Enclosed Light Source Patents (Class 362/310)
  • Publication number: 20090135606
    Abstract: A multi-reflector mechanism for a LED light source which comprises a LED light source, an outer parabolic reflector, an inner parabolic reflector and a sliding switch, wherein the inner reflector is disposed within the outer reflector with the focuses of both reflectors being different points on a common axis, and the focus of the outer reflector being the highest one nearest to the plane of the opening of the outer reflector; and the LED light source is disposed within the inner reflector and protrudes out from the vertex of the inner reflector and is coaxially and adjustably disposed at or near the focus of the inner reflector or of the outer reflector, and the light emitting angle of the LED light source is larger than the angle formed by the two points on the edge of the opening forming the diameter thereof and the focus of the inner reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: CALTRACO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventor: TONY CHUNLUNG YOUNG
  • Publication number: 20090135581
    Abstract: An LED lamp 100 includes: an LED chip 10; a phosphor resin portion 12 that covers the LED chip 10; and a light-transmissive member 20 that covers the phosphor resin portion 12. The phosphor resin portion 12 includes: a phosphor for converting the emission of the LED chip 10 into light that has a longer wavelength than the emission; and a resin in which the phosphor is dispersed. The surface of the light-transmissive member 20 includes an upper surface portion 22 located over the LED chip 10 and a side surface portion 24 located around and below the upper surface portion 22. At least a part (low-transmittance part 26) of the side surface portion 24 of the light-transmissive member 20 has lower transmittance than the upper surface portion 22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Tadashi Yano, Masanori Shimizu, Kiyoshi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20090135605
    Abstract: An LED unit (10) includes an LED (20) and a lens (30) disposed on the LED. The lens includes a square body (32) and a frustum-shaped body (34) formed downwardly from the square body, wherein a tapered side face (342) of the frustum-shaped body is coated with a reflective film. The LED includes a lens (26) that has a planar top face (28) directly contacting with a planar, circular bottom face (340) of the frustum-shaped body of the lens; thus light emitted from an LED chip (23) in the LED can pass through the lens of the LED and the lens without a total internal reflection occurring at an interface between the lens of the LED and the lens. Accordingly, a high bright light is obtained since nearly all of the light can be transmitted out of the LED unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: FANG-WEI XU, GUANG YU, CHENG-TIEN LAI
  • Publication number: 20090122558
    Abstract: An energy-saving light-emitting module is provided, comprising: a light guide plate having a light-incident surface, a bottom surface intersecting the light-incident surface and a light-emitting surface opposite the bottom surface, wherein a plurality of recesses are provided at the bottom surface; a light source placed at one side of the light-incident surface of the light guide plate; and a reflective plate placed at the bottom of the light guide plate for reflecting light rays from the light source into the light guide plate. The light rays emitted by the light source reach the arc surface of each recess at the bottom side of the light guide plate, and the light rays are then reflected to the light-emitting surface. Meanwhile, during the light-emitting process, light rays are concentrated at the arc surface of each recess. The concentration of light rays increases overall luminance produced by the module, and thus, energy is saved effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO. LTD
    Inventors: Ching-Cheng Tsai, Chia-Hsin Chen
  • Publication number: 20090122560
    Abstract: This invention is a method and apparatus for illuminating an area using a generally flat housing containing at least one LED light source emitting a light beam. The housing can be of any size desired, and made of any suitable material. The LED light, or array of LED lights, is contained by the housing which is supplied power using electricity, a battery, transformer or any other type of power source suitable for powering the LED lights. A switch may be between the power source and the lights and will be used for powering the lights on and off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Craig E. Bingham
  • Patent number: 7530715
    Abstract: A luminescent assembly has a housing, at least one shortwave light source, at least one shortwave light reflecting cover and a primary visible light source. The shortwave light source is mounted with the housing and emits shortwave light when electricity is applied to the shortwave light source. The shortwave light reflecting cover covers part of the shortwave light source. The primary visible light source, which is significantly larger than the shortwave light source, is a fluorescent/phosphorescent coating formed on part of the housing opposed to the shortwave light cover, and emits visible light when shortwave light is irradiated from the shortwave light source and reflected by the shortwave light reflecting cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Inventor: Jenn-Wei Mii
