With Diverse Modifier Patents (Class 362/343)
  • Patent number: 11920068
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a wavelength conversion member that includes a sintered body having a light incidence face, a light emission face, and a light reflecting face different from the light incidence face and the light emission face, the method comprising: providing a sintered body containing inorganic particles and phosphor particles, and forming a plurality of recessed portions on the light reflecting face of the sintered body, which comprises acid treating the sintered body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiaki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11860523
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a wavelength conversion layer that converts excitation light in terms of wavelength and an optical array layer formed of a plurality of cells each having a first surface on which light as a result of the wavelength conversion performed by the wavelength conversion layer is incident and a second surface via which the light exits. The optical array layer has a reflection surface that extends from the first surface to the second surface, is located at an interface between the cells adjacent to each other, and reflects the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Yokoo
  • Patent number: 11112086
    Abstract: A phosphor device includes a phosphor layer composed of a phosphor glass or phosphor single crystal, a reflective film provided on the phosphor layer, a warping suppression layer provided on the reflective film, and a supporting body bonded to the warping suppression layer by direct bonding. An excitation light incident into the phosphor layer is converted to fluorescence, and the fluorescence and excitation light are reflected by the reflective film and emitted from the phosphor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Naotake Okada, Iwao Ohwada, Shoichiro Yamaguchi, Keiichiro Asai, Jungo Kondo
  • Patent number: 10700245
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising: a base member; a plurality of first light-emitting elements disposed on the base member; a plurality of second light-emitting elements disposed on the base member; a plurality of first wavelength conversion members; and a second wavelength conversion member. The first wavelength conversion members are respectively disposed on or above the first light-emitting elements. The first wavelength conversion members each comprises a light-transmissive body mainly containing an inorganic material, and a first phosphor layer on the lower surface of the light-transmissive body. The second wavelength conversion member is disposed on the base member to cover the second light-emitting elements and the first wavelength conversion members. The second wavelength conversion member comprises an encapsulating resin and second phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Kawano, Shunsuke Miyajima
  • Patent number: 10295171
    Abstract: The instant disclosure provides an LED light, including: a light cap, a hollow heat sink, a drive assembly, a speaker assembly, a light source assembly and a lampshade, wherein the light cap, the hollow heat sink and the lampshade are sequentially connected and form a receiving space, the drive assembly, the speaker assembly and the light source assembly sequentially arranged in the receiving space in the direction of the light cap to the lampshade, and the speaker assembly and the light source assembly are respectively electrically connected with the driving assembly, and the surface of the hollow heat sink provided with multiple holes, and the speaker assembly arranged facing the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Runfu Zhang, Jiaqing Zhuang, Zhenqi Yan
  • Patent number: 10030825
    Abstract: A lighting assembly (100), a lamp, a luminaire, a manufacturing method and a manufacturing control program are provided. The lighting assembly comprises a light source (110) and an optical element (120). The light source comprises a solid state light emitter (112) and a luminescent element (114). The solid state light emitter is arranged to emit light of a first color into the luminescent element. The luminescent element comprises a light emission window (115) through which the light is emitted. The optical element is arranged for reducing a color over angle variation of the light emitted by the light emission window of the luminescent element. The optical element comprises a light input face, a light output face and at a plurality of locations a light transmitting wall (122) extending from the light input face to the light output face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Manuela Lunz, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 9791131
    Abstract: A lighting element 100, a lighting system and a luminaire are provided. The lighting element 100 is used for obtaining a skylight appearance and has a white light emitting means 104 for emitting white light, a blue light emitting means 106 for emitting blue light and a Fresnel lens 102. The Fresnel lens 102 is arranged to receive light from the white light emitting means 104 and from the blue light emitting means 106. The white light emitting means 104 is arranged in a first relative position with respect to the Fresnel lens 102 to collimate at least a part of the light emitted by the white light emitting means 104 to obtain a collimated directed light beam in a specific direction. The blue light emitting means 106 is arranged in a second relative position with respect to the Fresnel lens 102 to obtain a blue light emission at least outside the collimated directed light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Gabriel-Eugen Onac, Ramon Antoine Wiro Clout, Bart Andre Salters
  • Patent number: 9447961
