Distinct Light Units Patents (Class 362/236)
  • Patent number: 11688222
    Abstract: A handheld-device imaging and collection apparatus, associated techniques and systems are described. An example apparatus may include a first container and a second container attached to each other. The first container includes a top panel arranged to enable acquiring a clear view of an inside of the first container, and one or more mirrors arranged facing inside of the first container, such that an image captured by a camera through the top panel captures reflections, in the one or more mirrors, of an handheld-device placed inside the first container. The second container includes a collection chamber configured to store the handheld-device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: A LA CARTE MEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Dominique Dion, Tony Mastronardi
  • Patent number: 11382201
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for show-business or entertainment sector comprises a light-radiation generator for projecting a lighting beam towards a lighting space that includes one or more undesired lighting zones. A motorization causes the lighting beam to scan the lighting space as a function of scanning-control signals as received by the lighting apparatus. Driving circuitry is provided, configured to control emission of the lighting beam, as well as processing circuitry configured to sense the scanning-control signals received and the scanning position of the lighting beam of the light-radiation generator. As a result of the detection of received scanning-control signals that can lead the lighting beam to being brought into the undesired lighting zone, the processing circuitry acts on the motorization and/or on the driving circuitry of the light-radiation generator, containing projection of the lighting beam directed towards the undesired lighting zone and preventing possible risks of a photobiological nature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: OSRAM GMBH, CLAY PAKY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Andrea Laini
  • Patent number: 11359806
    Abstract: A ventilation system comprises a ventilation fan with a lamp and a ceiling which has an installation opening. The ventilation fan with the lamp is adapted for installing to the ceiling through the installation opening. The ventilation fan comprises a housing, a fan module, and a lamp module. The housing includes a top plate and a side wall which are connected with each other to form a first opening. The first opening is aligned with the installation opening. The fan module is disposed in the housing. The lamp module is disposed out of the installation opening. The lamp module and the housing are located at opposite sides of the installation opening of the ceiling. The lamp module includes a light source, a base, at least one optical component, a switch and a lamp cover. The optical component and the switch are disposed at the different sides of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsiang Huang, Chih-Hua Lin
  • Patent number: 11268671
    Abstract: An optical device for the headlight includes a left-hand drive optical element and a right-hand drive optical element. The left-hand drive optical element includes a left-hand drive light incident part and a left-hand drive transmission part which is arranged in the light emergent end region of the left-hand drive light incident part and extends in the light emergent direction; the light emergent end of the left-hand drive transmission part is provided with a left-hand drive cut-off part capable of forming a left-hand drive cut-off line. The right-hand drive optical element is similarly arranged. The disclosure further relates to the automotive lighting device including the optical device and the automobile including the automotive lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: He Zhu, Zhiping Qiu, Hui Li, Cong Li
  • Patent number: 11248752
    Abstract: An LED lighting device or LED lamp comprising one or more LED packages; and a switch control unit is provided. The switch control unit is configured to operate the one or more LED packages. The switch control unit is in communication with a sensor located in a space, the LED lighting device or LED lamp also being located in the space. The switch control unit is configured to (i) receive a sensor signal from the sensor, (ii) process the sensor signal, (iii) determine an adjustment to the operating light qualities of the LED lighting device or LED lamp based on the processing of the sensor signal and one or more goal light qualities corresponding to the space, and (iv) adjust the operation of the one or more LED packages in accordance with the adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Halliwell
  • Patent number: 11231529
    Abstract: A compact integrator of light beams is disclosed using a diffractive optical element to integrate multiple beams into a single beam regardless of wavelength or polarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: FUSHO ISHII, NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Fusao Ishii, Mikiko Nakanishi, Kazuhiko Takahashi, Yuji Aburakawa
  • Patent number: 10966335
    Abstract: A fin frame baseplate is disclosed. Specific implementations include a baseplate configured to be coupled to a substrate, a fin frame including a base portion coupled to the baseplate, and a plurality of fins extending from the base portion, the plurality of fins protruding from the base portion. The fin frame may include a plurality of openings therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Atapol Prajuckamol, Chee Hiong Chew, Yushuang Yao
  • Patent number: 10893587
