With Ventilating Or Cooling Patents (Class 362/345)
  • Patent number: 8573802
    Abstract: A lighting device including a heat radiating body defining a cavity and a circumference, a reflective structure within the cavity, a light emitting module unit on the circumference of the heat radiating body, and a cover disposed under the light emitting module unit and reflecting light emitted from the light emitting module unit to the reflective structure, such light then being reflected by the reflective structure to the outside of the heat radiating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungho Hong, Seok Jin Kang
  • Patent number: 8573817
    Abstract: A light device including a housing, a cooling unit and a light emitting unit is disclosed. The housing has an assembly opening and an electrical base. The cooling unit is in the housing and has a heat dissipating seat, a driving member electrically connecting with the electrical base, and a fan wheel rotatably coupled with the driving member. The heat dissipating seat has a lateral wall coupled with the housing, an inner air channel formed in the lateral wall, a base portion arranged in the inner air channel for the driving member to be mounted, and at least one through hole penetrating the base portion and communicating with the inner air channel. The light emitting unit is coupled with the heat dissipating seat and electrically connects with the electrical base. An outer air channel is formed between the lateral wall and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: I-Le Fang
  • Patent number: 8567978
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module. The backlight module comprises a back bezel, at least one light source, a light guide plate and a heat dissipation frame. The light source is disposed in a recess of the light guide plate. The heat dissipation frame is configured to support the light guide plate and the light source, and to dissipate the heat of the light guide plate and the light source. The back bezel is configured to carry the light guide plate, the light source and the heat dissipation frame. The invention can improve the heat dissipation effect of the backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yicheng Kuo, Pangling Zhang
  • Patent number: 8550679
    Abstract: A reflector housing includes a reflective inner surface, a neck portion defining a substantially cylindrical cavity with a rear opening in which a light source can be fitted to the housing, and a ventilation duct extending radially from the cavity and having a ventilation hole opening into the rear opening of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Cyril Herbin, Olivier Grebert
  • Patent number: 8540402
    Abstract: An illustrative thermally managed light includes a light source, for example an LED array, a heatsink having a tapered outer surface, the light source thermally coupled with the heatsink, a housing having a tapered interior surface portion, and a securing device coupling the heatsink and the rear end of the housing. The securing device, for example a tensioning device, adapted to retain the outer surface of the heatsink in thermal contact with the tapered interior surface of the housing, thus transferring and dissipating the heat from the light source into the environment around the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: RAB Lighting Inc.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Guercio, Jun Xiang
  • Patent number: 8534880
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lighting system and method is inherently configurable into a variety of new and retrofit lamp applications. This reduces fixture costs by incorporating the heat removal method, light guide system, and a chassis into one easy to assemble and install structure. It also allows for configuration of a lighting system for determining overall height, overall inner and outer radii, light directivity, lighting intensity, and thermal performance. In retrofit applications, the lighting system can be configured to minimize installation costs. In a preferred embodiment, a LED lighting system is comprised of sub assemblies of LED circuit strips or arrays conjoined to create a multifaceted structure. Each sub-assembly has LEDs mounted on a circuit substrate with conductors to electrically connect the LEDs. These circuits are thermally interfaced and attached to thermally conductive material selected, treated, or processed to obtain desired light reflecting properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Analog Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: William C. Berg, Gary L. Johnson, Joshua M. J. Muonio
  • Patent number: 8517574
    Abstract: A lamp comprises a housing, an inner shell, a fan, a heat sink and a lighting module. The housing has a first compartment and a first opening on an end thereof. The inner shell is adapted to be received in the first compartment and has a second compartment and a second opening on an end thereof, wherein the second opening is aligned with the first opening. An air channel is formed between the housing and the inner shell in the first compartment. The inner shell further comprises a through-hole allowing the first compartment to communicate with the second compartment. The fan is located adjacent to the through-hole and has two air-flowing sides for drawing air in and out of the lamp. The heat sink has a bottom plate with one face facing the fan. The lighting module is adapted to be coupled to another face of the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Ming-Tsung Li
  • Patent number: 8491163
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting apparatus includes a main body including a flat thermal conduction surface. The thermal conduction surface contacts a back surface of a board. Light-emitting devices are mounted on a front surface of the board. An optical member is opposed to a peripheral part of the board on the front surface side of the board. The optical member is fastened to the main body by fastening members, to push the peripheral part of the board against the heat conduction surface of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kazunari Higuchi, Takayoshi Moriyama, Yutaka Honda, Kenji Nezu, Shinichi Kumashiro
