Curved Lens Type Patents (Class 362/335)
  • Patent number: 8025429
    Abstract: An LED illumination lens can guide light from light emitting diodes (LEDs). The incident surface and transmission surface of the lens are a part of an elliptical shape. The present invention makes an optical lens which provides that light is refracted twice by the LED illumination lens, and the output light is more uniform and present a long elliptical output light. The curve surface of the transmission surface is selected from elliptical surfaces, rectangular surfaces, square shape surfaces, round surfaces and rectangular surfaces with a cut corner, and polygonal surfaces. An LED illumination lens serves to refract the light beam from the LED by the incident surface and then disperse by the transmission surface 12 into a slender and long elliptical light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Ho, Pei-Wen Ko
  • Publication number: 20110228542
    Abstract: A lens structure adapted for guiding a light from a light source to a plurality of directions is provided. The lens structure includes a base, a pillar, and an umbrella-shaped body. The base has a containing pit adapted for containing the light source. The pillar is connected to the base. The pillar has a central axis and a first curved surface, in which the first curved surface surrounds the central axis symmetrically. The umbrella-shaped body is connected to the pillar and has a second curved surface and a third curved surface surrounding the central axis symmetrically. The second and the third curved surfaces are located on a top portion of the umbrella-shaped body and next to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicants: CAL-COMP ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED, KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Han-Tsung Hsueh, Jia-Chyi Feng
  • Patent number: 8016459
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes a light source module for emitting light and an optical lens for adjusting the light. The light source module includes a reflecting unit and LEDs. The reflecting unit includes strip-shaped grooves each extending along a first direction. The LEDs are mounted on the reflecting unit in the grooves. The optical lens includes an array of lens units each including a main body, a light diverging portion and a light converging portion. The light diverging portion is for expanding a light field of the LEDs along the first direction. The light converging portion is for compressing the light field along a second direction. The reflecting unit is for further compressing the light field along the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Cheng, Jyh-Long Chern, Ping-Yu Chen
  • Publication number: 20110216543
    Abstract: A lens member of obtaining light-collecting properties even if using a light source with a large light-emitting surface area has a first lens portion refracting light to exit outward in radial directions perpendicular to a central axis of the lens member and a second lens portion totally internally reflecting the light that exited through the first lens portion. The first lens portion has a light incident surface disposed to face a light source and a conical light exit surface centered at the central axis of the lens member and slanted so that the distance between the conical surface and the light incident surface increases as the distance from the central axis increases outward in the radial directions perpendicular to the central axis. The second lens portion has an inner circumferential surface receiving light from the first lens portion and an outer circumferential surface positioned outward of the inner circumferential surface in the radial directions perpendicular to the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventor: Yasuaki KAYANUMA
  • Patent number: 8011811
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an aspherical LED angular optical lens for central distribution patterns and an LED assembly using the same. The optical lens comprises a concave surface on a source side and a convex surface on an project side. The LED assembly comprising the optical lens can accumulate light emitted from the LED die and generate a peak intensity of the central angular circle distribution pattern which is greater than 72° and smaller than 108°. The present invention only uses a single optical lens capable of accumulating light and forming a required distribution pattern to satisfy the requirement of a luminous flux ratio greater than 85% and the requirement of an illumination, a flash light of a cell phone or a flash light of a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Yuan Shih, Kai Mou Lin, Yi-Fan Liao, San-Woei Shyu
  • Patent number: 8007139
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical illumination module that includes a fixed light source and a plano-convex lens. The fixed light source is a light emitting diode. The plano-convex lens is an aspheric lens with rotational symmetry, and disposed to a specific distance of an optical axis of the fixed light source. The specific distance is greater than or equal to 13.5 millimeter, and is smaller than or equal to 17.5 millimeter. The plane of the plano-convex lens is a light-beam incident plane, and a convex end is a light-beam exit plane. When the fixed light source is disposed at a coordinate origin, the convex curve of the plano-convex lens is composed of a series of points having specific coordinates. When the plano-convex lens shifts within the specific distance, a parallel light beam form the fixed light source can be refracted to achieve an effect of enhancing the uniformity of luminous brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Inventor: Yen-Wei Ho