    Abstract: An innovative, stylish, convertible freestanding floor lamp that features alternative globe and shade configurations, as well as a digital clock and thermometer, and a base that serves as a multiple-outlet power source and surge-protector. Aesthetically appealing, multifunctional, and designed to be affordable for virtually every consumer, the convertible magic lamp provides ample illumination, time and temperature information, and is a convenient source of electrical power—all inclusive in a single unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Inventor: Khan Ali Yousafi
  • Publication number: 20150138782
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-layer reflective coating for application to a lighting housing assembly, including a polymer substrate adjacent a polymer base coat layer applied to the lighting housing. Atop the polymer base coat layer is an aluminum adhesion layer, followed by a diffusive barrier layer, and a silver reflective layer. The aluminum adhesion layer promotes adhesion between the polymer base coat layer and the silver reflective layer. The diffusive barrier layer prevents aluminum and silver interaction, which could form a silver and aluminum alloy. A spectrum tunable layer is applied atop the silver reflective layer for spectrum tuning the silver reflective layer for maximum compatibility with a light emitting diode (LED) lighting source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: GE Lighting Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Dengke Cai, Gabriel Michael Smith, Xiaomei Lou, Koushik Saha, Mark J. Mayer, Peter W. Brown, Tianji Zhao
  • Publication number: 20150131294
    Abstract: An optical element for transmission of light produced by a solid state emitter includes at least one diffuser element, and a reflector supported by the at least one diffuser element and paced-apart from the emitter, the reflector defining an annular lip having an aperture therein and an axis normal to a plane defined by the aperture. The reflector further includes a first frustoconical surface coupled with the annular lip and angling outwardly in a first direction at a first angle relative to the axis, a second frustoconical surface coupled to the first frustoconical surface and angled outwardly at a second angle in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a third surface coupled with the second frustoconical surface and angling outwardly at a third angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Glenn Howard Kuenzler, Jeremias Anthony Martins, Jeyachandrabose Chinniah, Dengke Cai, Mark J. Mayer, Benjamin Lee Yoder
  • Patent number: 9028083
    Abstract: Phosphor assemblies include a phosphor layer and a broadband reflector attached to the phosphor layer. The phosphor assembly can be combined with a short wavelength (e.g. blue) emitting LED and other optional components to provide a remote phosphor lighting system. At least some LED light passes through the phosphor layer before reaching the broadband reflector. The broadband reflector provides high reflectivity for both the LED light and the longer wavelength phosphor light. The degree of transparency or of transmission of the phosphor layer to LED light can be tailored to increase the broadband light output of the lighting system. Such increase can actually be achieved by decreasing the amount of phosphor used in the phosphor layer. The single pass transmission T of the phosphor layer to the LED light may be from 30 to 65%, and the reflectivity of the broadband reflector may be at least 90, 94, or 98%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Nicholas T. Gabriel
  • Publication number: 20150109816
    Abstract: A light guide plate configured to guide light which is incident on an incidence surface of a plate-shaped member so as to be emitted from an emission surface includes: a light amount adjusting unit configured to adjust the amount of light emitted from an excessive light amount region of the emission surface, wherein the light amount adjusting unit is provided on one of the incidence surface and the emission surface, corresponding to the excessive light amount region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi YAGI
  • Publication number: 20150085262
    Abstract: There is provided a luminescent light emitting device including a mirror layer, a luminescent material plate that is formed on one surface side of the mirror layer, and a conductive thin wire film in which a conductive thin wire is disposed and that lies on the other surface side of the mirror layer, in that luminescent light that is emitted by the luminescent material plate is emitted to the front that is one surface side of the luminescent material plate by the mirror layer, and damage done to the luminescent material plate is detected by a disconnection of the conductive thin wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naotsugu OGURA
  • Publication number: 20150085490
    Abstract: Light modules for converting the wavelength of light are described herein along with methods for using and making such modules and devices incorporating such modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: CRYSTALPLEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory D. Miller, William R. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20150070907
    Abstract: An optical converter for producing colored or white light from blue excitation light is provided. The converter has good scattering properties to be able to produce nearly white light from the scattered blue light components and the scattered, converted yellow light components. The optical converter includes material including one or more of a YAG ceramic, a LuAG ceramic, and a magnesium-aluminum ceramic exhibiting strong scattering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Volker Hagemann, Peter Nass, Yvonne Menke, Bernd Hoppe, Wolfram Beier, Rainer Liebald, Niko Schultz, Guenter Weidmann, Hauke Esemann
