In Plane, Or Extension Of Modifying Surface Patents (Class 362/280)
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Patent number: 11892150Abstract: LED related lighting methods and apparatus are described. Various features relate to water tight light fixtures. Some of the fixtures are spotlights while other fixture are intended for in ground use. The light fixtures in at least some embodiments include power control features. In spotlight embodiments beam angle and power or light output can be controlled without opening the light assembly or compromising the water tight seals which also protect against dirt. In ground embodiments support tilt angle setting which allow a user to set the light fixture to one or more tilt angles. Beam angle can also be changed in some embodiments as well as power control. Beam angle, power control and tilt angle adjustments are supported in some embodiments but need not be supported in all embodiments with some embodiments using one or more of the described features but not all features.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Wangs Alliance CorporationInventors: Basar Erdener, Voravit Puvanakijjakorn
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Patent number: 11719481Abstract: A container apparatus may comprise two sides, wherein the two sides each have curved edges and substantially flat surfaces, a front, a back, wherein the back is wider than the front, a curved bottom, and an aperture. The curved bottom of the container apparatus may allow for an improved ability to insert a bottle into a plurality of ice in the container apparatus with increased surface contact between the bottle and the plurality of ice.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Inventor: Michael B. Martin
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Patent number: 11635516Abstract: A detection device configured to detect an object includes a first light source configured to emit infrared as first light in a first direction, a second light source configured to emit second light in a second direction different from the first direction, a shield to shield a portion of an optical path from the second light source, to allow a portion of the second light to pass, a light-receiving device configured to receive the first light reflected from the object and the portion of the second light reflected from the object, and circuitry configured to detect presence or absence of the object based on reception of reflected light by the detector. The second light is different from the first light.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Michiaki Shinotsuka, Syuji Kubota
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Patent number: 11530790Abstract: A space projection lamp includes the convex lens, an uneven reflective plate, motor, light source, integrated main control and power input. The bottom surface of the uneven reflective plate is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the motor. The convex lens and the light source are respectively arranged on both sides of the uneven reflective plate. The light emitted by the light source passes through the convex lens after being reflected by the uneven reflective plate. When the light source irradiates the uneven reflective plate from the side, the reflection is projected out through the imaging of convex lens, forming a layered light effect. When the motor rotates with uneven reflective plate, it will form a multi-level dream light effect.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Inventor: Chuanlei Wu
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Patent number: 11408573Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to projection devices that can project patterned light of different colors. In one implementation, the projection device can include a housing, within which reside multiple components. These components can include light emitting diodes (LEDs), a parabolic mirror reflector, a sinusoidal lenticular diffuser, and multiple spatial filters. The multiple LEDs can be provided in at least two distinct colors. The parabolic mirror reflector can be arranged to collimate light received from the multiple LEDs. The sinusoidal lenticular diffuser can be positioned at an output of the parabolic mirror reflector and arranged to diffuse the collimated light. The spatial filters can be arranged to diffuse the diffused and collimated light received from the sinusoidal lenticular diffuser. An imaging lens can be coupled to the housing and arranged to magnify the diffused light received from the spatial filters and display a cloud-like effect on a first surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: BlissLights LLCInventor: Randy E. Johnson
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Patent number: 10948165Abstract: A lamp includes a housing, an adjusting knob, a sliding unit, a light source, and a lens. The housing is provided with a light output opening. The adjusting knob is mounted on the housing. The sliding unit is mounted in the housing and includes a sliding bracket which is provided with an elongate adjusting slot. A driving crankshaft is mounted on the adjusting knob and is located at a position deviated from a center of the adjusting knob. The driving crankshaft extends into the adjusting slot of the sliding unit. The light source is secured to the sliding unit and faces the lens. The lens is located in the light output opening of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Dong Guan Jia Sheng Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. ChinaInventor: Kevin Hsu
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Patent number: 10724692Abstract: A light source unit includes a light distribution lens configured to guide light emitted from an LED disposed behind the light distribution lens, and a reflector arranged to surround the light distribution lens. Illuminance unevenness can be more suitably reduced, and effective light is not blocked even if a pinhole device is used for glare prevention, thereby avoiding illuminance unevenness and illuminance reductions. The light distribution lens has a columnar part that extends in the optical axis direction, and a conical recess is formed in the distal end of the columnar part. The conical recess is constituted by a reflective surface that fully reflects, in the circumferential direction, light incident on the light distribution lens. The reflector reflects light emitted from a cylindrical side surface of the columnar part such that the reflected light becomes converging light.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukitaka Dodo, Koji Ono, Shinji Shimomura, Ichiro Shibagaki