    Abstract: An LED lighting device or LED lamp comprising one or more LED packages; and a switch control unit is provided. The switch control unit is configured to operate the one or more LED packages. The switch control unit is in communication with a sensor located in a space, the LED lighting device or LED lamp also being located in the space. The switch control unit is configured to (i) receive a sensor signal from the sensor, (ii) process the sensor signal, (iii) determine an adjustment to the operating light qualities of the LED lighting device or LED lamp based on the processing of the sensor signal and one or more goal light qualities corresponding to the space, and (iv) adjust the operation of the one or more LED packages in accordance with the adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Halliwell
  • Patent number: 10408433
    Abstract: Presented is an LED module comprising: a printed circuit board, PCB, with a plurality of LEDs mounted thereon; and first and second optical cover plates each comprising an optically transmissive portion and coupled to the PCB so as to cover a respective subset of the plurality of LEDs. The first and second optical cover plates have complementary geometries so that they are self-aligning in two axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Lars Christian Casper, Marijn Geels, Johannes Maria Thijssen
  • Patent number: 10222054
    Abstract: A luminaire for installation in an electrical household appliance, e.g. a washing machine, includes, in one embodiment, two light-emitting diodes mounted on a circuit board, an elongated luminaire housing having a light exit area, which is formed by a light-permeable piece of the housing wall, in an area of a first longitudinal end of the luminaire housing, and also a light-conducting body having a light-conducting tube which extends inside the luminaire housing and which conducts, towards the light exit area, light which is given off by the light-emitting diodes. In one embodiment, a metalizing layer provided on the inner peripheral face of the light-conducting tube rests, in heat-transmitting contact with one or more conductive traces, on the upper side of the circuit board. In addition to its light-conducting function, the light-conducting tube thus fulfills a function for discharging heat from the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: emz-Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Martin Brabec, Johann Schenkl, Manfredi Signorino
  • Patent number: 10134246
    Abstract: An optical signaling device, in particular a signal pillar (1) of modular construction or similar with at least one first exchangeable light module (3) comprising at least one light element (10) is proposed for optical indication of one or more different operating states of a technical device (2) such as a machine, a plant, a vehicle or similar, wherein the first light module (3) comprises at least one first circuit board (11) oriented essentially in direction of a longitudinal axis (8) of the signaling device with the at least one first light element (10) and electrical components, wherein at least one contact (32) is provided between at least one first detachably contactable electrical contact surface (19) and a second electrical contact surface (18) of an adjacently arranged module (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) configured as a second light module (3) and/or as a holding module (5) and/or as a base module (6) for holding and connecting the signaling device at an operating position, wherein the adjacently arranged module
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: WERMA HOLDING GMBH + CO. .KG
    Inventors: Timo Schoettle, Ronny Lauer
  • Patent number: 10084158
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic component (100) comprising an organic light emitting diode (1) designed for emitting radiation and/or heat, a substrate (2), on which the organic light emitting diode is arranged, wherein the substrate (2) comprises a first substrate material (21) and at least one substrate cavity (22) which is filled with a second substrate material (23) different than the first substrate material (21), wherein the second substrate material (23) is designed to dissipate the heat emitted by the organic light emitting diode (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Evelyn Trummer-Sailer, Simon Schicktanz, Tobias Pohl-Zander
  • Patent number: 9931977
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp which enables vehicles or pedestrians around a vehicle to easily recognize a driving direction of the vehicle is provided. The vehicle lamp includes a driving direction sensing unit configured to sense a driving direction of a vehicle, a driving direction indicating unit configured to form a first pattern indicating the driving direction and forms a second pattern indicating the driving direction on a road surface around the vehicle and a control unit configured to adjust the driving direction indicating unit based on to the sensed driving direction. The driving direction indicating unit includes at least one lamp unit. The lamp unit includes a light source and a reflection unit having a plurality of reflectors which form the first pattern and the second pattern, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Wook Youn, Hye Jin Han, Jin Hee Yu
  • Patent number: 9860991
    Abstract: Of the various technological features disclosed in the present specification, a structure according to the one technological feature is as follows. A lighting apparatus changeable between an illuminating state and a non-illuminating state comprising: a non-contact motion sensor arranged to sense a movement of a hand near the lighting apparatus; and a controller arranged to control the lighting apparatus in the non-illuminating state to change from the non-illuminating state to the illuminating state in response to the movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor, and to control the lighting apparatus in the illuminating state to cause a change in illumination with the illuminating state kept in response to the same movement of hand sensed by the non-contact motion sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Nagashima, Masahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9756694