  • Patent number: 8007140
    Abstract: An LED module comprises an LED having an optical axis and a lens for refracting light from the LED. The lens is symmetric relative to a first plane at which the optical axis is located. The peak light intensity in the first plane occurs within 0-5 degrees off the optical axis. The light intensity in the first plane decreases from the peak light intensity with the increase of the angle off the optical axis. In a second plane perpendicularly intersected with the first plane at the optical axis, the peak light intensity occurs within 33-41 degrees off the optical axis, and the light intensity at the optical axis is larger than a half-peak light intensity. Within 0-33 degrees off the optical axis, the light intensity in the second plane increases with the increase of the angle off the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hai-Wei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110205744
    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: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Eunhwa KIM
  • Patent number: 7995298
    Abstract: An illumination system including at least one coherent light source, a light uniforming element, and a prism is provided. The coherent light source is capable of emitting a coherent beam. The light uniforming element is disposed on a transmission path of the coherent beam. The prism is disposed on the transmission path of the coherent beam and between the coherent light source and the light uniforming element. The prism has a light incident end and a light exit end. The light incident end has at least one incident polygonal pyramid portion protruding away from the light exit end. The prism is capable of rotating about an axis, and the axis extends from the light incident end to the light exit end. The illumination system effectively reduces the degree of the speckle phenomenon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Young Optics Inc.
    Inventor: S-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 7993035
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an aspherical LED angular optical lens for narrow distribution patterns and an LED assembly using the same. The optical lens comprises a concave surface on a source side and a convex surface on a project side. The LED assembly comprising the optical lens can accumulate light emitted from the LED die and generate a peak intensity of the narrow angular circle distribution pattern which is greater than 15° and smaller than 30°. The present invention only uses a single optical lens capable of accumulating light and forming a required distribution pattern to satisfy the requirement of a luminous flux ratio greater than 85% and the requirement of an illumination, a flash light of a cell phone or a flash light of a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Yuan Shih, Kai Mou Lin, Yi-Fan Liao, San-Woei Shyu
  • Patent number: 7988338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical transformation device, and more particularly to an optical transformation device able to transform a projected light beam from a spot light source to form rectangular projection surfaces, which primarily includes a refracting body composed of an emergent surface structured from a combination of a plurality of optical surfaces and an incident surface configured as a concave spherical surface. Two reflecting surfaces located at two sides of the meridian of the emergent surface enable the luminous flux of incoming light to completely impinge upon the refracting body, and the interactive effect from the combined optical surfaces transforms the light shape of a light beam from a spot light source, and is projected to produce an almost rectangular shaped illumination projection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: MIG Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Jian-Lin Zhou
  • Patent number: 7989825
    Abstract: A lens-attached light-emitting element having an improved optical availability efficiency includes a composite lens provided on an approximately U-shaped light-emitting area of the light emitting element array. Four spherical lenses are arranged in such a manner that each is centered in the neighborhood the an end of a respective one of three segments of a U-shaped polygonal line corresponding to positions where light emitted by the U-shaped light-emitting area is a maximum Three cylindrical lens are arranged between two of the spherical lens, respectively, each cylindrical lens having an axis parallel with each segment. These four spherical lenses and three cylindrical lenses together constitute the composite lens. The light-emitting element further comprises an antireflection film covering the light-emitting area, and the composite lens is formed on the surface of the antireflection film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenjiro Hamanaka, Takahiro Hashimoto, Hideshi Nagata, Seiji Ohno, Isao Muraguchi, Nobuyuki Komaba
  • Patent number: 7988328