  • Patent number: 8944647
    Abstract: The illumination source has a LED light source (2) generating a first divergent light field (6). The light from the LED light source (2) is processed by a first optical element (10), in particular a first lens element, to generate a second divergent light field (19). The first divergent light field (19) is processed by a second optical element (20) having a variable lens variable focus in order to generate a third light field (35) whose divergence can be varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Optotune AG
    Inventors: Michael Bueeler, Manuel Aschwanden
  • Patent number: 8939615
    Abstract: A wall notification device described herein can draw a lower current by providing a more efficient reflector configuration. The reflector is designed to be positioned on a wall and provide sufficient light output in each of the requisite directions, as required by the UL 1971 standard. The notification device has a reflector unit having a base having a curved portion centered on the vertical axis and a flat portion extending from the curved portion; a reflective flange extending from a location near a top side of the base; a first and second specular protrusion extending from the curved portion of the base; a third and fourth specular protrusion extending from the base; a fifth and sixth specular protrusion extending from the curved portion of the base; and a sixth and seventh specular protrusion extending form the flat portion of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Wei Rong, Joseph Kosich, Crystal Pierz
  • Publication number: 20150009687
    Abstract: A structure for guiding light into a light guide plate to conduct total internal reflection comprises a guide light plate and a prism; the prism is integrated with the guide light plate or joined to the guide light plate with an optical adhesive layer; the horizontal surface of the prism is parallel to the upper and lower surfaces of the guide light plate; the maximum angle between the horizontal surface and the slant surface of the prism is only 20 degrees to reduce the thickness of the prism greatly to meet requirements of lightness, thinness, shortness, and smallness for the electronic product; due to a special configuration of the prism and a special arrangement between the guide light plate and the prism, the most part of the light shot to the prism by the light source with any projecting angle is guided into the guide light plate to propagate the total internal reflection such that the light has an intensity capable of being sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Chih-Hsiung LIN
  • Publication number: 20150009679
    Abstract: A beam-control member has a substantially cylindrical holder that is light-permeable, and a first beam-control member disposed on an end surface of the holder, the first beam-control member reflecting part of the light emitted from a light-emitting element and admitting part of the light. A guide protrusion and a tab are provided on the end surface of the holder. A concave portion corresponding to the tab is provided on an outer circumferential part of one surface of the first beam-control member. The first beam-control member is radially mated in a rotatable manner along the guide protrusion. Rotating the first beam-control member on the end surface of the holder so that the tab and the concave portion engage causes the first beam-control member to be secured on the end surface of the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Akinobu Seki, Noriyuki Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20150003042
    Abstract: A conversion element (10) is specified, comprising a scattering layer (12), a reflection layer (14), and a conversion layer (16) arranged between the scattering layer (12) and the reflection layer (14). The scattering layer (12) is designed to transmit a first portion (20) of a primary radiation (18) impinging on it from a side facing away from the conversion layer (16) into the conversion layer (16), and to scatter a second portion (22) of the primary radiation (18) impinging on it towards that side of the scattering layer (12) which faces away from the conversion layer (16). The conversion layer (16) comprises at least one conversion means (25) which is designed to convert at least part of the first portion of the primary radiation (18) into a second radiation (19) having a higher wavelength different from the primary radiation (18). The reflection layer (14) has a reflective effect at least with regard to the second radiation (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Uwe Strauß
  • Publication number: 20140367725
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite film including a wavelength conversion layer and a diffusive reflection resin layer in a laminated state and being used in a semiconductor light emitting device, in which the wavelength conversion layer contains a phosphor material which absorbs a part or all of excitation light and is excited to emit visible light in a wavelength region longer than a wavelength of the excitation light, the diffusive reflection resin layer is selectively formed with patterning on one surface of the wavelength conversion layer, and a region on the one surface of the wavelength conversion layer where the diffusive reflection resin layer is not formed with patterning is a path of the excitation light which excites the phosphor material in the wavelength conversion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisataka ITO, Toshitaka NAKAMURA, Hironaka FUJII
  • Publication number: 20140340931
