Elliptical Patents (Class 362/296.06)
  • Patent number: 10924639
    Abstract: A transparent display system is provided where broadcast talent (or presenter) can see interactive content, tool palettes, prompts (and the like) as well as their own sketches and annotations, but a viewing audience sees only the broadcast talent and content intended for the viewing audience with the talent's annotation thereof. A transparent scattering screen together with optical filtering or gating of a first optical property of the light (e.g., polarization-based or wavelength-based) is used such that the first property of the light is projected onto the screen so the talent can see the projection, and a camera-side filter blocks the first property of the light so it is not seen by the camera. Simultaneously, a broadcast talent (or presenter) is illuminated by light having properties other than the first property, which allows the talent image to pass through the screen and the camera-side filter allowing the talent to be seen by camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Quinn Smithwick, Samuel J. Reisner
  • Publication number: 20140313736
    Abstract: The invention discloses a lighting device for a road lighting luminaire and a lighting luminaire comprising the lighting device. The lighting device comprises a reflector (301), which comprises a reflecting surface (3011) formed by revolving a parabolic curve around a first axis (y) through a predetermined angle, wherein said parabolic curve has an aperture at its vertex, said first axis axis being co-planar with said parabolic curve, and extending substantially perpendicularly to the axis (x) of symmetry of said parabolic curve, and being located at or outside of said aperture of said parabolic curve. The lighting device further comprises a LED light source (302), which is disposed at an entry to said reflecting surface, with said entry corresponding to said aperture of said parabolic curve. In this way, light distribution can be controlled in the same way in any plane containing the first axis within the range of the predetermined angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Wenyi Li, Shitao Deng, Xiaoyan Zhu
  • Patent number: 8851712
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an illumination structure includes a discrete light source disposed proximate a bottom surface of a waveguide and below a depression in a top surface thereof. A top mirror may be disposed above the discrete light source to convert modes of light emitted from the discrete light source into trapped modes, thereby increasing the coupling efficiency of the illumination structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Oree, Inc.
    Inventors: Yosi Shani, Tania Kosburd, Dafna B. Arbiv
  • Publication number: 20140286016
    Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire arranged to illuminate a surface comprising: a light source emitting light rays; a reflective device comprising: a main reflective member arranged to redirect the light rays, according to a primary light beam, for illuminating a main area of the surface, the light rays being obliquely oriented with respect to the surface, an edge of the main area defining accordingly a curve having an apex, and a referential line not crossing the curve and being separated from the apex by a determined distance is defined; secondary reflective concave elements designed and arranged with respect to the main reflective member so as to illuminate, according to respective secondary light beams, respective secondary areas located between the curve and the referential line. The invention also relates to an optical accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Louis-Xavier Marie Montagne
  • Publication number: 20140233206
    Abstract: A light source device (10) according to the present invention includes a first light source (1) and a first condensing member (2) that has a first opening (24) and that outputs output light from the first light source (1) through the first opening (24). The first condensing member (2) is constituted of a front condensing member (2a) that includes the first opening (24) and a rear condensing member (2b) that does not include the first opening (24). The rear condensing member (2b) is detachable from the first condensing member (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tadano, Kohji Minami, Masaru Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8783923
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an auto lamp structure, which comprises a reflector, a light source, and a covering part. The reflector exhibits a first ellipse in the direction of a first axis about a center, and exhibits a second ellipse in the direction of a second axis about the center. The long axis or the short axis of the first ellipse is different from the long axis or the short axis of the second ellipse. In addition. the reflector has an opening. The light source is disposed in the reflector, and illuminates light via the opening. The covering part is disposed above the reflector for controlling the distribution pattern of the light. Thereby, the present invention uses a reflector of a complex ellipse structure to control the distribution pattern of the light of the light source for complying with the regulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Ming Chang, Wen-Bin Chen, Chi-Tang Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20140198512
    Abstract: A lighting module comprising an elliptical collector for reflecting in the direction of an optical element a beam originating from a light source. The module comprises a screen assembled along the path of the light beam so as to form a cutoff edge. In accordance with the invention, the light source, the elliptical collector and the screen are assembled on an active surface of a support, which additionally comprises a referencing wall. Means for pressing the screen against said active surface and for pushing the front face of the screen, which comprises the cutoff edge, against said referencing wall are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Remi LETOUMELIN, Thomas CANONNE
  • Patent number: 8714748
    Abstract: A light source system for a projection device and a projection device comprising the same are provided. The light source system comprises an optical component assembly and a first light source module. The first light source module has a first light emitting diode (LED) and a first reflection cover. The first LED is configured to generate beams. The first reflection cover has a curved surface to reflect and collect the beams from the first LED into the optical component assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Hung-Ying Lin
  • Patent number: 8714783
    Abstract: There are provided an optical lens and a light source module, and a street lamp having the same. The optical lens includes a concave dome shaped inner surface formed to have a similarly-oval shaped lower surface, and formed to include a plurality of light incident surfaces formed to be stepped along the inner surface thereof and stepped surfaces connecting the plurality of light incident surfaces to one another; and an outer surface formed to surround the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Mo Lee, Sang Ho Yoon, Hyung Jin Kim, Kyeong Ik Min, Dong Yeoul Lee, Ki Un Lee
  • Patent number: 8678629