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Patent number: 10429562Abstract: An illumination apparatus, which is to be connected to a light source apparatus that generates laser light and which is to be attached to an optical cable that guides the laser light, is provided. The illumination apparatus includes a light-emitting module which is to be attached to a tip portion of the optical cable. The light-emitting module receives the laser light emitted from the optical cable, converts the laser light into light having a different wavelength of a predetermined color, and emits the light. A heat dissipating lens case includes a lens and dissipates heat generated by the light-emitting module. The lens controls distribution of the light emitted by the light-emitting module. The heat dissipating lens case includes an attachment structure which allows the heat dissipating lens case to be removably attached to the light-emitting module.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Kitaoka, Hideharu Kawachi
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Patent number: 10420405Abstract: A coin bank night light apparatus comprising a coin bank and a light unit removably engageable therewith.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Perine Lowe, Inc.Inventor: Patrice Lowe
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Patent number: 10279057Abstract: A device is presented for disinfecting needleless connectors. The device has a housing that contains a UV light source. The UV light source is operably connected to a power source. The housing has a receptacle configured to selectively receive a shield. The shield has an inner reflective chamber with an internal surface that reflects UV light. In use, the UV light source can illuminate a needleless connector inserted within the shield.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventor: Yiping Ma
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Patent number: 10274177Abstract: A lamp module includes a rotatable base, a mount, a light emitter, and an optic. The base includes a plate and a projection extending from the plate. The mount is rotatably connected to the projection. The light emitter is connected to the mount. The optic is positioned over the light emitter. The light module can be used with a housing to form a luminaire.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2015Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Hubbell IncorpoatedInventors: Michael Neuer, Dean Dal Ponte, Syed Raza
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Patent number: 10190739Abstract: A lamp includes a base unit and a shade unit. The base unit includes a case body, push button and rotary switches, and an interconnect member connected to the rotary switch. The shade unit includes a shade body connected to the interconnect member, a light module and a connect member. The shade unit is slidable along the interconnect member between a switch-on position, where the connect member is spaced apart from the pushbutton switch so that the light module is switched on and the shade body is rotatable to rotate the rotary switch to adjust brightness of the light module, and a switch-off position, where the connect member abuts against the pushbutton switch so that the light module is switched off.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: HABITEX CORPORATIONInventor: Pei-Lin Hsieh
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Patent number: 10072810Abstract: An optical module comprising a heat sink having one or more heat dissipating surfaces, a fan for sending air over the one or more heat dissipating surfaces, and a light source held by the heat sink (8). The main feature of an optical module according to the invention is that the fan is mounted on the heat sink by clipping.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Valeo VisionInventor: Nicolas Ruckebusch
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Patent number: 10030821Abstract: A luminaire arrangement (30) comprising a luminaire holder (10) and a luminaire module (20). The luminaire holder (10) is arranged to be attached to a ground plane (32) and comprises electrical circuitry connectors (12), grommet seals (14) provided on said electrical circuitry connectors (12), and a shield (18). The luminaire module (20) comprises a covering (24) and is arranged to be received in the luminaire holder (10). The shield (18) and the covering (24) are arranged to form a sealing arrangement between the luminaire holder (10) and the luminaire module (20), when the luminaire module (20) is received in the luminaire holder (10).Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2012Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventor: Henricus Marie Peeters
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Patent number: 9845946Abstract: A waterproof lighting assembly includes a housing that has a top portion that is hingedly coupled to a bottom portion. The top portion is positionable at a selected angle with respect to the bottom portion. A first cap is removably coupled to the bottom portion. A second cap is removably coupled to the first cap. A retainer is removably coupled to the top portion. A plurality of gaskets is provided. Selected ones of the gaskets are positionable between the first cap and the bottom portion, the first cap and the second cap, and the retainer and the top portion. The gaskets form a fluid impermeable seal. A lighting circuit is positioned within the housing such that the lighting circuit may emit light outwardly from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Inventor: Robert Miller