    Abstract: A light intensity distribution conversion element has a light incident surface, a light emission surface, and total reflection surfaces. Light having directivity enters the light incident surface. The light emission surface has a curved surface portion of a concave shape with respect to an emitting direction of the light, for broadening an angular intensity distribution of the light. The total reflection surfaces are near or are adjacent to the curved surface portion, are slanted against the emitting direction of the light, and totally reflect the light. The light reflected by the total reflection surfaces is emitted from the curved surface portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Rena Nishitani, Nami Nakano, Shuichi Kagawa, Muneharu Kuwata, Kuniko Kojima
  • Publication number: 20140321101
    Abstract: A color conversion substrate includes a main plate having a first main surface and including a transparent substrate, and a fluorescent material layer including a light scattering layer formed at the first main surface for scattering incident light and emitting the light outside, and having a hole formed, and a fluorescent material body formed in said hole, exhibiting luminescence emission when light of an incident wavelength region is incident. The inner surface of the light scattering layer defining the hole reflects the light from the fluorescent material body output from the fluorescent material body towards the main plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Shinya Kadowaki
  • Publication number: 20140313738
    Abstract: A light guide having; an entrance portion; a light-splitting portion; a first and a second light guide portion; and a first and a second reflective portion provided in or on the first and second light guide portions, respectively. The first and second light guide portions emit light reflected by the first reflective portion and light reflected by the second reflective portion to outside as a first linear light beam and a second linear light beam, respectively. The light-splitting portion projects toward the entrance portion, and has a first inclined surface, a second inclined surface and a connecting section. The entrance portion has a light-diffusing section opposed to the connecting section in a direction of optical axis, and the light-diffusing section diffuses the light emitted from the point light source toward the first light guide portion and the second light guide portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Masahiko TANAKA, Satoko Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8829795
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric axial-flow fan having turbine type waterproof enclosure, which is rainproof and installed at the top portion of sealed heat dissipation housing of a high power lamp, so when the electric axial-flow fan is operated, the airflow passes through the top portion of lamp housing, which is relatively hotter, of the sealed heat dissipation housing and is concentrated towards the center, then leaded to upwardly enter an axial airflow inlet port formed at the bottom of the turbine type waterproof enclosure, thereby being exhausted to the surroundings through radially-arranged exhaust blades, thus when the present invention being applied in a high power lamp, an air cooling effect by external airflow can be provided to the top portion, which is relatively hotter, of the lamp housing, without influencing the waterproof sealing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8824877
    Abstract: A softbox for being mounted on a light exit of a light source includes support structure extending outwardly and forwardly from the light exit; plural gradually reflective side walls which can be mounted on the support structure; and one or more diffusors arranged between the side walls, wherein the one or more diffusors are, in use, centrally arranged in front of the light exit and inclined in such a manner that a lateral light intensity distribution is more homogeneous at an exit of the softbox, than at an entry of the softbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Inventor: Stefan Karle
  • Publication number: 20140226335
    Abstract: A light converter, and lights and displays incorporating the light converter are disclosed together with methods of making the light converter. The light converter has a substrate having a first layer of phosphor particles disposed on an area of one surface of the substrate. The first layer has a thickness of about 1 monolayer of phosphor particles, and the phosphor particles in the first layer form a uniform and dense layer. The thickness of the substrate can be between about 25 ?m and about 500 ?m in embodiments intended to be flexible and between about 0.5 mm and 2 mm in embodiments that can be formed into rigid shapes. The screen weight of the phosphor particles is between about 0.5 mg/cm2 and about 40 mg/cm2. The substrate can include a base layer and an adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: PHOSPHORTECH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hisham MENKARA
  • Patent number: 8794800
    Abstract: A lamp shield (1) for coupling to an illuminating device (2) includes a housing (21) and a light source (22) disposed in the housing (21). The lamp shield (1) includes a top wall (11) having a reflecting surface (114) for facing the light source (22), and a surrounding wall (12) connected to the top wall (11). The surrounding wall (12) has a light transmissive portion (121), and an engaging portion (122) respectively proximate to and distal from the top wall (11). The engaging portion (122) has at least one slit (14) extending from a bottom edge (17) thereof toward the light transmissive portion (121), and is for engaging the housing (21). The light transmissive portion (121) includes a plurality of connecting ribs (123) interconnecting the top wall (11) and the engaging portion (121), and a plurality of light-passage holes (124) alternating with the connecting ribs (123).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Tsair Yih Industrial Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yu-Ta Chen
