Concave Patents (Class 362/311.09)
  • Patent number: 11506937
    Abstract: A planar light source includes a wiring substrate including an insulating layer comprising a first through-hole, a second through-hole, a first wiring layer, and a second wiring layer; a light source including a first electrode and a second electrode, a light guide member; a first wiring member including a first portion filling the first through-hole and electrically connected to the first electrode and a second portion disposed below the insulating layer, continuous with the first portion, and in contact with the first wiring layer; and a second wiring member including a third portion filling the second through-hole and electrically connected to the second electrode and a fourth portion disposed below the insulating layer, continuous with the third portion, and in contact with the second wiring layer. The first and second wiring layers are arranged at opposite sides of the first and second through-holes in a top plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunori Shinomiya, Toru Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11249342
    Abstract: This light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a light flux controlling member. The light flux controlling member includes an incident surface, an emission surface, a back surface, a protruding portion and a scattering portion. In a cross section including a central axis, an angle formed by two beams, which are emitted from the light emitting device and have a maximum luminous intensity, is 150° or more. In a cross section including a central axis, predetermined light is made incident at an incident angle of 60° and an average angle, which is formed by, among the light reflected by the scattering portion, a light ray having a maximum light amount and a light ray having a light amount of 50% of the maximum light amount, is 5° or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Mochida, Hiroaki Okuyama
  • Patent number: 11156541
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is an optical detection system for detecting a laser speckle generated by multiple scattering of a wave irradiated toward a sample from a wave source, and based on a change in the laser speckle over time, detecting the presence of microbes in the sample in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: THE WAVE TALK, INC.
    Inventors: Young Dug Kim, Seung Bum Yang, Kyoung Man Cho, Dong Jun Jeong, Nam Kyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11125645
    Abstract: A laser device (3) emits laser light. A lens cap (4) covers the laser device (3). A lens (5) is built in the lens cap (4) and collects or collimates the laser light. A flat surface (7) perpendicular to an optical axis (6) of the laser light is provided in an upper surface of the lens (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Kyosuke Kuramoto
  • Patent number: 11047579
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an oven with a doubly insulated lamp having increased lifetime. The oven may include a cooking chamber, a first insulating case mounted on one surface of the cooking chamber, a first case coupled to the first insulating case to form a first insulated space, a second insulating case having at least a part thereof disposed inside the first insulated space, a second case coupled to the second insulating case to form a second insulated space, and a lamp disposed inside the second insulated space to be doubly insulated from heat of the cooking chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Min Lee, Sung-Soo Park, Chang Hyun Son, Sung Min Oh
  • Patent number: 10955681
    Abstract: An example lighting device includes a luminaire having a miniature illumination light source matrix including miniature illumination light sources configured to be driven by electrical power to emit incoming light rays for illumination lighting. Luminaire further includes an optical lens sheet positioned directly over and abutting the miniature illumination light source matrix and configured to extend over the illumination light source matrix and including an input surface coupled to receive the incoming light rays and an output surface lens array. Input surface is a substantially planar lateral surface extending across an entirety of the miniature illumination light source matrix. Output surface lens array includes a plurality of miniature optical lenses, including a respective miniature optical lens for each of the miniature illumination light sources to refract the incoming light rays into an outputted beam pattern of output light rays for the illumination lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Jie Chen, An Mao, Guan-Bo Lin, Craig Eugene Marquardt
  • Patent number: 10859236
    Abstract: A lighted cable termination assembly for use with one or more pipes is provided herein. The lighted cable termination assembly includes a base component having a body defined by an upper portion and a lower portion. The base component is configured to receive, through the lower portion of the body, an end portion of an electric heating cable. A lens has a proud surface and a pedestal is configured to couple the lens to the upper portion of the body such that the proud surface of the lens extends radially outside of a perimeter of the base component. A light emitting component optically is coupled with the lens such that the lens provides, through the proud surface, illumination from a plurality of viewing angles as viewed from an underside of the any of the one or more pipes on which the lighted cable termination assembly is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: nVent Services GmbH
