Flexible Patents (Class 362/249.04)
  • Patent number: 8109660
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Relume Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter A. Hochstein, Melvin L. Wolgamott
  • Publication number: 20110310601
    Abstract: An LED line lamp provides a lamp string design which is simple in structure, small in volume, used conveniently, not fractured easily, and supplies a free creation space to common people. Plural LED lamps are connected serially on an electric wire depending on a pre-determined distance, and an end of the wire is disposed with a power connection element to be directly connected with a battery or an adapter for supplying electricity. A supporter which is harder than the wire is located at the LED lamp position, and can display light of the LED lamp. By softness of the electric wire, a required shining shape can be arranged freely according to pre-determined texts or patterns, and the LED lamp position can be protected by the supporter that it will not be damaged upon bending the wire, allowing an operation to be safer and more smoothly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventor: Shu-Fa Shao
  • Patent number: 8075158
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting tube with light emitting diodes (LEDs) that can be disassembled and repaired. The present invention presents substantial advantages and innovative characteristics as well as other advantages related to organization and construction. The invention is centered on a lighting tube which, while preferably adopting the standardized dimensions of commonly used fluorescent tubes, as well as a similar system for lateral attachment and connection, is different. It is provided inside the transparent tubular body that forms it with a lighting system based on light emitting diodes or LEDs, giving the tube the advantages of this lighting system, essentially based on a greater illumination intensity with a considerably lower consumption, the possibility of repairing the tube and a much longer useful lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventor: Jose Antonio Amoraga Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 8066405
    Abstract: A lumenaire system for providing varied types of illumination having a structural frame with hubs disposed in a spatial configuration and joining members providing structure and stability between said hubs. There are quasi point light sources mounted at specific points on the structural frame for providing a radiant illumination from said lumenaire system and an optical system for distributing the radiant illumination as a specific light pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Inventor: Jerome H. Simon
  • Patent number: 8057087
    Abstract: An exemplary light source module includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), a number of light emitting diodes (LEDs), and a light guide plate (LGP). The LEDs are mounted on the PCB, which is capable of switching each of the LEDs on and off. The LGP includes a light input surface and a number of light output surfaces. The light input surface is opposite to the LEDs. The LEDs face the light input surfaces, and at least one light guide structure is defined at the light input surface so that a majority of light beams from each LED pass substantially perpendicularly through a corresponding portion of the at least one light guide structure and exit from a corresponding light output surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jen-Tsorng Chang
  • Patent number: 8052302
    Abstract: An LED module including an LED light bar and a FPC is provided. The LED light bar includes a circuit board and a plurality of LED devices. The circuit board has a first surface, a second surface, first pins, second pins, and a slot. The LED devices are disposed on the first surface and electrically connected with the first pins. The FPC passes through the slot and is electrically connected with the second pins. The FPC includes a first bonding part, a second bonding part, and a bending part. The first bonding part has a plurality of third pins electrically connected with the second pins and is in contact with the first surface of the circuit board. The second bonding part has a plurality of fourth pins electrically connected with a control board. The bending part connects between the first part and the second part and passes through the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tzu-Hui Hsu, Yen-Po Yeh
  • Patent number: 8047681
    Abstract: A flexible light emitting array includes a flexible substrate, pluralities of first wires, second wires and light emitting components. The flexible substrate has a first surface and an opposite second surface. The first wires and the second wires penetrates across the first surface and the second surface to form pluralities of first conductive wire segments and second conductive wire segments on the first surface side and the second surface side. The light emitting components are arranged on the first surface side and electrically connected to the first conductive wire segments and the second conductive wire segments. The flexible light emitting array not only increases the reliability of bonding between the light emitting component and the flexible substrate but also drives the light emitting components with programmable control to achieve the dynamic effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Royal Pacific Limited
    Inventors: Wei-Yean Howng, Ling King
  • Patent number: 8047682