  • Patent number: 8789956
    Abstract: An optical system for shaping a laser beam includes an optical element with a base member having a lower base, an upper base, and a lateral surface. The lateral surface includes a transmitting surface for the laser beam, and the base member includes a first cutout portion having a lower base arranged in the upper base of the base member, and a lateral surface that has a first reflecting surface for the laser beam and generates an at least segmentally ring-shaped laser beam. The base member includes a second cutout portion having a lower base arranged in the lower base of the base member, an upper base that includes a transmitting surface for the laser beam, and a lateral surface abutting the lower and upper base. The lateral surface includes a second reflecting surface for the at least segmentally ring-shaped laser beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Lieu-Kim Dang, Stefan Barth
  • Patent number: 8774613
    Abstract: This document relates to a latent fingerprint imaging system. The system includes a light source that illuminates a sample surface having a raw latent fingerprint. The system further includes an optical detector arranged to capture fluorescence instantaneously from gap portions of the sample surface between ridges of the latent fingerprint and use the fluorescence from the gap portions to generate image data of the latent fingerprint on the sample surface. The light from the light source has a wavelength that is greater than a propagation threshold wavelength so the light can propagate from the light source to the sample surface and is less than an absorption threshold wavelength so the light is mostly absorbed by material of the latent fingerprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Edward J. Miesak
  • Patent number: 8740417
    Abstract: A lens comprising: a lens body; a total reflection surface provided on an outer side of the lens body, the reflection surface being in the form of a scalelike polyhedron; a recess formed on a bottom side of the lens body at a central region thereof for accommodating a LED, the recess having a side surface and a central surface; a micro lens array formed at the central surface of the recess; and a light-emitting surface provided at a top side of the lens body; wherein a substantially uniform circular light spot is formed by the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Huizhou Light Engine Limited
    Inventors: Jin Bo Jiang, Wen Da Jiang
  • Publication number: 20140146547
    Abstract: In a light wavelength conversion unit, a light wavelength conversion member is placed on the emission surface of a semiconductor light-emitting element. The light wavelength conversion member converts the wavelength of blue light, which has emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting element and entered from an incident surface, so as to emit yellow light and then emits the yellow light from an emission surface. A light reflection layer is provided on a lateral face in the surface of the light wavelength conversion member. Here, the lateral face excludes the incident surface and the emission surface. The light wavelength conversion member is roughened such that an average roughness Ra of the lateral face is 0.5 ?m or above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuaki TSUTSUMI, Masanobu MIZUNO, Kazuhiro ITO
  • Patent number: 8721129
    Abstract: An LED lamp set for enhancing illumination and eliminating ghost images includes a lamp shade, a diffusion membrane and a circuit board. The lamp shade has a plurality of light cups each having a housing chamber to hold at least one LED. The housing chamber has an aperture at the bottom run through by the LED to form electric connection with the circuit board and an opening remote from the aperture to define a light output surface. The diffusion membrane covers the light output surface and is made of a transparent material and includes a plurality of transparent bumps on the surface. The circuit board is located below the lamp shade. Through the concave shape of the light cups and repetitive reflection of the bumps, light can be condensed to avoid scattering and loss. Moreover, as the light is greatly and uniformly condensed, ghost images can be eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventor: Hui-Peng Tseng
  • Publication number: 20140104855
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a gobo configured to be inserted into a projection gate of a projector. The gobo includes a substantially transparent substrate and a coating on the substrate. The coating includes one or more layers of ultraviolet curable ink material. The gobo may also include an adhesion promoter directly on the substrate, where the coating is directly on the adhesion promoter. The coating may include a stack having multiple layers of ultraviolet curable ink material, where the stack includes ink material of at least two different colors. One layer could have white/reflective ultraviolet curable ink material, where that layer is configured to face a light source of the projector. At least one layer of ultraviolet curable ink material could have a varying thickness, which can control a percentage or a color saturation of light transmitted through the at least one layer of ultraviolet curable ink material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventor: Richard W. Hutton
  • Patent number: 8696154