    Inventors: Adam C. Sherman, James F. Beres, Rajasree Andeth Nair, Subhash Thanathalil Kumaran
  • Patent number: 10627101
    Abstract: An LED light includes a housing, a mounting member and a body respectively mounted on two opposite ends of the housing to simultaneously obtain a vertical installation, a horizontal installation or an inclined installation. The mounting member includes a base, a connecting portion connected to the base and a first seal connected between the base and the connecting portion to waterproof the connecting portion. The housing includes a mounting portion, a supporting portion and a slot surrounded thereby. The mounting portion includes a first fixing bole and the connecting portion includes a corresponding second fixing hole and a rotating shaft passing through the first and second fixing holes in turn to rotate the connecting portion in the slot in a rotation angle range between 0 degree and 90 degree. The base includes four first inlets and a second inlet simultaneously perpendicular to the four first inlets thereby supporting a variety of connection modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qing Lan
  • Patent number: 10598935
    Abstract: A method for making a hybrid lens includes providing, in a mold having a first Fresnel pattern, (i) a first lens and (ii) a silicone material comprising silicone and curing the silicone material in the mold to form a hybrid Fresnel lens. The cured silicone material is mechanically coupled with the first lens; and the cured silicone material has a second Fresnel pattern that corresponds to the first Fresnel pattern. A hybrid lens made by this method is also described. A hybrid lens includes a first lens mechanically coupled with a cured silicone material. The cured silicone material has a Fresnel pattern on a surface that faces away from the first lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Youngshik Yoon, Richard Han Soo Cho
  • Patent number: 9989197
    Abstract: An optical device and a light source module including the same are provided. The optical device includes a first surface having an incident portion; a second surface emitting light incident through the incident portion outwardly; a support portion protruding from the first surface; and a blocking portion surrounding an outer portion of the support portion, the blocking portion being stepped with respect to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Soo Ji, Tetsuo Ariyoshi, Sang Woo Ha
  • Patent number: 9532727
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for illuminating the interior of a medical imaging device is provided. The method and apparatus may convey information to the patient within the scanning tube via the use of different colors or brightness of illuminating light and images and/or text may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Mark Douglas Herold, Daniel David Judkins
  • Patent number: 9503604
    Abstract: Provided is an illuminating device including a cylindrical lens in which a light incidence surface and a light emission surface, which are opposite to each other, extend in a longitudinal direction, and a light source that is disposed in such a manner that a positional relationship between a paraxial virtual image of the light source due to the light incidence surface of the cylindrical lens and a center of curvature of the light emission surface is in a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiya Imoto, Masao Ito
  • Patent number: 9457916
    Abstract: A visual aid for landing helicopters includes a plurality of weighted bases and a plurality of lights designed such that they can identify a helicopter landing zone during nighttime or during the bright sunlight. The components of the visual aid are designed to provide rapid identification of the landing zone, whether the pilot of the helicopter is flying with his unaided eye or with typical night vision goggles. The weighted bases have a large surface area and are coated with a highly visible fluorescent paint. The lights are designed to emit light having wavelengths, intensities and beam patterns which will not overwhelm night vision goggles but which will be acceptably visible to pilots flying without night vision goggles. The lights and weighted bases are color-coded such that they identify both the perimeter of the landing zone and the wind direction within the landing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Inventor: Kevin McDermott
  • Patent number: 9033554
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light source module. The light source module includes a light source and a lens facing the light source. The lens includes a bottom surface, a light input surface, a light output surface and a transparent ball. The light input surface is a curved surface depressing from a center of the bottom surface. The light source faces the light input surface. The light output surface is opposite to the bottom surface. The light output surface includes a concave surface located at a center thereof and a convex surface located at peripheral thereof and surrounding the concave surface. The transparent ball is received in a cavity defined by the light input surface. The transparent ball defines a plurality of hollow holes therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chau-Jin Hu, Feng-Yuen Dai, Yung-Lun Huang
  • Publication number: 20150078009