    Abstract: An LED street lamp assembly includes a central member having a first LED module fixed to a top surface thereof, a plurality of lamps attached to circumference of the central member and each having a second LED module therein, a plurality of sensors each mounted in one of the lamps and a controlling and driving circuit board received in the central member for receiving signal sent out by the sensors. If there is a goer approaches the LED street lamp assembly, the sensors are activated to send out signal to the controlling and driving circuit board to turn on the second LED modules of the lamps one by one as the goer comes closer and closer. If the goer passes by and is going away from the LED street lamp assembly, the sensors stop sending out signal to the control and driving circuit board to switch off the second LED module of the lamps one by one as the goer goes away farther and farther.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shi-Song Zheng, Li He
  • Patent number: 8038320
    Abstract: A package for holding a plurality of LED modules interconnected by wire. The package comprises a plurality of cradles each of which is sized to hold a respective one of the interconnected LED modules. Each of the cradles comprises first and second opposing side vertical surfaces partially defining a space for holding its respective one of the LED modules, each of the LED modules arranged in a respective one of the cradles. A plurality of holding tabs is included at least one of which is on one of the first and second opposing side vertical surfaces of each of the cradles and protruding into the module holding space. Each of the tabs is arranged to hold its respective one of the modules in its cradle, wherein the cradles are arranged adjacent to one another with the interconnecting wire running between adjacent cradles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: The Sloan Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Sloan, Timothy Ferrie
  • Patent number: 8033684
    Abstract: A lighting panel capable of producing a “Starry Sky” lighting effect and which is easily retrofitted into existing aircraft includes a first substrate, a plurality of microminiature light sources, such as LEDs, mounted on an upper surface of the first substrate, a plurality of electrically conductive traces written on the upper surface of the first substrate so as to make electrical interconnections with respective leads of the light sources, a clear filler material surrounding each light source and tapering down to the upper surface of the first substrate so as to planarize it, and a flexible decorative film laminated over the upper surface of the first substrate and light sources, the decorative film containing a plurality of apertures therethrough, each corresponding in location to a respective light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joseph A. Marshall, Gregory W. Nelson, Bradley J. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 8033675
    Abstract: A light emitting device has a plurality of light emitting elements each having a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a light emitting layer disposed between the first and the second electrode layers, a reflective layer being disposed between a substrate and the first electrode layer and reflecting light emitted by the light emitting layer to the light emitting layer, the light emitting elements including a red light emitting element that emits a red light, a green light emitting element that emits a green light, and a blue light emitting element that emits a blue light, the green and the blue light emitting elements each having a resonator structure which contains the reflective layer and a translucent half-reflective layer and which is constituted by adjustment of the optical distance between the reflective layer and the translucent half-reflective layer, the red light emitting element not having the resonator structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiro Oda
  • Patent number: 8025432
    Abstract: This invention relates to a miniature, battery operated, air tight light emitting module having a LED/LEDS that projects at least two different frequencies of light energy. The LEDs are mounted in a protective air-tight shell. The LEDs are activated by a magnetic field of associated magnetic rings. The attachment mechanism to hold the module(s) to safety hard hats and helmets consists of an elastic band allowing a module or series of modules to be attached to the exterior surface of various types of helmets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Inventor: Lee Wainright
  • Publication number: 20110222286
    Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing a plurality of types of illuminating devices having different specifications while reducing cost. A substrate includes a common flexible portion and a plurality of units bendable with respect to the common portion, where the common portion includes a pad that is extended in the horizontal direction in the plane of the drawing and that is arranged for every predefined interval. In the present manufacturing method, a substrate piece is created by cutting the substrate mounted with the light emitting element in a first direction, the common portion in the substrate piece is formed according to the illuminating device to be manufactured, the relative position of the individual portion with respect to the formed common portion is respectively positioned, and the wiring for supplying power to the pad in the substrate piece is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi OBA, Naoki NISHIMORI, Akira MATSUI, Nobuharu ISHIKAWA, Yoshihiro YAMASHITA, Takahiro SUGA, Kosuke SUGIYAMA
  • Patent number: 8011806
    Abstract: According to a lighting fixture of an aspect of the present invention, only by holding the first and second strip-shaped luminous bodies on the strip-shaped luminous body holding device with the first and second strip-shaped luminous bodies being curved into a predetermined shape, the plurality of point light sources of the first strip-shaped luminous body and the plurality of point light sources of the second strip-shaped luminous body can be mounted at predetermined positions in appropriate postures (for example, such positions and postures as to illuminate a predetermined area of the front of the lighting fixture) at once. That is, each of the point light sources can be stereoscopically disposed at a predetermined position in an appropriate posture in a most expeditious manner. Also, the lighting fixture of novel visual quality capable of producing a stereoscopic effect by the real image can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Shiraishi, Hiroto Anzai, Nao Nakano