    Abstract: Luminaires are disclosed that include refractive and/or reflective structures that can provide or distribute lighting for a given area with high uniformity and efficiency. The structures can be used to distribute light from one or more light sources for lighting target areas with a desired light distribution. The lighting structures can be included in light strips or luminaires. Such luminaire can be utilized in place of fluorescent lights and can facilitate quick and easy retrofit for previous fluorescent lighting applications. The disclosed techniques and systems (including components and structures) can be particularly useful when employing one or more LEDs as light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: LSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel C. Hutchens
  • Publication number: 20140078475
    Abstract: A fluorescent substrate includes a base having a reflective surface and a flat bottom surface, and a fluorescent layer disposed on the reflective surface of the base such that the reflective surface of the base directs, outward from the wheel, fluorescence emitted from the fluorescent layer due to its excitation by exciting light. The reflective surface of the base has an array of minute reflective structures formed thereon so as to reflect, outward from the reflective surface, fluorescence emitted substantially parallel to the flat bottom surface of the base from the fluorescent layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroki Masuda
  • Patent number: 8651703
    Abstract: A light emitting device with at least one LED die, a filter element and a reflective element. The filter element may be configured to preferentially attenuate light passing through the filter element, such that light output has improved color uniformity when compared to similar light emitting devices without a filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kum Soon Wong, Farn Hin Chen, Kean Loo Keh
  • Publication number: 20130308292
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an LED lamp which has a light guide with a total internal reflection (TIR) surface. A light modification layer comprising either a pure component or a mixture of the component selected from a group consisted of a yellow phosphor, a red phosphor, a green phosphor, a blue phosphor, and a reflective material is optionally adopted. The light beam is modified by the light modification layer before going out of the lamp. A blue light is one of the candidates which can be adopted as the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: UNILED LIGHTING TAIWAN INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Te LIN, Ming-Yao LIN, Heng QIU
  • Publication number: 20130301237
    Abstract: A dual fluorescent wheel with two disk-shaped carrier elements which are interconnected by wing-type cooling ribs is disclosed. When the dual fluorescent wheel rotates, air flows in through an axial opening in one of the carrier elements, the air flows radially through the interspace between the carrier elements or the wing-type cooling ribs and flows out at the edge. This airflow improves the dissipation of heat which is produced when an excitation laser irradiates the annular fluorescent strips located on the two exterior faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Finsterbusch, Ulrich Hartwig, Nico Morgenbrod
  • Publication number: 20130294066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical light mixer providing a homogenized and uniform light beam where the optical light mixer is formed of a solid transparent material and light enters the optical light mixer through an entrance surface and is reflected through said body to an exit surface where said light exits said optical light mixer. The optical light mixer comprises a first part formed as a pyramid frustum where the top surface of the pyramid frustum forms the entrance surface and a second part formed as a cone frustum and where the bottom surface the cone frustum forms the exit surface. The present invention relates also to an illumination device comprising a number of light sources and such optical light mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: MARTIN PROFESSIONAL A/S
    Inventors: Kildeby NIina Lillelund, Dennis Thykjaer Jrøgensen
  • Publication number: 20130279151
    Abstract: Phosphor assemblies include a phosphor layer and a broadband reflector attached to the phosphor layer. The phosphor assembly can be combined with a short wavelength (e.g. blue) emitting LED and other optional components to provide a remote phosphor lighting system. At least some LED light passes through the phosphor layer before reaching the broadband reflector. The broadband reflector provides high reflectivity for both the LED light and the longer wavelength phosphor light. The degree of transparency or of transmission of the phosphor layer to LED light can be tailored to increase the broadband light output of the lighting system. Such increase can actually be achieved by decreasing the amount of phosphor used in the phosphor layer. The single pass transmission T of the phosphor layer to the LED light may be from 30 to 65%, and the reflectivity of the broadband reflector may be at least 90, 94, or 98%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Nicholas T. Gabriel
  • Publication number: 20130223832
    Abstract: A system including a housing configured to receive a light emitted from an illumination source, a reflective filter system within the housing configured to direct a certain wavelength of the light emitted from the illumination source towards a target, and a baffle system configured to remove scattered light from the light emitted from the illumination source prior to the certain wavelength of light illuminating the target. A method and another system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Patent number: 8506116