  • Patent number: 8487517
    Abstract: A lamp includes a housing, a heat sink, a cooling fan and a light-emitting module. The housing has an assembling opening and an electrical connection member on two ends thereof, wherein the housing further comprises an inner wall and a portion of the inner wall adjacent to the assembling opening is an air-guiding wall. The heat sink has a base plate disposed at the assembling opening of the housing, wherein the base plate has at least one partitioning board defining an air channel of the heat sink. A first air-guiding opening is formed between the air-guiding wall and the at least one partitioning board, and a second air-guiding opening is formed between the air channel and the air-guiding wall. The cooling fan is coupled with the heat sink and has an impeller. The light-emitting module is coupled with the base plate of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sunowealth Electric Machines Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: I-Le Fang, Wei-Jen Chen, Ming-Tsung Li
  • Patent number: 8485691
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lighting unit including power supply housing accommodating a power supply and an LED array housing defining an internal compartment and a lens sealing the internal compartment. An LED array and an LED control circuit are mounted on a printed circuit board, which is accommodated within the compartment. The rear surface of the LED array housing includes a heat transfer element. At least one of the LED array and power supply housings has a chimney extending therethrough from a front to rear surface. The rear surface of the LED array housing is spaced from the front surface of the power supply housing to define and airflow space therebetween. During operation of the LED lighting unit, air flows into the airflow space and toward a central axis of the LED lighting unit before flowing out through the chimney to facilitate removing heat from the LED lighting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Lumenpulse Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Yvan Hamel, Gregory Campbell
  • Patent number: 8474983
    Abstract: A light-source cooling device is provided that, without adopting a complex configuration, is capable of reducing the temperature difference between the top portion and bottom portion of a light source despite change of the installation orientation. The light-source cooling device of the present invention for cooling a light source (11) is provided with: two ventilation ducts (4and 5) for guiding cooling airflows (13a and 13b) to strike against the light source (11) from opposite directions, and two fans (2and 3) for impelling the cooling airflows (13a and 13b) to two airflow guide units (4and 5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichirou Jougo
  • Publication number: 20130163259
    Abstract: A surface mount LED support with metallic reflective cavity includes a plastic frame member and a metallic frame member, wherein the LED support comprises a metallic reflector member which is constructed into a metallic reflector cup-member having a concave cavity. The metallic reflector member includes a bottom metallic plate and a side metallic plate constructing the concave cavity of the metallic cup-member. The side metallic plate is integrally formed by folding the bottom metallic plate. The metallic reflector cup-member has an inner surface coated with a highly reflective material. The LED support of the present invention has high light extraction efficiency, superior cooling capacity and wide range of use of power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: SHENZHEN LUMING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoming Pei, Weichao Wu, Zhen Li
  • Patent number: 8465176
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device and light unit using the same. The light emitting device comprises: a body including a horizontal surface; an insulating layer over at least a portion of the horizontal surface; an electrode over at least a portion of the insulating layer; a heat radiation member formed within the body and protruding from the horizontal surface, the heat radiation member comprising two or more surfaces that are inclined with respect to the horizontal surface; and two or more light emitting diodes, wherein each of the two or more light emitting diodes is mounted on a respective one of the two or more inclined surfaces, and wherein each of the two or more light emitting diodes is electrically connected to the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kee Youn Jang
  • Patent number: 8459841
    Abstract: A lamp assembly is provided, including a light source, a thermal module, a connecting member, and an adapter electrically connected to the light source. The thermal module includes a first thermal member and a second thermal member. The first and second thermal members respectively have a plurality of first and second fins which are arranged in a staggered manner. The second thermal member forms a plurality of through holes for heat dissipation. The light source is disposed on the second thermal member, and the connecting member connects the thermal module with the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tien-Fu Huang, Chen-Dao Shiao, Chi-Hua Yu, Kuo-An Wu
  • Patent number: 8425045