  • Publication number: 20090116216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to light diffusion type light emitting diodes, more particularly, to a light emitting device having a large divergence angle by widely spreading an emitted light from a single color to a white color and a method thereof. The light emitting diode including the encapsulating layer according to the present invention is characterized by including at least two materials with different characteristics. According to the present invention, an encapsulating material for light emitting diode is mixed with at least two materials with a different polarity or a refractive index to easily form a light emitting diode. In addition, the light emitting diode die is bonded on the bottom surface of a cup, and an encapsulating material and microspheres are dispersed in the vicinity and upper portion of the light emitting diode and the entire light emitting diode, therefore the light emitting diode has a large and uniform divergence angle due to a light uniformly scattered and refracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Jae-Pil Kim, Seung-Hyun Park, Tae-Hun Kim, Jae-Moon Lee, Young-Moon Yu
  • Patent number: 7524087
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of an optical device may include a lead frame with a plurality of leads and a reflector housing formed around the lead frame. The reflector housing includes a first end face and a second end face and a peripheral sidewall extending between the first end face and the second end face. The reflector housing includes a first pocket with a pocket opening in the first end face and a second pocket with a pocket opening in the second end face. At least one LED die is mounted in the first pocket of the reflector housing, and a light transmitting encapsulant is disposed in the first pocket and encapsulating the at least one LED die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Avago Technologies ECBU IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Abdul Karim Norfidathul Aizar, Chiau Jin Lee, Keat Chuan Ng, Kiam Soon Ong, Kheng Leng Tan
  • Publication number: 20090097246
    Abstract: A planar illumination device includes at least one light source, a housing structure, at least one light guide plate, and at least one light exiting surface. The at least one light source is received in the housing structure. The housing structure includes at least one light emitting surface through which the light emitted from the at least one light source exits the at least one housing. The at least one light guide plate includes at least one light incidence surface through which the light enters into the at least one light guide plate, and contacts with the at least one light emitting surface. The light exits the at least one light guide plate through the at least one light exiting surface. The at least one light exiting surface includes a plurality of continuously connected bulge points formed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: CHIH-CHUNG TSAO, MEI-JIUN LIN, HUNG-CHIH YANG, SHU-HUI HSIEH, CHIH-MING LAI, TSE-AN LEE
  • Publication number: 20090091924
    Abstract: An illuminating brick includes a block and at least one light-emitting element mounted in the brick. The brick has a top face, a bottom face and a plurality of lateral side surfaces interconnecting the top and bottom faces. The at least one light-emitting element is engaged in and optically coupled to at least one of the bottom face and lateral side surfaces. The lateral side surfaces and the bottom face are configured for reflecting and directing light emitted from the at least a light-emitting element to exit through the top face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: CHIH-CHUNG TSAO, SHU-HUI HSIEH, MEI-JIUN LIN, HUNG-CHIH YANG, PING-YU CHEN, TSE-AN LEE
  • Publication number: 20090079947
    Abstract: A projector includes a lamp for providing a light beam, a reflective case for receiving and fixing the lamp, a cover, an image engine, and a projecting lens. The reflective case has an opening for allowing the light beam to be emitted therefrom. The cover includes a transparent portion covering the opening of the reflective case and a sidewall connected to the transparent portion. The sidewall is connected to the reflective case via screw threads. The image engine is positioned to receive light output from the lamp and configured for superimposing spatial information on the light to form image. The projecting lens is configured for receiving the light output of the image engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MING-CHIH SUN, KAI HUANG
  • Patent number: 7506986
    Abstract: A light source comprises a lamp such as an ultra-high pressure mercury lamp or a metal halide lamp and its irradiated light is emitted after being parallelized by a parabolic reflector. The parabolic reflector is made by pressing metal such as stainless and its light exit side aperture is covered with a transparent plate made of glass, etc. The transparent plate prevents fragments of glass of the lamp and the like from scattering when the lamp bursts. The parabolic reflector does not have an aperture (cut-out) for ventilation, but heat radiation fins are formed on the outer surface of it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Koba, Shinichi Shiotsu, Motoshi Tahara, Katsumi Terada, Hideki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20090059600
    Abstract: A wallwash reflector assembly includes a downlight body mounted within a wallwash body, the wallwash body being of multi-piece construction including an active body having an upper wallwash reflector for illuminating a first portion of a wall and a wallside body having a lower wallwash reflector for illuminating for a second portion of the wall. The upper and lower wallwash reflectors are optically optimized to provide a smooth, imperceptible transition between the illumination provided to the wall by the upper wallwash reflector and the illumination provided to the wall by the lower wallwash reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Connie A. Steadman