    Abstract: An analog-based dimmable LED lighting system includes a plurality of LED lighting modules, which emit light at different correlated color temperature (CCT) ranges. Each of the LED lighting modules is powered by a common dimming signal in the form of an AC voltage which corresponds to a dimming level in a dimming region. Each of the LED lighting modules includes an LED, an analog rectifier bridge to convert the AC voltage of the common dimming signal to a DC voltage, and an analog current limiter connected between the rectifier and the LED to control current through the LED according to the common dimming signal. The LED(s) in the different lighting modules are controlled, via respective analog current limiter, to produce a resultant light at a selected CCT and light intensity according to the common dimming signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: John G. Serra, Michael Gielniewski
  • Patent number: 9719636
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (“LED”) based lighting fixture is provided. The LED based lighting fixture includes at least one reflector having a reflective enhancing material to reflect light and at least one frame are attached on a top surface of at least one housing. Further, one or more LED module mounted on a top surface of the at least one frame to emit light, the at least one frame oriented at an angle in a range of 10° to 45° degrees or approximately 30° degrees extending from a plane perpendicular to a plane of the top surface of the at least one housing. Finally, at least one lens such as a frost lens or a translucent lens can be positioned approximate to a bottom surface of the at least one housing for reflective light to emit there through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Florida Intellectual Properties LLC
    Inventor: Gary Engelhardt
  • Patent number: 9709230
    Abstract: Various designs of electronic lighting devices are disclosed. Contemplated electronic lighting devices comprise a housing, a base, and a light source holder. The housing comprises an internal cavity that typically houses the base and the light source holder. The base is configured to mate with the housing, and the light source holder is affixed to the base. Preferably, the light source holder is configured to receive a light source in an inclined position with respect to the housing, such that light from the light source is emitted through an aperture of the housing and onto a flame element to simulate a real candle light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Luminara Worldwide, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Patton, Gary Bordenkicher
  • Patent number: 9605827
    Abstract: A head lamp unit for vehicle includes a head lamp and a position lamp housed in a housing, in which a cover lens is mounted on the front surface of a lamp body. A position lamp emitter is arranged to be hidden by a head lamp reflector, seen from the front. A position lamp reflection surface reflecting a light emitted from the position lamp emitter to guide the light to the front of the housing is provided around the head lamp reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kaoru Kouchi
  • Patent number: 9568660
    Abstract: A 3D display device comprises display panel, light-guiding plate and light-emitting unit. The display panel comprises a plurality of sub-pixels with a first short-side width. The light-guiding plate comprises first flat surface, second flat surface, light input surface, and a plurality of light-guiding elements disposed at first flat surface or second flat surface. The light-emitting unit is disposed adjacent to the light input surface. Each light-guiding element comprises a curve shape with at least one inflection point, and a shift range of the curve shape is greater than zero and less than or equal to one and a half times the first short-side width. Light enters light-guiding plate and guided by light-guiding elements, and light is outputted in an alternating arrangement of at least one bright zone and at least one dark zone. A 3D display apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD, INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jen-Chih Yang, Cheng-Cheng Pan, Ta-Chin Huang, Chou-Yu Kang, Pu-Chun Chu
  • Patent number: 9557014
    Abstract: A signal indicator lamp includes an LED mounting substrate 2, and is made up of a plurality of consecutively provided lens units 3 with cylindrical light guiding radiation portions 20 provided so as to enclose the LED mounting substrate 2. An LED 14 is mounted at a position biased to the side of an end portion 2D from a central position 2C in a short-side direction S of the LED mounting substrate 2. In the light guiding radiation portion 20, a slit portion 23 is defined which is cut away in an axial direction X such that the LED 14 is arranged therein when the lens unit 3 encloses the LED mounting substrate 2. Light made incident into the lens unit 3 from incident surfaces 24 being a pair of opposite end faces of the slit portion 23 is guided by the light guiding radiation portion 20, and is radiated outward in the entire circumferential region thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: PATLITE Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 9505342