    Abstract: An optical lens (10) includes an array of lens units (11). Each lens unit includes a main body (101), a light diverging portion (112) and a light converging portion (114). The main body includes a light incident surface (110) and a light emitting surface (112) opposite to the light incident surface. The light diverging portion is used to expand a light field along an x-direction. The light converging portion is used to compress a light field along a y-direction. In specific embodiments, the light diverging portion and the light converging portion are respectively formed on the light incident surface and the light emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Cheng, Jyh-Long Chern, Ping-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7985009
    Abstract: A two-side asymmetric light-shift illuminating lens body mainly projecting light from a light emitting device to two asymmetric relative outer directions includes a base having a receiving slot with a downwards opening for receiving a lighting device; a large non-spherical protrusion and a small a large non-spherical protrusion being arranged on two sides of a center light axis on a top surface of the base; a concave curved surface being formed to a border of the two non-spherical protrusions; a concave arc is formed above the receiving slot, outer edge of each non-spherical protrusion being formed with a aft cambered convex lateral. The cambered convex laterals are gradually narrowed along the projecting direction of the center light axis. An angle between a tangent line of the cambered convex lateral and the center light axis is about 10 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Inventor: Yen-Wei Ho
  • Patent number: 7980733
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an aspherical LED angular optical lens for wide distribution patterns and an LED assembly using the same. The optical lens comprises a concave surface on a source side and a convex surface on a project side. The LED assembly comprising the optical lens can accumulate light emitted from the LED die and generate a peak intensity of the wide angular circle distribution pattern which is greater than 120° and smaller than 180°. The present invention only uses a single optical lens capable of accumulating light and forming a required distribution pattern to satisfy the requirement of a luminous flux ratio greater than 85% and the requirement of an illumination, a flash light of a cell phone or a flash light of a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Yuan Shih, Kai Mou Lin, Yi-Fan Liao, San-Woei Shyu
  • Patent number: 7976201
    Abstract: A two-side illuminating lens body mainly projecting light from a light emitting device to two relative outer directions includes a base with a receiving slot having a downwards opening for receiving a lighting device. A concave arc for receiving the light emitting portion of the lighting device is formed above the receiving slot as a light incident side. On a top surface of the base, two symmetrical non-spherical protrusions are jointly arranged beside a center light axis. A concave curved surface is formed to a border of the two non-spherical protrusions. Two symmetrical awl laterals are formed on relative outer edges of the non-spherical protrusions. Through three different refracting types of the concave curved surface, non-spherical protrusions, and awl laterals, rays from the light emitting device will be gradually diffused away from the center light axis so that a double-side skew light distribution of illumination like a butterfly is projected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: Yen-Wei Ho
  • Publication number: 20110164426
    Abstract: A lens that angularly redistributes light from an LED is disclosed. The desired illuminance (power per area) pattern for an LED/lens combination has a relatively flat center, a knee, and a gradual tail. By overlapping adjacent combinations' tails, the resulting illuminance pattern may be generally uniform, with relatively loose tolerances on LED/lens placement and performance. The lens has a proximal face with a concave spherical indentation with its center at the light source. The lens's distal face has a “center thickness” (CT) on-axis, a peak thickness away from a longitudinal axis of about 1.0 to 1.2 times the CT, a radius at which the peak thickness occurs of about 0.5 to 1.0 times the CT, a radius at which the thickness returns to the CT of about 1.1 to 1.5 times the CT, and a radius (maximum lateral extent) of the lens of about 1.6 to 1.9 times the CT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
    Inventor: Junwon Lee
  • Publication number: 20110164425
    Abstract: A lens applied to a light emitting element includes a first surface profile and a second surface profile opposite to the first surface profile. The first surface profile defines a first trench facing the light emitting element, and the first trench includes a bottom curved surface serving as a light incident surface. The second surface profile includes a top curved surface, and serves as a light emitting surface. Both the bottom and the top curved surfaces are mirror symmetric to the first suppositional plane P1 (X=0), and mirror asymmetric to the second suppositional plane P2 (Y=0) to cooperatively adjust light from the light emitting element to obtain an asymmetric light field. An illumination device having the lens is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: TIEN-PAO CHEN, CHIH-MING LAI