    Abstract: A light source includes: light-emitting portion having a discharge space in the interior thereof; an arc tube having first and second sealing portions provided on both sides of the light-emitting portion along an optical axis; a reflector arranged so that a center where the optical axis passes is located on the side of the first sealing portion with respect to the light-emitting portion and configured to reflect a luminous flux emitted from the light-emitting portion; and an air flow control unit arranged on the side of the reflector in the direction of the optical axis with respect to inflection points at a connecting portion between the light-emitting portion and the first sealing portion, extending respectively along a plane including the optical axis, and including at least two panel-shaped members extending not in parallel to each other and forming a predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Susumu Wada
  • Patent number: 8419238
    Abstract: Lighting fixtures having an enhanced heat sink performance are provided. A heat sink member is a unitary ring member. An outside surface of the heat sink member is disposed exterior of the lighting fixture and includes a plurality of outwardly extending fins. An inside surface of the heat sink member is disposed inside of the lighting fixture and includes a plurality of surfaces configured for mating engagement with a respective light source board. The heat sink member joins upper and lower globe portions of the lighting fixture. A reflector or a light pipe optionally is provided interior of the light fixture, providing illumination directional control. A polygon shaped lighting fixture provides a LED light output to cross in a plane proximate to a light center of the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: A.L.P. Lighting & Ceiling Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel E. Robinson
  • Patent number: 8419250
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp includes a light source section 1 for emitting light accompanied by heat; a heat pipe 3 thermally connected with the light source section for absorbing and transferring the heat generated by the light source section; a heat radiating member 4 furnished in a position away from the optical axis of the light generated by the light source section and closer to the front than the light source section to be thermally connected to the heat pipe, for radiating the heat transmitted by the heat pipe to produce a convection current; and a headlamp case 6 housing light source section, the heat pipe, and the heat radiating member such that a part of the front lens for transmitting the light from the light source section is formed above the heat radiating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 8419237
    Abstract: A heat sink including an inner piece and an outer piece is provided. The inner piece has a side surface. The outer piece is disposed around the inner piece and has an inner side surface, wherein the side surface of the inner piece is riveted to the inner side surface of the outer piece to form an interface, and an area ratio of the interface and the side surface of the inner piece is between 0.6 and 0.95. The light emitting diode lamp using the heat sink is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Top Energy Saving System Corp.
    Inventor: Wen-Kuei Tsai
  • Patent number: 8393738
    Abstract: An illumination module includes a light source, a supporting element, a guiding tube and an airflow generator. The supporting element is fixed relative to the light source. The guiding tube is pivoted to the supporting element and adjacent to the light source. The guiding tube is capable of moving between a first position and a second position relative to the light source. The airflow generator has an airflow outlet and is capable of generating an airflow. The airflow outlet is adjacent to the guiding tube. The airflow flows into the light source through the guiding tube. The invention also provides a projector with the illumination module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Cheng Lo, Kun-Chieh Chan
  • Patent number: 8382330
    Abstract: The present invention provides an illuminating device and heat-dissipating structure thereof. The heat-dissipating structure includes a plurality of heat-dissipating units stacked together. Each heat-dissipating unit includes a cone-like portion with an opening and a plurality of protrusions connected to the cone-like portion, wherein at least one of the protrusions of one heat-dissipating unit is coupled to that of the adjacent heat-dissipating unit to form one or more zonal planes for allowing a light source to be disposed thereon to constitute the illuminating device, and the openings of the heat-dissipating units are liked together to form an airflow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Chang, Kuo-Chiang Tu
  • Publication number: 20130039076
    Abstract: A dimmer wheel which is formed to absorb large amounts of light and to disperse the light that is absorbed. The dimmer wheel has a bottom surface that is irregular, and a reflective material in that bottom surface to scatter the light. A light absorbing material also receives some of the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: PRODUCTION RESOURCE GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: James Bornhorst
  • Patent number: 8342709
    Abstract: LED module, arrays of LED modules, luminaires incorporating such arrays, and methods of illumination where the configuration of respective components facilitates any one or more of desired angle, location and shape of illumination provided by the LEDs. LED modules are selectively disposed on a carrier plate. Each of the LED modules includes a substantially planar LED circuit board with LED chips disposed thereon, a heat sink formed of heat transmitting material and having a mounting surface for accommodating an LED circuit board to dissipate heat from the LED chips, and a reflector with its reflective surface disposed with respect to the LED chips to direct the emitted light toward an axis of illumination extending away from and substantially perpendicular to a plane containing the planar LED circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas C. Lueken, Michael S. Neuer
  • Patent number: 8338809
