Having A Particular Shape Patents (Class 362/296.05)
  • Patent number: 11677893
    Abstract: A lighting device (23) irradiates a web under conveyance with light. The lighting device includes a light source (43), and an irradiation port (61) configured to open linearly in a widthwise direction of the web at an end portion facing the web. The irradiation port (61) is formed between first and second parallel portions (62b, 63b) where a first plate member (62) and a second plate member (63) parallelly face each other. The web under conveyance is irradiated with linear light. It is possible to provide a lighting device capable of irradiating only an inspection region of a sheet or a web with light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: KOMORI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Tsumura, Takeshi Chiba, Osamu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11028985
    Abstract: A surface mountable spotlight is comprised by a light directing housing having a rear mounting plate. A light emitting source is mounted in the light directing housing for emitting light out of the open end of the housing. The mounting plate has a contour configuration adapted to conceal a mounting opening formed in a support sheet material behind which is located an electrical connection to a power source. An electrical connector is mounted in the rear surface of the rear mounting plate. Retention spring arms are secured to the rear surface of the rear mounting plate which permits for removable attachment of the rear mounting plate against an inner surface of the support sheet material. A junction box is adapted for connection to the power source and to the electrical connector to supply power to the light emitting source which in a preferred embodiment is an LED light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: GLOBE ELECTRIC COMPANY INC.
    Inventor: Adam Chaimberg
  • Patent number: 10935212
    Abstract: A lighting fixture and method of providing lighting is provided herein that utilizes both direct and indirect light sources. The direct and indirect light sources can be provided in arrays of light emitting diodes (LEDs) oriented along desired axes. In some versions, the light fixtures described herein include a direct lighting array having one or more LEDs oriented to project light downwardly and an indirect lighting array having a plurality of LEDs oriented to project light in a transverse direction. Further, the light fixtures can include an indirect lighting member configured to be illuminated by the plurality of LEDs of the indirect lighting array. Additionally, or alternatively, the light fixtures described herein can include one or more controllers that are configured to independently operate the direct and indirect lighting arrays. Moreover, the indirect lighting array can be configured to emit light in a plurality of colors to visually convey information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon Stolte, Kevin Dahlen
  • Patent number: 10591134
    Abstract: A multi-color LED illumination device and specifically a lens comprising a cylindrical opening extending into the lens from a light entry region at which one or more LEDs are configured. A concave spherical surface extends across the entirety of the light exit region of the lens, and a TIR outer surface shaped as a CPC extends between the light entry region and the light exit region. There are various diffusion surfaces placed on the sidewall surface of the cylindrical opening, as well as its upper planar surface and, depending on whether glare control is not needed, the exit surface of the lens. Lunes can also be configured on the sidewall surfaces of the cylindrical opening and if lessening glare is needed, also on the TIR outer reflective surface. The combination of lunes, diffusion elements, and the overall configuration of the lens provides improved color mixing and output brightness according to one embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Ketra, LLC
    Inventor: Fangxu Dong
  • Patent number: 9671078
    Abstract: A lighting unit including devices for emitting a luminous flux in the direction of a reflector featuring devices for optical deflection of the flux toward the outlet of the unit, the reflector including a support wall that is fastened to the optical deflection devices and is disposed across the optical deflection devices so as to be disposed between the optical deflection devices and the emission devices. The support wall includes a masking portion that is disposed facing the emission devices and a so-called cut-off edge of which is cut away so as to form a mask integral with the support wall adapted to allow to pass only a portion of the rays emitted by the emission devices. The invention also concerns a motor vehicle headlamp, notably in that it includes two lighting units disposed transversely side by side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Iluminacion
    Inventors: Damien Cabanne, Alberto Rodriguez-Fuentes, Jose Castillo Jimenez
  • Patent number: 9052067
    Abstract: An LED lamp with a high color rendering index (CRI) is disclosed. Example embodiments of the invention provide an LED lamp with a relatively high color rendering index (CRI). In some embodiments, the lamp has other advantageous characteristics, such as good angular uniformity. In some embodiments, the LED lamp is sized and shaped as a replacement for a standard incandescent bulb, and includes an LED assembly with at least first and second LEDs operable to emit light of two different colors. In some embodiments, the lamp can emit light with a color rendering index (CRI) of at least 90 without remote wavelength conversion. In some embodiments, the LED lamp conforms some, most, or all of the product requirements for a 60-watt incandescent replacement for the L prize.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony Paul van de Ven, Gerry Negley, Dong Lu
  • Patent number: 9022625
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp that is capable of optically distributing a spot portion of a light distribution pattern having a cutoff line to a cruising lane side is provided. The present invention includes semiconductor-type light sources 2L and 2R and lenses 3L and 3R. On emission surfaces 31L and 31R of the lenses 3L and 3R, peak portions 32L and 32R that form a spot portion SP of a light distribution pattern for low beam LP are respectively provided in given locations that are close to a cruising lane side with respect to optical axes ZL and ZR of the lenses 3L and 3R. As a result, the present invention can provide the vehicle headlamp that is capable of optically distributing the spot portion SP of the light distribution pattern for low beam LP having a cutoff line CL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Okubo
