Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a light emitting diode package comprising a ceramic cavity comprising a substrate for mounting a light emitting diode and substantially vertical sidewalls for reducing light leakage. The ceramic LED package further includes a metallic coating on a portion of the ceramic substrate for reflecting light in a predetermined direction.

Abstract: A technique for a display device using a display panel with Lambert light distribution, such as a plasma display panel, which displays a bright image with less contrast deterioration. This device has a front sheet which is integrally or separately located in front of the display panel. The front sheet includes light guides which extend in the horizontal direction and have a virtually convex cross section in the vertical direction with their apexes on the light exit side. A light reflection layer and a light-absorbing layer are sequentially stacked on the lateral sides of the light guides.

Abstract: An LED lighting device comprises an LED light source; a thermal management element coupled to the LED light source to manage heat generated by the LED light source; a primary reflector with at least one reflective surface oriented to collect light from the LED light source and direct collected light into a first reflected beam; at least one central inclined reflector surface disposed to receive light from the LED light source; and at least one corresponding angled mirror surface disposed to collect light from the central inclined reflector surface and to direct the collected light into a second reflected beam (see FIG. 1).

Abstract: An LED fixture having two illuminating ranges includes a lamp holder and a lamp cover. The lamp holder is arranged an illuminating module of LED lamp. The LED lamp is substantially installed downwardly with respect to the whole illuminating module, making the LED lamp project light in a downward direction. In the meantime, one side of the lamp cover is connected to the lamp holder, while another side is extended downwardly under the LED lamp. The inner face of the lamp cover is arranged as a reflecting face. One part of the light irradiated from the LED lamp is reflected by the reflecting face to form an illuminating range to project light in a forward direction of the lamp cover, while another part of light irradiated from the LED lamp without being reflected by the reflecting cover can project out of the lamp cover directly, thus that another illuminating range to project light in a downward and down-forward directions of the lamp cover is formed.

Abstract: Provided are a reflection sheet for a backlight unit including: a base sheet; and a flexible coating layer, formed on at least a surface of the base sheet, containing at least one flexible elastomeric bead selected from the group consisting of an elastomeric acrylic bead, an elastomeric nylon bead, and a microcapsule resin bead having a core charged with an air or an organic material, and a backlight unit for a liquid crystal display employing the reflection sheet. The reflection sheet may further include a metal reflection layer. The reflection sheet including the flexible coating layer exhibits excellent resistance to friction and impact. The reflection sheet including both the flexible coating layer and the metal reflection layer is excellent in specular reflectivity and brightness as well as in resistance to friction and impact.

Abstract: A light emitting device is disclosed herein which includes a substrate, a housing, a light emitting die, and a cup with a reflective inner surface. The housing has an upper surface and at least one sidewall and is mounted on the upper surface of the substrate, thereby forming a cavity. The light emitting die is mounted on the upper surface of the substrate within the cavity. The cup is positioned within the cavity and is supported by the housing. The cup has a continuous sidewall with a reflective inner surface surrounding the light emitting die and a lowermost edge that is suspended above, detached and spaced away from the upper surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reflector, in particular for discharge luminaires, in the case of which at least two facets direct the light from an upper and a lower region of the discharge lamp in the same direction.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) reflector optic includes a reflector having a reflector having a plurality of reflecting surfaces, wherein each one of the plurality of reflecting surfaces is associated with at least one optical axis, each reflecting surface comprising a cross-section that is projected along a curved trajectory and a plurality of LEDs, wherein each one of the plurality of LEDs is positioned in a line parallel to the cross-section of an associated one of the plurality of reflecting surfaces and relative to the associated reflecting surface of the plurality of reflecting surfaces such that a central light-emitting axis of each one of the plurality of LEDs is angled relative to the at least one optical axis of the associated reflecting surface of the plurality of reflecting surfaces at about 90° and such that each of the reflecting surfaces redirects and collimates a light output of a respective each one of the plurality of LEDs at an angle of about 90° with respect to the central light emitting axi