  • Publication number: 20090059575
    Abstract: A low cost, lightweight device that can be coupled with a portable light source such as a chemiluminescent light stick to create a small, focused and directional source of light. The device can be readily dismantled into a portable flat configuration and then reassembled with minimal effort as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Richard Crow
  • Patent number: 7497581
    Abstract: An illumination system has a light source and a wavelength conversion layer within a light-recycling envelope. The wavelength conversion layer is a solid phosphor layer. The light source is a light-emitting diode or a semiconductor laser. The light source will emit light of a first wavelength range that is transmitted through the wavelength conversion layer in order to convert a portion of the light of a first wavelength range into light of a second wavelength range. Light of both the first and second wavelength ranges will exit the light-recycling envelope through an aperture. The recycling of the light by the light-recycling envelope will enhance the output radiance and luminance of the light exiting the illumination system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Goldeneye, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl W. Beeson, Scott M. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 7497597
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus has a light emitting element, and a transparent glass section and a metal section that surround the light emitting element. The transparent glass section and the metal section have a ratio in thermal expansion coefficient to the light emitting element in a range of 150% to 500%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Suehiro, Hideaki Kato, Kunihiro Hadame
  • Publication number: 20090052179
    Abstract: A race track lighting system comprising a plurality of fixtures mounted in spaced relationship to one another on the infield side of the track and projecting light outwardly and downwardly onto the track surface from relatively low poles. Each fixture is asymmetric so as to provide a strong cut-off preventing light from being projected, into the eyes of oncoming driver, but a divergent pattern in the direction of traffic flow so as to blend the light from one fixture with the light from an adjacent fixture for the purpose of promoting uniformity in the lighting intensity. The lamp is offset in the fixture and a blocker strip is placed in from of the lamp to prevent direct, uncontrolled light, from reaching the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: QUALITE SPORTS-LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Hammel
  • Patent number: 7494243
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus configured to generate multi-color light and that may be operated in a variety of visual modes. The illumination apparatus may have, e.g., a housing having a display surface, first and second multi-color light sources directing light onto the display surface, and a perforated shield coupled to the housing. At least a portion of the light from each of the first and second multi-color light sources may be reflected from the display surface and pass through the shield. The illumination apparatus may further include one or more speakers that may operate in a variety of audio modes. The illumination apparatus may further produce full-spectrum white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Whitegate Partners, LLC
    Inventor: Mason E. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20090046469
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) module is disclosed. The LED module includes a base, a LED component, a pressing piece, and a plurality of screws. The base has a top surface and a positioning hole on the top surface. The LED component has a bottom surface and includes a positioning protrusion on the bottom surface. Wherein after the LED component is disposed on the base, the positioning protrusion is coupled with the positioning hole to position the LED component at the base. A pin of the LED component is located between the pressing piece and the base. The screws are used to screw the pressing member on the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: AMA PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Yang, Chich-Hua Shen, Lei-Wei Tseng
  • Patent number: 7490959
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus according to the present invention includes: a placement surface that includes an electrode; a light emitter that is placed on the placement surface; and a transparent sealing resin that seals the light emitter, and forms a concave surface that is a light-outgoing surface via which light outgoes. The concave surface faces a surface of the light emitter, from which surface light is emitted. The light emitter and the electrode are connected via a wire that is curved in such a way that a top section of the curved wire substantially coincides with a deepest section of the concave surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoichi Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20090040769
    Abstract: A light source emits light into a solid angle exceeding pi steradians with a known intensity distribution. An illumination lens has a first surface that receives at least 90% of the light of the known intensity distribution and has a shape that transforms the known intensity distribution into an intermediate intensity distribution within the transparent material of the lens. A second surface receives the intermediate intensity distribution and is shaped to transform the intermediate intensity distribution into a final intensity distribution that produces a prescribed illumination distribution upon a rectangular target zone. At least one of the shapes of the first and second surfaces is non-rotationally symmetric and is approximated by a super-ellipsoid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: INTELED CORPORATION