    Abstract: A light source module includes a light source and an optical lens facing the light source. The optical lens includes a light incident face facing the light source, a light emitting face opposite to the light incident face, and a connecting face connecting the light incident face and the light emitting face. The connecting face is planar. The light emitting face includes a lateral face extending upwardly from an outer periphery of the connecting face and a top face located above the light incident face. The top face of the light emitting face includes a center facet facing the light incident face, a first curved facet surrounding and connecting to the center facet, and a second curved facet surrounding and smoothly connecting to the first curved facet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHAU-JIN HU, LI-YING WANG HE
  • Patent number: 8979312
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) bulb includes a connecting body, a mounting base located on the connecting body and a plurality of LED modules mounted on the mounting base. The mounting base has a top face spaced from the connecting body and at least three surrounding walls. The top face of the mounting base orients toward a direction different that of each of the at least three surrounding walls. A lamp cover is secured to the connecting body and encloses the LED modules. An extension of the top face of the mounting base interests with the lamp cover at a point. A tangent line of the lamp cover through the point and the extension of the top face form an included angle which is less than 60 degrees. Furthermore, a center of the lamp cover is located above the top face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lung-Hsin Chen, Wen-Liang Tseng
  • Patent number: 8975806
    Abstract: A lens includes a first lens section and a second lens section, which are integrally formed. The first lens section is formed in a hemispherical shell shape including a first recess opened toward one side of an optical axis direction in which light from a light source is made incident. The second lens section is formed in a hemispherical shell shape including a second recess opened toward the other side of the optical axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Toshitake Kitagawa, Makoto Sakai
  • Publication number: 20150062920
    Abstract: The present disclose relates to a light source device, which includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and a light source. The first lens includes a first light input surface and a first convex surface opposite to the first light input surface. The first convex surface has a first curvature. The second lens includes a second light input surface and a second light output surface opposite to the second light input surface. The second light input surface defines a concave surface at a center thereof. The third lens includes a deviating portion arranged between the first convex surface of the first lens and the concave surface of the second lens. A light source faces the first light input surface of the first lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: KUN-CHAN WU
  • Publication number: 20150049488
    Abstract: An illumination assembly for creating an illumination display by manipulating the angle of an electromagnetic radiation, such as visible light. The assembly includes variously configured lenses that at least partially deviate the direction of an electromagnetic radiation from an illumination portion. A housing contains an illumination portion and lenses. The housing portion further includes a thermal absorbing portion for absorbing heat generated by the illumination portion. A sealing portion helps inhibit moisture from entering the housing. The illumination portion includes a flexible light emitting diode strip. A diverging lens broadens the electromagnetic radiation. A converging lens focuses the electromagnetic radiation. A flat lens allows the electromagnetic radiation to remain in a substantially straight angle. The illumination portion and each lens can be oriented at various angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Baoliang Wang
  • Patent number: 8944643
    Abstract: Disclosed are a high efficiency LED package with reduced production costs, a method for manufacturing the same, and a light source unit having the LED package. The method for manufacturing the LED package includes preparing a mold frame on which an LED is mounted, forming a hemi-spherical lens having a reverse-conical top part and a lateral part with haze formed by sanding or bead treatment, and fixing the lens to the mold frame to enclose the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun-Hwa Lee, Hyun-Ho Shin, Keon-Soo Nah
  • Publication number: 20150029717
    Abstract: A light distribution device includes a light transmissive substrate having first and second opposing faces and a plurality of substantially parallel linear prisms on the second face that extend in a longitudinal direction of the substrate. The light distribution device is configured to connect to a light assembly including a linear light source with the first face of the substrate facing the light source, with the linear prisms substantially parallel to a light source longitudinal axis and with and the substrate having a non-planar cross-sectional shape such that at least a major portion of the substrate is concave relative to the light source. When connected, the light distribution device is configured to receive light from the light source and distribute the light emerging from the second face of the substrate in a batwing distribution pattern in a plane perpendicular to the light source longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Bing Shen, Ken G. Purchase, Thomas A. Rinehart, Christopher B. McLaurin