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Patent number: 9562658Abstract: The exemplary embodiments disclosed herein provide a light diffraction device positioned adjacent to a wall and comprising a laser and a diffractive imaging element. The diffractive imaging film having an image and positioned relative to the laser so as to create a projection of the image upon the wall. The diffractive film can also contain a series of images where the film is moved relative to the laser in order to create an animation effect upon the wall. In some embodiments, a distortion reflector may be positioned to accept the laser light exiting the diffractive imaging film and to distort the laser light to produce a desired image upon the wall. In some embodiments, additional reflectors may be used and in some further embodiments a distortion lens may be used.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Laserscapes LLCInventors: Richard Higgins, Michael Koulermos
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Patent number: 9523472Abstract: A vehicle lighting apparatus includes a light source section and a lens disposed at a front side of the light source section to refract light from the light source section. A movable member has an end portion on which the lens is seated. A support member has an end portion which is coupled to the light source section and slidably coupled to the movable member such that the movable member is movable in a forward and rearward direction of the light source section.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Young Sub Oh
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Patent number: 9488909Abstract: A rainbow wheel that colors light that is passed therethrough. The wheel can be formed using a photolithographic process. Another supermagenta wheel can be used to increase the number of colors that can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Production Resource Group, LLCInventor: James Bornhorst
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Patent number: 9134001Abstract: A vehicle lamp color-changing device includes a bracket, a swinging unit mounted to the bracket and swingable about an imaginary axis, and a rotary driving unit. The swinging unit includes a colored lens and an eccentric member disposed offset from the imaginary axis. The rotary driving unit has a rotary drive mounted to the bracket, a swingable arm connected with the rotary drive, and a pulling rod connected with the swingable arm and the eccentric member pivotally. In this way, the swingable arm is drivenable by the rotary drive to drive the pulling rod to move the eccentric member and thereby cause the swinging unit to swing in a way that the colored lens is swingable between an active position and an inactive position. As a result, the vehicle lamp color-changing device responds fast and is small-sized so as to be easily arranged in the vehicle lamp.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Inventor: Nan-Hsin Chiang
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Patent number: 9028101Abstract: A display light source includes a light source, a color wheel, an optical module, and an actuator. The light source provides a light beam. The color wheel includes a first path segment and a second path segment. Each of the first path segment and the second path segment includes a reflective segment and at least one filtering segment. When the light beam impinges on the filtering segment of the first path segment, the light beam passes through the filtering segment of the first path segment and is filtered to form a first primary-color light beam. When the light beam impinges on the reflective segment of the first path segment, the light beam is reflected to the optical module. The optical module guides the reflected light beam to the filtering segment of the second path segment, such that the reflected light beam is filtered to form a second primary-color light beam.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventor: June-Jei Huang
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Patent number: 8998452Abstract: A light bulb includes a base, light guide, and light source. The base is configured to mechanically mount the light bulb and receive electrical power. The light guide includes light input regions, at least one of the light input regions associated with an optical modifying characteristic, the light guide configured to propagate light by total internal reflection. The light source is located adjacent the light input regions. The light source and light input regions are variably positionable relative to one another to vary location at which light is incident on the light input regions such that light emitted from the light source is selectively apportioned between the light input regions. A characteristic of the light output from the light bulb is modified based on the optical modifying characteristic of the at least one of the light input regions and the relative positioning of the light source and light input regions.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Rambus Delaware LLCInventors: Jeffery R. Parker, Timothy A. McCollum, Fumitomo Hide, Alexey Titov, Ian Hardcastle
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Publication number: 20150062906Abstract: An apparatus includes a framing projector with a light source and one or more focusing elements that focus light from the light source on a desired area of an object. The one or more focusing elements are to prevent light from the light source from lighting areas outside the desired area. The apparatus includes a projector housing. The framing projector is mounted inside the projector housing. The apparatus includes an electrical cord terminating at a plug configured to plug into an electrical outlet. The electrical cord provides power to the framing projector. The apparatus includes a stand coupled to the projector housing and/or the framing projector. The stand maintains the projector housing and framing projector in an upright position above a substantially horizontal surface when the stand is positioned on the substantially horizontal surface. The stand supports the projector housing and framing projector against gravity loading of the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventor: Glenn Merlin Johnson