    Inventors: William A. Parkyn, David G. Pelka
  • Publication number: 20090040768
    Abstract: An exemplary backlight module includes a light guide plate and light sources. The light guide plate includes a block body and the recessed parts. The block body has a top light output surface and a bottom surface. The recessed parts are provided at the bottom surface. The light sources are disposed at least partly in or adjacent to the recessed parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicants: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JUN ZHU, HE ZHANG, GUO-FAN JIN
  • Publication number: 20090034265
    Abstract: A housing has a component storage cavity and an open bottom. A door covers and uncovers the open bottom. The door preferably has a latch that can be released with one hand. A window in the door transmits light from the housing. A partition divides the component storage cavity into a lamp section and a control component section. There is an opening through the partition. A removable control component mounting plate is dimensioned to cover the opening and thus become part of the control component section. A removable lamp reflector lies inside the housing behind the window. The mounting plate and reflector preferably each have a latch that can be released with one hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: William Orellana, Angel Orellana, Henry Avila
  • Publication number: 20090027224
    Abstract: This indicator unit includes a light source portion and a lens member including a first reflecting portion reflecting light received from the light source portion in a prescribed direction, a second reflecting portion reflecting the light reflected by the first reflecting portion and light received from the light source portion in a front direction intersecting with the prescribed direction and a display portion displaying the light reflected by the second reflecting portion in the front direction. The light source portion is so arranged that the anteroposterior position thereof overlaps the second reflecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomokazu SUGAMURA
  • Publication number: 20090021948
    Abstract: Provided is an optical guide bar including: a light exit portion; light incident portions, on which light is incident, formed on both sides of the light exit portion; and a reflective portion facing the light exit portion and including a prism pattern that reflects light transmitted through the light incident portions towards the light exit portion. A shape of the reflective portion is determined in consideration of an effective light emission width of the light incident portion so that the intensity of light at any portion of the reflective portion is uniform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-chan KIM, Moon-gyu Lee, Oleg Prudnikov, Kyu-min Choe
  • Patent number: 7478929
    Abstract: A backlight unit suitable to prevent color separation phenomenon of LED lamps is disclosed. The backlight unit includes a bottom cover, a printed circuit board attached to an inner upper surface of the bottom cover, a plurality of LED lamps mounted on an upper surface of the printed circuit board to extend in a direction, and a reflecting plate having a plurality of holes to expose light emitting portions of the LED lamps, respectively, the holes having a tapered side section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: LG. Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nam Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20090010006
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) serves for linear illumination of a moving product web (6), the apparatus (1) having at least one light source (4) emitting light. In order to achieve high luminance in a linear subregion of the product web (6), at least a portion of the light emitted by the light source (4) is reflected towards the product web (6) by at least one tubular reflector (5). The tubular reflector (5) in this case has at least one light exit slit (7) which is assigned to the product web (6). Moreover, the tubular reflector has at least one observation slit (8) which lies opposite the light exit slit (7). The illuminated product web (6) can be observed through this observation slit (8) by means of a line camera (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Stephan Krebs, Alfred Eder, Juergen Eisen, Lars Zwerger
  • Publication number: 20090009679
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a frame, an optical element, a bottom plate, a holder, and a light source. The optical elements are located on the frame and a space between the sidewall of the frame and the optical elements. The bottom plate located under the optical elements. The light source is on the holder inserted into the space, The holder is inserted into the space along the direction toward the bottom surface of the bottom plate, and is removed from the space along the opposing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Therm-Hoo Ke, Ying-Feng Hsu, Chi-Chun Yang, Li-Chuan Yu, Tzu-Yi Liu, Tung-Liang Shao, Tung-I Yen, Shih-Chang Chang
  • Patent number: 7473003