  • Publication number: 20150117020
    Abstract: A light source device is obtained, which has an enhanced light distribution characteristic with sufficiently homogeneous diffused light and can be readily manufactured with a simple configuration. The light source device has a substrate 2, a board-like first reflector 3 erected vertically to traverse a center section on the substrate 2 while both side surfaces face outward, and a plurality of LED chips 4 positioned on the substrate 2 as a plurality of light emitting elements so as to surround the first reflector 3. At least both side surfaces of the first reflector 3 have a light reflecting function. Thereby, a light source device is obtained, which has an enhanced light distribution characteristic with sufficiently homogeneous diffused light and can be readily manufactured with a simple configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Toshio Hata, Makoto Agatani, Tomokazu Nada
  • Patent number: 9004724
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, an LED decorative lamp is provided. The LED decorative lamp comprises a light engine having at least one LED mounted on a platform, a current regulated driver configured to provide power to the at least one LED, the driver mounted inside a base, a substantially hollow envelope forming an enclosure over the light engine and driver, and a reflector disposed above the light engine. The reflector is configured to improve the light distribution of the at least one LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Honglei Gao
  • Patent number: 8950894
    Abstract: The invention provides a wide spectrum light source comprising a housing with an aperture, said aperture adapted to emit light; and a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) sources mounted in said housing, wherein said LED sources are arranged at different heights in said housing adapted to provide efficient wide spectrum operation of said light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: University College Cork—National University of Ireland
    Inventor: Peter O'Brien
  • Patent number: 8944622
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a backlight unit and a lighting system including the same. The backlight unit includes a first reflector and a bottom cover, a plurality of reflector support parts disposed on the bottom cover, each of the reflector support parts including at least two first and second slanted surfaces adjacent to each other about at least one inflection point, a second reflector disposed on the plural reflector support parts, and a light source module disposed between the first reflector and each of the second reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young Bae Jang
  • Patent number: 8939607
    Abstract: This invention relates to an optical device (100) for intercanopy lighting comprising a light input area (109) for receiving light, a first surface (120) having a first bezier curve, and a second surface (110) having a second bezier curve. The first and second bezier curves are independently selected with respect to each other, and arranged such that the optical device is rotational asymmetric with respect to its center axis. Received light which is reflected in the first surface is reflected in a direction towards the center axis, and received light which is reflected in the second surface is reflected in a direction away from the center axis, thereby providing vertical and horizontal homogeneous illumination distribution in a predefined area, which area is illuminated under an angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Lars Christian Casper, Christina Tanase
  • Publication number: 20150023027
    Abstract: A light guide element and a lamp are described. The light guide element has a length and an angle of total reflection. The light guide element includes a light-incident surface, a light-emitting surface, a first reflecting surface, and a second reflecting surface. The light-incident surface includes a first outer peripheral edge and a first inner peripheral edge. The light-emitting surface includes a second outer peripheral edge and a second inner peripheral edge. The first reflecting surface connects the first outer peripheral edge and the second outer peripheral edge. The second reflecting surface connects the first inner peripheral edge and the second inner peripheral edge. An angle is formed between the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface. The angle is smaller than the angle of total reflection, and the length is greater than a predetermined distance divided by tan the angle of total reflection).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Hui TAI, Wei-Hsuan CHEN, Chun-Hau LAI
  • Patent number: 8931938
    Abstract: A headlamp assembly comprising a housing forming an internal chamber and forming an opening to one side, at least a first light source having a first illumination axis, the first light source mounted in a central portion of the internal chamber substantially at a first depth, at least a second light source having a second illumination axis, the second light source mounted in a circumferential portion of the chamber substantially at a second depth wherein the first depth is greater than the second depth, a first aspherical lens formed about a first optic axis, the first aspherical lens mounted within the opening with the first optic axis aligned with the first illumination axis and a second aspherical lens formed about a second optic axis, the second aspherical lens mounted within the opening with the second optic axis aligned with the second illumination axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: J.W. Speaker, Corporation
    Inventor: Bradley William Kay
  • Publication number: 20140355241