  • Patent number: 7972042
    Abstract: A light guide is a quarter of cylinder in shape and includes a cylindrical emitting surface, an incident surface adjacent to and facing away from the cylindrical emitting surface, and a connecting surface connecting the cylindrical emitting surface and incident surface. The light guide defines five a number of grooves in the incident surface. Each groove is bounded by two surfaces. The inclined angle of the two surface is designed to satisfy a set of conditions to improve light uniformity of the cylindrical emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mei-Chun Lin, Chun-Hsiang Huang, Kuang-Wei Lin, Kuan-Ting Chen, Hsin-Tsung Yeh, Wei-Hsiu Chang
  • Patent number: 7972039
    Abstract: A light guiding diffuser used for assembling with a light emitting diode module to form an illuminating light source. The light guiding diffuser includes an elliptical ring-shaped base portion and a convex portion extended from a surface of the base portion and formed a space with the base portion for accommodating the light emitting diode module. The convex portion has a cross section which has a minimum thickness in a center thereof and the thickness of the cross section continuous increases from the center toward the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignees: Gem-Sun Technologies Co., Ltd, Stonlite Discrete & Opto Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Fong-Yuan Wen
  • Publication number: 20110157905
    Abstract: A light guide lens includes a front light-exit surface, a rear end surface formed with a recess, and an outer surrounding surface. The front light-exit surface is a convex surface disposed at an optical axis (Z). The rear end surface includes a curved surface portion that defines an innermost end of the recess, and that is a convex surface. The rear end surface further includes an inner surrounding surface portion that extends rearward from a periphery of the curved surface portion. The outer surrounding surface diverges forwardly along the optical axis (Z), and includes a first curved surface part and a second curved surface part. The first and second curved surface parts are disposed on opposite sides of an imaginary plane on which the optical axis (Z) is disposed, and are asymmetrical relative to each other with respect to the imaginary plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuo-Wen Chang
  • Publication number: 20110141734
    Abstract: A lens to redirect light, having an angular distribution centered around a left-right symmetry plane (LRSP), from a light source. The lens includes an incident face, facing the light source, which includes an incident corner, which divides the incident face into incident inner and outer zones and is concave, forming an obtuse angle in air. The lens also includes an opposite exiting face, which similarly includes an exciting corner, which similarly divides the exiting face. Each ray striking the incident inner zone transmits through the lens, striking the exiting inner zone. Each ray striking the incident outer zone transmits through the lens, striking the exiting outer zone. Each ray striking the incident face, transmits through the lens, strikes the exiting face, and refracts out of the lens, has initial and final propagation angles with respect to the LRSP. The final propagation angle is greater than the initial propagation angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
    Inventors: Ming Li, Yi Yang
  • Patent number: 7959328
    Abstract: A laterally emitting radiation-generating component comprising a radiation source, the optical axis of which runs perpendicular to a mounting area of the component, and comprising an optical device arranged downstream of the radiation source. The optical device includes a reflective surface shaped like a V in cross section and a refractive surface that is shaped convexly as seen externally and is arranged between the reflective surface and a bottom area facing the radiation source. The bottom area is arranged and formed in such a way that through it electromagnetic radiation from the radiation source couples into the optical device. The reflective surface is arranged and formed in such a way that a central first portion of the coupled-in radiation is deflected toward the refractive surface by the reflective surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Mario Wanninger
  • Publication number: 20110128745
    Abstract: An LED module includes a printed circuit board, an LED mounted on the printed circuit board, and a lens fixed on the printed circuit board and covering the LED for refracting light emitted by the LED. The lens has a concaved inner face for incidence of the light and an opposite convex outer face for the light refracting out thereof. The inner face is aspherical. The outer face is spherical. The inner and outer faces are centrosymmetrical relative to axes, respectively, which are coincident with each other. A curvature of the inner face is gradually reduced from a center to an edge thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-CHUNG CHEN, SHI-YU SONG
  • Patent number: 7950825
