Adjustable Patents (Class 362/249.03)
  • Patent number: 7708449
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu Eda
  • Patent number: 7686477
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Lumination LLC
    Inventors: Paul Southard, Srinath K. Aanegola, James T. Petroski, Christopher Bohler
  • Patent number: 7682042
    Abstract: Disclosed is an illumination device for projecting a substantially uniform light at a remote distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Designs For Vision, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Feinbloom, Kenneth Braganca, Peter Yan, Michael Botta
  • Patent number: 7682043
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Randall Malstrom, Keith J. McKechnie, Christopher George Daily, Ronald Martin Weber
  • Publication number: 20100067231
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Altair Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Simon, John Ivey
  • Publication number: 20100061097
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: LSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark J. Krogman
  • Publication number: 20100046225
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shi-Song Zheng
  • Patent number: 7665862
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell George Villard
  • Patent number: 7661846
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Meng-Jia Hsiao, Kuo-Tung Huang
  • Publication number: 20100033969
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Peter A. Hochstein, Melvin L. Wolgamott
  • Patent number: 7654692
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kitamura, Shigeyuki Adachi
  • Patent number: 7648251
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Amdor, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Whitehouse, Webb Jim, Ting On Wong
  • Publication number: 20100008090
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Qing Charles LI, Weiping LI, Qingyue ZUO, Yihang PAN
  • Patent number: 7637045
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Asagicreate Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Sakai
  • Publication number: 20090296390
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Jack Dubord
  • Patent number: 7600907
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Ledtech Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yen-Fu Liu, Hung-Hsin Lee
  • Publication number: 20090243495
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Jonathan E. Levine
  • Publication number: 20090237927
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SHI-SONG ZHENG, LI HE, SAI-WEN WANG
  • Publication number: 20090237931
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicants: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: You-Xue Liu, Li He, Tsung-Lung Lee
  • Publication number: 20090237934
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JUN-HUA ZENG, YONG-DONG CHEN, SHIH-HSUN WUNG
  • Publication number: 20090201680
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Hsien-Ching Chang, Tzu-Sung Chen
  • Publication number: 20090196037
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicants: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xu-Hua Xiao, Yi-San Liu, Li He
  • Publication number: 20090196038
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventor: Laura Patricia Vargas Maciel
  • Publication number: 20090168422
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: MEI-CHIH CHIU, CHUN-TA CHEN, CHIH-MING LAI, CHIN-FENG TSENG, PING-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20090141494
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicants: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Xiang Zhang, Guang Yu, Jin-Song Feng, Zhi-Yong Zhou