    Abstract: There is provided a lighting device including: a light emitting module having at least one light emitting device outputting light and a light emitting device board on which the at least one light emitting device is disposed; a housing installed on one side of a ring in a central axis direction relatively to the light emitting device board; and a resin globe installed to cover the light emitting module, wherein the globe has a plurality of protrusions formed by retaining at least a portion of a gate unit used in molding the globe, and the light emitting device board may have notch portions combined with the protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Takenaka, Ichiro Morishita
  • Publication number: 20140347861
    Abstract: A planar lighting device includes a circuit substrate, a plurality of light sources disposed on the circuit substrate, a reflection layer disposed on the circuit substrate, the reflection layer including a first region having a plurality of openings where the respective light sources are located, and a second region connected to the first region, wherein the second region is bent in a direction from the first region, a hole pattern having a plurality of holes provided in the second region of the reflection layer, wherein at least two holes of the hole pattern are different in size, and an optical sheet disposed on the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Yongjin KIM, Munheon HONG, Chilkeun PARK, Sangcheon KIM, Mangeun Kim
  • Publication number: 20140340908
    Abstract: A reflector having a reflection pattern for compensating for a lighting characteristic of an LED package includes a body configured to be matched and coupled with the LED package having a discontinuous chip arrangement structure to improve the lighting characteristic of the LED package for divergent light. The body includes an inner wall having a diameter which is increased upwardly to form a narrow bottom and a wide top and including an opening formed at a lower end thereof so as to arrange the LED package therein. The inner wall of the body is formed with a trigonometric cross-wave pattern part which is patterned such that sine wave-type waves curved to form peaks and valleys are arranged to cross in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction at predetermined intervals over the whole area. The reflection pattern can compensates for an incomplete lighting characteristic of an LED package itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Dong Hoon Hyun, Myeung Jae Noh
  • Publication number: 20140333759
    Abstract: Machine vision inspection systems and methods for inspecting objects, such as objects with shiny surfaces, as well as illuminators with aperture covers for use therewith. Use of such an aperture cover eliminates the void (dark spot) in the illumination field that inherently results from the presence of an aperture through which an associated camera views an object to be inspected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Mettler-Toledo, LLC
    Inventor: Timothy P. White
  • Patent number: 8864357
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device and a light unit including the same. The light emitting device includes a body having a cavity with an open upper portion, a protrusion protruding from an upper portion of the body, a plurality of lead electrodes in the cavity, and a light emitting diode provided in the cavity and electrically connected to the lead electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20140268805
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes a hood having a bottom wall and an outer peripheral wall which includes a curved reflective surface, a light device includes a light element attached to a circuit board and electrically connected to an electric cable, and a fastening device is disposed or engaged between the bottom wall of the hood and the circuit board of the light device for selectively securing the circuit board of the light device to the bottom wall of the hood. The fastening device includes one or more magnetic attractive members attached to the bottom wall of the hood, and one or more fastening members attached to the magnetic attractive members and engaged with the circuit board of the light device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Yan Qian LIN
  • Publication number: 20140263981
    Abstract: A lighting dome that can be used to inspect semiconductor wafers can include a small aperture, backlighting, a reflectance gradient and/or a broad spectrum light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Romik Chatterjee, Robert Martin Eastlund, Christopher Jan Koci, Archer Forrest Finley
  • Patent number: 8833991
    Abstract: A light emitting device of the present invention includes: a laser diode group which generates a plurality of laser beams; a cylindrical light emitting element which emits incoherent light in response to the plurality of laser beams; and a light guide irradiation section which (i) guides the plurality of laser beams entered via a light incidence plane toward a light irradiation plane and (ii) irradiates the light irradiation area of the cylindrical light emitting element with the plurality of laser beams thus guided. The light irradiation plane of the light guide irradiation section has an area which is smaller than that of the light incidence plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kishimoto, Koji Takahashi, Shigetoshi Ito, Hidenori Kawanishi
  • Publication number: 20140254167
    Abstract: There is disclosed a cooking hood LED light (10) which is mounted to a cooking hood positioned above a cooking surface. The LED light 10 includes a main housing (11), a reflector assembly (12), an LED lighting circuit (13), and a cover plate (14). The reflector assembly includes a bottom wall having a square opening (34) therein from which extends a truncated pyramid shaped light reflector (35). The cover plate has a square central opening (42) housing a safety glass (47). The LED lighting circuit includes an LED array light panel (51) and an LED power supply (50). The light panel includes an array of LED light elements (54). A clear lens plate (55) having downwardly depending rounded lens tips (56) is coupled to the light panel. A metal heat sink (58) is thermally coupled to the light panel to dissipate heat produced by the light panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: KASON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kennedy, Vincent R. Iacovelli
  • Publication number: 20140240955