    Abstract: The present invention provides various embodiments for apparatuses, systems, and methods for lighting devices used in shelving, displays, and the like. Some embodiments provide lighting device comprising elongated extrusions with a first surface and a second surface proximate the first surface. The second surface may be reflective. One or more light emitting devices may be mounted at the first surface of the extrusion. The first surface is angled with respect to the second surface such that at least a portion of the light emitted from the light emitting devices reaches the second surface. If the second surface is reflective, at least a portion of the emitted light will be reflected from the second surface. A protective and possibly light diffusive lens may be provided between the first and second surfaces. In other embodiments, lighting systems may be provided with a plurality of lighting devices as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: The Sloan Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Sloan, Bruce Quaal
  • Publication number: 20130194777
    Abstract: A luminescent device is disclosed comprising a luminescent substance for the conversion of pump light, wherein a scattering body which scatters the pump light is provided. The pump light input into the scattering body may first be scattered at inert scatterers provided in the scattering body and subsequently converted. Light scattered at luminescent particles may also be simultaneously converted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM AG
    Inventors: Dirk BERBEN, Ulrich HARTWIG
  • Patent number: 8496363
    Abstract: A wall notification device described herein can draw a lower current by providing a more efficient reflector configuration. The reflector is designed to be positioned on a wall and provide sufficient light output in each of the requisite directions, as required by the UL 1971 standard. The notification device has a reflector unit having a base having a curved portion centered on the vertical axis and a flat portion extending from the curved portion; a reflective flange extending from a location near a top side of the base; a first and second specular protrusion extending from the curved portion of the base; a third and fourth specular protrusion extending from the base; a fifth and sixth specular protrusion extending from the curved portion of the base; and a sixth and seventh specular protrusion extending form the flat portion of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Wei Rong, Joseph Kosich, Crystal Pierz
  • Publication number: 20130170179
    Abstract: A light source using a wavelength conversion member is increased in brightness. A wavelength conversion element 11 includes a plurality of wavelength conversion members 12 bundled together, each containing a dispersion medium and phosphor powder dispersed in the dispersion medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Kadomi, Yoshimasa Yamaguchi, Takahumi Nishimiya
  • Publication number: 20130170227
    Abstract: A lampshade comprises a support seat, a reflector, and a cover. The support seat includes a frame and a clamping unit, the frame defining a central space, the clamping unit having two opposing connection bars attached to the frame and two grasp portions each being provided at one end of a corresponding connection bar. The distance between the two grasp portions is adjustable. The reflector is placed on top of the frame and has a reflective surface that can be fitted through the central space of the frame. The cover is placed on top of the reflector and fastened to the frame from a side opposite to the clamping unit. Accordingly, when a lighting device, such as a flashlight, is clamped by the lampshade, the light emitting from the lighting device can be reflected by the reflector to diffuse into the surrounding environment so as to increase the illuminating range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: DAFUN DESIGN CONSULTANT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: DAFUN DESIGN CONSULTANT CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 8475012
    Abstract: A lamp can includes: a first reflective surface which can be provided on a surface of a circular shaped member, a radius of a top of the annular member can be longer than a radius of a bottom of the annular member; a second reflective surface which can be arranged inside of the first reflective surface and can have a conical shape, a vertex of the second reflective surface can be directed to a top side of the first reflective surface; and a plurality of light emitters which can be annularly arranged on the first reflective surface around the second reflective surface at a predetermined interval so as to be projected on the second reflective surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nao Nakano, Hiroyuki Chikama
  • Publication number: 20130163225
    Abstract: Provided is a wavelength converting device having excellent optical output. The wavelength converting device includes a substrate and a wavelength converting member disposed on the substrate. The wavelength converting member includes a fluorescent material powder and a binder binding the fluorescent material powder. An upper surface of the wavelength converting member serves as a light emitting surface which includes upper surfaces of the fluorescent material powder and an upper surface of the binder. The binder has first recesses formed adjacent to the fluorescent material powder in the upper surface of the binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka NAKATSU, Takafumi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20130135843
    Abstract: A light guide plate structure is provided. The light guide plate structure includes a plurality of light guide pieces and a plurality of reflectors. Each of the light guide pieces including two inclined surfaces parallel to each other, and the light guide pieces are spliced at their inclined surfaces. The reflectors are disposed between the inclined surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Hung CHEN, Ying-Chih Pan