    Abstract: A multifunction lighthead for mounting to a vehicle includes several groups of LEDs arranged to provide distinct light emission patterns. Each group of LEDs and associated optics are selected and positioned to produce light emission patterns needed to meet lighting standards applicable to the vehicle. Such standards may require wide angle light emission, which is enhanced by supporting groups of LEDs that project away from the vehicle body, enhancing visibility of the lighthead from directions close to a plane defined by the body panel. The projecting support for the LEDs and optics for a wide angle light emission pattern may be employed to support LEDs arranged for ground illumination. Other groups of LEDs in the same lighthead may be arranged with optics to provide area illumination in support of arrest, search, triage or other emergency functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Whelen Engineering Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Tony Gerardo
  • Patent number: 9443492
    Abstract: A display having a substrate is provided. The substrate is at least partially made of a partially transparent material having a non-homogenous spectral transmission curve. The substrate has a display face and a rear face with at least one luminous element disposed in the region of the rear face. The luminous element includes at least two base color lamps, where the base color brightness of at least one of the base color lamps is different, in order to compensate for the spectrally non-homogenous transmission curve of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventor: Thomas Zenker
  • Patent number: 9429279
    Abstract: Lighting apparatus and methods employing LED light sources are described. The LED light sources are integrated with other components in the form of a luminaire or other general purpose lighting structure. Some of the lighting structures are formed as Parabolic Aluminum Reflector (PAR) luminaires, allowing them to be inserted into conventional sockets. The lighting structures display beneficial operating characteristics, such as efficient operation, high thermal dissipation, high output, and good color mixing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: PHILIPS SOLID-STATE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin J. Dowling, Ihor A. Lys, Ryan C. Williamson, Brian Roberge, Ron Roberts, Frederick Morgan, Michael Jay Datta, Tomas Jonathan Mollnow
  • Patent number: 9370071
    Abstract: A light bulb assembly is described. The light bulb assembly includes a bridge rectifier to perform full wave rectification of an alternating current (AC) power source, a capacitor to smooth a voltage from the bridge rectifier, and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged in series. A number of LEDs included in the light bulb assembly is selected by substantially balancing the voltage from the AC power source with a predefined voltage drop associated with each of the LEDs to consume the voltage entirely using the LEDs to generate light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: iLight, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua James Wiscombe, Gary Bret Millar
  • Patent number: 9228719
    Abstract: An illumination system including a plurality of first light emitting elements, a wavelength-converting unit, a first reflector and a second reflector is provided. The first light emitting elements respectively emit a plurality of exciting beams. The wavelength-converting unit is disposed on transmission paths of the exciting beams and converts the exciting beams into a first color light beam. The first reflector is disposed on the transmission paths of the exciting beams, and disposed between the first light emitting elements and the wavelength-converting unit. The first reflector has a hole. The exciting beams from the first light emitting elements are reflected by the first reflector. The second reflector reflects the exciting beams, reflected by the first reflector, to the wavelength-converting unit. The exciting beam reflected by the second reflector is transmitted to the wavelength-converting unit through the hole. A projection apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Hsun Wang, Ko-Shun Chen
  • Patent number: 9188314
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) device is disclosed. The LED device includes a light emitting module, a metal barrier, an isolation structure, a metal housing and a plurality of lenses. The light emitting module has a plurality of light emitting diodes serving as light sources. The metal barrier is disposed above the light emitting module, and the light emitting diodes are exposed from the metal barrier. The isolation structure and the metal housing are disposed above the metal barrier. The lenses are disposed corresponding to the light emitting diodes. The lenses are directly fixed on the metal housing or located between the isolation structure and the metal housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chen Wu, Chih-Yuan Huang, Kun-Ming Tien
  • Patent number: 9035329
    Abstract: The light-emitting device having an equivalent circuit, includes at least four terminals, numbered from first terminal to fourth terminal, for electrical power feeding; a first light-emitting diode, arranged between the first terminal and the second terminal, configured to not emit light when a voltage is applied between the second terminal and one of the third terminal and the fourth terminal, and configured to emit light when a. voltage is applied between the first terminal and one of the third terminal and the four the terminal; and a second light-emitting diode, arranged between the third terminal and the fourth terminal, and configured to not emit light when the voltage is applied between the third terminal and one of the first terminal and the second terminal and configured to emit light when a voltage is applied between the fourth terminal and one of the first terminal and the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Hsing Chen, Chien-Kai Chung, Hui-chen Yeh, Yi-Wen Ku
  • Patent number: 9028097
