Abstract: A tier light comprising a lamp, a substantially clear lamp housing having an upper end and a lower end, a plurality of baffles on the housing and spaced apart along the housing to prevent generally horizontal emissions of light through the housing, and a reflector system. The reflector system comprises refracting means on the housing lower end for refracting light passing through the housing generally dominantly.
Abstract: A generally transparent globe capable of covering a light fixture and having an opening at one end for introduction of at least part of said light fixture, including a light bulb. The globe includes integral light refracting prisms extending over at least a substantial portion of the inner and outer surfaces of the globe. Preferably to increase the efficiency of the globe, a reflector is integrally formed in the interior of the globe and is positioned above the light bulb. The globe can be formed from upper and lower portions that are permanently adhered together.
Abstract: A refractive lens member for use with a luminaire is constructed to minimize high angle glare. The grid comprises a plurality of lenses which are interconnected by a rib structure to form a pattern of lenses in a network grid, with the lenses all lying substantially in the same plane. Each individual lens has a flat circular light incident surface and each lens has a substantially convex, spherical section light emergent surface. The rib structure is made of the same material as the lenses and may be integrally formed with the lenses to form the network grid. The rib structure is constructed to cooperate with the lenses to which prevent light at angles outside a pre-established range arrives on the light incident side surfaces from exiting from the light emergent surfaces of said lenses.
Abstract: An alignment reference device provides a collimated laser beam that minimizes angular deviations therein. A laser beam source outputs the beam into a single mode optical fiber. The output end of the optical fiber acts as a source of radiant energy and is positioned at the focal point of a lens system where the focal point is positioned within the lens. The output beam reflects off a mirror back to the lens that produces a collimated beam.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 10, 1986
Date of Patent:
June 16, 1987
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
Abstract: An lighting apparatus including a housing having an opening, a light source received in the housing and a light transmitting-cover fixed at the opening of the housing and through which light rays are projected from the light source. The light transmitting-cover includes a plate made of light transmitting-material and having a first surface and a second surface. Segment lens elements of the same size are arranged on the first and second surface of the plate and formed integrally with the plate. The segment lens elements on the first surface are positioned in face-to-face relation with the segment lens elements arranged on the second surface, thus forming a segment lens. The segment lens elements have a common optical axis and convex surfaces, respectively. The focal lengths defined by these convex surfaces are equal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 21, 1982
Date of Patent:
August 27, 1985
Assignee:
Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
Inventors:
Leo Mori, Mamoru Tominaga, Takashi Aoba
Abstract: A spot lamp having a lens in the form of a curved member having an inner surface with a series of radially disposed flutes formed therein defining a fluted portion which surrounds a centrally disposed stippled portion. The flutes each extend linearly from a position adjacent the stippled portion outwardly to a position adjacent the outer edge of the curved member. The surfaces of the flutes are also stippled.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 18, 1983
Date of Patent:
March 19, 1985
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation
Inventors:
William Thiry, Arnold E. Westlund, Jr., Clarence D. Puckett
Abstract: A luminaire adapted to be mounted at the top of a post and to direct light below a horizontal plane is disclosed. A housing element preferably of a polycarbonate material comprises a housing for an electrical system and a refractor means having an interior and exterior prismatic structure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 25, 1982
Date of Patent:
May 8, 1984
Assignee:
Crouse-Hinds Company
Inventors:
Donald C. Smith, Richard F. Snow, George B. Pauli
Abstract: A limited visibility signal device is disclosed which includes a housing, a source of illumination within the housing, a light directing lens at the outer end of the housing, and a light collimating arrangement between the source of illumination and light directing lens to intensify and directionally control light delivered to the light directing lens. The light directing lens includes an inner side provided with parallel lenticular elements extending thereacross and having first outer surface portions parallel to the lens axis and second outer surface portions of circular contour. The light directing lens further includes an outer side provided with parallel adjacent lenticular elements extending thereacross perpendicular to the elements on the inner side of the lens and alternate ones of which are of convex and concave contour with respect to the lens axis.