  • Patent number: 8939618
    Abstract: Light flux controlling member (140) includes: light controlling emission surface (141) for controlling the distribution of light emitted from light emitting element (130); back surface (143) that is positioned on a side opposite light controlling emission surface (141); boss (145) that is formed on back surface (143) side; and annular concave part (146) that is formed in the vicinity of a base end of boss (145). Annular concave part (146) has inside surface (146a) that is smoothly connected to an outer peripheral surface of the base end of boss (145) and that has an arc-shaped cross-section in an axial direction of boss (145).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki Kawahara, Akinobu Seki
  • Patent number: 8919980
    Abstract: A circular LED light guide includes a top wall and a peripheral side wall; the top wall and the peripheral side wall cooperatively form a hollow receiving space. The hollow receiving space is used for receiving an LED therein. The top wall includes a light incident surface inside of the receiving space, and an exterior light output surface. The light incident surface includes a concave lens surface formed in a central area of the light incident surface, and the light output surface includes a convex lens surface formed in a central area of the light output surface. A central optical axis of the concave lens surface is aligned with a central optical axis of the convex lens surface. An LED module and a direct-type LED TV using the LED light guide are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Thun Lin
  • Publication number: 20140354867
    Abstract: A linear light source apparatus is provided, being configured to convert light emitted from one light emitting element to light extended linearly, and output thus converted light. There is a lens that diffuses light flux within a predetermined region including the optical axis of the light emitting element, out of the light incident from the light emitting element, at a predetermined diffusion angle in the second direction (x-direction). The light is made to converge with respect to the first direction (y-direction). This converts the light from one light emitting element to light extended linearly and outputs the converted light. As for the second direction (x-direction), it is possible to make the light flux sparse in the predetermined region, and in the region outside thereof, the light flux is rendered to be dense.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicants: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., PFU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yosuke Mizuki, Keisuke Kimura, Masanari Takabatake, Sousuke Aono
  • Patent number: 8888321
    Abstract: A light emitting module may include: a PCB board; a light emitting assembly mounted on the PCB board; a lens and an encapsulating housing, the encapsulating housing encapsulating therein the PCB board, the light emitting assembly and part of the lens, and an exit surface of the lens being exposed out of the encapsulating housing, wherein the encapsulating housing is formed therein with a first concave region surrounding the exit surface and reducing light blocking, and at least a second concave region into the first concave region, wherein the second concave region is designed in such a way that water in the first concave region is drained via the second concave region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Yuanyuan He, Yaojun Feng, Yubao He, Yabin Luo
  • Publication number: 20140334159
    Abstract: A lamp having a front surface from which light is emitted and that includes a high efficiency light source assembly producing a beam having a 3 dB beamwidth of greater than 100 AE, and which includes a substrate, a high efficiency light source supported by the substrate; and a dome-lens that contains the high efficiency light source. Also, an optical assembly is positioned to receive light from the light emitting diode assembly and to produce a headlamp light beam emitted from the front surface of the lamp. Further, an annular light block defines an annulus and is placed about the lens, so that the lens protrudes through the annulus, thereby creating a sharp boundary for the output light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: River Point, LLC
    Inventor: John Thomas Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20140301085
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lens and light emitting module for surface illumination. The light emitting module includes a circuit board; a light emitting device mounted on the circuit board; and a lens dispersing light emitted from the light emitting device. The lens includes a lower surface formed with a concave section defining a light incident surface through which light enters the lens, an upper surface through which light exits the lens, and legs coupled to the circuit board and disposed farther outside the lens than an area of the upper surface. The light emitting device is disposed within the concave section of the lens. With this structure, the lens and the light emitting module can be reduced in thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Ki HWANG, Eun Ju KIM, Jung Doo KIM
  • Publication number: 20140286019