    Abstract: An optical lens includes an array of lens units. Each lens unit includes a main body, a light diverging portion and a light converging portion. The main body includes a light incident surface and a light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface. The light diverging portion is configured for expanding a light field along a first direction, and the light converging portion is configured for compressing a light field along a second direction. The light diverging portion and the light converging portion are both formed on one of the light incident surface and the light emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Cheng, Jyh-Long Chern, Ping-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 7942559
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is characterized by providing an optical transfer function between a predetermined illuminated surface pattern, such as a street light pattern, and a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, such as that from an LED. A lens is formed having a shape defined by the optical transfer function. The optical transfer function is derived by generating an energy distribution pattern using the predetermined energy distribution pattern of the light source. Then the projection of the energy distribution pattern onto the illuminated surface is generated. The projection is then compared to the predetermined illuminated surface pattern to determine if it acceptably matches. The process continues reiteratively until an acceptable match is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Ronald G. Holder, Greg Rhoads
  • Publication number: 20110110100
    Abstract: An LED module includes a printed circuit board, an LED mounted on the printed circuit board, and a lens fixed on the printed circuit board and covering the LED for refracting light emitted by the LED. The lens has a concaved inner face for incidence of the light and an opposite convex outer face for the light refracting out thereof. The inner and outer faces are both spherical. A curvature of the inner face is smaller than that of the outer face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-CHUNG CHEN, SHI-YU SONG
  • Patent number: 7934858
    Abstract: A lighting lens can sufficiently suppress unevenness color and improve light use efficiency. This light lens has: first incidence surface 20 that is orthogonal to the optical axis; second incidence surface 21 that expands the radius toward the light emitting element 8 side; total reflection surface 22 that expands the radius toward the emitting side; first emission surface 24 that mainly emits light incident on first incidence surface 21, toward illuminated surface 18; and second emission surface 25 that emits light incident on a second incidence surface, toward illuminated surface 18, and forms second emission surface 25 such that positive power in second emission surface 25 is weaker than positive power of first emission surface 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Masato Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20110080730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical element (2) for collimating light from a light source (3), said optical element (2) having an in-coupling side (5) arranged to receive said light, an out-coupling side (6) arranged to allow for emission of collimated light, and an element body extending from said in-coupling side (5) to said out-coupling side (6), the element body having a cross-section perpendicular to an optical axis (z) defined by an x-5 axis and a y-axis being perpendicular to each other, wherein said optical element (2) has an x-curvature along said x-axis and a y-curvature along said y-axis, said y-curvature being greater than said x-curvature, thereby enabling for a light distribution of said collimated light emitted from said out-coupling side (6) to have a cross-section of an asymmetric shape (CE) perpendicular to said optical axis (z). The present invention also relates to a lighting system (1) comprising such an optical element (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Denis Joseph Carel Van Oers, Rob Franciscus Maria Van Elmpt
  • Publication number: 20110080745
    Abstract: The invention discloses an optical lens for a light-emitting device. The optical lens includes a translucent body which has a concave inner surface to which light is incident. The inner surface includes a first region and a second region opposite to the first region. The first region and the second region are both substantially straight planes and extend inclinedly from the edge of the inner surface to the center of the inner surface respectively, so as to connect with each other. Thereby, the optical lens of the invention is capable of contributing to an elliptic light field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventor: Pin-Chun CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110080752
    Abstract: A side-illuminating projection lens and a headlight having the same, in which a side-illuminating lamp is implemented with a projection lamp that illuminates to the side of a vehicle by radiating light in the radial direction, wherein sideways-radiated light is projected in the radial direction and is thus smoothly combined with forward-radiated light, thereby improving the driver's vision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, SL Lighting Corporation
    Inventors: Kyung Soo Lee, Dae Kon Kim, Byung Kyu Yoon, Kwang Min Ko
  • Patent number: 7918583