  • Patent number: 8002436
    Abstract: An LED chip package structure using a substrate as a lampshade includes a substrate unit and a light-emitting unit. The substrate unit has a substrate body with a lampshade shape. The light-emitting unit has a plurality of light-emitting elements electrically disposed on an inner surface of the substrate body. Therefore, one part of light beams projected by the light emitting elements is reflected out of the lampshade by the inner surface of the substrate body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Harvatek Corportion
    Inventors: Bily Wang, Shih-Yu Wu, Wen-Kuei Wu
  • Patent number: 7994532
    Abstract: An LED indicator casing (1R) has: a casing (1a) including a bottom face (S1), a front face (S2) having an aperture (2a) for light emission, and paired side faces (S3 and S4) adjoining the front face (S2); and paired lead terminals (11 and 12), one of which has a light-emitting element (LED)(21) fitted thereto. The paired lead terminals (11 and 12) are led out to the bottom face (S1) via the paired side faces (S3 and S4) of the casing (1a) respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Maeta, Mitsuhiro Omae, Akihisa Matsumoto, Takafumi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7963674
    Abstract: A light emitting diode package comprising a substrate electrically connectable to an external unit with a reduced height. A flexible PCB for electrical connection between a light emitting diode and the external unit is directly connected to a light emitting element. The direct connection is conducted by applying a conductive resin to an electrode on the flexible PCB, on which the light emitting element is mounted; mounting the light emitting element; curing the conductive resin in a high-temperature furnace. The present invention requires neither a lead frame for electrical connection of the light emitting element to the flexible PCB nor a rigid PCB for supporting the flexible PCB, thus reducing the total height of the light emitting diode package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Avago Technologies ECBU IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Takekuma, Chew Tong Fatt
  • Patent number: 7841738
    Abstract: A luminaire is described having a pot-shaped housing for the reception of electrical components and for the releasable mounting of a functional unit having at least one main lighting surface and whose special features consist of the facts that the preferably planar main lighting surface of the functional unit extends parallel to the base wall of the housing or its mounting surface and is bounded at the marginal side by a peripheral flat frame made of heat conducting material; and that the flat frame is connected in a heat conducting manner to at least one LED carrier which is located in the functional unit in the region of the rear side of the flat frame and its surface carrying the LEDs is directed to a reflector arranged between the base wall of the housing and the main lighting surface such that the main lighting surface is illuminated substantially uniformly by diffuse light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Inventor: Hartmut S. Engel
  • Patent number: 7841741
    Abstract: An LED lighting assembly including a plurality of individual LEDs mounted on a common, bendable heat sinking member designed to remove heat from the LEDs during operation and also to be formed (bent) to provide the desired light direction and intensity. Several such assemblies may be used within an LED lamp, as also provided herein. The lamp is ideal for use within medical and dental environments to assure optimal light onto a patient located at a specified distance from the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benson Chan, John E. Kozol, John M. Lauffer, How T. Lin
  • Patent number: 7824068
    Abstract: Lighting fixtures, systems, and methods of using the lighting fixtures that can achieve radically increased energy efficiency and visual effectiveness, are disclosed. The invention also offers the potential for decorative effects, supplementary background lighting, and other lighting effects. Various embodiments use light sources capable of individual focus, replacement, and control of operation. Fixtures allow mounting of the light emitting components to achieve a large effective aperture/diameter of the fixture in relation to the distance from the illuminated area, producing improved illumination. The light emitting components may be installed on parts of the fixture that may be oriented individually, thereby allowing infinite and/or incremental adjustment of the overall light emission pattern to achieve desirable illumination effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Inventor: Donald R. Wulfinghoff
  • Patent number: 7825325
    Abstract: A portable lighting system is disclosed. The portable lighting system includes at least one light-emitting source, a power-generating source, a power storage device, and a processing system for controlling and managing power-generated by the power-generating source that are all are integrated into a flexible-layered structure. The flexible-layered structure is a layered structure of woven or non-woven, natural or made-made fibers that have been joined using sewing, sonic-welding or heat lamination manufacturing techniques. Materials for the flexible-layered structure include woven textiles, non-woven materials, flexible plastics, natural leather materials, artificial leather materials, reflective flexible materials, opaque flexible materials, translucent flexible materials, light-diffusing materials, and specular reflective materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Kennedy & Violich Architecture Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheila Kennedy, Sloan Kulper, Casey Smith, Tonya Ohnstad, Heather Micka-Smith, Frano Violich
