Adjustable Patents (Class 362/249.03)
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Patent number: 7708449Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source member, a flexible wired board the light source member mounted thereon and a wiring provided thereon, and a structure to be stuck to the wired hoard via sticking members at a plurality of sticking surfaces, wherein one end of the wiring provided on the wired board is electrically connected to and terminated at the light source member, and the other end of the wiring is provided with a connecting path to be electrically connected to the outside, and wherein the bond strength of the plurality of sticking surfaces is set in such a manner that the bond strength of the sticking surface located on the one end side of the wiring is lower than that of the sticking surface located on the other end side of the wiring.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2007Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventor: Osamu Eda
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Patent number: 7686477Abstract: An illuminated sign (88) includes a flexible electrical power cord (100) including first and second parallel conductors (112, 114) surroundingly contained within an insulating sheath defining a constant separation distance between the parallel conductors (112, 114). A plurality of light emitting diode (LED) devices (102) are affixed to the cord (100). Each LED device (102) includes an LED (104) having a positive lead (130P) electrically communicating with the first parallel conductor (112) and a negative lead (130P) electrically communicating with the second parallel conductor (114). A stencil (92) defines a selected shape, and the electrical cord (100) is arranged on the stencil (92). Power conditioning electronics (210, 220) disposed away from the stencil (92) electrically communicate with the first and second parallel conductors (112, 114) of the electrical power cord (100). The power conditioning electronics (210, 220) power the LED devices (102) via the parallel conductors (112, 114).Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Lumination LLCInventors: Paul Southard, Srinath K. Aanegola, James T. Petroski, Christopher Bohler
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Patent number: 7682042Abstract: Disclosed is an illumination device for projecting a substantially uniform light at a remote distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2008Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Designs For Vision, Inc.Inventors: Richard E. Feinbloom, Kenneth Braganca, Peter Yan, Michael Botta
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Patent number: 7682043Abstract: A light emitting assembly, and wirelessly controlled light emitting assembly for use in a lighted display having a housing body configured to receive a light emitting device having a plurality of wirelessly controlled light emitting elements. The housing body includes at least one mounting feature arranged and disposed to maintain a relative positioning of the light emitting assembly with respect to another light emitting assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Charles Randall Malstrom, Keith J. McKechnie, Christopher George Daily, Ronald Martin Weber
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Publication number: 20100067231Abstract: An LED-based light includes a support structure. At least one oscillator is connected to the support structure. At least one LED is coupled to each oscillator. The oscillator can oscillate the LED to produce a light blurring effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2008Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: Altair Engineering, Inc.Inventors: David L. Simon, John Ivey
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Publication number: 20100061097Abstract: Systems and devices are disclosed that can be aimed by external adjustment devices/features/means without the need to open the sealed LED module. Heat from the LEDs and/or LED mounting assembly can be transferred to the outside air while the module is tilted, e.g., up to 15 degrees, or more, from vertical. Additionally, the modular structure of the inground LED light can allow for upgrade/renewal of associated electronics with only minor disassembly. Moreover, the thermal dissipation/management afforded by the designs of embodiments can allow for an increase of the LED useful service life. The sealing of the inground light unit can preclude the chance of an end user (e.g., service technician) from causing the unit to leak and thereby cause premature failure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: LSI Industries, Inc.Inventor: Mark J. Krogman
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Publication number: 20100046225Abstract: An LED lamp includes a frame having a bottom surface, a plurality of heat sinks, and a plurality of LED modules. Each of the heat sinks has an engaging surface defined at an acute angle with respect to the bottom surface of the frame. Each of the LED modules is attached on the engaging surface of the heat sink. The heat sinks are rotatable relative to the frame to adjust the angle of the engaging surface of the heat sinks with respect to the bottom surface of the frame, providing variable area and intensity of illumination.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Shi-Song Zheng
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Patent number: 7665862Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture for achieving a desired illumination pattern includes a support plate and a plurality of panels connected to the support plate. Each panel has an array of LEDs mounted to a planar surface thereof, and each of the panels is rotatable in at least two dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventor: Russell George Villard
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Patent number: 7661846Abstract: A fixing structure and a backlight module using the same are provided. The fixing structure is used for fixing a circuit board. The circuit board with several openings has an upper surface and a lower surface. The fixing structure includes a back plate and several hooks. The back plate has a contact surface. These hooks are disposed on the contact surface. The hooks go through the openings so that the contact surface contacts the lower surface. The hooks move toward the walls of the openings and press against the upper surface so as to fix the circuit board onto the back plate.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2007Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Meng-Jia Hsiao, Kuo-Tung Huang