    Abstract: Lighting devices are provided for efficiently distributing light over an area to provided uniform illumination over a wide angle or other tailored illumination patterns. Each light device has at least one light source, at least one collimator for partially collimating light from the light source, and at least one diffuser for diffusing light from the collimator. The diffuser provides diffused light over an area from the diffuser having an intensity that is angularly dependent in accordance with the angular distribution intensity of light outputted from the collimator, so as to provide a predetermined illumination pattern from the device. The light sources and collimators may be provided in one or two-dimensional arrays, and a single diffuser may be formed on each collimator or the diffuser may be along a plate spaced from the collimators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: RPC Photonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen H. Chakmakjian, Donald J. Schertler, Tasso Sales, G. Michael Morris
  • Patent number: 7909486
    Abstract: A light emitting device package and other devices using the light emitting device package are discussed. According to an embodiment, the light emitting device package includes a package body; at least one light emitting device disposed in the package body; at least one pair of leads electrically connected with the light emitting device; and a lens over the light emitting device and having at least one recess at an upper portion of the lens, the shortest distance from the light emitting device to a lowest portion of the recess being greater than approximately D1/7 and smaller than approximately D1/2.4, wherein D1 is a diameter of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yong Suk Kim
  • Publication number: 20110063874
    Abstract: A projection lens for lighting equipment of an aspect of the present invention is characterized by formed in a shape where N of sector-shaped lens parts each of which corresponds to a central angle 2? degrees (?=180/N, N is an integer more than or equal to 3) and is bilaterally symmetric in a rotationally asymmetric elliptical collimator lens are circumferentially disposed. The projection lens for lighting equipment of such aspect is formed in the shape where N of the sector-shaped lens parts each of which corresponds to a central angle 2? degrees (?=180/N, N is an integer more than or equal to 3) and is bilaterally symmetric in the rotationally asymmetric elliptical collimator lens are circumferentially disposed. Accordingly, the projection lens for lighting equipment with a novel design which has a shape of a N-sided polygon (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Yasushi Yatsuda, Ryotaro Owada
  • Publication number: 20110058380
    Abstract: An optic lens assembly includes a platform, and an optic lens including an incident surface and a projection surface on two opposite sides is arranged to an outer side of the platform. The incident surface consists of a plurality of oval-shaped surfaces. A first oval-shaped incident surface and a second oval-shaped incident surface are formed side by side to the incident surface. The two adjacent oval-shaped incident surfaces are concave for receiving an illuminating component. The projection surface also consists of a plurality of oval-shaped surfaces. A first oval-shaped projection surface and a second oval-shaped projection surface are formed side by side to a center area of the projection surface. Two symmetric outer connecting surfaces are formed to two lateral sides of the projection surface. The two adjacent oval-shaped projection surfaces are convex and larger than the incident surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Yen-Wei Ho, Pei-Wen Ko
  • Patent number: 7901108
    Abstract: An LED light source device using light from luminescent elements at a high level of uniformity and efficiency, and to conduct irradiation with a high level of design freedom an LED light source device is equipped with luminescent elements and a translucent light-guiding member. The translucent light-guiding member has a central convex lens with a first cylindrical light-guiding part formed on the outer periphery of the central convex lens and a second cylindrical light-guiding part formed on the outer periphery of the first cylindrical light-guiding part, such that an air layer is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical light-guiding part and the inner peripheral surface of the second cylindrical light-guiding part, the outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical light-guiding part and the outer peripheral surface of the second cylindrical light-guiding part being rotated quadratic surfaces with the same focal point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Ushiodenki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoyuki Kabuki, Hiroshige Hata
  • Patent number: 7901098
    Abstract: An illuminating apparatus includes a light source including a cylindrical light-emitting tube, a first optical system, a second optical system, and a third optical system. The first optical system has an incident surface on which light emitted from the light source to the object side are incident and an emergent surface from which the light passing through the incident surface are emitted. The second optical system has a reflecting surface from which light emitted from the light source to a first side are reflected. The third optical system has a reflecting surface from which light emitted from the light source to a second side opposite to the first side are reflected. The first to third optical systems each illuminate the entire illumination area of the object with light emitted from the light source and incident on the optical systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Saitoh, Yoshiharu Tenmyo