Abstract: The present invention provides a planar illumination light source device by which uniform illumination light can be obtained over a wide area without increasing the thickness of LEDs in the radiation direction even when a highly directional light source such as LEDs is used, and a planar illumination device using this. The present invention includes a highly directional light source, a light guiding body having a radiation plane in a radiation direction of the light source, a casing that encloses the light source and seals planes other than the radiation plane of the light guiding body, inside reflection means provided in the entirety of the area between the casing and the light guiding body, and radiation side reflection means provided on the radiation plane and reflecting light from the light source at a prescribed ratio. A light emitting diode group consisting of one or a plurality of light emitting diodes is used as the highly directional light source.

Abstract: An integral HID reflector lamp may be formed with an HID held in a reflector. An inner element is mechanically coupled to the reflector. The inner element is formed with a first mechanical coupling to mate with the reflector, a second mechanical coupling to mate with a circuit board, and an electrical coupling to at least electrically couple one of the leads to the circuit board. A circuit board has an edge mechanically coupled to the inner element and electrically connected to the leads by an electrical coupling on the inner element. A heat sink spans at least one side of the circuit board and forming an EMI shielding. An outer cover encloses the heat sink, circuit board, and inner element and coupled to the assembly of the reflector, HID lamp, inner element, and heat sink with each elements of the assembly clipped together.

Abstract: A diffuse light reflector is disclosed for use in lighting fixtures including luminaires, light boxes, displays, signage, daylighting applications, and the like. The reflector includes a light reflective nonwoven and a polymer layer that enhances reflectivity. The reflector can be laminated to coil steel or aluminum and can be formed in metal coil or sheet forming operations. The polymer layer can be easily cleaned of machine oils from the metal forming operations.

Abstract: Disclosed is a baffle assembly configured for asymmetric distribution of light, the baffle assembly including a baffle body, a series of baffle blades disposed with the baffle body, and a series of openings defined by at least one of the baffle body and the blades of the series of baffle blades, the openings being configured for passage of the light, wherein the series of blades is configured to redirect the light that passes through the openings, wherein the blades are angled away from perpendicular or parallel disposal relative to a plane normal to a centerline of the baffle body.

Abstract: LED lamp has LEDs aimed rearwards with either a concave mirror to the rear of each LED, or one concave mirror to the rear of two or more LEDs, collecting the light from the LEDs to form a forward projecting beam. LEDs may be high power types that require heatsinking. LED lamp may have a lens forward of each LED to collimate the radiation produced by the LEDs into a beam, where at least one lens has at least one aspheric curved surface. LED lamp may have a transparent reflective optic to collimate the radiation produced by each LED into a beam. LEDs mounted to heatsink mount with spokes and ring to support LEDs in place above mirror and conduct away heat.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices, and a reflector for reflecting light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting devices toward a front side of the vehicle lamp. The reflector is partitioned into a plurality of light emitting areas that are radially formed around an optical axis extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle. Each of the semiconductor light emitting devices is disposed on an outer peripheral portion of one of the light emitting areas respectively. Each of the reflecting surfaces of the reflector is provided in one of the light emitting areas respectively.

Abstract: There is provided a LED substrate 12; a light-emitting diode (LED) 21 that is mounted on the LED substrate 12; a cap 50 that is attached to the LED substrate 12 and that covers the light-emitting diode (LED) 21. The cap 50 has a reflector portion 52 of a width from a side of the cap 50, which is attached to the LED substrate 12, and has a lens portion 51 continuous with the reflector portion 52. The reflector portion 52 and the lens portion 51 are formed integrally with each other. By this configuration, a light-reflecting function and a light-refracting function that the cap has are achieved by a simple structure of a backlight device using a solid-state light-emitting element such as a LED.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) serves for linear illumination of a moving product web (6), the apparatus (1) having at least one light source (4) emitting light. In order to achieve high luminance in a linear subregion of the product web (6), at least a portion of the light emitted by the light source (4) is reflected towards the product web (6) by at least one tubular reflector (5). The tubular reflector (5) in this case has at least one light exit slit (7) which is assigned to the product web (6). Moreover, the tubular reflector has at least one observation slit (8) which lies opposite the light exit slit (7). The illuminated product web (6) can be observed through this observation slit (8) by means of a line camera (2).