    Abstract: A lamp unit for a vehicular headlamp includes: a projection lens arranged to have an optical axis extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a light-emitting element that is a light source arranged on a rear side with respect to a rear focal point of the projection lens; and a reflector that is formed so that a longitudinal section of the reflector has the shape of an ellipse having a first focal point at a center of light emission of the light-emitting element and a second focal point at the rear focal point of the projection lens, wherein the reflector is arranged to cover the light-emitting element and reflects irradiated light toward the projection lens, the irradiated light being light irradiated from the light-emitting element. A major axis of the ellipse, passing through the first focal point and the second focal point, is inclined with respect to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ishida, Takuya Kotajima, Hidetada Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8616724
    Abstract: A solid state directional lamp is disclosed. The lamp comprises a reflector and a plurality of solid state light emitters directing light rays towards the reflector. For each solid state light emitter of the plurality of solid state light emitters, the reflector defines a segmented parabola and a mirrored wall associated with the light emitter. Each solid state light emitter is positioned in the lamp at a focal point of the segmented parabola associated with the solid state light emitter. For each solid state light, the mirrored wall associated with the solid state light emitter directs light rays from the solid state light emitter into the segmented parabola associated with the same solid state light emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Pickard, Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20120327657
    Abstract: A solid state directional lamp is disclosed. The lamp comprises a reflector and a plurality of solid state light emitters directing light rays towards the reflector. For each solid state light emitter of the plurality of solid state light emitters, the reflector defines a segmented parabola and a mirrored wall associated with the light emitter. Each solid state light emitter is positioned in the lamp at a focal point of the segmented parabola associated with the solid state light emitter. For each solid state light, the mirrored wall associated with the solid state light emitter directs light rays from the solid state light emitter into the segmented parabola associated with the same solid state light emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Pickard, Nicholas W. Medendorp, JR.
  • Patent number: 8337053
    Abstract: A lens applied to a light emitting element includes a first surface profile and a second surface profile opposite to the first surface profile. The first surface profile defines a first trench facing the light emitting element, and the first trench includes a bottom curved surface serving as a light incident surface. The second surface profile includes a top curved surface, and serves as a light emitting surface. Both the bottom and the top curved surfaces are mirror symmetric to the first suppositional plane P1 (X=0), and mirror asymmetric to the second suppositional plane P2 (Y=0) to cooperatively adjust light from the light emitting element to obtain an asymmetric light field. An illumination device having the lens is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tien-Pao Chen, Chih-Ming Lai
  • Publication number: 20120188514
    Abstract: A light source system for a projection device and a projection device comprising the same are provided. The light source system comprises an optical component assembly and a first light source module. The first light source module has a first light emitting diode (LED) and a first reflection cover. The first LED is configured to generate beams. The first reflection cover has a curved surface to reflect and collect the beams from the first LED into the optical component assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Hung-Ying LIN
  • Publication number: 20120134153
    Abstract: A light source unit includes a light-emitting element 52 such as a LED provided on an inner surface of a side wall 4, and a reflecting surface 31 opposed to the light-emitting element 52 with the side wall 4 made parallel to a direction of radiation of the reflecting surface 31, the reflecting surface 31 formed of a part of a curved surface formed by a paraboloid of revolution or the like that is obtained by revolving a parabola and is spread and opened in the direction of radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: NORIMASA SUZUKI, Keiichi Shimizu, Masaru Matsuno, Yoshiro Oka
  • Patent number: 8172431
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reflector (1) which comprises an ellipsoidal light reflective wall (21) and a light output (3) lying in a light output plane (32). The light reflective wall is defined as a portion of the internal surface of an ellipsoid. The focal axis (25) of the ellipsoid has a determined angle CC with respect to an axis (V) perpendicular to the light output plane (32). The light reflective wall (21) is the portion of the ellipsoid, which is taken between the most remote point (24) of the ellipsoid from the light output plane and the light output plane (32). The invention further relates to a luminaire which comprises such a reflector and a light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Louis Montagne
  • Patent number: 8123366
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source device including an ellipsoidal reflector with a reflecting concave surface and a light emitting tube having an emission center in the vicinity of a first focal position of the ellipsoidal reflector, and defining a first focal position and a second focal position of the ellipsoidal reflector in a cross-sectional plane in a first virtual plane including a center axis of the ellipsoidal reflector as F1 and F2, respectively, and defining a first focal position and a second focal position of the ellipsoidal reflector in a cross-sectional plane in a second virtual plane including a center axis of the ellipsoidal reflector and perpendicular to the first virtual plane as F1? and F2?, respectively, the ellipsoidal reflector has a rotationally asymmetrical concave shape having F1 and F1? at the same position, and F2 located between the F2? and the ellipsoidal reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Koichi Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20100296295
    Abstract: A lamp with an AC lamp burner may include two electrodes spaced apart from one another, a device configured to apply a voltage with alternating polarity to the electrodes; and a reflector, which has a first partial section, which is in the form of a partial body of a first ellipsoid, which has a first and a second focus, or is in the form of a partial body of a first paraboloid, which has a first focus, the reflector having a second partial section, which is in the form of a partial body of a second ellipsoid, which likewise has a first and a second focus or is in the form of a partial body of a second paraboloid, which has a first focus, the first foci of the two ellipsoids or paraboloids being located at different points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: OSRAM GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventor: Matthias Morkel
  • Publication number: 20100260945
    Abstract: Systems and methods for curing a curable coating with electromagnetic radiation are provided. The system may include a reflector having a focusing reflective surface, a source focal region, and an object focal region. An array of UV LEDs may be positioned within the source focal region to emit an electromagnetic radiation toward the focusing reflective surface. The focusing reflective surface can reflect light emitted by the array of UV LEDs toward the curing surface located within the object focal region of the reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: Luminus Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Kites, Robert F. Karlicek, JR.