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a luminaire includes a main body section including a flat surface on one end side, a light-emitting module provided to be thermally joined to the flat surface and including a light-emitting element that emits light having a peak wavelength equal to or larger than 430 nm and equal to or smaller than 500 nm, a reflecting section provided on one end side of the main body section and configured to reflect the light emitted from the light-emitting element, a heat transfer section provided such that one end side thereof projects to the one end side of the main body section, the other end side of which being connected to the main body section, and a wavelength converting section provided spaced apart from the light-emitting element to cover the light-emitting module and to be thermally joined to the main body section and the heat transfer section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hikaru Terasaki, Takeshi Hisayasu, Yusuke Shibahara, Katsuyuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20140240979
    Abstract: A light source device is disclosed and includes a reflective cup, a light-emitting chip, and a light transmissive substrate. The reflective cup has an opening. The light-emitting chip has a light-emitting layer, a first light-emitting surface, and a second light-emitting surface. The first and second light-emitting surfaces are opposite right to a first side and a second side of the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting chip is disposed inside the reflective cup, such that light emitted from the first and second sides emits out of the light-emitting chip through the first and second light-emitting surfaces respectively to be reflected by the reflective cup to be emitted out of the reflective cup through the opening. Therefore, the light extraction efficiency of the light-emitting chip can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicants: WINTEK CORPORATION, DONGGUAN MASSTOP LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ping-Yeng Chen, Kuo-Jui Huang, Hsiu-Ping Lee, Ming-Chuan Lin
  • Patent number: 8814387
    Abstract: The present invention directs a LED bulb. The LED bulb, including: a stand, a end of which being shaped of thread, and a driver which is sleeved in inner chamber of the stand, a lamp housing which comprises a T-like top portion and a bottom portion is arranged on the stand; a sleeve is located on the bottom portion of lamp housing; a pedestal is formed by the top portion of lamp housing which is stretched protuberantly along radial direction as a rotating track of a cone, a ring-shape groove is formed on the pedestal to communicate with a inner chamber of bottom portion of the lamp housing in the concentric circle direction and make a inner portion of a lampshade communicated with the outside, a tube formed on top portion of the lamp housing in the center thereof is communicated with the bottom portion of lamp housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventor: Sang Pil Moon
  • Patent number: 8807800
    Abstract: An illumination structure including an illumination module, a light base and a cover is provided. The light base includes a cylindrical shell and an electrical connector, wherein the cylindrical shell is used for receiving and supporting the illumination module. A first end of the cylindrical shell has a first edge including a plurality of protrusions. A second end of the cylindrical shell is connected to the electrical connector. The cover has a second edge including a plurality of recessions. Each recession is complementary in shape to a corresponding protrusion, so that the protrusions are received in corresponding recessions respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lin, Cheng-Chun Liao, Ya-Wen Chen, Chia-Shen Cheng, Chang-Han Chen, Chin-Chang Hsu
  • Publication number: 20140226311
    Abstract: There are provided a light-emitting device for use in a backlight unit of a display apparatus equipped with a display panel, which can be made lower in profile and is capable of applying light to the display panel with uniformity in the brightness of the display panel in the planar direction of the display panel, as well as a display apparatus equipped with the light-emitting device. A backlight unit includes a printed substrate, a plurality of light-emitting sections each having a base support, an LED chip and a lens, and a reflective member surrounding the light-emitting section. A specular reflection portion is formed in a first reflective region of the reflective member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Makoto Masuda, Kenzo Ohkubo, Nobuhiro Shirai, Takasumi Wada
  • Patent number: 8789961
    Abstract: A direct-type LED backlight module includes a supporting base having a supporting face, an LED mounted on the supporting face of the supporting base, and a dome-like light guiding cover positioned on the supporting face of the supporting base and covering the LED. The light guiding cover defines a plurality of through holes for permitting light emitted from the LED to pass through light guiding cover. The through holes are spaced from each other and arranged in a number of imaginary concentric circles relative to a center of the light guiding cover. An inner face of the light guiding cover facing the LED is coated with a reflective film. A semispherical light reflecting portion protrudes downwardly from an inner face of a top portion of the light guiding cover towards the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li-Ying Wang He
  • Publication number: 20140204579
    Abstract: An optical device for a semiconductor based lamp comprises a semiconductor based light-emitting device and a light-redirecting member. The light-redirecting member has a reflective surface that redirects at least some of the light emitted from the semiconductor-based light-emitting device ambiently, away from the lamp, and into the surrounding environment in divergent lateral and at least partially downward directions, without further reflection. A frosted semi-transparent cover encloses the light-emitting device and light-redirecting member. A gap between the semi-transparent cover and an outer edge of the light-redirecting member passes some of the light emitted from the semiconductor-based light-emitting device upwardly into a surrounding environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: PINECONE ENERGIES, INC.