Abstract: A fast variable angle of incidence illumination configuration for a machine vision inspection system, including: a light source that directs a beam along a first optical path portion; a beam steering arrangement that receives the beam and steers it along a second optical path portion; and a beam deflecting arrangement including a plurality of surface portions arranged at respective angles of incidence to receive the beam and deflect it along a third optical path portion to a field of view. The beam steering arrangement includes different surfaces that provide either narrow or wide divergence of the beam toward the deflecting arrangement. The illumination configuration allows for fast adjustment of not only the illumination angle of incidence but also the range of angles (narrow or wide) about the nominal angle. The illumination configuration is particularly suitable for use with light provided by a high-intensity remote light source.

Abstract: Illumination surfaces according to the present invention eliminate or at least reduce linear “stitch” artifacts at edges between tiled illumination devices. As a result, light of substantially uniform intensity is emitted across the entire illumination system. This is achieved, in various embodiments, by reflecting, through the gaps between adjacent light-guide elements, light directed through the bottom surfaces of the elements.

Abstract: An LED lamp including a light guide/light pipe, and a method of reflecting light using same, are disclosed. The LED lamp includes a transparent light pipe enclosed in an envelope, where the light pipe has a lower section and an upper section. The lamp also includes an LED in a recess at a lower end of the lower section, and a reflector formed by an indentation in an upper end of the upper section. The lower section may be a compound parabolic concentrator, and the upper section may be a tapered cylinder. The lower section of the light pipe collects light emitted from the LED, the upper section of the light pipe directs the collected light onto the reflector, and the reflector reflects the directed light in a radial direction.

Abstract: Illumination surfaces according to the present invention eliminate or at least reduce linear “stitch” artifacts at edges between tiled illumination devices. As a result, light of substantially uniform intensity is emitted across the entire illumination system. This is achieved, in various embodiments, overlapping the illumination surfaces of adjacent light-guide elements.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to an ultraviolet (UV) cure chamber for curing a dielectric material disposed on a substrate and to methods of curing dielectric materials using UV radiation. A substrate processing tool according to one embodiment comprises a body defining a substrate processing region; a substrate support adapted to support a substrate within the substrate processing region; an ultraviolet radiation lamp spaced apart from the substrate support, the lamp configured to transmit ultraviolet radiation to a substrate positioned on the substrate support; and a motor operatively coupled to rotate at least one of the ultraviolet radiation lamp or substrate support at least 180 degrees relative to each other.

Abstract: A reflector device for a lighting device, having a reflector element that has a light emission side and a back side facing away from the light emission side. From the back side to the light emission side, at least one mounting opening is provided, through which an electrically conductive connection element is intended to be passed by its second end region and coupled with the reflector element. The connection element, in turn, serves the purpose of coupling to an individual lamp on the one hand and an electrical power source on the other, and in its first end region it has means for securing the reflector device in a retention device. It furthermore has a third region, adjoining the first end region, that has a round diameter in cross section, and this diameter does not increase between the third region and the second end region.

Abstract: A light weight reflector structure for an axial UV lamp wherein a shell-like channel housing supporting spaced apart ribs that in turn support flexed reflective spars that take the shape of the ribs. A preferred shape for the ribs and spars is parabolic about the axial UV lamp so that a beam is formed and directed out of the channel housing. The spars have a gap partially blocked by a deflector spar for creating a tortuous path for air forced direct into a tunnel between the channel housing and the spars. Forced air swirls through the gap and cools both the lamp and the spars.

Abstract: An illumination device having an optical waveguide stage to which is optically coupled a light-projecting stage. The illumination device accepts light from a small isotropic light source such as a light emitting diode or a bulb coupled to the optical waveguide stage. The illumination device spreads the light over a wide area while also collimating it to form a beam. The light-projecting stage and the optical waveguide stage are made of thin slabs of optically transmissive material.