  • Patent number: 7893632
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a luminaire comprising an array of LEDs emitting light of at least one color, and a control system for controlling the light output of the luminaire. The control system comprises photosensor array for detecting light output of the luminaire. An imaging unit is arranged in front of the photosensor array such that it maps an image of said array of LEDs on said photosensor array. The photosensor array is divided into subareas each detecting light output from a single one of the LEDs. The control system uses the output of the subareas for controlling the luminaire light output. Thus, it is possible to act on different LED light colors or the light output of individual LEDs without having to separate them in time by means of a time pulsing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Eduard Johannes Meijer, Ronald Dekker, Eugene Timmering, Christoph Gerard August Hoelen, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems
  • Publication number: 20110037925
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an optical sheet for controlling the direction of light rays which is used for manufacturing backlight units of TFT-LCDs for computer monitors and televisions, and more specifically to an optical sheet which can uniformly diffuse light, improve brightness, and adjust viewing angle. There is provided an optical sheet for controlling the direction of light rays comprising a substrate film; a microlens group arranged on a first face of the substrate film; and a plurality of protuberances formed on a second face of the substrate film, wherein each protuberance comprises a reflective layer at the bottom thereof, and the plurality of protuberances comprise an aperture formed therebetween, and wherein a unit microlens of the microlens group has a first side and a second side with different radii of curvature from each other with respect to a light emission control part thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Toray Saehan, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun-Sang PARK, Jeong-Tae Seo, Hee-Cheong Lee, Sang-Hoon Lee, Tae-Yong Ryu
  • Publication number: 20110032707
    Abstract: Substantially cylindrical supporting units are formed at both sides of a lens. The supporting units are to adjust the separation distance between the lens and the surface of a substrate depending on the height dimension of a light emitting diode mounted on the substrate from the substrate face when the lens body is fixed to the substrate. A cylindrical convex part is formed at a part of the tip face of the supporting unit in a concentric fashion relative to the supporting unit, and a cylindrical positioning unit is formed at a part of the tip face of the convex part in a concentric fashion. The positioning unit functions as a member for positioning when the substrate and the lens body are fixed to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaka Takashige, Fumio Kokubo
  • Patent number: 7880188
    Abstract: An illumination device is specified which comprises an optoelectronic component having a housing body and at least one semiconductor chip provided for generating radiation, and a separate optical element, which is provided for fixing at the optoelectronic component and has an optical axis, the optical element having a radiation exit area and the radiation exit area having a concavely curved partial region and a convexly curved partial region, which at least partly surrounds the concavely curved partial region at a distance from the optical axis, the optical axis running through the concavely carved partial region
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Blümel, Franz Schellhorn, Günter Waitl, Mario Wanninger
  • Patent number: 7874707
    Abstract: A lighting fixture comprising a reflector 100 and a double-ended elongate lamp 200, the reflector body comprising a casing (110) with a specular cavity having an apex and an aperture rim, wherein the lamp end portions (220, 220?) of the double-ended lamp are enclosed in slots (131, 131?) located in the casing at opposite sides of the aperture rim and substantially flush with the aperture rim, is extremely flat and slim and therefore useful as a recessed down-light in a shelf, a ceiling, or a wall panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Oliver Boehme, Bruno Thoennessen
  • Patent number: 7866855
    Abstract: A reflector (14) for a luminaire comprises a generally parabolic wall (28) having series of main right-angled prisms (16) and an interleaved series of transition prisms (18). The main and transition prisms have essentially the same shapes and follow the same overall curvature to control the illumination. The transition prisms transition into the main prisms by merging a peak of a transition prism into the valley between adjacent main prisms in a short transition zone (20). Thus, the transition zone has only a small effect on the overall lighting pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC.
