in a circular shape; and a diffusion lens (6) disposed on the light-emitting side of the LEDs (5) in order to diffuse light emitted by the LEDs (5), the diffusion lens (6) being disposed so as to follow an arrangement direction of the LEDs (5) to cover these LEDs. The degree of light diffusion of the diffusion lens (6) towards the direction forming a right angle with the arrangement direction of the plurality of LEDs (5) is larger than the degree of light diffusion towards the arrangement direction of the plurality of LEDs (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takaharu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9543280
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a light emitting module and a lighting device that may be used for a display application or a lighting application. The light emitting module includes an electrode layer including a plurality of blocks that are insulated from each other by an electrode separating line; and one or more light emitting elements mounted on the electrode layer so as to be electrically connected to any one block of the blocks of the electrode layer and a neighboring block, respectively, wherein the blocks have another neighboring block disposed in a first direction and still another neighboring block disposed in a second direction, based on any one block of the blocks while having the electrode separating line formed to be bent more than once at a predetermined interval therebetween so that heat generated from the light emitting elements is emitted through the blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: LUMENS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Wook Cho, Min-Pyo Kim, Gun-Ha Kim, Jung-Hae Park
  • Patent number: 9541267
    Abstract: A one-piece, sloped baffle includes a generally cylindrical central opening having a central axis extending between an open circular end and an open elliptical end. A plane defining the open circular end is perpendicular to the central axis. A plane defining the open elliptical end is at an oblique angle relative to the central axis. The baffle further includes an opening extending between the ends and a pair of opposing edges substantially parallel with the central axis and on opposite sides of the opening. First projections are positioned on opposite sides of the opening and aligned with the opposing edges. Second projections are positioned on opposite sides of the opening at a radial distance from the first projections. The baffle further includes a plurality of grooves that extend circumferentially around an inner surface of the baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Joseph B. Stauner
  • Patent number: 9534742
    Abstract: A light bar structure is provided, including a longitudinal circuit board, a plurality of light-emitting elements, and a power-input terminal. The circuit board includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment arranged along a longitudinal axis of the circuit board, wherein the second segment is between the first segment and the third segment. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the circuit board. The power-input terminal is disposed on the second segment and electrically connected to the light-emitting elements in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chin-Chang Hsu, Chang-Lin Yu
  • Patent number: 9518726
    Abstract: An LED module includes an LED, a printed circuit board (PCB), a lens, a lens mask and a heat dissipation component; the heat dissipation component includes an aluminum-made heat dissipation frame, a heat-conducting fin, a connection assembly part and a plurality of heat dissipation plates, the aluminum-made heat dissipation frame is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation plate mounting holes that are arranged in parallel, the heat dissipation plates are amounted in the heat dissipation plate mounting holes on the aluminum-made heat dissipation frame in an insertion mode, the PCB is fixed on a bottom surface of the aluminum-made heat dissipation frame, and the heat-conducting fin is located between the PCB and the heat dissipation plates on the aluminum-made heat dissipation frame; and the aluminum-made heat dissipation frame is provide with a wire-threading position, and a location of the wire-threading position is between a corresponding electrical interface and a corresponding power-on interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Inventor: Lina Wang
  • Patent number: 9515056
    Abstract: A multi-emitter solid state lighting device includes at least one narrow spectral output solid state light emitter, such as may be in the green range, having a full width-half maximum emission value of no greater than 30 nm. First, second, and third electrically solid state emitters may include dominant wavelengths in the ranges of 485-505 nm (or 491-505 nm), 526-545 nm, and 615-625 nm. Aggregate emissions of a solid state lighting device may comprise a scotopic/photopic (S/P) ratio value that exceeds threshold values for conventional white light-emitting devices including at least one phosphor-converted LED by at least 10%, 20%, 30%, or 40%, in combination with reasonably high gamut and brightness, over a range of desired CCT values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, Benjamin A. Jacobson, Bernd P. Keller
  • Patent number: 9506633
    Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, lighting systems include flexible light sheets and one or more sealed regions containing light-emitting elements, the sealed regions defined by seals between a top housing and a bottom housing and/or the light sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: COOLEDGE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Michael A. Tischler, Paul Palfreyman
  • Patent number: 9506624
    Abstract: Embodiments of a lamp that distributes light from one or more light emitting diode (LED) devices with an intensity distribution having a batwing appearance. These embodiments can comprise a lens having a lens body with different types of optics to achieve the preferred distribution. In one example, the lens body has a first section with optics that embody a plurality of prismatic facets and a second section with optics that form a convex shape, curving outward relative to the LED device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Jeyachandrabose Chinniah, Thomas Clynne, Cherian Jacob, Benjamin Lee Yoder
  • Patent number: 9500936
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light source device. The light source device includes: a semiconductor laser device having a heat dissipation face; a heat dissipation member in contact with a light emission side of the semiconductor laser device out of the heat dissipation face, the heat dissipation member having a window that emits light from the semiconductor laser device, and a wind-blocking tube provided inside the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seiji Nagahara
  • Patent number: 9496244
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes: a substrate; at least one light emitting element line including a plurality of light emitting elements that are arrayed on the substrate in a first direction; and at least one sealing lens sealing the at least one light emitting element line, and including a plurality of lens sections. The lens sections each include a spherical light emission surface having a convex shape, and are provided corresponding to the respective light emitting elements and continuous in the first direction. The lens sections each satisfy predetermined expressions (1) and (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koji Enomoto, Takumi Sato, Yoshihiro Kanahashi, Yoshihisa Yokokawa
  • Patent number: 9493107
    Abstract: A lighting device comprising a first group of solid state light emitters, an element containing luminescent material and a second group of solid state light emitters spaced from the element. In some embodiments, (1) at least 50% of light emitted by one of the first group does not mix with light emitted by the second group before the light emitted by the second group has entered the element, (2) at least 90% of exiting light emitted by the second group travels farther within the lighting device than 90% of exiting light emitted by the first group, (3) an average distance traveled by exiting light emitted by the second group is farther than an average distance traveled by exiting light emitted by the second group, and/or (4) light emitted by the first group directly exiting the lighting device exits the lighting device without being incident upon the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Kenneth Pickard