    Abstract: A reflector for an ultraviolet lamp can be used in a substrate processing apparatus. The reflector comprises a centrally positioned longitudinal strip and first and second side reflectors to form a parabolic-type surface. The longitudinal strip and first and second side reflectors have curved reflective surfaces with dichroic coatings and the longitudinal strip comprises a plurality of through holes to direct a coolant gas toward the ultraviolet lamp. A chamber that uses an ultraviolet lamp module with the reflector, and a method of ultraviolet treatment are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Hung Yang, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Sanjeev Baluja, Andrzej Kaszuba, Juan Carlos Rocha, Thomas Nowak, Dustin W. Ho
  • Patent number: 8339020
    Abstract: A heat dissipating device for lightings includes a light source module, a heat sink, and a converter. The heat sink has a substrate and a plurality of heat dissipating fins extending outward from the substrate. A plurality of channels is formed between the heat dissipating fins. Insides of the channels respectively have a port open to the center of the heat sink. Thereby, the channels of the heat sink can effectively direct the airflow into the center of the heat sink, enhancing the heat dissipating effect of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Elements Performance Materials Limited
    Inventors: Tsung-Lung Lee, Kuo-Sung Huang, Cheng-Tao Lee
  • Patent number: 8322887
    Abstract: A lamp having a lighting source, integral electronics, and a thermal distribution mechanism disposed in a housing. The thermal distribution mechanism may include a variety of insulative, radiative, conductive, and convective heat distribution techniques. For example, the lamp may include a thermal shield between the lighting source and the integral electronics. The lamp also may have a forced convection mechanism, such as an air-moving device, disposed adjacent the integral electronics. A heat pipe, a heat sink, or another conductive heat transfer member also may be disposed in thermal communication with one or more of the integral electronics. For example, the integral electronics may be mounted to a thermally conductive board. The housing itself also may be thermally conductive to conductively spread the heat and convect/radiate the heat away from the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Garron K. Morris, Kamlesh Mundra, Ljubisa Dragoljub Stevanovic, Ashutosh Joshi, Didier G. Rouaud, Janos G. Sarkozi
  • Patent number: 8297811
    Abstract: An aircraft lamp includes a housing capable of being attached to a body of an aircraft; a discharge lamp; a reflector which reflects visible light from the discharge lamp; a light transmissive cover which transmits reflected light from the reflector to a front side of the housing; a lamp socket connected electrically to the discharge lamp and an igniter which activates the discharge lamp; and a high-voltage electrical power line that electrically connects the lamp socket with the igniter. The discharge lamp, the reflector, the light transmissive cover, the lamp socket, and the igniter are provided within the housing. A heat insulating air layer is provided between the lamp socket and the igniter. The high-voltage electrical power line is provided so as to pass through the heat insulating air layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Mukai, Makoto Nawa, Shigeo Sawada
  • Patent number: 8277081
    Abstract: Provided is a lamp using LED which has a heat sink and an air-flowing part formed in a body and is equipped with a heat pipe to make higher a heat-conductive efficiency and thereby to make higher a heat-generation performance considerably so that the light emitting diode can be applied to a high-output illumination device to increase a life-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: APACK, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyu Seop Song, Kwang Soo Kim, Young Hoon An
  • Patent number: 8267548
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device for a motor vehicle. Said lighting device comprises a light source (1; 96) for emitting electromagnetic radiation, in particular light which is visible to the human eye, and a reflector (70; 81; 90) for focusing the emitted light. The light source (1; 96) is fastened on the reflector (70; 81; 90) at least indirectly in a defined position relative to a reflective surface of said reflector. In order firstly to make heat transfer from the reflector (70; 81; 90) to the light source (1; 96) more difficult and secondly to enable EMC shielding by virtue of an electrical contact between the light source (1; 96) and the reflector (70; 81; 90), the invention proposes that a material (72) with poor thermal conductivity is arranged between the reflector (70; 81; 90) and the light source (1; 96) for thermally insulating the light source (1; 96) from the reflector (70; 81; 90).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Automotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Froehlich, Jochen Mehl, Christian Johann, Matthias Roder
  • Publication number: 20120228659
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode has a metal structure, a light-emitting chip, and a bowl structure. The metal structure has a platform and a heat sink. The platform has a top face, a first side, and a second side opposite to the first side. A first reflector and a second reflector respectively extend from the first side and the second side. The heat sink extends below the top face and has a drop from the bottom surfaces of the first reflector and the second reflector. The light-emitting chip is disposed on the top face. The bowl structure covers the outer surface of the metal structure and shields the bottom surfaces of the first reflector and the second reflector. A thermal dispassion surface of the heat sink is exposed from the bowl structure. An inner surface of bowl wall has a plurality of reflection structures to promote the light extraction efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Lextar Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Feng-Jung HSU, Chin-Chang HSU, Chun-Wei WANG, Jian-Chin LIANG