    Inventors: KEH SHIUM LIU, YUN YUAN CHU
  • Publication number: 20140204587
    Abstract: A light guide (201) including a transparent element is presented. The transparent element includes a first end (203) including a place for a light source, a second end (204) opposite the first end, an outer surface (205) between the first and second ends, and an interior channel (206) extending from the first end to the second end. The interior channel includes a first portion (207) beginning from the first end and a second portion (208) extending to the second end. The first portion is shaped to guide at least part of light falling to its wall into the transparent material and the outer surface provides total reflection for reflecting the light towards the second end. The second portion is shaped so that light passed through the first portion without falling to a wall of the first portion reaches the second end without falling to a wall of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: LEDIL OY
    Inventor: Hannu HUKKANEN
  • Patent number: 8740417
    Abstract: A lens comprising: a lens body; a total reflection surface provided on an outer side of the lens body, the reflection surface being in the form of a scalelike polyhedron; a recess formed on a bottom side of the lens body at a central region thereof for accommodating a LED, the recess having a side surface and a central surface; a micro lens array formed at the central surface of the recess; and a light-emitting surface provided at a top side of the lens body; wherein a substantially uniform circular light spot is formed by the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Huizhou Light Engine Limited
    Inventors: Jin Bo Jiang, Wen Da Jiang
  • Patent number: 8729781
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric lamp (102) comprising a primary semiconductor light source (104) in thermal communication with a primary reflector (106). Herein, the primary reflector (106) is reflective, transparent and/or translucent. The primary reflector (106) is configured for transferring heat generated by the primary semiconductor light source (104) during operation away from said primary semiconductor light source (104). As a result, the electric lamp (102) according to the invention effectively reduces the number of parts comprised in the electric lamp (102), thereby lowering the costs of manufacturing the electric lamp (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Berend Jan Willem Ter Weeme, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Salvatore Cassarino, Rudolf Georg Hechfellner
  • Publication number: 20140133157
    Abstract: A lighting assembly is provided. The lighting assembly includes a bracket and a frusto-spherical housing received by the bracket and mounted for rotation relative to the bracket. By rotating the frusto-spherical housing within the bracket, light emitted by the lighting assembly can be focused or directed in a selected direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen Bernard Froelicher, Marc Eric Hottenroth, Justin Tyler Brown
  • Patent number: 8721128
    Abstract: A lens has a light-incoming face, a light-outgoing face, and a side face. The light-incoming face is disposed near a light source or in contact with the light source. The light-outgoing face is provided opposite to the light-incoming face. The side face has a curved total reflection surface that totally reflects a light beam that has entered the light-incoming face. The total reflection surface is formed so that light beams that have reflected off the total reflection surface focus in a given angle from the light-outgoing face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Daijo
  • Publication number: 20140126216
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a light guide (100a) and a luminaire (700) including such a light guide (100a). The light guide (100a) guides light emitted in a first direction (500) from a light source (200) comprising at least one light emitting diode (210). The light guide (100) directs a major part of the light in a second direction (600), wherein the first direction (500) is not equal to the second direction (600). The light guide (100a) comprises a cone part (110a) having a shape of a cone, and a center axis (120) of the cone part (110a) is in the first direction (500). The light guide (100a) can be used with reflectors (800) that have originally been manufactured for use with high intensity discharge lamps or halogen lamps but because of the light guide (100a), the reflectors (800) can be used together with light sources (200) in the form of at least one light emitting diode (210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Merijn Keser, Marco Andreas Jacobus Andreas Jacobus Van As, Frank Walterus Franciscus Marie Van Kempen
  • Patent number: 8714777
    Abstract: An optical device includes a high pressure discharge lamp, a concave condensing mirror placed so as to surround the high pressure discharge lamp while an optical axis stays extended along a direction of an arc of the high pressure discharge lamp, and an aspherical lens that is placed forward the light exit direction of the concave condensing mirror and that is rotationally symmetrical with respect to the optical axis of the concave condensing mirror, in which a reflecting surface of the concave condensing mirror is configured so as to have a shape set in connection with the shape of a light incident surface and the shape of a light exit surface of the aspherical lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mikio Shimizu, Yoshio Okazaki