    Abstract: Emergency lighting for an aircraft employs a photoluminescent substrate that is activated by exposure to light wherein the substrate has portions with different light emitting characteristics whereby, in the absence of activating light, a first substrate portion provides a higher light output than a second substrate portion for an initial period after which the second substrate portion provides a higher light output than the first substrate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Saf-T-Glo Limited
    Inventors: Peter David Stokes, Sean Patrick O'Kell
  • Patent number: 7474474
    Abstract: There is provided a lighting module of the type having a solid-state light source, in particular a LED, a supporting plate, and a lens; the lens has a recess housing the light source; the lens is supported by and projects from the plate by means of supporting members carried by the lens and for fitting the lens directly to the plate; and the supporting members are formed in one piece with the lens, and are spaced apart and separated from one another by cooling windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Fraen Corporation S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marco Angelini, Claudia Bigliati, Natale Baraldo, Luca Scodes
  • Publication number: 20090002979
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a lighting system for emitting light in multiple directions including one or more light emitting devices (LEDs) and a housing configured to receive the one or more LEDs. The one or more LEDs are configured to generate light in a first direction to illuminate a first area proximate to the lighting system. The housing is configured to reflect a portion of the generated light so as to allow a remaining portion of the generated light to pass through the housing in a second direction, different from the first direction, and illuminate a second area proximate to the lighting system. Related methods are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Nicholas W. Medendorp, JR., Norbert Hiller
  • Publication number: 20090003009
    Abstract: An LED lamp (10) has a housing (12) with an interior wall (14) defining a cavity (16). An LED light source (26) is positioned in the cavity (16) and project light in a forward direction. A reflector (28) having a reflective surface (30), a forward opening (32) and a rear opening (34) surrounds the light source (26) and a complex lens (38) closes the forward opening. The lens (38) comprises a first optical refractive element (40) arranged around a peripheral edge (42) and a second optical refractive element (44) centrally located on the lens (38); the first optical refractive element (40) including a plurality of flute lenses (40a) and the second optical refractive element (44) comprising a concavo-convex lens (44a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Tessnow, Mike Tucker, Vipin Madhani, Peter Frey
  • Patent number: 7470043
    Abstract: A ventilation fan and light (10) is disclosed which includes a housing (12) and a light kit (13). The housing (12) includes an air intake 15 adjacent the light kit and an air exhaust port (16) coupled to an exhaust duct (17). The light kit has one or more light sources (20). A motorized fan (19) is mounted within the housing. The motorized fan is operated at a low speed whenever the light source is illuminated and a high speed whenever ventilation is required. The operation of the fan at a low speed prevents the build-up of heat within the housing. The ventilation fan includes an electric circuit (22) which includes a capacitor mounted between a light source electrical branch (23) and a fan motor electrical branch (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: Vinay Mehta
  • Patent number: 7467879
    Abstract: An apparatus for scanning a document comprises a platen for supporting at least a portion of the document; a light source; and an optical element for directing light from the light source to the platen. The optical element defines a plurality of small planar surfaces, the small planar surfaces being arranged in a linear array. Light emanating from a source is reflected from one of the small planar surfaces and emerges substantially perpendicular to an exit surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert P. Herloski, Jagdish C. Tandon, Douglas E. Proctor, Eric Dudley
  • Publication number: 20080310158
    Abstract: A solid state illumination device includes a semiconductor light emitter mounted on a base and surrounded by sidewalls, e.g., in a circular, elliptical, triangular, rectangular or other appropriate arrangement, to define a chamber. A top element, which may be reflective, may be coupled to the sidewalls to further define the chamber. The light produced by the semiconductor light emitter is emitted through the sidewalls of the chamber. The sidewalls and/or top element may include wavelength converting material, for example, as a plurality of dots on the surfaces. An adjustable wavelength converting element may be used within the chamber, with the adjustable wavelength converting element being configured to adjust the surface area that is exposed to the light emitted by the semiconductor light emitter in the chamber to alter an optical property of the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Xicato, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard Harbers, Mark A. Pugh
  • Publication number: 20080298066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lamp unit, especially to a UHP lamp unit, comprising a housing, a lamp positioned within said housing, a reflector assigned to said lamp for reflecting light emitted by said lamp through a transmission window, and at least one thermal bridge and/or heat sink unit being assigned to the reflector and/or to the lamp and/or to the housing. The or each thermal bridge and/or heat sink unit is preferably made from a material having a good thermal conductivity, e.g. the or each thermal bridge and/or heat sink is made from metal or ceramics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Patrick Cyriel Van De Voorde, Sergei Shulepov, Peter Hermanus Bouma, Hendrik Jan Eggink
