Curved Main Surface Patents (Class 362/334)
  • Patent number: 4969074
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Intermatic Inc.
    Inventors: August Davis, Ronald L. Sitzema
  • Patent number: 4719548
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Assignee: King Luminaire Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Edward G. Orosz
  • Patent number: 4703405
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Inventor: Ian Lewin
  • Patent number: 4674011
    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
    Inventors: Gail Y. Patton, Darrel D. Torgerson
  • Patent number: 4538216
    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
  • Patent number: 4506316
    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
  • Patent number: 4447864
    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
  • Patent number: 4158222
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1979
    Assignee: Gulf & Western Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard D. Cook