  • Patent number: 8708533
    Abstract: A bicycle lighting fixture includes a housing defining therein an accommodation chamber, a reflector mounted in the accommodation chamber and a light source mounted in the accommodation chamber for emitting light onto the reflector. The reflector provides a curved reflecting surface facing toward the outside of the accommodation chamber and defining a plurality of reflecting surface areas at different elevations and a terrace surface connected between each two adjacent reflecting surface areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Shou Meng Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Chou Tsao
  • Patent number: 8696154
    Abstract: Luminaires are disclosed that include refractive and/or reflective structures that can provide or distribute lighting for a given area with high uniformity and efficiency. The structures can be used to distribute light from one or more light sources for lighting target areas with a desired light distribution. The lighting structures can be included in light strips or luminaires. Such luminaire can be utilized in place of fluorescent lights and can facilitate quick and easy retrofit for previous fluorescent lighting applications. The disclosed techniques and systems (including components and structures) can be particularly useful when employing one or more LEDs as light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: LSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel C. Hutchens
  • Publication number: 20140085904
    Abstract: The invention discloses an LED light fixture, which comprises a lamp body and a lamp handle connected therewith, wherein the lamp body adopts an AC (Alternating Current) LED as a light source. As the LED light fixture does not need a power supply, the light fixture has the advantages of being small, having a simple structure and saving materials; as a plurality of small planes are used for forming a complete multi-stage sagittal reflecting surface, the light fixture has higher reflection efficiency; as a gland strip and a shielding mechanism are adopted, the reverse side of the product has a complete structure and is lightproof; as non-through screwed connection holes are formed at positions of the lamp body, at which the lamp body is connected with the lamp handle, the light fixture has superior sealability and watertightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: CASTER LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Frank TSAO, Yanchao HU
  • Patent number: 8669565
    Abstract: LED devices includes a lead frame having a reflector cup with a round bottom surface and a wall surface having a variable inclination with respect to the bottom surface and defining an opening at an upper end thereof. An LED is mounted on the bottom surface of the reflector cup, and an LED module includes first and second LED device that emit different colors. The first and second LED devices have substantially matched far field patterns in a first and second direction, where a first viewing angle in the first direction is less than about 99°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Cree Huizhou Solid State Lighting Company Limited
    Inventors: Chi Keung Chan, Zhi Kuan Zhang, Xiang Fei, Hao Liu, Ju Zuo Sheng, David Todd Emerson
  • Publication number: 20140055835
    Abstract: An illumination device capable of suppressing formation of a double image in three-dimensional display, and a display unit including the illumination device are provided. In a light modulation device bonded to a light guide plate, a scattering region that scatters light propagating within the light guide plate, and a transmissive region that allows light propagating within the light guide plate to pass therethrough are formed through control of an electric field. The scattering region scatters light to generate linear illumination light. A reflector is provided directly below the light modulation device. The reflector reflects light, which is part of the scattered light generated in the scattering region and is emitted to a reflector side, to generate reflected light to be focused directly below the scattering region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Shinkai, Akira Ebisui, Harumi Sato, Kentaro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 8646948
    Abstract: An lighting fixture includes a reflector, a pedestal, and a lighting module. The reflector includes an opening formed therethrough and the pedestal is positioned in communication with the opening. The lighting module is coupled to the pedestal. In certain embodiments, the reflector is organically shaped and includes four parts, where each part is substantially S-shaped. The lighting module includes a frame and indirect LEDs that emit light toward the interior surface of the reflector. The indirect LEDs are positioned below the lowest portions of the reflector a are positioned at an angle with respect to a horizontal axis. The frame includes a cut-off wall that provides for a cut-off angle for the indirect LEDs and one or more fins. The frame and the pedestal provide thermal management for the LEDs. In certain embodiments, the lighting module also includes one or more of direct LEDs and an active cooling module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Ann Marie Reo, Chantal Louise Pittman
  • Patent number: 8641243