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Publication number: 20150062882Abstract: A lamp with lateral capability is provided with a body and a movable housing movably disposed on the body. A light emitting element disposed in the body cooperates with a light guide lens to emit lateral light. Light is allowed to be collectively emitted from the front light-passing portion of the movable housing in a forward emission manner by moving the movable housing to a position where the light guide lens is located within the movable housing, or the light can be emitted from the lateral light-passing portion in lateral emission manner by moving the movable housing to a position where the light guide lens is not located within the movable housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hui-Ju HSU, Fu-Kuang Hsiao
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Patent number: 8960961Abstract: A lamp with functions of adjusting an illumination direction is disclosed. A substrate is disposed on a base and includes a through groove. At least one light source is disposed on the substrate. An electronic control unit is disposed in the base. A telescopic member is disposed in the base and is connected to the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit drives the telescopic member to elongate and shorten. A flexible light guiding sheet is connected to the telescopic member. When the electronic control unit drives the telescopic member to elongate, the flexible light guiding sheet protrudes onto the substrate via the through groove of the substrate and deflects toward a specific direction, changing the illumination direction of the light source.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Lextar Electronics CorporationInventor: Fu-Shin Chen
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Patent number: 8870419Abstract: A lighting system (10, 50, 70, 90) is provided comprising at least one light source (21, 91) and at least a first optical element (22, 92). The light source (21, 91) generates a light beam (12) and the first optical element (22, 92) refracts the light beam (12). The light source (21, 91) and the first optical element (22, 92) are arranged such that the light source (21, 91) and/or the first optical element (22, 92) are movable under the influence of a gravitational field in such a way that a distance between the light source (21, 91) and the first optical element (22, 92) is dependent on an orientation of the lighting system (10, 50, 70, 90) with respect to the gravitational field.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg
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Patent number: 8840273Abstract: A light fixture comprises a lens frame, a lens on the lens frame and a light source. The lens and light source are movable relative to each other between a first position in which the lens and the light source are nearer each other and a second position in which the lens and light source are further away from each other, wherein light produced by the light fixture is more focused or more diffuse according to the relative positions of the lens and the light source.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Inventor: Danny H Sooferian
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Patent number: 8840274Abstract: An electronics package includes an electronic component having a light emitting diode (LED) and a protective case encapsulating the electronic component. An optical system is arranged between the electronic component and the protective case. The optical system is maneuvered to one of multiple positions via an actuator that is coupled to the optical system, where the actuator is accessible external to the protective case by the user of the electronics package. A first position of the optical system allows the light generated by the LED to be collected and/or controlled by the optical system. A second position of the optical system allows the light generated by the LED to be unaffected by the optical system. A third position of the optical system allows at least a portion of the light generated by the LED to be collected and/or controlled by the optical system and the remaining portion to be unaffected.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: JST Performance, Inc.Inventors: Stephen P. Adams, Taylor W. Anderson
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Publication number: 20140226336Abstract: A smart LED lighting device with light color automatically changeable comprises a LED lighting component, a driving motor, and a rotary light filtering member. The LED lighting component has a light emitting surface. The rotary light filtering member is connected with the driving motor. The rotary light filtering member covers the light emitting surface of the LED lighting component, and the rotary light filtering member has a plurality of filtering color portions arranged on a rotation path facing toward the light emitting surface. Thereby the color of the light from the light source is changeable to be more applicable in the situation of environment change and to be more suitable for the requirement of use, and thus the smart LED lighting device of the present invention provides an appropriate lighting effect and can be applied broadly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Inventor: Po Wen CHI
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Patent number: 8777454Abstract: A lamp color temperature change structure includes a lamp holder, a light source on the lamp holder, a lift unit in front of the light source, and a colored lens mounted to the lift unit. The colored lens is movable and driven by the lift unit to a first position which is away from the front of the light source or a second position which is in front of the light source. The user can select the light from the light source to radiate toward the front of the lamp holder or penetrate the colored lens to generate a color temperature change and then radiate toward the front of the lamp holder according to different environment conditions.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Excellent Idea Corp.Inventor: Chung-Chun Yen