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Publication number: 20100033969Abstract: An L.E.D. light emitting assembly (20) includes a heat sink (50) defined by independent elongated sections (52) upwardly from a base (26) in parallel relationship. L.E.D.s (72) are disposed on a mounting surface (60) and fins (64) are disposed on a heat transfer surface (62) of the elongated sections (52). The elongated sections (52) and base (26) are pivotably connected at a hinge (86). The hinge (86) can include a spring (102). A spreader (90) can pivot the elongated sections (52) about the hinge (86). A flexible stop (106) with a resilient tip (110) is attached to top ends (58) of the elongated sections (52). The elongated sections (52) are held together by a retainer (88), such as a band (104), and inserted through a narrow opening (22) of a globe (24). A deployment mechanism (84) moves the elongated sections (52) to a non-parallel position to fill the globe (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventors: Peter A. Hochstein, Melvin L. Wolgamott
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Patent number: 7654692Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus includes a plurality (m×n pieces) of lighting units (P11 to Pmn) which are disposed in a matrix with m rows and n columns, and each of which is an edge light type principally including a light conductor plate and at least one LED disposed at one side of the light conductor plate, and the entire luminous region of the spread illuminating apparatus is divided into segment areas constituted respectively by the lighting units (P11 to Pmn) which can be turned on and off in a controlled manner independently of one another.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2007Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Kitamura, Shigeyuki Adachi
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Patent number: 7648251Abstract: A strip light assembly including an elongated light carrying member with a series of lights extending along the length thereof, and an elongated translucent tubular cover member in which the light carrying member is removably slidably mounted, the interior of the cover member having radially spaced internal projections positioned to receive the light carrying member therebetween to maintain the light carrying member in selectable different angular orientations in the cover member.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Amdor, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Whitehouse, Webb Jim, Ting On Wong
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Publication number: 20100008090Abstract: The present invention relates to lighting strips and more particularly to modular lighting systems comprising lighting devices, for example, lighting strips, physically and electrically connectable with one another by way of a plug and socket integrally formed at opposing ends of the lighting strips. The lighting strip devices can be made of flexible material to allow for applying the lighting devices along flat as well as contoured surfaces. The lighting strips can also be rigid. More particularly, embodiments of the invention include modular lighting strips comprising: a non-conductive substrate strip comprising an electrical circuit; a plurality of light sources operably connected to the electrical circuit; a plug integrally formed at an end of the substrate strip; and a socket integrally formed at an opposing end of the substrate strip; wherein the plug and socket provide for removable, friction-fit, latch or latchless, and electrical interconnection of two or more circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Qing Charles LI, Weiping LI, Qingyue ZUO, Yihang PAN
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Patent number: 7637045Abstract: There are provided a surface light source having uniform and high brightness independently whether the light source is small or large while using semiconductor light emitting devices (LEDs), and an electrically illuminated signboard using the surface light source, which is thin and capable of uniform display and which operates with low electricity consumption. LEDs (12) of a dome type are arranged on four corners at a bottom surface of a box body (11) of a tray shape whose bottom surface is quadrilateral, whose upper side is open, on an inner surface of which a light reflection member (11b) is provided, and whose side walls (11c) are inclined outward. The LEDs (12) are arranged so as to mainly irradiate a region between a vertical plane on a diagonal line (N) of the bottom surface and one side wall (11c), and the region irradiated by each of the LEDs (12) of the dome type arranged on the four corners rotates individually and sequentially in a specific direction (same direction) in the box body (11).Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignees: Asagicreate Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshihiro Sakai
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Publication number: 20090296390Abstract: A light emitting diode lighting system and kit includes a plurality of matched pairs of breakaway light emitting diode assemblies adapted to be mounted in a primary lamp holder where each individual matched pair assembly includes: (1) a light emitting diode coupled to a printed circuit board; (2) a break away housing adapted to be pressed fit over the light emitting diode; and (3) a breakaway lens adapted to be pressed fit into the housing to facilitate controlling the spread of light emitted by said light emitting diode from a wide range angle Ø to a narrow range angle ? at a user selected breakaway angle ? of between about A degrees to about B degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventor: Jack Dubord
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Patent number: 7600907Abstract: An LED lighting device includes a light pipe and a support portion. The light pipe includes a light emitting diode module inside and two first fastening portions on an outer wall thereof. A support portion secures the light pipe and provides a rotatable function for the light pipe. The support portion further includes a clamp and a base member. A clamp has two second fastening portions at opposite sides thereof. The second fastening portions engage with the first fastening portions. The clamp further includes a strip hollow slot. A base member includes a pair of positioning portions for holding an outer wall of the clamp, wherein a fastener is led through the strip hollow slot and fastened on the base member. The clamp slides relative to the base member along the strip hollow slot such that the light pipe rotates relative to the base member.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Ledtech Electronics Corp.Inventors: Yen-Fu Liu, Hung-Hsin Lee