    Abstract: A lens cap (3) is arranged to cover a light-emitting surface (23) of a light source (2), the lens thereby guiding light from the light source (2) in oblique directions relative to the light source (2). The lens cap (3) includes, in a planar view, a light transmitting region (33) and a light blocking region (34), the light transmitting region (33) divided into a plurality of light transmitting regions by the light blocking region (34) so that the light from the light source (2) passes through the plurality of light transmitting regions (33) and is separated into beams traveling in different directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryoh Araki, Kei Oyobe, Yoshinobu Hirayama, Toshihiro Yanagi
  • Publication number: 20140261677
    Abstract: A laminated structure includes an anti-reflection structure having periodic concavo-convex parts on a surface thereof, and a transparent conductive layer formed on the concavo-convex parts. An arbitrary convex part, excluding a convex part located at an outermost side, and six convex parts having distances from the arbitrary convex part that amount to a smallest sum, are arranged to satisfy a condition requiring a connecting part to exist between the arbitrary convex part and each of four convex parts amongst the six convex parts, and a condition requiring a concave part to exist between the arbitrary convex part and each of two remaining convex parts amongst the six convex parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAKAMOTO, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Masanobu Isshiki, Yuriko Kaida
  • Publication number: 20140252249
    Abstract: The method of obtaining a uniform beam of electromagnetic radiation with arbitrary geometrical shape by means of lens optical system consists in that a source of artificial light (2) emitting light is connected to the electric power network and electromagnetic light rays (20) are emitted by the source; then, depending on the required light projection shape (23-27) and (34-36), a uniform beam of electromagnetic radiation is directed onto appropriate input lens (3), preferably a cylindrical plano-convex lens with fixed or adjustable focal length “A”, and the light rays (21) coming out of the lens are directed onto an output set of lenses or an output panel set of lenses (4) with fixed or adjustable position with respect to the input lens (3), i.e. inclined at angle “a” ranging from 0° to 75°, and after passing through the lens or the panel set of lenses (4), the rays are directed onto the desired plane forming the required shape of light projection (23-27) and (34-36) with sharply outlined side edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: DOROS TEODORA - D.A.GLASS
    Inventors: Wieslaw Doros, Waldemar Szczepanik
  • Patent number: 8829784
    Abstract: A surface light source device includes an organic electroluminescent element including a luminescent layer and a light-emitting surface structure layer disposed on one of the surfaces of the organic electroluminescent element. In the surface light source device, the light-emitting surface structure layer includes a concave-convex structure provided on a surface thereof on the side toward a device light-emitting surface, and the concave-convex structure includes a plurality of concave portions having oblique surfaces and flat portions disposed around the concave portions. The flat portions and/or the concave portions have a size difference in one or more of their width, height, depth, and spacing, the size difference being larger than the difference that causes interference of one or both of emitted light and reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Zeon Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Inoue, Toshihiko Hori, Kenichi Harai
  • Patent number: 8794777
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate; a semiconductor light emitting element provided on the substrate; a sealing member which covers the semiconductor light emitting element; and a lens having a plurality of convex parts and a concave part. The light emitting device emits light having a non-concentric luminance distribution made up of a plurality of bright regions and a plurality of dark regions, the non-concentric luminance distribution being observed on a plane which is parallel to the substrate. This makes it possible to provide (i) a display device which has a thin body and hardly causes unevenness in luminance and in chromaticity, and (ii) a light emitting device and (iii) a surface illuminant suitable, which are suitable for use in the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shin Ito, Yutaka Okada
  • Patent number: 8786172
    Abstract: In a plate-shaped fluorescent member configured to convert the wavelength of the light emitted by a semiconductor light emitting element, the fluorescent member is formed of an inorganic material having a refractive index of 1.5 or more and a light transmittance at the emission peak wavelength of the semiconductor light emitting element of less than 20%. A concave portion is formed, of the surfaces of the fluorescent member, on the surface on the side where the light in the semiconductor light emitting element is mainly emitted. In the fluorescent member, the light transmittance of the light having a wavelength of 380 nm to 500 nm may be less than 20%. The concave portion may be a groove. The concave portion may be a plurality of holes that are scattered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Tsutsumi, Masanobu Mizuno, Takashi Onishi
  • Patent number: 8757845
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides one embodiment of an illumination structure. The illumination structure includes a light-emitting diode (LED) device on a substrate; a lens secured on the substrate and over the LED device; and a diffuser cap secured on the substrate and covering the lens, wherein the lens and diffuser cap are designed and configured to redistribute emitting light from the LED device for wide angle illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi Xiang Tseng, Hsiao-Wen Lee, Sheng-Shin Guo, Pei-Wen Ko, Chih-Hsuan Sun, Wei-Yu Yeh