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Patent number: 8721160Abstract: An LED projection night light for night time or dark area use includes a plug-in wall outlet night light or direct current operated night light with projection features to project an image, message, data, logo, or time on a ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface. The LED night light incorporates optics means such as an optics-lens, slides, openings, or cut-outs, and/or a transparent material piece, translucent material piece, telescope assembly, housing-member, slide-film, slide-disc, elastic-member, tilt-means, rotating-means, adjust-means, roller-means, mechanical-means, extend-means, convex lens, and/or concave lens designed to make the desired image, message, data, logo, or time project to the ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface to be seen by a viewer. The LED light has an interchangeable power source arrangement, permitting the night light to be selectively powered by either an AC powered sealed-unit or a DC powered battery-pack.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien
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Publication number: 20140104841Abstract: A display light source includes a light source, a color wheel, an optical module, and an actuator. The light source provides a light beam. The color wheel includes a first path segment and a second path segment. Each of the first path segment and the second path segment includes a reflective segment and at least one filtering segment. When the light beam impinges on the filtering segment of the first path segment, the light beam passes through the filtering segment of the first path segment and is filtered to form a first primary-color light beam. When the light beam impinges on the reflective segment of the first path segment, the light beam is reflected to the optical module. The optical module guides the reflected light beam to the filtering segment of the second path segment, such that the reflected light beam is filtered to form a second primary-color light beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventor: June-Jei HUANG
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Patent number: 8696165Abstract: A dynamic mask adapted to an illumination system is provided. The illumination system includes at least one light source capable of emitting an illumination beam. The dynamic mask includes a board disposed in a transmission path of the illumination beam for adjusting a luminous flux of the illumination beam. The board has at least one strip-shaped opening. The strip-shaped opening has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The strip-shaped opening is mirror-symmetric with respect to a symmetrical axis, and the symmetrical axis is a straight line extending from the first end to the second end. A width of the strip-shaped opening increases from the first end to the second end, and the board is capable of moving along a direction parallel to the symmetrical axis. An illumination system using the dynamic mask is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chuan-Te Cheng, Hui-Chen Lin
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Publication number: 20130208481Abstract: A light fixture comprises a lens frame, a lens on the lens frame and a light source. The lens and light source are movable relative to each other between a first position in which the lens and the light source are nearer each other and a second position in which the lens and light source are further away from each other, wherein light produced by the light fixture is more focused or more diffuse according to the relative positions of the lens and the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: August 15, 2013Inventor: Danny H. Sooferian
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Patent number: 8393761Abstract: A lighting device with an extended, non-punctiform light source, a reflector which conically surrounds the light source, and a lens for concentrating the emitted light is characterized by the fact that the lens is mounted so as to be capable of moving along an optical axis of the lighting device within a predetermined range of movement in such a way that the focal point of the lens in the direction of emission can be shifted at least into an area behind the notional apex of the reflector.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: OEC AGInventors: Ines Nikolaus, Andreas Timinger
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Publication number: 20120324772Abstract: An LED light fixture. A fixture housing includes a socket-receiving cutout section. A socket is held within the socket-receiving cutout section. An LED circuit board is connected to an LED circuit board holder. The LED circuit board holder includes an insertion piece. The insertion piece is inserted into the socket-receiving cutout section and fits over the socket so that the connection pins from the LED circuit board are inserted into the socket. The insertion piece is press-fit into the socket-receiving cutout section and is held in place by friction force between the insertion piece and the socket-receiving cutout section. A thermally conductive pathway is established between the LEDs on the LED circuit board, the circuit board holder and the fixture housing. Heat generated by the LEDs travel through the circuit board and through the fixture housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventor: Sherman Gingerella
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Patent number: 8297796Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed which provides for an adjustable beam. The adjustable beam involves the use of a hologram diffuser with areas that have different diffusing properties. The different diffusing areas are selectively positionable in a light beam created by the lighting device to provide for an adjustable beam by providing different diffusions of the light.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.Inventor: Anthony Catalano