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Publication number: 20090243495Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed. The lighting device can be battery-powered and can include one or more LEDs within a light assembly. The device also can include a battery compartment, a first frame element, and a second frame element. The light assembly can be supported by the first frame element and free to tilt on a first axis relative to the first frame element. The light assembly can be free to rotate relative to the second frame element on a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The second frame element can be, for example, a plate configured to be fixedly mounted to a surface, such as a wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventor: Jonathan E. Levine
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Publication number: 20090237927Abstract: An LED lamp assembly includes a central member and a plurality of lamps each having an LED module and a heat sink in thermal connection with the LED module. The central member has a plurality of inserting extrusions formed at a circumference thereof. The lamps each have a receiving tube projecting from an end thereof. The inserting extrusions are respectively inserted into the receiving tubes of the lamps to assemble the lamps onto the circumference of the central member. The lamps are tilted from the central portion along a radially outward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: SHI-SONG ZHENG, LI HE, SAI-WEN WANG
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Publication number: 20090237931Abstract: An LED lamp assembly includes a receiving member and a pair of LED lamps. The receiving member has a pair of opposite slope surfaces. The LED lamps are mounted on the opposite slope surfaces of the receiving member. Each of the LED lamps includes a heat sink having a bottom defining a plurality of differently-angled planar surfaces. A plurality of LED modules is mounted on the planar surfaces of the heat sink, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicants: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: You-Xue Liu, Li He, Tsung-Lung Lee
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Publication number: 20090237934Abstract: An LED lamp assembly includes an LED lamp and a supporting member supporting the LED lamp. The LED lamp includes a plurality of LED modules and a heat sink supporting and cooling the LED modules. The supporting member includes a pair of supporting arms supporting the LED lamp and pivotably engaging with the heat sink of the LED lamp. The heat sink is rotatable relative to the supporting arms of the supporting member to vary an illumination angle of the LED lamp assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: JUN-HUA ZENG, YONG-DONG CHEN, SHIH-HSUN WUNG
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Publication number: 20090201680Abstract: An easy-to-assembly LED and substrate providing fast assembling, simple replacement and maintenance, exchangeable arrangement of LED (3) without wiring or welding process comprises: an assembling substrate (1) having sandwich-like structure, consists essentially of a plurality of conductive layers (10) and a plurality of non-conductive layers (11); a plurality of LED (3) having at least one lead partially insulated, all conductive sections and insulated sections of said LED (3) will correspond to the arrangement of conductive layers (10) and non-conductive layers (11) of said assembling substrate (1); and a power source (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2008Publication date: August 13, 2009Inventors: Hsien-Ching Chang, Tzu-Sung Chen
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Publication number: 20090196037Abstract: An LED flood lamp includes an LED lamp and a primary bracket and an accessorial bracket. The lamp includes a pair of lateral sidewalls. The primary bracket pivotally connects with the lateral sidewalls. The accessorial bracket has one end pivotally connecting with one lateral sidewall, and another end connected to the primary bracket via a fastener. Each of the primary and accessorial brackets defines an elongated slot. The fastener is slidable along the slots of the primary and accessorial brackets to vary an illumination angle of the lamp. The LED lamp has a substrate, a plurality of LED modules mounted on a top surface of the substrate and a heat sink mounted on a bottom surface of the substrate, whereby heat generated by the LED modules can be transferred to the heat sink via the substrate to be dissipated to ambient air.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicants: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xu-Hua Xiao, Yi-San Liu, Li He
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Publication number: 20090196038Abstract: The present invention refers to a lamp for public lighting system that works with high power LEDs, for the direct substitution of the present sodium vapour or metal halides lamps, using the same light fixtures OV type and/or similar with an integrated power supply and a standard socket Mogul-39 or Edison-39. And that improves substantially my previous invention WO2008100124 as far as the cost of manufacture and easiness of assembly, better luminance distribution; lower operating temperature and more lumens per watt, besides to be prepared for the new generations of LEDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2007Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventor: Laura Patricia Vargas Maciel
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Publication number: 20090168422Abstract: An exemplary illumination device includes a number of illuminants and a number of pivoting shafts. Each of the illuminants includes a casing and a light source received in the casing. The pivoting shafts pivotedly connect the casing. Each of the pivoting member is coupled to each two neighboring illuminants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: MEI-CHIH CHIU, CHUN-TA CHEN, CHIH-MING LAI, CHIN-FENG TSENG, PING-YU CHEN
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Publication number: 20090141494Abstract: An LED lamp includes a first heat sink, a second heat sink and a plurality of LED modules. The second heat sink is located at a lateral side of the first heat sink and pivotally connects with the first heat sink. The LED modules are evenly attached on bottoms of the first and second heat sinks. The second heat sink can be rotated relative to the first heat sink to be fixed at a required position, whereby an illumination angle of the LED lamp can be adjusted. Heat generated by the LED modules is dissipated by the first and second heat sinks.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicants: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wen-Xiang Zhang, Guang Yu, Jin-Song Feng, Zhi-Yong Zhou