  • Publication number: 20080298072
    Abstract: An exemplary LED lamp includes a housing having an opening, a printed circuit board, at least one LED, a light reflective element, at least one light-shielding sheet and a lamp cover. The printed circuit board is positioned on a bottom of the housing. The LED is electrically connected with the printed circuit board. The light reflective element defines at least one through hole, the LED passing through the corresponding through hole. The at least one light-shielding sheet corresponds to the at least one LED respectively. Each light-shielding sheet comprises a bottom reflective plate and a pair of opposite sidewalls extending from two opposite ends of the bottom reflective plate. A plurality of light holes is defined at ends of the bottom reflective plate adjacent to the two opposite sidewalls. The lamp cover is fixed on the opening of the housing. The LED lamp assembly has a uniform luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: SHAO-HAN CHANG
  • Patent number: 7458703
    Abstract: An LED package having a dual structure for lateral emission of light includes an LED chip, a lower structure, a lower lens and an upper lens. The lower structure includes a pair of electric connection parts, a package body, and a transparent encapsulant filled in the recess of the package body to seal the LED chip. The upper-hemispheric lower lens is fixed to an upper part of the lower structure with a bottom part thereof attached to an upper surface of the transparent encapsulant. The funnel-shaped upper lens is fixed to an upper end of the lower lens, and includes an axially symmetrical reflecting surface for laterally reflecting light from the lower lens, and an emitting surface for laterally emitting light reflected from the reflecting surface. The upper lens and the lower lens are separately molded and combined together to easily manufacture and efficiently install the LED package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Taeg Han, Myoung Soo Choi, Seon Goo Lee, Seong Yeon Han, Hun Joo Hahm, Chang Ho Song
  • Publication number: 20080291682
    Abstract: The diffuse reflectivity of an LED source is utilized to recycle some of its emission, thereby enabling a luminaire to escape the étendue limit. Retroreflectors intercept the rays destined for the outer part of the luminaire aperture, which can then be truncated. The resulting smaller aperture has the same beam-width as the full original, albeit with lesser flux due to recycling losses. A reduction to half the original area is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Light Prescriptions Innovators, LLC
    Inventors: Waqidi Falicoff, Julio C. Chaves, Pablo Benitez, Juan Carlos Minano, William A. Parkyn, JR.
  • Publication number: 20080291668
    Abstract: A backlight for a display comprises a reflector box containing reflective areas and aperture areas and mini lightbars located in a region below the reflector box and arranged to provide light through the apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Rohm and Haas Denmark Finance A/S
    Inventors: Peter T. Aylward, Qi Hong, Robert P. Bourdelais
  • Publication number: 20080291689
    Abstract: An LED light source device can have a simple configuration which can easily create a desired light distribution pattern with a low profile and light weight. An illumination apparatus and a vehicle lighting device can also be configured to use the LED light source device. The light source device can include a light guide plate made of a flat plate-like material that is transparent in the visible range, and which has a front surface serving as a light emission surface. A point light source can be opposed to an end surface of the light guide plate. A rear surface of the light guide plate can include a luminance control element configured to control a luminance distribution on the light emission surface. The luminance control element controls light from the light source, incident through the end surface of the light guide plate, so that a reduced inversion of a light distribution pattern that is to be emitted is formed on the light emission surface as the luminance distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Shuichi AJIKI, Koichi Masuyama, Naoya Sone, Sadayuki Konishi, Yasuo Toko
  • Publication number: 20080285288
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to increase the accuracy of adjustment by simplifying the adjustment of each light-optical module of a lighting device. The aim is attained by means of the inventive light-optical module comprising an annular holder provided with a core which is arranged in the center thereof and connected thereto by three strengthening ribs, a reflector and a light-emitting element embodied in the form of a light-emitting diode. Said light-emitting diode is arranged in a nest embodied in the core on the reflector side. The annular holder is connected to the reflector by means of a threaded joint and the mounting surface thereof arrangeable in the lighting device body is shaped in the form of a cone. The inventive annular holder, the core and the strengthening ribs are made of a heat-conducting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: ZAO ZAVOD EMA
    Inventors: Andrei A. Kaletin, Olga M. Rosichina, Dmitry V. Tsepelev, Nikolai A. Osipov, Nikolai F. Vershinin
  • Publication number: 20080278952