    Abstract: An LED apparatus of the type including (a) a mounting board having an LED-supporting surface with an LED device thereon and (b) a lens member over the LED device establishing a light path therebetween. The inventive LED apparatus includes a lens-aligning member having front and back surfaces. The lens member includes a lens portion and a flange thereabout, the flange being attached to the front surface of the lens-aligning member such that the lens portion substantially surrounds the protruding LED device. The lens-aligning member has a first mating feature which is positioned and arranged for mating engagement with a second mating feature of the mounting board, thereby accurately aligning the lens member over the LED device by accurately aligning the lens-alignment member with the mounting board. Other aspects of the invention is a method for assembly of an LED apparatus and a method for manufacturing custom high-efficiency LED lensing for LED-array modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Kurt S. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20150117002
    Abstract: An ornament includes: a shell (18, 118, 318); a hologram (24, 124, 324) mounted inside the shell (18, 118, 318), the hologram (24, 124, 324) comprising a substrate containing a recorded interference pattern, and having a viewing side (26, 126) and an opposed backside (28, 128); and a light source (30, 130, 330) mounted to the shell (18, 118, 318) and positioned so as to project light onto the hologram (24, 124, 324).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Frank McGough
  • Patent number: 8992044
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module (1) having a reflector (4), which comprises an aperture (40) and a structured reflector surface (41), and having at least two connection carriers (3), on each of which there is arranged at least one component (2) provided for producing radiation. The connection carriers are arranged in the interior of the reflector. At least two components of the module exhibit different emission characteristics when the module is in operation, a main emission direction being assigned to each of the two components. The radiation emitted by the components in their respective main emission directions is deflected at least in part in the direction of the aperture by means of the structured reflector surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Moeck
  • Publication number: 20150077993
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting units, a plurality of optical elements, a first housing, a control unit and a second housing. The first housing houses the plurality of light emitting units and the plurality of optical elements and having a hole penetrating between a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface. The second housing is provided on the second surface side of the first housing via a space and housing at least part of the control unit. The lighting apparatus satisfies the following formula. B/A?0.3 where A is an opening area of an opening of the space facing an outside of the lighting apparatus and B is an opening area of an opening of the hole facing an outside of the lighting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kakeru YAMAGUCHI, Izuru Komatsu, Toshitake Kitagawa, Michinobu Inoue
  • Patent number: 8967826
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus produces a linear intensity distribution. The illumination apparatus contains laser light sources arranged in a number N of rows with in each case a number M of laser light sources which are arranged one next to the other, and emit laser light in a first propagation direction. A number of beam-deflection devices are arranged behind the laser light sources in the first propagation direction and deflect the laser light emitted by the laser light sources into a second propagation direction to a working plane. A beam-merging device is arranged behind the beam-deflection devices in the second propagation direction such that it merges the individual laser beam bundles of the laser light sources into the linear intensity distribution, with adjacent rows being arranged in a first direction perpendicular to first and second emission directions and also offset with respect to one another in the first propagation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: LIMO Patentverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Aleksei Mikhailov
  • Publication number: 20150036340
    Abstract: In a lighting arrangement, in particular for escape route lighting, comprising a light source and an optical element assigned to the light source, said optical element being designed to emit asymmetrically the light emitted by the associated light source, the optical element can be positioned in different ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Schwaighofer, Tanja Ilic, Marcel Kilga, Patrik Gassner
  • Patent number: 8947013
    Abstract: A lamp including a first set of light emitting diodes configured to generate first light, a second set of light emitting diodes configured to generate second light, and a third set of light emitting diodes configured to generate third light. The first light, the second light, and the third light combine to produce white light. A first switch is located at a base portion of the lamp. The state of the first switch corresponds to a color temperature of the white light. A color temperature adjustment module is configured to vary outputs of the first, second, and third sets of light emitting diodes in accordance with the color temperature of the white light selected by a user using the first switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventors: Sehat Sutardja, Ravishanker Krishnamoorthy
  • Patent number: 8941332