    Inventor: Yaser S. Abdelsamed
  • Publication number: 20110002126
    Abstract: A lens for a LED light source includes a first light emitting surface and a light incident surface perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens. The first light emitting surface is a convex surface and opposite to the light incident surface. The lens further includes a second light emitting surface opposite to the light incident surface and adjacent to the first light emitting surface. The thickness between the second light emitting surface and the light incident surface near the optical axis exceeds the thickness between the second light emitting surface and the light incident surface away from the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: FOXSEMICON INTERGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Tien-Pao Chen, Jyh-Der Hwang
  • Patent number: 7862221
    Abstract: An optical lens refracts and reflects a light to increase a luminance in a top direction of the optical lens and to decrease a luminance in a horizontal direction of the optical lens. The optical lens includes a central portion and a peripheral portion. The central portion has a convex shape. The peripheral portion has a concave shape. The peripheral portion surrounds the central portion. Therefore, a power consumption and a manufacturing cost are decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Ki Park, Sang-Yu Lee, Gi-Cherl Kim, Seok-Hyun Nam, Ju-Young Yoon
  • Patent number: 7857497
    Abstract: An LED lighting fixture is provided which achieves effective use of light, uniformly illuminates a large area and, has a high degree of freedom in designing light distribution characteristics. Three types of LED optical modules are used each having different light distribution characteristics. Each LED optical module includes an LED light source and a light distribution controlling lens of a different shape which constitute an optical system. Three types of LED optical units having different light distribution characteristics can be used. Each LED optical unit includes a set of LED optical modules having the same light distribution characteristics. The LED lighting fixture is configured to have a combination of the LED optical units having different light distribution characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruo Koike, Shoichi Bamba, Ryotaro Owada, Hidetaka Okada
  • Patent number: 7843653
    Abstract: There is provided an optical system and method for shaping a polychromatic light into a substantially uniform profile beam along a first axis. A polychromatic divergent light with having multiple wavelength components is provided with a dispersion of divergence. A collimation optic collimates the polychromatic divergent light. A shaping lens shapes the collimated beam into a shaped beam with a nearly uniform profile along the first axis, the dispersion of divergence causing a deviation from uniformity of the nearly uniform profile. A focusing optic focuses the shaped beam. A combination of the collimation and focusing optics shows a chromatic focal shift that compensates for said dispersion of divergence, so as to reduce the deviation from uniformity to obtain a profile with a substantially uniform intensity along the first axis, for all of said multiple wavelength components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Coherent, Inc.
    Inventor: Francis Cayer
  • Patent number: 7837360
    Abstract: An optical module includes: point light sources; and an optical lens being spaced apart from the point light sources with an air layer therebetween and asymmetrically refracting and emitting a light incident from the point light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sungkeun Lee
  • Publication number: 20100284194
    Abstract: A plate-shaped lens member has concentric annular prisms each including an inner annular surface divided from a light-entrance surface of a conventional TIR lens and an outer annular surface divided from a light-reflection surface of the TIR lens in which the light-entrance surface has a concave shape provided in a lower portion of the TIR lens and the light-reflection surface has a convex shape positioned at a peripheral side of the TIR lens to surround the light-entrance surface. The light-entrance surface and light-reflection surface of the bulky TIR lens are Fresnel-ized or divided into a set of concentric annular prisms on a surface of the plate-shaped lens member and positions of divided portions from the TIR lens are efficiently arranged on the surface of the plate-shaped lens member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicants: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junji MIYASHITA, Yasuaki KAYANUMA, Makoto YASUHARA
  • Patent number: 7819560
    Abstract: Provided are an illumination device and a lens employed in the device for controlling light travelling direction, the device being capable of illuminating brightly and uniformly a certain limited region (region-to-be-illuminated) corresponding to an object such as subject for photography. The illumination device emits light H coming from a light emitting element (point-like light source) employing a LED as a light emitting source via the lens. A light control emission face of the lens emits light (rays), which is included in light H introduced into the lens through an incidence face thereof and travelling within the lens to the light control emission face without undergoing inner-reflection at any surface of the light control emission face, as illumination light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Shingo Ohkawa