    Abstract: There is provided a light fixture comprising a baffle system and a side reflector, the baffle system comprising at least an outer baffle structure and an inner baffle structure. Also, there is provided a light fixture which comprises at least two recessed concentric square elements, triangular connecting elements and lenses which are recessed from the faces of each of the square elements. In some embodiments, the lighting device comprises at least one solid state light emitter. In some embodiments, the light fixture further comprises at least one lens positioned between at least two respective baffle elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Cree LED Lighting Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary David TROTT, Paul Kenneth Pickard
  • Publication number: 20080273338
    Abstract: The invention concerns a light guide element whose cross-sectional surface widens continuously at least in areas from a light inlet surface to a light outlet surface, as well as a light unit with at least one LED as light source and with a light guide element. For this purpose the light guide element includes at least one area with a curved directrix, in which the curvature of the directrix in this area is constant or which the curvature of the directrix in this area diminishes with increasing cross section of the light guide element. With the present invention the light guide element and a light unit are developed, which permits a soft transition of illumination intensity in a sharply delimited light-dark boundary of the illuminated area on the other edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: odelo GmbH
    Inventors: Emil Stefanov, Stephanie Specht
  • Publication number: 20080273337
    Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination device including a cylindrical light source and a curved mirror for reflecting light radiated from the cylindrical light source, wherein the curved mirror has a light reflection surface which has a shape of a portion of an elliptic curve having a first focal point and a second focal point on a reference axis of the curved surface, in a cross-sectional surface perpendicular to the axial direction of the light source, and the cylindrical light source is disposed on the reference axis at a position between the first focal point and the second focal point, a light irradiation apparatus including the illumination device, and a method for producing a photoreaction product sheet using the irradiation apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventor: Isao Hirose
  • Publication number: 20080273333
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system for lighting target areas with bollard or pagoda style or type lights in a controlled and efficient manner. The apparatus includes a housing with a light source, optic system, and a control circuit. The light source and optic system are configured to produce a highly controlled output beam pattern and shield from normal viewing angles direct sight of the source. This enables control of glare and spill light which can improve effectiveness, efficiency, and energy usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: MUSCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: James J. Berns, Thomas A. Stone
  • Patent number: 7445359
    Abstract: An exemplary light emitting diode (30) includes a light output unit (31), an optical lens (33), and a reflective sheet (35). The optical lens is mounted on the light output unit. The optical lens includes a light input surface (331), a generally funnel-shaped top surface (333) and a light output surface (335). The funnel-shaped top surface is distal from the light input surface. The light output surface generally between the light input surface and the top surface is an annular bulging surface. It is relatively easy to configure an injection mold for making the optical lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shao-Han Chang
  • Publication number: 20080266769
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a housing having a half-mirror region molded into the housing, and a light source disposed within the electronic device and configured to transmit light through the half-mirror region to an exterior of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Kevin L. Massaro, William Adam Gralewski, Brittany Davis
  • Publication number: 20080266881
    Abstract: A spread illuminating apparatus of side light type includes a transparent resin plate, a reflector disposed at one major surface of the transparent resin plate, and a light source disposed in a light source space formed toward one end of the transparent resin plate, wherein the reflector includes a main part having a rectangular shape and fold parts formed at peripheral edges of the main part so as to rise up therefrom, slits are formed through portions of the transparent resin plate located inside and off its peripheral edges, and wherein the fold parts of the reflector are inserted though the slits of the transparent resin plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Fujita, Takahiro Shimura, Naoyuki Terada
  • Patent number: 7441930
    Abstract: An LED table lamp including a base, a holder, and a light emitting device is provided. An end of the holder is connected to the base, and the light emitting device includes a lampshade pivotally connected to another end of the holder, a reflecting thin film and an LED light module. The lampshade has at least a side-wall and a top-wall connected the side-wall. The reflecting thin film is disposed on the top-wall and the LED light module is disposed in the side-wall. The light emitted from the LED light module is reflected several times by the reflecting thin film to render the brightness of the light emitted out of the lampshade substantially uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: AMA Precision, Inc.
    Inventor: Chia-Te Lin