  • Patent number: 8746935
    Abstract: An adapter lens includes an inner converging lens part; a convex light output region; a front conical light output region; an outer reflector part; a rearwardly open blind hole defining surface including a flat base surface and a frustoconical side surface that together define a light incidence region and a frustoconical hole having an inner end diameter, an outer end diameter, and allowing for longitudinal movement therein of a LED light source along an optical axis of the adapter lens within the frustoconical hole for changing a light cone emitted from the adapter lens. The adapter lens has a height H and a maximum diameter MD, and the ratio of the height H to the maximum diameter MD is greater than 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: XGlow P/T, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Popper, Jensen Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 8749128
    Abstract: In a plate-shaped fluorescent member configured to convert the wavelength of the light emitted by a semiconductor light emitting element, the fluorescent member is formed of an inorganic material having a refractive index of 1.5 or more and a light transmittance at the emission peak wavelength of the semiconductor light emitting element of less than 20%. A concave portion is formed, of the surfaces of the fluorescent member, on the surface on the side where the light in the semiconductor light emitting element is mainly emitted. In the fluorescent member, the light transmittance of the light having a wavelength of 380 nm to 500 nm may be less than 20%. The concave portion may be a groove. The concave portion may be a plurality of holes that are scattered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Tsutsumi, Masanobu Mizuno, Takashi Onishi
  • Publication number: 20140126222
    Abstract: A light source device includes a lens and a light source disposed under the lens. The lens has a light-emitting top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the light-emitting top surface. The bottom surface concaves towards the light-emitting top surface to form a hole and has a gouge surrounding the hole with an inclination towards the edge of the hole. The hole is formed from the surrounding of a first inner wall surface and a second inner wall surface. The light source is disposed below the bottom surface and corresponds to the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: BRIVIEW CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Lin Wang, Yu-Shan Shen, Chung-Hsing Chang
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20140104815
    Abstract: A lens diffusing light emitted from a light source includes a concave light-incident surface, a light guide portion, and a light-emitting surface. The light-incident surface includes a plane portion opposed to the light source and an optical function portion that is formed on the plane portion and one of scatters and diffuses the light. The light emitted from the light source enters the light-incident surface. The light that has entered the light-incident surface passes through the light guide portion. The light-emitting surface emits the light passed through the light guide portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Arai, Junji Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8662713
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lens including a light emitting surface. The light emitting surface of the lens according to the embodiment of the present invention has a coordinate obtained by subtracting a Bezier coordinate corresponding to an aspheric coordinate from the aspheric coordinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Eunhwa Kim
  • Patent number: 8641238
    Abstract: A light source module includes a circuit board, a light-emitting diode, a lens, and a lamp screen. An upper surface of the lens has a first recessed portion including a flat surface and a curved side surface. The flat surface is at the center of the upper surface. The curved side surface surrounds the flat surface and stretches to the flat surface from a side surface of the lens to form the first recessed portion. A lower surface of the lens has a second recessed portion defining a recessed space and includes a curved surface and a sidewall portion. The curved surface is a convex surface and opposite to the flat surface. The sidewall portion surrounds the recessed space. An inner surface of the sidewall portion is concaved. The light-emitting diode is disposed in the recessed space. The lamp screen is used to diffuse the light passing through the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Beautiful Light Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Shih-Ting Chiu, Chien-Wen Chiu
  • Publication number: 20140009944
    Abstract: Light flux controlling member (100) includes emission surface (110) that includes emission concave portion (111) formed so as to intersect with optical axis (LA) of light emitting element (210), incidence surface (120) that constitutes an inner surface of incidence concave portion (121) formed on the opposite side of emission concave portion (111), and back surface (130) that extends in a direction perpendicular to optical axis (LA) from an opening edge portion of incidence concave portion (121). A cross section of at least one of emission surface (110) and incidence surface (120) which is perpendicular to optical axis (LA) has an elliptical shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventor: Yasuyuki FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20130314926