  • Patent number: 7806560
    Abstract: An illumination assembly includes a compliant substrate comprising a first and second electrically conductive foil separated by an electrically insulating layer. The insulating layer includes a polymer material loaded with particles that enhance thermal conductivity of the insulating layer. A plurality of LED dies are disposed on the first conductive foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: John C. Schultz, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Joel S. Peiffer, Nelson B. O'Bryan, John A. Wheatley, Cameron T. Murray
  • Patent number: 7758220
    Abstract: An in-ground inspection lighting system, particularly an in-ground inspection lighting system for underside of vehicles including an elongated, embedded light transmitting optical fiber in a polymeric mass, remotely energized, and placed into a pre-determined channel formed in a medium such as concrete or asphalt, whereby the embedded embodiment does not protrude from the channel and is essentially flush mounted in the medium. Alternatively, an in-ground inspection lighting system including, an elongated embodiment of linear light emitting diode assemblies embedded in a polymer mass and placed into a pre-determined channel formed in a medium such as concrete or asphalt, whereby the embedded embodiment does not protrude from the channel and is essentially flush mounted in the medium. The linear embodiments to provide a steady, uniform flood of light up to the underside of a vehicle to be inspected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Inventors: William J. Grothe, Paul E. Robbins, James R. Zarian
  • Patent number: 7740386
    Abstract: The present invention provides the lighting apparatus cable that allows it to easily attach the lighting module and enables it to improve the productivity. A flat cable used in a lighting apparatus having a plurality of lighting modules disposed in series, for connecting the lighting modules in such a manner that colors and/or luminous intensities of emitted lights of the lighting modules can be controlled, the flat cable comprising: at least four conductors disposed in parallel which include two signal conductors disposed at both sides of the cable and two power feeding conductors; a sheath member covering the at least four conductors to integrate; and notches formed on both sides of the cable so as to cut the signal conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuhei Tsuji, Tsuyoshi Yasuoka
  • Patent number: 7740376
    Abstract: A flexible light emitting module includes: a flexible substrate; and a flexible multi-layer structure formed on the flexible substrate, and including a plurality of light emitting bare chips that are disposed on the same level and that cooperatively define a spacing thereamong, a dielectric material that fills the spacing and that cooperates with the bare chips to form a light emitting layer, and first and second conductive layers sandwiching and adapted to connect the light emitting layer to a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Inventors: Dong Sing Wuu, Ray-Hua Horng, Cheng-Chung Chiang, Wen-Chun Chen
  • Publication number: 20100091496
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting tube with light emitting diodes (LEDs) that can be disassembled and repaired. The present invention presents substantial advantages and innovative characteristics as well as other advantages related to organization and construction. The invention is centered on a lighting tube which, while preferably adopting the standardized dimensions of commonly used fluorescent tubes, as well as a similar system for lateral attachment and connection, is different. It is provided inside the transparent tubular body that forms it with a lighting system based on light emitting diodes or LEDs, giving the tube the advantages of this lighting system, essentially based on a greater illumination intensity with a considerably lower consumption, the possibility of repairing the tube and a much longer useful lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventor: Jose Antonio AMORAGA RODRIGUEZ
  • Patent number: 7690813
    Abstract: An LED illumination lamp device, including a polygonal-prism-shaped supporting member having a plurality of rectangular side surfaces, plate-like wing members configured to project outwardly from each of ridge lines formed by two adjacent rectangular side surfaces of the supporting member and having at least two opposing rectangular surfaces, and a plurality of LED elements disposed on the rectangular side surfaces of the supporting member and the rectangular surfaces of the wing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kanamori, Sadato Imai
  • 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: 7686476
    Abstract: A warehouse dock light includes a lamp assembly which is provided with a plurality of LEDs arranged in such a fashion as to collectively provide sufficient light for illumination of an area. The LEDs are arranged in two columns with each column having both LEDs with narrow angle and wide angle lens, and with each column being angled so as to project outwardly from a central axis. Heat from the LEDs is dissipated through bi-metal boards to an extruded aluminum heat sink, and air is blown through the ribs of the heat sink by a fan. A heat sensor is provided with electronic circuitry to responsively turn on the fan and/or turn off the LEDs at predetermined temperature thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: DL Manufacturing
    Inventors: Donald L. Metz, Wendell K. Moulton
  • Patent number: 7674017