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided that include alterable characteristics and such alterable characteristics may be coordinated. Such systems, apparatuses, and methods may include wearable apparatuses and such alterable characteristics may relate to illumination conditions or coating colors. In one example, a wearable apparatus includes an output device such as an illumination device or coating that may be manually manipulated between two different conditions. In another example, two wearable apparatuses may each include an output device such as an illumination device or a coating, and operation of the two illumination devices or coatings may be coordinated. In a further example, operation of an apparatus may be controlled by a third party or venue. Still another exemplary system may include a capturing device for capturing a characteristic of an object and controlling an output device of an apparatus to operate with the same characteristic as the captured characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventor: Seth M. Gerszberg
  • Patent number: 8926126
    Abstract: Implementations of the present invention relate to a rotatable and/or slidable lighting module. The lighting module can have a lighting fixture assembly that is optionally capable of rotating with respect to a support base to allow the lighting fixture assembly to project light on a desired surface or area. The lighting fixture assembly can also slide or move relative to the support base to allow the position of the lighting fixture to be selectively varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: 3form, LLC
    Inventors: Yaron Ronen, Brian Hillstrom, Stephen Lynn Rogers
  • Patent number: 8915620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an illumination system for use in a stereolithography apparatus. The illumination system includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), each LED having at least a first light-emitting surface and a second surface, at least one of the first and the second surface being substantially flat. The illumination further includes a plurality of electrical pathways, selectively connected to the respective LEDs, such that each LED can be individually controlled and a leveling surface. The leveling surface is substantially flat and in leveling contact with the at least one substantially flat surface of each LED, such that a two-dimensional array of LEDs extends in a plane parallel to the leveling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Mark Herman Else Vaes, Herman Hendrikus Maalderink, Adrianus Johannes Petrus Maria Vermeer, Jacobus Hubertus Theodoor Jamar, Antonius Hubertus Joannes Gerardus Lommen, Andries Rijfers
  • Publication number: 20140369041
    Abstract: A lighting assembly includes a housing assembly, a first light source located within the housing assembly, and a second light source located within the housing assembly. A first cover is positioned relative to the first light source so that the first light source is able to illuminate the first cover. A second cover is positioned relative to the second light source so that the second light source is able to illuminate the second cover. A light barrier is disposed between the first and second covers. The light barrier is configured to prevent interference between the first light source and the second light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Timothy G. Fallon
  • Publication number: 20140369033
    Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, illumination systems include a flexible light sheet that may be wound within and unwound from, or folded within and unfolded from, a storage unit having a power source for powering light-emitting elements on the light sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Paul Palfreyman, Michael A. Tischler
  • Patent number: 8888334
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for generating light effects, particularly for decorative purposes, having a light source (10) and a textile web material (12) that can be illuminated by through light from the light source (10) toward a visible side (16) or by incident light. According to the invention, the textile web material (12) comprises a two-layer weave structure made of warp threads (18) forming a warp thread layer (26) and weft threads (20) forming a weft thread layer (24) contacting the warp thread layer (26) on one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ettlin Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Frauke Susanne Hänsch
  • Publication number: 20140328056
    Abstract: An AC light emitting device includes a first light emitting diode chip and a second light emitting diode chip, each of which has a plurality of light emitting cells on a single substrate. A first long-persistent phosphor is positioned on the first light emitting diode chip to perform wavelength conversion for a portion of light emitted from the first light emitting diode chip, and a second long-persistent phosphor is positioned on the second light emitting diode chip to perform wavelength conversion for a portion of light emitted from the second light emitting diode chip. The afterglow luminescence period of the second long-persistent phosphor is different from that of the first long-persistent phosphor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung Hoon Lee, Yeo Jin Yoon, Dae Won Kim, Dae Sung Cho, Kyung Hee Ye
  • Patent number: 8876335
    Abstract: A modular lighting system for lighting a work area is disclosed. The system includes a power supply with power outlets for powering LED fixtures. The power supply preferably operates at or below a fixed power output level, such as to illuminate the work area using less than 0.2 Watts per square foot of energy. The lighting system also includes an occupancy sensor and/or a light level sensor for controlling lighting levels in the work area in response to detection of a person, ambient light levels and/or a combination thereof. The lighting system can also include computer unit with a micro-processor and a memory unit for running software or firmware the executes lighting programs, stores light usage histories and/or provides system reports to a remote computer by a wireless means and/or over a computer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: Finelite Inc, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Walter Blue Clark, Douglas Joseph Scott Bourne, Erik R. Page, Michael Siminovitch, Kevin Gauna, Konstantinos Papamichael