  • Patent number: 8256933
    Abstract: A heat dissipation apparatus for a light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes passive heat dissipation elements that enable the LED lamp to meet form factor standards while managing heat to optimize operation and lifespan of the LEDs. The heat dissipation apparatus includes a reflector dish that has surface area enhancement features. The heat dissipation apparatus is in thermal connection with the lamp LEDs. The heat dissipation apparatus further includes a heat pipe that further enhances the passive heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Lights of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Aijaz Taj
  • Patent number: 8246213
    Abstract: A high-power LED lamp, including: a shell, a light-emitting assembly, heat dissipating fins, the light-emitting assembly includes a reflective bowl, a LED and a lens, characterized in that, the heat dissipating fins are radially installed in the channel of the shell, the outer end of each heat dissipating fins is connected with the inner wall of the shell, with the inner end linked to the outer wall of a circular cylinder, all of the front end faces of the heat dissipating fins form a cone-shaped concave torus, the reflective bowl is provided on the cone-shaped concave torus; the axis of the circular cylinder coincides with the axis of the shell, the front end face of the circular cylinder is planar, and the LED and the lens are installed on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Zhejiang Mingchuang Opto-Electronic Technologh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dejun Fu, Xiaoming Fang, Xiao Wang, Guangyao Su
  • Publication number: 20120201034
    Abstract: A wide-range reflective structure comprises a reflective case, a heat-sink metal frame, a heat conductive plate, and one control member for directing light beams. The heat conductive plate defines a recess for holding the heat-sink metal frame. The reflective case has a first inner curved reflective surface, a second inner curved reflective surface, a third inner curved reflective surface, and a fourth inner curved reflective surface. The reflective case is attached to the heat conductive plate, enclosing the heat-sink metal frame. The control member has two concave reflective surfaces. The first inner curved reflective surface has an inclination angle greater than the second inner curved reflective surface. The third inner curved surface has an inclination angle approximately equal to the fourth inner curved surface. As such, the inner curved reflective surfaces can cooperate with the control member to direct light beams from LEDs to a target more extensively and uniformly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventor: CHIA-MAO LI
  • Patent number: 8231252
    Abstract: A projector includes a light source, a pump which supplies a compressed gas to cool the light source, and an ejector member having a hole, in which, a tube connects the pump to the ejector member, the compressed gas is discharged from the hole, and a diameter of the hole is in a range from 0.2 mm to 0.4 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Nishimura, Hiroaki Takamatsu
  • Patent number: 8227962
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED light bulb utilizing LED light sheets with illuminated curved surfaces and can be used as a replacement bulb. The LED light bulb comprises an LED light engine having first and second LED modules with first and second illuminated curved surfaces facing toward different illumination zones I1, I2 respectively and attached to a thermally conducive support block with an increased curved surface area for heat dissipation. Said first and second illuminated curved surfaces are curved about first and second axes A, B respectively and are arranged to be offset from each other with said axes A and B substantially perpendicular to each other such that an improved illumination with direct lights shone to at least six different sides of the light bulb and subsequently a substantially spherical illumination of dispersed lights may be obtained along with an enhanced cooling of the light bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventor: Allen Hui Long Su
  • Patent number: 8215799
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus is shown and described. In one aspect, the lighting apparatus includes a light source, a plate, and frame. The light source can include one or more lighting elements that are in thermal communication with the light source. The plate can have a dissipative portion extending outward from a point of thermal communication between the plate and the light source. The frame can at least partially enclose the light source and may also be in thermal communication therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: LSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Vanden Eynden, James P. Sferra, Larry A Akers, John D. Boyer
  • Patent number: 8166729
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a light source lamp; and a housing, wherein the housing includes: a pair of openings formed, along a top and bottom with direction of a luminous flux emission of the light source device; a duct member provided so as to cover the pair of openings, and having an intake which outside air is introduced from the pair of openings to an air flow channel upstream side; a first air flow guide member provided inside the duct member, and causing the air introduced from the intake to circulate to either one of the pair of openings via the duct member by pivots under its own weight; and a second air flow guide members provided in positions in the housing corresponding to the openings, and causing the air introduced from the openings to circulate toward the light source lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyotaka Nakano