Abstract: A laser system. The laser system includes a first laser device configured to emit a first laser beam, a second laser device configured to emit a second laser beam, and a third laser device configured to emit a third laser beam. The laser system also includes a laser combiner configured to receive the first, second, and third laser beams and output the first, second, and third laser beams with less separation downstream of the laser combiner than upstream of the laser combiner.

Abstract: A reflector component is provided for a light emitting diode (LED) lamp that includes a plurality of spaced-apart LED light sources. The reflector component includes a bottom wall having two side edges extending along a longitudinal direction. The bottom wall is formed with a plurality of spaced-apart through holes, each of which permits a respective one of the LED light sources to extend therethrough. The reflector component further includes two side walls extending respectively and upwardly from and along the two side edges of the bottom wall. Each of the side walls has a reflecting surface that faces toward the other of the side walls and that extends upwardly and inclinedly relative to the bottom wall such that a distance between the reflecting surfaces increases in a direction away from the bottom wall.

Abstract: A portable foldable lighting designer (10) which includes a closed frame (11) made from an elastic, deformable material, where the frame is movable between a folded and an unfolded position, and a covering (12). The covering (12) is arranged in the frame and held by the latter to manipulate the light, and is kept tightened in the plane of the frame, when the lighting designer is completely unfolded by the material tension of the material of the frame. The covering is dimensioned smaller in a direction (B) than the width (D) of the uncovered frame in the completely unfolded position.

Abstract: A foldable reflector screen includes a flexible, cloth-like reflective element having an inside and an outside, a supporting and tensioning structure arranged to support the reflective element on the outside, and a carrier element including at least one lamp and mounting the supporting and tensioning structure. The reflector screen has an open state in which the reflective element forms an essentially rotationally symmetrical body having an axis of rotation and has a light outlet opening. The reflective element comprises at least two reflective sections. The two reflective sections have in each case a different geometrical shape in a section containing the axis of rotation of the reflective element.

Abstract: The invention provides a light reflector comprising a light reflecting surface, which reflector comprises a layer of a porous inorganic material having a thickness in the range of from 0.1 to 100 mm, which inorganic material has a pore volume in the range of 2 to 80% and an average pore size in the range of from 100 nm to 50 ?m. The invention further provides an apparatus comprising the reflector, and a method for preparing the reflector.

Abstract: A shop light fixture includes reflector. The reflector is of a planar sheet like configuration bent at a left side and a right side. The reflector has a reflector front side and a reflector rear side. A ballast assembly has a ballast front side and a ballast rear side. The ballast front side is mounted to the reflector front side. A first socket and fourth socket are mounted to the ballast front side. A second socket is mounted to the reflector rear side in alignment with the first socket such that the first socket in cooperation with the second socket can receive a first florescent tube. A third socket is mounted to the reflector rear side, and the third socket is electrically connected to the second socket. The third socket and fourth socket receive a second florescent tube.

Abstract: A reflector element is provided for a lighting device and includes a light transmission/reflection component that includes a light conductor containing therein light diffusion particles. The light transmission/reflection component includes a light entrance section, a light transmission/reflection section, and a light emission section. The reflector element is coupled to a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting unit, or a heat dissipation element, or a cover. The light entrance section of the reflector element is set in front of the LED lighting unit and the light transmission/reflection section is set at an opposite side to the light entrance section in order to redirect an incident light to the light emission section. Due to the effect provided by the light diffusion particles for refraction, light is uniformly distributed and emitted through the cover.

Abstract: A lighting assembly comprising a socket member having a substantially tubular wall defining a cavity therein and a reflector having a first substantially tubular section telescopically received within the socket member side wall. The reflector includes first and second recesses in the first tubular section wherein the first recess is located at a first distance from an end of the first tubular section and the second recess is located at a second distance, greater than the first distance, from an end of the first tubular section. The lighting assembly includes a resilient or spring-biased member, such as a leaf spring, coupled to the socket member extending into the cavity wherein the socket member and reflector are adapted to be coupled together at first and second different positions with the first resilient member being receivable in the first recess in the first position and the first resilient member being receivable in the second recess in the second position.