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Publication number: 20120250328Abstract: A color changeable lighting keyboard includes a housing, a key assembly disposed on the housing, a lighting module disposed in the housing for lighting the key assembly, and a color changing mechanism. The color changing mechanism includes a movable element disposed in the housing and operable to perform a linear motion, and a plurality of colored pieces made of a light-permeable material and having different colors. The movable element is operable to move the colored pieces along a moving direction to align a selected one of the colored pieces with the lighting module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicants: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORP., SILITEK ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventor: KENG-WEI HUANG
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Publication number: 20120212963Abstract: An apparatus for producing a high intensity beam of light with high efficiency of conversion of electrical power into light intensity includes an arc lamp, a reflector, a screw drive mechanism coupled between the arc lamp and reflector for positioning the arc lamp relative to the reflector to provide zoom control of the beam of light, and a spring for biasing the screw drive mechanism into a stable configuration to eliminate backlash and instability of the positioning the arc lamp relative to the reflector to provide zoom control of the beam of light. A handheld light includes an IR filter selectively disposable over the aperture of the light so that only infrared light and a circumferential light curtain is interposed between the IR filter and the body so that no there are no light leaks even the IR filter and the body are prevented from fitting closely due to interposed debris.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2011Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: SureFire LLCInventor: Gregory Z. Jigamian
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Patent number: 8246209Abstract: An exemplary illumination device includes a light source and a light-pervious light guiding barrel. The light source is configured for emitting light along a given light path. The light-pervious light guiding barrel receives the light source therein, and the barrel includes light guiding regions with different light directing and/or reflecting capabilities. In addition, the barrel is rotatable relative to the light source such that each of the light guiding regions can be selectively placed on the light path to direct and/or reflect the light from the light source.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.Inventor: Chih-Ming Lai
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Publication number: 20120086872Abstract: The present invention provides a display device that can be provided as a final product such as a television receiver simply by assembling a display panel and a backlight and is excellent in workability in assembling the panel to the backlight while securing a wide effective display region. A display device 100 according to the present invention includes a light source 50, a display panel 11, a first cabinet Ca, and a second cabinet Cb. The display panel 11 is configured to provide display using light from the light source 50. The display panel 11 is attached to the first cabinet Ca. The light source 50 is attached to the second cabinet Cb. The first cabinet Ca and the second cabinet Cb are engaged with each other. The first cabinet Ca and the second cabinet Cb are configured as an outer case that constitutes an exterior of the display device 100.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masashi Yokota
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Patent number: 8147095Abstract: A light source contains at least one light-emitting diode installed in the casing or on the base, and a lens system located along the light flux. The lens system comprises a plane-convex lens, a first plane-concave lens, and a composite lens 4 that are located along the light flux. The composite lens 4 is made up of a second and third plane-concave lenses. Flat surfaces of all of the lenses 4 are outflow faces for the light flux. Axes of symmetry of the second and third plane-concave lenses are normal to each other, whereas axes of symmetry of the first and second plane-concave lenses are parallel to each other. The first plane-concave lens is made movable along the light flux, and has a relocation drive therefor. A solenoid or an electric motor with a gear can be used as the drive. The technical result of the invention is believed to be the improvement of performance indicators, and the structure simplification.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Inventors: Maxim Yur'evich Davydov, Georgiy Pavlovich Sapt
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Publication number: 20120069593Abstract: A headlamp includes: a laser diode for emitting a laser beam; a light-emitting section for emitting light by being excited by a laser beam emitted from the laser diode; a reflection mirror for reflecting the light emitted from the light-emitting section so as to form a bundle of rays which travel within a predetermined solid angle; and a first maneuvering section for maneuvering at least the reflection mirror so as to move an optical axis direction of the light reflected by the reflection mirror to a predetermined direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuhiko KISHIMOTO, Akira Takahashi
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Patent number: 8100561Abstract: A light source unit includes a light source element; an optical-waveguide-formed element in which an optical waveguide is formed; a prism for turning back a light flux emitted from the light source and guiding the light flux toward an incident end of the optical waveguide; and a coupling optical system formed on the prism or provided as a separated body from the prism, for coupling the light flux emitted from the light source onto the optical waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Yuichi Atarashi, Fumio Nagai