  • Publication number: 20140321141
    Abstract: The invention relates to an LED projection module (1), comprising two or more LED light sources (2, 3, 4), wherein each LED light source (2, 3, 4) consists of one or more light-emitting diodes, wherein each LED light source (2, 3, 4) couples light via a light coupling-in point (21, 31, 41) associated therewith into an optical waveguide (20, 30, 40), and wherein light exits from the optical waveguides (20, 30, 40) via a light decoupling point (22, 32, 42) of the optical waveguide (20, 30, 40), and wherein the exiting light is projected by means of a projection lens (90) into the outside space so as to form at least one light distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Friedrich Bauer, Andreas Moser
  • Publication number: 20140313717
    Abstract: An LED lamp having a lamp housing including a lamp base capable of connecting to a source of electrical power and at least one LED lighting device having at least one LED, the lighting device being electrically connected to the lamp base offset from a center line running vertically through the center of the housing. The lamp further includes at least one optic having at least two sub-optics, each sub-optic capable of allowing a different beam angle of light distribution to pass there through when aligned with the LED lighting device, the optic being integrated with the lamp housing such that the optic may be rotated to align one sub-optic over the LED lighting device at a time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Michael Miskin
  • Patent number: 8858021
    Abstract: A LED lighting device includes a LED module and a diaphanous cover. The LED module includes a circuit board and a plurality of LED lamps. Each of the LED lamps includes a lens unit and a LED package. The lens unit includes a lens body, a frame and at least one pillar. The frame extends from a periphery of the lens body and is mounted on bottom of the circuit board. The pillar extends downward from a bottom surface of the frame. The LED package is mounted in the frame, and has a light emitting surface facing the lens body and a back surface joined to the bottom of the circuit board. The diaphanous cover abuts upward against all distal ends of the pillars of the LED lamps and is secured on the circuit board of the LED module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: B&M Optics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hung-Pin Kuo
  • Publication number: 20140301078
    Abstract: A lighting fixture is presented comprising a plurality of modular apparatuses wherein each modular apparatus comprises one or more light sources and one or more light directing or light redirecting devices. Methods of adjusting one or more components of said lighting fixture about one, two, or three axes are presented whereby the lighting needs of a target area—even one of complex shape—may be addressed and in a manner that promotes compact fixture design with low effective projected area (EPA) without sacrificing transmission efficiency of the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Myron Gordin, Timothy J. Boyle
  • Patent number: 8840269
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a substrate, a first light source disposed on a peripheral area of the substrate, a second light source disposed on an inner area of the substrate, and a reflector disposed between the first light source and the second light source, wherein the reflector is configured to reflect light that is generated by the first light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ki Tae Kang
  • Patent number: 8833969
    Abstract: An illumination system is described including a plurality of illumination devices, each device including (i) light-emitting elements (LEEs) arranged along a corresponding first axis; (ii) an optical extractor extending along a corresponding longitudinal axis parallel to the first axis; and (iii) a light guide positioned to receive at a first end of the light guide light emitted by the LEEs and guide it to a second end of the light guide. The optical extractor is optically coupled to the light guide at the second end and is shaped to redirect the light guided by the light guide into a range of angles on either side of the light guide. The illumination devices are connected to each other to form a polygon such that the longitudinal axes of the connected illumination devices lie in a common plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Quarkstar LLC
    Inventors: Ingo Speier, Wilson Dau, Robert C. Gardner, George Lerman, Louis Lerman, Christopher H. Lowery, Brian D. Ogonowsky, George E. Smith, Robert V. Steele, Jacqueline Teng, Allan Brent York
  • Patent number: 8833957
    Abstract: An illumination system includes a light source unit including a light source and a circuit substrate electrically connected to the light source. The light source is placed in the circuit substrate such that at least part of the light source overlaps the circuit substrate in the thicknesswise direction of the circuit substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventors: Junya Mita, Yoshinori Momose, Akemi Maruyama, Shintaro Hama
  • Patent number: 8833983
    Abstract: An LED lamp including a first light source device and a second light source device is provided. The first light source device has a light exiting surface and a connection portion, and is used for emitting a first illumination light through the light exiting surface. The light exiting surface surrounds the connection portion. The second light source device is connected to the connection portion, and is used for emitting a second illumination light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chiao Chang, Fang-Ru Ye, Yao-Cheng Lue, Chen-Wei Chu, Udo Custodis