Abstract: A booklight for a protective cover for an eReader, wherein the protective cover includes a pocket for supporting the booklight, the booklight including a base, a light housing assembly having a light source, a manipulatable neck coupled between the base and the light housing assembly, and a base tab rotatably coupled to the base, wherein the base tab includes a first end rotatably coupled to the base tab, and a second end extending from the first end, wherein the second end is a free end, and wherein at least a portion of the free end is configured to engage the pocket of the protective cover.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a light guide for illumination of a functional area of portable communication devices. By applying a light reflecting microstructure and quantum dots in the same light guide, a number of advantages are gained, as compared to the provision of multiple light guides stacked onto each other comprising microstructures. By subjecting the singular light guide to light having either one wavelength or another wavelength, different illumination patterns can be provided for functional areas in portable communication devices, such as mobile phones. Moreover, dual illumination patterns that may be overlapping can be provided in the in one and the same colour.

Abstract: This invention provides an optical unit that does not require an operation of aligning the axis of the rod lens and the axis of the light condensing lens, and that can improve an assembling workability and reduce a cost with less number of forming processes and less number of components due to its downsized structure. In order to realize this optical unit provided are a light condensing section 41 and a light transmitting section 42 integrally formed at a distal end side of the light condensing section 41 with its axis coincided with an axis of the light condensing section 41.

Abstract: A light guide includes a core and a clad made of a material having an index of refraction different from an index of refraction of the core and covering the core, in which at least one of a light incident surface or a light exit surface of the core is arranged while shifted in parallel without changing respective inclined angles so that the inclined surface is divided into a plurality of inclined surfaces parallel in a longitudinal direction (X direction) of the rectangular shape in the orthogonal projection and the plurality of inclined surfaces closer to the light emitting portion are positioned in a direction (Z direction) of moving away from the end face to be in a shape extending in the direction (Z direction) of moving away from the end face in a stepwise manner as a whole.

Abstract: A panel assembly for reflecting and shielding rays of a light source (20), includes a panel (10) and a light-reflecting member (30) pivotably mounted to the panel. The panel includes a base (11) and a bent plate (13) perpendicular to the base. A light-pervious board (131) is disposed on the panel. The light-reflecting member defines an opening (32) facing the light pervious area, for reflecting light rays to be incident on the light-pervious area through the opening, wherein the light-reflecting member is rotatable to change position of the opening of the light-reflecting member relative to the light-pervious area, thereby adjusting the brightness of the light-previous area.

Abstract: The present invention provides a planar illumination light source device by which uniform illumination light can be obtained over a wide area without increasing the thickness of LEDs in the radiation direction even when a highly directional light source such as LEDs is used, and a planar illumination device using this. The present invention includes a highly directional light source, a light guiding body having a radiation plane in a radiation direction of the light source, a casing that encloses the light source and seals planes other than the radiation plane of the light guiding body, inside reflection means provided in the entirety of the area between the casing and the light guiding body, and radiation side reflection means provided on the radiation plane and reflecting light from the light source at a prescribed ratio. A light emitting diode group consisting of one or a plurality of light emitting diodes is used as the highly directional light source.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for positioning a lighting device in a reflector. The exemplary apparatus includes a reflector member comprising a side wall with a reflector surface extending from the side wall. A lighting device support member is coupled to and extends from the side wall and defines at least one channel for engaging a support arm and a fastener channel for engaging a fastener member. The apparatus further includes a lighting device secured to a bracket for coupling the lighting device to the lighting device support member. The bracket defines a support arm for engaging the at least one support arm channel, The lighting device support member positions the lighting device adjacent to the reflector surface. The apparatus also includes a fastener for securing the bracket to the lighting device support member by engaging the fastener channel.