  • Patent number: 7762687
    Abstract: A light source device includes a lampshade, a lamp, a cover, a first electrical wire, a second electrical wire, and a metallic clamping element. The lampshade includes an outer sidewall surface, an inner sidewall surface, and a light exit. An electrical connector is located on the outer sidewall surface of the lampshade. The lamp is contained in the lampshade. The cover covers the light exit. One end of the first electrical wire is electrically connected to the electrical connector and another end is connected to the metallic clamping element. One end of the second electrical wire is electrically connected to the lamp and another end is connected to the metallic clamping element, thereby electrically connecting the first electrical wire to the second electrical wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hou-Chen Lu, Kai Huang
  • Publication number: 20100157605
    Abstract: A light emitting diode lamp includes a lampshade and a light source. The lampshade is a portion of a hollow ellipsoid with one focus of the ellipsoid located therein. The lampshade is symmetric to a major axis of the ellipsoid. The lampshade has a vertex located on the major axis and defines a light extraction opening at one end thereof opposite to the vertex. A reflecting layer is formed on an inner surface of the lampshade. The light source is received in the lampshade and localized at the one focus of the ellipsoid. The light source includes a plurality of light emitting diodes facing the inner surface of the lampshade and the light extraction opening, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIA-SHOU CHANG, LIN YANG, JER-HAUR KUO, SHUN-YUAN JAN
  • Patent number: 7736028
    Abstract: A light source apparatus comprising a lamp having a light emitting portion of generating light, a first concave mirror having a first opening provided on a light-using side on which the generated light is used and a second opening provided on an opposite side to the light-using side and having the light emitting portion of the lamp placed inside, and a second concave mirror having a predetermined size to reflect on the light emitting portion side of the lamp the light which comes or should come out of the second opening and placed at a predetermined position in relation to a position at which the second opening is provided, and wherein the size of the second opening is provided so that an amount of the used light becomes substantially maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Yusaku Shimaoka
  • Publication number: 20100110694
    Abstract: A light distribution assembly includes an electrodeless HID light source providing emitted light along substantially first and second hemispherical zones. A first optical element redirects a portion of light from the first hemispherical zone into a first desired direction in the second hemispherical zone. A second optical element redirects at least a portion of light within the second hemispherical zone. Other optical elements may be added to tailor the light distribution. Various combinations of these components may be used to create the desired illumination pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Gary Robert Allen, Viktor Karoly Varga, David C. Dudik
  • Publication number: 20100053975
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for producing a ring illumination pattern, it comprises: a light emitting diode for producing a light beam; and an optical reflective surface for reflecting the light beam to form the ring illumination pattern, wherein the reflective surface can be a hyperboloid, an ellipsoid or a paraboloid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chia-Yu Liu
  • Patent number: 7597465
    Abstract: A projector-type lamp unit including a first reflecting surface for reflecting and condensing light emitted from an LED toward a projection lens disposed in the forward direction than the LED, a second reflecting surface for reflecting a part of the reflected light from the first reflecting surface toward the projection lens, and a design portion disposed between the second reflecting surface and the projection lens and continuing to the second reflecting surface. The first reflecting surface, the second reflecting surface and the design portion form a one-piece reflection mirror unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuaki Inaba, Shigeyuki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090147524
    Abstract: A lamp system that has two opposed electrodes for forming an arc with end cap connection has an electrode and a connector made from a unitary conductor as opposed to two parts that need to be connected and positioned after connection. The lamp assembly is particularly useful in cases in which accurate positioning of the arc is useful or even critical such as an application's used to provide light for an optical fiber or other small target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Xenon Corporation
    Inventor: Roger WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20090091935
    Abstract: A light fixture with an optical reflection structure, comprising a lamp housing having at least one open accommodating space for light beam to be emitted outward therefrom; a plurality of connectors for coupling a light tube to the light fixture, the connectors being located at both opposite ends in a longitudinal direction of the accommodating space; a reflector having a curved surface affixed with a composite mirror film for light reflection, the reflector being located in the accommodating space and substantially covering at least a part of a surface of the accommodating space, wherein the curved surface is determined based on law of reflection by optimizing a luminous flux of primary reflection light reflected off the reflector to the extent of 90% or more compared with a naked light source from the light tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Hung-Yi Tsai