  • Patent number: 8164238
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a standardized connector; an LED module; a heat dissipating module; an angle adjusting ring; and an isolating ring. The LED module is electrically connected to the standardized connector and includes a circuit board and at least one LED unit electrically connected to the circuit board. The heat dissipating module is for preventing the LED module from overheating and includes at least one heat pipe on which the LED unit is disposed, a rear heat dissipating shield, a piston module, a transmission module, a heat dissipating fan, and a convection fan. The angle adjusting ring is disposed between the LED module and the standardized connector for rotating the LED module so as to change a light emitting direction of the LED module. The isolating ring is used to avoid the electrical connection of the angle adjusting ring and the standardized connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Zhongshan Weiqiang Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ke-chin Lee
  • Patent number: 8128263
    Abstract: A light source unit is provided with a substrate and segments of a reflector. The substrate has a plurality of light-emitting devices mounted on its central and peripheral portions. The segments correspond to the light-emitting devices, individually. The segment corresponding to the light-emitting devices mounted on the central portion are higher in thermal radiation capacity than the segment corresponding to the light-emitting devices mounted on the peripheral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunari Higuchi, Sumio Hashimoto, Takayoshi Moriyama, Shinichi Kumashiro
  • Patent number: 8123389
    Abstract: A lighting system is described. The lighting system includes a lamp and a first container including a first phase change material thermally connected to the lamp. Heat generated by the lamp during operation is conducted to the first phase change material. The system also includes a second container including a second phase change material thermally connected to the lamp. Heat generated by the lamp during operation is also conducted to the second phase change material, and the second phase change material has a transition point temperature lower than the transition point temperature of the first phase change material of the first container to account for a temperature drop between the second container and the first container. The lighting system also includes a temperature sensor for reducing lamp power if the lamp becomes too hot, and a mounting bracket which may also conduct heat away from the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Lumenetix, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hitchcock, James Kingman, Matthew Weaver, Dustin Cochran, Sanjoy Ghose
  • Patent number: 8104916
    Abstract: This invention provides a flashlight in which locating slots for constraining and fixing conductive strips are provided in a plastic housing. The conductive strips are connected with a conductive heat dissipation element of a light source body and a conductive seat at the tail portion of the plastic housing, and are turned on by the conductive seat and a smart controller such that variation of the light emitted from the light source body is controlled by the smart controller. In addition, the conductive heat dissipation element of the light source body is assembled with the front cover having heat dissipation effect so that the heat dissipation of the light source body is facilitated and hence the lifetime of the light source body is extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Yun-Zhao Liu
  • Patent number: 8106569
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for an improved light source. In one exemplary embodiment a light source includes a heat sink, a LED die, and a phosphor dome. A conductive material can be disposed in the heat sink, the LED die can be mounted to a top portion of the conductive material such that the LED die is in electrical contact with the heat sink, and the phosphor dome can be coupled to a top face of the heat sink. In another embodiment, a light source includes a heat sink, a sleeve, a LED package, and an optic. A conductive material can be disposed in the heat sink, the sleeve can be disposed around at least a portion of the heat sink and the conductive material, the LED package can be mounted above the conductive material, and the optic can be located above the LED package and coupled to the sleeve. The light sources disclosed herein can be used to replace existing miniature bulbs in a number of different devices, including medical devices such as otoscopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: RemPhos Technologies LLC
    Inventor: David Gershaw
  • Patent number: 8070328
    Abstract: An LED downlight fixture comprises an array of LEDs in thermal connectivity with a heatsink, the array of LEDs positioned adjacent a first aperture of a multi-piece reflector assembly, the multi-piece reflector assembly including a first reflector having the first aperture disposed in an upper portion of the first reflector and an opposed larger second aperture in a lower portion of the first reflector, a second reflector having a first aperture positioned adjacent the second aperture of the first reflector and a second aperture opposite the first aperture of the second reflector and defining a light exit passageway, a diffuser positioned proximal to and extending across the second aperture of the first reflector and the first aperture of the second reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Koninkliljke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: David W. Knoble, Khosrow Jamasbi, Brian McMillin
  • Patent number: 8066414