Abstract: A light guide plate structure includes a light guide plate made of a light-transmitting material, and reflecting sections provided on at least one face of the light guide plate by cutting the face to form a plurality of grooves at predetermined positions. By cutting the face of the light guide plate to form the reflecting sections, the light guide plate structure can be more easily manufactured to ensure good flatness without the risk of deformation and accordingly increased good yield. The light guide plate with good flatness can be precisely assembled to a related electronic element and provides uniform brightness when being used.

Abstract: A reflector capable of suppressing contrast reduction caused by retro-reflection of outside light, a display device having the same, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The reflector includes: a base having first and second opposed surfaces, the second surface being provided with a reflective element; and a light absorbing film formed in a region other than the reflective element in the second surface.

Abstract: A reflector capable of suppressing contrast reduction caused by retro-reflection, a display device having the same, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The reflector includes: a base having first and second surfaces which are opposed to each other, the second surface being provided with a reflective element; and a plurality of burying layers formed around the reflective element and including at least one light absorption burying layer.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a support having circuitry disposed thereon, at least one light emitting diode (LED) chip mounted on the support and in electrical communication with the circuitry and a reflective layer on the support adjacent the at least one chip.

Abstract: An optical member includes; an incident surface on which light is incident, an exit surface which is disposed substantially opposite the incident surface and from which the light exits, a prism pattern disposed on the exit surface, and a diffusion pattern which is aligned with the prism pattern and is disposed in a total internal reflection region in which the light incident on the incident surface is totally internally reflected by the prism pattern and output through the incident surface.

Abstract: An embodiment may comprise a baffle blade or blades, an article of manufacture, and/or a luminaire comprising: a blade member with a reflective top section.

Abstract: This invention provides an illuminant device and its light reflecting shade for reflecting a light emitted from a light source. Such light reflecting shade includes a plurality of reflecting sheets forming a conoid-like structure with a plurality of reflecting planes, a first side and a corresponding second side. The light source is disposed at the first side and the second side is a light emitting side.

Abstract: A projector includes a lighting device having two light source devices each having an ellipsoidal reflector disposed such that the ellipsoidal reflectors face each other, a reflection system that reflects illumination lights emitted from the two light source devices substantially in the same direction, an electro-optic modulating device that modulates the light released from the lighting device according to image information; and a projection system that projects light modulated by the electro-optic modulating device. The two light source devices are disposed such that the respective light source optical axes of the two light source devices are substantially perpendicular to the projection optical axis of the projection system. The reflection system is constructed such that the center axes of the respective illumination lights emitted from the two light source devices and entering a converging lens are inclined toward the illumination optical axis of the lighting device by a predetermined angle.

Abstract: A light emitting diode reflector molding process, and a construction thereof includes preparation of a first and a second green sheet structures respectively provided with a first and a second open patterns with the porosity of the second open pattern smaller than that of the first open pattern; the second green sheet structure being placed on top of the first green sheet structure to such that both opening patterns being overlapped to each; a metallic layer being coated on the second green sheet structure, the second green sheet structure being molded along the opening pattern of and covering upon the first green sheet for the metallic layer to become the wall of the reflector opening.

Abstract: A display device comprising a substrate (100) accommodating at least one light emitting electro-optical device (101) and a fabric layer (102) arranged on said substrate (100) to receive at least part of the light emitted by said at least one light emitting electro-optical device (101) is provided. The backside (103) of said fabric layer is provided with at least one self-supporting recess (104), and said fabric layer (102) is arranged such that said at least one recess (104) is located in front of said at least one light emitting electro-optical device (101). A gap (108) separates said at least one light emitting electro-optical device (101) from the fabric material within said at least recess (104).

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to an ultraviolet (UV) cure chamber for curing a dielectric material disposed on a substrate and to methods of curing dielectric materials using UV radiation. A substrate processing tool according to one embodiment comprises a body defining a substrate processing region; a substrate support adapted to support a substrate within the substrate processing region; an ultraviolet radiation lamp spaced apart from the substrate support, the lamp configured to transmit ultraviolet radiation to a substrate positioned on the substrate support; and a motor operatively coupled to rotate at least one of the ultraviolet radiation lamp or substrate support at least 180 degrees relative to each other.