    Abstract: An optical module according to the present invention comprises an electric wiring substrate, a first optical element mounted on the electric wiring substrate so that a heat generation section of the first optical element is positioned relatively close to a substrate surface of the electric wiring substrate and a heat sink mounted on the same plane as the mounting plane of the first optical element on the electric wiring substrate, the heat sink being mounted on the electric wiring substrate so that an area of electric wiring on the electric wiring substrate overlaps the heat sink. This improves the efficiency of heat radiation of the optical module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Jun Matsui, Koji Terada, Hiroyuki Nobuhara
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7658509
    Abstract: A solid-state light emitting device strip lighting system. The system includes an elongated fixture, a reflector, and a strip including a plurality of solid-state light emitting devices electrically connected in series disposed along the fixture. A heat sink and/or the reflector is formed as an integral part of the elongated fixture. In one aspect of the invention, a beam angle of the plurality of light emitting devices perpendicular to the long axis of the elongated fixture is adjustable by varying the height of the strip containing the devices. In an additional aspect of the invention, at least one end cap is connected to the strip containing the devices in such a way that an external power converter and/or controller may be connected to the end cap to power and/or control the devices. These strip lights are daisy chainable in series, eliminating the need for multiple drops of AC supply wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Paul L. Summers, Mark E. Poling, William H. Tyson, Leonard De Oto
  • Publication number: 20100002439
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp tube heat dissipating structure is capable of dissipating heat in a tube quickly to improve the heat dissipating efficiency. A circuit board with a light radiating surface and a heat dissipating surface is contained in the tube, and the light radiating surface of the circuit board is electrically connected to LED lamps. Two conductive bushings are sheathed onto both ends of the tube and electrically connected with the circuit board, and at least one heat dissipating hole is disposed separately on both distal surfaces of the tube that covers the heat dissipating surface of the circuit board, such that external air is entered into the tube from the heat dissipating hole on a distal surface of the tube and dispersed from the heat dissipating hole on another distal surface of the tube for dissipating the heat in the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Kuo-Len Lin, Chen-Hsiang Lin, Wen-Jung Liu, Hwai-Ming Wang, Ken Hsu, Chih-Hung Cheng
  • Patent number: 7604376
    Abstract: An elongated flexible lighting system according to the present invention includes an array of light sources that are illuminated by electric power. It further includes an elongated translucent extrusion of flexible material. The array of light sources is integral to the extrusion with said extrusion transmitting and dispersing the light from the array such that the lighting system gives the appearance that the array of light sources is a continuous light source. The elongated lighting system can be used for many different applications including, but not limited to, the lighting of structural features and illumination of sign features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: SloanLED, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Sloan, Bruce Quaal
  • Patent number: 7604377
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus includes a transparent flexible tape with a first transparent pattern and a second transparent pattern, the first transparent pattern being insulated from the second transparent pattern. A plurality of light-emitting diodes is electrically connected with the first transparent pattern. The LED lighting apparatus can also form the first transparent pattern and the second transparent pattern on two sides of the transparent flexible tape, or, furthermore, to form the first transparent pattern and the second transparent pattern stack to generate a multi-story LED lighting apparatus. Such a plane of emitting diode is applied to various display, furniture decoration and lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Polytron Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam Yu, Dalong Cheng
  • Patent number: 7596899
    Abstract: A display device (11) having various discrete components (13-17) integrated upon a flexible substrate (12). One side of the flexible substrate (12) is used to mount the discrete components (13-17), while the remaining side of the flexible substrate (12) comprises a releasably-adherent surface (12a) that allows the display device (11) to be releasably mounted to an external receiving surface (10). The discrete components (13-17) have electrical, mechanical, graphical, and/or combinational properties that cooperate to provide a visual display. The visual display can be made viewable when looking toward the exterior side (10a) and/or interior side (10b) of the receiving surface (10). The display device (11) is ideally suited for business signs, residential signs, novelty signs, vehicle signs, advertisements, holiday decorations, and numerous other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Welshmark Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Daryl A. Michael, Jennifer L. Michael
  • Publication number: 20090237921
    Abstract: A lamp including a base, a bendable neck and a lamp head, an outer surface of the lamp covered by a pliable sheath. The lamp further including a plurality of switches and a plurality of light sources, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The plurality of switches are visually concealed by the pliable sheath. A first actuation of at least one switch of the plurality of switches activates a white light mode of operation and a second actuation of at least one switch of the plurality of switches activates a color-phasing mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: Steve LEE