    Abstract: An illumination device (1) has a light-emitting element (6b), and a luminous flux control member (6c) that includes a first lens (10) and a second lens (20). The first lens (10) and the second lens (20) are assembled such that a first surface (10c) and a second rear surface (20a) are in contact, or such that a minute gap exists between the first surface (10c) and the second rear surface (20a). A first conical concave surface (10d) having its apex on the central axis (C) is formed by indenting a first rear surface (10a). A second concave surface (20d), having its apex on the central axis (C) and having a curved shape the curvature of which decreases as the distance from the central axis increases, is formed by indenting a second surface (20c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masato Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8591075
    Abstract: An optical member for refracting light emitted from a light source and projecting the light from a light projecting surface thereof includes a plurality of concave or convex portions formed on the light projecting surface. The concave or convex portions are concentrically arranged on a plurality of circles having a common center point. The concave or convex portions on the circles adjoining to each other are arranged in different phase positions with respect to radial lines extending from the center point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kyohei Nakamura, Tadashi Murakami, Hiroyuki Sekii
  • Publication number: 20130308320
    Abstract: Light flux controlling member (140) includes: light controlling emission surface (141) for controlling the distribution of light emitted from light emitting element (130); back surface (143) that is positioned on a side opposite light controlling emission surface (141); boss (145) that is formed on back surface (143) side; and annular concave part (146) that is formed in the vicinity of a base end of boss (145). Annular concave part (146) has inside surface (146a) that is smoothly connected to an outer peripheral surface of the base end of boss (145) and that has an arc-shaped cross-section in an axial direction of boss (145).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyuki KAWAHARA, Akinobu SEKI
  • Patent number: 8585252
    Abstract: A lighting arrangement comprises an optical apparatus (4) with a radiation outlet surface (41) and an optoelectronic component (2) for producing radiation, with an element (3) which is formed like a reflector being formed. The shape and arrangement of the element are suitable for deflecting radiation generated in the component through the radiation outlet surface, and the element is designed to specifically absorb this radiation. The lighting arrangement is preferably intended for particularly homogeneous back-lighting of display apparatuses such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Mario Wanninger, Markus Zeiler, Hubert Ott
  • Publication number: 20130265754
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus including an illumination shell, a circuit and a light source is provided. The illumination shell is formed by a light guide plate. The circuit has a plurality of circuit contacts integrated with the illumination shell. The light source is disposed on the illumination shell and electrically contacted to the plurality of circuit contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Chung-Lin Tsai, Guo-Chen Lee
  • Patent number: 8491164
    Abstract: A light emitting device, method and lens, the device comprising an LED emitting a beam of light and a transparent light conditioning lens concentric with the beam of light and through which the beam of light travels. The lens comprises a light concentrating part and a light diffusing part. The concentrating part concentrates a first portion of the light to form a first beam of light having a narrow angle of dispersion, preferably of less than about 10 degrees and the light diffusing part diffuses a second portion of the light to form a second beam of light concentric with the first beam and having a wide angle of dispersion greater than the narrow angle of dispersion, preferably greater than about 70 degrees. An intensity of the first beam is greater than an intensity of the second beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: The Flewelling Ford Family Trust
    Inventor: Timothy D. F. Ford
  • Patent number: 8475011
    Abstract: A lens member includes at least one of the annular prisms including a facet at an edge between an inner annular surface and an outer surface of the at least one of the annular prisms. The prisms with facets may be provided at a central portion of the lens member and the facets are configured to refract light toward a light-exit side of the lens member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuaki Kayanuma
  • Patent number: 8459853
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes: a light source section that emits a luminous flux whose quantity of light is larger in a central region than in a peripheral region; a condensing optical system that condenses an incoming luminous flux; and a light distribution correction optical element arranged between the light source section and the condensing optical section, in which a central portion has a negative power that is more intense than that of a peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
    Inventor: Kazunari Hanano