    Abstract: An LED lamp has a lamp base and a support connected to the lamp base, on which at least one LED is mounted, the support including at least one hollow element, each with at least two air passage openings to permit an air flow through a cavity of at least one hollow element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Osram AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pabst, Steffen Straub
  • Patent number: 8047686
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical device comprising one or more heat pipes with a desired level of thermal coupling with the light-emitting elements which are positioned along a periphery of the evaporator surface portion of the heat pipe in such a way that they are thermally coupled to the heat pipe. In one embodiment, the heat pipe of the present invention can be readily integrated with optical elements such as reflectors or collimators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Dahm, Mark Paul Jongewaard
  • Patent number: 8047690
    Abstract: A heat removal assembly for a light emitting diode lighting apparatus is described. One embodiment of the heat removal assembly includes a plurality of fins configured to receive heat from a light emitting diode. In the plurality of fins, two adjacent fins are separated by a gap width, and each fin has a fin length. The heat removal assembly also includes a duct configured to draw a stack-effect airflow through the plurality of fins to remove heat from the plurality of fins. The gap width separating two adjacent fins and the fin length of each of the fins are configured to prevent boundary layer choking the plurality of fins. In one embodiment, the heat removal assembly also includes a conductor and a thermal storage system configured to receive heat from the light emitting diode. A lighting apparatus including the heat removal assembly, a light emitting diode, and a connector plug is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Lumenetix, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Weaver
  • Patent number: 8042968
    Abstract: A reflector assembly for a lighting apparatus, the reflector assembly comprising two or more reflector modules configured for associating with one or more light sources, each reflector module comprising one or more reflectors for being located adjacent to a light source when the reflector module is associated with the one or more light sources, the one or more reflectors configured to reflect light from the adjacent light source. The reflector modules may further comprising a cover plate defining a plurality of light source apertures for allowing a light source to protrude through the cover plate, at least a first of the one or more light source apertures disposed adjacent to an overhead reflector and at least a second of the one or more light source apertures disposed adjacent to a lateral reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: LSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Boyer, James G. Vanden Eynden, Larry A. Akers
  • Publication number: 20110242821
    Abstract: An oriented circular light-reflecting plate with triangular micro prisms having identical cross sections and a circular plate lamp made therefrom, wherein a plurality of annular micro prism bodies (111) are arranged on the prism surface (11) of the light-reflecting plate (1), the cross sections through the central axis are triangles, which have the same shapes, the same cross sectional areas and the same distances along the diameter direction, the apex of the triangle closest to the central axial line has the shortest distance away from the smooth surface (12) of the light-reflecting plate, and the apices of the triangles towards the periphery of the light-reflecting plate have the successively increasing distances away from the smooth surface 912) of the light-reflecting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Dingguo Pan
  • Patent number: 8011814
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes a circuit board, a light source, and a thermoelectric cooler. The circuit board has a first surface and a second surface at an opposite side of the circuit board to the first surface. The light source is electrically mounted on the first surface of the circuit board. The thermoelectric cooler is attached on the second surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Wen-Jang Jiang
  • Patent number: RE43321
    Abstract: A light source lamp unit (10) includes a light source lamp (11), an ellipsoidal reflector (12) and a plate body (19). The plate body (19) is provided behind the reflector (12) with a gap kept therebetween, which has a shape corresponding to the profile of a reflecting portion (122) of the reflector (12). A cooling channel for passing a cooling air is formed between the plate body (19) and the reflector (12). The width of the cooling channel in a direction along an optical axis of the light source lamp (11) is minimized at a part near a neck portion (121) of the reflecting portion (122) and enlarged toward the peripheral edge of the reflecting portion (122) of the reflector (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Motoyuki Fujimori, Takeshi Takezawa, Hiroyuki Meguro, Masakazu Kitamura
  • Patent number: RE43777
    Abstract: A light source lamp unit (10) includes a light source lamp (11), an ellipsoidal reflector (12) and a plate body (19). The plate body (19) is provided behind the reflector (12) with a gap kept therebetween, which has a shape corresponding to the profile of a reflecting portion (122) of the reflector (12). A cooling channel for passing a cooling air is formed between the plate body (19) and the reflector (12). The width of the cooling channel in a direction along an optical axis of the light source lamp (11) is minimized at a part near a neck portion (121) of the reflecting portion (122) and enlarged toward the peripheral edge of the reflecting portion (122) of the reflector (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Motoyuki Fujimori, Takeshi Takezawa, Hiroyuki Meguro, Masakazu Kitamura