    Abstract: A retrofit light emitting diode (LED) lighting luminaire designed to have detachable and replaceable components for convenience and low cost in the luminaire maintenance including a heat dissipation member that includes detachable upper and lower sections with aligned radially extending fins, and a driver retained within the luminaire. The LED chip is retained against a surface of the lower heat dissipation member so that heat from the LED is transmitted to the radially extending fins to thereby effectively cool the LED lighting source and driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventor: Hamid Rashidi
  • Patent number: 8628219
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compact omnidirectional light emitting diode (LED) light. In one embodiment, the compact omnidirectional light includes a metal base including a stalk, a power supply coupled to the metal base, a reflector including one or more reflector cups coupled to the metal base and enclosing the power supply, an LED circuit board including one or more LEDs coupled to the reflector and a lens coupled to the metal base and enclosing the LED circuit board and the reflector, wherein the lens surface is smooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Dialight Corporation
    Inventors: John Patrick Peck, Anthony Verdes, Kevin A. Hebborn
  • Publication number: 20140009932
    Abstract: LED components are described having primary optics provide improved LED component emission characteristics. Light fixtures are also described that utilize the LED components to provide improved light fixture emissions. One LED component according to the present invention comprises an LED chip emitting an LED chip emission pattern. A primary optic is included directly on the LED chip with LED light from the LED chip passing through the primary optic. The primary optic shapes the LED emission pattern into an LED component emission pattern with the LED component emission pattern being broader than the LED chip emission pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Eric Tarsa, Monica Hansen, Bernd Keller
  • Publication number: 20140003057
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes: a body section; a light source; a globe; and a reflecting section. The light source is provided on one end portion of the body section and has a light emitting element. The globe is provided so as to cover the light source. The reflecting section is provided opposite to the light source. A surface of the reflecting section on opposite side from the light source side is exposed from the globe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicants: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daigo Suzuki, Izuru Komatsu, Michinobu Inoue, Yasuhide Okada, Kumiko Ioka, Makoto Sakai, Takeshi Hisayasu, Hikaru Terasaki
  • Publication number: 20130322102
    Abstract: The invention relates to an indicator light comprising: a light source; a rigid optical guide forming a column, comprising: an inlet optical surface delimiting the lower surface of the optical guide and through which the light of the light source enters into the optical guide; an outlet optical surface delimiting the upper surface of the optical guide and through which the light of the light source is emitted; a rectangular section over at least a major portion of length thereof, characterized in that, for at least one angular opening (a) centered at a preferred outlet direction, the light source is arranged on the side of the inlet optical surface, at the intersection between a longitudinal axis (A) of the optical guide, and the path of a reverse virtual ray corresponding to the path of a light ray emitted by the source in the reverse direction, the reverse virtual ray entering into the optical guide through the outlet optical surface by impinging in the preferred direction, being refracted by the outlet opt
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventor: Maryline Thorailler
  • Patent number: 8596825
    Abstract: A solid state light having a solid state light source such as LEDs, and optical guide, and a thermal guide. The optical guide is coupled to the light source for receiving and distributing light from the light source, and the thermal guide is integrated with the optical guide for providing thermal conduction from the solid state light source and dissipating heat through convection for cooling the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Raymond P. Johnston, Michael A. Meis, Martin Kristoffersen, Brian W. Lueck, Katie B. Thompson
  • Patent number: 8596829
    Abstract: A light flux controlling member has a flange projecting outward of a radial direction of a light controlling emission surface and leg parts arranged within a range of area width L in a back surface and on the reference optical axis side of the boundary between the flange and the light controlling emission surface, and L is given by L=t×tan(???), where: t is the thickness of the flange or the height from the back surface to the outermost rim part; ? is an angle of incidence of a light parallel to the reference optical axis and incident on the light controlling emission surface in the outermost rim part; and ? is an angle of emission, from the light controlling emission surface, of a refraction light generated when the light parallel to the reference optical axis is incident on the light controlling emission surface from the outermost rim part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Masao Yamaguchi