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Patent number: 8094258Abstract: In a backlight apparatus, laminated optical sheets are housed in a tray such that a wall portion thereof surrounds their circumferences so that the optical sheets receive light from fluorescent lights. Tips of one corner portion A of optical sheets preferably have a shape in which the tips are trimmed by line segments extending between two edges defining the corner portions. At the wall portion of the tray, an opposing surface is formed along the line segments of the corner portions so as to correspond to the shape of the corner portions having tips trimmed off. The opposing surface restrains the line segments.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshiki Takata
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Patent number: 8075162Abstract: A zoomable luminaire has a source of light, a primary reflector with entry and exit apertures, and at least one secondary reflector with entry and exit apertures. The source delivers light into the entry aperture of the primary reflector, and the primary reflector delivers the light at the exit aperture of the primary reflector. The luminaire has a retracted position for producing a beam of a first beam angle, where the primary reflector is nested within the secondary reflector and the secondary reflector does not substantially affect the distribution of the light. The luminaire has at least one extended position for producing a beam of a second width, where the exit aperture of the primary reflector is contiguous with the entry aperture of a secondary reflector so that the light is delivered at the exit aperture of a secondary reflector.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2009Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Light Prescriptions Innovators, LLCInventors: Waqidi Falicoff, Julio C. Chaves
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Publication number: 20110286199Abstract: An apparatus for an electronic device, the apparatus comprising a light-output region and a movable part, the movable part comprising an optical element and being movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration with respect to the light-output region; wherein the apparatus is arranged such that, in the closed configuration, the optical element at least partially overlies the light-output region and, in the open configuration, the optical element overlies the light-output region to a lesser extent than in the closed configuration, and wherein the optical element is arranged to alter a pattern of light emitted from the light-output region such that the light is emitted in a first light output pattern in the open configuration and in a second light output pattern in the closed configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2006Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Pete Miikkola, Vitali Samurov, Antti Wright
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Patent number: 8038327Abstract: A luminaire housing designed to be installed to illuminate an illumination area, wherein a light source is oriented within the housing to direct a central axis of emitted light rays away from the illumination area and towards a reflective surface of a stationary reflector. In some embodiments the stationary reflector is oriented and contoured to reflect the light rays towards a light passageway. In some embodiments, an adjustable reflector is also provided that is movable between at least a first and a second position. Optionally, the luminaire housing may be a recessed luminaire housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2008Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLCInventors: Peter Franck, Sherman Ng
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Patent number: 8033673Abstract: A light source (110) is fixed at a position and emits light in a direction away from an optical axis (A) of an objective lens. An outer reflecting mirror (an optical member) (130) and an inner reflecting mirror (an optical member) (140) are provided as a unit so that relative positions thereof are fixed. A reflecting mirror unit (120) can be moved in directions along the optical axis (A), i.e. up and down relative to the light source (110). A free-form curved surface portion (131) of the outer reflecting mirror (130) and a reflecting surface of the inner reflecting mirror (140) reflect light in different directions depending on a position of the light incident thereon.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2008Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Mitutoyo CorporationInventors: Seiji Shimokawa, Tatsuya Nagahama
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Patent number: 8023063Abstract: In a backlight apparatus, laminated optical sheets are housed in a tray such that a wall portion thereof surrounds their circumferences so that the optical sheets receive light from fluorescent lights. Tips of one corner portion A of optical sheets preferably have a shape in which the tips are trimmed by line segments extending between two edges defining the corner portions. At the wall portion of the tray, an opposing surface is formed along the line segments of the corner portions so as to correspond to the shape of the corner portions having tips trimmed off. The opposing surface restrains the line segments.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshiki Takata
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Patent number: 7924365Abstract: In a backlight apparatus, laminated optical sheets are housed in a tray such that a wall portion thereof surrounds their circumferences so that the optical sheets receive light from fluorescent lights. Tips of one corner portion A of optical sheets preferably have a shape in which the tips are trimmed by line segments extending between two edges defining the corner portions. At the wall portion of the tray, an opposing surface is formed along the line segments of the corner portions so as to correspond to the shape of the corner portions having tips trimmed off. The opposing surface restrains the line segments.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshiki Takata